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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):

June 8, 2020

 

Albertsons Companies, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware

 

333-205546

 

47-4376911

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

250 Parkcenter Blvd.

Boise, Idaho 83706

(Address of principal executive office and zip code)

(208) 395-6200

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class

 

Trading

Symbol(s)

 

Name of each exchange

on which registered

None

 

N/A

 

N/A

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company  

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.  

 

 


Item 1.01. Entry Into a Material Definitive Agreement.

On June 9, 2020 (the “Closing Date”), Albertsons Companies, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), entered into an amended and restated investment agreement (as amended, the “Investment Agreement”), with certain investors led by funds managed, advised or controlled by affiliates of Apollo Global Management, Inc. (collectively, the “Investors”), and completed its previously announced sale and issuance of an aggregate of $1,750,000,000 liquidation preference of convertible preferred stock with an initial dividend rate of 6.75%. Of the preferred stock sold and issued, (i) an aggregate of 1,410,000 shares were 6.75% Series A-1 Convertible Preferred Stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Series A-1 Preferred Stock”), and (ii) an aggregate of 340,000 shares were 6.75% Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Series A Preferred Stock” and together with the Series A-1 Preferred Stock, “Preferred Shares”).

In addition, on the Closing Date, ACI Real Estate Company LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, that is a subsidiary of Safeway, Inc. and an indirect subsidiary of the Company (“RE LLC”), and AL RE Investor Holdings, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“RE Investor”), entered into an amended and restated real estate agreement (as amended, the “Real Estate Agreement”) and completed the transactions contemplated thereby. Pursuant to the Real Estate Agreement, RE Investor purchased the right, upon certain specified triggering events, to exchange all of the outstanding Preferred Shares for equity interests in certain newly-formed subsidiaries of RE LLC (such subsidiaries, the “SPEs”) or the real property assets (“Real Estate Assets”) held by the SPEs (such right to exchange, the “Investor Exchange Right”).

The aggregate purchase price paid by the Investors under the Investment Agreement and RE Investor under the Real Estate Agreement was $1,680,000,000. The Company used cash in an amount equal to the proceeds from the sale of the Preferred Shares and the Investor Exchange Right to repurchase 49,040,413 shares of its outstanding common stock from certain of its existing stockholders at a price of $34.26 per share.

Registration Rights Agreement

On the Closing Date, the Company entered into a registration rights agreement (the “Registration Rights Agreement”) with certain of the Company’s pre-issuance stockholders (the “Pre-Issuance Stockholders”) and the Investors (together with the Pre-Issuance Stockholders, the “Holders”). Pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement, the Company granted the Holders certain registration rights with respect to the Registrable Securities (as defined in the Registration Rights Agreement), which Registrable Securities include the shares of common stock issuable upon conversion of the Preferred Shares (the “Conversion Shares”), but not the Preferred Shares. These rights include, among others, certain demand registration rights for the Company’s Pre-Issuance Stockholders and “piggyback” registration rights for all Holders. Additionally, the Company is required to use its reasonable best efforts to file and maintain an effective shelf registration as permitted by Rule 415 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, for all Registrable Securities held by the Investors.

Master Lease Agreement

On the Closing Date, RE LLC, as landlord (together with its successors and assigns, the “Landlord”), and certain subsidiaries of the Company (collectively, “Tenant”) entered into a single unitary master sublease agreement (the “Master Lease Agreement”). The Master Lease Agreement has a primary term of 20 years (the “Primary Term”) provided that if the RE Investor exercises the Investor Exchange Right, the Primary Term shall be extended to expire on the 20th anniversary of the date which the sale of the selected SPEs or the Real Estate Assets held by such selected SPEs is consummated as contemplated by the Real Estate Agreement. The Primary Term of the Master Lease Agreement shall be followed by up to eight consecutive extension terms of five years each (each an “Option Term”), which may be exercised at Tenant’s option with respect to any or all of the Real Estate Assets subject thereto (each such individual property, a “Leased Property”). The annual rent (“Annual Rent”) payable by Tenant under the Master Lease Agreement during the first year of the Primary Term shall be approximately $179,400,000, payable in equal monthly installments in advance on the first day of each calendar month. Beginning in the second year of the Primary Term, and continuing each year thereafter during the Primary Term and Option Term, Annual Rent with respect to each Leased Property shall increase annually for certain lease years as specified in the Master Lease Agreement; provided, that beginning at a particular Option Term when such Leased Property is at 80% of its useful life, and for each Option Term thereafter for such Leased Property, the Annual Rent for each such Option Term shall be reset to an amount equal to the greater of (i) the Annual Rent with respect to such Leased Property in effect during the immediately preceding lease year, or (ii) one hundred percent (100%) of then fair market value rent for such Leased Property determined as provided in the Master Lease Agreement. The Master Lease Agreement is an absolute triple net lease, with the Tenant responsible for all repair, maintenance and real property related taxes and assessments with respect to the Leased Properties.


The terms of the Investment Agreement, the Real Estate Agreement, the Registration Rights Agreement and the Master Lease Agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby are more fully described in Item 1.01 of the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on May 27, 2020, which is incorporated herein by reference, do not purport to be complete and are subject to, and qualified in their entirety by, the full text of the Investment Agreement, the Real Estate Agreement, the Registration Rights Agreement and the Master Lease Agreement, which are attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1, Exhibit 10.2, Exhibit 4.1 and Exhibit 10.3, respectively, and are incorporated herein by reference.

Item 3.02. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities.

The information set forth in Item 1.01, with respect to the Investment Agreement, is incorporated into this Item 3.02 by reference. As described in Item 1.01, pursuant to the terms of the Investment Agreement, the Company has issued Preferred Shares to the Investors and Conversion Shares upon conversion of the Preferred Shares. This sale and issuance was exempt from registration under the Securities Act, pursuant to Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act. The Investors represented to the Company that they are “accredited investors” as defined in Rule 501 of the Securities Act and that the Preferred Shares were acquired for investment purposes and not with a view to, or for sale in connection with, any distribution thereof, and appropriate legends will be affixed to the Preferred Shares or Conversion Shares issued in connection with any future conversion of the Preferred Shares.

Item 3.03. Material Modification to Rights of Security Holders.

The information set forth in Item 5.03 below is incorporated into this Item 3.03 by reference.

Item 5.03. Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.

On June 8, 2020, the Company filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware an amended and restated certificate of incorporation (the “A&R Certificate of Incorporation”) for the purposes of amending its current amended and restated certificate of incorporation to establish the terms of the Company’s Class A common stock, par value $0.01 per share, and Class A-1 common stock, par value $0.01 per share. On June 8, 2020, the Company filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware a Certificate of Designations of 6.75% Series A Convertible Preferred Stock of the Company (the “Series A Certificate of Designations”) and a Certificate of Designations of 6.75% Series A-1 Convertible Preferred Stock of the Company (the “Series A-1 Certificate of Designations”).

The foregoing description of the terms of the A&R Certificate of Incorporation and the transactions contemplated thereby do not purport to be complete and is subject to, and qualified in its entirety by, the full text of the A&R Certificate of Incorporation, which is attached hereto as Exhibit 3.1, and is incorporated herein by reference. The terms of the Preferred Shares are more fully described in Item 1.01 of the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on May 27, 2020, which is incorporated herein by reference, do not purport to be complete and are subject to, and qualified in their entirety by, the full text of the Series A Certificate of Designations and the Series A-1 Certificate of Designations, which are attached hereto as Exhibit 3.2 and Exhibit 3.3, respectively, and are incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

Exhibit

Number

   

Exhibit Description

         
 

  3.1

   

Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporations of Albertsons Companies, Inc.

         
 

  3.2

   

Certificate of Designations of 6.75% Series A Convertible Preferred Stock of Albertsons Companies, Inc.

         
 

  3.3

   

Certificate of Designations of 6.75% Series A-1 Convertible Preferred Stock of Albertsons Companies, Inc.

