UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): May 30, 2018
CorePoint Lodging Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
Maryland | 001-38168 | 82-1497742 | ||
(State or Other Jurisdiction | (Commission | (IRS Employer | ||
of Incorporation) | File Number) | Identification No.) |
909 Hidden Ridge, Suite 600, Irving, Texas 75038
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
(972) 893-3199
(Registrants Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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Item 1.01 | Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement. |
Agreements with La Quinta Related to the Spin-Off
On May 30, 2018, CorePoint Lodging Inc. (the Company, we or us) entered into several agreements with La Quinta Holdings Inc. (La Quinta) in connection with the spin-off (the spin-off) of the Company from La Quinta described in the Companys Information Statement (the Information Statement) included in the Companys Registration Statement on Form 10, as amended, which was filed on May 7, 2018 (the Registration Statement), and in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Separation and Distribution Agreement previously entered into by and between the Company and La Quinta, including the following:
Tax Matters Agreement. The Company entered into a Tax Matters Agreement with La Quinta that governs the respective rights, responsibilities and obligations of La Quinta and the Company after the spin-off with respect to tax liabilities and benefits, tax attributes, tax returns, tax contests, and tax sharing regarding U.S. federal, state, local and foreign taxes. The Tax Matters Agreement also provides special rules for allocating tax liabilities resulting from the spin-off and related transactions.
Under the Tax Matters Agreement, La Quinta generally provides an indemnity to us for pre-distribution taxes, provided, however, that we will be responsible for 50% of any taxes and losses attributable to any failure to comply with taxes imposed by the Affordable Care Act under Section 4980H of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, by La Quinta and/or its subsidiaries for the taxable years ending December 31, 2015 and December 31, 2016. We will also be responsible for any taxes and losses resulting from certain audits identified in the Tax Matters Agreement.
The Tax Matters Agreement also provides that to the extent the income taxes (as computed on an estimated basis) due with respect to the spin-off and related transactions are (i) less than $240.0 million (the Reserve Amount), La Quinta will pay to us an amount equal to the difference between the Reserve Amount and such estimated taxes, or (ii) greater than the Reserve Amount, we will pay to La Quinta an amount equal to the difference between such estimated taxes and the Reserve Amount (the Tax Payment). We currently estimate the Tax Payment will be a payment of approximately $56 million from La Quinta to us.
Transition Services Agreement. The Company entered into a Transition Services Agreement with La Quinta under which La Quinta or one of its affiliates will provide us, and we or one of our affiliates will provide La Quinta, with certain services for a limited time to help ensure an orderly transition following the spin-off. The services that La Quinta and we agreed to provide to each other under the Transition Services Agreement include certain finance, information technology, human resources and compensation, facilities, financial reporting and accounting and other services. We will pay La Quinta, and La Quinta will pay us, for any such services received by us or La Quinta, as applicable, at agreed amounts as set forth in the Transition Services Agreement.
The foregoing summaries do not purport to be complete and are qualified in their entirety by reference to the full text of the Tax Matters Agreement and Transition Services Agreement, which are filed herewith as Exhibits 10.1 and 10.2, respectively, to this Current Report on Form 8-K and are incorporated by reference into this Item 1.01.
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In addition to the agreements entered into upon consummation of the spin-off, the Company previously entered into a Separation and Distribution Agreement and an Employee Matters Agreement, each dated as of January 17, 2018, as described in the Registration Statement and filed as Exhibits 2.1 and 10.1, respectively, thereto.
Blackstone Agreements
Stockholders Agreement. In connection with La Quintas initial public offering, La Quinta entered into a stockholders agreement with certain stockholders, including certain affiliates of The Blackstone Group L.P. (collectively, Blackstone), which stockholders agreement was terminated effective as of the consummation of the previously announced merger of La Quinta with Wyndham Worldwide Corporation, which was consummated immediately following the spin-off. In connection with the spin-off, on May 30, 2018, the Company entered into a stockholders agreement (the Stockholders Agreement) with Blackstone that is substantially similar to Blackstones previous stockholders agreement with La Quinta. As has been previously disclosed, upon consummation of the spin-off, Blackstone became the beneficial owner of approximately 30% of our common stock. Our board of directors has granted an exception to Blackstone from the 9.8% ownership limit under our charter.
Under the Stockholders Agreement, we are required to nominate a number of individuals designated by Blackstone for election as our directors at any meeting of our stockholders, each a Blackstone Director, such that, upon the election of each such individual, and each other individual nominated by or at the direction of our board of directors or a duly-authorized committee of the board, as a director of our Company, the number of Blackstone Directors serving as directors of the Company will be equal to: (1) if Blackstone continues to beneficially own at least 30% of our common stock, the lowest whole number that is greater than 30% of the total number of directors comprising our board of directors; (2) if Blackstone continues to beneficially own at least 20% (but less than 30%) of our common stock, the lowest whole number that is greater than 20% of the total number of directors comprising our board of directors; and (3) if Blackstone continues to beneficially own at least 5% (but less than 20%) of our common stock, the lowest whole number that is greater than 10% of the total number of directors comprising our board of directors. For so long as the Stockholders Agreement remains in effect, Blackstone Directors may be removed only with the consent of Blackstone. In the case of a vacancy on our board created by the death, disability, retirement or resignation of a Blackstone Director, the Stockholders Agreement require us to nominate an individual designated by Blackstone for election to fill the vacancy.
The Stockholders Agreement will remain in effect until Blackstone is no longer entitled to nominate a Blackstone Director pursuant to the Stockholders Agreement, unless Blackstone requests that it terminate at an earlier date.
Registration Rights Agreement . In addition, in connection with La Quintas initial public offering, La Quinta entered into a registration rights agreement with certain affiliates of Blackstone, which registration rights agreement was terminated effective as of the consummation of the previously announced merger of La Quinta with Wyndham Worldwide Corporation, which was consummated immediately following the spin-off. In connection with the spin-off, on May 30, 2018, the Company entered into a registration rights agreement (the Registration Rights Agreement) with Blackstone that is substantially similar to Blackstones previous registration rights agreement with La Quinta. Under the Registration Rights Agreement, Blackstone has an unlimited number of demand registrations and customary piggyback registration rights. The Registration Rights Agreement also provides that we will pay certain expenses relating to such registrations and indemnify the registration rights holders against certain liabilities which may arise under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the Securities Act).
The foregoing summaries do not purport to be complete and are qualified in their entirety by reference to the full text of the Stockholders Agreement and Registration Rights Agreement, which are filed herewith as Exhibits 10.3 and 10.4 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and are incorporated by reference into this Item 1.01.
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CMBS Facility
On May 30, 2018, CPLG Properties L.L.C., CPLG FL Properties L.L.C., CPLG TX Properties L.L.C., CPLG Bloomington L.L.C., CPLG Santa Ana L.L.C., CPLG Ft. Meyers L.L.C., CPLG St. Albans L.L.C., CPLG Thousand Oaks L.L.C., CPLG West Palm Beach L.L.C., CPLG Charlotte L.L.C., CPLG Acquisition Properties L.L.C., CPLG Fort Lauderdale L.L.C., CPLG Chicago L.L.C., CPLG Garden City L.L.C., CPLG Charleston L.L.C., CPLG South Burlington L.L.C., CPLG Virginia Beach L.L.C., CPLG Islip L.L.C., CPLG Rancho Cordova L.L.C., CPLG Prime Mezz L.L.C., CPLG Wellesley Properties L.L.C., CPLG Portfolio East L.L.C. and CPLG MD Business L.L.C. (collectively, the CorePoint CMBS Borrower), each an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, CorePoint TRS L.L.C. (the Operating Lessee), an indirect-wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, and CorePoint Operating Partnership L.P. (the CorePoint OP), a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, entered into a Loan Agreement (the CMBS Loan Agreement) with JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association (JPMorgan Chase Bank), as lender, pursuant to which the CorePoint CMBS Borrower borrowed an aggregate principal amount of $1.035 billion under a secured mortgage loan secured primarily by mortgages for 307 owned and ground leased hotels, an excess cash flow pledge for 7 owned and ground leased hotels and other collateral customary for mortgage loans of this type (the CMBS Facility). The proceeds of the CMBS Facility were used to (a) repay or discharge any existing loans relating to the properties covered by the CMBS Facility, (b) pay all past due basic carrying costs, if any, with respect to the properties covered by the CMBS Facility, (c) make deposits into the reserve funds as required by the CMBS Facility, (d) pay costs and expenses incurred in connection with the closing of the CMBS Facility, (e) partially fund a cash payment of approximately $1.002 billion by the Company at the direction of La Quinta in connection with the spin-off, (f) fund any working capital requirements of the properties covered by the CMBS Facility and (g) distribute the balance, if any, to the Company.
JPMorgan Chase Bank and its affiliates have provided, and may in the future provide, certain commercial banking, financial advisory, investment banking and other services in the ordinary course of business for the Company, its subsidiaries and certain of its affiliates, for which they receive customary fees and commissions. In addition, as previously disclosed, in connection with JPMorgan Chase Banks provision of financing under the CMBS Loan Agreement, it was permitted to enter into arrangements with certain affiliates of Blackstone, pursuant to which such Blackstone affiliates may participate in the financing on a non-controlling basis with respect to a portion thereof expected to be no greater than 50% and, in exchange for such participation, may receive from JPMorgan Chase Bank a portion of the fees payable by the Company to lenders under the CMBS Loan Agreement. JPMorgan Chase Bank has informed the Company that certain affiliates of Blackstone have purchased a portion of the commitments under the CMBS Loan Agreement equal to approximately $517.5 million.
Term. The CMBS Facility has an initial term of two years, with five extension options of twelve months each exercisable at the CorePoint CMBS Borrowers election provided that CorePoint CMBS Borrower provide Lender at least 30 days, but not more than 120 days, notice, there is no event of default existing as of the commencement of the applicable extension period and the CorePoint CMBS Borrower either extends the current interest rate cap or purchases a new interest rate cap covering the extension period at a strike price as set forth in the CMBS Loan Agreement.
Interest. So long as LIBOR is able to be determined, the CMBS Facility bears interest at a rate equal to the sum of (i) one-month LIBOR (rounded to the nearest 1/1000th of a percent subject to a floor of 0.00%) and (ii) 2.75% per annum for the first 5 years of the term, 2.90% for the 6th year of the term and 3.00% for the 7th year of the term. In addition, until July 14, 2018, the lender under the CMBS Facility has the right to increase the interest rates by up to 0.75% in order to successfully securitize or otherwise syndicate the entire CMBS Facility, subject to certain conditions. The CMBS Facility has no scheduled amortization payments.
Prepayments. The CMBS Facility is pre-payable in whole or in part subject to payment of (i) in the case of prepayments (other than in certain enumerated cases) made prior to or on the December 2019 payment date (provided that with respect to any prepayment made after the payment date in November 2019, but prior to the December 2019 payment date, the amount of the spread maintenance payment shall be zero), a spread maintenance premium and in certain cases third party LIBOR breakage costs, and (ii) all accrued interest through the date of prepayment prior to a securitization and through the end of the applicable accrual period following a securitization. Notwithstanding the above, the CorePoint CMBS Borrowers are permitted to prepay the CMBS Facility by an amount not to exceed twenty percent (20%) of the original principal balance of the CMBS Facility, in the aggregate without payment of any spread maintenance premium.
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Guarantee. CorePoint OP delivered a customary non-recourse guaranty in connection with the CMBS Facility. Under such guaranty, (i) CorePoint OP will agree to indemnify the lender for certain losses arising out of customary bad-boy acts of CorePoint OP and its affiliates, including the CorePoint CMBS Borrower and (ii) the CMBS Facility will become fully recourse to CorePoint OP upon the occurrence of certain bankruptcy events capped at 10% of the then outstanding principal balance of the CMBS Facility. With respect to environmental matters, the CMBS Facility is recourse to the CorePoint CMBS Borrower only, provided that the required environmental insurance is delivered to the lender.
Covenants and Other Matters. The CMBS Facility includes certain customary affirmative and negative covenants and events of default, including, among other things, restrictions on the ability of the CorePoint CMBS Borrower to incur additional debt and transfer, pledge or assign certain equity interests or its assets, and covenants requiring the CorePoint CMBS Borrower to exist as special purpose entities, maintain certain ongoing reserve funds and comply with other customary obligations for commercial mortgage-backed securities loan financings.
At closing, the CorePoint CMBS Borrower deposited with lender approximately $15.2 million in upfront reserves for property improvement and environmental remediation, which funds may be periodically disbursed to the CorePoint CMBS Borrower throughout the term of the loan to cover such costs. In addition, revenues to be distributed to the CorePoint CMBS Borrower will be required to be deposited first into a segregated account under the control of the CMBS Facility lender (the Clearing Account). All cash in the Clearing Account will be transferred to an account under the control of the Operating Lessee as long as (i) there is no event of default under the loan or (ii) the debt yield for the CMBS Facility (calculated based on the outstanding principal balance of the CMBS Facility) does not fall below (x) 12.92% for the first five years of the CMBS Facility loan term or (y) 13.42% for the sixth and seventh years of the CMBS Facility loan term, in each case for two consecutive calendar quarters. Upon the occurrence and continuation of either (i) or (ii) above, all cash in the Clearing Accounts will be transferred to an account under the control of the lender to be applied to payment of all monthly amounts due under the CMBS Facility loan documents including, but not limited to, debt service for the CMBS Facility and the Revolving Facility, agent fees and expenses, required ongoing reserves, property operating expenses, sales and use taxes and custodial fees. The remaining funds will be deposited into an excess cash flow account, also under the control of the lender, which funds will be available to the CorePoint CMBS Borrower, provided there is no event of default under the loan for payment of, among other things, various operating expenses and dividends, distributions and redemptions sufficient to maintain certain tax-preferential treatment for the CorePoint CMBS Borrower.
The foregoing summary does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the CMBS Loan Agreement and Guaranty Agreement, which are filed herewith as Exhibits 10.5 and 10.6, respectively, to this Current Report on Form 8-K and are incorporated by reference into this Item 1.01.
Revolving Facility
On May 30, 2018, CorePoint Borrower L.L.C. (the CorePoint Revolver Borrower), an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company and direct wholly-owned subsidiary of CorePoint OP, as a guarantor entered into a Credit Agreement (the Revolver Credit Agreement) with JPMorgan Chase Bank, as administrative agent, JPMorgan Chase Bank, as joint lead arranger and sole bookrunner, KeyBank National Association, as joint lead arranger and syndication agent and the other lenders party thereto, providing for a revolving credit facility in an aggregate amount of $150.0 million (the Revolving Facility), of which $25.0 million was drawn upon consummation of the spin-off. Up to $45.0 million is available in the form of letters of credit.
Term. The Revolving Facility will mature on May 30, 2020, with an election to extend the maturity for one additional year subject to certain conditions, including that the maturity of the CMBS Facility be extended to a date no earlier than the maturity of the Revolving Facility.
Interest and Fees. The interest under the Revolving Facility will be, at the option of the CorePoint Revolver Borrower, either at a base rate plus a margin of 3.50% or a LIBOR rate plus a margin of 4.50%. With respect to base rate loans, interest will be payable at the end of each quarter. With respect to LIBOR loans, interest will be payable at the end of the selected interest period but no less frequently than quarterly. Additionally, there is a commitment fee payable at the end of each quarter equal to 0.50% of unused commitments under the Revolving Facility and customary letter of credit fees.
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Certain Covenants and Events of Default. The Revolving Facility contains customary representations and warranties, affirmative and negative covenants and defaults. The Revolving Facility also contains a maximum total net leverage ratio financial covenant and minimum interest coverage ratio financial covenant, in each case, tested as of the last day of any fiscal quarter in which borrowings under the Revolving Facility and outstanding letters of credit exceed 10% of the aggregate commitments of the Revolving Facility.
Guarantees and Collateral. The obligations under the Revolving Facility are unconditionally and irrevocably guaranteed by CorePoint OP, and, subject to certain exceptions, each of the CorePoint Revolver Borrowers existing and future domestic subsidiaries that own equity interests in any CorePoint CMBS Borrower (collectively, the Revolver Subsidiary Guarantors). The CorePoint Revolver Borrowers obligations under the Revolving Facility and any hedging or cash management obligations are secured by (i) a perfected first-lien pledge of all equity interests in the CorePoint Revolver Borrower, all equity interests in any Revolver Subsidiary Guarantor and, subject to certain exceptions, all equity interests in certain CorePoint CMBS Borrowers and (ii) a perfected first-priority security interest in the CorePoint Revolver Borrowers conditional controlled deposit account.
The foregoing summary does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Revolver Credit Agreement and Guaranty and Security Agreement, which are filed herewith as Exhibits 10.7 and 10.8, respectively to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated by reference into this Item 1.01.
Item 2.03 | Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant. |
The discussion under Item 1.01 under the headings CMBS Facility and Revolving Facility is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 3.02 | Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities. |
In connection with La Quintas internal reorganization prior to the spin-off, the Company issued 15,000 shares of Cumulative Redeemable Series A Preferred Stock, par value $0.01 per share (the Series A preferred stock), to La Quinta Intermediate Holdings, L.L.C., a wholly owned subsidiary of La Quinta. Such securities were issued in reliance on the exemption contained in Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act, as a transaction by an issuer not involving a public offering. La Quinta Intermediate Holdings, L.L.C. privately sold all of the Series A preferred stock to an unrelated third-party investor immediately prior to the completion of the spin-off.
The Series A preferred stock has an aggregate liquidation preference of $15.0 million, plus any accrued and unpaid dividends thereon. We will pay a cash dividend on the Series A preferred stock equal to 13% per annum, payable quarterly. If either our leverage ratio exceeds 7.5 to 1.0 as of the last day of any fiscal quarter, or if an event of default occurs (or has occurred and has not been cured) with respect to the Series A preferred stock, we will be required to pay a cash dividend on the Series A preferred stock equal to 15% per annum. Our dividend rate on the Series A preferred stock will increase to 16.5% per annum if, at any time, we are both in breach of the leverage ratio covenant and an event of default occurs (or has occurred and has not been cured) with respect to the Series A preferred stock. The Series A preferred stock are senior to our common stock with respect to dividends and with respect to dissolution, liquidation or winding up of the Company.
Holders of Series A preferred stock generally have no voting rights. However, without the prior consent of the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of Series A preferred stock, we are prohibited from (i) issuing any capital stock ranking senior to or on parity with the Series A preferred stock, (ii) authorizing or issuing any additional shares of Series A preferred stock, (iii) amending our charter in any manner that would adversely affect the Series A preferred stock, or (iv) entering into, amending or altering any provision of any agreement in a manner that could reasonably be expected to be material and adverse to the Series A preferred stock. The holders of the Series A preferred stock also have exclusive voting rights on any amendment to our charter that would alter the contract rights of only the Series A preferred stock. If we are either (a) in arrears on the payment of dividends that were due on the Series A preferred stock on six or more quarterly dividend payment dates, whether or not such dates are consecutive, or (b) in default of our obligations to redeem the preferred stock on the tenth anniversary of its issuance or following a change of control, the preferred shareholders may designate a representative to attend meetings of our board of directors as a non-voting observer until all unpaid preferred stock dividends have either been paid or declared with an amount sufficient for payment set aside for payment, or the shares required to be redeemed have been redeemed, as applicable.
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The Series A preferred stock will be mandatorily redeemable by us upon the tenth anniversary of the date of issuance. Beginning on the seventh anniversary of the issuance of the Series A preferred stock, we may redeem the outstanding Series A preferred stock for an amount equal to its aggregate liquidation preference, plus any accrued but unpaid dividends. The holders of the Series A preferred stock may also require us to redeem the Series A preferred stock upon a change of control of the Company for an amount equal to its aggregate liquidation preference plus any accrued and unpaid dividends thereon (and a premium if the change of control occurs prior to the seventh anniversary of the issuance of the Series A preferred stock).
Shares of the Series A preferred stock may not be transferred until the date that is six months after the date of issuance of the Series A preferred stock and then only in tranches having an aggregate liquidation value of at least $2.5 million.
The foregoing summary does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Articles Supplementary relating to the Series A preferred stock, which is filed herewith as Exhibit 3.2 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated by reference into this Item 3.02.
Item 3.03 | Material Modification to Rights of Security Holders. |
The information set forth under Item 3.02 above and Item 5.03 below is incorporated by reference into this Item 3.03.
Item 5.01 | Changes in Control of Registrant. |
The spin-off described in the Information Statement was consummated on May 30, 2018. In connection with the spin-off, La Quinta distributed to its stockholders all of the approximately 59.0 million then-outstanding shares of the Companys common stock, par value $0.01 per share.
Item 5.02 | Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. |
Omnibus Incentive Plan
On May 30, 2018, the CorePoint Lodging Inc. 2018 Omnibus Incentive Plan (the Omnibus Incentive Plan) became effective following its approval and adoption by the Companys board of directors and sole stockholder. The material terms of the Omnibus Incentive Plan are described in the Information Statement under the section entitled Executive and Director CompensationOmnibus Incentive Plan, which section the Company is filing as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and which is incorporated by reference into this Item 5.02.
The foregoing summary and incorporated description of the Omnibus Incentive Plan are qualified in their entirety by reference to the full text of the Omnibus Incentive Plan, which is filed herewith as Exhibit 10.9 and incorporated by reference into this Item 5.02.
Equity Grants
In connection with the spin-off, on May 30, 2018, the Company granted Restricted Stock Awards (as defined in the Omnibus Incentive Plan) to certain employees, including Keith A. Cline, its Chief Executive Officer, Daniel E. Swanstrom II, its Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, John W. Cantele, its Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, and Mark M. Chloupek, its Executive Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel, in an aggregate amount equal to 242,024 shares, 75,298 shares, 107,566 shares and 89,640 shares, respectively, under the Omnibus Incentive Plan.
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Item 5.03 | Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year. |
On May 30, 2018, the Companys Articles of Amendment and Restatement, in substantially the same form previously filed as Exhibit 3.1 to the Registration Statement, the Companys Articles Supplementary relating to the Series A preferred stock, in substantially the same form previously filed as Exhibit 3.2 to the Registration Statement, and the Companys Bylaws, in substantially the same form previously filed as Exhibit 3.3 to the Registration Statement, each became effective. A description of the Companys share capital, after giving effect to the adoption of the Articles of Amendment and Restatement, Articles Supplementary and the Bylaws, has previously been reported by the Company in the Information Statement. The Articles of Amendment and Restatement, Articles Supplementary and Bylaws are filed herewith as Exhibits 3.1, 3.2 and 3.3, respectively, and are incorporated herein by reference.
Item 8.01 | Other Events. |
On May 30, 2018, the Company issued a press release announcing the consummation of the spin-off. The press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.2.
After giving effect to the spin-off and related transactions discussed herein and in the Information Statement, but excluding the Tax Payment, the Company estimates that its cash and cash equivalents would have been approximately $60 million.
Safe Harbor Statement
This report contains forward-looking statements intended to qualify for the safe harbor from liability established by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements related to our expectations regarding the performance of our business, our financial results, our liquidity and capital resources, the benefits resulting from our separation from La Quinta and other non-historical statements. Forward-looking statements include all statements that are not historical facts and can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as the words outlook, believes, expects, potential, continues, may, will, should, could, seeks, projects, predicts, intends, plans, estimates, anticipates or the negative version of these words or other comparable words.
Forward-looking statements involve risks, uncertainties and assumptions. Actual results may differ materially from those expressed in these forward-looking statements. You should not put undue reliance on any forward-looking statements in this information statement. We do not have any intention or obligation to update forward-looking statements after we file this Current Report on Form 8-K.
The risk factors discussed under the section entitled Risk Factors in the Information Statement, as well as the Companys other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, could cause the Companys results to differ materially from those expressed in forward-looking statements. There may be other risks and uncertainties that we are unable to predict at this time or that we currently do not expect to have a material adverse effect on our business. Any such risks could cause our results to differ materially from those expressed in forward-looking statements.
Tax Considerations
The distribution of our common stock in the spin-off is intended to be treated as a redemption of the shares of La Quinta common stock that are no longer outstanding as a result of La Quintas reverse stock split for U.S. federal income tax purposes. For U.S. federal income tax purposes, the spin-off and the merger (as defined in the Registration Statement) are expected to be treated as in part a sale, to the extent of the cash received in the merger, and in part a redemption of La Quinta common stock in exchange for our common stock received in the spin-off, that together result in a complete termination of La Quinta stockholders interests in La Quinta in a fully taxable transaction. For information regarding certain tax consequences of the spin-off, please see The Spin-OffMaterial U.S. Federal Income Tax Consequences of the Spin-off in the Registration Statement. To the extent there is a conflict between the information in such section, on the one hand, and other disclosures by La Quinta or the Company, on the other hand, the disclosure in such section governs. You are urged to consult your tax advisor as to the specific tax consequences of the spin-off to you, including the effect of any state, local or non-U.S. tax laws and of changes in applicable tax laws.
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Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
COREPOINT LODGING INC. | ||||
By: |
/s/ Mark M. Chloupek |
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Name: | Mark M. Chloupek | |||
Title: | Executive Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel |
Date: June 4, 2018
Exhibit 3.1
COREPOINT LODGING INC.
ARTICLES OF AMENDMENT AND RESTATEMENT
FIRST : CorePoint Lodging Inc., a Maryland corporation (the Corporation), desires to amend and restate its charter as currently in effect and as hereinafter amended.
SECOND : The following provisions are all the provisions of the charter currently in effect and as hereinafter amended:
ARTICLE I
INCORPORATOR
Mark M. Chloupek, whose address is 909 Hidden Ridge, Suite 600, Irving, Texas 75038, being at least 18 years of age, formed a corporation under the general laws of the State of Maryland on May 8, 2017.
ARTICLE II
NAME
The name of the corporation (the Corporation) is:
CorePoint Lodging Inc.
ARTICLE III
PURPOSE
The purposes for which the Corporation is formed are to engage in any lawful act or activity (including, without limitation or obligation, engaging in business as a real estate investment trust under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, or any successor statute (the Code)) for which corporations may be organized under the general laws of the State of Maryland as now or hereafter in force. For purposes of the charter of the Corporation (the Charter), REIT means a real estate investment trust under Sections 856 through 860 of the Code or any successor provision.
ARTICLE IV
PRINCIPAL OFFICE IN STATE AND RESIDENT AGENT
The address of the principal office of the Corporation in the State of Maryland is c/o CSC-Lawyers Incorporating Service Company, 7 St. Paul Street, Suite 820, Baltimore, Maryland 21202. The name and address of the resident agent of the Corporation in the State of Maryland are CSC-Lawyers Incorporating Service Company, 7 St. Paul Street, Suite 820, Baltimore, Maryland 21202. The resident agent is a Maryland corporation.
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ARTICLE V
PROVISIONS FOR DEFINING, LIMITING
AND REGULATING CERTAIN POWERS OF THE
CORPORATION AND OF THE STOCKHOLDERS AND DIRECTORS
Section 5.1 Number of Directors . The business and affairs of the Corporation shall be managed under the direction of the board of directors (the Board of Directors). The current number of directors of the Corporation is nine, which number may be increased or decreased only by the Board of Directors pursuant to the Bylaws of the Corporation (the Bylaws), but shall never be less than the minimum number required by the Maryland General Corporation Law (the MGCL), nor more than 15. The names of the directors who shall serve until their successors are duly elected and qualify are:
Keith A. Cline
James R. Abrahamson
Glenn Alba
Alan J. Bowers
Giovanni Cutaia
B. Anthony Isaac
Brian Kim
David Loeb
Mitesh B. Shah
Any vacancy on the Board of Directors may be filled in the manner provided in the Bylaws. The Corporation hereby elects, effective at such time as it becomes eligible under Section 3-802 of the MGCL to make the election provided for under Section 3-804(c) of the MGCL, that, except as may be provided by the Board of Directors in setting the terms of any class or series of stock, any and all vacancies on the Board of Directors may be filled only by the affirmative vote of a majority of the remaining directors in office, even if the remaining directors do not constitute a quorum (or, if only one director remains, by the sole director), and any director elected to fill a vacancy shall serve for the remainder of the full term of the directorship in which such vacancy occurred and until his or her successor is elected and qualifies.
Section 5.2 Extraordinary Actions . Except as provided in the Bylaws, notwithstanding any provision of law requiring any action to be taken or approved by the affirmative vote of stockholders entitled to cast a greater number of votes, but subject to the provisions of the Charter requiring Stockholder Consent (as defined below), any such action shall be effective and valid if declared advisable by the Board of Directors and taken or approved by the affirmative vote of stockholders entitled to cast a majority of all the votes entitled to be cast on the matter.
Section 5.3 Authorization by Board of Stock Issuance . The Board of Directors may authorize the issuance from time to time of shares of stock of the Corporation of any class or series, whether now or hereafter authorized, or securities or rights convertible into shares of its stock of any class or series, whether now or hereafter authorized, for such consideration as the Board of Directors may deem advisable (or without consideration in the case of a stock split or stock dividend), subject to such restrictions or limitations, if any, as may be set forth in the Charter or the Bylaws.
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Section 5.4 Preemptive and Appraisal Rights . Except as may be provided by the Board of Directors in setting the terms of classified or reclassified shares of stock pursuant to Section 6.4 or as may otherwise be provided by a contract approved by the Board of Directors, no holder of shares of stock of the Corporation shall, as such holder, have any preemptive right to purchase or subscribe for any additional shares of stock of the Corporation or any other security of the Corporation which it may issue or sell. Holders of shares of stock shall not be entitled to exercise any rights of an objecting stockholder provided for under Title 3, Subtitle 2 of the MGCL or any successor statute unless the Board of Directors, upon such terms and conditions as may be specified by the Board of Directors, shall determine that such rights apply, with respect to all or any shares of all or any classes or series of stock, to one or more transactions occurring after the date of such determination in connection with which holders of such shares would otherwise be entitled to exercise such rights. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event the Corporation becomes subject to the Maryland Control Share Acquisition Act, holders of shares of stock shall be entitled to exercise the rights of an objecting stockholder under Section 3-708(a) of the MGCL, unless otherwise provided in the Bylaws.
Section 5.5 Indemnification . The Corporation shall have the power, to the maximum extent permitted by Maryland law in effect from time to time, to obligate itself to indemnify, and to pay or reimburse reasonable expenses in advance of final disposition of a proceeding to, (a) any individual who is a present or former director or officer of the Corporation or (b) any individual who, while a director or officer of the Corporation and at the request of the Corporation, serves or has served as a director, officer, partner, member, manager, or trustee of another corporation, real estate investment trust, partnership, joint venture, limited liability company, trust, employee benefit plan or any other enterprise from and against any claim or liability to which such person may become subject or which such person may incur by reason of his or her service in such capacity. The Corporation shall have the power, with the approval of the Board of Directors, to provide such indemnification and advancement of expenses to a person who served a predecessor of the Corporation in any of the capacities described in (a) or (b) above and to any employee or agent of the Corporation or a predecessor of the Corporation.
Section 5.6 Determinations by Board . The determination as to any of the following matters, made by or pursuant to the direction of the Board of Directors, shall be final and conclusive and shall be binding upon the Corporation and every holder of shares of its stock: the amount of the net income of the Corporation for any period and the amount of assets at any time legally available for the payment of dividends, acquisition of its stock or the payment of other distributions on its stock; the amount of paid-in surplus, net assets, other surplus, cash flow, funds from operations, adjusted funds from operations, net profit, net assets in excess of capital, undivided profits or excess of profits over losses on sales of assets; the amount, purpose, time of creation, increase or decrease, alteration or cancellation of any reserves or charges and the propriety thereof (whether or not any obligation or liability for which such reserves or charges shall have been created shall have been set aside, paid or discharged); any interpretation or resolution of any ambiguity with respect to any provision of the Charter (including any of the terms, preferences, conversion or other rights, voting powers or rights, restrictions, limitations as to dividends or other distributions, qualifications or terms or conditions of redemption of any shares of any class or series of stock of the Corporation) or of the Bylaws; the number or value of shares of stock of any class or series of the Corporation; the fair value, or any sale, bid or asked price to be applied in determining the fair value, of any asset owned or held by the Corporation or of any shares of stock of the Corporation; any matter relating to the acquisition, holding and disposition of any assets by the Corporation; the compensation of directors, officers,
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employees or agents of the Corporation; or any other matter relating to the business and affairs of the Corporation or required or permitted by applicable law, the Charter or the Bylaws or otherwise to be determined by the Board of Directors. The foregoing provisions will not limit the obligations of the Corporation to pay dividends or make any redemption payment in accordance with the terms of any Preferred Stock.
Section 5.7 REIT Qualification . The Board of Directors shall use reasonable efforts to take such actions as it may determine in its sole judgment to be necessary or appropriate to preserve the status of the Corporation as a REIT for U.S. federal income tax purposes; however, if the Board of Directors determines that it is no longer in the best interests of the Corporation to attempt to, or continue to, qualify as a REIT, the Board of Directors, in its sole and absolute discretion, may revoke or otherwise terminate the Corporations REIT election pursuant to Section 856(g) of the Code or through such other means as the Board of Directors determines appropriate. The Board of Directors, in its sole and absolute discretion, also may (a) determine that compliance with any restriction or limitation on stock ownership and transfers set forth in Article VII is no longer required for REIT qualification and (b) make any other determination or take any other action pursuant to Article VII.
Section 5.8 Removal of Directors . Subject to the rights of holders of shares of one or more classes or series of Preferred Stock (as defined below) to elect or remove one or more directors, any director, or the entire Board of Directors, may be removed from office at any time, with or without cause, but only by the affirmative vote of stockholders entitled to cast a majority of all the votes entitled to be cast generally in the election of directors; except that, for so long as that certain Stockholders Agreement, dated as of May 30, 2018 (as amended, modified and/or supplemented from time to time, the Stockholders Agreement), by and among the Corporation and the other parties thereto, remains in effect, the consent of the Blackstone Designator (as defined in the Stockholders Agreement), delivered in accordance with the Stockholders Agreement (such consent, so delivered, the Stockholder Consent) shall also be required in order to remove any director who is a Blackstone Designee (as defined in the Stockholders Agreement) or to amend this Section 5.8.
Section 5.9 Corporate Opportunities .
Section 5.9.1 In recognition and anticipation (a) that The Blackstone Group L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (Blackstone), the Non-Employee Directors (as defined below) and their respective Affiliates (each, an Identified Person) may now engage and may continue to engage in the same or similar activities or related lines of business as those in which the Corporation, directly or indirectly, may engage or propose to engage, or in other business activities that overlap or compete with those in which the Corporation, directly or indirectly, may engage or propose to engage, and (b) that certain Identified Persons may serve as directors, officers or agents of the Corporation, the provisions of this Section 5.9 are set forth to regulate and define the conduct of certain affairs of the Corporation with respect to certain classes or categories of business opportunities as they may involve any of the Identified Persons and the powers, rights, duties and liabilities of the Corporation and its directors, officers and stockholders in connection therewith.
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Section 5.9.2 To the maximum extent permitted from time to time by Maryland law, no Identified Person will have any duty to refrain from, on such Identified Persons own behalf or on behalf of any other Person (as defined below): (a) engaging, directly or indirectly, in the same or similar business activities or lines of business in which the Corporation or any of its Affiliates now engages or proposes to engage, or (b) otherwise competing, directly or indirectly, with the Corporation or any of its Affiliates.
Section 5.9.3 To the maximum extent permitted from time to time by Maryland law, the Corporation renounces any interest or expectancy in, or any right to be offered an opportunity to participate in, any business opportunity that from time to time may be presented to or developed by any Non-Employee Director of the Corporation or any Affiliate of any Non-Employee Director, unless the business opportunity was expressly offered or made known to the Non-Employee Director in his or her capacity as a director of the Corporation. To the maximum extent permitted from time to time by Maryland law, in the event that any Identified Person acquires knowledge of a potential transaction or other business opportunity, no Identified Person will have any duty to communicate or offer such transaction or business opportunity to the Corporation or any of the Corporations Affiliates and such Identified Person may take any such opportunity for himself, herself or itself, or offer it to another Person unless the business opportunity is expressly offered to such Identified Person in his or her capacity as a director of the Corporation. An Identified Persons taking or developing, or offering or other transfer to another Person, any potential transaction or business or investment opportunity that has been renounced by the Corporation, whether pursuant to the Charter or otherwise, shall not constitute an act or omission committed in bad faith or as the result of active or deliberate dishonesty, and any benefit received, directly or indirectly, by an Identified Person as the result of the taking or developing, or the offering or other transfer to another Person, of any such potential transaction or business or investment opportunity shall not constitute receipt of an improper benefit, or an improper personal benefit, in money, property, services or otherwise.
Section 5.9.4 To the maximum extent permitted from time to time by Maryland law, an Identified Person may (a) acquire, hold or dispose of, for his, her or its own account or for the account of others, and exercise all of the rights associated with any ownership of, interests in the Corporation and/or its subsidiaries, including without limitation, shares of the Corporations stock, units of partnership interest in CorePoint Operating Partnership L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (the Operating Partnership), and/or other equity or debt securities issued by or indebtedness of the Corporation and/or its subsidiaries, and exercise all of the rights of a holder of any such interest, including, as the case may be, as a stockholder of the Corporation or a limited partner of the Operating Partnership, to the same extent and in the same manner as if he, she or it were not a director or stockholder of the Corporation and (b) in his, her or its personal capacity, or in his, her or its capacity, as applicable, as a director, officer, trustee, stockholder, partner, member, equity owner, manager, advisor or employee of any other Person, have business interests and engage, directly or indirectly, in business activities that are similar to those of the Corporation or compete, directly or indirectly, with the Corporation, that the Corporation could seize and develop or that include the acquisition, syndication, holding, management, development, operation or disposition of interests in mortgages, real property or persons engaged in the lodging or real estate business.
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Section 5.9.5 As used herein, (a) Affiliate shall mean (i) in respect of Blackstone, any Person that, directly or indirectly, is controlled by Blackstone, controls Blackstone or is under common control with Blackstone and shall include any principal, member, director, partner, stockholder, officer, member, manager, employee or other representative of any of the foregoing (other than the Corporation and any entity that is controlled by the Corporation), (ii) in respect of a Non-Employee Director, any Person that, directly or indirectly, is controlled by such Non-Employee Director (other than the Corporation and any entity that is controlled by the Corporation) and (iii) in respect of the Corporation, any Person that, directly or indirectly, is controlled by the Corporation; (b) Person has the meaning set forth in Section 7.1; and (c) Non-Employee Director shall mean a director of the Corporation who is not an employee of the Corporation or any of its subsidiaries.
Section 5.9.6 For so long as the Stockholders Agreement remains in effect, Stockholder Consent shall be required in order to amend this Section 5.9.
Section 5.10 Subtitle 8 . In accordance with Section 3-802(c) of the MGCL, the Corporation is prohibited from electing to be subject to the provisions of Sections 3-803, 3-804(a)-(b) or 3-805 of the MGCL, unless such election is approved by the affirmative vote of a majority of the votes cast on the matter by stockholders entitled to vote generally in the election of directors.
ARTICLE VI
STOCK
Section 6.1 Authorized Shares . The Corporation has authority to issue 1,050,000,000 shares of stock, consisting of 1,000,000,000 shares of Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share (Common Stock), and 50,000,000 shares of Preferred Stock, $0.01 par value per share (Preferred Stock). The aggregate par value of all authorized shares of stock having par value is $10,500,000. If shares of one class or series of stock are classified or reclassified into shares of another class or series of stock pursuant to Section 6.2, 6.3 or 6.4 of this Article VI, the number of authorized shares of the former class or series shall be automatically decreased and the number of shares of the latter class or series shall be automatically increased, in each case by the number of shares so classified or reclassified, so that the aggregate number of shares of stock of all classes and series that the Corporation has authority to issue shall not be more than the total number of shares of stock set forth in the first sentence of this paragraph. Subject to the terms of any Preferred Stock, the Board of Directors, with the approval of a majority of the entire Board of Directors and without any action by the stockholders of the Corporation, may amend the Charter from time to time to increase or decrease the aggregate number of shares of stock or the number of shares of stock of any class or series that the Corporation has authority to issue.
Section 6.2 Common Stock . Subject to the provisions of Article VII and except as may otherwise be specified in the Charter, each share of Common Stock shall entitle the holder thereof to one vote. The Board of Directors may reclassify any unissued shares of Common Stock from time to time into one or more classes or series of stock.
Section 6.3 Preferred Stock . The Board of Directors may classify any unissued shares of Preferred Stock and reclassify any previously classified but unissued shares of Preferred Stock of any class or series from time to time, into one or more classes or series of stock.
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Section 6.4 Classified or Reclassified Shares . Prior to the issuance of classified or reclassified shares of any class or series of stock, the Board of Directors by resolution shall: (a) designate that class or series to distinguish it from all other classes and series of stock of the Corporation; (b) specify the number of shares to be included in the class or series; (c) set or change, subject to the provisions of Article VII and subject to the express terms of any class or series of stock of the Corporation outstanding at the time, the preferences, conversion or other rights, voting powers, restrictions, limitations as to dividends or other distributions, qualifications and terms and conditions of redemption for each class or series; and (d) cause the Corporation to file articles supplementary with the State Department of Assessments and Taxation of Maryland (the SDAT). Any of the terms of any class or series of stock set or changed pursuant to clause (c) of this Section 6.4 may be made dependent upon facts or events ascertainable outside the Charter (including determinations by the Board of Directors or other facts or events within the control of the Corporation) and may vary among holders thereof, provided that the manner in which such facts, events or variations shall operate upon the terms of such class or series of stock is clearly and expressly set forth in the articles supplementary or other Charter document.
Section 6.5 Action by Stockholders .
Section 6.5.1 Written or Electronic Consent of Stockholders . Except to the extent that the Board of Directors adopts a Bylaw provision that expressly provides otherwise, no action required or permitted to be taken at any meeting of stockholders may be taken without a meeting unless a unanimous consent setting forth the action is given in writing or by electronic transmission by each stockholder entitled to vote on the matter and filed with the minutes of proceedings of the stockholders. To the extent that the Bylaws permit stockholders to take action without a meeting by less than unanimous written or electronic consent, the Board of Directors, in its sole and absolute discretion, shall determine the manner and the vote, including any supermajority vote, by which the stockholders may take action by written or electronic consent.
Section 6.5.2 Special Meetings of Stockholders . A special meeting of stockholders requested by the stockholders may only be called upon the request of stockholders entitled to cast not less than a majority of all the votes entitled to be cast on such matter at such meeting in accordance with the procedures set forth in the Bylaws. For so long as the Stockholders Agreement remains in effect, a special meeting of stockholders shall be called by the secretary of the Corporation for the purpose of removing a Blackstone Designee upon the written request of the Blackstone Designator, delivered in accordance with the Stockholders Agreement. For so long as Blackstone Entities (as defined in the Stockholders Agreement) collectively Beneficially Own (as defined in the Stockholders Agreement) at least 25% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock, a special meeting of stockholders shall be called by the secretary of the Corporation to act on any matter that may properly be considered at a meeting of stockholders upon the written request of the Blackstone Designator, delivered in accordance with the Stockholders Agreement.
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Section 6.6 Charter and Bylaws . The rights of all stockholders and the terms of all stock of the Corporation are subject to the provisions of the Charter and the Bylaws. The Board of Directors shall have the exclusive power to adopt, alter or repeal any provision of the Bylaws, except to the extent that the Board of Directors adopts a Bylaw provision that expressly provides otherwise. In the event that the power to adopt, alter or repeal the Bylaws is concurrently vested in the stockholders, the Board of Directors, in its sole and absolute discretion, shall determine the manner and the vote, including any supermajority vote, by which the stockholders may adopt, alter or repeal the Bylaws.
Section 6.7 Distributions . The Board of Directors from time to time may authorize the Corporation to declare and pay to stockholders such dividends or other distributions in cash or other assets of the Corporation or in securities of the Corporation, including in shares of one class or series of stock of the Corporation payable to holders of shares of another class or series of stock of the Corporation, or from any other source as the Board of Directors in its sole and absolute discretion shall determine. The exercise of the powers and rights of the Board of Directors pursuant to this Section 6.7 shall be subject to the provisions of any class or series of stock of the Corporation at the time outstanding.
ARTICLE VII
RESTRICTION ON TRANSFER AND OWNERSHIP OF SHARES
Section 7.1 Definitions . For the purpose of this Article VII, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
Aggregate Stock Ownership Limit . The term Aggregate Stock Ownership Limit shall mean 9.8% in value of the aggregate of the outstanding shares of Capital Stock, or such other percentage determined by the Board of Directors in accordance with Section 7.2.8. For the purpose of determining the percentage of ownership of Capital Stock by any Person, shares of Capital Stock that may be acquired upon the conversion, exchange, redemption or exercise of any securities of the Corporation directly or Constructively Owned by such Person, but not shares of Capital Stock issuable upon the conversion, exchange, redemption or exercise of securities of the Corporation held by other Persons, shall be deemed to be outstanding prior to such conversion exchange, redemption or exercise.
Beneficial Ownership . The term Beneficial Ownership shall mean ownership of Capital Stock by a Person, whether the interest in the shares of Capital Stock is held directly or indirectly (including by a nominee), and shall include interests that would be treated as owned through the application of Section 544 of the Code, as modified by Section 856(h)(1)(B) of the Code. The terms Beneficial Owner, Beneficially Owns and Beneficially Owned shall have the correlative meanings.
Business Day . The term Business Day shall mean any day, other than a Saturday or Sunday, that is neither a legal holiday nor a day on which banking institutions in New York City are authorized or required by law, regulation or executive order to close.
Capital Stock . The term Capital Stock shall mean all classes or series of stock of the Corporation, including, without limitation, Common Stock and Preferred Stock.
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Charitable Beneficiary . The term Charitable Beneficiary shall mean one or more beneficiaries of the Trust as determined pursuant to Section 7.3.6.
Common Stock Ownership Limit . The term Common Stock Ownership Limit shall mean 9.8% (in value or in number of shares, whichever is more restrictive) of the aggregate of the outstanding shares of Common Stock of the Corporation, or such other percentage determined by the Board of Directors in accordance with Section 7.2.8 of the Charter. For the purpose of determining the percentage of ownership of Common Stock by any Person, shares of Common Stock that may be acquired upon the conversion, exchange, redemption or exercise of any securities of the Corporation directly or Constructively Owned by such Person, but not shares of Common Stock issuable upon the conversion, exchange, redemption or exercise of securities of the Corporation held by other Persons, shall be deemed to be outstanding prior to such conversion exchange, redemption or exercise.
Constructive Ownership . The term Constructive Ownership shall mean ownership of Capital Stock by a Person, whether the interest in the shares of Capital Stock is held directly or indirectly (including by a nominee), and shall include interests that would be treated as owned through the application of Section 318(a) of the Code, as modified by Section 856(d)(5) of the Code. The terms Constructive Owner, Constructively Owns and Constructively Owned shall have the correlative meanings.
Excepted Holder . The term Excepted Holder shall mean a stockholder of the Corporation for whom an Excepted Holder Limit is established by the Charter or by the Board of Directors pursuant to Section 7.2.7.
Excepted Holder Limit . The term Excepted Holder Limit shall mean, provided that the affected Excepted Holder agrees to comply with the requirements established by the Board of Directors pursuant to Section 7.2.7 and subject to adjustment pursuant to Section 7.2.8, the percentage limit established by the Charter or by the Board of Directors pursuant to Section 7.2.7.
Initial Date . The term Initial Date shall mean the date upon which these Articles of Amendment and Restatement first containing this Article VII are accepted for record by the SDAT.
Market Price . The term Market Price on any date shall mean, with respect to any class or series of outstanding shares of Capital Stock, the Closing Price for such Capital Stock on such date. The Closing Price on any date shall mean the last sale price for such Capital Stock, regular way, or, in case no such sale takes place on such day, the average of the closing bid and asked prices, regular way, for such Capital Stock, in either case as reported in the principal consolidated transaction reporting system with respect to securities listed or admitted to trading on the NYSE or, if such Capital Stock is not listed or admitted to trading on the NYSE, as reported on the principal consolidated transaction reporting system with respect to securities listed on the principal national securities exchange on which such Capital Stock is listed or admitted to trading or, if such Capital Stock is not listed or admitted to trading on any national securities exchange, the last quoted price, or, if not so quoted, the average of the high bid and low asked prices in the over-the-counter market, as reported by the National Association of
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Securities Dealers, Inc. Automated Quotation System or, if such system is no longer in use, the principal other automated quotation system that may then be in use or, if such Capital Stock is not quoted by any such organization, the average of the closing bid and asked prices as furnished by a professional market maker making a market in such Capital Stock selected by the Board of Directors or, in the event that no trading price is available for such Capital Stock, the fair market value of the Capital Stock, as determined by the Board of Directors.
NYSE . The term NYSE shall mean the New York Stock Exchange.
Person . The term Person shall mean an individual, corporation, partnership, limited liability company, estate, trust (including a trust qualified under Sections 401(a) or 501(c)(17) of the Code), a portion of a trust permanently set aside for or to be used exclusively for the purposes described in Section 642(c) of the Code, association, private foundation within the meaning of Section 509(a) of the Code, joint stock company or other entity and also includes a group as that term is used for purposes of Section 13(d)(3) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, and a group to which an Excepted Holder Limit applies.
Prohibited Owner . The term Prohibited Owner shall mean, with respect to any purported Transfer, any Person who, but for the provisions of this Article VII, would Beneficially Own or Constructively Own shares of Capital Stock in violation of Section 7.2.1, and if appropriate in the context, shall also mean any Person who would have been the record owner of the shares that the Prohibited Owner would have so owned.
Restriction Termination Date . The term Restriction Termination Date shall mean the first day after the Initial Date on which the Board of Directors determines pursuant to Section 5.7 that it is no longer in the best interests of the Corporation to attempt to, or continue to, qualify as a REIT or that compliance with the restrictions and limitations on Beneficial Ownership, Constructive Ownership and Transfers of shares of Capital Stock set forth herein is no longer required in order for the Corporation to qualify as a REIT.
Transfer . The term Transfer shall mean any issuance, sale, transfer, redemption, gift, assignment, devise or other disposition, as well as any other event that causes any Person to acquire or possess Beneficial Ownership or Constructive Ownership, or any agreement to take any such actions or cause any such events, of Capital Stock or the right to vote or receive dividends on Capital Stock, including (a) the granting or exercise of any option (or any disposition of any option), (b) any disposition of any securities or rights convertible into or exchangeable for Capital Stock or any interest in Capital Stock or any exercise of any such conversion or exchange right and (c) Transfers of interests in other entities that result in changes in Beneficial Ownership or Constructive Ownership of Capital Stock; in each case, whether voluntary or involuntary, whether owned of record, Beneficially Owned or Constructively Owned and whether by operation of law or otherwise. The terms Transferring and Transferred shall have the correlative meanings.
Trust . The term Trust shall mean any trust provided for in Section 7.3.1.
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Trustee . The term Trustee shall mean the Person unaffiliated with the Corporation and a Prohibited Owner that is appointed by the Corporation to serve as trustee of the Trust.
Section 7.2 Capital Stock .
Section 7.2.1 Ownership Limitations . During the period commencing on the Initial Date and prior to the Restriction Termination Date, but subject to Section 7.4:
(a) Basic Restrictions .
(i) (1) No Person, other than a Person exempted from the Aggregate Stock Ownership Limit pursuant to Section 7.2.7 or an Excepted Holder, shall Beneficially Own or Constructively Own shares of Capital Stock in excess of the Aggregate Stock Ownership Limit, (2) no Person, other than a Person exempted from the Common Stock Ownership Limit pursuant to Section 7.2.7 or an Excepted Holder, shall Beneficially Own or Constructively Own shares of Common Stock in excess of the Common Stock Ownership Limit and (3) no Excepted Holder shall Beneficially Own or Constructively Own shares of Capital Stock in excess of the Excepted Holder Limit for such Excepted Holder.
(ii) No Person shall Beneficially Own or Constructively Own shares of Capital Stock to the extent that such Beneficial Ownership or Constructive Ownership of Capital Stock would (or in the sole judgment of the Board of Directors, could) result in the Corporation being closely held within the meaning of Section 856(h) of the Code (without regard to whether the ownership interest is held during the last half of a taxable year), or otherwise failing to qualify as a REIT (including, without limitation, Beneficial Ownership that would (or in the sole judgment of the Board of Directors, could) result in any manager or operator of a qualified lodging facility, within the meaning of Section 856(d)(9)(D) of the Code, leased by the Corporation (or any subsidiary of the Corporation) to one of the Corporations taxable REIT subsidiaries failing to qualify as an eligible independent contractor, within the meaning of Section 856(d)(9)(A) of the Code, if the income derived by the Corporation from such tenant or such taxable REIT subsidiary, taking into account any other income of the Corporation that would (or in the sole judgment of the Board, could) not qualify under the gross income requirements of Section 856(c) of the Code, would (or in the sole judgment of the Board, could) cause the Corporation to fail to satisfy any of such gross income requirements).
(iii) Any Transfer of shares of Capital Stock that, if effective, would (or in the sole judgment of the Board of Directors, could) result in the Capital Stock being beneficially owned by less than 100 Persons (determined under the principles of Section 856(a)(5) of the Code) shall be void ab initio , and the intended transferee shall acquire no rights in such shares of Capital Stock.
(iv) No Person shall Beneficially Own shares of Capital Stock to the extent that such Beneficial Ownership of Capital Stock would (or in the sole judgment of the Board of Directors, could) result in the Corporation failing to qualify as a domestically controlled qualified investment entity within the meaning of Section 897(h) of the Code.
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(v) No Person shall Beneficially Own or Constructively Own shares of Capital Stock to the extent such Beneficial Ownership or Constructive Ownership would cause the Corporation to Constructively Own ten percent (10%) or more of the ownership interests in a tenant (as described in Section 856(d)(2)(B) of the Code), if the income so derived by the Corporation from such tenant for the Corporations taxable year during which such determination is being made could reasonably be expected to equal or exceed 1% of Corporations gross income (as determined for purposes of Section 856(c) of the Code) and the income derived by the Corporation from such tenant or such taxable REIT subsidiary, taking into account any other income of the Corporation that would (or in the sole judgment of the Board, could) not qualify under the gross income requirements of Section 856(c) of the Code, would (or in the sole judgment of the Board, could) cause the Corporation to fail to satisfy any of such gross income requirements.
(b) Transfer in Trust . If any Transfer of shares of Capital Stock occurs which, if effective, would (or in the sole judgment of the Board of Directors, could) result in any Person Beneficially Owning or Constructively Owning shares of Capital Stock in violation of Section 7.2.1(a)(i), (ii), (iv) or (v);
(i) then that number of shares of Capital Stock the Beneficial Ownership or Constructive Ownership of which otherwise would (or in the sole judgment of the Board of Directors, could) cause such Person to violate Section 7.2.1(a)(i), (ii), (iv) or (v) (rounded up to the nearest whole share) shall be automatically transferred to a Trust for the benefit of one or more Charitable Beneficiaries, as described in Section 7.3, effective as of the close of business on the Business Day prior to the date of such Transfer, and such Person shall acquire no rights in such shares; or
(ii) if the transfer to the Trust described in clause (i) of this sentence would not be automatically effective for any reason to prevent the violation of Section 7.2.1(a)(i), (ii), (iv) or (v), then the Transfer of that number of shares of Capital Stock that otherwise would cause any Person to violate Section 7.2.1(a)(i), (ii), (iv) or (v) shall be void ab initio , and the intended transferee shall acquire no rights in such shares of Capital Stock.
(iii) in determining which shares of Capital Stock are to be transferred to a Trust in accordance with this Section 7.2.1(b) and Section 7.3 hereof, unless the Board of Directors agrees to a different methodology with a Person who has been granted an exemption from the Aggregate Stock Ownership Limit and/or the Common Stock Ownership Limit, shares shall be so transferred to the Trust in such manner as minimizes the aggregate value of the shares of Capital Stock that are transferred to the Trust (except as provided in Section 7.2.6) and, to the extent not inconsistent therewith, on a pro rata basis.
(iv) To the extent that, upon a Transfer of shares of Capital Stock pursuant to this Section 7.2.1(b), a violation of any provision of this Article VII would nonetheless be continuing (for example where the ownership of shares of Capital Stock by a single Trust would violate the 100 stockholder requirement applicable to REITs), then shares of Capital Stock shall be transferred to that number of Trusts, each having a distinct Trustee and a Charitable Beneficiary or Charitable Beneficiaries that are distinct from those of each other Trust, such that there is no violation of any provision of this Article VII.
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Section 7.2.2 Remedies for Breach . If the Board of Directors shall at any time determine that a Transfer or other event has taken place that results in a violation of Section 7.2.1 or that a Person intends to acquire or has attempted to acquire Beneficial Ownership or Constructive Ownership of any shares of Capital Stock in violation of Section 7.2.1 (whether or not such violation is intended), the Board of Directors shall take such action as it deems necessary or advisable to refuse to give effect to or to prevent such Transfer or other event, including, without limitation, causing the Corporation to redeem shares of Capital Stock, refusing to give effect to such Transfer on the books of the Corporation or instituting proceedings to enjoin such Transfer or other event; provided , however , that any Transfer or attempted Transfer or other event in violation of Section 7.2.1 shall automatically result in the transfer to the Trust described above, and, where applicable, such Transfer (or other event) shall be void ab initio as provided above irrespective of any action (or non-action) by the Board of Directors.
Section 7.2.3 Notice of Restricted Transfer . Any Person who acquires or attempts or intends to acquire Beneficial Ownership or Constructive Ownership of shares of Capital Stock that will or may violate Section 7.2.1(a), and any Person who would have owned shares of Capital Stock that resulted in a transfer to the Trust pursuant to the provisions of Section 7.2.1(b), shall immediately give written notice to the Corporation of such event or, in the case of such a proposed or attempted transaction, give at least 15 days prior written notice, and shall provide to the Corporation such other information as the Corporation may request in order to determine the effect, if any, of such Transfer on the Corporations status as a REIT.
Section 7.2.4 Owners Required To Provide Information . From the Initial Date and prior to the Restriction Termination Date:
(a) every owner of 5% or more (or such lower percentage as required by the Code or the Treasury Regulations promulgated thereunder) of the outstanding shares of Capital Stock, within 30 days after the end of each taxable year, shall give written notice to the Corporation stating the name and address of such owner, the number of shares of each class or series of Capital Stock Beneficially Owned and a description of the manner in which such shares are held; provided, that a stockholder of record who holds outstanding shares of Capital Stock as nominee for another Person, which other Person is required to include in gross income the dividends or distributions received on such shares (an Actual Owner), shall give written notice to the Corporation stating the name and address of such Actual Owner and the number of shares of Capital Stock of such Actual Owner with respect to which the stockholder of record is the nominee. Each such owner shall promptly provide to the Corporation such additional information as the Corporation may request in order to determine the effect, if any, of such Beneficial Ownership on the Corporations status as a REIT and to ensure compliance with the Aggregate Stock Ownership Limit and the Common Stock Ownership Limit; and
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(b) each Person who is a Beneficial Owner or Constructive Owner of Capital Stock and each Person (including the stockholder of record) who is holding Capital Stock for a Beneficial Owner or Constructive Owner shall, on request, provide to the Corporation in writing such information as the Corporation may request, in order to determine the Corporations status as a REIT or to comply with the requirements of any taxing authority or governmental authority or to determine such compliance.
Section 7.2.5 Remedies Not Limited . Subject to Section 5.7, nothing contained in this Section 7.2 shall limit the authority of the Board of Directors to take such other action as it deems necessary or advisable to protect the Corporation in preserving the Corporations status as a REIT.
Section 7.2.6 Ambiguity . In the case of an ambiguity in the application of any of the provisions of this Section 7.2, Section 7.3 or any definition contained in Section 7.1, the Board of Directors may determine the application of the provisions of this Section 7.2 or Section 7.3 or any such definition with respect to any situation based on the facts known to it. In the event Section 7.2 or Section 7.3 requires an action by the Board of Directors and the Charter fails to provide specific guidance with respect to such action, the Board of Directors may determine the action to be taken so long as such action is not contrary to the provisions of Sections 7.1, 7.2 or 7.3. Absent a decision to the contrary by the Board of Directors, if a Person would have (but for the remedies set forth in Section 7.2.2) acquired Beneficial Ownership or Constructive Ownership of Capital Stock in violation of Section 7.2.1, such remedies (as applicable) shall apply first to the shares of Capital Stock which, but for such remedies, would have been Beneficially Owned or Constructively Owned (but not actually owned) by such Person, pro rata among the Persons who actually own such shares of Capital Stock based upon the relative number of shares of Capital Stock held by each such Person.
Section 7.2.7 Exceptions .
(a) Subject to Sections 7.2.1(a)(ii), 7.2.1(a)(iv) and 7.2.1(a)(v), the Board of Directors may exempt (prospectively or retroactively) a Person from the Aggregate Stock Ownership Limit and the Common Stock Ownership Limit, as the case may be, and may establish or increase an Excepted Holder Limit for such Person if:
(i) the Board of Directors obtains such representations and undertakings from such Person as are reasonably necessary for the Board of Directors to ascertain that no individuals Beneficial Ownership or Constructive Ownership of such shares of Capital Stock will violate Sections 7.2.1(a)(ii), 7.2.1(a)(iv) and 7.2.1(a)(v);
(ii) the Board of Directors obtains such representations and undertakings from such Person as are reasonably necessary for the Board of Directors to ascertain that such Person does not and represents that it will not own, actually or Constructively, an interest in a tenant of the Corporation (or a tenant of any entity owned or controlled by the Corporation) that would cause the Corporation to own, actually or Constructively, more than a 9.9% interest (as set forth in Section 856(d)(2)(B) of the Code) in such tenant (for this purpose, a tenant from whom the Corporation (or an entity owned or controlled by the Corporation) derives (and is expected to continue to derive) a sufficiently small amount of revenue such that, in the determination of the Board of Directors, rent from such tenant would not adversely affect the Corporations ability to qualify as a REIT shall not be treated as a tenant of the Corporation); and
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(iii) such Person agrees that any violation or attempted violation of such representations or undertakings (or other action which is contrary to the restrictions contained in Sections 7.2.1 through 7.2.6) will result in such shares of Capital Stock being automatically transferred to a Trust in accordance with Sections 7.2.1(b) and 7.3.
(b) Prior to granting any exception or creating any Excepted Holder Limit pursuant to Section 7.2.7(a), the Board of Directors, in its sole and absolute discretion, may require a ruling from the Internal Revenue Service, or an opinion of counsel, in either case in form and substance satisfactory to the Board of Directors, in its sole and absolute discretion, as it may deem necessary or advisable in order to determine or ensure the Corporations status as a REIT. Notwithstanding the receipt of any ruling or opinion, the Board of Directors may impose such conditions or restrictions as it deems appropriate in connection with granting any such exception.
(c) Subject to Sections 7.2.1(a)(ii) and 7.2.1(a)(iv), an underwriter which participates in a public offering or a private placement of shares of Capital Stock (or securities convertible into or exchangeable for Capital Stock) may Beneficially Own or Constructively Own shares of Capital Stock (or securities convertible into or exchangeable for Capital Stock) in excess of the Aggregate Stock Ownership Limit, the Common Stock Ownership Limit, or both such limits, but only to the extent necessary to facilitate such public offering or private placement.
(d) The Board of Directors may only revoke an exemption previously granted to any Person pursuant to Section 7.2.7(a) or reduce the Excepted Holder Limit for an Excepted Holder: (1) with the written consent of such exempted Person or Excepted Holder at any time, or (2) pursuant to the terms and conditions of the agreements and undertakings entered into with such exempted Person or Excepted Holder in connection with the establishment of the exemption for such exempted Person or Excepted Holder Limit for that Excepted Holder. No Excepted Holder Limit shall be reduced to a percentage that is less than the Common Stock Ownership Limit.
Section 7.2.8 Increase or Decrease in Common Stock Ownership or Aggregate Stock Ownership Limits . Subject to Sections 7.2.1(a)(ii), 7.2.1(a)(iv) and 7.2.1(a)(v) and this Section 7.2.8, the Board of Directors may from time to time increase or decrease the Common Stock Ownership Limit or the Aggregate Stock Ownership Limit, or both for some or all Persons. No decreased Common Stock Ownership Limit or Aggregate Stock Ownership Limit will be effective for any Person whose percentage of ownership of Capital Stock is in excess of such decreased Common Stock Ownership Limit or Aggregate Stock Ownership Limit, as applicable, until such time as such Persons percentage of ownership of Capital Stock equals or falls below the decreased Common Stock Ownership Limit or Aggregate Stock Ownership Limit, as applicable; provided , however , that any further acquisition of shares of Capital Stock by any such Person (other than a Person for whom an exemption has been granted pursuant to Section 7.2.7(a) or an Excepted Holder) in excess of the Capital Stock owned by such person on the date the Common Stock Ownership Limit or Aggregate Stock Ownership Limit, as
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applicable, became effective will be in violation of the Common Stock Ownership Limit or Aggregate Stock Ownership Limit. No increase to the decreased Common Stock Ownership Limit or Aggregate Stock Ownership Limit may be approved if the new Common Stock Ownership Limit and/or Aggregate Stock Ownership Limit would allow five or fewer Persons to Beneficially Own, in the aggregate more than 49.9% in value of the outstanding Capital Stock.
Section 7.2.9 Legend . Each certificate, if any, for shares of Capital Stock shall bear substantially the following legend:
The shares represented by this certificate are subject to restrictions on Beneficial Ownership and Constructive Ownership and Transfer for the purpose, among others, of the Corporations maintenance of its status as a Real Estate Investment Trust under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the Code). Subject to certain further restrictions and except as expressly provided in the Charter of the Corporation, (i) no Person may Beneficially Own or Constructively Own shares of the Corporations Common Stock in excess of the Common Stock Ownership Limit unless such Person is an Excepted Holder (in which case the Excepted Holder Limit shall be applicable); (ii) no Person may Beneficially Own or Constructively Own shares of Capital Stock of the Corporation in excess of the Aggregate Stock Ownership Limit, unless such Person is an Excepted Holder (in which case the Excepted Holder Limit shall be applicable); (iii) no Person may Beneficially Own or Constructively Own Capital Stock that would result in the Corporation being closely held under Section 856(h) of the Code or otherwise cause the Corporation to fail to qualify as a REIT; (iv) no Person may Transfer shares of Capital Stock if such Transfer would result in the Capital Stock of the Corporation being owned by fewer than 100 Persons (as determined under the principles of Section 856(a)(5) of the Code); (v) no Person may Beneficially Own shares of Capital Stock of the Corporation to the extent that such Beneficial Ownership of Capital Stock would result in the Corporation failing to qualify as a domestically controlled qualified investment entity within the meaning of Section 897(h) of the Code; (vi) no Person may Beneficially Own shares of Capital Stock of the Corporation that would result in any manager or operator of a qualified lodging facility, within the meaning of Section 856(d)(9)(D) of the Code, leased by the Corporation (or any subsidiary of the Corporation) to one of the Corporations taxable REIT subsidiaries failing to qualify as an eligible independent contractor, within the meaning of Section 856(d)(9)(A) of the Code, if the income derived by the Corporation from such tenant or such taxable REIT subsidiary, taking into account any other income of the Corporation that would not qualify under the gross income requirements of Section 856(c) of the Code, would cause the Corporation to fail to satisfy any of such gross income requirements; and (vii) no Person shall Beneficially Own or Constructively Own shares of Capital Stock to the extent such Beneficial Ownership or Constructive Ownership would cause the Corporation to Constructively Own ten percent (10%) or
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more of the ownership interests in a tenant (as described in Section 856(d)(2)(B) of the Code), if the income so derived by the Corporation from such tenant for the Corporations taxable year during which such determination is being made could reasonably be expected to equal or exceed 1% of Corporations gross income (as determined for purposes of Section 856(c) of the Code). Any Person who Beneficially Owns or Constructively Owns or attempts to Beneficially Own or Constructively Own shares of Capital Stock which causes or will cause a Person to Beneficially Own or Constructively Own shares of Capital Stock in excess or in violation of the above limitations must immediately notify the Corporation. If the restrictions on ownership or transfer set forth in clauses (i), (ii), (iii), (v), (vi) or (vii) above are violated, the shares of Capital Stock in excess or in violation of the above limitations will be automatically transferred to a Trustee of a Trust for the benefit of one or more Charitable Beneficiaries. In addition, the Corporation may redeem shares of Capital Stock upon the terms and conditions specified by the Board of Directors in its sole and absolute discretion if the Board of Directors determines that ownership or a Transfer or other event may violate the restrictions described above. Furthermore, any Transfer of shares of Capital Stock that would result in the Capital Stock of the Corporation being owned by fewer than 100 Persons and, upon the occurrence of certain events, attempted Transfers in violation of the other restrictions described above will be void ab initio . A Person who attempts to Beneficially Own or Constructively Own shares of Capital Stock in violation of the ownership limitations described above shall have no claim, cause of action or any recourse whatsoever against a transferor of such shares. All capitalized terms in this legend have the meanings defined in the Charter of the Corporation, as the same may be amended from time to time, a copy of which, including the restrictions on ownership and transfer of Capital Stock, will be furnished to each holder of shares of Capital Stock of the Corporation on request and without charge. Requests for such a copy may be directed to the secretary of the Corporation at its principal office.
Instead of the foregoing legend, the certificate, if any, may state that the Corporation will furnish a full statement about certain restrictions on transferability to a stockholder on request and without charge. If shares of Capital Stock are issued without a certificate, a statement describing the restrictions on ownership and transfer of such shares shall also be included in the written statement of information to the stockholder, if one is sent to any stockholder who is issued uncertificated shares.
Section 7.3 Transfer of Capital Stock in Trust .
Section 7.3.1 Ownership in Trust . Upon any purported Transfer or other event described in Section 7.2.1(b) that would result in a transfer of shares of Capital Stock to a Trust, such shares of Capital Stock shall be deemed to have been transferred to the Trustee as trustee of a Trust for the exclusive benefit of one or more Charitable Beneficiaries. Such transfer
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to the Trustee shall be deemed to be effective as of the close of business on the Business Day prior to the purported Transfer or other event that results in the transfer to the Trust pursuant to Section 7.2.1(b). The Trustee shall be appointed by the Corporation and shall be a Person unaffiliated with the Corporation and any Prohibited Owner. Each Charitable Beneficiary shall be designated by the Corporation as provided in Section 7.3.6.
Section 7.3.2 Status of Shares Held by the Trustee . Shares of Capital Stock held by the Trustee shall be issued and outstanding shares of Capital Stock of the Corporation. The relevant Prohibited Owner shall have no rights in the shares held by the Trustee. Such Prohibited Owner shall not benefit economically from ownership of any shares held in trust by the Trustee, shall have no rights to dividends or other distributions and shall not possess any rights to vote or other rights attributable to the shares held in the Trust.
Section 7.3.3 Dividend and Voting Rights . The Trustee shall have all voting rights and rights to dividends or other distributions with respect to shares of Capital Stock held in the Trust, which rights shall be exercised for the exclusive benefit of the Charitable Beneficiary. Any dividend or other distribution paid prior to the discovery by the Corporation that the shares of Capital Stock have been transferred to the Trustee shall be paid by the recipient of such dividend or distribution to the Trustee upon demand and any dividend or other distribution authorized but unpaid shall be paid when due to the Trustee. Any dividend or distribution so paid to the Trustee shall be held in trust for the Charitable Beneficiary. The Prohibited Owner shall have no voting rights with respect to shares of Capital Stock held in the Trust and, subject to Maryland law, effective as of the date that the shares of Capital Stock have been transferred to the Trust, the Trustee shall have the authority (at the Trustees sole and absolute discretion) (i) to rescind as void any vote cast by a Prohibited Owner prior to the discovery by the Corporation that the shares of Capital Stock have been transferred to the Trust and (ii) to recast such vote; provided , however , that if the Corporation has already taken irreversible corporate action, then the Trustee shall not have the authority to rescind and recast such vote. Notwithstanding the provisions of this Article VII, until the Corporation has received notification that shares of Capital Stock have been transferred into a Trust, the Corporation shall be entitled to rely on its share transfer and other stockholder records for purposes of preparing lists of stockholders entitled to vote at meetings, determining the validity and authority of proxies and otherwise conducting votes and determining the other rights of stockholders.
Section 7.3.4 Sale of Shares by Trustee . Within 20 days of receiving notice from the Corporation that shares of Capital Stock have been transferred to the Trust, the Trustee of the Trust shall sell the shares held in the Trust to a person, designated by the Trustee, whose ownership of the shares will not violate the ownership limitations set forth in Section 7.2.1(a). Upon such sale, the interest of the Charitable Beneficiary in the shares sold shall terminate and the Trustee shall distribute the net proceeds of the sale to the relevant Prohibited Owner and to the Charitable Beneficiary as provided in this Section 7.3.4. The Prohibited Owner shall receive the lesser of (1) the price paid by the Prohibited Owner for the shares or, if the event causing the shares to be held in the Trust did not involve a purchase of such shares at Market Price ( i.e. , in the case of a devise or gift), the Market Price of the shares on the last trading day before the day of such event causing the shares of Capital Stock to be held in one or more Trusts and (2) the price per share received by the Trustee (net of any commissions and other expenses of sale) from the sale or other disposition of the shares held in the Trust. The
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Trustee may reduce the amount payable to the Prohibited Owner by the amount of dividends and other distributions which have been paid to the Prohibited Owner and are owed by the Prohibited Owner to the Trustee pursuant to Section 7.3.3. Any net sales proceeds in excess of the amount payable to the Prohibited Owner and other amounts held in the Trust with respect to such shares shall be immediately paid to the Charitable Beneficiary. If, prior to the discovery by the Corporation that shares of Capital Stock have been transferred to the Trustee, such shares are sold by a Prohibited Owner, then (i) such shares shall be deemed to have been sold on behalf of the Trust and (ii) to the extent that the Prohibited Owner received an amount for such shares that exceeds the amount that such Prohibited Owner was entitled to receive pursuant to this Section 7.3.4, such excess shall be paid to the Trustee upon demand.
Section 7.3.5 Purchase Right in Stock Transferred to the Trustee . Shares of Capital Stock transferred to the Trustee shall be deemed to have been offered for sale to the Corporation, or its designee, at a price per share equal to the lesser of (i) the price per share in the transaction that resulted in the transfer of such shares to the Trust (or, if the event that resulted in the transfer to the Trust did not involve a purchase of such shares at Market Price ( i.e. , in the case of a devise or gift), the Market Price on the last trading day before the day of such event) and (ii) the Market Price on the date the Corporation, or its designee, accepts such offer. The Corporation may reduce the amount payable to the Prohibited Owner by the amount of dividends and other distributions which has been paid to the Prohibited Owner and is owed by the Prohibited Owner to the Trustee pursuant to Section 7.3.3 and may pay the amount of such reduction to the Trustee for the benefit of the Charitable Beneficiary. The Corporation shall have the right to accept such offer until the Trustee has sold the shares held in the Trust pursuant to Section 7.3.4. Upon such a sale to the Corporation, the interest of the Charitable Beneficiary in the shares sold shall terminate and the Trustee shall distribute the net proceeds of the sale to the Prohibited Owner, and distribute any dividends or other distributions held by the Trustee with respect to the shares to the Charitable Beneficiary.
Section 7.3.6 Designation of Charitable Beneficiaries . By written notice to the Trustee, the Corporation shall designate one or more nonprofit organizations to be the Charitable Beneficiary or Charitable Beneficiaries of the interest in the Trust such that (i) the shares of Capital Stock held in the Trust would not violate the restrictions set forth in Section 7.2.1(a) in the hands of such Charitable Beneficiary or Charitable Beneficiaries and (ii) each such organization must be described in Section 501(c)(3) of the Code and contributions to each such organization must be eligible for deduction under each of Sections 170(b)(1)(A), 2055 and 2522 of the Code. Neither the failure of the Corporation to make such designation nor the failure of the Corporation to appoint the Trustee before the automatic transfer provided in Section 7.2.1(b) shall make such transfer ineffective, provided that the Corporation thereafter makes such designation and appointment.
Section 7.4 NYSE Transactions . Nothing in this Article VII shall preclude the settlement of any transaction entered into through the facilities of the NYSE or any other national securities exchange or automated inter-dealer quotation system. The fact that the settlement of any transaction occurs shall not negate the effect of any other provision of this Article VII and any transferee in such a transaction shall be subject to all of the provisions and limitations set forth in this Article VII.
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Section 7.5 Enforcement . The Corporation is authorized specifically to seek equitable relief, including injunctive relief, to enforce the provisions of this Article VII.
Section 7.6 Non-Waiver . No delay or failure on the part of the Corporation or the Board of Directors in exercising any right hereunder shall operate as a waiver of any right of the Corporation or the Board of Directors, as the case may be, except to the extent specifically waived in writing.
ARTICLE VIII
AMENDMENTS
The Corporation reserves the right from time to time to make any amendment to the Charter, now or hereafter authorized by law, including any amendment altering the terms or contract rights, as expressly set forth in the Charter, of any shares of outstanding stock. All rights and powers conferred by the Charter on stockholders, directors and officers are granted subject to this reservation. Except for those amendments permitted to be made without stockholder approval under Maryland law or by specific provision in the Charter, and subject to such additional requirements as may be expressly set forth in the Charter, any amendment to the Charter shall be valid only if declared advisable by the Board of Directors and approved by the affirmative vote of holders of shares entitled to cast a majority of all the votes entitled to be cast on the matter.
ARTICLE IX
LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
To the maximum extent that Maryland law in effect from time to time permits limitation of the liability of directors and officers of a corporation, no present or former director or officer of the Corporation shall be liable to the Corporation or its stockholders for money damages. Neither the amendment nor repeal of this Article IX, nor the adoption or amendment of any other provision of the Charter or the Bylaws inconsistent with this Article IX, shall apply to or affect in any respect the applicability of the preceding sentence with respect to any act or failure to act which occurred prior to such amendment, repeal or adoption.
THIRD : The amendment to and restatement of the charter as hereinabove set forth have been duly advised by the Board of Directors and approved by the stockholders of the Corporation as required by law.
FOURTH : The current address of the principal office of the Corporation is as set forth in Article IV of the foregoing amendment and restatement of the charter.
FIFTH : The name and address of the Corporations current resident agent are as set forth in Article IV of the foregoing amendment and restatement of the charter.
SIXTH : The number of directors of the Corporation and the names of those currently in office are as set forth in Article V of the foregoing amendment and restatement of the charter.
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SEVENTH : The undersigned officer acknowledges these Articles of Amendment and Restatement to be the corporate act of the Corporation and as to all matters or facts required to be verified under oath, the undersigned officer acknowledges that, to the best of his knowledge, information and belief, these matters and facts are true in all material respects and that this statement is made under the penalties for perjury.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Corporation has caused these Articles of Amendment and Restatement to be signed in its name and on its behalf by its President and attested to by its Secretary on this 30th day of May, 2018.
ATTEST: | COREPOINT LODGING INC. | |||||||
/s/ Mark M. Chloupek | By: |
/s/ Keith A. Cline |
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Mark M. Chloupek |
Keith A. Cline President and Chief Executive Officer |
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Executive Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel |
Exhibit 3.2
COREPOINT LODGING INC.
ARTICLES SUPPLEMENTARY
CUMULATIVE REDEEMABLE SERIES A PREFERRED STOCK
CorePoint Lodging Inc., a Maryland corporation (the Corporation ), does hereby certify to the State Department of Assessments and Taxation of Maryland that:
FIRST : Under a power contained in Section 2-208 of the Maryland General Corporation Law (the MGCL ) and Article Sixth of the charter of the Corporation (the Charter ), the Board of Directors of the Corporation (the Board ), by duly adopted resolutions classified and designated 15,000 shares of authorized but unissued preferred stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Corporation (the Preferred Stock ), as Cumulative Redeemable Series A Preferred Stock, with the following preferences, conversion and other rights, voting powers, restrictions, limitations as to dividends and other distributions, qualifications, and terms and conditions of redemption, which, upon any restatement of the Charter, shall become part of Article VI of the Charter, with any necessary or appropriate renumbering or relettering of the sections or subsections hereof.
Section 1. Designation and Amount . The shares of such series of Preferred Stock shall be designated as Cumulative Redeemable Series A Preferred Stock (the Series A Preferred Stock ) and the number of shares constituting such series shall be 15,000, with a par value of $0.01 per share. Shares of Series A Preferred Stock that are redeemed, purchased or otherwise acquired by the Corporation shall be cancelled and retired and revert to authorized but unissued shares of Preferred Stock. The Series A Preferred Stock shall not be convertible into any other class or series of capital stock of the Corporation.
Section 2. Rank . The Series A Preferred Stock shall, with respect to dividend rights and rights on liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation, rank (a) senior to the Corporations common stock, par value $0.01 per share ( Common Stock ) and to any other class or series of the Corporations stock, other than any class or series of the Corporations stock expressly designated as ranking senior to, or on parity with, the Series A Preferred Stock (collectively, with the Common Stock, Junior Stock ), (b) on parity with any class or series of the Corporations stock expressly designated as ranking on parity with the Series A Preferred Stock (collectively, Parity Stock ), and (c) junior to any class or series of the Corporations stock expressly designated as ranking senior to the Series A Preferred Stock (collectively, Senior Stock ). The term stock does not include debt securities, which will rank senior to the Series A Preferred Stock prior to conversion (if applicable).
Section 3. Dividends .
(a) The Holders shall be entitled to receive, unless prohibited by law, quarterly cumulative cash dividends at the initial rate (the Initial Rate ) of 13% per annum on the sum of (i) the Liquidation Value plus (ii) the amount of any Dividend Arrearages, in each case on each outstanding share of Series A Preferred Stock, payable in preference and priority to any payment
of any dividend on Junior Stock; provided , however , that such Initial Rate or the Default Rate, as applicable, shall immediately and automatically increase by (x) 2% (with respect to an increase to the Initial Rate) or (y) 1.5% (with respect to an increase to the Default Rate) with respect to each day from a Triggering Event Date until a Triggering Event Cure Date (the Initial Rate or the Default Rate, as applicable, as so increased, the Leverage Ratio Step-Up Rate ) and provided , further , that the Initial Rate or the Leverage Ratio Step-Up Rate, as applicable, shall immediately and automatically increase by (x) 2% (with respect to an increase to the Initial Rate) or (y) 1.5% (with respect to an increase to the Leverage Ratio Step-Up Rate) with respect to each day on which a Default occurs or a Default has occurred and is continuing (the Initial Rate or the Leverage Ratio Step-Up Rate, as applicable, as so increased, the Default Rate ). The Initial Rate, Leverage Ratio Step-Up Rate or Default Rate, as applicable at any such time, shall be referred to as the Dividend Rate . If all breaches resulting in the application of the Default Rate have been cured (including, with respect to any failure to pay in full any dividend to be paid pursuant to this Section 3 on the applicable Dividend Payment Date, the payment in full of all such unpaid dividends), then the Dividend Rate shall immediately and automatically be reset prospectively to be the Initial Rate or the Leverage Ratio Step-Up Rate, as applicable, from the date of cure; provided , however , that the Default Rate shall apply to each day on which a Default occurs or a Default has occurred and is continuing. On and after a Triggering Event Cure Date, the Dividend Rate shall immediately and automatically be reset prospectively to be the Initial Rate or the Default Rate, as applicable; provided , however , that the Leverage Ratio Step-Up Rate shall apply to each day from a Triggering Event Date until a Triggering Event Cure Date.
(b) The accrued dividends shall be payable quarterly on March 31, June 30, September 30 and December 31 of each year (each, a Dividend Payment Date ) (commencing on the first Dividend Payment Date following the Date of Issuance) to the Holders of record at the close of business on the date that is 10 Business Days immediately preceding the applicable Dividend Payment Date; provided , that if any Dividend Payment Date is not a Business Day, then the dividend which would otherwise have been payable on such Dividend Payment Date may be paid on the next succeeding Business Day with the same force and effect as if paid on such Dividend Payment Date and no interest, additional dividends or other sums will accumulate on the amount so payable for the period from and after such Dividend Payment Date to such next succeeding Business Day. Dividends shall accrue at the applicable Dividend Rate in each dividend period from and including the preceding Dividend Payment Date or the Date of Issuance, as the case may be, to but excluding the applicable Dividend Payment Date for such dividend period. To the extent all accrued dividends are not paid on any Dividend Payment Date (whether by reason of any contractual restriction binding on the Corporation on the date of initial issuance of the Series A Preferred Stock or otherwise), all such dividends that have accrued on each share of Series A Preferred Stock outstanding during the preceding quarter (or period from the Date of Issuance through the initial Dividend Payment Date) ending upon the date immediately preceding each such Dividend Payment Date will be accumulated (the amount of such accumulated and unpaid dividends, if any, the Dividend Arrearages ) and shall remain accumulated dividends, compounding quarterly on each subsequent Dividend Payment Date, with respect to such share until paid in full. All such accumulated dividends on each share of Series A Preferred Stock shall be paid in full before the Corporation shall pay, or declare and set aside, any dividend on shares of Junior Stock or repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire, or set apart funds for repurchase, redemption or other acquisition of any Junior Stock; provided , however , that the foregoing shall not prevent the redemption, purchase or acquisition by the
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Corporation of shares of any class or series of its stock pursuant to the provisions of Article VII of the Charter, including in order to preserve the Corporations qualification as a real estate investment trust for U.S. federal income tax purposes, or the purchase, redemption or acquisition by the Corporation of Common Stock for purposes of and in compliance with any obligations of the Corporation with respect to withholding or net exercise pursuant to any incentive or benefit plan or similar arrangement of the Corporation.
(c) Without limiting the Corporations obligation to pay dividends on the Series A Preferred Stock as required pursuant to Section 3(a) hereof, dividends on the Series A Preferred Stock shall accrue at the applicable Dividend Rate whether or not they have been paid and whether or not payment is then permitted by law. The dividends shall accrue on a daily basis and shall be computed on the basis of a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months. The Holders will not be entitled to any dividends in excess of full cumulative dividends described in Section 3(a) hereof. Any dividend payment made on the Series A Preferred Stock will first be credited against the earliest accumulated but unpaid dividend due with respect to the Series A Preferred Stock.
(d) When dividends are not paid in full upon the Series A Preferred Stock and Parity Stock, all dividends declared upon the Series A Preferred Stock and Parity Stock shall be declared pro rata so that the amount of dividends declared per share of Series A Preferred Stock and Parity Stock shall in all cases bear to each other the same ratio that accumulated dividends per share on the Series A Preferred Stock and Parity Stock (which shall not include any accrual in respect of unpaid dividends for prior dividend periods if any such shares of stock do not have a cumulative dividend) bear to each other.
(e) In determining whether a distribution (other than upon voluntary or involuntary liquidation), by dividend, redemption or other acquisition of shares of stock of the Corporation or otherwise, is permitted under the MGCL, amounts that would be needed, if the Corporation were to be dissolved at the time of the distribution, to satisfy the preferential rights upon dissolution of holders of shares of Series A Preferred Stock shall not be added to the Corporations total liabilities.
Section 4. Redemption . The shares of Series A Preferred Stock shall be redeemable as follows:
(a) Mandatory Redemption on Mandatory Redemption Date .
(i) On the tenth anniversary of the Date of Issuance, or if such day is not a Business Day, then the next succeeding Business Day (the Mandatory Redemption Date ), the Corporation shall redeem all issued and outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock at a redemption price in cash per share equal to the Liquidation Value thereof plus all accrued and unpaid dividends thereon (whether or not authorized or declared) through the Mandatory Redemption Date (the Mandatory Redemption Payment ); provided , that no dividends shall accrue on the Mandatory Redemption Date with respect to shares to be redeemed on such date.
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(ii) The Corporation shall deliver a notice of redemption to each Holder not less than 30 or more than 60 calendar days prior to the Mandatory Redemption Date, which notice shall include: (A) the Mandatory Redemption Date; (B) the number of shares of Series A Preferred Stock to be redeemed from such Holder; (C) the amount of such Holders aggregate Mandatory Redemption Payment; (D) a statement that, on the Mandatory Redemption Date, each share of Series A Preferred Stock issued and outstanding shall automatically and without further action by the Holder thereof (and whether or not the certificates representing such shares of Series A Preferred Stock are surrendered) be redeemed for the Mandatory Redemption Payment; and (E) a statement that payment of the aggregate Mandatory Redemption Payment applicable to such Holder will be made to the Holder on the Mandatory Redemption Date. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any notice delivered by the Corporation under this Section 4(a) in accordance with Section 8 shall be conclusively presumed to have been duly given at the time set forth therein, whether or not such Holder actually receives such notice, and neither the failure of a Holder to actually receive such notice nor any immaterial defect in such notice shall affect the validity of the redemption of the Series A Preferred Stock as set forth herein except as to any Holder to whom the Corporation has failed to give said notice or whose notice was defective in any material respect.
(b) Optional Redemption by the Corporation .
(i) Commencing on the seventh anniversary of the Date of Issuance, the Corporation may redeem, at its option, all, but not less than all, of the then outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock on any date specified by the Corporation (any such date, an Optional Redemption Date ) at a redemption price in cash per share equal to the Liquidation Value thereof plus all accrued and unpaid dividends thereon (whether or not authorized or declared) through the Optional Redemption Date (the Optional Redemption Payment ); provided , that no dividends shall accrue on the Optional Redemption Date with respect to shares to be redeemed on such date.
(ii) If the Corporation elects to redeem all shares of Series A Preferred Stock pursuant to this Section 4(b) , the Corporation shall deliver a notice of redemption to each Holder not less than 30 or more than 60 calendar days prior to the Optional Redemption Date, which notice shall include: (A) the Optional Redemption Date; (B) the number of shares of Series A Preferred Stock to be redeemed from such Holder; (C) the amount of such Holders aggregate Optional Redemption Payment; (D) a statement that on the Optional Redemption Date, each share of Series A Preferred Stock issued and outstanding shall automatically and without further action by the Holder thereof (and whether or not the certificates representing such shares of Series A Preferred Stock are surrendered) be redeemed for the Optional Redemption Payment; and (E) a statement that payment of the aggregate Optional Redemption Payment applicable to such Holder will be made to the Holder on the Optional Redemption Date. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any notice delivered by the Corporation under this Section 4(b) in accordance with Section 8 shall be conclusively presumed to have been duly given at the time set forth therein, whether or not such Holder actually receives such notice, and neither the failure of a Holder to actually receive such notice nor any immaterial defect in such notice shall affect the validity of the redemption of the Series A Preferred Stock as set forth herein except as to any Holder to whom the Corporation has failed to give said notice or whose notice was defective in any material respect.
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(c) Redemption upon Change of Control .
(i) If a Change of Control occurs, each Holder shall have the right to require the Corporation to redeem its shares of Series A Preferred Stock pursuant to a Change of Control Offer, which Change of Control Offer shall be made by the Corporation in accordance with Section 4(c)(ii) . In such Change of Control Offer, the Corporation shall offer a payment in cash per share of Series A Preferred Stock (each, a Change of Control Payment ) equal to:
(A) if such Change of Control occurs on or after the Date of Issuance and prior to the seventh anniversary of the Date of Issuance, 101% of the sum of (i) the Liquidation Value per share plus (ii) all accrued and unpaid dividends thereon through the Change of Control Payment Date; or
(B) if such Change of Control occurs on or after the seventh anniversary of the Date of Issuance, the sum of (i) the Liquidation Value per share plus (ii) all accrued and unpaid dividends thereon through the Change of Control Payment Date;
provided , in each case, that no dividends shall accrue on the Change of Control Payment Date with respect to shares to be redeemed on such date.
(ii) The Corporation shall mail a notice in accordance with this Section 4(c)(ii) (a Change of Control Offer ) to each Holder at least 20 days in advance of any transaction that could result in or constitute a Change of Control, if reasonably practicable, and in any event within 10 Business Days after the occurrence of a Change of Control. Such Change of Control Offer shall describe the transaction or transactions that will constitute such Change of Control and include an offer to redeem the Series A Preferred Stock for the applicable Change of Control Payment on the date specified in such notice (the Change of Control Payment Date ), which date shall be no later than 30 calendar days following the later of (i) the date on which the Change of Control occurs and (ii) the date of such Change of Control Offer. In addition, such Change of Control Offer shall further state: (A) the amount of the applicable Change of Control Payment; (B) that the Holder may elect to have all or any portion of its shares of Series A Preferred Stock redeemed pursuant to the Change of Control Offer; (C) that any shares of Series A Preferred Stock to be redeemed must be surrendered for payment of the Change of Control Payment at the office of the Corporation or any redemption agent selected by the Corporation therefor, together with any written instrument or instructions of transfer or other documents and endorsements reasonably acceptable to the redemption agent or the Corporation, as applicable (if reasonably required by the redemption agent or the Corporation, as applicable); (D) that, upon a Holders compliance with clause (C), payment of the Change of Control Payment for shares of Series A Preferred Stock to be redeemed will be made to the Holder on the Change of Control Payment Date to the account specified by such Holder to the Corporation in writing; (E) the date and time by which the Holder must make its election, provided that such date may not be more than five Business Days prior to the Change of Control Payment Date; and (F) that any Holder may withdraw its election notice with respect to all or a portion of their shares of Series A Preferred Stock at any time prior to 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the Business Day immediately preceding the Change of Control Payment Date. If the Corporation fails to deliver a Change of Control Offer to each Holder in accordance with this Section 4(c) , (x) each such Holder may provide written notice to the Corporation at any time after the occurrence of a Change of Control notifying the Corporation that it elects to exercise its right to require redemption of all or a portion of such Holders shares of Series A Preferred Stock in exchange
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for the applicable Change of Control Payment, and the Corporation shall be required to redeem such shares, as if the Corporation had not failed to deliver the Change of Control Offer and (y) the applicable Change of Control Payment Date shall be 30 calendar days following the date on which such Holder mails written notice of such election to the Corporation.
(iii) On the Change of Control Payment Date, the Corporation shall, to the extent lawful: (A) accept for payment all shares of Series A Preferred Stock validly tendered pursuant to the Change of Control Offer; and (B) make the applicable Change of Control Payment to each Holder in respect of all shares of Series A Preferred Stock validly tendered by such Holder pursuant to the Change of Control Offer.
(iv) The Corporation will not be required to make a Change of Control Offer upon a Change of Control if a third party makes a Change of Control Offer and makes such Change of Control - Payment in the manner, at the times and otherwise in compliance with the requirements set forth herein applicable to a Change of Control Offer made by the Corporation and purchases all shares of Series A Preferred Stock validly tendered under such Change of Control Offer.
(v) A Change of Control Offer may be made in advance of a Change of Control, conditional upon such Change of Control, if a definitive agreement is in place for the Change of Control at the time the Change of Control Offer is made.
(d) REIT Restrictions . Notwithstanding any other provision of these Articles Supplementary, the Series A Preferred Stock shall be subject to the provisions of Article VII of the Charter; provided that, notwithstanding any provision of Article VII of the Charter to the contrary, to the extent any Holder would be in violation of Section 7.2.1(a) of Article VII of the Charter resulting from the continued ownership of such shares of Series A Preferred Stock (and not resulting from a Transfer of shares of Series A Preferred Stock, Junior Stock, Parity Stock or Senior Stock), then the Board shall either (1) exempt such Holder from the Aggregate Stock Ownership Limit or (2) apply any available remedies under Article VII of the Charter such that such Holder shall receive proceeds in respect of any affected shares of Series A Preferred Stock (including pursuant to Section 7.3.4 of the Charter, if applicable) equal to the amount such Holder would have received had the same number of shares of Series A Preferred Stock been redeemed at a redemption price in cash per share equal to the Liquidation Value thereof plus all accrued and unpaid dividends thereon (whether or not authorized or declared) through the date of the applicable event that caused such Holder to be in violation of Section 7.2.1(a) of the Charter (a Hypothetical Redemption ); provided , further , that no dividends shall accrue on the date of such Hypothetical Redemption with respect to shares of Series A Preferred Stock affected by such Hypothetical Redemption.
Section 5. Preferences on Liquidation .
(a) In the event of a dissolution, liquidation or winding up of the Corporation (whether voluntary or involuntary), after any distribution to the holders of Senior Stock, but before any distribution to the holders of Junior Stock, the Holders shall be entitled to receive, and, unless prohibited by law, the Corporation shall pay out of assets of the Corporation, whether such assets are capital, surplus or earnings, an amount per share equal to the Liquidation Value
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plus all accrued and unpaid dividends thereon through the date of payment (the Liquidation Preference ); provided , however , that if, following any distribution to the holders of Senior Stock, the assets to be distributed to the Holders shall be insufficient to permit the payment to such Holders of the full Liquidation Preference and payment of amounts due to holders of Parity Stock, then all of the assets of the Corporation shall be distributed ratably to the Holders and to the holders of such Parity Stock, unless prohibited by law.
(b) After the payment of the amounts required to be paid to the Holders upon the liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation pursuant to this Section 5 , the outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock shall be deemed to have been redeemed and shall be cancelled and shall no longer be deemed to be issued and outstanding and the Holders shall not be entitled to any further right or claim in respect of such shares of Series A Preferred Stock.
Section 6. Voting Rights . The Series A Preferred Stock shall have no voting rights, except as set forth in Section 7 below.
Section 7. Changes Affecting Series A Preferred Stock .
(a) So long as any shares of Series A Preferred Stock are outstanding, the Corporation shall not, without first obtaining the affirmative vote or written consent of the Holders of at least a majority of the total number of shares of Series A Preferred Stock then outstanding, voting as a separate class:
(i) amend, alter or repeal the Charter, including these Articles Supplementary, in any manner that would adversely affect the powers, preferences, privileges or rights of the Series A Preferred Stock whether by recapitalization, reorganization, reclassification, merger, consolidation, transfer or conveyance of all or substantially all of its assets or otherwise (an Event ); provided however , with respect to the occurrence of any of the foregoing Events, so long as the Series A Preferred Stock remains outstanding with the terms thereof unchanged in any material respect or the Holders receive stock of the successor with substantially identical powers, preferences, privileges and rights as the Series A Preferred Stock, taking into account that, upon the occurrence of such Event, the Corporation may not be the surviving entity, the occurrence of such Event shall not be deemed to adversely affect such powers, preferences, privileges or rights of the Series A Preferred Stock, and in such case such Holders shall not have any voting rights with respect to the occurrence of any such Event, and, provided further , that the creation or issuance, or any increase in the amounts authorized, of any class or series of Junior Stock that the Corporation may issue shall not be deemed to adversely affect the powers, preferences, privileges or rights of the Series A Preferred Stock;
(ii) designate or issue any Parity Stock or Senior Stock, or create, authorize or issue any obligation or security convertible into or evidencing the right to purchase any such stock;
(iii) authorize, create or issue, or increase or decrease the authorized or issued amount of, shares of Series A Preferred Stock; or
(iv) enter into, amend or alter any provision of any agreement or other instrument binding upon the Corporation or any of its subsidiaries in a manner that could reasonably be expected to be material and adverse to the powers, preferences, privileges or rights of the Series A Preferred Stock under these Articles Supplementary.
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(b) On each matter on which Holders are entitled to vote, each share of Series A Preferred Stock will be entitled to one vote.
(c) The Holders shall have exclusive voting rights on any Charter amendment that would alter the contract rights, as expressly set forth in the Charter, of only the Series A Preferred Stock.
(d) The Corporation shall not, by amendment of its Charter or through any reorganization, transfer of assets, consolidation, merger, dissolution, issue or sale of securities, or any other voluntary action, avoid or seek to avoid the observance or performance of any of the terms to be observed or performed hereunder by the Corporation, but shall at all times in good faith assist in the carrying out of all the provisions of these Articles Supplementary of Series A Preferred Stock and in the taking of all such action as may be necessary or appropriate in order to protect the rights of the Holders against impairment.
Section 8. Notices . All notices or communications in respect of the Series A Preferred Stock shall be in writing and shall be deemed delivered to a Holder (a) three Business Days after being sent by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid to the address provided to the Corporation by the Holder (as it may be changed by written notice to the Corporation from time to time), (b) one Business Day after being sent via a reputable nationwide overnight courier service guaranteeing next business day delivery to the address provided to the Corporation by the Holder (as it may be changed by written notice to the Corporation from time to time), (c) on the date of delivery if delivered personally to a representative of such Holder designated by such Holder by written notice to the Corporation, (d) if by facsimile, upon written confirmation of receipt by facsimile to the number provided to the Corporation by the Holder (as it may be changed by such Holder by written notice to the Corporation from time to time), or (e) if by e-mail, upon acknowledgement of receipt of such notice by the intended recipient after being sent to the address provided to the Corporation by the Holder (as it may be changed by written notice to the Corporation from time to time).
Section 9. Withholding Tax . Notwithstanding any other provision of these Articles Supplementary, the Corporation shall be entitled to deduct and withhold (and/or recover) from any amounts payable to Holders the amount of any and all taxes which the Corporation may be required to deduct and withhold in accordance with applicable law. All such deducted and withheld amounts shall be timely remitted to the relevant governmental authority and all such deducted and withheld amounts shall be treated as having been paid to the relevant Holder.
Section 10. Transferability . No Holder may, directly or indirectly, transfer, assign or otherwise dispose ( Transfer ) any shares of Series A Preferred Stock until the date that is the six-month anniversary of the Date of Issuance (the Lock-Up Expiration Date ). Notwithstanding the foregoing, on and after the Lock-Up Expiration Date, any Holder may freely Transfer any shares of Series A Preferred Stock, subject to applicable law, in tranches having an aggregate Liquidation Value of at least $2,500,000. Any Transfer or attempted Transfer of any shares of Series A Preferred stock in violation of these Articles Supplementary
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shall be null and void ab initio, and the Corporation shall not, and shall cause any transfer agent for the Corporation not to, give any effect in the Corporations stock records to any such Transfer of shares of Series A Preferred Stock. In addition to any other legend that may be required, each certificate, if any, for shares of Series A Preferred Stock issued to any Holder shall bear a legend in substantially the following form:
THIS SECURITY HAS NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE U.S. SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR ANY NON-U.S. OR STATE SECURITIES LAWS, AND MAY NOT BE OFFERED, SOLD, PLEDGED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED EXCEPT IN COMPLIANCE THEREWITH. THIS SECURITY IS ALSO SUBJECT TO ADDITIONAL RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFER AS SET FORTH IN THE CHARTER OF COREPOINT LODGING INC., INCLUDING THE ARTICLES SUPPLEMENTARY CLASSIFYING THE CUMULATIVE REDEEMABLE SERIES A PREFERRED STOCK OF COREPOINT LODGING INC., COPIES OF WHICH MAY BE OBTAINED UPON REQUEST FROM COREPOINT LODGING INC. OR ANY SUCCESSOR THERETO, AND THIS SECURITY MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED EXCEPT IN COMPLIANCE THEREWITH.
Section 11. Information Rights . So long as any shares of Series A Preferred Stock are outstanding, (a) at the request of any Holder, the Corporation shall furnish such Holder with a detailed consolidated budget and operating forecast for the Corporation and its consolidated subsidiaries for the then-current annual period (including a projected consolidated balance sheet of the Corporation and its consolidated subsidiaries as of the end of such annual period, the related consolidated statements of projected cash flow and projected income and a description of the underlying assumptions applicable thereto) and (b) at any time in which the Corporation is not subject to the periodic and current reporting requirements of Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act, the Corporation shall (i) within 90 days of the end of its fiscal year, furnish each Holder with a copy of the audited consolidated balance sheet of the Corporation and its consolidated subsidiaries as at the end of such year and the related audited consolidated statements of income and of cash flows for such year, as audited by a Big Four accounting firm or other independent certified public accountant reasonably acceptable to the Holders, setting forth in each case in comparative form the figures for the previous year and including such footnotes as required pursuant to generally accepted accounting principles in the United States, (ii) within 45 days of the end of each of the first three fiscal quarters in each fiscal year, furnish each Holder with a copy of the unaudited consolidated balance sheet of the Corporation and its consolidated subsidiaries as at the end of such quarter and the related unaudited consolidated statements of income and of cash flows for such quarter and the portion of the fiscal year through the end of such quarter, setting forth in each case in comparative form the figures for the previous year, including such footnotes as required pursuant to generally accepted accounting principles in the United States, certified by a responsible officer of the Corporation as being fairly stated in all material respects (subject to normal year-end audit adjustments), and (iii) concurrently with the delivery of any financial statements pursuant to the foregoing clauses (i) or (ii), (A) a reasonably detailed narrative discussion and analysis of the financial condition and results of operations (and changes thereto) of the Corporation and its subsidiaries for the reporting period then ended and for the period from the beginning of the then current fiscal year to the end of such period, as compared to (x) the portion of the management projections covering such periods and (y) the
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comparable periods of the previous year, including occupancy figures and average daily rate calculations, in each case, with respect to each of the properties of the Corporation or any of its subsidiaries and (B) at the request of any Holder, make available to such Holder appropriate members of senior management of the Corporation to discuss any material changes in the financial condition or results of operations of the Corporation over the preceding fiscal quarter (with respect to the first three fiscal quarters in each fiscal year) or preceding fiscal year (with respect to the last fiscal quarter in each fiscal year), as applicable. All financial statements provided to Holders pursuant to the foregoing clauses (b)(i) and (b)(ii) shall be complete and correct in all material respects and shall be prepared in reasonable detail and in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States applied (except as approved by such accountants or officer, as the case may be, and disclosed in reasonable detail therein) consistently throughout the periods reflected therein and with prior periods.
Section 12. Board Observer Right .
(a) If (i) a Dividend Payment Default occurs, or (ii) the Corporation defaults on its obligation under Section 4(a) or Section 4(c) to redeem the shares of Series A Preferred Stock the Corporation was required to redeem on either the Mandatory Redemption Date or a Change of Control Payment Date, as applicable (a Redemption Default ), the Holders of a majority of the shares of Series A Preferred Stock then outstanding, voting together as a single class, shall be entitled to elect one representative (the Series A Representative ) to attend, in a nonvoting observer capacity and subject to Section 12(b) below, meetings of the Board until, (x) if a Dividend Payment Default has occurred, (1) all unpaid accrued dividends on the outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock have been paid in full in cash or (2) all unpaid dividends on the outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock have been declared and an amount sufficient for the payment thereof has been set aside for payment, or (y) if a Redemption Default has occurred, all shares of Series A Preferred Stock the Corporation was required to redeem on either the Mandatory Redemption Date or the Change of Control Payment Date, as applicable, have been redeemed. A Dividend Payment Default shall be deemed to have occurred as of a particular date if, on such date, the Corporation is then in arrears in dividend payments on the outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock that were due on six or more regularly scheduled Dividend Payment Dates, whether or not such Dividend Payment Dates are consecutive, whether or not such dividends are declared and whether or not such payment is legally permissible or prohibited by any agreement to which the Corporation is subject.
(b) The Series A Representative shall have the right to attend all meetings of the Board in a nonvoting observer capacity, and to receive copies of all notices, minutes, consents, and other materials that the Corporation provides to its directors in the same manner and at the same time such materials are provided to such directors; provided , however , that the Corporation shall have the right to exclude the Series A Representative from access to any material or meeting or portion thereof if the Board determines in good faith upon the advice of counsel (which may be internal counsel of the Company or outside counsel) that such exclusion in reasonably necessary (A) to preserve the attorney-client privilege, (B) to avoid a conflict of interest between the Corporation and any Holder or the Series A Representative, or (C) to protect trade secrets or other highly confidential information. The Series A Representative shall agree to hold in confidence all information provided to it or learned by it in connection with its rights under this Section 12 , except to the extent otherwise required by applicable law and any other regulatory process to which the Series A Representative is subject. The Corporation shall pay the reasonable expenses of the Series A Representative incurred in connection with such Series A Representatives attendance at meetings of the Board.
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Section 13. Waiver . The terms and provisions of the Series A Preferred Stock are as set forth herein; provided , however , that (a) the Holders of a majority of the then outstanding shares of the Series A Preferred Stock may waive any of the terms and provisions of the Series A Preferred Stock as set forth herein and the rights, powers, preferences or privileges applicable to all shares of the Series A Preferred Stock in any given instance without prejudice to such rights, powers, preferences or privileges in any other instance, and any such waiver shall bind all future Holders of the shares of Series A Preferred Stock and (b) the Board may, in its sole and absolute discretion, waive any of the restrictions on transfer set forth in Section 10 .
Section 14. Definitions . The following terms, as used herein, shall have the following meanings:
Business Day shall mean any day excluding Saturday, Sunday, and any day which is a legal holiday under the laws of the State of New York or is a day on which banking institutions located in such state are authorized or required by law or other governmental action to close.
Change of Control shall mean:
(a) the sale, lease, transfer, conveyance or other disposition, in one or a series of related transactions, to any Person of all or substantially all the assets of the Corporation and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole; or
(b) the consummation of any transaction (including any merger or consolidation) or a series of related transactions the result of which is that any Person or group (within the meaning of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, but excluding any employee benefit plan of such Person or its subsidiaries, and any Person acting in its capacity as trustee, agent or other fiduciary or administrator of such plan), directly or indirectly acquires beneficial ownership of securities representing more than 50% of the total voting power of all stock of the Corporation entitled to vote generally in the election of directors of the Corporation.
Consolidated Total Net Leverage Ratio shall have the meaning, as of the Date of Issuance, set forth in that certain Credit Agreement, dated as of May 30, 2018, among CorePoint Operating Partnership L.P., CorePoint Borrower L.L.C., the several lenders from time to time parties thereto, and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.
Date of Issuance , with respect to any share of Series A Preferred Stock, shall mean the date on which the Corporation initially issues such share of Series A Preferred Stock, regardless of the number of times a transfer of such share is made on the stock records maintained by or for the Corporation and regardless of the number of certificates that are issued to represent such share.
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Default shall mean one or more events or conditions which constitute an Event of Default.
Event of Default shall mean:
(a) the failure of the Corporation to pay in cash any accrued but unpaid dividend on any Dividend Payment Date in accordance with Section 3 of these Articles Supplementary;
(b) the failure of the Corporation to redeem all of the Series A Preferred Stock on the Mandatory Redemption Date in accordance with Section 4(a) of these Articles Supplementary;
(c) the failure of the Corporation (or a third party, as applicable) to offer to redeem all of the Series A Preferred Stock upon a Change of Control or to redeem the shares of Series A Preferred Stock the Corporation is required to redeem on a Change of Control Payment Date in accordance with Section 4(c) of these Articles Supplementary; or
(d) the failure of the Corporation to provide financial information to the Holders in accordance with Section 11(b) of these Articles Supplementary, and the continuation of such failure for at least 30 consecutive days.
Exchange Act shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder.
Holders shall mean the holders of outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock as reflected in the records of the Corporation.
Liquidation Value shall mean an amount initially equal to $1,000 per share of Series A Preferred Stock, subject to appropriate adjustment for any stock dividend, stock split, subdivision, recapitalization, consolidation or similar event of or on the Series A Preferred Stock.
Person shall mean an individual, a partnership, a corporation, an association, a joint stock company, a limited liability company, a trust, a joint venture, an unincorporated organization or a governmental entity or any department, agency or political subdivision thereof, or any other juridical person.
Triggering Event Cure Date shall mean a day (a) following a Triggering Event Date and (b) that is the first day of a fiscal quarter following an immediately preceding fiscal quarter for which the Consolidated Total Net Leverage Ratio as of the last day of such immediately preceding fiscal quarter was equal to or less than 7.5 to 1.0.
Triggering Event Date shall mean the first day of a fiscal quarter following an immediately preceding fiscal quarter for which the Consolidated Total Net Leverage Ratio as of the last day of such immediately preceding fiscal quarter exceeded 7.5 to 1.0.
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SECOND : The Series A Preferred Stock has been classified and designated by the Board under the authority contained in the Charter.
THIRD : These Articles Supplementary have been approved by the Board in the manner and by the vote required by law.
FOURTH : These Articles Supplementary shall be effective at the time the State Department of Assessments and Taxation of Maryland accepts these Articles Supplementary for record.
FIFTH : The undersigned officer of the Corporation acknowledges these Articles Supplementary to be the act of the Corporation and, as to all matters or facts required to be verified under oath, the undersigned officer of the Corporation acknowledges that to the best of his knowledge, information and belief, these matters and facts are true in all material respects and that this statement is made under the penalties for perjury.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF , the Corporation has caused these Articles Supplementary to be executed and acknowledged in its name and on its behalf by its President and Chief Executive Officer and attested to by its Secretary as of this 30th day of May, 2018.
COREPOINT LODGING INC. |
/s/ Keith A. Cline |
Name: Keith A. Cline |
Title: President and Chief Executive Officer |
ATTEST: |
/s/ Mark M. Chloupek |
Name: Mark M. Chloupek |
Title: Secretary |
Exhibit 3.3
COREPOINT LODGING INC.
BYLAWS
ARTICLE I
OFFICES
Section 1. P RINCIPAL OFFICE . The principal office of CorePoint Lodging Inc., a Maryland corporation (the Corporation), in the State of Maryland shall be located at such place as the board of directors (the Board of Directors) may designate.
Section 2. ADDITIONAL OFFICES . The Corporation may have additional offices, including a principal executive office, at such places as the Board of Directors may from time to time determine or the business of the Corporation may require.
ARTICLE II
MEETINGS OF STOCKHOLDERS
Section 1. PLACE . All meetings of stockholders shall be held at the principal executive office of the Corporation or at such other place, or by means of remote communication, as shall be set in accordance with these Bylaws and applicable law and stated in the notice of the meeting.
Section 2. ANNUAL MEETING . An annual meeting of stockholders for the election of directors and the transaction of any business within the powers of the Corporation shall be held on the date and at the time and place set by the Board of Directors.
Section 3. SPECIAL MEETINGS .
(a) General . Each of the chairman of the board, chief executive officer, president, secretary and Board of Directors may call a special meeting of stockholders. Subject to subsection (b) of this Section 3, a special meeting of stockholders shall also be called by the secretary of the Corporation to act on any matter that may properly be considered at a meeting of stockholders upon the written request of stockholders entitled to cast not less than a majority of all the votes entitled to be cast on such matter at such meeting. Except as provided in subsection (b)(4) of this Section 3, a special meeting of stockholders, including any special meeting called by the secretary in accordance with subsection (c) of this Section 3, shall be held on the date and at the time and place set by the chairman of the board, chief executive officer, president, secretary or Board of Directors, whoever has called the meeting.
(b) Stockholder Requested Special Meetings . (1) Stockholders of record entitled to cast not less than 10% of all the votes entitled to be cast on the matter proposed to be acted on at a special meeting and seeking to have stockholders request a special meeting shall, by sending written notice to the secretary (the Record Date Request Notice) by registered mail, return receipt requested, request the Board of Directors to fix a record date to determine the stockholders entitled to request a special meeting (the Request Record Date). The Record Date
Request Notice shall (i) set forth the purpose of the meeting and the matters proposed to be acted on at it, (ii) be signed by stockholders of record entitled to cast not less than 10% of all the votes entitled to be cast on the matter or matters proposed to be acted on at the special meeting as of the date of signature, (iii) bear the date of signature of each such stockholder and (iv) set forth, with regard to each stockholder signing the Record Date Request Notice, all information relating to each such stockholder and each matter proposed to be acted on at the meeting that would be required to be disclosed in connection with the solicitation of proxies for the election of directors in an election contest (even if an election contest is not involved), or would otherwise be required in connection with such a solicitation, in each case pursuant to Regulation 14A (or any successor provision) promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder (the Exchange Act), and any other information that would be required to be included in a stockholders notice pursuant to paragraph (3) of Section 11(a) of these Bylaws. Upon receiving the Record Date Request Notice, the Board of Directors may fix a Request Record Date. The Request Record Date shall not precede and shall not be more than 10 days after the close of business on the date on which the resolution fixing the Request Record Date is adopted by the Board of Directors. If the Board of Directors, within 10 days after the date on which a valid Record Date Request Notice is received, fails to adopt a resolution fixing the Request Record Date, the Request Record Date shall be the close of business on the 10th day after the first date on which a Record Date Request Notice is received by the secretary.
(2) In order for any stockholder to request a special meeting to act on any matter that may properly be considered at a meeting of stockholders, one or more written requests for a special meeting (collectively, the Special Meeting Request) signed by stockholders of record as of the Request Record Date entitled to cast not less than a majority of all of the votes entitled to be cast on such matter at such meeting (the Special Meeting Percentage) shall be delivered to the secretary. In addition, the Special Meeting Request shall (a) set forth the purpose of the meeting and the matters proposed to be acted on at it (which shall be limited to those lawful matters set forth in the Record Date Request Notice received by the secretary), (b) bear the date of signature of each such stockholder signing the Special Meeting Request, (c) set forth (i) the name and address, as they appear in the Corporations books, of each stockholder signing such Special Meeting Request, (ii) the class, series and number of all shares of stock of the Corporation which are owned (beneficially or of record) by each such stockholder and (iii) the nominee holder for, and number of, shares of stock of the Corporation owned beneficially but not of record by such stockholder, (d) be sent to the secretary by registered mail, return receipt requested, and (e) be received by the secretary within 60 days after the Request Record Date. Any requesting stockholder may revoke his, her or its request for a special meeting at any time by written revocation delivered to the secretary.
(3) The secretary shall inform the requesting stockholders of the reasonably estimated cost of preparing and mailing or delivering the notice of the meeting (including the Corporations proxy materials). The secretary shall not be required to call a special meeting upon stockholder request and such meeting shall not be held unless, in addition to the documents required by paragraph (2) of this Section 3(b), the secretary receives payment of such reasonably estimated cost prior to the preparation and mailing or delivery of such notice of the meeting.
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(4) In the case of any special meeting called by the secretary upon the request of stockholders (a Stockholder Requested Meeting), such meeting shall be held at such place, date and time as may be designated by the Board of Directors; provided , however , that the date of any Stockholder Requested Meeting shall be not more than 90 days after the record date for such meeting (the Meeting Record Date); and provided further that if the Board of Directors fails to designate, within 10 days after the date that a valid Special Meeting Request is actually received by the secretary (the Delivery Date), a date and time for a Stockholder Requested Meeting, then such meeting shall be held at 2:00 p.m., local time at the principal executive office of the Corporation, on the 90th day after the Meeting Record Date or, if such 90th day is not a Business Day (as defined below), on the first preceding Business Day; and provided further that in the event that the Board of Directors fails to designate a place for a Stockholder Requested Meeting within 10 days after the Delivery Date, then such meeting shall be held at the principal executive office of the Corporation. In fixing a date for a Stockholder Requested Meeting, the Board of Directors may consider such factors as it deems relevant, including, without limitation, the nature of the matters to be considered, the facts and circumstances surrounding any request for the meeting and any plan of the Board of Directors to call an annual meeting or a special meeting. In the case of any Stockholder Requested Meeting, if the Board of Directors fails to fix a Meeting Record Date that is a date within 30 days after the Delivery Date, then the close of business on the 30th day after the Delivery Date shall be the Meeting Record Date. The Board of Directors may revoke the notice for any Stockholder Requested Meeting in the event that the requesting stockholders fail to comply with the provisions of paragraph (3) of this Section 3(b).
(5) If written revocations of the Special Meeting Request have been delivered to the secretary and the result is that stockholders of record, as of the Request Record Date, entitled to cast less than the Special Meeting Percentage have delivered, and not revoked, requests for a special meeting on the matter to the secretary: (i) if the notice of meeting has not already been delivered, the secretary shall refrain from delivering the notice of the meeting and send to all requesting stockholders who have not revoked such requests written notice of any revocation of a request for a special meeting on the matter, or (ii) if the notice of meeting has been delivered and if the secretary first sends to all requesting stockholders who have not revoked requests for a special meeting on the matter written notice of any revocation of a request for the special meeting and written notice of the Corporations intention to revoke the notice of the meeting or for the chairman of the meeting to adjourn the meeting without action on the matter, (A) the secretary may revoke the notice of the meeting at any time before 10 days before the commencement of the meeting or (B) the chairman of the meeting may call the meeting to order and adjourn the meeting from time to time without acting on the matter. Any request for a special meeting received after a revocation by the secretary of a notice of a meeting shall be considered a request for a new special meeting.
(6) The chairman of the board, chief executive officer, president or Board of Directors may appoint regionally or nationally recognized independent inspectors of elections to act as the agent of the Corporation for the purpose of promptly performing a ministerial review of the validity of any purported Special Meeting Request received by the secretary. For the purpose of permitting the inspectors to perform such review, no such purported Special Meeting Request shall be deemed to have been received by the secretary until the earlier of (i) five Business Days after actual receipt by the secretary of such purported request and (ii) such date as the independent inspectors certify to the Corporation that the valid requests received by the
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secretary represent, as of the Request Record Date, stockholders of record entitled to cast not less than the Special Meeting Percentage. Nothing contained in this paragraph (6) shall in any way be construed to suggest or imply that the Corporation or any stockholder shall not be entitled to contest the validity of any request, whether during or after such five Business Day period, or to take any other action (including, without limitation, the commencement, prosecution or defense of any litigation with respect thereto, and the seeking of injunctive relief in such litigation).
(7) For purposes of these Bylaws, Business Day shall mean any day other than a Saturday, a Sunday or a day on which banking institutions in the State of New York are authorized or obligated by law or executive order to close.
(c) Blackstone Requested Special Meetings . Notwithstanding anything in this Section 3 of Article II to the contrary, (a) for so long as that certain Stockholders Agreement, dated as of May 30, 2018 (as amended, modified and/or supplemented, the Stockholders Agreement), by and among the Corporation and the other parties thereto, remains in effect, a special meeting of stockholders shall be called by the secretary for the purpose of removing a Blackstone Designee (as defined in the Stockholders Agreement) upon the written request of the Blackstone Designator (as defined in the Stockholders Agreement), delivered in accordance with the Stockholders Agreement and (b) for so long as Blackstone Entities (as defined in the Stockholders Agreement) collectively Beneficially Own (as defined in the Stockholders Agreement) at least 25% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock (as defined in the Stockholders Agreement), a special meeting of stockholders shall be called by the secretary to act on any matter that may properly be considered at a meeting of stockholders upon the written request of the Blackstone Designator, delivered in accordance with the Stockholders Agreement. Notwithstanding any other provision of these Bylaws, for so long as the Blackstone Designator is entitled to request a special meeting of stockholders in accordance with this Section 3(c) of Article II, the Blackstone Designator shall not be subject to, or required to comply with, Section 11 of this Article II.
Section 4. NOTICE . Not less than 10 nor more than 90 days before each meeting of stockholders, the secretary shall give to each stockholder entitled to vote at such meeting and to each stockholder not entitled to vote who is entitled to notice of the meeting notice in writing or by electronic transmission stating the time and place of the meeting and, in the case of a special meeting or as otherwise may be required by the Maryland General Corporation Law, or any successor statute (the MGCL), the purpose for which the meeting is called, by mail, by presenting it to such stockholder personally, by leaving it at the stockholders residence or usual place of business, by electronic transmission or by any other means permitted by Maryland law. If mailed, such notice shall be deemed to be given when deposited in the United States mail addressed to the stockholder at the stockholders address as it appears on the records of the Corporation, with postage thereon prepaid. If transmitted electronically, such notice shall be deemed to be given when transmitted to the stockholder by an electronic transmission to any address or number of the stockholder at which the stockholder receives electronic transmissions. The Corporation may give a single notice to all stockholders who share an address, which single notice shall be effective as to any stockholder at such address, unless a stockholder at such address objects to receiving such single notice or revokes a prior consent to receiving such single notice. Failure to give notice of any meeting to one or more stockholders, or any irregularity in such notice, shall not affect the validity of any meeting fixed in accordance with this Article II or the validity of any proceedings at any such meeting.
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Subject to Section 11(a) of this Article II, any business of the Corporation may be transacted at an annual meeting of stockholders without being specifically designated in the notice, except such business as is required by the MGCL to be stated in such notice. No business shall be transacted at a special meeting of stockholders except as specifically designated in the notice. The Corporation may postpone or cancel a meeting of stockholders by making a public announcement (as defined in Section 11(c)(3) of this Article II) of such postponement or cancellation prior to the meeting. Notice of the date, time and place to which the meeting is postponed shall be given not less than 10 days prior to such date and otherwise in the manner set forth in this section.
Section 5. ORGANIZATION AND CONDUCT . Every meeting of stockholders shall be conducted by an individual appointed by the Board of Directors to be chairman of the meeting or, in the absence of such appointment or appointed individual, by the chairman of the board or, in the case of a vacancy in the office or absence of the chairman of the board, by one of the following officers present at the meeting in the following order: the vice chairman of the board, if there is one, the chief executive officer, the president, the vice presidents in their order of rank and, within each rank, in their order of seniority, the secretary, or, in the absence of such officers, a chairman chosen by the stockholders by the vote of a majority of the votes cast by stockholders present in person or by proxy. The secretary or, in the case of a vacancy in the office or absence of the secretary, an assistant secretary or an individual appointed by the Board of Directors or the chairman of the meeting shall act as secretary. In the event that the secretary presides at a meeting of stockholders, an assistant secretary, or, in the absence of all assistant secretaries, an individual appointed by the Board of Directors or the chairman of the meeting, shall record the minutes of the meeting. The order of business and all other matters of procedure at any meeting of stockholders shall be determined by the chairman of the meeting. The chairman of the meeting may prescribe such rules, regulations and procedures and take such action as, in the discretion of the chairman and without any action by the stockholders, are appropriate for the proper conduct of the meeting, including, without limitation, (a) restricting admission to the time set for the commencement of the meeting; (b) limiting attendance or participation at the meeting to stockholders of record of the Corporation, their duly authorized proxies and such other individuals as the chairman of the meeting may determine; (c) limiting the time allotted to questions or comments; (d) determining when and for how long the polls should be opened and when the polls should be closed and when announcement of the results should be made; (e) maintaining order and security at the meeting; (f) removing any stockholder or any other individual who refuses to comply with meeting procedures, rules or guidelines as set forth by the chairman of the meeting; (g) concluding a meeting or recessing or adjourning the meeting, whether or not a quorum is present, to a later date and time and at a place announced at the meeting; and (h) complying with any state and local laws and regulations concerning safety and security. Unless otherwise determined by the chairman of the meeting, meetings of stockholders shall not be required to be held in accordance with any rules of parliamentary procedure.
Section 6. QUORUM . At any meeting of stockholders, the presence in person or by proxy of stockholders entitled to cast a majority of all the votes entitled to be cast at such meeting on any matter shall constitute a quorum; but this section shall not affect any requirement under any statute or the charter of the Corporation (the Charter) for the vote necessary for the
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approval of any matter. If such quorum is not established at any meeting of the stockholders, the chairman of the meeting may adjourn the meeting sine die or from time to time to a date not more than 120 days after the original record date without notice other than announcement at the meeting. At such adjourned meeting at which a quorum shall be present, any business may be transacted which might have been transacted at the meeting as originally notified.
The stockholders present either in person or by proxy, at a meeting which has been duly called and at which a quorum has been established, may continue to transact business until adjournment, notwithstanding the withdrawal from the meeting of enough stockholders to leave fewer than would be required to establish a quorum.
Section 7. VOTING . A plurality of all the votes cast at a meeting of stockholders duly called and at which a quorum is present shall be sufficient to elect a director. Each share entitles the holder thereof to vote for as many different individuals as there are directors to be elected and for whose election the holder is entitled to vote. For the avoidance of doubt, stockholders do not have cumulative voting rights in the election of directors generally. A majority of the votes cast at a meeting of stockholders duly called and at which a quorum is present shall be sufficient to approve any other matter which may properly come before the meeting, unless more than a majority of the votes cast is required by statute or by the Charter or these Bylaws. Unless otherwise provided by statute or by the Charter or these Bylaws, each outstanding share of stock, regardless of class, entitles the holder thereof to cast one vote on each matter submitted to a vote at a meeting of stockholders. Voting on any question or in any election may be viva voce unless the chairman of the meeting shall order that voting be by ballot or otherwise.
Section 8. PROXIES . A holder of record of shares of stock of the Corporation may cast votes in person or by proxy executed by the stockholder or by the stockholders duly authorized agent in any manner permitted by law. Such proxy or evidence of authorization of such proxy shall be filed with the secretary of the Corporation before or at the meeting. No proxy shall be valid more than 11 months after its date unless otherwise provided in the proxy.
Section 9. VOTING OF STOCK BY CERTAIN HOLDERS . Stock of the Corporation registered in the name of a corporation, limited liability company, partnership, joint venture, trust or other entity, if entitled to be voted, may be voted by the president or a vice president, managing member, manager, general partner or trustee thereof, as the case may be, or a proxy appointed by any of the foregoing individuals, unless some other person who has been appointed to vote such stock pursuant to a bylaw or a resolution of the governing body of such corporation or other entity or agreement of the partners of a partnership presents a certified copy of such bylaw, resolution or agreement, in which case such person may vote such stock. Any director or fiduciary may vote stock registered in the name of such person in the capacity of such director or fiduciary, either in person or by proxy.
Shares of stock of the Corporation directly or indirectly owned by it shall not be voted at any meeting and shall not be counted in determining the total number of outstanding shares entitled to be voted at any given time, unless they are held by it in a fiduciary capacity, in which case they may be voted and shall be counted in determining the total number of outstanding shares at any given time.
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The Board of Directors may adopt by resolution a procedure by which a stockholder may certify in writing to the Corporation that any shares of stock registered in the name of the stockholder are held for the account of a specified person other than the stockholder. The resolution shall set forth the class of stockholders who may make the certification, the purpose for which the certification may be made, the form of certification and the information to be contained in it; if the certification is with respect to a record date, the time after the record date within which the certification must be received by the Corporation; and any other provisions with respect to the procedure which the Board of Directors considers necessary or appropriate. On receipt by the secretary of the Corporation of such certification, the person specified in the certification shall be regarded as, for the purposes set forth in the certification, the holder of record of the specified stock in place of the stockholder who makes the certification.
Section 10. INSPECTORS . The Board of Directors or the chairman of the meeting may appoint, before or at the meeting, one or more inspectors for the meeting and any successor to the inspector. Except as otherwise provided by the chairman of the meeting, the inspectors, if any, shall (a) determine the number of shares of stock represented at the meeting, in person or by proxy, and the validity and effect of proxies, (b) receive and tabulate all votes, ballots or consents, (c) report such tabulation to the chairman of the meeting, (d) hear and determine all challenges and questions arising in connection with the right to vote, and (e) do such acts as are proper to fairly conduct the election or vote. Each such report shall be in writing and signed by the inspector or by a majority of them if there is more than one inspector acting at such meeting. If there is more than one inspector, the report of a majority shall be the report of the inspectors. The report of the inspector or inspectors on the number of shares represented at the meeting and the results of the voting shall be prima facie evidence thereof.
Section 11. ADVANCE NOTICE OF STOCKHOLDER NOMINEES FOR DIRECTOR AND OTHER STOCKHOLDER PROPOSALS .
(a) Annual Meetings of Stockholders . (1) Nominations of individuals for election to the Board of Directors and the proposal of other business to be considered by the stockholders may be made at an annual meeting of stockholders only (i) pursuant to the Corporations notice of meeting, (ii) by or at the direction of the Board of Directors or (iii) by any stockholder of the Corporation who was a stockholder of record at the record date set by the Board of Directors for the purpose of determining stockholders entitled to vote at the annual meeting, at the time of giving of notice by the stockholder as provided for in this Section 11(a) and at the time of the annual meeting (and any postponement or adjournment thereof), who is entitled to vote at the meeting in the election of each individual so nominated or on any such other business and who has complied with this Section 11(a).
(2) For any nomination or other business to be properly brought before an annual meeting by a stockholder pursuant to clause (iii) of paragraph (a)(1) of this Section 11, the stockholder must have given timely notice thereof in writing to the secretary of the Corporation and any such other business must otherwise be a proper matter for action by the stockholders. To be timely, a stockholders notice shall set forth all information required under this Section 11 and shall be delivered to the secretary at the principal executive office of the Corporation not earlier than the 150th day nor later than 5:00 p.m., Eastern Time, on the 120th day prior to the first anniversary of the date of the proxy statement (as defined in Section 11(c)(3) of
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this Article II) for the preceding years annual meeting; provided , however , that in the event that the original date of the annual meeting is advanced or delayed by more than 30 days from the first anniversary of the date of the preceding years annual meeting, in order for notice by the stockholder to be timely, such notice must be so delivered not earlier than the 150th day prior to the date of such annual meeting and not later than 5:00 p.m., Eastern Time, on the later of the 120th day prior to the date of such annual meeting, as originally convened, or the 10th day following the day on which public announcement of the date of such meeting is first made; provided further , that, for notice of any nomination or other business to be properly brought before the first annual meeting of the Corporations stockholders convened after the listing of the Corporations common stock on a national securities exchange, to be timely, a stockholder s notice shall set forth all information required under, and shall be delivered to the secretary of the Corporation at the principal executive office of the Corporation within the time periods required by, this Section 11, such time periods to be calculated as though the date of the proxy statement for the preceding years annual meeting had been April 1, and the date of such meeting had been June 1, in each case, of the preceding calendar year. The public announcement of a postponement or adjournment of an annual meeting shall not commence a new time period for the giving of a stockholders notice as described above.
(3) Such stockholders notice shall set forth:
(i) as to each individual whom the stockholder proposes to nominate for election or reelection as a director (each, a Proposed Nominee), all information relating to the Proposed Nominee that would be required to be disclosed in connection with the solicitation of proxies for the election of the Proposed Nominee as a director in an election contest (even if an election contest is not involved), or would otherwise be required in connection with such solicitation, in each case pursuant to Regulation 14A (or any successor provision) promulgated under the Exchange Act;
(ii) as to any other business that the stockholder proposes to bring before the meeting, a description of such business, the stockholders reasons for proposing such business at the meeting and any material interest in such business of such stockholder or any Stockholder Associated Person (as defined below), individually or in the aggregate, including any anticipated benefit to the stockholder or the Stockholder Associated Person therefrom;
(iii) as to the stockholder giving the notice, any Proposed Nominee and any Stockholder Associated Person,
(A) the class, series and number of all shares of stock or other securities of the Corporation or any controlled affiliate thereof (collectively, the Company Securities), if any, which are owned (beneficially or of record) by such stockholder, Proposed Nominee or Stockholder Associated Person, the date on which each such Company Security was acquired and the investment intent of such acquisition, and any short interest (including any opportunity to profit or share in any benefit from any decrease in the price of such stock or other security) in any Company Securities of any such person,
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(B) the nominee holder for, and number of, any Company Securities owned beneficially but not of record by such stockholder, Proposed Nominee or Stockholder Associated Person,
(C) whether and the extent to which such stockholder, Proposed Nominee or Stockholder Associated Person, directly or indirectly (through brokers, nominees or otherwise), is subject to or during the last six months has engaged in any hedging, derivative or other transaction or series of transactions or entered into any other agreement, arrangement or understanding (including any short interest, any borrowing or lending of securities or any proxy or voting agreement), the effect or intent of which is to (I) manage risk or benefit from changes in the price of Company Securities for such stockholder, Proposed Nominee or Stockholder Associated Person or (II) increase or decrease the voting power of such stockholder, Proposed Nominee or Stockholder Associated Person in the Corporation or any controlled affiliate thereof disproportionately to such persons economic interest in the Company Securities, and
(D) any substantial interest, direct or indirect (including, without limitation, any existing or prospective commercial, business or contractual relationship with the Corporation), by security holdings or otherwise, of such stockholder, Proposed Nominee or Stockholder Associated Person, in the Corporation or any controlled affiliate thereof, other than an interest arising from the ownership of Company Securities where such stockholder, Proposed Nominee or Stockholder Associated Person receives no extra or special benefit not shared on a pro rata basis by all other holders of the same class or series;
(iv) as to the stockholder giving the notice, any Stockholder Associated Person with an interest or ownership referred to in clauses (ii) or (iii) of this paragraph (3) of this Section 11(a) and any Proposed Nominee,
(A) the name and address of such stockholder, as they appear on the Corporations stock ledger, and the current name and business address, if different, of each such Stockholder Associated Person and any Proposed Nominee, and
(B) the investment strategy or objective, if any, of such stockholder and each such Stockholder Associated Person who is not an individual and a copy of the prospectus, offering memorandum or similar document, if any, provided to investors or potential investors in such stockholder and each such Stockholder Associated Person;
(v) the name and address of any person who contacted or was contacted by the stockholder giving the notice or any Stockholder Associated Person about the Proposed Nominee or other business proposal prior to the date of such stockholders notice; and
(vi) to the extent known by the stockholder giving the notice, the name and address of any other stockholder supporting the nominee for election or reelection as a director or the proposal of other business on the date of such stockholders notice.
(4) Such stockholders notice shall, with respect to any Proposed Nominee, be accompanied by a certificate executed by the Proposed Nominee (i) certifying that such Proposed Nominee (a) is not, and will not become, a party to any agreement,
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arrangement or understanding with any person or entity other than the Corporation in connection with service or action as a director that has not been disclosed to the Corporation and (b) will serve as a director of the Corporation if elected; and (ii) attaching a completed Proposed Nominee questionnaire (which questionnaire shall be provided by the Corporation, upon request, to the stockholder providing the notice and shall include all information relating to the Proposed Nominee that would be required to be disclosed in connection with the solicitation of proxies for the election of the Proposed Nominee as a director in an election contest (even if an election contest is not involved), or would otherwise be required in connection with such solicitation, in each case pursuant to Regulation 14A (or any successor provision) promulgated under the Exchange Act and the rules thereunder, or would be required pursuant to the rules of any national securities exchange on which any securities of the Corporation are listed or over-the-counter market on which any securities of the Corporation are traded).
(5) Notwithstanding anything in this subsection (a) of this Section 11 to the contrary, in the event that the number of directors to be elected to the Board of Directors is increased, and there is no public announcement of such action at least 130 days prior to the first anniversary of the date of the proxy statement for the preceding years annual meeting, a stockholders notice required by this Section 11(a) shall also be considered timely, but only with respect to nominees for any new positions created by such increase, if it shall be delivered to the secretary at the principal executive office of the Corporation not later than 5:00 p.m., Eastern Time, on the 10th day following the day on which such public announcement is first made by the Corporation.
(6) For purposes of this Section 11, Stockholder Associated Person of any stockholder shall mean (i) any person acting in concert with such stockholder, (ii) any beneficial owner of shares of stock of the Corporation owned of record or beneficially by such stockholder (other than a stockholder that is a depositary) and (iii) any person that directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls, or is controlled by, or is under common control with, such stockholder or such Stockholder Associated Person.
(b) Special Meetings of Stockholders . Only such business shall be conducted at a special meeting of stockholders as shall have been brought before the meeting pursuant to the Corporations notice of meeting. Nominations of individuals for election to the Board of Directors may be made at a special meeting of stockholders at which directors are to be elected only (i) by or at the direction of the Board of Directors, (ii) provided that the special meeting has been called in accordance with Section 3(a) of this Article II for the purpose of electing directors, by any stockholder of the Corporation who is a stockholder of record at the record date set by the Board of Directors for the purpose of determining stockholders entitled to vote at the special meeting, at the time of giving of notice provided for in this Section 11 and at the time of the special meeting (and any postponement or adjournment thereof), who is entitled to vote at the meeting in the election of each individual so nominated and who has complied with the notice procedures set forth in this Section 11 or (iii) provided that the special meeting has been called in accordance with Section 3(c) of this Article II, by the Blackstone Designator. In the event the Corporation calls a special meeting of stockholders for the purpose of electing one or more individuals to the Board of Directors, any stockholder may nominate an individual or individuals (as the case may be) for election as a director as specified in the Corporations notice of meeting, if the stockholders notice, containing the information required by paragraphs (a)(3) and (4) of this
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Section 11, is delivered to the secretary at the principal executive office of the Corporation not earlier than the 120th day prior to such special meeting and not later than 5:00 p.m., Eastern Time, on the later of the 90th day prior to such special meeting or the 10th day following the day on which public announcement is first made of the date of the special meeting and of the nominees proposed by the Board of Directors to be elected at such meeting. The public announcement of a postponement or adjournment of a special meeting shall not commence a new time period for the giving of a stockholders notice as described above.
(c) General . (1) If information submitted pursuant to this Section 11 by any stockholder proposing a nominee for election as a director or any proposal for other business at a meeting of stockholders shall be inaccurate in any material respect, such information may be deemed not to have been provided in accordance with this Section 11. Any such stockholder shall notify the Corporation of any inaccuracy or change (within two Business Days of becoming aware of such inaccuracy or change) in any such information. Upon written request by the secretary or the Board of Directors, any such stockholder shall provide, within five Business Days of delivery of such request (or such other period as may be specified in such request), (A) written verification, satisfactory, in the discretion of the Board of Directors or any authorized officer of the Corporation, to demonstrate the accuracy of any information submitted by the stockholder pursuant to this Section 11, and (B) a written update of any information (including, if requested by the Corporation, written confirmation by such stockholder that it continues to intend to bring such nomination or other business proposal before the meeting) submitted by the stockholder pursuant to this Section 11 as of an earlier date. If a stockholder fails to provide such written verification or written update within such period, the information as to which written verification or a written update was requested may be deemed not to have been provided in accordance with this Section 11.
(2) Only such individuals who are nominated in accordance with this Section 11 shall be eligible for election by stockholders as directors, and only such business shall be conducted at a meeting of stockholders as shall have been brought before the meeting in accordance with this Section 11. The chairman of the meeting shall have the power to determine whether a nomination or any other business proposed to be brought before the meeting was made or proposed, as the case may be, in accordance with this Section 11.
(3) For purposes of this Section 11, the date of the proxy statement shall have the same meaning as the date of the companys proxy statement released to shareholders as used in Rule 14a-8(e) promulgated under the Exchange Act, as interpreted by the Securities and Exchange Commission from time to time. Public announcement shall mean disclosure (A) in a press release reported by the Dow Jones News Service, Associated Press, Business Wire, PR Newswire or other widely circulated news or wire service or (B) in a document publicly filed by the Corporation with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to the Exchange Act.
(4) Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 11, a stockholder shall also comply with all applicable requirements of the MGCL and of the Exchange Act with respect to the matters set forth in this Section 11; provided, however , that any references in these Bylaws to the Exchange Act are not intended to and shall not limit any requirements applicable to nominations or proposals as to any other business to be considered pursuant to this Section 11 (including paragraphs (a)(1)(iii) and (b) hereof), and compliance with paragraphs (a)(1)(iii) and (b) of this Section 11 shall be the exclusive means for a stockholder to make nominations or submit other business.
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(5) Notwithstanding anything in these Bylaws to the contrary, except as otherwise determined by the chairman of the meeting, if the stockholder giving notice as provided for in this Section 11 does not appear in person or by proxy at such annual or special meeting to present each nominee for election as a director or the proposed business, as applicable, such matter shall not be considered at the meeting.
Section 12. TELEPHONE MEETINGS . The Board of Directors or chairman of the meeting may permit one or more stockholders or other persons to participate in a meeting by means of a conference telephone or other communications equipment if all persons participating in the meeting can hear each other at the same time. Participation in a meeting by these means constitutes presence in person at the meeting.
Section 13. CONTROL SHARE ACQUISITION ACT . Notwithstanding any other provision of the Charter or these Bylaws, Title 3, Subtitle 7 of the MGCL shall not apply to any acquisition by any person of shares of stock of the Corporation. This section may be repealed, in whole or in part, at any time, whether before or after an acquisition of control shares and, upon such repeal, may, to the extent provided by any successor bylaw, apply to any prior or subsequent control share acquisition.
Section 14. STOCKHOLDERS CONSENT IN LIEU OF MEETING .
(a) General . Any action required or permitted to be taken at any meeting of stockholders may be taken without a meeting if a consent setting forth the action is given, in writing or by electronic transmission, by stockholders entitled to cast not less than the minimum number of votes that would be necessary to authorize or take the action at a meeting at which all stockholders entitled to vote thereon were present and voted is delivered to the Corporation in accordance with the MGCL and this Section 14. The Corporation shall give notice of any such action taken in accordance with the MGCL.
(b) Written Consent Procedures . (1) Stockholders of record entitled to cast not less than 10% of all the votes entitled to be cast on the matter proposed to be acted on by written or electronic consent and seeking to have stockholders act by written or electronic consent shall, by sending written notice to the secretary of the Corporation (the Written Consent Record Date Request Notice) by registered mail, return receipt requested, request the Board of Directors to fix a record date to determine the stockholders entitled to act by written or electronic consent (the Written Consent Request Record Date). The Written Consent Record Date Request Notice shall (i) set forth the matters proposed to be acted on by written or electronic consent (including the text of any resolutions to be adopted by written or electronic consent), (ii) be signed by stockholders of record entitled to cast not less than 10% of all the votes entitled to be cast on the matter proposed to be acted on by written or electronic consent as of the date of signature, (iii) bear the date of signature of each such stockholder (or such agent) and (iv) set forth, with regard to each stockholder signing the Written Consent Record Date Request Notice, all information relating to each such stockholder and each matter proposed to be acted on by written or electronic consent
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that would be required to be disclosed in connection with the solicitation of proxies for the election of directors in an election contest (even if an election contest is not involved), or would otherwise be required in connection with such a solicitation, in each case pursuant to Regulation 14A (or any successor provision) promulgated under the Exchange Act, and any other information that would be required to be included in a stockholders notice pursuant to paragraph (3) of Section 11(a) of these Bylaws. In connection with an action proposed to be taken by written or electronic consent in accordance with this Section 14, stockholders seeking such action shall further update and supplement the information previously provided to the Corporation in connection therewith, if necessary, to ensure that such information remains accurate. Upon receiving the Written Consent Record Date Request Notice, the Board of Directors may fix a Written Consent Request Record Date. The Written Consent Request Record Date shall not precede and shall not be more than 30 days after the close of business on the date on which the resolution fixing the Written Consent Request Record Date is adopted by the Board of Directors. If the Board of Directors, within 30 days after the date on which a valid Written Consent Record Date Request Notice is received, fails to adopt a resolution fixing the Written Consent Request Record Date, the Written Consent Request Record Date shall be the close of business on the 30th day after the first date on which a Written Consent Record Date Request Notice is received by the secretary of the Corporation.
(2) No written or electronic consent shall be effective unless a Written Consent Request Record Date is set in accordance with this Section 14 and reasonable best efforts are undertaken to solicit all stockholders as of such Written Consent Request Record Date by the stockholder or stockholders who sent the Written Consent Record Date Request Notice. Unless a shorter period is set by the Board of Directors, no written or electronic consent shall be effective until the later of (i) the close of business on the 30th day after such consent is delivered to the Corporation, which delivery may not be prior to the 30th day after the Written Consent Request Record Date or (ii) the effective time of such written or electronic consent as set forth therein in accordance with the MGCL.
(c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Section 14, for so long as Blackstone Entities (as defined in the Stockholders Agreement) collectively Beneficially Own (as defined in the Stockholders Agreement) at least 25% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock (as defined in the Stockholders Agreement), no Blackstone Entity (as defined in the Stockholders Agreement) shall be subject to the procedures and requirements set forth in paragraphs (b)(1) and (b)(2) of this Section 14 with respect to any action by written or electronic consent initiated by such Stockholder.
Section 15. BUSINESS COMBINATIONS . By virtue of a resolution adopted by the Board of Directors prior to or at the time of the adoption of these Bylaws (and the adoption of these Bylaws shall be deemed to be, and shall be conclusive evidence of, the adoption of such resolution), any business combination (as defined in Section 3-601(e) of the MGCL) between the Corporation and any other person or entity or group of persons or entities is exempt from the provisions of Subtitle 6 of Title 3 of the MGCL. The approval by the affirmative vote of a majority of the votes cast on the matter by stockholders entitled to vote generally in the election of directors shall be required in order for the Board of Directors to revoke, alter or amend such resolution or otherwise adopt any resolution that is inconsistent with this Section 15 of Article II or with a prior resolution of the Board of Directors that exempts any business combination between the Corporation and any other person, whether identified specifically, generally or by type, from the provisions of Subtitle 6 of Title 3 of the MGCL.
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ARTICLE III
DIRECTORS
Section 1. GENERAL POWERS . The business and affairs of the Corporation shall be managed under the direction of its Board of Directors.
Section 2. NUMBER, TENURE, QUALIFICATIONS AND RESIGNATION .
(a) A majority of the entire Board of Directors may exclusively establish, increase or decrease the number of directors, provided that the number thereof shall never be less than the minimum number required by the MGCL, which is one, nor more than 15, and further provided that the tenure of office of a director shall not be affected by any decrease in the number of directors. For so long as the Stockholders Agreement remains in effect, in order for an individual to be qualified to be nominated for election as a director, or to serve as a director, the nomination and election of such individual, when considered together with all other individuals nominated by the same person or body, must not cause the Corporation to violate, and must meet all other requirements specified in, the Stockholders Agreement.
(b) Any director of the Corporation may resign at any time by delivering his or her resignation to the Board of Directors, the chairman of the board or the secretary. Any resignation shall take effect immediately upon its receipt or at such later time specified in the resignation. The acceptance of a resignation shall not be necessary to make it effective unless otherwise stated in the resignation.
Section 3. ANNUAL AND REGULAR MEETINGS . An annual meeting of the Board of Directors shall be held each year and may be held on the date and at the same place as the annual meeting of stockholders, no notice other than this Bylaw being necessary if so held. In the event such meeting is not so held, the meeting may be held at such time and place as shall be specified in a notice given as hereinafter provided for special meetings of the Board of Directors. The Board of Directors may provide, by resolution, the time and place of regular meetings of the Board of Directors without any notice other than such resolution.
Section 4. SPECIAL MEETINGS . Special meetings of the Board of Directors may be called by or at the request of the chairman of the board, the chief executive officer, the president or a majority of the directors then in office. The person or persons authorized to call special meetings of the Board of Directors may fix the time and place of any special meeting of the Board of Directors called by them. The Board of Directors may provide, by resolution, the time and place of special meetings of the Board of Directors without notice other than such resolution.
Section 5. NOTICE . Notice of any special meeting of the Board of Directors shall be delivered personally or by telephone, electronic mail, facsimile transmission, courier or United States mail to each director at his or her business or residence address. Notice by personal delivery, telephone, electronic mail or facsimile transmission shall be given at least 24 hours prior to the meeting. Notice by United States mail shall be given at least three days prior to the meeting.
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Notice by courier shall be given at least two days prior to the meeting. Telephone notice shall be deemed to be given when the director or his or her agent is personally given such notice in a telephone call to which the director or his or her agent is a party. Electronic mail notice shall be deemed to be given upon transmission of the message to the electronic mail address given to the Corporation by the director. Facsimile transmission notice shall be deemed to be given upon completion of the transmission of the message to the number given to the Corporation by the director and receipt of a completed answer-back indicating receipt. Notice by United States mail shall be deemed to be given when deposited in the United States mail properly addressed, with postage thereon prepaid. Notice by courier shall be deemed to be given when deposited with or delivered to a courier properly addressed. Neither the business to be transacted at, nor the purpose of, any annual, regular or special meeting of the Board of Directors need be stated in the notice, unless specifically required by statute or these Bylaws.
Section 6. QUORUM . A majority of the directors shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business at any meeting of the Board of Directors, provided that, if less than a majority of such directors is present at such meeting, a majority of the directors present may adjourn the meeting from time to time without further notice, and provided further that if, pursuant to applicable law, the Charter or these Bylaws, the vote of a majority or other percentage of a specified group of directors is required for action, a quorum must also include a majority or such other percentage of such group.
The directors present at a meeting which has been duly called and at which a quorum has been established may continue to transact business until adjournment, notwithstanding the withdrawal from the meeting of enough directors to leave fewer than required to establish a quorum.
Section 7. VOTING . The action of a majority of the directors present at a meeting at which a quorum is present shall be the action of the Board of Directors, unless the concurrence of a greater proportion is required for such action by applicable law, the Charter or these Bylaws. If enough directors have withdrawn from a meeting to leave fewer than required to establish a quorum, but the meeting is not adjourned, the action of the majority of that number of directors necessary to constitute a quorum at such meeting shall be the action of the Board of Directors, unless the concurrence of a greater proportion is required for such action by applicable law, the Charter or these Bylaws.
Section 8. ORGANIZATION . At each meeting of the Board of Directors, the chairman of the board or, in the absence of the chairman, the vice chairman of the board, if any, shall act as chairman of the meeting. In the absence of both the chairman and vice chairman of the board, the chief executive officer or, in the absence of the chief executive officer, the president or, in the absence of the president, a director chosen by a majority of the directors present, shall act as chairman of the meeting. The secretary or, in his or her absence, an assistant secretary of the Corporation, or, in the absence of the secretary and all assistant secretaries, an individual appointed by the chairman of the meeting, shall act as secretary of the meeting.
Section 9. T ELEPHONE MEETINGS . Directors may participate in a meeting by means of a conference telephone or other communications equipment if all persons participating in the meeting can hear each other at the same time. Participation in a meeting by these means shall constitute presence in person at the meeting.
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Section 10. CONSENT BY DIRECTORS WITHOUT A MEETING . Any action required or permitted to be taken at any meeting of the Board of Directors may be taken without a meeting, if a consent in writing or by electronic transmission to such action is given by each director and is filed with the minutes of proceedings of the Board of Directors. Any or all of the signatures on such consent may be a copy or other reproduction.
Section 11. VACANCIES . If for any reason any or all of the directors cease to be directors, such event shall not terminate the Corporation or affect these Bylaws or the powers of the remaining directors hereunder. Except as may be provided by the Board of Directors in setting the terms of any class or series of preferred stock, any vacancy on the Board of Directors may be filled only by a majority of the remaining directors, even if the remaining directors do not constitute a quorum (or, if only one director remains, by the sole director). Any director elected to fill a vacancy shall serve for the remainder of the full term of the class in which the vacancy occurred and until his or her successor is duly elected and qualifies.
Section 12. COMPENSATION . Directors shall not receive any stated salary for their services as directors but, by resolution of the Board of Directors, may receive compensation per year and/or per meeting and/or per visit to real property or other facilities owned or leased by the Corporation and for any service or activity they performed or engaged in as directors, including any service on any committee of the Board of Directors. Directors may be reimbursed for expenses of attendance, if any, at each annual, regular or special meeting of the Board of Directors or of any committee thereof and for their expenses, if any, in connection with each property visit and any other service or activity they perform or engage in as directors; but nothing herein contained shall be construed to preclude any directors from serving the Corporation in any other capacity and receiving compensation therefor.
Section 13. RELIANCE . Each director and officer of the Corporation shall, in the performance of his or her duties with respect to the Corporation, be entitled to rely on any information, opinion, report or statement, including any financial statement or other financial data, prepared or presented by an officer or employee of the Corporation whom the director or officer reasonably believes to be reliable and competent in the matters presented, by a lawyer, certified public accountant or other person, as to a matter which the director or officer reasonably believes to be within the persons professional or expert competence, or, with respect to a director, by a committee of the Board of Directors on which the director does not serve, as to a matter within its designated authority, if the director reasonably believes the committee to merit confidence.
Section 14. RATIFICATION . The Board of Directors or the stockholders may ratify any action or inaction by the Corporation or its officers to the extent that the Board of Directors or the stockholders could have originally authorized the matter, and if so ratified, shall have the same force and effect as if originally duly authorized, and such ratification shall be binding upon the Corporation and its stockholders. Any action or inaction questioned in any proceeding on the ground of lack of authority, defective or irregular execution, adverse interest of a director, officer or stockholder, non-disclosure, miscomputation, the application of improper principles or practices of accounting or otherwise, may be ratified, before or after judgment, by the Board of Directors or by the stockholders, and such ratification shall constitute a bar to any claim or execution of any judgment in respect of such questioned action or inaction.
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Section 15. EMERGENCY PROVISIONS . Notwithstanding any other provision in the Charter or these Bylaws, this Section 15 shall apply during the existence of any catastrophe, or other similar emergency condition, as a result of which a quorum of the Board of Directors under Article III of these Bylaws cannot readily be obtained (an Emergency). During any Emergency, unless otherwise provided by the Board of Directors, (i) a meeting of the Board of Directors or a committee thereof may be called by any director or officer by any means feasible under the circumstances; (ii) notice of any meeting of the Board of Directors during such an Emergency may be given less than 24 hours prior to the meeting to as many directors and by such means as may be feasible at the time, including publication, television or radio; and (iii) the number of directors necessary to constitute a quorum shall be one-third of the entire Board of Directors.
ARTICLE IV
COMMITTEES
Section 1. NUMBER, TENURE AND QUALIFICATIONS . The Board of Directors may appoint from among its members an Audit Committee, a Compensation Committee, a Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee and other committees, composed of one or more directors, to serve at the pleasure of the Board of Directors.
Section 2. POWERS . The Board of Directors may delegate to any committee appointed under Section 1 of this Article any of the powers of the Board of Directors, except as prohibited by law.
Section 3. MEETINGS . Notice of committee meetings shall be given in the same manner as notice for special meetings of the Board of Directors. A majority of the members of the committee shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business at any meeting of the committee. The act of a majority of the committee members present at a meeting shall be the act of such committee. The Board of Directors may designate a chairman of any committee, and such chairman or, in the absence of a chairman, any two members of any committee (if there are at least two members of the committee) may fix the time and place of its meeting unless the Board of Directors shall otherwise provide. In the absence of any member of any such committee, the members thereof present at any meeting, whether or not they constitute a quorum, may appoint another director to act in the place of such absent member.
Section 4. TELEPHONE MEETINGS . Members of a committee of the Board of Directors may participate in a meeting by means of a conference telephone or other communications equipment if all persons participating in the meeting can hear each other at the same time. Participation in a meeting by these means shall constitute presence in person at the meeting.
Section 5. CONSENT BY COMMITTEES WITHOUT A MEETING . Any action required or permitted to be taken at any meeting of a committee of the Board of Directors may be taken without a meeting, if a consent in writing or by electronic transmission to such action is given by each member of the committee and is filed with the minutes of proceedings of such committee. Any or all of the signatures on such consent may be a copy or other reproduction.
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Section 6. VACANCIES . Subject to the provisions hereof, the Board of Directors shall have the power at any time to change the membership of any committee, to fill any vacancy, to designate an alternate member to replace any absent or disqualified member or to dissolve any such committee.
Section 7. COMMITTEE CHARTERS . The Board of Directors may establish, in a written charter for any committee of the Board, provisions governing the structure and operations of such committee and the appointment and removal of its members. To the extent that any such provisions are inconsistent with the provisions of Sections 3 through 6 of this Article IV, such provisions shall instead apply to such committee.
ARTICLE V
OFFICERS
Section 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS . The officers of the Corporation shall include a president, a secretary and a treasurer and may include a chairman of the board, a vice chairman of the board, a chief executive officer, one or more vice presidents, a chief operating officer, a chief financial officer, one or more assistant secretaries and one or more assistant treasurers. In addition, the Board of Directors may from time to time elect such other officers with such powers and duties as it shall deem necessary or appropriate. The officers of the Corporation, including any officers elected to fill a vacancy among the officers, shall be elected by the Board of Directors, except that the chief executive officer or the president may from time to time appoint one or more vice presidents, assistant secretaries and assistant treasurers or any other officers. Each officer shall serve for the term specified by the Board of Directors or the appointing officer or, if no such term is specified, until his or her successor is elected and qualifies or until his or her death, or his or her resignation or removal in the manner hereinafter provided. Any two or more offices except president and vice president may be held by the same person. Election of an officer or agent shall not of itself create contract rights between the Corporation and such officer or agent.
Section 2. REMOVAL AND RESIGNATION . Any officer or agent of the Corporation may be removed, with or without cause, by the Board of Directors or, to the extent permitted by the MGCL, the appointing officer, but such removal shall be without prejudice to the contract rights, if any, of the person so removed. Any officer of the Corporation may resign at any time by delivering his or her resignation to the Board of Directors, the chairman of the board, the chief executive officer, the president or the secretary. Any resignation shall take effect immediately upon its receipt or at such later time specified in the resignation. The acceptance of a resignation shall not be necessary to make it effective unless otherwise stated in the resignation. Such resignation shall be without prejudice to the contract rights, if any, of the Corporation.
Section 3. VACANCIES . A vacancy in any office may be filled by the Board of Directors for the balance of the term.
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Section 4. CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD . The Board of Directors may designate from among its members a chairman of the board, who shall not, solely by reason of these Bylaws, be an officer of the Corporation. The Board of Directors may designate the chairman of the board as an executive or non-executive chairman. The chairman of the board shall preside over the meetings of the Board of Directors. The chairman of the board shall perform such other duties as may be assigned to him or her by these Bylaws or the Board of Directors.
Section 5. CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER . The Board of Directors may designate a chief executive officer. In the absence of such designation, the president shall be the chief executive officer of the Corporation. The chief executive officer shall have general responsibility for implementation of the policies of the Corporation, as determined by the Board of Directors, and for the management of the business and affairs of the Corporation in general shall perform all duties incident to the office of chief executive officer and such other duties as may be prescribed by the Board of Directors from time to time. The chief executive officer may also serve as president of the Corporation.
Section 6. CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER . The Board of Directors may designate a chief operating officer. The chief operating officer shall have the responsibilities and duties as determined by the Board of Directors or the chief executive officer.
Section 7. CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER . The Board of Directors may designate a chief financial officer. The chief financial officer shall have the responsibilities and duties as determined by the Board of Directors or the chief executive officer.
Section 8. PRESIDENT . In the absence of a chief executive officer, the president shall in general supervise and control all of the business and affairs of the Corporation. In the absence of a designation of a chief operating officer by the Board of Directors, the president shall be the chief operating officer. He or she in general shall perform all duties incident to the office of president and such other duties as may be prescribed by the Board of Directors from time to time.
Section 9. VICE PRESIDENTS . In the absence of the president or in the event of a vacancy in such office, the vice president (or in the event there be more than one vice president, the vice presidents in the order designated at the time of their election or, in the absence of any designation, then in the order of their election) shall perform the duties of the president and when so acting shall have all the powers of and be subject to all the restrictions upon the president; and shall perform such other duties as from time to time may be assigned to such vice president by the chief executive officer, the president or the Board of Directors. The Board of Directors may designate one or more vice presidents as executive vice president, senior vice president, or vice president for particular areas of responsibility.
Section 10. SECRETARY . The secretary shall: (a) keep the minutes of the proceedings of the stockholders, the Board of Directors and committees of the Board of Directors in one or more books provided for that purpose; (b) see that all notices are duly given in accordance with the provisions of these Bylaws or as required by law; (c) be custodian of the corporate records and of the seal of the Corporation; (d) keep, or direct that a transfer agent and registrar appointed pursuant to Article VII, Section 5 of these Bylaws, keep a register of the post office address of each stockholder which shall be furnished to the secretary by such stockholder; (e) have general charge of the stock transfer books of the Corporation; and (f) in general perform such other duties as from time to time may be assigned to him or her by the chief executive officer, the president or the Board of Directors.
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Section 11. TREASURER . The treasurer shall have the custody of the funds and securities of the Corporation, shall keep full and accurate accounts of receipts and disbursements in books belonging to the Corporation, shall deposit all moneys and other valuable effects in the name and to the credit of the Corporation in such depositories as may be designated by the Board of Directors, the chief executive officer, the president, the chief financial officer, or any other appropriate officer may determine, and in general perform such other duties as from time to time may be assigned to him or her by the chief executive officer, the president or the Board of Directors. In the absence of a designation of a chief financial officer by the Board of Directors or the chief executive officer, the treasurer shall be the chief financial officer of the Corporation.
The treasurer shall disburse the funds of the Corporation as may be ordered by the Board of Directors, taking proper vouchers for such disbursements, and shall render to the president and Board of Directors, whenever the Board of Directors may require, an account of all his or her transactions as treasurer and of the financial condition of the Corporation.
Section 12. ASSISTANT SECRETARIES AND ASSISTANT TREASURERS . The assistant secretaries and assistant treasurers, in general, shall perform such duties as shall be assigned to them by the secretary or treasurer, respectively, or by the chief executive officer, the president or the Board of Directors.
Section 13. COMPENSATION . The compensation of the officers shall be fixed from time to time by or under the authority of the Board of Directors and no officer shall be prevented from receiving such compensation by reason of the fact that he or she is also a director.
ARTICLE VI
CONTRACTS, CHECKS AND DEPOSITS
Section 1. CONTRACTS . The Board of Directors may authorize any officer or agent to enter into any contract or to execute and deliver any instrument in the name of and on behalf of the Corporation and such authority may be general or confined to specific instances. Any agreement, deed, mortgage, lease or other document shall be valid and binding upon the Corporation when duly authorized or ratified by action of the Board of Directors and executed by the chief executive officer, the chief financial officer, the president, any executive vice president or any other person designated by the Board of Directors or any of the foregoing officers.
Section 2. CHECKS AND DRAFTS . All checks, drafts or other orders for the payment of money, notes or other evidences of indebtedness issued in the name of the Corporation shall be signed by such officer or agent of the Corporation in such manner as shall from time to time be determined by the Board of Directors.
Section 3. DEPOSITS . All funds of the Corporation not otherwise employed shall be deposited or invested from time to time to the credit of the Corporation as the Board of Directors, the chief executive officer, the president, the chief financial officer, or any other officer designated by the Board of Directors may determine.
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ARTICLE VII
STOCK
Section 1. CERTIFICATES . Except as may be otherwise provided by the Board of Directors or any officer of the Corporation, stockholders of the Corporation are not entitled to certificates representing the shares of stock held by them. In the event that the Corporation issues shares of stock represented by certificates, such certificates shall be in such form as prescribed by the Board of Directors or a duly authorized officer, shall contain the statements and information required by the MGCL and shall be signed by the officers of the Corporation in any manner permitted by the MGCL. In the event that the Corporation issues shares of stock without certificates, to the extent then required by the MGCL, the Corporation shall provide to the record holders of such shares a written statement of the information required by the MGCL to be included on stock certificates. There shall be no difference in the rights and obligations of stockholders based on whether or not their shares are represented by certificates.
Section 2. TRANSFERS . All transfers of shares of stock shall be made on the books of the Corporation, by the holder of the shares, in person or by his or her attorney, in such manner as the Board of Directors or any officer of the Corporation may prescribe and, if such shares are certificated, upon surrender of certificates duly endorsed. The issuance of a new certificate upon the transfer of certificated shares is subject to the determination of the Board of Directors or an officer of the Corporation that such shares shall no longer be represented by certificates. Upon the transfer of any uncertificated shares, the Corporation shall, to the extent then required by the MGCL, provide to the record holders of such shares a written statement of the information required by the MGCL to be included on stock certificates.
The Corporation shall be entitled to treat the holder of record of any share of stock as the holder in fact thereof and, accordingly, shall not be bound to recognize any equitable or other claim to or interest in such share or on the part of any other person, whether or not it shall have express or other notice thereof, except as otherwise expressly provided by the laws of the State of Maryland.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, transfers of shares of any class or series of stock will be subject in all respects to the Charter and all of the terms and conditions contained therein.
Section 3. REPLACEMENT CERTIFICATE . Any officer of the Corporation may direct a new certificate or certificates to be issued in place of any certificate or certificates theretofore issued by the Corporation alleged to have been lost, destroyed, stolen or mutilated, upon the making of an affidavit of that fact by the person claiming the certificate to be lost, destroyed, stolen or mutilated; provided, however , if such shares have ceased to be certificated, no new certificate shall be issued unless requested in writing by such stockholder and the Board of Directors or an officer of the Corporation has determined that such certificates may be issued. Unless otherwise determined by an officer of the Corporation, the owner of such lost, destroyed, stolen or mutilated certificate or certificates, or his or her legal representative, shall be required, as a condition precedent to the issuance of a new certificate or certificates, to give the Corporation a bond in such sums as it may direct as indemnity against any claim that may be made against the Corporation.
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Section 4. F IXING OF RECORD DATE . The Board of Directors may set, in advance, a record date for the purpose of determining stockholders entitled to notice of or to vote at any meeting of stockholders or determining stockholders entitled to receive payment of any dividend or the allotment of any other rights, or in order to make a determination of stockholders for any other proper purpose. Such record date, in any case, shall not be prior to the close of business on the day the record date is fixed and shall be not more than 90 days and, in the case of a meeting of stockholders, not less than 10 days, before the date on which the meeting or particular action requiring such determination of stockholders of record is to be held or taken.
When a record date for the determination of stockholders entitled to notice of and to vote at any meeting of stockholders has been set as provided in this section, such record date shall continue to apply to the meeting if postponed or adjourned, except if the meeting is postponed or adjourned to a date more than 120 days after the record date originally fixed for the meeting, in which case a new record date for such meeting may be determined as set forth herein.
Section 5. STOCK LEDGER . The Board of Directors shall have power and authority to make all such rules and regulations as it may deem expedient concerning the issuance and registration of shares of stock, including the appointment from time to time of transfer agents and registrars. The Corporation shall maintain at its principal office or at the office of its counsel, accountants or transfer agent, an original or duplicate stock ledger containing the name and address of each stockholder and the number of shares of each class held by such stockholder.
Section 6. FRACTIONAL STOCK; ISSUANCE OF UNITS . The Board of Directors may authorize the Corporation to issue fractional shares of stock or authorize the issuance of scrip, all on such terms and under such conditions as it may determine. Notwithstanding any other provision of the Charter or these Bylaws, the Board of Directors may authorize the issuance of units consisting of different securities of the Corporation.
ARTICLE VIII
ACCOUNTING YEAR
The Board of Directors shall have the power, from time to time, to fix the fiscal year of the Corporation by a duly adopted resolution.
ARTICLE IX
DISTRIBUTIONS
Section 1. AUTHORIZATION . Dividends and other distributions upon the stock of the Corporation may be authorized by the Board of Directors, subject to the provisions of law and the Charter. Dividends and other distributions may be paid in cash, property or stock of the Corporation, subject to the provisions of law and the Charter.
Section 2. CONTINGENCIES . Before payment of any dividend or other distribution, there may be set aside out of any assets of the Corporation available for dividends or other distributions such sum or sums as the Board of Directors may from time to time, in its sole discretion, think proper as a reserve fund for contingencies, for equalizing dividends or other distributions, for repairing or maintaining any property of the Corporation or for such other purpose as the Board of Directors shall determine, and the Board of Directors may modify or abolish any such reserve.
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ARTICLE X
INVESTMENT POLICY
Subject to the provisions of the Charter, the Board of Directors or a duly authorized committee thereof may from time to time adopt, amend, revise or terminate any policy or policies with respect to investments by the Corporation as it shall deem appropriate in its sole discretion.
ARTICLE XI
SEAL
Section 1. SEAL . The Board of Directors may authorize the adoption of a seal by the Corporation. The seal shall contain the name of the Corporation and the year of its incorporation and the words Incorporated Maryland, or shall be in any other form authorized by the Board of Directors. The Board of Directors may authorize one or more duplicate seals and provide for the custody thereof.
Section 2. AFFIXING SEAL . Whenever the Corporation is permitted or required to affix its seal to a document, it shall be sufficient to meet the requirements of any law, rule or regulation relating to a seal to place the word (SEAL) adjacent to the signature of the person authorized to execute the document on behalf of the Corporation.
ARTICLE XII
INDEMNIFICATION AND ADVANCE OF EXPENSES
Section 1. GENERAL . To the maximum extent permitted by Maryland law in effect from time to time, the Corporation shall indemnify and, without requiring a preliminary determination of the ultimate entitlement to indemnification, shall pay or reimburse reasonable expenses in advance of final disposition of a proceeding to (a) any individual who is a present or former director or officer of the Corporation and who is made or threatened to be made a party to, or witness in, the proceeding by reason of his or her service in that capacity or (b) any individual who, while a director or officer of the Corporation and at the request of the Corporation, serves or has served as a director, officer, trustee, member, manager or partner of another corporation, real estate investment trust, limited liability company, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise and who is made or threatened to be made a party to, or witness in, the proceeding by reason of his or her service in that capacity.
Section 2. I NDEMNIFICATION NOT EXCLUSIVE . The indemnification or payment or reimbursement of expenses provided in these Bylaws shall not limit or restrict in any way the power of the Corporation to indemnify or pay or reimburse expenses and costs to any person in any other way permitted by law and shall not be deemed exclusive of, or invalidate in any way, any other rights to which any person seeking indemnification or payment or reimbursement of expenses may be or may become entitled under any law, bylaws, resolution, insurance agreement or otherwise, including as to action in such persons capacity as an officer, director, employee or agent of the Corporation and as to action in any other capacity.
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Section 3. JOINTLY INDEMNIFIABLE CLAIMS . Given that certain Jointly Indemnifiable Claims (as defined below) may arise due to the service of a person entitled to indemnification pursuant to this Article XII (an Indemnitee) as a director of the Corporation at the request of one of the Indemnitee-Related Entities (as defined below), the Corporation shall be fully and primarily responsible for the payment to the Indemnitee in respect of indemnification or advance of expenses in connection with any such Jointly Indemnifiable Claims, pursuant to and in accordance with the terms of this Article XII, irrespective of any right of recovery the Indemnitee may have from the Indemnitee-Related Entities. Under no circumstance shall the Corporation be entitled to any right of subrogation or contribution by the Indemnitee-Related Entities and no right of advance or recovery the Indemnitee may have from the Indemnitee-Related Entities shall reduce or otherwise alter the rights of the Indemnitee or the obligations of the Corporation hereunder. In the event that any of the Indemnitee-Related Entities shall make any payment in respect of indemnification or advance of expenses with respect to any Jointly Indemnifiable Claim, the Indemnitee-Related Entity making such payment shall be subrogated to the extent of such payment to all of the rights of recovery of the Indemnitee against the Corporation, and the Indemnitee shall execute all papers reasonably required and shall do all things that may be reasonably necessary to secure such rights, including the execution of such documents as may be necessary to enable the Indemnitee-Related Entities effectively to bring suit to enforce such rights. Each of the Indemnitee-Related Entities shall be third-party beneficiaries with respect to this Section 3 of Article XII, entitled to enforce this Section 3 of Article XII.
For purposes of this Section 3 of Article XII, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
(a) The term Indemnitee-Related Entities means any corporation, real estate investment trust, limited liability company, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise (other than the Corporation or any other corporation, real estate investment trust, limited liability company, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise for which the Indemnitee serves or has served as a director, officer, trustee, member, manager or partner as described in clause (b) of Section 1 of this Article XII) from whom an Indemnitee may be entitled to indemnification or payment or reimbursement of expenses with respect to which, in whole or in part, the Corporation may also have an indemnification or advance or reimbursement of expenses obligation.
(b) The term Jointly Indemnifiable Claims shall be broadly construed and means any action, suit or proceeding for which the Indemnitee shall be entitled to indemnification or advance or reimbursement of expenses from both an Indemnitee-Related Entity and the Corporation pursuant to law, any agreement or the charter, certificate of incorporation, bylaws, partnership agreement, operating agreement, certificate of formation, certificate of limited partnership, declaration of trust or comparable organizational document or governing instrument of the Corporation or the Indemnitee-Related Entity, as applicable.
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(c) Any reference to an officer of the Corporation in this Article XII shall be deemed to refer exclusively to the Chief Executive Officer, the President, any Executive Vice President, the Chief Financial Officer and the Chief Operating Officer of the Corporation appointed pursuant to Article V of these Bylaws, and to any Vice President, Secretary, Assistant Secretary, Assistant Treasurer or other officer of the Corporation appointed by the Board of Directors, the Chief Executive Officer or the President pursuant to Article V of these Bylaws, and any reference to an officer of any another corporation, real estate investment trust, limited liability company, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise shall be deemed to refer exclusively to an officer appointed by the board of directors or equivalent governing body of such other entity pursuant to the certificate of incorporation and bylaws or equivalent organizational documents of such other corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise. The fact that any person who is or was an employee of the Corporation or an employee of any other corporation, real estate investment trust, limited liability company, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise has been given or has used the title of Vice President or any other title that could be construed to suggest or imply that such person is or may be an officer of the Corporation or of such other corporation, real estate investment trust, limited liability company, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise shall not result in such person being constituted as, or being deemed to be, an officer of the Corporation or of such other corporation, real estate investment trust, limited liability company, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise for purposes of this Article XII.
Section 4. CORPORATE OBLIGATIONS, RELIANCE . The rights granted pursuant to the provisions of the Charter and this Article XII shall vest immediately upon election of a director or officer of the Corporation and shall be deemed to create a binding contractual obligation on the part of the Corporation to the persons who from time to time are elected as directors or officers of the Corporation, and such persons in acting in their capacities as directors or officers of the Corporation or any subsidiary shall be entitled to rely on such provisions of this Article XII without giving notice thereof to the Corporation.
Section 5. NATURE OF RIGHTS . The rights conferred upon Indemnities in the Article XII shall be contract rights and such rights shall continue as to an Indemnitee who has ceased to be a director or officer of the Corporation and shall inure to the benefit of the Indemnitees heirs, executors and administrators. Any amendment, alteration or repeal of this Article XII that adversely affects any right of an Indemnitee or his, her, or its successors shall be prospective only and shall not limit, eliminate or impair any such right with respect to any proceeding involving any occurrence or alleged occurrence of any action or omission of act that took place prior to such amendment or repeal.
Section 6. INSURANCE . The Corporation may maintain insurance, at its expense, to protect itself and any director, officer employee or agent of the Corporation or another corporation, real estate investment trust, limited liability company, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise against any expense, liability or loss, whether or not the Corporation would have the power to indemnify such person against such expense, liability or loss under the MGCL.
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Section 7. INDEMNIFICATION OF EMPLOYEES AND AGENTS OF THE CORPORATION . The Corporation may, with the approval of its Board of Directors, provide such indemnification and advance for expenses to any individual who served a predecessor of the Corporation in any of the capacities described in clauses (a) and (b) of Section 1 of this Article XII, above, and to any employee or agent of the Corporation or predecessor of the Corporation.
ARTICLE XIII
EXCLUSIVE FORUM FOR CERTAIN LITIGATION
Unless the Corporation consents in writing to the selection of an alternative forum, the Circuit Court for Baltimore City, Maryland, or, if that Court does not have jurisdiction, the United States District Court for the District of Maryland, Baltimore Division, shall be the sole and exclusive forum for (a) any derivative action or proceeding brought on behalf of the Corporation, (b) any action asserting a claim of breach of any duty owed by any director or officer or other employee of the Corporation to the Corporation or to the stockholders of the Corporation, (c) any action asserting a claim against the Corporation or any director or officer or other employee of the Corporation arising pursuant to any provision of the MGCL or the Charter or these Bylaws or (d) any action asserting a claim against the Corporation or any director or officer or other employee of the Corporation that is governed by the internal affairs doctrine.
ARTICLE XIV
WAIVER OF NOTICE
Whenever any notice of a meeting is required to be given pursuant to the Charter or these Bylaws or pursuant to applicable law, a waiver thereof in writing or by electronic transmission, given by the person or persons entitled to such notice, whether before or after the time stated therein, shall be deemed equivalent to the giving of such notice. Neither the business to be transacted at nor the purpose of any meeting need be set forth in the waiver of notice of such meeting, unless specifically required by statute. The attendance of any person at any meeting shall constitute a waiver of notice of such meeting, except where such person attends a meeting for the express purpose of objecting to the transaction of any business on the ground that the meeting has not been lawfully called or convened.
ARTICLE XV
AMENDMENT OF BYLAWS
These Bylaws may be altered, amended or repealed, in whole or in part, and new Bylaws may be adopted by the Board of Directors; provided , that any amendment to Section 13 or Section 15 of Article II must also be approved by the affirmative vote of a majority of the votes cast on the matter by stockholders entitled to vote generally in the election of directors. In addition, these Bylaws may be altered, amended or repealed, in whole or in part, and new Bylaws may be adopted by the stockholders of the Corporation, without the approval of the Board of Directors, by the affirmative vote of at least 80% of the votes entitled to be cast on the matter by stockholders entitled to vote generally in the election of directors.
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Exhibit 10.1
TAX MATTERS AGREEMENT
between
LA QUINTA HOLDINGS INC.
and
COREPOINT LODGING INC.