         
 

  4.1

   

Registration Rights Agreement by and among Albertsons Companies, Inc. and the other parties thereto, dated as of June 9, 2020.

         
 

10.1

   

Amended and Restated Investment Agreement by and among Albertsons Companies, Inc. and the investors party thereto, dated June 9, 2020.


         
 

10.2

   

Amended and Restated Real Estate Agreement by and between ACI Real Estate Company LLC and AL RE Investor Holdings, LLC, dated June 9, 2020.

         
 

10.3

   

Unitary Master Sublease between ACI Real Estate Company LLC, as Landlord, and the entities set forth therein, as Tenant, dated June 9, 2020.

         
 

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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.

 

 

Albertsons Companies, Inc.

Dated: June 9, 2020

 

 

 

             

 

 

By:

 

/s/ Robert A. Gordon

 

 

 

Robert A. Gordon

 

 

 

Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

Exhibit 3.1

AMENDED & RESTATED

CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION

OF

ALBERTSONS COMPANIES, INC.

Albertsons Companies, Inc., a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of Delaware, hereby certifies as follows:

 

  1.

The name of the Corporation is Albertsons Companies, Inc. and the Corporation was originally incorporated under the same name. The original Certificate of Incorporation of Albertsons Companies, Inc. was filed June 23, 2015. An Amended & Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Albertsons Companies, Inc. was filed March 5, 2020 and April 3, 2020.

 

  2.

This Amended & Restated Certificate of Incorporation amends and restates the provisions of the Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation.

 

  3.

This Amended & Restated Certificate of Incorporation has been duly adopted by the Board of Directors and stockholders of the Corporation in accordance with Section 242 and 245 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware.

 

  4.

The text of the Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows.

ARTICLE I

The name of the Corporation is Albertsons Companies, Inc. (the “Corporation”).

ARTICLE II

The address of the registered office of the Corporation in the State of Delaware is Corporation Trust Center, 1209 Orange Street, Wilmington, Delaware, 19801, New Castle County. The name of its registered agent at such address is The Corporation Trust Company.

ARTICLE III

The purpose of the Corporation is to engage in any lawful act or activity for which a corporation may now or hereafter be organized under the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the “DGCL”).

ARTICLE IV

A. Total Authorized. The total number of shares of all classes of stock which the Corporation shall have authority to issue is one billion two hundred fifty million (1,250,000,000), consisting of (i) one billion (1,000,000,000) shares of Class A Common Stock, par value one cent ($0.01) per share (the “Class A Common Stock”), (ii) one hundred fifty


million (150,000,000) shares of Class A-1 Common Stock, par value one cent ($0.01) per share (the “Class A-1 Common Stock” and, together with the Class A Common Stock, the “Common Stock”) and (iii) one hundred million (100,000,000) shares of preferred stock, par value one cent ($0.01) per share (the “Preferred Stock”). The Board of Directors is hereby expressly authorized, by resolution or resolutions, to provide, out of the unissued shares of Preferred Stock, for one or more series of Preferred Stock and, with respect to each such series, to fix, without further stockholder approval, the designation, powers, preferences and relative, participating, optional or other special rights, including voting powers and rights, and the qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereof, of each series of Preferred Stock pursuant to Section 151 of the DGCL.

B. Rights of Class A Common Stock and Class A-1 Common Stock.

B.1 Equal Status. Except as otherwise provided in this Certificate of Incorporation or required by applicable law, shares of Class A Common Stock and Class A-1 Common Stock shall have the same rights and powers, rank equally (including as to dividends and distributions, and upon any liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation), share ratably and be identical in all respects and as to all matters.

B.2 Voting Rights. Except as otherwise expressly provided by this Certificate of Incorporation or as provided by law, the holders of shares of Class A-1 Common Stock shall not have any voting rights. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein or required by applicable law, each holder of Class A Common Stock shall have the right to one (1) vote per share of Class A Common Stock held of record by such holder.

B.3 Dividend and Distribution Rights. Shares of Class A Common Stock and Class A-1 Common Stock shall be treated equally, identically and ratably, on a per share basis, with respect to any dividends or distributions as may be declared and paid from time to time by the Board of Directors out of any assets of the Corporation legally available therefor; provided, however, that in the event a dividend is paid in the form of shares of Class A Common Stock or Class A-1 Common Stock (or rights to acquire such shares), then holders of Class A Common Stock shall receive shares of Class A Common Stock (or rights to acquire such shares, as the case may be) and holders of Class A-1 Common Stock shall receive shares of Class A-1 Common Stock (or rights to acquire such shares, as the case may be), with holders of shares of Class A Common Stock and Class A-1 Common Stock receiving, on a per share basis, an identical number of shares of Class A Common Stock or Class A-1 Common Stock, as applicable.

B.4 Subdivisions, Combinations or Reclassifications. Shares of Class A Common Stock or Class A-1 Common Stock may not be subdivided, combined or reclassified unless the shares of the other class are concurrently therewith proportionately subdivided, combined or reclassified in a manner that maintains the same proportionate equity ownership between the holders of the outstanding Class A Common Stock and Class A-1 Common Stock on the record date for such subdivision, combination or reclassification.

B.5 Liquidation, Dissolution or Winding Up. Subject to the preferential or other rights of any holders of Preferred Stock then outstanding, upon the dissolution, liquidation or winding up

 

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of the Corporation, whether voluntary or involuntary, holders of Class A Common Stock and Class A-1 Common Stock will be entitled to receive ratably all assets of the Corporation available for distribution to its stockholders.

B.6 Merger or Consolidation. In the case of any distribution or payment in respect of the shares of Class A Common Stock or Class A-1 Common Stock upon the consolidation or merger of the Corporation with or into any other entity, or in the case of any other transaction having an effect on stockholders substantially similar to that resulting from a consolidation or merger, such distribution or payment shall be made ratably on a per share basis among the holders of the Class A Common Stock and Class A-1 Common Stock as a single class; provided, however, that shares of one such class may receive different or disproportionate distributions or payments in connection with such merger, consolidation or other transaction if (i) the only difference in the per share distribution to the holders of the Class A Common Stock and Class A-1 Common Stock is that any securities distributed to the holders of Class A-1 Common Stock have no voting rights, or (ii) such merger, consolidation or other transaction is approved by the affirmative vote (or written consent if action by written consent of stockholders is permitted at such time under this Certificate of Incorporation) of the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of Class A Common Stock and Class A-1 Common Stock, each voting separately as a class.

B.7 Conversion of Class A-1 Common Stock. At such time as any waiting period under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 applicable to the acquisition of shares of Class A Common Stock expires or is terminated (such expiration or termination being referred to as “HSR Clearance”), then all shares of Class A-1 Common Stock then issued and outstanding or, at such time as any shares of Class A-1 Common Stock are transferred to any person who may acquire Class A Common Stock without being subject to HSR Clearance, any shares of Class A-1 Common Stock so transferred, shall immediately and automatically convert on a one-for-one basis to shares of Class A Common Stock (the “HSR Conversion”) in accordance with the procedures identified in this Section IV.B.7.

As promptly as practicable, and in no event later than the third business day after the later of (x) the effective date of the HSR Conversion and (y) the date the Corporation receives notice of the HSR Conversion, the Corporation will deliver or cause to be delivered in respect of each share of Class A-1 Common Stock being converted, one (1) validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable share (as equitably adjusted for any stock split, reverse stock split, combination, recapitalization or similar event with respect to the Class A Common Stock or Class A-1 Common Stock, as applicable) of Class A Common Stock. This conversion will be deemed to have been made on the effective date of the HSR Conversion so that the rights of the holder of shares of the Class A-1 Common Stock as to the shares being converted will cease except for the right to receive the shares of Class A Common Stock deliverable upon conversion, and, if applicable, the person entitled to receive shares of Class A Common Stock will be treated for all purposes as having become the record holder of those shares of Class A Common Stock as of the date of the HSR Conversion.