Dated as of May 30, 2018
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATION |
2 | |||||
Section 1.1. |
Definitions | 2 | ||||
Section 1.2. |
References; Interpretation | 8 | ||||
Section 1.3. |
Effective Time | 8 | ||||
ARTICLE II PREPARATION AND FILING OF TAX RETURNS |
8 | |||||
Section 2.1. |
Responsibility to Prepare and File Pre-Distribution and Straddle Period Tax Returns | 8 | ||||
Section 2.2. |
Responsibility of Parties to Prepare and File Post-Distribution Tax Returns | 9 | ||||
Section 2.3. |
Time of Filing Tax Returns | 9 | ||||
ARTICLE III RESPONSIBILITY FOR PAYMENT OF TAXES |
9 | |||||
Section 3.1. |
Responsibility for Payment of Taxes | 9 | ||||
Section 3.2. |
Reimbursement of Taxes | 10 | ||||
Section 3.3. |
Timing of Payments of Taxes | 10 | ||||
ARTICLE IV REFUNDS, CARRYBACKS AND AMENDED TAX RETURNS |
10 | |||||
Section 4.1. |
Refunds | 10 | ||||
Section 4.2. |
Amended Tax Returns | 11 | ||||
ARTICLE V CERTAIN PLAN OF REORGANIZATION TAX MATTERS |
11 | |||||
Section 5.1. |
Contribution Purchase Price Adjustment | 11 | ||||
Section 5.2. |
Consistency | 14 | ||||
Section 5.3. |
Section 336(e) Election | 14 | ||||
ARTICLE VI INDEMNIFICATION |
15 | |||||
Section 6.1. |
Indemnification Obligations of LQ Parent | 15 | ||||
Section 6.2. |
Indemnification Obligations of CPLG | 15 | ||||
Section 6.3. |
Protected REITs | 15 | ||||
ARTICLE VII PAYMENTS |
16 | |||||
Section 7.1. |
Payments | 16 | ||||
Section 7.2. |
Treatment of Payments Made Pursuant to Tax Matters Agreement | 17 | ||||
Section 7.3. |
Payments Net of Tax Benefit Actually Realized and Tax Cost | 17 | ||||
ARTICLE VIII AUDITS |
17 | |||||
Section 8.1. |
Notice | 17 | ||||
Section 8.2. |
Audits | 17 | ||||
Section 8.3. |
Payment of Audit Amounts | 19 | ||||
ARTICLE IX COOPERATION AND EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION |
20 | |||||
Section 9.1. |
Cooperation and Exchange of Information | 20 |
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Section 9.2. |
Retention of Records | 21 | ||||
ARTICLE X ALLOCATION OF TAX ATTRIBUTES AND OTHER TAX MATTERS |
21 | |||||
Section 10.1. |
Allocation of Tax Attributes | 21 | ||||
Section 10.2. |
Allocation of Tax Items | 21 | ||||
ARTICLE XI DISPUTE RESOLUTION |
22 | |||||
Section 11.1. |
Negotiation | 22 | ||||
Section 11.2. |
Mediation | 22 | ||||
Section 11.3. |
Confidentiality | 22 | ||||
Section 11.4. |
Continuity of Performance | 22 | ||||
ARTICLE XII MISCELLANEOUS |
23 | |||||
Section 12.1. |
Counterparts | 23 | ||||
Section 12.2. |
Survival | 23 | ||||
Section 12.3. |
Notices | 23 | ||||
Section 12.4. |
Waivers | 24 | ||||
Section 12.5. |
Assignment | 24 | ||||
Section 12.6. |
Successors and Assigns | 25 | ||||
Section 12.7. |
Termination and Amendment | 25 | ||||
Section 12.8. |
No Circumvention | 25 | ||||
Section 12.9. |
Subsidiaries | 25 | ||||
Section 12.10. |
Third Party Beneficiaries | 25 | ||||
Section 12.11. |
Title and Headings | 25 | ||||
Section 12.12. |
Schedules | 25 | ||||
Section 12.13. |
Specific Performance | 25 | ||||
Section 12.14. |
Governing Law | 26 | ||||
Section 12.15. |
Consent to Jurisdiction | 26 | ||||
Section 12.16. |
Waiver of Jury Trial | 26 | ||||
Section 12.17. |
Interpretation | 26 | ||||
Section 12.18. |
Changes in Law | 26 | ||||
Section 12.19. |
Severability | 27 | ||||
Section 12.20. |
Tax Sharing Agreements | 27 | ||||
Section 12.21. |
Exclusivity | 27 | ||||
Section 12.22. |
No Waiver | 27 | ||||
Section 12.23. |
No Duplication; No Double Recovery | 27 |
Schedules
Schedule A
Exhibits
Exhibit A Form of Registration Rights Agreement
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TAX MATTERS AGREEMENT
THIS TAX MATTERS AGREEMENT (this Agreement ) is made and entered into as of the day of May 30, 2018 between La Quinta Holdings Inc., a Delaware corporation ( LQ Parent ), and CorePoint Lodging Inc., a Maryland corporation ( CPLG ). Each of LQ Parent and CPLG is sometimes referred to herein as a Party and, collectively, as the Parties .
WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS, LQ Parent, acting through its direct and indirect Subsidiaries, currently conducts a number of businesses, including (i) the LQ Parent Retained Business and (ii) the Separated Real Estate Business;
WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of LQ Parent (the Board ) has determined that it is advisable and in the best interests of LQ Parent and its stockholders to separate LQ Parent into two separate companies, one for each of (i) the LQ Parent Retained Business, which shall be owned and conducted, directly or indirectly, by LQ Parent and (ii) the Separated Real Estate Business, which shall be owned and conducted, directly or indirectly, by CPLG (which will elect to be a REIT);
WHEREAS, to effect such separation, the Board has determined that it is advisable and in the best interests of LQ Parent and its stockholders (i) to enter into a series of transactions after giving effect to which (A) LQ Parent and/or one or more of its Subsidiaries will, collectively, own all of the LQ Parent Retained Assets and assume (or retain) all of the LQ Parent Retained Liabilities (as defined herein), and (B) CPLG and/or one or more of its Subsidiaries will, collectively, own all of the Separated Real Estate Assets and assume (or retain) all of the Separated Real Estate Liabilities and (ii) for LQ Parent to distribute to the holders of the LQ Parent Common Stock (as defined herein), on a pro rata basis (in each case without consideration being paid by such stockholders), all of the outstanding shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of CPLG (the CPLG Common Stock );
WHEREAS, the Parties intend that (i) each of the contributions by LQ Parent of Assets to CPLG in exchange for the payment or distribution of cash to LQ Parent, the issuance of the CPLG Common Stock and shares of preferred stock of CPLG (the CPLG Preferred Stock ), if any, to LQ Parent and the assumption of Liabilities by CPLG (such contributions, issuances and assumptions, the Contribution ) constitute a taxable exchange for purposes of Section 1001 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the Code ); provided that in the event the CPLG Preferred Stock is not issued in connection with the Contribution, or in the event LQ Parent is not able to dispose of the CPLG Preferred Stock prior to the Effective Time, the Contribution shall be treated as a transfer governed by Section 351 of the Code (and, for the avoidance of doubt, the Cash Payment (as defined in the Distribution Agreement) shall be governed by Section 351(b) of the Code) (the Section 351 Transaction ), and (ii) the distribution by LQ Parent of all of the CPLG Common Stock (the Distribution ) will be treated as a taxable distribution by LQ Parent for U.S. federal income tax purposes and as a partial redemption of the holders of record of shares of LQ Parent in consideration for the LQ Parent Share Cancellation (as defined in the Distribution Agreement) in connection with the Merger (as defined in the Distribution Agreement) in a transaction that is subject to Section 302(b) of the Code (the Intended Tax Treatment ); and
WHEREAS, each of LQ Parent and CPLG has determined that it is necessary and desirable to set forth the principal corporate transactions required to effect the Plan of Reorganization and the Distribution and to set forth other agreements that will govern the rights and obligations with respect to handling and allocating Taxes and related matters following the Effective Time.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the mutual agreements, provisions and covenants contained in this Agreement, the Parties hereby agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATION
Section 1.1. Definitions . As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
(1) ACA Taxes means all Taxes and Losses attributable to any failure to comply with Section 4980H of the Code by LQ Parent and/or its Subsidiaries for the taxable years ending December 31, 2015 and December 31, 2016.
(2) Affiliate means a Person that directly, or indirectly, through one or more intermediaries, controls, or is controlled by, or is under common control with, a specified Person. A Person shall be deemed to control another Person if such first Person possesses, directly or indirectly, the power to direct, or cause the direction of, the management and policies of such other Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise. For purposes hereof, none of the Parties or their respective Subsidiaries shall be considered an Affiliate of any of the other Parties or their respective Subsidiaries (determined on the same basis). For the avoidance of doubt, for purposes hereof, neither The Blackstone Group L.P. (nor any of its Affiliates) shall be considered an Affiliate of any Party or its Subsidiaries.
(3) Agreement has the meaning set forth in the preamble hereto.
(4) Agreement Dispute has the meaning set forth in Section 11.1.
(5) Ancillary Agreement has the meaning set forth in the Distribution Agreement.
(6) Assets has the meaning set forth in the Distribution Agreement.
(7) Assumed Tax Rate means 24.65%.
(8) Audit means any audit, assessment of Taxes, other examination or litigation by or on behalf of any Taxing Authority (including notices), proceeding, or appeal of such a proceeding relating to Taxes, whether administrative or judicial, including proceedings relating to competent authority determinations initiated by a Party or any of its Subsidiaries.
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(9) Audit Management Party means the Party responsible for administering and controlling an Audit pursuant to Section 8.2(a).
(10) Audit Representative means the chief tax officer of each Party (or such other officer of a Party that may be designated by that Partys Chief Financial Officer from time to time).
(11) Big Four Accounting Firm means each of Deloitte & Touche LLP, Ernst & Young LLP, KPMG LLP, and PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.
(12) Board has the meaning set forth in the recitals hereto.
(13) Business Day means any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or a day on which banks are required to be closed in New York, New York.
(14) Buyer has the meaning set forth in the Distribution Agreement.
(15) Code has the meaning set forth in the recitals hereto.
(16) Contribution has the meaning set forth in the recitals hereto.
(17) Contribution Taxes has the meaning set forth in Section 5.1(a).
(18) CPLG has the meaning set forth in the preamble hereto.
(19) CPLG Common Stock has the meaning set forth in the recitals hereto.
(20) CPLG Group has the meaning set forth in the Distribution Agreement.
(21) CPLG Preferred Stock has the meaning set forth in the recitals hereto.
(22) CPR has the meaning set forth in Section 11.2.
(23) Determination Date has the meaning set forth in Section 5.1(b).
(24) Distribution has the meaning set forth in the recitals hereto.
(25) Distribution Agreement means the Separation and Distribution Agreement by and between LQ Parent and CPLG, dated as of January , 2018.
(26) Distribution Date has the meaning set forth in the Distribution Agreement.
(27) Due Date means the date (taking into account all valid extensions) upon which a Tax Return is required to be filed with or Taxes are required to be paid to a Taxing Authority, whichever is applicable.
(28) Effective Registration Date has the meaning set forth in Section 5.1(d).
(29) Effective Time has the meaning set forth in the Distribution Agreement.
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(30) Escrow Account has the meaning set forth in Section 6.3.
(31) Estimated Statement has the meaning set forth in Section 5.1(a).
(32) Expense Amount has the meaning set forth in Section 6.3.
(33) Expense Amount Accountants Letter has the meaning set forth in Section 6.3.
(34) Expense Amount Tax Opinion has the meaning set forth in Section 6.3.
(35) Final Determination means the final resolution of liability for any Tax for any taxable period, by or as a result of:
(a) a final decision, judgment, decree or other order by any court of competent jurisdiction that can no longer be appealed to a court other than the Supreme Court of the United States;
(b) a final settlement with the IRS, a closing agreement or accepted offer in compromise under Sections 7121 or 7122 of the Code, or a comparable agreement under the Laws of other jurisdictions, which resolves the liability for the Taxes addressed in such agreement for any taxable period;
(c) any allowance of a refund or credit in respect of an overpayment of Tax, but only after the expiration of all periods during which such refund or credit may be recovered by the jurisdiction imposing the Tax; or
(d) any other final disposition, including by reason of the expiration of the applicable statute of limitations.
(36) Group means the LQ Parent Group or the CPLG Group.
(37) Income Taxes mean:
(a) all Taxes based upon, measured by, or calculated with respect to (i) net income or profits (including, but not limited to, any capital gains, minimum tax or any Tax on items of tax preference, but not including sales, use, real, or personal property, gross or net receipts, value added, excise, leasing, transfer or similar Taxes), or (ii) multiple bases (including, but not limited to, corporate franchise, doing business and occupation Taxes) if one or more bases upon which such Tax is determined is described in clause (a)(i) above; and
(b) all U.S., state, local or non-U.S. franchise Taxes.
(38) Income Tax Returns mean all Tax Returns that relate to Income Taxes.
(39) Indemnified Party means the Party which is or may be entitled pursuant to this Agreement to receive any payments (including reimbursement for Taxes or costs and expenses) from another Party to this Agreement.
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(40) Indemnifying Party means the Party which is or may be required pursuant to this Agreement to make indemnification or other payments (including reimbursement for Taxes and costs and expenses) to another Party to this Agreement.
(41) Intended Tax Treatment has the meaning set forth in the recitals hereto.
(42) IRS means the United States Internal Revenue Service or any successor thereto, including, but not limited to its agents, representatives, and attorneys.
(43) Issuance VWAP Value has the meaning set forth in Section 5.1(d).
(44) Law means any U.S. or non-U.S. federal, national, supranational, state, provincial, local or similar statute, law, ordinance, regulation, rule, code, administrative pronouncement, order, requirement or rule of law (including common law), or any income tax treaty.
(45) LIBOR has the meaning set forth in the Distribution Agreement.
(46) Losses has the meaning assigned to the term Indemnifiable Losses in the Distribution Agreement.
(47) LQ Parent has the meaning set forth in the preamble hereto.
(48) LQ Parent Common Stock has the meaning set forth in the Distribution Agreement.
(49) LQ Parent Group has the meaning set forth in the Distribution Agreement.
(50) LQ Parent Prepared Returns has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1.
(51) LQ Parent Retained Assets has the meaning set forth in the Distribution Agreement.
(52) LQ Parent Retained Business has the meaning set forth in the Distribution Agreement.
(53) LQ Parent Retained Liabilities has the meaning set forth in the Distribution Agreement.
(54) Negotiation Period has the meaning set forth in Section 11.1.
(55) Non-Income Tax Returns mean all Tax Returns other than Income Tax Returns.
(56) Nonqualifying Income shall mean any amount that is treated as gross income for purposes of Section 856 of the Code and which is not Qualifying Income.
(57) Participating Party has the meaning set forth in Section 8.2(c).
(58) Party has the meaning set forth in the preamble hereto.
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(59) Person means any natural person, firm, individual, corporation, business trust, joint venture, association, company, limited liability company, partnership, or other organization or entity, whether incorporated or unincorporated, or any governmental entity.
(60) Plan of Reorganization has the meaning set forth in the Distribution Agreement.
(61) Post-Distribution Tax Period means a Tax period beginning and ending after the Distribution Date.
(62) Pre-Distribution Tax Period means a Tax period beginning and ending on or before the Distribution Date.
(63) Protected REIT shall mean any entity that (i) has elected to be taxed as a REIT and (ii) either (a) is an Indemnified Party or (b) owns a direct or indirect equity interest in any Indemnified Party and is treated for purposes of Section 856 of the Code as owning all or a portion of the assets of such Indemnified Party or as receiving all or a portion of such Indemnified Partys income.
(64) Qualifying Income shall mean gross income that is described in Section 856(c)(3) of the Code.
(65) Registration Rights Agreement has the meaning set forth in Section 5.1(d).
(66) Registration Statement has the meaning set forth in Section 5.1(d).
(67) Registration VWAP Value has the meaning set forth in Section 5.1(e).
(68) REIT shall mean a real estate investment trust within the meaning of Section 856(a) of the Code.
(69) REIT Qualification Ruling has the meaning set forth in Section 6.3.
(70) REIT Requirements shall mean the requirements imposed on REITs pursuant to Sections 856 through and including 860 of the Code.
(71) Release Document has the meaning set forth in Section 6.3.
(72) Reserve Amount means an amount equal to $240,000,000.
(73) SEC means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.
(74) Section 351 Transaction has the meaning set forth in the recitals.
(75) Securities Act means the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, as the same may be amended from time to time.
(76) Separated Real Estate Assets has the meaning set forth in the Distribution Agreement.
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(77) Separated Real Estate Businesses has the meaning set forth in the Distribution Agreement.
(78) Share Issuance has the meaning set forth in Section 5.1(d).
(79) Shares has the meaning set forth in Section 5.1(d).
(80) Specified Ancillary Agreement has the meaning set forth in the Distribution Agreement.
(81) Straddle Tax Period means a Tax period beginning before the Distribution Date and ending after the Distribution Date.
(82) Subsidiary has the meaning set forth in the Distribution Agreement.
(83) Supplemental Share Issuance has the meaning set forth in Section 5.1(e).
(84) Tax or Taxes means (i) all taxes, charges, fees, imposts, levies or other assessments, including all net income, gross receipts, capital, sales, use, gains, ad valorem, value added, transfer, franchise, profits, inventory, capital stock, license, withholding, payroll, employment, social security, unemployment, excise, severance, stamp, occupation, property and estimated taxes, custom duties, fees, assessments and charges of any kind whatsoever, and (ii) liability for the payment of any amount of the type described in clause (i) above arising as a result of being (or having been) a member of any group or being (or having been) included or required to be included in any Tax Return related thereto. Whenever the term Tax or Taxes is used it shall include penalties, fines, additions to tax and interest thereon.
(85) Tax Attributes mean for U.S. federal, state, local, and non-U.S. Income Tax purposes, earnings and profits, tax basis, net operating and capital loss carryovers or carrybacks, alternative minimum Tax credit carryovers or carrybacks, general business credit carryovers or carrybacks, income tax credits or credits against income tax, disqualified interest and excess limitation carryovers or carrybacks, overall foreign losses, research and experimentation credit base periods, and all other items that are determined or computed on an affiliated group basis (as defined in Section 1504(a) of the Code determined without regard to the exclusion contained in Section 1504(b)(3) of the Code), or similar Tax items determined under applicable Tax law.
(86) Tax Benefit Actually Realized means with respect to a Party and its Affiliates a reduction in the amount of Taxes that are required to be paid or an increase in refund due, whether resulting from a deduction, from reduced gain or increased loss from disposition of an asset, or otherwise, such reduction or increase in refund due determined on an actually realized basis. For purposes of this definition, a Party or its Affiliates will be deemed to have actually realized such reduction or increase in refund due at the time the amount of Taxes such Party or any of its Affiliates is required to pay is reduced or the amount of any refund due is increased. The amount of any Tax Benefit Actually Realized shall be computed on a with and without basis.
(87) Taxing Authority means any governmental authority or any subdivision, agency, commission, or authority thereof or any quasi-governmental or private body having jurisdiction over the assessment, determination, collection, or imposition of any Tax (including the IRS).
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(88) Tax Returns mean any return, report, certificate, form or similar statement or document (including any related or supporting information or schedule attached thereto and any information return, amended tax return, claim for refund, or declaration of estimated Tax) required to be supplied to, or filed with, a Taxing Authority in connection with the determination, assessment or collection of any Tax or the administration of any Laws, regulations, or administrative requirements relating to any Taxes.
(89) Tax Sharing Agreement has the meaning set forth in Section 8.3(c).
(90) Treasury Regulations mean the income tax and administrative regulations promulgated from time to time under the Code, as in effect for the relevant Tax Period.
(91) U.S. means the United States of America.
(92) Valuation Shortfall has the meaning set forth in Section 5.1(e).
Section 1.2. References; Interpretation . Terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the meaning ascribed to them in the Distribution Agreement. References in this Agreement to any gender include references to all genders, and references to the singular include references to the plural and vice versa. Unless the context otherwise requires, the words include, includes, and including when used in this Agreement shall be deemed to be followed by the phrase without limitation. Unless the context otherwise requires, references in this Agreement to Articles, Sections and Schedules shall be deemed references to Articles and Sections of, and Schedules to, this Agreement. Unless the context otherwise requires, the words hereof, hereby, and herein and words of similar meaning when used in this Agreement refer to this Agreement in its entirety and not to any particular Article, Section or provision of this Agreement. Unless the context otherwise requires, the word stock or shares refers to any equity interests of the applicable entity for U.S. federal income tax purposes, and any references to a Person include a reference to any successor to such Person.
Section 1.3. Effective Time . Notwithstanding that certain interrelated and intermediate internal transactions must be given effect prior to the Distribution, the agreements contained herein, including, but not limited to, the manner in which Taxes are shared amongst the Parties, shall be effective no earlier than and only upon the Effective Time.
ARTICLE II
PREPARATION AND FILING OF TAX RETURNS
Section 2.1. Responsibility to Prepare and File Pre-Distribution and Straddle Period Tax Returns . To the extent not previously filed and subject to the rights and obligations of each of the Parties set forth herein, LQ Parent shall prepare or cause to be prepared (i) all Tax Returns required to be filed by each Party or its Affiliates for the Pre-Distribution Tax Period and (ii) all Tax Returns required to be filed by each Party or its Affiliates for any Straddle Tax Period (the LQ Parent Prepared Returns ). LQ Parent shall file or cause to be filed all such LQ Parent
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Prepared Returns with the applicable Taxing Authority to the extent a member of the LQ Parent Group is responsible under applicable Law for filing such Tax Returns, and CPLG shall cooperate (or cause its Subsidiaries to cooperate) in the filing of such Tax Returns to the extent a member of the CPLG Group is responsible for filing such Tax Returns under applicable Law. All expenses relating to the preparation and filing of LQ Parent Prepared Returns shall be borne by LQ Parent. With respect to any LQ Parent Prepared Returns that includes any member of the CPLG Group, LQ Parent shall provide CPLG with a copy of each such proposed Tax Return (or, if such LQ Parent Prepared Returns include members of the LQ Parent Group, solely the portion thereof relating to any member of the CPLG Group) for review and comment at least twenty (20) days prior to the filing of such Tax Return. Subject to the preceding sentence, no later than ten (10) days after the receipt of such Tax Returns, CPLG shall have a right to comment on such LQ Parent Prepared Returns (or portions thereof) by written notice to LQ Parent; such written notice shall contain any disputed item (or items) and the basis for the comment. If CPLG does not provide comments by proper written notice within the time period described, such Tax Return shall be deemed to have been accepted and agreed upon, and to be final and conclusive, for purposes of this Section 2.1. If CPLG does provide comments by proper written notice within such applicable time period, LQ Parent shall consider CPLGs comments on such Tax Return in good faith and shall include any such comments that are required to make such Tax Return consistent with applicable Law, this Agreement, the Distribution Agreement or any other Specified Ancillary Agreement.
Section 2.2. Responsibility of Parties to Prepare and File Post-Distribution Tax Returns . The Party or its Affiliate responsible under applicable Law for filing a Tax Return in respect of a Post-Distribution Tax Period (in each case required to be filed after the Distribution Date) shall prepare and file or cause to be prepared and filed that Tax Return; provided that no such Tax Return shall include any election that is retroactive to any Pre-Distribution Tax Period or Straddle Period unless required by Law. Notwithstanding the foregoing, LQ Parent may make any such election if it would not increase any amount of Tax payable by (or reduce any amount of Tax attribute otherwise available to) a member of the CPLG Group after the Closing Date.
Section 2.3. Time of Filing Tax Returns . Each Tax Return shall be filed on or prior to the Due Date for such Tax Return by the Party responsible for filing such Tax Return hereunder.
ARTICLE III
RESPONSIBILITY FOR PAYMENT OF TAXES
Section 3.1. Responsibility for Payment of Taxes . LQ Parent shall be liable for and shall pay or cause to be paid (i) all Taxes shown on any Tax Return of each Party or any member of its Group for any Pre-Distribution Tax Period, subject to Section 8.3(b), (ii) all Taxes shown on any Tax Return of LQ Parent or any member of its Group for any Straddle Tax Period, (iii) the portion of any Taxes allocable to the period ending on the Distribution Date (determined in accordance with Section 10.2) shown on any Tax Return of CPLG or any member of its Group for any Straddle Tax Period, and (iv) 50% of any ACA Taxes. CPLG shall be liable for and shall pay or cause to be paid (i) the portion of any Taxes allocable to the period beginning after the Distribution Date (determined in accordance with Section 10.2) shown on any Tax Return of
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CPLG or any member of its Group for any Straddle Tax Period and (ii) 50% of any ACA Taxes. Each of LQ Parent and CPLG shall be liable for and shall pay or cause to be paid the Taxes shown on the Tax Returns for any Post-Distribution Tax Period for which it has the responsibility to prepare under Article II to the applicable Taxing Authority. In the event the CPLG Preferred Stock is not issued in connection with the Contribution or LQ Parent is not be able to dispose of the CPLG Preferred Stock prior to the Effective Time, (i) LQ Parent and CPLG shall be required to file consolidated U.S. federal income Tax Returns (consolidated, unitary, aggregate, combined or similar state income Tax Returns, where applicable) for the taxable year of CPLG that includes the Distribution; (ii) such CPLG Preferred Stock, if any, shall not have terms that impose any economic costs, or have any adverse effect, on LQ Parent (and provided that it is understood that such CPLG Preferred Stock shall (x) be non-voting stock, and (y) provide for a cash-pay coupon), and (iii) LQ Parent shall be prohibited from distributing any CPLG Preferred Stock to its stockholders or securityholders without the prior written consent of CPLG, not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in the Distribution Agreement, CPLG shall not be required to issue any CPLG Preferred Stock in the Contribution.
Section 3.2. Reimbursement of Taxes . No later than five (5) Business Days prior to the relevant Due Date for Taxes described in Section 3.1, LQ Parent shall pay CPLG, an amount in immediately available funds equal to such Taxes to the extent they represent Taxes shown on Tax Returns for (i) any Pre-Distribution Tax Period or (ii) the portion of any Straddle Tax Period ending on the Distribution Date (determined in accordance with Section 10.2), in each case, for which a member of the CPLG Group has responsibility to file under applicable Law. No later than the Determination Date, CPLG shall pay to LQ Parent an amount in immediately available funds for the portion of any Taxes for a Straddle Tax Period paid prior to the Distribution that are allocable to CPLG for the portion of any Straddle Tax Period beginning after the Distribution Date (determined in accordance with Section 10.2).
Section 3.3. Timing of Payments of Taxes . All Taxes required to be paid or caused to be paid by a Party to a Taxing Authority pursuant to this Article III shall be paid or caused to be paid by such Party on or prior to the Due Date of such Taxes. All amounts required to be paid by one Party to another Party pursuant to this Article III shall be paid or caused to be paid by such first Party to such other Party in accordance with Article VII.
ARTICLE IV
REFUNDS, CARRYBACKS AND AMENDED TAX RETURNS
Section 4.1. Refunds .
(a) Each Party shall be entitled to refunds (including any similar credit or offset of Taxes) that relate to Taxes for which it is liable hereunder in accordance with Article III (taking into account Section 3.2) or Article VI, including any refunds (or similar credit or offset of Taxes) resulting from overpayments of estimated Taxes on or prior to the Distribution Date in respect of a Straddle Tax Period; provided , however , that each Party shall be entitled to refunds (including any similar credit or offset of Taxes) that relate to Taxes for which it was actually liable in accordance with Article VIII.
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(b) Any refund or portion thereof to which a Party is entitled pursuant to this Section 4.1 that is received or deemed to have been received as described herein by another Party, shall be paid by such other Party to such first Party in immediately available funds in accordance with Article VII.
Section 4.2. Amended Tax Returns .
(a) Notwithstanding Sections 2.1 and 2.2, a Party or member of its Group that is entitled to file an amended Tax Return for a Pre-Distribution Tax Period or a Straddle Tax Period for members of its Group shall be permitted to prepare and file an amended Tax Return at its own cost and expense; provided , however , that (i) such amended Tax Return shall be prepared in a manner consistent with the past practice of the Parties and their Affiliates unless otherwise modified by a Final Determination or required by applicable Law; and (ii) if such amended Tax Return could result in the other Party becoming responsible for a payment of Taxes pursuant to Article III or a payment to a Party pursuant to Article VIII, such amended Tax Return shall be permitted only if the prior written consent of such other Party is obtained. The consent of such other Party shall not be withheld unreasonably and shall be deemed to have been obtained if a Party or a member of its Group is required to file an amended Tax Return as a result of an Audit adjustment that arose in accordance with Article VIII.
(b) A Party or a member of its Group that is entitled to file an amended Tax Return for a Post-Distribution Tax Period shall be permitted to do so without the consent of any Party.
(c) A Party that is permitted (or whose Group member is permitted) to file an amended Tax Return shall not be relieved of any liability for payments pursuant to this Agreement notwithstanding that another Party consented thereto.
ARTICLE V
CERTAIN PLAN OF REORGANIZATION TAX MATTERS
Section 5.1. Contribution Purchase Price Adjustment .
(a) No later than ten (10) Business Days following the Distribution Date, CPLG will deliver to LQ Parent a written worksheet (the Estimated Statement ) setting forth in reasonable detail CPLGs good faith reasonable estimate of the U.S. federal, state and local Income Taxes of LQ Parent (and/or CPLG in the event of a Section 351 Transaction) attributable to the Contribution or Distribution (excluding any withholding obligation, and in each case determined for all purposes of this Agreement on a with and without basis) (the actual amount of such Taxes, Contribution Taxes ) as well as a computation thereof. The calculation of estimated Contribution Taxes shall be based on the following assumptions: (i) the Intended Tax Treatment is respected; (ii) the combined effective U.S. federal, state and local Income Tax rate applicable to the amount of income or gain recognized by LQ Parent (and/or CPLG in the event of a Section 351 Transaction) in the Contribution or Distribution is equal to the Assumed Tax Rate; and (iii) the amount of income or gain recognized by LQ Parent (and/or CPLG in the event of a Section 351 Transaction) for U.S. federal, state and local Income Tax purposes in the
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Contribution will (w) be based on the fair market value of the CPLG Common Stock on the first Business Day following the Distribution Date (determined based on the volume weighted average price of shares of CPLG Common Stock on the primary securities exchange on which shares of CPLG Common Stock are listed during the period beginning at 9:30 a.m., New York City time (or such other time as is the official open of trading on such exchange) and ending at 4:00 p.m., New York City time (or such other time as is the official close of trading on such exchange), as obtained from Bloomberg L.P. or its successor, on the first Business Day following the Distribution Date) and the fair market value of the CPLG Preferred Stock, if any, on the date of the Contribution (determined based on the amount paid for the CPLG Preferred Stock to LQ Parent by third party purchasers, if applicable), (x) take into account the total amount of cash received by LQ Parent in the Contribution (taking into account the Cash Payment (as defined in the Distribution Agreement), (y) take into account the total amount of liabilities assumed or deemed assumed for U.S. federal Income Tax purposes by CPLG in the Contribution and (z) initially ignore any payments to be made by LQ Parent or CPLG under Section 5.1(b). No later than twenty (20) Business Days after the receipt of such Estimated Statement, LQ Parent shall have a right to object to such Estimated Statement by written notice to CPLG; such written notice shall contain such disputed item (or items) and the basis for its objection. The Parties shall act in good faith to resolve any such dispute as promptly as practicable. If the Parties have not reached a final resolution with respect to all disputed items for which proper written notice was given within ten (10) Business Days of written notice being provided to CPLG, then any disputed issues shall be submitted to a Big Four Accounting Firm mutually agreed upon by the Parties for a final binding resolution; provided that if no Big Four Accounting Firm is willing or able to resolve such disputed issues, such disputed issues shall be submitted to a nationally recognized accounting firm mutually agreed upon by the Parties for a final binding resolution. The Parties shall cooperate in good faith to promptly update the estimated Contribution Taxes as otherwise determined pursuant to this Section 5.1(a) to reflect any payments made under Section 3.7 of the Distribution Agreement; provided that in the event the Parties are not able to so agree upon such update, any disagreement shall be submitted to a Big Four Accounting Firm (or a nationally recognized accounting firm, as applicable) in accordance with the procedures described in the previous sentence.
(b) If (i) the Reserve Amount is greater than the estimated Contribution Taxes, LQ Parent will pay to CPLG an amount equal to the difference between the Reserve Amount minus the estimated Contribution Taxes; and (ii) the Reserve Amount is less than the estimated Contribution Taxes, CPLG will pay to LQ Parent an amount equal to the difference between the estimated Contribution Taxes minus the Reserve Amount. Any payments under this Section 5.1(b) or Section 3.7 of the Distribution Agreement shall be deemed to increase the amount recognized (in the case of payments by CPLG to LQ Parent) or decrease the amount recognized (in the case of payments by LQ Parent to CPLG) for purposes of calculating the amount of Contribution Taxes, and additional amounts shall be paid by CPLG or LQ Parent (as the case may be) on an iterative basis (consistent with assumptions described in clauses (i), (ii), (iii)(w), (iii)(x) and (iii)(y) of Section 5.1(a)) to reflect such increase or decrease in the amount of Contribution Taxes. For the avoidance of doubt, any Share Issuance pursuant to Section 5.1(d) shall be deemed to have a value equal to the amount of the payment to be satisfied by CPLG with such Share Issuance. Following the date of the final determination of Contribution Taxes in accordance with Section 5.1(a) (including, for the avoidance of doubt, the final sentence thereof) (the Determination Date ), any payments required to be made under this Section 5.1(b) shall be made in accordance with Section 5.1(d).
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(c) For the avoidance of doubt, unless otherwise provided in this Agreement, any obligation to make a payment pursuant to Section 5.1(b) shall not be deemed to imply that a Party is responsible for any Taxes for purposes of Article VI or otherwise under this Agreement.
(d) Any amounts required to be paid by LQ Parent to CPLG under Section 5.1(b) shall be paid to CPLG in cash within five (5) Business Days of the Determination Date. Any amounts required to be paid by CPLG to LQ Parent under Section 5.1(b) shall be paid, at CPLGs election, (i) in cash within five (5) Business Days of the Determination Date, or (ii) with respect to all or any portion of such amount, in the form of a number of shares of CPLG Common Stock (rounded up to the nearest full share) equal to the product of (I) 1.05, multiplied by (II) the quotient of (A) the amount of such required payment (or such portion thereof to be paid in shares) divided by (B) the arithmetic average of the per share volume weighted average price of shares of CPLG Common Stock on the primary securities exchange on which shares of CPLG Common Stock are listed during the period beginning at 9:30 a.m., New York City time (or such other time as is the official open of trading on such exchange) and ending at 4:00 p.m., New York City time (or such other time as is the official close of trading on such exchange), as obtained from Bloomberg L.P. or its successor, for the ten (10) consecutive trading day period ending on and including the trading day immediately prior to the Determination Date (the Shares , and any such payment pursuant to this clause (ii), a Share Issuance , and the calculated per share volume weighed average price the Issuance VWAP Value ). In the event that CPLG elects to make a Share Issuance, CPLG shall, if requested in accordance with the Registration Rights Agreement (as defined below), use its reasonable best efforts to (i) prepare and file with the SEC, at CPLGs expense, a resale registration statement for an offering to be made pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act on Form S-11 or, if CPLG is so eligible, on Form S-3 (or any successor rule or form thereto), or amend an existing registration statement so that it is usable for the disposition of such Shares or (ii) file a prospectus supplement deemed to be a part of an existing registration statement in accordance with Rule 430B under the Securities Act that is usable for the disposition of such Shares (as applicable, a Registration Statement ), in each case subject to the terms and conditions set forth in a registration rights agreement between CPLG and LQ Parent in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit A (the Registration Rights Agreement ), and CPLG shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause such Registration Statement to be declared effective by the SEC or otherwise become effective under the Securities Act as promptly as reasonably practicable after the filing thereof (the date upon which such Registration Statement becomes effective or, if later (in the event a suspension period commences prior to the Registration Statement becoming effective and ends after the Registration Statement becoming Effective), the date on which use of such Registration Statement is no longer suspended, the Effective Registration Date ). Within two (2) Business Days of the Determination Date, CPLG shall deliver (or cause the delivery of) the Shares to be issued pursuant to such Share Issuance in book entry form to LQ Parent or to a custodian designated by LQ Parent, as applicable. Concurrently with or prior to such delivery of Shares, LQ Parent and CPLG shall enter into the Registration Rights Agreement. All Shares (including, if applicable, the Supplemental Share Issuance referred to below) shall be free and clear of any Security Interest (as defined in the Distribution Agreement) and subject to, and governed by, the Registration Rights Agreement. CPLG shall be responsible for any registration fees and expenses, listing fees or transfer agent fees with respect to the issuance of Shares in accordance with this Section 5.1(d).
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(e) At the Effective Registration Date, CPLG will (in good faith consultation with LQ Parent) calculate the arithmetic average of the per share volume weighted average price of shares of CPLG Common Stock on the primary securities exchange on which shares of CPLG Common Stock are listed during the period beginning at 9:30 a.m., New York City time (or such other time as is the official open of trading on such exchange) and ending at 4:00 p.m., New York City time (or such other time as is the official close of trading on such exchange), as obtained from Bloomberg L.P. or its successor, for the ten (10) consecutive trading day period ending on and including the trading day immediately prior to the Effective Registration Date (the Registration VWAP Value ). If the product of the Registration VWAP Value multiplied by the number of shares of CPLG Common Stock issued as part of the Share Issuance is less than the product of the Issuance VWAP Value multiplied by the number of shares of CPLG Common Stock issued as part of the Share Issuance (such difference, the Valuation Shortfall ), CPLG will promptly (and in any event within two (2) Business Days), at CPLGs election, either (i) pay to LQ Parent an amount in cash equal to the Valuation Shortfall, or (ii) deliver (or cause the delivery of) in book entry form (to LQ Parent or to a custodian designated by LQ Parent, as applicable) to LQ Parent a number of shares of CPLG Common Stock (rounded up to the nearest full share) equal to the Valuation Shortfall divided by the Registration VWAP Value (such shares the Supplemental Share Issuance ). In the event that CPLG elects to make a Supplemental Share Issuance, CPLG shall use its reasonable best efforts to prepare and file with the SEC, at CPLGs expense, a Registration Statement with respect to the Shares issued in the Supplemental Share Issuance and CPLG shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause such Registration Statement to be declared effective by the SEC or otherwise become effective under the Securities Act as promptly as reasonably practicable after the filing thereof and in any event no later than thirty (30) days after the Supplemental Share Issuance. Concurrently with or prior to such delivery of the shares the subject of the Supplemental Share Issuance, LQ Parent and CPLG shall enter into the Registration Rights Agreement.
Section 5.2. Consistency . Each Party shall file or prepare any Tax Return which it is responsible for filing or preparing under this Agreement consistent with the Intended Tax Treatment unless otherwise required by a Final Determination.
Section 5.3. Section 336(e) Election . LQ Parent and CPLG shall make an election under Section 336(e) of the Code (and any similar election under state or local law) with respect to the Distribution in accordance with Treasury Regulation Section 1.336-2(h) (and any applicable provisions under state and local law), and the Parties shall cooperate in the timely completion and/or filings of such elections and any related filings or procedures. This Section 5.3 is intended to constitute binding, written agreements to make an election under Section 336(e) of the Code with respect to the Distribution.
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ARTICLE VI
INDEMNIFICATION
Section 6.1. Indemnification Obligations of LQ Parent . LQ Parent shall indemnify CPLG and its Affiliates and hold the Indemnified Party harmless from and against (without duplication):
(a) all Taxes and other amounts for which the LQ Parent Group is responsible under this Agreement and any related Losses; and
(b) all Taxes and Losses attributable to a breach of any covenant or obligation of LQ Parent under this Agreement.
Section 6.2. Indemnification Obligations of CPLG . CPLG shall indemnify LQ Parent and its Affiliates and hold the Indemnified Party harmless from and against (without duplication):
(a) all Taxes and other amounts for which the CPLG Group is responsible under this Agreement and any related Losses; and
(b) all Taxes and Losses attributable to a breach of any covenant or obligation of CPLG under this Agreement.
Section 6.3. Protected REITs . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, in the event that counsel or independent accountants for a Protected REIT determine in writing that there exists a material risk that any indemnification payments due under this Agreement would be treated as Nonqualifying Income (or such indemnification payments would otherwise affect the Protected REITs status as a REIT) upon the payment of such amounts to the relevant Indemnified Party, the amount paid to the Indemnified Party pursuant to this Agreement in any tax year shall not exceed the maximum amount that can be paid to the Indemnified Party in such year without causing the Protected REIT to fail to meet the REIT Requirements for any tax year, determined as if the payment of such amount were Nonqualifying Income (or such indemnification payments would otherwise affect the Protected REITs status as a REIT) as determined by such counsel or independent accountants to the Protected REIT. If the amount payable for any tax year pursuant to the preceding sentence is less than the amount which the relevant Indemnifying Party would otherwise be obligated to pay to the relevant Indemnified Party pursuant to this Agreement (the Expense Amount ), then: (1) the Indemnifying Party shall place the Expense Amount into an escrow account (the Escrow Account ) using an escrow agent and agreement reasonably acceptable to the Indemnified Party (which shall include that (y) the amount in the Escrow Account shall be treated as the property of the Indemnifying Party, unless it is released from such Escrow Account to the Indemnified Party, and (z) (A) all income earned upon the amount in the Escrow Account shall be treated as the property of the Indemnifying Party and reported, as and to the extent required by applicable Law, by the escrow agent to the IRS, or any other taxing authority, on IRS Form 1099 or 1042S (or other appropriate form) as income earned by the Indemnifying Party whether or not said income has been distributed during such taxable year, and (B) the Indemnifying Party will be entitled to
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customary quarterly tax distributions with respect to any income earned on the Escrow Account, and the escrow agent shall not release any portion thereof to the Indemnified Party, and the Indemnified Party shall not be entitled to any such amount, unless and until the Indemnified Party, at its own cost and expense, delivers to the Indemnifying Party, at the sole option of the relevant Protected REIT, (i) an opinion (an Expense Amount Tax Opinion ) of the Protected REITs tax counsel to the effect that such amount, if and to the extent paid, would not constitute Nonqualifying Income (or such amount would not otherwise affect the Protected REITs status as a REIT), (ii) a letter (an Expense Amount Accountants Letter ) from the Protected REITs independent accountants indicating the maximum portion of the Expense Amount that can be paid at that time to the Indemnified Party without causing the Protected REIT to fail to meet the REIT Requirements for any relevant taxable year, or (iii) a private letter ruling issued by the IRS to the Protected REIT indicating that the receipt of any Expense Amount hereunder will not cause the Protected REIT to fail to satisfy the REIT Requirements (a REIT Qualification Ruling and, collectively with an Expense Amount Tax Opinion and an Expense Amount Accountants Letter, a Release Document ); (2) pending the delivery of a Release Document by the Indemnified Party to the Indemnifying Party, the Indemnified Party shall have the right, but not the obligation, to borrow the Expense Amount from the Escrow Account pursuant to a loan agreement reasonably acceptable to the Indemnified Party that (i) requires the Indemnifying Party to lend the Indemnified Party immediately available cash proceeds in an amount equal to the Expense Amount, and (ii) provides for (A) a commercially reasonable interest rate and commercially reasonable covenants, taking into account the credit standing and profile of the Indemnified Party or any guarantor of the Indemnified Party, including the Protected REIT, at the time of such loan, and (B) a fifteen (15) year maturity with no periodic amortization; and (3) the Indemnified Party shall bear all costs and expenses with respect to the escrow as contemplated by clauses (1) and (2) in this Section 6.3. Except as otherwise provided for in this Section 6.3(c), all of the benefits of the Expense Amount will inure to the Indemnified Party and the Indemnified Party will bear (and indemnify the Indemnifying Party for) all risk of loss relating to the Expense Amount.
ARTICLE VII
PAYMENTS
Section 7.1. Payments .
(a) General . In the event that an Indemnifying Party is required to make a payment to an Indemnified Party pursuant to this Agreement, such payment shall be made to the Indemnified Party within the time prescribed for payment in this Agreement, or if no period is prescribed, within twenty (20) days after delivery of written notice of payment owing together with a computation of the amounts due. If the Indemnifying Party fails to make a payment to the Indemnified Party within the time period set forth in this Section 7.1 or as otherwise provided in this Agreement, such Indemnifying Party shall pay to the Indemnified Party interest that accrues (at a rate equal to LIBOR) on the amount of such payment from the time that such payment was due to the Indemnified Party until the date that payment is actually made to the Indemnified Party; provided , however , that this provision for interest shall not be construed to give the Indemnifying Party the right to defer payment beyond the due date hereunder.
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(b) Right of Setoff . It is expressly understood that an Indemnifying Party is hereby authorized to set off and apply any and all amounts required to be paid to an Indemnified Party pursuant to this Section 7.1 against any and all of the obligations of the Indemnified Party to the Indemnifying Party arising under this Section 7.1 that are then either due and payable or past due, irrespective of whether such Indemnifying Party has made any demand for payment with respect to such obligations.
Section 7.2. Treatment of Payments Made Pursuant to Tax Matters Agreement . Unless otherwise required by a Final Determination or this Agreement or otherwise agreed to by the Parties, for U.S. federal Tax purposes, any payment (other than payments of interest pursuant to Section 7.1(a)) made pursuant to this Agreement shall be treated by all Parties for all Tax purposes as a purchase price adjustment to the Contribution. None of the Parties shall take any position inconsistent with such treatment unless required by a Final Determination. If a Taxing Authority asserts that a Partys treatment of a payment pursuant to this Agreement should be other than as required pursuant to this Agreement, such Party shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to contest such challenge.
Section 7.3. Payments Net of Tax Benefit Actually Realized and Tax Cost . All amounts required to be paid by one Party to another pursuant to this Agreement or the Distribution Agreement shall be reduced by the Tax Benefit Actually Realized by the Indemnified Party or its Affiliates in the taxable year the payment is made or any prior taxable year as a result of the claim giving rise to the payment. If the receipt or accrual of any such payment (other than payments of interest pursuant to Section 10.12 of the Distribution Agreement or Section 7.1(a)) results in taxable income to the Indemnified Party or its Affiliates, such payment shall be increased so that, after the payment of any Taxes with respect to the payment, the Indemnified Party or its Affiliates shall have realized the same net amount it would have realized had the payment not resulted in taxable income; provided that the Parties acknowledge and agree that any amount paid from LQ Parent to CPLG or any of its Affiliates and treated as an adjustment to purchase price in accordance with Section 7.2 shall not be treated as resulting in taxable income to CPLG or any of its Affiliates. Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Section 7.3 shall not apply to any payment made pursuant to Section 5.1(b).
ARTICLE VIII
AUDITS
Section 8.1. Notice . Within twenty (20) Business Days after a Party or any of its Affiliates receives a written notice from a Taxing Authority of the existence of an Audit that may require indemnification pursuant to this Agreement, that Party shall notify the other Party of such receipt and send such notice to the other Party via overnight mail. The failure of one Party to notify another Party of an Audit shall not relieve such other Party of any liability and/or obligation that it may have under this Agreement, except to the extent that the Indemnifying Partys rights under this Agreement are materially prejudiced by such failure.
Section 8.2. Audits .
(a) Determination of Administering Party .
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(i) Subject to Sections 8.2(a), 8.2(b) and 8.2(c), LQ Parent shall administer and control all Audits with respect to Tax Returns of members of the LQ Parent Group, all Audits with respect to Tax Returns of members of the LQ Parent Group or CPLG Group for Straddle Tax Periods, and all Audits with respect to Tax Returns of members of the CPLG Group for any Pre-Distribution Tax Period. Except as provided in the previous sentence, CPLG shall administer and control all Audits with respect to Tax Returns of members of the CPLG Group.
(ii) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 8.2, CPLG shall administer and control all Audits addressed in Schedule A.
(b) Administration and Control; Cooperation .
(i) Subject to Section 8.2(c), the Audit Management Party shall have absolute authority to make all decisions (determined in its sole discretion) with respect to the administration and control of such Audit (or portion thereof), including the selection of all external advisors. In that regard, the Audit Management Party (a) may in its sole discretion settle or otherwise determine not to continue to contest any issue related to such Audit without the consent of the other Party, and (b) shall, as soon as reasonably practicable and prior to settlement of an issue that could cause the other Party to become responsible for Taxes under Section 8.3, notify the Audit Representatives of the other Party of such settlement. The other Party shall (and shall cause its Subsidiaries to) undertake all actions and execute all documents (including an extension of the applicable statute of limitations) that are determined in the sole discretion of the Audit Management Party to be necessary to effectuate such administration and control. Each Party shall act in good faith and use their reasonable best efforts to cooperate fully with the other Party (and their Affiliates) in connection with such Audit and shall provide or cause their Subsidiaries to provide such information to each other as may be necessary or useful with respect to such Audit in a timely manner, identify and provide access to potential witnesses, and other persons with knowledge and other information within its control and reasonably necessary to the resolution of the Audit.
(c) Participation Rights of Parties and Information Sharing with respect to Audits .
(i) Each Party that would be responsible under Section 8.3 for a material amount of Taxes directly resulting from an Audit (other than the Audit Management Party) (a Participating Party ) shall have the rights as set forth in this Section 8.2(c) with respect to such Audit. Upon the reasonable request of a Participating Party, the Audit Management Party shall make available relevant personnel and external advisors to meet with the Participating Party and its independent auditor in order to review the status of the Audits. The Participating Party shall provide the Audit Management Party with reasonable notice of such requested meetings or information.
(ii) The Participating Party shall have access to any written documentation in the possession of the Audit Management Party that pertains to the Audit (including any written summaries of issues that the Audit Management Party has developed in the context of evaluating the financial reporting of the Audit); provided , however , that if documentation was prepared solely by or on behalf of a Party, then the documentation must relate to the joint defense of the Audit. Copies of the documentation will be made available to the Participating Party at its sole cost and expense.
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(iii) The Participating Party may elect to employ separate counsel to advise the Participating Party as additional counsel in or in connection with an Audit, but in that event, the fees and expenses of the separate counsel shall be paid solely by the Participating Party. The Audit Management Party shall in good faith consider all advice and other input received from the Participating Party in connection with its consultations with respect to an Audit. However, the Audit Management Party shall retain the sole authority to make all Audit decisions. In that regard, the Participating Party and its separate counsels shall not be allowed to participate in any Audit-related meetings other than those described in (i), (ii) or (iii) above, respond directly to a Taxing Authority conducting the Audit, or in any manner control resolution of the Audit. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Audit Management Party shall not settle, concede or resolve the Audit in a manner that would subject the Participating Party to any obligation to indemnify the Audit Management Party pursuant to this Agreement, pay any amount of Tax, or bind the Participating Party to any agreement or Tax position with respect to a Post-Distribution Period without the prior written consent of the Participating Party, not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed.
(d) Power of Attorney/Officer Signature . Each Party hereby appoints (and shall cause its Subsidiaries to appoint) the Audit Management Party (and its designated representatives) as its agent and attorney-in-fact to take the actions the Audit Management Party deems necessary or appropriate to implement the responsibilities of the Audit Management Party under this Agreement. Each Party also shall (or shall cause its Subsidiaries to) execute and deliver to the Audit Management Party a power of attorney and such other documents as are reasonably requested from time to time by the Audit Management Party (or its designee).
Section 8.3. Payment of Audit Amounts .
(a) Except as set forth in Section 8.3(b) or (c), LQ Parent shall be liable for and shall pay or cause to be paid to the applicable Taxing Authority (i) all Taxes owed in connection with any Audit of any Tax Return of each Party or any member of its Group for any Pre-Distribution Tax Period, (ii) all Taxes owed in connection with any Audit of any Tax Return of LQ Parent or any member of its Group for any Straddle Tax Period or any Post-Distribution Tax Period, and (iii) the portion of any Taxes allocable to the period ending on the Distribution Date (determined in accordance with Section 10.2) owed in connection with any Audit of any Tax Return of CPLG or any member of the CPLG Group for any Straddle Tax Period. Except as set forth in Section 8.3(c), CPLG shall be liable for and shall pay or cause to be paid (A) the portion of any Taxes allocable to the period beginning after the Distribution Date (determined in accordance with Section 10.2) owed in connection with any Audit of any Tax Return of CPLG or any member of its Group for any Straddle Tax Period, and (B) all Taxes owed in connection with any Tax Return of CPLG or any member of the CPLG Group for any Post-Distribution Tax Period.
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(b) CPLG shall be liable for and shall pay or cause to be paid to the applicable Taxing Authority any amount owed in connection with any Audit of any matter addressed in Schedule A.
(c) Third Party Indemnity Payments . Any benefit or liability resulting from any Tax sharing, contractual indemnity agreements or similar agreements, written or unwritten, as between any of the Parties or their respective Subsidiaries, on the one hand, and any other third party, on the other hand (other than the Distribution Agreement, this Agreement or any other Specified Ancillary Agreement) ( Tax Sharing Agreements ), shall remain the benefit or liability of such Party or its respective Subsidiary. No Party (or other Indemnified Party) shall be entitled to indemnification under this Agreement in respect of Taxes to the extent such Party or one of its Subsidiaries is indemnified under any Tax Sharing Agreement, and the Parties shall (and shall cause their Subsidiaries to) use commercially reasonable efforts to pursue any indemnification rights under any Tax Sharing Agreement if such indemnification would reduce the other Partys responsibility for such Taxes under this Agreement.
ARTICLE IX
COOPERATION AND EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION
Section 9.1. Cooperation and Exchange of Information . The Parties shall each cooperate fully (and each shall cause its respective Subsidiaries to cooperate fully) and in a timely manner (considering the other Partys normal internal processing or reporting requirements) with all reasonable requests in writing from another Party hereto, or from an agent, representative, or advisor to such Party, in connection with the preparation and filing of Tax Returns, claims for refund, Audits, determinations of Tax Attributes and the calculation of Taxes or other amounts required to be paid hereunder, and any applicable financial reporting requirements of a Party or its Affiliates, in each case, related or attributable to or arising in connection with Taxes or Tax Attributes of any of the Parties or their respective Subsidiaries covered by this Agreement. Such cooperation shall include, without limitation:
(a) the retention until the expiration of the applicable statute of limitations or, if later, until the expiration of all relevant Tax Attributes (in each case taking into account all waivers and extensions), and the provision upon request, of Tax Returns of the Parties and their respective Subsidiaries for periods up to and including the Distribution Date, books, records (including information regarding ownership and Tax basis of property), documentation, and other information relating to such Tax Returns, including accompanying schedules, related work papers, and documents relating to rulings or other determinations by Taxing Authorities;
(b) the execution of any document that may be necessary in connection with any Audit of any of the Parties or their respective Subsidiaries, or the filing of a Tax Return or refund claim of the Parties or any of their respective Subsidiaries (including the signature of an officer of a Party or its Subsidiary);
(c) the use of the Partys reasonable efforts to obtain any documentation and provide additional facts as requested by another Party that may be necessary in connection with any of the foregoing (including without limitation any information contained in Tax or other financial information databases); and
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(d) the use of the Partys reasonable efforts to obtain any Tax Returns (including accompanying schedules, related work papers, and documents), documents, books, records, or other information that may be necessary in connection with the preparation of any Tax Returns of any of the Parties or their Affiliates.
Each Party shall make its and its Subsidiaries employees and facilities available on a reasonable and mutually convenient basis in connection with the foregoing matters. Except for costs and expenses otherwise allocated between the Parties pursuant to this Agreement, no reimbursement shall be made for costs and expenses incurred by the Parties as a result of cooperating pursuant to this Section 9.1.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Party shall be required, pursuant to this Article IX, to share any information or records relating to any Person other than the Parties and their applicable Subsidiaries, or to provide any such information regarding the Post-Distribution operation of the LQ Parent Retained Business or the Separated Real Estate Business, as applicable.
Section 9.2. Retention of Records . Subject to Section 9.1, if any of the Parties or their respective Subsidiaries intends to dispose of any documentation relating to the Taxes of the Parties or their respective Subsidiaries for which another Party to this Agreement may be responsible pursuant to the terms of this Agreement (including, without limitation, Tax Returns, books, records, documentation, and other information, accompanying schedules, related work papers, and documents relating to rulings or other determinations by Taxing Authorities), such Party shall or shall cause written notice to the other Parties describing the documentation to be destroyed or disposed of sixty (60) Business Days prior to taking such action. The other Parties may arrange to take delivery of the documentation described in the notice at their expense during the succeeding sixty (60) Business Day period.
ARTICLE X
ALLOCATION OF TAX ATTRIBUTES AND OTHER TAX MATTERS
Section 10.1. Allocation of Tax Attributes . LQ Parent shall in good faith advise CPLG in writing of the portion, if any, of any Tax Attributes, earnings and profits, or other consolidated, combined or unitary attribute that LQ Parent determines shall be allocated or apportioned to each Group under applicable Law; provided , however , that such determination shall be made in a manner that is: (a) reasonably consistent with the past practices of the Parties; and (b) in accordance with the rules prescribed by applicable Law, including the Code and the Treasury Regulations. LQ Parent agrees to provide CPLG with all of the information supporting the Tax Attribute and other determinations made by LQ Parent pursuant to this Section 10.1.
Section 10.2. Allocation of Tax Items . All determinations for purposes of this Agreement regarding the allocation of Income Tax items or items relating to Taxes based upon or related to receipts or occupancy or imposed in connection with any sale or other transfer or assignment of property between the portion of a Straddle Tax Period that ends on the
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Distribution Date and the portion that begins the day after the Distribution Date shall be made based on a closing of the books method under the principles of Treasury Regulation 1.1502-76 (and any similar rule under U.S. state, local or non-U.S. Law) as determined by LQ Parent, unless in each case the Parties agree in writing otherwise; provided , however , any Taxes in respect of actions taken outside the ordinary course of business on the Distribution Date but after the Distribution that do not comply with the last sentence of this Section 10.2 shall be deemed to arise the day after the Distribution. All determinations for purposes of this Agreement regarding the allocation of Tax items relating to Taxes not described in the sentence above (such as real or personal property Taxes) between the portion of a Straddle Tax Period that ends on the Distribution Date and the portion that begins the day after the Distribution Date shall be made based on the number of days in each respective period, unless in each case the Parties agree otherwise. Except for the transactions contemplated in the Plan of Reorganization, CPLG shall not (and shall not permit any member of its Group to) take any action outside the ordinary course of business on the Distribution Date but after the Distribution.
ARTICLE XI
DISPUTE RESOLUTION
Section 11.1. Negotiation . In the event of a dispute arising out of or in connection with this Agreement (including its interpretation, performance or validity) (collectively, Agreement Disputes ), the senior tax officers of the Parties (or such other individuals designated thereby) shall negotiate for a maximum of 21 days (or a mutually-agreed extension) (such period of days, the Negotiation Period ) from the time of receipt by a Party of written notice of such Agreement Dispute. The Parties shall not assert the defenses of statute of limitations and laches for any delays arising due to the procedures in Sections 11.1 or 11.2.
Section 11.2. Mediation . If the Parties have not timely resolved the Agreement Dispute under Section 11.1, the Parties agree to submit the Agreement Dispute to mediation no later than 10 days following the end of the Negotiation Period, with such mediation to be conducted in accordance with the Mediation Procedure of the International Institute for Conflict Prevention and Resolution ( CPR ). The Parties agree to bear equally the CPR and mediators costs for same. The Parties agree to participate in good faith in the mediation for a maximum of 14 days (or a mutually agreed extension). If the Parties have not timely resolved the Agreement Dispute pursuant to this Section 11.2, either Party may then bring an action in accordance with Sections 12.15 and 12.16 herein.
Section 11.3. Confidentiality . All information and communications between the Parties relating to an Agreement Dispute and/or under the procedures in Sections 11.1 and 11.2 shall be considered Confidential Information for which the provisions of Section 7.6 of the Distribution Agreement shall apply herein, mutatis mutandis.
Section 11.4. Continuity of Performance . Unless otherwise agreed in writing, the Parties shall continue to perform under this Agreement during the course of dispute resolution under this Article XI with respect to all matters not subject thereto.
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ARTICLE XII
MISCELLANEOUS
Section 12.1. Counterparts . This Agreement may be executed in more than one counterpart, all of which shall be considered one and the same agreement, and shall become effective when one or more such counterparts have been signed by each of the Parties and delivered to the other Parties.
Section 12.2. Survival . Except as otherwise contemplated by this Agreement or the Distribution Agreement, all covenants and agreements of the Parties contained in this Agreement shall survive the Distribution Date and remain in full force and effect in accordance with their applicable terms; provided , however , that all indemnification for Taxes shall survive until ninety (90) days following the expiration of the statute of limitations applicable to the underlying Tax (taking into account all extensions thereof), if any, of the Tax that gave rise to the indemnification; provided , further , that, if notice for indemnification has been given within the applicable survival period, such indemnification shall survive until such time as such claim is finally resolved.
Section 12.3. Notices . All notices, requests, claims, demands, and other communications under this Agreement shall be in English, shall be in writing and shall be given or made (and shall be deemed to have been duly given or made upon receipt) by delivery in person, by overnight courier service, by facsimile with receipt confirmed (followed by delivery of an original via overnight courier service), by registered or certified mail (postage prepaid, return receipt requested) or by e-mail to the respective Parties at the following addresses (or at such other address for a Party as shall be specified in a notice given in accordance with this Section 12.3):
To LQ Parent:
La Quinta Holdings Inc.
909 Hidden Ridge, Suite 600
Irving, Texas 75038
Attn: Paul Cash
Email: paul.cash@wyndham.com
Phone: (973) 753-6333
Facsimile: (973) 753-6207
with a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:
Wyndham Hotel Group, LLC
22 Sylvan Way Parsippany, NJ 07054
Attn: Chief Operating Officer
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Facsimile: (973) 753-6760
- and -
Wyndham Hotel Group, LLC
22 Sylvan Way Parsippany, NJ 07054
Attn: General Counsel, Wyndham Hotel Group
Facsimile: (973) 753-6760.
To CPLG:
CorePoint Lodging Inc.
909 Hidden Ridge, Suite 600
Irving, Texas 75038
Attn: Mark Chloupek
Email: Mark.Chloupek@corepoint.com
Phone: (972) 893-3199
Facsimile: (972) 893-3499
with a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP
425 Lexington Avenue
New York, NY 10017
Attn: Eric M. Swedenburg
Email: ESwedenburg@stblaw.com
Phone: (212) 455-2225
Facsimile: (212) 455-2502
Section 12.4. Waivers . Any consent required or permitted to be given by any Party to the other Parties under this Agreement shall be in writing and signed by the Party giving such consent and shall be effective only against such Party (and its Group). Notwithstanding the foregoing, prior to the Effective Time, no waiver of any provision hereof or consent required or permitted to be given by LQ Parent under this Agreement, or failure of LQ Parent to require performance by any CPLG or any member of its Group of any provision in this Agreement, shall be permitted without the prior written consent of Buyer (not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed).
Section 12.5. Assignment . This Agreement may not be assigned without the express prior written consent of the other Parties and Buyer, and any attempted assignment, without such consents, will be null and void; provided , however , that this Agreement shall be assignable in whole in connection with a merger or consolidation or the sale of all or substantially all the assets of a Party hereto so long as the resulting, surviving or transferee entity assumes all the obligations of the relevant Party hereto by operation of law or pursuant to an agreement in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the other Parties to this Agreement.
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Section 12.6. Successors and Assigns . The provisions of this Agreement and the obligations and rights hereunder shall be binding upon, inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by (and against) the Parties and their respective successors and permitted transferees and assigns.
Section 12.7. Termination and Amendment . This Agreement (including indemnification obligations hereunder) may be terminated, modified or amended and each Distribution may be amended, modified or abandoned at any time prior to the Effective Time by and in the sole discretion of LQ Parent without the approval of CPLG or the stockholders of LQ Parent; provided, that the prior written consent of Buyer (not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed) will be required for any termination, modification or amendment of this Agreement and/or any amendment, modification or abandonment of the Distribution. In the event of such termination, no Party shall have any liability of any kind to any other Party or any other Person. After the Effective Time, this Agreement may not be terminated, modified or amended except by an agreement in writing signed by a duly authorized representative of each of LQ Parent and CPLG.
Section 12.8. No Circumvention . The Parties agree not to directly or indirectly take any actions, act in concert with any Person who takes an action, or cause or allow any member of any such Partys Group to take any actions (including the failure to take a reasonable action), such that the resulting effect is to undermine materially the effectiveness of any of the provisions of this Agreement.
Section 12.9. Subsidiaries . Each of the Parties shall cause to be performed, and hereby guarantees the performance of, all actions, agreements and obligations set forth herein to be performed by any Subsidiary of such Party or by any entity that becomes a Subsidiary of such Party on and after the Effective Time, to the extent such Subsidiary remains a Subsidiary of the applicable Party.
Section 12.10. Third Party Beneficiaries . Except for Buyer (and any entity to which Buyer assigns its rights in accordance with Section 8.7 of the Merger Agreement), who is an intended third party beneficiary of this Agreement, this Agreement is solely for the benefit of the Parties and should not be deemed to confer upon third parties any remedy, claim, liability, reimbursement, claim of action or other right in excess of those existing without reference to this Agreement.
Section 12.11. Title and Headings . Titles and headings to sections herein are inserted for the convenience of reference only and are not intended to be a part of or to affect the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement.
Section 12.12. Schedules . The Schedules shall be construed with and as an integral part of this Agreement to the same extent as if the same had been set forth verbatim herein.
Section 12.13. Specific Performance . In the event of any actual or threatened default in, or breach of, any of the terms, conditions and provisions of this Agreement, the Party who is or is to be thereby aggrieved shall have the right to specific performance and injunctive or other equitable relief of its rights under this Agreement, in addition to any and all other rights
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and remedies at law or in equity, and all such rights and remedies shall be cumulative. The Parties agree that the remedies at law for any breach or threatened breach, including monetary damages, may be inadequate compensation for any loss and that the Parties may be irreparably harmed as a result. Accordingly, any defense in any action for specific performance that a remedy at law would be adequate is waived. Any requirements for the securing or posting of any bond with such remedy are waived by the Parties to this Agreement.
Section 12.14. Governing Law . This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the Laws of the State of Delaware without reference to any choice-of-law or conflicts of law principles that would result in the application of the laws of a different jurisdiction.
Section 12.15. Consent to Jurisdiction . Each Party irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of (a) the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware or (b) if such court does not have subject matter jurisdiction, any other state or federal court located within the County of New Castle in the State of Delaware, to resolve any Agreement Dispute that is not resolved pursuant to Sections 12.1 or 12.2. Any judgment of such court may be enforced by any court of competent jurisdiction. Further, notwithstanding Sections 12.1 and 12.2, either Party may apply to the above courts set forth in Section 12.15(a) and 12.15(b) above for a temporary restraining order or similar emergency relief during the process set forth in Sections 12.1 and 12.2. Each of the Parties agrees that service by U.S. registered mail to such Partys respective address set forth above shall be effective service of process for any of the above Actions and irrevocably and unconditionally waives any objection to the laying of venue of any Action in accordance with this Section 12.15. Nothing in this Section 12.15 shall limit or restrict the Parties from agreeing to arbitrate any Agreement Dispute pursuant to mutually-agreed procedures.
Section 12.16. Waiver of Jury Trial . EACH OF THE PARTIES HEREBY WAIVES TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY WITH RESPECT TO ANY ACTION ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT, INCLUDING ANY AGREEMENT DISPUTE.
Section 12.17. Interpretation . The Parties have participated jointly in the negotiation and drafting of this Agreement. This Agreement shall be construed without regard to any presumption or rule requiring construction or interpretation against the party drafting or causing any instrument to be drafted.
Section 12.18. Changes in Law .
(a) Any reference to a provision of the Code, Treasury Regulations, or a Law of another jurisdiction shall include a reference to any applicable successor provision or Law.
(b) If, due to any change in applicable Law or regulations or their interpretation by any court of Law or other governing body having jurisdiction subsequent to the date hereof, performance of any provision of this Agreement or any transaction contemplated hereby shall become impracticable or impossible, the Parties hereto shall use their commercially reasonable best efforts to find and employ an alternative means to achieve the same or substantially the same result as that contemplated by such provision.
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Section 12.19. Severability . If one or more of the provisions contained in this Agreement should be held invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions contained herein and therein shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby. The Parties shall endeavor in good-faith negotiations to replace the invalid, illegal or unenforceable provisions with valid provisions, the economic effect of which comes as close as possible to that of the invalid, illegal or unenforceable provisions.
Section 12.20. Tax Sharing Agreements . All Tax sharing, indemnification and similar agreements, written or unwritten, as between one Party or its Subsidiaries, on the one hand, and any other Party or its Subsidiaries, on the other hand (other than this Agreement, the Distribution Agreement any other Specified Ancillary Agreement or any agreement solely between LQ Parent and any of its Subsidiaries), shall be or shall have been terminated as of the Distribution Date and, after the Distribution Date, none of the Parties (or their Subsidiaries) to any such Tax sharing, indemnification or similar agreement shall have any further rights or obligations under any such agreement.
Section 12.21. Exclusivity . Except as specifically set forth herein or in the Distribution Agreement or any other Specified Ancillary Agreement, all matters related to Taxes or Tax Returns of the Parties and their respective Subsidiaries shall be governed exclusively by this Agreement. In the event of a conflict between this Agreement, the Distribution Agreement or any Specified Ancillary Agreement this Agreement shall govern and control.
Section 12.22. No Waiver . No failure to exercise and no delay in exercising, on the part of any Party, any right, remedy, power or privilege hereunder shall operate as a waiver hereof or thereof; nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right, remedy, power or privilege hereunder preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, remedy, power or privilege. No waiver shall be effective unless it is in writing and is signed by the Party asserted to have granted such waiver.
Section 12.23. No Duplication; No Double Recovery . Nothing in this Agreement is intended to confer to or impose upon any Party a duplicative right, entitlement, obligation, or recovery with respect to any matter arising out of the same facts and circumstances.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed the day and year first above written.
LA QUINTA HOLDINGS INC. |
/s/ Mark M. Chloupek |
Name: Mark M. Chloupek |
Title: Executive Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel |
COREPOINT LODGING INC. |
/s/ Mark M. Chloupek |
Name: Mark M. Chloupek |
Title: Executive Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel |
Schedule A
1) Audits of any U.S. federal Income Tax Returns of La Quinta Corporation and BRE/LQ Operating Lessee Inc. for the 2010 through 2013 taxable years.
2) Audits of any U.S. federal Income Tax Returns of La Quinta Corporation and BRE/LQ Operating Lessee Inc. for the period beginning January 1, 2014 and ending April 14, 2014.
3) Audits of any U.S. federal Income Tax Returns for Lodge Holdco II L.L.C. for the period beginning January 1, 2014 and ending April 14, 2014.
Exhibit 10.2
MASTER TRANSITION SERVICES AGREEMENT
by and between
LA QUINTA HOLDINGS INC.
and
COREPOINT LODGING INC.
Dated as of May 30, 2018
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Services Provided | 3 | ||||
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Consideration |
6 | ||||
3. |
Cooperation |
8 | ||||
4. |
Performance Standard; Reports; Personnel |
9 | ||||
5. |
New Services |
11 | ||||
6. |
Intellectual Property; IT Security |
12 | ||||
7. |
Records |
14 | ||||
8. |
Force Majeure; Reduction of Services |
14 | ||||
9. |
TSA Managers; Steering Committee; Dispute Resolution |
15 | ||||
10. |
Disclaimer; Limited Liability; Indemnity |
16 | ||||
11. |
Term and Service Termination Dates |
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12. |
Independent Contractor |
19 | ||||
13. |
Confidentiality |
19 | ||||
14. |
Audit Rights |
20 | ||||
15. |
Fees and Expenses |
21 | ||||
16. |
Beneficiary of Services; No Third Party Beneficiaries |
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Entire Agreement |
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18. |
Amendment; Waiver |
22 | ||||
19. |
Notices |
22 | ||||
20. |
Non-Assignability |
23 | ||||
21. |
Further Assurances |
23 | ||||
22. |
Definitions and Rules of Construction |
23 | ||||
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Counterparts; Effectiveness |
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Section Headings |
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Severability |
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26. |
Governing Law |
24 | ||||
27. |
Consent to Jurisdiction |
24 | ||||
28. |
Waiver of Jury Trial |
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MASTER TRANSITION SERVICES AGREEMENT
This Master Transition Services Agreement (this Agreement ) is entered into as of May 30, 2018, by and between La Quinta Holdings Inc., a Delaware corporation ( LQ Parent ), and CorePoint Lodging Inc., a Maryland corporation ( CPLG ). Each of LQ Parent and CPLG is sometimes referred to herein as a Party and, collectively, as the Parties . Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein have the meanings given to such terms in the Separation and Distribution Agreement, entered into on the date hereof, by and between LQ Parent and CPLG (as such may be amended from time to time, the Distribution Agreement ).
W I T N E S S E T H :
WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of LQ Parent has determined that it is advisable and in the best interests of LQ Parent and its stockholders to separate, pursuant to and in accordance with the Distribution Agreement, LQ Parent into two separate, publicly traded companies, one for each of (i) the LQ Parent Retained Business, which shall be owned and conducted, directly or indirectly, by LQ Parent and (ii) the Separated Real Estate Business, which shall be owned and conducted, directly or indirectly, by CPLG (which will elect to be a REIT);
WHEREAS, prior to the Distribution Date, CPLG and its Subsidiaries received certain services from LQ Parent and its Subsidiaries, and LQ Parent and its Subsidiaries received certain services from CPLG and its Subsidiaries; and
WHEREAS, in order to provide for an orderly transition under the Distribution Agreement, each of LQ Parent and CPLG desires to provide to the other certain services for specified periods following the Distribution Date, all in accordance with and subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements of the Parties contained herein, the Parties agree as follows:
1. Services Provided .
(a) Unless otherwise agreed by the Parties in writing in advance, with respect to each Service (as defined in Section 1(b) ), the Party required to provide such Service is the Service Provider and the other Party is the Service Recipient . In performing the Services, Service Provider and each of its Affiliates shall provide, or shall use commercially reasonable efforts to ensure that any Third Party Provider (as defined in Section 1(b) ) provide, the Services in the same manner, within the same amount of time and at the same level of service (including, as applicable, with respect to type, scope, frequency, quality and quantity), with the same degree of reasonable skill and care and with the same level of security and control as provided and used in providing the Services during the twelve (12) month period prior to the Distribution Date (excluding any actions taken in contemplation of the Distribution) (or, if a Third Party Provider is providing Services that were not provided to Service Recipient during the twelve (12) month period prior to the Distribution Date as provided in Section 1(b) , then use such efforts to ensure such Third Party Provider shall perform such Services in accordance with customary industry practices for the provision of such Services). If there is a material change in the type, scope,
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frequency, quality or quantity of Services with respect to Service Recipients business following the date hereof (including as a result of an increase in volume of Service Recipients business as conducted or a change in the manner in which Service Recipients business is being conducted), including which change would result in an increase in Service Providers costs in any material respect that are not fully reimbursed hereunder, then Service Recipient shall be permitted to request such change or increase in the type, scope, frequency, quality or quantity of Services, and the Service Provider shall consider such request in good faith, including the corresponding increase in the calculation of the Applicable Rate. If such request is approved by the Service Provider, the Parties shall subsequently amend Schedule A to reflect any applicable changes.
(b) During the period commencing on the Distribution Date and ending on the date that is twelve (12) months from the date hereof, unless an earlier or later date is otherwise specified for a Service on Schedule A hereto (for each such Service, such end date, as it may be extended pursuant to this Section 1(b) , being herein referred to as the Termination Date , with Schedule A being herein referred to as the Services Schedules ), Service Provider shall provide, shall cause one or more of its Affiliates to provide, or shall cause a contractor, subcontractor, vendor or other third-party service provider (each, a Third Party Provider ) to provide, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein, the services described on the Services Schedules (the Services ); provided , Service Provider shall obtain the consent of Service Recipient (not to be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned) in the event any such Service is to be provided by a Third Party Provider or Affiliate (other than a Subsidiary) if such Services were not provided by such Third Party Provider or Affiliate to Service Recipient during the twelve (12) month period prior to, the Distribution Date ( Look Back ) and the provision of such Services by such Third Party Provider or Affiliate would materially adversely affect the level of service, security or control of such Service or the scope or content thereof required pursuant to Sections 1(a) and 4(a) above, and Service Provider shall use the same degree of care in selecting any Third Party Provider as it would if such Third Party Provider were being retained to provide similar services to Service Provider; provided further , Service Provider shall remain liable for the performance by any such Third Party Provider or Affiliate of its obligations hereunder. Service Recipient may elect to extend the Termination Date applicable to a Service for one (1) month (the Extension Period ) by providing Service Recipient written notice of such extension no less than thirty (30) days prior to the applicable Termination Date. In the event Service Recipient requires a Service beyond such Extension Period, Service Recipient shall provide Service Provider with a written notice of extension no later than fifteen (15) days prior to the expiration of the Extension Period for such Service, indicating the period during which Service Recipient wishes to receive such Service after the date of the expiration of the Extension Period, and the Service Provider shall consider such request in good faith, including the terms and conditions of such extension.
(c) Irrespective of whether Service Provider, a Third Party Provider or Affiliate is providing a Service, Service Recipient may direct that any such Service be provided directly to Service Recipient or any other member of such Partys Group. Each Service shall include, where provided during the Look Back, all functions, responsibilities, activities and tasks, and the materials, documentation, resources, rights and licenses to be used, granted or provided by Service Provider that are not specifically described in this Agreement as part of such Service, but are incidental to, and would normally be considered an inherent part of, or necessary subpart included within, such Service or are otherwise necessary to such Service.
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Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, a Service Provider shall not be obligated to provide, or cause to be provided, any Services to the extent such provision would materially increase or change Service Providers or its Affiliates burden with respect to compliance with any applicable Laws unless Service Recipient agrees to bear all associated costs and expenses with respect to such increased compliance burden. For the avoidance of doubt, each of Service Provider and Service Recipient shall be responsible for its own respective compliance with any all Laws applicable to the provision or receipt of the Services pursuant to this Agreement.
(d) Each Service provided hereunder shall be terminated on its applicable Termination Date, unless otherwise terminated earlier by Service Recipient or Service Provider pursuant to Section 11 . If requested by Service Recipient, in connection with the expiration or the earlier termination or reduction of any Service or this Agreement, Service Provider shall use, and shall cause its Affiliates to use, commercially reasonable efforts to reasonably assist Service Recipient, as may be reasonably requested by Service Recipient, in connection with the transition of the provision of the Services by Service Provider to the provision of the Services by Service Recipient and/or any other Affiliate of Service Recipient and/or any of their third-party contractors, taking into account the objective of minimizing the disruption to Service Recipients business.
(e) Limitations on Services .
(i) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein or in the Services Schedules, Service Provider shall have no obligation under this Agreement to: (1) operate the business of Service Recipient or any members of the Service Recipients Group or any portion thereof; (2) advance funds; (3) provide any Service to the extent that the provision of such Service would require Service Provider to violate any applicable Law; (4) provide any Service to the extent Service Recipient has breached (or through its actions or omissions has caused Service Provider to be in breach of or default under) or Service Provider would breach any applicable obligations under, or requirements of, any contract or arrangement with any Third Party Provider ( Third Party Provider Use Requirements ) engaged with respect to such Service ( provided that Service Recipient shall first be permitted to attempt to cure such breach or default within thirty (30) days from receipt of notice thereof if such breach or default is capable of being cured); (5) implement processes, plans or initiatives developed, acquired or utilized by Service Recipient after the Distribution Date except as otherwise agreed; or (6) perform or cause to be performed any of the Services for the benefit of any third party.
(ii) All employees and representatives of Service Provider, members of its Group and its Affiliates shall be deemed for all purposes to be employees or representatives of Service Provider, members of its Group or such Affiliates, as applicable. In performing the Services, such employees and representatives shall be under the direction, control and supervision of Service Provider, members of its Group or the applicable Affiliate thereof, and Service Provider, members of its Group and its Affiliates shall have the sole right to exercise all authority with respect to the employment (including termination of employment), assignment and compensation of such employees and representatives.
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2. Consideration .
(a) Costs and Fees .
(i) Subject to Sections 2(a)(v) and 2(a)(vi) , for each Service, Service Recipient shall pay (in accordance with Section 2(b) ) Service Provider an amount equal to the Applicable Rate. The Applicable Rate for each Service shall be an amount equal to the rate as set forth on the applicable Services Schedule (which rate reflects the Parties good faith estimate as to the cost of such Service to Service Provider, excluding any sales, transfer, goods, services, value added, use, gross receipts or similar taxes, fees, charges, penalties, fees, or assessments related to the Services ( Service Taxes )) or, if a Services Schedule is silent regarding such rate, the Service Providers allocated costs (including salary, wages and benefits) for any of its (or its Affiliates) employees involved in providing Services; provided that , any fees or costs incurred in connection with any Third Party Consent or Alternative Method in accordance with Section 3(c) shall be borne equally by Service Recipient and Service Provider. Service Recipient shall pay all Service Taxes assessed with respect to any Service, plus such additional amounts so that after any required deduction or withholding for such Service Taxes, the Service Provider receives the same amount that it would have received but for the deduction or withholding. Service Provider may invoice Service Recipient for Services Taxes if required under Law.
(ii) Service Provider shall use commercially reasonable efforts to retain its workforce required to provide the Services. Service Provider shall be responsible for Service Providers severance costs incurred as a result of terminating an employee who is primarily engaged in providing a Service in connection with the termination of such Service.
(iii) Unless the Parties otherwise agree in writing, (1) where Services are provided in a country outside of the United States by a Person located in the same country, amounts shall be invoiced and paid in the local currency of the Person providing the Services and (2) if payments are to be made between Persons not within the same country, such amounts shall be invoiced and paid in U.S. Dollars. To the extent necessary, local currency conversion on any such invoice shall be based on Service Providers internal exchange rate for the then-current month, based upon the average for such month, as calculated consistently with how such local currency conversion was calculated in the twelve (12) month period prior to the Distribution Date.
(iv) All charges based on a monthly or other time basis will be pro-rated based on actual calendar days elapsed during the period of service.
(v) With respect to any Service that a Service Provider provides or causes an Affiliate to provide to itself or its Affiliates that is the same or substantially similar to a Service provided to Service Recipient or its Subsidiaries hereunder (such service, a Self-Service ), if Service Provider determines to no longer provide such Self-Service to itself or its Affiliates, Service Provider shall notify Service Recipient of such termination no later than the number of days prior to such termination as is provided in Section 11(b) for
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terminating the corresponding Service. In no event shall a termination of a Self-Service result in an increase in the Applicable Rate. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Service Provider shall continue to provide the Service in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement, unless such Service is otherwise terminated pursuant to Section 11 , and Service Provider shall not be permitted to terminate any Self-Service prior to the Termination Date for the applicable Service if such termination would materially adversely affect the level of service, security or control of such Service or the scope or content thereof required pursuant to Sections 1(a) and 4(a) .
(vi) If Service Recipient terminates a Service prior to the end of the Termination Date applicable for the corresponding Service pursuant to Section 11(b) , Service Recipient shall be relieved of its obligation to pay for such Service from and including the early termination date for such Service. In connection with any reduction by Service Recipient pursuant to Section 11(b) of a Service that does not constitute a full termination of a Service, the Parties will cooperate in good faith to determine an appropriate reduction (if any) in the Applicable Rate for such reduced Service.
(b) Invoices and Payment .
(i) Service Provider shall invoice Service Recipient for the amounts owed hereunder in arrears on a calendar monthly basis, and shall provide reasonable documentation supporting such amounts owed pursuant to Section 2(a) , including invoices from Third Party Providers. For each month, the Parties shall coordinate the delivery of invoices and the Party owing the larger amount (the Payor) shall offset the amount owed by the other Party (the Payee) and shall make one payment to the Payee which reflects the net amount under all such invoices by electronic transfer of immediately available funds not later than forty-five (45) days after the date of Payees invoice. In the event Payor does not pay Payee in accordance with the terms hereof, such amount so payable and past due shall accrue interest from the forty-fifth (45 th ) day after the date of the Payees invoice or the date of termination, as applicable, to the receipt of payment at a rate per month equal to the lower of one percent (1%) and the highest rate permitted by Law (the Interest Rate ) until such amounts, together with all accrued and unpaid interest thereon, are paid in full.
(ii) In the event that Service Recipient in good faith disputes an invoice submitted by Service Provider, Service Recipient may withhold payment of any amount subject to the dispute; provided , however , that (x) Service Recipient shall continue to pay all undisputed amounts in accordance with the terms hereof, and (y) Service Recipient shall notify Service Provider, in writing, of any disputed amounts and the reason for any dispute by the due date for payment of the invoice containing any disputed charges. In the event of a dispute regarding the amount of any invoice, the Parties shall use all reasonable efforts to resolve such dispute within thirty (30) days after Service Recipient provides written notification of such dispute to Service Provider. Each Party shall provide full supporting documentation concerning any disputed amount or invoice within twenty (20) days after written notification of the dispute. Unpaid fees that are under good faith dispute shall not be considered a basis for default hereunder. To the extent that a dispute regarding the amount of any invoice cannot be resolved pursuant to this Section 2(b)(ii) , the dispute resolution procedures set forth in Section 9 herein shall apply.
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(c) Migration and Integration; Disconnection and Disintegration .
(i) Service Recipient shall be responsible for planning, preparing and integrating the transition of the provision of each of the Services to its own internal organization or other third-party service providers, and shall use commercially reasonable efforts to prepare, within sixty (60) days after the Distribution Date ( Migration Planning Period ), a plan in order to transition off each Service by the end of the term for such Service ( Migration Plan ); provided , however , that Service Recipient will not be deemed to have violated its obligations with respect to preparation of the Migration Plan if Service Recipient (1) fails to complete the Migration Plan within the Migration Planning Period, (2) has been working, and thereafter continues to work, in good faith and without undue delay to expeditiously prepare the Migration Plan and (3) completes the Migration Plan no later than ninety (90) days after the Distribution Date. At Service Recipients reasonable request, Service Provider shall reasonably assist, and shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause any Third Party Provider to reasonably assist, Service Recipient in connection with the implementation of Service Recipients transition plan, which may include consulting and training and providing reasonable access to its data and other information and to Service Providers employees, but which shall take into account the need to minimize the cost of such migration and the disruption to the ongoing business activities of Service Provider and its Affiliates and shall not unduly burden or interfere with Service Providers business and operations. Service Provider shall have no obligation, in connection with the Service Recipients migration or transition of Service Recipient from the Services to other services, to negotiate agreements for Service Recipient, install, implement, or integrate any systems, networks, or other IT infrastructure, convert or migrate data, or undertake any similar activities.
(ii) In furtherance of the foregoing, Service Recipient shall use commercially reasonable efforts to make or obtain any approvals, permits and licenses and implement any systems as may be necessary for it to perform the Services independently in each applicable jurisdiction as soon as practicable following the Distribution Date.
3. Cooperation .
(a) It is understood that it will require significant efforts by the Parties to implement this Agreement and ensure performance hereunder. The Service Recipient shall: (i) once the other Party has informed the Service Recipient of its need for information, cooperate with and provide such information and documentation to the other Party as is reasonably necessary for Service Provider to perform the Services and for Service Recipient to meet its obligations under this Agreement; (ii) notify the other Party of any changes to operating environments or key personnel to the extent related to the provision of the Services; (iii) provide timely decisions, approvals and acceptances required to perform the obligations hereunder in a timely and efficient manner; and (iv) perform such other duties and tasks as may be reasonably required to permit Service Provider to perform the Services or for Service Recipient to meet its obligations under this Agreement, including (A) cooperating in obtaining any Third Party
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Consents necessary to facilitate Service Providers ability to provide the Services and (B) upon thirty (30) days prior written notice by Service Provider, conducting such testing as may be reasonably required by Service Provider in connection with any updates or changes to the applicable systems or processes involved in providing a Service. Service Provider shall not be deemed to be in breach of its obligations to provide or make available any Service to the extent that Service Recipient has not provided information or access to appropriate personnel, facilities, or assets that are reasonably necessary for the performance of such Service. Service Provider (or an Affiliate or Third Party Provider designated by such Service Provider) shall be entitled to rely upon the genuineness, validity or truthfulness of any document, instrument or other writing presented by Service Recipient in connection with this Agreement.
(b) Upon Service Recipients written request and without prejudice to Service Recipients direct rights against a Third Party Provider, Service Provider shall use commercially reasonable efforts to request or pass-through any warranty or indemnity under any contract Service Provider or its Subsidiaries may have with a Third Party Provider with respect to any Service to be provided to Service Recipient by such Third Party Provider.
(c) Service Provider shall use commercially reasonable efforts to (and Service Recipient shall cooperate with Service Provider to) obtain in a cost effective manner any necessary waivers, permits, license, consents or similar approvals with respect to agreements with third parties in order for Service Provider to provide the Services directly or indirectly (any such waiver, permit, consent, license or similar approval, a Third Party Consent ). If a Third Party Consent cannot be obtained on reasonable terms or after using commercially reasonable efforts, Service Provider will use commercially reasonable efforts to arrange for an alternative method of obtaining any such Service on Service Recipients behalf in a cost effective manner ( Alternative Method ), which may include Service Provider providing such Service itself. If there is any Third Party Consent which was not required as of the date hereof but will subsequently be required before the Termination Date for a particular Service, Service Provider shall identify in writing to Service Recipient such Third Party Consent prior to the later of (x) thirty (30) days of the date hereof and (y) three (3) Business Days of Service Provider becoming aware that such Third Party Consent is required.
4. Performance Standard; Reports; Personnel .
(a) Except as otherwise expressly provided in the Services Schedule and Section 1(a) herein, nothing in this Agreement shall require or be interpreted to require Service Provider to provide a Service to Service Recipient beyond the scope and content of such Service as provided by Service Provider to the LQ Parent Retained Business or Separated Real Estate Business, as the case may be (the Applicable Business ), during the twelve (12) month period prior to the Distribution Date, excluding any actions taken in contemplation of the Distribution (or, if a Third Party Provider is providing Services that were not provided to Service Recipient during the twelve (12) month period prior to the Distribution Date as provided in Section 1(b) , then as provided by such Third Party Provider to the LQ Parent Retained Business or Separated Real Estate Business, as the case may be, during the twelve (12) month period prior to the Distribution Date).
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(b) Service Provider shall not make changes in the manner of providing a Service unless (i) such changes are immaterial or do not materially adversely affect the level of service, security or control of such Service or the scope or content thereof required pursuant to Sections 1(a) and 4(a) above, (ii) such changes are required by Service Provider or Service Recipient pursuant to applicable Law (including changes required by Service Provider or Service Recipient in connection with the provision of the Services to the other Party) or (iii) Service Recipient provides its prior written consent (which shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed) to such changes. All Services shall be performed in compliance with applicable Law, including all applicable U.S. and non-U.S. laws and regulations relating to export controls, sanctions, and imports, including without limitation those regulations maintained by the U.S. Department of the Treasurys Office of Foreign Assets Control and the U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security.
(c) In performing the Services, Service Provider shall prepare and furnish to Service Recipient reports concerning the Services with such reports to contain substantially the same data, in substantially the same format, and prepared and delivered on substantially the same timetable, as reports prepared during the twelve (12) month period prior to the Distribution Date (excluding any reports solely prepared in contemplation of the Distribution), except as may be otherwise required by Service Recipient or Service Provider pursuant to applicable Law. Upon Service Recipients written request for reasonable modifications to the reporting and data transfer practices reasonably required to assist Service Recipient in transitioning off the Service, Service Provider shall cooperate and consult in good faith with Service Recipient to make such modifications; provided that if Service Provider reasonably determines in its sole discretion that any such modification may cause Service Provider to be in breach of its obligations to the other Party hereunder (including as a result of breaching its obligations as a Service Provider to the other Party as Service Recipient), then Service Provider shall not be under any obligation to make such modifications.
(d) Service Provider shall use commercially reasonable efforts consistent with past practice to make available such personnel as may be required to provide the Services. Service Provider shall have the right to designate which personnel it will assign to perform the Services; provided that the personnel performing the Services shall have substantially the same expertise as the personnel performing such Services (or similar Services) for Service Providers own business at such time. Service Provider also shall have the right to remove and replace any such personnel at any time or designate any of its Subsidiaries or a Third Party Provider (subject to Section 1(b) herein) at any time to perform the Services; provided , however , that Service Provider shall use its commercially reasonable efforts consistent with past practice to limit the disruption to Service Recipient in the transition of the Services to different personnel. Subject to and consistent with Section 2(a)(ii) , Service Provider shall have no obligation to retain any particular individual employee or any particular Third Party Provider or to employ additional personnel in order to provide a particular Service.
(e) In the event Service Recipient or any of its Subsidiaries hires away an employee of Service Provider or its Subsidiaries, and prior to being hired away by Service Recipient such employee was providing Services to Service Recipient, Service Provider shall have the option, in its sole discretion (in addition to any other remedies available to it under the Distribution Agreement or otherwise), upon ten (10) Business Days written notice to Service
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Recipient to reduce its obligations with respect to such Service (with a proportionate reduction in the applicable portion of the Applicable Rate) effective on the date of such employees termination of employment with Service Provider. Any provision of Service thereafter pursuant to such a reduction in Service Providers obligations shall be deemed to be consistent with Service Providers obligations under this Agreement, so long as Service Provider satisfies the other obligations contained in this Section 4 with respect to such Service. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing in this Section 4(e) shall be deemed to modify, amend or waive the non-solicitation and no-hire restrictions set forth in Section 5.3 of the Distribution Agreement.
(f) Each Party agrees that it shall take appropriate action by instruction of or agreement with its personnel (including any Third Party Provider) to ensure that all such personnel performing or otherwise involved with Services shall comply with all of the terms and conditions of this Agreement.
(g) In the event Service Provider has received a notice of default, breach or error in the performance of a Service hereunder (including as a result of substantial errors in the performance of such Service), it will use its commercially reasonable efforts to cure such default, breach or error. In the event Service Provider is unable to cure such default, breach or error within thirty (30) days from receipt of notice thereof, in addition to the rights available under Section 11 , there shall be an adjustment to the Applicable Rate to reflect the costs to Service Recipient associated with curing such default, breach or error, including any reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred by Service Recipient in retaining any Third Party Provider to provide such Service or in providing such Service itself.
(h) Each Party shall notify the other Party as promptly as practicable after becoming aware of any breach of this Agreement committed by either it or any of its Affiliates or Third Party Providers. Service Provider shall notify Service Recipient of any event of which it becomes aware that may reasonably be expected to materially impact a Service provided hereunder, which may include a Termination Notice (as defined in Section 11(b) ) provided by the other Party as Service Recipient hereunder or a notice of termination of a Self-Service, issued pursuant and in accordance with, Section 2(a)(v) .
5. New Services .
If, after the date hereof and on or prior to thirty (30) days following the Effective Time, the Parties determine that a service required by Service Recipient and provided by Service Provider or one of its Subsidiaries to the Applicable Business during the Look Back prior to the Distribution Date was omitted from the Services Schedules, Service Recipient may request that Service Provider perform such service ( New Service ) in addition to the Services being provided hereunder. Service Provider shall promptly begin performing any New Service consistent with past practice upon a timely written request from Service Recipient (which request may be in the form of email) including (i) a description of the work Service Recipient anticipates being performed by Service Provider in connection with such New Service and (ii) a schedule for commencing and completing such New Service, and Service Provider and Service Recipient shall enter into good faith negotiations to agree to an amendment to the Services Schedules providing for such New Service for a mutually agreed-upon time period, with the Applicable Rate as provided for in Section 2(a)(i) , calculated as if the amendment to the Services Schedule
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for such New Service were silent regarding costs and expenses (such amendment or deemed amendment pursuant to the foregoing proviso, an Additional Service Schedule Amendment ). Any New Service shall be considered a Service hereunder and the Services Schedules shall incorporate, and be deemed to be duly amended by, such Additional Service Schedule Amendment.
6. Intellectual Property; IT Security .
(a) Except as provided in the Services Schedules, the Applicable Rate shall include the allocable portion of any amounts that are required to be paid by Service Provider to any third party licensors of software that is used by Service Provider in connection with the provision of any Services hereunder, including (i) license, right-to-use and royalty fees, but excluding (ii) any amounts required to obtain the consent of such licensors to allow Service Provider to provide any of the Services hereunder. Service Recipient agrees to comply and cause its Subsidiaries to comply with the terms of any license or other agreement of Service Provider or any of its Subsidiaries relating to software that is provided to Service Recipient and is used in connection with the provision of any Services hereunder, including as specified in the Third Party Provider Use Requirements; provided that in the event that Service Provider enters into new software licenses after the Distribution Date, Service Provider may provide Service Recipient the prior opportunity to review and confirm its ability to comply therewith, which it shall do in good faith. In the event that Service Recipient provides notice of its inability to comply therewith, Service Provider may at its sole discretion discontinue its provision of any Services under such new software licenses effective thirty (30) days after notice of the same, and Service Recipient shall indemnify Service Provider for any claims by third parties arising out of or in connection with Service Recipients noncompliance or violation of such software licenses; provided that, for the avoidance of doubt, Service Recipients delivery of such notice will not affect Service Recipients obligation to comply with all Third Party Provider Use Requirements applicable to Services already in use by Service Recipient. Subject to the foregoing, Service Provider shall use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain any consent that may be required from such licensors in order to provide any of the Services hereunder and the Parties shall cooperate to identify any material licenses or consents necessary for such provision and shall use commercially reasonable efforts to minimize the costs associated therewith.
(b) If the receipt or provision of any Service hereunder requires the use by a Party of the patents, know-how, trade secrets, methods and processes (excluding Customer Information and Loyalty Program Information) of the other Party, then, subject to applicable restrictions contained in Service Providers contracts with Third Party Providers, such Party and its Subsidiaries shall have the non-exclusive, royalty-free, non-sublicensable (except as required for its and its Subsidiaries receipt or provision of Services) right and license to use such Intellectual Property for the sole purpose of, and only to the extent necessary for, the receipt or provision of such Services hereunder, pursuant to the terms and conditions of this Agreement. Upon the Termination Date applicable to such Service, or the earlier termination of any Services in accordance with Section 11 , the license herein to the applicable Intellectual Property will terminate, and the applicable Service Recipient and/or Service Provider shall cease all use of the Intellectual Property licensed hereunder. The applicable Service Recipient and/or Service Provider acknowledges that it will acquire no right, title or interest (including any license rights or rights of use) in any firmware or software, or the licenses therefor which are held by the
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applicable Service Provider and/or Service Recipient, by reason of the provision or receipt of the Services provided hereunder, except to the extent that any such license rights or rights of use are provided for in a written agreement signed by Service Provider and Service Recipient. Nothing in this Section 6(b) shall be deemed to limit, modify or terminate any License Agreement between the Parties.
(c) Subject to the limited licenses granted in Section 6(b) , each Party shall exclusively own any Intellectual Property that it creates, develops or invents in connection with the provision of any Services hereunder.
(d) While using or accessing any computers, systems, software, networks, information technology or related infrastructure or equipment (including any data stored thereon or transmitted thereby) ( Systems ) of the other Party (whether or not a Service), each Party shall, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to, adhere in all respects to the other Partys controlled processes, policies and procedures (including any of the foregoing with respect to Confidential Information, data, communications and system privacy, operation, security and proper use) as in effect on the Distribution Date or as communicated to such Party from time to time in writing.
(e) Service Provider and Service Recipient shall each maintain reasonable, current security measures (i) to prevent unauthorized access to its systems and (ii) with respect to all data contained in its facilities, networks and systems and used in connection with the Services. Such measures shall in no event be less stringent than those used to safeguard such Partys own property, or industry standard security measures used by companies of a similar size. Such measures shall include, where appropriate, use of updated firewalls, virus screening software, logon identification and passwords, encryption, intrusion detection systems, logging of incidents, periodic reporting, and prompt application of current security patches, virus definitions and other updates. Service Recipient shall not install any new equipment, software or technology or modify the setup of any existing equipment, software or technology that is, or will be, connected to Service Providers facilities, networks or systems without the prior consent of Service Provider.
(f) Service Provider may suspend Service Recipients access (if any) to the information technology or communications systems used by Service Recipient following advance written notice to the extent practicable if, in Service Providers reasonable opinion (i) the integrity, security or performance of its systems, or any data stored on them, is being or is likely to be jeopardized by the activities of Service Recipient, or (ii) continued access to those information technology or communications systems by Service Recipient would expose Service Provider to liability. Service Recipient shall take appropriate corrective actions and if such actions fully resolve the matter (as determined by Service Provider in its sole discretion), Service Provider shall restore such access to Service Recipient.
(g) Each Party reserves the right to terminate all Services that provide access to such Partys information technology or communications systems, in its sole discretion and without limitation or termination liability, if Service Recipient or Service Provider, as applicable, remains in breach of this Section 6 five (5) Business Days after receipt of notice of such breach. Service Provider and Service Recipient acknowledge that the security measures used by the other as of the date of this Agreement are in compliance with this Section 6 .
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(h) Each Party will comply with all applicable privacy and other Laws and regulations relating to protection, collection, use, and distribution of information (including Customer Information) received by a Party in connection with the Services that can be associated with or traced to any individual, including an individuals name, address, telephone number, e-mail address, credit card information, social security number, or other similar specific factual information, regardless of the media on which such information is stored (e.g., on paper or electronically), and which includes certain of such information that is generated, collected, stored or obtained as part of this Agreement, including transactional and other data pertaining to users ( Personally Identifiable Information ). In no event may a Party sell or transfer the others Personally Identifiable Information to third parties other than its Affiliates, or otherwise provide third parties other than its Affiliates with access thereto, except (i) as may be allowed pursuant to other written agreements between the Parties, or (ii) in the case of Service Provider, to any of its Third Party Providers assisting Service Provider with the performance of the Services hereunder to the extent reasonably necessary for the performance of such Services. If there is an actual breach of security involving Personally Identifiable Information, the responsible Party will notify the other Partys counsel within twenty four (24) hours of a management-level associate becoming aware of such occurrence.
(i) Those Third Party Providers (and their personnel) of Service Recipient and Service Provider (or their respective Affiliates) having access to the other Partys Systems may be required by Service Provider or Service Recipient, as the case may be, to enter into a customary non-disclosure agreement in connection with, and as a condition to, such access.
7. Records .
For a period ending on the later of (x) the seven (7) year anniversary from the close of each fiscal year of the Service Recipient during which Services were provided, and (y) such date as required by Service Providers record retention policies, Service Provider shall maintain books and records in sufficient detail to enable an auditor to verify the accuracy, completeness and appropriateness of the charges for the Services hereunder and the cost related thereto, and Service Provider shall provide to Service Recipient, taking into consideration the financial reporting, internal controls and other public company requirements of Service Recipient, all requested information and records reasonably required to maintain full and accurate books relating to the provision of Services after the Distribution Date. Upon reasonable notice and reasonable request from Service Recipient, and at Service Recipients sole cost and expense, Service Provider shall, during such period, make available for inspection and copying by Service Recipients agents or representatives such information, books and records to the extent directly relating to the Services during reasonable business hours.
8. Force Majeure; Reduction of Services .
No Party (or any Person acting on its behalf) shall have any liability or responsibility for failure to fulfill any obligation (other than a payment obligation) under this Agreement so long as and to the extent to which the fulfillment of such obligation is prevented,
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frustrated, hindered or delayed as a consequence of circumstances of Force Majeure. A Service Provider claiming the benefit of this provision shall, as soon as reasonably practicable: (a) notify Service Recipient of the nature and extent of any such Force Majeure condition and (b) during the duration of the Force Majeure, use diligent efforts to avoid or remove such Force Majeure condition or provide substitute services to Service Recipient and, upon the cessation of such Force Majeure, use diligent efforts to resume performance under this Agreement as soon as feasible. During the period of a Force Majeure condition, to the extent substitute services are not commercially or technically reasonable or feasible, Service Recipient shall be relieved of its obligation to pay for the applicable Services for such period. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Service Recipient shall be entitled to terminate Services so affected by a Force Majeure upon fifteen (15) days prior written notice in respect of any such delay or failure resulting from any such Force Majeure without any penalty or obligation to pay for Services not performed. The term of any affected Services will be tolled during such Force Majeure.
9. TSA Managers; Steering Committee; Dispute Resolution .
(a) Each Party shall nominate in writing one representative to act as the primary contact with respect to the provision and receipt of Services (a TSA Manager ), with the initial TSA Managers as listed on Schedule A . Each Party may, at its discretion, from time to time select another individual to serve in this capacity during the term of this Agreement; provided , however , each Party shall notify the other Party promptly (and in any event within five (5) Business Days) of any change in an individual serving in this capacity, setting forth the name and contact information of the replacement, and stating that such replacement is authorized to act for such Party in accordance with this Section 9(a) . Each Partys TSA Manager (i) will be the primary contact for the other Party in dealing with the first Party under the Agreement, (ii) will have overall responsibility for managing and coordinating the delivery of the Services to be provided by such Party, (iii) will meet regularly or as needed with the other Partys TSA Manager, (iv) will have the power and authority to make all decisions with respect to actions to be taken by such first Party in the ordinary course of day-to-day management of the Services to be provided by it hereunder, (v) will serve as an escalated point of contact for any Service delivery issues and (vi) will be the initial representative of such first Party with respect to resolution of any Agreement Dispute.
(b) A steering committee (the Steering Committee ) of the TSA Managers, a finance executive from each Party (the Finance Officers ) and corporate counsel from each Party (the Legal Officers ) will have overall responsibility for oversight, administration and issue resolution relating to the performance and migration of Services under this Agreement (including the review of any requests by Service Recipient to increase the type, scope, frequency, quality or quantity of Services pursuant to Section 1(a) or to extend the Termination Date beyond the Extension Period pursuant to Section 1(b) ) . The Steering Committee shall initially be co-chaired by the Finance Officers. The Finance Officers will liaise with the TSA Managers and the Legal Officers to suggest modifications to Services or their costs (as necessary). The Legal Officers will adjust the schedule of Services to reflect changes in scope (as necessary).
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(c) In the event of a dispute arising out of or in connection with this Agreement (including its interpretation, performance or validity) (collectively, Agreement Disputes ), the TSA Managers shall meet as expeditiously as possible to resolve the same. If any Agreement Dispute is not resolved within thirty (30) days, a TSA Manager may notify each Partys Chief Financial Officer (or such other executive designated thereby), who shall attempt to resolve such Agreement Dispute for a maximum of fifteen (15) days after the prior thirty (30) day period. The relevant Parties shall not assert the defenses of statute of limitations and laches for any delays arising due to the procedures in Sections 9(b) or 9(d) .
(d) If the Parties have not timely resolved the Agreement Dispute under Section 9(c) , the Parties agree to submit the Agreement Dispute within ten (10) days to mediation conducted in accordance with the Mediation Procedure of the International Institute for Conflict Prevention and Resolution ( CPR ), and to bear equally the CPR and mediators costs for the same. The Parties agree to participate in good faith in the mediation for a maximum of fourteen (14) days (or a mutually agreed extension). If the Parties have not timely resolved the Agreement Dispute pursuant to this Section 9(d) , either Party may then bring an action in accordance with Sections 27 and 28 herein.
(e) In the event of any dispute between the Parties regarding a Service prior to the applicable Termination Date (other than a Partys failure to pay undisputed amounts due or a termination of a Service or this Agreement), Service Provider shall not discontinue the supply of any such Service during the above dispute resolution process, unless so requested by Service Recipient pursuant to a Termination Notice.
(f) All information and communications between the Parties relating to an Agreement Dispute and/or under the procedures in Sections 9(b) and 9(d) shall be considered Confidential Information under Section 13 herein.
10. Disclaimer; Limited Liability ; Indemnity .
(a) Service Recipient acknowledges that Service Provider is not in the business of providing the Services and that the Services being provided pursuant to this Agreement are provided as an accommodation to Service Recipient. Other than in the event of Service Providers fraud, gross negligence or willful misconduct, Service Provider will not be liable for any error or omission in rendering Services under this Agreement, or for any defect in Services so rendered; provided that if there is a substantial error in any of the Services, Service Provider shall use commercially reasonable efforts to attempt to correct the error, or if Service Provider is unable to so correct such error, to provide an adjustment to the Applicable Rate for such Service in reasonable proportion to that which the error bears to the Service provided for such month, which adjustment may, pursuant to Section 2(a)(i)(1) , include any reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred by Service Recipient in retaining a Third Party Provider to provide such Service or in providing such service itself. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, other than in the event of Service Providers fraud, gross negligence or willful misconduct, neither Service Provider nor its Affiliates will be liable for any damages, fines, penalties, deficiencies, losses, liabilities (including settlements and judgments) or expenses (including interest, court costs, reasonable fees and expenses of attorneys, accountants or other experts and professionals or other reasonable fees and expenses of litigation or other proceedings or of any claim, default or assessment) ( Losses ) in connection with, arising out of, or resulting from this Agreement (including breach of Service Providers obligations in connection with the Services provided under this Agreement) exceeding the fees paid to the Service Provider from
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the Service Recipient pursuant to this Agreement in respect of the Service from which the Losses result. Service Provider agrees to indemnify, defend and hold harmless Service Recipient and its Affiliates and their respective directors, officers, employees and agents as a result of the fraud, gross negligence or willful misconduct of Service Provider or its Affiliates or any of their respective directors, officers, employees or agents. Service Recipient agrees to indemnify, defend and hold harmless Service Provider and its Affiliates and their respective directors, officers, employees and agents from any Loss arising out of this Agreement other than any Losses that have resulted from the fraud, gross negligence or willful misconduct of Service Provider or its Affiliates or any of their respective directors, officers, employees or agents.
(b) NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED (INCLUDING WARRANTIES OF NON-INFRINGEMENT, MERCHANTABILITY, ACCURACY, SATISFACTORY QUALITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR CONFORMITY TO ANY REPRESENTATION OR DESCRIPTION), ARE MADE BY SERVICE PROVIDER OR ANY OF ITS AFFILIATES WITH RESPECT TO THE PROVISION OF SERVICES UNDER THIS AGREEMENT AND, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ALL SUCH REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES ARE HEREBY WAIVED AND DISCLAIMED. WITHOUT LIMITING THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING, NOTWITHSTANDING ANYTHING TO THE CONTRARY, UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES, INCLUDING THE FAILURE OF THE ESSENTIAL PURPOSE OF ANY REMEDY, SHALL SERVICE PROVIDER OR ANY OF ITS AFFILIATES BE LIABLE FOR ANY LOST PROFITS, BUSINESS INTERRUPTIONS, CUSTOMER CLAIMS, REMITTANCES, COLLECTIONS, INVOICES, PENALTIES, INTEREST OR SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, PUNITIVE, CONSEQUENTIAL OR EXEMPLARY DAMAGES IN CONNECTION WITH, ARISING OUT OF, OR RESULTING FROM THIS AGREEMENT (INCLUDING AS CAUSED BY THE PERFORMANCE OF, ANY DELAY IN THE PERFORMING, FAILURE TO PERFORM OR DEFECTS IN THE PERFORMANCE OF, THE SERVICES CONTEMPLATED TO BE PERFORMED BY SERVICE PROVIDER PURSUANT TO THIS AGREEMENT), REGARDLESS OF WHETHER A PARTY HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.
11. Term and Service Termination Dates .
(a) This Agreement (other than the Sections referenced in Section 11 (f) ) shall terminate upon the last of the Termination Dates in respect of all Services to be provided hereunder; provided that the rights of the Parties in respect of any claims that have accrued prior to such termination shall survive such termination.
(b) For each Service, the service period during which Service Provider is obligated to provide such Service to Service Recipient ends as of the Termination Date (as extended pursuant to Section 1(b) ) set forth on the applicable Services Schedule. The Parties agree to reasonably cooperate if necessary to adjust the applicable Termination Date to end on the next date that is the end of a calendar or fiscal month, as deemed appropriate. Service Recipient may terminate or reduce any Service prior to its Termination Date by providing to Service Provider written notice thereof (a Termination Notice ), not less than thirty (30) days before the date of such earlier termination or reduction except as otherwise specified in the
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Services Schedules; provided , however, if the Service requested to be terminated or reduced is being provided by a Third Party Provider, the timing of the effectiveness of such early termination or reduction shall be mutually agreed upon by the Parties so that there is no material disruption to, or additional costs to be incurred with respect to, any Services provided by such Third Party Provider (including services provided by such Third Party Provider that are outside of the scope of this Agreement); provided that if (including if the Services Schedules indicate that) any Service is dependent on one or more other Services, then each such Service must be terminated or reduced together; provided further that any termination or reduction may be on a location by location basis if so indicated on the Services Schedules. Notwithstanding the foregoing, upon the receipt of a Termination Notice, if Service Recipient is unable to transition the applicable Service to itself or its designee in a commercially reasonable manner which does not unduly disrupt the Service on the requested termination date, Service Provider shall use commercially reasonable efforts consistent with past practice to reasonably assist Service Recipient with its transition of such Service as soon as possible, and any resulting third party out-of-pocket costs to Service Recipient shall be paid by Service Recipient; provided , that Service Provider shall use its reasonable best efforts to mitigate all such resulting third party out-of-pocket costs to Service Recipient.
(c) In the event either Party defaults in the performance of any of its obligations under this Agreement, and if such default is not excused and not cured within thirty (30) days after written notice from the other Party specifying such default, then the other Party may at any time thereafter terminate, at its option, this Agreement or any such Service that is the subject of such default by giving five (5) days prior written notice.
(d) In the event of termination of this Agreement or any termination of a Service under this Agreement pursuant to this Section 11 , Service Provider shall be entitled to immediate payment of, and Service Recipient shall, within forty-five (45) days, pay to Service Provider, (i) in the event of the termination of this entire Agreement, all accrued amounts for Services and other amounts due under this Agreement as of the date of termination, and (ii) in the event of any termination of a Service under this Agreement pursuant to this Section 11 , all accrued amounts due under this Agreement with respect to such terminated Service as of the date of such partial termination.
(e) At the reasonable request of Service Recipient, upon termination of a Service and/or the termination of this entire Agreement, if Service Provider holds books, records, files, databases, confidential information, or computer software or hardware owned or leased by Service Recipient and used exclusively in connection with the provision of the terminated Services (the Materials ) Service Provider will return all such Materials to Service Recipient promptly upon the relevant termination; provided , that Service Provider may retain one (1) copy of such Materials to the extent required to comply with applicable Law (including professional standards) or bona fide document retention policies; provided, further, that Service Provider must continue to treat such retained Materials in a manner consistent with the terms of Section 13 .
(f) Upon termination or expiration of this Agreement, this Agreement shall thereafter become void and have no effect, and no Party shall have any liability to the other Party hereunder except (i) to the extent related to any intentional fraud or intentional breach of this Agreement prior to such termination or expiration and (ii) Section 1(d) , Sections 2(a) and (b) (with respect to amounts accrued prior to or upon termination or expiration), Section 7 (for the period of time set forth therein), Section 10 , Section 11(d) , Section 11(e) , this Section 11(f), and Sections 12 through 28 shall survive any termination or expiration of this Agreement.
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12. Independent Contractor .
The Parties hereto understand and agree that this Agreement does not make either of them an agent or legal representative of the other for any purpose whatsoever. No Party is granted, by this Agreement or otherwise, any right or authority to assume or create any obligation or responsibilities, express or implied, on behalf of or in the name of the other Party, or to bind the other Party in any manner whatsoever. The Parties expressly acknowledge (i) that Service Provider is an independent contractor with respect to Service Recipient in all respects, including the provision of the Services, and (ii) that the Parties are not partners, joint venturers, employees or agents of or with each other.
13. Confidentiality .
(a) Any Confidential Information of the Parties shall be subject to Section 7.6 of the Distribution Agreement. With respect to any information disclosed by one Party to another Party for the purpose of this Agreement or otherwise accessible to such other Party during the performance hereunder, including any Customer Information ( Confidential Information ), the Party receiving such Confidential Information agrees that it will use the same skill and care as set forth in Section 1(a) to prevent the disclosure to or accessibility by others of the disclosing Partys Confidential Information and will use such Confidential Information only for the purposes of this Agreement, the Distribution Agreement and the Specified Ancillary Agreements. The receiving Party and its employees, representatives and agents (including any Third Party Provider and auditor) (collectively, the Recipient Parties ) shall only disclose and permit access to Confidential Information of the disclosing Party to such Recipient Parties and Third Party Providers who have a need to know such Confidential Information for the purposes of this Agreement, the Distribution Agreement or the Specified Ancillary Agreements and who are informed of the obligation to hold such Confidential Information confidential and in respect of whose failure to comply with such obligations, the applicable Party will be responsible. For Confidential Information provided with respect to any Service, the obligations of the Recipient Parties pursuant to this Section 13 shall expire on the date that is seven (7) years from the termination of such Service; provided that the obligations of the Recipient Parties pursuant to this Section 13 with respect to Personally Identifiable Information shall not expire following the termination of such Service. Each Party shall provide prompt written notice of any breach of the obligations under this Section 13 by such Party or its Recipient Parties and shall use commercially reasonable efforts to assist the other Party in remedying any such breach.
(b) Specifically excluded from the definition of Confidential Information is any and all information that:
(i) is independently developed by the Recipient Parties after the Effective Time without reference to any Confidential Information;
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(ii) is or comes to be in the public domain or available to the public through no fault of the Recipient Parties of the Confidential Information; or
(iii) is lawfully acquired after the Effective Time by the Recipient Parties from other sources not known to be subject to confidentiality obligations with respect to such Confidential Information.
(c) If the Recipient Party is required to disclose Confidential Information by Law, process or regulation, to the extent legally permissible, such Recipient Party shall promptly notify the disclosing Party, reasonably cooperate with the disclosing Party to the extent it may seek to limit such disclosure and, insofar as a protective order or waiver from the disclosing Party is not obtained, only disclose such Confidential Information that is required to be disclosed.
(d) In connection with any permitted disclosure (which shall include as required by Law or securities exchange rules) of this Agreement to any third party, each Party shall redact the portions of the Services Schedules that are not relevant to such third partys inquiry.
(e) It is further understood and agreed that money damages may not be a sufficient remedy for any breach of this Section 13 and that each Party shall be entitled to seek equitable relief, including injunction and specific performance, as remedy for any such breach in any court of competent jurisdiction, without posting bond or other security. Such remedies shall not be deemed to be the exclusive remedies for a breach, but shall be in addition to all other remedies herein described available at law or equity.
14. Audit Rights .
(a) Audits by Service Provider . Upon notice from Service Provider, Service Recipient shall use commercially reasonable efforts to provide Service Provider, its auditors (including internal audit staff and external auditors), inspectors, regulators and other reasonably designated representatives as Service Provider may from time to time designate in writing (collectively, the Service Provider Auditors ) with access to, at reasonable times, any necessary Service Recipient facility or part of a facility at which Service Recipient is using the Services, Service Recipient personnel, and data and records relating to the Services, for purposes of verifying compliance with this Agreement. Service Provider audits may include security reviews (including Service Recipients completion of security-related questionnaires) of the Services and Service Recipients systems, including reasonable use of automated scanning tools such as network scanners, port scanners, and web inspection tools. Service Recipient will provide any assistance that Service Provider Auditors may reasonably require with respect to such audits. Upon notice from Service Recipient, Service Provider shall provide Service Recipient and its auditors with access to, at reasonable times, books and records relating to the Services or this Agreement in order for Service Recipient to comply with applicable Laws.
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(b) Audits by Service Recipient . Service Recipient shall have the right, upon at least thirty (30) days written notice to Service Provider, and in a manner to avoid unreasonable interruption to Service Providers business, to perform (through its external, independent, nationally recognized auditor) audit procedures over Service Providers internal controls and procedures for the Services provided by Service Provider under this Agreement; provided that, such audit right shall exist solely to the extent reasonably required by Service Recipients external auditors to ensure Service Recipients compliance with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, to determine if Service Recipients financial statements conform to Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), to verify third-party expenses or to the extent required by any Governmental Authority; provided , further , that such audit right shall not grant Service Recipient the right to perform audit activities with respect to any Third Party Provider engaged in the provision of the Services or the right to access Service Providers systems, networks, IT infrastructure, or customer data. Service Provider shall use commercially reasonable efforts to provide Service Recipient and its auditors with appropriate space, furnishings, and telephone, facsimile and photocopy equipment as Service Recipient or its auditors may reasonably require to perform such audit procedures. Service Provider shall consider in good faith, but shall not be obligated to make, changes to its controls and procedures to address any findings of such audits. Service Recipient shall pay or reimburse all of Service Providers incremental costs and expenses arising from all such audit-related activities, provision of space, furnishings and equipment, and analysis and implementation, if any, and of any potential changes in Service Providers controls or procedures described in this Section 14(b) .
15. Fees and Expenses .
Except as expressly provided otherwise in this Agreement, all costs and expenses incurred in connection with this Agreement and the performance of the Services hereunder, including any costs and expenses associated with the expiration, termination, or reduction of the Services, shall be borne by the Party incurring such costs or expenses.
16. Beneficiary of Services; No Third Party Beneficiaries .
This Agreement is for the sole benefit of the Parties hereto, and nothing expressed or implied shall give or be construed to give any Person any legal or equitable rights hereunder, whether as a third-party beneficiary or otherwise (except as provided in Section 10(a) ). Each Party agrees, and each Party in its capacity as a Service Recipient represents and warrants, that the Services shall be provided solely to, and shall be used solely by, Service Recipient and its Subsidiaries. Service Recipient shall not resell or provide the Services to any other Person, or permit the use of the Services by any Person other than Service Recipient and its Subsidiaries.
17. Entire Agreement .
This Agreement, together with the Distribution Agreement and the other Ancillary Agreements, constitutes the entire agreement of the Parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and shall supersede all previous negotiations, commitments, course of dealings and writings with respect to such subject matter. In the event and to the extent that there shall be a conflict between the provisions of this Agreement and the provisions of the Distribution Agreement or any other Ancillary Agreement, the Parties agree that this Agreement shall govern.
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18. Amendment; Waiver .
This Agreement and the Services Schedules may be amended, and any provision of this Agreement may be waived, only if such amendment or waiver is in writing and signed, in the case of an amendment, by each of the Parties, or in the case of a waiver, by the Party against whom the waiver is effective. No failure to exercise and no delay in exercising, on the part of either Party, any right, remedy, power or privilege hereunder shall operate as a waiver hereof; nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right, remedy, power or privilege hereunder or thereunder preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, remedy, power or privilege
19. Notices .
All notices, requests, claims, demands and other communications under this Agreement and, to the extent applicable and unless otherwise provided therein, under each of the Ancillary Agreements shall be in English, shall be in writing and shall be given or made (and shall be deemed to have been duly given or made upon receipt) by delivery in person, by overnight courier service, by facsimile with receipt confirmed (followed by delivery of an original via overnight courier service), by registered or certified mail (postage prepaid, return receipt requested) or by e-mail to the respective Parties at the following addresses (or at such other address for a Party as shall be specified in a notice given in accordance with this Section 19 ):
if to LQ Parent:
Wyndham Hotel Group, LLC
22 Sylvan Way
Parsippany, NJ 07054
Attn: Chief Operating Officer
Facsimile: (973) 753-6760
with a copy to (which shall not constitute notice)
La Quinta Holdings Inc.
909 Hidden Ridge, Suite 600
Irving, Texas 75038
Attn: Paul Cash
Email: paul.cash@wyndham.com
Phone: (973) 753-6333
Facsimile: (973) 753-6207
and
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Wyndham Hotel Group, LLC
22 Sylvan Way
Parsippany, NJ 07054
Attn: General Counsel
Facsimile: (973) 753-6760
if to CPLG:
CorePoint Lodging Inc.
909 Hidden Ridge, Suite 600
Irving, Texas 75038
Attn: Mark M. Chloupek
Email: Mark.Chloupek@corepoint.com
Phone: (972) 893-3199
Facsimile: (972) 893-3499
20. Non-Assignability .
This Agreement shall not be assignable, in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, by either Party hereto without the prior written consent of the other Party (not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed), and any attempt to assign any rights or obligations arising under this Agreement without such consent shall be void. Notwithstanding the foregoing, (a) this Agreement shall be assignable in whole in connection with a merger or consolidation or the sale of all or substantially all the assets of a Party hereto so long as the resulting, surviving or transferee Business Entity assumes all the obligations of the relevant Party hereto by operation of law or pursuant to an agreement in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the other Party to this Agreement and (b) Service Provider may assign any or all of its rights or obligations arising under this Agreement to any of its Affiliates that is reasonably capable of providing the Services. No assignment permitted by this Section 20 shall release the assigning Party from liability for the full performance of its obligations under this Agreement
21. Further Assurances .
From time to time after the date hereof, without further consideration, each Party shall use commercially reasonable efforts to take, or cause to be taken, all appropriate action, do or cause to be done all things reasonably proper or advisable under applicable Law, and execute and deliver such documents as may be required or appropriate, to carry out the provisions of this Agreement and to consummate, perform and make effective the transition contemplated hereby.
22. Definitions and Rules of Construction .
(a) Defined terms used in this Agreement have the meanings ascribed to them by definition in this Agreement.
(b) The Parties have participated jointly in the negotiation and drafting of this Agreement. This Agreement shall be construed without regard to any presumption or rule requiring construction or interpretation against the Party drafting or causing any instrument to be drafted
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(c) Unless the context otherwise requires, the words include, includes and including when used in this Agreement shall be deemed to be followed by the phrase without limitation.
(d) Unless the context otherwise requires, the words hereof, hereby and herein and words of similar meaning when used in this Agreement refer to this Agreement in its entirety and not to any particular Section or provision of this Agreement.
(e) References in this Agreement to any gender include references to all genders, and references to the singular include references to the plural and vice versa
(f) All references to $ herein shall be references to U.S. Dollars.
23. Counterparts; Effectiveness .
This Agreement may be executed in more than one counterpart, all of which shall be considered one and the same agreement, and shall become effective when one or more such counterparts have been signed by each of the Parties and delivered to the other Party hereto.
24. Section Headings .
Titles and headings to sections herein are inserted for the convenience of reference only and are not intended to be a part of or to affect the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement
25. Severability .
In the event any one or more of the provisions contained in this Agreement should be held invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions contained herein and therein shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby. The Parties shall endeavor in good-faith negotiations to replace the invalid, illegal or unenforceable provisions with valid provisions, the economic effect of which comes as close as possible to that of the invalid, illegal or unenforceable provisions.
26. Governing Law .
This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the Laws of the State of Delaware without reference to any choice-of-law or conflicts of law principles that would result in the application of the laws of a different jurisdiction.
27. Consent to Jurisdiction .
Each Party irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of (i) the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware or (ii) if such court does not have subject matter jurisdiction, any other state or federal court located within the County of New Castle in the State of Delaware,
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to resolve any Agreement Dispute that is not resolved pursuant to Sections 9(b) or 9(d) . Any judgment of such court may be enforced by any court of competent jurisdiction. Further, notwithstanding Sections 9(b) and 9(d) , either Party may apply to the courts specified in this Section for a temporary restraining order or similar emergency relief during the process set forth in Sections 9(b) or 9(d) . Each of the Parties agrees that service by U.S. registered mail to such Partys respective address set forth above shall be effective service of process for any of the above Actions and irrevocably and unconditionally waives any objection to the laying of venue of any Action in accordance with this Section 27 . Nothing in this Section 27 shall limit or restrict the Parties from agreeing to arbitrate any Agreement Dispute pursuant to mutually-agreed procedures.
28. Waiver of Jury Trial .
EACH OF THE PARTIES HEREBY WAIVES TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY WITH RESPECT TO ANY ACTION ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT, INCLUDING ANY AGREEMENT DISPUTE.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of the day and year first above written.
LA QUINTA HOLDINGS INC. |
By: |
/s/ Mark M. Chloupek |
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Name: | Mark M. Chloupek | |
Title: | Executive Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel |
COREPOINT LODGING INC. |
By: |
/s/ Mark M. Chloupek |
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Name: | Mark M. Chloupek | |
Title: | Executive Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel |
[Transition Services Agreement]
SCHEDULE A
[See Attached]
Exhibit 10.3
STOCKHOLDERS AGREEMENT
DATED AS OF MAY 30, 2018
AMONG
COREPOINT LODGING INC.
AND
THE OTHER PARTIES HERETO
Table of Contents
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ARTICLE I. INTRODUCTORY MATTERS |
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1.1 |
Defined Terms | 1 | ||||
1.2 |
Construction | 3 | ||||
ARTICLE II. CORPORATE GOVERNANCE MATTERS |
3 | |||||
2.1 |
Election of Directors | 3 | ||||
ARTICLE III. INFORMATION; VCOC |
5 | |||||
3.1 |
Books and Records; Access | 5 | ||||
3.2 |
Certain Reports | 5 | ||||
3.3 |
VCOC | 5 | ||||
ARTICLE IV. GENERAL PROVISIONS |
7 | |||||
4.1 |
Termination | 7 | ||||
4.2 |
Notices | 7 | ||||
4.3 |
Amendment; Waiver | 8 | ||||
4.4 |
Further Assurances | 8 | ||||
4.5 |
Assignment | 8 | ||||
4.6 |
Third Parties | 8 | ||||
4.7 |
Governing Law | 9 | ||||
4.8 |
Jurisdiction; Waiver of Jury Trial | 9 | ||||
4.9 |
Specific Performance | 9 | ||||
4.10 |
Entire Agreement | 9 | ||||
4.11 |
Severability | 9 | ||||
4.12 |
Table of Contents, Headings and Captions | 9 | ||||
4.13 |
Grant of Consent | 10 | ||||
4.14 |
Counterparts | 10 | ||||
4.15 |
Effectiveness | 10 | ||||
4.16 |
No Recourse | 10 |
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STOCKHOLDERS AGREEMENT
This Stockholders Agreement is entered into as of May 30, 2018 by and among CorePoint Lodging Inc., a Maryland corporation (the Company ), and each of the other parties identified on the signature pages hereto (the Investor Parties ).
BACKGROUND:
WHEREAS, La Quinta Holdings Inc., a Delaware corporation ( La Quinta ) has distributed its entire interest in the Company by way of a dividend of all outstanding shares of the Companys Common Stock (as defined below) owned by La Quinta to holders of La Quinta Common Stock (as defined below).
NOW, THEREFORE, the parties agree as follows:
ARTICLE I.
INTRODUCTORY MATTERS
1.1 Defined Terms . In addition to the terms defined elsewhere herein, the following terms have the following meanings when used herein with initial capital letters:
Affiliate has the meaning set forth in Rule 12b-2 promulgated under the Exchange Act, as in effect on the date hereof.
Agreement means this Stockholders Agreement, as the same may be amended, supplemented, restated or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with the terms hereof.
Beneficially Own has the meaning set forth in Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act.
Blackstone Designator means the Blackstone Party, or any group of Blackstone Parties collectively, then holding of record a majority of Common Stock held of record by all Blackstone Parties.
Blackstone Designee has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1(b).
Blackstone Entities means the entities comprising the Blackstone Parties and their Affiliates.
Blackstone Parties means the entities listed on the signature pages hereto under the heading Blackstone Parties and any other Blackstone Entities that may from time to time become parties hereto.
Board means the board of directors of the Company.
Company has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.
Common Stock means the shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Company, and any other stock of the Company into which outstanding shares of such stock is reclassified or reconstituted and any other common stock of the Company.
Control (including its correlative meanings, Controlled by and under common Control with ) means possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of management or policies (whether through ownership of securities or partnership or other ownership interests, by contract or otherwise) of a Person.
Director means any director of the Company.
Exchange Act means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, as the same may be amended from time to time.
Governmental Authority means any nation or government, any state or other political subdivision thereof, and any entity exercising executive, legislative, judicial, regulatory or administrative functions of or pertaining to government.
Investor Parties has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.
IPO means the initial public offering of La Quinta.
La Quinta has the meaning set forth in the recitals.
La Quinta Common Stock means the shares of common stock, par value $0.02 per share, of La Quinta, and any other stock of La Quinta into which outstanding shares of such stock is reclassified or reconstituted and any other common stock of La Quinta.
Law means any statute, law, regulation, ordinance, rule, injunction, order, decree, governmental approval, directive, requirement, or other governmental restriction or any similar form of decision of, or determination by, or any interpretation or administration of any of the foregoing by, any Governmental Authority.
Person means an individual, a partnership, a corporation, a limited liability company, an association, a joint stock company, a trust, a joint venture, an unincorporated organization, or other form of business organization, whether or not regarded as a legal entity under applicable Law, or any Governmental Authority or any department, agency or political subdivision thereof.
Plan Asset Regulation has the meaning set forth in Section 3.3.
Pre-IPO Owners means the Blackstone Entities and the other Persons who held La Quinta Common Stock at the time of the IPO and any Affiliate thereof that shall become a holder of any La Quinta Common Stock.
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Subsidiary means, with respect to any Person, any corporation, limited liability company, partnership, association or other business entity of which: (a) if a corporation, a majority of the total voting power of shares of stock entitled (without regard to the occurrence of any contingency) to vote in the election of directors, representatives or trustees thereof is at the time owned or Controlled, directly or indirectly, by that Person or one or more of the other Subsidiaries of that Person or a combination thereof; or (b) if a limited liability company, partnership, association or other business entity, a majority of the total voting power of stock (or equivalent ownership interest) of the limited liability company, partnership, association or other business entity is at the time owned or Controlled, directly or indirectly, by that Person or one or more Subsidiaries of that Person or a combination thereof. For purposes hereof, a Person or Persons shall be deemed to have a majority ownership interest in a limited liability company, partnership, association or other business entity if such Person or Persons shall be allocated a majority of limited liability company, partnership, association or other business entity gains or losses or shall be or Control the managing member, managing director or other governing body or general partner of such limited liability company, partnership, association or other business entity.
Total Number of Directors means the total number of Directors comprising the Board.
Transfer (including its correlative meanings, Transferor , Transferee and Transferred ) shall mean, with respect to any security, directly or indirectly, to sell, contract to sell, give, assign, hypothecate, pledge, encumber, grant a security interest in, offer, sell any option or contract to purchase, purchase any option or contract to sell, grant any option, right or warrant to purchase, lend or otherwise transfer or dispose of any economic, voting or other rights in or to such security. When used as a noun, Transfer shall have such correlative meaning as the context may require.
VCOC Investor has the meaning set forth in Section 3.3.
1.2 Construction . The language used in this Agreement will be deemed to be the language chosen by the parties to express their mutual intent, and no rule of strict construction will be applied against any party. Unless the context otherwise requires: (a) or is disjunctive but not exclusive, (b) words in the singular include the plural, and in the plural include the singular, and (c) the words hereof , herein , and hereunder and words of similar import when used in this Agreement refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision of this Agreement, and Section references are to this Agreement unless otherwise specified.
ARTICLE II.
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE MATTERS
2.1 Election of Directors .
(a) The Blackstone Designator shall have the right, but not the obligation, to designate, and the individuals nominated for election as Directors by or at the direction of the Board or a duly-authorized committee thereof shall include, a number of individuals such that, upon the election of each such individual, and each other individual nominated by or at the direction of the Board or a duly-authorized committee of the Board, as a Director and taking into account any Director continuing to serve as such without the need for re-election, the number of
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Blackstone Designees (as defined below) serving as Directors will be equal to: (i) if the Pre-IPO Owners collectively Beneficially Own at least 30% of the total Common Stock as of the record date for such meeting, the lowest whole number that is greater than 30% of the Total Number of Directors; (ii) if the Pre-IPO Owners collectively Beneficially Own at least 20% (but less than 30%) of the total Common Stock as of the record date for such meeting, the lowest whole number that is greater than 20% of the Total Number of Directors; and (iii) if the Pre-IPO Owners collectively Beneficially Own at least 5% (but less than 20%) of the total Common Stock as of the record date for such meeting, the lowest whole number that is greater than 10% of the Total Number of Directors.
(b) If at any time the Blackstone Designator has designated fewer than the total number of individuals that the Blackstone Designator is then entitled to designate pursuant to Section 2.1(a), the Blackstone Designator shall have the right to designate such additional individuals which it is entitled to so designate, in which case, any individuals nominated by or at the direction of the Board or any duly-authorized committee thereof for election as Directors to fill any vacancy on the Board shall include such designees, and the Company shall use its best efforts to (x) effect the election of such additional designees, whether by increasing the size of the Board or otherwise, and (y) cause the election of such additional designees to fill any such newly-created vacancies or to fill any other existing vacancies. Each such individual whom the Blackstone Designator shall actually designate pursuant to this Section 2.1 and who is thereafter elected and qualifies to serve as a Director shall be referred to herein as a Blackstone Designee .
(c) In the event that a vacancy is created at any time by the death, disability, retirement or resignation of any Blackstone Designee, any individual nominated by or at the direction of the Board or any duly-authorized committee thereof to fill such vacancy shall be, and the Company shall use its best efforts to cause such vacancy to be filled, as soon as possible, by a new designee of the Blackstone Designator, and the Company shall take, to the fullest extent permitted by law, at any time and from time to time, all actions necessary to accomplish the same.
(d) The Company shall, to the fullest extent permitted by law, include in the slate of nominees recommended by the Board at any meeting of stockholders called for the purpose of electing directors, the persons designated pursuant to this Section 2.1 and use its reasonable best efforts to cause the election of each such designee to the Board, including nominating each such individual to be elected as a Director as provided herein, recommending such individuals election and soliciting proxies or consents in favor thereof.
(e) In addition to any vote or consent of the Board or the stockholders of the Company required by applicable Law or the charter or bylaws of the Company, and notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, for so long as this Agreement is in effect, any action by the Board to increase or decrease the Total Number of Directors (other than any increase in the Total Number of Directors in connection with the election of one or more directors elected exclusively by the holders of one or more classes or series of the Companys stock other than Common Stock) shall require the prior written consent of the Blackstone Designator, delivered in accordance with Section 4.13 of this Agreement.
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ARTICLE III.
INFORMATION; VCOC
3.1 Books and Records; Access . The Company shall, and shall cause its Subsidiaries to, permit the Blackstone Entities and their respective designated representatives, at reasonable times and upon reasonable prior notice to the Company, to review the books and records of the Company or any of such Subsidiaries and to discuss the affairs, finances and condition of the Company or any of such Subsidiaries with the officers of the Company or any such Subsidiary; provided , however , that the Company shall not be required to disclose any privileged information of the Company so long as the Company has used commercially reasonable efforts to enter into an arrangement pursuant to which it may provide such information to the Blackstone Entities without the loss of any such privilege.
3.2 Certain Reports . The Company shall deliver or cause to be delivered to the Blackstone Entities, at their request:
(a) to the extent otherwise prepared by the Company, operating and capital expenditure budgets and periodic information packages relating to the operations and cash flows of the Company and its Subsidiaries; and
(b) to the extent otherwise prepared by the Company, such other reports and information as may be reasonably requested by the Blackstone Entities; provided , however , that the Company shall not be required to disclose any privileged information of the Company so long as the Company has used commercially reasonable efforts to enter into an arrangement pursuant to which it may provide such information to the Blackstone Entities without the loss of any such privilege.
3.3 VCOC . With respect to each Blackstone Entity that is intended to qualify its direct or indirect investment in the Company as a venture capital investment as defined in the Department of Labor regulations codified at 29 CFR Section 2510.3-101 (the Plan Asset Regulation ) (each, a VCOC Investor ), for so long as the VCOC Investor, directly or through one or more Subsidiaries, continues to hold any shares of Common Stock (or other securities of the Company into which such shares of Common Stock may be converted or for which such shares of Common Stock may be exchanged), without limitation or prejudice of any the rights provided to the Blackstone Entities hereunder, the Company shall, with respect to each such VCOC Investor:
(a) provide each VCOC Investor or its designated representative with:
(i) upon reasonable notice and at mutually convenient times, the right to visit and inspect any of the offices and properties of the Company and its Subsidiaries and inspect and copy the books and records of the Company and its Subsidiaries;
(ii) as soon as available and in any event within 45 days after the end of each of the first three quarters of each fiscal year of the Company, consolidated balance sheets of the Company and its Subsidiaries as of the end of such period, and consolidated statements of income and cash flows of the Company and its Subsidiaries for the period then ended prepared in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States applied on a consistent basis, except as otherwise noted therein, and subject to the absence of footnotes and to year-end adjustments;
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(iii) as soon as available and in any event within 120 days after the end of each fiscal year of the Company, a consolidated balance sheet of the Company and its Subsidiaries as of the end of such year, and consolidated statements of income and cash flows of the Company and its Subsidiaries for the year then ended prepared in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States applied on a consistent basis, except as otherwise noted therein, together with an auditors report thereon of a firm of established national reputation;
(iv) to the extent the Company is required by law or pursuant to the terms of any outstanding indebtedness of the Company to prepare such reports, any annual reports, quarterly reports and other periodic reports pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, actually prepared by the Company as soon as available; and
(v) upon written request by the VCOC Investor, copies of all materials provided to the Board, subject to appropriate protections with respect to confidentiality and preservation of attorney-client privilege;
provided , that , in each case, if the Company makes the information described in clauses (ii), (iii) and (iv) of this clause (a) available through public filings on the EDGAR System or any successor or replacement system of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, the delivery of such information shall be deemed satisfied;
(b) make appropriate officers and/or Directors available, and cause the officers and directors of its Subsidiaries to be made available, periodically and at such times as reasonably requested by each VCOC Investor, upon reasonable notice and at mutually convenient times, for consultation with such VCOC Investor or its designated representative with respect to matters relating to the business and affairs of the Company and its Subsidiaries;
(c) to the extent that the VCOC Investor requests to receive such information and rights, and to the extent consistent with applicable Law, rule, regulation or listing standards (and with respect to events which require public disclosure, only following the Companys public disclosure thereof through applicable securities law filings or otherwise), inform each VCOC Investor or its designated representative in advance with respect to any significant corporate actions, and to provide (or cause to be provided) each VCOC Investor or its designated representative with the right to consult with the Company and its Subsidiaries with respect to such actions should the VCOC Investor elect to do so, provided however, that this right to consult must be exercised within five (5) days after the Company informs the VCOC Investor of the proposed corporate action and provided further that the Company shall be under no obligation to provide the VCOC Investor with any material non-public information with respect to such corporate action; and
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(d) provide each VCOC Investor or its designated representative with such other rights of consultation which the VCOC Investors counsel may determine in writing to be reasonably necessary under applicable legal authorities promulgated after the date hereof to qualify its investment in the Company as a venture capital investment for purposes of the Plan Asset Regulation, provided that the parties agree that any such rights of consultation shall be of a nature consistent with those granted above and nothing in this Agreement shall be deemed to require the Company to grant to the VCOC Investor any additional rights with respect to the governance or management of the Company.
The Company agrees to consider, in good faith, the recommendations of each VCOC Investor or its designated representative in connection with the matters on which it is consulted as described above in this Section 3.3, recognizing that the ultimate discretion with respect to all such matters shall be retained by the Company.
In the event a VCOC Investor or any of its Affiliates Transfers all or any portion of their investment in the Company to an Affiliated entity that is intended to qualify as a venture capital operating company (as defined in the Plan Asset Regulation), such Transferee shall be afforded the same rights with respect to the Company afforded to the VCOC Investor hereunder and shall be treated, for such purposes, as a third party beneficiary hereunder.
In the event that the Company ceases to qualify as an operating company (as defined in the first sentence of 2510.3-101(c)(1) of the Plan Asset Regulation), or the investment in the Company by a VCOC Investor does not qualify as a venture capital investment as defined in the Plan Asset Regulation, then the Company and each Blackstone Entity will cooperate in good faith to take all reasonable actions necessary, subject to applicable law, to preserve the VCOC status of each VCOC Investor or the qualification of the investment as a venture capital investment, it being understood that such reasonable actions shall not require a VCOC Investor to purchase or sell any investments.
ARTICLE IV.
GENERAL PROVISIONS
4.1 Termination . Except for Section 3.3, this Agreement shall terminate on the earlier to occur of (i) such time as the Blackstone Designator is no longer entitled to designate a Director pursuant to Section 2.1(a) and (ii) the delivery of a written notice by the Blackstone Designator to the Company requesting that this Agreement terminate. The VCOC Investors shall advise the Company when they collectively first cease to Beneficially Own any of the Companys Common Stock or other securities of the Company into which such shares of Common Stock may be converted or for which such shares of Common Stock may be exchanged, whereupon Section 3.3 hereof shall terminate.
4.2 Notices . Any notice, designation, request, request for consent or consent provided for in this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be either personally delivered, or mailed first class mail (postage prepaid) or sent by reputable overnight courier service (charges prepaid) to the Company at the address set forth below and to any other recipient at the address indicated on the Companys records, or at such address or to the attention of such other Person as the recipient party has specified by prior written notice to the sending party. Notices and other such documents will be deemed to have been given or made hereunder when sent by facsimile (receipt confirmed) delivered personally, five (5) days after deposit in the U.S. mail and one (1) day after deposit with a reputable overnight courier service.
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The Companys address is:
CorePoint Lodging Inc.
909 Hidden Ridge, Suite 600
Irving, Texas 75038
Attention: General Counsel
Fax: (972) 893-3499
The Blackstone Entities address is:
The Blackstone Group L.P.
c/o Blackstone Real Estate Advisors L.P.
345 Park Avenue, 42 nd Floor
New York, NY 10154
Attention: General Counsel
Email: realestatenotices@blackstone.com
Fax: (212) 583-5191
4.3 Amendment; Waiver . This Agreement may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified only by a written instrument executed by the Company and the Blackstone Designator. Neither the failure nor delay on the part of any party hereto to exercise any right, remedy, power or privilege under this Agreement shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right, remedy, power or privilege preclude any other or further exercise of the same or of any other right, remedy, power or privilege, nor shall any waiver of any right, remedy, power or privilege with respect to any occurrence be construed as a waiver of such right, remedy, power or privilege with respect to any other occurrence. No waiver shall be effective unless it is in writing and is signed by the party asserted to have granted such waiver.
4.4 Further Assurances . The parties hereto will sign such further documents, cause such meetings to be held, resolutions passed, exercise their votes and do and perform and cause to be done such further acts and things necessary, proper or advisable in order to give full effect to this Agreement and every provision hereof. To the fullest extent permitted by Law, the Company shall not directly or indirectly take any action that is intended to, or would reasonably be expected to result in, Blackstone or any Blackstone Entity being deprived of the rights contemplated by this Agreement.
4.5 Assignment . This Agreement will inure to the benefit of and be binding on the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns. This Agreement may not be assigned without the express prior written consent of the other parties hereto, and any attempted assignment, without such consents, will be null and void; provided, however, that, without the prior written consent of the Company, a Blackstone Party may assign this Agreement to an Affiliate that becomes a party hereto.
4.6 Third Parties . Except as provided for in Article II and Section 3.3 with respect to any Blackstone Entity, this Agreement does not create any rights, claims or benefits inuring to any person that is not a party hereto nor create or establish any third party beneficiary hereto.
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4.7 Governing Law . This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware, without regard to principles of conflicts of laws thereof.
4.8 Jurisdiction; Waiver of Jury Trial . In any judicial proceeding involving any dispute, controversy or claim arising out of or relating to this Agreement, each of the parties unconditionally accepts the jurisdiction and venue of the courts of the State of Delaware or if jurisdiction over the matter is vested exclusively in federal courts, the United States District Court for the District of Delaware, and the appellate courts to which orders and judgments thereof may be appealed. In any such judicial proceeding, the parties agree that in addition to any method for the service of process permitted or required by such courts, to the fullest extent permitted by law, service of process may be made by delivery provided pursuant to the directions in Section 4.2. EACH OF THE PARTIES HEREBY WAIVES TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY JUDICIAL PROCEEDING INVOLVING ANY DISPUTE, CONTROVERSY OR CLAIM ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT.
4.9 Specific Performance . Each party hereto acknowledges and agrees that in the event of any breach of this Agreement by any of them, the other parties hereto would be irreparably harmed and could not be made whole by monetary damages. Each party accordingly agrees to waive the defense in any action for specific performance that a remedy at law would be adequate and agrees that the parties, in addition to any other remedy to which they may be entitled at law or in equity, shall be entitled to specific performance of this Agreement without the posting of bond.
4.10 Entire Agreement . This Agreement sets forth the entire understanding of the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof. There are no agreements, representations, warranties, covenants or understandings with respect to the subject matter hereof or thereof other than those expressly set forth herein and therein. This Agreement supersedes all other prior agreements and understandings between the parties with respect to such subject matter.
4.11 Severability . If any provision of this Agreement, or the application of such provision to any Person or circumstance or in any jurisdiction, shall be held to be invalid or unenforceable to any extent, (i) the remainder of this Agreement shall not be affected thereby, and each other provision hereof shall be valid and enforceable to the fullest extent permitted by law, (ii) as to such Person or circumstance or in such jurisdiction such provision shall be reformed to be valid and enforceable to the fullest extent permitted by law and (iii) the application of such provision to other Persons or circumstances or in other jurisdictions shall not be affected thereby.
4.12 Table of Contents, Headings and Captions . The table of contents, headings, subheadings and captions contained in this Agreement are included for convenience of reference only, and in no way define, limit or describe the scope of this Agreement or the intent of any provision hereof.
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4.13 Grant of Consent . Any vote, consent or approval of, or designation by, or other action of, the Blackstone Designator hereunder shall be effective if notice of such vote, consent, approval, designation or action is provided in accordance with Section 4.2 by the Blackstone Party or Parties holding of record a majority of the Common Stock then held of record by Blackstone Parties as of the latest date any such notice is so provided.
4.14 Counterparts . This Agreement and any amendment hereto may be signed in any number of separate counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which taken together shall constitute one Agreement (or amendment, as applicable).
4.15 Effectiveness . This Agreement shall become effective upon the closing date of the IPO.
4.16 No Recourse . This Agreement may only be enforced against, and any claims or cause of action that may be based upon, arise out of or relate to this Agreement, or the negotiation, execution or performance of this Agreement may only be made against the entities that are expressly identified as parties hereto and no past, present or future Affiliate, director, officer, employee, incorporator, member, manager, partner, stockholder, agent, attorney or representative of any party hereto shall have any liability for any obligations or liabilities of the parties to this Agreement or for any claim based on, in respect of, or by reason of, the transactions contemplated hereby.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Stockholders Agreement on the day and year first above written.
COMPANY | ||
COREPOINT LODGING INC. |
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By: |
/s/ Mark M. Chloupek |
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Name: |
Mark M. Chloupek | |
Title: |
Executive Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel |
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BLACKSTONE PARTIES: | ||
BLACKSTONE REAL ESTATE PARTNERS IV L.P. | ||
BLACKSTONE REAL ESTATE PARTNERS IV.F L.P. | ||
BLACKSTONE REAL ESTATE PARTNERS IV.TE.2 L.P. | ||
BLACKSTONE REAL ESTATE PARTNERS (DC) IV.TE.1 L.P. | ||
BLACKSTONE REAL ESTATE PARTNERS (DC) IV.TE.2 L.P. | ||
BLACKSTONE REAL ESTATE PARTNERS (DC) IV.TE.3-A L.P. | ||
By: | Blackstone Real Estate Associates IV L.P., its General Partner | |
By: | BREA IV L.L.C., its General Partner | |
By: |
/s/ William J. Stein |
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Name: William J. Stein | ||
Title: Authorized Signatory | ||
BLACKSTONE REAL ESTATE PARTNERS V L.P. | ||
BLACKSTONE REAL ESTATE PARTNERS V.F L.P. | ||
BLACKSTONE REAL ESTATE PARTNERS V.TE.1 L.P. | ||
BLACKSTONE REAL ESTATE PARTNERS V.TE.2 L.P. | ||
BLACKSTONE REAL ESTATE PARTNERS (AIV) V L.P. | ||
By: | Blackstone Real Estate Associates V L.P., its General Partner | |
By: | BREA V L.L.C., its General Partner | |
By: |
/s/ William J. Stein |
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Name: William J. Stein | ||
Title: Authorized Signatory |
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BLACKSTONE REAL ESTATE HOLDINGS IV L.P. | ||
By: | BREP IV Side-by-Side GP L.L.C., its General Partner | |
By: |
/s/ William J. Stein |
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Name: William J. Stein | ||
Title: Authorized Signatory | ||
BLACKSTONE REAL ESTATE HOLDINGS V L.P. | ||
By: | BREP V Side-by-Side GP L.L.C., its General Partner | |
By: |
/s/ William J. Stein |
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Name: William J. Stein | ||
Title: Authorized Signatory | ||
BRE/LQJV-NQ L.L.C. | ||
By: |
/s/ William J. Stein |
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Name: William J. Stein | ||
Title: Authorized Signatory | ||
BRE/PRIME MEZZ 2 L.L.C. | ||
By: |
/s/ William J. Stein |
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Name: William J. Stein | ||
Title: Authorized Signatory |
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Exhibit 10.4
REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT
by and among
COREPOINT LODGING INC.
and
the other parties hereto
Dated as of May 30, 2018
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS |
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SECTION 1.1 |
Certain Definitions |
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SECTION 1.2 |
Other Definitional Provisions; Interpretation |
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ARTICLE II REGISTRATION RIGHTS |
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SECTION 2.1 |
Piggyback Rights |
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SECTION 2.2 |
Demand Registration |
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SECTION 2.3 |
Registration Procedures |
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SECTION 2.4 |
Other Registration-Related Matters |
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ARTICLE III INDEMNIFICATION |
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SECTION 3.1 |
Indemnification by the Company |
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SECTION 3.2 |
Indemnification by the Holders and Underwriters |
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SECTION 3.3 |
Notices of Claims, Etc. |
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SECTION 3.4 |
Contribution |
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SECTION 3.5 |
Other Indemnification |
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SECTION 3.6 |
Non-Exclusivity |
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ARTICLE IV OTHER |
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SECTION 4.1 |
Notices |
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SECTION 4.2 |
Assignment |
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SECTION 4.3 |
Amendments; Waiver |
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SECTION 4.4 |
Third Parties |
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SECTION 4.5 |
Governing Law |
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SECTION 4.6 |
Jurisdiction |
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SECTION 4.7 |
MUTUAL WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL |
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SECTION 4.8 |
Specific Performance |
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SECTION 4.9 |
Entire Agreement |
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SECTION 4.10 |
Severability |
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SECTION 4.11 |
Counterparts |
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SECTION 4.12 |
Effectiveness |
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REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT
THIS REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT (the Agreement ) is dated as of May 30, 2018 and is by and among CorePoint Lodging Inc., a Maryland corporation (the Company ), and Blackstone (as defined below).
RECITALS
WHEREAS, La Quinta Holdings Inc., a Delaware corporation ( LQ Parent ), intends to effect a separation of its hotel management and franchise business (which will remain with LQ Parent) and its real estate business (which was conveyed to the Company), and distribute its entire interest in the Company by way of a dividend of all outstanding shares of the Companys Common Stock owned by LQ Parent to holders of LQ Parent common stock (the Spin-Off Transaction ); and
WHEREAS, LQ Parent and Blackstone are parties to a Registration Rights Agreement dated as of April 14, 2014 relating to the registration of shares of LQ Parent common stock.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing, and the representations, warranties, covenants and agreements set forth herein, and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, and intending to be legally bound hereby, the parties agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
SECTION 1.1 Certain Definition s . As used in this Agreement:
Affiliate has the meaning ascribed thereto in Rule 12b-2 promulgated under the Exchange Act, as in effect on the date hereof.
Agreement has the meaning set forth in the preamble.
Blackstone means the entities listed on the signature pages hereto under the heading Blackstone.
Blackstone Entities means the entities comprising Blackstone, their respective Affiliates and the successors and permitted assigns of such entities and their respective Affiliates.
Board means the board of directors of the Company.
Business Day means a day other than a Saturday, Sunday, federal or New York State holiday or other day on which commercial banks in New York City are authorized or required by law to close.
Common Stock means the shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Company, and any other capital stock of the Company into which such common stock is reclassified or reconstituted, including by way of a stock dividend or stock split.
Company has the meaning set forth in the preamble.
Control (including its correlative meanings, Controlled by and under common Control with ) means possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of management or policies (whether through ownership of securities or partnership or other ownership interests, by contract or otherwise) of a Person.
Demand Party has the meaning set forth in Section 2.2(a).
Exchange Act means the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, as the same may be amended from time to time.
FINRA means the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc.
Governmental Authority means any nation or government, any state or other political subdivision thereof, and any entity exercising executive, legislative, judicial, regulatory or administrative functions of or pertaining to government.
Holder means each entity comprising Blackstone that is a holder of Registrable Securities or Securities exercisable, exchangeable or convertible into Registrable Securities or any Transferee of such Person to whom registration rights are assigned pursuant to Section 4.2.
Indemnified Party and Indemnified Parties have the meanings set forth in Section 3.1.
Law means any statute, law, regulation, ordinance, rule, injunction, order, decree, governmental approval, directive, requirement, or other governmental restriction or any similar form of decision of, or determination by, or any interpretation or administration of any of the foregoing by, any Governmental Authority.
LQ Parent has the meaning set forth in the recitals.
LQ Parent Holder means any holder of securities entitled to registration rights under the LQ Parent Registration Rights Agreement.
LQ Parent Registration Rights Agreement means any Registration Rights Agreement between the Company and LQ Parent, entered into pursuant to the Tax Matters Agreement, dated May 30, 2018, between the Company and LQ Parent, which provides LQ Parent with registration rights with respect to shares of the Companys Common Stock.
Person means an individual, a partnership, a corporation, a limited liability company, an association, a joint stock company, a trust, a joint venture, a cooperative, an unincorporated organization, or other form of business organization, whether or not regarded as a legal entity under applicable Law, or any Governmental Authority or any department, agency or political subdivision thereof.
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Public Offering means a public offering of equity securities of the Company or any successor thereto or any Subsidiary of the Company pursuant to a registration statement declared effective under the Securities Act.
Registrable Securities means all shares of Common Stock and any Securities into which the Common Stock may be converted or exchanged pursuant to any merger, recapitalization, consolidation, sale of all or any part of its assets, corporate conversion, reorganization or other extraordinary transaction of the Company held by a Holder (in each case whether now held or hereafter acquired, and including any such Securities received as a result of a stock dividend or stock split or received by a Holder upon the conversion or exchange of, or pursuant to such a transaction with respect to, other Securities held by such Holder). As to any Registrable Securities, such Securities will cease to be Registrable Securities when:
(a) | a registration statement covering such Registrable Securities has been declared effective and such Registrable Securities have been disposed of pursuant to such effective registration statement; |
(b) | such Registrable Securities shall have been sold pursuant to Rule 144 or 145 (or any similar provision then in effect) under the Securities Act; |
(c) | such Registrable Securities may be sold pursuant to Rule 144 or 145 (or any similar provision then in effect) without limitation thereunder on volume or manner of sale, unless such Registrable Securities are held by a Holder that beneficially owns 5% or more of the then outstanding shares of Common Stock; or |
(d) | such Registrable Securities cease to be outstanding. |
Registration Expenses means any and all fees and expenses incurred in connection with the performance of or compliance with this Agreement, including:
(a) | all registration and filing fees (including, without limitation, SEC, stock exchange, and FINRA registration and filing fees, and the fees and expenses of any qualified independent underwriter, as such term is defined in Rule 5121 of FINRA, and of its counsel); |
(b) | all fees and expenses of complying with securities or blue sky Laws (including fees and disbursements of counsel for the underwriters in connection with blue sky qualifications of the Registrable Securities); |
(c) | all printing, messenger, telephone and delivery expenses; |
(d) | all fees and expenses incurred in connection with the listing of the Registrable Securities on any securities exchange or FINRA and all rating agency fees; |
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(e) | the reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel for the Company and its independent public accountants, including the expenses of any special audits and/or cold comfort letters required by or incident to such performance and compliance; |
(f) | any fees and disbursements of underwriters customarily paid by the issuers or sellers of Securities, including liability insurance if the Company so desires or if the underwriters so require, and the reasonable fees and expenses of any special experts retained in connection with the requested registration, but excluding underwriting discounts and commissions and transfer taxes, if any; |
(g) | the reasonable fees and out-of-pocket expenses of not more than one law firm (as selected by the Holders of a majority of the Registrable Securities included in such registration) representing the Holders in connection with the registration; |
(h) | the costs and expenses of the Company relating to analyst and investor presentations or any road show undertaken in connection with the registration and/or marketing of the Registrable Securities (including the reasonable out-of-pocket expenses of the Holders); and |
(i) | any other fees and disbursements customarily paid by the issuers of securities. |
SEC means the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission or any successor agency.
Securities means capital stock, limited partnership interests, limited liability company interests, beneficial interests, warrants, options, notes, bonds, debentures, and other securities, equity interests, ownership interests and similar obligations of every kind and nature of any Person.
Securities Act means the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, as the same may be amended from time to time.
Shelf Offering has the meaning set forth in Section 2.2(b).
Spin-Off Transaction has the meaning set forth in the recitals.
Subsidiary means, with respect to any Person, any corporation, limited liability company, partnership, association or other business entity of which: (i) if a corporation, a majority of the total voting power of shares of stock entitled (without regard to the occurrence of any contingency) to vote in the election of directors, representatives or trustees thereof is at the time owned or Controlled, directly or indirectly, by that Person or one or more of the other Subsidiaries of that Person or a combination thereof; or (ii) if a limited liability company, partnership, association or other business entity, a majority of the total voting power of stock (or equivalent ownership interest) of the limited liability company, partnership, association or other
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business entity is at the time owned or Controlled, directly or indirectly, by any Person or one or more Subsidiaries of that Person or a combination thereof. For purposes hereof, a Person or Persons shall be deemed to have a majority ownership interest in a limited liability company, partnership, association or other business entity if such Person or Persons shall be allocated a majority of limited liability company, partnership, association or other business entity gains or losses or shall be or Control the managing director or general partner of such limited liability company, partnership, association or other business entity.
Transfer (including its correlative meanings, Transferor , Transferee and Transferred ) shall mean, with respect to any security, directly or indirectly, to sell, contract to sell, give, assign, hypothecate, pledge, encumber, grant a security interest in, offer, sell any option or contract to purchase, purchase any option or contract to sell, grant any option, right or warrant to purchase, lend or otherwise transfer or dispose of any economic, voting or other rights in or to such security. When used as a noun, Transfer shall have such correlative meaning as the context may require.
WKSI means a well-known seasoned issuer as defined under Rule 405 of the Securities Act.
SECTION 1.2 Other Definitional Provisions; Interpretation .
(a) The words hereof, herein, and hereunder and words of similar import when used in this Agreement refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision of this Agreement, and references in this Agreement to a designated Article or Section refer to an Article or Section of this Agreement unless otherwise specified.
(b) The headings in this Agreement are included for convenience of reference only and do not limit or otherwise affect the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement.
(c) The meanings given to terms defined herein are equally applicable to both the singular and plural forms of such terms.
ARTICLE II
REGISTRATION RIGHTS
SECTION 2.1 Piggyback Rights .
(a) If at any time, the Company proposes to register any Securities for public sale (whether proposed to be offered for sale by the Company or by any other Person) under the Securities Act (other than a registration on Form S-4 or S-8, or any successor or other forms promulgated for similar purposes), it will, at each such time, give prompt written notice (which notice shall specify the intended method or methods of disposition) to the Holders of its intention to do so and of such Holders rights under this Section 2.1. Upon the written request of any Holder made within fifteen (15) days after the receipt of any such notice (which request shall specify the number of Registrable Securities intended to be disposed of by such Holder), the Company will use its reasonable best efforts to effect the registration under the Securities Act of all Registrable Securities which the Holders have so requested to be registered; provided that: (i) if, at any time after giving written notice of its intention to register any Securities and prior to the
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effective date of the registration statement filed in connection with such registration, the Company shall determine for any reason not to proceed with the proposed registration of the Securities to be sold by it, the Company may, at its election, give written notice of such determination to the Holders and, thereupon, the Company shall be relieved of its obligation to register any Registrable Securities in connection with such registration (but not from its obligation to pay the Registration Expenses incurred in connection therewith) without prejudice to the rights of any Holder to request that such registration be effected as a registration under Section 2.2(a); and (ii) if such registration involves an underwritten offering, the Holders of Registrable Securities requesting to be included in the registration must, upon the written request of the Company, sell their Registrable Securities to the underwriters on the same terms and conditions as apply to the other Securities being sold through underwriters under such registration, with, in the case of a combined primary and secondary offering, only such differences, including any with respect to representations and warranties, indemnification and liability insurance, as may be customary or appropriate in combined primary and secondary offerings.
(b) Expenses . The Company will pay all Registration Expenses in connection with each registration of Registrable Securities requested pursuant to this Section 2.1.
(c) Priority in Piggyback Registrations . If a registration pursuant to this Section 2.1 involves an underwritten offering and the managing underwriter advises the Company in writing (a copy of which shall be provided to the Holders) that, in its opinion, the number of Registrable Securities and other Securities requested to be included in such registration exceeds the number which can be sold in such offering, so as to be likely to have a material and adverse effect on the price, timing or distribution of the Securities offered in such offering, then the Company will include in (A) any such registration initiated by the Company or other holder of Securities (other than the Holders): (i) first, the Securities the Company proposes to sell for its own account; (ii) second, on a pro rata basis, on the basis of the number of Securities requested to be included in such registration by each such holder, the Securities requested to be included in such registration by the LQ Parent Holders pursuant to the LQ Parent Registration Rights Agreement and the Registrable Securities requested to be included in such registration by the Holders; and (iii) third, such other Securities entitled to be included in such registration and the holders of which submitted a proper request for inclusion in such registration; and (B) any such registration initiated by the Holders pursuant to this Agreement: (i) first, the Securities the Company proposes to sell for its own account; (ii) second, the Registrable Securities requested to be included in such registration by Holders; (iii) third, the Registrable Securities requested to be included in such registration by LQ Parent Holders pursuant to a LQ Parent Registration Rights Agreement; and (iv) fourth, such other Securities entitled to be included in such registration and the holders of which submitted a proper request for inclusion in such registration. Any other selling holders of the Companys Securities (other than transferees to whom a Holder has assigned its rights under this Agreement) will be included in an underwritten offering only with the consent of Holders holding a majority of the shares being sold in such offering.
(d) Excluded Transactions . The Company shall not be obligated to effect any registration of Registrable Securities under this Section 2.1 incidental to the registration of any of its Securities in connection with:
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(i) a registration statement filed to cover issuances under employee benefits plans or dividend reinvestment plans; or
(ii) any registration statement relating solely to the acquisition or merger after the date hereof by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries of or with any other businesses.
(e) Plan of Distribution, Underwriters and Counsel . If a registration pursuant to this Section 2.1 involves an underwritten offering that is initiated by selling holders, the holders that initiated such underwritten offering (by action of the holders of a majority of the Securities requested to be registered thereby) shall have the right to (i) determine the plan of distribution, (ii) select the investment banker or bankers and managers to administer the offering, including the lead managing underwriter (provided that such investment banker or bankers and managers shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Company) and (iii) select counsel for the selling Holders.
(f) Shelf Takedowns . In connection with any shelf takedown (whether pursuant to Section 2.2(f) or at the initiative of the Company), the Holders may exercise piggyback rights in the manner described in this Agreement to have included in such takedown Registrable Securities held by them that are registered on such shelf registration statement.
SECTION 2.2 Demand Registration .
(a) General . At any time, upon the written request of any Holder (the Demand Party ) requesting that the Company effect the registration under the Securities Act of Registrable Securities and specifying the amount and intended method of disposition thereof (including, but not limited to, an underwritten public offering), the Company will (i) promptly give written notice of such requested registration to the other Holders and other holders of Securities entitled to notice of such registration, if any, and (ii) as expeditiously as possible, use its reasonable best efforts to file a registration statement to effect the registration under the Securities Act of:
(i) such Registrable Securities which the Company has been so requested to register by the Demand Party in accordance with the intended method of disposition thereof; and
(ii) the Registrable Securities of other Holders which the Company has been requested to register by written request given to the Company within fifteen (15) days after the giving of such written notice by the Company.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall not be obligated to file a registration statement relating to any registration request under this Section 2.2(a):
(x) within a period of one hundred eighty (180) days (or such lesser period as the managing underwriters in an underwritten offering may permit) after the date of the final prospectus relating to any registration request under this Section 2.2(a) or relating to any registration referred to in Section 2.1; or
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(y) if, in the good faith judgment of a majority of the disinterested members of the Board, the Company is in possession of material non-public information the disclosure of which would be materially adverse to the Company and would not otherwise be required under Law, in which case the filing of the registration statement may be delayed until the earlier of the second Business Day after such conditions shall have ceased to exist and the 60th day after receipt by the Company of the written request from a Demand Party to register Registrable Securities under this Section 2.2(a); provided that the Company shall not effect such a delay more than two times in any twelve (12) month period.
(b) Form and Shelf Registrations . Each registration statement prepared at the request of a Demand Party shall be effected on such form as reasonably requested by the Demand Party, including by a shelf registration pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act on a Form S-3 (or any successor rule or form thereto) if so requested by the Demand Party and if the Company is then eligible to effect a shelf registration and use such form for such disposition. If requested by Holders of a majority of the Registrable Securities, following the first day of the calendar month immediately following the first anniversary of the date hereof, the Company shall prepare and file a registration statement covering the sale and distribution from time to time by Holders of Registrable Securities, on a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 of the Securities Act, of all of the Registrable Securities on Form S-3, and if the Company is a WKSI at the time any request for a demand registration submitted to the Company, such shelf registration shall be an automatic shelf registration statement (as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act) (except if the Company is not then eligible to register for resale the Registrable Securities on Form S-3, then such registration shall be on another appropriate form and shall provide for the registration of such Registrable Securities for resale by the Holders of the Registrable Securities in accordance with any reasonable method of distribution elected by a majority of the Holders of the Registrable Securities), and shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause such registration statement to be declared effective as soon as reasonably practicable and to be continuously effective and usable until such time as there are no longer any Registrable Securities outstanding. The Company shall, prior to the expiration of any such shelf registration statement, file a new shelf registration statement covering such Registrable Securities and shall thereafter use its reasonable best efforts to cause such shelf registration statement to be declared effective as promptly as reasonably practical. The Company shall supplement and amend any shelf registration statement if required by the Securities Act or the rules, regulations or instructions applicable to the registration form used by the Company for such shelf registration statement. Subject to the other applicable provisions of this Agreement, at any time that any shelf registration statement is effective, if a Holder of Registrable Securities delivers a notice to the Company stating that it intends to effect a sale or distribution of all or part of its Registrable Securities included by it on any shelf registration statement (a Shelf Offering ) and stating the number of the Registrable Securities to be included in such Shelf Offering, then the Company shall amend, subject to the other applicable provisions of this Agreement, or supplement the shelf registration statement as may be necessary in order to enable such Registrable Securities to be sold and distributed pursuant to the Shelf Offering; provided , however , that the Company shall not be required to file more than one post-effective amendment or a supplement to the shelf registration statement for such purpose in any 15-day period.
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(c) Expenses . The Company will pay all Registration Expenses in connection with each registration of Registrable Securities requested pursuant to this Section 2.2.
(d) Plan of Distribution, Underwriters and Counsel . If a requested registration pursuant to this Section 2.2 involves an underwritten offering, the Holders of a majority of the Registrable Securities included in such underwritten offering shall have the right to (i) determine the plan of distribution, (ii) select the investment banker or bankers and managers to administer the offering, including the lead managing underwriter (provided that such investment banker or bankers and managers shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Company) and (iii) select counsel for the selling Holders.
(e) Priority in Demand Registrations . If a requested registration pursuant to this Section 2.2 involves an underwritten offering and the managing underwriter advises the Company in writing (a copy of which shall be provided to the Holders) that, in its opinion, the number of Registrable Securities requested to be included in such registration (including Securities of the Company which are not Registrable Securities) exceeds the number which can be sold in such offering, so as to be likely to have a material and adverse effect on the price, timing or distribution of the Securities offered in such offering, then the number of such Registrable Securities to be included in such registration shall be allocated pro rata among (1) Registrable Securities held by the Demand Party, and (2) the Registrable Securities held by the other Holders that have requested that their Registrable Securities be sold pursuant to Section 2.1(a), if any, on the basis of the relative number of Securities requested to be included in such registration by the Demand Party and each such other Holder. Any other selling holders of the Companys Securities (other than transferees to whom a Holder has assigned its rights under this Agreement) will be included in an underwritten offering only with the consent of Holders holding a majority of the shares being sold in such offering.
(f) Shelf Takedowns . Upon the written request of the Demand Party at any time and from time to time, the Company will facilitate in the manner described in this Agreement a takedown of the Demand Partys Registrable Securities off of an effective shelf registration statement. Upon the written request of the Demand Party, the Company will file and seek the effectiveness of a post-effective amendment to an existing shelf registration statement or a prospectus supplement in order to register up to the number of the Demand Partys Registrable Securities previously taken down off of such shelf by the Demand Party and not yet reloaded onto such shelf registration statement.
(g) Additional Rights . Except pursuant to the LQ Parent Registration Rights Agreement or as expressly provided in this Agreement, the Company shall not grant to any Person the right to request or require the Company to register any equity Securities of the Company, or any Securities convertible, exchangeable or exercisable for or into such Securities, or amend any grant of such a right, without the prior written consent of the Holders holding a majority of the Registrable Securities subject to this Agreement. In the event the Company engages in a merger or consolidation in which the shares of Common Stock are converted into Securities of another company, appropriate arrangements will be made so that the registration rights provided under this Agreement continue to be provided to Holders by the issuer of such Securities. To the extent such new issuer, or any other company acquired by the Company in a merger or consolidation, was bound by registration rights that would conflict with the provisions
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of this Agreement, the Company will use its reasonable best efforts to modify any such inherited registration rights so as not to interfere in any material respects with the rights provided under this Agreement, unless otherwise agreed by Holders then holding a majority of Registrable Securities.
SECTION 2.3 Registration Procedures . If and whenever the Company is required to file a registration statement with respect to, or to use its reasonable best efforts to effect or cause the registration of, any Registrable Securities under the Securities Act as provided in this Agreement, the Company will as expeditiously as possible:
(a) promptly prepare and file with the SEC a registration statement on an appropriate form with respect to such Registrable Securities and use its reasonable best efforts to cause such registration statement to become effective; provided , however , that the Company may discontinue any registration of Securities which it has initiated for its own account at any time prior to the effective date of the registration statement relating thereto (and, in such event, the Company shall pay the Registration Expenses incurred in connection therewith); and provided , further , that before filing a registration statement or prospectus, or any amendments or supplements thereto, the Company will (i) furnish to counsel for the sellers of Registrable Securities covered by such registration statement copies of all documents proposed to be filed, which documents will be subject to the review of such counsel, (ii) fairly consider such reasonable changes in any such documents prior to or after the filing thereof as the counsel to the sellers of Registrable Securities being sold may request, and (iii) make such of the representatives of the Company as shall be reasonably requested by the sellers of the Registrable Securities being sold available for discussion of such documents;
(b) prepare and file with the SEC such amendments and supplements to such registration statement and the prospectus used in connection therewith as may be necessary to keep such registration statement effective for a period not in excess of two (2) years (which period shall not be applicable in the case of a shelf registration effected pursuant to a request under Section 2.2(b)) and to comply with the provisions of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act with respect to the disposition of all Securities covered by such registration statement during such period in accordance with the intended methods of disposition by the seller or sellers thereof set forth in such registration statement; provided that before filing a registration statement or prospectus, or any amendments or supplements thereto, the Company will (i) furnish to counsel for the sellers of Registrable Securities covered by such registration statement copies of all documents proposed to be filed, which documents will be subject to the review of such counsel, (ii) fairly consider such reasonable changes in any such documents prior to or after the filing thereof as the counsel to the sellers of Registrable Securities being sold may request, and (iii) make such of the representatives of the Company as shall be reasonably requested by the sellers of the Registrable Securities being sold available for discussion of such documents;
(c) furnish to each seller of such Registrable Securities such number of copies of such registration statement and of each amendment and supplement thereto (in each case including all exhibits filed therewith, including any documents incorporated by reference), such number of copies of the prospectus included in such registration statement (including each preliminary prospectus and summary prospectus), in conformity with the requirements of the Securities Act, and such other documents as such seller may reasonably request in order to facilitate the disposition of the Registrable Securities by such seller;
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(d) use its reasonable best efforts to register or qualify such Registrable Securities covered by such registration in such jurisdictions as each seller shall reasonably request, and do any and all other acts and things which may be reasonably necessary or advisable to enable such seller to consummate the disposition in such jurisdictions of the Registrable Securities owned by such seller;
(e) use its reasonable best efforts to cause such Registrable Securities covered by such registration statement to be registered with or approved by such other governmental agencies or authorities as may be necessary to enable the seller or sellers thereof to consummate the disposition of such Registrable Securities;
(f) notify each seller of any such Registrable Securities covered by such registration statement, at any time when a prospectus relating thereto is required to be delivered under the Securities Act, of the Companys becoming aware that the prospectus included in such registration statement, as then in effect, includes an untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading in the light of the circumstances then existing, and at the request of any such seller, prepare and furnish to such seller a reasonable number of copies of an amended or supplemental prospectus as may be necessary so that, as thereafter delivered to the purchasers of such Registrable Securities, such prospectus shall not include an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading in the light of the circumstances then existing;
(g) otherwise use its reasonable best efforts to comply with all applicable rules and regulations of the SEC, and make available to its Security holders, as soon as reasonably practicable (but not more than eighteen (18) months) after the effective date of the registration statement, an earnings statement which shall satisfy the provisions of Section 11(a) of the Securities Act;
(h) (i) use its reasonable best efforts to list such Registrable Securities on any securities exchange on which other Securities of the Company are then listed if such Registrable Securities are not already so listed and if such listing is then permitted under the rules of such exchange; and (ii) use its reasonable best efforts to provide a transfer agent and registrar for such Registrable Securities covered by such registration statement not later than the effective date of such registration statement;
(i) enter into such customary agreements (including an underwriting agreement in customary form), which may include indemnification provisions in favor of underwriters and other Persons in addition to, or in substitution for the indemnification provisions hereof, and take such other actions as sellers of a majority of such Registrable Securities or the underwriters, if any, reasonably request in order to expedite or facilitate the disposition of such Registrable Securities;
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(j) obtain a cold comfort letter or letters from the Companys independent public accountants in customary form and covering matters of the type customarily covered by cold comfort letters as the seller or sellers of a majority of such Registrable Securities shall reasonably request;
(k) make available for inspection by any seller of such Registrable Securities covered by such registration statement, by any underwriter participating in any disposition to be effected pursuant to such registration statement and by any attorney, accountant or other agent retained by any such seller or any such underwriter, all pertinent financial and other records, pertinent corporate documents and properties of the Company, and cause all of the Companys officers, directors and employees to supply all information reasonably requested by any such seller, underwriter, attorney, accountant or agent in connection with such registration statement;
(l) notify counsel for the Holders of Registrable Securities included in such registration statement and the managing underwriter or agent, immediately, and confirm the notice in writing: (i) when the registration statement, or any post-effective amendment to the registration statement, shall have become effective, or any supplement to the prospectus or any amendment to any prospectus shall have been filed; (ii) of the receipt of any comments from the SEC; (iii) of any request of the SEC to amend the registration statement or amend or supplement the prospectus or for additional information; and (iv) of the issuance by the SEC of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of the registration statement or of any order preventing or suspending the use of any preliminary prospectus, or of the suspension of the qualification of the registration statement for offering or sale in any jurisdiction, or of the institution or threatening of any proceedings for any of such purposes;
(m) provide each Holder of Registrable Securities included in such registration statement reasonable opportunity to comment on the registration statement, any post-effective amendments to the registration statement, any supplement to the prospectus or any amendment to any prospectus;
(n) make every reasonable effort to prevent the issuance of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of the registration statement or of any order preventing or suspending the use of any preliminary prospectus and, if any such order is issued, to obtain the withdrawal of any such order at the earliest possible moment;
(o) if requested by the managing underwriter or agent or any Holder of Registrable Securities covered by the registration statement, promptly incorporate in a prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment such information as the managing underwriter or agent or such Holder reasonably requests to be included therein, including, with respect to the number of Registrable Securities being sold by such Holder to such underwriter or agent, the purchase price being paid therefor by such underwriter or agent and with respect to any other terms of the underwritten offering of the Registrable Securities to be sold in such offering; and make all required filings of such prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment as soon as practicable after being notified of the matters incorporated in such prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment;
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(p) cooperate with the Holders of Registrable Securities covered by the registration statement and the managing underwriter or agent, if any, to facilitate the timely preparation and delivery of certificates (not bearing any restrictive legends) representing Securities to be sold under the registration statement, and enable such Securities to be in such denominations and registered in such names as the managing underwriter or agent, if any, or the Holders may request;
(q) use its reasonable best efforts to make available the executive officers of the Company to participate with the Holders of Registrable Securities and any underwriters in any road shows that may be reasonably requested by the Holders in connection with distribution of Registrable Securities;
(r) obtain for delivery to the Holders of Registrable Securities being registered and to the underwriter or agent an opinion or opinions and negative assurance letters from counsel for the Company in customary form and in form, substance and scope reasonably satisfactory to such Holders, underwriters or agents and their counsel; and
(s) cooperate with each seller of Registrable Securities and each underwriter or agent participating in the disposition of such Registrable Securities and their respective counsel in connection with any filings required to be made with FINRA.
SECTION 2.4 Other Registration-Related Matters .
(a) The Company may require any Person that is Transferring Securities in a Public Offering pursuant to Sections 2.1 or 2.2 to furnish to the Company in writing such information regarding such Person and pertinent to the disclosure requirements relating to the registration and the distribution of the Registrable Securities which are included in such Public Offering as the Company may from time to time reasonably request in writing.
(b) Each Holder agrees that, upon receipt of any notice from the Company of the happening of any event of the kind described in Section 2.3(f), it will forthwith discontinue disposition of Registrable Securities pursuant to the registration statement covering such Registrable Securities until its receipt of the copies of the amended or supplemented prospectus contemplated by Section 2.3(f) and, if so directed by the Company, each Holder will deliver to the Company or destroy (at the Companys expense) all copies, other than permanent file copies then in their possession, of the prospectus covering such Registrable Securities current at the time of receipt of such notice. In the event the Company gives any such notice, the period for which the Company will be required to keep the registration statement effective will be extended by the number of days during the period from and including the date of the giving of such notice pursuant to Section 2.3(f) to and including the date when each seller of Registrable Securities covered by such registration statement has received the copies of the supplemented or amended prospectus contemplated by Section 2.3(f).
(c) Each Holder agrees that, upon receipt of any notice from the Company of the happening of any event of the kind described in Section 2.3(l)(iv), it will forthwith discontinue disposition of Registrable Securities pursuant to the registration statement covering such Registrable Securities until the lifting of such stop order, other order or suspension or the
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termination of such proceedings and, if so directed by the Company, each Holder will deliver to the Company or destroy (at the Companys expense) all copies, other than permanent file copies then in its possession, of the prospectus covering such Registrable Securities current at the time of receipt of such notice. In the event the Company gives any such notice, the period for which the Company will be required to keep the registration statement effective will be extended by the number of days during the period from and including the date of the giving of such notice pursuant to Section 2.3(l)(iv) to and including the date when such stop order, other order or suspension is lifted or such proceedings are terminated.
(d) (i) Each Holder will, in connection with a Public Offering of the Companys equity Securities (whether for the Companys account or for the account of any Holder or Holders, or any or all of them), upon the request of the Company or of the underwriters managing any underwritten offering of the Companys Securities, agree in writing not to effect any sale, disposition or distribution of Registrable Securities (other than those included in the Public Offering) without the prior written consent of the managing underwriter for such period of time commencing seven (7) days before and ending one hundred eighty (180) days (or such earlier date as the managing underwriter shall agree) after the date of the final prospectus relating to such offering; provided that the Company shall cause all directors and executive officers of the Company, Holders of more than 5% of the Registrable Securities and all other Persons with registration rights with respect to the Companys Securities (whether or not pursuant to this Agreement) (other than those that are parties to the LQ Parent Registration Agreement) to enter into agreements similar to those contained in this Section 2.4(d)(i) (without regard to this proviso); and (ii) the Company and its Subsidiaries will, in connection with an underwritten Public Offering of the Companys Securities in respect of which Registrable Securities are included, upon the request of the underwriters managing such offering, agree in writing not to effect any sale, disposition or distribution of equity Securities of the Company (other than those included in such Public Offering, offered pursuant to Section 2.2(f), offered on Form S-8, issuable upon conversion of Securities or upon the exercise of options, or the grant of options in the ordinary course of business pursuant to then-existing management equity plans or equity-based employee benefit plans, in each case outstanding on the date a notice is given by the Company pursuant to Section 2.1(a) or a request is made pursuant to Section 2.2(a), as the case may be), without the prior written consent of the managing underwriter, for such period of time commencing seven (7) days before and ending one hundred eighty (180) days (or such earlier date as the managing underwriter shall agree) after the date of the final prospectus relating to such sale.
(e) With a view to making available the benefits of certain rules and regulations of the SEC which may at any time permit the sale of Securities of the Company to the public without registration after such time as a public market exists for Registrable Securities, the Company agrees:
(i) to make and keep public information available, as those terms are understood and defined in Rule 144 under the Securities Act, at all times after the effective date of the first registration under the Securities Act filed by the Company for an offering of its Securities to the public;
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(ii) to use its commercially reasonable efforts to then file with the SEC in a timely manner all reports and other documents required of the Company under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act (at any time after it has become subject to such reporting requirements); and
(iii) so long as a Holder owns any Registrable Securities, to furnish to such Holder promptly upon request: (A) a written statement by the Company as to its compliance with the reporting requirements of Rule 144 (at any time after ninety (90) days after the effective date of the first registration statement filed by the Company for an offering of its Securities to the public), and of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act (at any time after it has become subject to such reporting requirements); (B) a copy of the most recent annual or quarterly report of the Company; and (C) such other reports and documents of the Company as such Holder may reasonably request in availing itself or himself of any rule or regulation of the SEC allowing such Holder to sell any such Securities without registration.
(f) Counsel to represent Holders of Registrable Securities shall be selected by the Holders of at least a majority of the Registrable Securities included in the relevant registration.
(g) Each of the parties hereto agrees that the registration rights provided to the Holders herein are not intended to, and shall not be deemed to, override or limit any other restrictions on Transfer to which any such Holder may otherwise be subject.
ARTICLE III
INDEMNIFICATION
SECTION 3.1 Indemnification by the Company . In the event of any registration of any Securities of the Company under the Securities Act pursuant to Sections 2.1 or 2.2, the Company hereby indemnifies and agrees to hold harmless, to the fullest extent permitted by Law, each Holder who sells Registrable Securities covered by such registration statement, each Affiliate of such Holder and their respective directors and officers or general and limited partners (and the directors, officers, employees, Affiliates and controlling Persons of any of the foregoing), each other Person who participates as an underwriter in the offering or sale of such Securities and each other Person, if any, who controls such Holder or any such underwriter within the meaning of the Securities Act (each, and Indemnified Party and collectively, the Indemnified Parties ), against any and all losses, claims, damages or liabilities, joint or several, and reasonable and documented expenses to which such Indemnified Party may become subject under the Securities Act, common law or otherwise, insofar as such losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or actions or proceedings in respect thereof, whether or not such Indemnified Party is a party thereto) arise out of or are based upon: (a) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of any material fact contained in any registration statement under which such Securities were registered under the Securities Act, any preliminary, final or summary prospectus contained therein, any written communication (as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act) that constitutes an offer to sell or solicitation of an offer to buy the shares of Common Stock (each such communication by the Company or its agents and representatives (other than any document not constituting a prospectus pursuant to Section 2(a)(10)(a) of the Securities Act or
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Rule 134 under the Securities Act) an Issuer Free Writing Prospectus ) or any issuer information filed or required to be filed pursuant to Rule 433(d) under the Securities Act, or any amendment or supplement thereto, or any document incorporated by reference therein, or any other such disclosure document (including reports and other documents filed under the Exchange Act and any document incorporated by reference therein) or related document or report; (b) any omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, in the case of a prospectus, in the light of the circumstances when they were made; or (c) any violation or alleged violation by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries of any federal, state, foreign or common law rule or regulation applicable to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries and relating to action or inaction in connection with any such registration, disclosure document or related document or report, and the Company will reimburse such Indemnified Party for any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by it in connection with investigating or defending any such loss, claim, liability, action or proceeding; provided that the Company will not be liable to any Indemnified Party in any such case to the extent that any such loss, claim, damage, liability (or action or proceeding in respect thereof) or expense arises out of or is based upon any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission made in such registration statement, in any such preliminary, final or summary prospectus, or any amendment or supplement thereto in reliance upon and in conformity with written information with respect to such Indemnified Party furnished to the Company by such Indemnified Party expressly for use in the preparation thereof. Such indemnity will remain in full force and effect regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of such Holder or any Indemnified Party and will survive the Transfer of such Securities by such Holder or any termination of this Agreement.
SECTION 3.2 Indemnification by the Holders and Underwriters . The Company may require, as a condition to including any Registrable Securities in any registration statement filed in accordance with Sections 2.1 or 2.2, that the Company shall have received an undertaking reasonably satisfactory to it from the Holder of such Registrable Securities or any prospective underwriter to indemnify and hold harmless (in the same manner and to the same extent as set forth in Section 3.1) the Company, all other Holders or any prospective underwriter, as the case may be, and any of their respective Affiliates, directors, officers and controlling Persons, with respect to any untrue statement in or omission from such registration statement, any preliminary, final or summary prospectus contained therein, any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus or any issuer information filed or required to be filed pursuant to Rule 433(d) under the Securities Act, or any amendment or supplement, if such untrue statement or omission was made in reliance upon and in conformity with written information with respect to such Holder or underwriter furnished to the Company by such Holder or underwriter expressly for use in the preparation of such registration statement, preliminary, final or summary prospectus or amendment or supplement, or a document incorporated by reference into any of the foregoing. Such indemnity will remain in full force and effect regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of the Company or any of the Holders, or any of their respective Affiliates, directors, officers or controlling Persons and will survive the Transfer of such Securities by such Holder. In no event shall the liability of any selling Holder of Registrable Securities hereunder be greater in amount than the dollar amount of the proceeds actually received by such Holder upon the sale of the Registrable Securities giving rise to such indemnification obligation.
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SECTION 3.3 Notices of Claims, Etc . Promptly after receipt by an Indemnified Party hereunder of written notice of the commencement of any action or proceeding with respect to which a claim for indemnification may be made pursuant to this Article III, such Indemnified Party will, if a claim in respect thereof is to be made against an indemnifying party, give written notice to the latter of the commencement of such action; provided that the failure of the Indemnified Party to give notice as provided herein will not relieve the indemnifying party of its obligations under Sections 3.1 or 3.2, except to the extent that the indemnifying party is actually prejudiced by such failure to give notice. In case any such action is brought against an Indemnified Party, unless in such Indemnified Partys reasonable judgment a conflict of interest between such indemnified and indemnifying parties may exist in respect of such claim, the indemnifying party will be entitled to participate in and to assume the defense thereof, jointly with any other indemnifying party similarly notified to the extent that it may wish, with counsel selected by the Holders of at least a majority of the Registrable Securities included in the relevant registration, and after notice from the indemnifying party to such Indemnified Party of its election so to assume the defense thereof, the indemnifying party will not be liable to such Indemnified Party for any legal or other expenses subsequently incurred by the latter in connection with the defense thereof other than reasonable costs of investigation. If, in such Indemnified Partys reasonable judgment, having common counsel would result in a conflict of interest between the interests of such indemnified and indemnifying parties, then such Indemnified Party may employ separate counsel reasonably acceptable to the indemnifying party to represent or defend such Indemnified Party in such action, it being understood, however, that the indemnifying party will not be liable for the reasonable fees and expenses of more than one separate firm of attorneys at any time for all such Indemnified Parties (and not more than one separate firm of local counsel at any time for all such Indemnified Parties) in such action. No indemnifying party will consent to entry of any judgment or enter into any settlement which does not include as an unconditional term thereof the giving by the claimant or plaintiff to such Indemnified Party of a release from all liability in respect of such claim or litigation.
SECTION 3.4 Contribution . If the indemnification provided for hereunder from the indemnifying party is unavailable to an Indemnified Party hereunder in respect of any losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses referred to herein for reasons other than those described in the proviso in the first sentence of Section 3.1, then the indemnifying party, in lieu of indemnifying such Indemnified Party, shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by such Indemnified Party as a result of such losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault of the indemnifying party and Indemnified Parties in connection with the actions which resulted in such losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses, as well as any other relevant equitable considerations. The relative fault of such indemnifying party and Indemnified Parties shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether any action in question, including any untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or omission or alleged omission to state a material fact, has been made by, or relates to information supplied by, such indemnifying party or Indemnified Parties, and the parties relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such action. The amount paid or payable by a party under this Section 3.4 as a result of the losses, claims, damages, liabilities and expenses referred to above shall be deemed to include any legal or other fees or expenses reasonably incurred by such party in connection with any investigation or proceeding. In no event shall the liability of any selling Holder of Registrable Securities
hereunder be greater in amount than the dollar amount of the proceeds actually received by such Holder upon the sale of the Registrable Securities giving rise to such contribution obligation.
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The parties hereto agree that it would not be just and equitable if contribution pursuant to this Section 3.4 were determined by pro rata allocation or by any other method of allocation which does not take account of the equitable considerations referred to in the immediately preceding paragraph. No Person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Securities Act) shall be entitled to contribution from any Person who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation.
SECTION 3.5 Other Indemnification . Indemnification similar to that specified in this Article III (with appropriate modifications) shall be given by the Company and each seller of Registrable Securities with respect to any required registration or other qualification of Securities under any Law or with any Governmental Authority other than as required by the Securities Act.
SECTION 3.6 Non-Exclusivity . The obligations of the parties under this Article III will be in addition to any liability which any party may otherwise have to any other party.
ARTICLE IV
OTHER
SECTION 4.1 Notices . Any notice, request, instruction or other document to be given hereunder by any party hereto to another party hereto shall be in writing and shall be deemed given (a) when delivered personally, (b) five (5) Business Days after being sent by certified or registered mail, postage prepaid, return receipt requested, (c) one (1) Business Day after being sent by Federal Express or other nationally recognized overnight courier, or (d) if transmitted by facsimile, if confirmed within 24 hours thereafter by a signed original sent in the manner provided in clause (a), (b) or (c) to parties at the following addresses (or at such other address for a party as shall be specified by prior written notice from such party):
if to the Company:
CorePoint Lodging Inc.
909 Hidden Ridge, Suite 600
Irving, Texas 75038
Attention: General Counsel
Fax: (972) 893-3499
if to Blackstone:
The Blackstone Group L.P.
c/o Blackstone Real Estate Advisors L.P.
345 Park Avenue, 42 nd Floor
New York, NY 10154
Attention: Head, U.S. Asset Management
Email: realestatenotices@blackstone.com
Fax: (212) 583-5191
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SECTION 4.2 Assignment . Neither the Company nor any Holder shall assign all or any part of this Agreement without the prior written consent of the Company and Blackstone; provided , however , that any Blackstone Entity may assign its rights and obligations under this Agreement in whole or in part to any of its Affiliates. Except as otherwise provided herein, this Agreement will inure to the benefit of and be binding on the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns. If the Common Stock shall be exchanged for or replaced by Securities of another Person, the Company shall use reasonable best efforts to cause such Person to expressly assume all of the Companys obligations hereunder, to the extent applicable.
SECTION 4.3 Amendments; Waiver . This Agreement may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified only by a written instrument executed by the Company and the Holders holding a majority of the Registrable Securities subject to this Agreement; provided that no such amendment, supplement or other modification shall adversely affect the economic interests of any Holder hereunder disproportionately to other Holders without the written consent of such Holder. No waiver by any party of any of the provisions hereof will be effective unless explicitly set forth in writing and executed by the party so waiving. Except as provided in the preceding sentence, no action taken pursuant to this Agreement, including without limitation, any investigation by or on behalf of any party, will be deemed to constitute a waiver by the party taking such action of compliance with any covenants or agreements contained herein. The waiver by any party hereto of a breach of any provision of this Agreement will not operate or be construed as a waiver of any subsequent breach.
SECTION 4.4 Third Parties . This Agreement does not create any rights, claims or benefits inuring to any person that is not a party hereto nor create or establish any third party beneficiary hereto.
SECTION 4.5 Governing Law . This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed and enforced in accordance with, the laws of the State of Delaware.
SECTION 4.6 Jurisdiction . The Delaware Court of Chancery and any state appellate court therefrom within the State of Delaware (or, if the Delaware Court of Chancery declines to accept jurisdiction over a particular matter, any state or federal court within the State of Delaware) shall have exclusive jurisdiction over the parties with respect to any dispute or controversy between them arising under or in connection with this agreement and, by execution and delivery of this agreement, each of the parties to this Agreement submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of those courts, including but not limited to the in personam and subject matter jurisdiction of those courts, waives any objections to such jurisdiction on the grounds of venue or forum non conveniens , the absence of in personam or subject matter jurisdiction and any similar grounds, consents to service of process by mail (in accordance with the notice provisions of this Agreement) or any other manner permitted by Law, and irrevocably agrees to be bound by any judgment rendered thereby in connection with this Agreement.
SECTION 4.7 MUTUAL WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL . THE PARTIES HERETO WAIVE ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION, SUIT OR PROCEEDING BROUGHT TO ENFORCE OR DEFEND ANY RIGHTS OR REMEDIES UNDER THIS AGREEMENT.
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SECTION 4.8 Specific Performance . Each of the parties hereto acknowledges and agrees that in the event of any breach of this Agreement by any of them, the non-breaching party would be irreparably harmed and could not be made whole by monetary damages. Each party accordingly agrees to waive the defense in any action for specific performance that a remedy at law would be adequate and that the parties, in addition to any other remedy to which they may be entitled at law or in equity, shall be entitled to compel specific performance of this Agreement.
SECTION 4.9 Entire Agreement . This Agreement sets forth the entire understanding of the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof. There are no agreements, representations, warranties, covenants or undertakings with respect to the subject matter hereof other than those expressly set forth herein. This Agreement supersedes all other prior agreements and understandings between the parties with respect to such subject matter.
SECTION 4.10 Severability . If one or more of the provisions, paragraphs, words, clauses, phrases or sentences contained herein, or the application thereof in any circumstances, is held invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect for any reason, the validity, legality and enforceability of any such provision, paragraph, word, clause, phrase or sentence in every other respect and of the remaining provisions, paragraphs, words, clauses, phrases or sentences hereof shall not be in any way impaired, it being intended that all rights, powers and privileges of the parties hereto shall be enforceable to the fullest extent permitted by Law.
SECTION 4.11 Counterparts . This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which will be deemed to be an original and all of which together will be deemed to be one and the same instrument.
SECTION 4.12 Effectiv eness . This Agreement shall become effective, as to any Holder, as of the date signed by the Company and countersigned by such Holder.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed this Agreement as of the date first written above.
COREPOINT LODGING INC. | ||
By: |
/s/ Mark M. Chloupek |
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Name: | Mark M. Chloupek | |
Title: | Executive Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel |
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BLACKSTONE:
BLACKSTONE REAL ESTATE PARTNERS IV L.P. | ||||
BLACKSTONE REAL ESTATE PARTNERS IV.F L.P. | ||||
BLACKSTONE REAL ESTATE PARTNERS IV.TE.2 L.P. | ||||
BLACKSTONE REAL ESTATE PARTNERS (DC) IV.TE.1 L.P. | ||||
BLACKSTONE REAL ESTATE PARTNERS (DC) IV.TE.2 L.P. | ||||
BLACKSTONE REAL ESTATE PARTNERS (DC) IV.TE.3-A L.P. | ||||
By: | Blackstone Real Estate Associates IV L.P., its General Partner | |||
By: | BREA IV L.L.C., its General Partner | |||
By: |
/s/ William J. Stein |
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Name: William J. Stein | ||||
Title: Authorized Signatory | ||||
BLACKSTONE REAL ESTATE PARTNERS V L.P. | ||||
BLACKSTONE REAL ESTATE PARTNERS V.F L.P. | ||||
BLACKSTONE REAL ESTATE PARTNERS V.TE.1 L.P. | ||||
BLACKSTONE REAL ESTATE PARTNERS V.TE.2 L.P. | ||||
BLACKSTONE REAL ESTATE PARTNERS (AIV) V L.P. | ||||
By: | Blackstone Real Estate Associates V L.P., its General Partner | |||
By: | BREA V L.L.C., its General Partner | |||
By: |
/s/ William J. Stein |
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Name: William J. Stein | ||||
Title: Authorized Signatory |
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BLACKSTONE REAL ESTATE HOLDINGS IV L.P. | ||
By: | BREP IV Side-by-Side GP L.L.C., its General Partner | |
By: |
/s/ William J. Stein |
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Name: William J. Stein | ||
Title: Authorized Signatory | ||
BLACKSTONE REAL ESTATE HOLDINGS V L.P. | ||
By: | BREP V Side-by-Side GP L.L.C., its General Partner | |
By: |
/s/ William J. Stein |
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Name: William J. Stein | ||
Title: Authorized Signatory | ||
BRE/LQJV-NQ L.L.C. | ||
By: |
/s/ William J. Stein |
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Name: William J. Stein | ||
Title: Authorized Signatory | ||
BRE/PRIME MEZZ 2 L.L.C. | ||
By: |
/s/ William J. Stein |
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Name: William J. Stein | ||
Title: Authorized Signatory |
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Exhibit 10.5
LOAN AGREEMENT
Dated as of May 30, 2018
By and Among
THE ENTITIES SET FORTH ON SCHEDULE I ATTACHED HERETO,
collectively, as Borrower,
COREPOINT TRS L.L.C.,
as Operating Lessee
and
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
as Lender
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE I. DEFINITIONS; PRINCIPLES OF CONSTRUCTION |
1 | |||||
Section 1.1 |
Definitions | 1 | ||||
Section 1.2 |
Principles of Construction | 51 | ||||
ARTICLE II. GENERAL TERMS |
52 | |||||
Section 2.1 |
Loan Commitment; Disbursement to Borrower | 52 | ||||
Section 2.2 |
Interest Rate | 52 | ||||
Section 2.3 |
Loan Payment | 60 | ||||
Section 2.4 |
Prepayments | 61 | ||||
Section 2.5 |
Release of Property | 64 | ||||
Section 2.6 |
Cash Management | 71 | ||||
Section 2.7 |
Withholding Taxes | 74 | ||||
Section 2.8 |
Extension of the Initial Maturity Date | 78 | ||||
ARTICLE III. CONDITIONS PRECEDENT |
79 | |||||
Section 3.1 |
Conditions Precedent to Closing | 79 | ||||
ARTICLE IV. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES |
79 | |||||
Section 4.1 |
Borrower Representations | 79 | ||||
Section 4.2 |
Survival of Representations | 98 | ||||
ARTICLE V. COVENANTS |
99 | |||||
Section 5.1 |
Affirmative Covenants | 99 | ||||
Section 5.2 |
Negative Covenants | 120 | ||||
ARTICLE VI. INSURANCE; CASUALTY; CONDEMNATION |
132 | |||||
Section 6.1 |
Insurance | 132 | ||||
Section 6.2 |
Casualty | 138 | ||||
Section 6.3 |
Condemnation | 138 | ||||
Section 6.4 |
Restoration | 139 | ||||
ARTICLE VII. RESERVE FUNDS |
145 | |||||
Section 7.1 |
Environmental Work | 145 | ||||
Section 7.2 |
Tax and Insurance Escrow Fund | 146 |
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Section 7.3 |
Replacements and Replacement Reserve | 147 | ||||
Section 7.5 |
Ground Lease Reserve Fund | 154 | ||||
Section 7.6 |
Excess Cash Flow Reserve Fund | 155 | ||||
Section 7.7 |
Reserve Funds, Generally | 157 | ||||
ARTICLE VIII. DEFAULTS |
157 | |||||
Section 8.1 |
Event of Default | 157 | ||||
Section 8.2 |
Remedies | 162 | ||||
Section 8.3 |
Remedies Cumulative; Waivers | 163 | ||||
ARTICLE IX. SPECIAL PROVISIONS |
164 | |||||
Section 9.1 |
Sales and Securitization | 164 | ||||
Section 9.2 |
Securitization Indemnification | 168 | ||||
Section 9.3 |
Exculpation | 172 | ||||
Section 9.4 |
Matters Concerning Manager | 174 | ||||
Section 9.5 |
Servicer | 175 | ||||
Section 9.6 |
Matters Concerning Franchisor | 175 | ||||
Section 9.7 |
Register | 176 | ||||
ARTICLE X. MISCELLANEOUS |
177 | |||||
Section 10.1 |
Survival | 177 | ||||
Section 10.2 |
Lenders Discretion | 177 | ||||
Section 10.3 |
Governing Law | 177 | ||||
Section 10.4 |
Modification, Waiver in Writing | 178 | ||||
Section 10.5 |
Delay Not a Waiver | 179 | ||||
Section 10.6 |
Notices | 179 | ||||
Section 10.7 |
Trial by Jury | 181 | ||||
Section 10.8 |
Headings | 181 | ||||
Section 10.9 |
Severability | 181 | ||||
Section 10.10 |
Preferences | 181 | ||||
Section 10.11 |
Waiver of Notice | 181 | ||||
Section 10.12 |
Remedies of Borrower, Operating Lessee and the Other Loan Parties | 182 | ||||
Section 10.13 |
Expenses; Indemnity | 182 | ||||
Section 10.14 |
Incorporated | 183 | ||||
Section 10.15 |
Offsets, Counterclaims and Defenses | 183 | ||||
Section 10.16 |
No Joint Venture or Partnership; No Third Party Beneficiaries | 184 | ||||
Section 10.17 |
Publicity | 184 | ||||
Section 10.18 |
Cross Default; Cross Collateralization; Waiver of Marshalling of Assets | 184 | ||||
Section 10.19 |
Waiver of Counterclaim | 185 | ||||
Section 10.20 |
Conflict; Construction of Documents; Reliance | 185 | ||||
Section 10.21 |
Brokers and Financial Advisors | 185 | ||||
Section 10.22 |
Prior Agreements | 186 | ||||
Section 10.23 |
Joint and Several Liability | 186 |
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Section 10.24 |
Approvals and Consents; Co-Lenders | 186 | ||||
Section 10.25 |
Certain Additional Rights of Lender (VCOC) | 189 | ||||
Section 10.26 |
Intentionally Omitted | 189 | ||||
Section 10.27 |
Use of Borrower Provided Information | 189 | ||||
Section 10.28 |
Borrower Affiliate Lender | 190 | ||||
Section 10.29 |
La Quinta Franchise Agreement | 190 | ||||
Section 10.30 |
EU Bail-In Rule | 191 |
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SCHEDULES
Schedule I |
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Borrower |
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Schedule II |
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Individual Property |
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Schedule III |
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Ground Leased Property and Specified Ground Leased Property |
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Schedule IV |
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Repositioned Properties |
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Schedule V |
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Spin-Off |
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Schedule VI |
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Previously-Owned Property |
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Schedule 1.1 |
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Release Amounts |
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Schedule 1.2 |
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Franchise Agreements |
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Schedule 1.3 |
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Management Agreements |
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Schedule 1.4 |
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Qualified Managers |
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Schedule 1.5 |
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Qualified Franchisors |
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Schedule 1.8 |
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Assignment of Management Agreements |
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Schedule 2.6.1 |
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Clearing Accounts |
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Schedule 4.1.1 |
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Organizational Chart of Borrower and Operating Lessee |
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Schedule 4.1.4 |
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Litigation |
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Schedule 4.1.6 |
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Liens |
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Schedule 4.1.12 |
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Condemnation |
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Schedule 4.1.16 |
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Separate Tax Lots Exceptions |
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Schedule 4.1.17 |
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Pending Assessments |
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Schedule 4.1.20 |
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Pending Insurance Claims |
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Schedule 4.1.22 |
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Certificates of Occupancy and Licenses Exceptions |
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Schedule 4.1.23 |
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Flood Zones |
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Schedule 4.1.24 |
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Physical Condition |
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Schedule 4.1.26 |
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Rent Roll |
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Schedule 4.1.30 |
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Special Purpose Entity Exceptions |
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Schedule 4.1.36 |
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Borrower and Operating Lessee Organizational Identification Numbers |
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Schedule 4.1.39 |
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Ground Lease Exceptions |
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Schedule 4.1.41 |
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Defaults under Franchise Agreements |
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Schedule 4.1.43 |
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Labor |
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Schedule 4.1.44 |
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Project Improvement Plans |
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Schedule 5.1.11(d) |
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2018 Annual Budget |
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Schedule 5.1.20 |
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Required Repairs |
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Schedule 5.1.22 |
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Pre-Approved Alterations |
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Schedule 5.2.10 |
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REIT Election |
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Schedule 7.1 |
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Environmental Work |
EXHIBITS
Exhibit A |
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Reserved |
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Exhibit B |
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Ratable Share |
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Exhibit C |
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Tax Compliance Certificates |
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Exhibit D |
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Sample Debt Yield Calculation |
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LOAN AGREEMENT
This LOAN AGREEMENT , dated as of May 30, 2018 (as amended, restated, replaced, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, this Agreement ), between JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION , having an address at 383 Madison Avenue, New York, New York 10179 ( JPM , and together with any lender from time to time a party hereto, and their respective successors and/or assigns, each a Co-Lender and, collectively, Lender ), COREPOINT TRS L.L.C. , a Delaware limited liability company, having its principal place of business at c/o CorePoint Lodging Inc., MacArthur Ridge II, 909 Hidden Ridge Boulevard, Irving, Texas 75038 ( Operating Lessee ) and THE ENTITIES SET FORTH ON SCHEDULE I ATTACHED HERETO , each having its principal place of business at c/o CorePoint Lodging Inc., MacArthur Ridge II, 909 Hidden Ridge Boulevard, Irving, Texas 75038 (each, an Individual Borrower and, collectively, Borrower ).
W I T N E S S E T H :
WHEREAS, Borrower desires to obtain the Loan (as hereinafter defined) from Lender; and
WHEREAS, Lender is willing to make the Loan to Borrower, subject to and in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents (as hereinafter defined).
NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the making of the Loan by Lender and the covenants, agreements, representations and warranties set forth in this Agreement, the parties hereto hereby covenant, agree, represent and warrant as follows:
ARTICLE I.
DEFINITIONS; PRINCIPLES OF CONSTRUCTION
Section 1.1 Definitions . For all purposes of this Agreement, except as otherwise expressly required or unless the context clearly indicates a contrary intent:
Acceptable Counterparty shall mean a counterparty to the Interest Rate Cap Agreement (or the guarantor of such counterpartys obligations) that (i) has and shall maintain, until the expiration of the applicable Interest Rate Cap Agreement, a long-term unsecured debt rating of not less than A+ by S&P or A1 from Moodys, (ii) has and shall maintain, until the expiration of the applicable Interest Rate Cap Agreement, if any of the Securities or any class thereof in any Securitization is rated by Moodys, a long-term senior unsecured debt rating of at least A1 from Moodys and (iii) as of the date of entrance into such Interest Rate Cap Agreement has, if any of the Securities or any class thereof in any Securitization is rated by Fitch and such counterparty is rated by Fitch, a long-term unsecured debt rating of at least A (and not on Rating Watch Negative) by Fitch and a short-term unsecured debt rating of at least F-1
(and not on Rating Watch Negative) by Fitch and shall maintain, if any of the Securities or any class thereof in any Securitization is rated by Fitch and such counterparty is rated by Fitch, a long-term unsecured debt rating of at least A by Fitch and a short-term unsecured debt rating of at least F-1 by Fitch. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, SMBC Capital Markets, Inc. shall qualify as an Acceptable Counterparty subject to providing a guaranty reasonably acceptable to Lender from an affiliate satisfying the foregoing credit ratings requirements.
Additional Insolvency Opinion shall mean a non-consolidation opinion letter delivered in connection with the Loan subsequent to the Closing Date and prior to a rated Securitization, reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to Lender, and, following a rated Securitization, satisfactory in form and substance to the Approved Rating Agencies, and from counsel acceptable to Lender.
Additional Interest shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.4.1(a) hereof.
Adjusted Release Amount shall mean, for any Individual Property to be released (other than a Specified Ground Leased Property or Specified Fee Property), the sum of (a) the Amortized Release Amount for such Individual Property and (b) the applicable Release Price Premium for such Individual Property.
Administrative Agent means JPM or any successor thereof in accordance with Section 10.24(d) of this Agreement.
Administrative Agent Decisions shall have the meaning set forth in Section 10.24(a) hereof.
Affected Property shall have the meaning set forth in Section 9.1.3 hereof.
Affiliate shall mean, as to any Person, any other Person that, directly or indirectly, is in Control of, is Controlled by or is under common Control with such Person or is a director or officer of such Person or of an Affiliate of such Person.
Affiliated Manager shall mean any Manager which Borrower, Operating Lessee, Principal, Sponsor or Guarantor Controls or has, directly or indirectly, fifty-one percent (51%) or more of the legal, beneficial or economic interest therein.
Agent shall mean any Eligible Institution acting as Agent under the Cash Management Agreement.
Agreement shall mean this Loan Agreement, as the same may be amended, restated, replaced, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.
ALTA shall mean American Land Title Association, or any successor thereto.
Alterations Deposit shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.1.22 hereof.
Amortized Release Amount shall mean, for any Individual Property (other than a Specified Ground Leased Property or Specified Fee Property), the Release Amount for such
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Individual Property, as such amount may be reduced by (a) prepayments that are made in connection with a Default Release, a Ground Lease Default Release, a Sale/Franchise/Brand Management Default Release or a release in connection with a Casualty/Condemnation Prepayment in excess of such Individual Propertys Amortized Release Amount, in each case, the principal amount of the Loan repaid in excess of such Individual Propertys Amortized Release Amount shall be deemed to reduce the Amortized Release Amounts of the Properties subject to the Lien of the Mortgages at the time of such payment or prepayment pro rata and (b) any voluntary repayment or prepayment made other than in connection with an Individual Property release, in which case the principal amount of the Loan repaid in connection with such repayment or prepayment shall be deemed to reduce the Amortized Release Amounts of the Properties subject to the Lien of the Mortgages at the time of such prepayment pro rata .
Alternate Rate shall mean, with respect to each Interest Period, the per annum rate of interest of the Alternate Rate Index determined as of the Determination Date immediately preceding the commencement of such Interest Period, plus the Alternate Rate Spread; provided that in no event will the Alternate Rate be less than the Minimum Rate.
Alternate Rate Index shall mean a floating rate index (a) that in Lenders good faith determination, is commonly accepted by market participants in commercial mortgage backed securities transactions as an alternative to the LIBOR Rate Index, (b) that is publicly recognized by ISDA as an alternative to the LIBOR Rate Index and (c) for which ISDA has approved an amendment to, or protocol which has the effect of amending or replacing, pre-existing ISDA-based hedge agreements, generally providing such floating rate index as a standard alternative to the LIBOR Rate Index; provided that in no event will the Alternate Rate Index be less than the Minimum Rate Index.
Alternate Rate Loan shall mean the Loan at such time as interest thereon accrues at a rate of interest based upon the Alternate Rate.
Alternate Rate Spread shall mean, in connection with any conversion of the Loan, with respect to any Component from (A) a LIBOR Rate Loan to an Alternate Rate Loan, the difference (expressed as the number of basis points) of (a) the LIBOR Rate Index plus the LIBOR Rate Spread as of the Determination Date for which the LIBOR Rate Index was last applicable to the Loan minus (b) the Alternate Rate Index as of such Determination Date and (B) a Prime Rate Loan to an Alternate Rate Loan, the difference (expressed as the number of basis points) of (a) the LIBOR Rate Index plus the LIBOR Rate Spread as of the Determination Date for which the LIBOR Rate Index was last applicable to the Loan minus (b) the Alternate Rate Index as of such Determination Date; provided, however, that in either such case the Alternate Rate Spread shall not be less than the Minimum Rate Spread. The Alternate Rate Spread shall be increased for each Component by 15 basis points (0.15%) from and after the Interest Period applicable to the Payment Date in July, 2023 in accordance with Section 2.8(d) , without duplication of any increase with respect to the LIBOR Rate Spread or the Prime Rate Spread in accordance with Section 2.8(d) , as applicable, and an additional 10 basis points (0.10%) from and after the Interest Period applicable to the Payment Date in July, 2024 in accordance with Section 2.8(e) , without duplication of any increase with respect to the LIBOR Rate Spread or the Prime Rate Spread in accordance with Section 2.8(e) , as applicable.
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Annual Budget shall mean the operating budget, including all planned Capital Expenditures, for the Properties prepared by or on behalf of Borrower in accordance with Section 5.1.11(d) hereof for the applicable Fiscal Year or other period.
Applicable Rate shall mean (i) the LIBOR Rate for so long as the Loan is a LIBOR Rate Loan, (ii) the Alternate Rate for so long as the Loan is an Alternate Rate Loan and (iii) the Prime Rate for so long as the Loan is a Prime Rate Loan; provided that in no event will the Applicable Rate be less than the Minimum Rate.
Applicable Rate Index shall mean (i) the LIBOR Rate Index for so long as the Loan is a LIBOR Rate Loan, (ii) the Alternate Rate Index for so long as the Loan is an Alternate Rate Loan and (iii) the Prime Rate Index for so long as the Loan is a Prime Rate Loan.
Applicable Rate Spread shall mean (i) the LIBOR Rate Spread for so long as the Loan is a LIBOR Rate Loan, (ii) the Alternate Rate Spread for so long as the Loan is an Alternate Rate Loan and (iii) the Prime Rate Spread for so long as the Loan is a Prime Rate Loan.
Applicable Similar Law shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.2.9 hereof.
Approved Annual Budget shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.1.11 hereof.
Approved Alterations shall have the meaning specified in Section 5.1.22 hereof.
Approved Bank shall mean a bank or other financial institution satisfying the requirements of clause (i) of the definition of Eligible Institution.
Approved Rating Agencies shall mean each of S&P, Moodys, Fitch, and Morningstar or any other nationally recognized statistical rating agency in each case, which has been approved by Lender and designated by Lender to assign a rating to the Securities and which has assigned a rating to the Securities.
Assignment of Agreements shall mean that certain Assignment of Agreements Affecting Real Estate, by and among Borrower, Lender and Operating Lessee, as the same may be amended, restated, replaced, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.
Assignment of Interest Rate Cap Agreement shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.2.7(a) hereof.
Assignment of Management Agreement shall mean, individually and/or collectively, as the context may require, those certain assignments of management agreement and subordination of management fees, dated as of the Closing Date, among Lender, the applicable Borrower, the applicable Manager and Operating Lessee as set forth on Schedule 1.8 , attached hereto, as the same may be amended, restated, replaced, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.
Assumed Corporate Overhead Amount shall mean $13,300,000.00.
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AUP Costs shall mean costs incurred in connection with Lenders engagement of a certified public accounting firm to perform agreed-upon procedures (AUP) and issue a report of finding based on such procedures.
Award shall mean any compensation paid by any Governmental Authority to Borrower, Operating Lessee or any of their respective Affiliates in connection with a Condemnation in respect of all or any part of any Individual Property.
Bankruptcy Action shall mean with respect to any Person (a) such Person filing a voluntary petition under the Bankruptcy Code; (b) the filing of an involuntary petition against such Person under the Bankruptcy Code or soliciting or causing to be solicited petitioning creditors for any involuntary petition against such Person under the Bankruptcy Code; (c) such Person filing an answer consenting to or otherwise acquiescing in or joining in any involuntary petition filed against it, by any other Person under the Bankruptcy Code; (d) such Person consenting to or acquiescing in or joining in an application for the appointment of a custodian, receiver, trustee, or examiner for such Person or any portion of any Individual Property; or (e) such Person making an assignment for the benefit of creditors.
Bankruptcy Code shall mean Title 11 of the United States Code, 11 U.S.C. § 101, et seq. , as the same may be amended from time to time, and any successor statute or statutes and all rules and regulations from time to time promulgated thereunder, and any comparable foreign laws relating to bankruptcy, insolvency or creditors rights or any other Federal, state, local or foreign bankruptcy or insolvency law.
Basic Carrying Costs shall mean, with respect to each Individual Property, for any period, the sum of the following costs associated with such Individual Property: (a) Taxes, (b) Other Charges and (c) Insurance Premiums.
Borrower shall have the meaning set forth in the introductory paragraph hereto, together with its successors and permitted assigns.
Borrower Brand Management Default shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.5.2 .
Borrower Franchise Default shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.5.2 .
Brand Managed Property shall mean, individually and/or collectively, as the context requires, any Individual Property managed by a Brand Manager.
Brand Management Agreement shall mean, a Management Agreement with a Brand Manager.
Brand Management Default Election Notice shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8.1(a) hereof.
Brand Manager shall mean, individually and/or collectively as the context may require, with respect to any Individual Property, any Affiliate of Hyatt Corporation, Hilton Worldwide Inc., Marriott International Inc., La Quinta Holdings Inc., Wyndham Worldwide
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Corporation, Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc. and Motel 6 (provided such manager also flags the Property) or any other Replacement Manager that is not an Affiliate of Borrower and also flags the Property.
Breakage Costs shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.2.3 hereof.
Business Day shall mean any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or any other day on which any of (a) national banks in New York, New York, or (b) the place of business of the trustee under a Securitization (or, if no Securitization has occurred, Lender), or (c) the place of business of any Servicer or the financial institution that maintains any collection account for or on behalf of any Servicer or any Reserve Funds or (d) the New York Stock Exchange or the Federal Reserve Bank of New York is not open for business.
Calculation Date shall mean the last day of each calendar quarter during the Term and any day on which there is a prepayment of any portion of the outstanding principal amount of the Loan pursuant to Section 2.4.1 hereof.
Capital Expenditures shall mean, for any period, the amount expended for items capitalized under GAAP and the Uniform System of Accounts (including expenditures for building improvements or major repairs and replacements).
Cash Management Account shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.6.2 hereof.
Cash Management Agreement shall mean that certain Cash Management Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, by and among Borrower, Operating Lessee, Lender and any Agent which may become a party to such agreement, as the same may be amended, restated, replaced, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.
Cash Trap Event shall mean the occurrence of any one or more of the following events: (a) an Event of Default, or (b) a Debt Yield Trigger Event.
Cash Trap Event Cure shall mean (a) no Event of Default shall be continuing, and in the event that the related Cash Trap Event occurred solely as a result of an Event of Default, Lender (in its sole and absolute discretion) shall have accepted a cure by Borrower of such Event of Default, and (b) in the event that the related Cash Trap Event occurred as a result of a Debt Yield Trigger Event, the achievement of a Debt Yield Cure.
Cash Trap Period shall mean the period commencing on the occurrence of a Cash Trap Event and terminating on the date of a Cash Trap Event Cure.
Cash Trap Sweep Instructions shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.6.1(e) hereof.
Casualty shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.2 hereof.
Casualty/Condemnation Prepayment shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.4 hereof.
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Casualty/Condemnation Threshold Amount shall mean the greater of (i) One Million and No/100 Dollars ($1,000,000.00) and (ii) five percent (5.00%) of the Release Amount for the applicable Individual Property.
Casualty Consultant shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.4 hereof.
Casualty Retainage shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.4 hereof.
Cause shall mean, with respect to an Independent Director, (a) acts or omissions by such Independent Director that constitute systematic and persistent or willful disregard of such Independent Directors duties, (b) such Independent Director has been indicted or convicted for any crime or crimes of moral turpitude or dishonesty or for any violation of any Legal Requirements, (c) such Independent Director no longer satisfies the requirements set forth in the definition of Independent Director, (d) the fees charged for the services of such Independent Director are materially in excess of the fees charged by the other providers of Independent Directors listed in the definition of Independent Director, (e) the death, incapacity or resignation of such Independent Director or (f) any other reason for which the prior written consent of Lender shall have been obtained.
Clearing Account shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.6.1 hereof.
Clearing Account Agreement shall mean, individually and/or collectively (as the context requires), those certain clearing account control agreements, dated as of the date hereof, described on Schedule 2.6.1 hereto, as the same may be amended, restated, replaced, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, relating to funds deposited in any Clearing Account.
Clearing Bank shall mean those clearing banks which establish, maintain and hold each Clearing Account, each of which shall be an Eligible Institution.
Closing Date shall mean the date of the funding of the Loan.
Closing Date Debt Yield shall mean seventeen and twenty-three hundredths percent (17.23%).
Code shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
Co-Lender shall have the meaning set forth in the introductory paragraph hereto, together with its successors and/or assigns.
Component shall mean, individually, any one of Component A, Component B, Component C, Component D, Component E and Component F, and Components shall mean, collectively, Component A, Component B, Component C, Component D, Component E and Component F.
Component A shall mean the component of the Loan designated as A in Section 2.1.5 hereof.
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Component B shall mean the component of the Loan designated as B in Section 2.1.5 hereof.
Component C shall mean the component of the Loan designated as C in Section 2.1.5 hereof.
Component D shall mean the component of the Loan designated as D in Section 2.1.5 hereof.
Component E shall mean the component of the Loan designated as E in Section 2.1.5 hereof.
Component F shall mean the component of the Loan designated as F in Section 2.1.5 hereof.
Concentration Account shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.6.1 hereof.
Concentration Account Agreement shall mean, individually and/or collectively (as the context requires), those certain clearing account control agreements, dated as of the date hereof, described on Schedule 2.6.1 hereto, as the same may be amended, restated, replaced, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, relating to funds deposited in the applicable Concentration Account.
Concentration Bank shall mean each clearing bank which establishes, maintains and holds the Concentration Account, which shall be an Eligible Institution.
Condemnation shall mean a temporary or permanent taking by any Governmental Authority as the result or in lieu or in anticipation of the exercise of the right of condemnation or eminent domain, of all or any part of any Individual Property, or any interest therein or right accruing thereto, including any right of access thereto or any change of grade affecting such Individual Property or any part thereof.
Condemnation Proceeds shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.4 hereof.
Connection Income Taxes means Other Connection Taxes that are imposed on or measured by net income (however denominated) or that are franchise Section 2.7 Taxes or branch profits Section 2.7 Taxes.
Consent Request Date shall have the meaning set forth in Section 10.24(d) hereof.
Consumer Price Index shall mean the Consumer Price Index as published by the United States Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics or any substitute index hereafter adopted by the Department of Labor.
Contribution Agreement shall mean that certain Contribution Agreement among the Individual Borrowers dated as of the date hereof, as the same may be amended, restated, replaced, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.
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Control or control shall mean the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of management, policies or activities of a Person, whether through ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise. Controlled and Controlling shall have correlative meanings.
CorePoint REIT shall mean CorePoint Lodging Inc.
Covered Disclosure Information shall have the meaning set forth in Section 9.2(b) hereof.
Covered Rating Agency Information shall have the meaning set forth in Section 9.2(e) hereof.
Custodial Funds shall mean the following funds collected by Borrower or Operating Lessee on a third partys behalf that must be paid or remitted to a third party and so are not properly considered revenue of Borrower or Operating Lessee: (i) tips, gratuities or service charges with respect to food, beverage, banquet or other guest services paid in cash or check or received via credit card and owed to employees working at the Properties; (ii) payments or fees received from or on behalf of hotel guests and patrons and paid or reimbursed to tenants or other vendors or service providers of the hotels and (iii) amounts paid out to hotel guests or patrons for checks cashed or per diem expense allowances paid.
Debt shall mean the outstanding principal amount set forth in, and evidenced by, this Agreement and the Note together with all interest accrued and unpaid thereon and all other sums (including, but not limited to, any Spread Maintenance Payment or Breakage Costs) due to Lender in respect of the Loan under the Note, this Agreement, the Mortgages or any other Loan Document.
Debt Service shall mean, with respect to any particular period of time, the scheduled interest payments due under this Agreement and the Note.
Debt Service Coverage Ratio shall mean a ratio for the applicable period in which:
(a) the numerator is the Net Operating Income (excluding interest on credit accounts and using annualized operating expenses for any recurring expenses not paid monthly ( e.g. , Taxes and Insurance Premiums)) for the immediately preceding twelve (12) full calendar month period for those Individual Properties subject to the Lien of a Mortgage as of the date of determination as set forth in the statements required hereunder, without deduction for (i) actual management fees incurred in connection with the operation of the Property, (ii) amounts paid to the Reserve Funds or (iii) corporate overhead, but less (i) management fees equal to the greater of (A) assumed management fees of five percent (5.00%) of Gross Revenues as defined in the Management Agreements and (B) the actual management fees incurred, (ii) Replacement Reserve Fund contributions equal to four percent (4.00%) of Gross Revenues as defined in the Management Agreements and (iii) assumed corporate overhead equal to the Assumed Corporate Overhead Amount; and
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(b) the denominator is the annual Debt Service on all Components of the Loan, based on (A) the then-outstanding principal balance of the Loan and (B) an Interest Rate equal to the sum of the Applicable Rate Spread and the Strike Price.
Debt Yield shall mean, for any date of determination, the percentage obtained by dividing:
(a) the Net Operating Income (excluding interest on credit accounts and using annualized operating expenses for any recurring expenses not paid monthly ( e.g. , Taxes and Insurance Premiums)) for the immediately preceding twelve (12) full calendar month period for those Individual Properties subject to the Lien of a Mortgage as of the date of determination as set forth in the financial statements required hereunder, including, for purposes of calculating the Operating Expense component of Net Operating Income, without deduction for (i) actual management fees incurred in connection with the operation of the Property, (ii) amounts paid to the Reserve Funds or (iii) corporate overhead, but less (i) management fees equal to the greater of (A) assumed management fees of five percent (5.00%) of Gross Revenues as defined in the Management Agreements and (B) the actual management fees incurred, (ii) Replacement Reserve Fund contributions equal to four percent (4.00%) of Gross Revenues as defined in the Management Agreements and (iii) assumed corporate overhead equal to the Assumed Corporate Overhead Amount; by
(b) the sum of the outstanding principal balances of all Components of the Loan on the date of determination.
For reference purposes, a sample calculation of Debt Yield is attached as Exhibit D to this Agreement.
Debt Yield Cure shall mean (a) no Event of Default shall be continuing and (b) the achievement of a Debt Yield equal to or exceeding the Required Debt Yield for the two (2) consecutive calendar quarters immediately preceding the Calculation Date based upon the trailing twelve (12) month period immediately preceding such Calculation Date (which Required Debt Yield may be achieved, at Borrowers sole discretion, by making voluntary prepayments in accordance with the terms of this Agreement in amounts necessary to achieve a Debt Yield equal to or exceeding the Required Debt Yield; provided that in the event the Required Debt Yield is achieved by such a prepayment, the Debt Yield Trigger Period shall terminate upon such prepayment).
Debt Yield Trigger Event shall mean a Debt Yield, as determined by Lender, of less than the Required Debt Yield on any Calculation Date for the two consecutive calendar quarters immediately preceding the Calculation Date, based upon the trailing twelve (12) month period immediately preceding such Calculation Date.
Debt Yield Trigger Period shall mean the period commencing on the occurrence of a Debt Yield Trigger Event and continuing until the occurrence of a Debt Yield Cure.
Deemed Approval Requirements means, with respect to a request by Borrower for Lenders approval or consent, that:
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(i) if the first correspondence from Borrower to Lender requesting such approval or consent contains a bold-faced, conspicuous legend at the top of the first page thereof stating FIRST NOTICE: THIS IS A REQUEST FOR CONSENT UNDER THE 2018 PROJECT LONGHORN LOAN. FAILURE TO RESPOND TO THIS REQUEST WITHIN 10 BUSINESS DAYS MAY RESULT IN THE REQUEST BEING DEEMED GRANTED , and is accompanied by such information and documents as is reasonably required for Lender to adequately evaluate such request and as reasonably requested by Lender in writing prior to the expiration of such ten (10) Business Day period, and
(ii) if Lender fails to grant or withhold its approval to such request within such ten (10) Business Day period, a second notice requesting approval is delivered to Lender from Borrower containing a bold-faced, conspicuous legend at the top of the first page thereof stating that SECOND AND FINAL NOTICE: THIS IS A REQUEST FOR CONSENT UNDER THE 2018 PROJECT LONGHORN LOAN. FAILURE TO RESPOND TO THIS REQUEST IN WRITING WITHIN 5 BUSINESS DAYS WILL RESULT IN YOUR APPROVAL BEING DEEMED GRANTED , and is accompanied by such information and documents as is reasonably required for Lender to adequately evaluate such request and as reasonably requested by Lender in writing prior to the expiration of such five (5) Business Day period, and if Lender fails to grant or withhold its approval to such request (or denies such request without stating the grounds for such denial in reasonable detail) prior to the expiration of such five (5) Business Day period.
Default shall mean the occurrence of any event hereunder or under any other Loan Document which, but for the giving of notice or passage of time, or both, would be an Event of Default.
Default Rate shall mean, with respect to each Component of the Loan, a rate per annum equal to the lesser of (a) the Maximum Legal Rate or (b) three percent (3%) above the Interest Rate otherwise applicable to each Component.
Default Release shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.5.2(n) hereof.
Determination Date shall mean, (i) with respect to any Interest Period that occurs while the Loan is a LIBOR Rate Loan, the date that is two (2) London Business Days prior to the first day of such Interest Period, (ii) with respect to any Interest Period that occurs while the Loan is a Prime Rate Loan, the date that is two (2) Business Days prior to the first day of such Interest Period and (iii) with respect to any Interest Period that occurs while the Loan is an Alternate Rate Loan, the date that Lender in good faith determines (which determination shall be conclusive and binding upon Borrower absent manifest error) is commonly accepted by market participants in CMBS loans as the determination date with respect to the Alternate Rate Index.
Disclosure Document shall mean a prospectus, prospectus supplement (including any amendment or supplement to either thereof), private placement memorandum, or similar offering memorandum, offering circular, structural and collateral term sheet or other similar offering documents provided to prospective investors, in each case in preliminary or final form and including all exhibits and annexes thereto, used in connection with a Securitization and designated as a Disclosure Document by Lender in its reasonable discretion.
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EEA Bail-In Action shall mean the exercise of any EEA Write-Down and Conversion Powers by the applicable EEA Resolution Authority in respect of any liability of an EEA Financial Institution.
EEA Bail-In Legislation shall mean, with respect to any EEA Member Country implementing Article 55 of Directive 2014/59/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of the European Union, the implementing law for such EEA Member Country from time to time which is described in the EEA Bail-In Legislation Schedule.
EEA Bail-In Legislation Schedule shall mean the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule published by the Loan Market Association (or any successor person), as in effect from time to time.
EEA Financial Institution shall mean (a) any credit institution or investment firm established in any EEA Member Country which is subject to the supervision of an EEA Resolution Authority, (b) any entity established in an EEA Member Country which is a parent of an institution described in clause (a) of this definition, or (c) any financial institution established in an EEA Member Country which is a subsidiary of an institution described in clauses (a) or (b) of this definition and is subject to consolidated supervision with its parent.
EEA Member Country shall mean any of the member states of the European Union, Iceland, Liechtenstein, and Norway.
EEA Resolution Authority shall mean any public administrative authority or any person entrusted with public administrative authority of any EEA Member Country (including any delegee) having responsibility for the resolution of any EEA Financial Institution.
EEA Write-Down and Conversion Powers shall mean, with respect to any EEA Resolution Authority, the write-down and conversion powers of such EEA Resolution Authority from time to time under the EEA Bail-In Legislation for the applicable EEA Member Country, which write-down and conversion powers are described in the EEA Bail-In Legislation Schedule.
Eligible Account shall mean either a separate and identifiable account from all other funds held by the holding institution that is either (a) an account or accounts maintained with a federal or state-chartered depository institution or trust company which complies with the definition of Eligible Institution, or (b) a segregated trust account or accounts maintained with a federal or state chartered depository institution or trust company acting in its fiduciary capacity and which, in the case of a state chartered depository institution or trust company, is subject to regulations substantially similar to 12 C.F.R. § 9.10(b), having in either case a combined capital and surplus of at least $50,000,000.00 and subject to supervision or examination by federal and state authority. An Eligible Account will not be evidenced by a certificate of deposit, passbook or other instrument.
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Eligible Assignee shall mean (A) during the continuance of an Event of Default, any Person and (B) so long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, any Person (other than a natural person) that is any of the following, provided that any such Person shall at the time it acquires its interest in the Loan satisfy the Eligibility Requirements: (a) a commercial bank, insurance company, real estate investment trust or other financial institution, in each case, organized under the laws of the United States, or any state thereof, which regularly invests in or makes commercial real estate loans; (b) a commercial bank organized under the laws of any other country that is a member of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (the OECD ) or China, or a political subdivision of any such country which regularly invests in or makes commercial real estate loans ( provided that such bank is acting through a branch or agency located in the country in which it is organized or another country which is also a member of the OECD); (c) a Person that is engaged in the business of commercial real estate banking; (d) a fund (other than a mutual fund) which regularly invests in or makes commercial real estate loans; or (e) a single purpose entity in which 50% or more of the investors therein meet the criteria set forth in (a) through (d) above. Notwithstanding the foregoing, (i) following the occurrence of a Securitization of the Loan (or any portion thereof), in no event shall any restriction set forth herein prevent Lender from selling or distributing certificates (or similar interests) in connection with such Securitization and (ii) unless approved by Borrower in writing in Borrowers reasonable discretion, Eligible Assignee shall not include any direct competitor of Sponsor or any Affiliate of such competitor that is engaged in the business of owning or operating commercial real estate in the ordinary course but not including any Affiliates of such competitors that are in the business of commercial real estate lending.
Eligible Institution shall mean (i) a depository institution or trust company insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the short-term unsecured debt obligations or commercial paper of which are rated at least A-1+ by S&P, P-1 by Moodys and F-1+ by Fitch in the case of accounts in which funds are held for thirty (30) days or less (or, in the case of Letters of Credit and accounts in which funds are held for more than thirty (30) days, the long-term unsecured debt obligations of which are rated at least A+ by S&P, Aa3 by Moodys and A+ by Fitch), (ii) Capital One, National Association, JP Morgan Chase Bank, National Association, Bank of America, N.A., U.S. Bank, National Association, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association and PNC Bank, National Association; provided that, with respect to clause (ii) above, the ratings by each of the Approved Rating Agencies for the short term unsecured debt obligations or commercial paper and long term unsecured debt obligations of such institution is at least equal to the lower of the ratings in effect as of the date hereof or as set forth in clause (i) and (iii) for purposes of being a Clearing Bank or a Concentration Bank only, Frost Bank; provided that the short term unsecured debt obligations or commercial paper and long term unsecured debt obligations of Frost Bank are at least equal to the ratings in effect as of the date hereof.
Eligibility Requirements means, with respect to any Person, that such Person together with its Affiliates (which, for the avoidance of doubt, with respect to a U.S. based branch of a foreign bank, includes the parent bank of such branch) (i) is regularly engaged in the business of making, originating or owning commercial mortgage or mezzanine real estate loans and holds at least $500,000,000 of such commercial real estate loans, (ii) is not an Embargoed Person and has never been convicted of, or pled guilty or no contest to, any offense under the Patriot Act or any unlawful activity, including money laundering, terrorism or terrorism activities, (iii) has not been
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a debtor in any bankruptcy proceedings, voluntary or involuntary, made an assignment for the benefit of creditors or taken advantage of any insolvency act, or any act for the benefit of debtors or the subject of any material governmental or regulatory investigation which resulted in a final, non-appealable conviction for criminal activity involving moral turpitude or a civil proceeding in which such Person has been found liable in a final non-appealable judgment for attempting to hinder, delay or defraud creditors, each within seven (7) years prior to the date of determination and (iv) if such Person is not a bank or an insurance company, has no material then outstanding and unpaid judgments against such Person.
Embargoed Person shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.1.35 hereof.
Environmental Indemnity shall mean that certain Environmental Indemnity Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, executed by Borrower and Operating Lessee in connection with the Loan for the benefit of Lender, as the same may be amended, restated, replaced, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.
Environmental Work shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7.1.1 hereof.
Environmental Work Reserve Account shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7.1.1 hereof.
Environmental Work Reserve Fund shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7.1.1 hereof.
Equipment shall mean, with respect to each Individual Property, any equipment now owned or hereafter acquired by Borrower or Operating Lessee, which is used at or in connection with the Improvements or such Individual Property or is located thereon or therein, including (without limitation) all machinery, equipment, furnishings, and electronic data-processing and other office equipment now owned or hereafter acquired by Borrower or Operating Lessee and any and all additions, substitutions and replacements of any of the foregoing), together with all attachments, components, parts, equipment and accessories installed thereon or affixed thereto.
ERISA shall mean the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended from time to time, and the regulations promulgated thereunder.
ERISA Affiliate shall mean any Person that for purposes of Title IV of ERISA is a member of the Borrowers, Operating Lessees or Guarantors controlled group, or under common control with the Borrower, Operating Lessee or Guarantor within the meaning of Section 414(b) or (c) of the Code.
Event of Default shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8.1 hereof.
Excess Cash Flow shall mean all remaining amounts on deposit in the Cash Management Account (other than any required minimum balance) after the payment or disbursement of all escrows, reserves, Operating Expenses, Debt Service, Revolver Debt Service, management fees and other amounts permitted to be paid in accordance with the Loan Documents.
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Excess Cash Flow Reserve Account shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7.6.1 hereof.
Excess Cash Flow Reserve Fund shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7.6.1 hereof.
Excess Net Proceeds shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.4 hereof.
Exchange Act shall have the meaning set forth in Section 9.1.1 hereof.
Exchange Act Filing shall mean a filing pursuant to the Exchange Act in connection with or relating to a securitization.
Excluded Entity shall mean (i) CorePoint REIT, (ii) Sponsor and (iii) any direct or indirect legal or beneficial owner of Sponsor, including, without limitation, any shareholder, partner, member and/or non-member manager of the foregoing.
Excluded Taxes shall mean any of the following Section 2.7 Taxes imposed on or with respect to a Lender or Agent or required to be withheld or deducted from a payment to a Lender or Agent: (a) Section 2.7 Taxes imposed on (or measured by) net income (however denominated), franchise Section 2.7 Taxes, and branch profits Section 2.7 Taxes, in each case, (i) imposed as a result of such Lender or Agent being organized under the laws of, or having its principal office or, in the case of any Lender, applicable lending office located in, the jurisdiction imposing such Section 2.7 Tax, or (ii) that are Other Connection Taxes, (b) in the case of a Lender, U.S. federal withholding Section 2.7 Taxes resulting from any law in effect on the date such Lender acquires an interest in a Loan or commitment pursuant to this Agreement or designates a new lending office, except to the extent that such Lender (or its assignor, if any) was entitled, at the time of designation of a new lending office (or assignment), to receive additional amounts from Borrower with respect to such Section 2.7 Taxes pursuant to Section 2.7 , (c) any Section 2.7 Taxes attributable to such Lenders failure to comply with Section 2.7(e) , and (d) any Section 2.7 Taxes imposed under FATCA.
Extended Maturity Date shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.8 hereof.
Extension Option shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.8 hereof.
Extension Term shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.8 hereof.
FATCA shall mean Sections 1471 through 1474 of the Code, as of the date of this Agreement (or any amended or successor version that is substantially comparable and not materially more onerous to comply with), any current or future regulations issued thereunder or official interpretations thereof, any agreements entered into pursuant to Section 1471(b)(1) of the Code, and any law, regulation, rule, promulgation, guidance notes, practices or official agreement implementing an official government agreement with respect to the foregoing.
FF&E shall mean, with respect to each Individual Property, collectively, furnishings, Fixtures and Equipment located in the guest rooms, hallways, lobbies, restaurants, lounges, meeting and banquet rooms, parking facilities, public areas or otherwise in any portion of the
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Properties, including (without limitation) all beds, chairs, bookcases, tables, carpeting, drapes, couches, luggage carts, luggage racks, bars, bar fixtures, radios, television sets, intercom and paging equipment, electric and electronic equipment, heating, lighting and plumbing fixtures, fire prevention and extinguishing apparatus, cooling and air-conditioning systems, elevators, escalators, stoves, ranges, refrigerators, laundry machines, tools, machinery, boilers, incinerators, switchboards, conduits, compressors, vacuum cleaning systems, floor cleaning, waxing and polishing equipment, cabinets, lockers, shelving, dishwashers, garbage disposals, washer and dryers, and all other customary hotel and resort equipment and other tangible property owned by Borrower or Operating Lessee, or in which Borrower or Operating Lessee has or shall have an interest, now or hereafter located at each Individual Property and useable in connection with the present or future operation and occupancy of each Individual Property; provided , however , that FF&E shall not include (a) fixed asset supplies, including, but not limited to, linen, china, glassware, tableware, silverware, utensils, uniforms, other hotel inventory and similar items, whether used in connection with public space or guest rooms or (b) items owned by tenants, guests or by third party operators.
Fiscal Year shall mean each twelve (12) month period commencing on January 1 and ending on December 31 during each year of the term of the Loan.
Fitch shall mean Fitch, Inc.
Fixtures shall mean, with respect to each Individual Property, all Equipment now owned, or the ownership of which is hereafter acquired, by Borrower or Operating Lessee which is so related to the Land and the Improvements forming part of the Individual Property in question that it is deemed fixtures or real property under applicable Legal Requirements, including, without limitation, all building or construction materials intended for construction, reconstruction, alteration, decoration or repair of or installation on the applicable Individual Property, construction equipment, appliances, machinery, plant equipment, fittings, apparatuses, fixtures and other items now or hereafter attached to, installed in or used in connection with (temporarily or permanently) any of the Improvements or the Land, including, but not limited to, engines, devices for the operation of pumps, pipes, plumbing, call and sprinkler systems, fire extinguishing apparatuses and equipment, heating, ventilating, incinerating, electrical, air conditioning and air cooling equipment and systems, gas and electric machinery, appurtenances and equipment, pollution control equipment, security systems, disposals, dishwashers, refrigerators and ranges, recreational equipment and facilities of all kinds, and water, electrical, storm and sanitary sewer facilities, utility lines and equipment (whether owned individually or jointly with others, and, if owned jointly, to the extent of Borrowers and/or Operating Lessees interest therein) and all other utilities whether or not situated in easements, all water tanks, water supply, water power sites, fuel stations, fuel tanks, fuel supply, and all other structures, together with all accessions, appurtenances, additions, replacements, betterments and substitutions or any of the foregoing and the proceeds thereof.
Foreclosure shall have the meaning set forth in Section 9.3 hereof.
Foreign Lender means a Lender that is not a U.S. Person.
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Franchise Agreement shall mean, with respect to each Individual Property, the applicable franchise agreement more particularly described on Schedule 1.2 attached hereto, between Operating Lessee and Franchisor, as the same may be amended or modified from time to time in accordance with the terms and provisions of this Agreement, or, if the context requires, the Replacement Franchise Agreement executed in accordance with the terms and provisions of this Agreement.
Franchise Default Election Notice shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8.1(a) hereof.
Franchise Owner Agreement shall mean those certain Owner Agreements executed by Borrower for the benefit of the applicable Franchisor in connection with a Franchise Agreement or any Replacement Franchise Agreement.
Franchisor shall mean, with respect to each Individual Property, the applicable franchisor identified on Schedule 1.2 attached hereto, or, if the context requires, a Qualified Franchisor.
Free Prepayment Amount shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.4.1 hereof.
Full Replacement Cost shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.1(a) hereof.
GAAP shall mean generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America as of the date of the applicable financial report.
Glendale Parking Agreement shall mean that certain Agreement re: Use of 1-43 Freeway Lands at the Silver Spring Interchange Located to the Rear of 5423 North Port Washington Road dated December 23, 1993, by and between the County of Milwaukee and B & G Realty, Inc., as assigned pursuant to that certain Assignment and Assumption of Agreement dated July 7, 2004, by and between B & G Realty, Inc. and Marcus Consid, LLC, as further assigned pursuant to that certain Assignment and Assumption of Agreement dated September 3, 2004, by and between Marcus Consid, LLC and Woodfield Properties LLC and as further assigned pursuant to that certain Assignment of Ground Lease dated January 25, 2006, between Woodfield Properties LLC and Representative Borrower.
Governmental Authority shall mean any court, board, agency, commission, office or other authority of any nature whatsoever for any governmental unit (foreign, federal, state, county, district, municipal, city or otherwise) whether now or hereafter in existence having jurisdiction over the Properties (and any operations conducted thereat), Borrower or Operating Lessee.
Grantor Trust shall mean a grantor trust as defined in subpart E, part I of subchapter J of the Code.
Gross Income from Operations shall mean, without duplication, all income and proceeds (whether in cash or on credit, and computed on an accrual basis) received by Borrower, Operating Lessee or Manager on behalf of Borrower or Operating Lessee for the use, occupancy or enjoyment of the Properties, or any part thereof, or received by Borrower, Operating Lessee or
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Manager on behalf of Borrower or Operating Lessee for the sale of any goods, services or other items sold on or provided from the Properties in the ordinary course of the Properties operation, including without limitation: (a) all income and proceeds received from rental of rooms, Leases and commercial space, meeting, conference and/or banquet space within the Properties including parking revenue; (b) all income and proceeds received from food and beverage operations and from catering services conducted from the Properties even though rendered outside of the Properties; (c) all income and proceeds from business interruption, rental interruption and use and occupancy insurance with respect to the operation of the Properties (after deducting therefrom all necessary costs and expenses incurred in the adjustment or collection thereof) applicable to the period in question; (d) all Awards for temporary use (after deducting therefrom all costs incurred in the adjustment or collection thereof and in Restoration of the Properties); (e) all income and proceeds from judgments, settlements and other resolutions of disputes with respect to matters which would be includable in this definition of Gross Income from Operations if received in the ordinary course of the operation of the Properties (after deducting therefrom all necessary costs and expenses incurred in the adjustment or collection thereof); (f) intentionally omitted; (g) intentionally omitted; (h) all income from the operation of any spa or conference center at any Individual Property; and (i) all other income from operation of the Properties (including laundry and vending income), but excluding , (1) gross receipts received by lessees, licensees or concessionaires of the Properties; (2) consideration received at the Properties for hotel accommodations, goods and services to be provided at other hotels (which are not one of the Individual Properties), although arranged by, for or on behalf of Borrower, Operating Lessee or Manager; (3) income and proceeds from the sale or other disposition of goods, capital assets and other items not in the ordinary course of the operation of the Properties; (4) Hotel Taxes; (5) Awards (except to the extent provided in clause (d) above); (6) refunds of amounts not included in Operating Expenses at any time and uncollectible accounts; (7) gratuities collected by the Properties employees; (8) the proceeds of any permitted financing; (9) other income or proceeds resulting other than from the use or occupancy of the Properties, or any part thereof, or other than from the sale of goods, services or other items sold on or provided from the Properties in the ordinary course of business; (10) any credits or refunds made to customers, guests or patrons in the form of allowances or adjustments to previously recorded revenues; (11) payments made to Borrower pursuant to the Interest Rate Cap Agreement; (12) interest on credit accounts, rent concessions or credits, and other required pass-throughs and interest on Reserve Funds and (13) without duplication of the items referenced in (1)-(12) above, Custodial Funds.
Ground Lease shall mean each of the ground leases described on Schedule III hereto; provided that in no event shall any Specified Ground Lease nor the Glendale Parking Agreement constitute a Ground Lease.
Ground Lease Default Release shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.5.2(l) hereof.
Ground Leased Property shall mean those certain Individual Properties demised by each of the Ground Leases.
Ground Lease Reserve Account shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7.5.1 hereof.
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Ground Lease Reserve Fund shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7.5.1 hereof.
Ground Lessor shall mean each lessor under a Ground Lease, as described on Schedule III hereto.
Ground Rent shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7.5.1 hereof.
Guarantor shall mean CorePoint Operating Partnership L.P., a Delaware limited partnership, together with its successors and permitted assigns, and any Replacement Guarantor pursuant to the terms hereof and the Guaranty.
Guarantor Bankruptcy Event shall mean if Guarantor or any guarantor or indemnitor under any guaranty or indemnity issued in connection with the Loan shall make an assignment for the benefit of creditors or if a receiver, liquidator or trustee shall be appointed for Guarantor or any guarantor or indemnitor under any guaranty or indemnity issued in connection with the Loan or if Guarantor or such other guarantor or indemnitor shall be adjudicated a bankrupt or insolvent, or if any petition for bankruptcy, reorganization or arrangement pursuant to federal bankruptcy law, or any similar federal or state law, shall be filed by or against, consented to, or acquiesced in by, Guarantor or such other guarantor or indemnitor, or if any proceeding for the dissolution or liquidation of Guarantor or such other guarantor or indemnitor shall be instituted; provided , however , if such appointment, adjudication, petition or proceeding was involuntary and not consented to by Guarantor or such other guarantor or indemnitor, upon the same not being discharged, stayed or dismissed within ninety (90) days.
Guaranty shall mean that certain Guaranty Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, executed and delivered by Guarantor in connection with the Loan to and for the benefit of Lender, as the same may be amended, restated, replaced, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.
Hotel Taxes shall mean all sales and occupancy taxes collected by Borrower or Operating Lessee that are required to be paid to a state or local taxing authority or similar taxing authority (including, without limitation, sales taxes, use taxes, occupancy taxes, business license taxes and special assessments by any municipality or government).
HSB shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.1(b) hereof.
Improvements shall have the meaning set forth in the granting clause of the related Mortgage with respect to each Individual Property.
Indebtedness of a Person, at a particular date, shall mean the sum (without duplication) at such date of (a) all indebtedness or liability of such Person (including, without limitation, amounts for borrowed money and indebtedness in the form of mezzanine debt or preferred equity); (b) obligations evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes, or other similar instruments; (c) obligations for the deferred purchase price of property or services (including trade obligations); (d) obligations under letters of credit; (e) obligations under acceptance facilities; (f) all guaranties, endorsements (other than for collection or deposit in the ordinary course of business) and other contingent obligations to purchase, to provide funds for payment, to supply funds, to invest in any Person or entity, or otherwise to assure a creditor against loss; (g) obligations under PACE Loans and (h) obligations secured by any Liens, whether or not the obligations have been assumed (other than the Permitted Encumbrances).
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Indemnified Liabilities shall have the meaning set forth in Section 10.13 hereof.
Indemnified Person or Indemnified Party shall mean Lender, any Affiliate of Lender and its designee (whether or not it is the Lender) that has filed any registration statement relating to the Securitization or has acted as the sponsor or depositor in connection with the Securitization, any Affiliate of Lender that acts as an underwriter, placement agent or initial purchaser of Securities issued in the Securitization, any other co-underwriters, co-placement agents or co-initial purchasers of Securities issued in the Securitization, and each of their respective officers, directors, partners, employees, representatives, agents and Affiliates and each Person or entity who Controls any such Person within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or Section 20 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, any Person who is or will have been involved in the origination of the Loan on behalf of Lender, any Person who is or will have been involved in the servicing of the Loan on behalf of Lender secured hereby, any Person in whose name the encumbrance created by the Mortgages is or will have been recorded, any Person who may hold or acquire or will have held a full or partial interest in the Loan secured hereby (including, but not limited to, investors or prospective investors in the Securities, as well as custodians, trustees and other fiduciaries who hold or have held a full or partial interest in the Loan secured hereby for the benefit of third parties) as well as the respective directors, officers, shareholders, partners, employees, agents, servants, representatives, contractors, subcontractors, affiliates, subsidiaries, participants, successors and assigns of any and all of the foregoing (including, but not limited to, any other Person who holds or acquires or will have held a participation or other full or partial interest in the Loan, whether during the term of the Loan or as a part of or following a foreclosure of the Loan and including, but not limited to any successors by merger, consolidation or acquisition of all or a substantial portion of Lenders assets and business).
Indemnified Taxes shall mean (a) Section 2.7 Taxes, other than Excluded Taxes, imposed on or with respect to any payment made by any Borrower under any Loan Document and (b) to the extent not otherwise described in clause (a) above, Other Taxes.
Indemnifying Person shall mean Borrower.
Independent Director or Independent Manager shall mean an individual who has prior experience as an independent director, independent manager or independent member with at least three years of employment experience and who is provided by CT Corporation, Corporation Service Company, National Registered Agents, Inc., Wilmington Trust Company, Stewart Management Company, Lord Securities Corporation or, if none of those companies is then providing professional Independent Directors, another nationally recognized company reasonably approved by Lender, in each case that is not an Affiliate of Borrower, Operating Lessee or Principal, and that provides professional Independent Directors and other corporate services in the ordinary course of its business, and which individual is duly appointed as an Independent Director or Independent Manager and is not, and has never been, and will not while serving as Independent Director or Independent Manager be, any of the following:
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(a) a member, partner, equityholder, manager, director, officer or employee of Borrower, Principal or Operating Lessee or any of their respective equityholders or Affiliates (other than serving as an Independent Director and/or Independent Manager of Borrower, Principal or Operating Lessee or an Affiliate of Borrower, Principal or Operating Lessee that does not own a direct or indirect ownership interest in Borrower, Principal or Operating Lessee ( provided that Independent Directors and/or Independent Managers of a Principal shall be permitted to serve as a springing limited partner of its direct subsidiary) and that is required by a creditor to be a single purpose bankruptcy remote entity, provided that such Independent Director or Independent Manager is employed by a company that routinely provides professional Independent Directors or Independent Managers in the ordinary course of its business);
(b) a creditor, supplier or service provider (including provider of professional services) to Borrower, Principal or Operating Lessee or any of their respective equityholders or Affiliates (other than a nationally-recognized company that routinely provides professional Independent Directors or Independent Managers and other corporate services to Borrower, Principal or Operating Lessee or any of their respective Affiliates in the ordinary course of its business);
(c) a family member of any such member, partner, equityholder, manager, director, officer, employee, creditor, supplier or service provider; or
(d) a Person that controls (whether directly, indirectly or otherwise) any of (a) , (b) or (c) above.
(e) A natural person who otherwise satisfies the foregoing definition and satisfies subparagraph (a) by reason of being the Independent Director or Independent Manager of a special purpose entity affiliated with Borrower, Principal or Operating Lessee that does not own a direct or indirect ownership interest in the Borrower, Principal or Operating Lessee, shall be qualified to serve as an Independent Director of the Borrower, Principal or Operating Lessee, provided that the fees that such individual earns from serving as an Independent Director of Affiliates of Borrower, Principal or Operating Lessee in any given year constitute in the aggregate less than five percent (5%) of such individuals annual income for that year. For purposes of this paragraph, a special purpose entity is an entity, whose organizational documents contain restrictions on its activities and impose requirements intended to preserve such entitys separateness that are substantially similar to those contained in the definition of Special Purpose Entity in this Agreement.
Individual Borrower shall have the meaning set forth in the introductory paragraph hereto, together with its successors and permitted assigns.
Individual Property shall mean (i) each parcel of real property, the Improvements thereon and all personal property owned by an Individual Borrower (or leased pursuant to a Ground Lease, Specified Ground Lease or the Glendale Parking Agreement) and, other than with regards to the Specified Ground Leased Properties and the Glendale Parking Agreement, encumbered by a Mortgage, together with all rights pertaining to such property and Improvements, as set forth on Schedule II attached hereto and as more particularly described in the granting clauses of each Mortgage and referred to therein as the Property, together with the Operating Lessees leasehold interests in the applicable Individual Property pursuant to the Operating Lease, and (ii) any property that is or becomes subject to the Lien of a Mortgage.
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Initial Maturity Date shall mean the Payment Date occurring in June, 2020.
Insolvency Opinion shall mean that certain non-consolidation opinion letter dated the date hereof delivered by Richards, Layton & Finger, P.A. in connection with the Loan.
Insurance Premiums shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.1 hereof.
Insurance Proceeds shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.4 hereof.
Interest Period shall mean, with respect to any Component, (a) the period commencing on (and including) the Closing Date and ending on (and including) June 14, 2018 and (b) thereafter, the period commencing on (and including) the fifteenth (15th) day of each calendar month and ending on (and including) the fourteenth (14th) day of the following calendar month. Each Interest Period set forth in clause (b) above shall be a full month and shall not be shortened by reason of any payment of the Loan prior to the expiration of such Interest Period.
Interest Rate shall mean the rate at which the outstanding principal amount of the Loan bears interest from time to time in accordance with Section 2.2.3 hereof.
Interest Rate Cap Agreement shall mean, collectively, one or more interest rate cap agreements (together with the confirmation and schedules relating thereto) in a form and substance reasonably acceptable to Lender with respect to such matters not otherwise set forth in this Agreement between an Acceptable Counterparty and Borrower obtained by Borrower as and when required pursuant to Section 2.2.7 and Section 2.8 hereof. After delivery of a Replacement Interest Rate Cap Agreement or Substitute Interest Rate Cap Agreement to Lender, the term Interest Rate Cap Agreement shall be deemed to mean such Replacement Interest Rate Cap Agreement or Substitute Interest Rate Cap Agreement, as applicable, and such Replacement Interest Rate Cap Agreement or Substitute Interest Rate Cap Agreement, as applicable, shall be subject to all requirements applicable to the Interest Rate Cap Agreement.
Interest Shortfall shall mean, with respect to any repayment or prepayment of the Loan (including a repayment on the Maturity Date) made on a date that is after the Payment Date and prior to, but not including, the Determination Date, after a Securitization, the interest that would have accrued on the Loan (absent such repayment or prepayment) from and including the date on which such repayment or prepayment occurs through and including the last day of the Interest Period relating to the Payment Date following the date of such prepayment.
IRS shall mean the United States Internal Revenue Service.
JPM shall have the meaning set forth in the introductory paragraph hereto.
Lease shall mean any lease, sublease or subsublease, letting, license, concession or other agreement (whether written or oral and whether now or hereafter in effect), pursuant to which any Person is granted a possessory interest in, or right to use or occupy all or any portion
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of any space in any Individual Property by or on behalf of any Individual Borrower or Operating Lessee (other than ordinary course (i) short-term occupancy rights of hotel guests which are not the subject of a written agreement, (ii) occupancy agreements for groups of hotel guests for transitory periods of time, (iii) agreements for catering, business and similar special events or functions at any of the Properties, (iv) any lease agreement or concession agreement between Borrower or Operating Lessee, as applicable, and Manager or its Affiliates with respect to sale of liquor, (v) space license agreements for telecommunications equipment and antennas and (vi) space license agreements for billboards), and every modification, amendment or other agreement relating to such lease, sublease, subsublease, or other agreement entered into in connection with such lease, sublease, subsublease, or other agreement and every guarantee of the performance and observance of the covenants, conditions and agreements to be performed and observed by the other party thereto; provided that in no event shall the Operating Lease, any Ground Lease, any Specified Ground Lease or the Glendale Parking Agreement constitute a Lease and excluding any Permitted Equipment and Vehicle Leases.
Legal Requirements shall mean, with respect to each Individual Property, all federal, state, county, municipal and other governmental statutes, laws, rules, orders, regulations, ordinances, judgments, decrees and injunctions of Governmental Authorities affecting Borrower, Operating Lessee, such Individual Property or any part thereof, or the construction, use, alteration or operation thereof, or any part thereof, whether now or hereafter enacted and in force, and all permits, licenses and authorizations and regulations relating thereto, and all covenants, agreements, restrictions and encumbrances contained in any instruments, either of record or known to Borrower and/or Operating Lessee, at any time in force affecting Borrower and/or Operating Lessee, such Individual Property or any part thereof, including, without limitation, any which may (a) require repairs, modifications or alterations in or to such Individual Property or any part thereof, or (b) in any way limit the use and enjoyment thereof.
Lender shall have the meaning set forth in the introductory paragraph hereto, together with its successors and assigns.
Lender Documents shall mean any agreement among Lender and/or any participant or any fractional owner of a beneficial interest in the Loan relating to the administration of the Loan or the Loan Documents, including without limitation any intercreditor agreements, co-lender agreements and participation agreements.
Letter of Credit shall mean an irrevocable, unconditional, transferable, clean sight draft letter of credit in favor of Lender and entitling Lender to draw thereon based solely on a statement executed by an officer of Lender stating that it has the right to draw thereon under this Agreement, and issued by a domestic Approved Bank or the U.S. agency or branch of a foreign Approved Bank, and upon which letter of credit Lender shall have the right to draw in full: (a) if Lender has not received at least thirty (30) days prior to the date on which the then outstanding letter of credit is scheduled to expire, a notice from the issuing financial institution that it has renewed the applicable letter of credit; (b) thirty (30) days prior to the date of termination following receipt of notice from the issuing financial institution that the applicable letter of credit will be terminated; and (c) thirty (30) days after Lender has given notice to Borrower that the financial institution issuing the applicable letter of credit ceases to be an Approved Bank.
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Liabilities shall have the meaning set forth in Section 9.2(b) hereof.
LIBOR Rate shall mean, with respect to each Interest Period, the per annum rate of interest of the Libor Rate Index determined as of the Determination Date immediately preceding the commencement of such Interest Period, plus the LIBOR Rate Spread; provided that in no event will the LIBOR rate be less than the Minimum Rate.
LIBOR Rate Index shall mean, with respect to each Interest Period, the rate (expressed as a percentage per annum and rounded up to the next nearest 1/1000 of 1%) for deposits in U.S. dollars, for a one-month period, that appears on Thomson Reuters ICE LIBOR# Rates LIBOR01 (or the successor thereto) as of 11:00 a.m., London time, on the related Determination Date. If such rate does not appear on Thomson Reuters ICE LIBOR# Rates LIBOR01 as of 11:00 a.m., London time, on such Determination Date, the LIBOR Rate Index shall be the arithmetic mean of the offered rates (expressed as a percentage per annum) for deposits in U.S. dollars for a one-month period that appear on the Thomson Reuters ICE LIBOR# Rates LIBOR01 as of 11:00 a.m., London time, on such Determination Date, if at least two such offered rates so appear. If fewer than two such offered rates appear on the Thomson Reuters ICE LIBOR# Rates LIBOR01 as of 11:00 a.m., London time, on such Determination Date, Lender (or Servicer, on Lenders behalf) shall request the principal London office of any four major reference banks in the London interbank market selected by Lender to provide such banks offered quotation (expressed as a percentage per annum) to prime banks in the London interbank market for deposits in U.S. dollars for a one-month period as of 11:00 a.m., London time, on such Determination Date for the amounts of not less than U.S. $1,000,000. If at least two such offered quotations are so provided, the LIBOR Rate Index shall be the arithmetic mean of such quotations. If fewer than two such quotations are so provided, Lender (or Servicer, on Lenders behalf) shall request any three major banks in New York City selected by Lender to provide such banks rate (expressed as a percentage per annum) for loans in U.S. dollars to leading European banks for a one-month period as of approximately 11:00 a.m., New York City time on the applicable Determination Date for amounts of not less than U.S. $1,000,000. If at least two such rates are so provided, the LIBOR Rate Index shall be the arithmetic mean of such rates. The LIBOR Rate Index shall be determined conclusively (absent manifest error) by Lender or its agent; provided that in no event will the LIBOR Rate Index be less than the Minimum Rate Index.
LIBOR Rate Loan shall mean the Loan at such time as the interest thereon accrues at a rate of interest based on the LIBOR Rate.
LIBOR Rate Spread shall mean, with respect to each Component the following amounts, as the same may be reallocated pursuant to, and in accordance with the restrictions and limitations contained in Section 9.1.2 and which shall be increased for each Component by 15 basis points (0.15%) from and after the Interest Period applicable to the Payment Date in July, 2023 in accordance with Section 2.8(d) , without duplication of any increase with respect to the Prime Rate Spread or the Alternate Rate Spread in accordance with Section 2.8(d) , as applicable, and an additional 10 basis points (0.10%) from and after the Interest Period applicable to the Payment Date in July, 2024 in accordance with Section 2.8(e) , without duplication of any increase with respect to the Prime Rate Spread or the Alternate Rate Spread in accordance with Section 2.8(e) , as applicable:
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(a) Component A: 2.75%
(b) Component B: 2.75%
(c) Component C: 2.75%
(d) Component D: 2.75%
(e) Component E: 2.75%
(f) Component F: 2.75%
Licenses shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.1.22 hereof.
Lien shall mean, with respect to each Individual Property, any mortgage, deed of trust, deed to secure debt, indemnity deed of trust, lien, pledge, hypothecation, assignment, security interest, PACE Loan or any other encumbrance or charge on or affecting any Individual Borrower, Operating Lessee, any Individual Property, any portion thereof or any interest therein, including, without limitation, any conditional sale or other title retention agreement, any financing lease having substantially the same economic effect as any of the foregoing, the filing of any financing statement, and mechanics, materialmens and other similar liens and encumbrances.
Loan shall mean the loan made by Lender to Borrower pursuant to this Agreement.
Loan Documents shall mean, collectively, this Agreement, the Note, the Mortgages, the Environmental Indemnity, the Assignment of Agreements, the Assignment of Management Agreement, the Guaranty, the Cash Management Agreement, the Clearing Account Agreement (if any), the Concentration Account Agreement, the Interest Rate Cap Agreement, the Assignment of Interest Rate Cap Agreement, the Contribution Agreement, and all other documents executed and/or delivered in connection with the Loan, as each of the same may be amended, restated, replaced, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.
Loan Party shall mean, collectively, each Borrower, Operating Lessee and Principal.
Loan-to-Value Ratio shall mean, as of the date of its calculation, the ratio (expressed as a percentage) of (a) the sum of (x) the then current outstanding principal balance of the Loan as of the date of such calculation to (b) the fair market value of the Properties (for purposes of the REMIC provisions, only, based solely on real property and excluding any personal property or going concern value) as proposed by Borrower and determined by Lender in its reasonable discretion using any commercially reasonable method permitted to a REMIC Trust (which may include (i) an existing appraisal if such release occurs within twenty-four (24) months of the appraisal date, (ii) a new appraisal, (iii) a brokers price opinion or (iv) other written determination of value using a commercially reasonable valuation method). For the avoidance of doubt, the outstanding principal balance of the Revolver Loan will not be included in the calculation of Loan-to-Value Ratio.
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London Business Day shall mean any day other than (a) a Saturday, (b) a Sunday, or (c) any other day on which commercial banks in London, England are not open for business.
Low Debt Yield Release shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.5.3 hereof.
Majority Equity Transfer shall have the meaning given thereto in Section 5.2.10(e) .
Management Agreement shall mean, with respect to each Individual Property, the applicable management agreement more particularly described on Schedule 1.3 attached hereto, between the Operating Lessee and the applicable Manager, as the same may be amended or modified from time to time in accordance with the terms and provisions of this Agreement, or, if the context requires, any Replacement Management Agreement executed in accordance with the terms and provisions of this Agreement.
Manager shall mean, with respect to each Individual Property, the applicable manager identified on Schedule 1.3 attached hereto, or, if the context requires, a Qualified Manager who is managing the Properties or any Individual Property in accordance with the terms and provisions of this Agreement pursuant to a Replacement Management Agreement.
Manager Account shall mean, with respect to the Brand Managed Properties, the bank accounts maintained by a Brand Manager in the name of the applicable Individual Borrower or Operating Lessee, as applicable, in accordance with the terms of the applicable Management Agreement.
Mandatory Prepayment Amount shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.4.2 hereof.
Material Action means, with respect to any Person, to file any insolvency, or reorganization case or proceeding, to institute proceedings to have such Person be adjudicated bankrupt or insolvent, to institute proceedings under any applicable insolvency law, to seek any relief under any law relating to relief from debts or the protection of debtors, to consent to the filing or institution of bankruptcy or insolvency proceedings against such Person, to file a voluntary bankruptcy petition or any other petition seeking, or consent to, reorganization or relief with respect to such Person under any applicable federal or state law relating to bankruptcy or insolvency, to seek or consent to the appointment of a receiver, liquidator, assignee, trustee, sequestrator, custodian, or any similar official of or for such Person or a substantial part of its property, to make any assignment for the benefit of creditors of such Person, to admit in writing such Persons inability to pay its debts generally as they become due, or to take action in furtherance of any of the foregoing.
Material Lease shall mean any Lease (other than any Ground Lease, any Specified Ground Lease, the Glendale Parking Agreement, Operating Lease or any lease agreement, concession agreement or license agreement between Borrower or Operating Lessee, as applicable, and Manager or its Affiliates with respect to the sale of liquor, provided, such agreement is on commercially reasonable, third party, arms-length terms) which either individually or when taken together with any other Lease at the same Individual Property with the same Tenant or an Affiliate of such Tenant covers more than 10,000 rentable square feet.
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Maturity Date shall mean the Initial Maturity Date, or, following an exercise by Borrower of one (1) or more of the Extension Options described in Section 2.8 hereof, the Extended Maturity Date, or such other date on which the outstanding principal balance of the Loan becomes due and payable as therein or herein provided, whether at such stated maturity date, by declaration of acceleration, or otherwise.
Maximum Legal Rate shall mean the maximum nonusurious interest rate, if any, that at any time or from time to time may be contracted for, taken, reserved, charged or received on the indebtedness evidenced by the Note and as provided for herein or the other Loan Documents, under the laws of such state or states whose laws are held by any court of competent jurisdiction to govern the interest rate provisions of the Loan.
Minimum Rate shall mean the Minimum Rate Index plus the LIBOR Rate Spread.
Minimum Rate Index shall mean 0.00%.
Minimum Rate Spread shall mean 0.00%.
Monthly Debt Service Payment Amount shall mean, on each Payment Date, the amount equal to interest which accrues on each Component of the Loan for the Interest Period in which the Payment Date occurs.
Moodys shall mean Moodys Investors Service, Inc.
Morningstar shall mean Morningstar Credit Ratings, LLC, or any of its successors in interest, assigns, and/or changed entity name or designation resulting from any acquisition by Morningstar, Inc. or other similar entity of Morningstar Credit Ratings, LLC.
Mortgage shall mean with respect to each Individual Property (other than the Specified Ground Leased Properties and the Glendale Parking Agreement), that certain first priority fee or leasehold Mortgage (or Deed of Trust), Assignment of Leases and Rents and Security Agreement, or similar agreement, dated as of the date hereof, executed and delivered by the related Individual Borrower and Operating Lessee, if applicable, to Lender as security for the Loan and encumbering such Individual Property, as the same may be amended, restated, replaced, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.
Net Operating Income shall mean, for any period, the amount obtained by subtracting Operating Expenses for such period from Gross Income from Operations for such period.
Net Proceeds shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.4 hereof.
Net Proceeds Deficiency shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.4 hereof.
Net Proceeds Prepayment shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.4(c) hereof.
Net Worth shall mean an entitys equity as its total assets minus its total liabilities (in each case exclusive of such entitys interests in and liabilities related to the Properties), in each case in accordance with GAAP.
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New Note shall have the meaning set forth in Section 9.1.3 hereof.
New TRS Borrower shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.2.10(j) hereof.
Non-Consenting Lender shall have the meaning set forth in Section 10.24(d) hereof.
Note shall mean, collectively, Note A-1 and Note A-2, as each of the same may be amended, restated, replaced, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.
Note A-1 shall mean that certain Promissory Note A-1, dated the date hereof, in the principal amount of Five Hundred Seventeen Million Five Hundred Thousand and No/100 Dollars ($517,500,000.00) by Borrower in favor of Lender.
Note A-2 shall mean that certain Promissory Note A-2, dated the date hereof, in the principal amount of Five Hundred Seventeen Million Five Hundred Thousand and No/100 Dollars ($517,500,000.00) by Borrower in favor of Lender.
Officers Certificate shall mean a certificate delivered to Lender by Borrower or Operating Lessee, as applicable, which is signed by an authorized officer of Borrower or Operating Lessee, as applicable, or the general partner, managing member or sole member of Borrower or Operating Lessee, as applicable.
Operating Expenses shall mean, without duplication, the sum of all ordinary costs and expenses of operating, maintaining, directing, managing and supervising the Properties (excluding, (i) depreciation and amortization, (ii) any Debt Service in connection with the Loan, (iii) any Capital Expenditures in connection with the Properties, (iv) any deposits made to the Reserve Funds, (v) leasing commissions, (vi) non-recurring items, (vii) intentionally omitted and (viii) the costs of any other things specified to be done or provided at Borrowers, Operating Lessees or Managers sole expense), incurred by Borrower, Operating Lessee or Manager pursuant to the Management Agreement, or as otherwise specifically provided therein, which are properly attributable to the period under consideration under Borrowers or Operating Lessees system of accounting, including without limitation: (a) the cost of all food and beverages sold or consumed and of all necessary chinaware, glassware, linens, flatware, uniforms, utensils and other items of a similar nature, including such items bearing the name or identifying characteristics of the hotels as Borrower, Operating Lessee and/or Manager shall reasonably consider appropriate ( Operating Equipment ) and paper supplies, cleaning materials and similar consumable items ( Operating Supplies ) placed in use (other than reserve stocks thereof in storerooms). Operating Equipment and Operating Supplies shall be considered to have been placed in use when they are transferred from the storerooms of the Properties to the appropriate operating departments; (b) salaries and wages of personnel of the Properties, including costs of payroll taxes and employee benefits (which benefits may include, without limitation, a pension plan, medical insurance, life insurance, travel accident insurance and an executive bonus program), and all other expenses not otherwise specifically referred to in this definition which are referred to as Administrative and General Expenses in the Uniform System of Accounts, (c) the cost of all other goods and services obtained by Borrower, Operating Lessee or Manager in connection with its operation of the Properties including, without limitation, heat and utilities, office supplies and all services performed by third parties, including
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leasing expenses in connection with telephone and data processing equipment, and all existing and any future installations necessary for the operation of the Improvements for hotel purposes (including, without limitation, heating, lighting, sanitary equipment, air conditioning, laundry, refrigerating, built-in kitchen equipment, telephone equipment, communications systems, computer equipment and elevators), Operating Equipment and existing and any future furniture, furnishings, wall coverings, fixtures and hotel equipment necessary for the operation of the building for hotel purposes which shall include all equipment required for the operation of kitchens, bars, laundries, (if any) and dry cleaning facilities (if any), office equipment, cleaning and engineering equipment and vehicles; (d) the cost of repairs to and maintenance of the Properties (other than of a capital nature); (e) insurance premiums for general liability insurance, workers compensation insurance or insurance required by similar employee benefits acts and such business interruption or other insurance as may be provided for protection against claims, liabilities and losses arising from the operation of the Properties (as distinguished from any property damage insurance on the Properties building or its contents) and losses incurred on any self-insured risks of the foregoing types, provided that Borrower and/or Operating Lessee has specifically approved in advance such self-insurance or insurance is unavailable to cover such risks (premiums on policies for more than one year will be pro-rated over the period of insurance and premiums under blanket policies will be allocated among properties covered); (f) all Taxes and Other Charges (other than federal, state or local income taxes and franchise taxes or the equivalent) payable by or assessed against Borrower and/or Operating Lessee with respect to the operation of the Properties; (g) legal fees and fees of any firm of independent certified public accounts designated from time to time by Borrower and/or Operating Lessee (the Independent CPA ) for services directly related to the operation of the Properties, reasonably acceptable to Lender; (h) the costs and expenses of technical consultants and specialized operational experts for specialized services in connection with non-recurring work on operational, legal, functional, decorating, design or construction problems and activities, including the reasonable fees of Guarantor or any subsidiary of Guarantor in connection therewith, provided that such employment of Guarantor or any such subsidiary of Guarantor is reasonably approved in advance by Lender; provided , further , however , that if such costs and expenses have not been included in an approved budget, then if such costs exceed $5,000 in any one instance the same shall be subject to the reasonable approval by Lender; (i) all expenses for advertising for the Properties and all expenses of sales promotion and public relations activities; (j) all out-of-pocket expenses and disbursements determined by the Independent CPA to have been reasonably, properly and specifically incurred by Borrower, Operating Lessee, Manager, Guarantor or any of their Affiliates pursuant to, in the course of and directly related to, the management and operation of the Properties under the Management Agreement (without limiting the generality of the foregoing, such charges may include all reasonable travel, telephone, telegram, radiogram, cablegram, air express and other incidental expenses, but, shall exclude costs relating to the offices maintained by Borrower, Operating Lessee, Manager, Guarantor or any of their Affiliates other than the offices maintained at the Individual Property for the management of such Individual Property and excluding transportation costs of Borrower, Operating Lessee, any Affiliated Manager, Guarantor or any of their Affiliates related to meetings between Borrower, Operating Lessee, Manager, Guarantor or any of their Affiliates with respect to administration of the Management Agreement or of the Properties involving travel away from such partys principal executive offices); (k) the cost of any reservations system, any accounting services or other group benefits, programs or services from time to time made available to properties in the
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Borrowers or Operating Lessees system, including, without limitation, any provided by any Manager or Franchisor; (l) the cost associated with any retail Leases; (m) any management fees, basic and incentive fees or other fees and reimbursables paid or payable to Manager under the Management Agreement; (n) any franchise fees or other fees and reimbursables paid or payable to Franchisor under the Franchise Agreement; (o) Ground Rent; and (p) all costs and expenses of owning, maintaining, conducting and supervising the operation of the Property to the extent such costs and expenses are not included above.
Operating Lease shall mean that certain Lease Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, by and among Borrower, collectively, as landlord, and Operating Lessee, as tenant, as the same may be amended, assigned, restated, replaced, supplemented or modified from time to time in accordance with the terms and conditions of hereof and the other Loan Documents.
Operating Lessee shall mean CorePoint TRS L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company, together with its successors and permitted assigns.
Organizational Documents means as to any Person, the certificate of incorporation and by-laws with respect to a corporation; the certificate of organization and operating agreement with respect to a limited liability company; the certificate of limited partnership and partnership agreement with respect to a limited partnership, or any other organizational or governing documents of such Person.
Other Charges shall mean all ground rents (other than Ground Rent), maintenance charges, impositions other than Taxes, and any other charges, including, without limitation, vault charges and license fees for the use of vaults, chutes and similar areas adjoining any Individual Property, now or hereafter levied or assessed or imposed against such Individual Property or any part thereof.
Other Connection Taxes shall mean, with respect to any Lender or Agent, Section 2.7 Taxes imposed as a result of a present or former connection between such Lender or Agent and the jurisdiction imposing such Section 2.7 Tax (other than connections arising from such Lender or Agent having executed, delivered, become a party to, performed its obligations under, received payments under, received or perfected a security interest under, engaged in any other transaction pursuant to or enforced any Loan Document, or sold or assigned an interest in any Loan or Loan Document).
Other Obligations shall have the meaning as set forth in the Mortgages.
Other Taxes shall mean any present or future stamp, court, documentary, intangible, recording, filing or similar excise, or property Section 2.7 Taxes that arise from any payment made under, from the execution, delivery, performance, enforcement or registration of, or from the registration, receipt or perfection of a security interest under, or otherwise with respect to, any Loan Document, except (i) any such Section 2.7 Taxes that are Other Connection Taxes imposed with respect to an assignment and (ii) any prohibited transaction excise tax arising from any Lenders use of plan assets of any benefit plan investor within the meaning of the Plan Asset Regulations.
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PACE Loan shall mean (x) any Property-Assessed Clean Energy loan or (y) any other indebtedness, without regard to the name given to such indebtedness, which is (i) incurred for improvements to any Individual Property for the purpose of increasing energy efficiency, increasing use of renewable energy sources, resource conservation, or a combination of the foregoing, and (ii) repaid through multi-year assessments against such Individual Property.
Participant Register shall have the meaning set forth in Section 9.7 hereof.
Payment Date shall mean, with respect to any Component, the ninth (9th) day of each calendar month during the term of the Loan, or if such date is not a Business Day, the immediately preceding Business Day and the first Payment Date for purposes of this Agreement shall be July 9, 2018.
Permitted Assumption shall have the meaning given thereto in Section 5.2.10(e) .
Permitted Encumbrances shall mean, with respect to an Individual Property, collectively, (a) the Liens and security interests created by, and the entering into of, the Loan Documents and the Revolver Loan Documents, (b) all Liens, encumbrances and other matters disclosed in the Title Insurance Policies relating to such Individual Property or any part thereof (including liens disclosed in the title commitments for which Lender has either received affirmative coverage or for which the title insurance company has received adequate protections to remove such items as exceptions from the Title Insurance Policy and such items were so removed), (c) Liens, if any, for Section 2.7 Taxes, Taxes and Other Charges imposed by any Governmental Authority not yet due or delinquent or which are contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and for which Borrower has set aside adequate reserves on its books, (d) such other title and survey exceptions as Lender has approved or may approve in writing in Lenders sole discretion, (e) all easements, rights-of-way, restrictions and other similar non-monetary encumbrances recorded against and affecting such Individual Property and that do not materially and adversely affect (i) the ability of Borrower to pay any of its obligations to any Person as and when due, (ii) the marketability of title to such Individual Property, (iii) the fair market value of such Individual Property, or (iv) the use or operation of such Individual Property, (f) rights of Tenants as Tenants only, (g) mechanics, materialmens or similar Liens, in each case only if such liens are discharged or bonded over within sixty (60) days of their filing and do not materially and adversely affect the value or use of such Individual Property or Borrowers ability to repay the Loan, (h) Liens relating to Permitted Equipment and Vehicle Leases and customary purchase money security interests of sellers of goods that satisfy the conditions set forth in the definition of Permitted Indebtedness, (i) any Liens created by the Ground Lessor in accordance with a Ground Lease, (j) any Liens created by the Specified Ground Lessor in accordance with a Specified Ground Lease and (k) any Liens created by the lessor under the Glendale Parking Agreement in accordance with the Glendale Parking Agreement.
Permitted Equipment and Vehicle Leases means equipment or personal property financing or vehicle financing (a) that is entered into on arms-length terms and conditions in the ordinary course of Borrowers or Operating Lessees business, (b) that relate to Personal Property or vehicles which will be (i) used in connection with the operation and maintenance of the Property in the ordinary course of Borrowers or Operating Lessees business and (ii) readily replaceable without material interference or interruption to the operation of the applicable Individual Property and (c) which is secured only by the financed equipment or Personal Property or vehicle.
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Permitted Equipment Transfer shall mean the Transfer of FF&E and/or Personal Property that is either being replaced or that is no longer necessary in connection with the operation of an Individual Property, provided (x) no Event of Default is continuing and (y) such Transfer will not materially and adversely affect the value, use or operation of such Individual Property.
Permitted Indebtedness shall mean, collectively (a) the Note and the Other Obligations, indebtedness and liabilities specifically provided for in any Loan Document and secured by the Mortgages and the other Loan Documents, (b) key money provided to Borrower or Operating Lessee by a Franchisor or Manager as provided for in the applicable Franchise Agreement or Management Agreement, (c) Permitted Equipment and Vehicle Leases, (d) trade payables incurred in the ordinary course of Borrowers or Operating Lessees business, not secured by Liens on any one or more Individual Properties (other than Liens being properly contested in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement) and customary purchase money security interests of sellers of goods, provided that such trade payables and other amounts in clauses (b) through (d) of this definition (excluding Capital Expenditures and Basic Carrying Costs) (i) do not exceed at any one time in the aggregate four percent (4.00%) of the original principal amount of the Loan, (ii) are normal and reasonable under the circumstances, (iii) are payable by or on behalf of Borrower or Operating Lessee for or in respect of the operation of such Individual Property in the ordinary course of the operation of Borrowers or Operating Lessees business or the routine administration of such Borrowers or Operating Lessees business, (iv) are paid within sixty (60) days following the later of (A) the date on which such amount is incurred or (B) the date invoiced, and (v) are not evidenced by a note, (e) obligations pursuant to the Ground Leases, the Specified Ground Leases, the Glendale Parking Agreement and the Operating Leases, (f) obligations pursuant to the sale of the Previously-Owned Properties, (g) Taxes, insurance premiums and Other Charges, (h) Capital Expenditures incurred in accordance with the Loan Documents, (i) obligations pursuant to the Revolver Loan and (j) customary and ordinary course indemnification of Manager and any liquor license holders in connection with the operation of the Properties. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to require Borrower or Operating Lessee to pay any trade payable, so long as Borrower or Operating Lessee is in good faith at its own expense, and by proper legal proceedings, diligently contesting the validity, amount or application thereof, provided that in each case, at the time of the commencement of any such action or proceeding, and during the pendency of such action or proceeding (w) no Event of Default shall exist and be continuing hereunder, (x) no Individual Property nor any part thereof or interest therein will be in material danger of being sold or forfeited, (y) with respect to any amounts of Permitted Indebtedness then being contested by Borrower or Operating Lessee, Borrower or Operating Lessee shall furnish such security as may be required in the proceeding, or as may be reasonably requested by Lender, to insure the payment of any amounts contested, together with all interest and penalties thereon to the extent that the aggregate amount at issue exceeds $2,000,000, and (z) such contest operates to suspend collection or enforcement, as the case may be, of the contested amount.
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Permitted Investments shall mean any one or more of the following obligations or securities acquired at a purchase price of not greater than par, including those issued by Servicer, or any trustee under any Securitization or any of their respective Affiliates, payable on demand or having a maturity date not later than the Business Day immediately prior to the first Payment Date following the date of acquiring such investment and meeting one of the appropriate standards set forth below:
(a) the following obligations of, or the following obligations directly and unconditionally guaranteed as to principal and interest by, the U.S. government or any agency or instrumentality thereof, when such obligations are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States of America and have maturities not in excess of one year:
(i) U.S. Treasury obligations (all direct or fully guaranteed obligations);
(ii) U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development public housing agency bonds (previously referred to as local authority bonds);
(iii) Federal Housing Administration debentures;
(iv) Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA) guaranteed mortgage-bank securities or participation certificates;
(v) RefCorp debt obligations;
(vi) SBA-guaranteed participation certificates and guaranteed pool certificates;
(b) federal funds, unsecured certificates of deposit, time deposits, bankers acceptances, and repurchase agreements having maturities of not more than 90 days of any commercial bank organized under the laws of the United States of America or any state thereof or the District of Columbia, the short-term debt obligations of which are rated (a) A-1+ (or the equivalent) by S&P and, if it has a term in excess of three months, the long-term debt obligations of which are rated AAA (or the equivalent) by S&P, and that (1) is at least adequately capitalized (as defined in the regulations of its primary Federal banking regulator) and (2) has Tier 1 capital (as defined in such regulations) of not less than $1,000,000,000, (b) in one of the following Moodys rating categories: (1) for maturities less than one month, a long-term rating of A2 or a short-term rating of P-1, (2) for maturities between one and three months, a long-term rating of A1 and a short-term rating of P-1, (3) for maturities between three months to six months, a long-term rating of Aa3 and a short-term rating of P-1 and (4) for maturities over six months, a long-term rating of Aaa and a short-term rating of P-1, or such other ratings as confirmed in a Rating Agency Confirmation and (c) in one of the following Fitch rating categories: (1) for maturities less than three months, a long term rating of A and a short term rating of F-1 and (2) for maturities greater than three months, a long-term rating of AA- and a short term rating of F-1+;
(c) deposits that are fully insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.;
(d) commercial paper rated (a) A-1+ (or the equivalent) by S&P and having a maturity of not more than 90 days, (b) in one of the following Moodys rating categories: (i) for
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maturities less than one month, a long-term rating of A2 or a short-term rating of P-1, (ii) for maturities between one and three months, a long-term rating of A1 and a short-term rating of P-1, (iii) for maturities between three months to six months, a long-term rating of Aa3 and a short-term rating of P-1 and (iv) for maturities over six months, a long-term rating of Aaa and a short-term rating of P-1 and (c) in one of the following Fitch rating categories: (1) for maturities less than three months, a long term rating of A and a short term rating of F-1 and (2) for maturities greater than three months, a long-term rating of AA- and a short term rating of F-1+; and
(e) such other investments as to which each Approved Rating Agency shall have delivered a Rating Agency Confirmation.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, Permitted Investments (i) shall exclude any security with the S&Ps r symbol (or any other Approved Rating Agencys corresponding symbol) attached to the rating (indicating high volatility or dramatic fluctuations in their expected returns because of market risk), as well as any mortgage-backed securities and any security of the type commonly known as strips; (ii) shall be limited to those instruments that have a predetermined fixed dollar of principal due at maturity that cannot vary or change; (iii) shall only include instruments that qualify as cash flow investments (within the meaning of Section 860G(a)(6) of the Code); and (iv) shall exclude any investment where the right to receive principal and interest derived from the underlying investment provides a yield to maturity in excess of 120% of the yield to maturity at par of such underlying investment. Interest may either be fixed or variable, and any variable interest must be tied to a single interest rate index plus a single fixed spread (if any), and move proportionately with that index. No investment shall be made which requires a payment above par for an obligation if the obligation may be prepaid at the option of the issuer thereof prior to its maturity. All investments shall mature or be redeemable upon the option of the holder thereof on or prior to the earlier of (x) three months from the date of their purchase and (y) the Business Day preceding the day before the date such amounts are required to be applied hereunder.
Permitted Transfer shall mean any of the following: (a) any transfer, directly as a result of the death of a natural person, of stock, membership interests, partnership interests or other ownership interests previously held by the decedent in question to the Person or Persons lawfully entitled thereto, (b) any transfer, directly as a result of the legal incapacity of a natural person, of stock, membership interests, partnership interests or other ownership interests previously held by such natural person to the Person or Persons lawfully entitled thereto, (c) any Transfer permitted without the consent of Lender pursuant to the provisions of Section 5.2.2 , Section 5.2.10(d) or Section 5.2.10(e) hereof, (d) any Lease of space in any of the Improvements to Tenants in accordance with the provisions of Section 5.1.21 , (e) Permitted Encumbrances, (f) Permitted Equipment Transfers, (g) the release of any Property or portion thereof (or an Unencumbered Borrower) in connection with a release in accordance with Section 2.4.2 , Section 2.5 or Section 6.4 hereof, (h) any Sale or Pledge of an Excluded Entity, (i) any Transfer of any interest in an Affiliated Manager, if such Transfer does not otherwise result in a Transfer of an interest in Borrower or Operating Lessee that is not permitted hereunder, and (j) any direct or indirect pledge (or any Transfer occurring upon the foreclosure of, or other remedial action with respect to, the same or delivery of an assignment in lieu of foreclosure in respect of the same) of the direct or indirect ownership interests in Borrower, Operating Lessee and/or Principal and other collateral in connection with the Revolver Loan.
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Person shall mean any individual, corporation, partnership, limited partnership, joint venture, limited liability company, estate, trust, unincorporated association, any federal, state, county or municipal government or any bureau, department or agency thereof and any fiduciary acting in such capacity on behalf of any of the foregoing.
Personal Property shall have the meaning set forth in the granting clause of the Mortgage with respect to each Individual Property.
PIP Reserve Account shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7.4 .
PIP Reserve Fund shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7.4 .
PIP Reserve Monthly Deposit shall mean, $425,000.
PIP Work shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.1.24 .
Plan Asset Regulations shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.1.9 hereof.
PLL Policy shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.1(a) hereof.
Policies shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.1(b) hereof.
Policy shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.1(b) hereof.
Pooling Agreement shall mean that certain Pooling Agreement dated as of May 30, 2108 by and between La Quinta Franchising LLC and Operating Lessee, as the same may be amended, restated, replaced, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.
POP Environmental Policy shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.1(a) hereof.
Pre-Approved Alterations shall have the meaning specified in Section 5.1.22 hereof.
Prepayment Notice shall have the meaning specified in Section 2.4.1(a) hereof.
Previously-Owned Properties shall mean (i) those properties set forth on Schedule VI hereto and (ii) portions of the Properties previously subject to a Condemnation.
Prime Rate shall mean, with respect to each Interest Period, the per annum rate of interest of the Prime Rate Index determined as of the Determination Date immediately preceding the commencement of such Interest Period, plus the Prime Rate Spread; provided that in no event will the Prime Rate be less than the Minimum Rate.
Prime Rate Index shall mean the annual rate of interest published in The Wall Street Journal from time to time as the Prime Rate. If The Wall Street Journal ceases to publish the Prime Rate Lender shall select an equivalent publication that publishes such Prime Rate. If more than one Prime Rate is published in The Wall Street Journal for a day, the average of
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such Prime Rates shall be used, and such average shall be rounded up to the nearest 1/1000th of one percent (0.001%). If such Prime Rates are no longer generally published or are limited, regulated or administered by a governmental or quasi-governmental body, then Lender shall select a comparable interest rate index; provided that in no event will the Prime Rate Index be less than the Minimum Rate Index.
Prime Rate Loan shall mean the Loan at such time as interest thereon accrues at a rate of interest based upon the Prime Rate.
Prime Rate Spread shall mean, in connection with any conversion of the Loan, with respect to any Component from a LIBOR Rate Loan to a Prime Rate Loan, the difference (expressed as the number of basis points) of (a) the LIBOR Rate Index plus the LIBOR Rate Spread as of the Determination for which the LIBOR Rate Index was last applicable to the Loan minus (b) the Prime Rate Index as of such Determination Date; provided, however, that the Prime Rate Spread shall not be less than the Minimum Rate Spread. The Prime Rate Spread shall be increased for each Component by 15 basis points (0.15%) from and after the Interest Period applicable to the Payment Date in July, 2023 in accordance with Section 2.8(d) , without duplication of any increase with respect to the LIBOR Rate Spread or the Alternate Rate Spread in accordance with Section 2.8(d) , as applicable, and an additional 10 basis points (0.10%) from and after the Interest Period applicable to the Payment Date in July, 2024 in accordance with Section 2.8(e) , without duplication of any increase with respect to the LIBOR Rate Spread or the Alternate Rate Spread in accordance with Section 2.8(e) , as applicable.
Principal shall mean the Special Purpose Entity that is the general partner of an Individual Borrower, if such Individual Borrower is a limited partnership, or managing member of an Individual Borrower, if such Individual Borrower is a limited liability company other than a single-member Delaware limited liability company.
Priority Payment Cessation Event shall mean (a) the initiation of (x) judicial or non-judicial foreclosure proceedings, (y) proceedings for appointment of a receiver or (z) similar remedies permitted by this Agreement or the other Loan Documents relating to all or a material portion of the applicable Individual Property, and/or (b) the imposition of a stay, an injunction or a similar judicially imposed device that has the effect of preventing Lender from exercising its remedies under this Agreement or the other Loan Documents.
Priority Waterfall Payments shall mean the payments described in Section 3.4(a) through (c) of the Cash Management Agreement of Taxes, Other Charges, Insurance Premiums, Ground Rent, Hotel Taxes and Custodial Funds; provided , that such amounts have not previously been paid or reserved for by any Brand Manager with respect to the Brand Managed Properties in accordance with the applicable Management Agreement.
Project Improvement Plan shall mean, collectively, any property improvement plan or similar plan for alterations, repairs and maintenance of the Property with which Borrower or Operating Lessee is required to comply under any Management Agreement or Franchise Agreement.
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Property or Properties shall mean, collectively, each and every Individual Property which is subject to the terms of this Agreement.
Protective Advances means all sums advanced for the purpose of payment of Taxes (including special assessments or payments in lieu of real estate taxes), Other Charges, maintenance costs, Insurance Premiums, Ground Rent, or other items (including capital expenses and leasing costs) reasonably necessary to protect the Lien of any Mortgage on any of the Properties or any portion thereof including, but not limited to, all reasonable attorneys fees, costs relating to the entry upon the Properties or any portion thereof or any real property relating to the Properties, to make repairs or to pay, purchase, contest or compromise any Lien which is or may reasonably be expected to be prior or superior to the Loan Documents, from forfeiture, casualty, loss or waste, the payment of any amounts to prevent the breach of any management, franchise or other agreement relating to the Properties which may reasonably be expected to result in a termination of such agreement, or to protect, preserve or defend the Lien of the Loan Documents.
Provided Information shall mean any and all financial and other information provided to Lender at any time prepared by, or on behalf of, Borrower, Operating Lessee, Principal, any Affiliated Manager, Sponsor and/or Guarantor.
Qualified Franchisor shall mean either (a) Franchisor; (b) any hotel franchisor that is in the family of brands of any of the entities listed on Schedule 1.5 hereto; provided that, either (I) with respect to any Individual Property, such franchisor is in the same or better category of hotels as the applicable franchisor as on the Closing Date, based on the annual chain scale published by Smith Travel Reports, (II) with respect to any Individual Property, such franchisor may be in one category lower than the applicable franchisor as of the Closing Date, based on the annual chain scale published by Smith Travel Reports ( Downgrade Franchisor ), so long as (x) such Downgrade Franchisor is within the family of brands of any of the entities listed on Schedule 1.5 hereto and (y) the Properties that are subject to a franchise agreement with a Downgrade Franchisor, in the aggregate, would not, at such time of the execution of the franchise agreement with the applicable Downgrade Franchisor, constitute more than twenty percent (20%) of the Individual Properties (in the aggregate) based on the Amortized Release Amounts or (c) a reputable and experienced franchisor (which may be an Affiliate of Borrower) possessing experience in flagging hotel properties similar in size, scope, use and value as the Properties that is reasonably acceptable to Lender, provided , that (i) with respect to subclause (c) above, if required by Lender following a rated Securitization, Borrower shall have obtained a Rating Agency Confirmation with respect to the licensing of the Properties by such Person, (ii) in the case of subclauses (b) or (c) above, if such Person is an Affiliate of Borrower, if required by Lender, Borrower shall have obtained an Additional Insolvency Opinion and (iii) in all cases is not subject to a Bankruptcy Action at the time of execution of the franchise agreement.
Qualified Manager shall mean either (a) Manager; (b) any of the entities set forth on Schedule 1.4 hereto; (c) any management company Controlled by or under common Control with any management company set forth on Schedule 1.4 hereto; or (d) a reputable and experienced management organization (which may be an Affiliate of Borrower) possessing experience in managing properties similar in size, scope, use and value as the Properties that is reasonably
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acceptable to Lender, provided , that (i) that, in the case of subclause (d) above if required by Lender following a rated Securitization, Borrower shall have obtained a Rating Agency Confirmation from the Approved Rating Agencies with respect to such Manager and its management of the Properties, (ii) in the case of subclauses (b) , (c) and (d) above, if such Person is an Affiliate of Borrower, if required by Lender, Borrower shall have obtained an Additional Insolvency Opinion and (iii) in all cases, such Person is not subject to a Bankruptcy Action at the time of execution of the management agreement.
Qualified Transferee shall mean a Person (a) with a Net Worth (or market capitalization) equal to or in excess of $650,000,000 (exclusive of its interest in and any liabilities relating to the Properties), (b) that is not subject to a Bankruptcy Action or a material governmental or regulatory investigation which resolved in a final, non-appealable conviction for criminal activity involving moral turpitude or a civil proceeding in which such Person has been found liable in a final non-appealable judgment to have attempted to hinder, delay or defraud creditors, in each case for the past seven (7) years and (c) is able to remake Borrowers representations set forth in Section 4.1.35 hereof and is able to comply with Borrowers covenants set forth in Section 5.1.25 hereof.
Ratable Share shall mean, with respect to any Co-Lender, its share of each Component of the Loan based on the proportion of the outstanding principal of the Loan advanced by such Co-Lender to the total outstanding principal amount of the Loan. The Ratable Share of each Co-Lender on the date of this Agreement after giving effect to the funding of the Loan on the Closing Date is set forth on Exhibit B attached hereto and made a part hereof.
Rate Conversion shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.2.7(g) hereof.
Rating Agencies shall mean each of S&P, Moodys, Fitch and Morningstar or any other nationally recognized statistical rating agency, which has assigned a rating to the Securities.
Rating Agency Confirmation shall mean, collectively, in connection with or following a rated Securitization, a written affirmation from each of the Approved Rating Agencies that the credit rating of the Securities given by such Approved Rating Agency of such Securities immediately prior to the occurrence of the event with respect to which such Rating Agency Confirmation is sought will not be qualified, downgraded or withdrawn as a result of the occurrence of such event, which affirmation may be granted or withheld in such Approved Rating Agencys sole and absolute discretion. In the event that, at any given time, any Approved Rating Agency elects not to consider whether to grant or withhold such an affirmation, then (i) with respect to Section 5.2.10(e)(vi) hereof, the Rating Agency Confirmation shall be deemed to not apply and (ii) in all other cases, the term Rating Agency Confirmation by such Rating Agency shall be deemed instead to require the written reasonable approval of Lender.
Register shall have the meaning set forth in Section 9.7 hereof.
Related Entities shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.2.10(e)(v) hereof.
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Release Amount shall mean, for any Individual Property, the amount set forth on Schedule 1.1 , as the same may be reduced in accordance with the definition of Amortized Release Amount.
Release Debt Yield shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.5.2 hereof.
Release Parcel shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.5.5 hereof.
Release Price Premium shall mean for each Individual Property (other than a Specified Ground Lease Property or Specified Fee Property), an amount equal to (a) five percent (5%) of the Amortized Release Amount for such Individual Property until twenty percent (20%) of the original principal balance of the Loan shall have been prepaid in accordance with Section 2.5.2 hereof and (b) thereafter, ten percent (10%) of the Amortized Release Amount for such Individual Property. For the avoidance of doubt, with respect to the release of any Individual Property, Borrower acknowledges that if a portion of the Adjusted Release Amount (when aggregated with all other Adjusted Release Amounts previously paid) does not exceed twenty percent (20%) of the original principal balance of the Loan, but the remaining portion of such Adjusted Release Amount (when aggregated with all other amounts previously paid in connection with a release) is in excess of twenty percent (20%) of the original principal balance of the Loan, the Release Price Premium for such Individual Property being released shall be a blended percentage determined as follows: (i) for the portion of the Adjusted Release Amount that does not exceed twenty percent (20%) of the original principal balance of the Loan (when aggregated with all other amounts previously paid in connection with a release), five percent (5%) of the Amortized Release Amount, and (ii) for the portion of the Adjusted Release Amount in excess of twenty percent (20%) of the original principal balance of the Loan (when aggregated with all other Adjusted Release Amounts previously paid), ten percent (10%) of the Amortized Release Amount.
REMIC Trust shall mean a real estate mortgage investment conduit within the meaning of Section 860D of the Code that holds the Note or a portion thereof.
Rents shall mean, with respect to each Individual Property, all rents, rent equivalents, moneys payable as damages or in lieu of rent or rent equivalents, royalties (including, without limitation, all oil and gas or other mineral royalties and bonuses), income, receivables, receipts, revenues, deposits (including, without limitation, security, utility and other deposits), accounts, cash, issues, profits, charges for services rendered, all other amounts payable as rent under any Lease or other agreement relating to such Individual Property and other consideration of whatever form or nature received by or paid to or for the account of or benefit of Borrower, Operating Lessee or any of their respective agents or employees from any and all sources arising from or attributable to the Individual Property, and proceeds, if any, from business interruption or other loss of income insurance, including, without limitation, all hotel receipts, revenues and credit card receipts collected from guest rooms, restaurants, bars, meeting rooms, banquet rooms and recreational facilities, all receivables, customer obligations, installment payment obligations and other obligations now existing or hereafter arising or created out of the sale, lease, sublease, license, concession or other grant of the right of the use and occupancy of property or rendering of services by Borrower, Operating Lessee or any operator or manager of the hotel or the commercial space located in the Improvements or acquired from others (including, without
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limitation, from the rental of any office space, retail space, guest rooms or other space, halls, stores, and offices, and deposits securing reservations of such space), license, lease, sublease and concession fees and rentals, health club membership fees, food and beverage wholesale and retail sales, service charges, vending machine sales and proceeds, if any, from business interruption or other loss of income insurance.
Replacement Franchise Agreement shall mean (i) either (a) a franchise, trademark and license agreement with a Qualified Franchisor substantially in the same form and substance as any Franchise Agreement, (b) a franchise, trademark and license agreement with a Qualified Franchisor, which franchise, license and trademark agreement shall have been entered into by Borrower or Operating Lessee and such Qualified Franchisor on an arms-length basis and otherwise on commercially reasonable terms, with economic terms and franchise fees comparable to existing local market rates or (c) a franchise, trademark and license agreement with a Qualified Franchisor, which franchise, trademark and license agreement shall be reasonably acceptable to Lender in form and substance, provided , with respect to this subclause (c) , following a rated Securitization, Lender at its option, may require that Borrower shall have obtained a Rating Agency Confirmation with respect to such franchise, trademark and license agreement; and (ii) a replacement comfort letter or new comfort letter substantially in the form of the applicable comfort letter delivered to Lender on the Closing Date (or such other form and substance reasonably acceptable to Lender), executed and delivered to Lender by Borrower and such Qualified Franchisor at Borrowers expense.
Replacement Guarantor shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.2.10(e) .
Replacement Interest Rate Cap Agreement shall mean, collectively, one or more interest rate cap agreements, reasonably acceptable to Lender, from an Acceptable Counterparty with terms substantially similar to the Interest Rate Cap Agreement except that the same shall be effective as of the date required in Section 2.2.7(c) ; provided that to the extent any such interest rate cap agreements do not meet the foregoing requirements, a Replacement Interest Rate Cap Agreement shall be such interest rate cap agreements approved in writing by the Approved Rating Agencies with respect thereto.
Replacement Management Agreement shall mean, collectively, (a) either (i) a management agreement with a Qualified Manager substantially in the same form and substance as any Management Agreement, provided , that only a Brand Manager shall be permitted to enter into a management agreement in substantially the same form and substance as a Brand Management Agreement, (ii) a management agreement with a Qualified Manager, which management agreement shall (A) have been entered into by Borrower or Operating Lessee (if applicable) and such Qualified Manager on an arms-length basis and otherwise on commercially reasonable terms and (B) with economic terms and management fees comparable to existing local market rates, or (iii) a management agreement with a Qualified Manager, which management agreement shall be reasonably acceptable to Lender in form and substance, provided , with respect to this subclause (iii) , following a rated Securitization, Lender, at its option, may require that Borrower shall have obtained a Rating Agency Confirmation from the Approved Rating Agencies with respect to such management agreement and (b) an assignment of management agreement and subordination of management fees substantially in the form as the applicable Assignment of Management Agreement (or of such other form and substance
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reasonably acceptable to Lender), executed and delivered to Lender by Borrower or Operating Lessee (if applicable) and such Qualified Manager at Borrowers expense, provided , that in the event such Qualified Manager is an Affiliated Manager (other than a Brand Manager or any other manager that is affiliated with a nationally recognized brand), any replacement assignment of management agreement shall include a subordination of management fees in form and substance reasonably acceptable to Lender.
Replacement Reserve Account shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7.3.1 hereof.
Replacement Reserve Fund shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7.3.1 hereof.
Replacement Reserve Monthly Deposit shall mean, with respect to each Individual Property, an amount equal to four percent (4%) of Gross Income from Operations for the calendar month that is two (2) calendar months prior to the calendar month in which the applicable deposit to the Replacement Reserve Fund is to be made.
Replacements shall mean FF&E replacements and repairs required to be made to each Individual Property or the Improvements but specifically excluding the PIP Work.
Repositioned Properties shall mean those certain Properties listed on Schedule IV attached hereto.
Representative Borrower shall have the meaning set forth in Section 10.6 hereof.
Required Debt Yield shall mean a Debt Yield, as determined by Lender, equal to (i) with respect to the initial term of the Loan and the first, second and third Extension Terms, twelve and ninety two hundredths percent (12.92%) and (ii) with respect to the fourth and fifth Extension Terms, thirteen and forty two hundredths percent (13.42%).
Required PLL Period shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.1(a) hereof.
Required Repair Deadline shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.1.20 hereof.
Required Repairs shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.1.20 hereof.
Requisite Lender Decision shall have the meaning set forth in Section 10.24(b) hereof.
Requisite Lenders means, as of any date, Lenders (which shall include the Co-Lender then acting as Administrative Agent) having at least 66 2/3% of the sum of the outstanding principal amount of the Loan, provided that at all times when two (2) or more Lenders are party to this Agreement, the term Requisite Lenders shall in no event mean fewer than two (2) Lenders.
Reserve Accounts shall mean, collectively, the Tax and Insurance Reserve Account, the Replacement Reserve Account, the PIP Reserve Account, the Ground Lease Reserve Account, the Environmental Work Reserve Account, the Excess Cash Flow Reserve Account and any other escrow account established pursuant to the Loan Documents.
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Reserve Funds shall mean, collectively, the Tax and Insurance Escrow Fund, the Replacement Reserve Fund, the PIP Reserve Fund, the Ground Lease Reserve Fund, the Environmental Work Reserve Fund, the Excess Cash Flow Reserve Fund and any other escrow fund established by the Loan Documents.
Restoration shall mean the repair and restoration of an Individual Property after a Casualty or Condemnation as nearly as possible to the condition the Individual Property was in immediately prior to such Casualty or Condemnation, with such alterations as may be reasonably approved by Lender.
Restricted Party shall mean collectively, (a) Borrower, Operating Lessee or Principal and (b) any shareholder, partner, member, non-member manager, any direct or indirect legal or beneficial owner of, Borrower, Operating Lessee, Principal or any non-member manager; provided that an Excluded Entity shall not be a Restricted Party and with respect to clause (b) , excluding any shareholders or owners of stock or equity interest that are publicly traded on any nationally or internationally recognized stock exchange that are not Affiliates of Borrower, Principal or Operating Lessee. For the avoidance of doubt, notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, no notice to, or consent of, Lender shall be required in connection with any Sale or Pledge of direct or indirect interests in any Excluded Entity.
Restricted Pledge Party shall mean, collectively, Borrower, Operating Lessee, Principal, or any other direct or indirect equity holder in Borrower, Operating Lessee or Principal up to, but not including, the first direct or indirect equity holder that has substantial assets other than its direct or indirect interest in the Properties, provided , that an Excluded Entity (and any Person owning a direct or indirect interest in any Excluded Entity) shall not be a Restricted Pledge Party.
Revolver Borrower shall mean CorePoint Borrower LLC.
Revolver Debt Service shall mean, with respect to any particular period of time, interest payments due under the Revolver Loan.
Revolver Lender means, at any time, the lenders, administrative agents and collateral agents under the Revolver Loan. The initial Revolver Lenders are JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A, KeyBank National Association and Société Générale.
Revolver Loan shall mean that certain revolving credit facility made by the Revolver Lender to the Revolver Borrower in an aggregate principal amount of up to $150,000,000, which financing shall be entered into as of the Closing Date, as the same may be amended, replaced, renewed, restructured, increased, extended, restated, supplemented, modified or otherwise refinanced (whether with the same or different lenders and agents) from time to time.
Revolver Loan Documents shall mean those certain agreements and documents executed and/or delivered in connection with the Revolver Loan, as the same may be amended, replaced, renewed, restructured, increased, extended, restated, supplemented, modified or otherwise refinanced (whether with the same or different lenders and agents) from time to time.
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S&P shall mean S&P Global Ratings, acting through Standard & Poors Financial Services LLC.
Sale or Pledge shall mean a voluntary or involuntary sale, conveyance, assignment, transfer, encumbrance, pledge, grant of option or other transfer or disposal of a legal or beneficial interest, whether direct or indirect.
Sale/Franchise/Brand Management Default Release shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.5.2(k) hereof.
Section 2.7 Taxes shall mean any present or future taxes, levies, imposts, duties, deductions, withholdings (including backup withholding), assessments, fees or other charges imposed by any Governmental Authority, including any interest, additions to tax or penalties applicable thereto.
Securities shall have the meaning set forth in Section 9.1.1 hereof.
Securities Act shall have the meaning set forth in Section 9.1.1 hereof.
Securitization shall have the meaning set forth in Section 9.1.1 hereof.
Securitization Vehicle shall mean each REMIC or Grantor Trust into which all or a portion of the Loan has been transferred.
Servicer shall have the meaning set forth in Section 9.5 hereof.
Servicing Agreement shall have the meaning set forth in Section 9.5 hereof.
Severed Loan Documents shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8.2(c) hereof.
Special Purpose Entity shall mean a corporation, limited partnership or limited liability company that complies with the following requirements from and after the date hereof unless it has received prior written consent to do otherwise from Lender or a permitted administrative agent thereof, or, while the Loan is securitized pursuant to a rated Securitization, a Rating Agency Confirmation from each of the Approved Rating Agencies, and an Additional Insolvency Opinion, in each case:
(i) is and shall be organized solely for the purpose of (A) in the case of Borrower, (I) acquiring, owning, development, constructing, renovating, improving, selling, leasing, transferring, exchanging, assigning, disposing of, operating, managing, financing, refinancing, holding an ownership interest or otherwise dealing with the Properties and activities incidental thereto, (II) acquiring and owning its limited liability company interest in and managing and acting as the sole member of any Individual Borrower or New TRS Borrower (with respect to any Individual Borrower that is the member of another Individual Borrower or New TRS Borrower), as applicable,
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(III) entering into and performing its obligations under the Loan Documents with Lender, refinancing the Properties in connection with a permitted repayment of the Loan, and transacting lawful business that is incident, necessary and appropriate to accomplish the foregoing or (B) in the case of any Principal, acting as a general partner of the limited partnership that owns the related Individual Property or as member of the limited liability company that owns the related Individual Property and transacting lawful business that is incident, necessary and appropriate to accomplish the foregoing or (C) with respect to Operating Lessee, leasing each Individual Property that is subject to the Operating Lease and operating, managing and maintaining each Individual Property subject to the Operating Lease and transacting lawful business that is incident, necessary and appropriate to accomplish the foregoing;
(ii) shall not engage in any business unrelated to the activities set forth in clause (i) of this definition of Special Purpose Entity;
(iii) shall not own any real property other than the Properties;
(iv) does not have and shall not have assets other than (A) in the case of each Individual Borrower, the related Individual Properties and personal property and fixtures located therein or used in connection therewith necessary or incidental to its ownership and operation of such Individual Property, (B) in the case of any Principal, owning the limited partnership or limited liability company interests in the related Individual Borrower and personal property necessary or incidental to its ownership of such interests, (C) in the case of any Borrower that is the sole member of a New TRS Borrower or another Individual Borrower, owning the limited liability company interests or partnership interests in such New TRS Borrower or other Borrower, as applicable, and personal property necessary or incidental to its ownership of such interests, and (D) in the case of Operating Lessee, owning its leasehold interest in the applicable Properties pursuant to the applicable Operating Lease and personal property necessary or incidental to such ownership;
(v) shall not engage in, seek, consent to or permit, to the fullest extent permitted by law, (A) any dissolution, winding up, liquidation, consolidation or merger, (B) any sale or other transfer of all or substantially all of its assets or any sale of assets outside the ordinary course of its business other than in connection with a sale of Property or as otherwise permitted by the Loan Documents or (C) in the case of a Principal, any transfer of its partnership or membership interest, except as permitted by the Loan Documents;
(vi) shall not cause, consent to or permit any amendment of its limited partnership agreement, articles of incorporation, articles of organization, certificate of formation, operating agreement or other formation document or organizational document (as applicable) with respect to the matters set forth in this definition without the prior written consent of Lender and, after a rated Securitization, receipt of a Rating Agency Confirmation;
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(vii) if such entity is a limited partnership, has and shall have at least one general partner and has and shall have, as its only general partners, Special Purpose Entities each of which (A) is a corporation or single member Delaware limited liability company, (B) has two (2) Independent Directors or Independent Managers, and (C) holds a direct interest as general partner in the limited partnership of not less than 0.1%;
(viii) if such entity is a corporation, has and shall have at least two (2) Independent Directors, and shall not cause or permit the board of directors of such entity to take any Material Action with respect to itself or, if the corporation is a Principal, with respect to the applicable Loan Party unless two (2) Independent Directors or Independent Managers shall have participated in such vote and shall have voted in favor of such action;
(ix) if such entity is a limited liability company (other than a limited liability company meeting all of the requirements applicable to a single member limited liability company set forth in this definition of Special Purpose Entity), has and shall have at least one (1) member that is a Special Purpose Entity, that is a corporation or a single-member limited liability company, that has at least two (2) Independent Directors and that directly owns at least one half of one percent (0.5%) of the equity of the limited liability company;
(x) if such entity is a single member limited liability company, (A) is and shall be a Delaware limited liability company, (B) has and shall have at least two (2) Independent Directors or Independent Managers serving as managers of such company, (C) shall not take any Material Action with respect to itself, or any entity for which it is the Principal, as applicable, unless two (2) Independent Directors or Independent Managers then serving as managers of the company shall have consented in writing to such action and (D) shall have two (2) natural persons or one entity that is not a member of the company, that has signed its limited liability company agreement and that, under the terms of such limited liability company agreement becomes a member of the company immediately prior to the withdrawal or dissolution of the last remaining member of the company;
(xi) shall not (and, if such entity is (a) a limited liability company, has and shall have a limited liability agreement or an operating agreement, as applicable, (b) a limited partnership, has a limited partnership agreement, or (c) a corporation, has a certificate of incorporation or articles that, in each case, provide that such entity shall not) (1) dissolve, merge, liquidate, consolidate or (2) sell all or substantially all of its assets except as otherwise permitted by the Loan Documents;
(xii) shall at all times intend to remain solvent and shall pay its debts and liabilities (including, a fairly allocated portion of any personnel and overhead expenses that it shares with any Affiliate) from its assets as the same shall become due, and shall maintain adequate capital for the normal obligations reasonably foreseeable in a business of its size and character and in light of its contemplated business operations (in each case, to the extent there exists sufficient cash flow from the operations of the Property to do so; provided , that the foregoing shall not require any member, partner or shareholder of a Special Purpose Entity to make any additional capital contributions to a Special Purpose Entity;
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(xiii) shall not fail to correct any known misunderstanding regarding the separate identity of such entity;
(xiv) shall maintain its bank accounts (except as contemplated by the Loan Documents with respect to any other Loan Party), books of account, books and records separate from those of any other Person and, to the extent that it is required to file income tax returns under applicable law, shall file its own income tax returns, except to the extent that it is required by law to file consolidated tax returns and, if it is a corporation, shall not file a consolidated income tax return with any other corporation, except to the extent that it is required by law to file consolidated tax returns;
(xv) intentionally omitted;
(xvi) except as contemplated by the Loan Documents with respect to each other Loan Party shall not commingle its funds or assets with those of any other Person and shall not participate in any cash management system with any other Person;
(xvii) other than pursuant to Permitted Equipment and Vehicle Leases executed by Manager in its capacity as agent of the applicable Loan Party, shall hold its assets in its own name;
(xviii) shall conduct its business as a separate and distinct entity under its own name or in a name franchised or licensed to it by Manager, Franchisor or an entity other than an Affiliate of itself or of Borrower, except for business conducted on behalf of itself by another Person under a business management services agreement that is on commercially reasonable terms, so long as the manager, or equivalent thereof, under such business management services agreement holds itself out as an agent of such Special Purpose Entity;
(xix) (A) shall maintain its financial statements, accounting records and other entity documents separate from those of any other Person; (B) shall show, in its financial statements, its asset and liabilities separate and apart from those of any other Person; and (C) shall not permit its assets to be listed as assets on the financial statement of any of its Affiliates except as required by GAAP or the Uniform System of Accounts; provided , however , that any such consolidated financial statement contains a note indicating that the Special Purpose Entitys separate assets and credit are not available to pay the debts of such Affiliate and that the Special Purpose Entitys liabilities do not constitute obligations of the consolidated entity, except as provided herein with respect to each other Loan Party and such assets shall also be listed in such Loan Partys balance sheet, as applicable;
(xx) except in each case with respect to each other Individual Borrower, as contemplated by the Loan Documents, shall pay its own liabilities and expenses, including the salaries of its own employees, out of its own funds and assets, provided there is sufficient cash flow to do so, and shall maintain a sufficient number of employees, if any, in light of its contemplated business operations;
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(xxi) intentionally omitted;
(xxii) intentionally omitted;
(xxiii) following the Closing Date shall not incur Indebtedness other than (A) in the case of each Borrower, (i) the Loan, (ii) Permitted Indebtedness, (iii) as may be required pursuant to the Ground Leases, Specified Ground Leases or the Glendale Parking Agreement, and (iv) such other liabilities that such Special Purpose Entity is expressly permitted to incur pursuant to this Agreement or as otherwise imposed by law; provided , however , that this covenant shall not require any shareholder, partner or member of Borrower to make additional capital contributions to any such entity; (B) in the case of each Principal, (i) liabilities of Principal as a general partner of a limited partnership, in the capacity as such and (ii) liabilities incurred in the ordinary course of business relating to the ownership and operation of the Loan Party which it holds an interest in and routine administration of the Loan Party which it holds an interest in, provided that (x) the outstanding liabilities at any time shall not exceed $25,000.00 and (y) such liabilities are normal and reasonable under the circumstances; provided, however, that this covenant shall not require any shareholder, partner or member of Principal to make additional capital contributions to any such entity; and (C) in the case of Operating Lessee, (i) Permitted Indebtedness, (ii) as may be required pursuant to a Ground Lease, Specified Ground Lease or the Glendale Parking Agreement, (iii) such other liabilities that are permitted pursuant to this Agreement or as otherwise imposed by law and (iv) such other liabilities that are permitted pursuant to the Loan Documents; provided, however, that this covenant shall not require any shareholder, partner or member of Operating Lessee to make additional capital contributions to any such entity;
(xxiv) shall not assume or guarantee or become obligated for the debts of any other Person, shall not hold out its credit as being available to satisfy the obligations of any other Person and shall not pledge its assets to secure the obligations of any other Person, in each case except as permitted pursuant to the Loan Documents with respect to each other Loan Party or as otherwise imposed by law;
(xxv) shall not acquire obligations or securities of its partners, members or shareholders or any other owner or Affiliate, except (A) with respect to a member of a New TRS Borrower, such members limited liability company interest or such partners partnership interests in such New TRS Borrower, as applicable, (B) with respect to an Individual Borrower that is a member of another Individual Borrower, such Individual Borrowers limited liability company interest in such other Individual Borrower, and (C) with respect to each Principal, such Principals membership or general partnership interest and obligations with respect to the Loan Party in which it owns an interest;
(xxvi) shall allocate fairly and reasonably any overhead expenses that are shared with any of its Affiliates, constituents, or owners, or any guarantors of any of their respective obligations, or any Affiliate of any of the foregoing, including, but not limited to, paying for shared office space and for services performed by any employee of an Affiliate;
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(xxvii) shall maintain and use separate stationery, invoices and checks bearing its name and not bearing the name of any other entity unless such entity is clearly designated as being the Special Purpose Entitys agent;
(xxviii) except as contemplated by the Loan Documents with respect to each other Loan Party, shall not pledge its assets to secure the obligations of any other Person;
(xxix) intentionally omitted;
(xxx) shall maintain its assets in such a manner that it shall not be costly or difficult to segregate, ascertain or identify its individual assets from those of any other Person;
(xxxi) shall not make loans to any Person and shall not hold evidence of indebtedness issued by any other Person or entity (other than cash and investment grade securities issued by an entity that is not an Affiliate of or subject to common ownership with such entity), except as is contemplated or provided for in the Loan Documents with respect to each other Loan Party;
(xxxii) shall not identify its partners, members or shareholders, or any Affiliate of any of them, as a division or department or part of it, and has not identified itself and shall not identify itself as a division or department of any other Person;
(xxxiii) except in each case with respect to each Individual Borrower, as contemplated by the Loan Documents and other than capital contributions and distributions permitted under the terms of its organizational documents, shall not enter into or be a party to, any transaction with any of its partners, members, shareholders or Affiliates except in the ordinary course of its business and on terms which are commercially reasonable terms comparable to those of an arms-length transaction with an unrelated third party;
(xxxiv) shall not have any obligation to, and shall not indemnify its partners, officers, directors or members, as the case may be, in each case unless such an obligation or indemnification is fully subordinated to the Debt and, to the fullest extent permitted by law, shall not constitute a claim against it in the event that its cash flow is insufficient to pay the Debt;
(xxxv) if such entity is a corporation, shall consider the interests of its creditors in connection with all corporate actions;
(xxxvi) shall not have any of its obligations guaranteed by any Affiliate except (A) as provided by the Loan Documents with respect to (I) each other Loan Party and (II) the Guaranty and Environmental Indemnity, (B) guaranties of its obligations under any Ground Lease, Specified Ground Lease or the Glendale Parking Agreement, or (C) in connection with the Franchise Agreements or Management Agreements;
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(xxxvii) shall not form, acquire or hold any subsidiary, except (A) any member of a New TRS Borrowers limited liability company interest in such New TRS Borrower, (B) with respect to any Individual Borrower that is a member of another Individual Borrower, such Individual Borrowers limited liability company interest in such other Individual Borrower, and (C) with respect to each Principal, such Principals membership or general partnership interest and obligations with respect to the Loan Party in which it owns an interest;
(xxxviii) shall comply with all of the terms and provisions contained in its organizational documents;
(xxxix) shall conduct its business so that each of the assumptions made about it and each of the facts stated about it in the Insolvency Opinion, or if applicable, any Additional Insolvency Opinion, are true;
(xl) intentionally omitted; and
(xli) shall continue to be duly formed, validly existing, and in good standing in the state of its incorporation or formation and in all other jurisdictions where it is qualified to do business.
Specified Fee Property shall mean the Individual Property known as Inn #947 Huntsville located at 4870 University Drive N.W., Huntsville, Texas.
Specified Ground Lease shall mean each of the ground leases for the Specified Ground Leased Properties.
Specified Ground Lessor shall mean each lessor under a Specified Ground Lease.
Specified Ground Leased Property shall mean each of the ground leases described on Schedule III hereto.
Spin-Off shall mean that certain transaction as set forth on Schedule V attached hereto.
Sponsor shall mean CorePoint Operating Partnership L.P.
Spread Maintenance End Date shall mean the Payment Date occurring in December, 2019. With respect to any prepayment made after the Payment Date in November, 2019, but prior to the Spread Maintenance End Date, the amount of the Spread Maintenance Payment shall be zero.
Spread Maintenance Payment shall mean, with respect to any repayment of the outstanding principal amount of any Component of the Loan on or prior to the Spread Maintenance End Date for which a Spread Maintenance Payment is due, a payment to Lender in an amount equal to the product of (a) the Applicable Rate Spread applicable to such Component, (b) the portion of the Component of the Loan which is being repaid in excess of the Free Prepayment Amount, and (c) a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days between the date through which interest on the amount being prepaid has been paid in full and the Spread
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Maintenance End Date and the denominator of which is 360. Notwithstanding the foregoing, with respect to any prepayment made after the Spread Maintenance End Date, the amount of the Spread Maintenance Payment shall be zero.
State shall mean, with respect to an Individual Property, the State or Commonwealth in which such Individual Property or any part thereof is located.
Strike Price shall mean (a) for the period from the Closing Date through and including the Initial Maturity Date, a rate as of the Closing Date not greater than the rate that when added to the Applicable Rate Spread, yields a per annum interest rate that would result in the Debt Service Coverage Ratio (for purposes of determining the Debt Service) being no less than 1.10:1.00 which for purposes of this Agreement shall be four and fifty six hundredths percent (4.56%) (the Initial Strike Price ), and (b) as of the commencement date for any Extension Term, a rate not more than the greater of (i) the Initial Strike Price and (ii) the rate that when added to the Applicable Rate Spread, yields a per annum interest rate that would result in the Debt Service Coverage Ratio (calculated assuming that for all times, Applicable Rate Index is equal to the new Strike Price (rather than the then current Strike Price) for purposes of determining the Debt Service) being no less than 1.10:1.00.
Substitute Guaranty shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.2.10(e) hereof.
Substitute Interest Rate Cap Agreement shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.2.7(h) hereof.
Survey shall mean a survey of the Individual Property in question prepared by a surveyor licensed in the State in which the applicable Individual Property is located and satisfactory to Lender and the company or companies issuing the applicable Title Insurance Policy, and containing a certification of such surveyor satisfactory to Lender.
Sweep Accounts shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.6.1(e) hereof.
Sweep Bank shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.6.1(e) hereof.
Tax and Insurance Escrow Fund shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7.2 hereof.
Tax and Insurance Reserve Account shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7.2 hereof.
Taxes shall mean all real estate and personal property taxes, assessments, water rates or sewer rents, now or hereafter levied or assessed or imposed against any Individual Property or part thereof.
Tenant shall mean any Person with a possessory right to all or any part of an Individual Property pursuant to a Lease.
Threshold Amount shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.1.22 hereof.
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Title Insurance Policies shall mean, with respect to each Individual Property, an ALTA mortgagee title insurance policy in the form reasonably acceptable to Lender (or, if an Individual Property is in a State which does not permit the issuance of such ALTA policy, such form as shall be permitted in such State and reasonably acceptable to Lender) issued with respect to such Individual Property and insuring the lien of the Mortgage encumbering such Individual Property.
Transfer shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.2.10(b) hereof.
Transferee Borrower shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.2.10(e) hereof.
TRIPRA shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.1(a) hereof.
UCC or Uniform Commercial Code shall mean the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in the applicable State in which an Individual Property is located.
Unanimous Decisions shall have the meaning set forth in Section 10.24(b) hereof.
Unencumbered Borrower shall have the meaning specified in Section 2.4.2(b) hereof.
Uniform System of Accounts shall mean the Eleventh Revised Edition of the Uniform System of Accounts for Hotels as adopted by the American Hotel and Lodging Association.
U.S. Obligations shall mean non-redeemable securities evidencing an obligation to timely pay principal and/or interest in a full and timely manner that are (a) direct obligations of the United States of America for the payment of which its full faith and credit is pledged, or (b) to the extent acceptable to the Approved Rating Agencies, other government securities within the meaning of Section 2(a)(16) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.
U.S. Person means any Person that is a United States Person as defined in Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code.
U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.7(e).
Section 1.2 Principles of Construction . All references to sections and schedules are to sections and schedules in or to this Agreement unless otherwise specified. All uses of the word including shall mean including, without limitation unless the context shall indicate otherwise. Unless otherwise specified, the words hereof, herein and hereunder and words of similar import when used in this Agreement shall refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision of this Agreement. Unless otherwise specified, all meanings attributed to defined terms herein shall be equally applicable to both the singular and plural forms of the terms so defined.
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ARTICLE II.
GENERAL TERMS
Section 2.1 Loan Commitment; Disbursement to Borrower .
2.1.1 Agreement to Lend and Borrow . Subject to and upon the terms and conditions set forth herein, Lender hereby agrees to make and Borrower hereby agrees to accept the Loan on the Closing Date.
2.1.2 Single Disbursement to Borrower . Borrower may request and receive only one (1) borrowing hereunder in respect of the Loan and any amount borrowed and repaid hereunder in respect of the Loan may not be reborrowed. Borrower and Lender acknowledge and agree that the Loan shall be fully funded as of the Closing Date.
2.1.3 The Note, Mortgage and Loan Documents . The Loan shall be evidenced by the Note and secured by the Mortgage and the other Loan Documents.
2.1.4 Use of Proceeds . Borrower shall use the proceeds of the Loan to (a) repay or discharge any existing loans relating to the Properties, (b) pay all past due Basic Carrying Costs, if any, with respect to the Properties, (c) make deposits into the Reserve Funds on the Closing Date in the amounts provided herein, (d) pay costs and expenses incurred in connection with the closing of the Loan, as approved by Lender, (e) pay costs and expenses incurred in connection with the Spin-Off, (f) fund any working capital requirements of the Properties and (g) distribute the balance, if any, to Borrowers equity holders.
2.1.5 Components of the Loan . For the purpose of computing interest payable from time to time on the principal amount of the Loan and certain other computations set forth herein, the principal balance of the Loan shall be divided into Components A, B, C, D, E and F. The principal amount of the Components shall be as follows:
COMPONENT |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT | |||
A |
$ | 172,500,000 | ||
B |
$ | 172,500,000 | ||
C |
$ | 172,500,000 | ||
D |
$ | 172,500,000 | ||
E |
$ | 172,500,000 | ||
F |
$ | 172,500,000 |
Section 2.2 Interest Rate .
2.2.1 Interest Rate . Subject to the provisions of this Section 2.2 , interest on the outstanding principal balance of each Component of the Loan shall accrue from (and include) the Closing Date through the end of the last Interest Period at the LIBOR Rate for such Component. The total interest accrued under the Loan shall be the sum of the interest accrued on each Component. Borrower shall pay to Lender on each Payment Date the interest accrued (or to be accrued) on the outstanding principal balance of each Component of the Loan for the related Interest Period.
2.2.2 Interest Calculation . Interest on the outstanding principal balance of each Component of the Loan shall be calculated by multiplying (a) the actual number of days elapsed in the relevant Interest Period for which the calculation is being made by (b) a daily rate based on the rate described in Section 2.2.3 and a three hundred sixty (360) day year by (c) the outstanding principal balance of such Component of the Loan.
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2.2.3 Determination of Interest Rate . (a) Subject to the terms and conditions of this Section 2.2.3 , each Component of the Loan shall bear interest at the LIBOR Rate applicable to such Component. The LIBOR Rate applicable to an Interest Period shall be determined by Lender as set forth herein; provided , however , that LIBOR Rate Index for the Interest Period commencing on the Closing Date through and including June 14, 2018 shall be the LIBOR Rate Index on the Closing Date, which the parties agree is 1.981%.
(b) In the event that Lender shall have reasonably determined that by reason of circumstances affecting the interbank Eurodollar market or otherwise the LIBOR Rate Index cannot be determined as provided in the definition of the LIBOR Rate Index as set forth herein, and the Loan has not been converted to an Alternate Rate Loan in accordance with Section 2.2.3(c) below, then Lender shall forthwith give notice thereof by telephone of such fact, confirmed in writing, to Borrower at least one (1) Business Day prior to the Determination Date. If such notice is given, the Loan shall be converted, from and after the first day of the next succeeding Interest Period, to a Prime Rate Loan bearing interest based on the Prime Rate in effect on the related Determination Date.
(c) If, prior to the Loan being converted from a LIBOR Rate Loan to a Prime Rate Loan in accordance with Section 2.2.3(b) above or following the Loan being converted from a Prime Rate Loan back to a LIBOR Rate Loan in accordance with Section 2.2.3(d) below, Lender has determined in good faith (which determination shall be conclusive and binding upon Borrower absent manifest error) that the LIBOR Rate Index has been succeeded by an Alternate Rate Index, then the Loan shall be converted from a LIBOR Rate Loan to an Alternate Rate Loan, provided that the same does not violate any Applicable Law and provided that following a rated Securitization involving a REMIC Trust, Lender shall have received an opinion of nationally recognized REMIC counsel as to the compliance of such conversion with applicable REMIC requirements (which such opinion shall be, in form and substance and from a provider, in each case, reasonably acceptable to Lender and the Rating Agencies). Lender may exercise the foregoing conversion right by giving notice of such determination in writing to Borrower at least one (1) Business Day prior to any Determination Date and, if a rated Securitization has occurred involving a REMIC Trust, Lender shall promptly commence and diligently pursue satisfaction of the REMIC opinion requirement set forth herein. If such notice is given, following satisfaction of the REMIC opinion requirement set forth herein, in applicable, the Loan shall be converted, as of the first day of the next succeeding Interest Period, to an Alternate Rate Loan in accordance with the terms and provisions hereof. Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, in no event shall Borrower have the right to (i) convert the Loan to a Prime Rate Loan or an Alternate Rate Loan or (ii) convert a LIBOR Rate Loan to an Alternate Rate Loan, or to convert an Alternate Rate Loan to a LIBOR Rate Loan or a Prime Rate Loan. Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, in no event shall Applicable Rate be less than the Minimum Rate.
(d) If, pursuant to the terms of Section 2.2.3(b) above, the Loan has been converted to a Prime Rate Loan but thereafter, either (i) the LIBOR Rate Index can again be determined as provided in the definition of the LIBOR Rate Index as set forth herein or (y) Lender has determined in good faith (which determination shall be conclusive and binding upon Borrower absent manifest error) that the LIBOR Rate Index has been succeeded by an Alternate Rate Index and the Loan can be converted to an Alternate Rate Loan in accordance with Section 2.2.3(c)
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hereof, then Lender shall give notice thereof to Borrower and convert the Prime Rate Loan to a LIBOR Rate Loan or to an Alternate Rate Loan, as applicable, by delivering to Borrower notice of such conversion no later than 11:00 a.m. (New York City Time), three (3) Business Days prior to the next succeeding Determination Date. If such notice is given, the Loan shall be converted, from and after the first day of the next succeeding Interest Period, to a LIBOR Rate Loan or an Alternate Rate Loan, as applicable.
(e) If the adoption of any requirement of law or any change therein or in the interpretation or application thereof, shall hereafter make it unlawful for Lender to make or maintain a LIBOR Rate Loan as contemplated hereunder, (i) the obligation of Lender hereunder to make a LIBOR Rate Loan or to convert a Prime Rate Loan to a LIBOR Rate Loan shall be canceled forthwith and (ii) any outstanding LIBOR Rate Loan shall be converted automatically to a Prime Rate Loan on the first day of the next succeeding Interest Period or within such earlier period as required by law. Borrower hereby agrees promptly to pay Lender, upon demand, any additional amounts necessary to compensate Lender for any reasonable out-of-pocket costs incurred by Lender in making any conversion in accordance with this Agreement, including, without limitation, any interest or fees payable by Lender to lenders of funds obtained by it in order to make or maintain the LIBOR Rate Loan hereunder. Lenders notice of such costs, as certified to Borrower, shall be conclusive absent manifest error.
(f) In the event that any change in any requirement of law or in the interpretation or application thereof, or compliance by Lender with any request or directive (whether or not having the force of law) hereafter issued from any central bank or other Governmental Authority:
(i) shall hereafter impose, modify or hold applicable any reserve, special deposit, compulsory loan or similar requirement against assets held by, or deposits or other liabilities in or for the account of, advances or loans by, or other credit extended by, or any other acquisition of funds by, any office of Lender which is not otherwise included in the determination of the Applicable Rate Index hereunder;
(ii) shall hereafter have the effect of reducing the rate of return on Lenders capital as a consequence of its obligations hereunder to a level below that which Lender could have achieved under the Loan Documents but for such adoption, change or compliance (taking into consideration Lenders policies with respect to capital adequacy) by any amount deemed by Lender to be material;
(iii) shall hereafter subject Lender to any Section 2.7 Taxes (other than (A) Indemnified Taxes, (B) Section 2.7 Taxes described in clauses (b) through (d) of the definition of Excluded Taxes and (C) Connection Income Taxes) on its loans, loan principal, letters of credit, commitments, or other obligations, or its deposits, reserves, other liabilities or capital attributable thereto; or
(iv) shall hereafter impose on Lender any other condition (other than Section 2.7 Taxes)
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and the result of any of the foregoing is to increase the cost to Lender of making, renewing or maintaining loans or extensions of credit or to reduce any amount receivable hereunder;
then, in any such case, Borrower shall promptly pay Lender, upon demand, any additional amounts necessary to compensate Lender for such additional cost or reduced amount receivable which Lender deems to be material as determined by Lender in its reasonable discretion. If Lender becomes entitled to claim any additional amounts pursuant to this Section 2.2.3(f) , Lender shall provide Borrower with not less than thirty (30) days written notice specifying in reasonable detail the event by reason of which it has become so entitled and the additional amount required to fully compensate Lender for such additional cost or reduced amount. A certificate as to any additional costs or amounts payable pursuant to the foregoing sentence submitted by Lender to Borrower shall be conclusive in the absence of manifest error. Subject to Section 2.2.3(h) and Section 2.7 hereof, this provision shall survive payment of the Note and the satisfaction of all other obligations of Borrower under this Agreement and the Loan Documents.
(g) Borrower agrees to indemnify Lender and to hold Lender harmless from any loss or actual third-party expense which Lender sustains or incurs as a consequence of (i) any default by Borrower in payment of the principal of or interest on the Loan, including, without limitation, any such loss or expense arising from interest or fees payable by Lender to third-party lenders of funds obtained by it in order to maintain the Loan hereunder, (ii) any prepayment (whether voluntary or mandatory) of the Loan on a day that (A) is not a Payment Date or (B) is a Payment Date if Borrower did not give the prior written notice of such prepayment required pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, including, without limitation, such loss or expense arising from interest or fees payable by Lender to third-party lenders of funds obtained by it in order to maintain the Loan hereunder and (iii) the conversion pursuant to the terms hereof of the LIBOR Rate Loan to a Prime Rate Loan or an Alternate Rate Loan on a date other than the Payment Date or the first day of the next succeeding Interest Period, including, without limitation, such loss or expenses arising from interest or fees payable by Lender to third-party lenders of funds obtained by it in order to maintain the Loan hereunder (the amounts referred to in clauses (i) , (ii) and (iii) are herein referred to collectively as the Breakage Costs ); provided , however , Borrower shall not indemnify Lender from any loss or expense arising from Lenders willful misconduct or gross negligence. This provision shall survive payment of the Note in full and the satisfaction of all other obligations (other than contingent obligations) of Borrower under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents.
2.2.4 Additional Costs . Lender will use reasonable efforts (consistent with legal and regulatory restrictions) to maintain the availability of the LIBOR Rate Loan and to avoid or reduce any increased or additional costs payable by Borrower under Section 2.2.3 , including, if requested by Borrower, a transfer or assignment of the Loan to a branch, office or Affiliate of Lender in another jurisdiction, or a redesignation of its lending office with respect to the Loan, in order to maintain the availability of the LIBOR Rate Loan or to avoid or reduce such increased or additional costs, provided that the transfer or assignment or redesignation (a) would not result in any additional costs, expenses or risk to Lender that are not reimbursed by Borrower and (b) would not be disadvantageous in any other respect to Lender (including the effect on any Securitization) as determined by Lender in its reasonable discretion.
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2.2.5 Default Rate . In the event that, and for so long as, any Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, the outstanding principal balance of the Loan and, to the extent permitted by law, all accrued and unpaid interest in respect of the Loan and any other amounts due pursuant to the Loan Documents, shall accrue interest at the Default Rate, calculated from the date such payment was due without regard to any grace or cure periods contained herein.
2.2.6 Usury Savings . This Agreement, the Note and the other Loan Documents are subject to the express condition that at no time shall Borrower be obligated or required to pay interest on the principal balance of the Loan at a rate which could subject Lender to either civil or criminal liability as a result of being in excess of the Maximum Legal Rate. If, by the terms of this Agreement or the other Loan Documents, Borrower is at any time required or obligated to pay interest on the principal balance due hereunder at a rate in excess of the Maximum Legal Rate, the Interest Rate or the Default Rate, as the case may be, shall be deemed to be immediately reduced to the Maximum Legal Rate and all previous payments in excess of the Maximum Legal Rate shall be deemed to have been payments in reduction of principal and not on account of the interest due hereunder. All sums paid or agreed to be paid to Lender for the use, forbearance, or detention of the sums due under the Loan, shall, to the extent permitted by applicable law, be amortized, prorated, allocated, and spread throughout the full stated term of the Loan until payment in full so that the rate or amount of interest on account of the Loan does not exceed the Maximum Legal Rate of interest from time to time in effect and applicable to the Loan for so long as the Loan is outstanding.
2.2.7 Interest Rate Cap Agreement . (a) Prior to or contemporaneously with the Closing Date, a representative Individual Borrower shall enter into an Interest Rate Cap Agreement, on behalf of itself and the other Borrowers, with a LIBOR strike price no greater than the Strike Price. The Interest Rate Cap Agreement (i) shall at all times be in a form and substance reasonably acceptable to Lender with respect to such matters not otherwise set forth in this Agreement, (ii) shall at all times be with an Acceptable Counterparty, (iii) shall direct such Acceptable Counterparty to deposit directly into the account specified in the Assignment of Interest Rate Cap Agreement, or from and after an Event of Default as directed by Lender, any amounts due Borrower under such Interest Rate Cap Agreement so long as any portion of the Debt exists, provided that the Debt shall be deemed to exist if the Properties are transferred by judicial or non-judicial foreclosure or deed in lieu thereof, (iv) shall be for a period equal to the then existing term of the Loan and (v) shall at all times have a notional amount equal to or greater than the then outstanding principal balance of the Loan and shall at all times provide for the applicable Strike Price. Borrower shall collaterally assign to Lender, pursuant to the Collateral Assignment of Interest Rate Cap Agreement (as the same may be amended, restated, replaced or otherwise modified from time to time, the Assignment of Interest Rate Cap Agreement ), all of its right, title and interest to receive any and all payments under the Interest Rate Cap Agreement, and shall deliver to Lender an executed counterpart of such Assignment of Interest Rate Cap Agreement (which shall, by its terms, authorize the assignment to Lender and require that payments be deposited directly into a Concentration Account) and shall notify the Acceptable Counterparty of such assignment.
(b) Borrower shall comply with all of its obligations under the terms and provisions of the Interest Rate Cap Agreement. All amounts paid by the Acceptable Counterparty under the Interest Rate Cap Agreement to Borrower or Lender shall be directly deposited immediately into
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a Concentration Account or, during the continuance of an Event of Default, into such account as specified by Lender. Borrower shall take all actions reasonably requested by Lender to enforce Lenders rights under the Interest Rate Cap Agreement in the event of a default by the Acceptable Counterparty and shall not waive, amend or otherwise modify any of its rights thereunder without Lenders prior reasonable consent.
(c) In the event of any downgrade, withdrawal or qualification of the rating of the Acceptable Counterparty by any Approved Rating Agency such that it is no longer an Acceptable Counterparty, Borrower shall replace or cause the cap provider to replace the Interest Rate Cap Agreement with a Replacement Interest Rate Cap Agreement not later than the period of time provided for in such Interest Rate Cap Agreement following such downgrade, withdrawal or qualification (not to exceed ten (10) Business Days), provided , Borrower shall not be required to replace the Interest Rate Cap Agreement with a Replacement Interest Rate Cap Agreement so long as within ten (10) Business Days of such downgrade, withdrawal or qualification, the Acceptable Counterparty under the Interest Rate Cap Agreement either (x) provides a guarantor of its obligations that is an Acceptable Counterparty pursuant to such terms as are acceptable to the Approved Rating Agencies or (y) delivers collateral to secure Borrowers exposure under the Interest Rate Cap Agreement in such amount and pursuant to such terms as are acceptable to the Approved Rating Agencies.
(d) In the event that Borrower fails to purchase and deliver to Lender the Interest Rate Cap Agreement or fails to maintain the Interest Rate Cap Agreement in accordance with the terms and provisions of this Agreement, Lender may purchase the Interest Rate Cap Agreement and the cost incurred by Lender in purchasing such Interest Rate Cap Agreement shall be paid by Borrower to Lender with interest thereon at the Default Rate from the date such cost was incurred by Lender until such cost is reimbursed by Borrower to Lender.
(e) In connection with the Interest Rate Cap Agreement, Borrower shall obtain and deliver to Lender within ten (10) Business Days following the later of (x) the date upon which an Interest Rate Cap Agreement is required pursuant to Section 2.2.7(a) , (y) the first day of any applicable Extension Term and (z) the date Lender approves the confirmation memorializing such Interest Rate Cap Agreement (a) a resolution/consent, as applicable, of the Acceptable Counterparty authorizing the delivery of the Interest Rate Cap Agreement reasonably acceptable to Lender, and (b) an opinion from counsel (which counsel may be in house counsel for the Acceptable Counterparty) for the Acceptable Counterparty (upon which Lender and its successors and assigns may rely) which shall provide, in relevant part, that:
(i) the Acceptable Counterparty is duly organized, validly existing, and in good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of incorporation or formation and has the organizational power and authority to execute and deliver, and to perform its obligations under, the Interest Rate Cap Agreement;
(ii) the execution and delivery of the Interest Rate Cap Agreement by the Acceptable Counterparty, and any other agreement which the Acceptable Counterparty has executed and delivered pursuant thereto, and the performance of its obligations thereunder have been and remain duly authorized by all necessary action and do not contravene any provision of its certificate of incorporation or by laws (or equivalent organizational documents) or any law, regulation or contractual restriction binding on or affecting it or its property;
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(iii) all consents, authorizations and approvals required for the execution and delivery by the Acceptable Counterparty of the Interest Rate Cap Agreement, and any other agreement which the Acceptable Counterparty has executed and delivered pursuant thereto, and the performance of its obligations thereunder have been obtained and remain in full force and effect, all conditions thereof have been duly complied with, and no other action by, and no notice to or filing with any governmental authority or regulatory body is required for such execution, delivery or performance; and
(iv) the Interest Rate Cap Agreement, and any other agreement which the Acceptable Counterparty has executed and delivered pursuant thereto, has been duly executed and delivered by the Acceptable Counterparty and constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of the Acceptable Counterparty, enforceable against the Acceptable Counterparty in accordance with its terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency and similar laws affecting creditors rights generally, and subject, as to enforceability, to general principles of equity (regardless of whether enforcement is sought in a proceeding in equity or at law).
(f) At such time as the Loan is repaid in full, all of Lenders right, title and interest in and to the Interest Rate Cap Agreement shall terminate and Lender shall execute and deliver such documents as may be required to evidence Lenders release of the Interest Rate Cap Agreement and to notify the Acceptable Counterparty of such release.
(g) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Section 2.2.7 or elsewhere in this Agreement, if, at any time, Lender converts the Loan to either a Prime Rate Loan or an Alternate Rate Loan in accordance with Section 2.2.3 above (each, a Rate Conversion ), then:
(i) within thirty (30) days after such Rate Conversion, Borrower shall enter into, make all payments under, and satisfy all conditions precedent to the effectiveness of, a Substitute Interest Rate Cap Agreement (and in connection therewith, but not prior to Borrower taking all the actions described in this clause (i) , Borrower shall have the right to terminate any then-existing Interest Rate Cap Agreement); and
(ii) following any Rate Conversion (provided Lender has not converted the Loan back to a LIBOR Rate Loan in accordance with Section 2.2.3(d) hereof), in lieu of satisfying the condition described in Section 2.8(c) with respect to any upcoming Extension Term, Borrower shall instead enter into, make all payments under, and satisfy all conditions precedent to the effectiveness of a Substitute Interest Rate Cap Agreement on or prior to the first day of such Extension Term.
(h) As used herein, Substitute Interest Rate Cap Agreement shall mean an interest rate cap agreement between an Acceptable Counterparty and Borrower, obtained by Borrower and collaterally assigned to Lender pursuant to an Assignment of Interest Rate Cap Agreement (or substantially similar collateral assignment) and shall contain each of the following:
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(i) a term expiring no earlier than (A) in the case of Section 2.2.7(g)(i) , the Initial Maturity Date, or to the extent that a rated Securitization has occurred, the end of the Interest Period in which the Initial Maturity Date occurs and (B) in the case of clause Section 2.2.7(g)(ii) above, the last day of the requested Extension Term, or to the extent that a rated Securitization has occurred, the end of the Interest Period in which the last day of the requested Extension Term occurs;
(ii) the notional amount of the Substitute Interest Rate Cap Agreement shall be equal to or greater than the then outstanding principal balance of the Loan;
(iii) it provides that the only obligation monetary and material of Borrower thereunder is the making of a single payment to the Acceptable Counterparty thereunder upon the execution and delivery thereof and there are no other conditions to effect such Substitute Interest Rate Cap Agreement;
(iv) it provides to Lender and Borrower (as determined by Lender in its sole but good faith discretion), for the term of the Substitute Interest Rate Cap Agreement, a hedge or protection against the risk of rising interest rates that is no less beneficial to Borrower and Lender than (A) in the case of clause (g)(i) above, that which was provided by the Interest Rate Cap Agreement being replaced by the Substitute Interest Rate Cap Agreement and (B) in the case of clause (g)(ii) above, that which was intended to be provided by the Interest Rate Cap Agreement that, but for the operation of this Section 2.2.7(h) , would have been required to have been delivered by Borrower pursuant to Section 2.8(c) below as a condition to the requested Extension Term; and
(v) without limiting any of the provisions of the preceding clauses (i) through (iv) above, it satisfies all of the requirements set forth in clauses (i) through (iii) of Section 2.2.7(a) hereof.
From and after the date of any Rate Conversion, all references to Interest Rate Cap Agreement and Replacement Interest Rate Cap Agreement herein (other than in the definition of Interest Rate Cap Agreement, the definition of Replacement Interest Rate Cap Agreement and as referenced in the first sentence of Section 2.2.7(a) hereof) shall be deemed to refer or relate, as applicable, to a Substitute Interest Rate Cap Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Lender acknowledges and agrees that Borrower shall have the right, in lieu of delivering a new Substitute Interest Rate Cap Agreement to satisfy the foregoing, to modify the then existing Interest Rate Cap Agreement so that it satisfies the conditions set forth in clauses (i) (v) of the definition of Substitute Interest Rate Cap Agreement herein.
(i) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Section 2.2.7 , Borrower shall not be required to obtained a Substitute Interest Rate Cap Agreement during any period when the Loan is outstanding as a Prime Rate Loan or an Alternate Rate Loan if a Substitute Interest Rate Cap Agreement is not then commercially available. If Borrower is not required to
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obtain a Substitute Interest Rate Cap Agreement pursuant to the terms of this Section 2.2.7 , then Borrower shall deliver to Lender an alternative to a Substitute Interest Rate Cap Agreement that (i) is reasonably acceptable to Lender and the Rating Agencies; provided that if a Rating Agency Confirmation is delivered, no Lender consent shall be required and (ii) provides Lender substantially the same protection as the Interest Rate Cap Agreement.
Section 2.3 Loan Payment .
2.3.1 Monthly Debt Service Payments . Borrower shall pay to Lender (a) on the Closing Date, an amount equal to interest only on the outstanding principal balance of the Loan from the Closing Date up to and including June 14, 2018, which interest shall be calculated in accordance with the provisions of Section 2.2 hereof and (b) on each Payment Date commencing on the Payment Date occurring in July, 2018 and on each Payment Date thereafter up to and including the Maturity Date, Borrower shall make a payment to Lender equal to the Monthly Debt Service Payment Amount, which payments shall be applied first to interest due for the related Interest Period and then to any other amounts due and unpaid pursuant to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents. The Monthly Debt Service Payment Amount paid pursuant to this Section 2.3.1 shall be applied: (i) first, to the payment of interest due and payable on Component A; (ii) second, to the payment of interest due and payable on Component B; (iii) third, to the payment of interest due and payable on Component C; (iv) fourth, to the payment of interest due and payable on Component D; (v) fifth, to the payment of interest due and payable on Component E; and (vi) sixth, to the payment of interest due and payable on Component F.
2.3.2 Payments Generally . The first Interest Period hereunder shall commence on and include the Closing Date and shall end on and include June 14, 2018. Thereafter during the term of the Loan, each Interest Period shall commence on the fifteenth (15th) day of the calendar month preceding the calendar month in which the related Payment Date occurs and shall end on and include the fourteenth (14th) day of the calendar month in which the related Payment Date occurs. For purposes of making payments hereunder, but not for purposes of calculating Interest Periods, if the day on which such payment is due is not a Business Day, then amounts due on such date shall be due on the immediately preceding Business Day and with respect to payments of principal of the Loan due on the Maturity Date, interest shall be payable at the Interest Rate or the Default Rate, as the case may be, through and including, (x) if such payment occurs prior to a rated Securitization, the Maturity Date or (y) if such payment occurs following a rated Securitization, the last day of the related Interest Period. All amounts due under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall be payable without setoff, counterclaim, defense or any other deduction whatsoever unless required by applicable law.
2.3.3 Payment on Maturity Date . Borrower shall pay to Lender on the Maturity Date the outstanding principal balance of the Loan, all accrued and unpaid interest and all other amounts due hereunder and under the Note, the Mortgages and the other Loan Documents.
2.3.4 Late Payment Charge . If any principal, interest or any other sums due under the Loan Documents are not paid by Borrower on or prior to the date on which it is due (other than the principal amount due on the Maturity Date), Borrower shall pay to Lender upon demand an amount equal to the lesser of three percent (3%) of such unpaid sum or the Maximum Legal Rate
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in order to defray the expense incurred by Lender in handling and processing such delinquent payment and to compensate Lender for the loss of the use of such delinquent payment (except that no late fee shall be payable in respect of a late payment of the outstanding principal balance of the Loan on the Maturity Date, whether or not accelerated). Any such amount shall be secured by the Mortgages and the other Loan Documents to the extent permitted by applicable law.
2.3.5 Method and Place of Payment . Except as otherwise specifically provided herein, all payments and prepayments under this Agreement and the Note shall be made to Lender not later than (a) 11:00 a.m., New York City time, for all payments other than the payment due on the Maturity Date and (b) 2:00 p.m., New York City time, for the payment due on the Maturity Date, on the date when due and shall be made in lawful money of the United States of America in immediately available funds at Lenders office or as otherwise directed by Lender, and any funds received by Lender after such time shall, for all purposes hereof, be deemed to have been paid on the next succeeding Business Day.
Section 2.4 Prepayments .
2.4.1 Voluntary Prepayments . (a) Borrower may prepay the Loan in whole or in part at any time and from time to time provided , that (i) no Event of Default is continuing as of the date of the applicable prepayment; (ii) Borrower gives Lender not less than ten (10) days prior written notice of the amount of the Loan that Borrower intends to prepay and the intended date of prepayment which notice shall be revocable or subject to modification (including extension of the intended prepayment date) by Borrower at any time (the Prepayment Notice ); (iii) if such prepayment occurs following a rated Securitization of the Loan and is made during the period commencing on the first calendar day immediately following a Payment Date to, but not including, the Determination Date in such calendar month, Borrower shall pay to Lender the Interest Shortfall amount, if any, estimated by Lender to be due in connection with such prepayment, provided , that once the Interest Rate for the next occurring Interest Period can be determined, Lender shall calculate the actual amount of interest required to be paid by Borrower for such prepayment and (x) if the Interest Shortfall paid to Lender is in excess of the amount required to be paid pursuant to this Section 2.4.1(a) , Lender shall promptly return to Borrower such excess amount and (y) if the Interest Shortfall is less than the amount required to be paid pursuant to this Section 2.4.1(a) , Borrower shall pay to Lender within three (3) Business Days of notice from Lender, the amount of such deficiency; and (iv) Borrower pays Lender, in addition to the outstanding principal amount of the Loan to be prepaid, (A) all interest which would have accrued on the amount of the Loan to be paid through and including (x) if such prepayment occurs prior to a rated Securitization of the Loan, the date on which such prepayment is made or (y) if such prepayment occurs following a rated Securitization of the Loan, the last day of the Interest Period related to the Payment Date next occurring following the date of such prepayment or, if such prepayment occurs on a Payment Date, interest which would have accrued on the amount of the Debt to be prepaid through and including the last day of the Interest Period related to such Payment Date (all such interest payable under this clause (y) , the Additional Interest ); (B) all other sums then due and payable under this Agreement, the Note, and the other Loan Documents, including, but not limited to the actual Breakage Costs (if any and provided that if such prepayment includes the payment of Additional Interest, no Breakage Costs shall be payable to Lender) and all of Lenders reasonable, actual out-of-pocket costs and expenses
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(including reasonable attorneys fees and disbursements) incurred by Lender in connection with such prepayment of the Loan and any actual out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred in connection with a rescinded or extended Prepayment Notice; and (C) if such prepayment is made prior to the Spread Maintenance End Date and exceeds the Free Prepayment Amount, the Spread Maintenance Payment on the amount in excess of the Free Prepayment Amount.
(b) Notwithstanding the other provisions of this Section 2.4.1 , Borrower shall be permitted to prepay the Loan by an amount not to exceed twenty percent (20%) of the original principal balance of the Loan, in the aggregate (the Free Prepayment Amount ), at any time without any Spread Maintenance Payment or other prepayment penalty, premium or charge, provided (i) there is no Event of Default continuing as of the date of the applicable prepayment, (ii) Borrower provides a Prepayment Notice to Lender in the manner specified in Section 2.4.1(a) , (iii) Borrower pays Lender, in addition to the amount to be prepaid, if such prepayment occurs following a rated Securitization of the Loan and is made during the period commencing on the first calendar day immediately following a Payment Date to, but not including, the Determination Date in such calendar month, Borrower shall pay to Lender the Interest Shortfall amount, if any, estimated by Lender to be due in connection with such prepayment, provided , that once the Interest Rate for the next occurring Interest Period can be determined, Lender shall calculate the actual amount of interest required to be paid by Borrower for such prepayment and (x) if the Interest Shortfall paid to Lender is in excess of the amount required to be paid pursuant to this Section 2.4.1(b) , Lender shall promptly return to Borrower such excess amount and (y) if the Interest Shortfall is less than the amount required to be paid pursuant to this Section 2.4.1(b) , Borrower shall pay to Lender within three (3) Business Days of notice from Lender, the amount of such deficiency and (iv) Borrower pays Lender all other sums then due and payable under this Agreement, the Note, and the other Loan Documents, including, but not limited to, all of Lenders third party reasonable costs and expenses (including reasonable attorneys fees and disbursements) incurred by Lender in connection with such prepayment pursuant to Section 2.4.1(a) , including, without limitation, any actual Breakage Costs (if any and provided that if such prepayment includes the payment of Additional Interest, no additional Breakage Costs shall be payable to Lender) and costs and expenses associated with any revoked or extended Prepayment Notice. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 2.4 , any prepayment of the Free Prepayment Amount shall be applied pro rata among the Components.