A Holder of shares of Class A-1 Common Stock is not entitled to any rights of a holder of Class A Common Stock until the occurrence of the HSR Conversion.

 

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The Corporation may, from time to time, establish such policies and procedures, not in violation of applicable law or the other provisions of this Certificate of Incorporation, relating to the conversion of the Class A-1 Common Stock into Class A Common Stock, as it may deem necessary or advisable in connection therewith; provided that such policies and procedures shall not unreasonably impede, hinder or delay the HSR Clearance or a transfer of shares of Class A-1 Common Stock to any person who may acquire Class A Common Stock without being subject to HSR Clearance.

B.8 Reservation of Stock. The Corporation shall at all times reserve and keep available out of its authorized but unissued shares of Class A Common Stock, solely for the purpose of effecting the conversion of the shares of Class A-1 Common Stock, such number of shares of Class A Common Stock as shall from time to time be sufficient to effect the conversion of all outstanding shares of Class A-1 Common Stock into shares of Class A Common Stock.

B.9 Protective Provision. The Corporation shall not, whether by merger, consolidation or otherwise, amend, alter, repeal or waive this Article IV (or adopt any provision inconsistent therewith), without first obtaining the affirmative vote (or written consent if action by written consent of stockholders is permitted at such time under this Certificate of Incorporation) of the holders of a majority of the then outstanding shares of Class A-1 Common Stock, voting as a separate class, in addition to any other vote required by applicable law, this Certificate of Incorporation or the Bylaws.

C. Reclassification. Upon the effectiveness of this Certificate of Incorporation, each previously outstanding share of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, shall be reclassified and changed into one validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable share of Class A Common Stock.

ARTICLE V

Except as otherwise provided by the DGCL or this Certificate of Incorporation, the business and affairs of the Corporation shall be managed by or under the direction of the Board of Directors. The total number of directors consisting the Board of Directors shall be not less than 7 directors nor more than 15 directors, the exact number of directors to be determined from time to time exclusively by resolution adopted by the Board of Directors or in the manner provided herein. Prior to the date upon which Cerberus Capital Management, L.P., Schottenstein Stores Corp., Klaff Realty, L.P., Lubert-Adler Partners, L.P., Kimco Realty Corporation and their respective Affiliates (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) or any person who is an express assignee or designee of their respective rights under this Certificate of Incorporation (and such assignee’s or designee’s Affiliates) (the “ACI Control Group”) ceases to own, in the aggregate, at least 50% of the then-outstanding shares of Class A Common Stock of the Corporation (the “50% Trigger Date”), the authorized number of directors may be increased or decreased by an affirmative vote of the majority of the outstanding shares of Class A Common Stock owned by the ACI Control Group (such vote, “ACI Control Group Approval”). On and after the 50% Trigger Date, the authorized number of directors may be increased or decreased by the affirmative vote of not less than two-thirds (2/3) of the then-outstanding shares of capital stock of the Corporation entitled to vote or by resolution of the

 

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Board of Directors. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary above, that the number of directors shall in no case be reduced to less than two for so long as stockholders affiliated with Apollo Global Management, Inc. or HPS Investment Partners, LLC (collectively, the “Investors”) can designate a director to the Board of Directors pursuant to the Investment Agreement, dated as of May 20, 2020, as amended, between the Corporation and the Investors (the “Investment Agreement”). At each annual meeting of stockholders of the Corporation, all directors shall be elected for a one (1) year term and shall hold office until the next annual meeting of stockholders and until their successors shall be elected and shall qualify, subject, however, to prior death, resignation, retirement, disqualification or removal from office.

Subject to the rights of the Investors pursuant to the Investment Agreement, any vacancies on the Board of Directors by reason of death, resignation, retirement, disqualification, removal from office, or otherwise, and newly created directorships resulting from any increase in the authorized number of directors, shall be filled (i) prior to the 50% Trigger Date, by (x) ACI Control Group Approval or (y) a majority of the directors then in office, although less than a quorum, or by a sole remaining director and (ii) on and after the 50% Trigger Date, solely by a majority of the directors then in office, although less than a quorum, or by a sole remaining director, and shall not be filled by the stockholders. A director elected to fill a vacancy or a newly created directorship shall hold office until the next annual meeting of stockholders and until his or her successor shall be elected and shall qualify, subject, however, to prior death, resignation, retirement, disqualification or removal from office.

ARTICLE VI

On or after the 50% Trigger Date, subject to the special rights of one or more series of Preferred Stock to elect directors including the rights of Investors pursuant to the Investment Agreement, any director or the entire Board of Directors may only be removed from office, either with or without cause, by the affirmative vote of at least two-thirds (2/3) of the total voting power of the outstanding shares of the capital stock of the Corporation then entitled to vote generally in an election of directors, voting together as a single class.

ARTICLE VII

Elections of directors at an annual or special meeting of stockholders need not be by written ballot unless the Bylaws of the Corporation shall otherwise provide.

ARTICLE VIII

A. Special meetings of the stockholders of the Corporation for any purpose or purposes (i) may be called at any time by the Board of Directors, and (ii) shall be called by the Secretary upon the written request of stockholders owning at least twenty-five percent (25%) in amount of the entire capital stock of the Corporation issued and outstanding, and entitled to vote at the special meeting.

B. At any time prior to the 50% Trigger Date, any action required or permitted by the DGCL to be taken at a stockholders’ meeting may be taken without a meeting and without prior

 

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notice if the action is taken by ACI Control Group Approval and by the delivery of consents representing the voting power of stockholders otherwise required under the DGCL to effect such action by written consent in lieu of a meeting. On and after the 50% Trigger Date, no action required or permitted by the DGCL to be taken at a stockholders’ meeting may be taken by the written consent of stockholders in lieu of a meeting.

ARTICLE IX

The officers of the Corporation shall be chosen in such a manner, shall hold their offices for such terms and shall carry out such duties as are determined by the Board of Directors, subject to the right of the Board of Directors to remove any officer or officers at any time with or without cause.

ARTICLE X

A. The Corporation shall indemnify to the full extent authorized or permitted by law (as now or hereafter in effect) any person made, or threatened to be made, a defendant or witness to any action, suit or proceeding (whether civil or criminal or otherwise) by reason of the fact that such person is or was a director or officer of the Corporation or by reason of the fact that such director or officer, at the request of the Corporation, is or was serving any other corporation, partnership, joint venture, employee benefit plan or other enterprise, in any capacity. Nothing contained herein shall affect any rights to indemnification to which employees other than directors or officers may be entitled by law. No amendment or repeal of this Section A of Article X shall apply to or have any effect on any right to indemnification provided hereunder with respect to any acts or omissions occurring prior to such amendment or repeal. The rights to indemnification provided under this Section A of Article X shall extent to the testator or intestate of the person to whom such rights are granted.

B. To the fullest extent permitted by law, no director of the Corporation shall be personally liable to the Corporation or its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director. No amendment to or repeal of this Section B of this Article X shall apply to or have any effect on the liability or alleged liability of any director of the Corporation for or with respect to any acts or omissions of such director occurring prior to such amendment or repeal.

C. In furtherance and not in limitation of the powers conferred by statute:

(i)    the Corporation may purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of any person who is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation, or is serving at the request of the Corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise against any liability asserted against such person and incurred by such person in any such capacity, or arising out of such person’s status as such, whether or not the Corporation would have the power to indemnify such person against such liability under the provisions of law; and

 

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(ii)    the Corporation may create a trust fund, grant a security interest and/or use other means (including, without limitation, letters of credit, surety bonds and/or other similar arrangements), as well as enter into contracts providing indemnification to the full extent authorized or permitted by law and including as part thereof provisions with respect to any or all of the foregoing to ensure the payment of such amounts as may become necessary to effect indemnification as provided therein, or elsewhere.