2.4.2 Mandatory Prepayments . (a) In the event Lender actually receives any Net Proceeds relating to an Individual Property, if Lender is not obligated to make such Net Proceeds available to Borrower for the Restoration of any Individual Property or otherwise remit such Net Proceeds to Borrower pursuant to Section 6.4 hereof, on the next occurring Payment Date following the date on which Lender receives such Net Proceeds to be applied in accordance with this Section 2.4.2 , Borrower shall prepay or authorize Lender to apply such Net Proceeds Prepayment as a prepayment of all or a portion of the outstanding principal balance of the Loan in an amount equal to the aggregate of (a) the Net Proceeds up to an amount equal to the Adjusted Release Amount for such Individual Property, (b) following a rated Securitization, all Additional Interest and (c) the actual reasonable costs of Lender in connection with such prepayment to the extent such amounts are not paid to Lender in accordance with Article VI hereof, excluding any Breakage Costs (collectively, the Mandatory Prepayment Amount ). Amounts paid to or applied by Lender as a Mandatory Prepayment Amount shall first be applied
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to amounts required to be paid by Borrower to Lender pursuant to clause (c) above and then to the amounts set forth in clauses (a) and (b) simultaneously. Except during the continuance of an Event of Default, any Net Proceeds Prepayment to be applied pursuant to this Section 2.4.2 hereof in excess of the Mandatory Prepayment Amount shall be applied to Borrower. After the occurrence of and during the continuance of an Event of Default, Lender may apply such Net Proceeds Prepayment to the Debt (until paid in full) in any order or priority in its sole discretion. No Spread Maintenance Payment or other premium, penalty or charge shall be due in connection with any prepayment made pursuant to this Section 2.4.2 . The Amortized Release Amount with respect to such Individual Property shall be reduced in accordance with its definition; provided , that nothing herein shall be construed to reduce the aggregate Adjusted Release Amount for any Individual Property required to be paid to Lender prior to obtaining a release of the applicable Individual Property. Lender shall provide to Borrower, upon ten (10) days prior notice, (i) a release of the Individual Property (and any related collateral) if (A) at any time the Amortized Release Amount is reduced to zero, together with such additional documents and instruments evidencing or confirming the release as the Borrower shall reasonably request, or (B) Lender is required to deliver such release pursuant to a court order issued in connection with a Condemnation or (ii) a release of the portion of an Individual Property that is subject to a Condemnation. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, any prepayment made pursuant to this Section 2.4.2(a) shall not count towards the Free Prepayment Amount.
(b) In connection with any release under this Section 2.4.2 , in the event that such release would result in the release of all Individual Properties held by an Individual Borrower (each an Unencumbered Borrower ), such Unencumbered Borrower shall be released by Lender from the obligations of the Loan Documents, except with respect to those obligations that are expressly provided herein to survive repayment of the Loan pursuant to the Loan Documents, and shall no longer be considered an Individual Borrower for purposes of this Agreement. In connection with a release or cancellation of each Unencumbered Borrower, Lender agrees to deliver (i) a UCC-3 Financing Statement termination or amendment releasing Lenders security interest in the collateral pledged to Lender relating to such Unencumbered Borrower, and (ii) instruments executed by Lender reasonably necessary to evidence the release or cancellation of such Unencumbered Borrower from its obligations under the Loan Documents. All reasonable third party costs and expenses incurred by Lender in connection with such release shall be paid by Borrower.
(c) As provided in Section 6.4(f) hereof, each Casualty/Condemnation Prepayment tendered by Borrower to Lender in accordance with said Section 6.4(f) shall be in the amount of the Adjusted Release Amount in respect of the applicable Individual Property. No Spread Maintenance Premium or other penalty or premium shall be due in connection with any such Casualty/Condemnation Prepayment.
2.4.3 Prepayments After Default . If, during the continuance of an Event of Default, payment of all or any part of the Debt is tendered by Borrower or otherwise recovered by Lender (including, without limitation, through application of any Reserve Funds), such tender or recovery shall (a) include interest at the Default Rate on the outstanding principal amount of the Loan through the last calendar day of the Interest Period within which such tender or recovery occurs and (b) be deemed a voluntary prepayment by Borrower and shall in all instances include (i) an amount equal to the Spread Maintenance Payment (to the extent the amount prepaid is in
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excess of the Free Prepayment Amount) if such tender or recovery occurs prior to the Spread Maintenance End Date, and (ii) following a rated Securitization, the Additional Interest. After the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, Lender may apply such payment to the Debt (until paid in full) in any order or priority in its sole discretion.
2.4.4 Application of Prepayments to Components . Except for any prepayment made prior to a rated Securitization of the Loan and any prepayment of any portion of the Free Prepayment Amount made after a rated Securitization of the Loan, any mandatory prepayment of the principal of the Loan made pursuant to Section 2.4.2 hereof and any other voluntary prepayments of principal of the Loan made pursuant to Section 2.4.1 or otherwise when no Event of Default exists shall be applied by Lender between the Components as follows: (a) first, to the reduction of the outstanding principal balance of Component A, until reduced to zero, (b) second, to the reduction of the outstanding principal balance of Component B until reduced to zero, (c) third, to the reduction of the outstanding principal balance of Component C until reduced to zero, (iv) fourth, to the reduction of the outstanding principal balance of Component D until reduced to zero, (v) fifth, to the reduction of the outstanding principal balance of Component E until reduced to zero, and (vi) sixth, to the reduction of the outstanding principal balance of Component F until reduced to zero. Any prepayment made prior to a rated Securitization of the Loan and any prepayment of any portion of the Free Prepayment Amount made after a rated Securitization of the Loan shall be applied to each Component of the Loan on a pro rata pari passu basis. Notwithstanding the foregoing to the contrary, during the continuance of any Event of Default, any payment of principal from whatever source may be applied by Lender among the Components in Lenders sole discretion.
Section 2.5 Release of Property . Except as set forth in Section 2.4.2 or this Section 2.5 , no repayment or prepayment of all or any portion of the Loan shall cause, give rise to a right to require, or otherwise result in, the release of any Lien of any Mortgage on any Individual Property. For the avoidance of doubt, any prepayment of the Loan in connection with a Condemnation or Casualty shall be governed by and made in accordance with Section 2.4.2 , Section 6.3 and Section 6.4 hereof.
2.5.1 Release of all Properties Upon Payment in Full . (a) If Borrower has elected to prepay the entire Loan and the requirements of Section 2.4 and this Section 2.5.1 have been satisfied or the Loan is repaid in full on the Maturity Date, all of the Properties shall be released from the Liens of their respective Mortgages and the other Loan Documents, except those obligations expressly stated to survive repayment of the Loan. In lieu of a release of the Lien of any Mortgage, at Borrowers option, it may obtain an assignment thereto to one or more designees in accordance with Section 2.5.4 hereof.
(b) Borrower shall submit to Lender, not less than five (5) Business Days prior to the date on which the prepayment will be made, a release (or assignment) of Lien (and related Loan Documents) for each Individual Property for execution by Lender. Each release (or assignment) shall be in a form appropriate in each jurisdiction in which the Individual Property is located and that would be satisfactory to a prudent lender acting reasonably. In addition, Borrower shall provide all other documentation Lender reasonably requires to be delivered by Borrower in connection with such release (or assignment), together with an Officers Certificate certifying that such documentation (i) is in compliance with all Legal Requirements and (ii) will effect such
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release (or assignment) in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. Borrower shall pay all reasonable third-party costs and expenses incurred by Lender in connection with such release (or assignment) and the then current reasonable and customary fee being assessed by Servicer, if any, to effect such release (or assignment).
2.5.2 Release of Individual Property . If Borrower has elected to prepay a portion of the Loan and the requirements of Section 2.4.1 and this Section 2.5.2 have been satisfied, and provided that no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, Borrower may, at any time, obtain the release of such Individual Property from the Lien of the Mortgage thereon (or at Borrowers option, an assignment thereof to one or more designees of Borrower, including an Affiliate of Borrower) and the related Loan Documents, and the release of Borrowers and/or Operating Lessees obligations under the Loan Documents with respect to such Individual Property (other than those expressly stated in the Loan Documents to survive), upon the satisfaction of all of the following conditions:
(a) The amount of the outstanding principal balance of the Loan to be prepaid shall equal the Adjusted Release Amount for the applicable Individual Property (without duplication to amounts paid pursuant to Section 6.4(f) or Section 8.1(a)(xix) hereunder), and such prepayment shall be deemed a voluntary prepayment for all purposes hereunder including, without limitation, the payment of any applicable Spread Maintenance Payment then required (if any);
(b) Subsequent to such release, each Individual Borrower, Operating Lessee and Principal shall continue to be a Special Purpose Entity;
(c) Intentionally omitted;
(d) Borrower shall submit to Lender, not less than five (5) Business Days prior to the date on which the prepayment will be made, a release (or assignment) of Lien (and related Loan Documents) for such Individual Property for execution by Lender. Such release (or assignment) shall be in a form appropriate in each jurisdiction in which the Individual Property is located and that would be satisfactory to a prudent lender acting reasonably, including any standard provisions, if any, protecting the rights of the releasing (or assigning) lender. In addition, Borrower shall provide all other documentation Lender reasonably requires to be delivered by Borrower in connection with such release (or assignment), together with an Officers Certificate certifying that such documentation (i) is in compliance with all Legal Requirements, (ii) will effect such release (or assignment) in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, and (iii) will not impair or otherwise adversely affect the Liens and security interests granted under the Loan Documents and not being released (or assigned) (or as to the parties to the Loan Documents and Properties subject to the Loan Documents not being released (or assigned));
(e) After giving effect to any such release occurring on such date, the Debt Yield as determined by Lender for the Properties then remaining subject to the Liens of the Mortgages shall be equal to or greater than the greater of (x) the Closing Date Debt Yield and (y) the lesser of (I) the Debt Yield for all of the Properties subject to the Liens of the Mortgages immediately prior to giving effect to all applicable releases and (II) seventeen and seventy three hundredths percent 17.73% (the Release Debt Yield ).
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(f) Intentionally omitted;
(g) Intentionally omitted;
(h) Borrower shall reimburse Lender and Servicer, if any, for any reasonable third party costs and expenses arising from such release (including reasonable attorneys fees and expenses) and Borrower shall have paid, in connection with such release to the extent such costs have not already been paid directly by Borrower, (i) all recording charges, filing fees, similar taxes or other expenses payable in connection therewith, and (ii) to any Servicer, the current fee being assessed by such Servicer to effect such release in an amount not to exceed the lesser of (a) $2,000 with respect to the release of any Individual Property and (b) $10,000 with respect to the coordinated release (simultaneously on or about the same date) of five (5) or more Properties;
(i) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein or in any other Loan Document, if the Loan is included in a REMIC Trust and the Loan-to-Value Ratio exceeds or would exceed 125% immediately after giving effect to the release of the applicable Individual Property, no release will be permitted unless the principal balance of the Loan is prepaid by an amount not less than the greater of (i) the Adjusted Release Amount or (ii) the least of the following amounts: (A) only if the released Individual Property is sold, the net proceeds of an arms-length sale of the released Individual Property to an unrelated Person, (B) the fair market value of the released Individual Property as reasonably determined by Lender at the time of the release, or (C) an amount such that the Loan-to-Value Ratio after giving effect to the release of the applicable Individual Property is not greater than the Loan-to-Value Ratio immediately prior to such release, unless Lender receives an opinion of counsel that, if this clause (ii) is applicable but not followed or is no longer applicable at the time of such release, the Securitization will not fail to maintain its status as a REMIC Trust as a result of the release of the applicable Individual Property;
(j) In connection with any release under this Section 2.5, in the event that such release would result in an Unencumbered Borrower, such Unencumbered Borrower shall be released by Lender from the obligations of the Loan Documents, except with respect to those obligations that are expressly provided herein to survive repayment of the Loan. In connection with a release or cancellation of each Unencumbered Borrower, Lender agrees to deliver (i) a UCC-3 Financing Statement termination or amendment releasing Lenders security interest in the collateral pledged to Lender relating to each Unencumbered Borrower, and (ii) instruments executed by Lender reasonably necessary to evidence the release or cancellation of each Unencumbered Borrower from its obligations under the Loan Documents. All reasonable third party costs and expenses incurred by Lender in connection with such release shall be paid by Borrower;
(k) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, in the event that (i) in connection with a sale of a Property to a third party that (A) is terminated prior to closing of the sale for a reason other than a default by Borrower or Operating Lessee thereunder, (B) with respect to such sale Borrower or Operating Lessee had agreed to irrevocably terminate the applicable Franchise Agreement and/or Brand Management Agreement or has paid Franchisor or Brand Manager any termination fee, liquidated damages or penalty under the applicable Franchise Agreement or Brand Management Agreement notwithstanding that the sale has
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terminated, and (C) Borrower or Operating Lessee, as applicable, provides written notice to Lender within five (5) Business Days from such termination electing to release such Individual Property, (ii) the Franchise Agreement or Brand Management Agreement for any Individual Property is terminated by Franchisor or Brand Manager as a result of a default by Borrower or Operating Lessee, as applicable, thereunder and Borrower or Operating Lessee, as applicable, provides written notice to Lender within five (5) Business Days from such termination electing to release such Individual Property or (iii) (A) there is a material default by Borrower or Operating Lessee, as applicable, under any Franchise Agreement or Brand Management Agreement beyond any applicable notice or grace period that permits the Franchisor or Brand Manager thereunder to terminate or cancel the Franchise Agreement or Brand Management Agreement, (B) Lender has delivered a Franchise Default Election Notice or a Brand Manager Default Election Notice, as such terms are defined herein, with respect thereto, (C) Borrower elects to release such Individual Property by delivering written notice to Lender within forty-five (45) days from delivery of such Franchise Default Election Notice or Brand Manager Default Election Notice (in the case of items (i) , (ii) and (iii) , a Borrower Franchise Default or a Borrower Brand Management Default as applicable) and (D) Borrower has demonstrated to Lender that it (or Operating Lessee, as applicable) has diligently in good faith pursued a cure of such Borrower Franchise Default or Borrower Brand Management Default (which cure, for the avoidance of doubt, shall not require any capital contribution to Borrower or Operating Lessee to effectuate any cure or any obligation of Borrower or Operating Lessee, as applicable, to use operating income or Rents from any Property other than the Individual Property that is the subject of the Borrower Franchise Default or Borrower Brand Management Default to effectuate such cure), in each case, Borrower shall be permitted to obtain a release of such Individual Property ( Sale/Franchise/Brand Management Default Release ). In connection with any Sale/Franchise/Brand Management Default Release, Borrower shall be required to satisfy the conditions set forth in this Section 2.5.2 (including the payment of the Adjusted Release Amount), except that Borrower shall not be required to satisfy the Release Debt Yield as set forth in Section 2.5.2(e) . Any prepayment of the Loan in connection with a Sale/Franchise/Brand Management Default Release shall be deemed a voluntary prepayment, and shall be subject to satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Section 2.4.1 (other than the requirement to provide ten (10) days prior written notice);
(l) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, Borrower shall have the right to cause the release of any Ground Leased Property in order to cure an Event of Default in connection with a default under the Ground Lease that was not caused by Borrower or Operating Lessee, as applicable, in bad faith to circumvent the requirements of this Section 2.5.2 ( Ground Lease Default Release ). In connection with any Ground Lease Default Release, Borrower shall be required to satisfy the conditions set forth in Section 2.5.2 (including the payment of the Adjusted Release Amount), except that Borrower shall not be required to satisfy the Release Debt Yield as set forth in Section 2.5.2(e) . Any prepayment of the Loan in connection with a Ground Lease Default Release shall be deemed a voluntary prepayment, and shall be subject to satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Section 2.4.1 (other than the requirement to provide ten (10) days prior written notice); provided , that no Spread Maintenance Payment or other premium, penalty or charge shall be due in connection with any prepayment made in connection with a Ground Lease Default Release and such prepayment shall not count towards the Free Prepayment Amount;
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(m) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, Borrower shall have the right to cause the release of any Individual Property in order to cure a Default or Event of Default related to such Individual Property provided that (i) prior to releasing such Individual Property, Borrower or Operating Lessee, as applicable, uses commercially reasonable efforts to cure such Default or Event of Default, which efforts shall not require any capital contribution to Borrower or Operating Lessee to effectuate any cure or any obligation of Borrower or Operating Lessee, as applicable, or require Borrower or Operator to use any operating income or Rents from the Property other than the Individual Property subject to such Default or Event of Default to effectuate such cure, and (ii) such Default or Event of Default was not caused by Borrower or Operating Lessee, as applicable, in bad faith to circumvent the requirements of this Section 2.5.2 ( Default Release ). In connection with any Default Release, Borrower shall be required to satisfy the conditions set forth in Section 2.5.2 (including the payment of the Adjusted Release Amount), except that Borrower shall not be required to satisfy the Release Debt Yield as set forth in Section 2.5.2(e) . Any prepayment of the Loan in connection with a Default Release shall be deemed a voluntary prepayment, and shall be subject to satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Section 2.4.1 (other than the requirement to provide ten (10) days prior notice).
2.5.3 Release in Connection with a Sale to Third-Party . Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 2.5.2(e) , with respect to a requested release of an Individual Property in conjunction with the sale of such Individual Property in an arms-length transaction to a third party purchaser, if after giving effect to the release the Release Debt Yield would not be satisfied, Borrower shall be permitted to obtain a release (or assignment) of the Lien of the Mortgage (a Low Debt Yield Release ), provided that Borrower shall satisfy all of the conditions set forth in Section 2.5.2 (other than Section 2.5.2(e)) except that in lieu of paying the applicable Adjusted Release Amount in connection with such release pursuant to Section 2.5.2(a) , Borrower shall pay to Lender, an amount equal to the greater of (A) the Adjusted Release Amount applicable to such Individual Property and (B) the lesser of (I) one hundred percent (100%) of the net cash proceeds actually received by Borrower from such Individual Property (net of any reasonable and customary closing costs associated with the sale of such Individual Property) and (II) the amount of a prepayment of the Loan that would be necessary to, after giving effect to the requested release of the applicable Individual Property, satisfy the Release Debt Yield. In the case of any payment required to be made pursuant to clause (B) hereof, the portion of such payment equal to the difference between the required payment under this Section 2.5.3 and the Adjusted Release Amount for such Individual Property shall be applied to prepay the Loan in accordance with the provisions of Section 2.4.1 of this Agreement. Any such prepayment pursuant to this Section 2.5.3 shall be deemed a voluntary prepayment for all purposes hereunder, including, without limitation, the payment of any applicable Spread Maintenance Payment.
2.5.4 Assignment of Mortgage . Upon the request of Borrower in connection with the release of any Individual Property pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement, Lender agrees to cooperate, at Borrowers sole cost and expense (including Lenders reasonable attorneys fees and disbursements), to provide an assignment of the Mortgage and a partial assignment of the portion of the Note equal to the principal amount of the Debt being prepaid in connection with the release, in each case, with respect to such Individual Property without representation, recourse, covenant or warranty of any nature, express or implied, in lieu of the release. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Lender reserves the right to impose different requirements or
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procedures on such an assignment of the Mortgage to the extent (but only to the extent) necessary to accommodate any Legal Requirements enacted or interpreted in a new manner subsequent to the date hereof at the time of such release if and to the extent a reasonably prudent Lender would impose such requirements or procedures.
2.5.5 Release of Release Parcels . Lender agrees that, upon the request of Borrower, Borrower may obtain the release of unimproved non-income producing land located at an Individual Property (i) for which no value was attributed to such unimproved non-income producing land in the appraisal received by Lender with respect to such Individual Property in connection with the closing of the Loan or (ii) is otherwise unimproved non-income producing land (each such piece of land, a Release Parcel ) and the release of Borrowers and the Operating Lessees obligations under the Loan Documents with respect to each such Release Parcel that is released from time to time as herein provided (other than those expressly stated to survive) without any requirements to pay any portion of any Allocated Loan Amount, Release Amount, prepayment fee, Spread Maintenance Payment or otherwise shall be subject to the satisfaction of each of the following conditions:
(a) Borrower shall deliver notice to Lender of the proposed release of such Release Parcel, which notice shall include the name of the proposed transferee, and no Event of Default shall be continuing on the date that the Release Parcel is released from the Lien of the Mortgage thereon;
(b) Borrower shall submit to Lender, not less than ten (10) days prior to the date of such release, a release of Lien (and related Loan Documents) for such Release Parcel for execution by Lender. Such release shall be in a form reasonably satisfactory to a prudent lender and appropriate in each jurisdiction in which the Release Parcel in question is located;
(c) If the Release Parcel is not already a legally subdivided parcel, then as of or prior to the transfer and release of the Release Parcel in question, (i) each applicable municipal authority exercising jurisdiction over such Release Parcel shall have approved a lot-split ordinance or other applicable action under local law dividing the Release Parcel from the remainder of the affected Individual Property, which shall trigger issuance of a separate tax identification number for the Release Parcel in question (with the result that, upon the transfer and release of the Release Parcel in question, no part of the remaining affected Individual Property shall be part of a tax lot or zoning lot which includes any portion of such Release Parcel) or (ii) an application has been made under local law to the appropriate Governmental Authority for approval of a lot-split ordinance or other application action and for a separate tax identification number for the Release Parcel and the transferee and transferor Borrower shall have otherwise entered into a property tax allocation agreement which has the same economic effect of a tax lot subdivision;
(d) such release of the Release Parcel shall not result in a zoning violation or a default under any Lease or material agreement which Borrower is a party to;
(e) intentionally omitted;
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(f) If reasonably necessary, appropriate reciprocal easement agreements and other Permitted Encumbrances for the benefit and burden of the remaining Individual Property and the Release Parcel in question regarding the use of common facilities of such parcels, including, but not limited to, roadways, parking areas, utilities and community facilities, in a form and substance that would be reasonably acceptable to an ordinary prudent lender and which easements will not materially adversely affect the remaining Individual Property, shall be declared and recorded, and the remaining Individual Property and the applicable Release Parcel shall be in compliance with all applicable covenants under all easements and property agreements contained in the Permitted Encumbrances for the Individual Property;
(g) the Special Purpose Entity nature and bankruptcy remoteness of Borrower and Operating Lessee following such release have not been adversely affected and are in accordance with the terms and provisions of this Agreement, provided that neither Borrower nor Operating Lessee shall be required to deliver a bring-down of the Insolvency Opinion or delivery of an Additional Insolvency Opinion.
(h) Borrower shall have delivered an Officers Certificate to the effect that (i) to such officers knowledge, the conditions in subsection (a)(g) hereof have occurred or shall occur concurrently with the transfer and release of the applicable Release Parcel and (ii) that the release of the applicable Release Parcel will not impair or otherwise adversely affect the Liens, security interests and other rights of Lender under the Loan Documents other than the release of the same as to the applicable Release Parcel (and if the Release Parcel is not already a legally subdivided parcel and there are Legal Requirements that are required to be satisfied after the lot split, that Borrower and Operating Lessee shall comply with such applicable Legal Requirements);
(i) if the Release Parcel is not already a legally subdivided parcel, then to the extent that any adjacent parcels to the Release Parcel shall remain collateral for the Loan and the same were not separately described in the Survey delivered in connection with the closing of the Loan, Borrower shall have delivered a new Survey with legal descriptions for such remaining parcels that are collateral for the Loan;
(j) if reasonably requested by Lender, Borrower shall have delivered to Lender an endorsement or comfort letter with regard to Lenders Title Insurance Policy (to the extent available in the applicable state) solely with respect to the Individual Property being affected by the release of the Release Parcel that (i) extends the date of the Title Insurance Policy to the effective date of the release (without any requirement to extend the date of any tie-in endorsement or other endorsement relating to other Properties), (ii) insures the priority of the Mortgage is not affected, and (iii) insures the rights and benefits of any new or amended reciprocal easement agreement affecting the Individual Property;
(k) Lender shall have received payment of all Lenders reasonable third party out-of-pocket costs and expenses, including reasonable counsel fees, disbursements and the current fee being assessed by any Servicer to effect such release, incurred in connection with the release of the Release Parcel from the Lien of the related Mortgage and the review and approval of the documents and information required to be delivered in connection therewith;
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(l) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein or in any other Loan Document, if the Loan is included in a REMIC Trust and the Loan-to-Value Ratio exceeds or would exceed 125% immediately after giving effect to the release of the applicable Release Parcel, no release will be permitted unless the principal balance of the Loan is prepaid by an amount not less than the greater of (i) the Adjusted Release Amount or (ii) the least of the following amounts: (A) only if the released Release Parcel is sold, the net proceeds of an arms-length sale of the released Release Parcel to an unrelated Person, (B) the fair market value of the released Release Parcel as reasonably determined by Lender at the time of the release, or (C) an amount such that the Loan-to-Value Ratio after giving effect to the release of the applicable Release Parcel is not greater than the Loan-to-Value Ratio immediately prior to such release, unless Lender receives an opinion of counsel that, if this clause (ii) is applicable but not followed or is no longer applicable at the time of such release, the Securitization will not fail to maintain its status as a REMIC Trust as a result of the release of the applicable Release Parcel; and
(m) Borrower shall simultaneously with the release of the Release Parcel transfer title to the Release Parcel to a Person other than any other Individual Borrower.
2.5.6 Specified Ground Lease/Specified Fee Property Release . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in the Loan Documents other than Section 2.5.2(i) and Section 6.3(b) , (i) with respect to the Specified Ground Leased Properties, Borrower shall have the right to cause the release of any of the Specified Ground Leased Properties and (ii) with respect to the Specified Fee Property, Borrower shall have the right to cause the release of the Specified Fee Property. In addition, upon the expiration of the respective applicable Specified Ground Lease, such Specified Ground Leased Property will be released automatically. In either event, in connection with the release of any Specified Ground Leased Property or Specified Fee Property due to Borrower exercising its rights hereunder or the expiration of the respective ground lease for a Specified Ground Lease Property, Borrower shall not be required to satisfy any of the conditions set forth in Section 2.5.2 (except for Section 2.5.2(i) ) hereof and no prepayment of the Loan shall be required in connection therewith (except as may be required by Section 2.5.2(i) ).
Section 2.6 Cash Management .
2.6.1 Clearing Account/Concentration Account . (a) During the term of the Loan, Operating Lessee shall establish and maintain: (i) with respect to each Individual Property that is not a Brand Managed Property, an Eligible Account (each, a Clearing Account , and collectively, the Clearing Accounts ) with an Eligible Institution in trust for the benefit of Lender, which Clearing Accounts shall be under the sole dominion and control of Lender and entitled as Operating Lessee for the benefit of Lender and (ii) that certain concentration account (the Concentration Account ) with the Concentration Bank in trust for the benefit of Lender, which Concentration Account shall be under the sole dominion and control of Lender and entitled as Operating Lessee for the benefit of Lender. For the avoidance of doubt, as of the Closing Date, there are no Clearing Accounts as each Individual Property is a Brand Managed Property and is subject to the Concentration Account.
(b) For each Individual Property other than a Brand Managed Property, Operating Lessee shall (i) cause the delivery of irrevocable written instructions to each of the credit card
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companies or credit card clearing banks with which Operating Lessee or Manager has entered into merchants agreements to deliver all receipts payable with respect to such Individual Property directly to a Clearing Account and (ii) cause each Manager to deposit all amounts received by Borrower, Operating Lessee or such Manager constituting Rents into the applicable Clearing Account, not less than two (2) times per week during the term of the Loan. For each Brand Managed Property, Borrower and Operating Lessee shall cause each Brand Manager pursuant to the applicable Management Agreement to, and each Brand Manager shall, deliver directly to the applicable Concentration Account all income and proceeds to which Borrower or Operating Lessee is entitled pursuant to the applicable Management Agreement within one (1) Business Day after the applicable Individual Borrower or Operating Lessee is entitled to distributions pursuant to such Management Agreement. In the event such amounts are mistakenly delivered directly to the related Individual Borrower or Operating Lessee, such Individual Borrower or Operating Lessee shall deliver such amounts to the applicable Clearing Account or Concentration Account, as applicable, not less than two (2) times per week during the term of the Loan. For the avoidance of doubt, capital contributions of the indirect owners of Borrower or Operating Lessee shall not constitute Rents.
(c) To the extent open as of the date hereof, Operating Lessee hereby grants to Lender a first priority security interest in (i) each Clearing Account and all deposits at any time contained therein and the proceeds thereof and (ii) the Concentration Account and all deposits at any time contained therein and the proceeds thereof, and in each case, will take all actions necessary to maintain in favor of Lender a perfected first priority security interest in each Clearing Account and Concentration Account, including, without limitation, filing UCC-1 Financing Statements and continuations thereof. Such financing statements may describe as the collateral covered thereby all assets of the debtor, whether now owned or hereafter acquired or words to that effect. Lender and Servicer shall have the sole right to direct withdrawals from each Clearing Account and the Concentration Account in accordance with and subject to the Clearing Account Agreements and Concentration Account Agreement and all costs and expenses for establishing and maintaining each Clearing Account and the Concentration Account shall be paid by Operating Lessee. All monies now or hereafter deposited into each Clearing Account and the Concentration Account shall be deemed additional security for the Debt.
(d) Intentionally Omitted.
(e) Operating Lessee has obtained from each Concentration Bank (each a Sweep Bank and the accounts held by such Sweep Bank pursuant to the applicable Concentration Account Agreement or Clearing Account Agreement, the Sweep Accounts ), its agreement to transfer to the Cash Management Account (other than a reasonable peg balance and the reasonable fees of each Sweep Bank as more particularly described in the applicable Concentration Account Agreement or Clearing Account Agreement), during a Cash Trap Period and upon notice to Sweep Bank of such Cash Trap Period, in immediately available funds by federal wire transfer or ACH transfer, all amounts on deposit in the applicable Sweep Account not less than two (2) times per week (the Cash Trap Sweep Instructions ). In the event of a Cash Trap Event Cure, Lender shall, within three (3) Business Days of Borrowers written request, provide notice of such Cash Trap Event Cure to each Sweep Bank under each applicable Concentration Account Agreement or Clearing Account Agreement that the Cash Trap Sweep Instructions are no longer in effect and that all amounts on deposit in each Sweep Account shall
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be transferred by each Sweep Bank to an account designated by Borrower. In the event a Cash Trap Period is not in effect, all amounts on deposit in each Sweep Account shall be transferred by each Sweep Bank to an account designated by Borrower.
(f) Subject to Priority Waterfall Payments made pursuant to Section 3.5 of the Cash Management Agreement and Section 2.6.2(e) hereof, upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, Lender may, in addition to any and all other rights and remedies available to Lender, apply any sums then present in each Clearing Account, each Concentration Account and the Cash Management Account to the payment of the Debt in any order in its sole discretion, subject to the terms of Section 7.7 of this Agreement.
(g) Each Clearing Account and each Concentration Account shall be an Eligible Account and shall not be commingled with other monies held by Borrower, Operating Lessee, Manager, the applicable Clearing Bank, or the applicable Concentration Bank, as applicable.
(h) Neither Borrower nor Operating Lessee shall further pledge, assign or grant any security interest in any Clearing Account or any Concentration Account or the monies deposited therein or permit any lien or encumbrance to attach thereto, or any levy to be made thereon, or any UCC-1 Financing Statements, except those naming Lender as the secured party, to be filed with respect thereto.
(i) Borrower and Operating Lessee shall indemnify Lender and hold Lender harmless from and against any and all actions, suits, claims, demands, liabilities, losses, damages, obligations and actual and out-of-pocket costs and expenses (including litigation costs and reasonable attorneys fees and expenses) arising from or in any way connected with any Clearing Account and/or the Clearing Account Agreements or the Concentration Account and/or the Concentration Account Agreement (unless arising from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of Lender) or the performance of the obligations for which the Clearing Accounts or the Concentration Account were established.
2.6.2 Cash Management Account . (a) Upon the occurrence of a Cash Trap Event, Borrower shall establish and maintain a segregated Eligible Account (the Cash Management Account ) to be held by Agent in trust and for the benefit of Lender, which Cash Management Account shall be under the sole dominion and control of Lender. The Cash Management Account shall be entitled as set forth in the Cash Management Agreement. Operating Lessee hereby grants to Lender a first priority security interest in the Cash Management Account and all deposits at any time contained therein and the proceeds thereof and will take all actions necessary to maintain in favor of Lender a perfected first priority security interest in the Cash Management Account, including, without limitation, filing UCC-1 Financing Statements and continuations thereof. Neither Borrower nor Operating Lessee will in any way alter or modify the Cash Management Account and will notify Lender of the account number thereof. Lender and Servicer shall have the sole right to make withdrawals from the Cash Management Account and all costs and expenses for establishing and maintaining the Cash Management Account shall be paid by Borrower. Within five (5) Business Days of Lenders written confirmation to Borrower of the opening of the Cash Management Account, Borrower shall cause to be delivered to Lender a legal opinion in form and substance reasonably acceptable to Lender with respect to the creation and perfection of a security interest in favor of Lender in the Cash Management Account.
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(b) The insufficiency of funds on deposit in the Cash Management Account shall not relieve Borrower from the obligation to make any payments, as and when due pursuant to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, and such obligations shall be separate and independent, and not conditioned on any event or circumstance whatsoever.
(c) Subject to Section 2.6.2(e) hereof, all funds on deposit in the Cash Management Account following the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default may be applied by Lender pursuant to the terms of any Loan Document in such order and priority as Lender shall determine, subject to the terms of Section 7.7 of this Agreement.
(d) Borrower and Operating Lessee hereby agree that Lender may modify the Cash Management Agreement for the purpose of establishing additional sub accounts in connection with any payments otherwise required under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and Lender shall provide prior written notice thereof to Borrower no less than five (5) Business Days prior to such modification.
(e) Notwithstanding anything contained herein or in the other Loan Documents to the contrary, Lender agrees that, notwithstanding the existence of an Event of Default, prior to a Priority Payment Cessation Event, Lender shall apply amounts on deposit in the Cash Management Account to payment of the Priority Waterfall Payments or, provided that all Priority Waterfall Payments have been made, for Protective Advances as reasonably determined by Lender. During the continuance of an Event of Default, any amounts remaining in the Cash Management Account after payment of the Priority Waterfall Payments and Protective Advances (to the extent a Priority Payment Cessation Event has not occurred) shall be applied by Lender in such order and priority as Lender shall determine, subject to the terms of Section 7.7 of this Agreement.
2.6.3 Payments Received Under the Cash Management Agreement . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement or the other Loan Documents, and provided no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, Borrowers obligations with respect to the payment of the Monthly Debt Service Payment Amount and amounts required to be deposited into the Reserve Funds, if any, shall be deemed satisfied to the extent sufficient amounts are deposited in the Cash Management Account to satisfy such obligations pursuant to this Agreement and the Cash Management Agreement on the dates each such payment is required, regardless of whether any of such amounts are so applied by Lender.
Section 2.7 Withholding Taxes .
(a) Payments Free of Taxes . Any and all payments by or on account of any obligation of the Borrower under any Loan Document shall be made without deduction or withholding for any Section 2.7 Taxes, except as required by applicable law. If any applicable law (as determined in the good faith discretion of the Borrower) requires the deduction or withholding of any Section 2.7 Tax from any such payment by the Borrower, then the Borrower shall be entitled to make such deduction or withholding and shall timely pay the full amount
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deducted or withheld to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with applicable law and, if such Section 2.7 Tax is an Indemnified Tax, then the sum payable by the Borrower shall be increased as necessary so that after such deduction or withholding has been made (including such deductions and withholdings applicable to additional sums payable under this Section 2.7(a)) the Lender receives an amount equal to the sum it would have received had no such deduction or withholding been made. For the purposes of this Section 2.7 , the term Loan Documents shall not include the Interest Rate Cap Agreement, the Assignment of Interest Rate Cap Agreement or any other document with respect thereto, and the term applicable law shall include FATCA.
(b) Payment of Other Taxes by the Borrower . The Borrower shall timely pay to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with applicable law any Other Taxes.
(c) Indemnification by the Borrower . The Borrower shall indemnify Lender, within 10 days after demand therefor, for the full amount of any Indemnified Taxes (including Indemnified Taxes imposed or asserted on or attributable to amounts payable under this Section 2.7 ) payable or paid by such Lender or required to be withheld or deducted from a payment to such Lender and any reasonable expenses arising therefrom or with respect thereto, whether or not such Indemnified Taxes were correctly or legally imposed or asserted by the relevant Governmental Authority. A certificate as to the amount of such payment or liability delivered to the Borrower by a Lender shall be conclusive absent manifest error.
(d) Evidence of Payments . As soon as practicable after any payment of Section 2.7 Taxes by the Borrower to a Governmental Authority pursuant to this Section 2.7 , the Borrower shall deliver to the Lender the original or a certified copy of a receipt issued by such Governmental Authority evidencing such payment, a copy of the return reporting such payment or other evidence of such payment reasonably satisfactory to the Lender.
(e) Status of Lenders . (i) Any Lender that is entitled to an exemption from or reduction of withholding Section 2.7 Tax with respect to payments made under any Loan Document shall deliver to the Borrower, at the time or times reasonably requested by the Borrower, such properly completed and executed documentation reasonably requested by the Borrower as will permit such payments to be made without withholding or at a reduced rate of withholding. In addition, any Lender, if reasonably requested by the Borrower, shall deliver such other documentation prescribed by applicable law or reasonably requested by the Borrower as will enable the Borrower to determine whether or not such Lender is subject to backup withholding or information reporting requirements. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the preceding two sentences, the completion, execution and submission of such documentation (other than such documentation set forth in Section 2.7(e)(ii)(A) , (ii)(B) and (ii)(D) below) shall not be required if in the Lenders reasonable judgment such completion, execution or submission would subject such Lender to any material unreimbursed cost or expense or would materially prejudice the legal or commercial position of such Lender.
(ii) Without limiting the generality of the foregoing,
(A) any Lender that is a U.S. Person shall deliver to the Borrower on or prior to the date on which such Lender becomes a Lender under this Agreement
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(and from time to time thereafter upon the reasonable request of the Borrower), executed originals of IRS Form W-9 certifying that such Lender is exempt from U.S. federal backup withholding tax;
(B) any Foreign Lender shall, to the extent it is legally entitled to do so, deliver to the Borrower (in such number of copies as shall be requested by the recipient) on or prior to the date on which such Foreign Lender becomes a Lender under this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon the reasonable request of the Borrower), whichever of the following is applicable:
(1) in the case of a Foreign Lender claiming the benefits of an income tax treaty to which the United States is a party (x) with respect to payments of interest under any Loan Document, executed originals of IRS Form W-8BEN or W-8BEN-E establishing an exemption from, or reduction of, U.S. federal withholding Section 2.7 Tax pursuant to the interest article of such tax treaty and (y) with respect to any other applicable payments under any Loan Document, IRS Form W-8BEN or W-8BEN-E establishing an exemption from, or reduction of, U.S. federal withholding Section 2.7 Tax pursuant to the business profits or other income article of such tax treaty;
(2) executed originals of IRS Form W-8ECI;
(3) in the case of a Foreign Lender claiming the benefits of the exemption for portfolio interest under Section 881(c) of the Code, (x) a certificate substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit C-1 to the effect that such Foreign Lender is not a bank within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code, a 10 percent shareholder of the Borrower within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(B) of the Code, or a controlled foreign corporation described in Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Code (a U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate ) and (y) executed originals of IRS Form W-8BEN or W-8BEN-E; or
(4) to the extent a Foreign Lender is a partnership or is not the beneficial owner, executed originals of IRS Form W-8IMY, accompanied by IRS Form W-8ECI, IRS Form W-8BEN or W-8BEN-E, a U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit C-2 or Exhibit C-3 , IRS Form W-9, and/or other certification documents from each beneficial owner, as applicable; provided that if the Foreign Lender is a partnership and one or more direct or indirect partners of such Foreign Lender are claiming the portfolio interest exemption, such Foreign Lender may provide a U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit C-4 on behalf of each such direct and indirect partner;
(C) any Foreign Lender shall, to the extent it is legally entitled to do so, deliver to the Borrower (in such number of copies as shall be requested by the
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recipient) on or prior to the date on which such Foreign Lender becomes a Lender under this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon the reasonable request of the Borrower), executed originals of any other form prescribed by applicable law as a basis for claiming exemption from or a reduction in U.S. federal withholding Section 2.7 Tax, duly completed, together with such supplementary documentation as may be prescribed by applicable law to permit the Borrower to determine the withholding or deduction required to be made; and
(D) if a payment made to a Lender under any Loan Document would be subject to a withholding Section 2.7 Tax imposed by FATCA if such Lender were to fail to comply with the applicable reporting requirements of FATCA (including those contained in Section 1471(b) or 1472(b) of the Code, as applicable), such Lender shall deliver to the Borrower at the time or times prescribed by law and at such time or times reasonably requested by the Borrower such documentation prescribed by applicable law (including as prescribed by Section 1471(b)(3)(C)(i) of the Code) and such additional documentation reasonably requested by the Borrower as may be necessary for the Borrower to comply with its obligations under FATCA and to determine that such Lender has complied with such Lenders obligations under FATCA or to determine the amount to deduct and withhold from such payment. Solely for purposes of this clause (D) , FATCA shall include any amendments made to FATCA after the date of this Agreement.
Each Lender agrees that if any form or certification it previously delivered expires or becomes obsolete or inaccurate in any respect, it shall update such form or certification or promptly notify the Borrower in writing of its legal inability to do so.
(f) Treatment of Certain Refunds . If any party determines, in its sole discretion exercised in good faith, that it has received a refund of any Section 2.7 Taxes as to which it has been indemnified pursuant to this Section 2.7 (including by the payment of additional amounts pursuant to this Section 2.7 ), it shall pay to the indemnifying party an amount equal to such refund (but only to the extent of indemnity payments made under this Section with respect to the Section 2.7 Taxes giving rise to such refund), net of all out-of-pocket expenses (including Section 2.7 Taxes) of such indemnified party and without interest (other than any interest paid by the relevant Governmental Authority with respect to such refund). Such indemnifying party, upon the request of such indemnified party, shall repay to such indemnified party the amount paid over pursuant to this paragraph (f) (plus any penalties, interest or other charges imposed by the relevant Governmental Authority) in the event that such indemnified party is required to repay such refund to such Governmental Authority. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this paragraph (f) , in no event will the indemnified party be required to pay any amount to an indemnifying party pursuant to this paragraph (f) the payment of which would place the indemnified party in a less favorable net after-tax position than the indemnified party would have been in if the Section 2.7 Tax subject to indemnification and giving rise to such refund had not been deducted, withheld or otherwise imposed and the indemnification payments or additional amounts with respect to such Section 2.7 Tax had never been paid. This paragraph shall not be construed to require any indemnified party to make available its tax returns (or any other information relating to its Section 2.7 Taxes that it deems confidential) to the indemnifying party or any other Person.
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(g) Survival . Each partys obligations under this Section 2.7 shall survive any assignment of rights by, or the replacement of, a Lender and the repayment, satisfaction or discharge of all obligations under any Loan Document. Notwithstanding the foregoing or anything to the contrary set forth in this Section 2.7 , Borrower shall not be obligated to pay pursuant to this Section 2.7 , and Lender shall not be entitled to claim compensation pursuant to this Section 2.7 for any amounts which were incurred or which accrued more than ninety (90) days before the date Lender notified Borrower of the circumstance on which such claim of compensation is based and delivered to Borrower a written statement setting forth in reasonable detail the basis for calculating the amounts payable by Borrower under this Section 2.7 .
(h) Lender hereby agrees that, upon the occurrence of any circumstances entitling Lender to additional amounts pursuant to this Section 2.7 , Lender shall use reasonable efforts (consistent with its internal policy and legal and regulatory restrictions) to designate a different applicable lending office for the receipt of payments with respect to, or the funding or booking of, its Loan hereunder, if, in the reasonable judgment of such Lender, such designation (i) would eliminate or reduce such additional amounts payable pursuant to Section 2.7 in the future, and (ii) would not subject such Lender to any material unreimbursed cost or expense and would not otherwise be materially disadvantageous to such Lender. The Borrower hereby agrees to pay all reasonable costs and expenses incurred by any Lender in connection with such designation.
Section 2.8 Extension of the Initial Maturity Date . Borrower shall have the option to extend the Initial Maturity Date of the Loan for five (5) successive terms (each such option, an Extension Option and each such successive term, an Extension Term ) of one (1) year each (the Maturity Date following the exercise of each such option is hereinafter the Extended Maturity Date ) upon satisfaction of the following terms and conditions:
(a) no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing at the commencement of the applicable Extension Term;
(b) Borrower shall provide Lender with written revocable notice of its election to extend the Maturity Date as aforesaid not later than thirty (30) days and not earlier than one hundred twenty (120) days prior to the date the Loan is then scheduled to mature ( provided that if Borrower shall subsequently revoke such notice, Borrower shall be responsible for Lenders reasonable, out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred in connection with same);
(c) if the Interest Rate Cap Agreement is scheduled to mature prior to the applicable Extended Maturity Date, Borrower shall (i) obtain and deliver to Lender on or prior to the first day of such Extension Option, one or more Replacement Interest Rate Cap Agreements in form substantially identical to the Interest Rate Cap Agreements delivered to Lender in connection with the closing of the Loan or the exercise of a prior Extension Option or in a form otherwise reasonably acceptable to Lender from an Acceptable Counterparty in a notional amount equal to the then outstanding principal balance of the Loan, which Replacement Interest Rate Cap Agreement shall have an Applicable Rate Index strike price that is not greater than the Strike Price and be effective commencing on or prior to the first date of such Extension Option and
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shall have a maturity date not earlier than the applicable Extended Maturity Date after giving effect to the option then being exercised and (ii) deliver within ten (10) Business Days following the date Lender approves the confirmation memorializing such Replacement Interest Rate Cap Agreement, an assignment of interest rate cap agreement with respect to any Replacement Interest Rate Cap Agreement in form and substance substantially similar to the Assignment of Interest Rate Cap Agreement delivered on the Closing Date, together with legal opinions of counsel to the counterparty and Borrower as reasonably required by Lender;
(d) The Applicable Rate Spread shall be increased for each Component by 15 basis points (0.15%) (which rate increase shall be applied to each Component on a pro rata basis) from and after the Interest Period applicable to the Payment Date in July, 2023; and
(e) The Applicable Rate Spread shall be increased for each Component by 10 basis points (0.10%) (which rate increase shall be applied to each Component on a pro rata basis) from and after the Interest Period applicable to the Payment Date in July, 2024.
ARTICLE III.
CONDITIONS PRECEDENT
Section 3.1 Conditions Precedent to Closing . The obligation of Lender to make the Loan hereunder is subject to the fulfillment by Borrower or waiver by Lender of all of the conditions precedent to closing set forth in the term sheet for the Loan.
ARTICLE IV.
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
Section 4.1 Borrower Representations . Each Individual Borrower and Operating Lessee represent and warrant as of the Closing Date that:
4.1.1 Organization . Each of Borrower, Principal and Operating Lessee has been duly organized and is validly existing and in good standing with requisite power and authority to own or lease the applicable Individual Property and to transact the businesses in which it is now engaged. Each of Borrower and Operating Lessee is duly qualified to do business and is in good standing in each jurisdiction where it is required to be so qualified in connection with its businesses and operations. Each of Borrower and Operating Lessee possesses all rights, licenses, permits and authorizations, governmental or otherwise, necessary to entitle it to own or lease the applicable Individual Property and to transact the businesses in which it is now engaged, except to the extent the failure to possess such rights, licenses and permits would not reasonably be expected to materially and adversely affect Borrower, Operating Lessee or any Individual Property. Except as otherwise set forth in subsection (i) of the definition of Special Purpose Entity, the sole business of Borrower and Operating Lessee is the ownership, leasing, management and operation of the related Properties. The ownership interests in Borrower and Operating Lessee are as set forth on the organizational chart attached hereto as Schedule 4.1.1 .
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4.1.2 Proceedings . Each of Borrower and Operating Lessee has taken all necessary action to authorize the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents to which it is a party. This Agreement and such other Loan Documents to which it is a party have been duly executed and delivered by or on behalf of Borrower and Operating Lessee, as applicable, and constitute legal, valid and binding obligations of Borrower and Operating Lessee, as applicable, enforceable against Borrower and Operating Lessee, as applicable, in accordance with their respective terms, subject only to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency and similar laws affecting rights of creditors generally, and subject, as to enforceability, to general principles of equity (regardless of whether enforcement is sought in a proceeding in equity or at law).
4.1.3 No Conflicts . The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents by Borrower and Operating Lessee, as applicable, will not conflict with or result in a breach of any of the terms or provisions of, or constitute a default under, or result in the creation or imposition of any lien, charge or encumbrance (other than pursuant to the Loan Documents) upon any of the property or assets of Borrower or Operating Lessee pursuant to the terms of any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, loan agreement, partnership agreement, management agreement or other agreement or instrument to which Borrower or Operating Lessee is a party or by which any of Borrowers or Operating Lessees property or assets are subject (unless consents from all applicable parties thereto have been obtained), nor will such action result in any violation of the provisions of any statute or any order, rule or regulation of any Governmental Authority having jurisdiction over Borrower or Operating Lessee or any of Borrowers or Operating Lessees properties or assets, and any consent, approval, authorization, order, registration or qualification of or with any court or any such Governmental Authority required for the execution, delivery and performance by Borrower or Operating Lessee of this Agreement or any other Loan Documents to which it is a party has been obtained and is in full force and effect.
4.1.4 Litigation . Except as set forth on Schedule 4.1.4 attached hereto, there are no actions, suits or proceedings at law or in equity by or before any Governmental Authority or other agency or any unpaid indemnification obligations for which a claim has been made now pending or to Borrowers or Operating Lessees knowledge, threatened against or affecting Borrower, Principal, Operating Lessee or any Individual Property, which actions, suits, proceedings or any unpaid indemnification obligations, if determined against Borrower, Principal, Operating Lessee or any Individual Property, would reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the condition (financial or otherwise) or business of Borrower, Principal and Operating Lessee, taken as a whole, or the condition or ownership of any Individual Property.
4.1.5 Agreements . Neither Borrower nor Operating Lessee is a party to any agreement or instrument or subject to any restriction which would reasonably be expected to materially and adversely affect Borrower and Operating Lessee, taken as a whole, or any Individual Property, or, taken as a whole, Borrowers and Operating Lessees business, properties or assets, operations or condition, financial or otherwise. Neither Borrower nor Operating Lessee is in default in any material respect in the performance, observance or fulfillment of any of the obligations, covenants or conditions contained in any agreement or instrument to which it is a party or by which Borrower, Operating Lessee or any of the Properties
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is bound, except to the extent such default would not reasonably be expected to materially and adversely affect Borrower and Operating Lessee, taken as a whole, or any Individual Property. Neither Borrower nor Operating Lessee has any material financial obligation under any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, loan agreement or other agreement or instrument to which Borrower or Operating Lessee is a party or by which Borrower, Operating Lessee or the Properties are otherwise bound, other than (a) obligations incurred in the ordinary course of the operation of the Properties as permitted pursuant to clause (xxiii) of the definition of Special Purpose Entity set forth in Section 1.1 hereof and (b) Permitted Indebtedness or obligations under the Loan Documents. Other than with respect to the Ground Leases, the Specified Ground Leases, the Glendale Parking Agreement, the Operating Leases, the Management Agreements, the Franchise Agreements and any documents disclosed in the Title Insurance Policies, all agreements or other instruments to which Borrower and/or Operating Lessee is a party or otherwise relating to the Individual Properties are (x) terminable upon no more than thirty (30) days prior written notice without penalty or fee or (y) with respect to such agreement or instrument, require Borrower and/or Operating Lessee, as applicable, to make payments during each calendar year during the term of such agreement or instrument in an aggregate yearly amount with respect to any Individual Property that is less than or equal to $350,000.
4.1.6 Title . Borrower has good, marketable and insurable fee simple title to the real property (or a leasehold estate as it relates to the Ground Leased Properties, Specified Ground Leased Properties or the Glendale Parking Agreement) comprising part of each Individual Property and good title to the balance of such Individual Property, free and clear of all Liens whatsoever except the Permitted Encumbrances, such other Liens as are permitted pursuant to the Loan Documents and the Liens created by the Loan Documents. Operating Lessee has good, marketable and insurable title to the leasehold estate created by the Operating Lease, free and clear of all Liens whatsoever except the Permitted Encumbrances, such other Liens as are permitted pursuant to the Loan Documents and the Liens created by the Loan Documents. The Permitted Encumbrances in the aggregate do not materially and adversely affect the value, operation or use of any applicable Individual Property (as currently used) or Borrowers ability to repay the Loan. Each Mortgage, when properly recorded in the appropriate records, together with any Uniform Commercial Code financing statements required to be filed in connection therewith, will create (a) a valid, perfected first priority lien on Borrowers and Operating Lessees interests in the applicable Individual Property, subject only to Permitted Encumbrances and the Liens created by the Loan Documents and (b) perfected security interests in and to, and perfected collateral assignments of, all personalty (including the Leases) to the extent a security interest may be perfected therein by the recording of the Mortgage or the filing of a financing statement under the Uniform Commercial Code, all in accordance with the terms thereof, in each case subject only to any applicable Permitted Encumbrances, such other Liens as are permitted pursuant to the Loan Documents and the Liens created by the Loan Documents. Except as set forth in Schedule 4.1.6 or in the Title Insurance Policies, to Borrowers and Operating Lessees knowledge, there are no claims for payment for work, labor or materials affecting the Properties which are a Lien prior to, or of equal priority with, the Liens created by the Loan Documents and as to which Lender has not otherwise received affirmative insurance in the applicable Title Insurance Policy (in form and substance satisfactory to Lender in all respects).
4.1.7 Solvency . Neither Borrower nor Operating Lessee has entered into this transaction or executed the Note, this Agreement or any other Loan Documents with the actual
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intent to hinder, delay or defraud any creditor and each of Borrower and Operating Lessee has received reasonably equivalent value in exchange for its obligations under such Loan Documents. After giving effect to the Loan, the fair saleable value of Borrowers and Operating Lessees assets exceeds and will, immediately following the making of the Loan, exceed Borrowers and Operating Lessees total liabilities, including, without limitation, subordinated, unliquidated, disputed and contingent liabilities. The fair saleable value of Borrowers and Operating Lessees assets is and will, immediately following the making of the Loan, be greater than Borrowers and Operating Lessees probable liabilities, including the maximum amount of its contingent liabilities on its debts as such debts become absolute and matured. Borrowers and Operating Lessees assets do not and, immediately following the making of the Loan will not, constitute unreasonably small capital to carry out its business as conducted or as proposed to be conducted. Neither Borrower nor Operating Lessee intends to, or believes that it will, incur debt and liabilities (including contingent liabilities and other commitments) beyond its ability to pay such debt and liabilities as they mature (taking into account the timing and amounts of cash to be received by Borrower or Operating Lessee and the amounts to be payable on or in respect of obligations of Borrower or Operating Lessee). No petition in bankruptcy has been filed against Borrower, Principal, Operating Lessee or any of their respective constituent Persons in the last seven (7) years, and none of Borrower, Principal, Operating Lessee or any constituent Person in the last seven (7) years has ever made an assignment for the benefit of creditors or taken advantage of any insolvency act for the benefit of debtors. None of Borrower, Operating Lessee or any of their respective constituent Persons are contemplating either the filing of a petition by it under any state or federal bankruptcy or insolvency laws or the liquidation of all or a major portion of Borrowers, Principals or Operating Lessees assets or property, and neither Borrower nor Operating Lessee has any knowledge of any Person contemplating the filing of any such petition against it or such constituent Persons.
4.1.8 Full and Accurate Disclosure . No statement of fact made by Borrower or Operating Lessee in this Agreement or in any of the other Loan Documents contains any untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state any material fact necessary to make statements contained herein or therein not misleading, except to the extent any such statement or omission would not be reasonably expected to have a material adverse effect. The foregoing representation shall not apply to any such financial data that constitutes projections, provided that Borrower does hereby represent and warrant that such projections were made in good faith and that Borrower has no reason to believe that such projections are materially inaccurate. There is no material fact presently known to Borrower or Operating Lessee which has not been disclosed to Lender which adversely affects, nor as far as Borrower or Operating Lessee can reasonably foresee, would be reasonably likely to materially and adversely affect, any Individual Property or the business, operations or condition (financial or otherwise) of Borrower and/or Operating Lessee.
4.1.9 No Plan Assets . As of the date of this Agreement, neither Borrower nor Operating Lessee is an employee benefit plan, as defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA, whether or not subject to Title I of ERISA, and none of the respective assets of Borrower nor Operating Lessee constitute plan assets of any benefit plan investor within the meaning of 29 C.F.R. Section 2510.3-101, as modified by Section 3(42) of ERISA, as amended from time to time (the Plan Asset Regulations ). Except as could not reasonably be expected, individually or in the aggregate to have a material adverse effect on Borrower, Operating Lessee or any Property, none
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of Borrower, Operating Lessee or any ERISA Affiliate is obligated to contribute to any employee benefit plan (as so defined) subject to Title IV of ERISA. Assuming compliance by the Lender with paragraph (d) of Section 5.2.9 of this Agreement, transactions contemplated hereunder by or with Borrower or Operating Lessee are not subject to any state or other statute or regulation applicable to Borrower or Operating Lessee with respect to governmental plans within the meaning of Section 3(32) of ERISA which are substantially similar to the prohibited transaction provisions of Section 406 of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code currently in effect and which prohibit the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including, but not limited to the exercise by Lender of any of its rights under the Loan Documents.
4.1.10 Compliance . Except as set forth on the zoning reports for each Individual Property delivered to Lender on or before the Closing Date, Borrower, Operating Lessee and the Properties and the use thereof comply in all material respects with all applicable Legal Requirements, including, without limitation, building and zoning ordinances and codes, except to the extent such failure to comply would not reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the Individual Property. Neither Borrower nor Operating Lessee is in default or violation of any order, writ, injunction, decree or demand of any Governmental Authority. There has not been committed by Borrower or Operating Lessee or to the best of Borrowers or Operating Lessees knowledge, any other Person in occupancy of or involved with the operation or use of the Properties any act or omission affording the federal government or any other Governmental Authority the right of forfeiture as against any Individual Property or any part thereof or any monies paid in performance of Borrowers or Operating Lessees obligations under any of the Loan Documents.
4.1.11 Financial Information . All financial data, including, without limitation, the statements of cash flow and income and operating expense, that have been delivered to Lender in connection with the Loan (i) are true, complete and correct in all material respects (or to the extent that any such financial data was incorrect in any material respect when delivered, the same have been corrected by financial data subsequently delivered to Lender prior to the Closing Date in writing and containing an express reference to any and all such concerns), (ii) accurately represent the financial condition of Borrower, Operating Lessee and the Properties, as applicable, as of the date of such reports, and (iii) to the extent prepared or audited by an independent certified public accounting firm, have been prepared in accordance with GAAP throughout the periods covered, except as disclosed therein. The foregoing representation shall not apply to any such financial data that constitutes projections, provided that each of Borrower and Operating Lessee represents and warrants that such projections were made in good faith and that neither Borrower nor Operating Lessee has any reason to believe that such projections are materially inaccurate. Except for Permitted Encumbrances, neither Borrower nor Operating Lessee has any contingent liabilities, liabilities for taxes, unusual forward or long term commitments or unrealized or anticipated losses from any unfavorable commitments that are known to Borrower or Operating Lessee and are reasonably likely to have a material adverse effect on any Individual Property or the current operation thereof as a hotel, except as referred to or reflected in said financial statements. Since the date of such financial statements, there has been no materially adverse change in the financial condition, operations or business of Borrower or Operating Lessee from that set forth in said financial statements.
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4.1.12 Condemnation . Except as set forth on Schedule 4.1.12 (provided that, except with respect to that certain condemnation at Site #541, the Condemnations on Schedule 4.1.12 are not reasonably expected to have a material adverse effect), no Condemnation or other proceeding has been commenced or, to the best of Borrowers or Operating Lessees knowledge, is threatened or, to Borrowers or Operating Lessees knowledge, contemplated with respect to all or any portion of any Individual Property or for the relocation of roadways providing access to any Individual Property, other than to the extent the same would not reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the Individual Property affected thereby.
4.1.13 Federal Reserve Regulations . No part of the proceeds of the Loan will be used for the purpose of purchasing or acquiring any margin stock within the meaning of Regulation U of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System or for any other purpose which would be inconsistent with such Regulation U or any other Regulations of such Board of Governors, or for any purposes prohibited by Legal Requirements or by the terms and conditions of this Agreement or the other Loan Documents.
4.1.14 Utilities and Public Access . Except as set forth in the Title Insurance Policies or the Surveys or except to the extent that there is no material adverse effect on any Individual Property, (i) each Individual Property has rights of access to public ways and is served by water, sewer, sanitary sewer and storm drain facilities adequate to service such Individual Property for its respective intended uses; (ii) all public utilities necessary or convenient to the full use and enjoyment of each Individual Property are located either in the public right of way abutting such Individual Property (which are connected so as to serve such Individual Property without passing over other property) or in recorded easements serving such Individual Property and such easements are set forth in and insured by the Title Insurance Policies; and (iii) all roads necessary for the use of each Individual Property for their current respective purposes have been completed and dedicated to public use and accepted by all Governmental Authorities.
4.1.15 Not a Foreign Person . Neither Borrower nor Operating Lessee (or if any of Borrower or Operating Lessee is a disregarded entity for U.S. federal income tax purposes, such entitys beneficial owner) is a foreign person within the meaning of § 1445(f)(3) of the Code.
4.1.16 Separate Lots . Except as set forth in the Title Insurance Policies or on Schedule 4.1.16 , each Individual Property is comprised of one (1) or more parcels which constitute a separate tax lot or lots and does not constitute a portion of any other tax lot not a part of such Individual Property.
4.1.17 Assessments . Except as set forth in the Title Insurance Policies or on Schedule 4.1.17 , to Borrowers or Operating Lessees knowledge, there are no pending or, to Borrowers or Operating Lessees knowledge, proposed special or other assessments for public improvements or otherwise affecting any Individual Property, nor are there any contemplated improvements to any Individual Property that may result in such special or other assessments, except to the extent such assessment would not have a material adverse effect on the Individual Property.
4.1.18 Enforceability . The Loan Documents are enforceable by Lender (or any subsequent holder thereof) in accordance with their respective terms, subject to principles of
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equity and bankruptcy, insolvency and other laws generally applicable to creditors rights and the enforcement of debtors obligations. The Loan Documents are not subject to any right of rescission, set off, counterclaim or defense by Borrower, Operating Lessee or Guarantor, including the defense of usury, nor would the operation of any of the terms of the Loan Documents, or the exercise of any right thereunder, render the Loan Documents unenforceable (subject to principles of equity and bankruptcy, insolvency and other laws generally affecting creditors rights and the enforcement of debtors obligations), and none of Borrower, Operating Lessee or Guarantor has asserted any right of rescission, set off, counterclaim or defense with respect thereto.
4.1.19 No Prior Assignment . There are no prior assignments of the Leases or any portion of the Rents due and payable or to become due and payable which are presently outstanding except in accordance with the Loan Documents and the Specified Ground Leased Property in Armonk, New York.
4.1.20 Insurance . Borrower has obtained and has delivered to Lender a certificate of insurance for all Policies (or certified copies of any Policy, to the extent Lender shall have requested the same) reflecting the insurance coverages, amounts and other requirements set forth in this Agreement. No claims have been made or are currently pending (except as set forth on Schedule 4.1.20 ), outstanding or otherwise remain unsatisfied under any such Policy and would reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect with respect to any Individual Property, Borrowers or Operating Lessees ability to perform its obligations under the Loan Documents and/or Lenders security interest in such Individual Property, and none of Borrower, Operating Lessee or, to Borrowers or Operating Lessees knowledge, any other Person, has done, by act or omission, anything which would impair the coverage of any such Policy.
4.1.21 Use of Property . Each Individual Property is used exclusively for hotel purposes, restaurants and other appurtenant and related uses.
4.1.22 Certificate of Occupancy; Licenses . Except as set forth on Schedule 4.1.22 or the zoning reports delivered to Lender in connection with the closing of the Loan, all certifications, permits, licenses and approvals, including without limitation, certificates of completion and occupancy permits and any applicable liquor license required for the legal use, occupancy and operation of each Individual Property as a hotel (collectively, the Licenses ), have been obtained and are in full force and effect, except for where the failure to obtain such licenses or for such licenses to not be in full force and effect does not have a material adverse effect on Borrower and Operating Lessee, taken as a whole, or any Individual Property. Borrower and Operating Lessee shall (or shall cause Manager or an Affiliate of Manager to) keep and maintain all Licenses necessary for the operation of each Individual Property as a hotel to the extent the failure to have such licenses would reasonably be expected to result in a material adverse effect with respect to the Individual Property to which it relates. The use being made of each Individual Property is in conformity in all material respects with the certificate of occupancy, if any, issued for such Individual Property.
4.1.23 Flood Zone . Except as set forth in the Surveys or the flood determinations obtained by Lender or Schedule 4.1.23 attached hereto, none of the Improvements on any Individual Property are located in an area as identified by the Federal Emergency Management
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Agency as an area having special flood hazards and, if so located, the flood insurance required pursuant to Section 6.1(a)(i) is in full force and effect with respect to each such Individual Property.
4.1.24 Physical Condition . Except as set forth on Schedule 4.1.24 attached hereto and except if the same do not, in the aggregate in respect of the Individual Property affected thereby, have a material adverse effect on such Individual Property, and except as disclosed in the property condition reports delivered to Lender in connection with the making of the Loan, to Borrowers and Operating Lessees knowledge, (i) each Individual Property, including, without limitation, all buildings, improvements, parking facilities, sidewalks, storm drainage systems, roofs, plumbing systems, HVAC systems, fire protection systems, electrical systems, equipment, elevators, exterior sidings and doors, landscaping, irrigation systems and all structural components, are in good condition, order and repair in all material respects; and (ii) there exists no structural or other material defects or damages in any Individual Property, whether latent or otherwise, and neither Borrower nor Operating Lessee has received notice from any insurance company or bonding company of any defects or inadequacies in any Individual Property, or any part thereof, which have not been remedied prior to the Closing Date and would adversely affect the insurability of the same or cause the imposition of extraordinary premiums or charges thereon or of any termination or threatened termination of any policy of insurance or bond.
4.1.25 Boundaries . Except as set forth in the Surveys, all of the improvements which were included in determining the appraised value of each Individual Property lie wholly within the boundaries and building restriction lines of such Individual Property, and, except as disclosed in the Surveys, no improvements on adjoining properties encroach upon any Individual Property, and no easements or other encumbrances upon any Individual Property encroach upon any of the Improvements, so as to materially affect the value or marketability of the applicable Individual Property except those which are insured against by the applicable Title Insurance Policy.
4.1.26 Leases . To Borrowers and Operating Lessees knowledge, the Properties are not subject to any Material Leases other than the Material Leases described in the rent roll attached hereto as Schedule 4.1.26 and made a part hereof, which rent roll, to Borrowers and Operating Lessees knowledge, is true, complete and accurate in all material respects as of the Closing Date. With respect to each Individual Property, Borrower or Operating Lessee is the owner and lessor of landlords interest in the applicable Leases. To Borrowers and Operating Lessees knowledge, (i) with the exception of hotel guests and patrons and certain telecommunication and antenna licenses and billboard leases, no Person has any possessory interest in any Individual Property or right to occupy the same except under and pursuant to the provisions of the Leases, (ii) the current Material Leases are in full force and effect and neither Borrower nor Operating Lessee has received or delivered written notice that either party is in default under a Material Lease except for (A) defaults which have been cured and (B) defaults that do not, in the aggregate for any Individual Property, have a materially adverse effect. No Rent has been paid more than one (1) month in advance of its due date (except with respect to provision of rooms and banquet and meeting space and services in the ordinary course of business). To Borrowers and Operating Lessees knowledge, no Tenant listed on Schedule 4.1.26 has assigned its Lease or sublet all or any portion of the premises demised thereby, no such Tenant holds its leased premises under assignment or sublease, nor does anyone except such Tenant and its employees occupy such leased premises. Except as set forth on Schedule 4.1.26 , no Tenant has a right or option to purchase all or any part of the leased premises or the building of which the leased premises are a part.
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4.1.27 Survey . To Borrowers and Operating Lessees knowledge, except as shown in the Title Insurance Policies, the Survey for each Individual Property delivered to Lender in connection with this Agreement does not fail to reflect any material matter affecting such Individual Property or the title thereto, except to the extent the same would not reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on Borrower and Operating Lessee, taken as a whole, or an Individual Property.
4.1.28 Inventory . Borrower or Operating Lessee is the owner of or leases (or Manager as agent for Borrower or Operating Lessee, as applicable in accordance with the Management Agreement leases) all of the Equipment, Fixtures and Personal Property (as such terms are defined in the Mortgages) located on or at each Individual Property. All of the Equipment, Fixtures and Personal Property are sufficient to operate the Properties in the manner required hereunder and in the manner in which they are currently operated.
4.1.29 Filing and Recording Taxes . All mortgage, mortgage recording, stamp, intangible or other similar tax required to be paid by any Person under applicable Legal Requirements currently in effect in connection with the execution, delivery, recordation, filing, registration, perfection or enforcement of any of the Loan Documents, including, without limitation, the Mortgages, have been paid (or sufficient funds have been escrowed with the applicable title company for such payment), and, under current Legal Requirements, each of the Mortgages are enforceable in accordance with their respective terms by Lender (or any subsequent holder thereof), subject to principles of equity and bankruptcy, insolvency and other laws generally applicable to creditors rights and the enforcement of debtors obligations.
4.1.30 Special Purpose Entity/Separateness . (a) Each Loan Party is a Special Purpose Entity.
(b) The representations and warranties set forth in this Section 4.1.30 shall survive for so long as any amount remains payable to Lender under this Agreement or any other Loan Document.
(c) Any and all of the stated facts and assumptions made in any Insolvency Opinion, including, but not limited to, any exhibits attached thereto, will have been true and correct in all respects, and each Loan Party will have complied with all of the stated facts and assumptions made with respect to it in any Insolvency Opinion, in each case as of the date of such Insolvency Opinion. To Borrowers and Operating Lessees knowledge, each entity other than the Loan Parties with respect to which an assumption is made or a fact stated in any Insolvency Opinion will have complied with all of the assumptions made and facts stated with respect to it in any such Insolvency Opinion, in each case as of the date of such Insolvency Opinion.
(d) Each Loan Party hereby represents with respect to itself and each other Loan Party that any amendment or restatement of any organizational document of any Loan Party has been accomplished in accordance with, and was permitted by, the relevant provisions of such document prior to its amendment or restatement from time to time.
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(e) Any amendment or restatement of any Loan Partys organizational documents was accomplished in accordance with, and was permitted by, the relevant provisions of applicable law and the relevant provisions of said document prior to its amendment or restatement from time to time.
(f) Except as set forth in Schedule 4.1.30 attached hereto, each Loan Party that is a limited liability company and Principal has at all times had at least one member and each Loan Party that is a limited partnership has at all times had one general partner and one limited partner that were different Persons, as applicable.
(g) Any payments made pursuant to the Loan Documents to or for the benefit of any Borrower shall constitute distributions to or at the discretion of the applicable equity owner of such entity.
(h) The Organizational Documents for each Loan Party that is a Delaware limited liability company provide and shall at all times during the term of the Loan provide that except for duties to any Loan Party as set forth in the Organizational Documents (including duties to the member and any Loan Partys creditors solely to the extent of their respective economic interests in such Loan Party, but excluding (i) all other interests of the member, (ii) the interests of other Affiliates of a Loan Party, and (iii) the interests of any group of Affiliates of which a Loan Party is a part), the Independent Directors shall not have any fiduciary duties to the member, any officer or any other Person bound by the applicable Loan Partys Organizational Documents; provided , however , the foregoing shall not eliminate the implied contractual covenant of good faith and fair dealing. The Organizational Documents for each Loan Partys that is a Delaware limited liability company provide and shall at all times during the term of the Loan provide that to the fullest extent permitted by law, including Section 18-1101(e) of the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act, an Independent Director shall not be liable to Borrower, the member or any other Person bound by the applicable Loan Partys Organizational Documents for breach of contract or breach of duties (including fiduciary duties), unless the Independent Director acted in bad faith or engaged in willful misconduct. The Organizational Documents for each Loan Party that is a Delaware limited liability company provide and shall at all times during the term of the Loan provide that all right, power and authority of the Independent Directors shall be limited to the extent necessary to exercise those rights and perform those duties specifically set forth in the applicable Loan Partys Organizational Documents. The Organizational Documents for each Loan Party that is a Delaware limited liability company provide and shall at all times during the term of the Loan provide that notwithstanding any other provision of the applicable Loan Partys Organizational Documents to the contrary, each Independent Director, in its capacity as an Independent Director, may only act, vote or otherwise participate in those matters referred to in Section 9(j)(iii) of the applicable Loan Partys Organizational Documents or as otherwise specifically required by the applicable Organizational Documents, and such Independent Directors act, vote or other participation shall not be required for the validity of any action taken by the board of directors of such Borrower unless, pursuant to the provisions of Section 9(j)(iii) or as otherwise specifically provided in the applicable Organizational Documents, such action would be invalid in the absence of the affirmative vote or consent of such Independent Director. The Organizational Documents of each Loan Party that is not a Delaware limited liability company contain and shall contain terms and provisions similar to the terms and provisions set forth in this subclause (h) to the extent permitted by applicable law.
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(i) Without limiting the foregoing in this Section 4.1.30 , and except as set forth on Schedule 4.1.30 each Loan Party (i) has since the date of its formation been duly formed, validly existing and in good standing in the state of its incorporation or formation and in all other jurisdictions where it is qualified to do business, except for immaterial violations that have been cured and cannot otherwise be reasonably expected to have a material adverse effect (ii) subject to its right to contest taxes in good faith by appropriate proceedings, is not involved in any dispute with any taxing authority which is reasonably likely to have a material adverse effect on any Individual Property or the Loan Parties (taken as a whole), (iii) is not now and has never been, party to any lawsuit, arbitration, summons or legal proceeding that resulted in a judgment against it that has not been paid in full, and (iv) has all times since the date of its formation been and operated as a single purpose, bankruptcy remote entity and complied with the then-applicable separateness covenants and other single purpose, bankruptcy remote provisions, if applicable, set forth in its respective then-applicable Organizational Documents.
(j) Any assignment or transfer of equity interests of any Loan Party by all prior members of such Loan Party to their successor member, and the admission of their successor member as a member of the Loan Party, was accomplished in accordance with, and permitted by, the then-applicable Organizational Documents governing the affairs of such Loan Party at the time of such assignment or transfer and admission, and following each such assignment and admission, such Loan Party was continued without dissolution.
(k) Each Loan Party has no judgments or Liens of any nature against it except for Section 2.7 Tax liens not yet due and the Permitted Encumbrances.
(l) Each Loan Party has provided Lender with complete financial statements that reflect a fair and accurate view of the entitys financial condition.
(m) Except as set forth in Section 4.1.30(n) below, each Loan Party has no material contingent or actual obligations not related to the Property, in each case other than in connection (A) with respect to any Individual Borrower that is a member of another Individual Borrower, such Individual Borrowers limited liability company interest in such other Individual Borrower or (B) with respect to each Principal, such Principals general partnership interest and obligations with respect to the Loan Party in which it owns an interest.
(n) Each Loan Party has no material contingent or actual obligations related to any Previously Owned Property except (i) to the extent such obligations are (x) covered by insurance, or (y) subject to reimbursement from a third-party or (ii) obligations pursuant to the sale of the Previously-Owned Properties.
(o) Except as disclosed on Schedule 4.1.30 , each Loan Party at all times from the date of its formation to the date hereof:
(i) has been organized solely for the purpose of (A) in the case of Borrower, (I) acquiring, owning, development, constructing, renovating, improving, selling, leasing, transferring, exchanging, assigning, disposing of, operating, managing, financing, refinancing, holding an ownership interest or otherwise dealing with the Properties and the Previously Owned Properties and activities incidental thereto, (II) acquiring and
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owning its limited liability company interest in and managing and acting as the sole member of any Individual Borrower (with respect to any Individual Borrower that is the member of another Individual Borrower), and (III) transacting lawful business that was incident, necessary and appropriate to accomplish the foregoing or (B) in the case of any Principal, acting as a general partner of the limited partnership that owned the related Individual Property or Previously Owned Property or as member of the limited liability company that owned the related Individual Property or Previously Owned Property and transacting lawful business that was incident, necessary and appropriate to accomplish the foregoing or (C) with respect to Operating Lessee, leasing the applicable Individual Properties and Previously Owned Properties and operating, managing and maintaining the applicable Individual Properties and Previously Owned Properties and transacting lawful business that was incident, necessary and appropriate to accomplish the foregoing;
(ii) has not engaged in any business unrelated to the activities set forth in clause (i) of this Section 4.1.30(o) ;
(iii) has not owned any real property other than the Properties and the Previously Owned Properties;
(iv) at no time had any assets other than (A) in the case of each Individual Borrower, the related Individual Properties and Previously Owned Properties and personal property and fixtures located therein or used in connection therewith necessary or incidental to its ownership and operation of such Individual Property and Previously Owned Properties, (B) in the case of any Principal, ownership of the limited partnership or limited liability company interests in the related Individual Borrower and personal property necessary or incidental to its ownership of such interests, (C) in the case of any Borrower that was or is the sole member of another Individual Borrower, ownership of the limited liability company interests or partnership interests in such or other Individual Borrower, and personal property necessary or incidental to its ownership of such interests, and (D) in the case of Operating Lessee, ownership of its leasehold interest in the applicable Properties pursuant to the applicable Operating Lease and personal property necessary or incidental to such ownership;
(v) has at all times been solvent and, except with respect to co-borrowers under prior financings that have been repaid or otherwise discharged or that will be repaid or discharged as of the closing of the Loan, has paid its debts and liabilities (including, a fairly allocated portion of any personnel and overhead expenses that it shares with any Affiliate) from its assets as the same became due, and maintained adequate capital for the normal obligations that were reasonably foreseeable in a business of its size and character and in light of its contemplated business operations;
(vi) has not failed to correct any known misunderstanding regarding the separate identity of such entity;
(vii) except in connection with the Previously-Owned Properties and with respect to co-borrowers under prior financings that have been repaid or otherwise discharged or that will be repaid or discharged as of the closing of the Loan, has
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maintained its bank accounts, books of account, books and records separate from those of any other Person and, to the extent that it was required to file income tax returns under applicable law, filed its own income tax returns, except to the extent that it was required by law to file consolidated tax returns and, if it is a corporation, has not filed a consolidated income tax return with any other corporation, except to the extent that it has been required by law to file consolidated tax returns;
(viii) except in connection with the Previously-Owned Properties and with respect to co-borrowers under prior financings that have been repaid or otherwise discharged or that will be repaid or discharged as of the closing of the Loan, has not commingled its funds or assets with those of any other Person nor participated in any cash management system with any other Person;
(ix) other than pursuant to Permitted Equipment and Vehicle Leases executed by a manager in its capacity as agent of the applicable Loan Party, has held its assets in its own name;
(x) has conducted its business as a separate and distinct entity under its own name or in a name franchised or licensed to it by a manager, franchisor or an entity other than an Affiliate of itself or of Borrower, except for business conducted on behalf of itself by another Person under a business management services agreement that was on commercially reasonable terms and the manager, or equivalent thereof, under such business management services agreement held itself out as an agent of such Loan Party;
(xi) except in connection with the Previously-Owned Properties and with respect to co-borrowers under prior financings that have been repaid or otherwise discharged or that will be repaid or discharged as of the closing of the Loan, has (A) maintained its financial statements, accounting records and other entity documents separate from those of any other Person; (B) shown, in its financial statements, its asset and liabilities separate and apart from those of any other Person; and (C) not permitted its assets to be listed as assets on the financial statement of any of its Affiliates except as required by GAAP or the Uniform System of Accounts; provided, however, that any such consolidated financial statement contained a note indicating that such Loan Partys separate assets and credit were not available to pay the debts of such Affiliate and that the Loan Partys liabilities did not constitute obligations of the consolidated entity, and such assets were also listed in such Loan Partys balance sheet;
(xii) except in each case with respect to co-borrowers under prior financings that have been repaid or otherwise discharged or that will be repaid or discharged as of the closing of the Loan, has paid its own liabilities and expenses, including the salaries of its own employees, out of its own funds and assets, and maintained a sufficient number of employees, if any, in light of its contemplated business operations;
(xiii) except in connection with the Previously-Owned Properties, as have been repaid or otherwise discharged or will be repaid or discharged as of the closing of the Loan and with respect to co-borrowers under prior financings that have been repaid or otherwise discharged or that will be repaid or discharged as of the closing of the Loan,
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has not assumed, guaranteed or become obligated for the debts of any other Person, not held out its credit as being available to satisfy the obligations of any other Person and not pledged its assets to secure the obligations of any other Person, in each case except as otherwise imposed by law;
(xiv) has not acquired obligations or securities of its partners, members or shareholders or any other owner or Affiliate, except in connection with the Previously-Owned Properties, with respect to any Individual Borrower that is a member of another Individual Borrower, such Individual Borrowers limited liability company interest in such other Individual Borrower, and with respect to each Principal, such Principals membership or general partnership interest and obligations with respect to the Loan Party in which it owns an interest;
(xv) has allocated fairly and reasonably any overhead expenses that were shared with any of its Affiliates, constituents, or owners, or any guarantors of any of their respective obligations, or any Affiliate of any of the foregoing, including, but not limited to, paying for shared office space and for services performed by any employee of an Affiliate;
(xvi) has maintained and used separate stationery, invoices and checks bearing its name and not bearing the name of any other entity unless such entity was clearly designated as being the Loan Partys agent;
(xvii) except as have been repaid or otherwise discharged or will be repaid or discharged as of the closing of the Loan and with respect to co-borrowers under prior financings that have been repaid or otherwise discharged or that will be repaid or discharged as of the closing of the Loan, has not pledged its assets to secure the obligations of any other Person;
(xviii) has maintained its assets in such a manner that it would not have been costly or difficult to segregate, ascertain or identify its individual assets from those of any other Person;
(xix) has not made loans to any Person and has not held evidence of indebtedness issued by any other Person or entity (other than cash and investment grade securities issued by an entity that is not an Affiliate of or subject to common ownership with such entity);
(xx) has not identified its partners, members or shareholders, or any Affiliate of any of them, as a division or department or part of it, and has not identified itself as a division or department of any other Person;
(xxi) other than capital contributions and distributions permitted under the terms of its organizational documents, has not entered into or been a party to any transaction with any of its partners, members, shareholders or Affiliates except in the ordinary course of its business and on terms which were commercially reasonable terms comparable to those of an arms-length transaction with an unrelated third party;
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(xxii) intentionally omitted;
(xxiii) except in connection with the Previously-Owned Properties, as have been repaid or otherwise discharged or will be repaid or discharged as of the closing of the Loan and with respect to co-borrowers under prior financings that have been repaid or otherwise discharged or that will be repaid or discharged as of the closing of the Loan, has not had any of its obligations guaranteed by any Affiliate; and
(xxiv) has not formed, acquired or held any subsidiary, except in connection with the Previously-Owned Properties, with respect to any Individual Borrower that is a member of another Individual Borrower, such Individual Borrowers limited liability company interest in such other Individual Borrower, and with respect to each Principal, such Principals membership or general partnership interest and obligations with respect to the Loan Party in which it owns an interest.
(p) Borrower and Lender acknowledge and agree that for purposes of this Section 4.1.30 and the definition of Special Purpose Entity, neither LQ Management LLC nor La Quinta Franchising LLC has been, nor is, an Affiliate of Borrower and/or Operating Lessee.
4.1.31 Management Agreement . Each Management Agreement is in full force and effect and, to Borrowers and Operating Lessees knowledge, there is no material default thereunder by any party thereto and no event has occurred that, with the passage of time and/or the giving of notice would constitute a material default thereunder. Each Management Agreement was entered into on commercially reasonable terms. The aggregate amount of key money and development money to be paid to any Borrower and/or Operating Lessee under the Management Agreements and Franchise Agreements, as of the date hereof, is $0.00.
4.1.32 Illegal Activity . No portion of any Individual Property has been or will be purchased by Borrower or Operating Lessee with proceeds of any illegal activity.
4.1.33 No Change in Facts or Circumstances; Disclosure . To Borrowers and Operating Lessees knowledge, all information submitted by and on behalf of Borrower and Operating Lessee to Lender and in all financial statements, rent rolls (including the rent roll attached hereto as Schedule 4.1.26 ), reports, certificates and other documents submitted in connection with the Loan or in satisfaction of the terms thereof and all statements of fact made by Borrower or Operating Lessee in this Agreement or in any other Loan Document, are true, complete and correct in all material respects (or to the extent any such data was incorrect in any material respect when delivered, the same has been corrected by information subsequently delivered to Lender on or prior to the date hereof). The foregoing representation shall not apply to any such financial information that constitutes projections, provided that each of Borrower and Operating Lessee represents and warrants that it has no reason to believe that such projections are materially inaccurate. There has been no material adverse change in any condition, fact, circumstance or event that would make any such information inaccurate, incomplete or otherwise misleading in any material respect or that otherwise materially and adversely affects or might materially and adversely affect the use, operation or value of the Properties or the business operations or the financial condition of Borrower or Operating Lessee, taken as a whole (except to the extent further disclosed in writing to Lender). Each of Borrower and Operating Lessee has
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disclosed to Lender all material facts known to Borrower and Operating Lessee and has not failed to disclose any material fact known to Borrower or Operating Lessee that could cause any Provided Information or representation or warranty made herein to be materially misleading.
4.1.34 Investment Company Act . Neither Borrower nor Operating Lessee is (a) an investment company or a company controlled by an investment company, within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended; (b) a holding company or a subsidiary company of a holding company or an affiliate of either a holding company or a subsidiary company within the meaning of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 2005, as amended; or (c) subject to any other federal or state law or regulation which purports to restrict or regulate its ability to borrow money.
4.1.35 Embargoed Person . As of the date hereof, (a) none of the funds or other assets of Borrower or any other Loan Party constitute property of, or are beneficially owned, directly or indirectly, by any person, entity or government targeted by trade restrictions under U.S. law, including but not limited to, the USA PATRIOT Act (including anti-terrorism provisions thereof), the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, 50 U.S.C. §§ 1701 et seq. , The Trading with the Enemy Act, 50 U.S.C. App. 1 et seq. , and any Executive Orders or regulations promulgated thereunder with the result that the investment in Borrower or any other Loan Party (whether directly or indirectly), is prohibited by law or the Loan made by the Lender is in violation of law ( Embargoed Person ); (b) none of the funds or other assets of Borrower or any other Loan Party constitute property of, or are beneficially owned, directly or indirectly, by any Embargoed Person; (c) no Embargoed Person has any interest of any nature whatsoever in Borrower with the result that the investment in Borrower or any other Loan Party (whether directly or indirectly), is prohibited by law or the Loan is in violation of law; and (d) none of the funds of Borrower or any other Loan Party have been derived from or are the proceeds of, any unlawful activity with the result that the investment in Borrower or any other Loan Party (whether directly or indirectly), is prohibited by law or the Loan is in violation of law. The representations and warranties of Borrower and Operating Lessee set forth in this Section 4.1.35 hereof shall be qualified to Borrowers knowledge with respect to any shareholders or owners of stock or equity interest owning less than five percent (5%) that are publicly traded on any nationally or internationally recognized stock exchange, and with respect to shareholders holding five percent (5%) or more of any interests that are publicly traded on any nationally or internationally recognized stock exchange, the representation shall be made upon the later of (i) the date Borrower is notified of such transfer and (ii) ten (10) Business Days following such transfer.
4.1.36 Principal Place of Business; State of Organization . Borrowers and Operating Lessees principal place of business as of the date hereof is the address set forth in the introductory paragraph of this Agreement. The Borrower and Operating Lessee are organized under the laws of the State of Delaware and their organizational identification numbers are listed in Schedule 4.1.36 .
4.1.37 Reserved .
4.1.38 Reserved .
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4.1.39 Ground Lease . Except as set forth on Schedule 4.1.39 , each Ground Lease, together with any estoppel and/or consent delivered by the applicable Ground Lessor in connection with the Loan:
(a) Has duly recorded such Ground Lease or a memorandum of such Ground Lease, permits the interest of Borrower (and Operating Lessee) to be encumbered by a mortgage or the applicable Ground Lessor has approved and consented to the encumbrance of such Ground Leased Property by the applicable Mortgage and there have not been amendments or modifications to the terms of such Ground Lease since recordation of such Ground Lease (or a memorandum thereof), with the exception of written instruments disclosed to Lender in this Agreement;
(b) May not be terminated, surrendered or amended without the prior written consent of Lender; provided that the applicable Ground Lessor shall not be prevented from exercising its remedies in accordance with such Ground Lease if the obligations of Borrower under such Ground Lease are not performed as provided in such Ground Lease;
(c) Except for the Permitted Encumbrances and other encumbrances of record, Borrowers interest in such Ground Lease is not subject to any Liens or encumbrances superior to, or of equal priority with, the applicable Mortgage other than the applicable Ground Lessors related fee interest or sublease interest and any fee owners fee interest;
(d) In the event of a foreclosure or assignment or transfer in lieu of foreclosure, grants the Lender a one-time right to assign such Ground Lease without the applicable Ground Lessors consent without being subject to the net worth tests set forth in such Ground Lease;
(e) Is in full force and effect as of the date hereof and no default has occurred on the part of the Borrower under such Ground Lease, nor to Borrowers knowledge has any default occurred by the applicable Ground Lessor under the Ground Lease (except in each case, any such default that has been previously cured). There is no existing condition which, but for the passage of time or the giving of notice, could result in (i) to Borrowers knowledge, a default by the Borrower under the terms of such Ground Lease or (ii) to Borrowers knowledge, a default by the applicable Ground Lessor under the terms of such Ground Lease;
(f) Requires under the terms of such Ground Lease and the Loan Documents, taken together, that any related insurance and condemnation proceeds that are paid or awarded to Borrower with respect to the leasehold interest will be applied pursuant to the terms of the Loan Documents;
(g) Requires such Ground Lessor to give notice of any default by Borrower to Lender prior to exercising its remedies thereunder;
(h) Permits Lender the opportunity to cure any default, which is curable after the receipt of notice of the default before the Ground Lessor thereunder may terminate such Ground Lease;
(i) Has a term which extends not less than twenty (20) years beyond the Maturity Date (including any unexercised option periods and automatic renewal periods);
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(j) Requires such Ground Lessor to enter into a new lease upon termination (prior to expiration of the term thereof) of such Ground Lease for any reason including termination or rejection or disaffirmation of such Ground Lease in a bankruptcy proceeding; and
(k) Does not impose any restrictions on subleasing or the applicable Ground Lessor has approved and consented to such subleasing that would be reasonably expected to have a material adverse effect on the operation of the Borrowers business as currently operated, provided the tenant under such Ground Lease remains primarily liable for such tenants obligations thereunder.
4.1.40 Cash Management Account . (a) The Cash Management Agreement, the Concentration Account Agreement, each Clearing Account Agreement and this Agreement create a valid and continuing security interest (as defined in the Uniform Commercial Code of the State of New York) in each Clearing Account (to the extent such Clearing Account is opened as of the date hereof), the Concentration Account and the Cash Management Account (to the extent the Cash Management Account is opened as of the date hereof) in favor of Lender, which security interest is prior to all other Liens, other than Permitted Encumbrances, and is enforceable as such against creditors of and purchasers from Borrower and/or Operating Lessee. Other than in connection with prior financings that have been repaid or discharged or that will be repaid or discharged as of the closing of the Loan or in connection with the Loan Documents and except for Permitted Encumbrances, neither Borrower nor Operating Lessee has sold, pledged, transferred or otherwise conveyed any Clearing Accounts, the Concentration Account and/or Cash Management Account;
(b) Each of the Concentration Account, each Clearing Account (to the extent such Clearing Account is opened as of the date hereof) and the Cash Management Account (to the extent the Cash Management Account is opened as of the date hereof) constitutes a deposit account or securities account within the meaning of the Uniform Commercial Code of the State of New York;
(c) Pursuant and subject to the terms hereof and the other applicable Loan Documents, the Concentration Account Agreement and the Clearing Account Agreements (to the extent entered into as of the date hereof), the Concentration Bank, the Clearing Banks and Agent have agreed to comply with all instructions originated by Lender, without further consent by Borrower and/or Operating Lessee, directing disposition of each Clearing Account (to the extent such Clearing Account is opened as of the date hereof), the Concentration Account and Cash Management Account (to the extent the Cash Management Account is opened as of the date hereof) and all sums at any time held, deposited or invested therein, together with any interest or other earnings thereon, and all proceeds thereof (including proceeds of sales and other dispositions), whether accounts, general intangibles, chattel paper, deposit accounts, instruments, documents or securities; and
(d) Each of the Concentration Account, each Clearing Account (to the extent such Clearing Account is opened as of the date hereof) and the Cash Management Account (to the extent the Cash Management Account is opened as of the date hereof), is not in the name of any Person other than Borrower or Operating Lessee (as applicable), as pledgor, or Lender, as pledgee.
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(e) Other than as set forth in the Clearing Account Agreements (to the extent entered into as of the date hereof) or the Concentration Account Agreement, neither Borrower nor Operating Lessee has consented to the Clearing Banks, Concentration Bank and/or Agent complying with instructions with respect to the Clearing Accounts (to the extent such Clearing Account is opened as of the date hereof), the Concentration Account and/or the Cash Management Account (to the extent the Cash Management Account is opened as of the date hereof) from any Person other than Lender.
4.1.41 Franchise Agreement . Except as set forth on Schedule 4.1.41 , each Franchise Agreement is in full force and effect and there is no default thereunder by Borrower or Operating Lessee and to Borrowers and Operating Lessees knowledge, no default thereunder by any other party thereto. No event has occurred that, with the passage of time and/or giving of notice, would constitute a default under any Franchise Agreement by Borrower or Operating Lessee, as applicable, and to Borrowers and Operating Lessees knowledge, would constitute a default thereunder by any other party thereto. None of the items described on Schedule 4.1.41 would reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the applicable Individual Property; provided nothing in this sentence shall restrict or reduce Borrowers rights under Section 5.2.1 or to a Default Release or a Franchise/Brand Management Default Release or any other release permitted hereunder.
4.1.42 Taxes . Each Borrower is treated as a partnership or a disregarded entity for U.S. federal income tax purposes. Each of Borrower and Operating Lessee has timely filed or caused to be filed all federal income and other material Section 2.7 Taxes, returns and reports required to have been filed by it and has paid or caused to be paid all federal income and other material Section 2.7 Taxes and related liabilities required to have been paid by it, except Section 2.7 Taxes that are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and for which Borrower or Operating Lessee has set aside on its books adequate reserves. There are no Liens for Section 2.7 Taxes on or with respect to any of Borrowers or Operating Lessees income or assets, other than Liens for Section 2.7 Taxes not yet due or delinquent or which are contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and for which Borrower and/or Operating Lessee has set aside on its books adequate reserves.
4.1.43 Labor . No work stoppage, labor strike, slowdown or lockout is pending or threatened by employees or other laborers at the Properties. Except as described on Schedule 4.1.43 , with respect to the Property none of Borrower, Operating Lessee or, to Borrowers and Operating Lessees knowledge without inquiry, Manager (i) is involved in or, to the best of Borrowers and Operating Lessees knowledge, threatened with any material labor dispute, material grievance or litigation relating to labor matters involving any employees or other laborers at the Properties, including, without limitation, violation of any federal, state or local labor, safety or employment laws (domestic or foreign) and/or charges of unfair labor practices or discrimination complaints, (ii) to the best of Borrowers and Operating Lessees knowledge, has engaged with respect to the Properties, in any unfair labor practices within the meaning of the National Labor Relations Act or the Railway Labor Act, or (iii) is a party to, or bound by, any existing collective bargaining agreement or union contract with respect to employees or other laborers at the Properties. As of the Closing Date, neither Borrower nor Operating Lessee has received any notice that any payments that are required to be paid under any collective bargaining agreement have not been paid.
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4.1.44 Project Improvement Plans . There are no Project Improvement Plans applicable to the Properties other than the Project Improvement Plans set forth on Schedule 4.1.44 hereto and as disclosed in the Pooling Agreement.
4.1.45 Reserved .
4.1.46 Reserved .
4.1.47 Operating Lease . (a) Each Operating Lease is in full force and effect and Operating Lessee is in possession of the premises demised thereunder; (b) neither Borrower nor Operating Lessee have entered into any other agreements that have modified, supplemented or amended any of the terms and provisions of any Operating Lease; (c) each Operating Lease as amended (if amended) represents the entire agreement between the parties as to the premises demised thereunder; (d) no rent or other amounts due under any Operating Lease has been paid more than thirty (30) days in advance of its due date; (e) Operating Lessee has not filed any claim of offset and, to the best knowledge of Operating Lessee and Borrower, has no charge, lien or claim of offset under any Operating Lease, or otherwise, against the rents or other amounts due or to become due thereunder; (f) Operating Lessee is the owner of the Tenants or Lessees interest in each Operating Lease and Borrower is the owner of the Landlords or Lessors interest in each Operating Lease, (g) no transfer or assignment of any interest in any Operating Lease currently exists except as provided herein and pursuant to the other Loan Documents, (h) except pursuant to the Leases provided to Lender and Leases of less than twenty-five thousand (25,000) square feet, Operating Lessee has not sublet any of the Premises demised pursuant to any Operating Lease; (i) without limiting the foregoing, except as provided for herein and in the other Loan Documents, each of Operating Lessees and Borrowers interest in each Operating Lease is unencumbered and other than in connection with prior financings that have been repaid or discharged or will be repaid or discharged in connection with the closing of the Loan, neither Borrower nor Operating Lessee has collaterally assigned the Operating Lease or otherwise encumbered its interests thereunder in any way; (j) neither Operating Lessee nor Borrower is in default under any Operating Lease and neither knows of any event which but for the passage of time or the giving of notice or both would constitute an event of default or breach by Operating Lessee or Borrower under the Operating Lease; and (k) a true, correct and complete copy of the Operating Lease, together with any amendment thereto and any ancillary agreement or side letter related thereto, has been delivered to Lender.
4.1.48 Reserved .
4.1.49 Use of Proceeds . The Loan is for commercial purposes only and is not for personal, family, household or agricultural purposes.
Section 4.2 Survival of Representations . Each of Borrower and Operating Lessee agrees that all of the representations and warranties of Borrower and Operating Lessee set forth in Section 4.1 hereof and elsewhere in this Agreement and in the other Loan Documents shall survive for so long as any amount remains owing to Lender under this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents by Borrower. All representations, warranties, covenants and agreements made in this Agreement or in the other Loan Documents by Borrower and Operating Lessee shall be deemed to have been relied upon by Lender notwithstanding any investigation heretofore or hereafter made by Lender or on its behalf.
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ARTICLE V.
COVENANTS
Section 5.1 Affirmative Covenants . From the date hereof and until payment and performance in full of all obligations of Borrower under the Loan Documents or the earlier release or assignment of the Liens of the Mortgages encumbering the Properties (and all related obligations) in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, each of Borrower and Operating Lessee hereby covenants and agrees with Lender to comply with the following covenants, and in connection therewith:
5.1.1 Existence; Compliance with Legal Requirements . Borrower and Operating Lessee shall do or cause to be done all things necessary to preserve, renew and keep in full force and effect its existence, rights, licenses, permits and franchises and comply in all material respects with all Legal Requirements applicable to Borrower, Operating Lessee and the Properties, including, without limitation, building codes, zoning codes, applicable parking requirements and certificates of occupancy and the procurement of all necessary and required hospitality, liquor or innkeepers licenses. There shall never be committed by Borrower and Operating Lessee, and Borrower and Operating Lessee shall not permit any other Person in occupancy of or involved with the operation or use of the Properties to commit any act or omission affording the federal government or any state or local government the right of forfeiture against any Individual Property or any part thereof or any monies paid in performance of Borrowers or Operating Lessees obligations under any of the Loan Documents. Each of Borrower and Operating Lessee hereby covenants and agrees not to commit, permit or suffer to exist any act or omission affording such right of forfeiture. Borrower and Operating Lessee shall at all times maintain, preserve and protect all franchises and trade names and preserve all the remainder of its property used or useful in the conduct of its business and shall keep the Properties in good working order and repair, and from time to time make, or cause to be made, all reasonably necessary repairs, renewals, replacements, betterments and improvements thereto, all as more fully provided in the Loan Documents. Borrower and Operating Lessee shall keep the Properties insured at all times by financially sound and reputable insurers, to such extent and against such risks, and maintain liability and such other insurance, as is more fully provided in this Agreement. After prior written notice to Lender, Borrower or Operating Lessee, at Borrowers own expense, may contest by appropriate legal proceeding promptly initiated and conducted in good faith and with due diligence, the validity of any Legal Requirement, the applicability of any Legal Requirement to Borrower, Operating Lessee or any Individual Property or any alleged violation of any Legal Requirement, provided that (i) no Event of Default has occurred and remains uncured; (ii) such proceeding shall be permitted under and be conducted in accordance with the provisions of any instrument to which Borrower or Operating Lessee is subject and shall not constitute a default thereunder and such proceeding shall be conducted in accordance with all applicable statutes, laws and ordinances; (iii) no Individual Property nor any part thereof or interest therein will be in danger of being sold, forfeited, terminated, cancelled or lost; (iv) Borrower and/or Operating Lessee, as applicable, shall
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promptly upon final determination thereof comply with any such Legal Requirement determined to be valid or applicable or cure any violation of any Legal Requirement; (v) such proceeding shall suspend the enforcement of the contested Legal Requirement against Borrower, Operating Lessee or any Individual Property; and (vi) in the event the amount reasonably determined to be necessary to cause compliance with such Legal Requirements exceeds $2,000,000, Borrower shall furnish such security as may be required in the proceeding, or as may be reasonably requested by Lender, to insure compliance with such Legal Requirement, together with all interest and penalties payable in connection therewith (except with respect to Brand Managed Properties, if Borrower or Operating Lessee shall have provided Lender with evidence reasonably acceptable to Lender that the applicable Brand Manager has reserved sufficient amounts therefor and shall be required to apply such amounts to cause such compliance in accordance with the applicable Management Agreements). Lender may apply any such security, as necessary to cause compliance with such Legal Requirement at any time when, in the reasonable judgment of Lender, the validity, applicability or violation of such Legal Requirement is finally established or any Individual Property (or any part thereof or interest therein) shall be in danger of being sold, forfeited, terminated, cancelled or lost.
5.1.2 Taxes and Other Charges . Except as otherwise provided in this Section 5.1.2 , Borrower and/or Operating Lessee shall pay or cause to be paid, all Taxes and Other Charges now or hereafter levied or assessed or imposed against the Properties or any part thereof prior to delinquency; provided , however , Borrowers obligation to directly pay Taxes and Other Charges shall be suspended for so long as Borrower is making deposits into the Tax and Insurance Reserve Account and complies with the terms and provisions of Section 7.2 hereof. Except as otherwise provided in this Section 5.1.2 , Borrower shall not later than five (5) Business Days after receipt of a written request from Lender, deliver to Lender receipts for payment or other evidence satisfactory to Lender that the Taxes and Other Charges have been so paid or are not then delinquent no later than ten (10) days prior to the date on which the Taxes and/or Other Charges would otherwise be delinquent if not paid ( provided , however , Borrower shall not be required to furnish such receipts for payment of such Taxes and Other Charges during any period that Taxes and Other Charges have been paid by Lender pursuant to Section 7.2 hereof or by any Manager pursuant to a Management Agreement). Except as otherwise provided in the following sentence, neither Borrower nor Operating Lessee shall suffer and shall promptly cause to be paid and discharged any Lien (other than Permitted Encumbrances) or charge whatsoever which may be or become a Lien or charge against the Properties, and shall promptly pay for all utility services provided to the Properties. Borrower or Operating Lessee, at Borrowers own expense, may contest by appropriate legal proceeding, promptly initiated and conducted in good faith and with due diligence, the amount or validity or application in whole or in part of any Taxes or Other Charges, provided that (i) no Default or Event of Default has occurred and remains uncured; (ii) such proceeding shall be permitted under and be conducted in accordance with the provisions of any other instrument to which Borrower or Operating Lessee is subject and shall not constitute a default thereunder and such proceeding shall be conducted in accordance with all applicable statutes, laws and ordinances; (iii) no Individual Property nor any part thereof or interest therein will be in danger of being sold, forfeited, terminated, cancelled or lost; (iv) Borrower or Operating Lessee shall promptly upon final determination thereof pay the amount of any such Taxes or Other Charges, together with all costs, interest and penalties which may be payable in connection therewith; (v) such proceeding shall suspend the collection of such contested Taxes or Other Charges from the applicable Individual Property; (vi) during a Cash
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Trap Period, in the event the amount of such Taxes or Other Charges shall reasonably be expected to exceed $2,000,000 in the aggregate and after taking into account any amounts held by Lender in the Tax and Insurance Reserve Account or with respect to Brand Managed Properties, if any Brand Manager has reserved sufficient amounts for such Taxes or Other Charges and shall be required to apply such amounts therefor in accordance with the applicable Management Agreements (with reasonable evidence thereof provided to Lender), in each case, which are required to be used for payment of such Taxes or Other Charges, Borrower shall furnish such security as may be required in the proceeding, or as may be reasonably requested by Lender, to insure the payment of any such Taxes or Other Charges, together with all interest and penalties thereon. Lender may pay over any such cash deposit or part thereof held by Lender to the claimant entitled thereto at any time when, in the reasonable judgment of Lender, the entitlement of such claimant is established or any Individual Property (or part thereof or interest therein) shall be in imminent danger of being sold, forfeited, terminated, cancelled or lost or there shall be any danger of the Lien of any Mortgage being primed by any related Lien; and (vii) Borrower shall deliver written notice of such contest to Lender.
5.1.3 Litigation . Borrower and Operating Lessee shall give prompt written notice to Lender of any litigation or governmental proceedings pending or threatened in writing against Borrower, Operating Lessee or any Individual Property which might materially adversely affect Borrowers and Operating Lessees condition (financial or otherwise) or business, taken as a whole, or any Individual Property.
5.1.4 Access to Properties . Subject to the rights of Tenants, guests, patrons, and with respect to Brand Managed Properties, each Brand Manager under the applicable Management Agreement, and the rights of the landlord under the Ground Lease, Specified Ground Lease or the Glendale Parking Agreement, Borrower and Operating Lessee shall permit agents, representatives and employees of Lender to inspect the Properties or any part thereof at reasonable hours upon reasonable advance notice.
5.1.5 Notice of Default . Borrower and/or Operating Lessee shall promptly advise Lender of any material adverse change in Borrowers, Operating Lessees or Guarantors condition, financial or otherwise, or of the occurrence of any Default or Event of Default of which Borrower or Operating Lessee has knowledge.
5.1.6 Cooperate in Legal Proceedings . Borrower and Operating Lessee shall cooperate fully with Lender with respect to any proceedings before any court, board or other Governmental Authority which may in any way materially and adversely affect the rights of Lender hereunder or any rights obtained by Lender under any of the other Loan Documents and, in connection therewith, permit Lender, at its election, to participate in any such proceedings.
5.1.7 Perform Loan Documents . Borrower and Operating Lessee shall in a timely manner observe, perform and satisfy all the terms, provisions, covenants and conditions of, and shall pay when due all costs, fees and expenses to the extent required under the Loan Documents executed and delivered by, or applicable to, Borrower or Operating Lessee. Neither Borrower nor Operating Lessee shall enter into or otherwise suffer or permit any amendment, waiver, supplement, termination or other modification of any Loan Document executed and delivered by, or applicable to, Borrower or Operating Lessee without the prior written consent of Lender.
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5.1.8 Award and Insurance Benefits . Borrower and Operating Lessee shall cooperate with Lender in obtaining for Lender, in accordance with the relevant provisions of this Agreement the benefits of any Awards or Insurance Proceeds lawfully or equitably payable to Borrower and/or Operating Lessee in connection with any Individual Property, and Lender shall be reimbursed for any reasonable, actual, out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection therewith (including reasonable attorneys fees and disbursements, and the payment by Borrower of the expense of an appraisal on behalf of Lender in case of Casualty or Condemnation affecting any Individual Property or any part thereof) out of such Award or Insurance Proceeds.
5.1.9 Further Assurances . Borrower and Operating Lessee shall, at Borrowers sole cost and expense:
(a) without limiting any other obligation of Borrower or Operating Lessee hereunder, upon the written request of Lender, furnish to Lender all certificates, appraisals, title and other insurance reports and agreements in Borrowers or Operating Lessees possession, and each and every other document, certificate, agreement and instrument required to be furnished by Borrower or Operating Lessee pursuant to the terms of the Loan Documents or which are reasonably requested by Lender in connection therewith, provided , that, so long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the foregoing shall not require Borrower or Operating Lessee to obtain updated appraisals after the Closing Date, unless specifically required by the terms of this Agreement;
(b) execute and deliver to Lender such documents, instruments, certificates, assignments and other writings, and do such other acts reasonably necessary, to evidence, preserve and/or protect the collateral at any time securing or intended to secure the obligations of Borrower or Operating Lessee under the Loan Documents, as Lender may reasonably require including, without limitation, the execution and delivery of all writings necessary to transfer any hospitality, liquor and other licenses held by Borrower or Operating Lessee or entities Controlled by Borrower or Operating Lessee required for the continued operation of the Properties into the name of Lender or its designee after the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default to the extent such transfer is permitted by applicable law or, to the extent such transfer is not permitted by applicable law, reasonably cooperate with Lender in obtaining new hospitality, liquor or other licenses required for the continued operation of an Individual Property and terminating existing licenses, in each case solely at the direction of Lender and to the extent permitted by applicable law; and
(c) do and execute all and such further lawful and reasonable acts, conveyances and assurances for the better and more effective carrying out of the intents and purposes of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, as Lender shall reasonably require from time to time including, without limitation, the execution and delivery of all such writings necessary to transfer any liquor licenses, if applicable, held by Borrower or Operating Lessee or entities Controlled by Borrower or Operating Lessee with respect to the Property into the name of Lender or its designee after the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default to the extent such transfer is permitted by applicable law or, to the extent such transfer is not permitted by applicable law, reasonably cooperate with Lender in obtaining new hospitality, liquor or other licenses required for the continued operation of an Individual Property and terminating existing licenses, in each case solely at the direction of Lender.
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5.1.10 Principal Place of Business, State of Organization . Neither Borrower nor Operating Lessee shall cause or permit any change to be made in its name, identity (including its trade name or names), place of organization or formation (as set forth in Section 4.1.36 hereof) or, except as permitted pursuant to Section 5.2 hereof, Borrowers or Operating Lessees corporate or partnership or other structure unless Borrower or Operating Lessee, as applicable, shall have first notified Lender in writing of such change at least thirty (30) days prior to the effective date of such change, and shall have first taken all action required by Lender for the purpose of perfecting or protecting the lien and security interests of Lender pursuant to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and, in the case of a change in Borrowers or Operating Lessees structure, except as permitted pursuant to Section 5.2 hereof, without first obtaining the prior written consent of Lender. Upon Lenders request, Borrower and Operating Lessee shall, at Borrowers sole cost and expense, execute and deliver additional financing statements, security agreements and other instruments which may be necessary to effectively evidence or perfect Lenders security interest in the Properties as a result of such change of principal place of business or place of organization. Borrowers and Operating Lessees principal place of business and chief executive office, and the place where Borrower and Operating Lessee keeps its books and records, including recorded data of any kind or nature, regardless of the medium or recording, including software, writings, plans, specifications and schematics, has been for the preceding four months (or, if less, the entire period of the existence of Borrower) and will continue to be the address of Borrower and Operating Lessee set forth at the introductory paragraph of this Agreement (unless Borrower or Operating Lessee, as applicable, notifies Lender in writing at least thirty (30) days prior to the date of such change). Borrower and Operating Lessee shall promptly notify Lender of any change in their organizational identification number. Upon receipt of a written request from Lender, Borrower and Operating Lessee shall execute a certificate in form satisfactory to Lender listing the trade names under which Borrower and Operating Lessee intends to operate each Individual Property, and representing and warranting that Borrower and Operating Lessee do business under no other trade name with respect to such Properties.
5.1.11 Financial Reporting . (a) Borrower and Operating Lessee will keep and maintain or will cause to be kept and maintained on a Fiscal Year basis, in accordance with GAAP (or such other accounting basis reasonably acceptable to Lender), proper and accurate books, records and accounts reflecting all of the financial affairs of Borrower and Operating Lessee and all items of income and expense in connection with the operation on an individual basis of the Properties. Lender shall have the right from time to time at all times during normal business hours upon reasonable notice (and, in any event, not more than two (2) times in any calendar year unless an Event of Default is continuing, in which case no such restriction shall apply) to examine such books, records and accounts at the office of Borrower, Operating Lessee or any other Person maintaining such books, records and accounts and to make such copies or extracts thereof as Lender shall desire. After the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, Borrower shall pay any reasonable and actual costs and expenses incurred by Lender to examine, as Lender shall reasonably determine to be necessary or appropriate in the protection of Lenders interest, Borrowers and Operating Lessees accounting records with respect to the Properties.
(b) Borrower will furnish to Lender annually, (i) within one hundred twenty (120) days following the end of each Fiscal Year, a copy of Borrowers and Operating Lessees
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financial statements of profit and loss and a balance sheet on a combined basis for such Fiscal Year and (ii) after the first full calendar year following the date hereof, within one hundred twenty (120) days following the end of each Fiscal Year, a complete copy of CorePoint REITs audited annual financial statements audited by a Big Four accounting firm or other independent certified public accountant acceptable to Lender prepared in accordance with GAAP (or such other accounting basis reasonably acceptable to Lender) covering the Properties on a combined basis for such Fiscal Year. Such statements shall set forth the financial condition and the results of operations for the Properties (on a combined basis) for such Fiscal Year and shall clearly distinguish between the Properties and any other assets of CorePoint REIT. Borrowers and Operating Lessees reporting obligations under this Section 5.1.11(b) shall be accompanied by (i) a comparison of the budgeted income and expenses and the actual income and expenses for the prior Fiscal Year, (ii) an Officers Certificate stating that each such annual statements of profit and loss and balance sheet presents fairly the financial condition and the results of operations of Borrower, Operating Lessee and the Properties being reported upon as of such date and has been prepared in accordance with GAAP (or such other accounting basis reasonably acceptable to Lender) and (iii) occupancy statistics including revenue per available room and average daily rates for the Properties on a combined basis as well as for each Individual Property. CorePoint REITs annual financial statements shall be accompanied by (i) an unqualified opinion of a Big Four accounting firm or other independent certified public accountant reasonably acceptable to Lender and (ii) a statement reflecting the Net Operating Income, Gross Income From Operations and Operating Expenses (not including any contributions to the Replacement Reserve Fund) for such period. Together with Borrowers and Operating Lessees reporting obligations under this Section 5.1.11(b) , Borrower shall furnish to Lender an Officers Certificate certifying as of the date thereof whether there exists an event or circumstance which constitutes a Default or Event of Default under the Loan Documents executed and delivered by, or applicable to, Borrower or Operating Lessee, and if such Default or Event of Default exists, the nature thereof, the period of time it has existed and the action then being taken to remedy the same.
(c) Borrower will furnish, or cause to be furnished, to Lender (i) prior to a Securitization on or before thirty-five (35) days after the end of each calendar month and (ii) after a Securitization on or before forty-five (45) days after the end of each calendar quarter after the first full calendar quarter following the date hereof, the following items, accompanied by an Officers Certificate stating that such items are true, correct, accurate and complete and fairly present the financial condition and results of the operations of Borrower, Operating Lessee and the Properties on a combined basis as well as each Individual Property (subject to normal year-end adjustments) as of the relevant date as applicable: (i) an occupancy report for the subject month(s), including an average daily rate and revenue per available room; (ii) monthly or quarterly, as applicable, trailing twelve month and year to date operating statements prepared for each calendar month, noting EBITDA, Gross Income from Operations, and Operating Expenses (not including any contributions to the Replacement Reserve Fund), and other information necessary and sufficient to fairly represent the financial position and results of operation of the Properties during such calendar month or quarter, as applicable, and containing a comparison of budgeted income and expenses and the actual income and expenses, all in form satisfactory to Lender and (iii) during a Cash Trap Period, upon the written request of Lender, a detailed explanation of any variances of ten percent (10%) or more between budgeted and actual amounts for such periods. In addition, such certificate shall also be accompanied by an Officers
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Certificate stating that the representations and warranties of Borrower set forth in subsection (xxiii) of the definition of Special Purpose Entity are true and correct as of the date of such certificate. On or before the date monthly or quarterly reports, as applicable, are due under this clause (c) , Borrower also will furnish, or cause to be furnished, to Lender the most current Smith Travel Research Reports then available to Borrower or Operating Lessee reflecting market penetration and relevant hotel properties competing with the Properties.
(d) Lender hereby acknowledges receipt of the Annual Budget for the remainder of the Fiscal Year ending on December 31, 2018 and Borrower hereby represents and warrants that a true, correct and complete copy of such Annual Budget is attached hereto as Schedule 5.1.11(d) . Borrower shall submit to Lender an Annual Budget not later than thirty (30) days prior to the commencement of each Fiscal Year (which, subject to the immediately succeeding sentence shall be for informational purposes only). If an Event of Default is continuing or a Debt Yield Trigger Period is continuing the Annual Budget currently in place shall be deemed approved; provided , that the next Annual Budget shall be subject to Lenders reasonable written approval so long as an Event of Default is continuing or a Debt Yield Trigger Period is still in effect at such time, and provided Borrower or Operating Lessee have an approval right over such Annual Budget under a Brand Management Agreement, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed (each such Annual Budget, an Approved Annual Budget ); provided , however , (i) Lender shall not withhold its consent with respect to expenditures necessary to comply with life, health or safety matters and (ii) with respect to the Brand Managed Properties, (x) Lender shall not withhold its consent to any item contained in the Annual Budget for which Borrower or Operating Lessee shall not have the right to consent or approve pursuant to the applicable Management Agreement and (y) Lender shall respond to any request for consent subject to the standards for consent set forth in the applicable Management Agreement, provided that any request for consent or approval shall either be (A) simultaneously sent to Lender by the Brand Manager or (B) sent to Lender by Borrower or Operating Lessee within two (2) Business Days of Borrowers or Operating Lessees receipt of such request from the applicable Brand Manager. So long as neither a Debt Yield Trigger Period exists nor an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, any Annual Budget, and any amendments or modifications thereto shall be deemed an Approved Annual Budget and Lender shall have no approval right with respect thereto. In the event that Borrower is required to submit an Annual Budget for approval pursuant to this Section 5.1.11(d) , provided no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, such Annual Budget shall be deemed approved by Lender if the Deemed Approval Requirements have been satisfied with respect to such Annual Budget. In the event that Lender timely disapproves a proposed Annual Budget in accordance with the foregoing, Borrower shall promptly revise such Annual Budget and resubmit the same to Lender and provided no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, such resubmitted Annual Budget shall be deemed approved by Lender if the Deemed Approval Requirements have been satisfied with respect to such resubmitted Annual Budget. Borrower shall promptly revise each proposed Annual Budget and resubmit the same to Lender in accordance with the foregoing until Lender approves the proposed Annual Budget or the Deemed Approval Requirements are satisfied. Until such time that Lender approves (or is deemed to approve) a proposed Annual Budget, the most recently Approved Annual Budget shall apply; provided that, each line item of such Approved Annual Budget shall be increased by the amount of the increase, if any, in the Consumer Price Index for the immediately preceding calendar year (other than the line items in respect of any amounts a Brand Manager may spend pursuant to a Brand Management
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Agreement without Borrowers or Operating Lessees approval, Taxes, Insurance Premiums, Ground Rents, union wages, if any, utilities expenses and Other Charges, which line items shall be adjusted to reflect actual increases in such expenses). In the event consent of the Lender is required with respect to the Annual Budget and such lenders cannot agree on a revised Annual Budget, the then existing Annual Budget shall be deemed approved and shall continue to be the operative operating budget for the subsequent fiscal year until a new Annual Budget is approved; provided that such existing Annual Budget shall be adjusted automatically to reflect actual increases in the Consumer Price Index for the immediately preceding calendar year (other than the line items for taxes, insurance premiums, union wages, utilities expenses and all ground rents (other than ground rent for the Ground Leased Properties, the Specified Ground Leased Properties and the Glendale Parking Agreement), maintenance charges, impositions other than taxes, any amounts a Brand Manager may spend pursuant to a Brand Management Agreement without Borrowers or Operating Lessees approval and any other charges, including, without limitation, vault charges and license fees for the use of vaults, chutes and similar areas adjoining any Property, which line items shall be adjusted to reflect actual increases in such expenses.
(e) Reserved.
(f) During the continuance of a Cash Trap Period, neither Borrower nor Operating Lessee shall approve (to the extent Borrower or Operating Lessee is permitted to approve or reject such operating budget pursuant to the terms of the Management Agreement) any operating budget pursuant to any Management Agreement without the prior written consent of Lender (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed). Lender shall cooperate with Borrower and/or Operating Lessee to follow the procedures for budget approval set forth in the Management Agreement to the extent Borrower notifies Lender thereof.
(g) Any reports, statements or other information required to be delivered under this Agreement may be delivered via email, with report files in electronic form of Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel or .pdf format, (i) in paper form, (ii) on a diskette, and (iii) if requested by Lender and within the capabilities of Borrowers or Operating Lessees data systems without change or modification thereto, in electronic form and prepared using Microsoft Word for Windows files (which files may be prepared using a spreadsheet program and saved as word processing files). Each of Borrower and Operating Lessee agrees that Lender may disclose information regarding the Properties, Operating Lessee and Borrower that is provided to Lender pursuant to this Section 5.1.11(g) in connection with the Securitization to such parties requesting such information in connection with such Securitization.
5.1.12 Business and Operations . Each of Borrower and Operating Lessee shall continue to engage in the businesses presently conducted by it as and to the extent the same are necessary for the ownership, maintenance, management, leasing and operation of the Properties. Each of Borrower and Operating Lessee shall qualify to do business and will remain in good standing under the laws of each jurisdiction of its formation as and to the extent the same are required for the ownership, maintenance, management, leasing and operation of the Properties. Each of Borrower and Operating Lessee shall at all times during the term of the Loan, continue to own or lease (or Manager as agent for Borrower or Operating Lessee, as applicable, in accordance with the Management Agreement shall lease) all Equipment, Fixtures and Personal Property which are necessary to operate the Properties in the manner required hereunder and in the manner in which it is currently operated, provided that the foregoing shall not be deemed to prohibit or restrict any Permitted Equipment Transfers.
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5.1.13 Title to the Properties . Borrower and Operating Lessee shall warrant and defend (a) the title to each Individual Property and every part thereof, subject only to Liens permitted hereunder (including Permitted Encumbrances) and (b) the validity and priority of the Liens of the Mortgages on the Properties, subject only to Liens permitted hereunder (including Permitted Encumbrances), in each case against the claims of all Persons whomsoever. Borrower shall reimburse Lender for any losses, costs, damages or expenses (including reasonable attorneys fees and court costs) incurred by Lender if an interest in any Individual Property, other than as permitted hereunder, is claimed by another Person.
5.1.14 Costs of Enforcement . In the event (a) that any Mortgage encumbering any Individual Property is foreclosed in whole or in part or that any such Mortgage is put into the hands of an attorney for collection, suit, action or foreclosure, (b) of the foreclosure of any mortgage encumbering such Individual Property prior to or subsequent to any Mortgage encumbering any Individual Property in which proceeding Lender is made a party, or (c) of the bankruptcy, insolvency, rehabilitation or other similar proceeding in respect of Borrower, Operating Lessee or any of their respective constituent Persons or an assignment by Borrower, Operating Lessee or any of their respective constituent Persons for the benefit of its creditors, Borrower, Operating Lessee and their respective successors or assigns, shall be chargeable with and agrees to pay all out-of-pocket costs of collection and defense, including reasonable third party attorneys fees and expenses, incurred by Lender, Operating Lessee or Borrower in connection therewith, but excluding regular servicing fees and in connection with any appellate proceeding or post judgment action involved therein, together with all required service or use taxes.
5.1.15 Estoppel Statement . (a) After written request by Lender, Borrower shall within ten (10) Business Days furnish Lender with a statement, duly acknowledged and certified, setting forth (i) the original principal amount of the Note, (ii) the unpaid principal amount of the Note, (iii) the Interest Rate of the Note, (iv) the date installments of interest and/or principal were last paid, (v) any offsets or defenses to the payment of the Debt, if any, claimed by Borrower, and (vi) that the Note, this Agreement, the Mortgages and the other Loan Documents are valid, legal and binding obligations and have not been modified or if modified, giving particulars of such modification; provided , however , that so long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, Borrower shall not be required to provide such statement more than one (1) time in any calendar year.
(b) After written request by Lender, Borrower and Operating Lessee shall use commercially reasonable efforts to deliver to Lender upon request, tenant estoppel certificates from each commercial Tenant party to a Material Lease at the Properties in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Lender; provided , however , that so long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, neither Borrower nor Operating Lessee shall be required to seek such statement more than one (1) time in any calendar year and provided , further , Borrower and Operating Lessee (if applicable) shall use commercially reasonable efforts to provide that any such estoppel shall be addressed to Lender.
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5.1.16 Loan Proceeds . Borrower shall use the proceeds of the Loan received by it on the Closing Date only for the purposes set forth in Section 2.1.4 hereof.
5.1.17 Reserved .
5.1.18 Confirmation of Representations . If requested by Lender, Borrower and Operating Lessee shall deliver, in connection with any Securitization, (a) one (1) or more Officers Certificates certifying as to the accuracy of all representations in all material respects made by Borrower and Operating Lessee in the Loan Documents as of the date of the closing of such Securitization or, if any such representations require qualification on such date, setting forth such qualifications in reasonable detail, and (b) certificates of the relevant Governmental Authorities in all relevant jurisdictions indicating the good standing and qualification of Borrower, Operating Lessee, Principal and Guarantor as of the date that is within thirty (30) days of the Securitization.
5.1.19 No Joint Assessment . Neither Borrower nor Operating Lessee shall suffer, permit or initiate the joint assessment of any Individual Property (a) with any other real property constituting a tax lot separate from such Individual Property, and (b) which constitutes real property with any portion of such Individual Property which may be deemed to constitute personal property, or any other procedure whereby the lien of any taxes which may be levied against such personal property shall be assessed or levied or charged to such real property portion of the Individual Property.
5.1.20 Required Repairs . Borrower shall perform the repairs at the Properties, as more particularly set forth on Schedule 5.1.20 hereto (such repairs hereinafter referred to as Required Repairs ). Borrower shall complete each of the Required Repairs within one hundred eighty (180) days from the date hereof (the Required Repairs Deadline ). It shall be an Event of Default under this Agreement if Borrower does not complete the Required Repairs at the Individual Property on or before the Required Repairs Deadline; provided, however, if Borrower shall have been unable to complete a Required Repair by the Required Repair Deadline (or if the Property is a Brand Managed Property and the Manager has not completed such Required Repair and is obligated to complete such Required Repair by the Required Repair Deadline) after using commercially reasonable efforts to do so (or with respect to any Brand Managed Property, causing the applicable Brand Manager to do so) and provided that the failure to complete such Required Repair does not endanger any tenant, patron or other occupant of the Individual Property or the general public and does not materially and adversely affect the value of the Individual Property, the Required Repair Deadline shall be automatically extended solely as to such Required Repair to permit Borrower to complete such Required Repair so long as Borrower is at all times thereafter diligently and expeditiously proceeding to complete the same or with respect to any Brand Managed Property, for such extended period of time as the Manager is provided to complete such Required Repair under the Management Agreement so long as Manager shall be completing such Required Repair in accordance with the Management Agreement) (provided that such additional period shall not exceed ninety (90) days in respect of any Required Repair).
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5.1.21 Leasing Matters .
(a) Subject to subsections (b) and (c) below, each of Borrower and Operating Lessee may enter into any lease or other rental arrangement, exercise all extensions and renewals and enter into any modification, amendments and supplements to any Leases without the prior approval of Lender, provided that any new Lease entered into after the date hereof shall (i) have rental rates comparable to existing local market rates in all material respects, (ii) be on commercially reasonable terms and shall not contain any terms which would materially adversely affect Lenders rights under the Loan Documents and (iii) be subordinate to the Mortgage encumbering the applicable Individual Property and shall provide that the lessee agrees to attorn to Lender or any purchaser at a sale by foreclosure or power of sale.
(b) Any Material Leases with respect to an Individual Property written after the date hereof shall be subject to the prior written approval of Lender, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed. Upon written request of Lender, Borrower and/or Operating Lessee shall furnish Lender with executed copies of all Leases; provided that so long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, Borrower and Operating Lessee, collectively, shall not be required to deliver copies of all Leases more frequently than two (2) times per calendar year. All renewals of Leases (other than with respect to renewal or extension rights set forth in the Leases in effect as of the Closing Date) and all proposed Leases shall provide for rental rates comparable to existing local market rates in all material respects. Each of Borrower and Operating Lessee (i) shall observe and perform the obligations imposed upon the lessor under the Leases in a commercially reasonable manner; (ii) shall enforce and may amend or terminate the terms, covenants and conditions contained in the Leases upon the part of the lessee thereunder to be observed or performed in a commercially reasonable manner and in a manner not to impair the value of the Individual Property involved except that no termination by Borrower or Operating Lessee or acceptance of surrender by a Tenant of any Material Leases (regardless of when any such Material Lease was entered into) shall be permitted unless (A) by reason of a tenant default and then only in a commercially reasonable manner to preserve and protect the Individual Property; or (B) the exercise by a Tenant of any termination right expressly provided in any existing Material Lease or any Material Lease hereafter entered into in compliance with the conditions set forth in this Section 5.1.21 ; (iii) shall not collect any of the rents more than one (1) month in advance (other than security deposits, payments of first months rent upon signing of the Lease and rent for providing rooms and banquet and meeting space and services in the ordinary course of business); (iv) shall not execute any other assignment of lessors interest in the Leases or the Rents (except as contemplated by the Loan Documents); (v) shall not alter, modify or change the terms of the Leases (other than Material Leases) in a manner inconsistent with the provisions of the Loan Documents; (vi) shall not alter, modify or change the terms of any Material Lease (regardless of when any such Material Lease was entered into) without the prior written consent of Lender, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed, which consent shall be subject to the deemed approval provisions set forth in this Section; and (vii) shall execute and deliver at the written request of Lender all such further assurances, confirmations and assignments in connection with the Leases as Lender shall from time to time reasonably require. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, except in connection with a REIT Restructuring, neither Borrower nor Operating Lessee shall enter into a lease of all or substantially all of any Individual Property without Lenders prior written consent. At any time that Lenders approval is required under this Section 5.1.21 , provided no Event of Default is continuing, Lenders approval shall be deemed granted if the Deemed Approval Requirements have been satisfied with respect thereto.
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(c) Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of Section 5.1.21(a) and (b) , with respect to the Brand Managed Properties, (i) neither Borrower nor Operating Lessee shall be required to obtain the consent of Lender to any Leases that are entered into by any Brand Manager which do not require or permit the consent of Borrower or Operating Lessee in accordance with the applicable Management Agreement. To the extent the Management Agreement for a Brand Managed Property permits Borrower or Operating Lessee to consent or approve a Lease and Lenders consent is required hereunder, Lender shall respond to any request for consent subject to the standards for consent set forth in the applicable Management Agreement, provided that any request for consent or approval and the related documents shall either be sent (A) by the Brand Manager simultaneously to Lender or (B) by Borrower or Operating Lessee within five (5) Business Days following Borrowers or Operating Lessees receipt of such request for consent or approval from the applicable Brand Manager.
5.1.22 Alterations . Borrower and Operating Lessee shall obtain Lenders prior written consent to any alterations to any Improvements, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed except with respect to alterations that would be reasonably likely to have a material adverse effect on Borrowers and Operating Lessees financial condition, taken as a whole, the value of the applicable Individual Property or the Net Operating Income. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Lenders consent shall not be required in connection with any alterations (a) for Required Repairs or Environmental Work, (b) that will not have a material adverse effect on Borrowers or Operating Lessees financial condition, taken as a whole, or the value of the applicable Individual Property upon completion of such alterations, and such alterations shall with respect to any Individual Property subject to any alterations being performed at such time, be subject to contracts, the aggregate remaining cost of which is no more than the greater of (x) five percent (5%) of the original principal balance of the Loan and (y) twenty percent (20%) of the Release Amount for such Individual Property (the Threshold Amount ), (c) that are specifically provided for in the Approved Annual Budget or otherwise consented to by Lender and shall be funded from the Reserve Funds in accordance with this Agreement or from amounts disbursed to Borrower in accordance with the Loan Documents, (d) that are related to a tenant improvement the cost of which is to be paid by the tenant pursuant to an existing Lease or a Lease entered into in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, (e) that are performed in connection with the Restoration of an Individual Property after the occurrence of a Casualty or Condemnation in accordance with the terms and provisions of this Agreement, (f) for Replacements if there are sufficient reserves on deposit in the Replacement Reserve Fund to pay for such obligations, (g) for PIP work made pursuant to a Project Improvement Plan, provided that the amount of such repairs are reserved with Lender in the PIP Reserve, (h) that are made by a Brand Manager in accordance with the applicable Management Agreement and which do not require or permit the consent of the applicable Individual Borrower or Operating Lessee, (i) that are for decorative work performed in the ordinary course of business, (j) that are alterations required for life/safety purposes or required by applicable law, (k) alterations with respect to the Repositioned Properties to the extent there are sufficient reserves on deposit with Lender, or (l) as preapproved and set forth on Schedule 5.1.22 (the Pre-Approved Alterations and the alterations described in clauses (a) through (l) , the Approved Alterations ). With respect to any Alteration requested to be made by a Brand Manager that is not a Pre-Approved Alteration, Lender shall respond to such request for consent subject to the standards for consent set forth in the applicable Management Agreement, provided that such request shall either be sent (A) by the Brand Manager simultaneously to Lender or
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(B) by Borrower or Operating Lessee within two (2) Business Days following Borrowers or Operating Lessees receipt of such request for consent or approval from the applicable Brand Manager and such request delivered by Borrower or Operating Lessee shall include the applicable deadline for providing a response. If the total unpaid amounts due and payable with respect to alterations to the Improvements at any Individual Property (other than (I) such amounts to be paid or reimbursed by tenants under the Leases, (II) the costs incurred in connection with the Restoration of an Individual Property, (III) such amounts for which sufficient reserves are on deposit in the Replacement Reserve Fund or (IV) the Pre-Approved Alterations) shall at any time exceed twenty percent (20%) of the Release Amount for an Individual Property, Borrower and/or Operating Lessee shall promptly deliver to Lender as security for the payment of such amounts and as additional security for Borrowers and Operating Lessees obligations under the Loan Documents any of the following with respect to such alterations exceeding the Threshold Amount (the Alterations Deposit ): (A) cash, (B) U.S. Obligations, (C) other securities having a rating reasonably acceptable to Lender and, after a Securitization, that, at Lenders option, the applicable Approved Rating Agencies have provided a Rating Agency Confirmation with respect to such securities or (D) a Letter of Credit. Each such Alterations Deposit shall (i) be in an amount equal to the excess of the total unpaid amounts with respect to the alterations to the Improvements on the applicable Individual Property (other than such amounts to be paid or reimbursed by tenants under the Leases or which shall be funded from the Reserve Funds) over the Threshold Amount and (ii) be disbursed from time to time by Lender to Borrower for completion of the Alterations at the applicable Individual Property upon the satisfaction of the following conditions: (1) Borrower shall submit a request for payment to Lender at least five (5) Business Days prior to the date on which Borrower requests that such payment be made, which request for payment shall specify the Alterations for which payment is requested, (2) on the date such request is received by Lender and on the date such payment is to be made, no Event of Default shall be continuing, and (3) such request shall be accompanied by an Officers Certificate (x) stating that the applicable portion of the Alterations at the applicable Individual Property to be funded by the requested disbursement have been completed in good and workmanlike manner and in accordance with all applicable Legal Requirements, such Officers Certificate to be accompanied by copies of paid invoices or copies of invoices to be paid, as applicable, in each case, with respect to any invoices in excess of $25,000 and any licenses, permits or other approvals by any Governmental Authority required in connection with the applicable portion of the Alterations, (y) identifying each contractor that supplied materials or labor in connection with the applicable portion of the Alterations to be funded by the requested disbursement and (z) stating that each such contractor has been paid or will have been paid in full upon such disbursement. Each Alterations Deposit shall be held by Lender in an interest-bearing account and, until disbursed in accordance with the provisions of this Section 5.1.22 , shall constitute additional security for the Debt and Other Obligations under the Loan Documents. Upon the completion of the Alterations in respect of which any Alteration Deposit is being held, Lender shall promptly return to Borrower any remaining portion of the Alterations Deposit upon the request of Borrower, provided that (1) on the date such request is received by Lender and on the date such disbursement is to be made, no Event of Default shall be continuing and (2) such request shall be accompanied by an Officers Certificate stating that the Alterations have been fully completed in good and workmanlike manner and in accordance with all applicable Legal Requirements, such Officers Certificate to be accompanied by copies of paid invoices or copies of invoices to be paid, as applicable, in each case, with respect to any
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invoices in excess of $25,000 and any licenses, permits or other approvals by any Governmental Authority required in connection with Alterations (to the extent not received by Lender in connection with prior disbursement requests) and stating that each contractor providing services in connection with the Alterations has been paid in full or will have been paid in full upon such disbursement. At any time that Lenders approval is required under this Section 5.1.22 , provided no Event of Default is continuing, Lenders approval shall be deemed granted if the Deemed Approval Requirements have been satisfied with respect thereto.
5.1.23 Operation of Property . (a) Each of Borrower and Operating Lessee, as applicable, shall, and shall cause Manager to cause the Properties to be operated, in all material respects, in accordance with the Management Agreement (or Replacement Management Agreement) as applicable and in accordance with all applicable Legal Requirements. In the event that the Management Agreement expires or is terminated (without limiting any obligation of Borrower or Operating Lessee, as applicable, to obtain Lenders consent to any termination or modification of the Management Agreement in accordance with the terms and provisions of this Agreement), Borrower or Operating Lessee, as applicable, shall promptly enter into a Replacement Management Agreement with Manager or another Qualified Manager, as applicable. Except as otherwise permitted in Section 5.2.1 , in the event that the Franchise Agreement expires or is terminated (without limiting any obligation of Borrower or Operating Lessee, as applicable, to obtain Lenders consent to any termination or modification of the Franchise Agreement in accordance with the terms and provisions of this Agreement), Borrower or Operating Lessee, as applicable, shall promptly enter into a Replacement Franchise Agreement with Franchisor or another Qualified Franchisor, as applicable, or a Replacement Management Agreement with a Brand Manager.
(b) Each of Borrower and Operating Lessee, as applicable, shall: (i) promptly perform and/or observe, in all material respects, all of the covenants and agreements required to be performed and observed by it under the Management Agreement and the Franchise Agreement and do all things necessary to preserve and to keep unimpaired its material rights thereunder; (ii) promptly after they become aware, notify Lender of any material default under the Management Agreement and the Franchise Agreement; (iii) promptly deliver to Lender a copy of each financial statement, business plan, capital expenditures plan, and written notice received by it under the Management Agreement; and (iv) enforce the performance and observance in all material respects of all of the covenants and agreements required to be performed and/or observed by Manager under the Management Agreement, in a commercially reasonable manner.
(c) Any Replacement Management Agreement for a Brand Managed Property shall (i) be with a Qualified Manager and shall either (A) include franchise and intellectual property rights substantially similar to those set forth in the Management Agreement in effect as of the Closing Date or (B) if a Franchise Agreement shall not be in place for such Individual Property, Borrower or Operating Lessee, as applicable, shall enter into a franchise agreement reasonably acceptable to Lender on third-party market rate terms with a Qualified Franchisor. Except as set forth in the definition of Qualified Franchisor, neither Borrower nor Operating Lessee shall permit Manager to rebrand the Property to a lower category based on the annual chain scale published by Smith Travel Reports without the consent of Lender, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed. At no time shall any Property be operated as an unbranded hotel for more than thirty (30) days.
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5.1.24 Project Improvement Plans . Borrower and Operating Lessee shall promptly perform all of the covenants and agreements required to be performed and observed by it under each Project Improvement Plan ( PIP Work ). Borrower and Operating Lessee, as applicable, shall complete all of the work set forth in each Project Improvement Plan in a good and workmanlike manner subject to and in compliance with the terms of each Project Improvement Plan and the terms of this Agreement, if any.
5.1.25 Embargoed Person . Each of Borrower and any other Loan Party shall perform reasonable due diligence to insure that at all times throughout the term of the Loan, including after giving effect to any Transfers permitted pursuant to the Loan Documents, (a) none of the funds or other assets of Borrower, any other Loan Party and Guarantor constitute property of, or are beneficially owned, directly or indirectly, by any Embargoed Person, with the result that investment in Borrower, any other Loan Party or Guarantor, as applicable (whether directly or indirectly), is prohibited by law or the Loan is in violation of law; (b) no Embargoed Person has any interest of any nature whatsoever in Borrower, any other Loan Party or Guarantor, as applicable, with the result that the investment in Borrower, any other Loan Party or Guarantor, as applicable (whether directly or indirectly), is prohibited by law or the Loan is in violation of law; and (c) none of the funds of Borrower, any other Loan Party or Guarantor, as applicable, have been derived from, or are the proceeds of, any unlawful activity, including money laundering, terrorism or terrorism activities, with the result that the investment in Borrower, any other Loan Party or Guarantor, as applicable (whether directly or indirectly), is prohibited by law or the Loan is in violation of law, or may cause the Property to be subject to forfeiture or seizure.
5.1.26 Ground Lease . (a) Borrower shall, at Borrowers sole cost and expense, promptly and timely perform and observe all the material terms, covenants and conditions required to be performed and observed by Borrower as lessee under the Ground Lease (including, but not limited to, the payment of all rent, additional rent, percentage rent and other charges required to be paid under the Ground Lease). Borrower shall not provide any notice of non-renewal of any Ground Lease to the applicable Ground Lessor.
(b) Upon written request from Lender, and provided that Borrower shall not have notified Lender or does not notify Lender within five (5) Business Days of receipt of such request of Lender of its intent to release the Ground Leased Property in accordance with Section 2.5.2(l) , if Borrower shall be in default under the Ground Lease, then, subject to the terms of the Ground Lease, Borrower shall grant Lender the right (but not the obligation), to cause the default or defaults under the Ground Lease to be remedied and otherwise exercise any and all rights of Borrower under the Ground Lease, as may be necessary to prevent or cure any default provided such actions are necessary to protect Lenders interest in the Individual Property under the Loan Documents, and Lender shall, subject to the rights of Tenants, Ground Lessors, Permitted Encumbrances and hotel guests and patrons, have the right to enter all or any portion of the related Ground Leased Property at such times and in such manner as Lender deems necessary, to prevent or to cure any such default; provided that in each case, such actions are necessary to protect Lenders interest under the Loan Documents.
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(c) The actions or payments of Lender to cure any default by Borrower under the Ground Lease shall not remove or waive, as between Borrower and Lender, the default that occurred under this Agreement by virtue of the default by Borrower under the Ground Lease unless and until the Borrower shall have reimbursed Lender for all sums referenced in the immediately succeeding sentence and the applicable default shall have been cured. All sums expended by Lender to cure any such default shall be paid by Borrower to Lender, upon demand, with interest on such sum at the rate set forth in this Agreement from the date such sum is expended to and including the date the reimbursement payment is made to Lender. All such indebtedness shall be deemed to be secured by the related Mortgage.
(d) Borrower shall notify Lender promptly in writing of the occurrence of any material default by Ground Lessor under the Ground Lease or following the receipt by Borrower of any written notice from Ground Lessor under the Ground Lease noting or claiming the occurrence of any default by Borrower under the Ground Lease or the occurrence of any event that, with the passage of time or service of notice, or both, would constitute a default by Borrower under the Ground Lease. Borrower shall promptly deliver to Lender a copy of any such written notice of default.
(e) Upon written request from Lender, Borrower shall use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain from Ground Lessor under the Ground Lease and furnish to Lender the estoppel certificate of Ground Lessor stating the date through which rent has been paid and whether or not there are any defaults thereunder and specifying the nature of such claimed defaults, if any, but in no event (so long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing) more than one (1) time in any Fiscal Year.
(f) Upon written request from Lender, and provided that Borrower shall not have notified Lender or does not notify Lender within five (5) Business Days of receipt of such request of Lender of its intent to release the Ground Leased Property in accordance with Section 2.5.2(l) , Borrower shall promptly execute, acknowledge and deliver to Lender such instruments as may reasonably be required to permit Lender to cure any default under the Ground Lease or permit Lender to take such other action required to enable Lender to cure or remedy the matter in default and preserve the security interest of Lender under the Loan Documents with respect to each Ground Leased Property. Borrower irrevocably appoints Lender as its true and lawful attorney in fact to do, in its name or otherwise, unless Borrower has notified Lender of its intention to release the Ground Leased Property in accordance with Section 2.5.2(l) , during the continuance of an Event of Default, any and all acts and to execute any and all documents that are necessary to preserve any rights of Borrower under or with respect to each Ground Lease, including, without limitation, the right to effectuate any extension or renewal of each Ground Lease, or to preserve any rights of Borrower whatsoever in respect of any part of each Ground Lease (and the above powers granted to Lender are coupled with an interest and shall be irrevocable).
(g) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement with respect to the Ground Lease:
(i) The lien of the related Mortgage attaches to all of Borrowers rights and remedies at any time arising under or pursuant to Subsection 365(h) of the Bankruptcy Code, 11 U.S.C. Sections 101 et seq. , including, without limitation, all of Borrowers rights, as debtor, to remain in possession of the related Ground Leased Property.
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(ii) Borrower shall not, without Lenders written consent, elect to treat the Ground Lease as terminated under Subsection 365(h)(l) of the Bankruptcy Code. Any such election made without Lenders prior written consent shall be void.
(iii) As security for the Debt, Borrower unconditionally assigns, transfers and sets over to Lender all of Borrowers claims and rights to the payment of damages arising from any rejection by the lessor under the Ground Lease under the Bankruptcy Code. Lender, and Borrower shall proceed jointly or in the name of Borrower in respect of any claim, suit, action or proceeding relating to the rejection of the Ground Lease, including, without limitation, the right to file and prosecute any proofs of claim, complaints, motions, applications, notices and other documents in any case in respect of lessor under the Bankruptcy Code. This assignment constitutes a present, irrevocable and unconditional assignment of the foregoing claims, rights and remedies, and shall continue in effect until all of the Debt shall have been satisfied and discharged in full. Any amounts received by Lender or Borrower as damages arising out of the rejection of the Ground Lease as aforesaid shall be applied to all costs and expenses of Lender (including, without limitation, attorneys fees and costs) incurred in connection with the exercise of any of its rights or remedies in accordance with the applicable provisions of this Agreement.
(iv) If, pursuant to Subsection 365(h) of the Bankruptcy Code, Borrower seeks to offset, against the rent reserved in the Ground Lease, the amount of any damages caused by the nonperformance by the lessor of any of its obligations thereunder after the rejection by lessor of the Ground Lease under the Bankruptcy Code, then Borrower shall not affect any offset of such amounts unless it shall have provided written notice to Lender of its intent to do so and Lender shall have consented thereto (provided Lender shall be deemed to have consented thereto if it shall fail to object to the same in written notice to Borrower within ten (10) Business Days after receipt of the aforementioned notice in which case Borrower may proceed to offset the amounts set forth in Borrowers notice).
(v) If any action, proceeding, motion or notice shall be commenced or filed in respect of any lessor of all or any part of the Ground Leased Property in connection with any case under the Bankruptcy Code, Lender and Borrower shall cooperatively conduct and control any such litigation with counsel agreed upon between Borrower and Lender in connection with such litigation. Borrower shall, upon demand, pay to Lender all reasonable actual out of pocket costs and expenses (including reasonable attorneys fees and costs) actually paid or actually incurred by Lender in connection with the cooperative prosecution or conduct of any such proceedings. All such costs and expenses shall be secured by the lien of the related Mortgage.
(vi) Borrower shall promptly, after obtaining knowledge of such filing notify Lender orally of any filing by or against the lessor under the Ground Lease of a petition under the Bankruptcy Code, setting forth any information available to Borrower as to the
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date of such filing, the court in which such petition was filed, and the relief sought in such filing. Borrower shall promptly deliver to Lender any and all notices, summonses, pleadings, applications and other documents received by Borrower in connection with any such petition and any proceedings relating to such petition.
(vii) Borrower shall not consent to, acquiesce in or fail to object to any attempt by any fee owner of a Ground Leased Property to sell, transfer or otherwise convey the fee estate of any Ground Leased Property free and clear of the applicable Ground Lease under Section 363(f) of the Bankruptcy Code and the Lien of the related Mortgage attaches to all of Borrowers rights and remedies at any time arising under or pursuant to Subsection 363(f) of the Bankruptcy Code to consent to any such sale, transfer or other assignment.
(h) If Lender, its nominee, designee, successor, or assignee acquires title and/or rights of Borrower under the Ground Lease by reason of foreclosure of the applicable Mortgage, deed in lieu of foreclosure or otherwise, such party shall (x) succeed to all of the rights of and benefits accruing to Borrower under the Ground Lease, and (y) be entitled to exercise all of the rights and benefits accruing to Borrower under the Ground Lease. At such time as Lender shall request, Borrower agrees to execute and deliver and use commercially reasonable efforts to cause any third party to execute and deliver to Lender such documents as Lender and its counsel may reasonably require in order to insure that the provisions of this section will be validly and legally enforceable and effective against Borrower and all parties claiming by, through, under or against Borrower.
5.1.27 Payment of Obligations . Each of Borrower and Operating Lessee will pay its obligations, including tax liabilities, that, if not paid, could result in a material adverse effect on the operation of any Individual Property or Borrowers ability to pay the Debt as it comes due before the same shall become delinquent or in default, except where (a) the validity or amount thereof is being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings, (b) Borrower or Operating Lessee has set aside on its books adequate reserves with respect thereto in accordance with GAAP, or (c) the failure to make payment pending such contest could not reasonably be expected to result in a material adverse effect on the operation of any Individual Property or Borrowers ability to pay the Debt as it comes due, and provided that the foregoing shall not require any partners, members, shareholders or other owners of Borrower or Operating Lessee to make additional capital contributions to Borrower or Operating Lessee.
5.1.28 Special Purpose Entity Covenants .
(a) Each Loan Party shall continue to be a Special Purpose Entity.
(b) Borrower shall not have any Indebtedness other than as set forth in clause (xxiii)(A) of the definition of Special Purpose Entity. Principal shall not have any Indebtedness other than as set forth in clause (xxiii)(B) of the definition of Special Purpose Entity. Operating Lessee shall not have any Indebtedness other than as set forth in clause (xxiii)(C) of the definition of Special Purpose Entity.
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(c) Other than with respect to another Loan Party, each Loan Party shall not assume or guarantee or become obligated for the debts of any other Person, shall not hold out its credit as being available to satisfy the obligations of any other Person and shall not pledge its assets for the benefit of any other Person, in each case except as expressly permitted pursuant to the Loan Documents.
(d) Each Loan Party will comply with all of the stated facts and assumptions made with respect to it in any Insolvency Opinion or any Additional Insolvency Opinion. Each Affiliate of a Loan Party with respect to which an assumption is made or a fact stated in any Insolvency Opinion will comply with all of the assumptions made and facts stated with respect to it in any such Insolvency Opinion. Each Loan Party covenants that in connection with any Additional Insolvency Opinion delivered in connection with this Agreement it shall provide an updated certification regarding compliance with the facts and assumptions made therein.
(e) Each Loan Party shall provide Lender with five (5) Business Days written notice prior to the removal of an Independent Director of such Loan Party and no Independent Director shall be removed other than for Cause.
5.1.29 Taxes . Borrower will be treated as partnerships or disregarded entities for U.S. federal income tax purposes. Borrower and Operating Lessee will each timely file or cause to be filed all federal income and other material Section 2.7 Tax returns and reports required to be filed by it and will pay or cause to be paid all federal income and other material Section 2.7 Taxes and related liabilities required to be paid by it, except Section 2.7 Taxes that are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and for which the Borrower or Operating Lessee sets aside on its books adequate reserves in accordance with GAAP. Neither Borrower nor Operating Lessee will permit any Liens for Section 2.7 Taxes to be imposed on or with respect to any of its income or assets, other than Liens for Section 2.7 Taxes not yet due or delinquent or which are contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and for which Borrower and/or Operating Lessee sets aside on its books adequate reserves in accordance with GAAP.
5.1.30 Intentionally Omitted .
5.1.31 Supplemental Mortgage Affidavits . If, during the continuance of an Event of Default, Lender reasonably determines, based on applicable law, that Lender is not being afforded the maximum amount of security available from any one or more of the Properties as a direct or indirect result of applicable taxes not having been paid with respect to any Individual Property, Borrower and Operating Lessee agree that Borrower and Operating Lessee will execute, acknowledge and deliver to Lender, immediately upon Lenders request, supplemental affidavits increasing the amount of the Debt attributable to any such Individual Property (as set forth as the Release Amount on Schedule 1.1 hereto) for which all applicable taxes have been paid to an amount determined by Lender to be equal to the lesser of (a) the greater of the fair market value of the applicable Individual Property (i) as of the date hereof and (ii) as of the date such supplemental affidavits are to be delivered to Lender, and (b) the amount of the Debt attributable to any such Individual Property (as set forth as the Release Amount on Schedule 1.1 hereto), and Borrower and Operating Lessee shall, on demand, pay any additional taxes.
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5.1.32 Operating Lease . (a) Each of Borrower and Operating Lessee shall (i) promptly perform and observe all of the material covenants required to be performed and observed by it under each Operating Lease in accordance with the terms thereof and do all things necessary to preserve and to keep unimpaired its material rights thereunder; (ii) promptly notify Lender of any material default under any Operating Lease of which it is aware; (iii) promptly deliver to Lender a copy of any notice of default or other material notice under any Operating Lease delivered to Operating Lessee by Borrower or to Borrower by Operating Lessee; (iv) promptly give notice to Lender of any notice or information that Borrower receives which indicates that Operating Lessee is terminating any Operating Lease or that Operating Lessee is otherwise discontinuing its operation of the Property; and (v) promptly enforce the performance and observance of all of the material covenants required to be performed and observed by Operating Lessee or Borrower, as applicable, under each Operating Lease.
(b) Each of Borrower and Operating Lessee hereby assigns to Lender, as further security for the payment and performance of the Debt and observance of the terms, covenants and conditions of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, all of the rights, privileges and prerogatives of Borrower, as landlord and Operating Lessee, as tenant, as applicable, under each Operating Lease to surrender the leasehold estates created by such Operating Lease or to terminate, cancel, modify, change, supplement, alter or amend such Operating Lease subject only to the rights granted to Borrower and Operating Lessee pursuant to this Section 5.1.32 or Section 5.2.10 hereof. Subject only to the rights granted to Borrower and Operating Lessee pursuant to this Section 5.1.32 or Section 5.2.10 hereof, each of Borrower and Operating Lessee agrees not to surrender the leasehold estates created by such Operating Lease or to terminate, cancel, modify, change, supplement, alter or amend such Operating Lease, and any such surrender, termination, cancellation, modification, change, supplement, alteration or amendment not permitted pursuant to the foregoing terms of this Section 5.1.32 shall be void and of no force or effect.
(c) If, during the continuance of an Event of Default, Operating Lessee shall default in the performance or observance of any term, covenant or condition of any Operating Lease to be performed or observed by Operating Lessee as tenant thereunder, if such default is not remedied within the lesser of (i) ten (10) Business Days of receipt of notice by Borrower from Lender and (ii) such period of time as, should Operating Lessee fail to remedy such default after receipt of notice thereof, shall give Lender a reasonable period of time to cure such default, then, without limiting the generality of the other provisions of this Section 5.1.32 , and without waiving or releasing Operating Lessee from any of its obligations under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, Lender shall have the right, but shall be under no obligation, to pay any sums and to perform any act or take any action as may be appropriate to cause all of the terms, covenants and conditions of each Operating Lease on the part of Operating Lessee, as tenant thereunder, to be performed or observed or to be promptly performed or observed on behalf of Operating Lessee, to the end that the rights of Operating Lessee in, to and under such Operating Lease shall be kept unimpaired and free from default. If Lender shall make any payment or perform any act or take action in accordance with the preceding sentence, Lender will notify Operating Lessee thereof. In any such event, subject to the rights of tenants, subtenants and other occupants under the Leases, Lender and any Person designated by Lender shall have, and are hereby granted, the right to enter upon the Properties at any time and from time to time for the purpose of taking any such action. If Borrower shall deliver to Lender a copy of any notice
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of default sent by Borrower to Operating Lessee, as tenant under any Operating Lease, such notice shall constitute full protection to Lender for any action taken or omitted to be taken by Lender, in good faith, in reliance thereon. Any sums expended by Lender pursuant to this paragraph shall bear interest at the Default Rate from the date such cost is incurred to the date of payment to Lender, shall be deemed to constitute a portion of the Debt, shall be secured by the lien of the Mortgages and the other Loan Documents and shall be immediately due and payable upon demand by Lender therefor.
(d) If, during the continuance of an Event of Default, Borrower shall default in the performance or observance of any term, covenant or condition of any Operating Lease to be performed or observed by Borrower, as landlord thereunder, if such default is not remedied within the lesser of (i) ten (10) Business Days of receipt of notice by Borrower from Lender and (ii) such period of time as, should Borrower fail to remedy such default after receipt of notice thereof, shall give Lender a reasonable period of time to cure such default, then, without limiting the generality of the other provisions of this Section 5.1.32 , and without waiving or releasing Borrower from any of its obligations under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, Lender shall have the right, but shall be under no obligation, to pay any sums and to perform any act or take any action as may be appropriate to cause all of the terms, covenants and conditions of such Operating Lease on the part of Borrower, as landlord thereunder, to be performed or observed or to be promptly performed or observed on behalf of Borrower, to the end that the rights of Borrower in, to and under such Operating Lease shall be kept unimpaired and free from default. If Lender shall make any payment or perform any act or take action in accordance with the preceding sentence, Lender will notify Borrower thereof. In any such event, subject to the rights of tenants, subtenants and other occupants under the Leases, Lender and any Person designated by Lender shall have, and are hereby granted, the right to enter upon the Property at any time and from time to time for the purpose of taking any such action. If Operating Lessee shall deliver to Lender a copy of any notice of default sent by Operating Lessee to Borrower, as landlord under any Operating Lease, such notice shall constitute full protection to Lender for any action taken or omitted to be taken by Lender, in good faith, in reliance thereon. Any sums expended by Lender pursuant to this paragraph shall bear interest at the Default Rate from the date such cost is incurred to the date of payment to Lender, shall be deemed to constitute a portion of the Debt, shall be secured by the lien of the Mortgages and the other Loan Documents and shall be immediately due and payable upon demand by Lender therefor.
(e) In the event of the bankruptcy, reorganization or insolvency of Borrower or Operating Lessee, any attempt by Borrower or Operating Lessee to surrender its leasehold estate, or any portion thereof, under any Operating Lease, or any attempt under such circumstances by Borrower or Operating Lessee to terminate, cancel or acquiesce in the rejection of any Operating Lease without the consent of Lender shall be null and void. Borrower and Operating Lessee each hereby expressly releases, assigns, relinquishes and surrenders unto Lender all of its right, power and authority to terminate, cancel, acquiesce in the rejection of, modify, change, supplement, alter or amend each Operating Lease in any respect, either orally or in writing, in the event of the bankruptcy, reorganization or insolvency of Borrower or Operating Lessee, and any attempt on the part of Borrower or Operating Lessee to exercise any such right without the consent of Lender shall be null and void. Each of Borrower and Operating Lessee hereby irrevocably appoints Lender as its true and lawful attorney-in-fact which power of attorney shall be coupled with an interest, for the purpose of exercising its rights pursuant to Section 365(h) of
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the Bankruptcy Code or any successor to such Section (i) to obtain for the benefit of Borrower or Operating Lessee or Lender a right to possession or statutory term of years derived from or incident to such Operating Lease, or (ii) to treat such Operating Lease as terminated.
(f) Notwithstanding the rejection of the Operating Lease by Borrower, as debtor in possession, or by a trustee for Borrower, pursuant to Section 365 of the Bankruptcy Code, neither the lien of the Mortgages nor Lenders rights with respect to any Operating Lease shall be affected or impaired by reason thereof. In the event that Operating Lessee shall remain in possession of any Property following a rejection of any Operating Lease by Borrower, as debtor in possession, or by a trustee for Borrower, Operating Lessee agrees that it shall not exercise any right of offset against the rent payable under such Operating Lease, pursuant to Section 365(h)(2) of the Bankruptcy Code, without the prior consent of Lender thereto.
(g) Lender shall have the right, but shall be under no obligation, to exercise on behalf of Borrower or Operating Lessee any renewal or extension options under each Operating Lease if Borrower and/or Operating Lessee shall fail to exercise any such options. Operating Lessee hereby absolutely and unconditionally assigns and grants to Lender Operating Lessees irrevocable power of attorney, coupled with an interest, to exercise any renewal or extension options under each Operating Lease on behalf of and in the name of Operating Lessee following Operating Lessees failure to do so, and during the continuance of an Event of Default, to take at any time any or all other actions on behalf of Operating Lessee required for the preservation of each Operating Lease. Borrower hereby absolutely and unconditionally assigns and grants to Lender Borrowers irrevocable power of attorney, coupled with an interest, to exercise any renewal or extension options under each Operating Lease on behalf of and in the name of Borrower following Borrowers failure to do so, and to take at any time following the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default any or all other actions on behalf of Borrower required for the preservation of each Operating Lease.
(h) In connection with any Securitization or other sale, assignment, transfer or participation of all or any portion of the Loan and otherwise no more often than one time per calendar year, Operating Lessee and Borrower shall within fifteen (15) days after request by Lender, execute, acknowledge and deliver a statement certifying the items listed in subsections (a)-(h) of this Section 5.1.32 , with such exceptions as shall be necessary to cause such statement to be factually correct in all material respects.
Section 5.2 Negative Covenants . From the Closing Date until payment and performance in full of all Obligations of Borrower and Operating Lessee under the Loan Documents or the earlier release of the Liens of all Mortgages encumbering the Properties and any other collateral in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, each of Borrower and Operating Lessee hereby covenants and agrees with Lender that it will not do, or permit to be done, directly or indirectly, any of the following:
5.2.1 Operation of Property . (a) Neither Borrower nor Operating Lessee shall, without Lenders prior written consent (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld) and except with respect to an Individual Property in connection with (and effective only following) the release of an Individual Property pursuant to and in accordance with the terms of this Agreement: (i) surrender, terminate or cancel the Management Agreement; provided , that
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Borrower or Operating Lessee, as applicable, may, without Lenders consent, replace the Manager so long as the replacement manager is a Qualified Manager pursuant to a Replacement Management Agreement and any termination fees and other sums payable to the Manager being replaced are paid in accordance with the terms of the applicable Management Agreement; provided , that if Borrower (or any Affiliate thereof) does not have all appropriate Licenses, any Qualified Manager shall have all the appropriate Licenses and be in compliance with all applicable Legal Requirements at or prior to the time such Replacement Management Agreement is entered into; (ii) surrender, terminate or cancel the Franchise Agreement; provided , that Borrower or Operating Lessee, as applicable, may, without Lenders consent, replace the Franchisor so long as the replacement franchisor is a Qualified Franchisor or Brand Manager pursuant to a Replacement Franchise Agreement or Brand Management Agreement, as applicable, and any termination fees and other sums payable to the Franchisor being replaced are paid in accordance with the terms of the applicable Franchise Agreement; (iii) reduce or consent to the reduction of the term of the Management Agreement or the Franchise Agreement except in connection with the execution of a Replacement Management Agreement or Replacement Franchise Agreement; (iv) increase or consent to the increase of the amount of any charges or fees under the Management Agreement or the Franchise Agreement, except in connection with the execution of a Replacement Management Agreement or Replacement Franchise Agreement; or (v) otherwise modify, change, supplement, alter or amend, or waive or release any of its rights and remedies under, the Management Agreement or the Franchise Agreement in any material respect. To the extent Borrower or Operating Lessee, as applicable, has a right to consent to the same under the applicable Management Agreement and knowledge thereof, Borrower and Operating Lessee, as applicable, shall not, and, subject to the terms of the Management Agreement, shall not permit any Manager to sub-contract any or all of its respective material management responsibilities under any Management Agreement to a third-party without the prior written consent of Lender, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed.
(b) Following the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, neither Borrower nor Operating Lessee shall exercise any rights, make any decisions, grant any approvals or otherwise take any action under the Management Agreement or the Franchise Agreement without the prior written consent of Lender, which consent may be granted, conditioned or withheld in Lenders sole discretion.
5.2.2 Liens . Neither Borrower nor Operating Lessee shall create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Lien on any portion of any Individual Property or permit any such action to be taken, except for (a) Permitted Encumbrances; (b) Liens created by or permitted pursuant to the Loan Documents; and (c) easements and other similar encumbrances entered into by Borrower or Operating Lessee in the ordinary course of business for use, maintenance, access, parking, water and sewer lines, telephones and telegraph lines, electric lines or other utilities or for other similar purposes, provided that no such easement or other similar encumbrance shall materially impair the utility and operation of the Property or materially and adversely affect the value of the Property or Borrowers or Operating Lessees condition (financial or otherwise) or business. Without limiting the foregoing, Borrower shall not incur any PACE Loan without the prior written consent of Lender in its sole discretion.
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5.2.3 Dissolution . Except in each case to the extent permitted by the Loan Documents, neither Borrower nor Operating Lessee shall (a) engage in any dissolution, liquidation or consolidation or merger with or into any other business entity, (b) engage in any business activity not related to clause (i) of the definition of Special Purpose Entity, (c) transfer, lease or sell, in one transaction or any combination of transactions, the assets of all or substantially all of the properties or assets of Borrower or Operating Lessee, (d) modify, amend, waive or terminate its Organizational Documents or its qualification and good standing in any jurisdiction where an Individual Property is located or (e) cause Principal to (i) dissolve, wind up or liquidate or take any action, or omit to take an action, as a result of which the Principal would be dissolved, wound up or liquidated in whole or in part, or (ii) amend, modify, waive or terminate the Organizational Documents of the Principal, in each case, without obtaining the prior written consent of Lender or Lenders designee.
5.2.4 Change in Business . Neither Borrower nor Operating Lessee shall enter into any line of business other than as set forth in clause (i) of the definition of Special Purpose Entity or make any material change in the scope or nature of its business objectives, purposes or operations, or undertake or participate in activities other than the continuance of its present business. Nothing contained in this Section 5.2.4 is intended to expand the rights of Borrower or Operating Lessee contained in Section 5.2.10(d) hereof, and for the avoidance of doubt, the rights of Borrower or Operating Lessee to effectuate Transfers is governed solely by Section 5.2.10 hereof.
5.2.5 Debt Cancellation . Neither Borrower nor Operating Lessee shall cancel or otherwise forgive or release any claim or debt owed to Borrower or Operating Lessee by any Person except (i) for adequate consideration and in the ordinary course of Borrowers business, (ii) termination of Leases in accordance herewith or the forgiveness, in the ordinary course of Borrowers or Operating Lessees business, or Rent obligations in arrears in connection with a settlement with a Tenant under a Lease, provided that in the case of a Material Lease, the amount of Rent so forgiven is less than the aggregate amount of two (2) months basic Rent under such Material Lease, or (iii) negotiated settlements or write-offs of past-due guest obligations of non-Affiliates in the ordinary course of business.
5.2.6 Zoning . Neither Borrower nor Operating Lessee shall initiate or consent to any zoning reclassification of any portion of any Individual Property or seek any variance under any existing zoning ordinance or use or permit the use of any portion of any Individual Property in any manner that could result in such use becoming a non-conforming use under any zoning ordinance or any other applicable land use law, rule or regulation, without the prior written consent of Lender.
5.2.7 No Joint Assessment . Neither Borrower nor Operating Lessee shall suffer, permit or initiate the joint assessment of any Individual Property (a) with any other real property constituting a tax lot separate from such Individual Property, and (b) which constitutes real property with any portion of such Individual Property which may be deemed to constitute personal property, or any other procedure whereby the lien of any taxes which may be levied against such personal property shall be assessed or levied or charged to such real property portion of such Individual Property.
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5.2.8 Intentionally Omitted .
5.2.9 ERISA . (a) Assuming compliance by the Lender with paragraph (d) of this Section 5.2.9 , neither Borrower nor Operating Lessee shall engage in any transactions contemplated under this Agreement which would cause any obligation, or action taken or to be taken, hereunder (or the exercise by Lender of any of its rights under the Note, this Agreement or the other Loan Documents) to be a non-exempt prohibited transaction under Section 406(a) of ERISA or Section 4975(c)(1)(A)-(C) of the Code.
(b) Intentionally omitted.
(c) Each of Borrower and Operating Lessee covenants and agrees that it will use commercially reasonable efforts to provide notice to the Lender in writing if, in the reasonable judgment of the Borrower and/or Operating Lessee, which may be based on consultation with counsel, the assets of the Borrower and/or Operating Lessee constitute plan assets of any benefit plan investor within the meaning of Section 3(42) of ERISA or any plan subject to any Applicable Similar Law.
(d) Lender represents and warrants that, throughout the term of the Loan, no portion of the assets used by any Lender in connection with the transactions contemplated under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents constitutes assets of a (i) benefit plan investor within the meaning of the Plan Asset Regulations unless the applicable Lender is relying on an available prohibited transaction exemption, all of the conditions of which are and continue to be satisfied or (ii) governmental plan (as defined in Section 3(32) of ERISA) which is subject to any provision which is substantially similar to the prohibited transaction provisions of Section 406 of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code ( Applicable Similar Law ), unless the acquisition and holding of the Loan or any interest therein will not give rise to a violation of any such Applicable Similar Law. Lender covenants and agrees that it will notify the Borrower in the event that it is aware that it is in breach of any aspect of this representation and covenant or is aware that with the passing of time, giving of notice or expiry of any applicable grace period it will breach any aspect of this representation and covenant.
5.2.10 Transfers . (a) Each of Borrower and Operating Lessee acknowledges that Lender has examined and relied on the experience of Borrower, Operating Lessee and their respective stockholders, general partners, members, principals and (if Borrower or Operating Lessee is a trust) beneficial owners in owning and operating properties such as the Properties in agreeing to make the Loan, and will continue to rely on Borrowers and Operating Lessees ownership of the Properties as a means of maintaining the value of the Properties as security for repayment of the Debt and the performance of the Other Obligations. Each of Borrower and Operating Lessee acknowledges that Lender has a valid interest in maintaining the value of the Properties so as to ensure that, should Borrower default in the repayment of the Debt or the performance of the Other Obligations, Lender can recover the Debt by a sale of the Properties.
(b) Without the prior written consent of Lender and except to the extent otherwise set forth in this Section 5.2.10 or the release of an Individual Property in accordance with this Agreement, neither Borrower nor Operating Lessee shall or shall permit any Restricted Party to do any of the following (collectively, a Transfer ): (i) sell, convey, mortgage, grant, bargain,
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encumber, pledge, assign, grant options with respect to, or otherwise transfer or dispose of (directly or indirectly, voluntarily or involuntarily, by operation of law or otherwise, and whether or not for consideration or of record) the Properties or any part thereof or any legal or beneficial interest therein, (ii) Borrower or Operating Lessee entering into, or the Property being subject to, any PACE Loan or (iii) permit a Sale or Pledge of an interest in any Restricted Party, other than, in each case, (A) pursuant to Leases of space in the Improvements to Tenants in accordance with the provisions of Section 5.1.21 , and (B) Permitted Transfers and Permitted Indebtedness.
(c) A Transfer shall include, but not be limited to, (i) an installment sales agreement wherein Borrower or Operating Lessee agrees to sell the Properties or any part thereof for a price to be paid in installments; (ii) an agreement by Borrower or Operating Lessee leasing all or a substantial part of any Individual Property for other than actual occupancy by a space Tenant thereunder or a sale, assignment or other transfer of, or the grant of a security interest in, Borrowers or Operating Lessees right, title and interest in and to any Leases or any Rents; (iii) if a Restricted Party is a corporation, any merger, consolidation or Sale or Pledge of such corporations stock or the creation or issuance of new stock; (iv) if a Restricted Party is a limited or general partnership or joint venture, any merger or consolidation or the change, removal, resignation or addition of a general partner or the Sale or Pledge of the partnership interest of any general partner or any profits or proceeds relating to such partnership interest, or the Sale or Pledge of limited partnership interests or any profits or proceeds relating to such limited partnership interest or the creation or issuance of new limited partnership interests; (v) if a Restricted Party is a limited liability company, any merger or consolidation or the change, removal, resignation or addition of a managing member or non-member manager (or if no managing member, any member) or the Sale or Pledge of the membership interest of a managing member (or if no managing member, any member) or any profits or proceeds relating to such membership interest, or the Sale or Pledge of non-managing membership interests or the creation or issuance of new non-managing membership interests or (vi) if a Restricted Party is a trust or nominee trust, any merger, consolidation or the Sale or Pledge of the legal or beneficial interest in a Restricted Party or the creation or issuance of new legal or beneficial interests.
(d) Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 5.2.10 , the following Transfers shall not require the consent of Lender:
(i) The Sale or Pledge, in one or a series of transactions, of the direct or indirect equity interests in Borrower or Operating Lessee or direct or indirect interests in any Restricted Party (excluding the direct interests in Borrower and Operating Lessee); provided , that, (A) after giving effect to such Sale or Pledge (and in the case of a Sale or Pledge that is a pledge for security purposes, any subsequent foreclosure thereon), Sponsor or, following a Permitted Assumption, the applicable Qualified Transferee (x) shall own not less than fifty-one percent (51%) of the economic and direct or indirect legal and beneficial interests in Borrower, Operating Lessee, Guarantor and Principal (on an unencumbered and look-through basis) and (y) shall Control Borrower, Operating Lessee, Guarantor and any Principal, (B) upon the written request of Lender, Borrower shall deliver to Lender notice of each sale described in this Section 5.2.10(d)(i) not less than ten (10) days following such request, (C) other than a Sale or Pledge made to secure the Revolver Loan in accordance with the Revolver Loan Documents or any Foreclosure, no Sale or Pledge of any direct interest in any Borrower, Operating Lessee or Principal
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shall be permitted, (D) no Individual Borrower, Operating Lessee or Principal shall fail to be a Special Purpose Entity by reason of such Sale or Pledge, (E) for so long as the Loan shall remain outstanding (I) no pledge of any direct interests in any Restricted Pledge Party shall be permitted (other than pledges securing the Loan or the Revolver Loan) and except that a pledge of the direct ownership interests in the most upper-tier Restricted Pledge Party shall be permitted if such pledge directly or indirectly secures indebtedness that is also directly or indirectly secured by substantial assets other than the Properties and (II) no Restricted Pledge Party shall issue preferred equity that has the characteristics of mezzanine debt (such as a fixed maturity date, pledged ownership interests as security, regular payments of interest, a fixed rate of return and rights of the equity holder to demand repayment of its investment) and (F) with respect to any transferee that, as a result of such transfer, will hold a twenty-five percent (25%) or greater direct or indirect interest in, or control, Borrower (and such transferee owned less than twenty-five percent (25%) of the direct or indirect interest in Borrower or did not control Borrower on the Closing Date), Lender shall receive satisfactory know your customer compliance screening searches consisting of a search and evaluation of (x) OFAC sanctions and other government-required sanctions lists, (y) negative news screening of such holders, if any, associated with material derogatory information that could reasonably result in anti-money laundering risk to Lender related to terrorist or other financial crimes and (z) such statutes and other information reasonably required by Lender to confirm that Borrower and such transferee is not an Embargoed Person (Lender agrees to use diligent and commercially reasonable efforts to complete such know your customer diligence in accordance with this clause (F) within fifteen (15) Business Days after Lender receives the requested information necessary to conduct such diligence). If after giving effect to any such Sale, more than forty-nine percent (49%) in the aggregate of direct or indirect interests in a Restricted Party are owned by any Person and its Affiliates that owned less than forty-nine percent (49%) direct or indirect interest in such Restricted Party as of the Closing Date, Borrower shall deliver to Lender an Additional Insolvency Opinion reasonably acceptable to Lender and the Approved Rating Agencies. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, (x) no notice to, or consent of, Lender shall be required in connection with any Sale or Pledge of direct or indirect interests in any Excluded Entity or by and among any Excluded Entity and (y) no Restricted Pledge Party (other than Borrower, Operating Lessee or any Principal) shall be restricted from any Sale or Pledge of its direct or indirect assets; provided such assets are not encumbered (or required to be encumbered) by the Loan. In connection with a Sale or Pledge resulting in Guarantor no longer owning direct or indirect interests in Borrower, Operating Lessee, Principal or the Properties, Guarantor shall be released as a guarantor under the Guaranty for any acts occurring after such Sale or Pledge; provided that Borrower delivers a Substitute Guaranty from a Qualified Transferee that Controls Borrower or is under common Control with Borrower, which Substitute Guaranty shall include all liability for all such acts for which Guarantor was so released.
(ii) A direct or indirect pledge made to secure the Revolver Loan in accordance with the Revolver Loan Documents or any Foreclosure.
(iii) The Spin-Off.
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(iv) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, Borrower may, without the consent of Lender, make Transfers of immaterial portions of any one or more Individual Properties for dedication or public use or in connection with an eminent domain proceeding by a governmental authority, quasi-governmental authority or otherwise, provided that no such conveyance, grant, conveyance or encumbrance shall materially impair the utility and operation of the affected Individual Property and any proceeds received by Borrower and/or Operating Lessee shall constitute an Award and shall be applied in accordance with Section 6.3 and Section 6.4 , as applicable. In connection with any such grant, conveyance or encumbrance, if requested by the Borrower, Lender shall execute and deliver any instrument necessary or reasonably appropriate and in form reasonably acceptable to Lender evidencing its consent to such grant, conveyance or encumbrance (and, in the case of any such Transfer as described in the preceding subclause (i), a release of such portion of the Individual Property from the Lien of the applicable Mortgage and, in the case of any easement, covenant, reservation or right-of-way as described in the preceding subclause (ii), the subordination of the Lien of the Mortgage encumbering the affected Individual Property to such easement, covenant, reservation or right-of-way) upon receipt by the Lender of: (a) thirty (30) days prior written notice thereof, (b) a copy of the easement, covenant, reservation or right of way; (c) an Officers Certificate stating (I) with respect to any Transfer, the consideration, if any, being paid for the Transfer and (II) that such Transfer, easement, covenant, reservation or right of way does not adversely materially impact the applicable Individual Property; and (d) the reimbursement of Lenders reasonable third party costs and expenses incurred in connection with such grant, conveyance or encumbrance (and such consent, release of Lien or instrument of subordination).
(e) No Transfer and assumption of the Loan shall occur during the period that is forty-five (45) days prior to and sixty (60) days after a rated Securitization, so long as such Securitization occurs within three (3) months of the date hereof. Otherwise, in addition to Borrowers other rights expressly permitted under this Section 5.2.10, (X) a Transfer of all of the Properties or one hundred percent (100%) of the legal or beneficial interests therein or in Borrower, Operating Lessee or any other Loan Party to a new borrower (the Transferee Borrower ) or (Y) a Transfer of more than forty-nine percent (49%) of the direct or indirect legal and beneficial interests or controlling interests in the Borrower, and in each instance, provided that the same does not otherwise constitute a Permitted Transfer or is not otherwise permitted by Section 5.2.10(d) (a Majority Equity Transfer ), shall each be permitted without Lenders consent (each, a Permitted Assumption ), provided that Lender receives thirty (30) days prior written notice of such Permitted Assumption and no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing at the time such Permitted Assumption is consummated, and further provided that in connection with any Permitted Assumption pursuant to this Section 5.2.10(e) the following additional requirements are satisfied:
(i) Borrower shall pay Lender a transfer fee equal to $250,000.00 at the time such Permitted Assumption is consummated;
(ii) Borrower shall pay any and all reasonable third party out-of-pocket costs incurred in connection with such Permitted Assumption (including, without limitation, Lenders reasonable counsel fees and disbursements and all recording fees, title insurance premiums and mortgage and intangible taxes and the fees and expenses of the Approved Rating Agencies pursuant to clause (vi) below);
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(iii) Transferee Borrower or, in the case of a Majority Equity Transfer, Borrower, must be (or must be directly or indirectly owned and controlled by) (A) a Qualified Transferee or any Person otherwise reasonably acceptable to Lender, or (B) fifty-one percent (51%) or more owned (directly or indirectly) and Controlled by a Qualified Transferee or any Person otherwise reasonably acceptable to Lender;
(iv) With respect to a Transfer of the Property, if applicable, a Transferee Borrower shall assume all of the obligations of Borrower and Operating Lessee under the Loan Documents in a manner reasonably satisfactory to Lender in all material respects, including, without limitation, by entering into an assumption agreement in form and substance satisfactory to Lender and Borrower and Operating Lessee shall be released from all liability under this Agreement, the Note, the Mortgage, the Guaranty and the other Loan Documents accruing from and after the date of such assumption agreement. The foregoing release shall be effective automatically upon the date of such assumption agreement, but Lender agrees to provide written evidence thereof if the same is reasonably requested by Borrower;
(v) Transferee Borrower and any of Transferee Borrowers Principals ( Related Entities ) must be able to satisfy all the representations and covenants set forth in Sections 4.1.35 , 5.1.25 and 5.2.9 of this Agreement, and Transferee Borrower and the Related Entities shall deliver (A) all organizational documentation reasonably requested by Lender, which shall be reasonably satisfactory to Lender and, following a rated Securitization, satisfactory to the Approved Rating Agencies and (B) all certificates and agreements necessary to evidence the Permitted Assumption and a due authority, execution and enforceability opinion reasonably required by Lender;
(vi) If required by Lender following or in connection with a rated Securitization, Transferee Borrower shall be approved by the Approved Rating Agencies, which approval, if required by Lender, shall take the form of a Rating Agency Confirmation with respect to such Permitted Assumption; provided that a written waiver or acknowledgment from the Approved Rating Agencies indicating its decision not to review the matter for which the Rating Agency Confirmation is sought shall be deemed to satisfy the requirement for the Rating Agency Confirmation;
(vii) Borrower or Transferee Borrower, at its sole cost and expense, shall deliver to Lender an Additional Insolvency Opinion reflecting such Transfer reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to Lender;
(viii) Intentionally omitted;
(ix) If the Permitted Assumption is accomplished by the conveyance of the Properties rather than by assignment of all of Guarantors or a Restricted Partys interests in Borrower, Borrower shall deliver, at its sole cost and expense, an endorsement to the Title Insurance Policies, as modified by the assumption agreement, confirming the lien of
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the Mortgages as a valid first lien on the Properties and naming the Transferee Borrower as owner of the Properties, which endorsement shall insure that, as of the date of the recording of the assumption agreement, the Properties shall not be subject to any additional exceptions or liens other than those contained in the relevant Title Insurance Policy issued on the date hereof and any other Permitted Encumbrances;
(x) Each Individual Property shall be managed by Manager pursuant to the Management Agreement or a Qualified Manager pursuant to a Replacement Management Agreement and licensed, flagged and branded by Franchisor pursuant to the Franchise Agreement or by a Qualified Franchisor pursuant to a Replacement Franchise Agreement;
(xi) Lender shall receive satisfactory know your customer compliance screening searches for Transferee Borrower and any Person that holds a twenty-five percent (25%) or greater direct or indirect interest in, or controls, Transferee Borrower (and such Person owned less than twenty-five percent (25%) of the direct or indirect interest in Borrower or did not control Borrower prior to the transfer), consisting of a search and evaluation of (x) OFAC sanctions and other government-required sanctions lists, (y) negative news screening of such holders, if any, associated with material derogatory information that could reasonably result in anti-money laundering risk to Lender related to terrorist or other financial crimes and (z) such statutes and other information reasonably required by Lender to confirm that such Transferee Borrower and any Person that holds a twenty-five percent (25%) or greater direct or indirect interest in, or controls, Transferee Borrower is not an Embargoed Person. Lender agrees to use diligent and commercially reasonable efforts to complete such know your customer diligence in accordance with this clause (xi) within 15 Business Days after Lender receives the requested information from Borrower (or such Transferee Borrower) necessary to conduct such diligence with respect to any such proposed Transfer; and
(xii) Immediately upon the consummation of a Permitted Assumption pursuant to this Section 5.2.10(e) , then, provided that either (1) a Qualified Transferee or (2) one or more substitute guarantors reasonably acceptable to Lender as of the date of such Permitted Assumption (any such person that qualifies with the requirements of subclauses (1) or (2) , each a Replacement Guarantor ) shall have executed and delivered a replacement guaranty substantially in the form of the Guaranty or otherwise in a form reasonably satisfactory to Lender (a Substitute Guaranty ) or have assumed all of the liabilities and obligations of Guarantor under the Guaranty arising from and after the date of the Permitted Assumption, Guarantor shall be released from all liability under this Agreement, the Note, the Mortgage, the Guaranty and the other Loan Documents accruing from and after the date of such Substitute Guaranty. The foregoing release shall be effective automatically upon the date of such Substitute Guaranty, but Lender agrees to provide written evidence thereof if the same is reasonably requested by Borrower.
(f) Lender shall not be required to demonstrate any actual impairment of its security or any increased risk of default hereunder in order to declare the Debt immediately due and payable upon Borrowers Transfer without Lenders consent, if such consent is required hereunder. This provision shall apply to every Transfer regardless of whether voluntary or not, or whether or not Lender has consented to any previous Transfer.
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(g) Intentionally Omitted.
(h) In connection with the delivery of any Substitute Guaranty from any Person other than CorePoint, Borrower shall cause the applicable Replacement Guarantor to deliver an Officers Certificate (i) certifying that it has a Net Worth (or market capitalization) equal to or in excess of $600,000,000 (exclusive of its interests in and any liabilities relating to the Properties that are collateral for the Loan) and (ii) attaching Replacement Guarantors unaudited financial statements demonstrating such Net Worth (or market capitalization) to Lenders reasonable satisfaction.
(i) In connection with any Transfer that is permitted pursuant to this Section 5.2.10 and which is made in accordance with and otherwise satisfies the applicable terms and conditions set forth in Section 5.2.10(a) through (e) above, in the event that (A) any direct or indirect owner of Borrower or (B) a corporation or other Person that is or elects to be a real estate investment trust for federal income tax purposes acquires all or a portion of the equity interests in Borrower, Borrower shall have the right to permit a REIT Restructuring (as defined on Schedule 5.2.10 ) in accordance with and subject to satisfaction of, the terms and conditions set forth on Schedule 5.2.10 hereof.
(j) At Borrowers option, without Lenders consent, Borrower may cause an Individual Property to be transferred from Borrower to a newly-formed, wholly-owned subsidiary of a Borrower or a Borrowers sole member (the New TRS Borrower ) provided that the following conditions are satisfied:
(1) No Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing;
(2) The New TRS Borrower shall have a limited liability company agreement or limited partnership agreement substantially the same as the limited liability company agreement or limited partnership agreement of the Borrower (or in such other form reasonably approved by Lender) and Borrower and New TRS Borrower shall otherwise comply with the provisions of Section 4.1.30 and Section 5.1.28 ;
(3) The New TRS Borrower shall execute and deliver such documents as are reasonably requested by Lender to evidence that the New TRS Borrower shall be bound by the Loan Documents and the Debt as a Borrower thereunder and shall have assumed the applicable Franchise Agreement and Management Agreement with respect to such Individual Property;
(4) The New TRS Borrower shall deliver to Lender an Additional Insolvency Opinion and new enforceability and corporate opinions as Lender shall reasonably require from Borrowers counsel with respect to the New TRS Borrower; and
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(5) Borrower shall have delivered to Lender, to the extent Lender requires, in its reasonable discretion, without any cost or expense to Lender, such endorsements to the Title Insurance Policies or new title policies (if such endorsements are not available) insuring that fee simple or leasehold title to the Individual Property being transferred is vested in the New TRS Borrower (subject to Permitted Encumbrances) pursuant to a mortgage, deed to secure debt or deed of trust in form and substance substantially similar to the Mortgage (which may be taken by assignment from Borrower) with respect to such Individual Property delivered as of the Closing Date, hazard insurance endorsements or insurance certificates as Lender may deem reasonably necessary at the time of the transfer, all in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Lender;
(6) Borrower shall have furnished to Lender all appropriate evidence of the New TRS Borrowers organization and good standing and the authorization of the signatories to execute the assumption documents contemplated by this Section 5.2.10(j) , along with an incumbency certificate with respect to such documents substantially in the form delivered by Borrower to Lender on the date hereof;
(7) Borrower, without any cost to Lender, shall furnish any information reasonably requested by Lender with respect to the New TRS Borrower for the preparation of, and shall authorize Lender to file, new financing statements and financing statement amendments and other documents to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Legal Requirements, and shall execute any additional documents reasonably requested by Lender in order to perfect Lenders interest in the collateral described therein; and
(8) Borrower shall reimburse Lender for any actual costs and expenses it reasonably incurs arising from the transactions contemplated by this Section 5.2.10(j) (including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys fees and expenses).
5.2.11 Ground Lease . (a) Borrower shall not, without Lenders written consent, fail to exercise any option or right to renew or extend the term of the Ground Lease in accordance with the terms of the related Ground Lease, and shall give immediate written notice to Lender and shall execute, acknowledge, deliver and record any document requested by Lender to evidence the lien of the related Mortgage on such extended or renewed lease term; provided , however , Borrower shall not be required to exercise any particular such option or right to renew or extend (or to permit the term of the Ground Lease to renew or extend automatically) to the extent Borrower shall have received the prior written consent of Lender (which consent may not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned) allowing Borrower to forego exercising such option or right to renew or extend. If Borrower shall fail to exercise any such option or right as aforesaid within thirty (30) days prior to the date when required, Lender may exercise the option or right as Borrowers agent and attorney in fact as provided above in Lenders own name or in the name of and on behalf of a nominee of Lender, as Lender may determine in the exercise of its sole and absolute discretion.
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(b) Borrower shall not waive, excuse, condone or in any way release or discharge the Ground Lessor under the Ground Lease of or from the Ground Lessors material obligations, covenant and/or conditions under the related Ground Lease without the prior written consent of Lender (which consent will not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned).
(c) Borrower shall not, without Lenders prior written consent, surrender, terminate, forfeit, or suffer or permit the surrender, termination or forfeiture of, or change, modify or amend in a material adverse manner, the Ground Lease, other than an expiration of the Ground Lease pursuant to its terms. Consent to one amendment, change, agreement or modification shall not be deemed to be a waiver of the right to require consent to other, future or successive amendments, changes, agreements or modifications. Any acquisition of Ground Lessors interest in the Ground Lease by Borrower or any Affiliate of Borrower shall be accomplished by Borrower in such a manner so as to avoid a merger of the interests of lessor and lessee in the Ground Lease, unless consent to such merger is granted by Lender.
5.2.12 Intentionally Omitted .
5.2.13 Bankruptcy Related Covenants .
(a) To the extent permitted by applicable Legal Requirements, neither Borrower nor any other Loan Party shall seek substantive consolidation into the bankrupt estate of Guarantor in connection with a proceeding under the Bankruptcy Code or under federal, state or foreign insolvency law (or similar law permitting a debtor to obtain a stay or a compromise of the claims of its creditors against it) involving Guarantor.
(b) To the extent permitted by applicable Legal Requirements, neither Borrower nor any other Loan Party shall, nor shall Borrower or any other Loan Party cause or permit Guarantor, any other Restricted Party, or any Affiliate of the foregoing to, contest, oppose or object to any motion made by Lender to obtain relief from the automatic stay or seek to reinstate the automatic stay in connection with a proceeding under the Bankruptcy Code or under any other federal, state or foreign insolvency law involving Borrower or any other Loan Party.
(c) To the extent permitted by applicable Legal Requirements, neither Borrower nor any other Loan Party shall, nor shall Borrower or any other Loan Party cause or permit Guarantor, any other Restricted Party, or any Affiliate of the foregoing to, provide, originate, acquire an interest in or solicit (in writing) or accept from Guarantor or any Affiliate of Guarantor, or any other Restricted Party, any debtor-in-possession financing on behalf of Guarantor in the event that Guarantor is the subject of a proceeding under the Bankruptcy Code or under federal, state or foreign insolvency law (or similar law permitting a debtor to obtain a stay or a compromise of the claims of its creditors against it) involving Guarantor.
5.2.14 Operating Lease . Neither Borrower nor Operating Lessee shall, without the prior written consent of Lender, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed: (i) surrender, terminate or cancel any Operating Lease or otherwise replace Operating Lessee or enter into any other operating lease with respect to any Individual Property
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or the Properties; provided, however, at the end of the term of any Operating Lease, Borrower may renew such Operating Lease or enter into a replacement Operating Lease with Operating Lessee on substantially the same terms as the expiring Operating Lease provided Lender shall have the right to approve any other material change thereto; (ii) reduce or consent to the reduction of the term of any Operating Lease; or (iii) enter into, amend, modify, waive any provisions of, increase or reduce the Rents under, or shorten the term of, any Operating Lease. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 5.2.14 , Borrower and Operating Lessee shall have the right, without the consent of Lender, to amend the Operating Lease as follows: (1) upon the release of an Individual Property pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, the Operating Lease may be amended (or deemed amended) to (x) terminate the Operating Lease with respect to such Individual Property being released, and (y) reduce the amount of Minimum Rent (as defined in the Operating Lease) payable under the Operating Lease with respect to the Individual Property so released; (2) increase the amount of Percentage Rent (as defined in the Operating Lease) payable under the Operating Lease, (3) increase the amount of Minimum Rent payable under the Operating Lease, (4) assign the Operating Lease to a New TRS Borrower, and (5) in connection with a transfer permitted pursuant to the terms of Section 5.2.10 of this Agreement, the Operating Lease may be amended (or deemed amended) to (x) terminate the Operating Lease with respect to such Individual Property being released, and (y) reduce the amount of Minimum Rent (as defined in the Operating Lease) payable under the Operating Lease with respect to the Individual Property so transferred.
ARTICLE VI.
INSURANCE; CASUALTY; CONDEMNATION
Section 6.1 Insurance . (a) Borrower shall obtain and maintain, or cause to be maintained, insurance for Borrower, Operating Lessee and the Properties providing at least the following coverages:
(i) comprehensive all risk special form insurance, including, but not limited to, loss caused by any type of windstorm or hail on the Improvements and the Personal Property, including contingent liability from Operation of Building Laws, Demolition Costs and Increased Cost of Construction Endorsements, (A) in an amount equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the Full Replacement Cost , which for purposes of this Agreement shall mean actual replacement value (exclusive of costs of excavations, foundations, underground utilities and footings) with a waiver of depreciation; (B) containing an agreed amount endorsement with respect to the Improvements and Personal Property waiving all co insurance provisions or to be written on a no co insurance form; (C) providing for no deductible in excess of (1) $250,000 for all such insurance coverage, except as otherwise permitted herein; (2) with respect to flood, windstorm and earthquake coverage, five percent (5%) of the total insurable value of the Individual Property, subject to a $1,000,000 minimum; and (3) with respect to terrorism, providing for a deductible not to exceed $500,000; provided , however , if Guarantor provides a guaranty acceptable to Lender and the Rating Agencies guaranteeing any failure by Borrower to pay its obligations actually incurred with respect to that portion of the deductible that: (a) exceeds $250,000 with respect to the foregoing clause (C)(1)
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hereof, Borrower may utilize a $4,000,000 aggregate deductible, subject to a $100,000 combined property damage and business interruption deductible plus an occurrence deductible of $750,000 and a $100,000 maintenance deductible following the exhaustion of the aggregate and; (b) exceeds five percent (5%) of the total insurable value of an Individual Property with respect to the foregoing clause (C)(2) hereof, the deductibles for windstorm and earthquake coverage may be up to ten percent (10%) of the total insurable value of the Individual Property; and (D) if any of the Improvements or the use of the Individual Property shall at any time constitute legal non-conforming structures or uses, coverage for loss to the undamaged portion in an amount equal to the full Replacement Cost for the undamaged portion and for coverage for demolition costs and coverage for increased costs of construction in amounts acceptable to Lender. In addition, Borrower shall obtain: (y) if any portion of the Improvements or Personal Property is currently or at any time in the future located in a federally designated special flood hazard area, flood hazard insurance in an amount equal to (1) the maximum amount of building and contents insurance available under the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968, the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973 or the National Flood Insurance Reform Act of 1994, as each may be amended plus (2) such greater amount as Lender shall require, and (z) earthquake insurance in an amount not less than the annual aggregate gross loss estimates for a 475-year event as indicated in a seismic risk analysis (such analysis to be approved by Lender and secured by the applicable Borrower utilizing the most current RMS software, or its equivalent, including loss amplification, at the expense of the applicable Individual Borrower and, to the extent the Properties are covered under a blanket policy, such seismic risk analysis shall include all high risk locations covered by the earthquake limit), provided that the insurance pursuant to clauses (y) and (z) hereof shall be on terms consistent with the comprehensive all risk insurance policy required under this subsection (i) ;
(ii) business income or rental loss insurance (A) with loss payable to Lender; (B) covering all risks required to be covered by the insurance provided for in subsection (i) above; (C) in an amount equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the projected gross revenues from the operation of the Properties (as reduced to reflect expenses not incurred during a period of Restoration) on an actual loss sustained basis for the entire period of Restoration; and (D) containing an extended period of indemnity endorsement which provides that after the physical loss to the Improvements and Personal Property has been repaired, the continued loss of income will be insured until such income either returns to the same level it was at prior to the loss, or the expiration of six (6) months from the date that the applicable Individual Property is repaired or replaced and operations are resumed, whichever first occurs, and notwithstanding that the policy may expire prior to the end of such period. The amount of such business income or rental loss insurance shall be determined prior to the date hereof and at least once each year thereafter based on Borrowers reasonable estimate of the gross revenues from each Individual Property (as reduced to reflect expenses not incurred during a period of Restoration) for the succeeding twelve (12) month period. Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 2.6 hereof, all proceeds payable to Lender pursuant to this subsection shall be held by Lender and shall be applied to the obligations secured by the Loan Documents from time to time due and payable hereunder and under the Note; provided , however , that nothing herein contained shall be deemed to relieve Borrower of
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its obligations to pay the obligations secured by the Loan Documents on the respective dates of payment provided for in this Agreement and the other Loan Documents except to the extent such amounts are actually paid out of the proceeds of such business income insurance;
(iii) at all times during which structural construction, repairs or alterations are being made with respect to the Improvements, and only if the Individual Property coverage form does not otherwise apply, (A) owners contingent or protective liability insurance (or an equivalent) covering claims not covered by or under the terms or provisions of the below mentioned commercial general liability insurance policy and (B) the insurance provided for in subsection (i) above written in a so called builders risk completed value form (1) on a non-reporting basis, (2) against all risks insured against pursuant to subsection (i) above, (3) including permission to occupy the Individual Property and (4) with an agreed amount endorsement waiving co insurance provisions;
(iv) comprehensive boiler and machinery insurance, if steam boilers or other pressure fixed vessels are in operation, in amounts as shall be reasonably required by Lender on terms consistent with the commercial property insurance policy required under subsection (i) above;
(v) commercial general liability insurance against claims for personal injury, bodily injury, death or property damage occurring upon, in or about the Individual Property, such insurance (A) to be on the so called occurrence form with a combined limit of not less than $2,000,000.00 in the aggregate and $1,000,000.00 per occurrence; (B) to continue at not less than the aforesaid limit until required to be changed by Lender in writing by reason of changed economic conditions making such protection inadequate and (C) to cover at least the following hazards: (1) premises and operations; (2) products and completed operations on an if any basis; (3) independent contractors; (4) contractual liability for all insured contracts and (5) contractual liability covering the indemnities contained in Article 9 of the Mortgages to the extent the same is available;
(vi) if applicable, automobile liability coverage for all owned and non-owned vehicles, including rented and leased vehicles containing minimum limits per occurrence of $1,000,000.00;
(vii) if applicable, workers compensation and employers liability subject to the workers compensation laws of the applicable state;
(viii) umbrella and excess liability insurance in an amount not less than $100,000,000.00 per occurrence and in the aggregate on terms consistent with the commercial general liability insurance policy required under subsection (v) above, including, but not limited to, supplemental coverage for employers liability, liquor liability and automobile liability, which umbrella liability coverage shall apply in excess of such supplemental coverage;
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(ix) the insurance required under this Section 6.1(a)(i) , (ii) , (v) and (viii) above shall cover perils of terrorism and acts of terrorism and Borrower shall maintain insurance for loss resulting from perils and acts of terrorism on terms (including amounts) consistent with those required under Section 6.1(a)(i) , (ii) , (v) and (viii) above at all times during the term of the Loan. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, (A) if the Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2015 or a similar or subsequent statute ( TRIPRA ) is not in effect, (B) TRIPRA or a similar or subsequent statute, extension or reauthorization is modified which results in a material increase in terrorism insurance premiums, or (C) there is a disruption in the terrorism insurance marketplace as the result of a terrorism event which results in a material increase in terrorism insurance premiums, provided that terrorism insurance is commercially available, Borrower shall be required to carry terrorism insurance throughout the term of the Loan as required by the preceding sentence, but, if any of the events in clauses (A) - (C) occur, Borrower shall not be required to spend on terrorism insurance coverage more than two times the amount of the insurance premium that is payable at such time in respect of the property and business interruption/rental loss insurance required hereunder (without giving effect to the cost of the terrorism, flood, earthquake and windstorm components of such casualty and business interruption/rental loss insurance), and if the cost of terrorism insurance exceeds such amount, Borrower shall purchase the maximum amount of terrorism insurance available with funds equal to such amount. For so long as TRIPRA or a subsequent statute, extension or reauthorization thereof, is in effect and continues to cover both foreign and domestic acts, Lender shall accept terrorism insurance with coverage against acts which are certified within the meaning of TRIPRA;
(x) Employment Practices Liability, including third party coverage, in an amount not less than $1,000,000 (if applicable);
(xi) Crime coverage in amounts not less than $1,000,000 (if applicable);
(xii) Liquor Liability in amounts not less than $1,000,000 per occurrence;
(xiii) environmental insurance against claims for pollution and remediation legal liability related to each Individual Property ( PLL Policy ), such insurance: (A) to be a claims made and reported policy for a term of at least two (2) years past the latest possible extended Maturity Date (the Required PLL Period ); provided , however , Borrower may obtain such PLL Policies for an initial policy term of five (5) years so long as (x) at least thirty (30) Business Days prior to the expiration thereof, Borrower renews, replaces or extends such PLL Policies (and delivers to Lender evidence thereof) for a term not less than the Required PLL Period and (y) at any time Borrower does not deliver evidence of such PLL Policies, Guarantor shall have executed a Guarantor Environmental Indemnity; (B) with general limits of liability for remediation expenses and third party claims of no less than $5,000,000 per incident and $35,000,000 in the aggregate for each pollution condition with a self-insured retention amount of no more than $50,000 per pollution condition (excepting claims for mold conditions, which shall have a deductible not to exceed the greater of $7,500 per room and $25,000 per incident); (C) shall name the Lender, with its successors, assigns and/or affiliates as an additional named insured and as a Mortgagee insured per Mortgagee Assignment endorsements providing automatic rights of assignment in the event of defaults; (D) shall be dedicated solely to
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the Properties and Borrower shall not be permitted to add any additional locations during the PLL Policy term; and (E) shall, throughout the PLL Policy term, otherwise include the same coverages, terms, conditions and endorsements (and shall not be amended in any way without the prior written consent of Lender) as the PLL Policy approved in place on the Closing Date;
(xiv) that certain environmental policy in place as of the date hereof written through Allianz Underwriters Insurance Company covering the Previously Owned Properties and applicable Individual Borrower (the POP Environmental Policy ), with the Lender, its successors, assigns and/or affiliates as their interests may appear, named as additional named insureds, and Borrower shall maintain such coverage, either by extension of the POP Environmental Policy or replacement policy reasonably equivalent to the POP Environmental Policy and acceptable to Lender, until a date that is not sooner than two (2) years following the divesture date of such Previously Owned Property; and
(xv) upon sixty (60) days written notice, such other reasonable insurance, including, but not limited to land subsidence insurance, and in such reasonable amounts as Lender from time to time may reasonably request against such other insurable hazards which at the time are commonly insured against for property similar to the Individual Property located in or around the region in which the Individual Property is located.
(b) All insurance provided for in Section 6.1(a) hereof, shall be obtained under valid and enforceable policies (collectively, the Policies or in the singular, the Policy ), and shall be subject to the approval of Lender as to insurance companies, amounts, deductibles, loss payees and insureds. The Policies shall be issued by financially sound and responsible insurance companies authorized to do business in the State and having a rating of A or better by S&P and A2 or better by Moodys (or, if not rated by Moodys, then in lieu of the Moodys rating, A VIII or better by AM Best) and A or better by Fitch, to the extent Fitch rates the Securities and rates the applicable carrier; provided , however , that if Borrower elects to have its insurance coverage provided by a syndicate of insurers, then, if such syndicate consists of five (5) or more members, (A) at least sixty percent (60%) of the insurance coverage (or seventy-five percent (75%) if such syndicate consists of four (4) or fewer members) shall be provided by insurance companies having a claims paying ability rating of A or better by S&P and A2 or better by Moodys (or, if not rated by Moodys, then in lieu of the Moodys rating, A VIII or better by AM Best) and A or better by Fitch, to the extent Fitch rates the Securities and rates the applicable carrier and (B) the remaining forty percent (40%) of the insurance coverage (or the remaining twenty-five percent (25%) if such syndicate consists of four (4) or fewer members) shall be provided by insurance companies having a claims paying ability rating of BBB+ or better by S&P and Baa1 or better by Moodys (or, if not rated by Moodys, then in lieu of the Moodys rating, A VIII or better by AM Best) and BBB+ or better by Fitch, to the extent Fitch rates the Securities and rates the applicable carrier. The Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Company ( HSB ) shall be considered an acceptable insurance company for the coverage under Section 6.1(a)(iv) above provided HSB maintains a rating of A X or better by AM Best. The Policies described in Section 6.1 hereof (other than those strictly limited to liability protection) shall designate Lender as loss payee. Prior to the expiration dates of the Policies theretofore furnished to Lender, certificates of insurance evidencing the Policies accompanied by evidence satisfactory to Lender of payment of the premiums due thereunder (the
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Insurance Premiums ), shall be delivered by Borrower to Lender. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Lender shall permit the Insurance Premiums to be paid on installments provided that proof of payment will be provided to Lender prior to the date such premiums become due and payable.
(c) Any blanket insurance Policy shall specifically allocate to the Individual Property the amount of coverage from time to time required hereunder or shall otherwise provide the same protection as would a separate Policy insuring only the Properties in compliance with the provisions of Section 6.1(a) hereof, subject to review and approval by Lender based on the schedule of locations and values, and such other documentation required by Lender.
(d) All Policies provided for or contemplated by Section 6.1(a) hereof shall name Borrower as the insured and, in the case of liability policies, except for the Policy referenced in Section 6.1(a)(vii) of this Agreement, shall name Lender as the additional insured, as its interests may appear, and in the case of property damage, including but not limited to terrorism, boiler and machinery, flood and earthquake insurance, shall contain a standard non-contributing mortgagee clause in favor of Lender providing that the loss thereunder shall be payable to Lender and guaranteeing thirty (30) days notice of cancellation to Lender except ten (10) days notice for non-payment of premium.
(e) All Policies shall contain clauses or endorsements to the effect that:
(i) no act or negligence of Borrower, or anyone acting for Borrower, or of any Tenant or other occupant, or failure to comply with the provisions of any Policy, which might otherwise result in a forfeiture of the insurance or any part thereof, shall in any way affect the validity or enforceability of the insurance insofar as Lender is concerned;
(ii) the Policy shall not be materially changed (other than to increase the coverage provided thereby) or canceled without at least thirty (30) days written notice to Lender and any other party named therein as an additional insured; provided , that ten (10) days notice will be required for non-payment of premium or; if issuer will not or cannot provide the notices required herein, Borrower shall be obligated to provide such notice;
(iii) the issuers thereof shall give ten (10) days written notice to Lender if the issuers of such Policy elect not to renew the Policy prior to its expiration or, if the issuers will not or cannot provide the notices required herein, Borrower shall be obligated to provide such notice; and
(iv) Lender shall not be liable for any Insurance Premiums thereon or subject to any assessments thereunder.
(f) If at any time Lender is not in receipt of written evidence that all insurance required hereunder is in full force and effect, Lender shall have the right, without notice to Borrower, to take such action as Lender deems necessary to protect its interest in the Properties, including, without limitation, the obtaining of such insurance coverage as Lender in its sole discretion deems appropriate after three (3) Business Days notice to Borrower if prior to the date upon which any such coverage will lapse or at any time Lender deems necessary (regardless
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of prior notice to Borrower) to avoid the lapse of any such coverage. All premiums incurred by Lender in connection with such action or in obtaining such insurance and keeping it in effect shall be paid by Borrower to Lender upon demand and, until paid, shall be secured by the Mortgages and shall bear interest at the Default Rate.
(g) In the event of foreclosure of the Mortgage with respect to an Individual Property, or other transfer of title of an Individual Property in extinguishment in whole or in part of the Debt all right, title and interest of Borrower in and to the Policies that are not blanket Policies then in force concerning such Individual Property and all proceeds payable thereunder (regardless of whether the Policies are blanket Policies) shall thereupon vest in the purchaser at such foreclosure or Lender or other transferee in the event of such other transfer of title.
Section 6.2 Casualty . If any Individual Property shall be damaged or destroyed, in whole or in part, by fire or other casualty (a Casualty ), Borrower or Operating Lessee shall give prompt written notice of such damage to Lender and shall promptly commence and diligently prosecute the completion of the Restoration of the Individual Property pursuant to Section 6.4 hereof as nearly as possible to the condition the Individual Property was in immediately prior to such Casualty, with such alterations as may be reasonably approved by Lender to the extent such approval is required pursuant to the provisions of Section 5.1.22 hereof and otherwise in accordance with Section 6.4 hereof. Borrower shall pay all costs of such Restoration whether or not such costs are covered by insurance. Lender may, but shall not be obligated to make proof of loss if not made promptly by Borrower. In addition, Lender may participate in any settlement discussions with any insurance companies with respect to any Casualty in which the Net Proceeds or the costs of completing the Restoration are equal to or greater than the Casualty/Condemnation Threshold Amount and Borrower or Operating Lessee shall deliver to Lender all instruments required by Lender to permit such participation.
Section 6.3 Condemnation . (a) Borrower shall promptly give Lender notice of the actual or threatened commencement of any proceeding for the Condemnation (other than an immaterial temporary taking) of any Individual Property and shall deliver to Lender copies of any and all papers served in connection with such proceedings (including the ongoing proceedings set forth on, or relating to, the proceedings set forth on Schedule 4.1.12 ). Lender may participate in any such proceedings related to a Condemnation of a material portion of the Individual Property, and Borrower and Operating Lessee, as applicable, shall from time to time deliver to Lender all instruments reasonably requested by it to permit such participation. Borrower shall, at its expense, diligently prosecute any such proceedings (and, in the case of such proceedings that (i) relate to any improved portion of such Individual Property, (ii) relate to any portion of such Individual Property that, if taken, would cause such Individual Property not to comply with Legal Requirement, and/or (iii) relate to any material portion of an Individual Property, shall consult with Lender, its attorneys and experts, and cooperate with them in the carrying on or defense of any such proceedings). Notwithstanding any taking by any public or quasi-public authority through Condemnation or otherwise (including, but not limited to, any transfer made in lieu of or in anticipation of the exercise of such taking), Borrower shall continue to pay the Debt at the time and in the manner provided for its payment in the Note and in this Agreement and the Debt shall not be reduced until any Award shall have been actually received and applied by Lender, after the deduction of expenses of collection, to the reduction or discharge of the Debt. Lender shall not be limited to the interest paid on the Award by the
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condemning authority but shall be entitled to receive out of the Award interest at the rate or rates provided herein or in the Note. If any Individual Property or any portion thereof is taken by a condemning authority, (a) if Restoration of such Individual Property would be deemed feasible by a prudent Lender acting reasonably based upon the nature of the Condemnation, Borrower shall promptly commence and diligently prosecute the Restoration of the applicable Individual Property pursuant to Section 6.4 hereof and otherwise comply with the provisions of Section 6.4 hereof; provided , that, Borrower shall not be obligated to pursue completion of the Restoration if Lender is obligated to disburse Net Proceeds pursuant to Section 6.4 hereof with respect thereto (and Borrower has satisfied all applicable conditions to such disbursement) and Lender fails to disburse such proceeds and (b) if Restoration of such Individual Property is not considered feasible by a prudent Lender acting reasonably based upon the nature of the Condemnation, then Lender shall apply the Net Proceeds of such Condemnation to the principal of the Loan in accordance with Section 2.4.2 hereof. If any Individual Property is sold, through foreclosure or otherwise through the exercise of other remedies available to Lender under the Loan Documents, prior to the receipt by Lender of the Award, Lender shall have the right, whether or not a deficiency judgment on the Note shall have been sought, recovered or denied, to receive the Award, or a portion thereof sufficient to pay the Debt.
(b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein or in any other Loan Document, if the Loan or any portion thereof is included in a REMIC Trust and, immediately following a release of any portion of the Lien of the Mortgage in connection with a Condemnation of an Individual Property (but taking into account any proposed Restoration on the remaining portion of such Individual Property), the Loan-to-Value Ratio is greater than one hundred twenty-five percent (125%), the principal balance of the Loan must prepaid down by an amount not less than the least of the following amounts: (i) the Condemnation Proceeds, (ii) the fair market value of the released property at the time of the release, or (iii) an amount such that the Loan-to-Value Ratio does not increase after the release, unless Lender receives an opinion of counsel that if such amount is not paid, the Securitization will not fail to maintain its status as a REMIC Trust as a result of the related release of such portion of the Lien of the Mortgage. Any such prepayment shall be deemed a voluntary prepayment and shall be subject to Section 2.4.1 hereof (other than the requirements to provide ten (10) days notice to Lender).
Section 6.4 Restoration . The following provisions shall apply in connection with the Restoration of any Individual Property:
(a) If the Net Proceeds shall be less than the Casualty/Condemnation Threshold Amount and the estimated costs of completing the Restoration shall be less than the Casualty/Condemnation Threshold Amount, the Net Proceeds will be disbursed by Lender to Borrower upon receipt or shall be directed by Lender to be disbursed directly to Borrower, provided that Borrower certifies to Lender (A) that no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing at the time of the disbursement and (B) Borrower provides an Officers Certificate confirming Borrower will complete the Restoration in compliance with all of the conditions set forth in Section 6.4(b)(i)(C) , (F) and (H) hereof and agrees to expeditiously commence and to satisfactorily complete with due diligence the Restoration in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. Borrower shall thereafter commence and complete such Restoration with due diligence in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.
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(b) If the Net Proceeds are equal to or greater than the Casualty/Condemnation Threshold Amount or the costs of completing the Restoration is equal to or greater than the Casualty/Condemnation Threshold Amount Lender shall make the Net Proceeds available for the Restoration in accordance with the provisions of this Section 6.4 . The term Net Proceeds for purposes of this Section 6.4 shall mean: (i) the net amount of all insurance proceeds received by Lender pursuant to Section 6.1(a)(i) , (iv) , (ix) and (x) as a result of such damage or destruction, after deduction of Lenders and Borrowers reasonable costs and expenses (including, but not limited to, reasonable counsel fees), if any, in collecting same ( Insurance Proceeds ): provided, that such costs and expenses of Borrower shall only be reimbursed if Lender is reasonably certain that there will be sufficient Net Proceeds to complete the Restoration (it being understood that to the extent Net Proceeds exceed the Adjusted Release Amount for any applicable Individual Property and such Net Proceeds are not being made available for Restoration, the foregoing proviso shall not apply), or (ii) the net amount of the Award, after deduction of Lenders and Borrowers reasonable costs and expenses (including, but not limited to, reasonable counsel fees), if any, in collecting same ( Condemnation Proceeds ), whichever the case may be.
(i) The Net Proceeds shall be made available to Borrower for Restoration provided that each of the following conditions are met:
(A) no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing;
(B) (1) in the event the Net Proceeds are Insurance Proceeds, less than thirty percent (30%) of the total floor area of the Improvements on the Individual Property has been damaged, destroyed or rendered unusable as a result of such Casualty or (2) in the event the Net Proceeds are Condemnation Proceeds, less than twenty-two and one half percent (22.5%) of the land constituting the Individual Property is taken, and such land is located along the perimeter or periphery of the Individual Property, and no portion of the Improvements is located on such land;
(C) Borrower shall commence the Restoration as soon as reasonably practicable (but in no event later than one hundred twenty (120) days after such Casualty or Condemnation, whichever the case may be, occurs) and shall diligently pursue the same to satisfactory completion, provided , that for purposes of this clause the filing of an application for a building permit for the Restoration shall be deemed to be commencement of the Restoration provided Borrower promptly commences work thereafter and diligently proceeds to the completion of such Restoration;
(D) Lender shall be reasonably satisfied that any operating deficits, including all scheduled payments of principal and interest under the Note, which will be incurred with respect to the Individual Property as a result of the occurrence of any such Casualty or Condemnation, whichever the case may be, will be covered out of (1) the Net Proceeds, (2) the insurance coverage referred to in Section 6.1(a)(ii) hereof, if applicable, or (3) by other funds of Borrower;
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(E) Lender shall be reasonably satisfied, subject to a force majeure delay, that the Restoration will be completed on or before the earliest to occur of (1) one hundred twenty (120) days prior to the Maturity Date (or with respect to any Extension Term, sixty (60) days prior to the applicable Extended Maturity Date), (2) such time as may be required under all applicable Legal Requirements in order to repair and restore the applicable Individual Property to the condition it was in immediately prior to such Casualty or to as nearly as possible the condition it was in immediately prior to such Condemnation, as applicable, or (3) the expiration of the insurance coverage referred to in Section 6.1(a)(ii) hereof;
(F) the Individual Property and the use thereof after the Restoration will be in compliance in all material respects with and permitted under all applicable Legal Requirements (including as a legal non-conforming use);
(G) intentionally omitted;
(H) such Casualty or Condemnation, as applicable, does not result in the loss of access to the Individual Property or the related Improvements;
(I) the pro forma Debt Yield after such Restoration and stabilization of the Individual Property shall be equal to or greater than the applicable thresholds set forth in the definition of the Required Debt Yield;
(J) Borrower shall deliver, or cause to be delivered, to Lender a signed detailed budget approved in writing by Borrowers architect or engineer stating the entire cost of completing the Restoration, which budget shall be approved by Lender in the same manner as each Annual Budget is to be approved by Lender during the continuance of a Cash Trap Period as provided in Section 5.1.11(d) ; and
(K) the Net Proceeds together with any cash or cash equivalent deposited by Borrower with Lender are sufficient in Lenders reasonable discretion to cover the cost of the Restoration or a Letter of Credit reasonably satisfactory to Lender is delivered to Lender.
(ii) The Net Proceeds shall be held by Lender in an interest bearing Eligible Account and, until disbursed in accordance with the provisions of this Section 6.4(b) , shall constitute additional security for the Debt and Other Obligations under the Loan Documents. The Net Proceeds shall be disbursed by Lender to, or as directed by, Borrower from time to time during the course of the Restoration, upon receipt of evidence reasonably satisfactory to Lender that (A) all materials installed and work and labor performed (except to the extent that they are to be paid for out of the requested disbursement) in connection with the Restoration have been paid for in full, and (B) there exist no notices of pendency, stop orders, mechanics or materialmans liens or notices of intention to file same, or any other liens or encumbrances of any nature whatsoever on the applicable Individual Property which have not either been fully bonded to the reasonable satisfaction of Lender and discharged of record or in the alternative fully insured to the reasonable satisfaction of Lender by the title company issuing the applicable Title Insurance Policy.
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(iii) All plans and specifications required in connection with the Restoration shall be subject to prior review and acceptance in all respects by Lender and by an independent consulting engineer selected by Lender (the Casualty Consultant ). Lender shall have the use of the plans and specifications and all permits, licenses and approvals required or obtained in connection with the Restoration. The identity of the contractors, subcontractors and materialmen engaged in the Restoration, as well as the contracts under which they have been engaged, shall be subject to prior review and reasonable approval by Lender and the Casualty Consultant. All actual, reasonable, out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred by Lender in connection with making the Net Proceeds available for the Restoration including, without limitation, reasonable counsel fees and disbursements and the Casualty Consultants fees, shall be paid by Borrower. At any time that Lenders approval is required under this clause (iii), provided no Event of Default is continuing, Lenders approval shall be deemed granted if the Deemed Approval Requirements have been satisfied with respect thereto.
(iv) In no event shall Lender be obligated to make disbursements of the Net Proceeds in excess of an amount equal to the costs actually incurred from time to time for work in place as part of the Restoration, as certified by the Casualty Consultant, minus the Casualty Retainage. The term Casualty Retainage shall mean an amount equal to ten percent (10%) of the costs actually incurred for work in place as part of the Restoration, as certified by the Casualty Consultant, until the Restoration has been completed. The Casualty Retainage shall in no event, and notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth above in this Section 6.4(b) , be less than the amount actually held back by Borrower from contractors, subcontractors and materialmen engaged in the Restoration. The Casualty Retainage shall not be released until the Casualty Consultant certifies to Lender that the Restoration has been completed in accordance with the provisions of this Section 6.4(b) and that all approvals necessary for the re occupancy and use of the Individual Property have been obtained from all appropriate governmental and quasi-governmental authorities, and Lender receives evidence satisfactory to Lender that the costs of the Restoration have been paid in full or will be paid in full out of the Casualty Retainage; provided , however , that Lender will release the portion of the Casualty Retainage being held with respect to any contractor, subcontractor or materialman engaged in the Restoration as of the date upon which the Casualty Consultant certifies to Lender that the contractor, subcontractor or materialman has satisfactorily completed all work and has supplied all materials in accordance with the provisions of the contractors, subcontractors or materialmans contract, the contractor, subcontractor or materialman delivers the lien waivers (except that lien waivers from subcontractors who have performed work in the amount of $50,000 or less shall not be required) and evidence of payment in full of all sums due to the contractor, subcontractor or materialman as may be reasonably requested by Lender or by the title company issuing the Title Insurance Policy, and Lender receives an endorsement to the Title Insurance Policy insuring the continued priority of the lien of the related Mortgage and evidence of payment of any premium payable for such endorsement. If reasonably required by Lender, the release of any such portion of the Casualty Retainage shall be approved by the surety company, if any, which has issued a payment or performance bond with respect to the contractor, subcontractor or materialman.
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(v) Lender shall not be obligated to make disbursements of the Net Proceeds more frequently than once every calendar month.
(vi) If at any time the Net Proceeds or the undisbursed balance thereof shall not, in the reasonable opinion of Lender in consultation with the Casualty Consultant, be sufficient to pay in full the balance of the costs which are estimated by the Casualty Consultant to be incurred in connection with the completion of the Restoration, Borrower shall either (A) deposit the deficiency (the Net Proceeds Deficiency ) with Lender or (B) deliver a Letter of Credit reasonably satisfactory to Lender in an amount equal to the Net Proceeds Deficiency before any further disbursement of the Net Proceeds shall be made. The Net Proceeds Deficiency deposited with Lender shall be held by Lender and shall be disbursed for costs actually incurred in connection with the Restoration on the same conditions applicable to the disbursement of the Net Proceeds, and until so disbursed pursuant to this Section 6.4(b) shall constitute additional security for the Debt and Other Obligations under the Loan Documents.
(vii) The excess, if any, of the Net Proceeds (and the remaining balance, if any, of the Net Proceeds Deficiency) deposited with Lender after the Casualty Consultant certifies to Lender that the Restoration has been completed in accordance with the provisions of this Section 6.4(b) (the Excess Net Proceeds ), and the receipt by Lender of evidence reasonably satisfactory to Lender that all costs incurred in connection with the Restoration have been paid in full, shall be remitted by Lender to Borrower, provided no Event of Default shall have occurred and shall be continuing under the Note, this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents.
(c) Lender shall, with reasonable promptness following any Casualty or Condemnation, notify Borrower whether or not Net Proceeds are required to be made available to Borrower for a Restoration pursuant to this Section 6.4 (or, if the same are not required to be made available to Borrower for Restoration pursuant to this Section 6.4 , whether Lender will nevertheless make the same available, which election Lender may make in its sole and absolute discretion). All Net Proceeds not required (i) to be made available for the Restoration in accordance with Section 6.4(a) or Section 6.4(b) or (ii) to be distributed in accordance with Section 6.4(b)(vii) hereof (as applicable, the Net Proceeds Prepayment ) shall be applied by Lender toward the payment of the Debt in accordance with Section 2.4.2 hereof.
(d) Intentionally Omitted.
(e) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in the Loan Documents (except Section 6.3(b) of this Agreement) with respect to the disbursement of Insurance Proceeds or Condemnation Proceeds in respect of the Ground Lease, Specified Ground Lease or the Glendale Parking Agreement, as applicable, the express provisions set forth in the Ground Lease, Specified Ground Lease or the Glendale Parking Agreement, as applicable, shall govern; provided , however , to the extent the compliance by Borrower with the terms and conditions of this Section 6.4 do not create a default under the terms and provisions of the Ground Lease,
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Specified Ground Lease or the Glendale Parking Agreement, as applicable, Borrower shall comply with the terms and provisions of this Section 6.4 and, provided , further , that Borrower shall not grant its consent, approval or waiver with respect to any disbursement of Insurance Proceeds or Condemnation Proceeds in respect of the Ground Leased Property, Specified Ground Leased Property or the Glendale Parking Agreement, as applicable, (if such disbursement would violate the terms and provisions of this Section 6.4 ) as may be requested or required in connection with the terms and provisions of the Ground Lease, Specified Ground Lease the Glendale Parking Agreement, as applicable, without first obtaining the written consent, approval, or waiver of Lender. Lender shall respond to any request for consent subject to the standards for consent set forth in the Ground Lease, Specified Ground Lease or the Glendale Parking Agreement, as applicable, provided that any request for consent or approval shall either be sent (A) by the ground lessor simultaneously to Lender or (B) by Borrower within two (2) Business Days following Borrowers receipt of such request for consent or approval from the Ground Lessor or Specified Ground Lessor, as applicable.
(f) In addition to the foregoing, in connection with any partial Condemnation or any Casualty, if (i) the estimated Net Proceeds shall be equal to or greater than sixty percent (60%) of the Amortized Release Amount in respect of the applicable Individual Property or (ii) provided no Event of Default shall be continuing, any Net Proceeds shall be equal to or greater than the Casualty/Condemnation Threshold and after Borrower shall have used commercially reasonable efforts to satisfy each of the other conditions set forth in Section 6.4(b)(i) Borrower shall be unable to satisfy all such conditions and Lender does not disburse the Net Proceeds to Borrower for Restoration, then Borrower shall have the right, but not the obligation, regardless of the provisions of Section 2.4.1 hereof, to elect not to proceed with a Restoration and to prepay the Adjusted Release Amount of the applicable Individual Property (a Casualty/Condemnation Prepayment ) utilizing the Net Proceeds (together with other funds of the Borrower if such Net Proceeds are less than the Adjusted Release Amount) and obtain the release of the applicable Individual Property from the Lien of the Mortgage thereon and related Loan Documents, provided that (i) Borrower shall have satisfied the requirements of Section 2.5.2(i) hereof), (ii) Borrower shall consummate the Casualty/Condemnation Prepayment on or before the second Payment Date occurring following date the Net Proceeds shall be available to Borrower for such Casualty/Condemnation Prepayment and (iii) Borrower shall pay to Lender, concurrently with making such Casualty/Condemnation Prepayment, any other amounts required pursuant to Section 2.4.2 hereof. Notwithstanding anything in Section 6.2 or Section 6.3 to the contrary, Borrower shall not have any obligation to commence Restoration of an Individual Property if Borrower elects to make a Casualty/Condemnation Prepayment unless Borrower shall subsequently fail to pay to Lender the amounts required to be paid pursuant to Section 2.4.2(b) hereof. For the avoidance of doubt, no Spread Maintenance Payment or other premium or penalty or charge shall be due with respect to a Casualty/Condemnation Prepayment and such Casualty/Condemnation Prepayment shall not count towards the Free Prepayment Amount.
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ARTICLE VII.
RESERVE FUNDS
Section 7.1 Environmental Work .
7.1.1 Deposit of Environmental Work Reserve Funds . Borrower shall perform the environmental work at the Individual Properties as more particularly set forth on Schedule 7.1 hereto (such work hereinafter referred to as the Environmental Work ). Borrower shall complete the Environmental Work. It shall be an Event of Default under this Agreement if Borrower does not diligently pursue completion of the Environmental Work in good faith at any Individual Property. Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, Lender, at its option, may withdraw all Environmental Work Funds from the Environmental Work Account and Lender may apply such funds either to completion of the Environmental Work at one or more of the Properties or toward payment of the Debt in such order, proportion and priority as Lender may determine in its sole discretion. Lenders right to withdraw and apply Environmental Work Funds shall be in addition to all other rights and remedies provided to Lender under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents. On the Closing Date, Borrower shall deposit with Lender the amount set forth on such Schedule 7.4.1 hereto to perform the Environmental Work for the applicable Individual Properties. Amounts so deposited with Lender shall be held by Lender in accordance with Section 7.7 hereof. Amounts so deposited shall hereinafter be referred to as the Environmental Work Reserve Fund and the account in which such amounts are held shall hereinafter be referred to as the Environmental Work Reserve Account .
7.1.2 Release of Environmental Work Reserve Funds . Lender shall disburse to Borrower the Environmental Work Funds from the Environmental Work Reserve Account from time to time promptly upon satisfaction by Borrower of each of the following conditions: (i) Borrower shall submit a written request for payment to Lender at least five (5) days prior to the date on which Borrower requests such payment be made and specifies the Environmental Work to be paid, (ii) on the date such payment is to be made, no Event of Default shall exist and remain uncured, and (iii) Lender shall have received an Officers Certificate: (A) stating that, to Borrowers knowledge, all Environmental Work to be funded by the requested disbursement has been or will be completed in good and workmanlike manner and in accordance with all applicable federal, state and local laws, rules and regulations, in all material respects, (B) identifying each Person that supplied materials or labor in connection with the Environmental Work to be funded by the requested disbursement and (C) stating that each such Person has been paid or will be paid the amounts then due and payable to such Person in connection with the Environmental Work with the proceeds of such disbursement. Lender shall not be required to make disbursements from the Environmental Work Reserve Account with respect to the Property unless such requested disbursement is in an amount greater than Ten Thousand and No/100 Dollars ($10,000) (or a lesser amount if the total amount in the Environmental Work Reserve Account is less than $10,000), in which case only one disbursement of the amount remaining in the account shall be made) and such disbursement shall be made only upon satisfaction of each condition contained in this Section 7.1.2 . In no event shall Lender be obligated to disburse funds to Borrower from the Environmental Work Reserve Account if an Event of Default exists. Promptly upon Borrowers request following completion of all the Environmental Work at the Properties and delivery of an Officers Certificate described above with respect thereto, Lender shall release any remaining funds in the Environmental Work Reserve Fund to or at the direction of Borrower.
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Section 7.2 Tax and Insurance Escrow Fund . (a) Borrower shall pay to Lender on each Payment Date, (i) one twelfth (1/12) of the Taxes that Lender reasonably estimates will be payable during the next ensuing twelve (12) months in order to accumulate with Lender sufficient funds to pay all such Taxes, at least thirty (30) days prior to their respective due dates, and (ii) one twelfth (1/12) of the Insurance Premiums that Lender estimates will be payable for the renewal of the coverage afforded by the Policies upon the expiration thereof in order to accumulate with Lender sufficient funds to pay all such Insurance Premiums at least thirty (30) days prior to the expiration of the Policies (said amounts in (i) and (ii) above hereinafter called the Tax and Insurance Escrow Fund ); provided that, to the extent Taxes and/or Insurance Premiums for any Individual Property are reserved for in a Manager Account maintained by the applicable Brand Manager pursuant to the applicable Management Agreement or are previously paid for by a Brand Manager pursuant to the applicable Management Agreement and Borrower delivers to Lender the invoices or other evidence of payment or that a Brand Manager is holding such funds required under Section 5.1.2 and Section 6.1 hereof, the required deposit to the Tax and Insurance Escrow Fund hereunder with respect to such Individual Property will be reduced on a dollar-for-dollar basis by such amount. The account in which the Tax and Insurance Escrow Funds are held shall hereinafter be referred to as the Tax and Insurance Reserve Account . Lender will apply the Tax and Insurance Escrow Fund to payments of Taxes and Insurance Premiums required to be made by Borrower or Operating Lessee pursuant to Section 5.1.2 hereof and under the Mortgages. In making any payment relating to the Tax and Insurance Escrow Fund, Lender may do so according to any bill, statement or estimate procured from the appropriate public office (with respect to Taxes) or insurer or agent (with respect to Insurance Premiums), without inquiry into the accuracy of such bill, statement or estimate or into the validity of any tax, assessment, sale, forfeiture, tax lien or title or claim thereof. Provided that sufficient amounts are on deposit in the Tax and Insurance Escrow Fund and Borrower continues to be an Affiliate of Sponsor, Lender (or Servicer) shall within five (5) Business Days after receipt of Borrowers written request, disburse funds from the Tax and Insurance Escrow Fund to Borrower to timely pay all Taxes payable by Borrower, or to reimburse Borrower for Taxes actually paid by Borrower or Operating Lessee so long Borrowers written request is submitted prior to Lender (or Servicer) having already paid such Taxes. Any such request for disbursement shall include an Officers Certificate setting forth the tax payments and jurisdictions in which such payments will be made by such disbursement. Upon the written request of Lender, Borrower shall deliver to Lender receipts for payment or other evidence reasonably satisfactory to Lender that such Taxes have been paid. If the amount of the Tax and Insurance Escrow Fund shall exceed the amounts due for Taxes and Insurance Premiums pursuant to Section 5.1.2 hereof, Lender shall return any excess to Borrower or credit such excess against future payments to be made to the Tax and Insurance Escrow Fund. If at any time Lender reasonably determines that the Tax and Insurance Escrow Fund is not or will not be sufficient to pay Taxes and Insurance Premiums by the dates set forth in (i) and (ii) above, Lender shall provide written notice to Borrower of such determination and Borrower shall, commencing with the first Payment Date following Borrowers receipt of such written notice, increase its monthly payments to Lender by the amount that Lender estimates is sufficient to make up the deficiency at least thirty (30) days prior to the due date of the Taxes and Insurance Premiums and/or thirty (30) days prior to expiration of the Policies, as the case may be. Any amounts remaining in the Tax and Insurance Escrow Fund after the Debt has been paid in full shall be promptly returned to Borrower. In the event an Individual Property is released in accordance with the terms and provisions of this Agreement, effective upon the Payment Date immediately following the date of such release, Lender shall reduce the monthly deposit for Taxes by an amount equal to the Taxes attributable to such Individual Property.
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(b) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, provided that no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, to the extent that any of the insurance required to be maintained by Borrower under this Agreement and/or any other Loan Document is effected under a blanket policy reasonably acceptable to Lender (which blanket policy may also insure other real property owned directly or indirectly by Guarantor), Borrower shall not be required to make deposits pursuant to the foregoing with respect to Insurance Premiums.
Section 7.3 Replacements and Replacement Reserve .
7.3.1 Replacement Reserve Fund . Borrower shall pay to Lender on each Payment Date an amount equal to the Replacement Reserve Monthly Deposit to fund the cost of Replacements; provided , however , that Replacements shall not include expense items that would otherwise be expensed in the operating statements of the Property pursuant to the Uniform System of Accounts (unless such expense items are unanticipated repair and maintenance expenses in connection with Replacements not contemplated by the Annual Budget) and provided , further , that, for so long as Borrower maintains the Brand Managed Properties in accordance with the applicable Brand Management Agreement, the Replacement Reserve Monthly Deposit shall be reduced on a dollar-for-dollar basis by any amounts deposited into the applicable Manager Account for Replacements for the applicable calendar month as set forth in the Annual Budget and required pursuant to the terms of the applicable Management Agreement if Borrower delivers evidence reasonably satisfactory to Lender that such deposit has been made. Amounts so deposited shall hereinafter be referred to as Borrowers Replacement Reserve Fund and the account in which such amounts are held shall hereinafter be referred to as Borrowers Replacement Reserve Account .
7.3.2 Disbursements from Replacement Reserve Account . (a) Lender shall make disbursements from the Replacement Reserve Account to pay Borrower only for the costs of the Replacements, upon satisfaction of the requirements set forth in this Section 7.3.2 .
(b) Lender shall disburse to Borrower the Replacement Reserve Funds from the Replacement Reserve Account from time to time upon satisfaction by Borrower of each of the following conditions: (i) Borrower shall submit a written request for payment to Lender at least five (5) days prior to the date on which Borrower requests such payment be made and specifies the Replacements to be paid, (ii) on the date such payment is to be made, no Event of Default shall exist and remain uncured and (iii) Lender shall have received an Officers Certificate: (A) stating that, to Borrowers knowledge, all Replacements to be funded by the requested disbursement have been performed in a good and workmanlike manner and in accordance with all applicable federal, state and local laws, rules and regulations, in all material respects, (B) identifying each Person that supplied materials or labor in connection with such Replacements to be funded by the requested disbursement, (C) stating that each such Person has been paid or will be paid the amounts then due and payable to such Person in connection with the Replacements with the proceeds of such disbursement, and (D) stating that Borrower has obtained (or caused to be obtained) lien waivers from any contractors or subcontractors with respect to the applicable Replacements for which reimbursement is being sought. Lender shall
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not be required to make disbursements from the Replacement Reserve Account with respect to the Property unless such requested disbursement is in an amount greater than Ten Thousand and No/100 Dollars ($10,000) (or a lesser amount if the total amount in the Replacement Reserve Account is less than $10,000), in which case only one disbursement of the amount remaining in the account shall be made) and such disbursement shall be made only upon satisfaction of each condition contained in this Section 7.3.2 . In no event shall Lender be obligated to disburse funds to Borrower from the Replacement Reserve Account if an Event of Default exists.
7.3.3 Performance of Replacements . (a) Borrower shall make (or shall cause to be made) Replacements when required in order to keep each Individual Property in good condition and repair and to keep the Property or any portion thereof from deteriorating consistent with the requirements of the Franchise Agreement or in the case of the Brand Managed Properties that are not subject to a Franchise Agreement, the applicable Management Agreement. Borrower and Operating Lessee shall complete (or with respect to the Brand Managed Properties, shall cause Manager to complete all Replacements as required pursuant to and in accordance with the applicable Management Agreement) all Replacements in a good and workmanlike manner as soon as practicable following the commencement of making each such Replacement.
(b) During a Cash Trap Period, Lender shall have the right, at its option, to approve all contracts or work orders for amounts in excess of One Million and No/100 Dollars ($1,000,000.00) (such approval not to be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned and with respect to the Brand Managed Properties, such approval shall be limited to the extent that Borrower and/or Operating Lessee shall have the right to approve such contracts in accordance with the applicable Management Agreement) with materialmen, mechanics, suppliers, subcontractors, contractors or other parties providing labor or materials in connection with the Replacements. Upon Lenders request during a Cash Trap Period, Borrower or Operating Lessee shall assign any contract or subcontract to Lender ( provided , that with respect to the Brand Managed Properties, such assignment shall be limited to the extent that Borrower or Operating Lessee shall be permitted to assign such contracts under the applicable Management Agreement).
(c) During the continuance of an Event of Default, in the event Lender determines in its reasonable discretion that any Replacement is not being performed in a workmanlike or timely manner or that any Replacement has not been completed in a workmanlike or timely manner, upon three (3) Business Days written notice to Borrower, Lender shall have the option to withhold disbursement for such unsatisfactory Replacements and to proceed under existing contracts or to contract with third parties to complete such Replacement and to apply the Replacement Reserve Funds toward the labor and materials necessary to complete such Replacement, and during the continuance of an Event of Default, to exercise any and all other remedies available to Lender upon an Event of Default hereunder, provided , that with respect to the Brand Managed Properties, Lenders rights under this clause (c) shall be subject to the rights of each Brand Manager to the extent that such Brand Manager is permitted to perform such Replacements pursuant to and in accordance with the applicable Management Agreement.
(d) During the continuance of an Event of Default, in order to facilitate Lenders completion or making of such Replacements pursuant to Section 7.3.3(c) above, Borrower and Operating Lessee grants Lender the right to enter onto any Individual Property and perform any and all work and labor necessary to complete or make such Replacements and/or employ
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watchmen to protect such Individual Property from damage (subject to the provisions of the Ground Lease, Specified Ground Lease, the Glendale Parking Agreement and the rights of Tenants) ( provided , that with respect to the Brand Managed Properties, Lenders rights shall be subject to the rights of each Brand Manager to the extent that such Brand Manager shall perform such Replacements pursuant to and in accordance with the applicable Management Agreement and Borrower and Operating Lessee shall enforce all their respective rights under the applicable Management Agreement to cause such Replacements to be completed in accordance with the terms thereunder). All sums so expended by Lender, to the extent not from the Replacement Reserve Fund, shall be deemed to have been advanced under the Loan to Borrower and secured by the Mortgages. For this purpose Borrower and Operating Lessee constitute and appoint Lender their true and lawful attorney in fact with full power of substitution to complete or undertake such Replacements in the name of Borrower and/or Operating Lessee. Such power of attorney shall be deemed to be a power coupled with an interest and cannot be revoked. Each of Borrower and Operating Lessee empowers said attorney in fact as follows: (i) to use any funds in the Replacement Reserve Account for the purpose of making or completing such Replacements; (ii) to make such additions, changes and corrections to such Replacements as shall be necessary to complete such Replacement; (iii) to employ such contractors, subcontractors, agents, architects and inspectors as shall be reasonably required for such purposes; (iv) to pay, settle or compromise all existing bills and claims which are or may become Liens against any Individual Property, or as may be necessary or desirable for the completion of such Replacements, or for clearance of title; (v) to execute all applications and certificates in the name of Borrower and/or Operating Lessee which may be reasonably required by any of the contract documents; (vi) to prosecute and defend all actions or proceedings in connection with any Individual Property or the rehabilitation and repair of any Individual Property; and (vii) to do any and every reasonable act which Borrower might do in its own behalf to fulfill the terms of this Agreement.
(e) Nothing in this Section 7.3.3 shall: (i) make Lender responsible for making or completing any Replacements; (ii) require Lender to expend funds in addition to the Replacement Reserve Fund to make or complete any Replacement; (iii) obligate Lender to proceed with any Replacements; or (iv) obligate Lender to demand from Borrower additional sums to make or complete any Replacement.
(f) If reasonably determined to be necessary and upon reasonable prior notice, Borrower and Operating Lessee shall permit Lender and Lenders agents and representatives (including, without limitation, Lenders engineer, architect, or inspector) or third parties making Replacements pursuant to this Section 7.3.3 to enter onto each Individual Property during normal business hours (subject to the provisions of the Ground Lease, Specified Ground Leases, the Glendale Parking Agreement and the rights of Tenants under their Leases) to inspect the progress of any Replacements and all materials being used in connection therewith, to examine all plans and shop drawings relating to such Replacements which are or may be kept at each Individual Property, and to complete any Replacements made pursuant to this Section 7.3.3 ( provided , that with respect to the Brand Managed Properties, Lenders rights shall be subject to the rights of each Brand Manager to the extent that such Brand Manager shall perform such Replacements pursuant to and in accordance with the applicable Management Agreement and Borrower and Operating Lessee shall enforce all their respective rights under the applicable Management Agreement to cause such Replacements to be completed in accordance with the terms thereunder). Borrower and Operating Lessee shall cause all contractors and subcontractors to
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cooperate with Lender or Lenders representatives or such other persons described above in connection with inspections described in this Section 7.3.3(f) or the completion of Replacements pursuant to this Section 7.3.3 . Notwithstanding the foregoing, unless a Debt Yield Trigger Period or an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, such inspections shall not take place more than once per year and the cost to Borrower or Operating Lessee in connection with each shall not exceed $5,000 per inspection.
(g) During a Cash Trap Period, in connection with any single Replacement in excess of One Million Five Hundred Thousand and No/100 Dollars ($1,500,000.00), Lender may require an inspection of the Individual Property at Borrowers expense prior to making a monthly disbursement from the Replacement Reserve Account in order to verify completion of the Replacements for which reimbursement is sought (or portion thereof in the case of periodic payments). Lender may require that such inspection be conducted by an appropriate independent qualified professional selected by Lender and reasonably approved by Borrower or Operating Lessee and/or may require a copy of a certificate of completion by an independent qualified professional reasonably acceptable to Lender prior to the disbursement of any amounts from the Replacement Reserve Account. Borrower shall pay the actual, out-of-pocket, reasonable expenses of the inspection as required hereunder, whether such inspection is conducted by Lender or by an independent qualified professional.
(h) The Replacements and all materials, equipment, fixtures, or any other item comprising a part of any Replacement shall be constructed, installed or completed, as applicable, free and clear of all mechanics, materialmens or other liens (except for (i) those Liens existing on the date of this Agreement which have been approved in writing by Lender and (ii) Permitted Indebtedness).
(i) All Replacements shall comply in all material respects with all applicable Legal Requirements of all Governmental Authorities having jurisdiction over the applicable Individual Property and applicable insurance requirements including, without limitation, applicable building codes, special use permits, environmental regulations, and requirements of insurance underwriters.
(j) In addition to any insurance required under the Loan Documents, Borrower shall provide or cause to be provided workmens compensation insurance, builders risk, and public liability insurance and other insurance to the extent required under applicable law in connection with a particular Replacement. All such policies shall be in form and amount reasonably satisfactory to Lender. All such policies which can be endorsed with standard mortgagee clauses making loss payable to Lender or its assigns shall be so endorsed. Certified copies of such policies shall be delivered to Lender.
7.3.4 Failure to Make Replacements . (a) It shall be an Event of Default under this Agreement if Borrower or Operating Lessee fails to comply with any provision of this Section 7.3 and such failure is not cured within thirty (30) days after Borrowers receipt of written notice from Lender. Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of such an Event of Default, Lender may use the Replacement Reserve Fund (or any portion thereof) for any purpose, including but not limited to completion of the Replacements as provided in Section 7.3.3 , or for any other repair or replacement to any Individual Property or toward
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payment of the Debt in such order, proportion and priority as Lender may determine in its sole discretion. Lenders right to withdraw and apply the Replacement Reserve Fund shall be in addition to all other rights and remedies provided to Lender under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents.
(b) Nothing in this Agreement shall obligate Lender to apply all or any portion of the Replacement Reserve Fund on account of an Event of Default to payment of the Debt or in any specific order or priority.
7.3.5 Balance in the Replacement Reserve Account . The insufficiency of any balance in the Replacement Reserve Account shall not relieve Borrower or Operating Lessee from its obligation to fulfill all preservation and maintenance covenants in the Loan Documents or to complete the Replacements as required hereunder. Any amount remaining in the Replacement Reserve Account after the Debt has been paid in full shall be returned to Borrower. In the event any Individual Property is released in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement, effective on the payment date immediately following the date of such release, Lender shall reduce the Replacement Reserve Monthly Deposit by an amount equal to the portion of the Replacement Reserve Monthly Deposit attributable to such Individual Property
Section 7.4 PIP Reserve .
7.4.1 PIP Fund . Borrower shall deposit with Lender (a) on the Closing Date, an initial deposit in an amount equal to $15,000,000 and (b) on each Payment Date thereafter, an amount equal to the PIP Reserve Monthly Deposit, to fund the costs of the PIP Work provided , however , that for so long as Borrower maintains the Brand Managed Properties in accordance with the applicable Brand Management Agreement, the PIP Reserve Monthly Deposit shall be reduced on a dollar-for-dollar basis by any amounts deposited into the applicable Manager Account for PIP Work for the applicable calendar month as set forth in the Annual Budget and required pursuant to the terms of the applicable Management Agreement if Borrower delivers evidence reasonably satisfactory to Lender that such deposit has been made. Amounts so deposited shall hereinafter be referred to as the PIP Reserve Fund and the account in which such amounts are deposited shall hereinafter be referred to as the PIP Reserve Account .
7.4.2 Disbursements from PIP Reserve Account . (a) Lender shall make disbursements from the PIP Reserve Account to pay Borrower only for the PIP Work.
(b) Lender shall disburse to Borrower from the PIP Reserve Account from time to time promptly upon satisfaction by Borrower of each of the following conditions: (i) Borrower shall submit a written request for payment to Lender at least five (5) days prior to the date on which Borrower requests such payment be made and specifies the PIP Work to be paid, (ii) on the date such payment is to be made, no Event of Default shall exist and remain uncured and (iii) Lender shall have received an Officers Certificate: (A) stating that, to Borrowers knowledge, all PIP Work to be funded by the requested disbursement have been or will be, after such disbursement, has been completed in a good and workmanlike manner and in accordance with all applicable federal, state and local laws, rules and regulations, in all material respects, (B) identifying each Person that supplied materials or labor in connection with such PIP Work to be funded by the requested disbursement, and (C) stating that each such Person has been paid or
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will be paid the amounts then due and payable to such Person in connection with the PIP Work with the proceeds of such disbursement, and (D) stating that Borrower has obtained (or caused to be obtained) lien waivers from any contractors or subcontractor with respect to the applicable PIP Work, for which reimbursement is being sought. Lender shall not be required to make disbursements from the PIP Reserve Account unless such requested disbursement is in an amount greater than Ten Thousand and No/100 Dollars ($10,000.00) (or a lesser amount if the total amount in the PIP Reserve Account is less than $10,000.00), in which case only one disbursement of the amount remaining in the account shall be made) and such disbursement shall be made only upon satisfaction of each condition contained in this Section 7.4.2 . In no event shall Lender be obligated to disburse funds to Borrower from the PIP Reserve Account if an Event of Default exists.
7.4.3 Performance of PIP Work . (a) Borrower shall perform the PIP Work within the time frames required by the PIP in order to comply with requirements of the applicable Franchise Agreement or in the case of the Brand Managed Properties that are not subject to a Franchise Agreement, the applicable Management Agreement. Borrower shall perform all PIP Work in a good and workmanlike manner as soon as practicable, following the commencement of such PIP Work.
(b) During a Cash Trap Period, Lender shall have the right, at its option, to approve all contracts or work orders for amounts in excess of One Million and No/100 Dollars ($1,000,000.00) (such approval not to be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned and with respect to the Brand Managed Properties, such approval shall be limited to the extent that Borrower and/or Operating Lessee shall have the right to approve such contracts in accordance with the applicable Management Agreement) with materialmen, mechanics, suppliers, subcontractors, contractors or other parties providing labor or materials in connection with the PIP Work. Upon Lenders request during a Cash Trap Period, Borrower or Operating Lessee shall assign any contract or subcontract to Lender ( provided , that with respect to the Brand Managed Properties, such assignment shall be limited to the extent that Borrower or Operating Lessee shall be permitted to assign such contracts under the applicable Management Agreement).
(c) During the continuance of an Event of Default, in the event Lender determines in its reasonable discretion that any PIP Work is not being performed in a workmanlike or timely manner or that any PIP Work has not been completed in a workmanlike or timely manner, upon three (3) Business Days written notice to Borrower, Lender shall have the option to withhold disbursement for such unsatisfactory PIP Work and to proceed under existing contracts or to contract with third parties to complete such PIP Work and to apply the PIP Reserve Fund toward the labor and materials necessary to complete such PIP Work, and during the continuance of an Event of Default, to exercise any and all other remedies available to Lender upon an Event of Default hereunder, provided , that with respect to the Brand Managed Properties, Lenders rights under this clause (c) shall be subject to the rights of each Brand Manager to the extent that such Brand Manager is permitted to perform such PIP Work pursuant to and in accordance with the applicable Management Agreement.
(d) During the continuance of an Event of Default, in order to facilitate Lenders completion or making of such PIP Work pursuant to Section 7.4.3(c) above, Borrower and Operating Lessee grants Lender the right to enter onto any Individual Property and perform any
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and all work and labor necessary to complete or perform such PIP Work and/or employ watchmen to protect such Individual Property from damage (subject to the provisions of the Ground Lease, Specified Ground Leases, the Glendale Parking Agreement and the rights of Tenants) ( provided , that with respect to the Brand Managed Properties, Lenders rights shall be subject to the rights of each Brand Manager to the extent that such Brand Manager shall perform such PIP Work pursuant to and in accordance with the applicable Management Agreement and Borrower and Operating Lessee shall enforce all their respective rights under the applicable Management agreement to cause such PIP Work to be completed in accordance with the terms thereunder). All sums so expended by Lender, to the extent not from the PIP Reserve Fund, shall be deemed to have been advanced under the Loan to Borrower and secured by the Mortgages. For this purpose Borrower and Operating Lessee constitute and appoint Lender their true and lawful attorney in fact with full power of substitution to complete or undertake such PIP Work in the name of Borrower and/or Operating Lessee. Such power of attorney shall be deemed to be a power coupled with an interest and cannot be revoked. Each of Borrower and Operating Lessee empowers said attorney in fact as follows: (i) to use any funds in the PIP Reserve Account for the purpose of making or completing such PIP Work; (ii) to make such additions, changes and corrections to such PIP Work as shall be necessary to complete such PIP Work; (iii) to employ such contractors, subcontractors, agents, architects and inspectors as shall be reasonably required for such purposes; (iv) to pay, settle or compromise all existing bills and claims which are or may become Liens against any Individual Property, or as may be necessary or desirable for the completion of such PIP Work, or for clearance of title; (v) to execute all applications and certificates in the name of Borrower and/or Operating Lessee which may be reasonably required by any of the contract documents; (vi) to prosecute and defend all actions or proceedings in connection with any Individual Property or the rehabilitation and repair of any Individual Property; and (vii) to do any and every reasonable act which Borrower might do in its own behalf to fulfill the terms of this Agreement.
(e) Nothing in this Section 7.4.3 shall: (i) make Lender responsible for making or completing any PIP Work; (ii) require Lender to expend funds in addition to the PIP Reserve Fund to perform or complete any PIP Work; (iii) obligate Lender to proceed with any PIP Work; or (iv) obligate Lender to demand from Borrower additional sums to perform or complete any PIP Work.
(f) If reasonably determined to be necessary and upon reasonable prior notice, Borrower and Operating Lessee shall permit Lender and Lenders agents and representatives (including, without limitation, Lenders engineer, architect, or inspector) or third parties performing PIP Work pursuant to this Section 7.4.3 to enter onto each Individual Property during normal business hours (subject to the provisions of the Ground Lease, Specified Ground Leases, the Glendale Parking Agreement and the rights of Tenants under their Leases) to inspect the progress of any PIP Work and all materials being used in connection therewith, to examine all plans and shop drawings relating to such PIP Work which are or may be kept at each Individual Property, and to complete any PIP Work made pursuant to this Section 7.4.3 ( provided , that with respect to the Brand Managed Properties, Lenders rights shall be subject to the rights of each Brand Manager to the extent that such Brand Manager shall perform such PIP Work pursuant to and in accordance with the applicable Management Agreement and Borrower and Operating Lessee shall enforce all their respective rights under the applicable Management Agreement to cause such PIP Work to be completed in accordance with the terms thereunder). Borrower and
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Operating Lessee shall cause all contractors and subcontractors to cooperate with Lender or Lenders representatives or such other persons described above in connection with inspections described in this Section 7.4.3(f) or the completion of PIP Work pursuant to this Section 7.4.3 . Notwithstanding the foregoing, unless a Debt Yield Trigger Period or an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, such inspections shall not take place more than once per year and the cost to Borrower or Operating Lessee in connection with each shall not exceed $5,000 per inspection.
(g) During a Cash Trap Period, in connection with any Project Improvement Plan for an Individual Property where the amount of any requested disbursement from the PIP Reserve Account, together with all prior disbursements from the PIP Reserve Account since the date of the last inspection of such Individual Property, shall equal or exceed One Million Five Hundred Thousand and No/100 Dollars ($1,500,000) in aggregate, Lender may require an inspection of the Individual Property at Borrowers expense prior to making a monthly disbursement from the PIP Reserve Account in order to verify completion of the PIP Work for which reimbursement is sought (or portion thereof in the case of periodic payments). Lender may require that such inspection be conducted by an appropriate independent qualified professional selected by Lender and reasonably approved by Borrower or Operating Lessee and/or may require a copy of a certificate of completion by an independent qualified professional reasonably acceptable to Lender prior to the disbursement of any amounts from the PIP Reserve Account. Borrower shall pay the actual, out-of-pocket, reasonable expenses of the inspection as required hereunder, whether such inspection is conducted by Lender or by an independent qualified professional.
(h) The PIP Work and all materials, equipment, fixtures, or any other item comprising a part of any PIP Work shall be constructed, installed or completed, as applicable, free and clear of all mechanics, materialmens or other liens (except for (i) those Liens existing on the date of this Agreement which have been approved in writing by Lender and (ii) Permitted Indebtedness).
(i) All PIP Work shall comply in all material respects with all applicable Legal Requirements of all Governmental Authorities having jurisdiction over the applicable Individual Property and applicable insurance requirements including, without limitation, applicable building codes, special use permits, environmental regulations, and requirements of insurance underwriters.
(j) In addition to any insurance required under the Loan Documents, Borrower shall provide or cause to be provided workmens compensation insurance, builders risk, and public liability insurance and other insurance to the extent required under applicable law in connection with any PIP Work. All such policies shall be in form and amount reasonably satisfactory to Lender. All such policies which can be endorsed with standard mortgagee clauses making loss payable to Lender or its assigns shall be so endorsed. Certified copies of such policies shall be delivered to Lender.
Section 7.5 Ground Lease Reserve Fund .
7.5.1 Deposits to Ground Lease Fund . Subject to the last sentence of Section 7.5.2 , on each Payment Date after the Closing Date during a Cash Trap Period, Borrower shall pay to
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Lender one-twelfth of the rents (including both base rent and additional rents (excluding any Taxes otherwise reserved for hereunder)) (collectively, the Ground Rent ) due under the Ground Leases, Specified Ground Leases and the Glendale Parking Agreement during the next ensuing twelve (12) months in order to accumulate with Lender sufficient funds to pay all such Ground Rent at least thirty (30) days prior to the respective due dates. In addition, on the Closing Date, Borrower shall pay to Lender an amount equal to any Ground Rent payable and outstanding under the Ground Leases, Specified Ground Leases and the Glendale Parking Agreement within thirty (30) days of the first Payment Date. Amounts so deposited shall hereinafter be referred to as the Ground Lease Reserve Fund and the account in which such amounts are held shall hereinafter be referred to as the Ground Lease Reserve Account . Upon the occurrence of a Cash Trap Event Cure and provided that a Cash Trap Period shall not exist, amounts in the Ground Lease Reserve Fund shall be deposited into the Cash Management Account on the next Payment Date.
7.5.2 Release of Ground Lease Reserve Fund . Lender shall apply amounts in the Ground Lease Reserve Fund to the payment of the Ground Rent. In making any payment relating to the Ground Rent, Lender may do so according to any bill, statement or estimate procured from a Ground Lessor under a Ground Lease, Specified Ground Lessor under a Specified Ground Lease or the lessor under the Glendale Parking Agreement without inquiry into the accuracy of such bill, statement or estimate. If the amount of Ground Lease Reserve Funds shall exceed the amounts due for the Ground Rent under the Ground Leases, Specified Ground Leases and the Glendale Parking Agreement for the immediately succeeding twelve (12) months as determined by Lender, Lender shall return any excess to Borrower. Any amounts remaining in the Ground Lease Reserve Fund after the Debt has been paid in full or after the Ground Leased Properties, Specified Ground Leased Properties and the Glendale Parking Agreement have been released in accordance with the terms hereunder, shall be returned to Borrower. If at any time Lender reasonably determines that the Ground Lease Reserve Fund is not or will not be sufficient to pay the Ground Rent by the dates set forth above, Lender shall provide written notice to Borrower of such determination and Borrower, commencing with the first Payment Date following receipt of such notice, shall increase its monthly payments to Lender by the amount that Lender estimates is sufficient to make up the deficiency at least thirty (30) days prior to the due date of the Ground Rent.
Section 7.6 Excess Cash Flow Reserve Fund .
7.6.1 Excess Cash Flow Reserve . During a Cash Trap Period, Borrower shall deposit with Lender all Excess Cash Flow in the Cash Management Account, which shall be held by Lender as additional security for the Loan and amounts so held shall be hereinafter referred to as the Excess Cash Flow Reserve Fund and the account to which such amounts are held shall hereinafter be referred to as the Excess Cash Flow Reserve Account . All funds held in the Excess Cash Flow Reserve Fund shall be treated as a Reserve Fund for purposes of Section 7.7 hereof. Subject to Priority Waterfall Payments made pursuant to Section 3.5 of the Cash Management Agreement and Section 2.6.2(e) hereof, all additional amounts deposited under this Section 7.6 shall be additional security for the repayment of the Debt and may be withdrawn by Lender upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default and applied by Lender to the Debt in such order and priority as Lender may determine.
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7.6.2 Release of Excess Cash Flow Reserve Funds . (a) During a Debt Yield Trigger Period, so long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and no Bankruptcy Action of Borrower has occurred, upon written request of Borrower, Lender shall disburse within three (3) Business Days of Borrowers request and no more frequently than bimonthly, Excess Cash Flow Reserve Funds for (i) payment of any Operating Expenses (including management fees, franchise fees, ground rent, related corporate expenses and other fees, charges or costs, payable to Manager under the Management Agreement or Franchisor under the Franchise Agreement), (ii) emergency repairs and/or life safety issues (including any Capital Expenditures) at any Individual Property which Lender will endeavor to fund within one (1) Business Day of Borrowers request therefor, (iii) Capital Expenditures and Replacements and PIP Work (after application of amounts then on deposit in the Replacements Reserve Account and in the PIP Reserve Account, as applicable), (iv) Hotel Taxes and Custodial Funds, (v) costs incurred in connection with the purchase of any FF&E, (vi) costs incurred in connection with the purchase of any Interest Rate Cap Agreement or Replacement Interest Rate Cap Agreement required under the Loan Documents, (vii) voluntary prepayment of the Loan in accordance with Section 2.4.1 or Section 6.4(f) hereof, (viii) legal, audit, tax and accounting; provided that Excess Cash Flow shall not be used for expenses in connection with (A) the enforcement of any Borrowers or Operating Lessees rights under the Loan Documents or (B) any defense of any enforcement by Lender of its rights under the Loan Documents, (ix) (A) payment of pro rata dividends, distributions and redemptions in the minimum cash amount necessary (as determined by Borrower in good faith and assuming that CorePoint REIT makes the maximum distribution in the form of equity interests permitted by the Code, as reasonably determined by CorePoint REITs tax counsel) (1) to maintain the status of CorePoint REIT as a real estate investment trust and (2) to avoid payment or imposition of any entity level tax on CorePoint REIT (including pursuant to Section 4981 of the Code) that could be avoided by reason of a distribution or other action by Borrower and (B) without duplication of the foregoing, cash distributions to holders of CorePoint REIT preferred stock issued in connection with the Spin-Off (provided that such amounts in this clause (B) shall not exceed $2,250,000 per calendar year), (x) costs of Restoration in excess of available Net Proceeds, (xi) Debt Service and Revolver Loan Debt Service, (xii) (A) any fees and costs payable by Borrower, including to Lender, subject to and in compliance with the Loan Documents and (B) any fees and costs payable by the Revolver Borrower, including to Revolver Lender, subject to and in compliance with the Revolver Loan Documents, (xiii) costs associated with existing Leases or any new Leases entered into pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, including costs related to tenant improvement allowances, leasing commissions, Tenant-related Capital Expenditures, and tenant inducement payments and relocation costs (after application of amounts then on deposit in the Replacement Reserve Fund), (xiv) principal prepayments of the Loan in the amount necessary to satisfy a Debt Yield Cure, (xv) Approved Alterations, (xvi) payment of shortfalls in the required deposits into the Reserve Accounts (in each case, to the extent required in this Agreement or the Cash Management Agreement), (xvii) payments under the Ground Lease, Specified Ground Leases or the Glendale Parking Agreement and (xviii) such other items as reasonably approved by Lender.
(b) Any Excess Cash Flow Reserve Funds remaining on deposit in the Excess Cash Flow Reserve Account upon the occurrence of a Cash Trap Event Cure shall be paid to Borrower. Any Excess Cash Flow Reserve Funds remaining on deposit in the Excess Cash Flow Reserve Account after the Debt and all amounts due to Lender have been paid in full shall be paid to Borrower.
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Section 7.7 Reserve Funds, Generally . Borrower grants to Lender a first priority perfected security interest in each of the Reserve Funds and any and all monies now or hereafter deposited in each Reserve Fund as additional security for payment of the Debt. Until expended or applied in accordance herewith, the Reserve Funds shall constitute additional security for the Debt. Subject to Priority Waterfall Payments made pursuant to Section 3.5 of the Cash Management Agreement and Section 2.6.2(e) hereof, upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, Lender may, in addition to any and all other rights and remedies available to Lender, apply any sums then present in any or all of the Reserve Funds to the payment of the Debt in any order in its sole discretion. The Reserve Funds shall not constitute trust funds and may be commingled with other monies held by Lender. The Reserve Funds shall be held in an Eligible Account and shall be invested only in Permitted Investments in accordance with the terms and provisions of the Cash Management Agreement. All interest or other earnings on the Reserve Funds shall be added to and become a part of such Reserve Funds and shall be disbursed or applied, as applicable, in the same manner as other monies deposited in such Reserve Fund. Borrower shall be responsible for payment of any federal, state or local income or other tax applicable to the interest earned on the Reserve Funds credited or paid to Borrower. Borrower shall not, without obtaining the prior written consent of Lender, further pledge, assign or grant any security interest in any Reserve Fund or the monies deposited therein or permit any lien or encumbrance to attach thereto, or any levy to be made thereon, or any UCC-1 Financing Statements, except those naming Lender as the secured party, to be filed with respect thereto. Lender shall not be liable for any loss sustained on the investment of any funds constituting the Reserve Funds, provided such Reserve Funds are held in an Eligible Account and invested only in Permitted Investments in accordance with the terms and provisions of the Cash Management Agreement. Borrower shall indemnify Lender and hold Lender harmless from and against any and all actions, suits, claims, demands, liabilities, losses, damages, obligations and reasonable, actual, out-of-pocket, costs and expenses (including litigation costs and reasonable attorneys fees and expenses) arising from or in any way connected with the Reserve Funds or the performance of the obligations for which the Reserve Funds were established except to the extent any of the foregoing results from Agents or Lenders or Servicers gross negligence, willful misconduct. Borrower shall assign to Lender all rights and claims Borrower may have against all persons or entities supplying labor, materials or other services which are to be paid from or secured by the Reserve Funds; provided , however , that Lender may not pursue any such right or claim unless an Event of Default has occurred and remains uncured. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, any amount remaining in the Reserve Funds after the Debt has been paid in full shall be returned to Borrower.
ARTICLE VIII.
DEFAULTS
Section 8.1 Event of Default . (a) Each of the following events shall constitute an event of default hereunder (an Event of Default ):
(i) if (A) any Monthly Debt Service Payment Amount is not paid on or before the date it is due, (B) the Debt is not paid in full on the Maturity Date, (C) the monthly
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deposit (if any) to the Ground Lease Reserve Account is not paid in full on or before the date when due, (D) the monthly deposit to the Replacement Reserve Account is not paid in full on or before the date when due with such failure continuing for three (3) Business Days after Lender delivers written notice thereof to Borrower or (E) any other portion of the Debt (including any deposits to the Reserve Funds) not specified in the foregoing clauses (A) , (B) , (C) or (D) is not paid on or prior to the date when same is due with such failure continuing for five (5) Business Days after Lender delivers written notice thereof to Borrower;
(ii) if any of the real property Taxes or material Other Charges are not paid prior to the date upon which such payment becomes delinquent, other than those Taxes or Other Charges being contested by Borrower in accordance with Section 5.1.2 hereof ( provided , it shall not be an Event of Default if there are sufficient funds in the Tax and Insurance Escrow Fund to pay such Taxes prior to the date upon which such payment becomes delinquent and Lender is required to use such amounts for the payment of such Taxes hereunder and Servicer or Lender fails to make such payment in accordance with the Loan Documents);
(iii) if the Policies are not kept in full force and effect, or if certified copies of the Policies are not delivered to Lender upon request when required pursuant to the applicable provisions of this Agreement;
(iv) if Borrower or any other Loan Party consummates a Transfer of any portion of the Properties without Lenders prior written consent in violation of Section 5.2.10 hereof;
(v) if any representation or warranty made by Borrower or any other Loan Party herein or in any other Loan Document, or in any report, certificate, financial statement or other instrument, agreement or document furnished to Lender by or on behalf of Borrower or any other Loan Party shall have been false or misleading in any material adverse respect as of the date the representation or warranty was made; provided that if such untrue representation or warranty is susceptible of being cured, Borrower and any other Loan Party shall have the right to cure such representation or warranty within thirty (30) days of receipt of written notice from Lender;
(vi) if Borrower or any other Loan Party shall make an assignment for the benefit of creditors;
(vii) if a receiver, liquidator or trustee shall be appointed for Borrower or any other Loan Party or if Borrower or any other Loan Party shall be adjudicated a bankrupt or insolvent, or if any petition for bankruptcy, reorganization or arrangement pursuant to federal bankruptcy law, or any similar federal or state law, shall be filed by or against, consented to, or acquiesced in by, Borrower or any other Loan Party, or if any proceeding for the dissolution or liquidation of Borrower or any other Loan Party, shall be instituted; provided , however , if such appointment, adjudication, petition or proceeding was involuntary and not consented to by Borrower or any other Loan Party, upon the same not being discharged, stayed or dismissed within ninety (90) days;
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(viii) if Borrower or any other Loan Party attempts to assign its rights under this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents or any interest herein or therein in contravention of the Loan Documents;
(ix) if a Guarantor Bankruptcy Event occurs with respect to Guarantor, provided , however , it shall be at Lenders option to determine whether any of the foregoing shall be an Event of Default and provided , further , it shall not be an Event of Default under this Section 8.1(a)(ix) a Replacement Guarantor that is an Affiliate of Borrower shall have assumed all of the liabilities and obligations of Guarantor under the Loan Documents executed by Guarantor or executed a Substitute Guaranty in accordance with the terms hereunder;
(x) if Borrower or any other Loan Party breaches any representation or warranty contained in Section 4.1.30 (other than Section 4.1.30(c) which shall be governed by clause (xiii) below) or any covenant contained in Section 5.1.28 hereof, provided , however , that any such breach shall not constitute an Event of Default (A) (i) if such breach is inadvertent and non-recurring or (ii) if such breach is curable, if Borrower or any other Loan Party shall promptly cure such breach within thirty (30) days after such breach occurs, and (B) upon the written request of Lender, if Borrower or any other Loan Party promptly delivers to Lender an Additional Insolvency Opinion or a modification of the Insolvency Opinion, as applicable, to the effect that such breach shall not in any way impair, negate or amend the opinions rendered in the Insolvency Opinion, which opinion or modification and the counsel delivering such opinion and modification shall be acceptable to Lender in its sole discretion, provided that, with respect to a breach of a representation or warranty contained in Section 4.1.30 , such request by Lender shall only be made to the extent that not receiving an Additional Insolvency Opinion or a modification of the Insolvency Opinion, as applicable, would result in a material adverse effect;
(xi) intentionally omitted;
(xii) with respect to any term, covenant or provision set forth herein which specifically contains a notice requirement or grace period, if Borrower or any other Loan Party shall be in default under such term, covenant or condition after the giving of such notice or the expiration of such grace period;
(xiii) if any of the assumptions related to the Borrower or any other Loan Party, contained in the Insolvency Opinion delivered to Lender in connection with the Loan, or in any Additional Insolvency Opinion delivered subsequent to the closing of the Loan, is or shall become untrue in any material respect, provided , however , that any such breach shall not constitute an Event of Default (A) (i) if such breach is inadvertent and non-recurring or (ii) if such breach is curable, if Borrower or any other Loan Party shall promptly cure such breach within thirty (30) days after such breach occurs, and (B) upon the written request of Lender, if Borrower or any other Loan Party promptly delivers to Lender an Additional Insolvency Opinion or a modification of the Insolvency Opinion, as applicable, to the effect that such breach shall not in any way impair, negate or amend the opinions rendered in the Insolvency Opinion, which opinion or modification and the counsel delivering such opinion and modification shall be acceptable to Lender in its sole discretion;
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(xiv) if a material default by Borrower or any other Loan Party has occurred and continues beyond any applicable cure period under the Management Agreement (or any Replacement Management Agreement) and if such default permits the Manager thereunder to terminate or cancel the Management Agreement (or any Replacement Management Agreement), or the term of any Management Agreement (or any Replacement Management Agreement) expires and in each case, unless Borrower or Operating Lessee, as applicable, engages a Qualified Manager in accordance with the terms and as required by of Section 5.1.23 within thirty (30) days notice of such default (subject to the applicable cure period) or the date of such expiration;
(xv) if, without Lenders prior written consent, (a) any Brand Management Agreement is terminated (unless within five (5) Business Days of such termination (I) Borrower or Operating Lessee, as applicable, (x) enters into a Replacement Management Agreement with a new Brand Manager in accordance with the terms hereof or (y) enters into a Replacement Franchise Agreement with a Qualified Franchisor and a Replacement Management Agreement with a Qualified Manager, in each case, in accordance with the terms hereof or (II) Borrower has elected to release the applicable Individual Property released in accordance with Section 2.5.2(k) hereof and releases the Individual Property in accordance with the provisions thereof), (b) any Brand Management Agreement is materially amended in violation of the terms hereof or (c) there is a material default by Borrower or Operating Lessee under any Brand Management Agreement beyond any applicable notice or grace period that permits the Brand Manager thereunder to terminate or cancel the Brand Management Agreement and Lender delivers a written notice of Event of Default in connection therewith to Borrower or Operating Lessee (a Brand Management Default Election Notice ) (unless, within forty-five (45) days after receipt of such Brand Management Default Election Notice, (I) Borrower or Operating Lessee, as applicable, (x) enters into a Replacement Management Agreement with a new Brand Manager in accordance with the terms hereof or (y) enters into a Replacement Franchise Agreement with a Qualified Franchisor and a Replacement Management Agreement with a Qualified Manager, in each case, in accordance with the terms hereof or (II) Borrower has elected to release the applicable Individual Property released in accordance with Section 2.5.2(k) hereof and releases the Individual Property in accordance with the provisions thereof);
(xvi) if Borrower shall fail to obtain and/or maintain the Interest Rate Cap Agreement or Replacement Interest Rate Cap Agreement, as applicable, as required pursuant to Sections 2.2.7 or 2.8 hereof;
(xvii) if there shall be default under any of the other Loan Documents beyond any applicable cure periods contained in such documents, whether as to Borrower, any other Loan Party or any Individual Property, or if any other such event shall occur or condition shall exist, if the effect of such default, event or condition is to accelerate the maturity of any portion of the Debt or to permit Lender to accelerate the maturity of all or any portion of the Debt;
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(xviii) if, without Lenders prior written consent, (a) any Franchise Agreement is terminated (unless within five (5) Business Days of such termination (I) Borrower or Operating Lessee, as applicable, and a new Qualified Franchisor enter into a Replacement Franchise Agreement in accordance with Section 5.1.23 or (II) Borrower has elected to release the applicable Individual Property released in accordance with Section 2.5.2(k) hereof and releases the Individual Property in accordance with the provisions thereof), (b) any Franchise Agreement is materially amended in violation of Section 5.2.1(a) or (c) there is a material default by Borrower or Operating Lessee under any Franchise Agreement (including a default thereunder that results in a breach of Section 5.1.23 or 5.2.1 hereof) beyond any applicable notice or grace period that permits the franchisor thereunder to terminate or cancel the Franchise Agreement and Lender delivers a written notice of Event of Default in connection therewith to Borrower or Operating Lessee (a Franchise Default Election Notice ) (unless, within forty-five (45) days after receipt of such Franchise Default Election Notice, (I) Borrower or Operating Lessee and a new Qualified Franchisor enter into a Replacement Franchise Agreement in accordance with Section 5.1.23) or (II) Borrower has elected to release the applicable Individual Property released in accordance with Section 2.5.2(k) hereof and releases the Individual Property in accordance with the provisions thereof);
(xix) if (A) a material breach or material default by any applicable Individual Borrower under any condition or obligation contained in the Ground Lease is not cured within any applicable cure period provided therein, including, without limitation, the occurrence of an event or condition that gives the lessor under the Ground Lease a right to terminate or cancel the Ground Lease or (B) if Borrower breaches any covenant contained in Section 5.2.11 provided , however , that prior to declaring an Event of Default under this clause (xix), Lender shall permit Borrower to release the Property subject to the Ground Lease creating such default situation within forty five (45) days of receipt by the applicable Individual Borrower or Operating Lessee of a notice from the applicable ground lessor of such default or breach upon payment of the applicable Adjusted Release Amount and satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Section 2.4.1 hereof and Section 2.5.2 hereof (other than to satisfy the Release Debt Yield as set forth in Section 2.5.2(e) ); or
(xx) if Borrower or any other Loan Party shall continue to be in Default under any of the other terms, covenants or conditions of this Agreement not specified in subsections (i) to (xix) above or any of the other Loan Documents, for ten (10) days after written notice to Borrower from Lender, in the case of any Default which can be cured by the payment of a sum of money, or for thirty (30) days after notice from Lender in the case of any other Default; provided , however , that if such non-monetary Default is susceptible of cure but cannot reasonably be cured within such thirty (30) day period and provided further that Borrower or any other Loan Party shall have commenced to cure such Default within such thirty (30) day period and thereafter diligently and expeditiously proceeds to cure the same, such thirty (30) day period shall be extended for such time as is reasonably necessary for Borrower in the exercise of due diligence to cure such Default, such additional period not to exceed ninety (90) days.
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(b) During the continuance of an Event of Default (other than an Event of Default described in clauses (vi) , (vii) or (viii) above), in addition to any other rights or remedies available to it pursuant to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents or at law or in equity, Lender may take such action, without notice or demand, that Lender deems advisable to protect and enforce its rights against Borrower or any other Loan Party and in and to all or any of Individual Property, including, without limitation, declaring the Debt to be immediately due and payable, and Lender may enforce or avail itself of any or all rights or remedies provided in the Loan Documents against Borrower, any other Loan Party and any or all of the Properties, including, without limitation, all rights or remedies available at law or in equity; and upon any Event of Default described in clauses (vi) , (vii) or (viii) above, the Debt and Other Obligations of Borrower or Operating Lessee hereunder and under the other Loan Documents shall immediately and automatically become due and payable, without notice or demand, and Borrower and Operating Lessee hereby expressly waive any such notice or demand, anything contained herein or in any other Loan Document to the contrary notwithstanding.
Section 8.2 Remedies . (a) During the continuance of an Event of Default, all or any one or more of the rights, powers, privileges and other remedies available to Lender against Borrower or any other Loan Party under this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents executed and delivered by, or applicable to, Borrower and the other Loan Parties or at law or in equity may be exercised by Lender at any time and from time to time, to the extent permitted by applicable law, whether or not all or any of the Debt shall be declared due and payable, and whether or not Lender shall have commenced any foreclosure proceeding or other action for the enforcement of its rights and remedies under any of the Loan Documents with respect to all or any part of any Individual Property. Any such actions taken by Lender shall be cumulative and concurrent and may be pursued independently, singularly, successively, together or otherwise, at such time and in such order as Lender may determine in its sole discretion, to the fullest extent permitted by law, without impairing or otherwise affecting the other rights and remedies of Lender permitted by law, equity or contract or as set forth herein or in the other Loan Documents. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Borrower and each other Loan Party agree that if an Event of Default is continuing (i) Lender is not subject to any one action or election of remedies law or rule, and (ii) all liens and other rights, remedies or privileges provided to Lender shall remain in full force and effect until Lender has exhausted all of its remedies against the Properties and each Mortgage has been foreclosed, sold and/or otherwise realized upon in satisfaction of the Debt or the Debt has been paid in full, including without limitation, any liquidation fees, workout fees, special servicing fees and interest payable on advances made by the Servicer with respect to delinquent debt service payments or expenses of curing Borrowers or any other Loan Partys defaults under the Loan Documents or other similar fees payable to Servicer or any special servicer in connection therewith.
(b) With respect to Borrower, the other Loan Parties and the Properties, nothing contained herein or in any other Loan Document shall be construed as requiring Lender to resort to any Individual Property for the satisfaction of any of the Debt in any preference or priority to any other Individual Property, and Lender may seek satisfaction out of all of the Properties, or any part thereof, in its absolute discretion in respect of the Debt. In addition, during the continuance of an Event of Default, (i) Lender shall have the right from time to time to partially foreclose any Mortgage in any manner and for any amounts secured by such Mortgage then due and payable as determined by Lender in its sole discretion including, without limitation, in the
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event Borrower or any other Loan Party defaults beyond any applicable grace period in the payment of one or more scheduled payments of interest, (ii) Lender may foreclose one or more of the Mortgages to recover such delinquent payments or (iii) in the event Lender elects to accelerate less than the entire outstanding principal balance of the Loan, Lender may foreclose one or more of the Mortgages to recover so much of the principal balance of the Loan as Lender may accelerate and such other sums secured by the Mortgages as Lender may elect. Notwithstanding one or more partial foreclosures, the remaining Properties shall remain subject to the Mortgages to secure payment of sums secured by the Mortgages and not previously recovered.
(c) Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, Lender shall have the right from time to time to sever the Note and the other Loan Documents into one or more separate notes, mortgages and other security documents (the Severed Loan Documents ) in such denominations as Lender shall determine in its sole discretion for purposes of evidencing and enforcing its rights and remedies provided hereunder. Borrower and Operating Lessee shall execute and deliver to Lender from time to time, promptly after the request of Lender, a severance agreement and such other documents as Lender shall request in order to effect the severance described in the preceding sentence, all in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Lender. Each of Borrower and Operating Lessee hereby absolutely and irrevocably appoints Lender as its respective true and lawful attorney, coupled with an interest, in its name and stead to make and execute all documents necessary or desirable to effect the aforesaid severance, each of Borrower and Operating Lessee ratifying all that its said attorney shall do by virtue thereof; provided , however , Lender shall not make or execute any such documents under such power until three (3) days after notice has been given to Borrower and Operating Lessee by Lender of Lenders intent to exercise its rights under such power. Borrower shall be obligated to pay any costs or expenses incurred in connection with the preparation, execution, recording or filing of the Severed Loan Documents and the Severed Loan Documents shall not contain any representations, warranties or covenants not contained in the Loan Documents and any such representations and warranties contained in the Severed Loan Documents will be given by Borrower and Operating Lessee only as of the Closing Date.
(d) As used in this Section 8.2 , a foreclosure shall include, without limitation, any sale by power of sale.
Section 8.3 Remedies Cumulative; Waivers . The rights, powers and remedies of Lender under this Agreement shall be cumulative and not exclusive of any other right, power or remedy which Lender may have against Borrower and any other Loan Party pursuant to this Agreement or the other Loan Documents, or existing at law or in equity or otherwise. Lenders rights, powers and remedies may be pursued singularly, concurrently or otherwise, at such time and in such order as Lender may determine in Lenders sole discretion. No delay or omission to exercise any remedy, right or power accruing upon an Event of Default shall impair any such remedy, right or power or shall be construed as a waiver thereof, but any such remedy, right or power may be exercised from time to time and as often as may be deemed expedient. A waiver of one Default or Event of Default with respect to Borrower or any other Loan Party shall not be construed to be a waiver of any subsequent Default or Event of Default by Borrower or any other Loan Party or to impair any remedy, right or power consequent thereon.
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ARTICLE IX.
SPECIAL PROVISIONS
Section 9.1 Sales and Securitization .
9.1.1 Sale of Notes and Securitization . Each of Borrower and Operating Lessee acknowledges and agrees that Lender may (i) sell or otherwise transfer the Loan as a whole loan or sell or otherwise transfer or syndicate all or any portion of the Loan and the Loan Documents to (A) an Eligible Assignee or (B) any other Person reasonably approved by Borrower, provided there is no Event of Default continuing (such approval not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), (ii) sell or otherwise transfer the Loan as a whole loan or sell or otherwise transfer or syndicate all or any portion of the Loan and the Loan Documents to an Affiliate of a Lender ( provided that such Affiliate is (A) an Eligible Assignee (other than the requirement to satisfy the economic threshold contained in clause (i) of the definition of the Eligibility Requirements) or (B) otherwise reasonably approved by Borrower (such approval not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed)), (iii) sell participation interests in the Loan or (iv) consummate one or more private or public securitizations of rated or unrated single-class or multi-class securities (the Securities ) secured by or evidencing ownership interests in all or any portion of the Loan and the Loan Documents or a pool of assets that include the Loan and the Loan Documents (the transactions referred to in clause (iv) shall hereinafter be referred to as a Securitization ). For the avoidance of doubt, in no instance shall the restriction on the sale, assignment, syndication or participation of the Loan or any portion thereof to an Eligible Assignee or to a Person otherwise reasonably approved by Borrower, provided there is no Event of Default continuing (1) apply to any Securitization or to any Securities issued in connection therewith or (2) apply to any sale or transfer of the Loan following an assumption of the Loan pursuant to Section 5.2.10(e) hereof. At the written request of Lender, and to the extent not already provided by Borrower or any other Loan Party under this Agreement, Borrower shall use reasonable efforts to provide information in the possession or control of Borrower, any other Loan Party or any of their respective Affiliates and not in the possession of Lender or which may be reasonably required by Lender in order to satisfy the market standards to which Lender customarily adheres or which may be reasonably required by prospective investors, financing sources and/or the Rating Agencies in connection with any such sale, syndication, participation or Securitization including, without limitation, to:
(a) provide additional and/or updated Provided Information;
(b) review, and comment on the Covered Disclosure Information (as defined below) in the Disclosure Documents delivered to Borrower, which Disclosure Documents shall be delivered for review and comment by Borrower not less than five (5) Business Days prior to the date upon which Borrower is otherwise required to confirm the Covered Disclosure Information in such Disclosure Documents;
(c) deliver an updated Insolvency Opinion;
(d) deliver an opinion of New York counsel with respect to due execution and enforceability of the Loan Documents governed by New York law substantially the same as
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those delivered as of the Closing Date, which opinions shall be addressed, for purposes of reliance thereon, to each Person acquiring any interest in the Loan in connection with any Securitization, which counsel opinions shall be reasonably satisfactory to Lender and the Approved Rating Agencies;
(e) subject to Section 9.3 hereof, confirm that the representations and warranties as set forth in the Loan Documents are true, complete and correct in all material respects as of the closing date of the Securitization with respect to the Property, Borrower, Operating Lessee, each other Loan Party and the Loan Documents (except to the extent that any such representations and warranties are and can only be made as of a specific date and the facts and circumstances upon which such representation and warranty is based are specific solely to a certain date in which case confirmation as to truth, completeness and correctness shall be provided as of such specific date or to the extent such representations are no longer true and correct as a result of subsequent events in which case Borrower and any applicable other Loan Party shall provide an updated representation or warranty);
(f) if requested by Lender, review the sections of the Disclosure Document entitled Risk Factors (solely to the extent Risk Factors relate to Borrower, Operating Lessee, Principal, Guarantor, Manager (if Manager is an Affiliated Manager)), the Operating Lease, the Management Agreement, the Franchise Agreement, the Mortgage Loan, the Ground Lease, the Properties and any litigation related to the foregoing), Description of the Properties, Description of the Mortgage, Description of the Mortgage Loan, Description of the Interest Rate Cap Agreement, Description of the Borrower, the Guarantor and Related Parties, Description of the Ground Lease and Ground Lessor, Description of the Property Manager (if the Manager is an Affiliated Manager), Description of the Operating Lease, Description of the Management Agreement and Assignment and Subordination of Management Agreement, Description of the Franchise Agreements, Use of Proceeds, and Annex E Representations and Warranties of the Borrowers (or sections similarly titled or covering similar subject matters);
(g) execute such amendments to the Loan Documents as may be reasonably necessary to reflect structural changes to the Loan that are requested in writing from Lender, from time to time, prior to a Securitization; provided that any such amendments (i) shall not increase (x) any monetary obligation of Borrower, Operating Lessee, Principal or Guarantor, or (y) any other obligation or liability of Borrower or Operating Lessee under the Loan Documents in any material respect or (z) any other obligation or liability of Guarantor in any respect, (ii) shall not change the weighted average spread of the Loan in place immediately prior to such amendment (except following and during the continuance of an Event of Default or any prepayment of the Loan pursuant to Section 2.4.2 hereof or to the extent that the application of a prepayment of the Loan pursuant to Section 2.4.1 results in rate creep, provided that in no event shall the prepayment of the Free Prepayment Amount change the weighted average coupon of the Loan), (iii) shall not affect the aggregate amortization of the Loan, (iv) shall not change the dates of the Interest Period, the Maturity Date or the Payment Date, (v) shall not affect the time periods during which Borrower is permitted to perform any obligations under the Loan Documents, (vi) shall not decrease any of Borrowers, Operating Lessees, Principals or Guarantors rights or remedies under the Loan Documents in any respect and (vii) any such amendments shall be in substantially the same form as this Agreement; and
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(h) if reasonably requested by Lender, Borrower and Operating Lessee shall provide Lender, within a reasonable period of time following Lenders request, with any financial statements, or financial, statistical or operating information, as Lender shall reasonably determine to be required pursuant to Regulation AB under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the Securities Act ), or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the Exchange Act ), or any amendment, modification or replacement thereto or other legal requirements in connection with any Disclosure Documents or any filing pursuant to the Exchange Act in connection with the Securitization or as shall otherwise be reasonably requested by Lender.
9.1.2 Loan Components . (a) Each of Borrower and Operating Lessee covenants and agrees that prior to a Securitization of the Loan, upon Lenders request Borrower shall (i) deliver one or more new notes to replace the original note or modify the original note and other loan documents, as reasonably required, to reflect additional components of the Loan or allocate spread or principal among any new or existing components in Lenders sole discretion, provided , (1) in no event shall the weighted average spread of the Loan following such new or modified note change from the initial weighted average spread in effect immediately preceding such new or modified note (except in connection with a prepayment of the Loan in accordance with Sections 2.4.1 or 2.4.2 hereof ( provided that in no event shall the prepayment of the Free Prepayment Amount change the weighted average coupon of the Loan), or following an Event of Default and (2) no amortization of principal of the Loan will be required and (ii) modify the Cash Management Agreement to reflect such new components; and further provided , that none of the foregoing actions shall have a material adverse effect on Borrower or affect any of the rights or obligations of Borrower and Operating Lessee under the Loan Documents in any materially adverse respect. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, no reallocation or creation of new components pursuant to this Section 9.1.2 , shall (i) reduce the Free Prepayment Amount, (ii) reduce the percentage of the Loan permitted to be voluntarily prepaid without a Spread Maintenance Payment prior to the applicable Spread Maintenance End Date or (iii) result in a Spread Maintenance Payment that would not otherwise have been due as of the Closing Date based upon the definition of Spread Maintenance Payment.
(b) Each of Borrower, Operating Lessee and the other Loan Parties covenants and agrees that after the Closing Date, but prior to a Securitization of the Loan, Lender shall have the right to establish different interest rates and to reallocate the principal balances of the Components of the Loan amongst each other; provided , that (i) in no event shall the weighted average spread of the Loan following any such reallocation or modification change from the initial weighted average spread in effect immediately preceding such reallocation or modification (except in connection with a prepayment of the Loan in accordance with Sections 2.4.1 or 2.4.2 hereof (provided that in no event shall the prepayment of the Free Prepayment Amount change the weighted average coupon of the Loan), or following an Event of Default and (ii) no such modification shall materially and adversely affect Borrower and Operating Lessees rights to prepay all or any portion of the Loan.
(c) Each of Borrower, Operating Lessee and the other Loan Parties shall execute and deliver such documents as shall reasonably be required by Lender in connection with this Section 9.1.2 , all in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Lender and the Rating Agencies within ten (10) days following such request by Lender. It shall be an Event of Default
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under this Agreement, the Note, the Mortgages and the other Loan Documents if Borrower fails to promptly comply with any of the terms, covenants or conditions of this Section 9.1.2 . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, all reasonable costs and expenses incurred by Borrower and/or Lender in connection with this Section 9.1.2 (including, without limitation, any documentary stamp taxes, intangible taxes and other recording taxes) shall be paid in accordance with Section 9.1.4 hereof. In no event shall any amendment or new loan documents required pursuant to this Section 9.1 modify or amend the aggregate amount of the Release Amount for each Individual Property.
9.1.3 Uncross of Properties . Borrower agrees that at any time Lender shall have the unilateral right to elect to uncross any of the Properties (the Affected Property ). In furtherance thereof, Lender shall have the right to (i) sever or divide the Note and the other Loan Documents in order to allocate to such Affected Property the applicable Release Amount evidenced by a new note and secured by such other loan documents (collectively, the New Note ) having a principal amount equal to the Release Amount applicable to such Affected Property, (ii) segregate the applicable portion of each of the Reserve Funds relating to the Affected Property, (iii) release any cross-default and/or cross-collateralization provisions applicable to such Affected Property and (iv) take such additional action consistent therewith; provided , that (A) such New Note secured by such Affected Property, together with the Loan Documents secured by the remaining Properties, shall not (1) modify (w) the initial weighted average interest rate payable under the Note, (x) the stated maturity of the Note, (y) the aggregate amortization of principal of the Note, (z) any other material economic term of the Loan, as any existed prior to the creation of the New Note and splitting of the Loan or (2) decrease the time periods during which the Borrower, Operating Lessee, Principal or Guarantor is permitted to perform its obligations under the Loan Documents, and (B) the New Note shall be in substantially the same form as the Loan Documents. In connection with the transfer of any such Affected Property as provided for in this Section 9.1.3 , the Loan shall be reduced by an amount equal to amount of the Release Amount applicable to such Affected Property and the new loan secured by such Affected Property and evidenced by the New Note shall be in an amount equal to such Release Amount. Subsequent to the release of the Affected Property from the lien of the Loan pursuant to this Section 9.1.3 , the balances of the components of the Loan shall be the same as they would have been had a prepayment occurred in an amount equal to the Release Amount of the Affected Property. At the written request of Lender, Borrower shall otherwise cooperate with Lenders reasonable requests in Lenders attempt to satisfy the requirements necessary in order for Lender to obtain written confirmation from the Approved Rating Agencies that such transfer of the Affected Property from the Securitization and splitting of the Loan shall not cause a downgrade, withdrawal or qualification of the then current ratings of the Securities or any class thereof, which requirements shall include, without limitation: (A) delivery of evidence that would be reasonably satisfactory to a prudent lender that the single purpose nature and bankruptcy remoteness of the Borrowers owning Properties and Operating Lessee operating the applicable Properties other than the Affected Property following such release have not been adversely affected and are in accordance with the terms and provisions of this Agreement (which evidence may include a bring-down of the Insolvency Opinion); and (B) if the same would be required by a prudent lender in such circumstances, an opinion of counsel that the release of the Affected Property will not be a significant modification of this Loan within the meaning of Section 1.1001-3 of the regulations of the United States Department of the Treasury, nor cause a Securitization Vehicle to fail to qualify as a REMIC Trust or Grantor Trust or a tax to be
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imposed on a Securitization Vehicle. All reasonable costs and expenses incurred by Borrower or Lender in connection with this Section 9.1.3 (including, without limitation, any documentary stamp taxes, intangible taxes, other recording taxes and any costs and expenses incurred by Borrower in connection with the transfer of the Affected Property to a Special Purpose Entity and the maintenance and operation of such Special Purpose Entity) shall be paid in accordance with Section 9.1.4 below.
9.1.4 Costs . All reasonable out-of-pocket third-party costs and expenses incurred by Borrower, any other Loan Party and Guarantor in connection with Borrowers complying with this Section 9.1 and any fees and expenses of the Rating Agencies incurred in connection with a sale, syndication or participation of the Loan and/or Securitization shall be paid by Lender, provided , that Borrower shall be responsible for payment of all of Borrowers, any other Loan Partys and Guarantors respective attorneys fees and expenses.
Section 9.2 Securitization Indemnification . (a) Each of Borrower, Operating Lessee and each other Loan Party understands that certain of the Provided Information may be included in Disclosure Documents in connection with the Securitization and may also be included in filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to the Securities Act, or the Exchange Act or provided or made available to investors or prospective investors in the Securities, the Rating Agencies, and service providers relating to the Securitization. In the event that any Disclosure Document is required to be revised prior to the sale of all Securities, Borrower, Operating Lessee and each other Loan Party will cooperate with the holder of the Note in updating the Covered Disclosure Information by providing all current information necessary to keep the Covered Disclosure Information accurate and complete in all material respects.
(b) The Indemnifying Persons agree to provide, in connection with the Securitization, an indemnification agreement (A) certifying that (i) the Indemnifying Persons have, at Lenders request in connection with each Securitization, reviewed the sections of the Disclosure Documents entitled Summary of Offering Circular and Risk Factors (solely to the extent Summary of Offering Circular and Risk Factors relate to Borrower, Operating Lessee, Principal, Guarantor, Manager (if Manager is an Affiliated Manager), the Operating Lease, the Management Agreement, the Franchise Agreement, the Mortgage Loan and the Properties), Description of the Properties, Description of the Mortgage, Description of the Mortgage Loan, Description of the Interest Rate Cap Agreement, Description of the Borrower, Guarantor and Related Parties, Description of the Ground Lease and Name of the Ground Lessor, Description of the Property Manager (if Manager is an Affiliated Manager), Description of the Operating Lease, Description of the Management Agreement and Assignment and Subordination of Management Agreement, Description of the Franchise Agreements, Use of Proceeds, and Annex E Representations and Warranties of the Borrowers, in each case, (I) solely to the extent each of the foregoing relate to Borrower, the Properties, the Manager (if Manager is an Affiliated Manager), any Loan Party, Guarantor, the Franchise Agreements and the Management Agreements, and (II) excluding (x) any underwritten financial information (except to the extent such underwritten financial information is included in the Provided Information), (w) any information (including financial information or forecasted information) that is solely obtained from any third party report commissioned by Lender, including, without limitation appraisals, property condition reports or environmental reports, (y)
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any electronic media (except those portions of Annex A that are not otherwise excluded pursuant to this clause (A) and Annex E) and (z) any financial projections or reforecasts relating to the performance of the Collateral (except to the extent such projections or reforecasts are included in the Provided Information) (collectively with the Provided Information, the Covered Disclosure Information ) and (ii) the Covered Disclosure Information does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements made, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, (B) jointly and severally indemnifying the Indemnified Persons for any losses, claims, damages, liabilities, costs or expenses (including without limitation reasonable legal fees and expenses for enforcement of these obligations (collectively, the Liabilities ) to which any such Indemnified Person may become subject insofar as the Liabilities arise out of or are based upon any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of any material fact contained in the Covered Disclosure Information or arise out of or are based upon the omission or alleged omission to state in the Covered Disclosure Information a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements in the Covered Disclosure Information, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading and (C) agreeing to reimburse each Indemnified Person for any reasonable legal or other expenses incurred by such Indemnified Person, as they are incurred, in connection with investigating or defending the Liabilities. This indemnity agreement will be in addition to any liability which Indemnifying Persons may otherwise have. Moreover, the indemnification and reimbursement obligations provided for in clauses (B) and (C) above shall be effective, valid and binding obligations of Indemnifying Persons, whether or not an indemnification agreement described in clause (A) above is provided. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the indemnification agreement shall not require, with respect to any financial projections or reforecasts that are included in the Provided Information or in the Disclosure Documents (to the extent such projections or reforecasts are included in the Provided Information), that the Indemnifying Persons be liable for any Liabilities resulting from the actual results being different from such projections or reforecasts so long as (i) the Indemnifying Persons had no reason to believe that such projections or reforecasts were materially inaccurate and (ii) the Indemnifying Persons have disclosed to Lender all facts known to them and have not failed to disclose any fact known to them, in each case that could be reasonably expected to cause any such projections or reforecasts or made herein to be materially misleading.
(c) In connection with Exchange Act Filings, the Indemnifying Persons jointly and severally agree to indemnify (i) the Indemnified Persons for Liabilities to which any such Indemnified Person may become subject insofar as the Liabilities arise out of or are based upon any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of any material fact in the Covered Disclosure Information, or the omission or alleged omission to state in the Covered Disclosure Information a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements in the Covered Disclosure Information, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading and (ii) reimburse each Indemnified Person for any legal or other out-of-pocket expenses incurred by such Indemnified Persons, as they are incurred, in connection with defending or investigating the Liabilities; provided , that , notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, (A) the Indemnifying Persons shall not be responsible for (x) any liabilities relating to untrue statements or omissions in any Covered Disclosure Information for which Borrower provided reasonable prior notice to Lender in writing prior to the applicable filings under the Exchange Act, or (y) any liabilities relating to any filings under the Exchange Act (or the applicable provisions thereof) that Borrower is not first provided an opportunity to
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review; and (ii) the Indemnifying Persons shall not be liable for any misstatements or omissions in the applicable filings under the Exchange Act relating to Covered Disclosure Information resulting from Lenders failure to accurately transcribe written information by or on behalf of the Indemnifying Persons to Lender unless Borrower was provided a reasonable opportunity to review such filings under the Exchange Act with respect to the Covered Disclosure Information (or the applicable portions thereof) and failed to notify Lender of such misstatements or omissions.
(d) Promptly after receipt by an Indemnified Person of notice of any claim or the commencement of any action, the Indemnified Person shall, if a claim in respect thereof is to be made against any Indemnifying Person, notify such Indemnifying Person in writing of the claim or the commencement of that action; provided , however , that the failure to notify such Indemnifying Person shall not relieve it from any liability which it may have under the indemnification provisions of this Section 9.2 except to the extent that it has been materially prejudiced by such failure and, provided , further , that the failure to notify such Indemnifying Person shall not relieve it from any liability which it may have to an Indemnified Person otherwise than under the provisions of this Section 9.2 . If any such claim or action shall be brought against an Indemnified Person, and it shall notify any Indemnifying Person thereof, such Indemnifying Person shall be entitled to participate therein and, to the extent that it wishes, assume the defense thereof with counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Indemnified Person. After notice from any Indemnifying Person to the Indemnified Person of its election to assume the defense of such claim or action, such Indemnifying Person shall not be liable to the Indemnified Person for any legal or other expenses subsequently incurred by the Indemnified Person in connection with the defense thereof except as provided in the following sentence; provided , however , if the defendants in any such action include both an Indemnifying Person, on the one hand, and one or more Indemnified Persons on the other hand, and an Indemnified Person shall have reasonably concluded that there are any legal defenses available to it and/or other Indemnified Persons that are different or in addition to those available to the Indemnifying Person, the Indemnified Person or Persons shall have the right to select separate counsel to assert such legal defenses and to otherwise participate in the defense of such action on behalf of such Indemnified Person or Persons. The Indemnified Person shall instruct its counsel to maintain reasonably detailed billing records for fees and disbursements for which such Indemnified Person is seeking reimbursement hereunder and shall submit copies of such detailed billing records to substantiate that such counsels fees and disbursements are solely related to the defense of a claim for which the Indemnifying Person is required hereunder to indemnify such Indemnified Person. No Indemnifying Person shall be liable for the expenses of more than one (1) such separate counsel and local counsel unless such Indemnified Person shall have reasonably concluded that there may be legal defenses available to it that are different from or additional to those available to another Indemnified Person.
(e) Borrower shall jointly and severally indemnify the Lender and each of its respective officers, directors, partners, employees, representatives, agents and Affiliates against any liabilities to which Lender, each of its respective officers, directors, partners, employees, representatives, agents and Affiliates, may become subject in connection with any indemnification to the Rating Agencies in connection with issuing, monitoring or maintaining the Securities insofar as the liabilities arise out of or are based upon any untrue statement of any material fact in any information provided by or on behalf of the Borrowers to the Rating
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Agencies (the Covered Rating Agency Information ) or arise out of or are based upon the omission to state a material fact in the Covered Rating Agency Information required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements in the Covered Rating Agency Information, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, provided that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, (i) the Indemnifying Persons shall not be responsible for any (x) liabilities relating to untrue statements or omissions in any Covered Rating Agency Information which Borrower was provided an opportunity to review and provided notice to Lender in writing prior to the pricing of any Securities or (y) any liabilities relating to any Covered Rating Agency Information (or the applicable provisions thereof) that Borrower is not first provided an opportunity to review; and (ii) the Indemnifying Persons shall not be liable for any misstatements or omissions in any Covered Rating Agency Information resulting from Lenders failure to accurately transcribe written information provided by or on behalf of the Indemnifying Persons to Lender unless Borrower was provided a reasonable opportunity to review such Covered Rating Agency Information (or the applicable portions thereof) and failed to notify Lender of such misstatements or omissions).
(f) Without the prior written consent of Lender or its designee (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed), no Indemnifying Person shall settle or compromise or consent to the entry of any judgment in any pending or threatened claim, action, suit or proceeding in respect of which indemnification may be sought hereunder (whether or not any Indemnified Person is an actual or potential party to such claim, action, suit or proceeding) unless (i) the Indemnifying Person shall have given the Indemnified Persons reasonable prior written notice thereof and shall have obtained an unconditional release of each Indemnified Person hereunder from all liability arising out of such claim, action, suit or proceedings and (ii) such settlement, compromise or judgment does not include a statement as to, or admission of, fault, culpability or a failure to act by or on behalf of any Indemnified Person. As long as an Indemnifying Person has complied with its obligations to defend and indemnify hereunder, such Indemnifying Person shall not be liable for any settlement made by any Indemnified Person without the consent of such Indemnifying Person (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed).
(g) The Indemnifying Persons agree that if any indemnification or reimbursement sought pursuant to this Section 9.2 is finally judicially determined to be unavailable for any reason or is insufficient to hold any Indemnified Person harmless (with respect only to the Liabilities that are the subject of this Section 9.2 ), then the Indemnifying Persons, on the one hand, and such Indemnified Person, on the other hand, shall contribute to the Liabilities for which such indemnification or reimbursement is held unavailable or is insufficient: (x) in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative benefits to the Indemnifying Persons, on the one hand, and such Indemnified Person, on the other hand, from the transactions to which such indemnification or reimbursement relates; or (y) if the allocation provided by clause (x) above is not permitted by applicable law, in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect not only the relative benefits referred to in clause (x) but also the relative faults of the Indemnifying Persons, on the one hand, and all Indemnified Persons, on the other hand, as well as any other equitable considerations. Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 9.2 , (A) no party found liable for a fraudulent misrepresentation shall be entitled to contribution from any other party who is not also found liable for such fraudulent misrepresentation, and (B) the Indemnifying Persons agree that in no event shall the amount to be contributed by the Indemnified Persons collectively pursuant to this paragraph exceed the amount of the fees actually received by the Indemnified Persons in connection with the closing of the Loan and Securitization.
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(h) The Indemnifying Persons agree that the indemnification, contribution and reimbursement obligations set forth in this Section 9.2 shall apply whether or not any Indemnified Person is a formal party to any lawsuits, claims or other proceedings. The Indemnifying Persons further agree that the Indemnified Persons are intended third party beneficiaries under this Section 9.2 .
(i) The liabilities and obligations of the Indemnified Persons and the Indemnifying Persons under this Section 9.2 shall survive the termination of this Agreement and the satisfaction and discharge of the Debt.
(j) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, Borrower and the other Loan Parties shall have no obligation to act as depositor with respect to the Loan or an issuer or registrant with respect to the Securities issued in any Securitization.
Section 9.3 Exculpation . (a) Subject to the qualifications set forth in this Section 9.3 , Lender shall not enforce the liability and obligation of Borrower or any other Loan Party to perform and observe the obligations contained in the Note, this Agreement, the Mortgages or the other Loan Documents by any action or proceeding wherein a money judgment shall be sought against Borrower or any other Loan Party, except that Lender may bring a foreclosure action, an action for specific performance or any other appropriate action or proceeding to enable Lender to enforce and realize upon its interest under the Note, this Agreement, the Mortgages and the other Loan Documents, or in the Properties, the Rents, or any other collateral given to Lender pursuant to the Loan Documents; provided , however , that, except as specifically provided herein, any judgment in any such action or proceeding shall be enforceable against Borrower and any other Loan Party only to the extent of Borrowers and any other Loan Partys interest in the Properties, in the Rents and in any other collateral given to Lender, and Lender, by accepting the Note, this Agreement, the Mortgages and the other Loan Documents, agrees that it shall not sue for, seek or demand any deficiency judgment against Borrower or any other Loan Party in any such action or proceeding under or by reason of or under or in connection with the Note, this Agreement, the Mortgages or the other Loan Documents. The provisions of this Section shall not, however, (i) constitute a waiver, release or impairment of any obligation evidenced or secured by any of the Loan Documents; (ii) impair the right of Lender to name Borrower or any other Loan Party as a party defendant in any action or suit for foreclosure and sale under any of the Mortgages; (iii) affect the validity or enforceability of or any guaranty made in connection with the Loan or any of the rights and remedies of Lender thereunder; (iv) impair the right of Lender to obtain the appointment of a receiver; (v) impair the enforcement of any assignment of leases contained in the Mortgage; or (vi) constitute a prohibition against Lender to seek a deficiency judgment against Borrower or any other Loan Party in order to fully realize the security granted by each of the Mortgages or to commence any other appropriate action or proceeding in order for Lender to exercise its remedies against all of the Properties.
(b) Nothing contained herein shall in any manner or way release, affect or impair the right of Lender to enforce the liability and obligation of Borrower and the other Loan Parties, by money judgment or otherwise, to the extent of any loss, damage, cost, expense, liability, claim or
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other obligation to the extent actually incurred by Lender (including reasonable attorneys fees and costs reasonably incurred by Lender) arising out of or incurred in connection with the following actions or omissions:
(i) fraud or material and willful misrepresentation by Borrower, any other Loan Party, Guarantor, or any Affiliate of Borrower, any other Loan Party or Guarantor Controlled by Sponsor in connection with the Loan;
(ii) willful misconduct by Borrower, any other Loan Party, Guarantor, or any Affiliate of Borrower, any other Loan Party or Guarantor Controlled by Sponsor or Guarantor, that results in physical damage or waste to any Property;
(iii) the removal or disposal by, or on behalf, of Borrower, any other Loan Party, Guarantor, or any Affiliate of Borrower, any other Loan Party or Guarantor Controlled by Sponsor or Guarantor, or any portion of any Property during the continuance of an Event of Default;
(iv) the misappropriation or conversion by any Individual Borrower, any other Loan Party, Guarantor or any Affiliate of such Individual Borrower, any other Loan Party or Guarantor Controlled by Sponsor or Guarantor of (A) any Insurance Proceeds paid by reason of a Casualty, (B) any Awards received in connection with a Condemnation of all or a portion of any Individual Property, (C) any Rents during the continuance of an Event of Default, or (D) any Rents paid more than one month in advance;
(v) a material breach by Borrower or any other Loan Party or material failure by Borrower or any Loan Party to comply with the covenants set forth in Section 5.1.28(b) hereof ( provided , however that (A) there shall be no liability hereunder (1) for trade payables or other operational Debt incurred in the ordinary course of business or as may otherwise be permitted in accordance with this Agreement or for the failure of pay such trade payables or operational debt a result of insufficient funds having been generated from the Property for Borrowers or any Loan Partys business operations or (2) if reserve funds held by Lender and either specifically allocated for such amount or held in the Excess Cash Flow Account and are permitted to be disbursed to Borrower pursuant to Section 7.6.2 hereof and have not been made available to Borrower by Lender to pay such outstanding amounts, shall not, in each case, in and of itself, cause any liability under this Section 9.3(b)(v) and (B) the foregoing shall not require Borrowers equityholders to make any additional capital contributions or loans to Borrower);
(vi) if Borrower fails to obtain Lenders prior written consent to any financing or other voluntary Lien encumbering any Individual Property, if such consent is required in accordance with the applicable provisions of the Loan Documents;
(vii) any voluntary termination, or any voluntary, material modification of a Ground Lease other than an expiration of such Ground Lease pursuant to its terms by Borrower without Lenders prior written consent other than as expressly permitted under this Agreement; provided , that the liability with respect to this Section 9.3(b)(vii) shall not exceed the Amortized Release Amount of such Ground Leased Property; or
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(viii) if Borrower or any other Loan Party fails to obtain Lenders prior written consent to any Sale or Pledge of the Property or a Transfer of the ownership interests in Borrower or the other Loan Parties, in each case, to the extent required by Section 5.2.10 hereof, and in each case, excluding Permitted Transfers, Permitted Encumbrances and any other Lien expressly permitted under the Loan Documents. For the avoidance of doubt, a Transfer resulting from the exercise of Lenders rights under the Loan Documents, Revolver Lenders rights under the Revolver Loan Documents, the consummation of any remedial or enforcement action by the Lender for the Loan or Revolver Lender for the Revolver Loan, including, without limitation, any foreclosure, deed-in-lieu or assignment in lieu of foreclosure and the exercise of any rights of Lender under the Mortgages or Revolver Lender under the Revolver Loan Documents, including, without limitation, any right to vote any pledged securities or any right to replace officers and directors of any Person (collectively, a Foreclosure ), shall not be a Transfer in violation of Section 5.2.10 hereof.
(c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, the Note or any of the Loan Documents, (i) Lender shall not be deemed to have waived any right which Lender may have under Section 506(a), 506(b), 1111(b) or any other provisions of the Bankruptcy Code to file a claim against Borrower for the full amount of the Debt secured by the Mortgages or to require that all collateral shall continue to secure all of the Debt owing to Lender in accordance with the Loan Documents, and (ii) the Debt shall be fully recourse to Borrower in the event of: (A) any Individual Borrower, Operating Lessee or Principal filing a voluntary petition under the Bankruptcy Code or any other Federal or state bankruptcy or insolvency law; (B) the filing of an involuntary petition by any Person against any Individual Borrower, Operating Lessee or Principal under the Bankruptcy Code or any other Federal or state bankruptcy or insolvency law in which any Individual Borrower, Operating Lessee, Principal or Guarantor or any Affiliate of Borrower, Operating Lessee, Principal or Guarantor Controlled by Sponsor or Guarantor colludes with, or otherwise assists, such Person, or solicits or causes to be solicited petitioning creditors for any involuntary petition against any Individual Borrower, Principal or Operating Lessee; (C) any Individual Borrower, Operating Lessee, Principal or Guarantor or any Affiliate of Borrower, Operating Lessee, Principal or Guarantor Controlled by Sponsor or Guarantor filing an answer consenting to or otherwise acquiescing in or joining in any involuntary petition filed against any Individual Borrower, Operating Lessee or Principal, by any other Person under the Bankruptcy Code or any other Federal or state bankruptcy or insolvency law; (D) any Individual Borrower, Operating Lessee or Principal, consenting to or acquiescing in or joining in an application for the appointment of a custodian, receiver, trustee, or examiner for any Individual Borrower, Principal or Operating Lessee, or any portion of the Properties; or (E) any Mortgage or other Loan Document being deemed a fraudulent conveyance or preference or otherwise being deemed void pursuant to any principles limiting the rights of creditors, whether such claims, demands or assertions are made under the Bankruptcy Code, including, without limitation, under Sections 544, 547 or 548 thereof, or under any applicable state fraudulent conveyance statues or similar laws.
Section 9.4 Matters Concerning Manager . If (a) other than with respect to the Brand Managed Properties, an Event of Default hereunder has occurred and remains uncured or (b) Manager shall become subject to a Bankruptcy Action or (c) with respect to the Brand Managed Properties, if during the continuance of an Event of Default, and if the Brand Manager
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is not an Affiliate of Borrower or Operating Lessee, and if Borrower or Operating Lessee, as applicable, has the right to terminate any Brand Manager without any fee or penalty, Borrower or Operating Lessee, as applicable, shall, in each case, at the written request of Lender, exercise its contractual rights under the Management Agreement to terminate the Management Agreement and replace the Manager with a Qualified Manager pursuant to a Replacement Management Agreement, it being understood and agreed that the management fee for such Qualified Manager shall not exceed then prevailing market rates; provided that with respect to clause (a) above, such termination shall be upon not less than thirty (30) days notice (unless the Manager is an Affiliate of Borrower, in which case such notice shall not be required).
Section 9.5 Servicer . At the option of Lender, the Loan may be serviced by a master servicer, primary servicer, special servicer and/or trustee (any such master servicer, primary servicer, special servicer, and trustee, together with its agents, nominees or designees, are collectively referred to as Servicer ) selected by Lender and Lender may delegate all or any portion of its responsibilities under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents to Servicer pursuant to a pooling and servicing agreement, trust and servicing agreement, servicing agreement, special servicing agreement or other agreement providing for the servicing of one or more mortgage loans (collectively, the Servicing Agreement ) between Lender and Servicer. Borrower shall not be responsible for any cost or expenses relating to the Servicing Agreement or the services provided by Servicer thereunder, including, without limitation, any set-up fees or other initial costs, the regular monthly master servicing fee or trustee fee due to Servicer under the Servicing Agreement or any other fees or expenses required to be borne by, and not reimbursable to, Servicer, provided that, notwithstanding the foregoing, Borrower shall promptly reimburse Lender on demand for (a) interest payable on advances made by Servicer with respect to delinquent debt service payments (to the extent charges pursuant to Section 2.3.4 and interest at the Default Rate actually paid by Borrower in respect of such payments are insufficient to pay the same) or expenses paid by Servicer in curing any Event of Default hereunder and which are provided for under the Servicing Agreement or actual, out-of-pocket expenses paid by Servicer in respect of the protection and preservation of the Properties (including, without limitation, payments of Taxes and Insurance Premiums), (b) the following costs and expenses payable by Lender to Servicer as a result of the Loan becoming specially serviced: (i) any liquidation fees that are due and payable to Servicer under the Servicing Agreement in connection with the exercise of any or all remedies permitted under this Agreement ( provided that liquidation fees shall not exceed 0.50% of the applicable liquidation proceeds), (ii) any workout fees and special servicing fees that are due and payable to Servicer under the Servicing Agreement, which fees may be due and payable under the Servicing Agreement on a periodic or continuing basis ( provided that annual special servicing fees shall not exceed 0.25% of the Loan Amount and workout fees shall not exceed 0.50% of each collection of interest and principal relating to such workout of the Loan) and (iii) during the continuance of an Event of Default, the costs of all property inspections and/or appraisals of the Properties (or any updates to any existing inspection or appraisal) that Servicer may be required to obtain (other than the cost of regular annual inspections required to be borne by Servicer under the Servicing Agreement), and (c) customary and reasonable servicing fees in connection with any special requests made by Borrower to Servicer during the term of the Loan.
Section 9.6 Matters Concerning Franchisor . If (a) an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, and if the Franchisor is not an Affiliate of Borrower, solely to the extent
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permitted pursuant to the Franchise Agreement or the applicable comfort letter without any fee or penalty (or if any fee or penalty is required, such fee or penalty is less than or equal to the total franchise fees payable for the prior twelve (12) month period) or (b) Franchisor shall become subject to a Bankruptcy Action, Borrower or Operating Lessee, as applicable, shall, at the written request of Lender, terminate the Franchise Agreement and replace the Franchisor with a Qualified Franchisor pursuant to a Replacement Franchise Agreement; provided that with respect to clause (a) above, such termination shall be after thirty (30) days prior written notice if Franchisor is an Affiliate of Borrower. At all times when Operating Lessee is the party to any Franchise Agreement, Borrower shall cause Operating Lessee to comply with the terms of this Section 9.6 with respect to such Franchise Agreement.
Section 9.7 Register . (a) The Servicer, or if no Servicer has been engaged, Lender, as non-fiduciary agent of Borrower, shall maintain a record that identifies each owner (including successors and assignees) of an interest in the Loan, including the name and address of the owner, and each owners rights to principal and stated interest (the Register ), and shall record all transfers of an interest in the Loan, including each assignment, in the Register. Transfers of interests in the Loan (including assignments) shall be subject to the applicable conditions set forth in the Loan Documents with respect thereto and Servicer will update the Register to reflect the transfer. Furthermore, each Lender that sells a participation shall, acting solely for this purpose as agent of Borrower, maintain a register on which it enters the name and address of each participant and the principal amounts and stated interest of each participants interest (the Participant Register ); provided that no Lender shall have any obligation to disclose all or any portion of the Participant Register to any Person (including the identity of any participant or any information relating to a participants interest) except to the extent that such disclosure is necessary to establish that such obligation is in registered form under Section 5f.103-1(c) of the U.S. Department of Treasury regulations. The entries in the Register and Participant Register shall be conclusive absent manifest error. The Borrower, the Lenders and the Servicer shall treat each Person whose name is recorded in the Register pursuant to the terms hereof as a Lender hereunder for all purposes of this Agreement, and the Borrower, the Lenders and the Servicer shall treat each Person whose name is recorded in the Participant Register pursuant to the terms hereof as the owner of such participation for all purposes of this Agreement. Failure to make any such recordation, or any error in such recordation, however, shall not affect Borrowers obligations in respect of the Loan. Borrower and Lender acknowledge that the Notes are in registered form and may not be transferred except by register.
(b) Borrower agrees that each participant pursuant to Section 9.1.1(a) shall be entitled to the benefits of Section 2.2.3(f) and (h) and Section 2.7 (subject to the requirements and limitations therein, including the requirements under Section 2.7(e) (it being understood that the documentation required under Section 2.7(e) shall be delivered to the participating Lender)) to the same extent as if it were a Lender and had acquired its interest by assignment; provided that such participant (A) agrees to be subject to the provisions of Section 2.7(h) as if it were an assignee hereunder; and (B) shall not be entitled to receive any greater payment under Section 2.2.3(f) or Section 2.7 , with respect to any participation, than its participating Lender would have been entitled to receive, except to the extent such entitlement to receive a greater payment results from a change in a requirement of law or in the interpretation or application thereof, or compliance by such participant or the participating Lender with any request or directive (whether or not having the force of law) issued from any central bank or other Governmental Authority, in each case after the participant acquired the applicable participation.
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ARTICLE X.
MISCELLANEOUS
Section 10.1 Survival . This Agreement and all covenants, agreements, representations and warranties made herein and in the certificates delivered pursuant hereto shall survive the making by Lender of the Loan and the execution and delivery to Lender of the Note, and shall continue in full force and effect so long as all or any of the Debt is outstanding and unpaid unless a longer period is expressly set forth herein or in the other Loan Documents. Whenever in this Agreement any of the parties hereto is referred to, such reference shall be deemed to include the legal representatives, successors and assigns of such party. All covenants, promises and agreements in this Agreement, by or on behalf of Borrower or any other Loan Party, shall inure to the benefit of the legal representatives, successors and assigns of Lender.
Section 10.2 Lender s Discretion . Whenever pursuant to this Agreement, Lender exercises any right given to it to approve or disapprove, or any arrangement or term is to be satisfactory to Lender, the decision of Lender to approve or disapprove or to decide whether arrangements or terms are satisfactory or not satisfactory shall (except as is otherwise specifically herein provided) be in the sole discretion of Lender and shall be final and conclusive.
Section 10.3 Governing Law . (a) THIS AGREEMENT WAS NEGOTIATED IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK, THE LOAN WAS MADE BY LENDER AND ACCEPTED BY BORROWER AND THE OTHER LOAN PARTIES IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK, AND THE PROCEEDS OF THE LOAN DELIVERED PURSUANT HERETO WERE DISBURSED FROM THE STATE OF NEW YORK, WHICH STATE THE PARTIES AGREE HAS A SUBSTANTIAL RELATIONSHIP TO THE PARTIES AND TO THE UNDERLYING TRANSACTION EMBODIED HEREBY, AND IN ALL RESPECTS, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITING THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING, MATTERS OF CONSTRUCTION, VALIDITY AND PERFORMANCE, THIS AGREEMENT, THE NOTE AND THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS AND THE OBLIGATIONS ARISING HEREUNDER AND THEREUNDER SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK APPLICABLE TO CONTRACTS MADE AND PERFORMED IN SUCH STATE AND ANY APPLICABLE LAW OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, EXCEPT THAT AT ALL TIMES THE PROVISIONS FOR THE CREATION, PERFECTION, AND ENFORCEMENT OF THE LIENS AND SECURITY INTERESTS CREATED PURSUANT HERETO AND PURSUANT TO THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED ACCORDING TO THE LAW OF THE STATE IN WHICH THE APPLICABLE INDIVIDUAL PROPERTY IS LOCATED, IT BEING UNDERSTOOD THAT, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY THE LAW OF SUCH STATE, THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK SHALL GOVERN THE CONSTRUCTION, VALIDITY AND ENFORCEABILITY OF ALL LOAN DOCUMENTS AND ALL OF THE OBLIGATIONS ARISING HEREUNDER OR THEREUNDER. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, EACH OF BORROWER AND THE OTHER LOAN PARTIES HEREBY UNCONDITIONALLY AND
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IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY CLAIM TO ASSERT THAT THE LAW OF ANY OTHER JURISDICTION GOVERNS THIS AGREEMENT, THE NOTE AND THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS, AND THIS AGREEMENT, THE NOTE AND THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK PURSUANT TO SECTION 5-1401 OF THE NEW YORK GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW.
(b) ANY LEGAL SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING AGAINST LENDER OR BORROWER OR THE OTHER LOAN PARTIES ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS MAY AT LENDERS OPTION BE INSTITUTED IN ANY FEDERAL OR STATE COURT IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK, COUNTY OF NEW YORK, PURSUANT TO SECTION 5-1402 OF THE NEW YORK GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW AND EACH OF BORROWER AND THE OTHER LOAN PARTIES WAIVES ANY OBJECTIONS WHICH IT MAY NOW OR HEREAFTER HAVE BASED ON VENUE AND/OR FORUM NON CONVENIENS OF ANY SUCH SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING, AND EACH OF BORROWER AND THE OTHER LOAN PARTIES HEREBY IRREVOCABLY SUBMITS TO THE JURISDICTION OF ANY SUCH COURT IN ANY SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING. EACH OF BORROWER AND THE OTHER LOAN PARTIES DOES HEREBY DESIGNATE AND APPOINT:
CPLG PROPERTIES L.L.C.
C/O CORPORATION SERVICE COMPANY
80 STATE STREET
ALBANY, NEW YORK 12207-2543
AS ITS AUTHORIZED AGENT TO ACCEPT AND ACKNOWLEDGE ON ITS BEHALF SERVICE OF ANY AND ALL PROCESS WHICH MAY BE SERVED IN ANY SUCH SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING IN ANY FEDERAL OR STATE COURT IN NEW YORK, NEW YORK, AND AGREES THAT SERVICE OF PROCESS UPON SAID AGENT AT SAID ADDRESS AND WRITTEN NOTICE OF SAID SERVICE MAILED OR DELIVERED TO BORROWER AND THE OTHER LOAN PARTIES IN THE MANNER PROVIDED HEREIN SHALL BE DEEMED IN EVERY RESPECT EFFECTIVE SERVICE OF PROCESS UPON BORROWER AND THE OTHER LOAN PARTIES IN ANY SUCH SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK. EACH OF BORROWER AND THE OTHER LOAN PARTIES (I) SHALL GIVE PROMPT NOTICE TO LENDER OF ANY CHANGED ADDRESS OF ITS AUTHORIZED AGENT HEREUNDER, (II) MAY AT ANY TIME AND FROM TIME TO TIME DESIGNATE A SUBSTITUTE AUTHORIZED AGENT WITH AN OFFICE IN NEW YORK, NEW YORK (WHICH SUBSTITUTE AGENT AND OFFICE SHALL BE DESIGNATED AS THE PERSON AND ADDRESS FOR SERVICE OF PROCESS), AND (III) SHALL PROMPTLY DESIGNATE SUCH A SUBSTITUTE IF ITS AUTHORIZED AGENT CEASES TO HAVE AN OFFICE IN NEW YORK, NEW YORK OR IS DISSOLVED WITHOUT LEAVING A SUCCESSOR.
Section 10.4 Modification, Waiver in Writing . No modification, amendment, extension, discharge, termination or waiver of any provision of this Agreement, or of the Note, or of any other Loan Document, nor consent to any departure by Borrower or any other Loan Party therefrom, shall in any event be effective unless the same shall be in a writing signed by
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the party against whom enforcement is sought, and then such waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specific instance, and for the purpose, for which given. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, no notice to, or demand on Borrower, shall entitle Borrower or such other Loan Party to any other or future notice or demand in the same, similar or other circumstances.
Section 10.5 Delay Not a Waiver . Neither any failure nor any delay on the part of Lender in insisting upon strict performance of any term, condition, covenant or agreement, or exercising any right, power, remedy or privilege hereunder, or under the Note or under any other Loan Document, or any other instrument given as security therefor, shall operate as or constitute a waiver thereof, nor shall a single or partial exercise thereof preclude any other future exercise, or the exercise of any other right, power, remedy or privilege. In particular, and not by way of limitation, by accepting payment after the due date of any amount payable under this Agreement, the Note or any other Loan Document, Lender shall not be deemed to have waived any right either to require prompt payment when due of all other amounts due under this Agreement, the Note or the other Loan Documents, or to declare a default for failure to effect prompt payment of any such other amount.
Section 10.6 Notices . All notices, consents, approvals and requests required or permitted hereunder or under any other Loan Document shall be given in writing and shall be effective for all purposes if (a) hand delivered or sent by, (b) sent by certified or registered United States mail, postage prepaid, return receipt requested, (c) sent by expedited prepaid delivery service, either commercial or United States Postal Service, with proof of attempted delivery, or (d) sent by electronic mail, provided that the subject line of such electronic mail correspondence begins with the following words in all capital letters: MESSAGE CONTAINS WRITTEN NOTICE UNDER LOAN DOCUMENTS, and in each addressed as follows (or at such other address and Person as shall be designated from time to time by any party hereto, as the case may be, in a written notice to the other parties hereto in the manner provided for in this Section):
If to Lender:
JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association
383 Madison Avenue
New York, New York 10179
Attention: Joseph E. Geoghan
Email: joseph.geoghan@jpmorgan.com
and:
JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association
SPG Middle Office/CIB
4 Chase Metrotech Center, 4th Floor
Brooklyn, New York 11245-0001
Attention: Nancy Alto
Email: nancy.s.alto@jpmorgan.com
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and:
Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP
One World Financial Center
New York, New York 10281
Attention: William P. McInerney, Esq.
Email: william.mcinerney@cwt.com
If to Borrower and/or Operating Lessee:
CPLG Properties L.L.C.
c/o CorePoint Lodging Inc.
MacArthur Ridge II
909 Hidden Ridge Boulevard
Irving, Texas 75038
Attention: Mark Chloupek
Email: mark.chloupek@corepoint.com
and
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP
425 Lexington Avenue
New York, New York 10017
Attention: Sasan Mehrara
Email: smehrara@stblaw.com
A notice shall be deemed to have been given: (i) in the case of hand delivery, when delivered; (ii) in the case of registered or certified mail, when delivered or upon the first attempted delivery on a Business Day; (iii) in the case of expedited prepaid delivery service, when delivered or upon the first attempted delivery on a Business Day; and (iv) in the case of email, upon the senders receipt of confirmation (which may be in the form of an automated electronic response) of delivery or upon the first attempted delivery on a Business Day; provided that the same shall be sent by expedited prepaid delivery service, either commercial or United States Postal Service, on the same day that electronic mail correspondence is sent for delivery on the next Business Day in order for such notice by electronic mail to be effective.
Each Individual Borrower and Operating Lessee hereby appoints CPLG Properties L.L.C. (the Representative Borrower ) to serve as agent on behalf of all Individual Borrowers and Operating Lessee to receive any notices required to be delivered to any or all of the Individual Borrowers and/or Operating Lessee hereunder or under the other Loan Documents and to be the sole party authorized to deliver notices on behalf of the Individual Borrowers and/or Operating Lessee hereunder. Any notice delivered to the Representative Borrower shall be deemed to have been delivered to all Individual Borrowers and Operating Lessee, and any notice received from the Representative Borrower shall be deemed to have been received from all Individual Borrowers and Operating Lessee. The Individual Borrowers and Operating Lessee shall be entitled from time to time to appoint a replacement Representative Borrower by written notice delivered to Lender and signed by both the new Representative Borrower and the Representative Borrower being so replaced, and shall so replace any Representative Borrower who is no longer an Individual Borrower hereunder after a release pursuant to the terms hereof.
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Section 10.7 Trial by Jury . EACH OF LENDER, BORROWER AND THE OTHER LOAN PARTIES HEREBY AGREES NOT TO ELECT A TRIAL BY JURY OF ANY ISSUE TRIABLE OF RIGHT BY JURY, AND WAIVES ANY RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY FULLY TO THE EXTENT THAT ANY SUCH RIGHT SHALL NOW OR HEREAFTER EXIST WITH REGARD TO THE LOAN DOCUMENTS, OR ANY CLAIM, COUNTERCLAIM OR OTHER ACTION ARISING IN CONNECTION THEREWITH. THIS WAIVER OF RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IS GIVEN KNOWINGLY AND VOLUNTARILY BY LENDER, BORROWER AND THE OTHER LOAN PARTIES, AND IS INTENDED TO ENCOMPASS INDIVIDUALLY EACH INSTANCE AND EACH ISSUE AS TO WHICH THE RIGHT TO A TRIAL BY JURY WOULD OTHERWISE ACCRUE. LENDER, BORROWER AND THE OTHER LOAN PARTIES ARE EACH HEREBY AUTHORIZED TO FILE A COPY OF THIS PARAGRAPH IN ANY PROCEEDING AS CONCLUSIVE EVIDENCE OF THIS WAIVER BY LENDER, BORROWER AND THE OTHER LOAN PARTIES.
Section 10.8 Headings . The Article and/or Section headings and the Table of Contents in this Agreement are included herein for convenience of reference only and shall not constitute a part of this Agreement for any other purpose.
Section 10.9 Severability . Wherever possible, each provision of this Agreement shall be interpreted in such manner as to be effective and valid under applicable law, but if any provision of this Agreement shall be prohibited by or invalid under applicable law, such provision shall be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or invalidity, without invalidating the remainder of such provision or the remaining provisions of this Agreement.
Section 10.10 Preferences . Lender shall have the continuing and exclusive right to apply or reverse and reapply any and all payments by Borrower and any other Loan Party to any portion of the obligations of Borrower and such other Loan Parties hereunder in accordance with the Loan Documents. To the extent Borrower or any other Loan Party makes a payment or payments to Lender, which payment or proceeds or any part thereof are subsequently invalidated, declared to be fraudulent or preferential, set aside or required to be repaid to a trustee, receiver or any other party under any bankruptcy law, state or federal law, common law or equitable cause, then, to the extent of such payment or proceeds received, the obligations hereunder or part thereof intended to be satisfied shall be revived and continue in full force and effect, as if such payment or proceeds had not been received by Lender.
Section 10.11 Waiver of Notice . Neither Borrower nor any other Loan Party shall be entitled to any notices of any nature whatsoever from Lender except with respect to matters for which this Agreement or the other Loan Documents specifically and expressly provide for the giving of notice by Lender to Borrower or any other Loan Party and except with respect to matters for which Borrower and the other Loan Parties are not, pursuant to applicable Legal Requirements, permitted to waive the giving of notice. Each of Borrower and the other Loan Parties hereby expressly waives the right to receive any notice from Lender with respect to any matter for which this Agreement or the other Loan Documents do not specifically and expressly provide for the giving of notice by Lender to Borrower and the other Loan Parties.
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Section 10.12 Remedies of Borrower, Operating Lessee and the Other Loan Parties . In the event that a claim or adjudication is made that Lender or its agents have acted unreasonably or unreasonably delayed acting in any case where by law or under this Agreement or the other Loan Documents, Lender or such agent, as the case may be, has an obligation to act reasonably or promptly, each of Borrower and the other Loan Parties agrees that neither Lender nor its agents shall be liable for any monetary damages, and Borrowers and such other Loan Partys sole remedy shall be limited to commencing an action seeking injunctive relief or declaratory judgment. The parties hereto agree that any action or proceeding to determine whether Lender has acted reasonably shall be determined by an action seeking declaratory judgment.
Section 10.13 Expenses; Indemnity . (a) Other than as expressly provided for in Section 9.1 and Section 9.5 , Borrower covenants and agrees to pay or, if Borrower fails to pay, to reimburse, Lender upon receipt of written notice from Lender for all reasonable costs and expenses (including reasonable attorneys fees and expenses) incurred by Lender in connection with (i) the preparation, negotiation, execution and delivery of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby and all the costs of furnishing all opinions by counsel for Borrower and the other Loan Parties (including, without limitation, any opinions requested by Lender as to any legal matters arising under this Agreement or the other Loan Documents with respect to the Properties) subject to the terms and provisions of Section 9.1.4 hereof; (ii) Borrowers and the other Loan Parties ongoing performance of and compliance with Borrowers and the other Loan Parties agreements and covenants contained in this Agreement and the other Loan Documents on its part to be performed or complied with after the Closing Date, including, without limitation, confirming compliance with environmental and insurance requirements; (iii) Lenders ongoing performance and compliance with all agreements and conditions contained in this Agreement and the other Loan Documents on its part to be performed or complied with after the Closing Date; (iv) the negotiation, preparation, execution, delivery and administration of any consents, amendments, waivers or other modifications to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and any other documents or matters reasonably requested by Borrower; (v) securing Borrowers and the other Loan Parties compliance with any requests made pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement; (vi) the filing and recording fees and expenses, title insurance and fees and expenses of counsel for providing to Lender all required legal opinions, and other similar expenses incurred in creating and perfecting the Liens in favor of Lender pursuant to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents; (vii) enforcing or preserving any rights, in response to third party claims or the prosecuting or defending of any action or proceeding or other litigation, in each case against, under or affecting Borrower, any other Loan Party, this Agreement, the other Loan Documents, the Properties, or any other security given for the Loan; (viii) enforcing any obligations of or collecting any payments due from Borrower or any other Loan Party under this Agreement, the other Loan Documents or with respect to the Properties (including any fees and expenses reasonably incurred by or payable to Servicer or a trustee in connection with the transfer of the Loan to a special servicer upon Servicers anticipation of a Default or Event of Default, liquidation fees, workout fees, special servicing fees, operating advisor fees or any other similar fees and interest payable on advances made by the Servicer with respect to delinquent debt service payments or expenses of curing Borrowers or any other Loan Parties defaults under the Loan Documents) or in connection with any refinancing or restructuring of the credit arrangements provided under this Agreement in the nature of a work out or of any insolvency or bankruptcy proceedings or any other amounts required under Section 9.5 hereof, provided ,
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however , that Borrower and the other Loan Parties shall not be liable for the payment of any such costs and expenses to the extent the same arise by reason of the gross negligence, illegal acts, fraud or willful misconduct of Lender; and (ix) any cost and expenses due and payable to Lender may be paid from any amounts in the Cash Management Account. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, Lender shall be responsible for any AUP Costs incurred before or after Closing and Borrower shall not pay for any costs associated with consultants reviewing third party reports (including, but not limited to, appraisals, property condition reports or environmental reports) for any Lender, except for those expenses incurred by the lead JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association.
(b) Borrower and the other Loan Parties shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless the Indemnified Parties from and against any and all other liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, claims, costs, expenses and disbursements of any kind or nature whatsoever (including, without limitation, the reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel in connection with any investigative, administrative or judicial proceeding commenced or threatened, whether or not an Indemnified Person shall be designated a party thereto), that may be imposed on, incurred by, or asserted against any Indemnified Person in any manner relating to or arising out of (i) any breach by Borrower or any other Loan Party of its obligations under, or any material misrepresentation by Borrower or any other Loan Party contained in, this Agreement or the other Loan Documents, or (ii) the use or intended use of the proceeds of the Loan (collectively, the Indemnified Liabilities ); provided , however , that neither Borrower nor any other Loan Party shall have any obligation to any Indemnified Person hereunder to the extent that such Indemnified Liabilities arise from the gross negligence, illegal acts, fraud or willful misconduct of such Indemnified Person; provided , further , that this Section 10.13(b) shall not apply with respect to taxes other than any taxes that represent losses or damages arising from any non-tax claim. To the extent that the undertaking to indemnify, defend and hold harmless set forth in the preceding sentence may be unenforceable because it violates any law or public policy, Borrower and the other Loan Parties shall pay the maximum portion that it is permitted to pay and satisfy under applicable law to the payment and satisfaction of all Indemnified Liabilities incurred by the Indemnified Parties.
(c) Other than as provided for in Section 9.1 and Section 9.5 , each of Borrower and the other Loan Parties covenants and agrees to pay for or, if Borrower or such other Loan Party fails to pay, to reimburse Lender for, any fees and expenses incurred by any Rating Agency in connection with any Rating Agency review of the Loan, the Loan Documents or any transaction contemplated thereby or any consent, approval, waiver or confirmation obtained from such Rating Agency pursuant to the terms and conditions of this Agreement or any other Loan Document and Lender shall be entitled to require payment of such fees and expenses as a condition precedent to the obtaining of any such consent, approval, waiver or confirmation.
Section 10.14 Incorporated . The Schedules annexed hereto are hereby incorporated herein as a part of this Agreement with the same effect as if set forth in the body hereof.
Section 10.15 Offsets, Counterclaims and Defenses . Any assignee of Lenders interest in and to this Agreement, the Note and the other Loan Documents shall take the same free and clear of all offsets, counterclaims or defenses which are unrelated to such documents which Borrower or any other Loan Party may otherwise have against any assignor of such documents,
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and no such unrelated counterclaim or defense shall be interposed or asserted by Borrower or any other Loan Party in any action or proceeding brought by any such assignee upon such documents and any such right to interpose or assert any such unrelated offset, counterclaim or defense in any such action or proceeding is hereby expressly waived by Borrower or any other Loan Party.
Section 10.16 No Joint Venture or Partnership; No Third Party Beneficiaries .(a) Borrower, the other Loan Parties and Lender intend that the relationships created hereunder and under the other Loan Documents be solely that of borrower and lender. Nothing herein or therein is intended to create a joint venture, partnership, tenancy-in-common, or joint tenancy relationship between Borrower, the other Loan Parties and Lender nor to grant Lender any interest in the Properties other than that of mortgagee, beneficiary or lender.
(b) This Agreement and the other Loan Documents are solely for the benefit of Lender and Borrower and the other Loan Parties and nothing contained in this Agreement or the other Loan Documents shall be deemed to confer upon anyone other than Lender and Borrower and the other Loan Parties any right to insist upon or to enforce the performance or observance of any of the obligations contained herein or therein. All conditions to the obligations of Lender to make the Loan hereunder are imposed solely and exclusively for the benefit of Lender and no other Person shall have standing to require satisfaction of such conditions in accordance with their terms or be entitled to assume that Lender will refuse to make the Loan in the absence of strict compliance with any or all thereof and no other Person shall under any circumstances be deemed to be a beneficiary of such conditions, any or all of which may be freely waived in whole or in part by Lender if, in Lenders sole discretion, Lender deems it advisable or desirable to do so.
Section 10.17 Publicity . All news releases, publicity or advertising by Borrower, any other Loan Party or their respective Affiliates through any media intended to reach the general public, which refers to the Securitization of the Loan, the Loan Documents or the financing evidenced by the Loan Documents, to Lender or its Affiliates shall be subject to the prior written approval of Lender in its reasonable discretion (provided Lender shall be deemed to have approved if it shall fail to object to the same in written notice to Borrower within five (5) Business Days after receipt of the aforementioned news releases, publicity or advertising).
Section 10.18 Cross Default; Cross Collateralization; Waiver of Marshalling of Assets . (a) Borrower acknowledges that Lender has made the Loan to Borrower upon the security of Borrowers collective interest in the Properties and in reliance upon the aggregate of the Properties taken together being of greater value as collateral security than the sum of each Individual Property taken separately. Each of Borrower and Operating Lessee agrees that the Mortgages are and will be cross collateralized and cross defaulted with each other so that (i) an Event of Default under any of the Mortgages shall constitute an Event of Default under each of the other Mortgages which secure the Note; (ii) an Event of Default under the Note or this Agreement shall constitute an Event of Default under each Mortgage; (iii) each Mortgage shall constitute security for the Note as if a single blanket lien were placed on all of the Properties as security for the Note; and (iv) such cross collateralization shall in no event be deemed to constitute a fraudulent conveyance.
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(b) To the fullest extent permitted by law, each of Borrower and Operating Lessee, for itself and its successors and assigns, waives all rights to a marshalling of the assets of Borrower, Operating Lessee, Borrowers and/or Operating Lessees partners and others with interests in Borrower, and of the Properties, or to a sale in inverse order of alienation in the event of foreclosure of all or any of the Mortgages, and agrees not to assert any right under any laws pertaining to the marshalling of assets, the sale in inverse order of alienation, homestead exemption, the administration of estates of decedents, or any other matters whatsoever to defeat, reduce or affect the right of Lender under the Loan Documents to a sale of the Properties for the collection of the Debt without any prior or different resort for collection or of the right of Lender to the payment of the Debt out of the net proceeds of the Properties in preference to every other claimant whatsoever. In addition, each of Borrower and Operating Lessee, for itself and its successors and assigns, waives in the event of foreclosure of any or all of the Mortgages, any equitable right otherwise available to Borrower and/or Operating Lessee which would require the separate sale of the Properties or require Lender to exhaust its remedies against any Individual Property or any combination of the Properties before proceeding against any other Individual Property or combination of Properties; and further in the event of such foreclosure each of Borrower and Operating Lessee does hereby expressly consents to and authorizes, at the option of Lender, the foreclosure and sale either separately or together of any combination of the Properties.
Section 10.19 Waiver of Counterclaim . Each of Borrower and the other Loan Parties hereby waives the right to assert a counterclaim, other than a compulsory counterclaim, in any action or proceeding brought against it by Lender or its agents.
Section 10.20 Conflict; Construction of Documents; Reliance . In the event of any conflict between the provisions of this Agreement and any of the other Loan Documents, the provisions of this Agreement shall control. The parties hereto acknowledge that they were represented by competent counsel in connection with the negotiation, drafting and execution of the Loan Documents and that such Loan Documents shall not be subject to the principle of construing their meaning against the party which drafted same. Each of Borrower and the other Loan Parties acknowledges that, with respect to the Loan, each of Borrower and the other Loan Parties shall rely solely on its own judgment and advisors in entering into the Loan without relying in any manner on any statements, representations or recommendations of Lender or any parent, subsidiary or Affiliate of Lender. Lender shall not be subject to any limitation whatsoever in the exercise of any rights or remedies available to it under any of the Loan Documents or any other agreements or instruments which govern the Loan by virtue of the ownership by it or any parent, subsidiary or Affiliate of Lender of any equity interest any of them may acquire in Borrower or any other Loan Party, and Borrower and the other Loan Parties hereby irrevocably waives the right to raise any defense or take any action on the basis of the foregoing with respect to Lenders exercise of any such rights or remedies. Each of Borrower and the other Loan Parties acknowledges that Lender engages in the business of real estate financings and other real estate transactions and investments which may be viewed as adverse to or competitive with the business of Borrower, the other Loan Parties or their respective Affiliates.
Section 10.21 Brokers and Financial Advisors . Each of Borrower and the other Loan Parties hereby represents that it has dealt with no financial advisors, brokers, underwriters,
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placement agents, agents or finders in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Each of Borrower and the other Loan Parties hereby agrees to indemnify, defend and hold Lender harmless from and against any and all claims, liabilities, costs and expenses of any kind (including Lenders attorneys fees and expenses) in any way relating to or arising from a claim by any Person that such Person acted on behalf of Borrower, or any other Loan Party or Lender in connection with the transactions contemplated herein. The provisions of this Section 10.21 shall survive the expiration and termination of this Agreement and the payment of the Debt.
Section 10.22 Prior Agreements . This Agreement and the other Loan Documents contain the entire agreement of the parties hereto and thereto in respect of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, and all prior agreements among or between such parties, whether oral or written, between Borrower, or any other Loan Party and Lender are superseded by the terms of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents.
Section 10.23 Joint and Several Liability . If Borrower consists of more than one (1) Person the obligations and liabilities of each Person under the Loan Documents shall be joint and several.
Section 10.24 Approvals and Consents ; Co-Lenders . The below Sections 10.24(a) through (e) shall be of no further force and effect following a Securitization of any portion of the Loan and shall only apply in the event there is more than one (1) Lender at any time.
(a) A dministrative Agent Decisions . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, but subject to the first sentence of this Section 10.24 and Section 10.24(b ) hereof, any consent or approval required or permitted by this Agreement or in any Loan Document to be given by Lender with respect to (i) administrative functions with respect to the Loan, including all determinations relating to the distribution of funds in the Reserve Accounts held by Lender (subject to compliance with the terms and conditions set forth in Article VII hereof); (ii) all insurance matters, including settlement of Casualty and Condemnation proceeds and determinations regarding restoration and release of Net Proceeds pursuant to Section 6.4 hereof; (iii) confirmation (or determinations) of economic calculations under the Loan Documents (including the Debt Yield, Debt Service Coverage Ratio and Loan-to-Value Ratio); (iv) non-material consents and approvals arising under the Loan and Loan Documents not otherwise addressed in this Section 10.24(a) and otherwise not expressly requiring the unanimous consent of the Lenders as set forth in Section 10.24(b) ; (v) property level consent and approvals (or deemed approvals) including approvals of easements, zoning matters, non-disturbance agreements and REAs; (vi) budget approvals for any life-safety or health matters during the continuance of an Event of Default, (vii) Material Leases pursuant to Section 5.1.21 hereof; (viii) approvals of the Approved Annual Budget during the continuance of a Cash Trap Period or Event of Default, (ix) Alterations other than Approved Alterations; (x) changes to insurance requirements that are not otherwise contemplated pursuant to the terms and conditions hereof, (xi) approvals pursuant to Section 5.1.23 and Section 5.2.1 hereof, (xii) review and confirmation of a Persons satisfaction of the requirements set forth herein for a Replacement Guarantor, and review and confirmation of the qualifications of a Qualified Transferee (but, in each case, the know your customer requirements of each Lender must be satisfied), (xiii) consent to or waiver of any non-monetary encumbrance of any Individual
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Property which is not permitted pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Loan Documents, and (xiv) waiver of any non-monetary Event of Default under the Loan (collectively, the Administrative Agent Decisions ) may be given or may be waived with the written consent of Administrative Agent only and without the consultation, consent or approval of any of the other Lenders. At any time that Administrative Agents consent is required hereunder for an Administrative Agent Decision, provided no Event of Default is continuing, Administrative Agents consent shall be deemed granted if the Deemed Approval Requirements have been satisfied with respect thereto.
(b) U nanimous Decisions . Notwithstanding the foregoing, any consent or approval required or permitted by this Agreement or in any Loan Document to be given by Lender to (i) increase the commitment of any Lender; (ii) change the principal of, or Applicable Rate Spread that has accrued or that will be charged on the outstanding principal amount of any Component; (iii) reduce the amount of any fees payable to Lender; (iv) postpone any date fixed for any payment of principal or, or interest on, the Loan (including, the Maturity Date) or for the payment of fees or any other obligations of Borrower or Guarantor; (v) change any Lenders Ratable Share; (vi) amend the sections of the Loan Agreement governing waivers and amendments or amend the definitions of the terms used in the Loan Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents insofar as such definitions affect amendments; (vii) release any Guarantor of its obligations except in connection with a Replacement Guarantor or other substitute Guaranty in accordance with the Loan Documents; (viii) except as contemplated in Section 10.24(a) above or as expressly permitted by the Loan Documents without consent, release or dispose of any collateral for the Loan or consent to any Transfer; (ix) waive any monetary Event of Default; (x) decide to accelerate the Loan during the continuance of an Event of Default; (xi) consent to or waiver of any further monetary encumbrance of the Property or pledge of the direct or indirect interest in Borrower or Operating Lessee, except as expressly permitted by the Loan Documents; (xii) enter into agreement providing for the subordination of the Loan to any other interest which would constitute a Lien against the Property or any transfers of the Loan by Borrower or of equity interests in Borrower or Operating Lessee (in each instance to the extent not permitted by this Agreement and the other Loan Documents) or (xiii) amend this Section 10.24 (collectively, the Unanimous Decisions ) may only be given or waived, with the written consent of Administrative Agent at the written direction of all Lenders. Any consent or approval required or permitted by this Agreement or the other Loan Documents that is not (A) a Unanimous Decision or (B) an Administrative Agent Decision, may be given or waived with the written consent of the Administrative Agent at the written direction of the Requisite Lenders (a Requisite Lender Decision ).
(c) Replacement Administrative Agent . Prior to a Securitization of the whole Loan, there shall be an Administrative Agent for the Loan at all times when the Loan is held by more than one Lender. JPM shall be the initial Administrative Agent, provided that at any time (i) neither JPM nor any affiliate thereof owns a portion of the Loan, (ii) during the continuance of an Event of Default with respect to which Administrative Agent has provided written notice thereof to Borrower, (iii) JPM being replaced as Administrative Agent in accordance with the Lender Documents or (iv) following a default by the Administrative Agent of its obligations under this Agreement or any Lender Documents, the Administrative Agent may resign or be replaced with a single Lender that is either then the sole Lender (of an affiliate thereof) or is a Lender (or an affiliate thereof) that (A) has otherwise been designated as the replacement
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Administrative Agent under the Lender Documents and (B) except in the case of clause (ii) above, has been approved by Borrower in its reasonable discretion. Upon the appointment of any successor Administrative Agent hereunder, such successor Administrative Agent shall succeed to and become the Administrative Agent hereunder and any further resignation or replacement of any successor Administrative Agent shall be subject to the terms and conditions of this Section 10.24(c) . Notwithstanding the foregoing, Borrower acknowledges and agrees that if the Loan is sold by any Lender such that the Loan is held by a single Lender, then automatically, and without any further action by any such Lender, all references to Administrative Agent hereunder shall be deemed to refer to such single Lender (or affiliate appointed thereby) that holds the Loan.
(d) Lenders . Except as otherwise provided herein, Borrower shall have no obligation to recognize or deal directly with any Lender. Borrower may direct all notices, financial reporting, and requests for consent or approvals and any other relayed documentation or information to Administrative Agent and may conclusively rely upon the actions of Administrative Agent to bind the Lenders, notwithstanding that any particular action in question may, pursuant to this Agreement or any Lender Document, be subject to the consent or approval of some or all of the Lenders in accordance with this Section 10.24 . The Lenders, including Administrative Agent, and each of their affiliates may accept deposits from, lend money to, act as trustee under indentures of, and generally engage in any kind of business with Borrower (subject to the terms hereof) or any affiliate of Borrower, or any Person who may do business with or own securities in Borrower or any affiliate of Borrower, all as if they were not serving in such capacities hereunder and without any duty to account therefor to each other.
(e) Non-Consenting Lenders . If any Co-Lender declines to consent to any amendment, waiver or consent that shall have been requested in a writing by Borrower to Administrative Agent, which amendment, waiver or consent is a Unanimous Decision or a Requisite Lender Decision (a Non-Consenting Lender ), and such amendment, waiver or consent is not approved (e.g., all other Co-Lenders or all other Requisite Lenders, as applicable, have consented to such amendment, waiver or consent and such consent is insufficient in accordance with this Agreement to approve such amendment, waiver or consent), then Borrower, upon three (3) Business Days written notice to such Non-Consenting Lender (the Consent Request Date ) may, at its sole expense require such Non-Consenting Lender to assign and delegate all of its interests, rights and obligations under this Agreement and the Loan Documents to an Eligible Assignee approved by Administrative Agent that shall assume such obligations; provided that (i) as of such Consent Request Date and as of the date that such Non-Consenting Lender is replaced in accordance with the terms and conditions hereof, no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing other than an Event of Default which results solely from the subject matter of the amendment, waiver or consent that such Non-Consenting Lender disapproved, (ii) such Non-Consenting Lender shall have received from the assignee Lender or Borrower payment of an amount equal to the outstanding principal amount of the Loan outstanding and owed to such Non-Consenting Lender as of the date such Non-Consenting Lender is replaced, together with accrued and unpaid interest thereon, and any other amounts due and payable to the Non-Consenting Lender hereunder and under the other Loan Documents in respect of its Loan had the Loan been repaid in full at such time, (iii) such assignment does not conflict with applicable law and (iv) such assignee Lender consents to the proposed amendment, waiver or consent on account of which Borrower shall have exercised its rights pursuant to this
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paragraph. A Non-Consenting Lender shall not be required to make any such assignment and delegation if (y) prior thereto, such Non-Consenting Lender consents to the applicable amendment, waiver or consent, or (z) such amendment, waiver or consent required the consent of the Requisite Lenders and the Lenders constituting the Requisite Lenders consent to same.
(f) At all times (i) the liabilities of Lender shall be several and not joint, (ii) no Co-Lender shall be responsible for the obligations of any other Co-Lender, and (iii) each Co-Lender shall be liable to Borrower and the other Loan Parties only for their respective Ratable Share of the Loan. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, all indemnities by Borrower and the other Loan Parties and obligations for costs, expenses, damages or advances set forth herein shall run to and benefit each Co-Lender in accordance with its Ratable Share.
(g) Each Co-Lender agrees that it has, independently and without reliance on the other Co-Lender, and based on such documents and information as it has deemed appropriate, made its own credit analysis of Borrower, the other Loan Parties and its Affiliates and decision to enter into this Agreement and that it will, independently and without reliance upon the other Co-Lender, and based on such documents and information as it shall deem appropriate at the time, continue to make its own analysis and decisions in taking or not taking action under this Agreement or under any other Loan Document.
Section 10.25 Certain Additional Rights of Lender (VCOC) . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, Lender shall have:
(a) upon not less than fifteen (15) Business Days prior written notice to Borrower, the right to request and to hold a meeting at Lenders office in New York, New York no more than two (2) times during any calendar year to consult with an officer of Borrower that is familiar with the financial condition of each Borrower or other Loan Party and the operation of the Individual Properties regarding such significant business activities and business and financial developments of Borrower or other Loan Party as are specified by Lender in writing in the request for such meeting; provided , however , that such consultations shall not include discussions of environmental compliance programs or disposal of hazardous substances; and
(b) the right, in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, to examine the books and records of Borrower and the other Loan Parties at any reasonable times upon reasonable notice no more than four (4) times during any calendar year, provided that any such examination shall be conducted so as not to unreasonably interfere with the business of Borrower, the other Loan Parties, guests or any Tenants or other occupants of any Individual Property.
The rights described above in this Section 10.25 may be exercised by Lender on behalf of any Person which Controls Lender.
Section 10.26 Intentionally Omitted .
Section 10.27 Use of Borrower Provided Information . Lender agrees that is shall use commercially reasonable efforts to use Provided Information solely for purposes of the ownership and sale of its interest in the Loan (including, without limitation, the administration of the Loan and any Securitization). Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing in this Section 10.27 shall prevent any Lender from: (i) disclosing or otherwise using any Provided Information in the
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manner and for the purposes set forth in Section 9.1 and Section 9.2 of this Agreement, (ii) disclosing Provided Information to any loan participant or similar holders of an interest in the Loan, provided that such participants or other holders shall be instructed to use commercially reasonable efforts to use such Provided Information solely in connection with their ownership of their interest in the Loan, (iii) disclosing Provided Information subject to an instruction to comply with the provisions of this Section 10.27 , to any prospective participant or other transferee of an interest in the Loan, (iv) disclosing Provided Information to its employees, directors, agents, attorneys, accountants, investors, potential investors, finance providers, tax consultants, tax preparers, financial consultants and other professional advisors or those of any of its affiliates, (v) disclosing Provided Information upon the request or demand of any Governmental Authority, (vi) disclosing Provided Information in response to any order of any court or other Governmental Authority or as may otherwise be required pursuant to any Legal Requirement, (vii) disclosing Provided Information if requested or required to do so in connection with any litigation or similar proceeding, (viii) disclosing or otherwise using any Provided Information that has been publicly disclosed, or (ix) disclosing or otherwise using any Provided Information in connection with the exercise of any remedy hereunder or under any other Loan Document.
Section 10.28 Borrower Affiliate Lender . Lender agrees that the Lender Documents to which it is a party shall not prohibit or restrict Affiliates of Borrower from purchasing or otherwise acquiring and owning (a) the beneficial interests in the Loan as evidenced by any single or multi-class non-voting Securities in respect of any private or public securitization of the Loan or (b) any direct or indirect interests in the Loan (including any Securities) (or otherwise impose additional restrictions or requirements on a transfer to such Affiliate of Borrower), provided , however , that the Lender Documents may include restrictions on the exercise of the rights and remedies by such Affiliates of Borrower under the Loan including, without limitation, (i) restrictions on any such Affiliate having the right to, or exercising, directly or indirectly, any control, decision-making power, voting rights, notice and cure rights, or other rights that would otherwise benefit a holder by virtue of its ownership or control of any interest with respect to the Loan, (ii) restrictions on any such Affiliates approval and consent rights under any intercreditor agreement, (iii) restrictions on such Affiliates initiation of enforcement actions against equity collateral, (iv) restrictions on the making of protective advances, (v) restrictions on such Affiliate from making or bringing any claim, in its capacity as a holder of any direct or indirect interest in the Loan, against Lender or any agent of any of the foregoing with respect to the duties and obligations of such Person under the Loan Documents, any intercreditor agreement or any applicable co-lender agreement and (vi) restrictions on such Affiliates access to any electronic platform for the distribution of materials or information among the Lender, asset status reports or any correspondence or materials or notices of or participation in any discussions, meetings or conference calls (among Lender, any of their respective co-lenders or participants, or otherwise) regarding or relating to any workout discussions or litigation or foreclosure strategy (or potential litigation strategy) involving the Loan, other than in its capacity as Borrower to the extent discussions and negotiations are being conducted with Borrower (as distinct from internal discussions and negotiations among the various creditors).
Section 10.29 La Quinta Franchise Agreement . For the avoidance of doubt, nothing contained in this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents is, or shall be deemed to constitute, a collateral assignment, pledge or grant of a security interest by Borrower and/or
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Operating Lessee to Lender with respect to any Franchise Agreement with La Quinta Franchising LLC or its affiliates or any Franchise Owner Agreement with La Quinta Franchising LLC or its affiliates in violation of such Franchise Agreement or such Franchise Owner Agreement.
Section 10.30 EU Bail- I n Rule . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in any of the Loan Documents or in any other agreement, arrangement or understanding among any such parties, each party hereto acknowledges that any liability of any EEA Financial Institution arising under any Loan Document may be subject to the write-down and conversion powers of an EEA Resolution Authority and agrees and consents to, and acknowledges and agrees to be bound by:
(i) the application of any EEA Write-Down and Conversion Powers by an EEA Resolution Authority to any such liabilities arising hereunder which may be payable to it by any party hereto that is an EEA Financial Institution; and
(ii) the effects of any EEA Bail-In Action on any such liability, including, if applicable:
(A) a reduction in full or in part or cancellation of any such liability;
(B) a conversion of all, or a portion of, such liability into shares or other instruments of ownership in such EEA Financial Institution, its parent undertaking, or a bridge institution that may be issued to it or otherwise conferred on it, and that such shares or other instruments of ownership will be accepted by it in lieu of any rights with respect to any such liability under this Agreement or any other Loan Document; or
(C) the variation of the terms of such liability in connection with the exercise of the EEA Write-Down and Conversion Powers of any EEA Resolution Authority.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly executed by their duly authorized representatives, all as of the day and year first above written.