ARTICLE XI

In furtherance and not in limitation of the powers conferred by statute, the Board of Directors is expressly empowered to adopt, amend or repeal the Bylaws of the Corporation. Any adoption, amendment or repeal of the Bylaws by the Board of Directors shall require the approval of a majority of the entire Board of Directors. The stockholders shall also have power to adopt, amend or repeal the Bylaws; provided, however, that, in addition to any vote of the holders of any class or series of stock of the Corporation required by law or by this Certificate of Incorporation, (i) prior to the 50% Trigger Date, in addition to any vote required by law, the adoption, amendment or repeal of the Bylaws may only be effected by ACI Control Group Approval, and (ii) on and after the 50% Trigger Date, in addition to any vote required by law, this Certificate of Incorporation or the Bylaws, the affirmative vote of the holders of at least two-thirds (2/3) of the voting power of all of the then outstanding shares of the capital stock of the Corporation entitled to vote thereon, voting together as a single class, shall be required to adopt, amend or repeal any provision of the Bylaws. Notwithstanding anything in the preceding sentences, in no event shall (x) any amendment or repeal of any Bylaw provision requiring a supermajority vote of the stockholders to take action under such provision be made without the affirmative vote of the same supermajority of the stockholders, and (y) any rights to indemnification or advancement of expenses conferred on the ACI Control Group, directors or officers by the Bylaws be amended or repealed other than prospectively with respect to actions taken on or after the date of such amendment or repeal.

ARTICLE XII

The Corporation reserves the right to repeal, alter amend, or rescind any provision contained in this Certificate of Incorporation, in the manner now or hereafter prescribed by statute, and all rights conferred on stockholders herein are granted subject to this reservation.

ARTICLE XIII

Unless the Corporation consents in writing to the selection of an alternative forum, the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware shall, to the fullest extent permitted by law, be the sole and exclusive forum for (i) any derivative action or proceeding brought on behalf of the Corporation, (ii) any action asserting a claim for breach of a fiduciary duty owed by any director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation to the Corporation or the Corporation’s stockholders, (iii) any action asserting a claim arising pursuant to any provision of the DGCL, the Certificate of Incorporation or the Bylaws or (iv) any action asserting a claim governed by the internal affairs doctrine.

 

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Notwithstanding the foregoing, this provision does not apply to actions arising under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or any other claim for which the federal courts have exclusive jurisdiction. Unless the Corporation consents in writing to the selection of an alternative forum, the federal district courts of the United States of America shall be the exclusive forum for the resolution of any action asserting a cause of action arising under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. Any person or entity purchasing or otherwise acquiring any interest in any security of the Corporation shall be deemed to have notice of and, to the fullest extent permitted by law, to have consented to the provisions of this Article XIII.

ARTICLE XIV

The Corporation elects not to be governed by Section 203 of the DGCL, “Business Combinations With Interested Stockholders”, as permitted under and pursuant to subsection (b)(1) of Section 203 of the DGCL.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Amended & Restated Certificate of Incorporation has been executed by its authorized officer, the date first written above is 8th day of June, 2020.

 

ALBERTSONS COMPANIES, INC.
By:  

/s/ Robert A. Gordon

Name:   Robert A. Gordon
Title:   Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

 

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Exhibit 3.2

CERTIFICATE OF DESIGNATIONS

OF

6.75% SERIES A CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK

OF

ALBERTSONS COMPANIES, INC.

Albertsons Companies, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Corporation”), hereby certifies that, pursuant to the provisions of Sections 103, 141 and 151 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, (a) on May 18, 2020, the board of directors of the Corporation (the “Board of Directors”), pursuant to authority conferred upon the Board of Directors by the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation (as such may be amended, modified or restated from time to time, in each case to the extent not prohibited by Section 7(b) of this Certificate of Designations, the “Charter”), adopted the resolution set forth immediately below, which resolution is now, and at all times since its date of adoption has been, in full force and effect:

RESOLVED, that pursuant to the express authorization provided to the Board to provide, out of the unissued shares of preferred stock, for one or more series of preferred stock and, with respect to each such series, to fix, without further stockholder approval, the designation, powers, preferences and relative, participating, optional or other special rights, including voting powers and rights, and the qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereof, a series of preferred stock be, and hereby is, created and designated 6.75% Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, and that the designation and number of shares of such series, and the voting powers, designations, preferences and rights, and qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereof, are as set forth in this certificate of designations, as it may be amended, modified or restated from time to time (the “Certificate of Designations”) as follows:

Section 1    Designation and Number of Shares. Pursuant to the Charter, there is hereby created out of the authorized and unissued shares of preferred stock of the Corporation, par value $0.01 per share (“Preferred Stock”), a series of Preferred Stock initially consisting of 1,750,000 shares of Preferred Stock designated as the “6.75% Series A Convertible Preferred Stock” (the “Series A Convertible Preferred Stock”). Such number of shares may be increased or decreased by resolution of the Board of Directors or any duly authorized committee thereof, subject to the terms and conditions hereof and the requirements of applicable law; provided that (i) no increase shall cause the number of authorized shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock to exceed the total number of authorized shares of Preferred Stock and (ii) no decrease shall reduce the number of shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock to a number less than the number of such shares then outstanding.

Section 2    General Matters; Ranking. Each share of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock shall be identical in all respects to every other share of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock. The Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, with respect to dividend rights and/or distribution rights upon the liquidation, winding-up or dissolution, as applicable, of the Corporation, shall rank (i) senior to each class or series of Junior Stock, (ii) on parity with each class or series of Parity Stock, (iii) junior to each class or series of Senior Stock and (iv) junior to the Corporation’s existing and future indebtedness and other liabilities.


Section 3    Standard Definitions. As used herein with respect to Series A Convertible Preferred Stock:

ACI 2030 Indenture” means that certain indenture dated as of February 5, 2020, by and among the Company, Safeway Inc., New Albertsons, L.P., Albertson’s LLC, the guarantors party thereto from time to time, and Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, with respect to the 4.875% Senior Notes due 2030 as in effect on the Initial Issuance Date.

ADRs” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 15.

Asset-Based Revolving Facility” means that certain Third Amended and Restated Asset-Based Revolving Credit Agreement, dated as of November 16, 2018 (as amended by Amendment No. 1, dated as of May 20, 2020), among the Company, as lead borrower, the subsidiary borrowers and guarantors from time to time party thereto, the lenders from time to time party thereto and Bank of America, N.A. as administrative and collateral agent as in effect on the Initial Issuance Date.

Average VWAP” per share over a certain period means the arithmetic average of the VWAP per share for each Trading Day in the relevant period.

Averaging Period” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 14(a)(v).

Bankruptcy Filing” means an event that would constitute an “Event of Default” under Section 6.01(g) or Section 6.01(h) of the ACI 2030 Indenture without giving effect to any waiver thereof consented to by noteholders pursuant to the ACI 2030 Indenture.

Board of Directors” shall have the meaning set forth in the recitals.

Business Day” means any day other than a Saturday or Sunday or any other day on which commercial banks in New York City are authorized or required by law or executive order to close.

By-Laws” means the Amended and Restated By-Laws of the Corporation, as they may be amended, modified or restated from time to time.

Certificate of Designations” shall have the meaning set forth in the recitals.

Charter” shall have the meaning set forth in the recitals.

Class A Common Stock” means the Class A Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Corporation.

Clause A Distribution” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 14(a)(iii).

Clause B Distribution” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 14(a)(iii).

Clause C Distribution” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 14(a)(iii).

 

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close of business” means 5:00 p.m., New York City time.

Common Stock” means, collectively, the Class A Common Stock and the Class A-1 Common Stock of the Corporation.

Common Stock Dividend Amount” means an amount in cash equal to $206,250,000 per each fiscal year of the Corporation.

Conversion Date” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 11(c).