BORROWER: | ||
CPLG TX PROPERTIES L.L.C. (f/k/a LQ TX PROPERTIES L.L.C.), a Delaware limited liability company | ||
By: |
/s/ David Bradtke |
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Name: | David Bradtke | |
Title: | Senior Vice President, Tax | |
CPLG PROPERTIES L.L.C. (f/k/a LQ PROPERTIES L.L.C.), a Delaware limited liability company | ||
By: |
/s/ David Bradtke |
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Name: | David Bradtke | |
Title: | Senior Vice President, Tax | |
CPLG FL PROPERTIES L.L.C. (f/k/a LQ FL PROPERTIES L.L.C.), a Delaware limited liability company | ||
By: |
/s/ David Bradtke |
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Name: | David Bradtke | |
Title: | Senior Vice President, Tax | |
CPLG BLOOMINGTON L.L.C. (f/k/a LQ BLOOMINGTON L.L.C.), a Delaware limited liability company | ||
By: |
/s/ David Bradtke |
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Name: | David Bradtke | |
Title: | Senior Vice President, Tax |
CPLG SANTA ANA L.L.C. (f/k/a LQ SANTA ANA L.L.C.), a Delaware limited liability company | ||
By: |
/s/ David Bradtke |
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Name: | David Bradtke | |
Title: | Senior Vice President, Tax | |
CPLG PRIME MEZZ L.L.C. (f/k/a BRE/PRIME MEZZ L.L.C.), a Delaware limited liability company | ||
By: |
/s/ David Bradtke |
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Name: | David Bradtke | |
Title: | Senior Vice President, Tax | |
CPLG PORTFOLIO EAST L.L.C. (f/k/a LQ PORTFOLIO EAST L.L.C.), a Delaware limited liability company | ||
By: |
/s/ David Bradtke |
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Name: | David Bradtke | |
Title: | Senior Vice President, Tax | |
CPLG WELLESLEY PROPERTIES L.L.C. (f/k/a LQ WELLESLEY PROPERTIES L.L.C.), a Delaware limited liability company | ||
By: |
/s/ David Bradtke |
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Name: | David Bradtke | |
Title: | Senior Vice President, Tax |
CPLG MD BUSINESS L.L.C. (f/k/a LQ MD BUSINESS L.L.C.), a Delaware limited liability company | ||
By: |
/s/ David Bradtke |
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Name: | David Bradtke | |
Title: | Senior Vice President, Tax | |
CPLG ST. ALBANS L.L.C. (f/k/a LQ ST. ALBANS L.L.C.), a Delaware limited liability company |
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By: |
/s/ David Bradtke |
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Name: | David Bradtke | |
Title: | Senior Vice President, Tax | |
CPLG WEST PALM BEACH L.L.C. (f/k/a LQ WEST PALM BEACH L.L.C.), a Delaware limited liability company | ||
By: |
/s/ David Bradtke |
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Name: | David Bradtke | |
Title: | Senior Vice President, Tax | |
CPLG ACQUISITION PROPERTIES L.L.C. (f/k/a LQ ACQUISITION PROPERTIES L.L.C.), a Delaware limited liability company |
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By: |
/s/ David Bradtke |
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Name: | David Bradtke | |
Title: | Senior Vice President, Tax |
CPLG CHICAGO L.L.C. (f/k/a LQ CHICAGO L.L.C.), a Delaware limited liability company | ||
By: |
/s/ David Bradtke |
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Name: | David Bradtke | |
Title: | Senior Vice President, Tax | |
CPLG CHARLESTON L.L.C. (f/k/a LQ CHARLESTON L.L.C.), a Delaware limited liability company | ||
By: |
/s/ David Bradtke |
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Name: | David Bradtke | |
Title: | Senior Vice President, Tax | |
CPLG VIRGINIA BEACH L.L.C. (f/k/a LQ VIRGINIA BEACH L.L.C.), a Delaware limited liability company | ||
By: |
/s/ David Bradtke |
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Name: | David Bradtke | |
Title: | Senior Vice President, Tax | |
CPLG RANCHO CORDOVA L.L.C. (f/k/a LQ RANCHO CORDOVA L.L.C.), a Delaware limited liability company | ||
By: |
/s/ David Bradtke |
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Name: | David Bradtke | |
Title: | Senior Vice President, Tax |
CPLG FT. MEYERS L.L.C. (f/k/a LQ FT. MEYERS L.L.C.), a Delaware limited liability company |
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By: |
/s/ David Bradtke |
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Name: | David Bradtke | |
Title: | Senior Vice President, Tax | |
CPLG THOUSAND OAKS L.L.C. (f/k/a LQ THOUSAND OAKS L.L.C.), a Delaware limited liability company | ||
By: |
/s/ David Bradtke |
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Name: | David Bradtke | |
Title: | Senior Vice President, Tax | |
CPLG CHARLOTTE L.L.C. (f/k/a LQ CHARLOTTE L.L.C.), a Delaware limited liability company |
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By: |
/s/ David Bradtke |
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Name: | David Bradtke | |
Title: | Senior Vice President, Tax | |
CPLG FORT LAUDERDALE L.L.C. (f/k/a LQ FORT LAUDERDALE L.L.C.), a Delaware limited liability company | ||
By: |
/s/ David Bradtke |
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Name: | David Bradtke | |
Title: | Senior Vice President, Tax |
CPLG GARDEN CITY L.L.C. (f/k/a LQ GARDEN CITY L.L.C.), a Delaware limited liability company |
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By: |
/s/ David Bradtke |
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Name: | David Bradtke | |
Title: | Senior Vice President, Tax | |
CPLG SOUTH BURLINGTON L.L.C. (f/k/a LQ SOUTH BURLINGTON L.L.C.), a Delaware limited liability company |
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By: |
/s/ David Bradtke |
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Name: | David Bradtke | |
Title: | Senior Vice President, Tax | |
CPLG ISLIP L.L.C. (f/k/a LQ ISLIP L.L.C.), a Delaware limited liability company | ||
By: |
/s/ David Bradtke |
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Name: | David Bradtke | |
Title: | Senior Vice President, Tax |
OPERATING LESSEE: | ||
COREPOINT TRS L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company | ||
By: |
/s/ David Bradtke |
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Name: | David Bradtke | |
Title: | Senior Vice President, Tax |
LENDER: | ||
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, a banking association chartered under the laws of the United States of America | ||
By: |
/s/ Simon B. Burce |
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Name: | Simon B. Burce | |
Title: | Vice President |
Exhibit 10.6
GUARANTY AGREEMENT
THIS GUARANTY AGREEMENT (this Guaranty ) is executed as of May 30, 2018, by COREPOINT OPERATING PARTNERSHIP L.P ., a Delaware limited partnership, having an address at c/o CorePoint Operating Partnership L.P., 909 Hidden Ridge, Suite 600, Irving, Texas 75038 (together with its successors and permitted assigns, Guarantor ), in favor of JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION , a banking association chartered under the laws of the United States of America, having an address at 383 Madison Avenue, New York, New York 10179, collectively, as payee (together with its successors and assigns, Lender ).
W I T N E S S E T H :
WHEREAS , pursuant to those certain promissory notes, each dated as of the date hereof, executed by the entities set forth on Schedule 1 annexed hereto (each, an Individual Borrower and collectively, Borrower ) and made payable to the order of Lender in the maximum original principal amount of ONE BILLION AND THIRTY-FIVE MILLION AND 00/100 DOLLARS ($1,035,000,000.00), in the aggregate (together with all renewals, modifications, substitutions, increases, amendments and extensions thereof, collectively, the Note ), Borrower has become indebted, and may from time to time be further indebted, to Lender with respect to a loan ( Loan ) which Loan is (i) secured by the liens and security interests of certain mortgages, deed of trust and deeds to secure debt, each dated as of the date hereof, made by the applicable Individual Borrower and CorePoint TRS L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company ( Operating Lessee ) for the benefit of Lender (as the same may hereafter be amended, restated, renewed, supplemented, replaced, extended or otherwise modified from time to time, collectively, the Mortgage ), (ii) further evidenced by that certain Loan Agreement, dated as of the date hereof by and among Borrower, Operating Lessee and Lender (as the same may hereafter be amended, modified, restated, renewed or replaced, the Loan Agreement ) and (iii) further evidenced, secured or governed by the other instruments and documents executed in connection with the Loan (together with the Note, the Loan Agreement and the Mortgage, are hereinafter collectively referred to as the Loan Documents );
WHEREAS , Lender is not willing to make the Loan, or otherwise extend credit, to Borrower unless Guarantor unconditionally guarantees payment to Lender of the Guaranteed Obligations (as herein defined); and
WHEREAS , Guarantor is an Affiliate of, or the owner of a direct or indirect interest in Borrower, Operating Lessee and each other Loan Party and Guarantor will directly benefit from Lenders making of the Loan to Borrower.
NOW, THEREFORE , as an inducement to Lender to make the Loan to Borrower and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and legal sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties do hereby agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
NATURE AND SCOPE OF GUARANTY
1.1 Guaranty of Obligation . Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, Guarantor hereby irrevocably and unconditionally guarantees to Lender and its successors and assigns the payment (either directly or through one or more of its Affiliates or other Persons) of the Guaranteed Obligations as and when the same shall be due and payable, whether by lapse of time, by acceleration of maturity or otherwise. Guarantor hereby irrevocably and unconditionally covenants and agrees that it is liable for the Guaranteed Obligations as a primary obligor.
1.2 | Definition of Guaranteed Obligations . |
(a) As used herein, the term Guaranteed Obligations means all obligations and liabilities of Borrower, Operating Lessee and any other Loan Party for which Borrower, Operating Lessee and any other Loan Party is personally liable pursuant to Section 9.3(b) and Section 9.3(c)(ii)(A)-(D) of the Loan Agreement, in each case, to the extent of the liability of Borrower, Operating Lessee and any other Loan Party thereunder subject to the limitations in Section 1.2(b) .
(b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Guaranty or any of the other Loan Documents, the aggregate liability of Guarantor with respect to the Guaranteed Obligations set forth in Section 9.3(c)(ii)(A)-(D) of the Loan Agreement shall not exceed an amount equal to ten percent (10%) of the principal balance of the Loan outstanding at the time of the occurrence of such event, plus any and all reasonable third-party costs actually incurred by Lender (including reasonable attorneys fees and costs reasonably incurred) in connection with the collection of amounts due thereunder.
(c) In addition to the limitations set forth in Section 1.2(b) above, Guarantor shall have no obligations under this Guaranty or otherwise with respect to the Guaranteed Obligations arising out of acts or omissions occurring after the date of (i) a Transfer resulting from any of the following: (A) the exercise of Lenders rights under the Loan Documents (but only as to the portion of the collateral subject to such Transfer) or (B) the exercise of any lenders rights under the Revolver Loan (but only as to the portion of the collateral subject to such Transfer) or (ii) the consummation of any remedial or enforcement action by (A) the Lender under the Loan Documents or with respect to the collateral for the Loan (but only as to the portion of the collateral subject to such enforcement or remedial action) or (B) any holder of the Revolver Loan under the Revolver Loan Documents or with respect to the collateral for such Revolver Loan (but only as to the portion of the collateral subject to such enforcement or remedial action), including, without limitation, any foreclosure, deed-in-lieu, assignment in lieu of foreclosure, the appointment of a custodian, receiver, trustee or examiner, or any other exercise by Lender of its rights under any Loan Document, including, without limitation, any right to vote any pledged securities or any right to replace officers and directors of any Person, that, in each case, results in Borrower or any Affiliated Manager, as applicable, not being under the Control of Guarantor (collectively, a Foreclosure ). For the avoidance of doubt, in no event shall Guarantor be released from any Guaranteed Obligations or any other liabilities under this Guaranty in existence on or prior to such Foreclosure or caused by Guarantor or any of its Affiliates, and such Guaranteed Obligations shall remain in full force and effect.
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1.3 Nature of Guaranty . This Guaranty is an irrevocable, absolute and continuing guaranty of payment and not a guaranty of collection. This Guaranty may not be revoked by Guarantor and shall continue to be effective with respect to any Guaranteed Obligations arising or created after any attempted revocation by Guarantor and after (if Guarantor is a natural person) Guarantors death (in which event this Guaranty shall be binding upon Guarantors estate and Guarantors legal representatives and heirs). The fact that at any time or from time to time the Guaranteed Obligations may be increased or reduced shall not release or discharge the obligation of Guarantor to Lender with respect to the Guaranteed Obligations. This Guaranty may be enforced by Lender and any subsequent holder of the Note or any part thereof and shall not be discharged by the assignment or negotiation of all or part of the Note.
1.4 Guaranteed Obligations Not Reduced by Offset . The Guaranteed Obligations and the liabilities and obligations of Guarantor to Lender hereunder, shall not be reduced, discharged or released because or by reason of any existing or future offset, claim or defense (other than that (x) the Guaranteed Obligations are not due and owing or have been paid in full or (y) all sums payable under the Note or any of the other Loan Documents have been paid in full) of Guarantor, Borrower, Operating Lessee, any other Loan Party or any other party, against Lender or against payment of the Guaranteed Obligations, whether such offset, claim or defense arises in connection with the Guaranteed Obligations (or the transactions creating the Guaranteed Obligations) or otherwise.
1.5 Payment By Guarantor . If all or any part of the Guaranteed Obligations shall not be punctually paid or performed when due, whether at demand, maturity, acceleration or otherwise, Guarantor shall, immediately upon demand by Lender, and without presentment, protest, notice of protest, notice of non-payment, notice of intention to accelerate the maturity, notice of acceleration of the maturity, or any other notice whatsoever, perform and pay in lawful money of the United States of America, the amount due on the Guaranteed Obligations to Lender at Lenders address as set forth herein. Such demand(s) may be made at any time coincident with or after the time for payment of all or part of the Guaranteed Obligations, and may be made from time to time with respect to the same or different items of Guaranteed Obligations. Such demand shall be deemed made, given and received in accordance with the notice provisions hereof.
1.6 No Duty To Pursue Others . It shall not be necessary for Lender (and Guarantor hereby waives any rights which Guarantor may have to require Lender), in order to enforce the obligations of Guarantor hereunder, first to (a) institute suit or exhaust its remedies against Borrower, Operating Lessee, any other Loan Party or others liable on the Loan or the Guaranteed Obligations or any other Person, (b) enforce Lenders rights against any collateral which shall ever have been given to secure the Loan, (c) enforce Lenders rights against any other guarantors of the Guaranteed Obligations, (d) join Borrower, Operating Lessee, any other Loan Party or any others liable on the Guaranteed Obligations in any action seeking to enforce this Guaranty, (e) exhaust any remedies available to Lender against any collateral which shall ever have been given to secure the Loan, or (f) resort to any other means of obtaining payment of the Guaranteed Obligations. Lender shall not be required to mitigate damages or take any other action to reduce, collect or enforce the Guaranteed Obligations.
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1.7 Waivers . Guarantor agrees to the provisions of the Loan Documents, and hereby waives notice of, and any rights of consent to, (a) any loans or advances made by Lender to Borrower, (b) acceptance of this Guaranty, (c) any amendment or extension of the Note, the Mortgage, the Loan Agreement or of any other Loan Documents (other than this Guaranty), (d) the execution and delivery by Borrower and Lender of any other loan or credit agreement or of Borrowers execution and delivery of any promissory notes or other documents arising under the Loan Documents or in connection with the Properties and/or the collateral for the Loan, (e) the occurrence of any breach by Borrower, Operating Lessee or any other Loan Party or an Event of Default, (f) except as specifically provided in the Loan Documents, Lenders transfer or disposition of the Guaranteed Obligations, or any part thereof, (g) except as specifically provided in the Loan Documents, sale or foreclosure (or posting or advertising for sale or foreclosure) of any collateral for the Guaranteed Obligations, (h) except as specifically provided in the Loan Documents, protest, proof of non-payment or default by Borrower, Operating Lessee or any other Loan Party, (i) except as specifically provided herein or in the other Loan Documents, any other action at any time taken or omitted by Lender, and, generally, all demands and notices of every kind in connection with this Guaranty, the Loan Documents, any documents or agreements evidencing, securing or relating to any of the Guaranteed Obligations and the obligations hereby guaranteed, (j) any limitation of liability or recourse in any other Loan Document or arising under any law; (k) any claim or defense that this Guaranty was made without consideration or is not supported by adequate consideration, (l) except as expressly provided in Section 1.2 or in Section 5.4 hereof or as otherwise agreed to in writing by Lender, whether express or by operation of law, any partial release of the liability of Guarantor hereunder, or if one or more other guaranties are now or hereafter obtained by Lender covering all or any part of the Guaranteed Obligations, any complete or partial release of any one or more of such guarantors under any such other guaranty, or any complete or partial release or settlement of Borrower or any other party liable, directly or indirectly, for the payment of any or all of the Guaranteed Obligations; (m) the making of advances by Lender to protect its interest in the Properties, preserve the value of the Properties or for the purpose of performing any term or covenant contained in any of the Loan Documents; or (n) the existence of any claim, counterclaim, set-off, recoupment, reduction or defense (other than that (x) the Guaranteed Obligations are not due and owing or have been paid in full or (y) all sums payable under the Note or any of the other Loan Documents have been paid in full) based upon any claim or other right that Guarantor may at any time have against Borrower, Lender, or any other Person, whether or not arising in connection with this Guaranty, the Note, the Loan Agreement, or any other Loan Document.
1.8 Payment of Expenses . In the event that Guarantor should breach or fail to timely perform any provisions of this Guaranty, Guarantor shall, within ten (10) Business Days after demand by Lender, pay Lender all reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses (including court costs and reasonable third-party attorneys fees) incurred by Lender in the enforcement hereof or the preservation of Lenders rights hereunder. The covenant contained in this Section 1.8 shall survive the payment of the Guaranteed Obligations.
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1.9 Effect of Bankruptcy . In the event that, pursuant to any insolvency, bankruptcy, reorganization, receivership or other debtor relief law, or any judgment, order or decision thereunder, Lender must rescind or restore any payment, or any part thereof, received by Lender in satisfaction of the Guaranteed Obligations, as set forth herein, any prior release or discharge from the terms of this Guaranty given to Guarantor by Lender shall be without effect, and this Guaranty shall remain in full force and effect. It is the intention of Borrower, Operating Lessee, each other Loan Party and Guarantor that Guarantors obligations hereunder shall not be discharged except as expressly provided for herein or in the Loan Agreement or by Guarantors performance of such obligations and then only to the extent of such performance.
1.10 Waiver of Subrogation, Reimbursement and Contribution . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Guaranty, until the Debt is indefeasibly paid in full, Guarantor hereby unconditionally and irrevocably waives, releases and abrogates any and all rights it may now or hereafter have under any agreement, at law or in equity (including, without limitation, any law subrogating Guarantor to the rights of Lender), to assert any claim against or seek contribution, indemnification or any other form of reimbursement from Borrower, Operating Lessee or any other Loan Party liable for payment of any or all of the Guaranteed Obligations for any payment made by Guarantor under or in connection with this Guaranty.
1.11 Borrower , Operating Lessee and Loan Party . The term Borrower as used herein shall include any new or successor corporation, association, partnership (general or limited), limited liability company, joint venture, trust or other individual or organization formed as a result of any merger, reorganization, sale, transfer, devise, gift or bequest of Borrower or all of the interest in Borrower. The term Operating Lessee as used herein shall include any new or successor corporation, association, partnership (general or limited), limited liability company, joint venture, trust or other individual or organization formed as a result of any merger, reorganization, sale, transfer, devise, gift or bequest of any Operating Lessee or all of the interest in such Operating Lessee. The term Loan Party as used herein shall include any new or successor corporation, association, partnership (general or limited), limited liability company, joint venture, trust or other individual or organization formed as a result of any merger, reorganization, sale, transfer, devise, gift or bequest of any Loan Party or all of the interest in such Loan Party.
ARTICLE II
EVENTS AND CIRCUMSTANCES NOT REDUCING
OR DISCHARGING GUARANTORS OBLIGATIONS
Guarantor hereby consents and agrees to each of the following, and agrees that Guarantors obligations under this Guaranty shall not be released, discharged, diminished, impaired, reduced or adversely affected by any of the following, and waives any common law, equitable, statutory or other rights (including without limitation rights to notice) which Guarantor might otherwise have as a result of or in connection with any of the following:
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2.1 Modifications . Any renewal, extension, increase, modification, alteration or rearrangement of all or any part of the Guaranteed Obligations, the Note, the Mortgage, the Loan Agreement, the other Loan Documents, or any other document, instrument, contract or understanding between Borrower, Operating Lessee and Lender, or any other parties, pertaining to the Guaranteed Obligations or any failure of Lender to notify Guarantor of any such action.
2.2 Adjustment . Any adjustment, indulgence, forbearance or compromise that might be granted or given by Lender to Borrower, Operating Lessee, any other Loan Party or Guarantor.
2.3 Condition of Borrower or Guarantor . The insolvency, bankruptcy, arrangement, adjustment, composition, liquidation, disability, dissolution or lack of power of Borrower, Operating Lessee, any other Loan Party, Guarantor or any other party at any time liable for the payment of all or part of the Guaranteed Obligations; or any dissolution of Borrower, Operating Lessee, any other Loan Party or Guarantor, or any sale, lease or transfer of any or all of the assets of Borrower, Operating Lessee, any other Loan Party or Guarantor, or any changes in the shareholders, partners or members of Borrower, Operating Lessee, any other Loan Party or Guarantor; or any reorganization of Borrower, Operating Lessee, any other Loan Party or Guarantor.
2.4 Invalidity of Guaranteed Obligations . The invalidity, illegality or unenforceability of all or any part of the Guaranteed Obligations, or any document or agreement executed in connection with the Guaranteed Obligations, for any reason whatsoever, including without limitation the fact that (a) the Guaranteed Obligations, or any part thereof, exceeds the amount permitted by law, (b) the act of creating the Guaranteed Obligations or any part thereof is ultra vires , (c) the officers or representatives executing the Note, the Mortgage, the Loan Agreement or the other Loan Documents or otherwise creating the Guaranteed Obligations acted in excess of their authority, (d) the Guaranteed Obligations violate applicable usury laws, (e) Borrower has valid defenses, claims or offsets (whether at law, in equity or by agreement) which render the Guaranteed Obligations wholly or partially uncollectible from Borrower other than the payments on the Loan made by Borrower, (f) the creation, performance or repayment of the Guaranteed Obligations (or the execution, delivery and performance of any document or instrument representing part of the Guaranteed Obligations or executed in connection with the Guaranteed Obligations, or given to secure the repayment of the Guaranteed Obligations) is illegal, uncollectible or unenforceable, or (g) the Note, the Mortgage, the Loan Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents have been forged or otherwise are irregular or not genuine or authentic, it being agreed that Guarantor shall remain liable hereon regardless of whether Borrower, Operating Lessee, any other Loan Party or any other person be found not liable on the Guaranteed Obligations or any part thereof for any reason.
2.5 Release . Any full or partial release of the liability of Borrower, Operating Lessee or any other Loan Party on the Guaranteed Obligations, or any part thereof, or of any co-guarantors, or any other Person now or hereafter liable, whether directly or indirectly, jointly, severally, or jointly and severally, to pay, perform, guarantee or assure the payment of the Guaranteed Obligations, or any part thereof, it being recognized, acknowledged and agreed by Guarantor that Guarantor may be required to pay or perform the Guaranteed Obligations in full without assistance or support of any other party, and Guarantor has not been induced to enter into this Guaranty on the basis of a contemplation, belief, understanding or agreement that other parties will be liable to pay or perform the Guaranteed Obligations, or that Lender will look to other parties to pay or perform the Guaranteed Obligations.
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2.6 Other Collateral . The taking or accepting of any other security, collateral or guaranty, or other assurance of payment, for all or any part of the Guaranteed Obligations.
2.7 Release of Collateral . Any release, surrender, exchange, subordination, deterioration, waste, loss or impairment (including without limitation negligent, willful, unreasonable or unjustifiable impairment) of any collateral, property or security at any time existing in connection with, or assuring or securing payment of, all or any part of the Guaranteed Obligations.
2.8 Care and Diligence . The failure of Lender or any other party to exercise diligence or reasonable care in the preservation, protection, enforcement, sale or other handling or treatment of all or any part of any collateral, property or security, including but not limited to any neglect, delay, omission, failure or refusal of Lender (a) to take or prosecute any action for the collection of any of the Guaranteed Obligations, or (b) to foreclose, or initiate any action to foreclose, or, once commenced, prosecute to completion any action to foreclose upon any security therefor, or (c) to take or prosecute any action in connection with any instrument or agreement evidencing or securing all or any part of the Guaranteed Obligations.
2.9 Unenforceability . The fact that any collateral, security, security interest or lien contemplated or intended to be given, created or granted as security for the repayment of the Guaranteed Obligations, or any part thereof, shall not be properly perfected or created, or shall prove to be unenforceable or subordinate to any other security interest or lien, it being recognized and agreed by Guarantor that Guarantor is not entering into this Guaranty in reliance on, or in contemplation of the benefits of, the validity, enforceability, collectibility or value of any of the collateral for the Guaranteed Obligations.
2.10 Offset . Any existing or future right of offset, claim or defense of Borrower, Operating Lessee, any other Loan Party or Guarantor against Lender, or any other party, or against payment of the Guaranteed Obligations, whether such right of offset, claim or defense arises in connection with the Guaranteed Obligations (or the transactions creating the Guaranteed Obligations) or otherwise, other than payment of the Guaranteed Obligations.
2.11 Merger . The reorganization, merger or consolidation of Borrower, Operating Lessee or any other Loan Party into or with any other Person.
2.12 Preference . Any payment by Borrower to Lender is held to constitute a preference under bankruptcy laws, or for any reason Lender is required to refund such payment or pay such amount to Borrower or someone else.
2.13 Other Actions Taken or Omitted . Any other action taken or omitted to be taken with respect to the Loan Documents, the Guaranteed Obligations, or the security and collateral therefor, whether or not such action or omission prejudices Guarantor or increases the likelihood that Guarantor will be required to pay and perform the Guaranteed Obligations pursuant to the terms hereof. It is the unambiguous and unequivocal intention of
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Guarantor that Guarantor shall be obligated to pay and perform the Guaranteed Obligations when due, notwithstanding any occurrence, circumstance, event, action, or omission whatsoever, whether contemplated or uncontemplated, and whether or not otherwise or particularly described herein, which obligation shall be deemed satisfied only upon the full and final payment and satisfaction of the Guaranteed Obligations.
ARTICLE III
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
To induce Lender to enter into the Loan Documents and extend credit to Borrower, Guarantor represents and warrants as of the date hereof to Lender as follows:
3.1 Benefit . Guarantor is an Affiliate of Borrower, Operating Lessee and each other Loan Party, or is the owner of a direct or indirect interest in one or more Individual Borrowers comprising Borrower, Operating Lessee and each other Loan Party, and has received, or will receive, direct or indirect benefit from the making of this Guaranty with respect to the Guaranteed Obligations.
3.2 Familiarity and Reliance . Guarantor is familiar with, and has independently reviewed books and records regarding, the financial condition of Borrower, Operating Lessee and each other Loan Party and is familiar with the value of any and all collateral intended to be created as security for the payment of the Note or Guaranteed Obligations; however, Guarantor is not relying on such financial condition or the collateral as an inducement to enter into this Guaranty.
3.3 No Representation By Lender . Neither Lender nor any other party has made any representation, warranty or statement to Guarantor in order to induce Guarantor to execute this Guaranty.
3.4 Guarantors Financial Condition . As of the date hereof, and after giving effect to this Guaranty and the contingent obligation evidenced hereby, Guarantor is, and will be, solvent, and has and will have assets which, fairly valued, exceed its obligations, liabilities (including contingent liabilities) and debts, and has and will have property and assets sufficient to satisfy and repay its obligations and liabilities.
3.5 Legality . The execution, delivery and performance by Guarantor of this Guaranty and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereunder do not, and will not, contravene or conflict with any law, statute or regulation whatsoever to which Guarantor is subject or constitute a default (or an event which with notice or lapse of time or both would constitute a default) under, or result in the breach of, any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, charge, lien, or any contract, agreement or other instrument to which Guarantor is a party or which may be applicable to Guarantor. This Guaranty is a legal and binding obligation of Guarantor and is enforceable against Guarantor in accordance with its terms, except as limited by bankruptcy, insolvency or other laws of general application relating to or affecting the enforcement of creditors rights generally, general equitable principles and a covenant of good faith and fair dealing.
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3.6 Litigation . There are no actions, suits or proceedings at law or in equity by or before any Governmental Authority now pending or, to the knowledge of Guarantor, threatened against Guarantor, which actions, suits or proceedings, if determined against Guarantor would be reasonably likely to materially adversely affect the condition (financial or otherwise) or business of Guarantor.
3.7 No Plan Assets . As of the date of this Guaranty, Guarantor is not an employee benefit plan, as defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA, subject to Part 4 of Subtitle B of Title I of ERISA, and none of the assets of Guarantor constitutes plan assets of one or more such plans within the meaning of 29 C.F.R. Section 2510.3-101 as modified by Section 3(42) of ERISA, as amended (the Plan Asset Regulation ). Except as could not reasonably be expected, individually or in the aggregate, to have a materially adverse effect on Guarantor, Guarantor is not obligated to contribute to any employee benefit plan (as so defined) subject to Title IV of ERISA. Assuming compliance by the Lender with paragraph (d) of Section 5.2.9 of the Loan Agreement, transactions contemplated hereunder by or with Guarantor are not subject to any state or other statute or regulation applicable to Guarantor with respect to governmental plans within the meaning of Section 3(32) of ERISA which are substantially similar to the prohibited transaction provisions of Section 406 of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code currently in effect and which prohibit the transactions contemplated by this Agreement ( Applicable Similar Law ), including, but not limited to the exercise by Lender of any of its rights under the Loan Documents. Guarantor covenants and agrees that it will use commercially reasonable efforts to provide notice to Lender in writing if, in the reasonable judgment of Guarantor, which may be based on consultation with Counsel, the assets of Guarantor constitute plan assets of any benefit plan investor within the meaning of the Plan Asset Regulation or any governmental plan (within the meaning of Section 3(32) of ERISA) subject to any Applicable Similar Law.
3.8 ERISA . Assuming compliance by Lender of the representation in Section 5.2.9(d) of the Loan Agreement, Guarantor shall not knowingly engage in any transaction, other than a transaction contemplated hereunder, which would cause any obligation, or action taken or to be taken, hereunder (or the exercise by Lender of any of its rights under the Note, the Mortgage, the Loan Agreement or the other Loan Documents) to be a non-exempt prohibited transaction under Section 406(a) of ERISA or Section 4975(c)(1)(A) of the Code.
3.9 Survival . All representations and warranties made by Guarantor herein are made as of the date hereof and shall survive the execution hereof.
ARTICLE IV
SUBORDINATION OF CERTAIN INDEBTEDNESS
4.1 Subordination of All Guarantor Claims . As used herein, the term Guarantor Claims shall mean all debts and liabilities of Borrower, Operating Lessee and each other Loan Party to Guarantor, whether such debts and liabilities now exist or are hereafter incurred or arise, or whether the obligations of Borrower, Operating Lessee or any other Loan Party thereon be direct, contingent, primary, secondary, several, joint and several, or otherwise, and irrespective of whether such debts or liabilities be evidenced by note, contract, open account, or otherwise, and irrespective of the person or persons in whose favor such debts or liabilities
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may, at their inception, have been, or may hereafter be created, or the manner in which they have been or may hereafter be acquired by Guarantor. The Guarantor Claims shall include without limitation all rights and claims of Guarantor against Borrower, Operating Lessee or any other Loan Party (arising as a result of subrogation or otherwise) as a result of Guarantors payment of all or a portion of the Guaranteed Obligations. During the continuance of an Event of Default, Guarantor shall not receive or collect, directly or indirectly, from Borrower or any other Person any amount upon the Guarantor Claims.
4.2 Claims in Bankruptcy . In the event of receivership, bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement, debtors relief, or other insolvency proceedings involving Guarantor as debtor, Lender shall have the right to prove its claim in any such proceeding so as to establish its rights hereunder and receive directly from the receiver, trustee or other court custodian dividends and payments which would otherwise be payable upon Guarantor Claims. Guarantor hereby assigns such dividends and payments to Lender. Should Lender receive, for application against the Guaranteed Obligations, any such dividend or payment which is otherwise payable to Guarantor, and which, as between Borrower and Guarantor, shall constitute a credit against the Guarantor Claims, then upon payment to Lender in full of the Guaranteed Obligations, Guarantor shall become subrogated to the rights of Lender to the extent that such payments to Lender on the Guarantor Claims have contributed toward the liquidation of the Guaranteed Obligations, and such subrogation shall be with respect to that proportion of the Guaranteed Obligations which would have been unpaid if Lender had not received dividends or payments upon the Guarantor Claims, provided , however , that Guarantor shall have no such subrogation rights until repayment in full of the Debt.
4.3 Payments Held in Trust . In the event that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Guaranty, Guarantor should receive any funds, payment, claim or distribution which is prohibited by this Guaranty, Guarantor agrees to hold in trust for Lender an amount equal to the amount of all funds, payments, claims or distributions so received, and agrees that it shall have absolutely no dominion over the amount of such funds, payments, claims or distributions so received except to pay them promptly to Lender, and Guarantor covenants promptly to pay the same to Lender.
4.4 Liens Subordinate . Guarantor agrees that any liens, security interests, judgment liens, charges or other encumbrances upon Borrowers assets securing payment of the Guarantor Claims shall be and remain inferior and subordinate to any liens, security interests, judgment liens, charges or other encumbrances upon Borrowers assets securing payment of the Guaranteed Obligations, regardless of whether such encumbrances in favor of Guarantor or Lender presently exist or are hereafter created or attach. Without the prior written consent of Lender, Guarantor shall not (i) exercise or enforce any creditors right it may have against Borrower, Operating Lessee or any other Loan Party, (ii) create any Liens encumbering the Properties, Borrower, any other Loan Party or any interest in any of the foregoing, other than Permitted Encumbrances or (iii) foreclose, repossess, sequester or otherwise take steps or institute any action or proceedings (judicial or otherwise, including without limitation the commencement of, or joinder in, any liquidation, bankruptcy, rearrangement, debtors relief or insolvency proceeding) to enforce any liens, mortgages, deeds of trust, security interests, collateral rights, judgments or other encumbrances on assets of Borrower, Operating Lessee or any other Loan Party held by Guarantor.
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ARTICLE V
RELEASE OF GUARANTOR
5.1 Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, upon a Replacement Guarantor executing and delivering a Substitute Guaranty in accordance with, and permitted by, the terms of the Loan Agreement, including in connection with a Transfer or Permitted Assumption permitted pursuant to Section 5.2.10 of the Loan Agreement which results in Guarantor no longer owning a direct or indirect interest in Borrower or the Property and as provided in Section 8.1(a)(ix) of the Loan Agreement, Guarantor shall be released as Guarantor (or any then-Replacement Guarantor shall be released as a Replacement Guarantor, if applicable) from its obligations under this Guaranty for acts and omissions occurring from and after such Replacement Guarantors execution and delivery of such Substitute Guaranty without waiving any liability accruing prior to the date of such Replacement Guarantors execution and delivery of such Substitute Guaranty. The foregoing release shall be effective automatically upon the date of such Substitute Guaranty, but Lender agrees to provide written evidence thereof if the same is reasonably requested by Borrower.
ARTICLE VI
MISCELLANEOUS
6.1 Waiver . No failure to exercise, and no delay in exercising, on the part of Lender, any right hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise thereof preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right. The rights of Lender hereunder shall be in addition to all other rights provided by law. No modification or waiver of any provision of this Guaranty, nor consent to departure therefrom, shall be effective unless in writing and no such consent or waiver shall extend beyond the particular case and purpose involved. No notice or demand given in any case shall constitute a waiver of the right to take other action in the same, similar or other instances without such notice or demand.
6.2 Notices . All notices, consents, approvals and requests required or permitted hereunder or under any other Loan Document shall be given in writing and shall be effective for all purposes if (a) hand delivered, (b) sent by certified or registered United States mail, postage prepaid, return receipt requested, or (c) sent by expedited prepaid delivery service, either commercial or United States Postal Service, with proof of attempted delivery, addressed as follows (or at such other address and Person as shall be designated from time to time by any party hereto, as the case may be, in a written notice to the other parties hereto in the manner provided for in this Section 6.2 ):
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Guarantor : |
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CorePoint Operating Partnership L.P. 909 Hidden Ridge, Suite 600 | ||||
Irving, TX 75038 | ||||
Attention: Mark Chloupek | ||||
with a copy to: |
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP | |||
425 Lexington Avenue | ||||
New York, New York 10017 | ||||
Attention: Sasan Mehrara | ||||
Lender: |
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JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association | ||||
383 Madison Avenue | ||||
New York, New York 10179 | ||||
Attention: Joseph E. Geoghan | ||||
and: |
JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association | |||
383 Madison Avenue | ||||
New York, New York 10179 | ||||
Attention: Nancy Alto | ||||
with a copy to: |
Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP | |||
One World Financial Center | ||||
New York, New York 10281 | ||||
Attention: William P. McInerney, Esq. |
A notice shall be deemed to have been given: (i) in the case of hand delivery, when delivered; (ii) in the case of registered or certified mail, when delivered or upon the first attempted delivery on a Business Day; and (iii) in the case of expedited prepaid delivery service, when delivered or upon the first attempted delivery on a Business Day.
6.3 Governing Law . THIS GUARANTY SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK AND THE APPLICABLE LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. ANY LEGAL SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING AGAINST LENDER OR GUARANTOR ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS GUARANTY MAY AT LENDERS OPTION BE INSTITUTED IN ANY FEDERAL OR STATE COURT IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK, COUNTY OF NEW YORK, PURSUANT TO SECTION 5-1402 OF THE NEW YORK GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW, AND GUARANTOR WAIVES ANY OBJECTIONS WHICH IT MAY NOW OR HEREAFTER HAVE BASED ON VENUE AND/OR FORUM NON CONVENIENS OF ANY SUCH SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING, AND GUARANTOR AND HEREBY IRREVOCABLY SUBMITS TO THE JURISDICTION OF ANY SUCH COURT IN ANY SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING. GUARANTOR DOES HEREBY DESIGNATE AND APPOINT:
REPRESENTATIVE BORROWER
C/O COREPOINT OPERATING PARTNERSHIP L.P.
909 HIDDEN RIDGE, SUITE 600
IRVING, TEXAS 75038
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AS ITS AUTHORIZED AGENT TO ACCEPT AND ACKNOWLEDGE ON ITS BEHALF SERVICE OF ANY AND ALL PROCESS WHICH MAY BE SERVED IN ANY SUCH SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING IN ANY FEDERAL OR STATE COURT IN NEW YORK, NEW YORK, AND AGREES THAT SERVICE OF PROCESS UPON SAID AGENT AT SAID ADDRESS AND WRITTEN NOTICE OF SAID SERVICE MAILED OR DELIVERED TO GUARANTOR IN THE MANNER PROVIDED HEREIN SHALL BE DEEMED IN EVERY RESPECT EFFECTIVE SERVICE OF PROCESS UPON GUARANTOR IN ANY SUCH SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK.
6.4 Invalid Provisions . If any provision of this Guaranty is held to be illegal, invalid, or unenforceable under present or future laws effective during the term of this Guaranty, such provision shall be fully severable and this Guaranty shall be construed and enforced as if such illegal, invalid or unenforceable provision had never comprised a part of this Guaranty, and the remaining provisions of this Guaranty shall remain in full force and effect and shall not be affected by the illegal, invalid or unenforceable provision or by its severance from this Guaranty, unless such continued effectiveness of this Guaranty, as modified, would be contrary to the basic understandings and intentions of the parties as expressed herein.
6.5 Amendments . This Guaranty may be amended only by an instrument in writing executed by the parties hereto.
6.6 Parties Bound; Assignment; Joint and Several . This Guaranty shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective permitted successors, assigns and legal representatives; provided, however, that Guarantor may not, without the prior written consent of Lender, assign any of its rights, powers, duties or obligations hereunder, except as contemplated by the Loan Agreement. If Guarantor consists of more than one person or party, the obligations and liabilities of each such person or party shall be joint and several.
6.7 Headings . Section headings are for convenience of reference only and shall in no way affect the interpretation of this Guaranty.
6.8 Recitals . The recital and introductory paragraphs hereof are a part hereof, form a basis for this Guaranty and shall be considered prima facie evidence of the facts and documents referred to therein.
6.9 Counterparts . To facilitate execution, this Guaranty may be executed in as many counterparts as may be convenient or required. It shall not be necessary that the signature of, or on behalf of, each party, or that the signature of all persons required to bind any party, appear on each counterpart. All counterparts shall collectively constitute a single instrument. It shall not be necessary in making proof of this Guaranty to produce or account for more than a single counterpart containing the respective signatures of, or on behalf of, each of the parties hereto. Any signature page to any counterpart may be detached from such counterpart without impairing the legal effect of the signatures thereon and thereafter attached to another counterpart identical thereto except having attached to it additional signature pages.
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6.10 Rights and Remedies . If Guarantor becomes liable for any indebtedness owing by Borrower to Lender, by endorsement or otherwise, other than under this Guaranty, such liability shall not be in any manner impaired or affected hereby and the rights of Lender hereunder shall be cumulative of any and all other rights that Lender may ever have against Guarantor. The exercise by Lender of any right or remedy hereunder or under any other instrument, or at law or in equity, shall not preclude the concurrent or subsequent exercise of any other right or remedy.
6.11 Other Defined Terms . Any capitalized term utilized herein shall have the meaning as specified in the Loan Agreement, unless such term is otherwise specifically defined herein.
6.12 Entirety . THIS GUARANTY EMBODIES THE FINAL, ENTIRE AGREEMENT OF GUARANTOR AND LENDER WITH RESPECT TO GUARANTORS GUARANTY OF THE GUARANTEED OBLIGATIONS AND SUPERSEDES ANY AND ALL PRIOR COMMITMENTS, AGREEMENTS, REPRESENTATIONS, AND UNDERSTANDINGS, WHETHER WRITTEN OR ORAL, RELATING TO THE SUBJECT MATTER HEREOF. THIS GUARANTY IS INTENDED BY GUARANTOR AND LENDER AS A FINAL AND COMPLETE EXPRESSION OF THE TERMS OF THE GUARANTY, AND NO COURSE OF DEALING BETWEEN GUARANTOR AND LENDER, NO COURSE OF PERFORMANCE, NO TRADE PRACTICES, AND NO EVIDENCE OF PRIOR, CONTEMPORANEOUS OR SUBSEQUENT ORAL AGREEMENTS OR DISCUSSIONS OR OTHER EXTRINSIC EVIDENCE OF ANY NATURE SHALL BE USED TO CONTRADICT, VARY, SUPPLEMENT OR MODIFY ANY TERM OF THIS GUARANTY AGREEMENT. THERE ARE NO ORAL AGREEMENTS BETWEEN GUARANTOR AND LENDER.
6.13 Waiver of Right To Trial By Jury . EACH OF GUARANTOR AND LENDER (BY ITS ACCEPTANCE HEREOF) HEREBY AGREES NOT TO ELECT A TRIAL BY JURY OF ANY ISSUE TRIABLE OF RIGHT BY JURY, AND WAIVES ANY RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY FULLY TO THE EXTENT THAT ANY SUCH RIGHT SHALL NOW OR HEREAFTER EXIST WITH REGARD TO THIS GUARANTY, THE NOTE, THE LOAN AGREEMENT, THE MORTGAGE, OR THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS, OR ANY CLAIM, COUNTERCLAIM OR OTHER ACTION ARISING IN CONNECTION THEREWITH. THIS WAIVER OF RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IS GIVEN KNOWINGLY AND VOLUNTARILY BY GUARANTOR AND LENDER, AND IS INTENDED TO ENCOMPASS INDIVIDUALLY EACH INSTANCE AND EACH ISSUE AS TO WHICH THE RIGHT TO A TRIAL BY JURY WOULD OTHERWISE ACCRUE. EACH OF GUARANTOR AND LENDER IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED TO FILE A COPY OF THIS PARAGRAPH IN ANY PROCEEDING AS CONCLUSIVE EVIDENCE OF THIS WAIVER BY THE OTHER PARTY.
6.14 Intentionally Omitted .
6.15 Reinstatement in Certain Circumstances . If at any time any payment of the principal of or interest under the Note or any other amount payable by Borrower under the Loan Documents is rescinded or must be otherwise restored or returned upon the insolvency, bankruptcy or reorganization of Borrower or otherwise, then, upon the restoration or return of such payments, the Guarantors obligations hereunder with respect to such payment shall be reinstated as though such payment has been due but not made at such time.
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6.16 Special State Provisions . In the event of any inconsistencies between the other terms and conditions of this Agreement and this Section 6.16 , the terms and conditions of this Section 6.16 shall control and be binding:
(a) With respect to the foregoing provisions contained in this Guaranty, the following shall apply with respect to the State of California:
(i) Modifications to Loan and Loan Documents . Guarantor agrees that Lender may do any of the following without affecting the enforceability of this Guaranty or the other Loan Documents: (A) take or release additional security for any obligation in connection with the Loan Documents; (B) discharge or release (by judicial or nonjudicial foreclosure, acceptance of a deed in lieu of foreclosure or otherwise) any Person or Persons liable under the Loan Documents; (C) accept or make compositions or other arrangements or file or refrain from filing a claim in any bankruptcy proceeding of Borrower, Operating Lessee or any other Loan Party, any guarantor of Borrowers, Operating Lessees or other Loan Partys obligations under the Loan Documents or any pledgor of collateral for any Persons obligations to Lender; and (D) credit payments in such manner and order of priority to principal, interest or other obligations as Lender may determine in accordance with the terms of the Loan Documents.
(ii) Waivers .
(A) Guarantor agrees that Lenders right to enforce this Guaranty is absolute and is not contingent upon the genuineness, validity or enforceability of any of the Loan Documents. Guarantor waives all benefits and defenses it may have under California Civil Code Section 2810 and agrees that Lenders rights under this Guaranty shall be enforceable even if Borrower, Operating Lessee or any other Loan Party had no liability at the time of execution of the Loan Documents or later ceases to be liable.
(B) Guarantor waives all benefits and defenses it may have under California Civil Code Section 2809 and agrees that Lenders rights under the Loan Documents will remain enforceable even if the amount secured by the Loan Documents is larger in amount and more burdensome than that for which Borrower, Operating Lessee or any other Loan Party is responsible. The enforceability of the Guaranty against Guarantor shall continue until all sums due under the Loan Documents have been paid in full and shall not be limited or affected in any way by any impairment or any diminution or loss of value of any security or collateral for Borrowers, Operating Lessees and each other Loan Partys obligations under the Loan Documents, from whatever cause, the failure of any security interest in any such security or collateral or any disability or other defense of Borrower, Operating Lessee or any other Loan Party, any guarantor of Borrowers, Operating Lessees or any other Loan Partys obligations under the Loan Documents, any other pledgor of collateral for any Persons obligations to Lender or any other Person in connection with the Loan.
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(C) Guarantor waives all benefits and defenses it may have under California Civil Code Sections 2845, 2849 and 2850 (subject to Section 1.10 of this Guaranty), including, without limitation, the right to require Lender to (i) proceed against Borrower, Operating Lessee or any other Loan Party, any guarantor of Borrowers, Operating Lessees or any other Loan Partys obligations under the Loan Documents, any other pledgor of collateral for any Persons obligations to Lender or any other Person in connection with the Loan, (ii) proceed against or exhaust any other security or collateral Lender may hold, or (iii) pursue any other right or remedy for Borrowers, Operating Lessees or any other Loan Partys benefit, and agree that Lender may exercise its rights under this Guaranty or may foreclose against any of the Individual Properties without taking any action against Borrower, Operating Lessee, any other Loan Party, any guarantor of Borrowers, Operating Lessees obligations under the Loan Documents, any pledgor of collateral for any Persons obligations to Lender or any other Person in connection with the Loan, and without proceeding against or exhausting any security or collateral Lender holds.
(D) Guarantor waives any rights or benefits it may have by reason of California Code of Civil Procedure Section 580a, or other applicable law, which could limit the amount which Lender could recover in a foreclosure of any of the Individual Properties to the difference between the amount owing under the Loan Documents and the fair value of any such Individual Property or interests sold at a nonjudicial foreclosure sale or sales of any other real property held by Lender as security for the obligations under the Loan Documents.
(E) Guarantor, as a guarantor or surety, waives diligence and all demands, protests, presentments and notices of protest, dishonor, nonpayment and acceptance of the Loan Documents.
(F) Guarantor waives all rights and defenses that are or may become available to the guarantor or other surety by reason of California Civil Code Sections 2787 to 2855, inclusive, subject to Section 1.10 of this Guaranty.
(G) This Guaranty shall be effective as a waiver of, and Guarantor hereby expressly waives:
(1) any and all rights to which Guarantor may otherwise have been entitled under any suretyship laws in effect from time to time, including any right or privilege, whether existing under statute, at law or in equity, to require Lender to take prior recourse or proceedings against any collateral, security or Person whatsoever;
(2) any rights of sovereign immunity and any other similar and/or related rights; and
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(3) any defenses (other than that (x) the Guaranteed Obligations are not due and owing or have been paid in full or (y) all sums payable under the Note or any of the other Loan Documents have been paid in full).
(H) Guarantor further waives: (a) any defense based upon any legal disability or other defense of Borrower, any other guarantor or other person, or by reason of the cessation or limitation of the liability of Borrower, Operating Lessee and the other Loan Parties from any cause other than that (x) the Guaranteed Obligations are not due and owing or have been paid in full or (y) all sums payable under the Note or any of the other Loan Documents have been paid in full; (b) any defense based upon any lack of authority of the officers, directors, partners or agents acting or purporting to act on behalf of Borrower, Operating Lessee and the other Loan Parties or any principal of Borrower, Operating Lessee and the other Loan Parties or any defect in the formation of Borrower, Operating Lessee and the other Loan Parties or any principal of Borrower, Operating Lessee and the other Loan Parties; (c) any defense based upon the application by Borrower, Operating Lessee and the other Loan Parties of the proceeds of the Loan for purposes other than the purposes represented by Borrower, Operating Lessee and the other Loan Parties to Lender or intended or understood by Lender or Guarantor; (d) any defense based upon any statute or rule of law which provides that the obligation of a surety must be neither larger in amount nor in any other respects more burdensome than that of a principal; (c) any defense based upon Lenders election, in any proceeding instituted under the Federal Bankruptcy Code, of the application of Section 1111(b)(2) of the Bankruptcy Code or any successor statute; (f) any defense based upon any borrowing or any grant of a security interest under Section 364 of the Bankruptcy Code; and (g) the benefit of any statute of limitations affecting the liability of Guarantor hereunder or the enforcement hereof. Guarantor agrees that the payment of all sums payable under the Note or any of the other Loan Documents or any part thereof or other act which tolls any statute of limitations applicable to the Note or the other Loan Documents shall similarly operate to toll the statute of limitations applicable to Guarantors liability hereunder. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing or any other provision hereof, Guarantor expressly waives for the benefit of Lender to the extent permitted by law any and all rights and defenses which might otherwise be available to Guarantor under California Civil Code Sections 2899 and 3433 or any similar law of California or of any other state or of the United States.
(I) Guarantor hereby also waives and agrees not to assert or take advantage of any defense of Guarantor based upon Lenders election of any remedy against Guarantor, Borrower, Operating Lessee and the other Loan Parties or any of them, including, without limitation, the defense to enforcement of this Guaranty (the Gradsky defense based upon Union Bank v. Gradsky , 265 Cal. App. 2d 40 (1968) or subsequent cases) which, absent this waiver, Guarantor would have by virtue of an election by Lender to conduct a non-judicial foreclosure sale of the Properties, it being understood by Guarantor that any such
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non-judicial foreclosure sale will destroy, by operation of California Code of Civil Procedure Section 580d, all rights of any party to a deficiency judgment against Borrower, and, as a consequence, will destroy all rights which Guarantor would otherwise have (including, without limitation, the right of subrogation, the right of reimbursement, and the right of contribution) to proceed against Borrower and to recover any such amount, and that Lender could be otherwise estopped from pursuing Guarantor for a deficiency judgment after a non-judicial foreclosure sale on the theory that a guarantor should be exonerated if a lender elects a remedy that eliminates the guarantors subrogation, reimbursement or contribution rights.
(J) Guarantor hereby also waives (a) any defense based upon Lenders failure to disclose to Guarantor any information concerning Borrowers financial condition or any other circumstances bearing on Borrowers ability to pay all sums payable under the Note or any of the other Loan Documents; (b) any right of subrogation, any right to enforce any remedy which Lender may have against Borrower and any right to participate in, or benefit from, any security for the Note or the other Loan Documents now or hereafter held by Lender; and (c) presentment, demand, protest and notice of any kind. Guarantor agrees that the payment of all sums payable under the Note or any of the other Loan Documents or any part thereof or other act which tolls any statute of limitations applicable to the Note or the other Loan Documents shall similarly operate to toll the statute of limitations applicable to Guarantors liability hereunder. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing or any other provision hereof, Guarantor expressly waives to the extent permitted by law any and all rights and defenses which might otherwise be available to Guarantor under California Civil Code Sections 2787 to 2855 inclusive (subject to Section 1.10 of this Guaranty) and Chapter 2 of Title 14, 2899 and 3433 and under California Code of Civil Procedure Sections 580a, 580b, 580d and 726, or any of such sections.
(K) Guarantor agrees that it is bound to the payment of all Guaranteed Obligations, whether now existing or hereafter accruing as fully as if such Guaranteed Obligations were directly owing to Lender by Guarantor. Guarantor further waives any defense arising by reason of any disability or other defense (other than that (x) the Guaranteed Obligations are not due and owing or have been paid in full or (y) all sums payable under the Note or any of the other Loan Documents have been paid in full) of Guarantor or by reason of the cessation from any cause whatsoever of the liability of Guarantor in respect thereof.
(L) Guarantor hereby also waives (i) any rights to assert against Lender any defense (legal or equitable), set off, counterclaim, or claim which Guarantor may now or at any time hereafter have against Guarantor or any other party liable to Lender; (ii) any defense, set off, counterclaim, or claim, of any kind or nature, arising directly or indirectly from the present or future lack of perfection, sufficiency, validity, or enforceability of the Guaranteed Obligations or any security therefor; and (iii) any defense Guarantor has to performance hereunder, and any right Guarantor has to be exonerated, provided by Sections 2819, 2822 or 2825 of the California Civil Code, or otherwise, arising by reason
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of: any claim or defense based upon an election of remedies by Lender; the impairment or suspension of Lenders rights or remedies against Guarantor; the alteration by Lender of the Guaranteed Obligations; any discharge of Guarantors obligations to Lender by operation of law as a result of Lenders intervention or omission; or the acceptance by Lender of anything in partial satisfaction of the Guaranteed Obligations. Guarantor acknowledges and agrees that, as a result of the foregoing sentence, Guarantor is knowingly waiving in advance a complete or partial defense to this Guaranty arising under California Code of Civil Procedure Sections 580d or 580a and based upon Lenders election to conduct a private non-judicial foreclosure sale. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, Guarantor does not waive the defense that the Guaranteed Obligation are not due or owing or the Guaranteed Obligations have been fully and finally performed and indefeasibly paid.
(iii) Guarantor Informed of Borrowers Condition . Guarantor acknowledges that it has had an opportunity to review the Loan Documents, the value of the security for each of the other entities comprising Borrower, Operating Lessee and each other Loan Party under the Loan Documents and the financial condition of each of the other entities comprising Borrower, Operating Lessee and each other Loan Party and the ability of such entity to satisfy its obligations to Lender. Guarantor agrees to keep itself fully informed of all aspects of the financial condition of Borrower, Operating Lessee and each other Loan Party and of the performance of Borrower, Operating Lessee and each other Loan Party to Lender and agrees that Lender has no duty to disclose to Guarantor any information pertaining to Borrower, Operating Lessee or any other Loan Party or any security for the obligations of the other entities comprising Borrower under the Loan Documents.
(iv) Waiver of Estoppel Defense . Upon and during the continuance of an Event of Default, Lender may elect to foreclose nonjudicially the Lien of any or all of the Mortgages and, if such right has arisen, to also exercise its rights under this Guaranty. Guarantor acknowledges that its right to seek reimbursement from Borrower for any amounts paid by it to Lender under this Guaranty will be eliminated if Lender elects to so foreclose the Lien of the Mortgages. Nevertheless, Guarantor waives any such right to reimbursement and agrees that a nonjudicial foreclosure by Lender of the Lien of the Mortgages will not affect the enforceability of the Loan Documents on Guarantors interest in any of the Individual Properties. In order to further effectuate such waiver, each Guarantor hereby agrees that it waives all rights and defenses arising out of an election of remedies by Lender, even though that election of remedies, such as a nonjudicial foreclosure of the Lien of any or all of the Mortgages, has destroyed its rights of subrogation and reimbursement against Borrower by the operation of Section 580d of the Code of Civil Procedure or otherwise.
(v) Subrogation . Guarantor waives its rights under California Civil Code Sections 2847, 2848 and 2849 to the extent not inconsistent with Section 1.10 of this Guaranty.
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(vi) Confirmation of Waivers . In accordance with California Civil Code Section 2856(c), Guarantor, as guarantor, hereby makes the following waivers:
(A) Guarantor waives all rights and defenses that Guarantor may have because the Loan is secured by real property. This means, among other things:
(1) Lender may collect from Guarantor without first foreclosing on any other real or personal property collateral pledged by the Borrower, Operating Lessee or any other Person (each an Other Obligor and collectively, the Other Obligors ).
(2) If Lender forecloses on any real property collateral pledged by any Other Obligor:
a. The amount of the Loan may be reduced only by the price for which the collateral is sold at the foreclosure sale, even if the collateral is worth more than the sale price.
b. Lender may collect from Guarantor even if Lender, by foreclosing on the real property collateral, has destroyed any right Guarantor may have to collect from any Other Obligor.
(B) This is an unconditional and irrevocable waiver of any rights and defenses Guarantor may have because the debtors debt is secured by real property. These rights and defenses include, but are not limited to, any rights or defenses based upon Section 580a, 580b, 580d or 726 of the California Code of Civil Procedures.
(vii) Judicial Reference Agreement; Referee; Costs . In the event that any action, proceeding and/or hearing on any matter whatsoever, including all issues of fact or law arising out of, or in any way connected with, the Properties, this Guaranty or any of the Loan Documents, or the enforcement of any remedy under any law, statute, or regulation (hereinafter, a Controversy ), is to be tried in a court of Los Angeles County, California and the jury trial waiver provisions set forth above are not permitted or otherwise applicable under then-prevailing law, then Guarantor agrees to the following provisions:
(A) Controversies Subject to Judicial Reference; Conduct of Reference .
(1) Each Controversy shall be determined by a consensual general judicial references (the Reference ) pursuant to the provisions of California Code of Civil Procedures §§ 638 et. seq., as such statutes may be amended or modified from time to time.
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(2) Upon a written request, or upon an appropriate motion by either Lender or Guarantor, any pending action relating to any Controversy and every Controversy shall be heard by a single Referee who shall then try all issues (including any and all questions of law and questions of fact relating thereto), and issue findings of fact and conclusions of law and report a statement of decision. The Referees statement of decision will constitute the conclusive determination of Controversy. Lender and Guarantor agree that the Referee shall have the power to issue all legal and equitable relief appropriate under the circumstances before him/her.
(3) Lender and Guarantor shall promptly and diligently cooperate with one another and the Referee, and shall perform such acts as may be necessary to obtain prompt and expeditious resolution of each Controversy in accordance with the terms of this Section.
(4) Either Lender or Guarantor may file the Referees findings, conclusions and statement with the clerk or judge of any appropriate court, file a motion to confirm the Referees report and have judgment entered thereon. If the report is deemed incomplete by such court, the Referee may be required to complete the report and resubmit it.
(5) Lender and Guarantor will each have such rights to assert such objections as are set forth in California Code of Civil Procedure §§ 638 et seq.
(6) All proceedings shall be closed to the public and confidential, and all records relating to the Reference shall be permanently sealed when the order thereon becomes final.
(B) Selection of Referee; Powers .
(1) Lender and Guarantor shall select a single neutral referee (the Referee ), who shall be a retired judge or justice of the courts of the State of California, or a federal court judge, in each case, with at least ten years of judicial experience in civil matters. The Referee shall be appointed in accordance with California Code of Civil Procedure §§ 638 (or pursuant to comparable provisions of federal law if the dispute falls within the exclusive jurisdiction of the federal courts).
(2) If within ten (10) days after the request or motion for the Reference, Lender and Guarantor cannot agree upon a Referee, either Lender or Guarantor may request or move that the Referee be appointed by the Presiding Judge of the Los Angeles County Superior Court or of the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California. The Referee shall determine all issues relating to the applicability, interpretation, legality and enforceability of this Section.
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(C) Provisional Remedies; Self-Help and Foreclosure .
(1) No provision of this Section shall limit the right of either Lender or Guarantor, as the case may be, to (1) exercise such self-help remedies as might otherwise be available under applicable law, (2) initiate judicial or non-judicial foreclosure against any real or personal property collateral, (3) exercise any judicial or power of sale rights, or (4) obtain or oppose provisional or ancillary remedies, including without limitation, injunctive relief, writs of possession, the appointment of a receiver, and/or additional or supplementary remedies from a court of competent jurisdiction before, after or during the pendency of the Reference.
(2) The exercise of, or opposition to, any such remedy does not waive the right of Lender or Guarantor to the Reference pursuant to this Section.
(D) Costs and Fees .
(1) Promptly following the selection of the Referee, Lender and Guarantor shall each advance equal portions of the estimated fees and costs of the Referee.
(2) In the statement of decision issued by the Referee, the Referee shall award costs, including reasonable attorneys fees, to the prevailing party, if any, and may order the Referees fees to be paid or shared by Guarantor and/or Lender in such manner as the Referee deems just.
(b) With respect to the foregoing provisions contained in this Guaranty, the following shall apply with respect to the State of Washington:
(i) NOTICE REGARDING ORAL COMMITMENTS: ORAL AGREEMENTS OR ORAL COMMITMENTS TO LOAN MONEY, EXTEND CREDIT, MODIFY LOAN TERMS, OR FORBEAR FROM ENFORCING REPAYMENT OF A DEBT ARE NOT ENFORCEABLE UNDER WASHINGTON LAW.
(i) Time is of the essence in this Guaranty.
(ii) Notwithstanding anything contained herein or in any other Loan Document to the contrary, this Guaranty is not secured by any Mortgage encumbering property in Washington State.
(c) With respect to the foregoing provisions contained in this Guaranty, the following shall apply with respect to the State of North Carolina:
(i) Guarantor waives, to the fullest extent permitted by law, all rights granted by N.C. Gen. Stat. §§ 26-7 through 26-9, inclusive, including, without limitation, all rights to require Lender to proceed against or exhaust any collateral held by Lender to secure the Loan.
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(d) If and to the extent that the laws of the State of Colorado shall apply, then Guarantor agrees to the following provisions of this Section:
(i) Guarantor waives any rights which might otherwise exist under C.R.S. §§ 13-50-102 or 13-50-103 (or under any corresponding or similar statute, future statute or rule of law) by reason of any release of fewer than all of the guarantors if there are multiple guarantors.
(e) If and to the extent that the laws of the State of Arizona shall apply, then Guarantor agrees to the following provisions of this Section:
(i) To the extent permitted by applicable law and subject to Section 9.3 of the Loan Agreement, Guarantor waives any rights or benefits it may have which could limit the amount which Lender could recover in a foreclosure of any of the Individual Properties to the difference between the amount owing under the Loan Documents and the fair value of any such Individual Property or interests sold at a nonjudicial foreclosure sale or sales of any other real property held by Lender as security for the obligations under the Loan Documents.
(ii) To the extent permitted by applicable law, Guarantor, as guarantor, hereby waives all rights and defenses that Guarantor may have because the Loan is secured by real property. Subject to Section 9.3 of the Loan Agreement, this means, among other things, that if Lender forecloses on any real property collateral pledged by any Other Obligor:
(A) | The amount of the Loan may be reduced only by the price for which the collateral is sold at the foreclosure sale, even if the collateral is worth more than the sale price. |
(B) | Lender may collect from Guarantor even if Lender, by foreclosing on the real property collateral, has destroyed any right Guarantor may have to collect from any Other Obligor. |
(f) With respect to the foregoing provisions contained in this Guaranty, the following shall apply with respect to the State of Texas:
(i) Guarantor hereby expressly waives: (i) any right to revoke this Guaranty with respect to the Guaranteed Obligations; (ii) any right to require Lender to do any of the following before Guarantor is obligated to pay or perform the Guaranteed Obligations or before Lender may proceed against Guarantor: (A) sue or exhaust remedies against Borrower or any other Person liable for the Guaranteed Obligations or any portion thereof; (B) sue on an accrued right of action in respect of any of the Guaranteed Obligations or bring any other action, exercise any other right, or exhaust any other remedy; or (C) enforce rights against Borrowers assets or the collateral pledged by Borrower to secure the Guaranteed Obligations; (iii) any right relating to the timing, manner or conduct of Lenders enforcement of rights against Borrowers assets or the collateral pledged by Borrower to secure the Guaranteed Obligations; (iv) if Guarantor and Borrower (or any other Person) have each pledged assets to secure the Guaranteed
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Obligations, any right to require Lender to proceed first against collateral pledged by Borrower (or any other Person) before proceeding against the collateral pledged by Guarantor; (v) other than as provided for in this Agreement or the Loan Documents, promptness, diligence, notice of any Event of Default, notice of nonpayment or nonperformance, notice of acceleration or intent to accelerate, demand for payment (although Lender may, but shall have no obligation to, make demand for payment), acceptance or notice of acceptance of this Guaranty, presentment, notice of protest, notice of dishonor, notice of the incurring by Borrower of additional indebtedness, notice of any suit or other action by Lender against Borrower or any other Person, any notice to any Person liable for the obligation which is the subject of the suit or action, and all other notices and demands with respect to the Guaranteed Obligations and this Guaranty; and (vi) each of the foregoing rights or defenses, regardless of whether they arise under (A) Rule 31 of the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure, (B) Section 17.001 of the Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code, (C) Chapter 34 of the Texas Business and Commerce Code, or (D) any other statute or law, common law, in equity, under contract or otherwise, or under any amendments, recodifications, supplements or any successor statute or law of or to any such statute or law; and (vii) subject to Section 9.3 of the Loan Agreement, any and all rights under Sections 51.003, 51.004 and 51.005 of the Texas Property Code, and under any amendments, recodifications, supplements or any successor statute or law of or to any such statute or law.
(g) With respect to the foregoing provisions contained in this Guaranty, the following shall apply with respect to the State of Georgia:
(i) Guarantor waives any rights which might otherwise exist under the provisions of Section 10-7-24 of O.C.G.A. or 11-3-601 O.C.G.A.
(h) With respect to the foregoing provisions contained in this Guaranty, the following shall apply with respect to the State of Connecticut:
(i) To induce Lender to enter into the commercial loan transaction evidenced by the Loan Agreement and other Loan Documents, Guarantor agrees that this is a commercial transaction as defined in Section 52-278(a) of the Connecticut General Statutes, as amended, and Guarantor waives any rights to notice and a hearing under Sections 52-278a to 52-278n of the Connecticut General Statutes, as amended, and authorizes Lenders attorney to issue a writ for a prejudgment remedy, including, but not limited to, garnishment, attachment, foreign attachment and replevin, without securing a court order.
(i) With respect to the foregoing provisions contained in this Guaranty, the following shall apply with respect to the State of New Mexico:
(i) To the extent, if at all, N.M. Stat. Ann. § 56-7-1 is applicable to any indemnification provisions in this Agreement, any agreement to indemnify any indemnitee in this Agreement is limited by the provisions of such statute.
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EXECUTED as of the day and year first above written.
GUARANTOR : | ||
COREPOINT OPERATING PARTNERSHIP L.P ., a Delaware limited partnership | ||
By: CorePoint OP GP L.L.C., its general partner | ||
By: |
David Bradtke |
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Name: | David Bradtke | |
Title: | Senior Vice President, Tax |
SCHEDULE 1
BORROWER
1. | CPLG TX Properties L.L.C. (f/k/a LQ TX Properties L.L.C.) |
2. | CPLG Properties L.L.C. (f/k/a LQ Properties L.L.C.) |
3. | CPLG FL Properties L.L.C. (f/k/a LQ FL Properties L.L.C.) |
4. | CPLG Ft. Myers L.L.C. (f/k/a LQ Ft. Myers L.L.C.) |
5. | CPLG Thousand Oaks L.L.C. (f/k/a LQ Thousand Oaks L.L.C.) |
6. | CPLG Charlotte L.L.C. (f/k/a LQ Charlotte L.L.C.) |
7. | CPLG Fort Lauderdale L.L.C. (f/k/a LQ Fort Lauderdale L.L.C.) |
8. | CPLG Garden City L.L.C. (f/k/a LQ Garden City L.L.C.) |
9. | CPLG South Burlington L.L.C. (f/k/a LQ South Burlington L.L.C.) |
10. | CPLG Islip L.L.C. (f/k/a LQ Islip L.L.C.) |
11. | CPLG St. Albans L.L.C. (f/k/a LQ St. Albans L.L.C.) |
12. | CPLG West Palm Beach L.L.C. (f/k/a LQ West Palm Beach L.L.C.) |
13. | CPLG Acquisition Properties L.L.C.(f/k/a LQ Acquisition Properties L.L.C.) |
14. | CPLG Chicago L.L.C. (f/k/a LQ Chicago L.L.C.) |
15. | CPLG Charleston L.L.C. (f/k/a LQ Charleston L.L.C.) |
16. | CPLG Virginia Beach L.L.C. (f/k/a LQ Virginia Beach L.L.C.) |
17. | CPLG Rancho Cordova L.L.C. (f/k/a LQ Rancho Cordova L.L.C.) |
18. | CPLG Wellesley Properties L.L.C. (f/k/a LQ Wellesley Properties L.L.C.) |
19. | CPLG MD Business L.L.C. (f/k/a LQ MD Business L.L.C.) |
20. | CPLG Bloomington L.L.C. (f/k/a LQ Bloomington L.L.C.) |
21. | CPLG Santa Ana L.L.C. (f/k/a LQ Santa Ana L.L.C.) |
22. | CPLG Prime Mezz L.L.C. (f/k/a BRE/Prime Mezz L.L.C.) |
23. | CPLG Portfolio East L.L.C. (f/k/a LQ Portolio East L.L.C.) |
SCH. 1-1
Exhibit 10.7
$150,000,000
CREDIT AGREEMENT
among
COREPOINT OPERATING PARTNERSHIP L.P.,
as Holdings,
COREPOINT BORROWER L.L.C.,
as Borrower,
The Several Lenders from Time to Time Parties Hereto
and
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.,
as Administrative Agent
Dated as of May 30, 2018
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.,
as Joint Lead Arranger and Sole Bookrunner
KEYBANC CAPITAL MARKETS INC.,
as Joint Lead Arranger and Syndication Agent
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page | ||||||
Section 1. |
DEFINITIONS | 1 | ||||
1.1 |
Defined Terms | 1 | ||||
1.2 |
Other Definitional Provisions | 41 | ||||
1.3 |
Classifications of Revolving Loans | 42 | ||||
1.4 |
Timing of Payment or Performance | 42 | ||||
1.5 |
Rounding | 42 | ||||
1.6 |
Times of Day | 43 | ||||
Section 2. |
AMOUNT AND TERMS OF REVOLVING COMMITMENTS | 43 | ||||
2.1 |
Revolving Commitments | 43 | ||||
2.2 |
Procedure for Revolving Loan Borrowing | 43 | ||||
2.3 |
Intentionally Omitted | 44 | ||||
2.4 |
Intentionally Omitted | 44 | ||||
2.5 |
Commitment Fees, etc | 44 | ||||
2.6 |
Termination or Reduction of Revolving Commitments | 44 | ||||
2.7 |
Repayment of Revolving Loans; Source of Funds; Evidence of Debt | 44 | ||||
2.8 |
Optional Prepayments | 45 | ||||
2.9 |
Mandatory Prepayments and Commitment Reductions | 46 | ||||
2.10 |
Conversion and Continuation Options | 47 | ||||
2.11 |
Limitations on Eurodollar Tranches | 47 | ||||
2.12 |
Interest Rates and Payment Dates | 48 | ||||
2.13 |
Computation of Interest and Fees | 48 | ||||
2.14 |
Inability to Determine Interest Rate | 49 | ||||
2.15 |
Pro Rata Treatment and Payments | 50 | ||||
2.16 |
Sharing of Payments by Lenders | 51 | ||||
2.17 |
Change in Law | 52 | ||||
2.18 |
Taxes | 53 | ||||
2.19 |
Indemnity | 56 | ||||
2.20 |
Change of Lending Office | 57 | ||||
2.21 |
Replacement of Lenders | 57 | ||||
2.22 |
Extension Options; Repricing Option | 58 | ||||
2.23 |
Defaulting Lenders | 63 | ||||
2.24 |
Cash Collateral | 65 | ||||
2.25 |
Trigger Event | 66 | ||||
Section 3. |
LETTERS OF CREDIT | 67 | ||||
3.1 |
L/C Commitment | 67 | ||||
3.2 |
Procedure for Issuance of Letter of Credit | 68 | ||||
3.3 |
Fees and Other Charges | 68 |
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3.4 |
L/C Participations | 69 | ||||
3.5 |
Reimbursement Obligation of the Borrower | 70 | ||||
3.6 |
Obligations Absolute | 70 | ||||
3.7 |
Letter of Credit Payments | 71 | ||||
3.8 |
Applications | 71 | ||||
3.9 |
Existing Letters of Credit | 71 | ||||
Section 4. |
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES | 71 | ||||
4.1 |
Financial Condition | 71 | ||||
4.2 |
No Change | 71 | ||||
4.3 |
Existence; Compliance with Law | 72 | ||||
4.4 |
Power; Authorization; Enforceable Obligations | 72 | ||||
4.5 |
No Legal Bar | 72 | ||||
4.6 |
Litigation | 73 | ||||
4.7 |
No Default | 73 | ||||
4.8 |
Ownership of Property; Liens | 73 | ||||
4.9 |
Intellectual Property | 73 | ||||
4.10 |
Taxes | 73 | ||||
4.11 |
Federal Regulations | 73 | ||||
4.12 |
ERISA | 74 | ||||
4.13 |
Investment Company Act; Other Regulations | 74 | ||||
4.14 |
Subsidiaries | 74 | ||||
4.15 |
Use of Proceeds | 74 | ||||
4.16 |
Environmental Matters | 75 | ||||
4.17 |
Accuracy of Information, etc. | 76 | ||||
4.18 |
Collateral Documents | 76 | ||||
4.19 |
Insurance | 76 | ||||
4.20 |
Anti-Corruption Laws; Sanctions; PATRIOT Act | 77 | ||||
4.21 |
Certain Documents | 77 | ||||
4.22 |
Solvency | 77 | ||||
4.23 |
REIT Status | 77 | ||||
Section 5. |
CONDITIONS PRECEDENT | 77 | ||||
5.1 |
Conditions to Initial Extension of Credit | 77 | ||||
5.2 |
Conditions to Each Extension of Credit | 81 | ||||
Section 6. |
AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS | 81 | ||||
6.1 |
Financial Statements | 82 | ||||
6.2 |
Certificates; Other Information | 83 | ||||
6.3 |
Payment of Obligations | 84 | ||||
6.4 |
Taxes | 84 | ||||
6.5 |
Maintenance of Existence; Compliance | 85 | ||||
6.6 |
Maintenance of Property; Insurance | 85 | ||||
6.7 |
Maintenance of REIT Status | 85 |
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6.8 |
Inspection of Property; Books and Records; Discussions | 85 | ||||
6.9 |
Notices | 85 | ||||
6.10 |
Environmental Laws | 86 | ||||
6.11 |
Use of Proceeds | 86 | ||||
6.12 |
Additional Collateral, etc | 87 | ||||
6.13 |
Know Your Customer | 87 | ||||
6.14 |
Further Assurances | 87 | ||||
6.15 |
Cash Management Account | 88 | ||||
Section 7. |
NEGATIVE COVENANTS | 88 | ||||
7.1 |
Financial Condition Covenants | 88 | ||||
7.2 |
Indebtedness | 89 | ||||
7.3 |
Liens | 91 | ||||
7.4 |
Fundamental Changes | 93 | ||||
7.5 |
Restricted Payments | 93 | ||||
7.6 |
Transactions with Affiliates | 94 | ||||
7.7 |
Amendments to Subsidiary Loan Documents | 94 | ||||
Section 8. |
EVENTS OF DEFAULT | 94 | ||||
8.1 |
Events of Default | 94 | ||||
8.2 |
Borrowers Right to Cure | 97 | ||||
Section 9. |
THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT | 98 | ||||
9.1 |
Appointment | 98 | ||||
9.2 |
Delegation of Duties | 98 | ||||
9.3 |
Exculpatory Provisions | 99 | ||||
9.4 |
Reliance by Administrative Agent | 99 | ||||
9.5 |
Notice of Default | 99 | ||||
9.6 |
Non-Reliance on Administrative Agent and Other Lenders | 100 | ||||
9.7 |
Indemnification | 100 | ||||
9.8 |
Administrative Agent in Its Individual Capacity | 101 | ||||
9.9 |
Successor Administrative Agent | 101 | ||||
9.10 |
Lead Arrangers | 102 | ||||
9.11 |
Administrative Agent May File Proofs of Claim | 102 | ||||
9.12 |
Collateral Matters | 102 | ||||
9.13 |
Credit Bidding | 103 | ||||
9.14 |
Lender Representations | 104 | ||||
9.15 |
Intercreditor Agreement | 106 | ||||
Section 10. |
MISCELLANEOUS | 107 | ||||
10.1 |
Amendments and Waivers | 107 | ||||
10.2 |
Notices | 108 | ||||
10.3 |
No Waiver; Cumulative Remedies | 110 | ||||
10.4 |
Survival of Representations and Warranties | 110 |
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10.5 |
Payment of Expenses; Damages Waiver | 110 | ||||
10.6 |
Successors and Assigns; Participations and Assignments | 112 | ||||
10.7 |
Adjustments; Set-off | 117 | ||||
10.8 |
Counterparts | 117 | ||||
10.9 |
Severability | 117 | ||||
10.10 |
Integration | 118 | ||||
10.11 |
GOVERNING LAW | 118 | ||||
10.12 |
Submission to Jurisdiction; Waivers | 118 | ||||
10.13 |
Acknowledgements | 118 | ||||
10.14 |
Interest Rate Limitation | 119 | ||||
10.15 |
Releases of Liens | 119 | ||||
10.16 |
Confidentiality | 120 | ||||
10.17 |
WAIVERS OF JURY TRIAL | 121 | ||||
10.18 |
USA PATRIOT Act | 121 | ||||
10.19 |
Acknowledgement and Consent to Bail-In of EEA Financial Institutions | 121 | ||||
10.20 |
Subject to Intercreditor | 122 |
SCHEDULES :
1.1A |
Revolving Commitments | |
1.1B |
Existing Letters of Credit | |
1.1C |
Subsidiary Guarantors | |
4.4 |
Consents, Authorizations, Filings and Notices | |
4.14 |
Subsidiaries | |
4.18 |
Collateral Filings | |
7.2 |
Indebtedness | |
7.3 |
Liens |
EXHIBITS:
A |
Form of Guaranty and Security Agreement | |
B |
Form of Compliance Certificate | |
C |
Form of Secretarys Certificate | |
D |
Form of Assignment and Assumption | |
E |
Form of Solvency Certificate | |
F |
Form of Exemption Certificates (1-4) | |
G |
Form of Increasing Lender Agreement | |
H |
Form of New Lender Agreement | |
I |
Form of Account Control Agreement | |
J |
Form of Conditional Account Control Agreement | |
K-1 |
Form of Operating Lessee Irrevocable Account Direction | |
K-2 |
Form of Property Owner Irrevocable Account Direction |
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CREDIT AGREEMENT (this Agreement ), dated as of May 30, 2018, by and among COREPOINT OPERATING PARTNERSHIP L.P., a Delaware limited partnership ( Holdings ), COREPOINT BORROWER L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company (the Borrower ), the several banks and other financial institutions or entities from time to time parties to this Agreement as lenders (the Lenders ), and JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., as administrative agent.
The parties hereto hereby agree as follows:
SECTION 1. DEFINITIONS
1.1 Defined Terms . As used in this Agreement, the terms listed in this Section 1.1 shall have the respective meanings set forth in this Section 1.1 .
ABR : for any day, a rate per annum equal to the greatest of (a) the Prime Rate in effect on such day, (b) the NYFRB Rate in effect on such day plus 1 ⁄ 2 of 1% and (c) the Adjusted LIBO Rate for a one-month Interest Period on such day (or if such day is not a Business Day, the immediately preceding Business Day) plus 1%; provided that for the purpose of this definition, the Adjusted LIBO Rate for any day shall be based on the LIBO Screen Rate (or if the LIBO Screen Rate is not available for such one-month Interest Period, the Interpolated Rate) at approximately 11:00 a.m. London time on such day. Any change in the ABR due to a change in the Prime Rate, the NYFRB Rate or the Adjusted LIBO Rate shall be effective from and including the effective date of such change in the Prime Rate, the NYFRB Rate or the Adjusted LIBO Rate, respectively. If the ABR is being used as an alternate rate of interest pursuant to Section 2.14 hereof, then the ABR shall be the greater of clauses (a) and (b) above and shall be determined without reference to clause (c) above. For the avoidance of doubt, if the ABR as so determined would be less than zero, such rate shall be deemed to be zero for purposes of this Agreement.
ABR Loans : Revolving Loans the rate of interest applicable to which is based upon the ABR.
Accepting Lender : as defined in Section 2.22(c)(ii) .
Account : the deposit account of the Borrower numbered 285031602 located at the Account Bank.
Account Bank : JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as deposit bank under the Account Control Agreement.
Account Control Agreement : the Account Control Agreement, substantially in the form of Exhibit I , dated as of the Closing Date, among the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the Account Bank, as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.
Acquired EBITDA : with respect to any Acquired Entity or Business for any period, the amount for such period of Consolidated EBITDA of such Acquired Entity or Business (determined as if references to the Group Members in the definition of Consolidated EBITDA were references to such Acquired Entity or Business and its Subsidiaries), as applicable, all as determined on a consolidated basis for such Acquired Entity or Business.
Acquired Entity or Business : as defined in the definition of the term Consolidated EBITDA.
Acquisition : the acquisition of La Quinta by Wyndham Worldwide Corporation in accordance with the Merger Agreement.
Adjusted LIBO Rate : with respect to any Eurodollar Loan for any Interest Period, an interest rate per annum (rounded upwards, if necessary, to the next 1/16 of 1%) equal to (a) the LIBO Rate for such Interest Period multiplied by (b) the Statutory Reserve Rate.
Administrative Agent : JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. as the administrative agent for the Lenders under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, together with any of its successors.
Affiliate : as to any Person, any other Person that, directly or indirectly, is in control of, is controlled by, or is under common control with, such Person or is a director or officer of such Person or of an Affiliate of such Person. For purposes of this definition, control of a Person means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of management, policies or activities of a Person, whether through ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise.
Agent Indemnitee : as defined in Section 9.7 .
Aggregate Exposure : with respect to any Lender at any time, an amount equal to the amount of such Lenders Revolving Commitment then in effect or, if the Revolving Commitments have been terminated, the amount of such Lenders Revolving Extensions of Credit then outstanding.
Aggregate Exposure Percentage : with respect to any Lender at any time, the ratio (expressed as a percentage) of such Lenders Aggregate Exposure at such time to the Aggregate Exposure of all Lenders at such time.
Agreement : as defined in the preamble hereto.
Anti-Corruption Laws : all laws, rules, and regulations of any jurisdiction applicable to the Group Members concerning or relating to bribery or corruption.
Applicable Margin : for each Type of Revolving Loan, the rate per annum set forth under the relevant column heading below, as may be modified from time to time pursuant to Section 2.22(c) :
ABR Loans | Eurodollar Loans | |||||||
Revolving Loans | 3.50 | % | 4.50 | % |
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Application : an application, in such form as the Issuing Lender may specify from time to time, requesting the Issuing Lender to open a Letter of Credit.
Approved Fund : as defined in Section 10.6(b) .
Assignee : as defined in Section 10.6(b) .
Assignment and Assumption : an Assignment and Assumption, substantially in the form of Exhibit D .
Attributable Indebtedness : on any date, in respect of any Capital Lease Obligations of any Person, the capitalized amount thereof that would appear on a balance sheet of such Person prepared as of such date in accordance with GAAP.
Available Revolving Commitment : as to any Lender at any time, an amount equal to the excess, if any, of (a) such Lenders Revolving Commitment then in effect over (b) such Lenders Revolving Extensions of Credit then outstanding.
Bail-In Action : the exercise of any Write-Down and Conversion Powers by the applicable EEA Resolution Authority in respect of any liability of an EEA Financial Institution.
Bail-In Legislation : with respect to any EEA Member Country implementing Article 55 of Directive 2014/59/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of the European Union, the implementing law for such EEA Member Country from time to time which is described in the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule.
Beneficial Ownership Certification : a certification regarding beneficial ownership as required by the Beneficial Ownership Regulation.
Beneficial Ownership Regulation : 31 C.F.R. § 1010.230.
Benefit Plan : any of (a) an employee benefit plan (as defined in ERISA) that is subject to Title I of ERISA, (b) a plan as defined in Section 4975 of the Code to which Section 4975 of the Code applies or (c) any Person whose assets include (for purposes of ERISA Section 3(42) or otherwise for purposes of Title I of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code) the assets of any such employee benefit plan or plan.
Benefitted Lender : as defined in Section 10.7(a) .
Board : the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System of the United States (or any successor).
Borrower : as defined in the preamble hereto.
Borrower Material Adverse Effect : any fact, change, effect, event or occurrence that has had, or would reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, (a) a material adverse effect on the business, financial condition, assets, operations or results of operations of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or (b) a material adverse effect on the ability
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of the Borrower to timely perform its obligations under the Spin-Off Transaction Agreements (as defined in the Merger Agreement) or to timely consummate the transactions contemplated thereby; provided , however , that, for purposes of clause (a) above, none of the following, and no change, effect, event or occurrence arising out of, or resulting from, any of the following shall constitute or be taken into account, individually or in the aggregate, in determining whether a Borrower Material Adverse Effect has occurred or may occur: (i) changes generally affecting the economy, credit or financial or capital markets in the United States or elsewhere in the world, including changes in interest or exchange rates; (ii) changes generally affecting the industries in which the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries operates; (iii) the negotiation, execution, announcement, pendency or performance of the Merger Agreement, the Spin-Off Transaction Agreements or the transactions contemplated thereby, or the identity of the parties to the Spin-Off Transaction Agreements (including any impact thereof on relationships, contractual or otherwise, with customers, suppliers, distributors, lenders, partners or employees of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries); (iv) acts of war (whether or not declared) or terrorism (or the escalation or worsening of any of the foregoing), natural disasters or any change in general national or international political or social conditions; (v) changes or prospective changes in any Laws (as defined in the Merger Agreement) applicable to the Borrower or any other applicable accounting rules, regulations, principles or standards, or any changes or prospective changes in the interpretation of any of the foregoing; (vi) any action taken by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries that is specifically required by the Spin-Off Transaction Agreements or the failure to take any action by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries if that action is prohibited by the Spin-Off Transaction Agreements; (vii) any actions required under the Merger Agreement to obtain any approval or authorization under applicable Antitrust Laws (as defined in the Merger Agreement) for the consummation of the Merger (as defined in the Merger Agreement); (viii) changes in the market price or trading volume of the shares of CorePoint Lodging or any changes or prospective changes in the Borrowers credit ratings; or (ix) any failure by the Borrower to meet any internal or analyst projections or forecasts, guidance, estimates, milestones, budgets or internal or published financial or operating predictions of revenues, earnings, cash flow, cash position or other financial metrics for any period (it being understood that the exceptions in clauses (viii) and (ix) shall not prevent or otherwise affect a determination that the underlying cause of any such change or failure referred to therein (to the extent not otherwise falling within any of the exceptions provided by clauses (i) through (vi) hereof) is, may be, contributed to or may contribute to a Borrower Material Adverse Effect); provided , further , however, that any change, effect, event or occurrence referred to in clauses (i), (ii) or (iv) may be taken into account in determining whether or not there has been or may be a Borrower Material Adverse Effect to the extent that such change, effect, event or occurrence is disproportionately adverse to the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, as compared to other participants in the industries in which the Borrower and its Subsidiaries operate (in which case solely the incremental disproportionate adverse effect may be taken into account in determining whether there has been a Borrower Material Adverse Effect). The determination of a Borrower Material Adverse Effect shall in all events not take into account any changes, effects, events and occurrences to the extent related to the Company (as defined in the Merger Agreement), the Management and Franchise Business (as defined in the Merger Agreement) and the Retained Subsidiaries (as defined in the Merger Agreement).
Borrowing Date : any Business Day specified by the Borrower as a date on which the Borrower requests the relevant Lenders to make Revolving Loans hereunder.
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Business : as defined in Section 4.16(b) .
Business Day : a day other than a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks in New York City are authorized or required by law to close, provided , that with respect to notices and determinations in connection with, and payments of principal and interest on, Eurodollar Loans, such day is also a day for trading by and between banks in Dollar deposits in the interbank eurodollar market.
Capital Lease Obligations : at the time any determination thereof is to be made, the amount of the liability in respect of a Capital Lease; provided that any obligations of Holdings or its Subsidiaries either existing on the Closing Date or created prior to any recharacterization described below (i) that were not included on the consolidated balance sheet of Holdings as capital lease obligations and (ii) that are subsequently recharacterized as capital lease obligations or indebtedness due to a change in accounting treatment or otherwise, shall for all purposes under this Agreement (including, without limitation, the calculation of Consolidated Net Income and Consolidated EBITDA) not be treated as capital lease obligations, Capital Lease Obligations or Indebtedness.
Capital Leases : all leases that have been or are required to be, in accordance with GAAP, recorded as a financing lease or capital lease; provided that for all purposes hereunder the amount of obligations under any Capital Lease shall be the amount thereof accounted for as a liability on a balance sheet in accordance with GAAP; provided , further , that for purposes of calculations made pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, GAAP will be deemed to treat leases in a manner consistent with its current treatment under generally accepted accounting principles as of the Closing Date, notwithstanding any modifications or interpretive changes thereto that may occur thereafter.
Capital Stock : any and all shares, interests, rights, participations or other equivalents (however designated) of capital stock of a corporation, any and all equivalent ownership interests in a Person (other than a corporation) and any and all warrants, options or other rights to purchase, acquire or exchange any of the foregoing.
Capitalized Software Expenditures : for any period, the aggregate of all expenditures (whether paid in cash or accrued as liabilities) by the Group Members during such period in respect of licensed or purchased software or internally developed software and software enhancements that, in conformity with GAAP, are or are required to be reflected as capitalized costs on the consolidated balance sheet of Holdings and its Subsidiaries.
Cash Collateral : shall have a meaning correlative to Cash Collateralize and shall include the proceeds of such cash collateral.
Cash Collateralize : to pledge and deposit with or deliver to the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of one or more of the Issuing Lenders or Lenders, as collateral for L/C Obligations or obligations of Lenders to fund participations in respect of L/C Obligations, cash or deposit account balances, in each case pursuant to documentation in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the Issuing Lender. The term Cash Collateralization shall have correlative meaning.
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Cash Equivalents : (a) marketable direct obligations issued by, or unconditionally guaranteed by, the United States government or issued by any agency thereof and backed by the full faith and credit of the United States, in each case maturing within one year from the date of acquisition; (b) certificates of deposit, time deposits, bankers acceptances, eurodollar time deposits or overnight bank deposits having maturities of one year or less from the date of acquisition issued by any Lender or by any commercial bank organized under the laws of the United States or any state thereof having combined capital and surplus of not less than $500,000,000; (c) commercial paper of an issuer rated at least A-2 by Standard & Poors Ratings Services ( S&P ) or P-2 by Moodys Investors Service, Inc. ( Moodys ), or carrying an equivalent rating by a nationally recognized rating agency, if both of the two named rating agencies cease publishing ratings of commercial paper issuers generally, and maturing within one year from the date of acquisition; (d) repurchase obligations of any Lender or of any commercial bank satisfying the requirements of clause (b) of this definition, having a term of not more than 30 days, with respect to securities issued or fully guaranteed or insured by the United States government; (e) securities with maturities of one year or less from the date of acquisition issued or fully guaranteed by any state, commonwealth or territory of the United States, by any political subdivision or taxing authority of any such state, commonwealth or territory or by any foreign government, the securities of which state, commonwealth, territory, political subdivision, taxing authority or foreign government (as the case may be) are rated at least A by S&P or A by Moodys; (f) securities with maturities of one year or less from the date of acquisition backed by standby letters of credit issued by any Lender or any commercial bank satisfying the requirements of clause (b) of this definition; (g) money market mutual or similar funds that invest exclusively in assets satisfying the requirements of clauses (a) through (f) of this definition; or (h) money market funds that comply with the criteria set forth in SEC Rule 2a-7 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.
Cash Management Agreement : any agreement to provide to the Borrower cash management services for collections, treasury management services (including controlled disbursement, overdraft, automated clearing house fund transfer services, return items and interstate depository network services), any demand deposit, payroll, trust or operating account relationships, commercial credit cards, merchant card, purchase or debit cards, non-carde-payables services, and other cash management services, including electronic funds transfer services, lockbox services, stop payment services and wire transfer services.
Cash Management Bank : (a) any Person that, at the time it enters into a Cash Management Agreement (or on the Closing Date), is the Administrative Agent, the Lead Arrangers, a Lender or an Affiliate of any such Person, (b) any other Person whose long term senior unsecured debt rating is A/A2 by S&P or Moodys (or their equivalent) or higher or (c) any other Person approved in writing by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower at the time it enters into a Cash Management Agreement (or on the Closing Date), in each case, in its capacity as a party to such Cash Management Agreement.
CFC : a controlled foreign corporation within the meaning of Section 957(a) of the Code.
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Change in Law : the occurrence, after the date of this Agreement (or with respect to any Lender, if later, the date on which such Lender becomes a Lender), of any of the following: (a) the adoption or taking effect of any law, rule, regulation or treaty, (b) any change in any law, rule, regulation or treaty or in the administration, interpretation or application thereof by any Governmental Authority, or (c) the making or issuance of any request, rules, guideline, requirement or directive (whether or not having the force of law) by any Governmental Authority; provided , however , that notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, (i) the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and all requests, rules, guidelines, requirements and directives thereunder, issued in connection therewith or in implementation thereof, and (ii) all requests, rules, guidelines, requirements and directives promulgated by the Bank for International Settlements, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (or any successor or similar authority) or the United States or foreign regulatory authorities, in each case pursuant to Basel III, shall in each case be deemed to be a Change in Law regardless of the date enacted, adopted, issued or implemented.
Change of Control : the occurrence of any of the following events:
(a) any Person or group (within the meaning of Rules 13d-3 and 13d-5 under the Exchange Act as in effect on the Closing Date), other than any combination of the Investors or any group including any Permitted Holders, shall have acquired beneficial ownership of 35% or more on a fully diluted basis of the voting interest in CorePoint Lodgings Capital Stock and the Permitted Holders shall own, directly or indirectly, less than such person or group on a fully diluted basis of the voting interest in CorePoint Lodgings Capital Stock;
(b) a change of control (or similar event) shall occur under any Indebtedness for borrowed money of (i) Holdings or (ii) the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, in each case in this clause (b), with an aggregate outstanding principal amount in excess of $50,000,000 or any Refinancing Indebtedness in respect of any of the foregoing with an aggregate outstanding principal amount in excess of $50,000,000;
(c) CorePoint Lodging shall cease to own directly or indirectly all of the general partner interests in Holdings;
(d) Holdings shall cease to own directly 100% of the Capital Stock of the Borrower; or
(e) a change of control (or similar event) shall occur under the agreements or instruments governing the terms of the Preferred Stock.
Charges : as defined in Section 10.14 .
Class : when used in reference to any Revolving Loan, shall refer to whether such Revolving Loan is an Existing Loan or Extended Loan (of the same Extension Series) and, when used in reference to any Revolving Commitment, refers to whether such Revolving Commitment is an Existing Commitment or an Extended Commitment (of the same Extension Series).
Closing Date : the date on which the conditions precedent set forth in Section 5.1 shall have been satisfied, which date is May 30, 2018.
Code : the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time.
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Collateral : all property of the Loan Parties, now owned or hereafter acquired, upon which a Lien is purported to be created by the Collateral Documents.
Collateral Documents : collectively, the Guaranty and Security Agreement and any other pledge agreements, security agreements or other similar agreements delivered to the Administrative Agent.
Commitment Fee Rate : 0.50% per annum.
Compliance Certificate : a certificate duly executed by a Responsible Officer substantially in the form of Exhibit B .
Conditional Account Control Agreement : the Conditional Account Control Agreement, substantially in the form of Exhibit J , dated as of the Closing Date, among the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the Conditional Controlled Account Bank, as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.
Conditional Controlled Account : the deposit account of the Borrower numbered 285031586 located at the Conditional Controlled Account Bank or any successor account that is subject to a Conditional Account Control Agreement executed by the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the applicable Conditional Controlled Account Bank.
Conditional Controlled Account Bank : JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. or such other depositary bank reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent.
Connection Income Taxes : Other Connection Taxes that are imposed on or measured by net income (however denominated) or that are franchise Taxes or branch profits Taxes.
Consolidated EBITDA : for any period, the Consolidated Net Income for such period:
(1) increased (without duplication) by the following, in each case (other than with respect to clauses (g) and (i)) to the extent deducted (and not added back) in determining Consolidated Net Income for such period:
(a) provision for taxes based on income, profits or capital gains of the Group Members, including, without limitation, federal, state, franchise and similar taxes (such as the Delaware franchise tax, the Pennsylvania capital tax, Texas margin tax and provincial capital taxes paid in Canada) and foreign withholding taxes (including any future taxes or other levies which replace or are intended to be in lieu of such taxes and any penalties and interest related to such taxes or arising from tax examinations) and the net tax expense associated with any adjustments made pursuant to clauses (1) through (16) of the definition of Consolidated Net Income; plus
(b) Fixed Charges for such period (including (x) net losses on Swap Agreements or other derivative instruments entered into for the purpose of hedging interest rate risk, (y) bank fees and other financing fees and (z) costs of surety bonds in connection with financing activities, plus amounts excluded from Consolidated Interest Expense as set forth in clauses (1)(s) through (y) in the definition thereof); plus
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(c) the total amount of depreciation and amortization expense and capitalized fees related to Capitalized Software Expenditures of the Group Members for such period on a consolidated basis and otherwise determined in accordance with GAAP; plus
(d) the amount of any restructuring charges or reserves, equity-based or non-cash compensation charges or expenses including any such charges or expenses arising from grants of stock appreciation or similar rights, stock options, restricted stock or other rights, retention charges (including charges or expenses in respect of incentive plans), start-up or initial costs for any project or new production line, division or new line of business or other business optimization expenses or reserves including, without limitation, costs or reserves associated with improvements to IT and accounting functions, integration and facilities opening costs or any one-time costs incurred in connection with the Transactions, acquisitions and investments and costs related to the closure and/or consolidation of facilities; plus
(e) any other non-cash charges, including any write-offs or write-downs reducing Consolidated Net Income for such period ( provided that if any such non-cash charges represent an accrual or reserve for potential cash items in any future period, (A) the Borrower may elect not to add-back such non-cash charge in the current period and (B) to the extent the Borrower elects to add-back such non-cash charge, the cash payment in respect thereof in such future period shall be subtracted from Consolidated EBITDA to such extent), and excluding amortization of a prepaid cash item that was paid in a prior period; plus
(f) the amount of any non-controlling interest or minority interest expense consisting of Subsidiary income attributable to minority equity interests of third parties in any non-wholly owned Subsidiary; plus
(g) (i) the amount of run-rate cost savings, operating expense reductions and synergies related to the Transactions that are projected by the Borrower in good faith to result within 24 months after the Closing Date from actions that have been taken or with respect to which substantial steps have been taken or are expected to be taken (in the good faith determination of the Borrower) (including from any actions taken in whole or in part prior to the Closing Date) (calculated on a pro forma basis as though such cost savings, operating expense reductions and synergies had been realized on the first day of such period for which Consolidated EBITDA is being determined and as if such cost savings, operating expense reductions and synergies were realized during the entirety of such period), net of the amount of actual benefits realized during such period from such actions and (ii) the amount of run-rate cost savings, operating expense reductions and synergies related to mergers and other business combinations, acquisitions, investments, dispositions, divestitures, restructurings, operating improvements, cost savings initiatives and other similar initiatives (including the modification and renegotiation of contracts and other arrangements) and other similar transactions that are projected by the Borrower in good faith to result within 18 months after any such transaction, initiative or event from actions that have been taken or with respect to which substantial steps have been taken (including prior to the Closing Date) or are expected to be taken (in the good faith determination of the Borrower) (calculated on a pro forma basis as though such cost
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savings, operating expense reductions and synergies had been realized on the first day of such period for which Consolidated EBITDA is being determined and as if such cost savings, operating expense reductions and synergies were realized during the entirety of such period), net of the amount of actual benefits realized during such period from such actions; provided , that such cost savings and synergies under clauses (g)(i) and (g)(ii) above are reasonably identifiable and factually supportable (it is understood and agreed that run-rate means the full recurring benefit for a period that is associated with any action taken, committed to be taken or expected to be taken, net of the amount of actual benefits realized during such period from such actions); provided , further , that run-rate cost savings, operating expense reductions and synergies under clauses (g)(i) and (g)(ii) above and Pro Forma Adjustments shall not account for more than twenty percent (20.0%) of Consolidated EBITDA in any Reference Period (calculated after giving effect to any such add-back pursuant to this clause (g) and Pro Forma Adjustments); plus
(h) any costs or expense incurred by a Group Member pursuant to any management equity plan or stock option plan or any other management or employee benefit plan or agreement or any stock subscription or shareholder agreement, to the extent that such cost or expenses are funded with cash proceeds contributed to the capital of Holdings (and contributed by Holdings to the capital of the Borrower) or net cash proceeds of an issuance of Capital Stock of Holdings (other than Disqualified Capital Stock) that is contributed to the capital of the Borrower; plus
(i) cash receipts (or any netting arrangements resulting in reduced cash expenditures) not representing Consolidated EBITDA or Consolidated Net Income in any period to the extent non-cash gains relating to such income were deducted in the calculation of Consolidated EBITDA pursuant to clause (2) below for any previous period and not added back; plus
(j) any net loss from disposed, abandoned or discontinued operations; plus
(k) adjustments, exclusions and add-backs reflected in the financial model delivered to JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. in its capacity as a Lead Arranger on January 11, 2018; plus
(l) the net change in deferred revenue from the previous period (including, but not limited to, the impact of Accounting Standards Update 2016-12, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606) or similar revenue recognition policies or any change in the methodology of calculating reserves for returns, rebates and other chargebacks);
(2) decreased (without duplication) by the following, in each case to the extent included in determining Consolidated Net Income for such period:
(a) non-cash gains increasing Consolidated Net Income for such period, excluding any non-cash gains to the extent they represent the reversal of an accrual or reserve for a potential cash item that reduced Consolidated EBITDA in any prior period
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and any non-cash gains with respect to cash actually received in a prior period so long as such cash did not increase Consolidated EBITDA in such prior period; plus
(b) any net income from disposed, abandoned or discontinued operations.
There shall be included in determining Consolidated EBITDA for any period, without duplication, (A) the Acquired EBITDA of any Person, property, business or asset acquired by any Group Member during such period (but not the Acquired EBITDA of any related Person, property, business or asset to the extent not so acquired), to the extent not subsequently sold, transferred or otherwise disposed by any Group Member during such period (each such Person, property, business or asset acquired and not subsequently so disposed of, an Acquired Entity or Business ), based on the actual Acquired EBITDA of such Acquired Entity or Business for such period (including the portion thereof occurring prior to such acquisition) and (B) for the purposes of compliance with the covenant set forth in Section 7.1 and the calculation of Consolidated Total Net Leverage Ratio, an adjustment in respect of each Acquired Entity or Business equal to the amount of any Pro Forma Adjustment with respect to such Acquired Entity or Business for such period (including the portion thereof occurring prior to such acquisition) as specified in a certificate executed by a Responsible Officer and delivered to the Lenders and the Administrative Agent. There shall be excluded in determining Consolidated EBITDA for any period the Disposed EBITDA of any Person, property, business or asset sold, transferred or otherwise disposed of or, closed or classified as discontinued operations (but if such operations are classified as discontinued due to the fact that they are subject to an agreement to dispose of such operations, only when and to the extent such operations are actually disposed of) by any Group Member during such period (each such Person, property, business or asset so sold or disposed of, a Sold Entity or Business ), based on the actual Disposed EBITDA of such Sold Entity or Business for such period (including the portion thereof occurring prior to such sale, transfer or disposition).
Consolidated Interest Coverage Ratio : for any period, the ratio of (a) Consolidated EBITDA of the Group Members for such period to (b) Consolidated Interest Expense of the Group Members for such period.
Consolidated Interest Expense : for any period, the sum, without duplication, of:
(1) consolidated interest expense of the Group Members for such period, to the extent such expense was deducted (and not added back) in computing Consolidated Net Income (including (a) amortization of original issue discount resulting from the issuance of Indebtedness at less than par, (b) all commissions, discounts and other fees and charges owed with respect to letters of credit or bankers acceptances, (c) non-cash interest payments (but excluding any non-cash interest expense attributable to the movement in the mark-to-market valuation of obligations in respect of Swap Agreements or other derivative instruments pursuant to GAAP), (d) the interest component of Capital Lease Obligations, and (e) net payments, if any made (less net payments, if any, received), pursuant to interest rate Swap Agreements with respect to Indebtedness, and excluding (s) costs associated with obtaining Swap Agreements, (t) any expense resulting from the discounting of any Indebtedness in connection with the application of recapitalization accounting or, if applicable, purchase accounting in connection with the Transactions or any acquisition, (u) penalties and interest relating to taxes, (v) any additional
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interest or liquidated damages with respect to other securities for failure to timely comply with registration rights obligations, (w) amortization or expensing of deferred financing fees, amendment and consent fees, debt issuance costs, commissions, fees and expenses and discounted liabilities, (x) any expensing of bridge, commitment and other financing fees and any other fees related to the Transactions or any acquisitions after the Closing Date, (y) any accretion of accrued interest on discounted liabilities and any prepayment premium or penalty) and (z) any lease, rental or other expense in connection with a Non-Financing Lease Obligation; plus
(2) consolidated capitalized interest of the Group Members for such period, whether paid or accrued; less
(3) interest income of the Group Members for such period.
For purposes of this definition, interest on a Capital Lease Obligation shall be deemed to accrue at an interest rate reasonably determined by the Borrower to be the rate of interest implicit in such Capital Lease Obligation in accordance with GAAP.
Consolidated Net Income : for any period, the net income (loss) of the Group Members for such period determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP; provided , however , that, without duplication,
(1) any after-tax effect of extraordinary, non-recurring or unusual gains or losses ( less all fees and expenses relating thereto), charges or expenses (including relating to any multi-year strategic initiatives), Transaction expenses, restructuring and duplicative running costs, relocation costs, integration costs, facility consolidation and closing costs, severance costs and expenses, one-time compensation charges, costs relating to pre-opening and opening costs for facilities, signing, retention and completion bonuses, costs incurred in connection with any strategic initiatives, transition costs, costs incurred in connection with acquisitions and non-recurring product and intellectual property development, other business optimization expenses (including costs and expenses relating to business optimization programs and new systems design, retention charges, system establishment costs and implementation costs) and operating expenses attributable to the implementation of cost-savings initiatives, and curtailments or modifications to pension and post-retirement employee benefit plans shall be excluded;
(2) the cumulative effect of a change in accounting principles and changes as a result of the adoption or modification of accounting policies during such period shall be excluded;
(3) any net after-tax effect of gains or losses on disposal, abandonment or discontinuance of disposed, abandoned or discontinued operations, as applicable, shall be excluded;
(4) any net after-tax effect of gains or losses ( less all fees, expenses and charges relating thereto) attributable to asset dispositions (including, for the avoidance of doubt, bulk subscriber contract sales) or abandonments or the sale or other disposition of any Capital Stock of any Person other than in the ordinary course of business shall be excluded;
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(5) the net income for such period of any Person that is not a Subsidiary of Holdings, or that is accounted for by the equity method of accounting shall be excluded; provided that Consolidated Net Income of the Group Members shall be increased by the amount of dividends or distributions or other payments that are actually paid in cash (or to the extent converted into cash) to a Group Member thereof in respect of such period;
(6) the net income for such period of any Subsidiary shall be excluded to the extent that the declaration or payment of dividends or similar distributions by that Subsidiary of its net income is not at the date of determination permitted without any prior governmental approval (which has not been obtained) or, directly or indirectly, by the operation of the terms of its charter or any agreement, instrument, judgment, decree, order, statute, rule, or governmental regulation applicable to that Subsidiary or its stockholders (other than restrictions in this Agreement or in the Subsidiary Loan Documents), unless such restriction with respect to the payment of dividends or similar distributions has been legally waived; provided that the Consolidated Net Income of the Group Members will be increased by the amount of dividends or other distributions or other payments actually paid in Cash Equivalents (or to the extent converted into Cash Equivalents) to the Group Members thereof in respect of such period, to the extent not already included therein;
(7) effects of adjustments (including the effects of such adjustments pushed down to the Group Members) in the Group Members consolidated financial statements pursuant to GAAP (including in the inventory (including any impact of changes to inventory valuation policy methods, including changes in capitalization of variances), property and equipment, software, goodwill, intangible assets, in-process research and development, deferred revenue and debt line items thereof) resulting from the application of recapitalization accounting or purchase accounting, as the case may be, in relation to the Transactions or any consummated acquisition or joint venture investment or the amortization or write-off or write-down of any amounts thereof, net of taxes, shall be excluded;
(8) any after-tax effect of income (loss) from the early extinguishment or conversion of (i) Indebtedness, (ii) obligations under Swap Agreements or (iii) other derivative instruments shall be excluded;
(9) any impairment charge or asset write-off or write-down, including impairment charges or asset write-offs or write-downs related to intangible assets, long-lived assets, investments in debt and equity securities and investments recorded using the equity method or as a result of a change in law or regulation, in each case, pursuant to GAAP, and the amortization of intangibles arising pursuant to GAAP shall be excluded;
(10) any equity-based or non-cash compensation charge or expense including any such charge or expense arising from grants of stock appreciation or similar rights, stock options, restricted stock, profits interests or other rights or equity or equity-based incentive programs ( equity incentives ), any one-time cash charges associated with the equity incentives or other long-term incentive compensation plans (including under deferred compensation arrangements), roll-over, acceleration, or payout of Capital Stock by management, other employees or business partners of the Borrower or any of its direct or indirect parent companies, shall be excluded;
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(11) any fees, expenses or charges incurred during such period, or any amortization thereof for such period, in connection with any acquisition, recapitalization, investment, disposition, incurrence or repayment of Indebtedness (including such fees, expenses or charges related to the offering and issuance of any securities and the syndication and incurrence of any Indebtedness hereunder), issuance of Capital Stock, refinancing transaction or amendment or modification of any debt instrument (including any amendment or other modification of any securities and any Indebtedness hereunder) and including, in each case, any such transaction consummated on or prior to the Closing Date and any such transaction undertaken but not completed, and any charges or non-recurring merger costs incurred during such period as a result of any such transaction, in each case whether or not successful or consummated (including, for the avoidance of doubt the effects of expensing all transaction-related expenses in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification 805), shall be excluded;
(12) accruals and reserves that are established or adjusted within 24 months after the Closing Date that are so required to be established or adjusted as a result of the Transactions (or within 18 months after the closing of any acquisition that are so required to be established as a result of such acquisition) in accordance with GAAP or changes as a result of modifications of accounting policies shall be excluded;
(13) any expenses, charges or losses to the extent covered by insurance or indemnity and actually reimbursed, or, so long as the Borrower has made a determination that there exists reasonable evidence that such amount will in fact be reimbursed by the insurer or indemnifying party and only to the extent that such amount is in fact reimbursed within 365 days of the date of the insurable or indemnifiable event, shall be excluded (and any amount so added back in any prior period to the extent not so reimbursed within the applicable 365-day period shall be deducted from Consolidated Net Income at the end of such 365-day period);
(14) any non-cash compensation expense resulting from the application of Accounting Standards Codification Topic No. 718, Compensation Stock Compensation , shall be excluded;
(15) the following items shall be excluded:
(a) any net unrealized gain or loss (after any offset) resulting in such period from Swap Agreements and the application of Accounting Standards Codification Topic No. 815, Derivatives and Hedging ,
(b) any net unrealized gain or loss (after any offset) resulting in such period from currency translation gains or losses including those related to currency remeasurements of Indebtedness (including any net loss or gain resulting from Swap Agreements for currency exchange risk) and any other foreign currency translation gains and losses, to the extent such gain or losses are non-cash items,
(c) any adjustments resulting for the application of Accounting Standards Codification Topic No. 460, Guarantees , or any comparable regulation,
(d) effects of adjustments to accruals and reserves during a prior period relating to any change in the methodology of calculating reserves for returns, rebates and other chargebacks, and
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(e) earn-out and contingent consideration obligations (including to the extent accounted for as bonuses or otherwise) and adjustments thereof and purchase price adjustments; and
(16) reserves established for the benefit of landlords of leased hotel properties for the acquisition of capitalized assets and equipment at such properties shall be excluded.
In addition, to the extent not already included in the Consolidated Net Income of the Group Members, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the foregoing, Consolidated Net Income shall include the amount of proceeds received from business interruption insurance and reimbursements of any expenses and charges that are covered by indemnification or other reimbursement provisions in connection with any acquisition, investment or any sale, conveyance, transfer or other disposition of assets permitted under this Agreement (in each case, only to the extent received in respect of amounts that would have been included in Consolidated Net Income).
Consolidated Total Net Debt : at any date of determination, the aggregate principal amount of all Indebtedness of the Group Members outstanding on such date, in an amount that would be reflected on a balance sheet prepared as of such date on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP (but excluding the effects of any discounting of Indebtedness resulting from the application of purchase accounting in connection with the Transactions or any acquisition of an Acquired Entity or Business), consisting of Indebtedness for borrowed money, Attributable Indebtedness, purchase money debt and debt obligations evidenced by promissory notes or similar instruments, minus the aggregate amount of all unrestricted cash and Cash Equivalents on the balance sheet of the Group Members as of such date; provided that Consolidated Total Net Debt shall not include (x) Indebtedness in respect of letters of credit, except to the extent of unreimbursed amounts thereunder and (y) Non-Financing Lease Obligations; it being understood, for the avoidance of doubt, that obligations under Swap Agreements do not constitute Consolidated Total Net Debt.
Consolidated Total Net Leverage Ratio : as of the last day of any period, the ratio of (a) Consolidated Total Net Debt of the Group Members on such day to (b) Consolidated EBITDA of the Group Members for such period.
Contractual Obligation : as to any Person, any provision of any security issued by such Person or of any agreement, instrument or other undertaking to which such Person is a party or by which it or any of its property is bound.
CorePoint Lodging : CorePoint Lodging Inc., a Maryland corporation, an indirect parent of the Borrower and the direct or indirect parent of Holdings.
Cure Expiration Date : as defined in Section 8.2(a) .
Debt Yield : as of any date of determination, the percentage obtained by dividing:
(a) the Net Operating Income (excluding interest on credit accounts and using annualized operating expenses for any recurring expenses not paid monthly (e.g., taxes and insurance premiums)) for the immediately preceding twelve (12) full calendar month period for
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those Individual Properties subject to the lien of a Mortgage (as defined in the Mortgage Loan Agreement) as of the date of determination as set forth in the financial statements required hereunder, including, for purposes of calculating the Operating Expense (as defined in the Mortgage Loan Agreement) component of Net Operating Income, without deduction for (i) actual management fees incurred in connection with the operation of the Individual Properties, (ii) amounts paid to the Reserve Funds (as defined in the Mortgage Loan Agreement) or (iii) corporate overhead, but less (i) management fees equal to the greater of (A) assumed management fees of five percent (5.00%) of Gross Revenues as defined in the Management Agreements and (B) actual management fees incurred, (ii) Replacement Reserve Fund (as defined in the Mortgage Loan Agreement) contributions equal to four percent (4.00%) of Gross Revenues as defined in the Management Agreements and (iii) assumed corporate overhead equal to the Assumed Corporate Overhead Amount (as defined in the Mortgage Loan Agreement); by
(b) the sum of (i) the outstanding principal balances of the Mortgage Loan and any Permitted Refinancing thereof as of such date and (ii) the aggregate outstanding Total Revolving Extensions of Credit as of such date.
Debtor Relief Laws : the Bankruptcy Code of the United States of America, and all other liquidation, conservatorship, bankruptcy, assignment for the benefit of creditors, moratorium, rearrangement, receivership, insolvency, reorganization, or similar debtor relief laws of the United States of America or other applicable jurisdictions from time to time in effect.
Declined Amount : as defined in Section 2.9(c) .
Default : any of the events specified in Section 8 , whether or not any requirement for the giving of notice, the lapse of time, or both, has been satisfied.
Defaulting Lender : subject to Section 2.23(b) , any Lender that (a) has failed to (i) fund all or any portion of its Revolving Loans within two (2) Business Days of the date such Revolving Loans were required to be funded hereunder unless such Lender notifies the Administrative Agent and the Borrower in writing that such failure is the result of such Lenders determination that one or more conditions precedent to funding (each of which conditions precedent, together with any applicable default, shall be specifically identified in such writing) has not been satisfied, or (ii) pay to the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Lender or any other Lender any other amount required to be paid by it hereunder (including in respect of its participation in Letters of Credit) within two (2) Business Days of the date when due, (b) has notified the Borrower, the Administrative Agent or the Issuing Lender in writing that it does not intend to comply with its funding obligations hereunder, or has made a public statement to that effect (unless such writing or public statement relates to such Lenders obligation to fund a Revolving Loan hereunder and states that such position is based on such Lenders determination that a condition precedent to funding (which condition precedent, together with any applicable default, shall be specifically identified in such writing or public statement) cannot be satisfied), (c) has failed, within three (3) Business Days after written request by the Administrative Agent or the Borrower, to confirm in writing to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower that it will comply with its prospective funding obligations hereunder ( provided that such Lender shall cease to be a Defaulting Lender pursuant to this clause (c) upon receipt of such written confirmation by
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the Administrative Agent and the Borrower), or (d) has, or has a direct or indirect parent company that has, (i) become the subject of a proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law, (ii) had appointed for it a receiver, custodian, conservator, trustee, administrator, assignee for the benefit of creditors or similar Person charged with reorganization or liquidation of its business or assets, including the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other state or federal regulatory authority acting in such a capacity or (iii) become the subject of a Bail-in Action; provided that a Lender shall not be a Defaulting Lender solely by virtue of the ownership or acquisition of any equity interest in that Lender or any direct or indirect parent company thereof by a Governmental Authority so long as such ownership interest does not result in or provide such Lender with immunity from the jurisdiction of courts within the United States of America or from the enforcement of judgments or writs of attachment on its assets or permit such Lender (or such Governmental Authority) to reject, repudiate, disavow or disaffirm any contracts or agreements made with such Lender. Any determination by the Administrative Agent that a Lender is a Defaulting Lender under any one or more of clauses (a) through (d) above shall be conclusive and binding absent manifest error, and such Lender shall be deemed to be a Defaulting Lender (subject to Section 2.23(b) ) upon delivery of written notice of such determination to the Borrower, the Issuing Lender and each Lender.
Designated Equity Contribution : as defined in Section 8.2(a) .
Disposed EBITDA : with respect to any Sold Entity or Business for any period, the amount for such period of Consolidated EBITDA of such Sold Entity or Business (determined as if references to the Group Members in the definition of Consolidated EBITDA (and in the component definitions used therein) were references to such Sold Entity or Business and its Subsidiaries), all as determined on a consolidated basis for such Sold Entity or Business.
Disposition : with respect to any property, any sale, lease, sale and leaseback, assignment, conveyance, transfer or other disposition thereof. The terms Dispose and Disposed of shall have correlative meanings.
Disqualified Capital Stock : any Capital Stock that, by its terms (or by the terms of any security or other Capital Stock into which it is convertible or for which it is exchangeable), or upon the happening of any event or condition (a) matures or is mandatorily redeemable (other than solely for Qualified Capital Stock), pursuant to a sinking fund obligation or otherwise (except as a result of a change of control or asset sale so long as any rights of the holders thereof upon the occurrence of a change of control or asset sale event shall be subject to the prior repayment in full of the Revolving Loans and all other Loan Obligations that are accrued and payable and the termination of the Revolving Commitments and the termination or expiration of all outstanding Letters of Credit (unless the outstanding amount of all L/C Obligations related thereto has been Cash Collateralized, backstopped by a letter of credit reasonably satisfactory to the Issuing Lender or deemed reissued under another agreement reasonably satisfactory to the Issuing Lender)), (b) is redeemable at the option of the holder thereof (other than solely for Qualified Capital Stock and other than as a result of a change of control or asset sale so long as any rights of the holders thereof upon the occurrence of a change of control or asset sale event shall be subject to the prior repayment in full of the Revolving Loans and all other Loan Obligations that are accrued and payable and the termination of the Revolving Commitments and the expiration or termination of all outstanding Letters of Credit (unless the outstanding amount
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of the L/C Obligations related thereto has been Cash Collateralized, backstopped by a letter of credit reasonably satisfactory to the Issuing Lender or deemed reissued under another agreement reasonably satisfactory to the Issuing Lender)), in whole or in part, (c) provides for the scheduled payments of dividends in cash or (d) is or becomes convertible into or exchangeable for Indebtedness or any other Capital Stock that would constitute Disqualified Capital Stock, in each case, prior to the date that is 91 days after the Revolving Termination Date at the time of issuance of such Capital Stock; provided that, if such Capital Stock is issued pursuant to a plan for the benefit of employees of Holdings (or any direct or indirect parent thereof), or any other Group Member or by any such plan to such employees, such Capital Stock shall not constitute Disqualified Capital Stock solely because it may be required to be repurchased by a Group Member in order to satisfy applicable statutory or regulatory obligations.
Disqualified Lenders : (a) the banks, financial institutions and other institutional lenders and competitors of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries separately identified in writing by the Borrower to JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. in its capacity as a Lead Arranger prior to January 18, 2018, and (b) competitors (and such competitors sponsors and Affiliates identified in writing or clearly identifiable solely on the basis of their names (other than a bona-fide debt fund)) of the Borrower, separately identified in writing by the Borrower to the Lead Arrangers or, after the Closing Date, to the Administrative Agent (in each case of (a) and (b) inclusive of any Affiliates thereof that are reasonably identifiable solely by name (other than, in the case of Affiliates of competitors, a bona-fide debt fund)).
Distributable Funds : all cash and cash equivalents of each direct and indirect Subsidiary of the Borrower that such Subsidiary is not prohibited from distributing to the Borrower under the terms of the Subsidiary Loan Documents (in each case, determined as if the Subsidiary Loan Cash Management Agreement were then in effect (including amounts permitted or required thereunder to be reserved or applied to service the Obligations under this Agreement) and after taking into account any required reserves under the Subsidiary Loan Documents, the Franchise Agreements as in effect on the date hereof, Management Agreements as in effect on the date hereof and application of any other excess cash flow pursuant to Section 7.6.2 of the Mortgage Loan Agreement ( provided that for purposes of this definition, at any time other than during the continuance of a Debt Yield Trigger Period under and as defined in the Mortgage Loan Agreement, items referred to in clause (xviii) of Section 7.6.2(a) of the Mortgage Loan Agreement shall be subject to the reasonable approval of the Administrative Agent)).
Dollars and $ : dollars in lawful currency of the United States.
Domestic Subsidiary : any Subsidiary that is incorporated or organized under the laws of the United States of America, any state thereof, the District of Columbia, or any other jurisdiction within the United States of America.
EEA Financial Institution : (a) any credit institution or investment firm established in any EEA Member Country which is subject to the supervision of an EEA Resolution Authority, (b) any entity established in an EEA Member Country which is a parent of an institution described in clause (a) of this definition, or (c) any financial institution established in an EEA Member Country which is a subsidiary of an institution described in clauses (a) or (b) of this definition and is subject to consolidated supervision with its parent.
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EEA Member Country : any of the member states of the European Union, Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway.
EEA Resolution Authority : any public administrative authority or any Person entrusted with public administrative authority of any EEA Member Country (including any delegee) having responsibility for the resolution of any EEA Financial Institution.
Environmental Laws : any and all foreign, Federal, state, local or municipal laws, rules, orders, regulations, statutes, ordinances, codes, decrees, requirements of any Governmental Authority or other Requirements of Law (including common law) regulating, relating to or imposing liability or standards of conduct concerning protection of human health or the environment, as now or may at any time hereafter be in effect.
ERISA : the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended from time to time, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
ERISA Affiliate : any trade or business (whether or not incorporated) that, together with any Group Member, is treated as a single employer under Section 414 of the Code.
ERISA Event : (a) any Reportable Event; (b) the existence with respect to any Plan of a Prohibited Transaction; (c) any failure by any Pension Plan to satisfy the minimum funding standards (within the meaning of Section 412 or 430 of the Code or Section 302 of ERISA) applicable to such Pension Plan, whether or not waived; (d) the filing of an application for a waiver of the minimum funding standard with respect to any Pension Plan, the failure to make by its due date a required installment under Section 430(j) of the Code with respect to any Pension Plan or the failure by any Group Member or any ERISA Affiliate to make any required contribution to a Multiemployer Plan; (e) the incurrence by any Group Member or any ERISA Affiliate of any liability under Title IV of ERISA with respect to the termination of any Pension Plan, including but not limited to the imposition of any Lien in favor of the PBGC or any Pension Plan; (f) a determination that any Pension Plan is in at risk status (within the meaning of Title IV of ERISA); (g) the receipt by any Group Member or any ERISA Affiliate from the PBGC or a plan administrator of any notice relating to an intention to terminate any Pension Plan or to appoint a trustee to administer any Pension Plan under Section 4042 of ERISA; (h) the incurrence by any Group Member or any ERISA Affiliate of any liability with respect to the withdrawal or partial withdrawal from any Pension Plan or Multiemployer Plan; or (i) the receipt by any Group Member or any ERISA Affiliate of any notice, or the receipt by any Multiemployer Plan from a Group Member or any ERISA Affiliate of any notice, concerning the imposition of Withdrawal Liability or a determination that a Multiemployer Plan is Insolvent or in endangered or critical status, within the meaning of Section 432 of the Code or Section 305 or Title IV of ERISA.
EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule : the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule published by the Loan Market Association (or any successor person), as in effect from time to time.
Eurodollar Loans : Revolving Loans the rate of interest applicable to which is based upon the Adjusted LIBO Rate.
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Eurodollar Tranche : the collective reference to Eurodollar Loans the then current Interest Periods with respect to all of which begin on the same date and end on the same later date (whether or not such Revolving Loans shall originally have been made on the same day).
Event of Default : any of the events specified in Section 8 , provided that any requirement for the giving of notice, the lapse of time, or both, has been satisfied.
Exchange Act : the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
Excluded Property : (a) pledges and security interests prohibited by law (including any requirement to obtain the consent of any governmental authority), rule, regulation or Contractual Obligation existing on the Closing Date (or, in the case of a newly acquired Subsidiary, in existence at the time of acquisition but not entered into in contemplation thereof), in each case, for so long as such prohibition remains in effect and unless such consent has been obtained; (b) Capital Stock of (i) any Foreign Subsidiary, (ii) any FSHCO (in the case of clauses (i) and (ii), other than 65% of the outstanding voting Capital Stock, and 100% of the outstanding non-voting Capital Stock, of any first-tier Foreign Subsidiary or any first-tier FSHCO), (iii) any not-for-profit Subsidiaries, (iv) any captive insurance Subsidiaries, (v) any Domestic Subsidiary that is a direct or indirect Subsidiary of a Foreign Subsidiary, (vi) any Subsidiary that is neither (A) the direct or indirect parent of a Mortgage Loan Party nor (B) a Mortgage Loan Party and (vii) any Subsidiary of a Mortgage Loan Party; (c) interests in partnerships, joint ventures and non-wholly owned Subsidiaries which cannot be pledged without the consent of one or more third parties (other than interests in (i) any Subsidiary that is the direct or indirect parent of a Mortgage Loan Party and (ii) any Mortgage Loan Party); (d) equity interests of any Subsidiary of the Borrower that are required to be pledged as security under the Subsidiary Loan Documents; (e) margin stock within the respective meanings of each of the quoted terms under Regulation U as now and from time to time hereafter in effect, (f) those interests as to which the Administrative Agent and the Borrower reasonably determine that the burden or cost of obtaining such a security interest or perfection thereof outweighs the benefit to the Lenders of the security to be afforded thereby, (g) pledges and security interests that would result in material adverse tax consequences to Holdings, the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, as determined in the reasonable judgment of the Borrower in good faith and communicated in writing delivered to the Administrative Agent and (h) proceeds from any and all of the foregoing described in clauses (a) through (g) above to the extent such proceeds would otherwise be Excluded Property pursuant to clauses (a) through (g) above.
Excluded Subsidiary : (a) any Subsidiary that is not the direct or indirect parent of a Mortgage Loan Party, (b) any Mortgage Loan Party, (c) any Subsidiary that is prohibited by applicable law or Contractual Obligations existing on the Closing Date (or, in the case of any newly acquired Subsidiary, in existence at the time of acquisition but not entered into in contemplation thereof) from guaranteeing the Obligations or if guaranteeing the Obligations would require governmental (including regulatory) consent, approval, license or authorization (unless such consent, approval, license or authorization has been obtained), (d) any other Subsidiary with respect to which, in the reasonable judgment of the Administrative Agent, in consultation with the Borrower, the burden or cost or other consequences (including any material adverse tax consequences) of providing a guarantee shall be excessive in view of the benefits to be obtained by the Lenders therefrom, (e) any direct or indirect Foreign Subsidiary of the
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Borrower, (f) any not-for-profit Subsidiaries, (g) any direct or indirect Domestic Subsidiary substantially all of whose assets consist of Capital Stock and/or indebtedness of (i) one or more Foreign Subsidiaries that are CFCs or (ii) other Subsidiaries described in this clause (g), and any other assets incidental thereto (any Subsidiary described in this clause (g), a FSHCO ), (h) any Domestic Subsidiary that is a direct or indirect Subsidiary of a Foreign Subsidiary, (i) any captive insurance subsidiaries and (j) any Subsidiary that is prohibited by the Subsidiary Loan Documents (as in effect on the date hereof) from guaranteeing the Obligations.
Excluded Swap Obligation : with respect to any Loan Party, any Swap Obligation if, and to the extent that, all or a portion of the Guarantee Obligation of such Loan Party of, or the grant by such Loan Party of a security interest to secure, such Swap Obligation (or any Guarantee Obligation thereof) is or becomes illegal under the Commodity Exchange Act or any rule, regulation , or order of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (or the application or official interpretation of any thereof) by virtue of such Loan Partys failure for any reason to constitute an eligible contract participant, as defined in the Commodity Exchange Act and the regulations thereunder (determined after giving effect to any and all applicable guarantees of such Loan Partys Swap Obligations by other Loan Parties), at the time the guarantee of (or grant of such security interest by, as applicable) such Loan Party becomes or would become effective with respect to such Swap Obligation, unless otherwise agreed between the Administrative Agent and the Borrower. If a Swap Obligation arises under a master agreement governing more than one swap, such exclusion shall apply only to the portion of such Swap Obligation that is attributable to the swaps for which such Guarantee Obligation or security interest is or becomes illegal.
Excluded Taxes : any of the following Taxes imposed on or with respect to a Recipient or required to be withheld or deducted from a payment to a Recipient: (a) Taxes imposed on or measured by net income (however denominated), franchise Taxes, and branch profits Taxes, in each case, (i) imposed as a result of such Recipient being organized under the laws of, or having its principal office or, in the case of any Lender, its applicable lending office located in, the jurisdiction imposing such Tax (or any political subdivision thereof) or (ii) that are Other Connection Taxes, (b) in the case of a Lender, U.S. federal withholding Taxes imposed on amounts payable to or for the account of such Lender with respect to an applicable interest in a Revolving Loan or a Revolving Commitment pursuant to a law in effect on the date on which (i) such Lender acquires such interest in the Revolving Loan or Revolving Commitment (other than pursuant to an assignment request by the Borrower under Section 2.21 ) or (ii) such Lender changes its lending office, except in each case to the extent that, pursuant to Section 2.18 , amounts with respect to such Taxes were payable either to such Lenders assignor immediately before such Lender became a party hereto or to such Lender immediately before it changed its lending office, (c) Taxes attributable to such Recipients failure to comply with Section 2.18(f) and (d) any U.S. federal withholding Taxes imposed under FATCA.
Existing Class : as defined in Section 2.22(b)(ii) .
Existing Commitment : as defined in Section 2.22(b)(ii) .
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Existing Credit Agreement : that certain Credit Agreement, dated as of April 14, 2014, by and among La Quinta, La Quinta Intermediate Holdings L.L.C., as borrower, the other guarantors party thereto from time to time, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent, collateral agent, swing line lender and L/C lender, and the other lenders party thereto from time to time.
Existing Issuing Lenders : the L/C Issuers (as defined in the Existing Credit Agreement).
Existing Letters of Credit : the Letters of Credit (as defined in the Existing Credit Agreement) issued under the Existing Credit Agreement and listed on Schedule 1.1B .
Existing Loans : as defined in Section 2.22(b)(ii).
Extended Commitments : as defined in Section 2.22(b)(ii) .
Extended Loans : as defined in Section 2.22(b)(ii) .
Extending Lender : as defined in Section 2.22(b)(iii) .
Extension Amendment : as defined in Section 2.22(b)(iv) .
Extension Election : as defined in Section 2.22(b)(iii) .
Extension Request : as defined in Section 2.22(b)(ii) .
Extension Series : all Extended Commitments (and the Extended Loans that are made thereunder) that are established pursuant to the same Extension Amendment (or any subsequent Extension Amendment to the extent such Extension Amendment expressly provides that the Extended Commitments established thereunder are intended to be a part of any previously established Extension Series) and that provide for the same interest margins, extension fees, maturity and other terms.
FATCA : Sections 1471 through 1474 of the Code, as of the date of this Agreement (or any amended or successor version that is substantively comparable and not materially more onerous to comply with) and any current or future regulations or official interpretations thereof, any agreements entered into pursuant to Section 1471(b)(1) of the Code and any intergovernmental agreements (or related rules, practices, legislation or official administrative guidance) implementing the foregoing.
Federal Funds Effective Rate : for any day, the rate calculated by the NYFRB based on such days federal funds transactions by depositary institutions, as determined in such manner as the NYFRB shall set forth on its public website from time to time, and published on the next succeeding Business Day by the NYFRB as the effective federal funds rate; provided that if the Federal Funds Effective Rate as so determined would be less than zero, such rate shall be deemed to zero for the purposes of this Agreement.
Fee Payment Date : (a) the last day of each March, June, September and December and (b) the last day of the Revolving Commitment Period.
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Financial Covenant Event of Default : as defined in Section 8.1(c) .
Fixed Charges : with respect to the Group Members for any period, the sum of, without duplication:
(1) Consolidated Interest Expense for such period;
(2) all cash dividends or other distributions paid (excluding items eliminated in consolidation) on any series of preferred stock during such period; and
(3) all cash dividends or other distributions paid (excluding items eliminated in consolidation) on any series of Disqualified Capital Stock during such period.
Foreign Benefit Arrangement : any employee benefit arrangement mandated by non-U.S. law that is maintained or contributed to by any Group Member or any ERISA Affiliate.
Foreign Lender : any Lender that is not a U.S. Person.
Foreign Plan : each employee benefit plan (within the meaning of Section 3(3) of ERISA, whether or not subject to ERISA) that is not subject to U.S. law and is maintained or contributed to by any Group Member or any ERISA Affiliate.
Foreign Subsidiary : any Subsidiary that is not a Domestic Subsidiary.
Franchise Agreements : as defined in the Mortgage Loan Agreement.
Fronting Exposure : at any time there is a Defaulting Lender, with respect to the Issuing Lender, such Defaulting Lenders Revolving Percentage of the outstanding L/C Obligations with respect to the Letters of Credit other than L/C Obligations as to which such Defaulting Lenders participation obligation has been reallocated to other Lenders or Cash Collateralized in accordance with the terms hereof.
FSHCO : has the meaning set forth in the definition of Excluded Subsidiary.
Funding Office : the office of the Administrative Agent specified in Section 10.2 or such other office as may be specified from time to time by the Administrative Agent as its funding office by written notice to the Borrower and the Lenders.
GAAP : generally accepted accounting principles in the United States as in effect from time to time; provided , however , that (i) if the Borrower notifies the Administrative Agent that the Borrower requests an amendment to any provision hereof to eliminate the effect of any change in accounting principles or change as a result of the adoption or modification of accounting policies (including, but not limited to, the impact of Accounting Standards Update 2016-12, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606) or similar revenue recognition policies or any change in the methodology of calculating reserves for returns, rebates and other chargebacks), in each case, occurring after the Closing Date in GAAP or in the application thereof on the operation of such provision (or if the Administrative Agent notifies the Borrower that the Required Lenders request an amendment to any provision hereof for such purpose),
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regardless of whether any such notice is given before or after such change in GAAP or in the application thereof, then such provision shall be interpreted on the basis of GAAP as in effect and applied immediately before such change shall have become effective until such notice shall have been withdrawn or such provision amended in accordance herewith, (ii) GAAP shall be construed, and all computations of amounts and ratios referred to herein shall be made, without giving effect to any election under FASB ASC Topic 825 (or any other Financial Accounting Standard having a similar result or effect) to value any Indebtedness or other liabilities of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries at fair value, as defined therein, and Indebtedness shall be measured at the aggregate principal amount thereof, and (iii) the accounting for operating leases and financing or capital leases under GAAP as in effect on the Closing Date (including, without limitation, Accounting Standards Codification 840) shall apply for the purposes of determining compliance with the provisions of this Agreement, including the definition of Capital Leases and obligations in respect thereof.
Governing Documents : (a) with respect to any corporation, the certificate or articles of incorporation and the bylaws (or equivalent or comparable constitutive documents with respect to any non-U.S. jurisdiction), (b) with respect to any limited liability company, the certificate or articles of formation or organization and operating agreement and (c) with respect to any partnership, joint venture, trust or other form of business entity, the partnership, joint venture or other applicable agreement of formation or organization and, if applicable, any agreement, instrument, filing or notice with respect thereto filed in connection with its formation or organization with the applicable Governmental Authority in the jurisdiction of its formation or organization and, if applicable, any certificate or articles of formation or organization of such entity.
Governmental Authority : any nation or government, any state or other political subdivision thereof, any agency, authority, instrumentality, regulatory body, court, central bank or other entity exercising executive, legislative, judicial, taxing, regulatory or administrative functions of or pertaining to government, any securities exchange and any self-regulatory organization (including the National Association of Insurance Commissioners).
Group Members : the collective reference to the Loan Parties and their respective Subsidiaries.
Guarantee Obligation : as to any Person (the guaranteeing person ), any obligation, including a reimbursement, counterindemnity or similar obligation, of the guaranteeing Person that guarantees or in effect guarantees, or which is given to induce the creation of a separate obligation by another Person (including any bank under any letter of credit) that guarantees or in effect guarantees, any Indebtedness, leases, dividends or other obligations (the primary obligations ) of any other third Person (the primary obligor ) in any manner, whether directly or indirectly, including any obligation of the guaranteeing person, whether or not contingent, (i) to purchase any such primary obligation or any property constituting direct or indirect security therefor, (ii) to advance or supply funds (1) for the purchase or payment of any such primary obligation or (2) to maintain working capital or equity capital of the primary obligor or otherwise to maintain the net worth or solvency of the primary obligor, (iii) to purchase property, securities or services primarily for the purpose of assuring the owner of any such primary obligation of the ability of the primary obligor to make payment of such primary obligation or (iv) otherwise to
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assure or hold harmless the owner of any such primary obligation against loss in respect thereof; provided , however , that the term Guarantee Obligation shall not include endorsements of instruments for deposit or collection in the ordinary course of business. The amount of any Guarantee Obligation of any guaranteeing person shall be deemed to be the lower of (a) an amount equal to the stated or determinable amount of the primary obligation in respect of which such Guarantee Obligation is made and (b) the maximum amount for which such guaranteeing person may be liable pursuant to the terms of the instrument embodying such Guarantee Obligation, unless such primary obligation and the maximum amount for which such guaranteeing person may be liable are not stated or determinable, in which case the amount of such Guarantee Obligation shall be such guaranteeing persons maximum reasonably anticipated liability in respect thereof as determined by the Borrower in good faith.
Guaranty and Security Agreement : the Guaranty and Security Agreement, substantially in the form of Exhibit A , dated as of the Closing Date, among the Borrower, Holdings, the Subsidiary Guarantors and the Administrative Agent, as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.
Hedge Bank : (a) any Person that, at the time it enters into a Swap Agreement (or on the Closing Date), is the Administrative Agent, the Lead Arrangers, a Lender or an Affiliate of any such Person or (b) any other Person approved in writing by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower at the time it enters into a Swap Agreement (or on the Closing Date), in each case, in its capacity as a party to such Swap Agreement.
Holdings : as defined in the preamble hereto.
Impacted Interest Period as defined in the definition of LIBO Rate.
Increasing Lender Agreement : an Increasing Lender Agreement, substantially in the form of Exhibit G .
Increasing Repriced Lender : as defined in Section 2.22(c)(ii) .
Indebtedness : of any Person at any date, without duplication, (a) all indebtedness of such Person for borrowed money, (b) all obligations of such Person for the deferred purchase price of property or services (other than current trade payables and accruals for payroll and other expenses incurred in the ordinary course of such Persons business), (c) all obligations of such Person evidenced by notes, bonds, debentures or other similar instruments, (d) all indebtedness (excluding prepaid interest thereon) created or arising under any conditional sale or other title retention agreement with respect to property acquired by such Person (other than customary reservations or retentions of title under agreements entered into in the ordinary cause of business), (e) all Capital Lease Obligations of such Person, (f) all obligations of such Person, contingent or otherwise, as an account party or applicant under or in respect of acceptances, letters of credit, surety bonds or similar arrangements, (g) all obligations of such Person in respect of Disqualified Capital Stock, (h) net obligations of such Person in respect of Swap Agreements, (i) all Guarantee Obligations of such Person in respect of obligations of the kind referred to in clauses (a) through (h) above and (j) all obligations of the kind referred to in clauses (a) through (i) above secured by (or for which the holder of such obligation has an
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existing right, contingent or otherwise, to be secured by) any Lien on property (including accounts and contract rights) owned by such Person, whether or not such Person has assumed or become liable for the payment of such obligation; provided that all obligations of the kind referred to in clauses (a) through (i) above shall only constitute Indebtedness if and to the extent that the foregoing would constitute indebtedness or a liability in accordance with GAAP. The Indebtedness of any Person shall include the Indebtedness of any other entity (including any partnership in which such Person is a general partner) to the extent such Person is liable therefor as a result of such Persons ownership interest in or other relationship with such entity, except to the extent the terms of such Indebtedness expressly provide that such Person is not liable therefor. The amount of any net obligation under any Swap Agreement on any date shall be deemed to be the Swap Termination Value thereof as of such date. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Indebtedness shall not include (A) deferred compensation arrangements, (B) earn-out obligations until matured or earned, (C) non-compete or consulting obligations incurred in connection with acquisitions permitted under this Agreement, or (D) Non-Financing Lease Obligations. Notwithstanding anything in this definition to the contrary, Indebtedness shall be calculated without giving effect to the effects of Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification 815 and related interpretations to the extent such effects would otherwise increase or decrease an amount of Indebtedness for any purpose hereunder as a result of accounting for any embedded derivatives created by the terms of such Indebtedness.
Indemnified Liabilities : as defined in Section 10.5 .
Indemnified Taxes : (a) Taxes, other than Excluded Taxes, imposed on or with respect to any payment made by or on account of any obligation of any Loan Party under any Loan Document and (b) to the extent not otherwise described in clause (a) hereof, Other Taxes.
Indemnitee : as defined in Section 10.5 .
Individual Property : as defined in the Mortgage Loan Agreement.
Initial Extension Notice : as defined in Section 2.22(b)(i) .
Initial Revolving Termination Date : May 30, 2020 (or if such date is not a Business Day, then the next succeeding Business Day).
Insolvency : with respect to any Multiemployer Plan, the condition that such Plan is insolvent within the meaning of Section 4245 of ERISA.
Insolvent : pertaining to a condition of Insolvency.
Intellectual Property : the collective reference to all rights, priorities and privileges relating to intellectual property, whether arising under United States, multinational or foreign laws or otherwise, including copyrights, copyright licenses, patents, patent licenses, trademarks, trademark licenses, and intellectual property in technology, know-how and processes, and all rights to sue at law or in equity for any infringement or other impairment thereof, including the right to receive all proceeds and damages therefrom.
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Intercreditor Agreement : the Intercreditor Agreement, dated as of the Closing Date, among the Administrative Agent and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as lender under the Mortgage Loan Agreement, as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.
Intercreditor Provisions : as defined in Section 10.20 .
Interest Payment Date : (a) as to any ABR Loan, the last day of each March, June, September and December to occur while such Revolving Loan is outstanding and the final maturity date of such Revolving Loan, (b) as to any Eurodollar Loan, the last day of such Interest Period and (c) as to any Revolving Loan (other than any Revolving Loan that is an ABR Loan), the date of any repayment or prepayment made in respect thereof.
Interest Period : as to any Eurodollar Loan, (a) initially, the period commencing on the borrowing or conversion date, as the case may be, with respect to such Eurodollar Loan and ending one, two or three months thereafter, as selected by the Borrower in its notice of borrowing or notice of conversion, as the case may be, given with respect thereto; and (b) thereafter, each period commencing on the last day of the next preceding Interest Period applicable to such Eurodollar Loan and ending one, two or three months thereafter, as selected by the Borrower by irrevocable notice to the Administrative Agent not later than 11:00 A.M., New York City time, on the date that is three (3) Business Days prior to the last day of the then current Interest Period with respect thereto; provided that, all of the foregoing provisions relating to Interest Periods are subject to the following:
(i) if any Interest Period would otherwise end on a day that is not a Business Day, such Interest Period shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day unless the result of such extension would be to carry such Interest Period into another calendar month in which event such Interest Period shall end on the immediately preceding Business Day;
(ii) the Borrower may not select an Interest Period that would extend beyond the Revolving Termination Date;
(iii) any Interest Period that begins on the last Business Day of a calendar month (or on a day for which there is no numerically corresponding day in the calendar month at the end of such Interest Period) shall end on the last Business Day of a calendar month; and
(iv) the Borrower shall select Interest Periods so as not to require a payment or prepayment of any Eurodollar Loan during an Interest Period for such Revolving Loan.
Interpolated Rate : at any time, for any Interest Period, the rate per annum (rounded to the same number of decimal places as the LIBO Screen Rate) determined by the Administrative Agent (which determination shall be conclusive and binding absent manifest error) to be equal to the rate that results from interpolating on a linear basis between: (a) the LIBO Screen Rate for the longest period for which the LIBO Screen Rate is available that is shorter than the Impacted Interest Period; and (b) the LIBO Screen Rate for the shortest period (for which that LIBO Screen Rate is available) that exceeds the Impacted Interest Period, in each case, at such time.
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Investors : one or more investment funds, investment partnerships or managed accounts controlled or managed by The Blackstone Group L.P. or one of its Affiliates (other than any portfolio operating companies).
Irrevocable Account Direction : collectively, (a) an irrevocable direction in the form of Exhibit K-1 that after delivery of notice by the Administrative Agent to the depositary bank for the Operating Lessee Remainder Account, all Distributable Funds on deposit in the Operating Lessee Remainder Account shall be remitted to the Conditional Controlled Account (as such may be amended, restated or modified from time to time in accordance with the terms of this Agreement) and (b) an irrevocable direction in the form of Exhibit K-2 that after delivery of notice by the Administrative Agent to the depositary bank for the Property Owner Account, all Distributable Funds on deposit in the Property Owner Account shall be remitted to the Conditional Controlled Account (as such may be amended, restated or modified from time to time in accordance with the terms of this Agreement).
IRS : means the United States Internal Revenue Service.
Issuing Lender : (a) with respect to each Existing Letter of Credit, the Existing Issuing Lender and (b) with respect to each other Letter of Credit, each of JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., KeyBank National Association, Société Générale and any other Lender reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower that has agreed in its sole discretion to act as an Issuing Lender hereunder, or any of their respective Affiliates, in each case in its capacity as issuer of any Letter of Credit. Each reference herein to the Issuing Lender shall be deemed to be a reference to the relevant Issuing Lender or all Issuing Lenders, as the context requires.
La Quinta : La Quinta Holdings Inc., a Delaware corporation.
L/C Commitment : with respect to each Issuing Lender, (i) the commitment of such Issuing Lender to issue Letters of Credit pursuant to Section 3.1 as set forth opposite such Issuing Lenders name on Schedule 1.1A under the heading L/C Commitment or (ii) if such Issuing Lender has entered into an Assignment and Assumption in accordance with Section 10.6 , the amount set forth for such Issuing Lender as its L/C Commitment in the Register. The aggregate amount of the L/C Commitments of all Issuing Lenders as of the Closing Date is $45,000,000.
L/C Obligations : at any time, an amount equal to the sum of (a) the aggregate then undrawn and unexpired amount of the then outstanding Letters of Credit and (b) the aggregate amount of drawings under Letters of Credit that have not then been reimbursed pursuant to Section 3.5 .
L/C Participants : the collective reference to all the Lenders other than the Issuing Lender.
L/C Sublimit : $45,000,000.
Lead Arrangers : the collective reference to JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. in its capacity as joint lead arranger and sole bookrunner and KeyBanc Capital Markets Inc. in its capacity as joint lead arranger and syndication agent.
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Lenders : as defined in the preamble hereto.
Letters of Credit : as defined in Section 3.1(a) .
LIBO Rate : with respect to any Eurodollar Loan for any Interest Period, the LIBO Screen Rate at approximately 11:00 a.m., London time, two Business Days prior to the commencement of such Interest Period; provided that if the LIBO Screen Rate shall not be available at such time for such Interest Period (an Impacted Interest Period ) then the LIBO Rate shall be the Interpolated Rate.
LIBO Screen Rate : for any day and time, with respect to any Eurodollar Loan for any Interest Period, the London interbank offered rate as administered by ICE Benchmark Administration (or any other Person that takes over the administration of such rate for U.S. Dollars) for a period equal in length to such Interest Period as displayed on such day and time on pages LIBOR01 or LIBOR02 of the Reuters screen that displays such rate (or, in the event such rate does not appear on a Reuters page or screen, on any successor or substitute page on such screen that displays such rate, or on the appropriate page of such other information service that publishes such rate from time to time as approved by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower); provided that if the LIBO Screen Rate as so determined would be less than zero, such rate shall be deemed to zero for the purposes of this Agreement.
Lien : any mortgage, pledge, hypothecation, assignment, deposit arrangement, encumbrance, lien (statutory or other), charge or other security interest or any preference, priority or other security agreement or preferential arrangement of any kind or nature whatsoever (including any conditional sale or other title retention agreement and any capital lease having substantially the same economic effect as any of the foregoing).
Loan Documents : this Agreement, the Collateral Documents, the Account Control Agreement, the Conditional Account Control Agreement, any other account control agreements, the Notes, any Increasing Lender Agreement, any New Lender Agreement and any amendment, waiver, supplement or other modification to any of the foregoing.
Loan Obligations : the unpaid principal of and interest on (including interest accruing after the maturity of the Revolving Loans and Reimbursement Obligations and interest accruing after the filing of any petition in bankruptcy, or the commencement of any insolvency, reorganization or like proceeding, relating to the Borrower or any other Loan Party, whether or not a claim for post-filing or post-petition interest is allowed in such proceeding) the Revolving Loans and all other obligations and liabilities of the Borrower and each other Loan Party to the Administrative Agent or to any Lender, whether direct or indirect, absolute or contingent, due or to become due, or now existing or hereafter incurred, which may arise under, out of, or in connection with, this Agreement, any other Loan Document, the Letters of Credit, or any other document made, delivered or given in connection herewith or therewith, whether on account of principal, interest, reimbursement obligations, fees, indemnities, costs, expenses (including all fees, charges and disbursements of counsel to the Administrative Agent or to any Lender that are required to be paid by the Borrower pursuant hereto) or otherwise.
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Loan Parties : the collective reference to the Borrower, Holdings and the Subsidiary Guarantors.
Majority in Interest : when used in reference to Lenders of any Class, means, at any time the holders of more than 50% of the aggregate amount of the Revolving Commitments of such Class then in effect or, if the Revolving Commitments have been terminated, the aggregate amount of the Revolving Extensions of Credit of such Class outstanding at such time; provided , that the Revolving Commitments of, and the portion of the Total Revolving Extensions of Credit held or deemed held by, any Defaulting Lender shall be disregarded in determining Majority in Interest at any time.
Management Agreements : as defined in the Mortgage Loan Agreement.
Management Stockholders : the members of management of CorePoint Lodging, Holdings, the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries who are investors in CorePoint Lodging or any direct or indirect parent thereof.
Material Adverse Effect : any material adverse change to or effect on (a) the business, operations, properties or condition (financial or otherwise) of the Group Members, taken as a whole, or (b) the validity or enforceability of this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents or the rights or remedies of the Administrative Agent or the Lenders hereunder or thereunder.
Materials of Environmental Concern : any gasoline or petroleum (including crude oil or any fraction thereof) or petroleum products or any hazardous or toxic substances, materials or wastes, defined or regulated as such in or under any Environmental Law, including asbestos, polychlorinated biphenyls and urea-formaldehyde insulation.
Maximum Rate : as defined in Section 10.14 .
Merger Agreement : that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of January 17, 2018, by and among Wyndham Worldwide Corporation, WHG BB Sub, Inc. and La Quinta.
Minimum Collateral Amount : at any time, (i) with respect to Cash Collateral consisting of cash or deposit account balances provided to reduce or eliminate Fronting Exposure during the existence of a Defaulting Lender, an amount equal to 102% of the Fronting Exposure of the Issuing Lender with respect to Letters of Credit issued and outstanding at such time, (ii) with respect to Cash Collateral consisting of cash or deposit account balances provided in accordance with Sections 2.9(a) or (c) , 2.22(c)(iv) , or 2.24(a)(i) , (ii) or (iii) , an amount equal to 102% of the principal outstanding amount of all L/C Obligations subject to such provision and (iii) with respect to Cash Collateral consisting of cash or deposit account balances provided pursuant to the defined term Trigger Event Cure, in accordance with Section 2.9(b) or 2.25 , or for purposes of determining the obligation of the Loan Parties to comply with the provisions of Section 7.1 , an amount equal to 102% of the principal outstanding amount of all L/C Obligations.
Mortgage Loan : the Loan as defined in the Mortgage Loan Agreement.
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Mortgage Loan Agreement : that certain Loan Agreement, dated as of May 30, 2018 (as amended, restated, replaced, refinanced, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with this Agreement and the Intercreditor Agreement), among JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. and any other lender from time to time party thereto, as co-lenders, the Individual Borrowers (as identified therein) and the Operating Lessee.
Mortgage Loan Documents : the Loan Documents as defined in the Mortgage Loan Agreement.
Mortgage Loan Party : the collective reference to the Operating Lessee and the Borrowers as defined in the Mortgage Loan Agreement.
Multiemployer Plan : a Plan that is a multiemployer plan as defined in Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA.
Net Operating Income : as defined in the Mortgage Loan Agreement.
New Lender Agreement : a New Lender Agreement, substantially in the form of Exhibit H .
New Repriced Lender : as defined in Section 2.22(c)(ii) .
Non-Defaulting Lender : at any time, each Lender that is not a Defaulting Lender at such time.
Non-Financing Lease Obligation : a lease obligation that is not required to be accounted for as a financing or capital lease on both the balance sheet and the income statement for financial reporting purposes in accordance with GAAP. For the avoidance of doubt, a straight-line or operating lease shall be considered a Non-Financing Lease Obligation.
Notes : the collective reference to any promissory note evidencing Revolving Loans.
NYFRB : the Federal Reserve Bank of New York (or any successor).
NYFRB Rate : for any day, the greater of (a) the Federal Funds Effective Rate in effect on such day and (b) the Overnight Bank Funding Rate in effect on such day (or for any day that is not a Business Day, for the immediately preceding Business Day); provided that if none of such rates are published for any day that is a Business Day, the term NYFRB Rate means the rate for a federal funds transaction quoted at 11:00 a.m. on such day received by the Administrative Agent from a federal funds broker of recognized standing selected by it; provided, further , that if any of the aforesaid rates as so determined be less than zero, such rate shall be deemed to be zero for purposes of this Agreement.
Obligations : collectively, (a) the Loan Obligations, (b) obligations in respect of any Secured Cash Management Agreement and (c) obligations in respect of any Secured Swap Agreement.
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Operating Forecast : with respect to any Person and any period, a detailed consolidated budget and operating forecast for such Person and its consolidated Subsidiaries for such period (including a projected consolidated balance sheet of such Person and its consolidated Subsidiaries as of the end of such period, the related consolidated statements of projected cash flow and projected income and a description of the underlying assumptions applicable thereto).
Operating Lessee : as defined in the Mortgage Loan Agreement.
Operating Lessee Remainder Account : as defined in the Subsidiary Loan Cash Management Agreement.
Other Connection Taxes : with respect to any Recipient, Taxes imposed as a result of a present or former connection between such Recipient and the jurisdiction imposing such Tax (other than connections arising from such Recipient having executed, delivered, become a party to, performed its obligations under, received payments under, received or perfected a security interest under, engaged in any other transaction pursuant to or enforced any Loan Document, or sold or assigned an interest in any Revolving Loan or Loan Document).
Other Taxes : all present or future stamp, court or documentary, intangible, recording, filing or similar Taxes that arise from any payment made under, from the execution, delivery, performance, enforcement or registration of, from the receipt or perfection of a security interest under, or otherwise with respect to, any Loan Document, except any such Taxes that are Other Connection Taxes imposed with respect to an assignment (other than an assignment made pursuant to Section 2.21 ).
Overnight Bank Funding Rate : for any day, the rate comprised of both overnight federal funds and overnight eurodollar borrowings by U.S.-managed banking offices of depository institutions, as such composite rate shall be determined by the NYFRB as set forth on its public website from time to time, and published on the next succeeding Business Day by the NYFRB as an overnight bank funding rate.
Participant : as defined in Section 10.6(c) .
Participant Register : as defined in Section 10.6(c) .
PATRIOT Act : the Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001 (Title III of Pub. L. 107-56, Oct. 26, 2001).
PBGC : the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation established pursuant to Subtitle A of Title IV of ERISA (or any successor).
Pension Plan : any Plan (other than a Multiemployer Plan) subject to the provisions of Title IV of ERISA or Section 412 of the Code or Section 302 of ERISA, and in respect of which any Group Member or any ERISA Affiliate is (or, if such Plan were terminated, would under Section 4069 of ERISA be deemed to be) an employer as defined in section 3(5) of ERISA.
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Permitted Holder : each of (x) the Investors and (y) the Management Stockholders (provided that if the Management Stockholders own beneficially or of record more than 15% of the outstanding voting stock of CorePoint Lodging in the aggregate, they shall be treated as Permitted Holders of only 15% of the outstanding voting stock of CorePoint Lodging at such time).
Permitted Refinancing : with respect to any Person, any modification, refinancing, refunding, renewal or extension of any Indebtedness of such Person; provided that: (i) the principal amount (or accreted value, if applicable) of the modifying, refinancing, refunding, renewing or extending Indebtedness (the Refinancing Indebtedness ) does not exceed the principal amount (or accreted value, if applicable) of the Indebtedness so modified, refinanced, refunded, renewed or extended (the Refinanced Debt ) except by an amount equal to unpaid accrued interest and premium thereon plus other reasonable amounts paid, and fees and expenses reasonably incurred, in connection with such modification, refinancing, refunding, renewal or extension and by an amount equal to any existing commitments unutilized thereunder; (ii) the Refinancing Indebtedness has a final maturity date equal to or later than the final maturity date of, and has a Weighted Average Life to Maturity equal to or greater than the Weighted Average Life to Maturity of, the Refinanced Debt; (iii) (A) to the extent the Refinanced Debt is subordinated in right of payment to the Loan Obligations, such Refinancing Indebtedness is subordinated in right of payment to the Loan Obligations on terms at least as favorable to the Secured Parties as those contained in the documentation governing the Refinanced Debt, and (B) to the extent Liens securing such Refinanced Debt are subordinated to Liens securing the Loan Obligations, the Liens, if any, securing such Refinancing Indebtedness are subordinated to the Liens securing the Loan Obligations pursuant to an intercreditor agreement (and an intercreditor agreement may be amended in a manner acceptable to the Administrative Agent to provide for such Liens to be subordinated to the Liens securing the Loan Obligations on a basis consistent with the intercreditor agreement prior to such modification, refinancing, refunding, renewal or extension); (iv) the terms relating to principal amount, amortization, maturity and collateral (if any), and other material terms taken as a whole, of any Refinancing Indebtedness, and of any agreement entered into and of any instrument issued in connection therewith, either (A) are no less favorable in any material respect to the Loan Parties than the terms of any agreement or instrument governing the Refinanced Debt and do not materially adversely affect the Lenders (it being agreed that, in the case of any Permitted Refinancing of any of the Subsidiary Loan Documents, any term or provision that would not be permitted as an amendment to the Subsidiary Loan Documents under Section 7.7 shall be deemed to be materially adverse to the Lenders) or (B) would be permitted by Section 7.7 as an amendment to such Refinanced Debt; and (v) the direct or any contingent obligor on the Refinanced Debt is not changed as a result of or in connection with such modification, refinancing, refunding, renewal or extension.
Person : an individual, partnership, corporation, limited liability company, business trust, joint stock company, trust, unincorporated association, joint venture, Governmental Authority or other entity of whatever nature.
Plan : any employee benefit plan as defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA, including any employee welfare benefit plan (as defined in Section 3(1) of ERISA), any employee pension benefit plan (as defined in Section 3(2) of ERISA), and any plan which is both an employee welfare benefit plan and an employee pension benefit plan, and in respect of which any Group Member or any ERISA Affiliate is an employer as defined in Section 3(5) of ERISA.
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Pledged Equity : as defined in the Guaranty and Security Agreement.
Post-Acquisition Period : with respect to any acquisition of an Acquired Entity or Business, the period beginning on the date such acquisition is consummated and ending on the 18 month anniversary of the date on which such acquisition is consummated.
Preferred Stock : the Cumulative Redeemable Series A Preferred Stock of CorePoint Lodging that is being issued in connection with the Transactions.
Prepayment Notice : as defined in Section 2.9(c) .
Prime Rate : the rate of interest per annum determined by the Administrative Agent as its prime rate in effect at its principal office in New York City and notified to the Borrower, as in effect from time to time. The Prime Rate is a reference rate and does not necessarily represent the lowest or best rate actually charged to any customer. The Administrative Agent or any Lender may make commercial loans or other loans at rates of interest at, above or below the Prime Rate.
Pro Forma Adjustment : for any Reference Period that includes all or any part of a fiscal quarter included in any Post-Acquisition Period, with respect to the Acquired EBITDA of the applicable Acquired Entity or Business or the Consolidated EBITDA of the Group Members, the pro forma increase or decrease in such Acquired EBITDA or such Consolidated EBITDA, as the case may be, projected by the Borrower in good faith to result within 18 months of such acquisition of an Acquired Entity or Business as a result of (a) actions taken during such Post-Acquisition Period for the purposes of realizing reasonably identifiable and factually supportable cost savings or (b) any additional costs incurred during such Post-Acquisition Period, in each case in connection with the combination of the operations of such Acquired Entity or Business with the operations of the Group Members; provided that (i) at the election of the Borrower, such Pro Forma Adjustment shall not be required to be determined for any Acquired Entity or Business to the extent the aggregate consideration paid in connection with such acquisition was less than $20,000,000, and (ii) so long as such actions are taken during such Post-Acquisition Period or such costs are incurred during such Post-Acquisition Period, as applicable, for purposes of projecting such pro forma increase or decrease to such Acquired EBITDA or such Consolidated EBITDA, as the case may be, it may be assumed that such cost savings will be realizable during the entirety of such Reference Period, or such additional costs, as applicable, will be incurred during the entirety of such Reference Period; provided , further , that any such pro forma increase or decrease to such Acquired EBITDA or such Consolidated EBITDA, as the case may be, shall be without duplication for cost savings or additional costs already included in such Acquired EBITDA or such Consolidated EBITDA, as the case may be, for such Reference Period and together with such cost savings and synergies added to Consolidated EBITDA under clauses (g)(i) and (g)(ii) of the definition of Consolidated EBITDA shall not account for more than twenty percent (20.0%) of Consolidated EBITDA in such Reference Period (calculated after giving effect to any such add-back pursuant to this definition and clause (g) of the definition of Consolidated EBITDA).
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Prohibited Transaction : a non-exempt prohibited transaction as defined in Section 406 of ERISA and Section 4975(f)(3) of the Code.
Properties : as defined in Section 4.16(a) .
Property Owner Account : the owner operating account designated as the CPLG Properties L.L.C. account with JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as depositary and any similar or successor account thereof.
PTE : a prohibited transaction class exemption issued by the U.S. Department of Labor, as any such exemption may be amended from time to time.
Qualified Capital Stock : any Capital Stock that is not Disqualified Capital Stock.
Qualified Transferee : as defined in the Intercreditor Agreement.
Recipient : (a) the Administrative Agent, (b) any Lender and (c) the Issuing Lender, as applicable.
Reference Period : any period of four consecutive fiscal quarters.
Register : as defined in Section 10.6(b) .
Regulation U : Regulation U of the Board as in effect from time to time.
Reimbursement Obligation : the obligation of the Borrower to reimburse the Issuing Lender pursuant to Section 3.5 for amounts drawn under Letters of Credit.
REIT : as defined in Section 4.23 .
REIT Distribution : as defined in Section 7.5(c) .
Rejection Deadline : as defined in Section 2.9(c) .
Rejection Notice : as defined in Section 2.9(c) .
Released Guarantor : as defined in Section 10.15(b) .
Reportable Event : any of the events set forth in Section 4043(c) of ERISA, other than those events as to which the thirty day notice period is waived under subsections .27, .28, .29, .30, .31, .32, .34 or .35 of PBGC Reg. § 4043, with respect to a Pension Plan.
Repriced Commitments : as defined in Section 2.22(c)(ii) .
Repricing Amendment : as defined in Section 2.22(c)(iii) .
Repricing Election : as defined in Section 2.22(c)(ii) .
Repricing Request : as defined in Section 2.22(c)(i) .
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Required Debt Yield : 15.51%; provided if within ten (10) Business Days of the Closing Date (or such later date as the Administrative Agent agrees in its sole discretion), the Administrative Agent receives written notice from the Borrower that the Closing Date Debt Yield under and as defined in the Mortgage Loan Agreement has been amended to reflect the financial status of the Borrower (as defined in the Mortgage Loan Agreement) as of March 31, 2018 (the Amended Mortgage Loan Debt Yield ), together with evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent of the effectiveness of such amendment under the Mortgage Loan Agreement, then from and after the date of receipt of such notice and reasonably satisfactory evidence by the Administrative Agent, the Required Debt Yield shall be a percentage equal to the product of (x) 0.90 and (y) the Amended Mortgage Loan Debt Yield.
Required Lenders : at any time, the holders of more than 50% of the Total Revolving Commitments then in effect or, if the Revolving Commitments have been terminated, the Total Revolving Extensions of Credit then outstanding; provided , that the Revolving Commitments of, and the portion of the Total Revolving Extensions of Credit held or deemed held by, any Defaulting Lender shall be disregarded in determining Required Lenders at any time.
Requirement of Law : as to any Person, the certificate of incorporation and by-laws or other organizational or Governing Documents of such Person, and any law, treaty, rule or regulation or determination of an arbitrator or a court or other Governmental Authority, in each case applicable to or binding upon such Person or any of its property or to which such Person or any of its property is subject.
Responsible Officer : the chief executive officer, president, vice president, chief financial officer, treasurer or assistant treasurer, secretary or assistant secretary or other similar officer of a Loan Party.
Restricted Payments : as defined in Section 7.5 .
Restructuring : the transfer of La Quintas real estate business, including certain real property assets and related improvements to the Borrower and its Subsidiaries pursuant to and subject to the terms and conditions of the Separation and Distribution Agreement.
Revolving Commitment : as to any Lender, the obligation of such Lender, if any, to make Revolving Loans and participate in Letters of Credit in an aggregate principal and/or face amount not to exceed the amount set forth under the heading Revolving Commitment opposite such Lenders name on Schedule 1.1A or in the Assignment and Assumption or the New Lender Agreement pursuant to which such Lender became a party hereto, as the same may be changed from time to time pursuant to the terms hereof. The original amount of the Total Revolving Commitments is $150,000,000.
Revolving Commitment Period : the period from and including the Closing Date to the Revolving Termination Date; provided , that any day on which a Trigger Event has occurred and is continuing shall be deemed not to fall within the Revolving Commitment Period.
Revolving Extensions of Credit : as to any Lender at any time, an amount equal to the sum of (a) the aggregate principal amount of all Revolving Loans held by such Lender then outstanding and (b) such Lenders Revolving Percentage of the L/C Obligations then outstanding.
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Revolving Loan : any revolving credit loan made by any Lender pursuant to this Agreement.
Revolving Percentage : as to any Lender at any time, the percentage which such Lenders Revolving Commitment then constitutes of the Total Revolving Commitments or, at any time after the Revolving Commitments shall have expired or terminated, the percentage which the aggregate principal amount of such Lenders Revolving Loans then outstanding constitutes of the aggregate principal amount of the Revolving Loans then outstanding, provided , that, in the event that the Revolving Loans are paid in full prior to the reduction to zero of the Total Revolving Extensions of Credit, the Revolving Percentages shall be determined in a manner designed to ensure that the other outstanding Revolving Extensions of Credit shall be held by the Lenders on a comparable basis.
Revolving Termination Date : the Initial Revolving Termination Date, as such date may be extended pursuant to Section 2.22(b) .
Sanctioned Country : at any time, a country, region or territory which is itself the subject or target of any Sanctions (at the time of this Agreement, Crimea, Cuba, Iran, North Korea and Syria).
Sanctioned Person : at any time, (a) any Person listed in any Sanctions-related list of designated Persons maintained by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Department of the Treasury, the U.S. Department of State, the United Nations Security Council, the European Union, any European Union member state, Her Majestys Treasury of the United Kingdom or other relevant sanctions authority, (b) any Person operating, organized or resident in a Sanctioned Country or (c) any Person otherwise the target of any Sanctions.
Sanctions : all economic or financial sanctions or trade embargoes imposed, administered or enforced from time to time by (a) the U.S. government, including those administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Department of the Treasury or the U.S. Department of State or (b) the United Nations Security Council, the European Union, any European Union member state or Her Majestys Treasury of the United Kingdom.
SEC : the Securities and Exchange Commission, any successor thereto and any analogous Governmental Authority.
Section 2.22(b) Additional Amendment : as defined in Section 2.22(b)(iv) .
Secured Cash Management Agreement : any Cash Management Agreement that is entered into by and between any Loan Party and any Cash Management Bank to the extent that such Cash Management Agreement is not otherwise designated in writing by the Borrower and the applicable Cash Management Bank to the Administrative Agent to not be included as a Secured Cash Management Agreement.
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Secured Parties : collectively, the Administrative Agent, the Lenders, the Issuing Lender, each Hedge Bank that is party to any Secured Swap Agreement, each Cash Management Bank that is party to any Secured Cash Management Agreement and the other Persons the Obligations owing to which are or are purported to be secured by the Collateral under the terms of the Collateral Documents.
Secured Swap Agreement : any Swap Agreement that is entered into by and between any Loan Party and any Hedge Bank to the extent that such Swap Agreement is not otherwise designated in writing by the Borrower and the applicable Hedge Bank to the Administrative Agent to not be included as a Secured Swap Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, for all purposes of the Loan Documents, any Guarantee Obligation of, or grant of any Lien to secure, any obligations in respect of a Secured Swap Agreement by a Loan Party shall not include any Excluded Swap Obligations of such Loan Party.
Securities Act : the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
Separation and Distribution Agreement : that certain Separation and Distribution Agreement, dated as of January 17, 2018, by and between La Quinta and CorePoint Lodging.
Solvent : when used with respect to any Person, means that, as of any date of determination, (a) the fair value of the assets of such Person and its Subsidiaries, on a consolidated basis, exceeds, on a consolidated basis, their debts and liabilities, subordinated, contingent or otherwise, (b) the present fair saleable value of the property of such Person and its Subsidiaries, on a consolidated basis, is greater than the amount that will be required to pay the probable liability, on a consolidated basis, of their debts and other liabilities, subordinated, contingent or otherwise, as such debts and other liabilities become absolute and matured, (c) such Person and its Subsidiaries, on a consolidated basis, are able to pay their debts and liabilities, subordinated, contingent or otherwise, as such liabilities become absolute and matured and (d) such Person and its Subsidiaries, on a consolidated basis, are not engaged in, and are not about to engage in, business for which they have unreasonably small capital. The amount of any contingent liability at any time shall be computed as the amount that would reasonably be expected to become an actual and matured liability.
Specified Equity Contribution : any cash contribution to the common equity of Holdings and/or any purchase or investment in any Capital Stock of Holdings other than Disqualified Capital Stock.
Specified Representations : the representations and warranties of Holdings and the Borrower under Section 4.3(a) , Section 4.4(a) , Section 4.4(c) , Section 4.5 (with respect to no conflicts with Governing Documents), Section 4.11 , Section 4.13 , Section 4.18, Section 4.20(c) and Section 4.22 .
Specified Terms : those terms and conditions of the Subsidiary Loan Documents that (a) are defined in the Loan Documents with reference to a definition in the Mortgage Loan Documents, and any constituent definitions component thereof as used therein, (b) relate to the definition of Cash Trap Event (as defined in the Mortgage Loan Agreement), the result of an occurrence of a Cash Trap Event under the Mortgage Loan Agreement including the
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application of funds therefrom and any constituent definitions component thereof as used therein, including, without limitation, the percentage of Debt Yield (as defined in the Mortgage Loan Agreement) used for purposes of calculating a Debt Yield Trigger Event (as defined in the Mortgage Loan Agreement) or (c) relate to (i) Holdings and the Borrowers ability to directly and indirectly pledge the Capital Stock of the Mortgage Loan Parties to secure the Obligations or the ability to foreclose (or accept a conveyance in lieu of foreclosure) of such Capital Stock (except to the extent such Capital Stock constitutes Excluded Property other than due to the terms of the Subsidiary Loan Documents) or (ii) the ability of any direct or indirect Subsidiary of the Borrower (other than a Subsidiary that constitutes an Excluded Subsidiary other than due to the terms of the Subsidiary Loan Documents) that directly or indirectly owns any Capital Stock in a Mortgage Loan Party to guaranty the Obligations.
Spin-Off : the distribution by La Quinta of the Capital Stock of CorePoint Lodging to the shareholders of La Quinta on the Closing Date pursuant to and subject to the terms and conditions of the Merger Agreement and the Separation and Distribution Agreement.
Statutory Reserve Rate : a fraction (expressed as a decimal), the numerator of which is the number one and the denominator of which is the number one minus the aggregate of the maximum reserve percentage (including any marginal, special, emergency or supplemental reserves) expressed as a decimal established by the Federal Reserve Board to which the Administrative Agent is subject with respect to the Adjusted LIBO Rate, for eurocurrency funding (currently referred to as Eurocurrency liabilities in Regulation D). Such reserve percentage shall include those imposed pursuant to Regulation D. Eurodollar Loans shall be deemed to constitute eurocurrency funding and to be subject to such reserve requirements without benefit of or credit for proration, exemptions or offsets that may be available from time to time to any Lender under Regulation D or any comparable regulation. The Statutory Reserve Rate shall be adjusted automatically on and as of the effective date of any change in any reserve percentage.
Subsidiary : as to any Person, a corporation, partnership, limited liability company or other entity of which shares of stock or other ownership interests having ordinary voting power (other than stock or such other ownership interests having such power only by reason of the happening of a contingency) to elect a majority of the board of directors or other managers of such corporation, partnership or other entity are at the time owned, or the management of which is otherwise controlled, directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, or both, by such Person. Unless otherwise qualified, all references to a Subsidiary or to Subsidiaries in this Agreement shall refer to a Subsidiary or Subsidiaries of the applicable Loan Party. For the avoidance of doubt, any entity that is owned at a 50.0% or less level (as described above) shall not be a Subsidiary for any purpose under this Agreement, regardless of whether such entity is consolidated on Holdings, the Borrowers or any Subsidiarys financial statements.
Subsidiary Guarantor : each wholly-owned Domestic Subsidiary of the Borrower (other than any Excluded Subsidiary) that is or becomes a party to the Guarantee and Security Agreement. The Subsidiary Guarantors as of the Closing Date are listed on Schedule 1.1C.
Subsidiary Loan Cash Management Agreement : the Cash Management Agreement as defined in the Mortgage Loan Agreement.
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Subsidiary Loan Documents : collectively, the Mortgage Loan Documents and the documents, agreements and instruments governing any Permitted Refinancing thereof.
Subsidiary Loan Transactions : the funding of the loan and other transactions contemplated under the Subsidiary Loan Documents.
Swap Agreement : any agreement with respect to any swap, forward, future or derivative transaction or option or similar agreement involving, or settled by reference to, one or more rates, currencies, commodities, equity or debt instruments or securities, or economic, financial or pricing indices or measures of economic, financial or pricing risk or value or any similar transaction or any combination of these transactions; provided that no phantom stock or similar plan providing for payments only on account of services provided by current or former directors, officers, employees or consultants of any Loan Party or any of their respective Subsidiaries shall be a Swap Agreement.
Swap Obligation : with respect to any Loan Party, any obligation to pay or perform under any agreement, contract or transaction that constitutes a swap within the meaning of Section 1a(47) of the Commodity Exchange Act.
Swap Termination Value : in respect of any one or more Swap Agreements, after taking into account the effect of any legally enforceable netting agreement relating to such Swap Agreements, (a) for any date on or after the date such Swap Agreements have been closed out and termination value(s) determined in accordance therewith, such termination value(s), and (b) for any date prior to the date referenced in clause (a), the amount(s) determined as the mark-to-market value(s) for such Swap Agreements, as determined based upon one or more mid-market or other readily available quotations provided by any recognized dealer in such Swap Agreements (which may include a Lender or any Affiliate of a Lender).
Taxes : any and all present or future taxes, levies, imposts, duties, deductions, assessments, fees, charges or withholdings (including backup withholding) imposed by any Governmental Authority, including any interest, additions to tax or penalties applicable thereto.
Total Revolving Commitments : at any time, the aggregate amount of the Revolving Commitments then in effect.
Total Revolving Extensions of Credit : at any time, the aggregate amount of the Revolving Extensions of Credit of the Lenders outstanding at such time.
Transactions : collectively, (a) the funding of any Revolving Loans and the issuance of any Letters of Credit on the Closing Date and the execution and delivery of the Loan Documents entered into on the Closing Date, (b) the Subsidiary Loan Transactions, (c) the consummation of the Acquisition, (d) the consummation of the Restructuring and the Spin-Off, (e) the execution and delivery of the Franchise Agreements and Management Agreements, (f) the repayment in full of the Existing Credit Agreement and (g) the payment of expenses in connection with the foregoing.
Transferee : any Assignee or Participant.
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Trigger Event : shall have occurred if, as of the last day of any calendar quarter, the Debt Yield is less than the Required Debt Yield; provided , that a Trigger Event shall cease to exist following a Trigger Event Cure with respect to such Trigger Event.
Trigger Event Cure : with respect to any Trigger Event, the occurrence of (a) the repayment by the Borrower in full of all outstanding Revolving Loans and all outstanding Reimbursement Obligations and the Cash Collateralization of all L/C Obligations in an amount not less than the Minimum Collateral Amount and (b) a Debt Yield of equal to or greater than the Required Debt Yield as of the last day of each of two consecutive calendar quarters after the calendar quarter during which such Trigger Event occurred.
Type : as to any Revolving Loan, its nature as an ABR Loan or a Eurodollar Loan.
United States : the United States of America.
U.S. Person : any Person that is a United States person within the meaning of Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code.
U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate : as defined in Section 2.18(f)(ii)(B)(3) .
Weighted Average Life to Maturity : when applied to any Indebtedness at any date, the number of years obtained by dividing: (i) the sum of the products obtained by multiplying (x) the amount of each then remaining installment, sinking fund, serial maturity or other required payments of principal, including payment at final maturity, in respect thereof, by (y) the number of years (calculated to the nearest one-twelfth) that will elapse between such date and the making of such payment; by (ii) the then outstanding principal amount of such Indebtedness.
Withdrawal Liability : any liability to a Multiemployer Plan as a result of a complete or partial withdrawal from such Multiemployer Plan, as such terms are defined in Title IV of ERISA.
Write-Down and Conversion Powers : with respect to any EEA Resolution Authority, the write-down and conversion powers of such EEA Resolution Authority from time to time under the Bail-In Legislation for the applicable EEA Member Country, which write-down and conversion powers are described in the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule.
1.2 Other Definitional Provisions . (a) Unless otherwise specified therein, all terms defined in this Agreement shall have the defined meanings when used in the other Loan Documents or any certificate or other document made or delivered pursuant hereto or thereto.
(b) As used herein and in the other Loan Documents, and any certificate or other document made or delivered pursuant hereto or thereto, (i) accounting terms relating to any Group Member not defined in Section 1.1 and accounting terms partly defined in Section 1.1 , to the extent not defined, shall have the respective meanings given to them under GAAP ( provided that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, all accounting or financial terms used herein shall be construed, and all financial computations pursuant hereto shall be made, without giving effect to any election under the Statement of Financial Accounting Standards 159 (or any other Financial Accounting Standard having a similar effect) to value any Indebtedness or other
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liabilities of any Group Member at fair value, as defined therein), (ii) the words include, includes and including shall be deemed to be followed by the phrase without limitation, (iii) in the computation of periods of time from a specified date to a later specified date, the word from means from and including; the words to and until each mean to but excluding; and the word through means to and including, (iv) the word incur shall be construed to mean incur, create, issue, assume, become liable in respect of or suffer to exist (and the words incurred and incurrence shall have correlative meanings), (v) the words asset and property shall be construed to have the same meaning and effect and to refer to any and all tangible and intangible assets and properties, including cash, Capital Stock, securities, revenues, accounts, leasehold interests and contract rights, and (vi) unless the context otherwise requires, definitions of and references to agreements, instruments or other Contractual Obligations (including any Governing Document) shall, unless otherwise specified, be deemed to refer to such agreements, instruments or Contractual Obligations as amended, supplemented, restated or otherwise modified from time to time (subject to any restrictions on such amendments, supplements or modifications set forth herein or in any other Loan Document).
(c) The words hereof, herein and hereunder and words of similar import, when used in this Agreement, shall refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision of this Agreement, and Section, Schedule and Exhibit references are to this Agreement unless otherwise specified.
(d) The meanings given to terms defined herein shall be equally applicable to both the singular and plural forms of such terms. Section headings herein and in the other Loan Documents are included for convenience of reference only and shall not affect the interpretation of this Agreement or any other Loan Document.
(e) Unless the context requires otherwise, (i) any reference herein to any Person shall be construed to include such Persons successors and assigns, and (ii) any reference to any law shall include all statutory and regulatory provisions consolidating, amending, replacing or interpreting such law and any reference to any law or regulation shall, unless otherwise specified, refer to such law or regulation as amended, modified or supplemented from time to time.
1.3 Classifications of Revolving Loans . For purposes of this Agreement, Revolving Loans and Revolving Commitments may be classified and referred to by Class (e.g., an Existing Loan, Extended Loan, Existing Commitment or Extended Commitment) or by Type (e.g., an ABL Loan or Eurodollar Loan).
1.4 Timing of Payment or Performance . Except as otherwise provided herein, when the payment of any obligation or the performance of any covenant, duty or obligation is stated to be due or performance required on a day which is not a Business Day, the date of such payment (other than as described in the definition of Interest Period and in Section 2.15(c) ) or performance shall extend to the immediately succeeding Business Day.
1.5 Rounding . Any financial ratios required to be maintained by the Loan Parties pursuant to this Agreement (or required to be satisfied in order for a specific action to be permitted under this Agreement) shall be calculated by dividing the appropriate component by the other component, carrying the result to one place more than the number of places by which such ratio is expressed herein and rounding the result up or down to the nearest number (with a rounding up if there is no nearest number).
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1.6 Times of Day . Unless otherwise specified, all references herein to times of day shall be references to Eastern Time (daylight or standard, as applicable).
SECTION 2. AMOUNT AND TERMS OF REVOLVING COMMITMENTS
2.1 Revolving Commitments . (a) Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, each Lender severally agrees to make Revolving Loans to the Borrower from time to time during the Revolving Commitment Period in an aggregate principal amount at any one time outstanding which, when added to such Lenders Revolving Percentage of the L/C Obligations then outstanding, does not exceed the amount of such Lenders Revolving Commitment. During the Revolving Commitment Period the Borrower may use the Revolving Commitments by borrowing, prepaying the Revolving Loans in whole or in part, and reborrowing, all in accordance with the terms and conditions hereof. Subject to Section 2.14 , the Revolving Loans may from time to time be Eurodollar Loans or ABR Loans, as determined by the Borrower and notified to the Administrative Agent in accordance with Sections 2.2 and 2.10 .
(b) The Borrower shall repay all outstanding Revolving Loans on the Revolving Termination Date.
2.2 Procedure for Revolving Loan Borrowing . The Borrower may borrow under the Revolving Commitments during the Revolving Commitment Period on any Business Day, provided that the Borrower shall give the Administrative Agent irrevocable notice (which notice must be received by the Administrative Agent prior to 11:00 A.M., New York City time, (a) three (3) Business Days prior to the requested Borrowing Date, in the case of Eurodollar Loans, or (b) the requested Borrowing Date, in the case of ABR Loans) (provided that any such notice of a borrowing of ABR Loans to finance payments required by Section 3.5 may be given not later than 10:00 A.M., New York City time, on the date of the proposed borrowing), specifying (i) the amount, Class and Type of Revolving Loans to be borrowed, (ii) the requested Borrowing Date and (iii) in the case of Eurodollar Loans, the respective amounts of each such Type of Revolving Loan and the respective lengths of the initial Interest Period therefor. Any Revolving Loans made on the Closing Date shall initially be ABR Loans unless the Borrower has provided to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders a funding indemnity in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent. Each borrowing of Revolving Loans shall be in an amount equal to (x) in the case of ABR Loans, $500,000 or a whole multiple of $100,000 in excess thereof and (y) in the case of Eurodollar Loans, $1,000,000 or a whole multiple of $100,000 in excess thereof. Upon receipt of any such notice from the Borrower, the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each Lender of the applicable Class thereof. Each Lender of the applicable Class will make the amount of its pro rata share of each borrowing available to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Borrower at the Funding Office prior to 1:00 P.M., New York City time, on the Borrowing Date requested by the Borrower in funds immediately available to the Administrative Agent. Such borrowing will then be made available to the Borrower by the Administrative Agent crediting the account of the Borrower on the books of such office with the aggregate of the amounts made available to the Administrative Agent by the Lenders and in like funds as received by the Administrative Agent.
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2.3 Intentionally Omitted .
2.4 Intentionally Omitted .
2.5 Commitment Fees, etc . (a) The Borrower agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of each Lender a commitment fee for the period from and including the date hereof to the last day of the Revolving Commitment Period, computed at the Commitment Fee Rate on the average daily amount of the Available Revolving Commitment of such Lender during the period for which payment is made, payable quarterly in arrears on each Fee Payment Date, commencing on the first such date to occur after the date hereof. For the avoidance of doubt, each Lenders Revolving Commitment shall be deemed to be in effect for purposes of this Section 2.5(a) regardless of the occurrence and continuance of a Trigger Event except with respect to any of such Revolving Commitment that has been permanently and irrevocably terminated pursuant to the terms hereof.
(b) The Borrower agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent the fees in the amounts and on the dates as set forth in any fee agreements with the Administrative Agent and to perform any other obligations contained therein.
2.6 Termination or Reduction of Revolving Commitments . Subject to Section 2.22(b) , the Borrower shall have the right, upon not less than three (3) Business Days notice to the Administrative Agent, to terminate the Revolving Commitments or, from time to time, to reduce the amount of the Revolving Commitments; provided that no such termination or reduction of Revolving Commitments shall be permitted if, after giving effect thereto and to any prepayments of the Revolving Loans made on the effective date thereof, either (a) the Total Revolving Extensions of Credit would exceed the Total Revolving Commitments or (b) the aggregate amount of the Revolving Extensions of Credit, with respect to any Class outstanding at such time, would exceed the aggregate amount of the Revolving Commitments then in effect with respect to such Class. Any such notice may state that such notice is conditioned upon the occurrence or non-occurrence of any event specified therein (including the effectiveness of other credit facilities), in which case such notice may be revoked by the Borrower (by written notice to the Administrative Agent on or prior to the specified effective date) if such condition is not satisfied. Any such reduction shall be in an amount equal to $1,000,000, or a whole multiple of $100,000 in excess thereof, and shall reduce permanently the Revolving Commitments then in effect either (i) ratably among Classes or (ii) if not inconsistent with the Extension Amendment relating to Extended Commitments, first to the Revolving Commitments with respect to any Existing Commitments and second to such Extended Commitments; provided that, with respect to the Revolving Commitments of any Class, any such termination or reduction shall apply ratably to the Revolving Commitment of each Lender of such Class.
2.7 Repayment of Revolving Loans; Source of Funds; Evidence of Debt . (a) The Borrower hereby unconditionally promises to pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of each Lender the then unpaid principal amount of each Revolving Loan of such Lender on the applicable Revolving Termination Date.
(b) Intentionally Omitted.
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(c) Each Lender shall maintain in accordance with its usual practice an account or accounts evidencing the indebtedness of the Borrower to the appropriate lending office of such Lender resulting from each Revolving Loan made by such lending office of such Lender from time to time, including the amounts of principal and interest payable and paid to such lending office of such Lender from time to time under this Agreement.
(d) The Administrative Agent shall maintain the Register pursuant to Section 10.6(b)(iv) , and a subaccount for each Lender, in which Register and subaccounts (taken together) shall be recorded (i) the amount of each Revolving Loan made hereunder, the Type and Class of each Revolving Loan made and the Interest Period applicable thereto, (ii) the amount of any principal or interest due and payable or to become due and payable from the Borrower to each Lender or the Administrative Agent hereunder and (iii) the amount of any sum received by the Administrative Agent hereunder from the Borrower and each Lenders share thereof.
(e) The entries made in the Register and accounts and subaccounts maintained pursuant to paragraphs (c) and (d) of this Section 2.7 shall, to the extent permitted by applicable law, be prima facie evidence of the existence and amounts of the obligations of the Borrower therein recorded; provided , however , that the failure of any Lender or the Administrative Agent to maintain such account, such Register or such subaccount, as applicable, or any error therein, shall not in any manner affect the obligation of the Borrower to repay (with applicable interest) the Revolving Loans made to the Borrower in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.
(f) Any Lender may request that Revolving Loans of any Class made by it be evidenced by a promissory note. In such event, the Borrower shall prepare, execute and deliver to such Lender a promissory note payable to such Lender (or, if requested by such Lender, to such Lender and its registered assigns) and in a form approved by the Administrative Agent. Thereafter, the Revolving Loans evidenced by such promissory note and interest thereon shall at all times (including after assignment pursuant to Section 10.6 ) be represented by one or more promissory notes in such form payable to the payee named therein (or, if such promissory note is a registered note, to such payee and its registered assigns).
2.8 Optional Prepayments . The Borrower may at any time and from time to time prepay the Revolving Loans, in whole or in part, without premium or penalty, upon irrevocable notice delivered to the Administrative Agent no later than 11:00 A.M., New York City time, three (3) Business Days prior thereto, in the case of Eurodollar Loans, and no later than 11:00 A.M., New York City time, on such Business Day, in the case of ABR Loans, which notice shall specify the date and amount of prepayment and whether the prepayment is of Eurodollar Loans or ABR Loans; provided that, if a Eurodollar Loan is prepaid on any day other than the last day of the Interest Period applicable thereto, the Borrower shall also pay any amounts owing pursuant to Section 2.19 . Upon receipt of any such notice the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each relevant Lender thereof. If any such notice is given, the amount specified in such notice shall be due and payable on the date specified therein, together with (except in the case of Revolving Loans that are ABR Loans) accrued interest to such date on the amount prepaid. Partial prepayments of Revolving Loans shall be in an amount equal to (x) in the case of ABR Loans, $500,000 or a whole multiple of $100,000 in excess thereof and (y) in the case of Eurodollar Loans, $1,000,000 or a whole multiple of $100,000 in excess thereof. Each prepayment pursuant to this Section 2.8 shall be allocated pro rata to all Lenders according to their respective Revolving Percentages.
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2.9 Mandatory Prepayments and Commitment Reductions . (a) If for any reason the Total Revolving Extensions of Credit at any time exceed the Total Revolving Commitments then in effect, the Borrower shall immediately prepay Revolving Loans and/or Cash Collateralize the L/C Obligations in an amount not less than the applicable Minimum Collateral Amount multiplied by such excess amount; provided , however , that, subject to Section 2.24(a) , the Borrower shall not be required to Cash Collateralize the L/C Obligations pursuant to this Section 2.9(a) unless after the prepayment in full of the Revolving Loans, Total Revolving Extensions of Credit exceed the Total Revolving Commitments then in effect.
(b) If on any date a Trigger Event or an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the Borrower shall prepay Revolving Loans and Cash Collateralize the L/C Obligations as set forth in Section 2.25(b) .
(c) The Borrower shall notify the Administrative Agent of any Change of Control at least five (5) Business Days before the date thereof, which notice shall constitute an offer by the Borrower to terminate all of the Revolving Commitments of each Lender and to prepay all outstanding Revolving Loans thereunder on the date of such Change of Control. The Administrative Agent shall provide a notice thereof (each, a Prepayment Notice ) to each Lender as promptly as practicable thereafter. Each Lender may in its sole discretion reject all or a portion of its pro rata share of any offered permanent reduction of the Revolving Commitments of each Class under this Section 2.9(c) (such declined amounts, such Lenders Declined Amount ) by providing written notice (each, a Rejection Notice ) to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower no later than 5:00 P.M. three (3) Business Days after delivery of the Prepayment Notice regarding such permanent reduction and related mandatory prepayment (such time, the Rejection Deadline ). Each Rejection Notice from a given Lender shall specify such Lenders Declined Amount of each Class of Revolving Commitments held by such Lender. If a Lender fails to deliver a Rejection Notice to the Administrative Agent by the Rejection Deadline with respect to any Class of Revolving Commitments held by such Lender with respect to a Prepayment Notice or such Rejection Notice fails to specify such Lenders Declined Amount with respect to any Class of Revolving Commitments held by such Lender, any such failure will be deemed an acceptance of the total amount of such permanent reduction of Revolving Commitments of the applicable Class (and related mandatory prepayment of Revolving Loans). No later than 2:00 P.M. on the date of the Change of Control, the Borrower shall permanently reduce the Revolving Commitments of each Class of each Lender by an amount equal to such Lenders Revolving Commitments of such Class then in effect less such Lenders Declined Amount for such Class with respect to such Prepayment Notice.
Upon the occurrence of any such reduction of Revolving Commitments, each of the Lenders shall assign or purchase, as applicable, at the principal amount thereof, such interests in the Revolving Loans and participation interests in L/C Obligations (but not, for the avoidance of doubt, the related Revolving Commitments) outstanding on such date as shall be necessary in order that, after giving effect to all such assignments and purchases, all of the Revolving Loans and participation interests in L/C Obligations outstanding on such date will be held by the remaining Lenders ratably in accordance with their Revolving Commitments after giving effect
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to such reductions in the Revolving Commitments. Such assignments and purchases shall be made pursuant to such procedures as may be designated by Administrative Agent and shall not be required to be effectuated in accordance with Section 10.6 . In addition to the foregoing, to the extent that after giving effect to such reduction and reallocation, the Total Revolving Extensions of Credit would exceed the Total Revolving Commitments then in effect, the Borrower shall immediately prepay Revolving Loans and/or Cash Collateralize the L/C Obligations in an amount not less than the applicable Minimum Collateral Amount multiplied by such excess amount.
(d) The application of any prepayment pursuant to Section 2.9 shall be made, first, to ABR Loans and, second, to Eurodollar Loans. Each prepayment of the Revolving Loans under Section 2.9 (except in the case of Revolving Loans that are ABR Loans) shall be accompanied by accrued interest to the date of such prepayment on the amount prepaid. Each prepayment and Revolving Commitment reduction pursuant to Section 2.9(b) shall be allocated pro rata among all Lenders according to their respective Revolving Percentages. Each prepayment and Revolving Commitment reduction pursuant to Section 2.9(c) shall be allocated in accordance with such Section.
2.10 Conversion and Continuation Options . (a) The Borrower may elect from time to time to convert Eurodollar Loans to ABR Loans by giving the Administrative Agent prior irrevocable notice of such election no later than 11:00 A.M., New York City time, on the Business Day preceding the proposed conversion date, provided that any such conversion of Eurodollar Loans may only be made on the last day of an Interest Period with respect thereto. The Borrower may elect from time to time to convert ABR Loans to Eurodollar Loans by giving the Administrative Agent prior irrevocable notice of such election no later than 11:00 A.M., New York City time, on the third Business Day preceding the proposed conversion date (which notice shall specify the length of the initial Interest Period therefor), provided that no ABR Loan may be converted into a Eurodollar Loan when any Event of Default has occurred and is continuing. Upon receipt of any such notice the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each relevant Lender of the applicable Class thereof.
(b) Any Eurodollar Loan may be continued as such upon the expiration of the then current Interest Period with respect thereto by the Borrower giving irrevocable notice to the Administrative Agent, in accordance with the applicable provisions of the term Interest Period set forth in Section 1.1 , of the length of the next Interest Period to be applicable to such Revolving Loans, provided that no Eurodollar Loan may be continued as such when any Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, and provided , further , that if the Borrower shall fail to give any required notice as described above in this paragraph or if such continuation is not permitted pursuant to the preceding proviso such Revolving Loans shall be automatically converted to ABR Loans on the last day of such then expiring Interest Period. Upon receipt of any such notice the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each relevant Lender of the applicable Class thereof.
2.11 Limitations on Eurodollar Tranches . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, all borrowings, conversions and continuations of Eurodollar Loans and all selections of Interest Periods shall be in such amounts and be made pursuant to such elections so that, (a) after giving effect thereto, the aggregate principal amount of the Eurodollar Loans
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comprising each Eurodollar Tranche shall be equal to $1,000,000 or a whole multiple of $100,000 in excess thereof and (b) no more than ten Eurodollar Tranches shall be outstanding at any one time.
2.12 Interest Rates and Payment Dates . (a) Each Eurodollar Loan shall bear interest for each day during each Interest Period with respect thereto at a rate per annum equal to the Adjusted LIBO Rate determined for such day plus the Applicable Margin applicable for Eurodollar Loans.
(b) Each ABR Loan shall bear interest at a rate per annum equal to the ABR plus the Applicable Margin applicable for ABR Loans.
(c) If all or a portion of the principal amount of, or any interest payable on, any Revolving Loan or Reimbursement Obligation or any commitment fee or other amount payable hereunder or under any Loan Document shall not be paid when due (whether at the stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise), such overdue amount shall bear interest at a rate per annum equal to (x) in the case of the Revolving Loans, the rate that would otherwise be applicable thereto pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this Section plus 3.00 % or (y) in the case of any other amount, the rate applicable to ABR Loans plus 3.00%, in each case, from the date of such non-payment until such amount is paid in full (after as well as before judgment).
(d) Interest shall be payable in arrears on each Interest Payment Date, provided that interest accruing pursuant to paragraph (c) of this Section shall be payable from time to time on demand.
2.13 Computation of Interest and Fees . (a) Interest and fees payable pursuant hereto shall be calculated on the basis of a 360-day year for the actual days elapsed, except that, with respect to ABR Loans the rate of interest on which is calculated on the basis of the Prime Rate or the Federal Funds Effective Rate, the interest thereon shall be calculated on the basis of a 365- (or 366-, as the case may be) day year for the actual days elapsed. The Administrative Agent shall as soon as practicable notify the Borrower and the relevant Lenders of each determination of an Adjusted LIBO Rate. Any change in the interest rate on a Revolving Loan resulting from a change in the ABR or the Statutory Reserve Rate shall become effective as of the opening of business on the day on which such change becomes effective. The Administrative Agent shall as soon as practicable notify the Borrower and the relevant Lenders of the effective date and the amount of each such change in interest rate.
(b) Each determination of an interest rate by the Administrative Agent pursuant to any provision of this Agreement shall be conclusive and binding on the Borrower and the Lenders in the absence of manifest error. The Administrative Agent shall, at the request of the Borrower, deliver to the Borrower a statement showing the quotations used by the Administrative Agent in determining any interest rate pursuant to Section 2.12(a) .
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2.14 Inability to Determine Interest Rate . If prior to the first day of any Interest Period:
(a) the Administrative Agent shall have determined (which determination shall be conclusive and binding upon the Borrower) that, by reason of circumstances affecting the relevant market, adequate and reasonable means do not exist for ascertaining the LIBO Rate or the Adjusted LIBO Rate (including because the LIBO Screen Rate is not available or published on a current basis) for such Interest Period, or
(b) the Administrative Agent shall have received notice from the Majority in Interest of any Class that the Adjusted LIBO Rate determined or to be determined for such Interest Period will not adequately and fairly reflect the cost to such Lenders (as conclusively certified by such Lenders) of making or maintaining their affected Revolving Loans during such Interest Period, the Administrative Agent shall give telecopy or telephonic notice thereof to the Borrower and the relevant Lenders as soon as practicable thereafter. If such notice is given (x) any Eurodollar Loans with respect to such Class requested to be made on the first day of such Interest Period shall be made as ABR Loans, (y) any Revolving Loans with respect to such Class that were to have been converted on the first day of such Interest Period to Eurodollar Loans shall be continued as ABR Loans and (z) any outstanding Eurodollar Loans with respect to such Class shall be converted, on the last day of the then current Interest Period, to ABR Loans. Until such notice has been withdrawn by the Administrative Agent, no further Eurodollar Loans, with respect to such Class, shall be made or continued as such, nor shall the Borrower have the right to convert Revolving Loans to Eurodollar Loans with respect to such Class.
(c) If at any time the Borrower and the Administrative Agent determine in good faith that (i) the circumstances set forth in clause (a) have arisen and such circumstances are unlikely to be temporary or (ii) the circumstances set forth in clause (a) have not arisen but the supervisor for the administrator of the LIBO Screen Rate or a Governmental Authority having jurisdiction over the Administrative Agent has made a public statement identifying a specific date after which the LIBO Screen Rate shall no longer be used for determining interest rates for loans, then the Administrative Agent and the Borrower shall endeavor in good faith to establish an alternate rate of interest to the LIBO Rate that is generally accepted as the then prevailing market convention for determining a rate of interest (including the making of appropriate adjustments to such alternate rate and this Agreement (x) to preserve pricing in effect at the time of selection of such alternate rate (but for the avoidance of doubt which would not reduce the Applicable Margin) and (y) other changes necessary to reflect the available interest periods for such alternate rate) for syndicated loans in the United States at such time, and shall enter into an amendment to this Agreement to reflect such alternate rate of interest and such other related changes to this Agreement as may be applicable; provided that, if such alternate rate of interest as so determined would be less than zero, such rate shall be deemed to be zero for the purposes of this Agreement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section 10.1 , such amendment shall become effective without any further action or consent of any other party to this Agreement so long as the Administrative Agent shall not have received, within five Business Days of the date notice of such alternate rate of interest is provided to the Lenders, a written notice from the Required Lenders stating that such Required Lenders object to such amendment. Until an alternate rate of interest shall be determined in accordance with this paragraph (but, in the case of the circumstances described in clause (ii) of the first sentence of this paragraph, only to the extent the LIBO Screen Rate for such Interest Period is not available or published at such time on a current basis), (x) any request for the conversion of any Revolving Loan to, or continuation of any Revolving Loan as, a Eurodollar Loan shall be ineffective and (y) if any borrowing request requests a Eurodollar Loan, such Revolving Loan shall be made as an ABR Loan.
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2.15 Pro Rata Treatment and Payments . (a) Each borrowing by the Borrower from the Lenders hereunder and each payment by the Borrower on account of any commitment fee shall be made pro rata according to the respective Revolving Percentages of the Lenders. Any reduction of the Revolving Commitments of the Lenders shall be made pro rata according to the respective Revolving Percentages of the relevant Lenders except (i) to the extent that this Agreement provides for reductions to be disproportionately allocated to a group of Lenders with respect to a particular Class pursuant to Section 2.6 , in which case each reduction shall be allocated to the Lenders in such Class pro rata according to the respective Revolving Percentages of the relevant Lenders and (ii) reductions pursuant to Section 2.9(c) , which shall be allocated as provided in such Section .
(b) Each payment (including each prepayment) by the Borrower on account of principal of the Revolving Loans shall be made pro rata according to the respective outstanding principal amounts of the Revolving Loans then held by the Lenders (except for prepayments pursuant to Section 2.9(c) , which shall be allocated as provided in such Section) . Each payment of interest on the Revolving Loans shall be made pro rata according to the respective outstanding principal amounts of the Revolving Loans then held by the Lenders, except to the extent that this Agreement provides that different Classes of Revolving Loans shall have different Applicable Margins, in which case each payment shall be allocated to the Lenders in such Class pro rata according to the respective Revolving Percentages of the relevant Lenders.
(c) All payments (including prepayments) to be made by the Borrower hereunder, whether on account of principal, interest, fees or otherwise, shall be made without setoff or counterclaim and shall be made prior to 2:00 P.M., New York City time, on the due date thereof to the Administrative Agent, for the account of the Lenders, at the Funding Office, in Dollars and in immediately available funds. The Administrative Agent shall distribute such payments to each relevant Lender promptly upon receipt in like funds as received, net of any amounts owing by such Lender pursuant to Section 9.7 . If any payment hereunder (other than payments on the Eurodollar Loans) becomes due and payable on a day other than a Business Day, such payment shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day. If any payment on a Eurodollar Loan becomes due and payable on a day other than a Business Day, the maturity thereof shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day unless the result of such extension would be to extend such payment into another calendar month, in which event such payment shall be made on the immediately preceding Business Day. In the case of any extension of any payment of principal pursuant to the preceding two sentences, interest thereon shall be payable at the then applicable rate during such extension.
(d) Unless the Administrative Agent shall have been notified in writing by any Lender prior to a borrowing that such Lender will not make the amount that would constitute its share of such borrowing available to the Administrative Agent, the Administrative Agent may assume that such Lender is making such amount available to the Administrative Agent, and the Administrative Agent may, in reliance upon such assumption, make available to the Borrower a corresponding amount. If such amount is not made available to the Administrative Agent by the required time on the Borrowing Date therefor, such Lender shall pay to the Administrative Agent, on demand, such amount with interest thereon, at a rate equal to the greater of (i) the Federal Funds Effective Rate and (ii) a rate determined by the Administrative Agent in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation, for the period until such
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Lender makes such amount immediately available to the Administrative Agent. A certificate of the Administrative Agent submitted to any Lender with respect to any amounts owing under this paragraph shall be conclusive in the absence of manifest error. If such Lenders share of such borrowing is not made available to the Administrative Agent by such Lender within three (3) Business Days after such Borrowing Date, the Administrative Agent shall also be entitled to recover such amount with interest thereon at the rate per annum applicable to ABR Loans, on demand, from the Borrower.
(e) Unless the Administrative Agent shall have been notified in writing by the Borrower prior to the date of any payment due to be made by the Borrower hereunder that the Borrower will not make such payment to the Administrative Agent, the Administrative Agent may assume that the Borrower is making such payment, and the Administrative Agent may, but shall not be required to, in reliance upon such assumption, make available to the Lenders their respective pro rata shares of a corresponding amount. If such payment is not made to the Administrative Agent by the Borrower within three (3) Business Days after such due date, the Administrative Agent shall be entitled to recover, on demand, from each Lender to which any amount was made available pursuant to the preceding sentence, such amount with interest thereon at the rate per annum equal to the daily average Federal Funds Effective Rate. Nothing herein shall be deemed to limit the rights of the Administrative Agent or any Lender against the Borrower.
2.16 Sharing of Payments by Lenders . If any Lender shall, by exercising any right of setoff or counterclaim or otherwise, obtain payment in respect of any principal of or interest on any of its Revolving Loans or participations in L/C Obligations held by it resulting in such Lender receiving payment of a proportion of the aggregate amount of such Revolving Loans or participations and accrued interest thereon greater than its pro rata share thereof as provided herein, then the Lender receiving such greater proportion shall (a) notify the Administrative Agent of such fact, and (b) purchase (for cash at face value) participations in the Revolving Loans and subparticipations in the L/C Obligations of the other Lenders, or make such other adjustments as shall be equitable, so that the benefit of all such payments shall be shared by the Lenders ratably in accordance with the aggregate amount of principal of and accrued interest on their respective Revolving Loans and other amounts owing them; provided that:
(i) if any such participations or subparticipations are purchased and all or any portion of the payment giving rise thereto is recovered, such participations or subparticipations shall be rescinded and the purchase price restored to the extent of such recovery, without interest; and
(ii) the provisions of this paragraph shall not be construed to apply to (x) any payment made by the Borrower pursuant to and in accordance with the express terms of this Agreement (including the application of funds arising from the existence of a Defaulting Lender and mandatory prepayments made pursuant to Section 2.9(c) ), (y) the application of Cash Collateral provided for in Section 2.24 or (z) any payment obtained by a Lender as consideration for the assignment of or sale of a participation in any of its Revolving Loans or subparticipations in L/C Obligations to any assignee or participant, other than to the Borrower or any Subsidiary or Affiliate thereof (as to which the provisions of this paragraph shall apply).
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The Borrower consents to the foregoing and agrees, to the extent it may effectively do so under applicable law, that any Lender acquiring a participation pursuant to the foregoing arrangements may exercise against the Borrower rights of setoff and counterclaim with respect to such participation as fully as if such Lender were a direct creditor of the Borrower in the amount of such participation.
2.17 Change in Law . (a) If any Change in Law shall:
(i) subject any Recipient to any Taxes (other than (A) Indemnified Taxes, (B) Taxes described in clauses (b) through (d) of the definition of Excluded Taxes and (C) Connection Income Taxes) on its loans, loan principal, letters of credit, commitments, or other obligations, or its deposits, reserves, other liabilities or capital attributable thereto;
(ii) impose, modify or hold applicable any reserve, special deposit, compulsory loan or similar requirement against assets held by, deposits or other liabilities in or for the account of, advances, loans or other extensions of credit by, or any other acquisition of funds by, any office of such Recipient that is not otherwise included in the determination of the Adjusted LIBO Rate; or
(iii) impose on such Recipient any other condition;
and the result of any of the foregoing is to increase the cost to such Recipient, by an amount that such Recipient deems to be material, of making, converting into, continuing or maintaining Eurodollar Loans or issuing or participating in Letters of Credit, or to reduce any amount receivable hereunder in respect thereof, then, in any such case, the Borrower shall promptly pay such Recipient, upon its demand, any additional amounts necessary to compensate such Recipient for such increased cost or reduced amount receivable. If any Recipient becomes entitled to claim any additional amounts pursuant to this paragraph, it shall promptly notify the Borrower (with a copy to the Administrative Agent) of the event by reason of which it has become so entitled.
(b) If any Lender shall have determined that any Change in Law regarding capital adequacy or liquidity or in the interpretation or application thereof or compliance by such Lender or any corporation controlling such Lender with any request or directive regarding capital adequacy or liquidity (whether or not having the force of law) from any Governmental Authority made subsequent to the date hereof shall have the effect of reducing the rate of return on such Lenders or such corporations capital as a consequence of its obligations hereunder or under or in respect of any Letter of Credit to a level below that which such Lender or such corporation could have achieved but for such Change in Law (taking into consideration such Lenders or such corporations policies with respect to capital adequacy or liquidity) by an amount deemed by such Lender to be material, then from time to time, after submission by such Lender to the Borrower (with a copy to the Administrative Agent) of a written request therefor, the Borrower shall pay to such Lender such additional amount or amounts as will compensate such Lender or such corporation for such reduction.
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(c) A certificate as to any additional amounts payable pursuant to this Section submitted by any Lender to the Borrower (with a copy to the Administrative Agent) shall be conclusive in the absence of manifest error. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section, the Borrower shall not be required to compensate a Lender pursuant to this Section for any amounts incurred more than six months prior to the date that such Lender notifies the Borrower of such Lenders intention to claim compensation therefor or to the extent such compensation for such increased costs is not submitted by such Lender for other similarly situated borrowers under similar facilities; provided that, if the circumstances giving rise to such claim have a retroactive effect, then such six-month period shall be extended to include the period of such retroactive effect. The obligations of the Borrower pursuant to this Section shall survive the termination of this Agreement and the payment of the Revolving Loans and all other amounts payable hereunder.
2.18 Taxes . (a) Any and all payments by or on account of any obligation of any Loan Party under any Loan Document shall be made without deduction or withholding for any Taxes, except as required by applicable law. If any applicable law (as determined in the good faith discretion of an applicable withholding agent) requires the deduction or withholding of any Tax from any such payment by a withholding agent, then the applicable withholding agent shall be entitled to make such deduction or withholding and shall timely pay the full amount deducted or withheld to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with applicable law and, if such Tax is an Indemnified Tax, then the sum payable by the applicable Loan Party shall be increased as necessary so that after such deduction or withholding has been made (including such deductions and withholdings applicable to additional sums payable under this Section 2.18 ) the applicable Recipient receives an amount equal to the sum it would have received had no such deduction or withholding been made.
(b) The Loan Parties shall timely pay to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with applicable law, or at the option of the Administrative Agent timely reimburse it for, Other Taxes.
(c) As soon as practicable after any payment of Taxes by any Loan Party to a Governmental Authority pursuant to this Section 2.18 , such Loan Party shall deliver to the Administrative Agent the original or a certified copy of a receipt issued by such Governmental Authority evidencing such payment, a copy of the return reporting such payment or other evidence of such payment reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.
(d) The Loan Parties shall jointly and severally indemnify each Recipient, within ten (10) days after demand therefor, for the full amount of any Indemnified Taxes (including Indemnified Taxes imposed or asserted on or attributable to amounts payable under this Section 2.18 ) payable or paid by such Recipient or required to be withheld or deducted from a payment to such Recipient and any reasonable expenses arising therefrom or with respect thereto, whether or not such Indemnified Taxes were correctly or legally imposed or asserted by the relevant Governmental Authority. A certificate as to the amount of such payment or liability delivered to the Borrower by a Lender (with a copy to the Administrative Agent), or by the Administrative Agent on its own behalf or on behalf of a Lender, shall be conclusive absent manifest error.
(e) Each Lender shall severally indemnify the Administrative Agent, within ten (10) days after demand therefor, for (i) any Indemnified Taxes attributable to such Lender (but only to the extent that any Loan Party has not already indemnified the Administrative Agent for such
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Indemnified Taxes and without limiting the obligation of the Loan Parties to do so), (ii) any Taxes attributable to such Lenders failure to comply with the provisions of Section 10.6(c) relating to the maintenance of a Participant Register and (iii) any Excluded Taxes attributable to such Lender, in each case, that are payable or paid by the Administrative Agent in connection with any Loan Document, and any reasonable expenses arising therefrom or with respect thereto, whether or not such Taxes were correctly or legally imposed or asserted by the relevant Governmental Authority. A certificate as to the amount of such payment or liability delivered to any Lender by the Administrative Agent shall be conclusive absent manifest error. Each Lender hereby authorizes the Administrative Agent to set off and apply any and all amounts at any time owing to such Lender under any Loan Document or otherwise payable by the Administrative Agent to the Lender from any other source against any amount due to the Administrative Agent under this Section 2.18(e) .
(f) (i) Any Lender that is entitled to an exemption from or reduction of withholding Tax with respect to payments made under any Loan Document shall deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, at the time or times reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent, such properly completed and executed documentation reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent as will permit such payments to be made without withholding or at a reduced rate of withholding. In addition, any Lender, if reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent, shall deliver such other documentation prescribed by applicable law or reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent as will enable the Borrower or the Administrative Agent to determine whether or not such Lender is subject to backup withholding or information reporting requirements. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the preceding two sentences, the completion, execution and submission of such documentation (other than such documentation set forth in Section 2.18(f)(ii)(A) , (ii)(B) and (ii)(D) below) shall not be required if in the Lenders reasonable judgment such completion, execution or submission would subject such Lender to any material unreimbursed cost or expense or would materially prejudice the legal or commercial position of such Lender.
(ii) Without limiting the generality of the foregoing,
(A) any Lender that is a U.S. Person shall deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent on or prior to the date on which such Lender becomes a Lender under this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon the reasonable request of the Borrower or the Administrative Agent), executed originals of IRS Form W-9 certifying that such Lender is exempt from U.S. federal backup withholding tax;
(B) any Foreign Lender shall, to the extent it is legally entitled to do so, deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent (in such number of copies as shall be requested by the recipient) on or prior to the date on which such Foreign Lender becomes a Lender under this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon the reasonable request of the Borrower or the Administrative Agent), whichever of the following is applicable:
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(1) in the case of a Foreign Lender claiming the benefits of an income tax treaty to which the United States is a party (x) with respect to payments of interest under any Loan Document, executed originals of IRS Form W-8BEN or IRS Form W-8BEN-E, as applicable, establishing an exemption from, or reduction of, U.S. federal withholding Tax pursuant to the interest article of such tax treaty and (y) with respect to any other applicable payments under any Loan Document, IRS Form W-8BEN or IRS Form W-8BEN-E, as applicable, establishing an exemption from, or reduction of, U.S. federal withholding Tax pursuant to the business profits or other income article of such tax treaty;
(2) executed originals of IRS Form W-8ECI;
(3) in the case of a Foreign Lender claiming the benefits of the exemption for portfolio interest under Section 881(c) of the Code, (x) a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit F-1 to the effect that such Foreign Lender is not a bank within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code, a 10 percent shareholder of the Borrower within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(B) of the Code, or a controlled foreign corporation described in Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Code (a U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate ) and (y) executed originals of IRS Form W-8BEN or IRS Form W-8BEN-E, as applicable; or
(4) to the extent a Foreign Lender is not the beneficial owner, executed originals of IRS Form W-8IMY, accompanied by IRS Form W-8ECI, IRS Form W-8BEN, IRS Form W-8BEN-E, a U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit F-2 or Exhibit F-3 , IRS Form W-9, and/or other certification documents from each beneficial owner, as applicable; provided that if the Foreign Lender is a partnership and one or more direct or indirect partners of such Foreign Lender are claiming the portfolio interest exemption, such Foreign Lender may provide a U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit F-4 on behalf of each such direct and indirect partner;
(C) any Foreign Lender shall, to the extent it is legally entitled to do so, deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent (in such number of copies as shall be requested by the recipient) on or prior to the date on which such Foreign Lender becomes a Lender under this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon the reasonable request of the Borrower or the Administrative Agent), executed originals of any other form prescribed by applicable law as a basis for claiming exemption from or a reduction in U.S. federal withholding Tax, duly completed, together with such supplementary documentation as may be prescribed by applicable law to permit the Borrower or the Administrative Agent to determine the withholding or deduction required to be made; and
(D) if a payment made to a Lender under any Loan Document would be subject to U.S. federal withholding Tax imposed by FATCA if such Lender were to fail to comply with the applicable reporting requirements of FATCA (including those contained in Section 1471(b) or 1472(b) of the Code, as applicable), such Lender shall deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative
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Agent at the time or times prescribed by law and at such time or times reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent such documentation prescribed by applicable law (including as prescribed by Section 1471(b)(3)(C)(i) of the Code) and such additional documentation reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent as may be necessary for the Borrower and the Administrative Agent to comply with their obligations under FATCA and to determine that such Lender has complied with such Lenders obligations under FATCA or to determine the amount to deduct and withhold from such payment. Solely for purposes of this clause (D), FATCA shall include any amendments made to FATCA after the date of this Agreement.
Each Lender agrees that if any form or certification it previously delivered expires or becomes obsolete or inaccurate in any respect, it shall update such form or certification or promptly notify the Borrower and the Administrative Agent in writing of its legal inability to do so.
(g) If any party determines, in its sole discretion exercised in good faith, that it has received a refund of any Taxes as to which it has been indemnified pursuant to this Section 2.18 (including by the payment of additional amounts pursuant to this Section 2.18 ), it shall pay to the indemnifying party an amount equal to such refund (but only to the extent of indemnity payments made under this Section 2.18 with respect to the Taxes giving rise to such refund), net of all out-of-pocket expenses (including Taxes) of such indemnified party and without interest (other than any interest paid by the relevant Governmental Authority with respect to such refund). Such indemnifying party, upon the request of such indemnified party, shall repay to such indemnified party the amount paid over pursuant to this Section 2.18(g) (plus any penalties, interest or other charges imposed by the relevant Governmental Authority) in the event that such indemnified party is required to repay such refund to such Governmental Authority. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 2.18(g) , in no event will the indemnified party be required to pay any amount to an indemnifying party pursuant to this Section 2.18(g) the payment of which would place the indemnified party in a less favorable net after-Tax position than the indemnified party would have been in if the Tax subject to indemnification and giving rise to such refund had not been deducted, withheld or otherwise imposed and the indemnification payments or additional amounts with respect to such Tax had never been paid. This paragraph shall not be construed to require any indemnified party to make available its Tax returns (or any other information relating to its Taxes that it deems confidential) to the indemnifying party or any other Person.
(h) Each partys obligations under this Section 2.18 shall survive the resignation or replacement of the Administrative Agent or any assignment of rights by, or the replacement of, a Lender, the termination of the Revolving Commitments and the repayment, satisfaction or discharge of all Obligations under any Loan Document.
(i) For purposes of this Section 2.18 , the term Lender includes the Issuing Lender.
2.19 Indemnity . The Borrower agrees to indemnify each Lender for, and to hold each Lender harmless from, any loss or expense that such Lender may sustain or incur as a consequence of (a) default by the Borrower in making a borrowing of, conversion into or
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continuation of Eurodollar Loans after the Borrower has given a notice requesting the same in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement, (b) default by the Borrower in making any prepayment of or conversion from Eurodollar Loans after the Borrower has given a notice thereof in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement or (c) the making of a prepayment of Eurodollar Loans on a day that is not the last day of an Interest Period with respect thereto. Such indemnification may include an amount equal to the excess, if any, of (i) the amount of interest that would have accrued on the amount so prepaid, or not so borrowed, converted or continued, for the period from the date of such prepayment or of such failure to borrow, convert or continue to the last day of such Interest Period (or, in the case of a failure to borrow, convert or continue, the Interest Period that would have commenced on the date of such failure) in each case at the applicable rate of interest for such Revolving Loans provided for herein (excluding, however, the Applicable Margin included therein, if any) over (ii) the amount of interest (as reasonably determined by such Lender) that would have accrued to such Lender on such amount by placing such amount on deposit for a comparable period with leading banks in the interbank eurodollar market. A certificate as to any amounts payable pursuant to this Section submitted to the Borrower by any Lender shall be conclusive in the absence of manifest error. This covenant shall survive the termination of this Agreement and the payment of the Revolving Loans and all other amounts payable hereunder for a period of 180 days.
2.20 Change of Lending Office . Each Lender agrees that, upon the occurrence of any event giving rise to the operation of Section 2.17 or 2.18 with respect to such Lender, it will, if requested by the Borrower, use reasonable efforts (subject to overall policy considerations of such Lender) to designate another lending office for any Revolving Loans affected by such event with the object of avoiding the consequences of such event; provided , that in the sole judgment of such Lender, such designation (i) would eliminate or reduce amounts payable pursuant to Section 2.17 or 2.18 , as the case may be, in the future, and (ii) would not subject such Lender to any unreimbursed costs or expense and would not otherwise be disadvantageous to such Lender. The Borrower hereby agrees to pay all reasonable costs and expenses incurred by any Lender in connection with any such designation.
2.21 Replacement of Lenders . If any Lender (a) is entitled to additional compensation under Section 2.17 or 2.18 , (b) becomes a Defaulting Lender or (c) does not consent to any proposed amendment, supplement, modification, consent or waiver of any provision of this Agreement or any other Loan Document that requires the consent of each of the Lenders (or each of the Lenders of a Class) or each of the Lenders affected thereby (or each of the Lenders of a Class affected thereby) (so long as the consent of the Required Lenders (or Majority in Interest of the applicable Class) has been obtained), the Borrower, at its sole expense and effort, may cause such Lender to (and, if the Borrower so demands, such Lender shall) assign all of its rights and obligations under this Agreement to one or more replacement financial institutions; provided that (i) such replacement does not conflict with any Requirement of Law, (ii) in the case of any such replacement resulting from a claim for compensation under Section 2.17 or payments required to be made pursuant to Section 2.18 , such assignment will result in a reduction in such compensation or payments, (iii) the replacement financial institution shall purchase, at par, all Revolving Loans and other amounts owing to such replaced Lender on or prior to the date of replacement, (iv) the Borrower shall be liable to such replaced Lender under Section 2.19 if any Eurodollar Loan owing to such replaced Lender shall be purchased other than on the last day of the Interest Period relating thereto, (v) the replacement financial institution shall be reasonably
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satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the Issuing Lender (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld), (vi) the replaced Lender shall be obligated to make such replacement in accordance with the provisions of Section 10.6 ; ( provided that if such replaced Lender fails to execute and deliver the applicable Assignment and Assumption within one (1) Business Day of request by the Borrower, such Lenders execution and delivery thereof shall not be necessary to effectuate such assignment), (vii) until such time as such replacement shall be consummated, the Borrower shall pay all additional amounts (if any) required pursuant to Section 2.17 or 2.18 , as the case may be, and (viii) any such replacement shall not be deemed to be a waiver of any rights that the Borrower, the Administrative Agent or any other Lender shall have against the replaced Lender. A Lender shall not be required to make any such assignment if, prior thereto, as a result of a waiver by such Lender or otherwise, the circumstances entitling the Borrower to require such assignment shall cease to apply.
2.22 Extension Options; Repricing Option . (a) Intentionally Omitted .
(b) Extension Options . (i) The Borrower may, by written notice to the Administrative Agent (such notice, the Initial Extension Notice ) not earlier than 60 days and not later than 10 days prior to the Initial Revolving Termination Date, elect to extend the Revolving Termination Date for one additional period of twelve (12) months, subject to the terms of this Section 2.22(b)(i) . The Administrative Agent shall distribute the Initial Extension Notice promptly to the Lenders following its receipt thereof. As conditions precedent to such extension, the Borrower shall, on or prior to the Initial Revolving Termination Date, satisfy each of the following requirements for such extension to become effective:
(A) the Administrative Agent shall have received the Initial Extension Notice within the period required under clause (i) above;
(B) on the date of the Initial Extension Notice and immediately after giving effect to such extension of the Revolving Termination Date, no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing;
(C) the maturity of all of the Mortgage Loans (and any Permitted Refinancing thereof) then outstanding shall have been (or substantially simultaneously are) extended by exercise of the Extension Option (as defined in the Mortgage Loan Agreement) (or the corresponding provision of any Permitted Refinancing of the Mortgage Loans) to a date no earlier than the extended Revolving Termination Date; and
(D) the Borrower shall not have extended the termination date of all or a portion of the Revolving Commitments pursuant to Section 2.22(b)(ii) - (iv) .
(ii) The Borrower may at any time and from time to time request that all or a portion of the Revolving Commitments existing at the time of such request (each, an Existing Commitment , and Revolving Loans related thereto, Existing Loans ) of any Class (an Existing Class ) be converted to extend the termination date thereof and the scheduled maturity date(s) of any payment of principal with respect to all or a portion of any principal amount of such Existing Loans (any such Existing Loans which have been
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so extended, Extended Loans , and any such Existing Commitments so extended, Extended Commitments ). Prior to entering into any Extension Amendment with respect to any Extended Commitments, the Borrower shall provide a notice to the Administrative Agent (who shall provide a copy of such notice to each of the Lenders of the applicable Existing Class and which such request shall be offered equally to all such Lenders) (an Extension Request ) setting forth the proposed terms of the Extended Commitments to be established thereunder, which terms shall be identical to the Revolving Commitments of the Existing Class from which they are to be extended except that (w) the scheduled final termination date of such Extended Commitments may be delayed to later dates than the scheduled final termination date of such Existing Class, (x) (A) the interest rates, interest margins, rate floors and upfront fees with respect to the Extended Commitment may be different than those for the Existing Commitments and/or (B) additional fees may be payable to the Lenders providing such Extended Commitments in addition to or in lieu of any of the items contemplated by the preceding clause (A), in each case, to the extent provided in the applicable Extension Amendment, (y) (A) the undrawn revolving commitment fee rate with respect to such Extended Commitments may be different than such rate for such Existing Commitments and (B) the Extension Amendment may provide for other covenants and terms that apply to any period after the latest Revolving Termination Date in effect prior to giving effect to such Extension Amendment and (z) the terms of any Extended Commitments may also contain other differences from the Existing Class from which they are to be extended as are approved by the Administrative Agent, acting reasonably, so long as such differences are not material and not adverse to the Lenders of such Existing Class; provided that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 2.22(b) or otherwise, (1) the borrowing and repayment (other than (x) in connection with a permanent repayment and termination of commitments as set forth in Section 2.6 , treatment of which may be agreed between the Borrower and the Lenders relating to an Extension Series, or upon the Revolving Termination Date of a Class of Revolving Commitments and (y) prepayments pursuant to Section 2.9(c) ) of Revolving Loans with respect to any Extended Commitments shall be made on a pro rata basis with any borrowings and repayments of the Existing Loans of the Class of Existing Commitments from which they were extended (the mechanics for which may be implemented through the applicable Extension Amendment and may include technical changes related to the borrowing and replacement letter of credit procedures of such Class of Existing Commitments) and (2) assignments and participations of Extended Commitments and Extended Loans shall be governed by the same assignment and participation provisions applicable to Existing Classes set forth in Section 10.6 . No Lender shall have any obligation to agree to have any of its Revolving Commitments of any Existing Class converted into Extended Commitments pursuant to any Extension Request. Any Extended Commitments of any Extension Series shall constitute a separate Class of Revolving Commitments from the Existing Class from which they were converted and from any other Existing Commitments.
(iii) The Borrower shall provide the applicable Extension Request at least five (5) Business Days (or such shorter period as is reasonably acceptable to Administrative Agent) prior to the date on which Lenders under the applicable Existing Class or Existing Classes are requested to respond, and shall agree to such procedures, if any, as may be established by, or acceptable to, the Administrative Agent, in each case acting
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reasonably, to accomplish the purpose of this Section 2.22(b) . Any Lender (an Extending Lender ) wishing to have all or a portion of its Revolving Commitments of the Existing Class or Existing Classes subject to such Extension Request converted into Extended Commitments shall notify the Administrative Agent (an Extension Election ) on or prior to the date specified in such Extension Request of the amount of its Revolving Commitments of the Existing Class or Existing Classes subject to such Extension Request that it has elected to convert into Extended Commitments (subject to any minimum denomination requirements imposed by the Administrative Agent); provided that if any Lenders of an Existing Class fail to respond, such Lenders will be deemed to have declined to extend their Revolving Commitments. In the event that the aggregate amount of Revolving Commitments of the Existing Class or Existing Classes subject to Extension Elections exceeds the amount of Extended Commitments requested pursuant to the Extension Request, Revolving Commitments of the Existing Class or Existing Classes subject to Extension Elections shall be converted to Extended Commitments on a pro rata basis based on the amount of Revolving Commitments included in each such Extension Election (subject to rounding). Notwithstanding the conversion of any Existing Commitment into an Extended Commitment, such Extended Commitment shall be treated identically to all other Revolving Commitments for purposes of the obligations of a Lender in respect of Letters of Credit under Section 3 , except that the applicable Extension Amendment may provide that the last day for issuing Letters of Credit may be extended and the related obligations to issue Letters of Credit may be continued (pursuant to mechanics to be specified in the applicable Extension Amendment) so long as the Issuing Lender has consented to such extension (it being understood that no consent of any other Lender shall be required in connection with any such extension).
(iv) Extended Commitments shall be established pursuant to an amendment (an Extension Amendment ) to this Agreement (which, except to the extent expressly contemplated by the penultimate sentence of this Section 2.22(b)(iv) and notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in Section 10.1 , shall not require the consent of any Lender other than the Extending Lenders with respect to the Extended Commitments established thereby) executed by the Loan Parties, the Administrative Agent and the Extending Lenders. No Extension Amendment shall provide for any tranche of Extended Commitments in an aggregate principal amount that is less than $5,000,000. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 2.22(b) and without limiting the generality or applicability of Section 10.1 to any Section 2.22(b) Additional Amendments, any Extension Amendment may provide for additional terms and/or additional amendments other than those referred to or contemplated above (any such additional amendment, a Section 2.22(b) Additional Amendment ) to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents; provided that such Section 2.22(b) Additional Amendments are within the requirements of Section 2.22(b)(ii) and do not become effective prior to the time that such Section 2.22(b) Additional Amendments have been consented to (including, without limitation, pursuant to consents applicable to holders of any Extended Commitments provided for in any Extension Amendment) by such of the Lenders, Loan Parties and other parties (if any) as may be required in order for such Section 2.22(b) Additional Amendments to become effective in accordance with Section 10.1 . In connection with any Extension Amendment, the Borrower shall deliver an opinion of counsel reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent (i) as to the
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enforceability of such Extension Amendment, this Agreement as amended thereby, and such of the other Loan Documents (if any) as may be amended thereby (in the case of such other Loan Documents as contemplated by the immediately preceding sentence), (ii) to the effect that such Extension Amendment, including the Extended Commitments provided for therein, does not conflict with or violate the terms and provisions of Section 10.1 of this Agreement and (iii) covering such other matters as the Administrative Agent may reasonably request in connection therewith.
(c) Repricing Option . (i) The Borrower may at any time and from time to time request that the Applicable Margin be modified. In order to modify the Applicable Margin pursuant to this Section, the Borrower shall provide a notice to the Administrative Agent (who shall provide a copy of such notice to each of the Lenders) (a Repricing Request ) setting forth the proposed new Applicable Margin to be established. No Lender shall have any obligation to agree to continue to have Revolving Commitments under this Agreement to which the new Applicable Margin shall apply.
(ii) The Borrower shall provide the applicable Repricing Request at least five (5) Business Days (or such shorter period as is reasonably acceptable to Administrative Agent) prior to the date on which Lenders are requested to respond, and shall agree to such procedures, if any, as may be established by, or acceptable to, the Administrative Agent, in each case acting reasonably, to accomplish the purpose of this Section 2.22(c) . Any Lender (an Accepting Lender ) wishing to have all or a portion of its Revolving Commitments subject to such Repricing Request shall notify the Administrative Agent (a Repricing Election ) on or prior to the date specified in such Repricing Request of the amount of its Revolving Commitments that it has elected to continue subject to the new Applicable Margin (the Repriced Commitments ); provided that if any Lenders fail to respond, such Lenders will be deemed to have declined to continue their Revolving Commitments. In the event that the aggregate amount of Repriced Commitments is less than the Total Revolving Commitments as then in effect, the Borrower shall arrange for any such shortfall to be provided on a dollar for dollar basis by one or more Lenders (each Lender so agreeing to an increase in its Revolving Commitment, an Increasing Repriced Lender ), and/or by one or more new banks, financial institutions or other entities (each such new bank, financial institution or other entity, a New Repriced Lender ), increasing their existing Revolving Commitments or extending Revolving Commitments, as the case may be; provided , that (A) the amount of increased Revolving Commitment of each Increasing Repriced Lender and each New Repriced Lender shall be subject to the approval (not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) of the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the Issuing Lender and (B)(1) in the case of an Increasing Repriced Lender, the Loan Parties, the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Lender and such Increasing Repriced Lender shall have executed an Increasing Lender Agreement and (2) in the case of a New Repriced Lender, the Loan Parties, the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Lender and such New Repriced Lender shall have executed a New Lender Agreement. No consent of any Lender (other than the Lenders participating in such repricing) shall be required for any change in the Applicable Margin pursuant to this Section 2.22(c) .
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(iii) The modification of the definition of Applicable Margin shall be established pursuant to an amendment (a Repricing Amendment ) to this Agreement (which notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in Section 10.1 , shall not require the consent of any Lender other than the Accepting Lenders, Increasing Repriced Lenders and New Repriced Lenders) executed by the Loan Parties, the Administrative Agent, the Accepting Lenders, the Increasing Repriced Lenders and the New Repriced Lenders. No such Repricing Amendment shall become effective unless (x) no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would result after giving effect to such Repricing Amendment, (y) the Borrower shall have paid all fees and other amounts (including, without limitation, pursuant to Section 10.5 ) due and payable by the Borrower in connection with such Repricing Amendment and (z) the Administrative Agent shall have received documents consistent with those delivered on the Closing Date as to the corporate power and authority of the Loan Parties to enter into the Repricing Amendment, Increasing Lender Agreement and New Lender Agreement, as applicable, and to continue perform their obligations under the Loan Documents.
(iv) On the effective date of any Repricing Amendment, (A) the Revolving Commitments of any Lender that is not an Accepting Lender with respect to such Repricing Amendment shall be permanently reduced to zero and terminated, (B) each relevant Accepting Lender, Increasing Repriced Lender and New Repriced Lender shall make available to the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the other Lenders, such amounts in immediately available funds as the Administrative Agent shall determine as being required in order to cause, after giving effect to such Repricing Amendment and the use of such amounts to make payments to such other Lenders, each Lenders portion of the outstanding Revolving Loans of all the Lenders to equal its Revolving Percentage of such outstanding Revolving Loans (including, for the avoidance of doubt, the repayment in full of the principal on the Revolving Loans of any Lender that is not an Accepting Lender), (C) to the extent that the Total Revolving Extensions of Credit would exceed the Total Revolving Commitments after giving effect to any Repricing Amendment, the Borrower shall immediately prepay Revolving Loans and/or Cash Collateralize the L/C Obligations in an amount not less than the applicable Minimum Collateral Amount multiplied by such excess amount, (D) the Borrower shall be deemed to have repaid and reborrowed all outstanding Revolving Loans as of the date of any Repricing Amendment (with such reborrowing to consist of the Types of Revolving Loans, with related Interest Periods if applicable, specified in a notice delivered by the Borrower, in accordance with the requirements of Section 2.2 ) and (E) the participations in outstanding Letters of Credit shall be adjusted to reflect the then-applicable Revolving Percentage of each Lenders. The deemed payments made pursuant to clause (D) of the immediately preceding sentence shall be accompanied by (1) payment of all accrued interest on the amount prepaid and, in respect of each Eurodollar Loan, shall be subject to indemnification by the Borrower pursuant to the provisions of Section 2.19 if the deemed payment occurs other than on the last day of the related Interest Periods and (2) payment of all other amounts owed to any Lender that is not an Accepting Lender hereunder and under the other Loan Documents.
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(v) Nothing contained in this Section 2.22(c) shall constitute, or otherwise be deemed to be, a commitment on the part of any Lender to increase its Revolving Commitment hereunder at any time.
2.23 Defaulting Lenders .
(a) Defaulting Lender Adjustments . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, if any Lender becomes a Defaulting Lender, then, until such time as such Lender is no longer a Defaulting Lender, to the extent permitted by applicable law:
(i) Waivers and Amendments . Such Defaulting Lenders right to approve or disapprove any amendment, waiver or consent with respect to this Agreement shall be restricted as set forth in the definition of Required Lenders.
(ii) Defaulting Lender Waterfall . Any payment of principal, interest, fees or other amounts received by the Administrative Agent for the account of such Defaulting Lender (whether voluntary or mandatory, at maturity, pursuant to Section 8 or otherwise) or received by the Administrative Agent from a Defaulting Lender pursuant to Section 10.7 shall be applied at such time or times as may be determined by the Administrative Agent as follows: first , to the payment of any amounts owing by such Defaulting Lender to the Administrative Agent hereunder; second , to the payment on a pro rata basis of any amounts owing by such Defaulting Lender to the Issuing Lender hereunder; third , to Cash Collateralize the Issuing Lenders Fronting Exposure with respect to such Defaulting Lender in accordance with Section 2.24 ; fourth , as the Borrower may request (so long as no Default or Event of Default exists), to the funding of any Revolving Loan in respect of which such Defaulting Lender has failed to fund its portion thereof as required by this Agreement, as determined by the Administrative Agent; fifth , if so determined by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower, to be held in a deposit account and released pro rata in order to (x) satisfy such Defaulting Lenders potential future funding obligations with respect to Revolving Loans under this Agreement and (y) Cash Collateralize the Issuing Lenders future Fronting Exposure with respect to such Defaulting Lender with respect to future Letters of Credit issued under this Agreement, in accordance with Section 2.24 ; sixth , to the payment of any amounts owing to the Lenders or the Issuing Lender as a result of any judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction obtained by any Lender or the Issuing Lender against such Defaulting Lender as a result of such Defaulting Lenders breach of its obligations under this Agreement; seventh , so long as no Default or Event of Default exists, to the payment of any amounts owing to the Borrower as a result of any judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction obtained by the Borrower against such Defaulting Lender as a result of such Defaulting Lenders breach of its obligations under this Agreement; and eighth , to such Defaulting Lender or as otherwise directed by a court of competent jurisdiction; provided that if (x) such payment is a payment of the principal amount of any Revolving Loans or with respect to drawings made under Letters of Credit in respect of which such Defaulting Lender has not fully funded its appropriate share, and (y) such Revolving Loans were made or the related Letters of Credit were issued at a time when the conditions set forth in Section 5.2 were satisfied or waived, such payment shall be applied solely to pay the Revolving Loans of, and the amount of such drawings owed to,
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all Non-Defaulting Lenders on a pro rata basis prior to being applied to the payment of any Revolving Loans of, or the amount of such drawings owed to, such Defaulting Lender until such time as all Revolving Loans and funded and unfunded participations in L/C Obligations are held by the Lenders pro rata in accordance with the Revolving Commitments without giving effect to Section 2.23(a)(iv) . Any payments, prepayments or other amounts paid or payable to a Defaulting Lender that are applied (or held) to pay amounts owed by a Defaulting Lender or to post Cash Collateral pursuant to this Section 2.23(a)(ii) shall be deemed paid to and redirected by such Defaulting Lender, and each Lender irrevocably consents hereto.
(iii) Certain Fees . (A) No Defaulting Lender shall be entitled to receive any fees under Section 2.5(a) for any period during which that Lender is a Defaulting Lender (and the Borrower shall not be required to pay any such fee that otherwise would have been required to have been paid to that Defaulting Lender).
(B) Each Defaulting Lender shall be entitled to receive fees under Section 3.3(a) for any period during which that Lender is a Defaulting Lender only to the extent allocable to its Revolving Percentage of the stated amount of Letters of Credit for which it has provided Cash Collateral pursuant to Section 2.24 .
(C) With respect to any fee not required to be paid to any Defaulting Lender pursuant to clause (A) or (B) above, the Borrower shall (x) pay to each Non-Defaulting Lender that portion of any such fee otherwise payable to such Defaulting Lender with respect to such Defaulting Lenders participation in L/C Obligations that has been reallocated to such Non-Defaulting Lender pursuant to clause (iv) below, (y) pay to the Issuing Lender the amount of any such fee otherwise payable to such Defaulting Lender to the extent allocable to the Issuing Lenders Fronting Exposure to such Defaulting Lender, and (z) not be required to pay the remaining amount of any such fee.
(iv) Reallocation of Participations to Reduce Fronting Exposure . All or any part of such Defaulting Lenders participation in L/C Obligations shall be reallocated among the Non-Defaulting Lenders in accordance with their respective Revolving Percentages (calculated without regard to such Defaulting Lenders Revolving Commitment) but only to the extent that (x) the conditions set forth in Section 5.2 are satisfied at the time of such reallocation (and, unless the Borrower shall have otherwise notified the Administrative Agent at such time, the Borrower shall be deemed to have represented and warranted that such conditions are satisfied at such time), and (y) such reallocation does not cause the aggregate Revolving Extensions of Credit of any Non-Defaulting Lender to exceed such Non-Defaulting Lenders Revolving Commitment. Subject to Section 10.19 , no reallocation hereunder shall constitute a waiver or release of any claim of any party hereunder against a Defaulting Lender arising from that Lender having become a Defaulting Lender, including any claim of a Non-Defaulting Lender as a result of such Non-Defaulting Lenders increased exposure following such reallocation.
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(v) Cash Collateral . If the reallocation described in clause (iv) above cannot, or can only partially, be effected, the Borrower shall, without prejudice to any right or remedy available to it hereunder or under law, Cash Collateralize the Issuing Lenders Fronting Exposure in accordance with the procedures set forth in Section 2.24 .
(b) Defaulting Lender Cure . If the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the Issuing Lender agree in writing that a Lender is no longer a Defaulting Lender, the Administrative Agent will so notify the parties hereto, whereupon as of the effective date specified in such notice and subject to any conditions set forth therein (which may include arrangements with respect to any Cash Collateral), that Lender will, to the extent applicable, purchase at par that portion of outstanding Revolving Loans of the other Lenders or take such other actions as the Administrative Agent may determine to be necessary to cause the Revolving Loans and funded and unfunded participations in Letters of Credit to be held pro rata by the Lenders in accordance with the Revolving Commitments under the applicable facility (without giving effect to Section 2.23(a)(iv) ), whereupon such Lender will cease to be a Defaulting Lender; provided that no adjustments will be made retroactively with respect to fees accrued or payments made by or on behalf of the Borrower while that Lender was a Defaulting Lender; and provided , further , that except to the extent otherwise expressly agreed by the affected parties, no change hereunder from Defaulting Lender to Lender will constitute a waiver or release of any claim of any party hereunder arising from that Lenders having been a Defaulting Lender.
(c) New Letters of Credit . So long as any Lender is a Defaulting Lender, the Issuing Lender shall not be required to issue, extend, renew or increase any Letter of Credit unless it is satisfied that it will have no Fronting Exposure after giving effect thereto.
2.24 Cash Collateral .
(a) Delivery of Cash Collateral . If (i) the Issuing Lender has honored any full or partial drawing request under any Letter of Credit and such amount has not been reimbursed pursuant to Section 3.5 , (ii) as of the date that is five (5) Business Days prior to the Revolving Termination Date there are any issued and outstanding Letters of Credit that have not been Cash Collateralized, (iii) the Borrower shall be required to provide Cash Collateral pursuant to Section 8 , or (iv) there shall exist a Defaulting Lender, the Borrower shall immediately (in the case of clause (iii) above), or within one (1) Business Day following the written request of the Administrative Agent or the Issuing Lender (with a copy to the Administrative Agent) (in all other cases), provide Cash Collateral in an amount not less than the applicable Minimum Collateral Amount (determined in the case of clause (iv) above after giving effect to Section 2.23(a)(iv) and any Cash Collateral provided by the applicable Defaulting Lender). In addition to the requirements pursuant to clauses (i) through (iv) above, the Borrower shall provide Cash Collateral in an amount not less than the applicable Minimum Collateral Amount on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in other provisions of this Agreement.
(b) Grant of Security Interest . The Borrower, and to the extent provided by any Defaulting Lender, such Defaulting Lender, hereby grants to (and subjects to the control of) the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Lender and the Lenders, and agrees to maintain, a first priority security interest in all Cash Collateral as security for the obligations which such Cash Collateral may be applied pursuant to Section 2.24(c) . If at
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any time the Administrative Agent determines that Cash Collateral is subject to any right or claim of any Person other than the Administrative Agent and the Issuing Lender as herein provided, or that the total amount of such Cash Collateral is less than the Minimum Collateral Amount, the Borrower will, promptly upon demand by the Administrative Agent, pay or provide to the Administrative Agent additional Cash Collateral in an amount sufficient to eliminate such deficiency (after giving effect to any Cash Collateral provided by the Defaulting Lender). All Cash Collateral shall be maintained in a blocked, non-interest-bearing deposit account at the Administrative Agent. The Borrower shall pay on demand therefor from time to time all customary account opening, activity and other administrative charges in connection with the maintenance and disbursement of Cash Collateral.
(c) Application . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, Cash Collateral provided in respect of Letters of Credit shall be held and applied to the satisfaction of the specific L/C Obligations, obligations to fund participations therein (including, as to Cash Collateral provided by a Defaulting Lender, any interest accrued on such obligation) and other obligations for which the Cash Collateral was so provided, prior to any other application of such property as may otherwise be provided for herein.
(d) Termination of Requirement . Cash Collateral (or the appropriate portion thereof) provided to reduce the Issuing Lenders Fronting Exposure or to secure other obligations shall no longer be required to be held as Cash Collateral pursuant to this Section 2.24 following (i) the elimination of the applicable Fronting Exposure or other obligations giving rise thereto (including by the termination of Defaulting Lender status of the applicable Lender), or (ii) the determination by the Administrative Agent and the Issuing Lender that there exists excess Cash Collateral; provided that, subject to Section 2.23 the Person providing Cash Collateral and the Issuing Lender may agree that Cash Collateral shall be held to support future anticipated Fronting Exposure or other obligations.
2.25 Trigger Event .
(a) In the event that a Trigger Event or an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing:
(i) the Revolving Commitments and the Revolving Commitment Period shall be suspended and none of the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Lender or any Lender shall make an extension of credit hereunder;
(ii) the Administrative Agent shall direct the depositary banks for the Operating Lessee Remainder Account and the Property Owner Account to transfer any Distributable Funds on deposit in the Operating Lessee Remainder Account and the Property Owner Account to the Conditional Controlled Account; and
(iii) the Administrative Agent shall direct the Conditional Controlled Account Bank to transfer any amounts on deposit in the Conditional Controlled Account, or any amounts that are deposited in the Conditional Controlled Account during such period, to the Account.
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(b) In the event that a Trigger Event or an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the Administrative Agent is authorized by the Borrower and shall apply the amounts on deposit in the Account from time to time and all cash distributions from any of the Borrowers direct or indirect Subsidiaries, and all proceeds of Collateral, on and after the occurrence of such Trigger Event or such Event of Default, in the following order:
First , to payment of that portion of the Obligations constituting fees, indemnities, expenses and other amounts (including fees, charges and disbursements of counsel to the Administrative Agent) payable to the Administrative Agent in its capacity as such;
Second , to payment of that portion of the Obligations constituting accrued and unpaid fees (including pursuant to Sections 2.5 and 3.3 ), interest on the Revolving Loans, L/C Obligations and other Obligations, indemnities and other amounts (other than principal) payable to the Lenders and the Issuing Lender (including fees, charges and disbursements of counsel to the respective Lenders and the Issuing Lender), ratably among them in proportion to the respective amounts described in this clause Second payable to them;
Third , to payment of that portion of the Obligations constituting unpaid principal of the Revolving Loans and Reimbursement Obligations, ratably among the Lenders and the Issuing Lender in proportion to the respective amounts described in this clause Third held by them; and
Fourth , to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Issuing Lender, to Cash Collateralize that portion of L/C Obligations comprised of the aggregate undrawn amount of Letters of Credit to the extent not otherwise Cash Collateralized by the Borrower in an amount not less than the Minimum Collateral Amount.
(c) In the event that a Trigger Event or an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the Borrower shall cause each of its direct and indirect Subsidiaries to make distributions of all Distributable Funds directly into either the Conditional Controlled Account (which shall be transferred to the Account pursuant to Section 2.25(a)(ii) above) or the Account.
(d) Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Borrower may request in writing withdrawals from the Account and the Conditional Controlled Account to make permitted REIT Distributions in accordance with Section 7.5(c) , and the Administrative Agent will comply with any such written request.
SECTION 3. LETTERS OF CREDIT
3.1 L/C Commitment . (a) Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, the Issuing Lender, in reliance on the agreements of the other Lenders set forth in Section 3.4(a) , agrees to issue letters of credit ( Letters of Credit ) for the account of the Borrower on any Business Day during the Revolving Commitment Period in such form as may be approved from time to time by the Issuing Lender; provided that the Issuing Lender shall have no obligation to issue any Letter of Credit if, after giving effect to such issuance, (i) the L/C Obligations would exceed the L/C Sublimit, (ii) the aggregate amount of the Available Revolving Commitments would be less than zero or (iii) the outstanding amount of the L/C Obligations of the applicable Issuing Lender (determined for such purpose without giving effect to the participations therein of the L/C
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Participants pursuant to Section 3.4 ) would exceed such Issuing Lenders L/C Commitment (unless such Issuing Lender has consented thereto). Each Letter of Credit shall (i) be denominated in Dollars and (ii) expire no later than the earlier of (x) the first anniversary of its date of issuance and (y) the date that is five (5) Business Days prior to the Revolving Termination Date, provided that any Letter of Credit with a one-year term may provide for the renewal thereof for additional one-year periods (which shall in no event extend beyond the date referred to in clause (y) above, except to the extent that the Issuing Lender has approved of such expiration date and the outstanding amount of L/C Obligations in respect of such requested Letter of Credit has been Cash Collateralized or backstopped pursuant to arrangements reasonably satisfactory to the Issuing Lender).
(b) The Issuing Lender shall not at any time be obligated to issue any Letter of Credit if (i) such issuance would conflict with, or cause the Issuing Lender or any L/C Participant to exceed any limits imposed by, any applicable Requirement of Law or (ii) any Lender is at that time a Defaulting Lender, unless the Issuing Lender has entered into arrangements, including the delivery of Cash Collateral, satisfactory to the Issuing Lender (in its sole discretion) with the Borrower or such Lender to eliminate the Issuing Lenders actual or potential Fronting Exposure (after giving effect to Section 2.23(a)(iv)) with respect to the Defaulting Lender arising from either the Letter of Credit then proposed to be issued or that Letter of Credit and all other L/C Obligations as to which the Issuing Lender has actual or potential Fronting Exposure, as it may elect in its sole discretion.
3.2 Procedure for Issuance of Letter of Credit . The Borrower may from time to time request that the Issuing Lender issue a Letter of Credit by delivering to the Issuing Lender at its address for notices specified herein an Application therefor, completed to the satisfaction of the Issuing Lender, and such other certificates, documents and other papers and information as the Issuing Lender may request. Upon receipt of any Application, the Issuing Lender will process such Application and the certificates, documents and other papers and information delivered to it in connection therewith in accordance with its customary procedures and shall promptly issue the Letter of Credit requested thereby (but in no event shall the Issuing Lender be required to issue any Letter of Credit earlier than three (3) Business Days after its receipt of the Application therefor and all such other certificates, documents and other papers and information relating thereto) by issuing the original of such Letter of Credit to the beneficiary thereof or as otherwise may be agreed to by the Issuing Lender and the Borrower. The Issuing Lender shall furnish a copy of such Letter of Credit to the Borrower promptly following the issuance thereof. The Issuing Lender shall promptly furnish to the Administrative Agent, which shall in turn promptly furnish to the Lenders, notice of the issuance of each Letter of Credit (including the amount thereof).
3.3 Fees and Other Charges . (a) The Borrower will pay a fee on all outstanding Letters of Credit at a per annum rate equal to the Applicable Margin then in effect with respect to Eurodollar Loans, shared ratably among the Lenders in accordance with their respective Revolving Percentages and payable quarterly in arrears on each Fee Payment Date after the issuance date.
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(b) In addition, the Borrower shall pay to the Issuing Lender for its own account a fronting fee at a rate per annum equal to 0.125% of the undrawn and unexpired amount of each Letter of Credit, payable quarterly in arrears on each Fee Payment Date after the issuance date.
(c) In addition to the foregoing fees, the Borrower shall pay or reimburse the Issuing Lender for such normal and customary costs and expenses as are incurred or charged by the Issuing Lender in issuing, negotiating, effecting payment under, amending or otherwise administering any Letter of Credit.
3.4 L/C Participations . (a) The Issuing Lender irrevocably agrees to grant and hereby grants to each L/C Participant, and, to induce the Issuing Lender to issue Letters of Credit, each L/C Participant irrevocably agrees to accept and purchase and hereby accepts and purchases from the Issuing Lender, on the terms and conditions set forth below, for such L/C Participants own account and risk an undivided interest equal to such L/C Participants Revolving Percentage in the Issuing Lenders obligations and rights under and in respect of each Letter of Credit and the amount of each draft paid by the Issuing Lender thereunder. Each L/C Participant agrees with the Issuing Lender that, if a draft is paid under any Letter of Credit for which the Issuing Lender is not reimbursed in full by the Borrower in accordance with the terms of this Agreement (or in the event that any reimbursement received by the Issuing Lender shall be required to be returned by it at any time), such L/C Participant shall pay (and the Administrative Agent may apply Cash Collateral provided for this purpose) to the Issuing Lender upon demand at the Issuing Lenders address for notices specified herein an amount equal to such L/C Participants Revolving Percentage of the amount that is not so reimbursed (or is so returned). Each L/C Participants obligation to pay such amount shall be absolute and unconditional and shall not be affected by any circumstance, including (i) any setoff, counterclaim, recoupment, defense or other right that such L/C Participant may have against the Issuing Lender, the Borrower or any other Person for any reason whatsoever, (ii) the occurrence or continuance of a Default or an Event of Default or a Trigger Event or the failure to satisfy any of the other conditions specified in Section 5 , (iii) any adverse change in the condition (financial or otherwise) of the Borrower, (iv) any breach of this Agreement or any other Loan Document by the Borrower, any other Loan Party or any other L/C Participant or (v) any other circumstance, happening or event whatsoever, whether or not similar to any of the foregoing.
(b) If any amount required to be paid by any L/C Participant to the Issuing Lender pursuant to Section 3.4(a) in respect of any unreimbursed portion of any payment made by the Issuing Lender under any Letter of Credit is paid to the Issuing Lender within three (3) Business Days after the date such payment is due, such L/C Participant shall pay to the Issuing Lender on demand an amount equal to the product of (i) such amount, times (ii) the daily average Federal Funds Effective Rate during the period from and including the date such payment is required to the date on which such payment is immediately available to the Issuing Lender, times (iii) a fraction the numerator of which is the number of days that elapse during such period and the denominator of which is 360. If any such amount required to be paid by any L/C Participant pursuant to Section 3.4(a) is not made available to the Issuing Lender by such L/C Participant within three (3) Business Days after the date such payment is due, the Issuing Lender shall be entitled to recover from such L/C Participant, on demand, such amount with interest thereon calculated from such due date at the rate per annum applicable to ABR Loans. A certificate of the Issuing Lender submitted to any L/C Participant with respect to any amounts owing under this Section shall be conclusive in the absence of manifest error.
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(c) Whenever, at any time after the Issuing Lender has made payment under any Letter of Credit and has received from any L/C Participant its pro rata share of such payment in accordance with Section 3.4(a) , the Issuing Lender receives any payment related to such Letter of Credit (whether directly from the Borrower or otherwise, including proceeds of collateral applied thereto by the Issuing Lender), or any payment of interest on account thereof, the Issuing Lender will distribute to such L/C Participant its pro rata share thereof; provided , however , that in the event that any such payment received by the Issuing Lender shall be required to be returned by the Issuing Lender, such L/C Participant shall return to the Issuing Lender the portion thereof previously distributed by the Issuing Lender to it.
3.5 Reimbursement Obligation of the Borrower . If any draft is paid under any Letter of Credit, the Borrower shall reimburse the Issuing Lender for the amount of (a) the draft so paid and (b) any Taxes, fees, charges or other costs or expenses incurred by the Issuing Lender in connection with such payment, not later than 12:00 Noon, New York City time, on (i) the Business Day that the Borrower receives notice of such draft, if such notice is received on such day prior to 10:00 A.M., New York City time, or (ii) if clause (i) above does not apply, the Business Day immediately following the day that the Borrower receives such notice. Each such payment shall be made to the Issuing Lender at its address for notices referred to herein in Dollars and in immediately available funds. Interest shall be payable on any such amounts from the date on which the relevant draft is paid until payment in full at the rate set forth in (x) until the Business Day next succeeding the date of the relevant notice, Section 2.12(b) and (y) thereafter, Section 2.12(c) .
3.6 Obligations Absolute . The Borrowers obligations under this Section 3 shall be absolute and unconditional under any and all circumstances and irrespective of any setoff, counterclaim or defense to payment that the Borrower may have or have had against the Issuing Lender, any beneficiary of a Letter of Credit or any other Person. The Borrower also agrees with the Issuing Lender that the Issuing Lender shall not be responsible for, and the Borrowers Reimbursement Obligations under Section 3.5 shall not be affected by, among other things, the validity or genuineness of documents or of any endorsements thereon, even though such documents shall in fact prove to be invalid, fraudulent or forged, or any dispute between or among the Borrower and any beneficiary of any Letter of Credit or any other party to which such Letter of Credit may be transferred or any claims whatsoever of the Borrower against any beneficiary of such Letter of Credit or any such transferee. The Issuing Lender shall not be liable for any error, omission, interruption or delay in transmission, dispatch or delivery of any message or advice, however transmitted, in connection with any Letter of Credit, except for errors or omissions found by a final and nonappealable decision of a court of competent jurisdiction to have resulted from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of the Issuing Lender. The Borrower agrees that any action taken or omitted by the Issuing Lender under or in connection with any Letter of Credit or the related drafts or documents, if done in the absence of gross negligence or willful misconduct, shall be binding on the Borrower and shall not result in any liability of the Issuing Lender to the Borrower.
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3.7 Letter of Credit Payments . If any draft shall be presented for payment under any Letter of Credit, the Issuing Lender shall promptly notify the Borrower of the date and amount thereof. The responsibility of the Issuing Lender to the Borrower in connection with any draft presented for payment under any Letter of Credit shall, in addition to any payment obligation expressly provided for in such Letter of Credit, be limited to determining that the documents (including each draft) delivered under such Letter of Credit in connection with such presentment are substantially in conformity with such Letter of Credit.
3.8 Applications . To the extent that any provision of any Application related to any Letter of Credit is inconsistent with the provisions of this Section 3 , the provisions of this Section 3 shall apply.
3.9 Existing Letters of Credit . On the Closing Date, without further action by any party hereto (including the delivery of a request for a Letter of Credit or any consent of, or confirmation by or to, the Administrative Agent), subject to the terms of this Section 3.9 , (i) each Existing Letter of Credit issued by an Existing Issuing Lender hereunder shall become a Letter of Credit outstanding under this Agreement, shall be deemed to be Letters of Credit issued under this Agreement, on behalf of the Borrower, and shall be subject to the terms and conditions hereof (including, without limitation Section 3.4(a) ) as if each such Existing Letters of Credit were issued by the applicable Issuing Lender pursuant to this Agreement and (ii) each Existing Issuing Lender that has issued an Existing Letter of Credit shall be deemed to have granted each L/C Participant, and each L/C Participant shall be deemed to have acquired from such Existing Issuing Lender, on the terms and conditions of Section 3.4 hereof, for such L/C Participants own account and risk, an undivided participation interest in such Existing Issuing Lenders obligations and rights under each such Existing Letter of Credit equal to such L/C Participants Revolving Percentage of (x) the outstanding amount available to be drawn under such Existing Letter of Credit and (y) the aggregate amount of any outstanding reimbursement obligations in respect thereof.
SECTION 4. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
To induce the Administrative Agent and the Lenders to enter into this Agreement and to make the Revolving Loans and issue or participate in the Letters of Credit, the Loan Parties hereby jointly and severally represent and warrant to the Administrative Agent and each Lender that:
4.1 Financial Condition . Each financial statement delivered pursuant to Section 5.1(c) presents fairly, in all material respects, the consolidated financial condition of La Quinta and its Subsidiaries or Holdings or the Borrower and their Subsidiaries, as the case may be, as of the date of each such financial statement. All such financial statements, including the related schedules and notes thereto, have been prepared in accordance with GAAP applied consistently throughout the periods involved, subject to year-end audit adjustments.
4.2 No Change . Since the Closing Date, there has been no development or event that has had or could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
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4.3 Existence; Compliance with Law . Each Group Member (a) is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing (to the extent such concept is applicable in the relevant jurisdiction) under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization except (other than with respect to Holdings and the Borrower) to the extent that failure to be in good standing could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, (b) has the power and authority, and the legal right, to own and operate its property, to lease the property it operates as lessee and to conduct the business in which it is currently engaged except to the extent that failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, (c) is duly qualified as a foreign corporation or other organization and in good standing under the laws of each jurisdiction where its ownership, lease or operation of property or the conduct of its business requires such qualification except to the extent that the failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect and (d) is in compliance with all Requirements of Law except to the extent that the failure to comply therewith could not, in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
4.4 Power; Authorization; Enforceable Obligations .
(a) Each Loan Party has the power and authority, and the legal right, to make, deliver and perform the Loan Documents to which it is a party and, in the case of the Borrower, to obtain extensions of credit hereunder. Each Loan Party has taken all necessary organizational action to authorize the execution, delivery and performance of the Loan Documents to which it is a party and, in the case of the Borrower, to authorize the extensions of credit on the terms and conditions of this Agreement.
(b) No consent or authorization of, filing with, notice to or other act by or in respect of, any Governmental Authority or any other Person is required in connection with the extensions of credit hereunder or with the execution, delivery, performance, validity or enforceability of this Agreement or any of the Loan Documents, except consents, authorizations, filings and notices (i) described in Schedule 4.4 , which consents, authorizations, filings and notices have been obtained or made and are in full force and effect or (ii) the failure of which to obtain or make could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(c) Each Loan Document has been duly executed and delivered on behalf of each Loan Party party thereto. This Agreement constitutes, and each other Loan Document upon execution will constitute, a legal, valid and binding obligation of each Loan Party party thereto, enforceable against each such Loan Party in accordance with its terms, except as enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors rights generally and by general equitable principles (whether enforcement is sought by proceedings in equity or at law).
4.5 No Legal Bar . The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, the issuance of Letters of Credit, the borrowings hereunder and the use of the proceeds thereof will not violate any Requirement of Law or any material Contractual Obligation of any Group Member and will not result in, or require, the creation or imposition of any Lien on any of their respective properties or revenues pursuant to any Requirement of Law or any such Contractual Obligation (other than the Liens created by the Collateral Documents), except to the extent that such violation could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
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4.6 Litigation . No action, suit, investigation or proceeding of or before any arbitrator or Governmental Authority is pending or, to the knowledge of any Loan Party, threatened against or affecting any Loan Party or any of their respective Subsidiaries or against any of their respective property as to which, if adversely determined, could reasonably be expected, individually or in the aggregate, to have a Material Adverse Effect.
4.7 No Default . No Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing.
4.8 Ownership of Property; Liens . Each Group Member has title in fee simple to, or a valid leasehold interest in, all its real property necessary in the ordinary conduct of its business, and good title to, or a valid leasehold interest in, all its other property necessary in the ordinary conduct of its business, and none of such property is subject to any Lien except as permitted by Section 7.3 and except for minor defects in title that do not materially interfere with its ability to conduct its business or to utilize such assets for their intended purposes and except where the failure to have such title or other interest could not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.
4.9 Intellectual Property . Each Group Member owns, or is licensed to use, all Intellectual Property necessary for the conduct of its business as currently conducted, except to the extent that could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. No material claim has been asserted and is pending by any Person challenging or questioning the use of any Intellectual Property or the validity or effectiveness of any Intellectual Property, except to the extent that any such claim could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. The use of Intellectual Property by each Group Member does not infringe on the rights of any Person except to the extent that could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
4.10 Taxes . Each of the Borrower and Holdings is treated as a disregarded entity or a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes. Except as could not reasonably be expected, individually or in the aggregate, to have a Material Adverse Effect, (i) each Group Member has filed or caused to be filed all federal, state and other tax returns and reports that are required to have been filed and has paid all Taxes shown to be due and payable on said returns or on any assessments made against it or any of its property, and all other Taxes, fees or other charges imposed on it or any of its property by any Governmental Authority (other than any the amount or validity of which are currently being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and with respect to which reserves in conformity with GAAP have been provided on the books of the relevant Group Member) and (ii) no Tax Lien has been filed, and, to the knowledge of the Loan Parties, no claim is being asserted, with respect to any such Taxes, fees or other charges.
4.11 Federal Regulations . No part of the proceeds of any Revolving Loans, and no other extensions of credit hereunder, will be used (a) for the purpose of buying or carrying any margin stock within the respective meanings of each of the quoted terms under Regulation U as now and from time to time hereafter in effect or (b) for any purpose that violates the provisions of the Regulations of the Board.
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4.12 ERISA . (a) Except as could not reasonably be expected, individually or in the aggregate, to have a Material Adverse Effect: (i) each Group Member and each of their respective ERISA Affiliates is in compliance with the applicable provisions of ERISA and the provisions of the Code relating to Plans and the regulations and published interpretations thereunder; (ii) no ERISA Event has occurred or is reasonably expected to occur; (iii) all amounts required by applicable law with respect to, or by the terms of, any retiree welfare benefit arrangement maintained by any Group Member or any ERISA Affiliate or to which any Group Member or any ERISA Affiliate has an obligation to contribute have been accrued in accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 106; and (iv) the present value of all accumulated benefit obligations under each Pension Plan (based on the assumptions used for purposes of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 87) did not, as of the date of the most recent financial statements reflecting such amounts, exceed by more than a material amount the fair market value of the assets of such Pension Plan allocable to such accrued benefits, and the present value of all accumulated benefit obligations of all underfunded Pension Plans (based on the assumptions used for purposes of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 87) did not, as of the date of the most recent financial statements reflecting such amounts, exceed by more than a material amount the fair market value of the assets of all such underfunded Pension Plans.
(b) Except as, in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, (i) all employer and employee contributions required by applicable law or by the terms of any Foreign Benefit Arrangement or Foreign Plan have been made, or, if applicable, accrued in accordance with normal accounting practices; (ii) the accrued benefit obligations of each Foreign Plan (based on those assumptions used to fund such Foreign Plan), with respect to all current and former participants, do not exceed the assets of such Foreign Plan; (iii) each Foreign Plan that is required to be registered has been registered and has been maintained in good standing with applicable regulatory authorities; and (iv) each such Foreign Benefit Arrangement and Foreign Plan is in compliance (A) with all material provisions of applicable law and all material applicable regulations and published interpretations thereunder with respect to such Foreign Benefit Arrangement or Foreign Plan and (B) with the terms of such plan or arrangement.
4.13 Investment Company Act; Other Regulations . No Loan Party is an investment company, or a company controlled by an investment company, within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.
4.14 Subsidiaries . As of the Closing Date, (a) Schedule 4.14 sets forth the name and jurisdiction of incorporation of each Subsidiary of a Loan Party and, as to each such Subsidiary, the percentage of each class of Capital Stock owned by any Loan Party or any Subsidiary of a Loan Party and (b) there are no outstanding subscriptions, options, warrants, calls, rights or other agreements or commitments (other than (i) stock options granted to employees or directors, (ii) directors qualifying shares and (iii) springing member interests held by independent managers) of any nature relating to any Capital Stock of the Borrower or any Subsidiary.
4.15 Use of Proceeds . (a) The proceeds of the Revolving Loans, and the Letters of Credit, shall be used for working capital and general corporate purposes; provided , that such proceeds may not be used to buy back or pay down Indebtedness of any Subsidiary of the
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Borrower if the Debt Yield, as calculated at the end of the calendar quarter immediately prior to such buy back or paydown, is less than or equal to the Required Debt Yield; provided , further , that the amount of Revolving Loans incurred on the Closing Date to finance the Transactions and fund any ordinary course working capital requirements shall not exceed 50% of the Total Revolving Commitments on the Closing Date.
4.16 Environmental Matters . Except as, in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect:
(a) the facilities and properties owned, leased or operated by any Group Member (the Properties ) do not contain, and have not previously contained, any Materials of Environmental Concern in amounts or concentrations or under circumstances that constitute or constituted an unresolved violation of, or would reasonably be expected to give rise now or in the future to liability under, any Environmental Law;
(b) no Group Member has received or is aware of any written notice of violation, alleged violation, non-compliance, liability or potential liability regarding matters arising under Environmental Laws or compliance with Environmental Laws with regard to any of the Properties or the business operated by any Group Member (the Business ), nor does the Borrower have knowledge or reason to believe that any such notice will be received or is being threatened;
(c) Materials of Environmental Concern have not been transported or disposed of from the Properties in violation of, or in a manner, or to a location that would reasonably be expected to give rise to liability under, any Environmental Law, nor have any Materials of Environmental Concern been generated, treated, stored or disposed of at, on or under any of the Properties in violation of, or in a manner that would reasonably be expected to give rise to liability under, any applicable Environmental Law;
(d) no judicial proceeding or governmental or administrative action is pending or, to the knowledge of the Borrower, threatened, under any Environmental Law to which any Group Member is or will be named as a party with respect to the Properties or the Business, nor are there any judicial decrees, consent decrees, consent orders, administrative orders or other governmental orders outstanding under any Environmental Law with respect to the Properties or the Business;
(e) there has been no release or, to the knowledge of the Borrower, threat of release of Materials of Environmental Concern at or from the Properties, or, to the knowledge of the Borrower, arising from or related to the operations of any Group Member in connection with the Properties or otherwise in connection with the Business, in violation of, or in amounts or in a manner that would reasonably be expected to give rise to liability under Environmental Laws;
(f) the Properties and all operations at the Properties are in compliance, and have in the last five years been in compliance, with all applicable Environmental Laws, and there is no contamination at, under or about the Properties or violation of any Environmental Law with respect to the Properties or the Business; and
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(g) no Group Member has assumed any liability of any other Person under Environmental Laws.
4.17 Accuracy of Information, etc. All written information contained in this Agreement, any other Loan Document or any other document, certificate or statement furnished by or on behalf of any Loan Party to the Administrative Agent or the Lenders, or any of them, for use in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the other Loan Documents on or prior to the Closing Date, other than projections and information of a general economic or industry nature, was, when furnished, complete and correct in all material respects and did not, when furnished, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements contained therein not misleading in light of the circumstances under which such statements were or are made. The projections contained in the materials referenced above were prepared in good faith based upon reasonable assumptions at the time made, it being recognized by the Lenders that such projections are not to be viewed as facts and that actual results during the period or periods covered by any such projections may differ from the projected results, and such differences may be material. There is no fact known to any Loan Party as of the Closing Date that could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect that has not been expressly disclosed herein, in the other Loan Documents or in any other documents, certificates and statements furnished to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders on or prior to the Closing Date for use in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby and by the other Loan Documents.
4.18 Collateral Documents .
(a) The Account Control Agreement is effective to perfect in favor of the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, a legal, valid, enforceable and perfected first-priority security interest in the Collateral described therein and proceeds thereof.
(b) The Guaranty and Security Agreement is effective to create in favor of the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Lenders, a legal, valid and enforceable first-priority security interest in the Collateral described therein and proceeds thereof. In the case of the Pledged Equity described in the Guaranty and Security Agreement, when stock certificates (if any) representing such Pledged Equity are delivered to the Administrative Agent (together with a properly completed and signed stock power or endorsement), and in the case of the other Collateral described in the Guaranty and Security Agreement, when financing statements and other filings specified on Schedule 4.18 that are in appropriate form are filed in the offices specified on Schedule 4.18 , the Guaranty and Security Agreement shall constitute a fully perfected Lien on, and security interest in, all right, title and interest of the Loan Parties in such Collateral and the proceeds thereof, as security for the Obligations, in each case prior and superior in right to any other Person, except for Liens otherwise permitted under Section 7.3 .
4.19 Insurance . Each Group Member maintains with financially sound and reputable insurance companies insurance on all its property in at least such amounts and against at least such risks (but including in any event public liability, product liability and business interruption) as are usually insured against in the same general area by companies engaged in the same or a similar business.
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4.20 Anti-Corruption Laws; Sanctions; PATRIOT Act .
(a) The Borrower has implemented and maintains in effect policies and procedures reasonably designed to promote and achieve compliance by each of the Borrower, Holdings, the other Group Members and their respective directors, officers, employees and agents with Anti-Corruption Laws and applicable Sanctions, and each of the Borrower, Holdings, the other Group Members and, to the knowledge of the Borrower, their respective directors, officers, employees and agents, are in compliance with Anti-Corruption Laws, the PATRIOT Act and applicable Sanctions in all material respects.
(b) None of the Borrower, Holdings, any other Group Member or, to the knowledge of the Borrower, any of their respective directors, officers, employees or agents that will act in any capacity in connection with or benefit from the credit facility established hereby, is a Sanctioned Person.
(c) No borrowing or Letter of Credit, use of proceeds or other transaction contemplated by this Agreement will violate Anti-Corruption Laws or applicable Sanctions.
4.21 Certain Documents . The Borrower has delivered to the Administrative Agent a complete and correct copy of the Subsidiary Loan Documents, including any amendments, supplements or modifications with respect to any of the foregoing.
4.22 Solvency . On the Closing Date, after giving effect to the Transactions, the Group Members, on a consolidated basis, are Solvent.
4.23 REIT Status . Commencing with its taxable year ending December 31, 2018, CorePoint Lodging will be considered to be organized in conformity with the requirements for qualification as a real estate investment trust ( REIT ) under the Code, and its proposed method of operation will enable it to meet the requirements for qualification and taxation as a REIT.
SECTION 5. CONDITIONS PRECEDENT
5.1 Conditions to Initial Extension of Credit . The agreement of each Lender to make the initial extension of credit requested to be made by it is subject to the satisfaction, prior to or concurrently with the making of such extension of credit on the Closing Date, of the following conditions precedent:
(a) Credit Agreement and Collateral Documents . The Administrative Agent shall have received (i) this Agreement, executed and delivered by the Administrative Agent, Holdings, the Borrower and each Person listed on Schedule 1.1A and (ii) the Collateral Documents, executed and delivered by each of the Loan Parties party thereto.
(b) Subsidiary Loan Transactions . The Administrative Agent shall have received evidence satisfactory to it that the Subsidiary Loan Transactions shall have been, or shall be concurrently with the Closing Date, consummated in accordance with the terms of the Subsidiary Loan Documents.
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(c) Financial Statements . The Administrative Agent shall have received (i) audited consolidated financial statements of La Quinta for fiscal years 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2017; (ii) unaudited quarterly financial statements of La Quinta for fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2018 and (iii) an unaudited consolidated pro forma balance sheet and income statement of Holdings or the Borrower and their respective Subsidiaries for the four fiscal quarter period ended as of the last day of the most recent period referred to in clauses (i) and (ii) above, prepared after giving effect to the Transactions as if the Transactions had occurred as of such date (in the case of such balance sheet) or at the beginning of such period (in the case of such income statement) which pro forma financial statements shall not be required to meet the requirements of Regulation S-X under the Securities Act or other accounting rules and regulations of the SEC promulgated thereunder (including applying purchase method of accounting); provided that the Administrative Agent acknowledges that it has received the financial statements required by clause (i) above for fiscal years 2014, 2015 and 2016 and the pro forma financial statements required under clause (iii) above for fiscal years 2014, 2015 and 2016. The filing with the SEC by La Quinta or any of its Subsidiaries of any of the foregoing financial statements shall satisfy the requirements of clause (i) and (ii) above, as applicable.
(d) Lien and Judgment Searches . The Administrative Agent shall have received the results of a recent UCC, judgment, litigation, bankruptcy and Lien search with respect to each Loan Party, and such search shall reveal no Liens on any of the assets of the Loan Parties except for Liens permitted by Section 7.3 or discharged on or prior to the Closing Date pursuant to documentation satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.
(e) Closing Date Revolving Loans . The Administrative Agent shall have received (i) in the case of Eurodollar Loans, not less than three (3) Business Days prior to the Closing Date and (ii) in the case of ABR Loans, not less than one (1) Business Day prior to the Closing Date, an appropriately completed request for any Eurodollar Loan or any ABR Loan, as applicable, to be made on the Closing Date, if any, together with, in the case of Eurodollar Loans, a funding indemnity in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.
(f) Fees . The Lenders and the Administrative Agent shall have received all fees required to be paid, and all expenses (including the reasonable fees and expenses of legal counsel) required to be reimbursed that have been invoiced a reasonable period of time prior to the Closing Date (and in any event, invoiced at least three (3) Business Days prior to the Closing Date (except as otherwise agreed by the Borrower)), which shall be paid from the proceeds of the fundings under the Loan Documents and the Subsidiary Loan Documents on the Closing Date or otherwise.
(g) Secretarys Certificates . The Administrative Agent shall have received a certificate of each Loan Party, dated the Closing Date, substantially in the form of Exhibit C , with appropriate insertions and attachments, reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to the Administrative Agent, executed by a Responsible Officer and the Secretary or any Assistant Secretary of such Loan Party.
(h) Proceedings of the Loan Parties . The Administrative Agent shall have received a copy of the resolutions, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, adopted by the Board of Directors (or equivalent governing body) of each Loan Party
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authorizing (i) the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents to which it is a party, (ii) the borrowings contemplated hereunder and (iii) the granting by it of the Liens created pursuant to the Collateral Documents, certified by the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of such Loan Party as of the Closing Date, which certification shall be included in the certificate delivered in respect of such Loan Party pursuant to Section 5.1(g) , shall be in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and shall state that the resolutions thereby certified have not been amended, modified, revoked or rescinded.
(i) Incumbency Certificates . The Administrative Agent shall have received a certificate of each Loan Party, dated the Closing Date, as to the incumbency and signature of the officers of such Loan Party executing any Loan Document, which certificate shall be included in the certificate delivered in respect of such Loan Party pursuant to Section 5.1(g) , shall be reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to the Administrative Agent, and shall be executed by a Responsible Officer and the Secretary or any Assistant Secretary of such Loan Party.
(j) Governing Documents . The Administrative Agent shall have received a copy of the organizational chart of the Group Members and true and complete copies of the Governing Documents of each Loan Party certified as of the Closing Date as complete and correct copies thereof by the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of such Loan Party, which certification shall be included in the certificate delivered in respect of such Loan Party pursuant to Section 5.1(g) and shall be in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.
(k) Good Standing Certificates . The Administrative Agent shall have received certificates dated as of a recent date from the Secretary of State or other appropriate authority evidencing the good standing of each Loan Party in the jurisdiction of its organization or formation.
(l) Legal Opinion . The Administrative Agent shall have received an executed customary legal opinion of Simpson, Thacher & Bartlett LLP, counsel to the Loan Parties, addressed to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.
(m) Closing Certificates . The Administrative Agent shall have received the following certificates, dated the Closing Date, reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to the Administrative Agent:
(i) a certificate executed by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower certifying the satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Section 5.1(t) and (u) ; and
(ii) a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit E , executed by the chief financial officer, chief accounting officer or other financial officer of the Borrower, confirming as of the Closing Date that after giving effect to the consummation of the Transactions, including the making of each Revolving Loan to be made on the Closing Date and after giving effect to the application of the proceeds thereof, the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, on a consolidated basis, are Solvent.
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(n) Pledged Equity; Stock Powers . The Administrative Agent shall have received the certificates representing the shares of Capital Stock pledged pursuant to the Guaranty and Security Agreement, together with an undated stock power for each such certificate executed in blank by a duly authorized officer of the pledgor thereof.
(o) Filings, Registrations and Recordings . Each document (including any Uniform Commercial Code financing statement) required by the Collateral Documents or under law or reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent to be filed, registered or recorded in order to create in favor of the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Lenders, a perfected first-priority Lien on the Collateral described therein, prior and superior in right to any other Person, shall be in proper form for filing, registration or recordation.
(p) Know Your Customer . The Administrative Agent shall have received, at least three (3) Business Days prior to the Closing Date, (i) all documentation and other information required by regulatory authorities under applicable know your customer and anti-money laundering rules and regulations, including, without limitation, the PATRIOT Act, with respect to Holdings and the Borrower and (ii) to the extent the Borrower qualifies as a legal entity customer under the Beneficial Ownership Regulation, a Beneficial Ownership Certification in respect of the Borrower, in each case, as requested at least five (5) Business Days prior to the Closing Date.
(q) The Account and the Conditional Controlled Account . The Administrative Agent shall have received (i) evidence satisfactory to it that each of the Account and the Conditional Controlled Account has been established and continues to exist, (ii) the Account Control Agreement, executed and delivered by the Administrative Agent, the Borrower and the Account Bank, (iii) the Conditional Account Control Agreement, executed and delivered by the Administrative Agent, the Borrower and the Conditional Controlled Account Bank and (iv) evidence that the Borrower has delivered (A) the applicable Irrevocable Account Direction to the depositary bank for the Operating Lessee Remainder Account and (B) the applicable Irrevocable Account Direction to the depositary bank for the Property Owner Account.
(r) Acquisition . The Acquisition shall be consummated in accordance with the Merger Agreement and the Separation and Distribution Agreement substantially concurrently with the initial funding of the loans under the Subsidiary Loan Documents (or the Administrative Agent shall otherwise have reasonable assurance that the Acquisition will occur on the Closing Date), without giving effect to any waiver, amendment or modification thereto, or consent thereunder (or, for the avoidance of doubt, to or under any of the Spin-Off Transaction Agreements (as defined in the Merger Agreement)), that are materially adverse to the interests of the Lenders, unless approved by the Administrative Agent (such approval not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed).
(s) No Other Indebtedness . After giving effect to the Transactions, CorePoint Lodging, Holdings, the Borrower and their respective Subsidiaries shall have outstanding no Indebtedness for borrowed money other than (a) the Revolving Loans and other extensions of credit under this Agreement and the Subsidiary Loan Documents, (b) other Indebtedness permitted to be outstanding pursuant to the terms of this Agreement and (c) short term Indebtedness for working capital, equipment financings, purchase money indebtedness and
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Capital Lease Obligations incurred in the ordinary course of business. The Administrative Agent shall have received customary evidence that the Existing Credit Agreement will be repaid substantially concurrently with, or on the Closing Date promptly following, the initial funding under the Subsidiary Loan Documents, and in connection therewith, all Liens on the assets of CorePoint Lodging, Holdings, the Borrower and their respective Subsidiaries securing the Existing Credit Agreement (other than any cash collateral securing letters of credit issued under the Existing Credit Agreement except for any such letters of credit as shall be deemed to have been issued hereunder) shall be terminated (which may be evidenced pursuant to a customary payoff letter or similar instrument).
(t) Borrower Material Adverse Effect . Since January 17, 2018, there shall not have occurred a Borrower Material Adverse Effect.
(u) Representations and Warranties . The Specified Representations shall be true and correct in all material respects (except for those representations qualified by materiality or material adverse effect, which shall be true and correct in all respects) as of the Closing Date.
For the purpose of determining compliance with the conditions specified in this Section 5.1 , each Lender that has signed this Agreement shall be deemed to have accepted, and to be satisfied with, each document or other matter required under this Section 5.1 unless the Administrative Agent shall have received written notice from such Lender prior to the proposed Closing Date specifying its objection thereto.
5.2 Conditions to Each Extension of Credit . The agreement of each Lender to make any extension of credit requested to be made by it on any date after the Closing Date is subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions precedent:
(a) Representations and Warranties . Each of the representations and warranties made by any Loan Party in or pursuant to the Loan Documents shall be true and correct in all material respects (except for those representations qualified by materiality or Material Adverse Effect, which shall be true and correct in all respects) on and as of such date, in each case, after giving effect to the extensions of credit requested to be made on such date and the application of the proceeds therefrom, as if made on and as of such date.
(b) No Default or Trigger Event . No Default, Event of Default or Trigger Event shall have occurred and be continuing on such date or after giving effect to the extensions of credit requested to be made on such date.
Each borrowing by and issuance of a Letter of Credit on behalf of the Borrower hereunder shall constitute a representation and warranty by the Borrower as of the date of such extension of credit that the conditions contained in this Section 5.2 have been satisfied.
SECTION 6. AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS
The Loan Parties hereby jointly and severally agree that, so long as the Revolving Commitments remain in effect, any Letter of Credit remains outstanding (unless the outstanding amount of the L/C Obligations related thereto has been Cash Collateralized or a backstop letter of credit reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the applicable Issuing Lender is
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in place) or any Revolving Loan or other amount (other than obligations under Secured Swap Agreements or Secured Cash Management Agreements) is owing to any Lender or the Administrative Agent hereunder, each Loan Party shall and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to:
6.1 Financial Statements . Furnish to the Administrative Agent (for distribution by the Administrative Agent to each Lender):
(a) as soon as available, but in any event within 90 days (or, in the case of the first completed fiscal year after the Closing Date, within 120 days) after the end of each fiscal year of Holdings, a copy of the audited consolidated balance sheet of Holdings and its consolidated Subsidiaries as at the end of such year and the related audited consolidated statements of income and of cash flows for such year, setting forth in each case in comparative form the figures for the previous year, reported on without a going concern or like qualification or exception, or qualification arising out of the scope of the audit ( provided that such report may contain a going concern or like qualification or exception, or qualification arising out of the scope of the audit, if such qualification or exception is related to (i) the impending occurrence of the Revolving Termination Date or any other Indebtedness or (ii) a failure to satisfy financial covenants (whether or not such failure has occurred)), by a Big Four accounting firm or other independent certified public accountant reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent in accordance with the Uniform System of Accounts (or such other accounting basis acceptable to the Administrative Agent) and include such footnotes as required pursuant to GAAP; and
(b) as soon as available, but in any event not later than 45 days (or, in the case of the first full fiscal quarter (and any partial fiscal quarter preceding the first full fiscal quarter) for which quarterly financial statements are required to be delivered hereunder, within 60 days) after the end of each of the first three quarterly periods of each fiscal year of Holdings, the unaudited consolidated balance sheet of Holdings and its consolidated Subsidiaries as at the end of such quarter and the related unaudited consolidated statements of income and of cash flows for such quarter and the portion of the fiscal year through the end of such quarter, setting forth in each case in comparative form the figures for the previous year, include such footnotes as required pursuant to GAAP, certified by a Responsible Officer of Holdings or the Borrower as being fairly stated in all material respects (subject to normal year-end audit adjustments).
All such financial statements shall be complete and correct in all material respects and shall be prepared in reasonable detail and in accordance with GAAP applied (except as approved by such accountants or officer, as the case may be, and disclosed in reasonable detail therein) consistently throughout the periods reflected therein and with prior periods.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the obligations in paragraphs (a) and (b) of this Section 6.1 may be satisfied with respect to financial information of Holdings and its consolidated Subsidiaries by furnishing (A) the applicable financial statements of Holdings (or any direct or indirect parent of Holdings) or (B) Holdings (or any direct or indirect parent thereof, as applicable), Form 10-K or 10-Q, as applicable, filed with the SEC; provided that with respect to clauses (A) and (B), (i) to the extent such information relates to a parent of Holdings, such information is accompanied by consolidating information that explains in reasonable detail the differences between the information relating to such parent, on the one hand, and the information relating to Holdings
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and its consolidated Subsidiaries on a stand-alone basis, on the other hand and (ii) to the extent such information is in lieu of information required to be provided under Section 6.1(a) , such materials are accompanied by a report and opinion of any independent registered public accounting firm of nationally recognized standing, which report and opinion shall be prepared in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards and, except as permitted in Section 6.1(a ), shall not contain any qualifications or exceptions as to the scope of such audit or any going concern explanatory paragraph or like qualification.
Documents required to be delivered pursuant to Section 6.1 , Sections 6.2(a) , (b), (c) and (d) and Section 6.9(f) may be delivered electronically and if so delivered, shall be deemed to have been delivered on the date (i) on which the Borrower (or Holdings or any other direct or indirect parent of the Borrower) posts such documents, or provides a link thereto on the website on the Internet at the Borrowers (or Holdings or any other direct or indirect parent of the Borrower) website; or (ii) on which such documents are posted on the Borrowers behalf on Debtdomain, Roadshow Access (if applicable) or another relevant website, if any, to which each Lender and the Administrative Agent have access (whether a commercial, third-party website or whether sponsored by the Administrative Agent); provided that:
(i) upon written request by the Administrative Agent, the Borrower shall deliver paper copies of such documents to the Administrative Agent for further distribution to each Lender until a written request to cease delivering paper copies is given by the Administrative Agent; and
(ii) the Borrower shall notify (which may be by facsimile or electronic mail) the Administrative Agent of the posting of any such documents and provide to the Administrative Agent by electronic mail electronic versions (i.e., soft copies) of such documents. Each Lender shall be solely responsible for timely accessing posted documents or requesting delivery of paper copies of such documents from the Administrative Agent and maintaining its copies of such documents.
6.2 Certificates; Other Information . Furnish to the Administrative Agent (for distribution by the Administrative Agent to each Lender):
(a) concurrently with the delivery of any financial statements pursuant to Section 6.1 , a narrative discussion and analysis of the financial condition and results of operations of Holdings and its Subsidiaries for the reporting period then ended and for the period from the beginning of the then current fiscal year to the end of such period, as compared to the portion of the projections covering such periods and to the comparable periods of the previous year, including occupancy figures and average daily rate calculations, in each case, with respect to each of the Properties of any Subsidiary of Holdings;
(b) concurrently with the delivery of any financial statements pursuant to Section 6.1 , (A) a certificate of a Responsible Officer of Holdings or the Borrower stating that, to the best of such Responsible Officers knowledge, no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing except as specified in such certificate, (B) a Compliance Certificate containing all information and calculations necessary for determining (i) compliance by the Loan Parties with the covenants set forth on Section 7.1 as of the last day of the fiscal quarter or fiscal year of
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Holdings, as the case may be and (ii) the Debt Yield and (C) a list of each Subsidiary of the Loan Parties that identifies the name and jurisdiction of incorporation or formation of such Subsidiary and, as to each Subsidiary, the percentage of each class of Capital Stock owned by any Loan Party or any Subsidiary of a Loan Party or a confirmation that there is no change in such information since the later of the Closing Date and the date of the last such list delivered pursuant to this Section 6.2(b)(C) ;
(c) as soon as available, and in any event no later than 30 days prior to the commencement of each fiscal year of Holdings, an Operating Forecast for Holdings for the following fiscal year, and, as soon as available, significant revisions, if any, of such Operating Forecast, each of which such Operating Forecasts shall be accompanied by a certificate of a Responsible Officer of Holdings or the Borrower stating that such Operating Forecast is based on reasonable estimates, information and assumptions and that such Responsible Officer has no reason to believe that such Operating Forecast is incorrect or misleading in any material respect;
(d) at the times and within the time periods that the same are furnished, copies of all financial statements and similar reporting documents that any Group Member furnished to the holders of obligations under the Subsidiary Loan Documents;
(e) promptly following receipt thereof, copies of (i) any documents described in Section 101(k) of ERISA that any Group Member or any ERISA Affiliate may request with respect to any Multiemployer Plan and (ii) any notices described in Section 101(l) of ERISA that any Group Member or any ERISA Affiliate may request with respect to any Multiemployer Plan; provided , that if the relevant Group Member or ERISA Affiliate has not requested such documents or notices from the administrator or sponsor of the applicable Multiemployer Plan, then, upon reasonable request of the Administrative Agent, such Group Member or the ERISA Affiliate shall promptly make a request for such documents or notices from such administrator or sponsor and the Borrower shall provide copies of such documents and notices promptly after receipt thereof; and
(f) promptly, such additional financial and other information as any Lender may from time to time reasonably request through the Administrative Agent.
6.3 Payment of Obligations . Pay, discharge or otherwise satisfy at or before maturity or before they become delinquent, as the case may be, all its material obligations of whatever nature, except (i) where the amount or validity thereof is currently being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and reserves in conformity with GAAP with respect thereto have been provided on the books of the relevant Group Member or (ii) where the failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
6.4 Taxes . File or cause to be filed all federal, state and other material tax returns and reports that are required to be filed and pay all Taxes shown to be due and payable on said returns or on any assessments made against it or any of its property, and all other material Taxes, fees or other charges imposed on it or any of its property by any Governmental Authority (other than (i) any the amount or validity of which are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and with respect to which reserves in conformity with GAAP are provided on the books of the relevant Group Member or (ii) where the failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect).
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6.5 Maintenance of Existence; Compliance . (a) (i) Preserve, renew and keep in full force and effect its organizational existence and (ii) take all reasonable action to maintain all rights, privileges and franchises necessary or desirable in the normal conduct of its business, except, in each case, as otherwise permitted by Section 7.4 and except, in the case of clause (ii) above, to the extent that failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect and (b) comply with all Contractual Obligations and Requirements of Law except to the extent that failure to comply therewith could not, in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
6.6 Maintenance of Property; Insurance . (a) Except where the failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect keep all property useful and necessary in its business in good working order and condition, ordinary wear and tear excepted and (b) maintain with financially sound and reputable insurance companies insurance on all its property in at least such amounts and against at least such risks (but including in any event public liability, product liability and business interruption) as are usually insured against in the same general area by companies engaged in the same or a similar business.
6.7 Maintenance of REIT Status . Cause CorePoint Lodging to maintain its REIT status under the Code.
6.8 Inspection of Property; Books and Records; Discussions . (a) Keep proper books of records and account in which full, true and correct entries in conformity with GAAP and all Requirements of Law shall be made of all dealings and transactions in relation to its business and activities and (b) permit representatives of the Administrative Agent once each calendar year upon reasonable prior notice and at a time mutually agreed with the Borrower (or, after the occurrence and during the continuation of an Event of Default, at any time or frequency) to visit and inspect its properties, to examine and make extracts from its books and records (other than materials protected by attorney-client privilege and materials which the Loan Parties or such Subsidiary thereof, as applicable, may not disclose without violation of a confidentiality obligation binding upon it) and to discuss its affairs, finances and condition with its officers, in each case, at the expense of the Borrower once each calendar year (or, after the occurrence and during the continuation of an Event of Default, at any time).
6.9 Notices . Promptly give notice to the Administrative Agent (for distribution by the Administrative Agent to each Lender) of:
(a) the occurrence of any Default or Event of Default;
(b) any (i) default or event of default under any Contractual Obligation of any Group Member or (ii) litigation, investigation or proceeding that may exist at any time between any Group Member and any Governmental Authority, that in either case, if not cured or if adversely determined, as the case may be, could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect;
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(c) any action, suit, investigation or proceeding affecting any Group Member (i) that, if adversely determined, could reasonably be expected, individually or in the aggregate, to have a Material Adverse Effect or (ii) which relates to any Loan Document;
(d) an ERISA Event that could reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect;
(e) any transaction or occurrence that results in the damage, destruction or rendering unfit for normal use any of the Property of any Group Member, that could reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect;
(f) any amendment or proposed amendment to any Subsidiary Loan Document; and
(g) any development or event that has had or could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
6.10 Environmental Laws . (a) Comply in all material respects with, and take reasonable steps to ensure compliance in all material respects by all tenants and subtenants, if any, with, all applicable Environmental Laws, and obtain and comply in all material respects with and maintain, and take reasonable steps to ensure that all tenants and subtenants obtain and comply in all material respects with and maintain, any and all licenses, approvals, notifications, registrations or permits required by applicable Environmental Laws, in each case, except for such compliance and failure to obtain and maintain that would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect;
(b) Except as would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, (i) conduct and complete all investigations, studies, sampling and testing, and all remedial, removal and other actions required under Environmental Laws and (ii) promptly comply in all material respects with all lawful orders and directives of all Governmental Authorities regarding Environmental Laws.
6.11 Use of Proceeds . (a) The proceeds of the Revolving Loans, and the Letters of Credit, shall be used for working capital and general corporate purposes; provided , that such proceeds may not be used to buy back or pay down Indebtedness of any Subsidiary of the Borrower if the Debt Yield as calculated at the end of the fiscal quarter immediately prior to such buy back or paydown is less than or equal to the Required Debt Yield; provided , further , that the amount of Revolving Loans incurred on the Closing Date to finance the Transactions and fund any ordinary course working capital requirements shall not exceed 50% of the Total Revolving Commitments on the Closing Date.
(b) The Borrower shall not, directly or, to the knowledge of the Borrower, indirectly, use the proceeds of the Revolving Loans or Letters of Credit, or request any Revolving Loan or Letter of Credit, the proceeds of which will be used, or loaned, contributed, or otherwise made available to any Subsidiary, joint venture partner or, to the knowledge of the Borrower, other Person (i) in furtherance of an offer, payment, promise to pay, or authorization of the payment or giving of money, or anything else of value, to any Person in violation of any Anti-Corruption Law, or for the purpose of funding any activities or business of or with any Sanctioned Person or in any country or territory that, at the time of such funding, is the subject of any Sanctions or (ii)
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in any other manner that would result in a violation of any Anti-Corruption Laws or Sanctions by any party to this Agreement, with respect to (i) and (ii) to the extent prohibited for a Person required to comply with Sanctions or Anti-Corruption Laws.
6.12 Additional Collateral, etc . (a) With respect to any Domestic Subsidiary created or acquired after the Closing Date directly or indirectly by the Borrower that directly or indirectly owns the Capital Stock of a Mortgage Loan Party, promptly (and, in any event, within sixty (60) days, provided that such time period may be extended in the reasonable discretion of the Administrative Agent) execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent such amendments and supplements to the Guaranty and Security Agreement and additional Collateral Documents as the Administrative Agent reasonably deems necessary or advisable in order to cause any such Domestic Subsidiary (other than an Excluded Subsidiary) to become a Subsidiary Guarantor pursuant to the Guaranty and Security Agreement.
(b) With respect to any Subsidiary created or acquired after the Closing Date directly or indirectly by the Borrower that is or becomes, or that directly or indirectly owns the Capital Stock of, a Mortgage Loan Party, promptly (and, in any event, within sixty (60) days, provided that such time period may be extended in the reasonable discretion of the Administrative Agent) (i) execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent such amendments and supplements to the Guaranty and Security Agreement and additional Collateral Documents as the Administrative Agent reasonably deems necessary or advisable in order to grant to the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Lenders, a perfected first priority security interest in all of the Capital Stock of such Subsidiary that is owned directly by the Borrower or any Subsidiary Guarantor and in all of the Capital Stock in any Mortgage Loan Party or in any direct or indirect parent of any Mortgage Loan Party owned by such Subsidiary (in each case, other than Excluded Property) and (ii) deliver to the Administrative Agent the certificates representing such Capital Stock, together with undated stock powers, in blank, executed and delivered by a duly authorized officer of the applicable pledgor.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, (i) no Subsidiary that is an Excluded Subsidiary shall be required to become a Subsidiary Guarantor or pledge any of its assets as Collateral, (ii) no Capital Stock of any Subsidiary which is Excluded Property shall be required to be pledged as Collateral and (iii) no Loan Party will be required to take any action in any non-U.S. jurisdiction to create any security interest in assets located or titled outside of the U.S. or to perfect any security interests in such assets.
6.13 Know Your Customer . The Borrower shall, promptly following a written request by the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Lender or any Lender, provide all documentation and other information that the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Lender or such Lender reasonably requests in order to comply with its ongoing obligations under applicable know your customer requirements under the PATRIOT Act, the Beneficial Ownership Regulation and other applicable anti-money laundering rules and regulations.
6.14 Further Assurances . The Borrower will execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent such amendments to the Collateral Documents or such other documents as the Administrative Agent deems necessary or advisable to grant to the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, a legal, valid and enforceable first-priority security interest in the Collateral and proceeds thereof.
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6.15 Cash Management Account . If an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or a Trigger Event has occurred and is continuing, the Borrower shall, or shall cause its Subsidiaries to, (i) without prejudice to the effectiveness of the Irrevocable Account Direction, deliver to each of the depositary bank for the Operating Lessee Remainder Account and the Property Owner Account instructions with respect to the transfer of Distributable Funds in the Operating Lessee Remainder Account and the Property Owner Account to the Conditional Controlled Account in accordance with the applicable Irrevocable Account Direction, it being understood that the amounts directed to the Conditional Controlled Account represent the amounts payable to Group Members; (ii) provide the Administrative Agent with a copy of the instructions described in clause (i) of this Section 6.15 promptly after delivering such instructions to the depositary banks for the Operating Lessee Remainder Account and the Property Owner Account; and (iii) refrain from revoking, modifying or amending any Irrevocable Account Direction without the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent (such consent not to be unreasonably conditioned, withheld or delayed). For the avoidance of doubt, so long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, (i) at any time that no Trigger Event has occurred and is continuing, the Borrower shall be permitted to freely withdraw amounts from the Conditional Controlled Account and/or the Account without notice to or consent of the Administrative Agent and (ii) at any time that a Trigger Event has occurred and is continuing and there are no Revolving Loans outstanding or any Letters of Credit outstanding that have not been Cash Collateralized in an amount not less than the Minimum Collateral Amount, the Borrower shall be entitled to withdraw any amounts on deposit from the Conditional Controlled Account and/or the Account without notice to or consent of the Administrative Agent.
SECTION 7. NEGATIVE COVENANTS
The Borrower hereby agrees that, so long as the Revolving Commitments remain in effect, any Letter of Credit remains outstanding (unless the outstanding amount of the L/C Obligations related thereto has been Cash Collateralized or a backstop letter of credit reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the applicable Issuing Lender is in place) or any Revolving Loan or other amount is owing (other than obligations under Secured Swap Agreements or Secured Cash Management Agreements) to any Lender or the Administrative Agent hereunder, the Borrower shall not, and shall not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly:
7.1 Financial Condition Covenants . Commencing with the first full fiscal quarter after the Closing Date, if, as of the last day of any fiscal quarter, the aggregate principal amount of all outstanding Revolving Loans, Reimbursement Obligations and Letters of Credit that are not Cash Collateralized in an amount not less than the Minimum Collateral Amount exceeds ten percent (10%) of the Total Revolving Commitments as of such date:
(a) Consolidated Total Net Leverage Ratio . Permit the Consolidated Total Net Leverage Ratio as at the last day of any Reference Period of the Borrower to exceed 6.90 to 1.00.
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(b) Consolidated Interest Coverage Ratio . Permit the Consolidated Interest Coverage Ratio as at the last day of any Reference Period of the Borrower to be less than 1.50 to 1.00.
7.2 Indebtedness . Create, issue, incur, assume, become liable in respect of or suffer to exist any Indebtedness, except:
(a) Indebtedness of any Loan Party pursuant to any Loan Document;
(b) (i) Indebtedness of any Subsidiary of the Borrower in respect of the Subsidiary Loan Documents outstanding on the date hereof and (ii) without duplication, any Permitted Refinancing thereof (including any mezzanine loans as part of such Permitted Refinancing);
(c) [reserved];
(d) (i) Indebtedness of any Subsidiary of the Borrower (other than the Subsidiary Guarantors) incurred to finance the acquisition, construction or improvement of any fixed or capital assets, including Capital Lease Obligations and any Indebtedness assumed in connection with the acquisition of any such assets (provided that such Indebtedness is incurred or assumed prior to or within 270 days after such acquisition or the completion of such construction or improvement and the principal amount of such Indebtedness does not exceed the cost of acquiring, constructing or improving such fixed or capital assets) and (ii) any Permitted Refinancing thereof; provided, that at the time of incurrence or assumption, as applicable, of any Indebtedness permitted by this Section 7.2(d), and after giving effect thereto, (A) no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing and (B) the Loan Parties shall be in pro forma compliance with the financial covenants contained in Section 7.1;
(e) Indebtedness incurred or arising from or in connection with any bid, performance, surety, statutory, completion, return-of-money or appeal bonds or similar obligations issued, existing or incurred in the ordinary course of business;
(f) Indebtedness arising from or in connection with accounts payable (for the deferred purchase price of property or services) in the ordinary course of business greater than 90 days past the invoice or billing date which are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and for which adequate reserves shall have been established by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries in conformity with GAAP;
(g) letters of credit, bank guarantees, warehouse receipts or similar instruments issued to support performance obligations and trade letters of credit (other than obligations in respect of other Indebtedness) in the ordinary course of business;
(h) Indebtedness arising from the honoring by a bank or other financial institution of a check, draft or similar instrument drawn against insufficient funds in the ordinary course of business or other cash management services in the ordinary course of business;
(i) obligations (contingent or otherwise) existing or arising under any Swap Agreement entered into in the ordinary course of business not for a speculative purpose;
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(j) obligations existing or arising under any Cash Management Agreement in the ordinary course of business;
(k) (i) Indebtedness (x) of a Subsidiary of a Loan Party owed to a Loan Party or a Subsidiary of a Loan Party and (y) of a Loan Party owed to a Loan Party or a Subsidiary of a Loan Party; provided that, Indebtedness of Subsidiaries that are not Loan Parties owed to Loan Parties shall not exceed $25,000,000 in the aggregate, and (ii) any Permitted Refinancing thereof;
(l) (i) Indebtedness of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries outstanding on the Closing Date and disclosed on Schedule 7.2 and (ii) without duplication, any Permitted Refinancing thereof;
(m) Indebtedness consisting of Guarantee Obligations by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries in respect of Indebtedness, leases and other ordinary course obligations permitted by the Loan Documents to be incurred by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries;
(n) contingent liabilities in respect of any indemnification, adjustment of purchase price, non-compete, consulting, deferred Taxes and similar obligations of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries incurred in connection with acquisitions or dispositions;
(o) Indebtedness owed to any Person providing property, casualty or liability insurance to the Loan Parties or any Subsidiary of a Loan Party, so long as such Indebtedness shall not be in excess of the amount of the unpaid cost of, and shall be incurred only to defer the cost of, such insurance for the year in which such Indebtedness is incurred and such Indebtedness shall be outstanding only during such year;
(p) Indebtedness of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries not otherwise permitted by this Section 7.2 in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $25,000,000 at any time outstanding; provided that, Indebtedness incurred under this Section 7.2(p) by the Subsidiary Guarantors shall not exceed $10,000,000 in the aggregate; and
(q) Indebtedness incurred in connection with sale and leaseback transactions in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $50,000,000 at any time outstanding.
For purposes of determining compliance with this Section 7.2 , in the event that an item of Indebtedness meets the criteria of more than one of the categories of Indebtedness described in clauses (a) through (q) above, the Borrower may, in its sole discretion, classify or later divide, classify or reclassify all or a portion of such item of Indebtedness or any portion thereof in a manner that complies with this Section 7.2 and will only be required to include the amount and type of such Indebtedness in one or more of the above clauses; provided that (i) all Indebtedness outstanding under the Loan Documents, will at all times be deemed to be outstanding in reliance only on the exception in Section 7.2(a) and (ii) all Indebtedness outstanding under the Subsidiary Loan Documents and any Permitted Refinancing thereof, will at all times be deemed to be outstanding in reliance only on the exception in Section 7.2(b) . The accrual of interest, the accretion of accreted value and the payment of interest in the form of additional Indebtedness shall not be deemed to be an incurrence of Indebtedness for purposes of this Section 7.2 .
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7.3 Liens . Create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Lien upon any of the property of the Borrower or any Subsidiary of the Borrower, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, except:
(a) Liens for Taxes not yet due or that are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings, provided that adequate reserves with respect thereto are maintained on the books of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries in conformity with GAAP;
(b) carriers, warehousemens, mechanics, materialmens, repairmens or other like Liens arising in the ordinary course of business that are not overdue for a period of more than 30 days or that are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings;
(c) pledges or deposits in connection with workers compensation, unemployment insurance and other social security legislation;
(d) deposits to secure the performance of bids, trade contracts (other than for borrowed money), leases, statutory obligations, surety and appeal bonds, performance or payment bonds and other obligations of a like nature incurred in the ordinary course of business;
(e) easements, rights-of-way, restrictions and other similar encumbrances incurred in the ordinary course of business that, in the aggregate, are not substantial in amount and that do not in any case materially detract from the value of the property subject thereto or materially interfere with the ordinary conduct of the business of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries;
(f) Liens securing Indebtedness of any Subsidiary of the Borrower (other than the Subsidiary Guarantors) incurred pursuant to Section 7.2(d) to finance the acquisition of fixed or capital assets, provided that (i) such Liens shall be created substantially simultaneously with the acquisition of such fixed or capital assets, (ii) such Liens do not at any time encumber any property other than the property financed by such Indebtedness and (iii) the amount of Indebtedness secured thereby is not increased;
(g) Liens created pursuant to the Collateral Documents (including, without limitation, Liens created under Collateral Documents securing obligations in respect of Secured Swap Agreements and Secured Cash Management Agreements);
(h) any interest or title of a lessor under any lease entered into by the Borrower in the ordinary course of its business and covering only the assets so leased;
(i) Liens existing on the Closing Date and listed on Schedule 7.3 hereto and any modifications, replacements, renewals or extensions thereof; provided that (A) the Lien does not extend to any additional property other than (x) after-acquired property that is affixed or incorporated into the property covered by such Lien or financed by Indebtedness permitted under Section 7.2 and (y) proceeds and products thereof, (B) the amount secured or benefited thereby is not increased except as contemplated by Section 7.2(l) , (C) the direct or any contingent obligor with respect thereto is not changed and (D) any renewal, extension or modification of the obligations secured or benefited by such Liens is permitted by Section 7.2(l) ;
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(j) Liens securing judgments for the payment of money not constituting an Event of Default under Section 8.1(i) ;
(k) Liens on property of a Person existing at the time such Person is merged into or consolidated with a Loan Party; provided , that such Liens were not created in contemplation of such merger or consolidation and do not extend to any assets other than those of the Person merged into or consolidated with the relevant Loan Party, and the applicable Indebtedness secured by such Lien is permitted pursuant to this Agreement;
(l) Liens (A) of a collecting bank arising under Section 4-208 of the Uniform Commercial Code on items in the course of collection, (B) attaching to commodity trading accounts or other brokerage accounts incurred in the ordinary course of business and (C) in favor of a banking institution arising as a matter of law encumbering deposits (including the right of set-off) and which are within the general parameters customary in the banking industry;
(m) pledges or deposits of cash and Cash Equivalents securing deductibles, self-insurance, co-payment, co-insurance, retentions and similar obligations to providers of insurance in the ordinary cause of business;
(n) (A) leases, licenses, subleases or sublicenses granted to other Persons in the ordinary course of business which do not (x) interfere in any material respect with the business of a Loan Party or (y) secure any Indebtedness and (B) the rights reserved or vested in any Person by the terms of any lease, license, franchise, grant or permit held by the Loan Parties or by a statutory provision to terminate any such lease, license, franchise, grant or permit or to require periodic payments as a condition to the continuance thereof;
(o) Liens arising from precautionary Uniform Commercial Code financing statements regarding, and any interest or title of a licensor, lessor or sublessor under, operating leases permitted by this Agreement;
(p) Liens on cash and Cash Equivalents securing Swap Agreements owing to one or more Persons entered into in the ordinary course of business not for a speculative purpose;
(q) Liens on property and assets of Subsidiaries of the Borrower securing Indebtedness of Subsidiaries of the Borrower permitted under Sections 7.2(b) and 7.2(c) ; and
(r) other Liens in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $25,000,000; provided that, Liens incurred under this Section 7.3(r) by the Subsidiary Guarantors shall not exceed $10,000,000 in the aggregate.
For purposes of determining compliance with this Section 7.3 , (A) Liens need not be incurred solely by reference to one category of Liens permitted by this Section 7.3 but are permitted to be incurred in part under any combination thereof and of any other available exemption and (B) in the event that Lien (or any portion thereof) meets the criteria of one or more of the categories of Liens permitted by this Section 7.3 , the Borrower may, in its sole discretion, classify or reclassify such Lien (or any portion thereof) in any manner that complies with this provision.
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7.4 Fundamental Changes . Enter into any merger, consolidation or amalgamation, or liquidate, wind up or dissolve itself (or suffer any liquidation or dissolution), or Dispose of all or any material part of its property or business, except that any Loan Party may be merged or consolidated with, or wholly acquired by, any Person or Dispose of all or any material part of its property or business, if (a) such merger, consolidation, acquisition or Disposition is in connection with the Transactions, (b) the surviving Person or the Person to whom such property or business was Disposed, as applicable, is a Loan Party (other than Holdings) or is a Subsidiary of the Borrower that assumes all of the liabilities of the predecessor Loan Party, including, without limitation, under any Loan Documents to which such Loan Party is a party or (c) after giving effect to such merger, consolidation, acquisition or Disposition, the Loan Parties shall be in pro forma compliance with the financial covenants contained in Section 7.1 .
7.5 Restricted Payments . Declare or pay any dividend (other than dividends payable solely in Qualified Capital Stock of the Person making such dividend) on, or make any payment on account of, or set apart assets for a sinking or other analogous fund for, the purchase, redemption, defeasance, retirement or other acquisition of, any Capital Stock of the Borrower or any Subsidiary of the Borrower, whether now or hereafter outstanding, or make any other distribution in respect thereof, either directly or indirectly, whether in cash or property or in obligations of the Borrower or any Subsidiary of the Borrower (collectively, Restricted Payments ), except that:
(a) any Subsidiary of the Borrower may make Restricted Payments to the Borrower or any Subsidiary of the Borrower;
(b) the Borrower or any Subsidiary of the Borrower may make a Restricted Payment; provided , that at the time of any such Restricted Payment and after giving effect thereto, (i) no Default, Event of Default or Trigger Event shall have occurred and be continuing and (ii) the Loan Parties shall be in pro forma compliance with the financial covenants contained in Section 7.1 ;
(c) the Borrower or any Subsidiary of the Borrower may make a Restricted Payment on a pro rata basis in the minimum cash amount necessary (as determined by CorePoint Lodging in good faith and assuming that CorePoint Lodging makes the maximum distribution in the form of equity interests permitted by the Code as reasonably determined by CorePoint Lodgings tax counsel) (i) to maintain the status of CorePoint Lodging as a REIT under the Code and (ii) to avoid payment or imposition of any entity-level tax on CorePoint Lodging (including pursuant to Section 4981 of the Code) that could be avoided by reason of a distribution or other action by any Loan Party (each, a REIT Distribution );
(d) the Borrower or any Subsidiary of the Borrower may make a Restricted Payment in cash to the holders of the Preferred Stock in an amount not to exceed $2,250,000 per annum;
(e) the Borrower or any Subsidiary of the Borrower may make a Restricted Payment in order to fund the redemption of the Preferred Stock upon a change of control (as defined in the governing terms of such Preferred Stock), provided no Event of Default pursuant to Section 8.1(a) hereto resulting from the failure to prepay all outstanding Revolving Loans and terminate any corresponding Revolving Commitments upon a Change of Control pursuant to Section 2.9(c) hereto shall have occurred and be continuing; and
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(f) the Borrower or any Subsidiary of the Borrower may make a Restricted Payment in connection with the Transactions.
7.6 Transactions with Affiliates . Enter into any transaction, including any purchase, sale, lease or exchange of property, the rendering of any service or the payment of any management, advisory or similar fees, with any Affiliate (other than any Group Member) unless such transaction is (a) (i) otherwise permitted under this Agreement, (ii) in the ordinary course of business of the relevant Group Member and (iii) upon fair and reasonable terms no less favorable to the relevant Group Member than it would obtain in a comparable arms length transaction with a Person that is not an Affiliate or (b) in connection with the Transactions.
7.7 Amendments to Subsidiary Loan Documents . (a) Amend, supplement or otherwise modify any of the Specified Terms of the Subsidiary Loan Documents in a manner which adversely affects the Lenders in any material respect, (b) increase the interest rates applicable to the obligations under any Subsidiary Loan Document ( provided that the weighted average interest rates under the Subsidiary Loan Documents may be increased by no more than 75 basis points above the interest rate under such Subsidiary Loan Document on the Closing Date), (c) shorten the maturity of the obligations under the Subsidiary Loan Documents or (d) (i) amend, supplement or modify any provision of any Subsidiary Loan Document (including the Subsidiary Loan Cash Management Agreement) in a manner that would prohibit or limit cash distributions from any Subsidiary to be made with all available funds into the Conditional Controlled Account or the Account or (ii) make any election or designation that would have the effect of making or allowing (A) after the occurrence of an Event of Default or Trigger Event that is continuing, any cash distributions of any Distributable Funds from any Subsidiary (other than any REIT Distribution) to any Person (other than to the Borrower, the Operating Lessee and any Person who has delivered an Irrevocable Account Direction) or (B) any cash distributions into any account of the Borrower other than into the Conditional Controlled Account or the Account.
SECTION 8. EVENTS OF DEFAULT
8.1 Events of Default . If any of the following events shall occur and be continuing:
(a) the Borrower shall fail to pay any principal of any Revolving Loan or Reimbursement Obligation when due in accordance with the terms hereof; or the Borrower shall fail to pay any interest on any Revolving Loan or Reimbursement Obligation, or any other amount payable hereunder or under any other Loan Document, within five (5) Business Days after any such interest or other amount becomes due in accordance with the terms hereof; or
(b) any representation or warranty made or deemed made by any Loan Party herein or in any other Loan Document or that is contained in any certificate, document or financial or other statement furnished by it at any time under or in connection with this Agreement or any such other Loan Document shall prove to have been inaccurate in any material respect on or as of the date made or deemed made; or
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(c) any Loan Party shall default in the observance or performance of any agreement contained in Section 2.25 , Section 6.5(a) (with respect to the Borrower), Section 6.9(a) , Section 6.11(a) or Section 7 of this Agreement; provided , that a Default as a result of a breach of Section 7.1 (a Financial Covenant Event of Default ) is subject to cure pursuant to Section 8.2 ; provided further , that in the event of a Financial Covenant Event of Default, upon Administrative Agents receipt of a written notice from Borrower that Borrower intends to exercise the cure right contained in Section 8.2 until the Cure Expiration Date, neither the Lenders nor Administrative Agent shall exercise any rights or remedies under this Section 8.1 available during the continuance of a Financial Covenant Event of Default; or
(d) any Loan Party shall default in the observance or performance of any other agreement contained in this Agreement or any other Loan Document (other than as provided in paragraphs (a) through (c) of this Section 8.1 ), and such default shall continue unremedied for a period of 30 days after notice to the Borrower from the Administrative Agent or the Required Lenders; or
(e) any Group Member shall (i) default in making any payment of any principal of any Indebtedness (including any Guarantee Obligation, but excluding the Revolving Loans) on the scheduled or original due date with respect thereto; or (ii) default in making any payment of any interest on any such Indebtedness beyond the period of grace, if any, provided in the instrument or agreement under which such Indebtedness was created; or (iii) default in the observance or performance of any other agreement or condition relating to any such Indebtedness or contained in any instrument or agreement evidencing, securing or relating thereto, or any other event shall occur or condition exist, the effect of which default or other event or condition is to cause, or to permit the holder or beneficiary of such Indebtedness (or a trustee or agent on behalf of such holder or beneficiary) or, in the case of a Swap Agreement, the applicable counterparty, to cause, with the giving of notice if required, such Indebtedness to become due prior to its stated maturity or (in the case of any such Indebtedness constituting a Guarantee Obligation) to become payable or, in the case of a Swap Agreement, to cause the termination thereof; provided , that a default, event or condition described in clause (i), (ii) or (iii) of this paragraph (e) shall not at any time constitute an Event of Default unless, at such time, one or more defaults, events or conditions of the type described in clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) of this paragraph (e) shall have occurred and be continuing with respect to Indebtedness the aggregate outstanding principal amount of which (or, with respect to any Swap Agreements, the Swap Termination Value of which) is $50,000,000 or more; or
(f) any Group Member shall (i) default in making any payment of any principal of any Indebtedness (including any Guarantee Obligation) incurred under the Subsidiary Loan Documents on the scheduled or original due date with respect thereto; or (ii) default in making any payment of any interest on any such Indebtedness incurred under the Subsidiary Loan Documents beyond the period of grace, if any, provided in the Subsidiary Loan Documents; or (iii) default in the observance or performance of any other agreement or condition relating to any such Indebtedness or contained in any Subsidiary Loan Document, or any other event shall occur or condition exist, the effect of which default or other event or condition is to cause, or to permit the holder or beneficiary of such Indebtedness (or a trustee or agent on behalf of such holder or beneficiary) to cause, with the giving of notice if required, such Indebtedness to become due prior to its stated maturity or (in the case of any such Indebtedness constituting a Guarantee Obligation) to become payable; or
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(g) (i) any Group Member shall commence any case, proceeding or other action (A) under any existing or future law of any jurisdiction, domestic or foreign, relating to bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or relief of debtors, seeking to have an order for relief entered with respect to it, or seeking to adjudicate it a bankrupt or insolvent, or seeking reorganization, arrangement, adjustment, winding-up, liquidation, dissolution, composition or other relief with respect to it or its debts, or (B) seeking appointment of a receiver, trustee, custodian, conservator or other similar official for it or for all or any substantial part of its assets; or (ii) there shall be commenced against any Group Member any case, proceeding or other action of a nature referred to in clause (i) above that (A) results in the entry of an order for relief or any such adjudication or appointment or (B) remains undismissed or undischarged for a period of 60 days; or (iii) there shall be commenced against any Group Member any case, proceeding or other action seeking issuance of a warrant of attachment, execution, distraint or similar process against all or any substantial part of its assets that results in the entry of an order for any such relief that shall not have been vacated, discharged, or stayed or bonded pending appeal within 60 days from the entry thereof; or (iv) any Group Member shall take any action in furtherance of, or indicating its consent to, approval of, or acquiescence in, any of the acts set forth in clause (i), (ii), or (iii) above; or (v) any Group Member shall generally not, or shall be unable to, or shall admit in writing its inability to, pay its debts as they become due; or (vi) any Group Member shall make a general assignment for the benefit of its creditors; or
(h) (i) an ERISA Event shall have occurred, (ii) a trustee shall be appointed by a United States district court to administer any Pension Plan, (iii) the PBGC shall institute proceedings to terminate any Pension Plan(s), (iv) any Loan Party or any of their respective ERISA Affiliates shall have been notified by the sponsor of a Multiemployer Plan that it has incurred or will be assessed Withdrawal Liability to such Multiemployer Plan and such entity does not have reasonable grounds for contesting such Withdrawal Liability or is not contesting such Withdrawal Liability in a timely and appropriate manner or (v) any other event or condition shall occur or exist with respect to a Pension Plan; and in each case in clauses (i) through (v) above, such event or condition, together with all other such events or conditions, if any, could, in the sole judgment of the Required Lenders, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; or
(i) one or more final monetary judgments or decrees shall be entered against any Group Member involving in the aggregate a liability (not paid or fully covered by insurance as to which the relevant insurance company has acknowledged coverage) of $50,000,000 or more, and all such judgments or decrees shall not have been vacated, discharged, stayed or bonded pending appeal within 60 days from the entry thereof; or
(j) any provision of any Loan Document, at any time after its execution and delivery and for any reason other than as expressly permitted hereunder or thereunder or satisfaction in full of all the Obligations, ceases to be in full force and effect; or any Group Member contests in any manner the validity or enforceability of any provision of any Loan Document; or any Loan Party denies that it has any or further liability or obligation under any Loan Document, or purports to revoke, terminate or rescind any provision of any Loan Document; or
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(k) any Collateral Document shall cease to create a valid and perfected Lien, with the priority required by the Collateral Documents, over any material portion of the Collateral purported to be covered thereby, or shall cease, for any reason, to be in full force and effect or any Loan Party or any Affiliate of any Loan Party shall so assert; or
(l) Holdings guaranty of the Obligations pursuant to the Guaranty and Security Agreement shall cease, for any reason, to be in full force and effect or any Loan Party or any Affiliate of any Loan Party shall so assert;
then, and in any such event, (A) if such event is an Event of Default specified in clause (i) or (ii) of paragraph (g) above with respect to the Borrower, automatically the Revolving Commitments shall immediately terminate and the Revolving Loans (with accrued interest thereon) and all other amounts owing under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents (including all amounts of L/C Obligations, whether or not the beneficiaries of the then outstanding Letters of Credit shall have presented the documents required thereunder) shall immediately become due and payable, and (B) if such event is any other Event of Default, either or both of the following actions may be taken: (i) with the consent of the Required Lenders, the Administrative Agent may, or upon the request of the Required Lenders, the Administrative Agent shall, by notice to the Borrower declare the Revolving Commitments to be terminated forthwith, whereupon the Revolving Commitments shall immediately terminate; and (ii) with the consent of the Required Lenders, the Administrative Agent may, or upon the request of the Required Lenders, the Administrative Agent shall, by notice to the Borrower, declare the Revolving Loans (with accrued interest thereon) and all other amounts owing under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents (including all amounts of L/C Obligations, whether or not the beneficiaries of the then outstanding Letters of Credit shall have presented the documents required thereunder) to be due and payable forthwith, whereupon the same shall immediately become due and payable. With respect to all Letters of Credit with respect to which presentment for honor shall not have occurred at the time of an acceleration pursuant to this paragraph, the Borrower shall at such time Cash Collateralize the L/C Obligations related thereto (in an amount equal to the Minimum Collateral Amount with respect thereto). Except as expressly provided above in this Section 8.1 , presentment, demand, protest and all other notices of any kind are hereby expressly waived by the Borrower.
8.2 Borrower s Right to Cure . (a) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in Section 8.1 , but subject to Section 8.2(b) , if the Borrower determines that an Event of Default under the covenants set forth in Section 7.1 has occurred or may occur, during the period commencing after the first day of the last fiscal quarter included in such Reference Period and ending ten (10) Business Days after the date on which financial statements are required to be delivered hereunder with respect to such fiscal quarter (the Cure Expiration Date ), a Specified Equity Contribution may be made to Holdings (each, a Designated Equity Contribution ), and the amount of the net cash proceeds thereof shall be deemed to increase Consolidated EBITDA with respect to such applicable quarter; provided that such net cash proceeds are actually received by the Borrower as cash common equity (including through capital contribution of such net cash proceeds to the Borrower) or other equity on terms and conditions reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent during the period commencing after the first day of the last fiscal quarter included in such Reference Period of the Borrower and ending ten (10) Business Days after the date on which financial statements are required to be delivered with
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respect to such fiscal quarter hereunder. The parties hereby acknowledge that this Section 8.2 may not be relied on for purposes of calculating any financial ratios other than as applicable to Section 7.1 and shall not result in any adjustment to any baskets or other amounts other than the amount of Consolidated EBITDA for the purpose of Section 7.1 .
(b) (i) In each period of four consecutive fiscal quarters, there shall be at least two fiscal quarters in which no Designated Equity Contribution is made, (ii) no more than five Designated Equity Contributions may be made in the aggregate during the term of this Agreement, (iii) the amount of any Designated Equity Contribution shall be no more than the amount required to cause the Borrower to be in pro forma compliance with Section 7.1 for any applicable period, (iv) there shall be no pro forma reduction in Indebtedness (including through netting) with the proceeds of any Designated Equity Contribution for determining compliance with Section 7.1 for the fiscal quarter with respect to which such Designated Equity Contribution was made; provided that to the extent such proceeds are actually applied to prepay Indebtedness of the Group Members, such reduction may be credited in any subsequent fiscal quarter and (v) no Lender or Issuing Lender shall be required to fund any Revolving Loan or issue any Letter of Credit, as applicable, during the period from delivery of written notice of the Borrowers intention to exercise its cure rights under this Section 8.2 until the date Borrower exercises such right for such quarter.
SECTION 9. THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
9.1 Appointment . Each Lender (in its capacity as a Lender and on behalf of itself and its Affiliates as potential counterparties to Secured Cash Management Agreements and Secured Swap Agreements) hereby irrevocably designates and appoints the Administrative Agent as the administrative agent and collateral agent of such Lender under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, and each such Lender irrevocably authorizes the Administrative Agent, in such capacity, to take such action on its behalf under the provisions of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and to exercise such powers and perform such duties as are expressly delegated to the Administrative Agent by the terms of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, including to accept, hold, maintain and enforce Liens and security interests over the Collateral, together with such other powers as are reasonably incidental thereto. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary elsewhere in this Agreement, the Administrative Agent shall not have any duties or responsibilities, except those expressly set forth herein, or any fiduciary relationship with any Lender, and no implied covenants, functions, responsibilities, duties, obligations or liabilities shall be read into this Agreement or any other Loan Document or otherwise exist against the Administrative Agent.
9.2 Delegation of Duties . The Administrative Agent may execute any of its duties under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents by or through sub-agents or attorneys-in-fact and shall be entitled to advice of counsel concerning all matters pertaining to such duties. The Administrative Agent shall not be responsible for the negligence or misconduct of any agents or attorneys-in-fact selected by it with reasonable care. The exculpatory provisions of this Section 9 shall apply to any such sub-agent and to the related parties of the Administrative Agent and any such sub-agent, and shall apply to their respective activities pursuant to this Agreement. The Administrative Agent shall not be responsible for the negligence or misconduct of any sub-agent except to the extent that a court of competent jurisdiction determines in a final and nonappealable judgment that the Administrative Agent acted with gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct in the selection of such sub-agent.
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9.3 Exculpatory Provisions . Neither the Administrative Agent nor any of its officers, directors, employees, agents, advisors, attorneys-in-fact or Affiliates shall be (i) liable for any action lawfully taken or omitted to be taken by it or such Person under or in connection with this Agreement or any other Loan Document (except to the extent that any of the foregoing are found by a final and nonappealable decision of a court of competent jurisdiction to have resulted from its or such Persons own gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct) or (ii) responsible in any manner to any of the Lenders for any recitals, statements, representations or warranties made by any Loan Party or any officer thereof contained in this Agreement or any other Loan Document or in any certificate, report, statement or other document referred to or provided for in, or received by the Administrative Agent under or in connection with, this Agreement or any other Loan Document or for the value, validity, effectiveness, genuineness, enforceability or sufficiency of this Agreement or any other Loan Document or for any failure of any Loan Party a party thereto to perform its obligations hereunder or thereunder. The Administrative Agent shall not be under any obligation to any Lender to ascertain or to inquire as to the observance or performance of any of the agreements contained in, or conditions of, this Agreement or any other Loan Document, or to inspect the properties, books or records of any Loan Party.
9.4 Reliance by Administrative Agent . The Administrative Agent shall be entitled to rely, and shall be fully protected in relying, upon any instrument, writing, resolution, notice, consent, certificate, affidavit, letter, telecopy or email message, statement, order or other document or conversation believed by it to be genuine and correct and to have been signed, sent or made by the proper Person or Persons and upon advice and statements of legal counsel (including counsel to any Loan Party), independent accountants and other experts selected by the Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent may deem and treat the payee of any Note as the owner thereof for all purposes unless a written notice of assignment, negotiation or transfer thereof shall have been filed with the Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent shall be fully justified in failing or refusing to take any action under this Agreement or any other Loan Document unless it shall first receive such advice or concurrence of the Required Lenders (or such other number or percentage of the Lenders as shall be expressly provided for herein or in the other Loan Documents) as it deems appropriate or it shall first be indemnified to its satisfaction by the Lenders against any and all liability and expense that may be incurred by it by reason of taking or continuing to take any such action. The Administrative Agent shall in all cases be fully protected in acting, or in refraining from acting, under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents in accordance with a request of the Required Lenders (or such other number or percentage of the Lenders as shall be expressly provided for herein or in the other Loan Documents), and such request and any action taken or failure to act pursuant thereto shall be binding upon all the Lenders and all future holders of the Revolving Loans.
9.5 Notice of Default . The Administrative Agent shall not be deemed to have knowledge or notice of the occurrence of any Default or Event of Default unless the Administrative Agent has received notice from a Lender or Loan Party referring to this Agreement, describing such Default or Event of Default and stating that such notice is a notice of default. In the event that the Administrative Agent receives such a notice, the Administrative Agent shall give notice thereof to the Lenders. The Administrative Agent shall take such action
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with respect to such Default or Event of Default as shall be reasonably directed by the Required Lenders (or such other number or percentage of the Lenders as shall be expressly provided for herein or in the other Loan Documents); provided that unless and until the Administrative Agent shall have received such directions, the Administrative Agent may (but shall not be obligated to) take such action, or refrain from taking such action, with respect to such Default or Event of Default as it shall deem advisable in the best interests of the Lenders.
9.6 Non-Reliance on Administrative Agent and Other Lenders . Each Lender expressly acknowledges that neither the Administrative Agent nor any of its Affiliates or their respective officers, directors, employees, agents, advisors or attorneys-in-fact have made any representations or warranties to it and that no act by the Administrative Agent hereafter taken, including any review of the affairs of a Loan Party or any Affiliate of a Loan Party, shall be deemed to constitute any representation or warranty by the Administrative Agent to any Lender. Each Lender represents to the Administrative Agent that it has, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent or any other Lender, and based on such documents and information as it has deemed appropriate, made its own appraisal of and investigation into the business, operations, property, financial and other condition and creditworthiness of the Loan Parties and their Affiliates and made its own decision to make its Revolving Loans hereunder and enter into this Agreement. Each Lender also represents that it will, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent or any other Lender, and based on such documents and information as it shall deem appropriate at the time, continue to make its own credit analysis, appraisals and decisions in taking or not taking action under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, and to make such investigation as it deems necessary to inform itself as to the business, operations, property, financial and other condition and creditworthiness of the Loan Parties and their Affiliates. Except for notices, reports and other documents expressly required to be furnished to the Lenders by the Administrative Agent hereunder, the Administrative Agent shall not have any duty or responsibility to provide any Lender with any credit or other information concerning the business, operations, property, condition (financial or otherwise), prospects or creditworthiness of any Loan Party or any Affiliate of a Loan Party that may come into the possession of the Administrative Agent or any of its officers, directors, employees, agents, advisors, attorneys-in-fact or Affiliates.
9.7 Indemnification . The Lenders agree to indemnify the Administrative Agent and its Affiliates and their respective officers, directors, employees, agents, advisors and controlling persons (each, an Agent Indemnitee ) (to the extent not reimbursed by the Borrower and without limiting the obligation of the Borrower to do so), ratably according to their respective Aggregate Exposure Percentages in effect on the date on which indemnification is sought under this Section 9.7 (or, if indemnification is sought after the date upon which the Revolving Commitments shall have terminated and the Revolving Loans shall have been paid in full, ratably in accordance with such Aggregate Exposure Percentages immediately prior to such date), from and against any and all liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses or disbursements of any kind whatsoever that may at any time (whether before or after the payment of the Revolving Loans) be imposed on, incurred by or asserted against such Agent Indemnitee in any way relating to or arising out of, the Revolving Commitments, this Agreement, any of the other Loan Documents or any documents contemplated by or referred to herein or therein or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby or any action taken or omitted by such Agent Indemnitee under or in connection with
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any of the foregoing; provided that no Lender shall be liable for the payment of any portion of such liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses or disbursements that are found by a final and nonappealable decision of a court of competent jurisdiction to have resulted from such Agent Indemnitees gross negligence or willful misconduct. The agreements in this Section 9.7 shall survive the termination of this Agreement and the payment of the Revolving Loans and all other amounts payable hereunder.
9.8 Administrative Agent in Its Individual Capacity . The Administrative Agent and its Affiliates may make loans to, accept deposits from and generally engage in any kind of business with any Loan Party as though it were not the Administrative Agent or an Affiliate thereof. With respect to its Revolving Loans made or renewed by it and with respect to any Letter of Credit issued or participated in by it, the Administrative Agent and its Affiliates shall have the same rights and powers under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents as any Lender and may exercise the same as though it were not the Administrative Agent or an Affiliate thereof, and the terms Lender and Lenders shall include the Administrative Agent in its individual capacity.
9.9 Successor Administrative Agent . The Administrative Agent may resign as Administrative Agent upon 30 days notice to the Lenders and the Borrower. If the Administrative Agent shall resign as Administrative Agent under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, then upon any such resignation, the Required Lenders shall have the right to appoint a successor, which successor agent shall (unless an Event of Default under Section 8.1(a) or (g) with respect to the Borrower shall have occurred and be continuing) be subject to approval by the Borrower (which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed), whereupon such successor agent shall succeed to the rights, powers and duties of the Administrative Agent, and the term Administrative Agent shall mean such successor agent effective upon such appointment and approval, and the former Administrative Agents rights, powers and duties as Administrative Agent shall be terminated, without any other or further act or deed on the part of such former Administrative Agent or any of the parties to this Agreement or any holders of the Revolving Loans. If no successor shall have been so appointed by the Required Lenders and shall have accepted such appointment within thirty (30) days after the retiring Administrative Agent gives notice of its resignation, then the retiring Administrative Agent may, on behalf of the Lenders and the Issuing Lender, appoint a successor Administrative Agent which shall be a bank with an office in New York, New York, or an Affiliate of any such bank, which successor agent shall (unless (i) an Event of Default under Section 8.1(a) or (g) with respect to the Borrower shall have occurred and be continuing or (ii) such successor agent is a Lender) be subject to approval by the Borrower (which approval shall not be withheld or delayed by the Borrower except for a bona fide valid reason). Upon the acceptance of its appointment as Administrative Agent hereunder by a successor, such successor shall succeed to and become vested with all the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the retiring Administrative Agent, and the retiring Administrative Agent shall be discharged from its duties and obligations hereunder. The fees payable by the Borrower to a successor Administrative Agent shall be the same as those payable to its predecessor unless otherwise agreed between the Borrower and such successor. After the Administrative Agents resignation hereunder, the provisions of this Section 9 and Section 10.5 shall continue in effect for the benefit of such retiring Administrative Agent in respect of any actions taken or omitted to be taken by any of them while it was acting as Administrative Agent. If no successor agent has accepted appointment as Administrative Agent
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by the date that is 30 days following a retiring Administrative Agents notice of resignation, the retiring Administrative Agents resignation shall nevertheless thereupon become effective, and the Lenders shall assume and perform all of the duties of the Administrative Agent hereunder until such time, if any, as a successor agent is appointed as provided for above.
9.10 Lead Arrangers . The Lead Arrangers shall not have any duties or responsibilities hereunder in its capacity as such.
9.11 Administrative Agent May File Proofs of Claim . In case of the pendency of any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law or any other judicial proceeding relative to any Loan Party, the Administrative Agent (irrespective of whether the principal of any Revolving Loan or L/C Obligation shall then be due and payable as herein expressed or by declaration or otherwise and irrespective of whether the Administrative Agent shall have made any demand on the Borrower) shall be entitled and empowered, by intervention in such proceeding or otherwise:
(a) to file and prove a claim for the whole amount of the principal and interest owing and unpaid in respect of the Revolving Loans, L/C Obligations and all other Obligations that are owing and unpaid and to file such other documents as may be necessary or advisable in order to have the claims of the Lenders, the Issuing Lender and the Administrative Agent (including any claim for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Lenders, the Issuing Lender and the Administrative Agent and their respective agents and counsel and all other amounts due the Lenders, the Issuing Lender and the Administrative Agent under any Loan Document) allowed in such judicial proceeding; and
(b) to collect and receive any monies or other property payable or deliverable on any such claims and to distribute the same;
and any custodian, receiver, assignee, trustee, liquidator, sequestrator or other similar official in any such judicial proceeding is hereby authorized by each Lender and the Issuing Lender to make such payments to the Administrative Agent and, in the event that the Administrative Agent shall consent to the making of such payments directly to the Lenders and the Issuing Lender, to pay to the Administrative Agent any amount due for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Administrative Agent and its agents and counsel, and any other amounts due the Administrative Agent under Sections 2.5(b) and 10.5 .
Nothing contained herein shall be deemed (a) to authorize the Administrative Agent to authorize or consent to or accept or adopt on behalf of any Lender or the Issuing Lender any plan of reorganization, arrangement, adjustment or composition affecting the Obligations or the rights of any Lender or the Issuing Lender or (b) to authorize the Administrative Agent to vote in respect of the claim of any Lender or the Issuing Lender in any such proceeding.
9.12 Collateral Matters .
(a) Except with respect to the exercise of setoff rights in accordance with the Loan Documents or with respect to a Secured Partys right to file a proof of claim in an insolvency proceeding, no Secured Party shall have any right individually to realize upon any of the Collateral or to enforce any guaranty of the Obligations, it being understood and agreed that all powers, rights and remedies under the Loan Documents may be exercised solely by the Administrative Agent on behalf of the Secured Parties in accordance with the terms thereof.
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(b) In furtherance of the foregoing and not in limitation thereof, no Secured Cash Management Agreement or Secured Swap Agreement will create (or be deemed to create) in favor of any Secured Party that is a party thereto any rights in connection with the management or release of any Collateral or of the obligations of any Loan Party under any Loan Document. By accepting the benefits of the Collateral, each Secured Party that is a party to any such Secured Cash Management Agreement or Secured Swap Agreement, as applicable, shall be deemed to have appointed the Administrative Agent to serve as administrative agent and collateral agent under the Loan Documents and agreed to be bound by the Loan Documents as a Secured Party thereunder, subject to the limitations set forth in this paragraph. Obligations of the Loan Parties under any Secured Cash Management Agreement or Secured Swap Agreement shall be guaranteed and secured pursuant to the Collateral Documents only for so long as the other Obligations are so guaranteed and secured.
(c) The Administrative Agent shall not be responsible for or have a duty to ascertain or inquire into any representation or warranty regarding the existence, value or collectability of the Collateral, the existence, priority or perfection of the Administrative Agents Lien thereon or any certificate prepared by any Loan Party in connection therewith, nor shall the Administrative Agent be responsible or liable to the Lenders or any other Secured Party for any failure to monitor or maintain any portion of the Collateral.
9.13 Credit Bidding . The Secured Parties hereby irrevocably authorize the Administrative Agent, at the direction of the Required Lenders, to credit bid all or any portion of the Obligations (including by accepting some or all of the Collateral in satisfaction of some or all of the Obligations pursuant to a deed in lieu of foreclosure or otherwise) and in such manner purchase (either directly or through one or more acquisition vehicles) all or any portion of the Collateral (a) at any sale thereof conducted under the provisions of the Bankruptcy Code, including under Sections 363, 1123 or 1129 of the Bankruptcy Code, or any similar laws in any other jurisdictions to which a Loan Party is subject, or (b) at any other sale, foreclosure or acceptance of collateral in lieu of debt conducted by (or with the consent or at the direction of) the Administrative Agent (whether by judicial action or otherwise) in accordance with any applicable law. In connection with any such credit bid and purchase, the Obligations owed to the Secured Parties shall be entitled to be, and shall be, credit bid by the Administrative Agent at the direction of the Required Lenders on a ratable basis (with Obligations with respect to contingent or unliquidated claims receiving contingent interests in the acquired assets on a ratable basis that shall vest upon the liquidation of such claims in an amount proportional to the liquidated portion of the contingent claim amount used in allocating the contingent interests) for the asset or assets so purchased (or for the equity interests or debt instruments of the acquisition vehicle or vehicles that are issued in connection with such purchase). In connection with any such bid, (i) the Administrative Agent shall be authorized to form one or more acquisition vehicles and to assign any successful credit bid to such acquisition vehicle or vehicles, (ii) each of the Secured Parties ratable interests in the Obligations which were credit bid shall be deemed without any further action under this Agreement to be assigned to such vehicle or vehicles for the purpose of closing such sale, (iii) the Administrative Agent shall be authorized to adopt documents providing for the governance of the acquisition vehicle or vehicles (provided that any actions by the
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Administrative Agent with respect to such acquisition vehicle or vehicles, including any disposition of the assets or equity interests thereof, shall be governed, directly or indirectly, by, and the governing documents shall provide for, control by the vote of the Required Lenders or their permitted assignees under the terms of this Agreement or the governing documents of the applicable acquisition vehicle or vehicles, as the case may be, irrespective of the termination of this Agreement and without giving effect to the limitations on actions by the Required Lenders contained in Section 10.1 of this Agreement), (iv) the Administrative Agent on behalf of such acquisition vehicle or vehicles shall be authorized to issue to each of the Secured Parties, ratably on account of the relevant Obligations which were credit bid, interests, whether as equity, partnership, limited partnership interests or membership interests, in any such acquisition vehicle and/or debt instruments issued by such acquisition vehicle, all without the need for any Secured Party or acquisition vehicle to take any further action, and (v) to the extent that Obligations that are assigned to an acquisition vehicle are not used to acquire Collateral for any reason (as a result of another bid being higher or better, because the amount of Obligations assigned to the acquisition vehicle exceeds the amount of Obligations credit bid by the acquisition vehicle or otherwise), such Obligations shall automatically be reassigned to the Secured Parties pro rata with their original interest in such Obligations and the equity interests and/or debt instruments issued by any acquisition vehicle on account of such Obligations shall automatically be cancelled, without the need for any Secured Party or any acquisition vehicle to take any further action. Notwithstanding that the ratable portion of the Obligations of each Secured Party are deemed assigned to the acquisition vehicle or vehicles as set forth in clause (ii) above, each Secured Party shall execute such documents and provide such information regarding the Secured Party (and/or any designee of the Secured Party which will receive interests in or debt instruments issued by such acquisition vehicle) as the Administrative Agent may reasonably request in connection with the formation of any acquisition vehicle, the formulation or submission of any credit bid or the consummation of the transactions contemplated by such credit bid.
9.14 Lender Representations . (a) Each Lender (x) represents and warrants, as of the date such Person became a Lender party hereto, to, and (y) covenants, from the date such Person became a Lender party hereto to the date such Person ceases being a Lender party hereto, for the benefit of, the Administrative Agent, the Lead Arrangers and their respective Affiliates, that at least one of the following is and will be true:
(i) such Lender is not using plan assets (within the meaning of 29 CFR §2510.3-101, as modified by Section 3(42) of ERISA) of one or more Benefit Plans in connection with the Revolving Loans, the Letters of Credit or the Revolving Commitments;
(ii) the transaction exemption set forth in one or more PTEs, such as PTE 84-14 (a class exemption for certain transactions determined by independent qualified professional asset managers), PTE 95-60 (a class exemption for certain transactions involving insurance company general accounts), PTE 90-1 (a class exemption for certain transactions involving insurance company pooled separate accounts), PTE 91-38 (a class exemption for certain transactions involving bank collective investment funds) or PTE 96-23 (a class exemption for certain transactions determined by in-house asset managers), is applicable with respect to such Lenders entrance into, participation in, administration of and performance of the Revolving Loans, the Letters of Credit, the Revolving Commitments and this Agreement;
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(iii) (A) such Lender is an investment fund managed by a Qualified Professional Asset Manager (within the meaning of Part VI of PTE 84-14), (B) such Qualified Professional Asset Manager made the investment decision on behalf of such Lender to enter into, participate in, administer and perform the Revolving Loans, the Letters of Credit, the Revolving Commitments and this Agreement, (C) the entrance into, participation in, administration of and performance of the Revolving Loans, the Letters of Credit, the Revolving Commitments and this Agreement satisfies the requirements of sub-sections (b) through (g) of Part I of PTE 84-14 and (D) to the best knowledge of such Lender, the requirements of subsection (a) of Part I of PTE 84-14 are satisfied with respect to such Lenders entrance into, participation in, administration of and performance of the Revolving Loans, the Letters of Credit, the Revolving Commitments and this Agreement; or
(iv) such other representation, warranty and covenant as may be agreed in writing between the Administrative Agent, in its sole discretion, and such Lender.
(b) In addition, unless sub-clause (i) in the immediately preceding clause (a) is true with respect to a Lender or such Lender has provided another representation, warranty and covenant as provided in sub-clause (iv) in the immediately preceding clause (a), such Lender further (x) represents and warrants, as of the date such Person became a Lender party hereto, to, and (y) covenants, from the date such Person became a Lender party hereto to the date such Person ceases being a Lender party hereto, for the benefit of, the Administrative Agent, the Lead Arrangers and their respective Affiliates, that:
(i) none of the Administrative Agent, the Lead Arrangers or any of their respective Affiliates is a fiduciary with respect to the assets of such Lender (including in connection with the reservation or exercise of any rights by the Administrative Agent under this Agreement, any Loan Document or any documents related hereto or thereto);
(ii) the Person making the investment decision on behalf of such Lender with respect to the entrance into, participation in, administration of and performance of the Revolving Loans, the Letters of Credit, the Revolving Commitments and this Agreement is independent (within the meaning of 29 CFR § 2510.3-21) and is a bank, an insurance carrier, an investment adviser, a broker-dealer or other person that holds, or has under management or control, total assets of at least $50 million, in each case as described in 29 CFR § 2510.3-21(c)(1)(i)(A)-(E);
(iii) the Person making the investment decision on behalf of such Lender with respect to the entrance into, participation in, administration of and performance of the Revolving Loans, the Letters of Credit, the Revolving Commitments and this Agreement is capable of evaluating investment risks independently, both in general and with regard to particular transactions and investment strategies (including in respect of the Obligations);
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(iv) the Person making the investment decision on behalf of such Lender with respect to the entrance into, participation in, administration of and performance of the Revolving Loans, the Letters of Credit, the Revolving Commitments and this Agreement is a fiduciary under ERISA or the Code, or both, with respect to the Revolving Loans, the Letters of Credit, the Revolving Commitments and this Agreement and is responsible for exercising independent judgment in evaluating the transactions hereunder; and
(v) no fee or other compensation is being paid directly to the Administrative Agent, the Lead Arrangers or any their respective Affiliates for investment advice (as opposed to other services) in connection with the Revolving Loans, the Letters of Credit, the Revolving Commitments or this Agreement.
(c) Each of the Administrative Agent and the Lead Arrangers hereby informs the Lenders that each such Person is not undertaking to provide impartial investment advice, or to give advice in a fiduciary capacity, in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby, and that such Person has a financial interest in the transactions contemplated hereby in that such Person or an Affiliate thereof (i) may receive interest or other payments with respect to the Revolving Loans, the Letters of Credit, the Revolving Commitments and this Agreement, (ii) may recognize a gain if it extended the Revolving Loans, the Letters of Credit or the Revolving Commitments for an amount less than the amount being paid for an interest in the Revolving Loans, the Letters of Credit or the Revolving Commitments by such Lender or (iii) may receive fees or other payments in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby, the Loan Documents or otherwise, including structuring fees, commitment fees, arrangement fees, facility fees, upfront fees, underwriting fees, ticking fees, agency fees, administrative agent or collateral agent fees, utilization fees, minimum usage fees, letter of credit fees, fronting fees, deal-away or alternate transaction fees, amendment fees, processing fees, term out premiums, bankers acceptance fees, breakage or other early termination fees or fees similar to the foregoing.
(d) Each Lender represents and warrants, as of the date such Person became a Lender party hereto, to the Administrative Agent, the Lead Arrangers and their respective Affiliates, that such Lender is a Qualified Transferee.
9.15 Intercreditor Agreement . The Administrative Agent shall be authorized, without the consent of any Lender, to execute the Intercreditor Agreement on behalf of itself, each Lender and each other Secured Party, to take and give any and all actions, consents, directions, notices and waivers required or permitted by the Intercreditor Agreement on behalf of itself, each Lender and each other Secured Party, and to enter into amendments of, and amendments and restatements of, the Intercreditor Agreement in order to add or remove parties thereto, to cure any ambiguity, omission, defect or inconsistency or to make other modifications that are not materially adverse to the Lenders; provided that the Administrative Agent shall not (i) enter into any modification, waiver or amendment of a material term of the Intercreditor Agreement or (ii) except as required by the terms of the Intercreditor Agreement, give any consent or direction under the Intercreditor Agreement that would reasonably be expected to be materially adverse to the Lenders, in each case, without the consent of the Required Lenders.
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SECTION 10. MISCELLANEOUS
10.1 Amendments and Waivers . None of this Agreement, any other Loan Document, or any terms hereof or thereof may be amended, supplemented or modified except in accordance with the provisions of this Section 10.1 . The Required Lenders and each Loan Party party to the relevant Loan Document may, or, with the written consent of the Required Lenders, the Administrative Agent and each Loan Party party to the relevant Loan Document may, from time to time, (a) enter into written amendments, supplements or modifications hereto and to the other Loan Documents for the purpose of adding any provisions to this Agreement or the other Loan Documents or changing in any manner the rights of the Lenders or of the Loan Parties hereunder or thereunder or (b) waive, on such terms and conditions as the Required Lenders or the Administrative Agent, as the case may be, may specify in such instrument, any of the requirements of this Agreement or the other Loan Documents or any Default or Event of Default and its consequences; provided , however , that no such waiver and no such amendment, supplement or modification shall (i) forgive the principal amount or extend the final scheduled date of maturity of any Revolving Loan, reduce the stated rate of any interest (including the waiver or reduction of accrued interest) or fee payable hereunder (except (x) in connection with the waiver of applicability of any post-default increase in interest rates (which waiver shall be effective with the consent of the Required Lenders) and (y) that any amendment or modification of defined terms used in the financial covenants in this Agreement shall not constitute a reduction in the rate of interest or fees for purposes of this clause (i)) or extend the scheduled date of any payment thereof, in each case without the written consent of each Lender directly adversely affected thereby; (ii) increase the amount or extend the expiration date of any Lenders Revolving Commitment without the written consent of such Lender; (iii) change any provision of Sections 2.15 , 2.16 or 10.1 (or any other term of the Loan Documents requiring pro rata payments, distributions, commitment reductions or sharing of payments) or the definition of Required Lenders Majority in Interest or any other provision specifying the number of Lenders or portion of the Revolving Loans or Revolving Commitments required to take any action under the Loan Documents, in each case, without the written consent of each Lender directly adversely affected thereby; (iv) release all or substantially all of the Collateral or release Holdings from its obligations under the Guaranty and Security Agreement, in each case without the written consent of all Lenders; (v) amend, modify or waive the definition of Trigger Event or Trigger Event Cure (including any definition component thereof) or any provision of Sections 2.9 or 2.25, without the written consent of all Lenders; (vi) change any provisions of any Loan Document in a manner that by its terms adversely affects the payments due to Lenders holding Revolving Loans of any Class differently than those holding Revolving Loans of any other Class, without the written consent of Lenders representing a Majority in Interest of each affected Class; (vii) amend, modify or waive any provision of Section 9 or any other provision of any Loan Document that affects the Administrative Agent without the written consent of the Administrative Agent; or (viii) amend, modify or waive any provision of Section 3 without the written consent of the Issuing Lender; provided , that any amendment, waiver or other modification of this Agreement that by its terms affects the rights or duties under this Agreement of the Lenders of a particular Class (but not the Lenders of any other Class), may be effected by an agreement or agreements in writing entered into by the Borrower and the Majority in Interest requisite number or percentage in interest of the affected Class of Lenders that would be required to consent thereto under this Section if such Class of Lenders were the only Class of Lenders hereunder at the time. Any such waiver and any such amendment, supplement or modification
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shall apply equally to each of the Lenders and shall be binding upon the Loan Parties, the Lenders, the Administrative Agent and all future holders of the Revolving Loans. In the case of any waiver, the Loan Parties, the Lenders and the Administrative Agent shall be restored to their former position and rights hereunder and under the other Loan Documents, and any Default or Event of Default waived shall be deemed to be cured and not continuing; but no such waiver shall extend to any subsequent or other Default or Event of Default, or impair any right consequent thereon. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the consent of the Lenders or the Required Lenders, as the case may be, shall not be required to effect the provisions of Section 2.22 in accordance with the terms thereof.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Agreement and any other Loan Document may be amended solely with the consent of the Administrative Agent and the Borrower without the need to obtain the consent of any other Lender if such amendment is delivered in order (x) to correct or cure ambiguities, errors, omissions or defects, (y) to effect administrative changes of a technical or immaterial nature or (z) to fix incorrect cross references or similar inaccuracies in this Agreement or the applicable Loan Document. The Collateral Documents and related documents in connection with this Agreement and the other Loan Documents may be in a form reasonably determined by the Administrative Agent and may be, together with this Agreement, amended, supplemented and waived with the consent of the Administrative Agent at the request of the Borrower without the need to obtain the consent of any other Lender if such amendment, supplement or waiver is delivered in order (i) to comply with local Law or advice of local counsel, (ii) to correct or cure ambiguities, omissions, mistakes or defects or (iii) to cause such Collateral Documents or other document to be consistent with this Agreement and the other Loan Documents.
Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement or any other Loan Document to the contrary, the Borrower and the Administrative Agent may enter into any Extension Amendment in accordance with Section 2.22(b) and any Repricing Amendment, Increasing Lender Agreement and/or New Lender Agreement in accordance with Section 2.22(c) and such Extension Amendment, Repricing Amendment, Increasing Lender Agreement and/or New Lender Agreement shall be effective to amend the terms of this Agreement and the other applicable Loan Documents, in each case, without any further action or consent of any other party to any Loan Document (other than as set forth in such Sections ).
Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement or any other Loan Document to the contrary, the Borrower and the Administrative Agent may enter into any amendment, waiver, consent or supplement to this Agreement and such other related changes to this Agreement as may be applicable without the consent of any Lender to amend the definition of LIBO Rate; Adjusted LIBO Rate or LIBO Screen Rate as set forth in Section 2.14(c) .
10.2 Notices . All notices, requests and demands to or upon the respective parties hereto to be effective shall be in writing (including by telecopy), and, unless otherwise expressly provided herein, shall be deemed to have been duly given or made when delivered, or three (3) Business Days after being deposited in the mail, postage prepaid, or, in the case of telecopy notice, when received, addressed as follows in the case of the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, and as set forth in an administrative questionnaire delivered to the Administrative Agent
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in the case of the Lenders, or to such other address as may be hereafter notified by the respective parties hereto:
Borrower: | COREPOINT BORROWER L.L.C. | |||
c/o CorePoint Operating Partnership L.P. | ||||
909 Hidden Ridge Road, Suite 600 | ||||
Irving, Texas 75038 | ||||
Attention: Mark Chloupek | ||||
and a copy to: | Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP | |||
425 Lexington Avenue | ||||
New York, New York 10017 | ||||
Attention: Brian Gluck, Esq. | ||||
Email: bgluck@stblaw.com | ||||
Administrative Agent: | JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. | |||
500 Stanton Christiana Road, NCC5/Floor 1 | ||||
Newark, Delaware 19713 | ||||
Attention: Robert Nichols | ||||
Telephone No.: (302) 634-3376 | ||||
Facsimile No.: (302) 634-8459 | ||||
Email: robert.j.nichols@jpmorgan.com | ||||
and | ||||
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. | ||||
500 Stanton Christiana Road, NCC5/Floor 1 | ||||
Newark, Delaware 19713 | ||||
Attention: Jane Dreisbach | ||||
Telephone No.: (302) 634-1704 | ||||
Facsimile No.: (302) 634-8459 | ||||
Email: jane.dreisbach@jpmorgan.com | ||||
with a copy to: | JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. | |||
383 Madison Avenue, 24th Floor | ||||
New York, New York 10179 | ||||
Attention: Mohammad Hasan | ||||
Telephone No.: (212) 622-8174 | ||||
Email: mohammad.s.hasan@jpmorgan.com | ||||
and a copy to: | Latham & Watkins LLP | |||
12670 High Bluff Drive | ||||
San Diego, California 92103 | ||||
Attention: Sony Ben-Moshe, Esq. | ||||
Facsimile No.: (858) 523-5450 | ||||
Email: sony.ben-moshe@lw.com |
provided that any notice, request or demand to or upon the Administrative Agent or the Lenders shall not be effective until received.
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Notices and other communications to the Lenders hereunder may be delivered or furnished by electronic communications pursuant to procedures approved by the Administrative Agent; provided that the foregoing shall not apply to notices pursuant to Section 2 unless otherwise agreed by the Administrative Agent and the applicable Lender. The Administrative Agent or the Borrower may, in its discretion, agree to accept notices and other communications to it hereunder by electronic communications pursuant to procedures approved by it; provided that approval of such procedures may be limited to particular notices or communications.
10.3 No Waiver; Cumulative Remedies . No failure to exercise and no delay in exercising, on the part of the Administrative Agent or any Lender, any right, remedy, power or privilege hereunder or under the other Loan Documents shall operate as a waiver thereof; nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right, remedy, power or privilege hereunder preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, remedy, power or privilege. The rights, remedies, powers and privileges herein provided are cumulative and not exclusive of any rights, remedies, powers and privileges provided by law.