Conversion Price” means the Fixed Liquidation Preference per share of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock divided by the Conversion Rate, which on the Initial Issue Date equals $35.68.

Conversion Rate” initially means 28.023 shares of Class A Common Stock per share of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, which amount is subject to adjustment pursuant to Section 14. Whenever this Certificate of Designations refers to the Conversion Rate as of a particular date without setting forth a particular time on such date, such reference shall be deemed to be the Conversion Rate as of the close of business on such date. Upon any adjustment to the Fixed Liquidation Preference pursuant to Section 4(a), the Conversion Rate shall be proportionately adjusted.

Conversion Settlement Period” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 11(b)(ii).

Corporation” shall have the meaning set forth in the recitals.

Dividend Payment Date” means March 31, June 30, September 30 and December 31 of each year, commencing on September 30, 2020.

Dividend Period” means the period from, and including, a Dividend Payment Date to, but excluding, the next Dividend Payment Date, except that the initial Dividend Period shall commence on, and include, the Initial Issue Date and shall end on, and exclude, the first Dividend Payment Date.

Dividends” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4(a).

Effective Date” means the first date on which the shares of Class A Common Stock trade on the Relevant Stock Exchange, regular way, reflecting the relevant share split or share combination, as applicable.

Ex-Date” means the first date on which the shares of Class A Common Stock trade on the applicable exchange or in the applicable market, regular way, without the right to receive the issuance, dividend or distribution in question, from the Corporation or, if applicable, from the seller of the Class A Common Stock on such exchange or market (in the form of due bills or otherwise) as determined by such exchange or market.

 

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Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder.

Exchange Property” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 15.

Expiration Date” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 14(a)(iv).

Fixed Liquidation Preference” means, as to Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, initially $1,000.00 per share, subject to adjustment as set forth in Section 4(a).

Fund” means any Person (other than a natural person) that is (or will be) engaged in making, purchasing, holding or otherwise investing in commercial loans, bonds and similar extensions of credit in the ordinary course of its business.

A “Fundamental Change” shall be deemed to have occurred, at any time after the Initial Issue Date of the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, if any of the following occurs:

(i)    the consummation of (A) any recapitalization, reclassification or change of the Class A Common Stock (other than changes resulting from a subdivision or combination or change in par value) as a result of which the Class A Common Stock would be converted into, or exchanged for, stock, other securities, other property or assets (including cash or a combination thereof); (B) any consolidation, merger or other combination of the Corporation or binding share exchange pursuant to which the Class A Common Stock will be converted into, or exchanged for, stock, other securities or other property or assets (including cash or a combination thereof); or (C) any sale, lease or other transfer or disposition in one transaction or a series of transactions of all or substantially all of the consolidated assets of the Corporation and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole, to any person other than one or more of its Wholly-Owned Subsidiaries;

(ii)    any “person” or “group” (as such terms are used for purposes of Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act, whether or not applicable), other than the Corporation, any of its Wholly-Owned Subsidiaries, a Permitted Holder or any of the Corporation’s or its Wholly-Owned Subsidiaries’ employee benefit plans (or any person or entity acting solely in its capacity as trustee, agent or other fiduciary or administrator of any such plan), filing a Schedule TO or any schedule, form or report under the Exchange Act disclosing that such person or group has become the “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of more than 50% of the total voting power in the aggregate of all classes of capital stock then outstanding entitled to vote generally in elections of the Corporation’s directors;

(iii)    following a Qualified IPO, the Class A Common Stock (or other Exchange Property) ceases to be listed or quoted for trading on any of the NYSE, the NASDAQ Global Select Market or the NASDAQ Global Market (or another U.S. national securities exchange or any of their respective successors); or

(iv)    the stockholders of the Corporation approve any plan or proposal for the liquidation or dissolution of the Corporation;

 

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However, a transaction or transactions described in clause (i) or clause (ii) above will not constitute a Fundamental Change if at least 90% of the consideration received or to be received by holders of the Class A Common Stock, excluding cash payments for fractional shares or pursuant to statutory appraisal rights, in connection with such transaction or transactions consists of shares of common stock that are listed or quoted on any of the NYSE, the NASDAQ Global Select Market or the NASDAQ Global Market (or any of their respective successors) or will be so listed or quoted when issued or exchanged in connection with such transaction or transactions and as a result of such transaction or transactions such consideration (excluding cash payments for fractional shares or pursuant to statutory appraisal rights) becomes the Exchange Property.

Fundamental Change Conversion Period” means the period beginning on, and including, the Fundamental Change Effective Date and ending at the close of business on, and including, the date that is 20 calendar days after the Fundamental Change Effective Date. If the Corporation notifies Holders of a Fundamental Change later than the second Business Day following the Fundamental Change Effective Date, the Fundamental Change Conversion Period will be extended by a number of days equal to the number of days from, and including, such Fundamental Change Effective Date to, but excluding, the date of the notice.

Fundamental Change Effective Date” shall mean the effective date of the relevant Fundamental Change.

Fundamental Change Notice” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 9(e).

Fundamental Change Stock Price” means, for any Fundamental Change, the price paid (or deemed paid) per share of Class A Common Stock in the Fundamental Change, which shall equal (i) if all holders of Class A Common Stock receive only cash in exchange for their Class A Common Stock in such Fundamental Change, the amount of cash paid per share of Class A Common Stock in such Fundamental Change, and (ii) in all other cases, (x) if such Fundamental Change occurs after an Initial Public Offering, the Average VWAP per share of Class A Common Stock over the 20 consecutive Trading Day period ending on, and including, the Trading Day immediately preceding the relevant Fundamental Change Effective Date and (y) if such Fundamental Change occurs before an Initial Public Offering, as determined by a nationally recognized independent investment banking firm retained by the Corporation for this purpose at the Corporation’s sole expense.

Holder” means each Person in whose name shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock are registered, who shall be treated by the Corporation as the absolute owner of those shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock for the purpose of making payment and settling conversions and for all other purposes.

Initial Issue Date” means the first original issue date of either shares of the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock or shares of the Series A-1 Convertible Preferred Stock.

Initial Public Offering” shall mean a consummated underwritten initial public offering of Common Stock.

Junior Stock” means (i) the Common Stock and (ii) each other class or series of capital stock of the Corporation established after the Initial Issue Date, the terms of which do not

 

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expressly provide that such class or series ranks (x) senior to the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock as to dividend rights or distribution rights upon the Corporation’s liquidation, winding-up or dissolution or (y) on parity with the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock as to dividend rights or distribution rights upon the Corporation’s liquidation, winding-up or dissolution.

Last Reported Sale Price” for any Trading Day means the closing sale price per share (or, if no closing sale price is reported, the average of the last bid price and the last ask price per share or, if more than one in either case, the average of the average last bid prices and the average last ask prices per share) of Class A Common Stock on such Trading Day as reported in composite transactions for the principal U.S. national or regional securities exchange on which the Class A Common Stock is then listed. If the Class A Common Stock is not listed on a U.S. national or regional securities exchange on such Trading Day, then the Last Reported Sale Price will be the last quoted bid price per share of Class A Common Stock on such Trading Day in the over-the-counter market as reported by OTC Markets Group Inc. or a similar organization. If the Class A Common Stock is not so quoted on such Trading Day, then the Last Reported Sale Price will be the average of the mid-point of the last bid price and the last ask price per share of Class A Common Stock on such Trading Day from each of at least three (3) nationally recognized independent investment banking firms selected by the Corporation.

Liquidation Dividend Amount” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5(a).

Mandatory Conversion” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 10(a).

Mandatory Conversion Date” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 10(b).

Mandatory Conversion Notice” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 10(b).

Mandatory Conversion Notice Date” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 10(b).