10.4 Survival of Representations and Warranties . All representations and warranties made hereunder, in the other Loan Documents and in any document, certificate or statement delivered pursuant hereto or in connection herewith shall survive the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the making of the Revolving Loans and other extensions of credit hereunder.
10.5 Payment of Expenses; Damages Waiver . The Borrower agrees (a) to pay or reimburse the Lead Arrangers and the Administrative Agent for all their reasonable and documented out-of-pocket costs and expenses (including the reasonable and documented out-of-pocket fees, disbursements and other charges of legal counsel which shall be limited to one primary counsel for the Administrative Agent and the Lead Arrangers, and if reasonably necessary, one local counsel for the Administrative Agent and the Lead Arrangers in each applicable material jurisdiction, and, in the case of an actual conflict of interest where the Person affected by such conflict informs you of such conflict and thereafter, after receipt of your consent (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), retains its own counsel, of another firm of counsel for such affected Person and, if reasonably necessary, of another firm of local counsel in each applicable material jurisdiction for such affected Person) incurred in connection with the syndication, development, preparation and execution of, and any amendment, supplement or modification to, this Agreement, the other Loan Documents, the Intercreditor Agreement and any other documents prepared in connection herewith or therewith, and the consummation and administration of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, including the reasonable and documented out-of-pocket fees, disbursements and other charges of counsel to the Administrative Agent and filing and recording fees and expenses, with statements with respect to the foregoing to be submitted to the Borrower prior to the Closing Date (in the case of amounts to be paid on the Closing Date) and from time to time thereafter, (b) to pay or reimburse the Lead Arrangers, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders for all their reasonable and documented out-of-pocket costs and expenses paid or incurred pursuant to the terms of the Intercreditor Agreement, (c) to pay or reimburse the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Lender and each Lender for all its costs and expenses incurred in connection with the enforcement or
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preservation of any rights under this Agreement, the other Loan Documents, the Intercreditor Agreement and any such other documents (including the reasonable fees and expenses of legal counsel which shall be limited to one primary counsel for the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Lender and the Lenders, taken as a whole, and if reasonably necessary, one local counsel for the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Lender and the Lenders, taken as a whole, in each applicable material jurisdiction, and, in the case of an actual conflict of interest where the Person affected by such conflict informs you of such conflict and thereafter, after receipt of your consent (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), retains its own counsel, of another firm of counsel for such affected Person and, if reasonably necessary, of another firm of local counsel in each applicable material jurisdiction for such affected Person), (d) to pay, indemnify, and hold each Lender, the Issuing Lender and the Administrative Agent harmless from, any and all recording and filing fees and any and all liabilities with respect to, or resulting from any delay in paying, stamp, excise and other taxes, if any, that may be payable or determined to be payable in connection with the execution and delivery of, or consummation or administration of any of the transactions contemplated by, or any amendment, supplement or modification of, or any waiver or consent under or in respect of, this Agreement, the other Loan Documents, the Intercreditor Agreement and any such other documents, and (e) to pay, indemnify, and hold each Lender, each Lead Arranger, the Issuing Lender and the Administrative Agent and their Affiliates and each of their respective officers, directors, employees, partners, agents, advisors and controlling persons (each, an Indemnitee ) harmless from and against any and all other liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses or disbursements of any kind or nature whatsoever with respect to the syndication, execution, delivery, enforcement, performance and administration of this Agreement, the other Loan Documents, the Intercreditor Agreement and any such other documents, including any of the foregoing relating to the use or proposed use of proceeds of the Revolving Loans and Letters of Credit or the violation of, noncompliance with or liability under, any Environmental Law applicable to the operations of any Group Member or any of the Properties and the reasonable and documented out-of-pocket fees, disbursements and other charges of one primary counsel, one local counsel in each applicable material jurisdiction if reasonably necessary and, in the case of an actual conflict of interest where the Indemnitee affected by such conflict informs you of such conflict and thereafter, after receipt of your consent (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), retains its own counsel, of another firm of counsel for such affected Indemnitee and, if reasonably necessary, of another firm of local counsel in each applicable material jurisdiction for such affected Indemnitee in connection with claims, actions or proceedings related to arising from any of the foregoing, whether based on contract, tort or any other theory (including any investigation of, preparation for, or defense of any pending or threatened claim, investigation, litigation or proceeding) and regardless of whether any Indemnitee is a party thereto (all the foregoing in this clause (d), collectively, the Indemnified Liabilities ), provided , that the Borrower shall have no obligation hereunder to any Indemnitee with respect to Indemnified Liabilities to the extent such Indemnified Liabilities (i) are found by a final and nonappealable decision of a court of competent jurisdiction to have resulted from the gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct of, or material breach of the Loan Documents by, such Indemnitee or any of its Affiliates or respective related parties or (ii) arise out of any dispute brought solely by an Indemnitee against another Indemnitee, do not arise out of or relate to any request, act or omission by the Borrower, any other Loan Party or any of their respective Subsidiaries or Affiliates and do not involve the Administrative Agent, in its capacity as administrative agent, or any Lead Arranger, in its capacity as a lead arranger.
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Without limiting the foregoing, and to the extent permitted by applicable law, the Borrower agrees not to assert and to cause its Subsidiaries not to assert, and hereby waives and agrees to cause its Subsidiaries to waive, all rights for contribution or any other rights of recovery with respect to all claims, demands, penalties, fines, liabilities, settlements, damages, costs and expenses of whatever kind or nature, under or related to Environmental Laws, that any of them might have by statute or otherwise against any Indemnitee.
All amounts due under this Section 10.5 shall be payable not later than 30 days after written demand therefor. Statements payable by the Borrower pursuant to this Section 10.5 shall be submitted to the Borrower as set forth in Section 10.2 , or to such other Person or address as may be hereafter designated by the Borrower in a written notice to the Administrative Agent.
None of any Loan Party or any Indemnitee shall have any liability for special, indirect, consequential or punitive damages (as opposed to direct or actual damages) arising out of, in connection with, or as a result of this Agreement, any other Loan Document or any agreement or instrument contemplated hereby or thereby, any Revolving Loan or Letter of Credit or the use of the proceeds thereof; provided , however , that nothing contained in this sentence will limit the indemnity and reimbursement obligations of the Borrower set forth in this Section 10.5 . The agreements in this Section 10.5 shall survive the termination of this Agreement and the repayment of the Revolving Loans and all other amounts payable hereunder.
10.6 Successors and Assigns; Participations and Assignments . (a) The provisions of this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns permitted hereby (including any Affiliate of the Issuing Lender that issues any Letter of Credit), except that (i) the Borrower may not assign or otherwise transfer any of its rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of each Lender (and any attempted assignment or transfer by the Borrower without such consent shall be null and void) and (ii) no Lender may assign or otherwise transfer its rights or obligations hereunder except in accordance with this Section.
(b) (i) Subject to the conditions set forth in paragraph (b)(ii) below, any Lender may assign to one or more assignees (each, an Assignee ) all or a portion of its rights and obligations under this Agreement (including all or a portion of its Revolving Commitments and the Revolving Loans at the time owing to it) with the prior written consent of:
(A) the Borrower (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed), provided that no consent of the Borrower shall be required for an assignment to a Lender or, if an Event of Default under Section 8.1(a) or (g) (with respect to Holdings or the Borrower) or a Trigger Event has occurred and is continuing, any other Person;
(B) the Administrative Agent (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed); and
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(C) the Issuing Lender (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed).
(ii) Assignments shall be subject to the following additional conditions:
(A) except in the case of an assignment to a Lender, an Affiliate of a Lender or an Approved Fund or an assignment of the entire remaining amount of the assigning Lenders Revolving Commitments (which for this purpose includes Revolving Loans outstanding thereunder) or, if the Revolving Commitments are not in effect, the entire remaining principal outstanding balance of the assigning Lenders Revolving Loans, the amount of the Revolving Commitments (which for this purpose includes Revolving Loans outstanding thereunder) or, if the Revolving Commitments are not in effect, the principal outstanding balance of the Revolving Loans of the assigning Lender subject to each such assignment (determined as of the date the Assignment and Assumption with respect to such assignment is delivered to the Administrative Agent) shall not be less than $5,000,000 and in whole integral multiples of $1,000,000 in excess thereof unless each of the Borrower and the Administrative Agent otherwise consent, provided that (1) no such consent of the Borrower shall be required if an Event of Default under Section 8.1(a) or (g) (with respect to Holdings or the Borrower) or a Trigger Event has occurred has occurred and is continuing and (2) such amounts shall be aggregated in respect of each Lender and its Affiliates or Approved Funds, if any;
(B) no assignment shall be made to (1) any Investor, any Group Member or any Affiliate or Subsidiary of any of the foregoing, (2) any Defaulting Lender or Disqualified Lender, (3) a natural person or any investment vehicle established primarily for the benefit of a natural person, (4) any Person who is not a Qualified Transferee or (5) any Person who, upon becoming a Lender hereunder, would constitute any of the Persons described in clause (1) or (2) above; provided that, each Loan Party and the Lenders acknowledge and agree that the Administrative Agent shall not have any responsibility or obligation to determine whether any Lender or potential Lender is a Disqualified Lender and the Administrative Agent shall have no liability with respect to any assignment made to a Disqualified Lender;
(C) in connection with any assignment of rights and obligations of any Defaulting Lender hereunder, no such assignment shall be effective unless and until, in addition to the other conditions thereto set forth herein, the parties to the assignment shall make such additional payments to the Administrative Agent in an aggregate amount sufficient, upon distribution thereof as appropriate (which may be outright payment, purchases by the assignee of participations or subparticipations, or other compensating actions, including funding, with the consent of the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, the applicable pro rata share of Revolving Loans previously requested but not funded by the Defaulting Lender, to each of which the applicable assignee and assignor hereby irrevocably consent), to (x) pay and satisfy in full all payment liabilities then owed by such
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Defaulting Lender to the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Lender and each other Lender hereunder (and interest accrued thereon), and (y) acquire (and fund as appropriate) its full pro rata share of all Revolving Loans and participations in L/C Obligations in accordance with its Revolving Percentage. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that any assignment of rights and obligations of any Defaulting Lender hereunder shall become effective under applicable law without compliance with the provisions of this paragraph, then the assignee of such interest shall be deemed to be a Defaulting Lender for all purposes of this Agreement until such compliance occurs;
(D) (1) the parties to each assignment shall execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent an Assignment and Assumption, together with a processing and recordation fee of $3,500 and (2) the assigning Lender shall have paid in full any amounts owing by it to the Administrative Agent; and
(E) the Assignee, if it shall not be a Lender, shall deliver to the Administrative Agent an administrative questionnaire in which the Assignee designates one or more credit contacts to whom all syndicate-level information (which may contain material non-public information about the Borrower and its Affiliates and their related parties or their respective securities) will be made available and who may receive such information in accordance with the assignees compliance procedures and applicable laws, including Federal and state securities laws.
For the purposes of this Section 10.6 , Approved Fund means any Person (other than a natural person) that is engaged in making, purchasing, holding or investing in bank loans and similar extensions of credit in the ordinary course of its business and that is administered or managed by (a) a Lender, (b) an Affiliate of a Lender or (c) an entity or an Affiliate of an entity that administers or manages a Lender.
(iii) Subject to acceptance and recording thereof pursuant to paragraph (b)(iv) below, from and after the effective date specified in each Assignment and Assumption the Assignee thereunder shall be a party hereto and, to the extent of the interest assigned by such Assignment and Assumption, have the rights and obligations of a Lender under this Agreement, and the assigning Lender thereunder shall, to the extent of the interest assigned by such Assignment and Assumption, be released from its obligations under this Agreement (and, in the case of an Assignment and Assumption covering all of the assigning Lenders rights and obligations under this Agreement, such Lender shall cease to be a party hereto but shall continue to be entitled to the benefits of Sections 2.17 , 2.18 , 2.19 and 10.5 ); provided , that except to the extent otherwise expressly agreed by the affected parties, no assignment by a Defaulting Lender will constitute a waiver or release of any claim of any party hereunder arising from that Lenders having been a Defaulting Lender. Any assignment or transfer by a Lender of rights or obligations under this Agreement that does not comply with this Section 10.6 shall be treated for purposes of this Agreement as a sale by such Lender of a participation in such rights and obligations in accordance with paragraph (c) of this Section.
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(iv) The Administrative Agent, acting for this purpose as a non-fiduciary agent of the Borrower, shall maintain at one of its offices a copy of each Assignment and Assumption delivered to it and a register for the recordation of the names and addresses of the Lenders, and the Revolving Commitments of, and principal amount (and stated interest) of the Revolving Loans and L/C Obligations owing to, each Lender pursuant to the terms hereof from time to time (the Register ). The entries in the Register shall be conclusive absent manifest error, and the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Lender and the Lenders may treat each Person whose name is recorded in the Register pursuant to the terms hereof as a Lender hereunder for all purposes of this Agreement, notwithstanding notice to the contrary. The Register shall be available for inspection by the Borrower, the Issuing Lender and any Lender, at any reasonable time and from time to time upon reasonable prior notice.
(v) Upon its receipt of a duly completed Assignment and Assumption executed by an assigning Lender and an Assignee, the Assignees completed administrative questionnaire (unless the Assignee shall already be a Lender hereunder), the processing and recordation fee referred to in paragraph (b) of this Section and any written consent to such assignment required by paragraph (b) of this Section, the Administrative Agent shall accept such Assignment and Assumption and record the information contained therein in the Register. No assignment shall be effective for purposes of this Agreement unless it has been recorded in the Register as provided in this paragraph.
(c) Any Lender may, with the consent of the Borrower (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), but without the consent of the Issuing Lender or the Administrative Agent, sell participations to one or more banks or other entities (other than any Disqualified Lender, natural person or investment vehicle established primarily for the benefit of a natural person) (a Participant ) in all or a portion of such Lenders rights and obligations under this Agreement (including all or a portion of its Revolving Commitments and the Revolving Loans owing to it); provided that (A) the Borrower shall be deemed to have consented to any such participation unless it shall object thereto by written notice to the Administrative Agent within fifteen (15) Business Days after a Responsible Officer of the Borrower having received written notice thereof and (B) no consent of the Borrower shall be required for participations made to a Lender or, if an Event of Default under Section 8.1(a) or (g) (with respect to Holdings or the Borrower) or a Trigger Event has occurred and is continuing, any other Person; provided , further , that (A) such Lenders obligations under this Agreement shall remain unchanged, (B) such Lender shall remain solely responsible to the other parties hereto for the performance of such obligations and (C) the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Lender and the other Lenders shall continue to deal solely and directly with such Lender in connection with such Lenders rights and obligations under this Agreement. Each Loan Party and the Lenders acknowledge and agree that the Administrative Agent shall not have any responsibility or obligation to determine whether any Participant or potential Participant is a Disqualified Lender and the Administrative Agent shall have no liability with respect to any participation made to a Disqualified Lender. Any agreement pursuant to which a Lender sells such a participation shall provide that such Lender shall retain the sole right to enforce this Agreement and to approve any amendment, modification or waiver of any provision of this Agreement; provided that such agreement may provide that such Lender will not, without the
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consent of the Participant, agree to any amendment, modification or waiver that (1) requires the consent of each Lender directly adversely affected thereby pursuant to the proviso to the second sentence of Section 10.1 and (2) directly affects such Participant. The Borrower agrees that each Participant shall be entitled to the benefits of Sections 2.17 , 2.18 and 2.19 (subject to the requirements and limitations therein, including the requirements under Section 2.18(f) (it being understood that the documentation required under Section 2.18(f) shall be delivered to the participating Lender)) to the same extent as if it were a Lender and had acquired its interest by assignment pursuant to paragraph (b) of this Section; provided that such Participant (A) agrees to be subject to the provisions of Sections 2.20 and 2.21 as if it were an assignee under paragraph (b) of this Section, and (B) shall not be entitled to receive any greater payment under Section 2.17 or 2.18 , with respect to any participation, than its participating Lender would have been entitled to receive, except to the extent such entitlement to receive a greater payment results from a Change in Law that occurs after the Participant acquired the applicable participation. Each Lender that sells a participation agrees, at the Borrowers request and expense, to use reasonable efforts to cooperate with the Borrower to effectuate the provisions of Section 2.20 with respect to any Participant. To the extent permitted by law, each Participant also shall be entitled to the benefits of Section 10.7(b) as though it were a Lender, provided such Participant shall be subject to Section 10.7(a) as though it were a Lender. Each Lender that sells a participation shall, acting solely for this purpose as a non-fiduciary agent of the Borrower, maintain a register on which it enters the name and address of each Participant and the principal amounts (and stated interest) of each Participants interest in the Revolving Loans or other obligations under the Loan Documents (the Participant Register ); provided that no Lender shall have any obligation to disclose all or any portion of the Participant Register (including the identity of any Participant or any information relating to a Participants interest in any Revolving Commitments, Revolving Loans, L/C Obligations or its other obligations under any Loan Document) to any Person except to the extent that such disclosure is necessary to establish that such Revolving Commitment, Revolving Loan, L/C Obligation or other obligation is in registered form under Section 5f.103-1(c) of the United States Treasury Regulations. The entries in the Participant Register shall be conclusive absent manifest error, and such Lender shall treat each Person whose name is recorded in the Participant Register as the owner of such participation for all purposes of this Agreement notwithstanding any notice to the contrary. For the avoidance of doubt, the Administrative Agent (in its capacity as Administrative Agent) shall have no responsibility for maintaining a Participant Register.
(d) Any Lender may at any time pledge or assign a security interest in all or any portion of its rights under this Agreement to secure obligations of such Lender, including any pledge or assignment to secure obligations to a Federal Reserve Bank, and this Section shall not apply to any such pledge or assignment of a security interest; provided that no such pledge or assignment of a security interest shall release a Lender from any of its obligations hereunder or substitute any such pledgee or Assignee for such Lender as a party hereto.
(e) The Borrower, upon receipt of written notice from the relevant Lender, agrees to issue Notes to any Lender requiring Notes to facilitate transactions of the type described in paragraph (d) above.
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10.7 Adjustments; Set-off . (a) Except to the extent that this Agreement or a court order expressly provides for payments to be allocated to a particular Lender, if any Lender (a Benefitted Lender ) shall receive any payment of all or part of the Obligations owing to it (other than in connection with an assignment made pursuant to Section 10.6 ), or receive any collateral in respect thereof (whether voluntarily or involuntarily, by set-off, pursuant to events or proceedings of the nature referred to in Section 8.1(g) , or otherwise), in a greater proportion than any such payment to or collateral received by any other Lender, if any, in respect of the Obligations owing to such other Lender, such Benefitted Lender shall purchase for cash from the other Lenders a participating interest in such portion of the Obligations owing to each such other Lender, or shall provide such other Lenders with the benefits of any such collateral, as shall be necessary to cause such Benefitted Lender to share the excess payment or benefits of such collateral ratably with each of the Lenders; provided , however , that if all or any portion of such excess payment or benefits is thereafter recovered from such Benefitted Lender, such purchase shall be rescinded, and the purchase price and benefits returned, to the extent of such recovery, but without interest.
(b) In addition to any rights and remedies of the Lenders provided by law, each Lender shall have the right, without notice to the Borrower, any such notice being expressly waived by the Borrower to the extent permitted by applicable law, but with the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent, upon any Obligations becoming due and payable by the Borrower (whether at the stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise), to apply to the payment of such Obligations, by setoff or otherwise, any and all deposits (general or special, time or demand, provisional or final), in any currency, and any other credits, indebtedness or claims, in any currency, in each case whether direct or indirect, absolute or contingent, matured or unmatured, at any time held or owing by such Lender, any Affiliate thereof or any of their respective branches or agencies to or for the credit or the account of the Borrower; provided that in the event that any Defaulting Lender shall exercise any such right of setoff, (x) all amounts so set off shall be paid over immediately to the Administrative Agent for further application in accordance with the provisions of Section 2.23 and, pending such payment, shall be segregated by such Defaulting Lender from its other funds and deemed held in trust for the benefit of the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Lender and the Lenders, and (y) the Defaulting Lender shall provide promptly to the Administrative Agent a statement describing in reasonable detail the Obligations owing to such Defaulting Lender as to which it exercised such right of setoff. Each Lender agrees promptly to notify the Borrower and the Administrative Agent after any such application made by such Lender, provided that the failure to give such notice shall not affect the validity of such application.
10.8 Counterparts . This Agreement may be executed by one or more of the parties to this Agreement on any number of separate counterparts, and all of said counterparts taken together shall be deemed to constitute one and the same instrument. Delivery of an executed signature page of this Agreement by email or facsimile transmission shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart hereof. A set of the copies of this Agreement signed by all the parties shall be lodged with the Borrower and the Administrative Agent.
10.9 Severability . Any provision of this Agreement that is prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions hereof, and any such prohibition or unenforceability in any jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction.
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10.10 Integration . This Agreement and the other Loan Documents represent the entire agreement of the Loan Parties, the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Lender and the Lenders with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof, and there are no promises, undertakings, representations or warranties by the Administrative Agent or any Lender relative to the subject matter hereof not expressly set forth or referred to herein or in the other Loan Documents.
10.11 GOVERNING LAW . THIS AGREEMENT AND THE RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE PARTIES UNDER THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED AND INTERPRETED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.
10.12 Submission to Jurisdiction; Waivers . The Borrower, the Administrative Agent and each Lender hereby irrevocably and unconditionally:
(a) submits for itself and its property in any legal action or proceeding relating to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents to which it is a party, or for recognition and enforcement of any judgment in respect thereof, to the exclusive general jurisdiction of the courts of the State of New York in New York County, the courts of the United States for the Southern District of New York, and appellate courts from any thereof;
(b) consents that any such action or proceeding may be brought in such courts and waives any objection that it may now or hereafter have to the venue of any such action or proceeding in any such court or that such action or proceeding was brought in an inconvenient court and agrees not to plead or claim the same;
(c) agrees that service of process in any such action or proceeding may be effected by mailing a copy thereof by registered or certified mail (or any substantially similar form of mail), postage prepaid, to the Borrower, as the case may be at its address set forth in Section 10.2 or at such other address of which the Administrative Agent shall have been notified pursuant thereto; and
(d) agrees that nothing herein shall affect the right to effect service of process in any other manner permitted by law or shall limit the right of the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Lender or any other Lender to sue or bring an enforcement action relating to this Agreement or any other Loan Document, including any such action or proceeding in connection with the exercise of remedies with respect to the Collateral, in any other jurisdiction.
10.13 Acknowledgements . The Borrower hereby acknowledges that:
(a) it has been advised by counsel in the negotiation, execution and delivery of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents;
(b) none of the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Lender, any Lender or any Lead Arranger has any fiduciary relationship with or duty to any Loan Party arising out of or in connection with this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents, and the relationship between Administrative Agent, the Issuing Lender and Lenders, on one hand, and the Loan Parties, on the other hand, in connection herewith or therewith is solely that of debtor and creditor; and
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(c) no joint venture is created hereby or by the other Loan Documents or otherwise exists by virtue of the transactions contemplated hereby among the Lenders or among the Loan Parties and the Lenders.
10.14 Interest Rate Limitation . Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, if at any time the interest rate applicable to any Revolving Loan, together with all fees, charges and other amounts that are treated as interest on such Revolving Loan under applicable law (collectively, the Charges ), shall exceed the maximum lawful rate (the Maximum Rate ) that may be contracted for, charged, taken, received or reserved by the Lender holding such Revolving Loan in accordance with applicable law, the rate of interest payable in respect of such Revolving Loan hereunder, together with all Charges payable in respect thereof, shall be limited to the Maximum Rate and, to the extent lawful, the interest and Charges that would have been payable in respect of such Revolving Loan but were not payable as a result of the operation of this Section shall be cumulated and the interest and Charges payable to such Lender in respect of other Revolving Loans or periods shall be increased (but not above the Maximum Rate therefor) until such cumulated amount, together with interest thereon at the Federal Funds Effective Rate to the date of repayment, shall have been received by such Lender.
10.15 Releases of Liens /Guarantors. (a) The Lenders irrevocably agree that any Lien on any property granted to or held by the Administrative Agent under any Loan Document shall be automatically released:
(i) at such time as the Revolving Loans, the Reimbursement Obligations and the other Loan Obligations under the Loan Documents shall have been paid in full, the Revolving Commitments have been terminated and no Letters of Credit shall be outstanding (and in such event, the Collateral Documents and all obligations (other than those expressly stated to survive such termination) of the Administrative Agent and each Loan Party under the Collateral Documents shall terminate, all without delivery of any instrument or performance of any act by any Person, whether or not on the date of such release there may be any obligations in respect of any Secured Swap Agreements or any Secured Cash Management Agreements);
(ii) at the time the property subject to such Lien is disposed of as part of or in connection with any disposition permitted hereunder to any Person other than a Person required to grant a Lien to the Administrative Agent under the Loan Documents (or, if such transferee is a Person required to grant a Lien to the Administrative Agent on such asset, at the option of the applicable Loan Party, such Lien on such asset may still be released in connection with the transfer so long as (x) the transferee grants a new Lien to the Administrative Agent on such asset substantially concurrently with the transfer of such asset, (y) the transfer is between parties organized under the laws of different jurisdictions and at least one of such parties is a Foreign Subsidiary and (z) the priority of the new Lien is the same as that of the original Lien); or
(iii) subject to Section 10.1 , if the release of such Lien is approved, authorized or ratified in writing by the Required Lenders or all Lenders.
(b) If, in compliance with the terms and provisions of the Loan Documents, (i) all or substantially all of the Capital Stock or property of any Subsidiary Guarantor are sold or otherwise transferred to a person or persons, none of which is a Loan Party or (ii) any Subsidiary
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Guarantor becomes an Excluded Subsidiary (any such Subsidiary Guarantor described in the foregoing clause (i) or (ii), a Released Guarantor ), such Released Guarantor shall, upon the consummation of such sale or transfer or upon becoming an Excluded Subsidiary, be automatically released from its obligations under this Agreement and any of the other Loan Documents and its obligations to pledge and grant any Collateral owned by it pursuant to any Collateral Document and, in the case of a sale of all or substantially all of the Capital Stock of the Released Guarantor, the pledge of such Capital Stock to the Administrative Agent pursuant to the Collateral Documents shall be automatically released. Upon request by the Administrative Agent at any time, the Required Lenders will confirm in writing the Administrative Agents authority to release its interest in particular types or items of property pursuant to this Section 10.15 . In each case as specified in this Section 10.15 , the Administrative Agent will promptly (and each Lender irrevocably authorizes the Administrative Agent to), at the Borrowers expense, execute and deliver to the applicable Loan Party such documents as the Borrower may reasonably request to evidence the release of such item of Collateral or release of such guarantee from the assignment and security interest granted under the Collateral Documents, in each case in accordance with the terms of the Loan Documents and this Section 10.15 .
10.16 Confidentiality . Each of the Administrative Agent and each Lender agrees to keep confidential all non-public information provided to it by any Loan Party, the Administrative Agent or any Lender pursuant to or in connection with this Agreement that is designated by the provider thereof as confidential; provided that nothing herein shall prevent the Administrative Agent or any Lender from disclosing any such information (a) to the Administrative Agent, any other Lender or any Affiliate thereof, (b) subject to an agreement to comply with the provisions of this Section, to any actual or prospective Transferee or any direct or indirect counterparty to any Swap Agreement or any Cash Management Agreement (or any professional advisor to such counterparty), (c) to its employees, directors, agents, attorneys, accountants and other professional advisors or those of any of its Affiliates, (d) upon the request or demand of any Governmental Authority, (e) in response to any order of any court or other Governmental Authority or as may otherwise be required pursuant to any Requirement of Law, (f) if requested or required to do so in connection with any litigation or similar proceeding, (g) that has been publicly disclosed other than as a result of a breach of this Section, (h) to the National Association of Insurance Commissioners or any similar organization or any nationally recognized rating agency that requires access to information about a Lenders investment portfolio in connection with ratings issued with respect to such Lender, (i) in connection with the exercise of any remedy hereunder or under any other Loan Document, (j) to another party to this Agreement or (k) if agreed by the Borrower in its sole discretion, to any other Person; provided that, except with respect to any audit or examination by bank accountants or by any governmental bank regulatory authority or other Governmental Authority exercising examination or regulatory authority, each of the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Lender and the Lenders shall, to the extent practicable and not prohibited by applicable law, use reasonable efforts to promptly notify the Borrower of disclosure pursuant to clauses (d), (e), (f) or (h), above.
Each Lender acknowledges that information furnished to it pursuant to this Agreement or the other Loan Documents may include material non-public information concerning the Borrower and its Affiliates and their related parties or their respective securities, and confirms that it has developed compliance procedures regarding the use of material non-public information and that it will handle such material non-public information in accordance with those procedures and applicable law, including Federal and state securities laws.
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All information, including requests for waivers and amendments, furnished by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent pursuant to, or in the course of administering, this Agreement or the other Loan Documents will be syndicate-level information, which may contain material non-public information about the Borrower and its Affiliates and their related parties or their respective securities. Accordingly, each Lender represents to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent that it has identified in its administrative questionnaire a credit contact who may receive information that may contain material non-public information in accordance with its compliance procedures and applicable law, including Federal and state securities laws.
10.17 WAIVERS OF JURY TRIAL . THE BORROWER, THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT AND THE LENDERS HEREBY IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVE TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL ACTION OR PROCEEDING RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT AND FOR ANY COUNTERCLAIM THEREIN.
10.18 USA PATRIOT Act . Each Lender hereby notifies the Borrower that pursuant to the requirements of the PATRIOT Act, it is required to obtain, verify and record information that identifies the Loan Parties, which information includes the name and address of the Loan Parties and other information that will allow such Lender to identify the Loan Parties in accordance with the PATRIOT Act.
10.19 Acknowledgement and Consent to Bail-In of EEA Financial Institutions . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in any Loan Document or in any other agreement, arrangement or understanding among any such parties, each party hereto acknowledges that any liability of any Lender that is an EEA Financial Institution arising under any Loan Document, to the extent such liability is unsecured, may be subject to the Write-Down and Conversion Powers of an EEA Resolution Authority and agrees and consents to, and acknowledges and agrees to be bound by:
(a) the application of any Write-Down and Conversion Powers by an EEA Resolution Authority to any such liabilities arising hereunder which may be payable to it by any Lender that is an EEA Financial Institution; and
(b) the effects of any Bail-In Action on any such liability, including, if applicable:
(i) a reduction in full or in part or cancellation of any such liability;
(ii) a conversion of all, or a portion of, such liability into shares or other instruments of ownership in such EEA Financial Institution, its parent undertaking, or a bridge institution that may be issued to it or otherwise conferred on it, and that such shares or other instruments of ownership will be accepted by it in lieu of any rights with respect to any such liability under this Agreement or any other Loan Document; or
(iii) the variation of the terms of such liability in connection with the exercise of the Write-Down and Conversion Powers of any EEA Resolution Authority.
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10.20 Subject to Intercreditor . Each Lender party hereto or that becomes a party hereto from time to time acknowledges that it has received and reviewed the Intercreditor Agreement and agrees to be bound by the terms thereof. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, (i) the Liens and security interests granted to the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties pursuant to the Collateral Documents and (ii) the exercise of any right or remedy by the Administrative Agent and the Lenders hereunder or under the Collateral Documents and the application of proceeds (including insurance and condemnation proceeds) of any Collateral (collectively, the Intercreditor Provisions ), in each case, are subject to the limitations and provisions of the Intercreditor Agreement to the extent provided therein. In the event of any conflict in respect of the Intercreditor Provisions between the terms of the Intercreditor Agreement and the terms of this Agreement or any other Loan Document, the terms of the Intercreditor Agreement shall govern.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly executed and delivered by their proper and duly authorized officers as of the day and year first above written.
COREPOINT BORROWER L.L.C.,
as the Borrower |
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By: |
/s/ David Bradtke |
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Name: | David Bradtke | |
Title: | Senior Vice President, Tax | |
COREPOINT OPERATING PARTNERSHIP L.P.,
as Holdings |
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By: |
/s/ David Bradtke |
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Name: | David Bradtke | |
Title: | Senior Vice President, Tax |
[Signature Page to Credit Agreement]
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., | ||
as Administrative Agent, as a Lender and as an Issuing Lender | ||
By: |
/s/ Mohammad Hasan |
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Name: | Mohammad Hasan | |
Title: | Executive Director |
[Signature Page to Credit Agreement]
KEYBANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
as a Lender |
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By: |
/s/ Tyrel Regnier |
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Name: | Tyrel Regnier | |
Title: | Assistance Vice President |
[Signature Page to Credit Agreement]
SOCIÉTÉ GÉNÉRALE, | ||
as a Lender | ||
By: |
/s/ Scott W. Phillips |
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Name: | Scott W. Phillips | |
Title: | Managing Director |
[Signature Page to Credit Agreement]
Exhibit 10.8
GUARANTY AND SECURITY AGREEMENT
dated as of
May 30, 2018
among
COREPOINT OPERATING PARTNERSHIP, L.P.,
as Holdings,
COREPOINT BORROWER L.L.C.,
as the Borrower,
THE OTHER GRANTORS PARTY HERETO FROM TIME TO TIME
and
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.,
as Administrative Agent
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE I | ||||||
Definitions | ||||||
Section 1.01. |
Credit Agreement | 1 | ||||
Section 1.02. |
Other Defined Terms | 2 | ||||
ARTICLE II | ||||||
Guaranty | ||||||
Section 2.01. |
The Guaranty | 4 | ||||
Section 2.02. |
Obligations Unconditional | 4 | ||||
Section 2.03. |
Reinstatement | 6 | ||||
Section 2.04. |
Subrogation | 6 | ||||
Section 2.05. |
Remedies | 6 | ||||
Section 2.06. |
Instrument for the Payment of Money | 6 | ||||
Section 2.07. |
Continuing Guaranty | 6 | ||||
Section 2.08. |
General Limitation on Guarantee Obligations | 7 | ||||
Section 2.09. |
Information | 7 | ||||
Section 2.10. |
Right of Contribution | 7 | ||||
Section 2.11. |
Cross-Guaranty | 7 | ||||
ARTICLE III | ||||||
Pledge of Securities | ||||||
Section 3.01. |
Pledge | 8 | ||||
Section 3.02. |
Delivery of the Pledged Collateral | 9 | ||||
Section 3.03. |
Representations, Warranties and Covenants | 9 | ||||
Section 3.04. |
Certification of Limited Liability Company and Limited Partnership Interests | 10 | ||||
Section 3.05. |
Registration in Nominee Name; Denominations | 11 | ||||
Section 3.06. |
Voting Rights; Dividends and Interest | 11 | ||||
ARTICLE IV | ||||||
Security Interests in Personal Property | ||||||
Section 4.01. |
Security Interest | 13 | ||||
Section 4.02. |
Representations and Warranties | 14 | ||||
Section 4.03. |
Covenants | 15 | ||||
ARTICLE V | ||||||
Remedies | ||||||
Section 5.01. |
Remedies Upon Default | 17 | ||||
Section 5.02. |
Application of Proceeds | 19 |
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ARTICLE VI | ||||||
Subordination | ||||||
Section 6.01. |
Subordination |
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ARTICLE VII | ||||||
Miscellaneous | ||||||
Section 7.01. |
Notices |
19 | ||||
Section 7.02. |
Waivers; Amendment |
20 | ||||
Section 7.03. |
Administrative Agents Fees and Expenses; Indemnification |
20 | ||||
Section 7.04. |
Successors and Assigns |
20 | ||||
Section 7.05. |
Survival of Agreement |
21 | ||||
Section 7.06. |
Counterparts; Effectiveness; Several Agreement |
21 | ||||
Section 7.07. |
Severability |
21 | ||||
Section 7.08. |
Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Venue; Waiver of Jury Trial; Consent to Service of Process |
21 | ||||
Section 7.09. |
Headings |
21 | ||||
Section 7.10. |
Security Interest Absolute |
22 | ||||
Section 7.11. |
Termination or Release |
22 | ||||
Section 7.12. |
Additional Grantors |
23 | ||||
Section 7.13. |
Administrative Agent Appointed Attorney-in-Fact |
23 | ||||
Section 7.14. |
General Authority of the Administrative Agent |
24 | ||||
Section 7.15. |
Reasonable Care |
24 | ||||
Section 7.16. |
Delegation; Limitation |
24 | ||||
Section 7.17. |
Reinstatement |
24 | ||||
Section 7.18. |
Subject to Intercreditor Agreement |
25 | ||||
Section 7.19. |
Miscellaneous |
25 |
SCHEDULES | ||
Schedule I | Pledged Equity | |
Schedule II | UCC Financing Statements | |
EXHIBITS | ||
Exhibit I | Form of Guaranty and Security Agreement Supplement | |
Exhibit II | Form of Issuers Acknowledgment |
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GUARANTY AND SECURITY AGREEMENT
GUARANTY AND SECURITY AGREEMENT dated as of May 30, 2018, among COREPOINT OPERATING PARTNERSHIP, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership ( Holdings ), COREPOINT BORROWER L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company (the Borrower ), each other Grantor from time to time party hereto and JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., as administrative agent (in such capacity, the Administrative Agent ).
Reference is made to the Credit Agreement dated as of May 30, 2018 (as amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the Credit Agreement ), among Holdings, the Borrower, each lender from time to time party thereto (collectively, the Lenders and individually, a Lender ), and the Administrative Agent.
The Lenders have agreed to extend credit to the Borrower, the Hedge Banks have agreed to enter into and/or maintain Secured Swap Agreements and the Cash Management Banks have agreed to enter into and/or maintain Secured Cash Management Agreements, in each case, subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Credit Agreement.
The obligations of the Lenders to extend such credit, the obligations of the Hedge Banks to enter into and/or maintain such Secured Swap Agreements and the obligations of the Cash Management Banks to enter into and/or maintain such Secured Cash Management Agreements are, in each case, conditioned upon, among other things, the execution and delivery of this Agreement by each Grantor.
The Grantors are affiliates of one another and will derive substantial direct and indirect benefits from (a) the extensions of credit to the Borrower pursuant to the Credit Agreement, (b) the entering into and/or maintaining by the Hedge Banks of Secured Swap Agreements with one or more Loan Parties and (c) the entering into/and or maintaining by the Cash Management Banks of Secured Cash Management Agreements with one or more Loan Parties, and each Grantor is willing to execute and deliver this Agreement in order to induce the Lenders to extend such credit, the Hedge Banks to enter into and/or maintain such Secured Swap Agreements and the Cash Management Banks to enter into and/or maintain such Secured Cash Management Agreements.
Accordingly, the parties hereto agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
Definitions
Section 1.01. Credit Agreement .
(a) Capitalized terms used in this Agreement and not otherwise defined herein have the meanings specified in the Credit Agreement. All terms defined in the UCC (as defined herein) and not defined in this Agreement have the meanings specified therein; the term instrument shall have the meaning specified in Article 9 of the UCC.
(b) The rules of construction specified in Section 1 of the Credit Agreement also apply to this Agreement.
Section 1.02. Other Defined Terms . As used in this Agreement, the following terms have the meanings specified below:
Account has the meaning assigned to such term in the Credit Agreement, together with any replacement or successor account.
Account Bank has the meaning assigned to such term in the Credit Agreement, together with any replacement or successor deposit bank.
Administrative Agent has the meaning assigned to such term in the preliminary statement of this Agreement.
Agreement means this Guaranty and Security Agreement, as amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.
Article 9 Collateral has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 4.01(a) .
Borrower has the meaning assigned to such term in the preliminary statement of this Agreement.
Collateral means the Article 9 Collateral and the Pledged Collateral.
Credit Agreement has the meaning assigned to such term in the preliminary statement of this Agreement.
Direct Obligations means, with respect to any Loan Party, any Obligation of such Loan Party in its capacity as a borrower under the Credit Agreement or as a counterparty obligor with respect to a Secured Swap Agreement or Secured Cash Management Agreement.
Discharge of Obligations means such time as the Revolving Loans, the Reimbursement Obligations and the other Loan Obligations under the Loan Documents shall have been paid in full (other than any unasserted contingent reimbursement or indemnity obligations), the Revolving Commitments have been terminated and all Letters of Credit shall have been terminated, expired or Cash Collateralized.
Grantors means, collectively, Holdings, the Borrower and each Subsidiary Guarantor from time to time party hereto.
Guaranteed Obligations mean the Obligations as defined in the Credit Agreement; provided that (i) the Guaranteed Obligations of any Grantor shall exclude any Excluded Swap Obligations with respect to such Grantor and (ii) Guaranteed Obligations, as it applies to any Loan Party in its capacity as a Grantor hereunder, shall exclude any Direct Obligations of such Loan Party.
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Guaranty means, collectively, the guaranty of the Guaranteed Obligations by the Grantors pursuant to this Agreement.
Guaranty and Security Agreement Supplement means an instrument substantially in the form of Exhibit I hereto.
Holdings has the meaning assigned to such term in the preliminary statement of this Agreement.
Intercreditor Provisions has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 7.18 .
Laws means, collectively, all international, foreign, federal, state and local statutes, treaties, rules, guidelines, regulations, ordinances, codes and administrative or judicial precedents, orders, decrees, injunctions or authorities, including the interpretation or administration thereof by any Governmental Authority charged with the enforcement, interpretation or administration thereof, and all applicable administrative orders, directed duties, requests, licenses, authorizations and permits of, and agreements with, any Governmental Authority.
Lenders has the meaning assigned to such term in the preliminary statement of this Agreement.
Pledged Collateral has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 3.01 .
Pledged Equity has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 3.01 .
Qualified ECP Grantor means, in respect of any Swap Obligation, each Grantor that, at the time the relevant Guaranty (or grant of the relevant security interest, as applicable) becomes or would become effective with respect to such Swap Obligation, has total assets exceeding $10,000,000 or otherwise constitutes an eligible contract participant under the Commodity Exchange Act and which may cause another person to qualify as an eligible contract participant with respect to such Swap Obligation at such time by entering into an agreement pursuant to the Commodity Exchange Act.
Secured Obligations means the Obligations (as defined in the Credit Agreement).
Security Interest has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 4.01(a) .
Specified Grantor means any Grantor that is not an eligible contract participant under the Commodity Exchange Act (determined prior to giving effect to Section 2.11 ).
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UCC means the Uniform Commercial Code as from time to time in effect in the State of New York; provided that, if perfection or the effect of perfection or non-perfection or the priority of the security interest in any Collateral is governed by the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in a jurisdiction other than the State of New York, UCC means the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect from time to time in such other jurisdiction for purposes of the provisions hereof relating to such perfection, effect of perfection or non-perfection or priority.
ARTICLE II
Guaranty
Section 2.01. The Guaranty . Each Grantor hereby, jointly with the other Grantors and severally, guarantees to the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties, as a primary obligor and not merely as a surety, the prompt payment and performance in full when due (whether at stated maturity, by required prepayment, declaration, demand, by acceleration or otherwise) of the Guaranteed Obligations. Each Grantor hereby, jointly with the other Grantors and severally, agrees that if any Loan Party shall fail to pay in full when due (whether at stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise) any of the Guaranteed Obligations, such Grantor will promptly pay the same in cash, without any demand or notice whatsoever, and that in the case of any extension of time of payment or renewal of any of the Guaranteed Obligations, the same will be promptly paid in full when due (whether at extended maturity, by acceleration or otherwise) in accordance with the terms of such extension or renewal.
Section 2.02. Obligations Unconditional . The obligations of the Grantors under Section 2.01 shall constitute a guarantee of payment and performance and to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law, are absolute, irrevocable and unconditional, joint and several, irrespective of the value, genuineness, validity, regularity or enforceability of the Guaranteed Obligations, or any substitution, release or exchange of any other guarantee of or security for any of the Guaranteed Obligations, and, irrespective of any other circumstance whatsoever that might otherwise constitute a legal or equitable discharge or defense of a surety or Grantor (except for payment in full). Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, it is agreed that the occurrence of any one or more of the following shall not alter or impair the liability of the Grantors hereunder which shall remain absolute, irrevocable and unconditional under any and all circumstances as described above:
(i) at any time or from time to time, without notice to the Grantors, to the extent permitted by Law, the time for any performance of or compliance with any of the Guaranteed Obligations shall be extended, or such performance or compliance shall be waived;
(ii) any of the acts mentioned in any of the provisions of this Agreement, any other Loan Document, any Secured Swap Agreement, any Secured Cash Management Agreement or any other agreement or instrument referred to herein or therein shall be done or omitted;
(iii) the maturity of any of the Guaranteed Obligations shall be accelerated, or any of the Guaranteed Obligations shall be amended in any respect, or any right under the Loan Documents, any Secured Swap Agreement, any Secured Cash Management Agreement or any other agreement or instrument referred to herein or therein shall be amended or waived in any respect or any other guarantee of any of the Guaranteed Obligations or any security therefor shall be released or exchanged in whole or in part or otherwise dealt with;
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(iv) the failure of the Administrative Agent, any other Secured Party or any other Person to assert any claim or demand or to exercise or enforce any right or remedy under the provisions of any Loan Document, any Secured Swap Agreement, any Secured Cash Management Agreement or any other agreement or instrument referred to herein or therein;
(v) any Lien or security interest granted to, or in favor of, any Secured Party as security for any of the Guaranteed Obligations shall fail to be perfected;
(vi) the release of any other Grantor or any other obligor of the Guaranteed Obligations;
(vii) any change in the corporate existence, structure or ownership of any Loan Party or any other obligor of the Guaranteed Obligations, the lack of legal existence of any Grantor or any other obligor of the Guaranteed Obligations or legal obligation to discharge any of the Guaranteed Obligations by any Grantor or any other obligor of the Guaranteed Obligations for any reason whatsoever, including, without limitation, in any insolvency, bankruptcy or reorganization of any Loan Party or any other obligor of the Guaranteed Obligations;
(viii) this Agreement, any other Loan Document, any Secured Swap Agreement or any Secured Cash Management Agreement or any other agreement or instrument referred to herein or therein having been determined (on whatsoever grounds) to be invalid, non-binding or unenforceable against any other Grantor ab initio or at any time after the Closing Date; or
(ix) any other circumstance (including statute of limitations), any act or omission that may or might in any manner or to any extent vary the risk of any Grantor or otherwise operate as a defense to, or discharge of, the Borrower, any Grantor or any other guarantor or surety as a matter of law or equity.
The Grantors hereby expressly waive diligence, presentment, demand of payment, protest and, to the extent permitted by Law, all notices whatsoever, and any requirement that any Secured Party exhaust any right, power or remedy or proceed against any Grantor under any Loan Document, any Secured Swap Agreement, any Secured Cash Management Agreement or any other agreement or instrument referred to herein or therein, or against any other person under any other guarantee of, or security for, any of the Guaranteed Obligations. The Grantors waive, to the extent permitted by Law, any and all notice of the creation, renewal, extension, waiver, termination or accrual of any of the Guaranteed Obligations and notice of or proof of reliance by any Secured Party upon the Guaranty or acceptance of the Guaranty, and the Guaranteed Obligations, and any of them, shall conclusively be deemed to have been created, contracted or incurred in reliance upon the Guaranty, and all dealings between the Borrower and the Secured Parties shall likewise be conclusively presumed to have been had or consummated in reliance
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upon the Guaranty. The Guaranty shall be construed as a continuing, absolute, irrevocable and unconditional guarantee of payment and performance without regard to any right of offset with respect to the Guaranteed Obligations at any time or from time to time held by Secured Parties, and the obligations and liabilities of the Grantors hereunder shall not be conditioned or contingent upon the pursuit by the Secured Parties or any other person at any time of any right or remedy against any Grantor or against any other person which may be or become liable in respect of all or any part of the Guaranteed Obligations or against any collateral security or guarantee therefor or right of offset with respect thereto. The Guaranty shall remain in full force and effect and be binding in accordance with and to the extent of its terms upon the Grantors and the successors and assigns thereof, and shall inure to the benefit of the Secured Parties, and their respective successors and assigns, notwithstanding that from time to time during the term of this Agreement there may be no Guaranteed Obligations outstanding.
Section 2.03. Reinstatement . The obligations of the Grantors under this Article II shall be automatically reinstated if and to the extent that for any reason any payment by or on behalf of the Borrower or other Loan Party in respect of the Guaranteed Obligations is rescinded or must be otherwise restored by any holder of any of the Guaranteed Obligations, whether as a result of any proceedings in insolvency, bankruptcy or reorganization or otherwise.
Section 2.04. Subrogation . Each Grantor hereby agrees that until the Discharge of Obligations, it shall waive any claim and shall not exercise any right or remedy, direct or indirect, arising by reason of any performance by it of the Guaranty, whether by subrogation, contribution, reimbursement, indemnity or otherwise, against the Borrower or any other Grantor of any of the Guaranteed Obligations or any security for any of the Guaranteed Obligations.
Section 2.05. Remedies . Each Grantor, jointly with the other Grantors and severally, agrees that, as between the Grantors and the Lenders, the obligations of the Borrower under the Credit Agreement may be declared to be forthwith due and payable as provided in Section 8.1 of the Credit Agreement (and shall be deemed to have become automatically due and payable in the circumstances provided in Section 8.1 of the Credit Agreement) for purposes of Section 2.01 , notwithstanding any stay, injunction or other prohibition preventing such declaration (or such obligations from becoming automatically due and payable) as against the Borrower and that, in the event of such declaration (or such obligations being deemed to have become automatically due and payable), such obligations (whether or not due and payable by the Borrower) shall forthwith become due and payable by the Grantors for purposes of Section 2.01 .
Section 2.06. Instrument for the Payment of Money . Each Grantor hereby acknowledges that the Guaranty constitutes an instrument for the payment of money, and consents and agrees that the Administrative Agent and any other Secured Party, at its sole option, in the event of a dispute by such Grantor in the payment of any moneys due hereunder, shall have the right to bring a motion-action under New York CPLR Section 3213.
Section 2.07. Continuing Guaranty . The Guaranty is a continuing guarantee of payment, and shall apply to all Guaranteed Obligations whenever arising.
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Section 2.08. General Limitation on Guarantee Obligations . In any action or proceeding involving any state corporate, limited partnership or limited liability company Law, or any applicable state, federal or foreign bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or other Law affecting the rights of creditors generally, if the obligations of any Grantor under Section 2.01 would otherwise be held or determined to be void, voidable, invalid or unenforceable, or subordinated to the claims of any other creditors, on account of the amount of its liability under Section 2.01 , then, notwithstanding any other provision to the contrary, the amount of such liability shall, without any further action by such Grantor, any Loan Party or any other person, be automatically limited and reduced to the highest amount (after giving effect to the right of contribution established in Section 2.10 ) that is valid and enforceable and not subordinated to the claims of other creditors as determined in such action or proceeding. For purposes of the foregoing, all guarantees of such Grantor other than the Guaranty shall be deemed to be enforceable and payable after the Guaranty.
Section 2.09. Information . Each Grantor assumes all responsibility for being and keeping itself informed of the Borrowers financial condition and assets, and of all other circumstances bearing upon the risk of nonpayment of the Guaranteed Obligations and the nature, scope and extent of the risks that each Grantor assumes and incurs under the Guaranty, and agrees that none of the Administrative Agent, any Issuing Lender, any Lender or any other Secured Party shall have any duty to advise any Grantor of information known to it regarding those circumstances or risks.
Section 2.10. Right of Contribution . Each Grantor hereby agrees that to the extent that a Grantor shall have paid more than its proportionate share of any payment made hereunder, such Grantor shall be entitled to seek and receive contribution from and against any other Grantor hereunder which has not paid its proportionate share of such payment (based on an equitable apportionment of such payment among all Grantors based on the relative value of their assets and any other equitable considerations deemed appropriate by a court of competent jurisdiction). Each Grantors right of contribution shall be subject to the terms and conditions of Section 2.04 . The provisions of this Section 2.10 shall in no respect limit the obligations and liabilities of any Grantor to the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Lenders, the Lenders and the other Secured Parties, and each Grantor shall remain liable to the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Lenders, the Lenders and the other Secured Parties for the full amount guaranteed by such Grantor hereunder.
Section 2.11. Cross-Guaranty . Each Qualified ECP Grantor hereby jointly and severally, absolutely, unconditionally and irrevocably undertakes to provide such funds or other support to each Specified Grantor as may be needed by such Specified Grantor from time to time to honor all of its obligations under its Guaranty and the other Loan Documents in respect of any Swap Obligation ( provided , however , that each Qualified ECP Grantor shall only be liable under this Section 2.11 for up to the maximum amount of such liability that can be hereby incurred without rendering such Qualified ECP Grantors obligations and undertakings under this Section 2.11 voidable under applicable law relating to fraudulent conveyance or fraudulent transfer, and not for any greater amount). The obligations and undertakings of each Qualified ECP Grantor under this Section 2.11 shall remain in full force and effect until the Discharge of Obligations. Each Qualified ECP Grantor intends that this Section 2.11 constitute, and this Section 2.11 shall be deemed to constitute, an agreement for the benefit of each Specified Grantor for all purposes of the Commodity Exchange Act.
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ARTICLE III
Pledge of Securities
Section 3.01. Pledge . As security for the payment and performance, as the case may be, in full of the Secured Obligations (including the Guaranty) when due (whether at stated maturity, by required prepayment, declaration, demand, by acceleration or otherwise), each of the Grantors hereby assigns and pledges to the Administrative Agent, its successors and assigns, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, and hereby grants to the Administrative Agent, its successors and assigns, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, a security interest in all of such Grantors right, title and interest in, to and under:
(i) all Capital Stock held by it that is listed on Schedule I and all other Capital Stock in the Borrower, in any Individual Borrower (as defined in the Mortgage Loan Agreement), in any direct or indirect parent of any Individual Borrower (as defined in the Mortgage Loan Agreement) and in the Operating Lessee (as defined in the Mortgage Loan Agreement) obtained by such Grantor from time to time, and the certificates representing all of the foregoing Capital Stock (all such Capital Stock and certificates referred to in this clause (i), the Pledged Equity ); provided that the Pledged Equity shall not include Excluded Property;
(ii) all other property that may be delivered to and held by the Administrative Agent pursuant to the terms of this Section 3.01 ;
(iii) subject to Section 3.06 , all payments of principal or interest, dividends, cash, instruments and other property from time to time received, receivable or otherwise distributed in respect of, in exchange for or upon the conversion of, and all other Proceeds received in respect of, the securities referred to in clause (i) above;
(iv) subject to Section 3.06 , all rights and privileges of such Grantor with respect to the securities and other property referred to in clauses (i) , (ii) and (iii) above; and
(v) all Proceeds of any of the foregoing,
(the items referred to in clauses (i) through (v) above being collectively referred to as the Pledged Collateral ).
TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the Pledged Collateral, together with all right, title, interest, powers, privileges and preferences pertaining or incidental thereto, unto the Administrative Agent, its successors and assigns, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, forever, subject, however, to the terms, covenants and conditions hereinafter set forth.
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Section 3.02. Delivery of the Pledged Collateral .
(a) Each Grantor agrees promptly (but in any event within 60 days after receipt by such Grantor or such longer period as the Administrative Agent may agree in its reasonable discretion) to deliver or cause to be delivered to the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, any and all Pledged Equity to the extent certificated.
(b) Upon delivery to the Administrative Agent, any Pledged Equity shall be accompanied by stock or security powers duly executed in blank or other instruments of transfer reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and by such other instruments and documents as the Administrative Agent may reasonably request (other than instruments or documents governed by or requiring actions in any non-U.S. jurisdiction related to Capital Stock of Foreign Subsidiaries). Each delivery of Pledged Equity shall be accompanied by a schedule describing the securities, which schedule shall be deemed to supplement Schedule I and made a part hereof; provided that failure to supplement Schedule I shall not affect the validity of such pledge of such Pledged Equity. Each schedule so delivered shall supplement any prior schedules so delivered.
Section 3.03. Representations, Warranties and Covenants . Each Grantor represents, warrants and covenants to and with the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, that:
(a) as of the date hereof, Schedule I includes all Capital Stock required to be pledged by such Grantor hereunder;
(b) the Pledged Equity issued by the Borrower or a wholly-owned Subsidiary of the Borrower have been duly and validly authorized and issued by the issuers thereof and are fully paid and nonassessable;
(c) except for the security interests granted hereunder, such Grantor (i) is the direct owner, beneficially and of record, of the Pledged Equity indicated on Schedule I , (ii) holds the same free and clear of all Liens, other than (A) Liens created by the Collateral Documents and (B) Liens expressly permitted pursuant to Section 7.3 of the Credit Agreement, and (iii) if requested by the Administrative Agent, will defend its title or interest thereto or therein against any and all Liens (other than the Liens permitted pursuant to this Section 3.03(c) ), however arising, of all Persons whomsoever;
(d) except for restrictions and limitations imposed or permitted by the Loan Documents or securities laws generally, the Pledged Collateral is freely transferable and assignable, and none of the Pledged Collateral is subject to any option, right of first refusal, shareholders agreement, charter or by-law provisions or contractual restriction of any nature that might prohibit, impair, delay or otherwise affect in any manner material and adverse to the Secured Parties the pledge of such Pledged Collateral hereunder, the sale or disposition thereof pursuant hereto or the exercise by the Administrative Agent of rights and remedies hereunder;
(e) the execution and performance by the Grantors of this Agreement are within each Grantors corporate powers and have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action or other organizational action;
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(f) no consent or approval of or filing with any Governmental Authority, any securities exchange or any other Person was or is necessary to the validity of the pledge effected hereby, except for (i) filings and registrations necessary to perfect the Liens on the Collateral granted by the Loan Parties in favor of the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties and (ii) the approvals, consents, exemptions, authorizations, actions, notices and filings which have been duly obtained, taken, given or made and are in full force and effect;
(g) by virtue of the execution and delivery by each Grantor of this Agreement, the filing of the UCC financing statements contemplated by Section 4.02(b) and delivery of the Pledged Equity in accordance with this Agreement to and continued possession by the Administrative Agent in the State of New York, the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties has a legal, valid and first priority perfected lien upon and security interest in the Pledged Collateral as security for the payment and performance of the Secured Obligations to the extent such perfection is governed by the UCC, subject only to Liens permitted by Section 7.3 of the Credit Agreement; and
(h) the pledge effected hereby is effective to vest in the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, the rights of the Administrative Agent in the Pledged Collateral to the extent intended hereby.
Subject to the terms of this Agreement, each Grantor hereby agrees that, upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, it will comply with instructions of the Administrative Agent with respect to the Capital Stock in such Grantor that constitutes Pledged Equity hereunder that is not certificated without further consent by the applicable owner or holder of such Capital Stock.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, to the extent any provision of this Agreement or the Credit Agreement excludes any assets from the scope of the Pledged Collateral, or from any requirement to take any action to perfect any security interest in favor of the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties in the Pledged Collateral, the representations, warranties and covenants made by any relevant Grantor in this Agreement with respect to the creation, perfection or priority (as applicable) of the security interest granted in favor of the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties (including, without limitation, this Section 3.03 ) shall be deemed not to apply to such excluded assets.
Section 3.04. Certification of Limited Liability Company and Limited Partnership Interests . No interest in any limited liability company or limited partnership controlled by any Grantor that constitutes Pledged Equity shall be represented by a certificate unless (i) the limited liability company agreement or partnership agreement expressly provides that such interests shall be a security within the meaning of Article 8 of the UCC of the applicable jurisdiction, and (ii) such certificate shall be delivered to the Administrative Agent in accordance with Section 3.02 . Any limited liability company and any limited partnership controlled by any Grantor shall either (a) not include in its operative documents any provision that any Capital Stock in such limited liability company or such limited partnership be a security as defined under Article 8 of the UCC or (b) certificate any Capital Stock in any such limited liability company or such limited partnership. To the extent an interest in any limited liability company or limited partnership pledged under Section 3.01 is certificated or becomes
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certificated, (i) each such certificate shall be delivered to the Administrative Agent, pursuant to Section 3.02(a) and (ii) such Grantor shall fulfill all other requirements under Section 3.02 applicable in respect thereof. Such Grantor hereby agrees that if any of the Pledged Collateral are at any time not evidenced by certificates of ownership, then each applicable Grantor shall, to the extent permitted by applicable Law, if necessary or, upon the reasonable request of the Administrative Agent, desirable to perfect a security interest in such Pledged Collateral, (i) if not previously executed and delivered by such issuer, cause the issuer of such Pledged Equity to execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent an acknowledgment of the pledge of such Pledged Equity substantially in the form of Exhibit II annexed hereto or such other form that is reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, (ii) cause such pledge to be recorded on the equity holder register or the books of the issuer, (iii) execute any customary pledge forms or other documents necessary or appropriate to complete the pledge and (iv) give the Administrative Agent perfection by control and the right to transfer such Pledged Collateral under the terms hereof.
Section 3.05. Registration in Nominee Name; Denominations . If an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing and the Administrative Agent shall have given the Borrower prior written notice of its intent to exercise such rights, (a) the Administrative Agent, on behalf of the Secured Parties, shall have the right to hold the Pledged Equity in its own name as pledgee, the name of its nominee (as pledgee or as sub-agent) or the name of the applicable Grantor, endorsed or assigned in blank or in favor of the Administrative Agent and each Grantor will promptly give to the Administrative Agent copies of any written notices or other written communications received by it with respect to Pledged Equity registered in the name of such Grantor and (b) the Administrative Agent shall have the right to exchange the certificates representing Pledged Equity for certificates of smaller or larger denominations for any purpose consistent with this Agreement, to the extent permitted by the documentation governing such Pledged Equity and applicable Laws.
Section 3.06. Voting Rights; Dividends and Interest .
(a) Unless and until an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing and the Administrative Agent shall have provided prior notice to the Borrower that the rights of the Grantor under this Section 3.06 are being suspended:
(i) Each Grantor shall be entitled to exercise any and all voting and/or other consensual rights and powers inuring to an owner of Pledged Equity or any part thereof and each Grantor agrees that it shall exercise such rights for purposes consistent with the terms of this Agreement, the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents.
(ii) The Administrative Agent shall promptly (after reasonable advance notice) execute and deliver to each Grantor, or cause to be executed and delivered to such Grantor, all such proxies, powers of attorney and other instruments as such Grantor may reasonably request for the purpose of enabling such Grantor to exercise the voting and/or consensual rights and powers it is entitled to exercise pursuant to Section 3.06(a)(i) above.
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(iii) Each Grantor shall be entitled to receive and retain any and all dividends, interest, principal and other distributions paid on or distributed in respect of the Pledged Equity to the extent and only to the extent that such dividends, interest, principal and other distributions are permitted by, and otherwise paid or distributed in accordance with, the terms and conditions of the Credit Agreement, the other Loan Documents and applicable Laws; provided that any noncash dividends, interest, principal or other distributions that would constitute Pledged Equity, whether resulting from a subdivision, combination or reclassification of the outstanding Capital Stock of the issuer of any Pledged Equity or received in exchange for Pledged Equity or any part thereof, or in redemption thereof, or as a result of any merger, consolidation, acquisition or other exchange of assets to which such issuer may be a party or otherwise, shall be and become part of the Pledged Collateral, and, if received by any Grantor, shall not be commingled by such Grantor with any of its other funds or property but shall be held separate and apart therefrom, shall be held in trust for the benefit of the Administrative Agent and the Secured Parties and shall be promptly (and in any event within 10 Business Days or such longer period as the Administrative Agent may agree in its reasonable discretion) delivered to the Administrative Agent in the same form as so received (with any necessary endorsement reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent). So long as no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the Administrative Agent shall promptly deliver to each Grantor any Pledged Equity in its possession if requested to be delivered to the issuer thereof in connection with any exchange or redemption of such Pledged Equity permitted by the Credit Agreement in accordance with this Section 3.06(a)(iii) .
(b) Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, after the Administrative Agent shall have notified the Borrower of the suspension of the Grantors rights under Section 3.06(a)(iii) , then all rights of any Grantor to dividends, interest, principal or other distributions that such Grantor is authorized to receive pursuant to Section 3.06(a)(iii) shall cease, and all such rights shall thereupon become vested in the Administrative Agent, which shall have the sole and exclusive right and authority to receive and retain such dividends, interest, principal or other distributions. All dividends, interest, principal or other distributions received by any Grantor contrary to the provisions of this Section 3.06 shall be held in trust for the benefit of the Administrative Agent, shall be segregated from other property or funds of such Grantor and shall be promptly (and in any event within 10 days or such longer period as the Administrative Agent may agree in its reasonable discretion) delivered to the Administrative Agent upon demand in the same form as so received (with any necessary endorsement reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent). Any and all money and other property paid over to or received by the Administrative Agent pursuant to the provisions of this Section 3.06(b) shall be retained by the Administrative Agent in an account to be established by the Administrative Agent upon receipt of such money or other property and shall be applied in accordance with the provisions of Section 5.02 . After all Events of Default have been cured or waived, the Administrative Agent shall promptly repay to each Grantor (without interest) all dividends, interest, principal or other distributions that such Grantor would otherwise be permitted to retain pursuant to the terms of Section 3.06(a)(iii) and that remain in such account.
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(c) Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, after the Administrative Agent shall have provided the Borrower with notice of the suspension of its rights under Section 3.06(a)(i) , then all rights of any Grantor to exercise the voting and consensual rights and powers it is entitled to exercise pursuant to Section 3.06(a)(i) , and the obligations of the Administrative Agent under Section 3.06(a)(ii) , shall cease, and all such rights shall thereupon become vested in the Administrative Agent, which shall have the sole and exclusive right and authority to exercise such voting and consensual rights and powers; provided that, unless otherwise directed by the Required Lenders, the Administrative Agent shall have the right from time to time following and during the continuance of an Event of Default to permit the Grantors to exercise such rights. After all Events of Default have been cured or waived, each Grantor shall have the exclusive right to exercise the voting and/or consensual rights and powers that the Borrower would otherwise be entitled to exercise pursuant to the terms of Section 3.06(a)(i) , and the obligations of the Administrative Agent under Section 3.06(a)(ii) shall be reinstated.
(d) Any notice given by the Administrative Agent to the Borrower under Section 3.05 or Section 3.06 (i) shall be given in writing, (ii) may be given with respect to one or more Grantors at the same or different times and (iii) may suspend the rights of the Grantors under Section 3.06(a)(i) or Section 3.06(a)(iii) in part without suspending all such rights (as specified by the Administrative Agent in its sole and absolute discretion) and without waiving or otherwise affecting the Administrative Agents rights to give additional notices from time to time suspending other rights so long as an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing.
ARTICLE IV
Security Interests in Personal Property
Section 4.01. Security Interest .
(a) As security for the payment and performance, as the case may be, in full of the Secured Obligations (including the Guaranty) when due (whether at stated maturity, by required prepayment, declaration, demand, by acceleration or otherwise), each Grantor hereby assigns and pledges to the Administrative Agent, its successors and assigns, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, and hereby grants to the Administrative Agent, its successors and assigns, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, a security interest (the Security Interest ) in, all right, title or interest in or to the Account, all cash balances and other property from time to time on deposit in or credited to the Account, and all Proceeds and products thereof, whether now owned or at any time hereafter acquired by such Grantor or in which such Grantor now has or at any time in the future may acquire any right, title or interest (collectively, the Article 9 Collateral ); provided that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, this Agreement shall not constitute a grant of a security interest in any Excluded Property.
(b) Subject to Section 4.01(d) , each Grantor hereby irrevocably authorizes the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties at any time and from time to time to file in any relevant jurisdiction any initial financing statements with respect to the Collateral or any part thereof and amendments thereto that (i) indicate the Collateral as all assets or all property of such Grantor or words of similar effect as being of an equal or lesser scope or with greater detail and (ii) contain the information required by Article 9 of the UCC or the analogous legislation of each applicable jurisdiction for the filing of any financing statement or amendment, including whether such Grantor is an organization, the type of organization and, if required, any organizational identification number issued to such Grantor. Each Grantor agrees to provide such information to the Administrative Agent promptly upon any reasonable request.
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(c) The Security Interest is granted as security only and shall not subject the Administrative Agent or any other Secured Party to, or in any way alter or modify, any obligation or liability of any Grantor with respect to or arising out of the Collateral.
(d) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Loan Documents, none of the Grantors shall be required, nor is the Administrative Agent authorized, (i) to perfect the Security Interests granted by this Agreement (including Security Interests in Investment Property) by any means other than by (A) filings pursuant to the UCC in the office of the secretary of state (or similar central filing office) of the relevant State(s), (B) delivery to the Administrative Agent to be held in its possession of all Collateral consisting of certificated Pledged Equity as expressly required elsewhere herein, (C) entering into the Account Control Agreement with respect to the Account (and, for the avoidance of doubt, the Conditional Controlled Account Agreement with respect to the Conditional Controlled Account), or (D) other methods expressly provided herein, (ii) to take any action (other than the actions listed in clauses ( i )(A) , (B) and (C) above) with respect to any assets located outside of the United States, (iii) to perfect in any assets subject to a certificate of title statute or (iv) to deliver any Capital Stock except as expressly provided in Section 3.01 or Section 3.04 .
Section 4.02. Representations and Warranties . Each Grantor jointly and severally represents and warrants, as to itself and the other Grantors, to the Administrative Agent and the Secured Parties that:
(a) Subject to Liens permitted by Section 7.3 of the Credit Agreement, each Grantor has good and valid rights in and title (except as otherwise permitted by the Loan Documents) to the Article 9 Collateral with respect to which it has purported to grant a Security Interest hereunder and has full power and authority to grant to the Administrative Agent the Security Interest in such Article 9 Collateral pursuant hereto and to execute, deliver and perform its obligations in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, without the consent or approval of any other Person other than any consent or approval that has been obtained and those consents or approvals, the failure of which to be obtained or to be made could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(b) Subject to Section 4.01(d) , the UCC financing statements attached hereto as Schedule II or other appropriate filings, recordings or registrations prepared by the Administrative Agent based upon the information provided to the Administrative Agent for filing in the applicable filing office, are all the filings, recordings and registrations that are necessary to establish a legal, valid and perfected security interest in favor of the Administrative Agent (for the benefit of the Secured Parties) in respect of all Article 9 Collateral in which the Security Interest may be perfected by filing, recording or registration in the United States (or any political subdivision thereof) and its territories and possessions pursuant to the UCC, and no further or subsequent filing, re-filing, recording, rerecording, registration or re-registration is necessary in any such jurisdiction, except as provided under applicable Law with respect to the filing of continuation statements.
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(c) The Security Interest constitutes (i) a legal and valid security interest in all the Article 9 Collateral securing the payment and performance of the Secured Obligations, (ii) subject to the filings described in Section 4.02(b) , a valid perfected first priority security interest in all Article 9 Collateral in which a security interest may be perfected by filing, recording or registering a financing statement or analogous document in the United States (or any political subdivision thereof) and its territories and possessions pursuant to the UCC and (iii) upon execution by all applicable parties thereto of the Account Control Agreement or any other control agreement establishing the Administrative Agents control (within the meaning of Section 9-104 of the UCC, as applicable) with respect to the Account, a valid perfected first priority security interest in the Account and all cash balances and other property from time to time on deposit in or credited to the Account. Subject to Section 4.01(d) of this Agreement, the Security Interest is and shall be prior to any other Lien on any of the Article 9 Collateral, other than any Liens expressly permitted pursuant to Section 7.3 of the Credit Agreement.
(d) The Article 9 Collateral is owned by the Grantors free and clear of any Lien, except for Liens expressly permitted pursuant to Section 7.3 of the Credit Agreement. None of the Grantors has filed or consented to the filing of (i) any financing statement or analogous document under the UCC or any other applicable Laws covering any Article 9 Collateral or (ii) any assignment in which any Grantor assigns any Article 9 Collateral or any security agreement or similar instrument covering any Article 9 Collateral with any foreign governmental, municipal or other office, which financing statement or analogous document, assignment, security agreement or similar instrument is still in effect, except, in each case, for Liens expressly permitted pursuant to Section 7.3 of the Credit Agreement and assignments permitted by the Credit Agreement.
(e) The Borrower is the sole account holder of the Account and the Borrower has not consented to, and is not otherwise aware of, any Person (other than the Administrative Agent pursuant hereto and the applicable depository institution) having either sole dominion and control (within the meaning of common law) or control (within the meanings of Section 9-104 of the UCC) over, or any other interest in, the Account or any money or other property deposited therein or credited thereto.
Section 4.03. Covenants .
(a) The Borrower agrees to notify the Administrative Agent in writing promptly, but in any event within 30 days (or such longer period as the Administrative Agent may agree in its reasonable discretion), after any change in (i) the legal name of any Grantor, (ii) the identity or type of organization or corporate structure of any Grantor, or (iii) the organizational identification number of such Grantor, if any. The Borrower agrees to notify the Administrative Agent in writing at least one day prior to any change in the jurisdiction of organization of any Grantor.
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(b) Subject to Section 4.01(d) , each Grantor shall, at its own expense, upon the reasonable request of the Administrative Agent, take any and all commercially reasonable actions necessary to defend title to the Article 9 Collateral against all Persons and to defend the Security Interest of the Administrative Agent in the Article 9 Collateral and the priority thereof against any Lien not expressly permitted pursuant to Section 7.3 of the Credit Agreement; provided that, nothing in this Agreement shall prevent any Grantor from discontinuing the operation or maintenance of any of its assets or properties if such discontinuance is (x) determined by such Grantor to be desirable in the conduct of its business and (y) permitted by the Credit Agreement.
(c) Subject to Section 4.01(d) , each Grantor agrees, at its own expense, to execute, acknowledge, deliver and cause to be duly filed all such further instruments and documents and take all such actions as the Administrative Agent may from time to time reasonably request to better assure, preserve, protect and perfect the Security Interest and the rights and remedies created hereby, including the payment of any fees and taxes required in connection with the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the granting of the Security Interest and the filing of any financing statements or other documents in connection herewith or therewith.
(d) At its option, the Administrative Agent may discharge past due taxes, assessments, charges, fees, Liens, security interests or other encumbrances at any time levied or placed on the Article 9 Collateral and not permitted pursuant to Section 7.3 of the Credit Agreement, and may pay for the maintenance and preservation of the Article 9 Collateral to the extent any Grantor fails to do so as required by the Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document and within a reasonable period of time after the Administrative Agent has requested that it do so, and each Grantor jointly and severally agrees to reimburse the Administrative Agent within 10 Business Days after demand for any payment made or any reasonable expense incurred by the Administrative Agent pursuant to the foregoing authorization. Nothing in this paragraph shall be interpreted as excusing any Grantor from the performance of, or imposing any obligation on the Administrative Agent or any Secured Party to cure or perform, any covenants or other promises of any Grantor with respect to taxes, assessments, charges, fees, Liens, security interests or other encumbrances and maintenance as set forth herein or in the other Loan Documents.
(e) The Administrative Agent shall provide instructions to the Account Bank with respect to any withdrawal, payment, transfer or other fund disposition under the Account at the written request of the Borrower at any time that no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and either (i) no Trigger Event has occurred and is continuing or (ii) if a Trigger Event has occurred and is continuing, there are no Revolving Loans outstanding or any Letters of Credit outstanding that have not been Cash Collateralized in an amount not less than the Minimum Collateral Amount.
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ARTICLE V
Remedies
Section 5.01. Remedies Upon Default . Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, it is agreed that the Administrative Agent shall have the right to exercise any and all rights afforded to a secured party with respect to the Secured Obligations, including the Guaranty, under the UCC or other applicable Law or in equity and also may (i) require each Grantor to, and each Grantor agrees that it will at its expense and upon request of the Administrative Agent, promptly assemble all or part of the Collateral as directed by the Administrative Agent and make it available to the Administrative Agent at a place and time to be designated by the Administrative Agent that is reasonably convenient to both parties; (ii) exercise any and all rights and remedies of any of the Grantors under or in connection with the Collateral, or otherwise in respect of the Collateral; provided that the Administrative Agent shall provide the applicable Grantor with notice thereof prior to such exercise; and (iii) subject to the mandatory requirements of applicable Law and the notice requirements described below, sell or otherwise dispose of all or any part of the Collateral securing the Secured Obligations at a public or private sale or at any brokers board or on any securities exchange, for cash, upon credit or for future delivery as the Administrative Agent shall deem appropriate. The Administrative Agent shall be authorized at any such sale of securities (if it deems it advisable to do so) to restrict the prospective bidders or purchasers to Persons who will represent and agree that they are purchasing the Collateral for their own account for investment and not with a view to the distribution or sale thereof, and upon consummation of any such sale the Administrative Agent shall have the right to assign, transfer and deliver to the purchaser or purchasers thereof the Collateral so sold. Each such purchaser at any sale of Collateral shall hold the property sold absolutely, free from any claim or right on the part of any Grantor, and each Grantor hereby waives (to the extent permitted by Law) all rights of redemption, stay and appraisal which such Grantor now has or may at any time in the future have under any Law now existing or hereafter enacted. In addition to the foregoing, and notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, in the event that a Trigger Event or an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the Administrative Agent is authorized by the Borrower and shall apply the amounts on deposit in the Account from time to time and all cash distributions from any of the Borrowers direct or indirect Subsidiaries, and all proceeds of Collateral, without notice to or consent of the Borrower or any other Grantor, in accordance with Section 2.25(b) of the Credit Agreement.
To the extent notice is required by applicable Law, the Administrative Agent shall give the applicable Grantors 10 days written notice (which each Grantor agrees is reasonable notice within the meaning of Section 9-611 of the UCC or its equivalent in other jurisdictions) of the Administrative Agents intention to make any sale of Collateral. Such notice, in the case of a public sale, shall state the time and place for such sale and, in the case of a sale at a brokers board or on a securities exchange, shall state the board or exchange at which such sale is to be made and the day on which the Collateral, or portion thereof, will first be offered for sale at such board or exchange. Any such public sale shall be held at such time or times within ordinary business hours and at such place or places as the Administrative Agent may fix and state in the notice (if any) of such sale. At any such sale, the Collateral, or portion thereof, to be sold may be sold in one lot as an entirety or in separate parcels, as the Administrative Agent may (in its sole and absolute discretion) determine. The Administrative Agent shall not be obligated to make
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any sale of any Collateral if it shall determine not to do so, regardless of the fact that notice of sale of such Collateral shall have been given. The Administrative Agent may, without notice or publication, adjourn any public or private sale or cause the same to be adjourned from time to time by announcement at the time and place fixed for sale, and such sale may, without further notice, be made at the time and place to which the same was so adjourned. In case any sale of all or any part of the Collateral is made on credit or for future delivery, the Collateral so sold may be retained by the Administrative Agent until the sale price is paid by the purchaser or purchasers thereof, but the Administrative Agent shall not incur any liability in case any such purchaser or purchasers shall fail to take up and pay for the Collateral so sold and, in case of any such failure, such Collateral may be sold again upon like notice. At any public (or, to the extent permitted by Law, private) sale made pursuant to this Agreement, any Secured Party may bid for or purchase, free (to the extent permitted by Law) from any right of redemption, stay, valuation or appraisal on the part of any Grantor (all said rights being also hereby waived and released to the extent permitted by Law), the Collateral or any part thereof offered for sale and may make payment on account thereof by using any claim then due and payable to such Secured Party from any Grantor as a credit against the purchase price, and such Secured Party may, upon compliance with the terms of sale, hold, retain and dispose of such property without further accountability to any Grantor therefor. For purposes hereof, a written agreement to purchase the Collateral or any portion thereof shall be treated as a sale thereof; the Administrative Agent shall be free to carry out such sale pursuant to such agreement and no Grantor shall be entitled to the return of the Collateral or any portion thereof subject thereto, notwithstanding the fact that after the Administrative Agent shall have entered into such an agreement all Events of Default shall have been remedied and the Secured Obligations paid in full. As an alternative to exercising the power of sale herein conferred upon it, the Administrative Agent may proceed by a suit or suits at Law or in equity to foreclose this Agreement and to sell the Collateral or any portion thereof pursuant to a judgment or decree of a court or courts having competent jurisdiction or pursuant to a proceeding by a court-appointed receiver. Any sale pursuant to the provisions of this Section 5.01 shall be deemed to conform to the commercially reasonable standards as provided in Section 9-610(b) of the UCC or its equivalent in other jurisdictions.
Each Grantor irrevocably makes, constitutes and appoints the Administrative Agent (and all officers, employees or agents designated by the Administrative Agent) as such Grantors true and lawful agent (and attorney-in-fact) during the continuance of an Event of Default ( provided that the Administrative Agent shall provide the applicable Grantor with notice thereof prior to, to the extent reasonably practicable, or otherwise promptly after, exercising such rights), for the purpose of (i) making, settling and adjusting claims in respect of Collateral under policies of insurance, endorsing the name of such Grantor on any check, draft, instrument or other item of payment for the proceeds of such policies of insurance, (ii) making all determinations and decisions with respect thereto and (iii) obtaining or maintaining the policies of insurance required by Section 6.6 of the Credit Agreement or to pay any premium in whole or in part relating thereto. All sums disbursed by the Administrative Agent in connection with this paragraph, including reasonable attorneys fees, court costs, expenses and other charges relating thereto, shall be payable, within 10 days of demand, by the Grantors to the Administrative Agent and shall be additional Secured Obligations secured hereby.
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Section 5.02. Application of Proceeds . The Administrative Agent shall apply the proceeds of any collection or sale of Collateral, including any Collateral consisting of cash in accordance with Section 2.25(b) of the Credit Agreement.
The Administrative Agent shall have absolute discretion as to the time of application of any such proceeds, moneys or balances in accordance with this Agreement. Upon any sale of Collateral by the Administrative Agent (including pursuant to a power of sale granted by statute or under a judicial proceeding), the receipt of the Administrative Agent or of the officer making the sale shall be a sufficient discharge to the purchaser or purchasers of the Collateral so sold and such purchaser or purchasers shall not be obligated to see to the application of any part of the purchase money paid over to the Administrative Agent or such officer or be answerable in any way for the misapplication thereof.
The Administrative Agent shall have no liability to any of the Secured Parties for actions taken in reliance on information supplied to it as to the amounts of unpaid principal and interest and other amounts outstanding with respect to the Secured Obligations; provided that nothing in this sentence shall prevent any Grantor from contesting any amounts claimed by any Secured Party in any information so supplied. All distributions made by the Administrative Agent pursuant to this Section 5.02 shall be (subject to any decree of any court of competent jurisdiction) final (absent manifest error).
ARTICLE VI
Subordination
Section 6.01. Subordination .
(a) Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, all rights of the Grantors to indemnity, contribution or subrogation under applicable Law or otherwise shall be fully subordinated to the Discharge of Obligations. No failure on the part of the Borrower or any Grantor to make the payments required under applicable Law or otherwise shall in any respect limit the obligations and liabilities of any Grantor with respect to its obligations hereunder, and each Grantor shall remain liable for the full amount of the obligations of such Grantor hereunder.
(b) Each Grantor hereby agrees that upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default and after notice from the Administrative Agent, all Indebtedness owed to it by any other Grantor shall be fully subordinated to the Discharge of Obligations.
ARTICLE VII
Miscellaneous
Section 7.01. Notices . All communications and notices hereunder shall (except as otherwise expressly permitted herein) be in writing and given as provided in Section 10.2 of the Credit Agreement. All communications and notices hereunder to the Borrower or any other Grantor shall be given to it in care of the Borrower as provided in Section 10.2 of the Credit Agreement.
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Section 7.02. Waivers; Amendment .
(a) No failure or delay by any Secured Party in exercising any right, remedy, power or privilege hereunder or under any other Loan Document shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any such right, remedy, power or privilege hereunder preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, remedy, power or privilege. The rights, remedies, powers and privileges of the Secured Parties herein provided, and provided under each other Loan Document, are cumulative and are not exclusive of any rights, remedies, powers and privileges provided by Law. No waiver of any provision of this Agreement or consent to any departure by any Grantor therefrom shall in any event be effective unless the same shall be permitted by Section 7.02(b) , and then such waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the purpose for which given. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the making of a Revolving Loan, the issuance of a Letter of Credit or the provision of services under Secured Cash Management Agreements or Secured Swap Agreements shall not be construed as a waiver of any Default, regardless of whether any Secured Party may have had notice or knowledge of such Default at the time.
(b) Neither this Agreement nor any provision hereof may be waived, amended or modified except pursuant to an agreement or agreements in writing entered into by the Administrative Agent and the Grantor or Grantors with respect to which such waiver, amendment or modification is to apply, subject to any consent required in accordance with Section 10.1 of the Credit Agreement.
Section 7.03. Administrative Agent s Fees and Expenses; Indemnification .
(a) The parties hereto agree that the Administrative Agent shall be entitled to reimbursement of its reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred hereunder and indemnity for its actions in connection herewith as provided in Section 10.5 of the Credit Agreement.
(b) Any such amounts payable as provided hereunder shall be additional Secured Obligations secured hereby and by the other Collateral Documents. The provisions of this Section 7.03 shall remain operative and in full force and effect regardless of the termination of this Agreement or any other Loan Document, the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, the repayment of any of the Secured Obligations, the invalidity or unenforceability of any term or provision of this Agreement or any other Loan Document, or any investigation made by or on behalf of the Administrative Agent or any other Secured Party. All amounts due under this Section 7.03 shall be payable within 30 days of written demand therefor.
Section 7.04. Successors and Assigns . The provisions of this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns.
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Section 7.05. Survival of Agreement . All covenants, agreements, representations and warranties made by the Grantors hereunder and in the other Loan Documents and in the certificates or other instruments prepared or delivered in connection with or pursuant to this Agreement shall be considered to have been relied upon by the Secured Parties and shall survive the execution and delivery of the Loan Documents, the making of any Revolving Loans and issuance of any Letters of Credit and the provision of services under Secured Cash Management Agreements or Secured Swap Agreements, regardless of any investigation made by any Secured Party or on its behalf and notwithstanding that any Secured Party may have had notice or knowledge of any Default at the time any credit is extended under the Credit Agreement, and shall continue in full force and effect as long as this Agreement has not been terminated or released pursuant to Section 7.11 .
Section 7.06. Counterparts; Effectiveness; Several Agreement . This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument. Delivery by facsimile or other electronic communication of an executed counterpart of a signature page to this Agreement shall be effective as delivery of an original executed counterpart of this Agreement. This Agreement shall become effective as to any Grantor when a counterpart hereof executed on behalf of such Grantor shall have been delivered to the Administrative Agent and a counterpart hereof shall have been executed on behalf of the Administrative Agent, and thereafter shall be binding upon such Grantor and the Administrative Agent and their respective permitted successors and assigns, and shall inure to the benefit of such Grantor, the Administrative Agent and the other Secured Parties and their respective permitted successors and assigns, except that no Grantor shall have the right to assign or transfer its rights or obligations hereunder or any interest herein or in the Collateral (and any such assignment or transfer shall be void) except as expressly contemplated by this Agreement or the Credit Agreement. This Agreement shall be construed as a separate agreement with respect to each Grantor and may be amended, modified, supplemented, waived or released with respect to any Grantor without the approval of any other Grantor and without affecting the obligations of any other Grantor hereunder.
Section 7.07. Severability . If any provision of this Agreement is held to be illegal, invalid or unenforceable, the legality, validity and enforceability of the remaining provisions of this Agreement shall not be affected or impaired thereby. The invalidity of a provision in a particular jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction.
Section 7.08. G overning Law; Jurisdiction; Venue; Waiver of Jury Trial; Consent to Service of Process .
(a) The terms of Sections 10.11, 10.12 and 10.17 of the Credit Agreement with respect to governing law, submission of jurisdiction, venue and waiver of jury trial are incorporated herein by reference, mutatis mutandis , and the parties hereto agree to such terms.
(b) Each party to this Agreement irrevocably consents to service of process in the manner provided for notices in Section 7.01 . Nothing in this Agreement will affect the right of any party to this Agreement to serve process in any other manner permitted by Law.
Section 7.09. Headings . Article and Section headings and the Table of Contents used herein are for convenience of reference only, are not part of this Agreement and are not to affect the construction of, or to be taken into consideration in interpreting, this Agreement.
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Section 7.10. Security Interest Absolute . To the extent permitted by Law, all rights of the Administrative Agent hereunder, the Security Interest, the grant of a security interest in the Pledged Collateral and all obligations of each Grantor hereunder shall be absolute and unconditional irrespective of (a) any lack of validity or enforceability of the Credit Agreement, any other Loan Document, any agreement with respect to any of the Secured Obligations or any other agreement or instrument relating to any of the foregoing, (b) any change in the time, manner or place of payment of, or in any other term of, all or any of the Secured Obligations, or any other amendment or waiver of or any consent to any departure from the Credit Agreement, any other Loan Document or any other agreement or instrument, (c) any exchange, release or non-perfection of any Lien on other collateral, or any release or amendment or waiver of or consent under or departure from any guarantee, securing or guaranteeing all or any of the Secured Obligations or (d) subject only to termination of a Grantors obligations hereunder in accordance with the terms of Section 7.11 , any other circumstance that might otherwise constitute a defense available to, or a discharge of, any Grantor in respect of the Secured Obligations or this Agreement.
Section 7.11. Termination or Release .
(a) This Agreement, the Security Interest and all other security interests granted hereby shall terminate with respect to all Secured Obligations and any Liens arising therefrom shall be automatically released upon the Discharge of Obligations.
(b) A Subsidiary Guarantor shall automatically be released from its obligations hereunder and the pledge and security interest in the Collateral of such Subsidiary Guarantor shall be automatically released upon the consummation of any transaction permitted by the Credit Agreement as a result of which (i) all or substantially all of the Capital Stock or property of such Subsidiary Guarantor are sold or otherwise transferred to a person or persons, none of which is a Loan Party or (ii) such Subsidiary Guarantor becomes an Excluded Subsidiary; provided that the Required Lenders (or such other percentage or number of Lenders as required by the Credit Agreement) shall have consented to such transaction (if and to the extent required by the Credit Agreement) and the terms of such consent did not provide otherwise.
(c) Upon any sale or transfer by any Grantor of any Collateral that is permitted under the Credit Agreement (other than a sale or transfer to another Loan Party), or upon the effectiveness of any written consent to the release of the security interest granted hereby in any Collateral pursuant to Section 10.1 of the Credit Agreement, the security interest in such Collateral shall be automatically released.
(d) In connection with any termination or release pursuant to Section 7.11(a) , (b) or (c) , the Administrative Agent shall execute and deliver to any Grantor, at such Grantors expense, all documents that such Grantor shall reasonably request to evidence such termination or release and shall perform such other actions reasonably requested by such Grantor to effect such release, including delivery of certificates, securities and instruments. Any execution and delivery of documents pursuant to this Section 7.11 shall be without recourse to or warranty by the Administrative Agent.
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(e) Notwithstanding anything to contrary set forth in this Agreement, each Hedge Bank and Cash Management Bank by the acceptance of the benefits under this Agreement hereby acknowledges and agrees that (i) the Security Interests granted under this Agreement of the Obligations of any Grantor and its Subsidiaries under any Secured Swap Agreement and any Secured Cash Management Agreement shall be automatically released upon the Discharge of Obligations, in each case, unless the Obligations under any such Secured Swap Agreement or any such Secured Cash Management Agreement are due and payable at such time (it being understood and agreed that this Agreement and the Security Interests granted herein shall survive solely as to such due and payable Obligations and until such time as such due and payable Obligations have been paid in full in cash in immediately available funds) and (ii) any release of Collateral or of a Grantor, as the case may be, effected in the manner permitted by this Agreement shall not require the consent of any Hedge Bank or any Cash Management Bank.
Section 7.12. Additional Grantors . Pursuant to Section 6.12 of the Credit Agreement, certain additional Domestic Subsidiaries of the Borrower may be required to enter into this Agreement as Grantors. Upon execution and delivery by the Administrative Agent and a Domestic Subsidiary of the Borrower of a Guaranty and Security Agreement Supplement, such Domestic Subsidiary shall become a Grantor hereunder with the same force and effect as if originally named as a Grantor herein. The execution and delivery of any such instrument shall not require the consent of any other Grantor hereunder. The rights and obligations of each Grantor hereunder shall remain in full force and effect notwithstanding the addition of any new Grantor as a party to this Agreement.
Section 7.13. Administrative Agent Appointed Attorney-in-Fact . Each Grantor hereby appoints the Administrative Agent the attorney-in-fact of such Grantor for the purpose of (a) carrying out the provisions of this Agreement and taking any action and executing any instrument that the Administrative Agent may deem necessary or advisable to accomplish the purposes hereof at any time after and during the continuance of an Event of Default and (b) carrying out the provisions of Section 2.25(b) of the Credit Agreement and taking any action and executing any instrument that the Administrative Agent may deem necessary or advisable to accomplish the purposes hereof at any time after and during the continuance of an Event of Default or a Trigger Event, which appointment is irrevocable and coupled with an interest. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Administrative Agent shall have the right, upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default and notice by the Administrative Agent to the applicable Grantor of the Administrative Agents intent to exercise such rights (or in the case of Section 2.25(b) of the Credit Agreement, upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default or a Trigger Event), with full power of substitution either in the Administrative Agents name or in the name of such Grantor (a) to receive, endorse, assign and/or deliver any and all notes, acceptances, checks, drafts, money orders or other evidences of payment relating to the Collateral or any part thereof; (b) to demand, collect, receive payment of, give receipt for and give discharges and releases of all or any of the Collateral; (c) to commence and prosecute any and all suits, actions or proceedings at Law or in equity in any court of competent jurisdiction to collect or otherwise realize on all or any of the Collateral or to enforce any rights in respect of any Collateral; (d) to settle, compromise, compound, adjust or defend any actions, suits or proceedings relating to all or any of the Collateral; and (e) to use, sell, assign, transfer, pledge, make any agreement with respect to or otherwise deal with all or any of the Collateral, and to do all other acts and things necessary to
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carry out the purposes of this Agreement, as fully and completely as though the Administrative Agent were the absolute owner of the Collateral for all purposes; provided that nothing herein contained shall be construed as requiring or obligating the Administrative Agent to make any commitment or to make any inquiry as to the nature or sufficiency of any payment received by the Administrative Agent, or to present or file any claim or notice, or to take any action with respect to the Collateral or any part thereof or the moneys due or to become due in respect thereof or any property covered thereby. The Administrative Agent and the other Secured Parties shall be accountable only for amounts actually received as a result of the exercise of the powers granted to them herein, and neither they nor their officers, directors, employees or agents shall be responsible to any Grantor for any act or failure to act hereunder, except for their own gross negligence, bad faith, or willful misconduct or that of any of their Affiliates, directors, officers, employees, counsel, agents or attorneys-in-fact, in each case, as determined by a final non-appealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction.
Section 7.14. General Authority of the Administrative Agent . By acceptance of the benefits of this Agreement and any other Collateral Documents, each Secured Party (whether or not a signatory hereto) shall be deemed irrevocably (a) to consent to the appointment of the Administrative Agent as its agent hereunder and under such other Collateral Documents, (b) to confirm that the Administrative Agent shall have the authority to act as the exclusive agent of such Secured Party for the enforcement of any provisions of this Agreement and such other Collateral Documents against any Grantor, the exercise of remedies hereunder or thereunder and the giving or withholding of any consent or approval hereunder or thereunder relating to any Collateral or any Grantors obligations with respect thereto, (c) to agree that it shall not take any action to enforce any provisions of this Agreement or any other Collateral Document against any Grantor, to exercise any remedy hereunder or thereunder or to give any consents or approvals hereunder or thereunder except as expressly provided in this Agreement or any other Collateral Document and (d) to agree to be bound by the terms of this Agreement and any other Collateral Documents.
Section 7.15. Reasonable Care . The Administrative Agent is required to use reasonable care in the custody and preservation of any of the Collateral in its possession; provided that the Administrative Agent shall be deemed to have used reasonable care in the custody and preservation of any of the Collateral, if such Collateral is accorded treatment substantially similar to that which the Administrative Agent accords its own property.
Section 7.16. Delegation; Limitation . The Administrative Agent may execute any of the powers granted under this Agreement and perform any duty hereunder either directly or by or through agents or attorneys-in-fact, and shall not be responsible for the gross negligence or willful misconduct of any agents or attorneys-in-fact selected by it with reasonable care and without gross negligence or willful misconduct.
Section 7.17. Reinstatement . The obligations of the Grantors under this Agreement shall be automatically reinstated if and to the extent that for any reason any payment by or on behalf of the Borrower or other Loan Party in respect of the Secured Obligations is rescinded or must be otherwise restored by any holder of any of the Secured Obligations, whether as a result of any proceedings in bankruptcy or reorganization or otherwise.
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Section 7.18. Subject to Intercreditor Agreement . Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, (i) the Liens and security interests granted to the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties pursuant to this Agreement and (ii) the exercise of any right or remedy by the Administrative Agent and the Secured Parties hereunder and the application of proceeds (including insurance and condemnation proceeds) of any Collateral (collectively, the Intercreditor Provisions ), in each case, are subject to the limitations and provisions of the Intercreditor Agreement to the extent provided therein. In the event of any conflict in respect of the Intercreditor Provisions between the terms of the Intercreditor Agreement and the terms of this Agreement, the terms of the Intercreditor Agreement shall govern.
Section 7.19. Miscellaneous . The Administrative Agent shall not be deemed to have actual, constructive, direct or indirect notice or knowledge of the occurrence of any Event of Default unless and until the Administrative Agent shall have received a notice of Event of Default or a notice from the Grantor or the Secured Parties to the Administrative Agent in its capacity as Administrative Agent indicating that an Event of Default has occurred.
[Signature Pages Follow]
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have duly executed this Agreement as of the day and year first above written.
COREPOINT OPERATING PARTNERSHIP L.P. | ||
By: |
/s/ David Bradtke |
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Name: | David Bradtke | |
Title: | Senior Vice President, Tax | |
COREPOINT BORROWER L.L.C. | ||
By: |
/s/ David Bradtke |
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Name: | David Bradtke | |
Title: | Senior Vice President, Tax | |
CPLG L.L.C. | ||
LODGE HOLDCO I L.L.C. | ||
LODGE S-HOLDINGS L.L.C. | ||
LODGE HOLDINGS L.L.C. | ||
LODGE HOLDCO III L.L.C. | ||
LODGE BORROWER III L.L.C. | ||
By: |
/s/ David Bradtke |
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Name: | David Bradtke | |
Title: | Senior Vice President, Tax |
[Signature Page to Guaranty and Security Agreement]
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., as Administrative Agent |
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By: |
/s/ Mohammad Hasan |
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Name: | Mohammad Hasan | |
Title: | Executive Director |
[Signature Page to Guaranty and Security Agreement]
Exhibit 10.9
COREPOINT LODGING INC.
2018 OMNIBUS INCENTIVE PLAN
1. Purpose . The purpose of the CorePoint Lodging Inc. 2018 Omnibus Incentive Plan is to provide a means through which the Company and the other members of the Company Group may attract and retain key personnel and to provide a means whereby directors, officers, employees, consultants and advisors of the Company and the other members of the Company Group can acquire and maintain an equity interest in the Company, or be paid incentive compensation, including incentive compensation measured by reference to the value of Common Stock, thereby strengthening their commitment to the welfare of the Company Group and aligning their interests with those of the Companys stockholders.
2. Definitions . The following definitions shall be applicable throughout the Plan.
(a) Adjustment Event has the meaning given to such term in Section 12(a) of the Plan.
(b) Affiliate means any Person that directly or indirectly controls, is controlled by or is under common control with the Company. The term control (including, with correlative meaning, the terms controlled by and under common control with), as applied to any Person, means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of such Person, whether through the ownership of voting or other securities, by contract or otherwise.
(c) Annual Director Grant has the meaning given to such term in Section 11(a) of the Plan.
(d) Award means, individually or collectively, any Incentive Stock Option, Nonqualified Stock Option, Stock Appreciation Right, Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Unit, OP Unit, Other Equity-Based Award and Cash-Based Incentive Award granted under the Plan.
(e) Award Agreement means the document or documents by which each Award (other than a Cash-Based Incentive Award) is evidenced.
(f) Board means the Board of Directors of the Company.
(g) Cash-Based Incentive Award means an Award denominated in cash that is granted under Section 10 of the Plan.
(h) Cause means, as to any Participant, unless the applicable Award Agreement states otherwise, (i) Cause, as defined in any employment or consulting agreement between the Participant and the Service Recipient in effect at the time of such Termination; or (ii) in the absence of any such employment or consulting agreement (or the absence of any definition of Cause contained therein), the Participants (A) willful neglect in the performance of the Participants duties for the Service Recipient or willful or repeated failure or refusal to perform such duties; (B) engagement in conduct in connection with the Participants employment or service with the Service Recipient which results in, or could reasonably be expected to result in, material harm to the business or reputation of the Company or any other member of the
Company Group; (C) conviction of, or plea of guilty or no contest to, (I) any felony; or (II) any other crime that results in, or could reasonably be expected to result in, material harm to the business or reputation of the Company or any other member of the Company Group; (D) material violation of the written policies of the Service Recipient, including, but not limited to, those relating to sexual harassment or the disclosure or misuse of confidential information, or those set forth in the manuals or statements of policy of the Service Recipient; (E) fraud or misappropriation, embezzlement or misuse of funds or property belonging to the Company or any other member of the Company Group; or (F) act of personal dishonesty that involves personal profit in connection with the Participants employment or service to the Service Recipient; provided , in any case, a Participants resignation after an event that would be grounds for a termination for Cause will be treated as a termination for Cause hereunder.
(i) Change in Control means:
(i) the acquisition (whether by purchase, merger, consolidation, combination or other similar transaction) by any Person of beneficial ownership (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act) of more than 50% (on a fully diluted basis) of either (A) the then-outstanding shares of Common Stock, taking into account as outstanding for this purpose such Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of options or warrants, the conversion of convertible stock or debt, and the exercise of any similar right to acquire such Common Stock; or (B) the combined voting power of the then-outstanding voting securities of the Company entitled to vote generally in the election of directors; provided , however , that for purposes of this Plan, the following acquisitions shall not constitute a Change in Control: (I) any acquisition by the Company or any Affiliate; (II) any acquisition by any employee benefit plan sponsored or maintained by the Company or any Affiliate; or (III) in respect of an Award held by a particular Participant, any acquisition by the Participant or any group of Persons including the Participant (or any entity controlled by the Participant or any group of Persons including the Participant);
(ii) during any period of twelve (12) months, individuals who, at the beginning of such period, constitute the Board (the Incumbent Directors ) cease for any reason to constitute at least a majority of the Board, provided that any person becoming a director subsequent to the Effective Date, whose election or nomination for election was approved by a vote of at least two-thirds of the Incumbent Directors then on the Board (either by a specific vote or by approval of the proxy statement of the Company in which such person is named as a nominee for director, without written objection to such nomination) shall be an Incumbent Director; provided , however , that no individual initially elected or nominated as a director of the Company as a result of an actual or threatened election contest, as such terms are used in Rule 14a-12 of Regulation 14A promulgated under the Exchange Act, with respect to directors or as a result of any other actual or threatened solicitation of proxies or consents by or on behalf of any person other than the Board shall be deemed to be an Incumbent Director; or
(iii) the sale, transfer or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company Group (taken as a whole) to any Person that is not an Affiliate of the Company.
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(j) Code means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and any successor thereto. Reference in the Plan to any section of the Code shall be deemed to include any regulations or other interpretative guidance under such section, and any amendments or successor provisions to such section, regulations or guidance.
(k) Committee means the Compensation Committee of the Board or any properly delegated subcommittee thereof or, if no such Compensation Committee or subcommittee thereof exists, the Board.
(l) Common Stock means the common stock of the Company, par value $0.01 per share (and any stock or other securities into which such Common Stock may be converted or into which it may be exchanged).
(m) Company means CorePoint Lodging Inc., a Maryland corporation, and any successor thereto.
(n) Company Group means, collectively, the Company and its Subsidiaries.
(o) Date of Grant means the date on which the granting of an Award is authorized, or such other date as may be specified in such authorization.
(p) Designated Foreign Subsidiaries means all members of the Company Group that are organized under the laws of any jurisdiction other than the United States of America that may be designated by the Board or the Committee from time to time.
(q) Detrimental Activity means any of the following: (i) unauthorized disclosure of any confidential or proprietary information of any member of the Company Group; (ii) any activity that would be grounds to terminate the Participants employment or service with the Service Recipient for Cause; or (iii) a breach by the Participant of any restrictive covenant by which such Participant is bound, including, without limitation, any covenant not to compete or not to solicit, in any agreement with any member of the Company Group.
(r) Director Award has the meaning given to such term in Section 11(a) of the Plan.
(s) Director Grant Value has the meaning given to such term in Section 11(c) of the Plan.
(t) Disability means, as to any Participant, unless the applicable Award Agreement states otherwise, (i) Disability, as defined in any employment or consulting agreement between the Participant and the Service Recipient in effect at the time of such Termination; or (ii) in the absence of any such employment or consulting agreement (or the absence of any definition of Disability contained therein), a condition entitling the Participant to receive benefits under a long-term disability plan of the Service Recipient or other member of the Company Group in which such Participant is eligible to participate, or, in the absence of such a plan, the complete and permanent inability of the Participant by reason of illness or accident to perform the duties of the occupation at which the Participant was employed or served when such disability commenced. Any determination of whether Disability exists in the absence of a long-term disability plan shall be made by the Company (or its designee) in its sole and absolute discretion.
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(u) Effective Date means May 30, 2018.
(v) Eligible Person means any: (i) individual employed by any member of the Company Group; provided , however , that no such employee covered by a collective bargaining agreement shall be an Eligible Person unless and to the extent that such eligibility is set forth in such collective bargaining agreement or in an agreement or instrument relating thereto; (ii) director or officer of any member of the Company Group; or (iii) consultant or advisor to any member of the Company Group who may be offered securities registrable pursuant to a registration statement on Form S-8 under the Securities Act, who, in the case of each of clauses (i) through (iii) above has entered into an Award Agreement or who has received written notification from the Committee or its designee that they have been selected to participate in the Plan.
(w) Exchange Act means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and any successor thereto. Reference in the Plan to any section of (or rule promulgated under) the Exchange Act shall be deemed to include any rules, regulations or other interpretative guidance under such section or rule, and any amendments or successor provisions to such section, rules, regulations or guidance.
(x) Exercise Price has the meaning given to such term in Section 7(b) of the Plan.
(y) Fair Market Value means, as of any date, the fair market value of a share of Common Stock, as reasonably determined by the Company and consistently applied for purposes of the Plan, which may include, without limitation, the closing sales price on the trading day immediately prior to or on such date, or a trailing average of previous closing prices prior to such date.
(z) GAAP has the meaning given to such term in Section 7(d) of the Plan.
(aa) Grant Date Fair Market Value means, as of a Date of Grant: (i) if the Common Stock is listed on a national securities exchange, the closing sales price of the Common Stock reported on the primary exchange on which the Common Stock is listed and traded on such date, or, if there are no such sales on that date, then on the last preceding date on which such sales were reported; (ii) if the Common Stock is not listed on any national securities exchange but is quoted in an inter-dealer quotation system on a last sale basis, the average between the closing bid price and ask price reported on such date, or, if there is no such sale on that date, then on the last preceding date on which a sale was reported; or (iii) if the Common Stock is not listed on a national securities exchange or quoted in an inter-dealer quotation system on a last sale basis, the amount determined by the Committee in good faith to be the fair market value of the Common Stock; provided , however , as to any Awards granted on or with a Date of Grant of the date of the pricing of the Companys initial public offering, Grant Date Fair Market Value shall be equal to the per share price at which the Common Stock is offered to the public in connection with such initial public offering.
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(bb) Immediate Family Members has the meaning given to such term in Section 14(b) of the Plan.
(cc) Incentive Stock Option means an Option which is designated by the Committee as an incentive stock option as described in Section 422 of the Code and otherwise meets the requirements set forth in the Plan.
(dd) Indemnifiable Person has the meaning given to such term in Section 4(e) of the Plan.
(ee) Initial Director Grant has the meaning given to such term in Section 11(a) of the Plan.
(ff) Non-Employee Director means a member of the Board who is not an employee of any member of the Company Group.
(gg) Nonqualified Stock Option means an Option which is not designated by the Committee as an Incentive Stock Option.
(hh) OP Unit means any equity interest of the Operating Partnership.
(ii) OP Unit Award means an Other Equity-Based Award that is denominated in, or otherwise payable by delivery of, OP Units.
(jj) OP Unit Exchange Ratio means, with respect to an OP Unit Award, the ratio, as in effect on the Date of Grant, pursuant to which the number of shares of Common Stock for which an OP Unit may be converted, exchanged, or redeemed is determined, as may be adjusted pursuant to Section 12 of the Plan.
(kk) Operating Partnership means CorePoint Operating Partnership L.P., a Delaware limited partnership and the entity through which the Company conducts its business, and any successor entity (or such other limited partnership designated as the Operating Partnership by the Board from time to time).
(ll) Option means an Award granted under Section 7 of the Plan.
(mm) Option Period has the meaning given to such term in Section 7(c) of the Plan.
(nn) Other Equity-Based Award means an Award that is not an Option, Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Unit Award, that is granted under Section 9 of the Plan and is (i) payable by delivery of Common Stock or OP Units, and/or (ii) measured by reference to the value of Common Stock or OP Units.
(oo) Participant means an Eligible Person who has been selected by the Committee to participate in the Plan and to receive an Award pursuant to the Plan.
(pp) Permitted Transferee has the meaning given to such term in Section 14(b) of the Plan.
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(qq) Person means any individual, entity or group (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) or 14(d)(2) of the Exchange Act).
(rr) Plan means this CorePoint Lodging Inc. 2018 Omnibus Incentive Plan, as it may be amended and/or restated from time to time.
(ss) Plan Share Reserve has the meaning given to such term in Section 5(b) of the Plan.
(tt) Qualifying Director means a person who is, with respect to actions intended to obtain an exemption from Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act pursuant to Rule 16b-3 under the Exchange Act, a non-employee director within the meaning of Rule 16b-3 under the Exchange Act.
(uu) Restricted Period means the period of time determined by the Committee during which an Award is subject to restrictions, including vesting conditions.
(vv) Restricted Stock means Common Stock, subject to certain specified restrictions (which may include, without limitation, a requirement that the Participant remain continuously employed or provide continuous services for a specified period of time), granted under Section 8 of the Plan.
(ww) Restricted Stock Unit means an unfunded and unsecured promise to deliver shares of Common Stock, cash, other securities or other property, subject to certain restrictions (which may include, without limitation, a requirement that the Participant remain continuously employed or provide continuous services for a specified period of time), granted under Section 8 of the Plan.
(xx) SAR Base Price means, as to any Stock Appreciation Right, the price per share of Common Stock designated as the base value above which appreciation in value is measured.
(yy) Securities Act means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and any successor thereto. Reference in the Plan to any section of (or rule promulgated under) the Securities Act shall be deemed to include any rules, regulations or other interpretative guidance under such section or rule, and any amendments or successor provisions to such section, rules, regulations or guidance.
(zz) Service Recipient means, with respect to a Participant holding a given Award, the member of the Company Group by which the original recipient of such Award is, or following a Termination was most recently, principally employed or to which such original recipient provides, or following a Termination was most recently providing, services, as applicable.
(aaa) Stock Appreciation Right or SAR means an Other-Equity Based Award designated in an applicable Award Agreement as a stock appreciation right.
(bbb) Subsidiary means, with respect to any specified Person:
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(i) any corporation, association or other business entity of which more than 50% of the total voting power of shares of such entitys voting securities (without regard to the occurrence of any contingency and after giving effect to any voting agreement or stockholders agreement that effectively transfers voting power) is at the time owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by that Person or one or more of the other Subsidiaries of that Person (or a combination thereof); and
(ii) any partnership (or any comparable foreign entity) (A) the sole general partner (or functional equivalent thereof) or the managing general partner of which is such Person or Subsidiary of such Person or (B) the only general partners (or functional equivalents thereof) of which are that Person or one or more Subsidiaries of that Person (or any combination thereof).
(ccc) Sub-Plans means any sub-plan to the Plan that has been adopted by the Board or the Committee for the purpose of permitting the offering of Awards to employees of certain Designated Foreign Subsidiaries or otherwise outside the jurisdiction of the United States of America, with each such sub-plan designed to comply with local laws applicable to offerings in such foreign jurisdictions. Although any Sub-Plan may be designated a separate and independent plan from the Plan in order to comply with applicable local laws, the Plan Share Reserve and the other limits specified in Section 5(b) of the Plan shall apply in the aggregate to the Plan and any Sub-Plan adopted hereunder.
(ddd) Substitute Awards has the meaning given to such term in Section 5(f) of the Plan.
(eee) Termination means the termination of a Participants employment or service, as applicable, with the Service Recipient for any reason (including death).
3. Effective Date; Duration . The Plan shall be effective as of the Effective Date. The expiration date of the Plan, on and after which date no Awards may be granted hereunder, shall be the tenth (10 th ) anniversary of the Effective Date; provided , however , that such expiration shall not affect Awards then outstanding, and the terms and conditions of the Plan shall continue to apply to such Awards.
4. Administration .
(a) General . The Committee shall administer the Plan. To the extent required to comply with the provisions of Rule 16b-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act (if the Board is not acting as the Committee under the Plan), it is intended that each member of the Committee shall, at the time such member takes any action with respect to an Award under the Plan that is intended to qualify for the exemptions provided by Rule 16b-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act, be a Qualifying Director. However, the fact that a Committee member shall fail to qualify as a Qualifying Director shall not invalidate any Award granted by the Committee that is otherwise validly granted under the Plan.
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(b) Committee Authority . Subject to the provisions of the Plan and applicable law, the Committee shall have the sole and plenary authority, in addition to other express powers and authorizations conferred on the Committee by the Plan, to: (i) designate Participants; (ii) determine the type or types of Awards to be granted to a Participant; (iii) determine the number of shares of Common Stock to be covered by, or with respect to which payments, rights, or other matters are to be calculated in connection with, Awards; (iv) determine the terms and conditions of any Award; (v) determine whether, to what extent, and under what circumstances Awards may be settled in, or exercised for, cash, shares of Common Stock or OP Units, as applicable, other securities, other Awards or other property, or canceled, forfeited, or suspended and the method or methods by which Awards may be settled, exercised, canceled, forfeited, or suspended; (vi) determine whether, to what extent, and under what circumstances the delivery of cash, shares of Common Stock, other securities, other Awards, or other property and other amounts payable with respect to an Award shall be deferred either automatically or at the election of the Participant or of the Committee; (vii) interpret, administer, reconcile any inconsistency in, correct any defect in and/or supply any omission in the Plan and any instrument or agreement relating to, or Award granted under, the Plan; (viii) establish, amend, suspend, or waive any rules and regulations and appoint such agents as the Committee shall deem appropriate for the proper administration of the Plan; (ix) adopt Sub-Plans; and (x) make any other determination and take any other action that the Committee deems necessary or desirable for the administration of the Plan.
(c) Delegation . Except to the extent prohibited by applicable law or the applicable rules and regulations of any securities exchange or inter-dealer quotation system on which the securities of the Company are listed or traded, the Committee may allocate all or any portion of its responsibilities and powers to any one or more of its members and may delegate all or any part of its responsibilities and powers to any person or persons selected by it. Any such allocation or delegation may be revoked by the Committee at any time. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Committee may delegate to one or more officers of any member of the Company Group the authority to act on behalf of the Committee with respect to any matter, right, obligation, or election which is the responsibility of, or which is allocated to, the Committee herein, and which may be so delegated as a matter of law, except with respect to grants of Awards to persons (i) who are Non-Employee Directors or (ii) who are subject to Section 16 of the Exchange Act.
(d) Finality of Decisions . Unless otherwise expressly provided in the Plan, all designations, determinations, interpretations, and other decisions under or with respect to the Plan, any Award or any Award Agreement shall be within the sole discretion of the Committee, may be made at any time and shall be final, conclusive and binding upon all Persons, including, without limitation, any member of the Company Group, any Participant, any holder or beneficiary of any Award, and any stockholder of the Company.
(e) Indemnification . No member of the Board, the Committee or any employee or agent of any member of the Company Group (each such Person, an Indemnifiable Person ) shall be liable for any action taken or omitted to be taken or any determination made with respect to the Plan or any Award hereunder (unless constituting fraud or a willful criminal act or omission). Each Indemnifiable Person shall be indemnified and held harmless by the Company against and from any loss, cost, liability, or expense (including attorneys fees) that may be imposed upon or incurred by such Indemnifiable Person in connection with or resulting from any action, suit or proceeding to which such Indemnifiable Person may be a party or in which such Indemnifiable Person may be involved by reason of any action taken or omitted to be taken
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or determination made with respect to the Plan or any Award hereunder and against and from any and all amounts paid by such Indemnifiable Person with the Companys approval, in settlement thereof, or paid by such Indemnifiable Person in satisfaction of any judgment in any such action, suit or proceeding against such Indemnifiable Person, and the Company shall advance to such Indemnifiable Person any such expenses promptly upon written request (which request shall include an undertaking by the Indemnifiable Person to repay the amount of such advance if it shall ultimately be determined, as provided below, that the Indemnifiable Person is not entitled to be indemnified); provided , that the Company shall have the right, at its own expense, to assume and defend any such action, suit or proceeding and once the Company gives notice of its intent to assume the defense, the Company shall have sole control over such defense with counsel of the Companys choice. The foregoing right of indemnification shall not be available to an Indemnifiable Person to the extent that a final judgment or other final adjudication (in either case not subject to further appeal) binding upon such Indemnifiable Person determines that the acts, omissions or determinations of such Indemnifiable Person giving rise to the indemnification claim resulted from such Indemnifiable Persons fraud or willful criminal act or omission or that such right of indemnification is otherwise prohibited by law or by the organizational documents of any member of the Company Group. The foregoing right of indemnification shall not be exclusive of or otherwise supersede any other rights of indemnification to which such Indemnifiable Persons may be entitled under the organizational documents of any member of the Company Group, as a matter of law, under an individual indemnification agreement or contract or otherwise, or any other power that the Company may have to indemnify such Indemnifiable Persons or hold such Indemnifiable Persons harmless.
(f) Board Authority . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in the Plan, the Board may, in its sole discretion, at any time and from time to time, grant Awards and administer the Plan with respect to such Awards. Any such actions by the Board shall be subject to the applicable rules of the securities exchange or inter-dealer quotation system on which the Common Stock is listed or quoted. In any such case, the Board shall have all the authority granted to the Committee under the Plan.
5. Grant of Awards; Shares Subject to the Plan; Limitations .
(a) Grants . The Committee may, from time to time, grant Awards to one or more Eligible Persons.
(b) Share Reserve . Subject to Section 12 of the Plan, the total number of Awards available under the Plan shall be no more than 8,000,000 (the Plan Share Reserve ). Each Award granted under the Plan will reduce the Plan Share Reserve by the number of shares of Common Stock underlying such Award, which, in the case of OP Unit Awards shall equal the number of shares of Common Stock for which an OP Unit may be converted, exchanged, or redeemed based on the OP Unit Exchange Ratio. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Plan Share Reserve shall automatically be increased on the first day of each fiscal year following the fiscal year in which the Effective Date falls by a number of shares of Common Stock equal to the lesser of (i) the difference between (x) 10% of the total number of shares of Common Stock outstanding on the last day of the immediately preceding fiscal year, and (y) the number of shares of Common Stock remaining in the Plan Share Reserve on the last day of the immediately preceding fiscal year, and (ii) a lower number of shares of Common Stock as may
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be determined by the Board. Unless the Committee shall otherwise determine, shares of Common Stock delivered by the Company or its Affiliates upon exchange of OP Units or other equity securities of any Subsidiary of the Company that have been issued under the Plan shall be issued under the Plan.
(c) Additional Limits . Subject to Section 12 of the Plan, no more than the number of shares of Common Stock equal to the Plan Share Reserve may be issued in the aggregate pursuant to the exercise of Incentive Stock Options granted under the Plan. The maximum number of shares of Common Stock subject to Awards granted during a single fiscal year to any Non-Employee Director, taken together with any cash fees paid to such Non-Employee Director during such fiscal year, shall not exceed $500,000 in total value (calculating the value of any such awards based on the grant date fair value of such Awards for financial reporting purposes).
(d) Share Counting . Other than with respect to Substitute Awards, to the extent that an Award expires or is canceled, forfeited, or terminated without issuance to the Participant of the full number of shares of Common Stock to which such Award related, the unissued shares of Common Stock will again be available for grant under the Plan. Shares of Common Stock shall be deemed to have been issued in settlement of Awards if the Fair Market Value equivalent of such shares of Common Stock is paid in cash; provided , however , that no shares of Common Stock shall be deemed to have been issued in settlement of a SAR, Other Equity-Based Award or Restricted Stock Unit that only provides for settlement in cash and settles only in cash or in respect of any Cash-Based Incentive Award. Shares of Common Stock withheld in payment of the Exercise Price or taxes relating to an Award and shares of Common Stock equal to the number of shares of Common Stock surrendered in payment of any Exercise Price or taxes relating to an Award shall constitute shares of Common Stock issued to the Participant and shall reduce the Plan Share Reserve.
(e) Source of Shares . Shares of Common Stock issued by the Company in settlement of Awards may be authorized and unissued shares, shares of Common Stock purchased on the open market or by private purchase or a combination of the foregoing.
(f) Substitute Awards . Awards may, in the sole discretion of the Committee, be granted under the Plan in assumption of, or in substitution for, outstanding awards previously granted by an entity directly or indirectly acquired by the Company or with which the Company combines or as required by the terms of the Employee Matters Agreement by and between La Quinta Holdings Inc. and the Company, dated as of January 17, 2018 ( Substitute Awards ). Substitute Awards shall not be counted against the Plan Share Reserve; provided , that Substitute Awards issued in connection with the assumption of, or in substitution for, outstanding options intended to qualify as incentive stock options within the meaning of Section 422 of the Code shall be counted against the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock available for Awards of Incentive Stock Options under the Plan. Subject to applicable stock exchange requirements, available shares of Common Stock under a stockholder-approved plan of an entity directly or indirectly acquired by the Company or with which the Company combines (as appropriately adjusted to reflect the acquisition or combination transaction) may be used for Awards under the Plan and shall not reduce the number of shares of Common Stock available for issuance under the Plan.
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6. Eligibility . Participation in the Plan shall be limited to Eligible Persons.
7. Options .
(a) General . Each Option granted under the Plan shall be evidenced by an Award Agreement, which agreement need not be the same for each Participant. Each Option so granted shall be subject to the conditions set forth in this Section 7, and to such other conditions not inconsistent with the Plan as may be reflected in the applicable Award Agreement. All Options granted under the Plan shall be Nonqualified Stock Options unless the applicable Award Agreement expressly states that the Option is intended to be an Incentive Stock Option. Incentive Stock Options shall be granted only to Eligible Persons who are employees of a member of the Company Group, and no Incentive Stock Option shall be granted to any Eligible Person who is ineligible to receive an Incentive Stock Option under the Code. No Option shall be treated as an Incentive Stock Option unless the Plan has been approved by the stockholders of the Company in a manner intended to comply with the stockholder approval requirements of Section 422(b)(1) of the Code; provided , that any Option intended to be an Incentive Stock Option shall not fail to be effective solely on account of a failure to obtain such approval, but rather such Option shall be treated as a Nonqualified Stock Option unless and until such approval is obtained. In the case of an Incentive Stock Option, the terms and conditions of such grant shall be subject to, and comply with, such rules as may be prescribed by Section 422 of the Code. If for any reason an Option intended to be an Incentive Stock Option (or any portion thereof) shall not qualify as an Incentive Stock Option, then, to the extent of such nonqualification, such Option or portion thereof shall be regarded as a Nonqualified Stock Option appropriately granted under the Plan.
(b) Exercise Price . Except as otherwise provided by the Committee in the case of Substitute Awards, the exercise price ( Exercise Price ) per share of Common Stock for each Option shall not be less than 100% of the Grant Date Fair Market Value of such share; provided , however , that in the case of an Incentive Stock Option granted to an employee who, at the time of the grant of such Option, owns stock representing more than 10% of the voting power of all classes of stock of any member of the Company Group, the Exercise Price per share shall be no less than 110% of the Grant Date Fair Market Value per share.
(c) Vesting and Expiration .
(i) Options shall vest and become exercisable in such manner and on such date or dates or upon such event or events as determined by the Committee.
(ii) Options shall expire upon a date determined by the Committee, not to exceed ten (10) years from the Date of Grant (the Option Period ); provided , that if the Option Period (other than in the case of an Incentive Stock Option) would expire at a time when trading in the shares of Common Stock is prohibited by the Companys insider trading policy (or Company-imposed blackout period), then the Option Period shall be automatically extended until the thirtieth (30 th ) day following the expiration of such prohibition. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event shall the Option Period exceed five (5) years from the Date of Grant in the case of an Incentive Stock Option granted to a Participant who on the Date of Grant owns stock representing more than 10% of the voting power of all classes of stock of any member of the Company Group.
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(d) Method of Exercise and Form of Payment . No shares of Common Stock shall be issued pursuant to any exercise of an Option until payment in full of the Exercise Price therefor is received by the Company and the Participant has paid to the Company an amount equal to any Federal, state, local and non-U.S. income, employment and any other applicable taxes required to be withheld. Options which have become exercisable may be exercised by delivery of written or electronic notice of exercise to the Company (or telephonic instructions to the extent provided by the Committee) in accordance with the terms of the Option accompanied by payment of the Exercise Price. The Exercise Price shall be payable: (i) in cash, check, cash equivalent and/or shares of Common Stock valued at the Fair Market Value at the time the Option is exercised (including, pursuant to procedures approved by the Committee, by means of attestation of ownership of a sufficient number of shares of Common Stock in lieu of actual issuance of such shares to the Company); provided , that such shares of Common Stock are not subject to any pledge or other security interest and have been held by the Participant for at least six (6) months (or such other period as established from time to time by the Committee in order to avoid adverse accounting treatment applying generally accepted accounting principles ( GAAP )); or (ii) by such other method as the Committee may permit, in its sole discretion, including, without limitation (A) in other property having a fair market value on the date of exercise equal to the Exercise Price; (B) by means of a broker-assisted cashless exercise pursuant to which the Company is delivered (including telephonically to the extent permitted by the Committee) a copy of irrevocable instructions to a stockbroker to sell the shares of Common Stock otherwise issuable upon the exercise of the Option and to deliver promptly to the Company an amount equal to the Exercise Price; or (C) a net exercise procedure effected by withholding the minimum number of shares of Common Stock otherwise issuable in respect of an Option that are needed to pay the Exercise Price. Any fractional shares of Common Stock shall be settled in cash.
(e) Notification upon Disqualifying Disposition of an Incentive Stock Option . Each Participant awarded an Incentive Stock Option under the Plan shall notify the Company in writing immediately after the date the Participant makes a disqualifying disposition of any share of Common Stock acquired pursuant to the exercise of such Incentive Stock Option. A disqualifying disposition is any disposition (including, without limitation, any sale) of such Common Stock before the later of (i) the date that is two (2) years after the Date of Grant of the Incentive Stock Option or (ii) the date that is one (1) year after the date of exercise of the Incentive Stock Option. The Company may, if determined by the Committee and in accordance with procedures established by the Committee, retain possession, as agent for the applicable Participant, of any share of Common Stock acquired pursuant to the exercise of an Incentive Stock Option until the end of the period described in the preceding sentence, subject to complying with any instructions from such Participant as to the sale of such share of Common Stock.
(f) Compliance with Laws, Etc . Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event shall a Participant be permitted to exercise an Option in a manner which the Committee determines would violate the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, as it may be amended from time to time, or any other applicable law or the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission or the applicable rules and regulations of any securities exchange or inter-dealer quotation system on which the securities of the Company are listed or traded.
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8. Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units .
(a) General . Each grant of Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units shall be evidenced by an Award Agreement. Each Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Unit so granted shall be subject to the conditions set forth in this Section 8 and to such other conditions not inconsistent with the Plan as may be reflected in the applicable Award Agreement.
(b) Stock Certificates and Book-Entry Notation; Escrow or Similar Arrangement . Upon the grant of Restricted Stock, the Committee shall cause a stock certificate registered in the name of the Participant to be issued or shall cause share(s) of Common Stock to be registered in the name of the Participant and held in book-entry form subject to the Companys directions and, if the Committee determines that the Restricted Stock shall be held by the Company or in escrow rather than issued to the Participant pending the release of the applicable restrictions, the Committee may require the Participant to additionally execute and deliver to the Company (i) an escrow agreement satisfactory to the Committee, if applicable; and (ii) the appropriate stock power (endorsed in blank) with respect to the Restricted Stock covered by such agreement. Subject to the restrictions set forth in this Section 8, Section 14(c) of the Plan and the applicable Award Agreement, a Participant generally shall have the rights and privileges of a stockholder as to shares of Restricted Stock, including, without limitation, the right to vote such Restricted Stock. To the extent shares of Restricted Stock are forfeited, any stock certificates issued to the Participant evidencing such shares shall be returned to the Company, and all rights of the Participant to such shares and as a stockholder with respect thereto shall terminate without further obligation on the part of the Company. A Participant shall have no rights or privileges as a stockholder as to Restricted Stock Units.
(c) Vesting . Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units shall vest, and any applicable Restricted Period shall lapse, in such manner and on such date or dates or upon such event or events as determined by the Committee.
(d) Issuance of Restricted Stock and Settlement of Restricted Stock Units .
(i) Upon the expiration of the Restricted Period with respect to any shares of Restricted Stock, the restrictions set forth in the applicable Award Agreement shall be of no further force or effect with respect to such shares, except as set forth in the applicable Award Agreement. If an escrow arrangement is used, upon such expiration, the Company shall issue to the Participant, or the Participants beneficiary, without charge, the stock certificate (or, if applicable, a notice evidencing a book-entry notation) evidencing the shares of Restricted Stock which have not then been forfeited and with respect to which the Restricted Period has expired (rounded down to the nearest full share).
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(ii) Unless otherwise provided by the Committee in an Award Agreement or otherwise, upon the expiration of the Restricted Period with respect to any outstanding Restricted Stock Units, the Company shall issue to the Participant or the Participants beneficiary, without charge, one (1) share of Common Stock (or other securities or other property, as applicable) for each such outstanding Restricted Stock Unit; provided , however , that the Committee may, in its sole discretion, elect to (A) pay cash or part cash and part shares of Common Stock in lieu of issuing only shares of Common Stock in respect of such Restricted Stock Units; or (B) defer the issuance of shares of Common Stock (or cash or part cash and part shares of Common Stock, as the case may be) beyond the expiration of the Restricted Period if such extension would not cause adverse tax consequences under Section 409A of the Code. If a cash payment is made in lieu of issuing shares of Common Stock in respect of such Restricted Stock Units, the amount of such payment shall be equal to the Fair Market Value per share of the Common Stock as of the date on which the Restricted Period lapsed with respect to such Restricted Stock Units.
(e) Legends on Restricted Stock . Each certificate, if any, or book entry representing Restricted Stock awarded under the Plan, if any, shall bear a legend or book-entry notation substantially in the form of the following, in addition to any other information the Company deems appropriate, until the lapse of all restrictions with respect to such shares of Common Stock:
TRANSFER OF THIS CERTIFICATE AND THE SHARES OF COMMON STOCK REPRESENTED HEREBY IS RESTRICTED PURSUANT TO THE TERMS OF THE COREPOINT LODGING INC. 2018 OMNIBUS INCENTIVE PLAN AND A RESTRICTED STOCK AWARD AGREEMENT BETWEEN COREPOINT LODGING INC. AND PARTICIPANT. A COPY OF SUCH PLAN AND AWARD AGREEMENT IS ON FILE AT THE PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES OF COREPOINT LODGING INC.
9. Other Equity-Based Awards . The Committee may grant Other Equity-Based Awards under the Plan to Eligible Persons, alone or in tandem with other Awards, in such amounts and dependent on such conditions as the Committee shall from time to time in its sole discretion determine. Each Other Equity-Based Award granted under the Plan shall be evidenced by an Award Agreement and shall be subject to such conditions not inconsistent with the Plan as may be reflected in the applicable Award Agreement.
10. Cash-Based Incentive Awards. The Committee may grant Cash-Based Incentive Awards under the Plan to any Eligible Person. Each Cash-Based Incentive Award granted under the Plan shall be evidenced in such form as the Committee may determine from time to time.
11. Non-Employee Director Grants .
(a) With respect to each Non-Employee Director, such Non-Employee Director shall receive a grant of Restricted Stock, pursuant to Section 8 of the Plan, first on the date upon which such individual commences service as a Non-Employee Director (the Initial Director Grant ), and thereafter, on the date of each regularly scheduled annual meeting of the stockholders of the Company (the Annual Director Grant and together with the Initial Director Grant a Director Award ), subject to the terms of this Section 11.
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(b) With respect to any Initial Director Grant, the number of shares of Restricted Stock to be granted shall equal (i) a fraction, the numerator of which equals the number of days remaining in the applicable service year in which such Non-Employee Director commences service as a Non-Employee Director, and the denominator of which equals 365 (or 366 in any leap year) multiplied by (ii) the Director Grant Value divided by (iii) the Grant Date Fair Market Value (rounded up to the nearest whole number), and with respect to any Annual Director Grant, the number of shares of Restricted Stock to be granted shall equal (A) the Director Grant Value divided by (B) the Grant Date Fair Market Value (rounded up to the nearest whole number). A Director Award will vest in three equal tranches on the earliest to occur of (x) each of the first three anniversaries of the applicable Date of Grant of such Award and (y) a Change in Control; provided , in each case, the Non-Employee Director has not undergone a Termination.
(c) For purposes of this Section 11, the Director Grant Value for each Director Award shall equal (i) the difference between (A) $500,000 and (B) the annual cash fees paid or payable to each Non-Employee Director (excluding any fees attributable to committee meetings and chairman positions) in respect of the applicable year of service or (ii) such lesser amount as may be approved by the Board prior to the applicable Date of Grant, either as part of the Companys Non-Employee Director compensation program or as otherwise determined by the Board in the event of any change to such Non-Employee Directors compensation program or for any particular period of service. To the extent the Board makes a determination pursuant to clause (ii) above with respect to any year of service, it shall in no event be applicable to any subsequent year of service without a further determination by the Board pursuant to clause (ii) above in respect of any such subsequent year of service.
12. Changes in Capital Structure and Similar Events . Notwithstanding any other provision in this Plan to the contrary, the following provisions shall apply to all Awards granted hereunder (other than Cash-Based Incentive Awards):
(a) General . In the event of (i) any dividend (other than regular cash dividends) or other distribution (whether in the form of cash, shares of Common Stock, other securities or other property), recapitalization, stock split, reverse stock split, reorganization, merger, consolidation, split-up, split-off, spin-off, combination, repurchase or exchange of shares of Common Stock, OP Units or other securities of the Company, issuance of warrants or other rights to acquire shares of Common Stock or other securities of the Company, or other similar corporate transaction or event that affects the shares of Common Stock (including a Change in Control); or (ii) unusual or nonrecurring events affecting the Company, including changes in applicable rules, rulings, regulations or other requirements, that the Committee determines, in its sole discretion, could result in substantial dilution or enlargement of the rights intended to be granted to, or available for, Participants (any event in (i) or (ii), an Adjustment Event ), the Committee shall, in respect of any such Adjustment Event, make such proportionate substitution or adjustment, if any, as it deems equitable, to any or all of (A) the Plan Share Reserve, or any other limit applicable under the Plan with respect to the number of Awards which may be granted hereunder; (B) the number of shares of Common Stock or other securities of the Company (or number and kind of other securities or other property) which may be issued in respect of Awards or with respect to which Awards may be granted under the Plan or any Sub-Plan; (C) the terms of any outstanding Award, including, without limitation, (I) the number of
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shares of Common Stock, OP Units or other securities of the Company (or number and kind of other securities or other property) subject to outstanding Awards or to which outstanding Awards relate; (II) the Exercise Price or SAR Base Price with respect to any Option or SAR, as applicable or any amount payable as a condition of issuance of shares of Common Stock (in the case of any other Award); or (III) any applicable performance measures; provided , that in the case of any equity restructuring (within the meaning of the Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification Topic 718 (or any successor pronouncement thereto)), the Committee shall make an equitable or proportionate adjustment to outstanding Awards to reflect such equity restructuring; and (D) the OP Unit Exchange Ratio.
(b) Change in Control . Without limiting the foregoing, in connection with any Change in Control, the Committee may, in its sole discretion, provide for any one or more of the following:
(i) substitution or assumption of Awards, or to the extent that the surviving entity (or Affiliate thereof) of such Change in Control does not substitute or assume the Awards, full acceleration of vesting of, exercisability of, or lapse of restrictions on, as applicable, any Awards; provided , however , that with respect to any performance-vested Awards, any such acceleration of vesting, exercisability, or lapse of restrictions shall be based on actual performance through the date of such Change in Control; and
(ii) cancellation of any one or more outstanding Awards and payment to the holders of such Awards that are vested as of such cancellation (including, without limitation, any Awards that would vest as a result of the occurrence of such event but for such cancellation or for which vesting is accelerated by the Committee in connection with such event pursuant to clause (i) above), the value of such Awards, if any, as determined by the Committee (which value, if applicable, may be based upon the price per share of Common Stock received or to be received by other stockholders of the Company in such event), including, without limitation, in the case of an outstanding Option or SAR, a cash payment in an amount equal to the excess, if any, of the Fair Market Value (as of a date specified by the Committee) of the shares of Common Stock subject to such Option or SAR over the aggregate Exercise Price or SAR Base Price of such Option or SAR (it being understood that, in such event, any Option or SAR having a per share Exercise Price or SAR Base Price equal to, or in excess of, the Fair Market Value of a share of Common Stock subject thereto may be canceled and terminated without any payment or consideration therefor).
For purposes of clause (i) above, an award will be considered granted in substitution of an Award if it has an equivalent value (as determined consistent with clause (ii) above) with the original Award, whether designated in securities of the acquiror in such Change in Control transaction (or an Affiliate thereof), or in cash or other property (including in the same consideration that other stockholders of the Company receive in connection with such Change in Control transaction), and retains the vesting schedule applicable to the original Award.
Payments to holders pursuant to clause (ii) above shall be made in cash or, in the sole discretion of the Committee, in the form of such other consideration necessary for a Participant to receive property, cash, or securities (or combination thereof) as such Participant would have been entitled to receive upon the occurrence of the transaction if the Participant had been, immediately prior to such transaction, the holder of the number of shares of Common Stock covered by the Award at such time (less any applicable Exercise Price or SAR Base Price).
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(c) Other Requirements . Prior to any payment or adjustment contemplated under this Section 12, the Committee may require a Participant to: (i) represent and warrant as to the unencumbered title to the Participants Awards; (ii) bear such Participants pro rata share of any post-closing indemnity obligations, and be subject to the same post-closing purchase price adjustments, escrow terms, offset rights, holdback terms, and similar conditions as the other holders of Common Stock, subject to any limitations or reductions as may be necessary to comply with Section 409A of the Code; and (iii) deliver customary transfer documentation as reasonably determined by the Committee.
(d) Fractional Shares . Any adjustment provided under this Section 12 may provide for the elimination of any fractional share that might otherwise become subject to an Award.
(e) Binding Effect . Any adjustment, substitution, determination of value or other action taken by the Committee under this Section 12 shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes.
13. Amendments and Termination .
(a) Amendment and Termination of the Plan . The Board may amend, alter, suspend, discontinue, or terminate the Plan or any portion thereof at any time; provided , that no such amendment, alteration, suspension, discontinuance or termination shall be made without stockholder approval if: (i) such approval is necessary to comply with any regulatory requirement applicable to the Plan (including, without limitation, as necessary to comply with any rules or regulations of any securities exchange or inter-dealer quotation system on which the securities of the Company may be listed or quoted) or for changes in GAAP to new accounting standards; (ii) it would materially increase the number of securities which may be issued under the Plan (except for increases pursuant to Section 5 of the Plan or Section 12 of the Plan); or (iii) it would materially modify the requirements for participation in the Plan; provided , further , that any such amendment, alteration, suspension, discontinuance or termination that would materially and adversely affect the rights of any Participant or any holder or beneficiary of any Award theretofore granted shall not to that extent be effective without the consent of the affected Participant, holder or beneficiary. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no amendment shall be made to Section 13(c) of the Plan without stockholder approval.
(b) Amendment of Award Agreements . The Committee may, to the extent consistent with the terms of the Plan and any applicable Award Agreement, waive any conditions or rights under, amend any terms of, or alter, suspend, discontinue, cancel or terminate, any Award theretofore granted or the associated Award Agreement, prospectively or retroactively (including after a Participants Termination); provided , that, other than pursuant to Section 12 of the Plan, any such waiver, amendment, alteration, suspension, discontinuance, cancellation or termination that would materially and adversely affect the rights of any Participant with respect to any Award theretofore granted shall not to that extent be effective without the consent of the affected Participant.
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(c) No Repricing . Notwithstanding anything in the Plan to the contrary, without stockholder approval, except as otherwise permitted under Section 12 of the Plan: (i) no amendment or modification may reduce the Exercise Price of any Option or the SAR Base Price of any SAR; (ii) the Committee may not cancel any outstanding Option or SAR and replace it with a new Option or SAR (with a lower Exercise Price or SAR Base Price, as the case may be) or other Award or cash payment that is greater than the intrinsic value (if any) of the cancelled Option or SAR; and (iii) the Committee may not take any other action which is considered a repricing for purposes of the stockholder approval rules of any securities exchange or inter-dealer quotation system on which the securities of the Company are listed or quoted.
14. General .
(a) Award Agreements . Each Award (other than a Cash-Based Incentive Award) under the Plan shall be evidenced by an Award Agreement, which shall be delivered to the Participant to whom such Award was granted and shall specify the terms and conditions of the Award and any rules applicable thereto, including, without limitation, the effect on such Award of the death, Disability or Termination of a Participant, or of such other events as may be determined by the Committee. For purposes of the Plan, an Award Agreement may be in any such form (written or electronic) as determined by the Committee (including, without limitation, a Board or Committee resolution, an employment agreement, a notice, a certificate or a letter) evidencing the Award. The Committee need not require an Award Agreement to be signed by the Participant or a duly authorized representative of the Company.
(b) Nontransferability .
(i) Each Award shall be exercisable only by such Participant to whom such Award was granted during the Participants lifetime, or, if permissible under applicable law, by the Participants legal guardian or representative. No Award may be assigned, alienated, pledged, attached, sold or otherwise transferred or encumbered by a Participant (unless such transfer is specifically required pursuant to a domestic relations order or by applicable law) other than by will or by the laws of descent and distribution and any such purported assignment, alienation, pledge, attachment, sale, transfer or encumbrance shall be void and unenforceable against any member of the Company Group; provided , that the designation of a beneficiary shall not constitute an assignment, alienation, pledge, attachment, sale, transfer or encumbrance.
(ii) Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Committee may, in its sole discretion, permit Awards (other than Incentive Stock Options) to be transferred by a Participant, without consideration, subject to such rules as the Committee may adopt consistent with any applicable Award Agreement to preserve the purposes of the Plan, to: (A) any person who is a family member of the Participant, as such term is used in the instructions to Form S-8 under the Securities Act or any successor form of registration statement promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission (collectively, the Immediate Family Members ); (B) a trust solely for the benefit of the Participant and the
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Participants Immediate Family Members; (C) a partnership or limited liability company whose only partners or stockholders are the Participant and the Participants Immediate Family Members; or (D) a beneficiary to whom donations are eligible to be treated as charitable contributions for federal income tax purposes (each transferee described in clauses (A), (B), (C) and (D) above is hereinafter referred to as a Permitted Transferee ); provided , that the Participant gives the Committee advance written notice describing the terms and conditions of the proposed transfer and the Committee notifies the Participant in writing that such a transfer would comply with the requirements of the Plan.
(iii) The terms of any Award transferred in accordance with clause (ii) above shall apply to the Permitted Transferee and any reference in the Plan, or in any applicable Award Agreement, to a Participant shall be deemed to refer to the Permitted Transferee, except that: (A) Permitted Transferees shall not be entitled to transfer any Award, other than by will or the laws of descent and distribution; (B) Permitted Transferees shall not be entitled to exercise any transferred Option unless there shall be in effect a registration statement on an appropriate form covering the shares of Common Stock to be acquired pursuant to the exercise of such Option if the Committee determines, consistent with any applicable Award Agreement, that such a registration statement is necessary or appropriate; (C) neither the Committee nor the Company shall be required to provide any notice to a Permitted Transferee, whether or not such notice is or would otherwise have been required to be given to the Participant under the Plan or otherwise; and (D) the consequences of a Participants Termination under the terms of the Plan and the applicable Award Agreement shall continue to be applied with respect to the Participant, including, without limitation, that an Option shall be exercisable by the Permitted Transferee only to the extent, and for the periods, specified in the Plan and the applicable Award Agreement.
(c) Dividends and Dividend Equivalents .
(i) The Committee may, in its sole discretion, provide a Participant as part of an Award with dividends, dividend equivalents, or similar payments in respect of Awards, payable in cash, shares of Common Stock, other securities, other Awards or other property, on a current or deferred basis, on such terms and conditions as may be determined by the Committee in its sole discretion, including, without limitation, payment directly to the Participant, withholding of such amounts by the Company subject to vesting of the Award or reinvestment in additional shares of Common Stock.
(ii) Without limiting the foregoing, unless otherwise provided in the Award Agreement, any dividend otherwise payable in respect of any share of Restricted Stock that remains subject to vesting conditions at the time of payment of such dividend shall be retained by the Company and remain subject to the same vesting conditions as the share of Restricted Stock to which the dividend relates.
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(iii) To the extent provided in an Award Agreement, the holder of outstanding Restricted Stock Units shall be entitled to be credited with dividend equivalent payments (upon the payment by the Company of dividends on shares of Common Stock) either in cash or, in the sole discretion of the Committee, in shares of Common Stock having a Fair Market Value equal to the amount of such dividends (and interest may, in the sole discretion of the Committee, be credited on the amount of cash dividend equivalents at a rate and subject to such terms as determined by the Committee), which accumulated dividend equivalents (and interest thereon, if applicable) shall be payable at the same time as the underlying Restricted Stock Units are settled following the date on which the Restricted Period lapses with respect to such Restricted Stock Units, and, if such Restricted Stock Units are forfeited, the Participant shall have no right to such dividend equivalent payments (or interest thereon, if applicable).
(d) Tax Withholding .
(i) A Participant shall be required to pay to the Company or one or more of its Subsidiaries, as applicable, an amount in cash (by check or wire transfer) equal to the aggregate amount of any income, employment and/or other applicable taxes that are statutorily required to be withheld in respect of an Award. Alternatively, the Company or any of its Subsidiaries may elect, in its sole discretion, to satisfy this requirement by withholding such amount from any cash compensation or other cash amounts owing to a Participant.
(ii) Without limiting the foregoing, the Committee may (but is not obligated to), in its sole discretion, permit or require a Participant to satisfy, all or any portion of the minimum income, employment and/or other applicable taxes that are statutorily required to be withheld with respect to an Award by: (A) the delivery of shares of Common Stock (which are not subject to any pledge or other security interest) that have been both held by the Participant and vested for at least six (6) months (or such other period as established from time to time by the Committee in order to avoid adverse accounting treatment under applicable accounting standards) having an aggregate Fair Market Value equal to such minimum statutorily required withholding liability (or portion thereof); or (B) having the Company withhold from the shares of Common Stock otherwise issuable or deliverable to, or that would otherwise be retained by, the Participant upon the grant, exercise, vesting or settlement of the Award, as applicable, a number of shares of Common Stock with an aggregate Fair Market Value equal to an amount, subject to clause (iii) below, not in excess of such minimum statutorily required withholding liability (or portion thereof).
(iii) The Committee, subject to its having considered the applicable accounting impact of any such determination, has full discretion to allow Participants to satisfy, in whole or in part, any additional income, employment and/or other applicable taxes payable by them with respect to an Award by electing to have the Company withhold from the shares of Common Stock otherwise issuable or deliverable to, or that would otherwise be retained by, a Participant upon the grant, exercise, vesting or settlement of the Award, as applicable, shares of Common Stock having an aggregate Fair Market Value that is greater than the applicable minimum required statutory withholding liability (but such withholding may in no event be in excess of the maximum statutory withholding amount(s) in a Participants relevant tax jurisdiction(s)).
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(e) Data Protection . By participating in the Plan or accepting any rights granted under it, each Participant consents to the collection and processing of personal data relating to the Participant so that the Company and its Affiliates can fulfill their obligations and exercise their rights under the Plan and generally administer and manage the Plan. This data will include, but may not be limited to, data about participation in the Plan and shares of Common Stock offered or received, purchased, or sold under the Plan from time to time and other appropriate financial and other data (such as the date on which the Awards were granted) about the Participant and the Participants participation in the Plan.
(f) No Claim to Awards; No Rights to Continued Employment; Waiver . No employee of any member of the Company Group, or other Person, shall have any claim or right to be granted an Award under the Plan or, having been selected for the grant of an Award, to be selected for a grant of any other Award. There is no obligation for uniformity of treatment of Participants or holders or beneficiaries of Awards. The terms and conditions of Awards and the Committees determinations and interpretations with respect thereto need not be the same with respect to each Participant and may be made selectively among Participants, whether or not such Participants are similarly situated. Neither the Plan nor any action taken hereunder shall be construed as giving any Participant any right to be retained in the employ or service of the Service Recipient or any other member of the Company Group, nor shall it be construed as giving any Participant any rights to continued service on the Board. The Service Recipient or any other member of the Company Group may at any time dismiss a Participant from employment or discontinue any consulting relationship, free from any liability or any claim under the Plan, unless otherwise expressly provided in the Plan or any Award Agreement. By accepting an Award under the Plan, a Participant shall thereby be deemed to have waived any claim to continued exercise or vesting of an Award or to damages or severance entitlement related to non-continuation of the Award beyond the period provided under the Plan or any Award Agreement, except to the extent of any provision to the contrary in any written employment contract or other agreement between the Service Recipient and/or any member of the Company Group and the Participant, whether any such agreement is executed before, on or after the Date of Grant.
(g) International Participants . With respect to Participants who reside or work outside of the United States of America, the Committee may, in its sole discretion, amend the terms of the Plan and create or amend Sub-Plans or amend outstanding Awards with respect to such Participants in order to conform such terms with the requirements of local law or to obtain more favorable tax or other treatment for a Participant or any member of the Company Group.
(h) Designation and Change of Beneficiary . Each Participant may file with the Committee a written designation of one or more Persons as the beneficiary(ies) who shall be entitled to receive the amounts payable with respect to an Award, if any, due under the Plan upon the Participants death. A Participant may, from time to time, revoke or change the Participants beneficiary designation without the consent of any prior beneficiary by filing a new designation with the Committee. The last such designation received by the Committee shall be controlling; provided, however , that no designation, or change or revocation thereof, shall be effective unless received by the Committee prior to the Participants death, and in no event shall it be effective as of a date prior to such receipt. If no beneficiary designation is filed by a Participant, the beneficiary shall be deemed to be the Participants spouse or, if the Participant is unmarried at the time of death, the Participants estate.
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(i) Termination . Except as otherwise provided in an Award Agreement, unless determined otherwise by the Committee at any point following such event: (i) neither a temporary absence from employment or service due to illness, vacation or leave of absence (including, without limitation, a call to active duty for military service through a Reserve or National Guard unit) nor a transfer from employment or service with one Service Recipient to employment or service with another Service Recipient (or vice-versa) shall be considered a Termination; and (ii) if a Participant undergoes a Termination of employment, but such Participant continues to provide services to the Company Group in a non-employee capacity, such change in status shall not be considered a Termination for purposes of the Plan. Further, unless otherwise determined by the Committee, in the event that any Service Recipient ceases to be a member of the Company Group (by reason of sale, divestiture, spin-off or other similar transaction), unless a Participants employment or service is transferred to another entity that would constitute a Service Recipient immediately following such transaction, such Participant shall be deemed to have suffered a Termination hereunder as of the date of the consummation of such transaction.
(j) No Rights as a Stockholder . Except as otherwise specifically provided in the Plan or any Award Agreement, no Person shall be entitled to the privileges of ownership in respect of shares of Common Stock which are subject to Awards hereunder until such shares have been issued or delivered to such Person.
(k) Government and Other Regulations .
(i) The obligation of the Company to settle Awards in shares of Common Stock or other consideration shall be subject to all applicable laws, rules, and regulations, and to such approvals by governmental agencies as may be required. Notwithstanding any terms or conditions of any Award to the contrary, the Company shall be under no obligation to offer to sell or to sell, and shall be prohibited from offering to sell or selling, any shares of Common Stock pursuant to an Award unless such shares have been properly registered for sale pursuant to the Securities Act with the Securities and Exchange Commission or unless the Company has received an opinion of counsel (if the Company has requested such an opinion), satisfactory to the Company, that such shares may be offered or sold without such registration pursuant to an available exemption therefrom and the terms and conditions of such exemption have been fully complied with. The Company shall be under no obligation to register for sale under the Securities Act any of the shares of Common Stock to be offered or sold under the Plan. The Committee shall have the authority to provide that all shares of Common Stock or other securities of any member of the Company Group issued under the Plan shall be subject to such stop-transfer orders and other restrictions as the Committee may deem advisable under the Plan, the applicable Award Agreement, the Federal securities laws, or the rules, regulations and other requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission, any securities exchange or inter-dealer quotation system on which the securities of the Company are listed or quoted and any other applicable Federal, state, local or non-U.S. laws, rules, regulations and other requirements, and, without limiting the generality of
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Section 8 of the Plan, the Committee may cause a legend or legends to be put on certificates representing shares of Common Stock or other securities of any member of the Company Group issued under the Plan to make appropriate reference to such restrictions or may cause such Common Stock or other securities of any member of the Company Group issued under the Plan in book-entry form to be held subject to the Companys instructions or subject to appropriate stop-transfer orders. Notwithstanding any provision in the Plan to the contrary, the Committee reserves the right to add any additional terms or provisions to any Award granted under the Plan that the Committee, in its sole discretion, deems necessary or advisable in order that such Award complies with the legal requirements of any governmental entity to whose jurisdiction the Award is subject.
(ii) The Committee may cancel an Award or any portion thereof if it determines, in its sole discretion, that legal or contractual restrictions and/or blockage and/or other market considerations would make the Companys acquisition of shares of Common Stock from the public markets, the Companys issuance of Common Stock to the Participant, the Participants acquisition of Common Stock from the Company and/or the Participants sale of Common Stock to the public markets illegal, impracticable or inadvisable. If the Committee determines to cancel all or any portion of an Award in accordance with the foregoing, the Company shall, subject to any limitations or reductions as may be necessary to comply with Section 409A of the Code, (A) pay to the Participant an amount equal to the excess of (I) the aggregate Fair Market Value of the shares of Common Stock subject to such Award or portion thereof canceled (determined as of the applicable exercise date, or the date that the shares would have been vested or issued, as applicable); over (II) the aggregate Exercise Price or SAR Base Price (in the case of an Option or SAR, respectively) or any amount payable as a condition of issuance of shares of Common Stock (in the case of any other Award), which such amount shall be delivered to the Participant as soon as practicable following the cancellation of such Award or portion thereof, or (B) in the case of Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Units or Other Equity-Based Awards, provide the Participant with a cash payment or equity subject to deferred vesting and delivery consistent with the vesting restrictions applicable to such Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Units or Other Equity-Based Awards, or the underlying shares in respect thereof.
(l) No Section 83(b) Elections Without Consent of Company . Except with respect to OP Units, no election under Section 83(b) of the Code or under a similar provision of law may be made unless expressly permitted by the terms of the applicable Award Agreement or by action of the Committee in writing prior to the making of such election. If a Participant, in connection with the acquisition of shares of Common Stock or OP Units under the Plan or otherwise, is expressly permitted to make such election and the Participant makes the election, the Participant shall notify the Company of such election within ten (10) days of filing notice of the election with the Internal Revenue Service or other governmental authority, in addition to any filing and notification required pursuant to Section 83(b) of the Code or other applicable provision.
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(m) Payments to Persons Other Than Participants . If the Committee shall find that any Person to whom any amount is payable under the Plan is unable to care for the Participants affairs because of illness or accident, or is a minor, or has died, then any payment due to such Person or the Participants estate (unless a prior claim therefor has been made by a duly appointed legal representative) may, if the Committee so directs the Company, be paid to the Participants spouse, child, relative, an institution maintaining or having custody of such Person, or any other Person deemed by the Committee to be a proper recipient on behalf of such Person otherwise entitled to payment. Any such payment shall be a complete discharge of the liability of the Committee and the Company therefor.
(n) Nonexclusivity of the Plan . Neither the adoption of the Plan by the Board nor the submission of the Plan to the stockholders of the Company for approval shall be construed as creating any limitations on the power of the Board to adopt such other incentive arrangements as it may deem desirable, including, without limitation, the granting of equity-based awards otherwise than under the Plan, and such arrangements may be either applicable generally or only in specific cases.
(o) No Trust or Fund Created . Neither the Plan nor any Award shall create or be construed to create a trust or separate fund of any kind or a fiduciary relationship between any member of the Company Group, on the one hand, and a Participant or other Person, on the other hand. No provision of the Plan or any Award shall require the Company, for the purpose of satisfying any obligations under the Plan, to purchase assets or place any assets in a trust or other entity to which contributions are made or otherwise to segregate any assets, nor shall the Company be obligated to maintain separate bank accounts, books, records or other evidence of the existence of a segregated or separately maintained or administered fund for such purposes. Participants shall have no rights under the Plan other than as unsecured general creditors of the Company, except that insofar as they may have become entitled to payment of additional compensation by performance of services, they shall have the same rights as other service providers under general law.
(p) Reliance on Reports . Each member of the Committee and each member of the Board shall be fully justified in acting or failing to act, as the case may be, and shall not be liable for having so acted or failed to act in good faith, in reliance upon any report made by the independent public accountant of any member of the Company Group and/or any other information furnished in connection with the Plan by any agent of the Company or the Committee or the Board, other than himself or herself.
(q) Relationship to Other Benefits . No payment under the Plan shall be taken into account in determining any benefits under any pension, retirement, profit sharing, group insurance or other benefit plan of the Company except as otherwise specifically provided in such other plan or as required by applicable law.
(r) Governing Law . The Plan shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the internal laws of the State of Maryland applicable to contracts made and performed wholly within the State of Maryland, without giving effect to the conflict of laws provisions thereof. EACH PARTICIPANT WHO ACCEPTS AN AWARD IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ALL RIGHT TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY SUIT, ACTION, OR OTHER PROCEEDING INSTITUTED BY OR AGAINST SUCH PARTICIPANT IN RESPECT OF THE PARTICIPANTS RIGHTS OR OBLIGATIONS HEREUNDER.
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(s) Severability . If any provision of the Plan or any Award or Award Agreement is, becomes or is deemed to be invalid, illegal, or unenforceable in any jurisdiction or as to any Person or Award, or would disqualify the Plan or any Award under any law deemed applicable by the Committee, such provision shall be construed or deemed amended to conform to the applicable laws, or if it cannot be construed or deemed amended without, in the determination of the Committee, materially altering the intent of the Plan or the Award, such provision shall be construed or deemed stricken as to such jurisdiction, Person or Award and the remainder of the Plan and any such Award shall remain in full force and effect.
(t) Obligations Binding on Successors . The obligations of the Company under the Plan shall be binding upon any successor corporation or organization resulting from the merger, consolidation or other reorganization of the Company, or upon any successor corporation or organization succeeding to substantially all of the assets and business of the Company.
(u) Section 409A of the Code .
(i) Notwithstanding any provision of the Plan to the contrary, it is intended that the provisions of the Plan comply with Section 409A of the Code, and all provisions of the Plan shall be construed and interpreted in a manner consistent with the requirements for avoiding taxes or penalties under Section 409A of the Code. Each Participant is solely responsible and liable for the satisfaction of all taxes and penalties that may be imposed on or in respect of such Participant in connection with the Plan (including any taxes and penalties under Section 409A of the Code), and neither the Service Recipient nor any other member of the Company Group shall have any obligation to indemnify or otherwise hold such Participant (or any beneficiary) harmless from any or all of such taxes or penalties. With respect to any Award that is considered deferred compensation subject to Section 409A of the Code, references in the Plan to termination of employment (and substantially similar phrases) shall mean separation from service within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code. For purposes of Section 409A of the Code, each of the payments that may be made in respect of any Award granted under the Plan is designated as a separate payment.
(ii) Notwithstanding anything in the Plan to the contrary, if a Participant is a specified employee within the meaning of Section 409A(a)(2)(B)(i) of the Code, no payments in respect of any Awards that are deferred compensation subject to Section 409A of the Code and which would otherwise be payable upon the Participants separation from service (as defined in Section 409A of the Code) shall be made to such Participant prior to the date that is six (6) months after the date of such Participants separation from service or, if earlier, the date of the Participants death. Following any applicable six (6) month delay, all such delayed payments will be paid in a single lump sum on the earliest date permitted under Section 409A of the Code that is also a business day.
(iii) Unless otherwise provided by the Committee in an Award Agreement or otherwise, in the event that the timing of payments in respect of any Award (that would otherwise be considered deferred compensation subject to Section 409A of the Code) would be accelerated upon the occurrence of (A) a Change in Control, no such
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acceleration shall be permitted unless the event giving rise to the Change in Control satisfies the definition of a change in the ownership or effective control of a corporation, or a change in the ownership of a substantial portion of the assets of a corporation pursuant to Section 409A of the Code or (B) a Disability, no such acceleration shall be permitted unless the Disability also satisfies the definition of Disability pursuant to Section 409A of the Code.
(v) Clawback/Repayment . All Awards shall be subject to reduction, cancellation, forfeiture or recoupment to the extent necessary to comply with (i) any clawback, forfeiture or other similar policy adopted by the Board or the Committee and as in effect from time to time, and (ii) applicable law. Further, to the extent that the Participant receives any amount in excess of the amount that the Participant should otherwise have received under the terms of the Award for any reason (including, without limitation, by reason of a financial restatement, mistake in calculations or other administrative error), the Participant shall be required to repay any such excess amount to the Company.
(w) Detrimental Activity . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, if a Participant has engaged in any Detrimental Activity, as determined by the Committee, the Committee may, in its sole discretion, provide for one or more of the following:
(i) cancellation of any or all of such Participants outstanding Awards; or
(ii) forfeiture and prompt repayment to the Company by the Participant of any gain realized on the vesting, exercise or settlement of any Awards previously granted to such Participant.
(x) Right of Offset . The Company will have the right to offset against its obligation to deliver shares of Common Stock (or other property or cash) under the Plan or any Award Agreement any outstanding amounts (including, without limitation, travel and entertainment or advance account balances, loans, repayment obligations under any Awards, or amounts repayable to the Company pursuant to tax equalization, housing, automobile or other employee programs) that the Participant then owes to any member of the Company Group and any amounts the Committee otherwise deems appropriate pursuant to any tax equalization policy or agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if an Award is deferred compensation subject to Section 409A of the Code, the Committee will have no right to offset against its obligation to deliver shares of Common Stock (or other property or cash) under the Plan or any Award Agreement if such offset could subject the Participant to the additional tax imposed under Section 409A of the Code in respect of an outstanding Award.
(y) Expenses; Titles and Headings . The expenses of administering the Plan shall be borne by the Company Group. The titles and headings of the sections in the Plan are for convenience of reference only, and in the event of any conflict, the text of the Plan, rather than such titles or headings, shall control.
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Exhibit 99.1
Omnibus Incentive Plan
The principal features of our new omnibus incentive plan (the Omnibus Incentive Plan) are summarized below. The summary is qualified in its entirety by reference to the text of the Omnibus Incentive Plan and/or the corresponding award agreements, as applicable, which are filed as exhibits to the Registration Statement of which this information statement forms a part.
On April 12, 2018, our board of directors approved and adopted, and on April 26, 2018 our sole stockholder approved, the Omnibus Incentive Plan prior to the spin-off.
Purpose. The purpose of our Omnibus Incentive Plan is to provide a means through which to attract and retain key personnel and to provide a means whereby our directors, officers, employees, consultants and advisors can acquire and maintain an equity interest in us, or be paid incentive compensation, including incentive compensation measured by reference to the value of our common stock, thereby strengthening their commitment to our welfare and aligning their interests with those of our stockholders.
Administration. Our Omnibus Incentive Plan will be administered by the compensation committee of our board of directors or such other committee of our board of directors to which it has properly delegated power, or if no such committee or subcommittee exists, our board of directors (the administering body referred to herein as the Committee). The Committee is authorized to interpret, administer, reconcile any inconsistency in, correct any defect in and/or supply any omission in our Omnibus Incentive Plan and any instrument or agreement relating to, or any award granted under, our Omnibus Incentive Plan; establish, amend, suspend, or waive any rules and regulations and appoint such agents as the Committee deems appropriate for the proper administration of our Omnibus Incentive Plan; adopt sub-plans; and make any other determination and take any other action that the Committee deems necessary or desirable for the administration of our Omnibus Incentive Plan. Except to the extent prohibited by applicable law or the applicable rules and regulations of any securities exchange or inter-dealer quotation system on which our securities are listed or traded, the Committee may allocate all or any portion of its responsibilities and powers to any one or more of its members and may delegate all or any part of its responsibilities and powers to any person or persons selected by it in accordance with the terms of our Omnibus Incentive Plan. Unless otherwise expressly provided in our Omnibus Incentive Plan, all designations, determinations, interpretations, and other decisions under or with respect to our Omnibus Incentive Plan or any award or any documents evidencing awards granted pursuant to our Omnibus Incentive Plan are within the sole discretion of the Committee, may be made at any time and are final, conclusive, and binding upon all persons or entities, including, without limitation, us, any participant, any holder or beneficiary of any award, and any of our stockholders.
Awards Subject to Our Omnibus Incentive Plan. Our Omnibus Incentive Plan provides that the total number of shares of awards that may be issued thereunder will be no more than 8,000,000 (the Plan Share Reserve). Each award granted under the Omnibus Incentive Plan will reduce the Plan Share Reserve by the number of shares of our common stock underlying such award, which in the case of awards of OP Units (as defined in our Omnibus Incentive Plan) will equal the number of shares of our common stock for which an OP Unit may be converted, exchanged, or redeemed, as set forth in the Omnibus Incentive Plan. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Plan Share Reserve will automatically increase on the first day of each fiscal year following the fiscal year in which our Omnibus Incentive Plan is adopted by a number of shares of our common stock equal to the lesser of (i) the difference between (A) 10% of the total number of shares of our common stock outstanding on the last day of the immediately preceding fiscal year and (B) the number of shares of our common stock in the Plan Share Reserve on the last day of the immediately preceding fiscal year and (ii) a lower number of shares of our common stock as determined by our board of directors. No more than the number of shares of our common stock equal to the Plan Share Reserve may be issued in the aggregate pursuant to the exercise of incentive stock options. Except for substitute awards (as described below), in the event any award expires or is cancelled, forfeited or terminated without issuance to the participant of the full number of shares to which the award related, the unissued shares of our common stock may be granted again under our Omnibus Incentive Plan. Awards may, in the sole discretion of the Committee, be granted in assumption of, or in substitution for, outstanding awards granted by an entity directly or indirectly acquired by us or with which we combine or as required by the terms of the EMA (referred to as substitute awards), and such substitute awards will not be counted against the Plan Share Reserve, except that substitute awards intended to qualify as incentive stock options will count against the limit on incentive stock options described above. No award may be granted under our Omnibus Incentive Plan after the tenth anniversary of the Effective Date (as defined in our Omnibus Incentive Plan), but awards granted before then may extend beyond that date.
Non-Employee Director Grants. Each non-employee director will receive a grant of shares of restricted stock first on the date upon which such individual commences service as a non-employee director (the Initial Director Grant) and thereafter on the date of each regularly scheduled annual meeting of our stockholders (the Annual Director Grant and, together with the Initial Director Grant, a Director Award). With respect to any Initial Director Grant, the number of shares of restricted stock to be granted will equal (i) a fraction, the numerator of which equals the number of days remaining in the applicable service year in which such non-employee director commences service as a non-employee director and the denominator of which equals 365 (or 366 in any leap year), multiplied by (ii) (A) the Director Grant Value (as defined below) divided by (B) the fair market value of one share of our common stock underlying such share of restricted stock on the date such shares of restricted stock are granted (rounded up to the nearest whole number). With respect to any Annual Director Grant, the number of shares of restricted stock to be granted will equal (1) the Director
Grant Value divided by (2) the fair market value of one share of our common stock underlying such share of restricted stock on the date such shares of restricted stock are granted (rounded up to the nearest whole number). A Director Award will in three equal tranches on the earliest to occur of (x) each of the first three anniversaries of the applicable date of grant of such award and (y) a change in control (as defined in our Omnibus Incentive Plan); provided, in each case, the non-employee director has not undergone a termination of service as of such date.
The Director Grant Value for each Director Award will equal (i) the difference between (A) $500,000 and (B) the annual cash fees paid or payable to each non-employee director (excluding any fees attributable to committee meetings and chairman positions) in respect of the applicable year of service or (ii) such lesser amount as may be approved by our board of directors, either as part of our non-employee director compensation program or as otherwise determined by our board of directors in the event of any change to such non-employee directors compensation program or for any particular period of service.
Stock Options. Under our Omnibus Incentive Plan, the Committee may grant non-qualified stock options and incentive stock options, with terms and conditions determined by the Committee that are not inconsistent with our Omnibus Incentive Plan; provided, that all stock options granted under our Omnibus Incentive Plan are required to have a per share exercise price that is not less than 100% of the fair market value of our common stock underlying such stock options on the date such stock options are granted (other than in the case of stock options that are substitute awards), and all stock options that are intended to qualify as incentive stock options must be granted pursuant to an award agreement expressly stating that the options are intended to qualify as incentive stock options, and will be subject to the terms and conditions that comply with the rules as may be prescribed by Section 422 of the Code. The maximum term for stock options granted under our Omnibus Incentive Plan will be ten years from the initial date of grant, or with respect to any stock options intended to qualify as incentive stock options, such shorter period as prescribed by Section 422 of the Code. However, if a non-qualified stock option would expire at a time when trading of shares of our common stock is prohibited by our insider trading policy (or blackout period imposed by us), the term will automatically be extended to the 30th day following the end of such period. The purchase price for the shares as to which a stock option is exercised may be paid to us, to the extent permitted by law, (i) in cash or its equivalent at the time the stock option is exercised; (ii) in shares of our common stock having a fair market value equal to the aggregate exercise price for the shares being purchased and satisfying any requirements that may be imposed by the Committee (provided that such shares have been held by the participant for at least six months or such other period established by the Committee to avoid adverse accounting treatment); or (iii) by such other method as the Committee may permit in its sole discretion, including, without limitation, (A) in other property having a fair market value on the date of exercise equal to the aggregate exercise price for the shares being purchased, (B) through the delivery of irrevocable instructions to a broker to sell the shares being acquired upon the exercise of the stock option and to deliver to us the amount of the proceeds of such sale equal to the aggregate exercise price for the shares being purchased, or (C) through a net exercise procedure effected by withholding the minimum number of shares needed to pay the aggregate exercise price for the shares being purchased. Any fractional shares of common stock will be settled in cash.
Restricted Shares and Restricted Stock Units. The Committee may grant (i) restricted shares of our common stock or (ii) restricted stock units representing the right to receive, upon vesting and the expiration of any applicable restricted period, one share of common stock for each restricted stock unit, the cash value thereof or any combination of the foregoing, in each case, in the Committees sole discretion. As to restricted shares of our common stock, subject to the other provisions of our Omnibus Incentive Plan, the holder generally will have the rights and privileges of a stockholder as to such restricted shares of common stock, including, without limitation, the right to vote such restricted shares of common stock. Participants have no rights or privileges as a stockholder with respect to restricted stock units.
Other Equity-Based Awards and Cash-Based Awards. The Committee may grant other equity-based or cash-based awards under our Omnibus Incentive Plan, with terms and conditions determined by the Committee that are not inconsistent with our Omnibus Incentive Plan.
Effect of Certain Events on the Omnibus Incentive Plan and Awards. In the event of (i) any dividend (other than regular cash dividends) or other distribution (whether in the form of cash, shares of our common stock, shares of our other securities, or other property), recapitalization, stock split, reverse stock split, reorganization, merger, consolidation, split-up, split-off, spin-off, combination, repurchase or exchange of shares of our common stock or our other securities, issuance of warrants or other rights to acquire shares of our common stock, OP Units or our other securities, or other similar corporate transaction or event that affects the shares of our common stock (including a change in control), or (ii) unusual or nonrecurring events affecting us, including changes in applicable rules, rulings, regulations, or other requirements, that the Committee determines, in its sole discretion, could result in substantial dilution or enlargement of the rights intended to be granted to, or available for, participants (any event in (i) or (ii), an Adjustment Event), the Committee will, in respect of any such Adjustment Event, make such proportionate substitution or adjustment, if any, as it deems equitable, to any or all of: (A) the Plan Share Reserve, or any other limit applicable under our Omnibus Incentive Plan with respect to the number of awards which may be granted thereunder, (B) the number of shares of our common stock or our other securities (or number and kind of other securities or other property) which may be issued in respect of awards or with respect to which awards may be granted under our Omnibus Incentive Plan or any sub-plan, (C) the terms of any outstanding award, including, without limitation, (1) the number of shares of our common stock, OP Units, or our other securities (or number and kind of other securities or other property) subject to outstanding awards or to which outstanding awards relate, (2) the exercise price, base
price, or any amount payable as a condition of issuance of shares of our common stock with respect to any award, or (3) any applicable performance measures; provided, that in the case of any equity restructuring, the Committee will make an equitable or proportionate adjustment to outstanding awards to reflect such equity restructuring, and (D) the ratio pursuant to which the number of shares of our common stock for which an OP Unit may be converted, exchanged, or redeemed is determined. In connection with any change in control, the Committee may, in its sole discretion, provide for any one or more of the following: (1) a substitution or assumption of awards, or to the extent the surviving entity does not substitute or assume the awards, the acceleration of vesting, exercisability or lapse of restrictions on awards; and (2) cancellation of any one or more outstanding awards and payment to the holders of such awards that are vested as of such cancellation (including any awards that would vest as a result of the occurrence of such event but for such cancellation) the value of such awards, if any, as determined by the Committee (which value, if applicable, may be based upon the price per share of common stock received or to be received by other holders of our common stock in such event), including, in the case of stock options and stock appreciation rights, a cash payment equal to the excess, if any, of the fair market value of the shares of common stock subject to the stock option or stock appreciation right over the aggregate exercise price or base price thereof.
Nontransferability of Awards. Each award will not be transferable or assignable by a participant other than by will or by the laws of descent and distribution, and any such purported assignment, alienation, pledge, attachment, sale, transfer, or encumbrance will be void and unenforceable against us or any of our subsidiaries. However, the Committee may, in its sole discretion, permit awards (other than incentive stock options) to be transferred, including transfers to a participants family members, any trust established solely for the benefit of a participant or such participants family members, any partnership or limited liability company of which a participant, or such participant and such participants family members, are the sole member(s), and a beneficiary to whom donations are eligible to be treated as charitable contributions for tax purposes.
Amendment and Termination. Our board of directors may amend, alter, suspend, discontinue or terminate our Omnibus Incentive Plan or any portion thereof at any time; provided, that no such amendment, alteration, suspension, discontinuance, or termination may be made without stockholder approval if: (i) such approval is necessary to comply with any regulatory requirement applicable to our Omnibus Incentive Plan or for changes in GAAP to new accounting standards; (ii) it would materially increase the number of securities which may be issued under our Omnibus Incentive Plan (except for adjustments in connection with certain corporate events); or (iii) it would materially modify the requirements for participation in our Omnibus Incentive Plan; provided, further, that any such amendment, alteration, suspension, discontinuance or termination that would materially and adversely affect the rights of any participant or any holder or beneficiary of any award will not to that extent be effective without such individuals consent.
The Committee may, to the extent consistent with the terms of any applicable award agreement, waive any conditions or rights under, amend any terms of, or alter, suspend, discontinue, cancel or terminate any award granted or the associated award agreement, prospectively or retroactively (including after a participants termination); provided, that, except as otherwise permitted in our Omnibus Incentive Plan, any such waiver, amendment, alteration, suspension, discontinuance, cancellation, or termination that would materially and adversely affect the rights of any participant with respect to such award will not to that extent be effective without such individuals consent; provided, further, that, without stockholder approval, except as otherwise permitted in our Omnibus Incentive Plan, (i) no amendment or modification may reduce the exercise price of any stock option or the base price of any stock appreciation right; (ii) the Committee may not cancel any outstanding stock option or stock appreciation right and replace it with a new stock option or stock appreciation right (with a lower exercise price or base price, as the case may be) or other award or cash payment that is greater than the value of the cancelled stock option or stock appreciation right; and (iii) the Committee may not take any other action which is considered a repricing for purposes of the stockholder approval rules of any securities exchange or inter-dealer quotation system on which our securities are listed or quoted.
Dividends and Dividend Equivalents. The Committee, in its sole discretion, may provide part of an award with dividends or dividend equivalents, on such terms and conditions as may be determined by the Committee, in its sole discretion. Unless otherwise provided in the award agreement: (i) any dividend payable in respect of any share of restricted stock that remains subject to vesting conditions at the time of payment of such dividend will be retained by the Company and remain subject to the same vesting conditions as the share of restricted stock to which the dividend relates; and (ii) holders of outstanding restricted stock units will be entitled to be credited with dividend equivalent payments (upon our payment of dividends on shares of our common stock) either in cash or, in the Committees sole discretion, shares of our common stock having a fair market value equal to the amount of such dividends (and interest may, in the Committees sole discretion, be credited on the amount of cash dividend equivalents at a rate and subject to terms as determined by the Committee), which accumulated dividend equivalents (and interest thereon, if applicable) shall be payable at the same time as the underlying restricted stock units are settled; provided, that if such restricted stock units are forfeited, the participant shall have no right to such dividend equivalent payments (or interest thereon, if applicable).
Clawback/Repayment. All awards are subject to reduction, cancellation, forfeiture, or recoupment to the extent necessary to comply with (i) any clawback, forfeiture or other similar policy adopted by our board of directors or the Committee and as in effect from time to time and/or (ii) applicable law. To the extent that a participant receives any amount in excess of the amount that the participant should otherwise have received under the terms of the award for any reason (including, without limitation, by reason of a financial restatement, mistake in calculations or other administrative error), the participant will be required to repay any such excess amount to the Company.
Detrimental Activity. In the event a participant has engaged in Detrimental Activity (as defined in our Omnibus Incentive Plan), the Committee may, in its sole discretion, cancel any of the participants outstanding awards or provide for forfeiture and repayment to us on any gain realized on the vesting, exercise or settlement of any awards previously granted to such participant.
Exhibit 99.2
For Immediate Distribution
COREPOINT LODGING INC. ANNOUNCES COMPLETION OF SPIN-OFF FROM LA QUINTA HOLDINGS
CorePoint to ring the NYSE Opening Bell ® and begin regular way trading on May 31
IRVING, Texas, May 31, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) CorePoint Lodging Inc. (NYSE: CPLG ) (CorePoint) today announced the completion of its spin-off from La Quinta Holdings Inc. (La Quinta) into a stand-alone public company that holds a geographically diverse portfolio of 316 hotels that were previously owned by La Quinta. CorePoint elected to become a real estate investment trust (REIT), effective following the completion of the spin-off.
CorePoint will begin regular way trading on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) today, May 31, 2018, under the ticker symbol CPLG. To honor the occasion, Keith Cline, CorePoint President & Chief Executive Officer, will ring the NYSE Opening Bell ® .
Today we are excited to announce the creation of CorePoint Lodging, the only publicly traded U.S. lodging REIT strategically focused on serving the midscale and upper-midscale select service segments, said Mr. Cline. We believe CorePoint is well-positioned within its segment and has imbedded growth opportunities for value creation in the near and long term. In addition, CorePoints experienced leadership team is strategically focused on proactive asset management, value-enhancing investments, disciplined capital allocation and maintaining a solid balance sheet and conservative capital structure, which we believe will position CorePoint to generate premium long term total returns for our stockholders.
Upon completion of the spin-off, La Quintas remaining franchise and management business was acquired by Wyndham Worldwide ® (NYSE: WYN). La Quinta also effected a previously-announced 1-for-2 reverse stock split, prior to the close of the transaction.
CorePoint Lodging and La Quinta were provided financial advice by J.P. Morgan. Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP is acting as legal advisor to CorePoint and La Quinta.
ABOUT COREPOINT LODGING INC.
CorePoint Lodging Inc. is the only pure-play publicly-traded U.S. REIT strategically focused on select-service midscale and upper-midscale lodging. CorePoint Lodging owns a geographically diverse portfolio of 316 hotels and more than 40,000 rooms across 41 states in attractive locations primarily in or near employment centers, airports and major travel thoroughfares. For more information, please visit CorePoints website at www.corepoint.com .
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. You can identify these forward-looking statements by the use of words such as outlook, believes, expects, potential, continues, may, will, should, could, seeks, projects, predicts, intends, plans, estimates, anticipates or the negative version of these words or other comparable words. Such forward-looking statements are subject to various risks and uncertainties, including, among others, risks inherent to the lodging industry, macroeconomic and other factors beyond CorePoints control, CorePoints concentration in the La Quinta brand and dependence on third-party hotel managers and franchisors, our significant investments in real estate, the growth of internet
reservation channels, and our substantial indebtedness. Additional factors that could cause CorePoints results to differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements can be found under Risk Factors in CorePoints Registration Statement on Form 10 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on May 7, 2018, as such factors may be updated from time to time in periodic filings with the SEC, which are accessible on the SECs website at www.sec.gov. Accordingly, there are or will be important factors that could cause actual outcomes or results to differ materially from those indicated in these statements. These factors should not be construed as exhaustive and should be read in conjunction with the other cautionary statements that are included in this press release and in CorePoints filings with the SEC. CorePoint undertakes no obligation to publicly update or review any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise, except as required by law.
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