Market Disruption Event” means (i) a failure by the Relevant Stock Exchange to open for trading during its regular trading session; or (ii) the occurrence or existence, prior to 1:00 p.m., New York City time, on any Scheduled Trading Day for the Class A Common Stock, for more than a one half-hour period in the aggregate during regular trading hours of any suspension or limitation imposed on trading (by reason of movements in price exceeding limits permitted by the Relevant Stock Exchange or otherwise) in the Class A Common Stock.

NYSE” means The New York Stock Exchange.

Officer” means the Chief Executive Officer, the Chief Financial Officer, the President, any Executive Vice President, any Senior Vice President, any Vice President, any Assistant Vice President, the Treasurer, any Assistant Treasurer, the Secretary or any Assistant Secretary of the Corporation.

open of business” means 9:00 a.m., New York City time.

Qualified IPO” shall mean an Initial Public Offering that generates gross cash proceeds to the Corporation and/or selling stockholders of at least $1,000,000,000.

 

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Parity Stock” means any class or series of capital stock of the Corporation established after the Initial Issue Date, the terms of which expressly provide that such class or series shall rank on parity with the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock as to dividend rights and distribution rights upon the Corporation’s liquidation, winding-up or dissolution.

Participating Dividends” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4(a).

Permitted Apollo Holder” means (i) one or more investment funds affiliated with Apollo Global Management, Inc. and any of their respective Affiliates other than any portfolio companies (collectively, the “Apollo Sponsors”) and (ii) any Person that forms a group (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) or Section 14(d)(2) of the Exchange Act, or any successor provision) with the Apollo Sponsors; provided that, collectively, the Apollo Sponsors control a majority of the voting power of such group.

Permitted Holder” means the Pre-IPO Investors and any other Funds or managed accounts advised or managed by any Pre-IPO Investor or any of a Pre-IPO Investor’s affiliates.

Person” means any individual, partnership, firm, corporation, limited liability company, business trust, joint stock company, trust, unincorporated association, joint venture, governmental authority or other entity of whatever nature.

PIK Rate” means the Preferential Dividend Rate plus 2.25%.

Preferential Dividend Rate” shall mean either (a) a rate per annum of 6.75% of the Fixed Liquidation Preference per share of the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock or (b) if a Qualified IPO has not been consummated prior to the date that is 18 months after the Initial Issue Date, a rate per annum of 8.75% of the Fixed Liquidation Preference per share of the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock for so long as a Qualified IPO shall have not been consummated, at which time the Preferential Dividend Rate shall be 6.75% per annum.

Preferential Dividends” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4(a).

Preferred Stock” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 1 of this Certificate of Designations.

Pre-IPO Investors” means individually and collectively, (a) Cerberus Capital Management, L.P., (b) Lubert-Adler Partners, L.P., (c) Klaff Realty, L.P., (d) Schottenstein Stores Corporation, (e) Kimco Realty Corporation and (f) the Permitted Apollo Holders.

Record Date” means, with respect to any dividend, distribution or other transaction or event in which the holders of the Class A Common Stock (or other applicable security) have the right to receive any cash, securities or other property or in which the Class A Common Stock (or such other security) is exchanged for or converted into any combination of cash, securities or other property, the date fixed for determination of holders of the Class A Common Stock (or such other security) entitled to receive such cash, securities or other property (whether such date is fixed by the Board of Directors or a duly authorized committee thereof, statute, contract or otherwise).

 

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Record Holder” means, with respect to any Dividend Payment Date, a Holder of record of the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock as such Holder appears on the stock register of the Corporation at the close of business on the related Regular Record Date.

Redemption Notice” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6(b).

Redemption Notice Date” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6(b).

Regular Record Date” means, with respect to any Dividend Payment Date, the March 15, June 15, September 15 and December 15, as the case may be, immediately preceding the relevant Dividend Payment Date. These Regular Record Dates shall apply regardless of whether a particular Regular Record Date is a Business Day.

Relevant Stock Exchange” means the NYSE or, if the Class A Common Stock is not then listed on the NYSE, on the principal other U.S. national or regional securities exchange on which the Class A Common Stock is then listed or, if the Class A Common Stock is not then listed on a U.S. national or regional securities exchange, on the principal other market on which the Class A Common Stock is then listed or admitted for trading.

Reorganization Event” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 15.

Scheduled Trading Day” means any day that is scheduled to be a Trading Day.

Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder.

Senior Stock” means each class or series of capital stock of the Corporation established after the Initial Issue Date, the terms of which expressly provide that such class or series shall rank senior to the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock as to dividend rights or distribution rights upon the Corporation’s liquidation, winding-up or dissolution.

Series A Convertible Preferred Stock” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 1 of this Certificate of Designations.

Series A-1 Convertible Preferred Stock” means the series of Preferred Stock of the Corporation designated as the “6.75% Series A-1 Convertible Preferred Stock.”

Significant Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary of the Corporation that would be a “Significant Subsidiary” of the Corporation within the meaning of Rule 1-02 under Regulation S-X promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Solvency Opinion” means an opinion from an accounting, appraisal or investment banking firm of nationally recognized standing that the Corporation is, and after effecting the applicable redemption pursuant to Section 6 will be, solvent.

Spin-Off” means a payment of a dividend or other distribution on the Class A Common Stock of shares of capital stock of any class or series, or similar equity interest, of or relating to a Subsidiary or other business unit of the Corporation that are, or, when issued, will be, listed or admitted for trading on a U.S. national securities exchange.

 

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Subsidiary” means, with respect to any Person, any corporation, association, partnership or other business entity of which more than 50% of the total voting power of shares of capital stock or other interests (including partnership or membership interests) entitled (without regard to the occurrence of any contingency) to vote in the election of directors, managers, general partners or trustees thereof is at the time owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by (i) such Person, (ii) such Person and one or more Subsidiaries of such Person or (iii) one or more Subsidiaries of such Person.

Trading Day” means a day on which (i) there is no Market Disruption Event and (ii) trading in Class A Common Stock generally occurs on the Relevant Stock Exchange; provided that if the Class A Common Stock is not listed or admitted for trading, “Trading Day” means any Business Day.

Trigger Event” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 14(a)(iii).

Unit of Exchange Property” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 15.

Valuation Period” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 14(a)(iii).

VWAP” per share of Class A Common Stock on any Trading Day means the per share volume-weighted average price as displayed by Bloomberg (or its equivalent successor) in respect of the period from the scheduled open of trading until the scheduled close of trading of the primary trading session on such Trading Day (or if such volume-weighted average price is not available, the market value per share of Class A Common Stock on such Trading Day as determined, using a volume-weighted average method, by a nationally recognized independent investment banking firm retained by the Corporation for this purpose at the Corporation’s sole expense).

Wholly-Owned Subsidiary” means, with respect to any Person, any Subsidiary of such Person, except that, solely for purposes of this definition, the reference to “more than 50%” in the definition of “Subsidiary” shall be deemed to be replaced by a reference to “100%”.

Section 4    Dividends.

(a)    Rate. Subject to the rights of holders of any class or series of Senior Stock, preferential cumulative dividends on the Series A Preferred Stock (the “Preferential Dividends”) shall accumulate daily in arrears, whether or not earned or declared by the Board of Directors or prohibited by law, at the Preferential Dividend Rate. Additionally, the holders of the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock shall receive any cash dividends that are paid to the holders of the Common Stock in excess of the Common Stock Dividend Amount to the same extent as if such Holders had converted the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock into Class A Common Stock and had held such shares of Class A Common Stock on the applicable record date (the “Participating Dividends”).

 

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If declared, dividends on the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock shall be payable in cash (other than a PIK Dividend, as described below) quarterly on each Dividend Payment Date at such annual rate, and dividends shall accumulate from the most recent date as to which dividends shall have been paid or, if no dividends have been paid, from the Initial Issue Date, whether or not in any Dividend Period or Dividend Periods there have been funds legally available.

If declared, dividends shall be payable on the relevant Dividend Payment Date to Record Holders on the immediately preceding Regular Record Date, to the extent that such shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock remain outstanding on the applicable Dividend Payment Date; provided that the Regular Record Date for any such dividend shall not precede the date on which such dividend was so declared. If a Dividend Payment Date is not a Business Day, payment shall be made on the next succeeding Business Day, without any interest or other payment in lieu of interest accruing with respect to this delay.

The amount of Preferential Dividends payable on each share of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock for each Dividend Period shall be computed based upon the actual number of days elapsed during such period over a 360-day year (consisting of twelve 30-day months).

In the event that the Corporation does not declare and pay any Preferential Dividends in cash as described above, the Corporation shall instead pay such Preferential Dividends on the applicable Dividend Payment Date by increasing the Fixed Liquidation Preference of the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock at the PIK Rate, on a compounding basis, on such Dividend Payment Date (the “PIK Dividends” and, together with the Preferential Dividends and the Participating Dividends, the “Preferred Dividends”); provided that the Corporation shall only be permitted to elect to pay PIK Dividends for a maximum of two Dividend Periods for so long as any shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock or Series A Convertible Preferred Stock remain outstanding; provided further that the Corporation shall provide written notice to the Holders of such PIK Dividends at least 15 days prior to the Record Date for the applicable Dividend Payment Date.

At any time following a PIK Dividend, the Corporation may elect to pay an additional cash dividend to the holders of the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock in an amount equal to or less than the amount of such PIK Dividend and, upon any such cash dividend, the Fixed Liquidation Preference of the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock shall be reduced by an amount equal to such cash dividend; provided that the Fixed Liquidation Preference of the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock shall not be reduced to less than $1,000 per share; provided, further, that such payment of an additional dividend shall not reduce the number of elections that have been exercised by the Corporation to pay PIK Dividends.

No dividend shall be paid on any Junior Stock of the Corporation unless and until all Preferred Dividends (including any PIK Dividends) for all preceding Dividend Periods have been declared and paid in full in cash (to the extent permitted by the immediately preceding paragraph) for all outstanding shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock.

 

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Other than Participating Dividends, Holders shall not be entitled to any dividends on Series A Convertible Preferred Stock in excess of full cumulative dividends.

Dividends on shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock converted to Common Stock shall cease to accumulate, and all other rights of Holders will terminate, from and after the applicable Conversion Date.

(b)    Priority of Dividends. So long as any share of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock remains outstanding, no dividend or distribution shall be declared or paid on the Common Stock or any other class or series of Junior Stock, and no Common Stock or any other class or series of Junior Stock shall be purchased, redeemed or otherwise acquired for consideration by the Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries unless, in each case, all accumulated and unpaid Preferred Dividends (including any PIK Dividends) for all preceding Dividend Periods have been declared and paid in full in cash, on all outstanding shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock. The foregoing limitation shall not apply to:

(i)    any dividend or distribution payable in shares of Common Stock or other Junior Stock, together with cash in lieu of any fractional share;

(ii)    purchases, redemptions or other acquisitions of Common Stock or other Junior Stock in connection with the administration of any benefit or other incentive plan, including any employment contract, in the ordinary course of business, including, without limitation, (x) the forfeiture of unvested shares of restricted stock or share withholding or other acquisitions or surrender of shares to which the holder may otherwise be entitled upon exercise, delivery or vesting of equity awards (whether in payment of applicable taxes, the exercise price or otherwise) and (y) the payment of cash in lieu of fractional shares;

(iii)    purchases or deemed purchases or acquisitions of fractional interests in shares of Common Stock or other Junior Stock pursuant to the conversion or exchange provisions of such shares of Junior Stock or any securities exchangeable for or convertible into shares of Common Stock or other Junior Stock;

(iv)    any dividends or distributions of rights or Common Stock or other Junior Stock in connection with a stockholders’ rights plan or any redemption or repurchase of rights pursuant to any stockholders’ rights plan;

(v)    purchases of Common Stock or other Junior Stock pursuant to a contractually binding requirement to buy Common Stock or other Junior Stock, including under a contractually binding stock repurchase plan, in each case, existing prior to the Initial Issue Date at a valuation no greater than $10 billion subsequent to (i) such purchases and (ii) the issuance and sale of the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock by the Corporation;

(vi)    the acquisition by the Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries of record ownership in Common Stock or other Junior Stock or Parity Stock for the beneficial ownership of any other persons (other than the Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries), including as trustees or custodians, and the payment of cash in lieu of fractional shares; and

 

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(vii)    the exchange or conversion of Junior Stock for or into other Junior Stock or of Parity Stock for or into other Parity Stock (with the same or lesser aggregate liquidation preference) or Junior Stock and, in each case, the payment of cash in lieu of fractional shares.

When dividends on shares of the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock (i) have not been declared and paid in full in cash on any Dividend Payment Date (including PIK Dividends), or (ii) have been declared but have not been paid in full in cash on any Dividend Payment Date (including PIK Dividends), no dividends may be declared or paid on any shares of Parity Stock unless all prior dividends (including PIK Dividends) are declared and paid in full in cash on the shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock. Thereafter, if declared by the Board of Directors, dividends shall be declared on the shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock such that the respective amounts of such dividends declared on the shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock and such shares of Parity Stock shall be allocated pro rata among the Holders of the shares of the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock and the holders of any shares of Parity Stock then outstanding.

Subject to the foregoing, and not otherwise, such dividends as may be determined by the Board of Directors, or an authorized committee thereof, may be declared and paid (payable in cash, securities or other property) on any securities, including Common Stock and other Junior Stock, from time to time out of any funds legally available for such payment, and Holders shall not be entitled to participate in any such dividends other than as provided in Section 4(a).

Section 5    Liquidation, Dissolution or Winding Up.

(a)    In the event of any voluntary or involuntary liquidation, winding-up or dissolution of the Corporation, each Holder shall be entitled to receive, per share of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, the greater of (x) the Fixed Liquidation Preference per share of the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock and (y) the amount such Holder would be entitled to receive on an as-converted to Class A Common Stock basis if such Holder elected to convert its Series A Convertible Preferred Stock on the date of such liquidation, winding-up or dissolution pursuant to Section 11 (the “Liquidation Preference”), plus an amount (the “Liquidation Dividend Amount”) equal to accumulated and unpaid dividends on such share, whether or not declared, to, but excluding, the date fixed for liquidation, winding-up or dissolution to be paid out of the assets of the Corporation legally available for distribution to its stockholders, after satisfaction of debt and other liabilities owed to the Corporation’s creditors and holders of shares of any Senior Stock and before any payment or distribution is made to holders of any Junior Stock, including, without limitation, Common Stock.

(b)    If, upon the voluntary or involuntary liquidation, winding-up or dissolution of the Corporation, the amounts payable with respect to (1) the Liquidation Preference plus the Liquidation Dividend Amount on the shares of the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock and (2) the liquidation preference of, and the amount of accumulated and unpaid

 

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dividends to, but excluding, the date fixed for liquidation, dissolution or winding up, on all Parity Stock, if applicable, are not paid in full, the Holders and all holders of any such Parity Stock shall share equally and ratably in any distribution of the Corporation’s assets in proportion to their respective liquidation preferences and amounts equal to the accumulated and unpaid dividends to which they are entitled.

(c)    After the payment to any Holder of the full amount of the Liquidation Preference and the Liquidation Dividend Amount for such Holder’s shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, such Holder shall have no right or claim to any of the remaining assets of the Corporation.

(d)    Neither the sale, lease nor exchange of all or substantially all of Corporation’s assets or business (other than in connection with the liquidation, winding-up or dissolution of the Corporation), nor its merger or consolidation into or with any other Person, shall be deemed to be the voluntary or involuntary liquidation, winding-up or dissolution of the Corporation.

Section 6    Redemption.

(a)    General. Other than as specifically permitted by this Certificate of Designation, the Corporation may not redeem any of the outstanding Series A Convertible Preferred Stock.

(b)    Redemption at the Option of the Corporation. At any time after the date that is six years after the Initial Issue Date, the Corporation shall have the right to redeem all, but not less than all, of the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock then outstanding at a redemption price equal to the product of (x) the Fixed Liquidation Preference of the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock then outstanding and (y) 105%, plus accrued and unpaid dividends to, but not including, the date of redemption. The Corporation may exercise its right to redeem the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock under this Section 6(b) by delivering a written notice (the “Redemption Notice”) thereof to all of the Holders and the date the Holders are given such notice is referred to as a “Redemption Notice Date”); provided that the Corporation shall be required to deliver to the Holders a Solvency Opinion on or before the redemption date. Each Redemption Notice shall be irrevocable. Such Redemption Notice shall (A) state the date on which the redemption shall occur, which date shall be no later than 10 days after the Redemption Notice Date (or, if such date falls on a day that is not a Business Day, the next day that is a Business Day), and (B) state the redemption price per share of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock to be paid on the redemption date. Holders may continue to exercise their right to convert shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock after the Redemption Notice Date prior to the date of redemption; provided, further, that the Corporation shall not be permitted to redeem the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock pursuant to this Section 6(b) if, as of the date of the Redemption Notice, RE Investor has validly delivered an Initial Notice pursuant to the Real Estate Agreement (each, as defined in Section 6(c) below).

(c)    Redemption in Connection with an Exchange. Unless a Bankruptcy Filing has occurred, in the event that the Corporation receives an Initial Notice (as defined in the Real Estate Agreement) to exchange shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock pursuant to the

 

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Real Estate Agreement, dated as of May 20, 2020, between ACI Real Estate Company LLC and AL RE Investor, LLC (“RE Investor”), as it may be amended, modified or restated from time to time (the “Real Estate Agreement”), the Corporation shall have the right to redeem all, but not less than all, of the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock then outstanding at a redemption price equal to the product of (x) the aggregate Fixed Liquidation Preference of the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock of such Holder then outstanding and (y) 110%, plus accrued and unpaid dividends to, but not including, the date of redemption. The Corporation may exercise its right to redeem the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock under this Section 6(c) by delivering a Redemption Notice to the Holders; provided that the Corporation shall be required to deliver to the Holders a Solvency Opinion on or before the redemption date. Each Redemption Notice shall be irrevocable. Such Redemption Notice shall (A) state the date on which the redemption shall occur, which date shall be within 30 days after the RE Investor has delivered an Initial Notice following a Trigger Date (as defined in the Real Estate Agreement) pursuant to Section 5.01 of the Real Estate Agreement, and (B) state the redemption price per share of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock to be paid on the redemption date. Any Holder that received a Redemption Notice pursuant to this Section 6(c) may continue to exercise its right to convert shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock after the Redemption Notice Date prior to the date of redemption. For the avoidance of doubt, if the Corporation exercises its right to redeem any Series A Convertible Preferred Stock pursuant to this Section 6(c), such shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock will not be exchanged pursuant to the Real Estate Agreement.

(d)    Effect of Redemption. Effective immediately prior to the close of business on the day before any Series A Convertible Preferred Stock is redeemed pursuant to this Certificate of Designations, Dividends shall no longer accrue or be declared on any such shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, and such shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock shall cease to be outstanding.

(e)    Status of Redeemed Shares. Shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock redeemed in accordance with this Certificate of Designation shall return to the status of and constitute authorized but unissued shares of Preferred Stock, without classification as to series until such shares are once more classified as to a particular series by the Board of Directors pursuant to provisions of the Charter.

Section 7    Voting Powers.

(a)    Voting. Each Holder shall be entitled to the whole number of votes equal to the number of whole shares of Series A Common Stock into which such Holder’s Series A Convertible Preferred Shares would be convertible on the record date for the vote or consent of stockholders or if no record date is established, at the date such vote or consent is taken, and shall otherwise have voting rights and consent rights equal to the voting rights and consent rights of the Series A Common Stock to the fullest extent permitted by law. Each Holder shall be entitled to receive the same prior notice of any stockholders’ meeting as is provided to the holders of Series A Common Stock in accordance with the bylaws of the Corporation, as well as prior notice of all stockholder actions to be taken by legally available means in lieu of a meeting, and shall vote as a class with the holders of Series A Common Stock as if they were a single class of securities upon any matter submitted to a vote of stockholders, except those matters required by law or by the terms hereof to be submitted to a class vote of the Holders, in which case the Holders only shall vote as a separate class.

 

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(b)    Other Consent Rights. So long as any shares of the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock are outstanding, the Corporation shall not, without the affirmative vote or consent of the holders of record of a majority in voting power of the outstanding shares of the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock and the Series A-1 Convertible Preferred Stock at the time outstanding and entitled to vote thereon (subject to the last paragraph of this Section 7(b)), voting together as a single class, given in person or by proxy, either in writing without a meeting or by vote at an annual or special meeting of such stockholders:

(i)    amend or alter the provisions of the Charter so as to authorize or create, or increase the authorized number of, any class or series of Senior Stock;

(ii)    amend, alter or repeal the provisions of the Charter or the Certificate of Designations so as to adversely affect the special rights, preferences or voting powers of the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock; or

(iii)    consummate a binding share exchange or reclassification involving the shares of the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock or a merger or consolidation of the Corporation with another entity, unless in each case: (x) the shares of the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock remain outstanding following the consummation of such binding share exchange, reclassification, merger or consolidation or, in the case of any such merger or consolidation with respect to which the Corporation is not the surviving or resulting entity (or the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock is otherwise exchanged or reclassified), are converted or reclassified into or exchanged for preference securities of the surviving or resulting entity or its ultimate parent or the right to receive such securities; and (y) the shares of the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock that remain outstanding or such shares of preference securities, as the case may be, have such rights, preferences and voting powers that, taken as a whole, are not materially less favorable to the holders thereof than the rights, preferences and voting powers, taken as a whole, of the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock immediately prior to the consummation of such transaction;

(iv)    issue any Parity Stock or Senior Stock or any securities convertible into, exercisable for or exchangeable into Parity Stock or Senior Stock, other than any shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock in exchange for shares of Series A-1 Convertible Preferred Stock;

(v)    redeem any shares of capital stock or any securities convertible into, exercisable for or exchangeable into capital stock unless such redemption right is offered to all holders of the same class (including, with respect to the Class A Common Stock, the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock on an as-converted basis); or

(vi)    (w) Until the date on which a Qualified IPO in consummated, the Company shall not, and shall not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, incur any Indebtedness (as defined in the ACI 2030 Indenture) if, on a pro forma basis, the Total Leverage Ratio (as defined in and calculated under the ACI 2030 Indenture) would exceed 3.5 to 1.0;

 

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(x)    the limitations set forth in clause (w) above shall not apply to:

(A)    Indebtedness outstanding (including amounts committed to be incurred) as of the Initial Issuance Date;

(B)    Indebtedness under the any revolving facility and/or working capital facilities (other than Indebtedness under the Asset-Based Revolving Facility which is deemed to be incurred under clause (x)(A) above); provided that Indebtedness under this clause (x)(B) shall be deemed to be incurred when first committed rather than when drawn;

(C)    Indebtedness of the Company to a Subsidiary or Indebtedness of a Subsidiary to the Company or another Subsidiary;

(D)    to the extent considered Indebtedness, Indebtedness permitted to be incurred under Section 4.03(b)(vi), (vii), (xii), (xvii), (xviii), (xx), (xxii) and/or (xxiii) of the ACI 2030 Indenture;

(E)    the incurrence of Indebtedness which serves to refund, refinance, replace, renew, extend or defease any Indebtedness permitted under this Section 7(b)(vi);

(F)    guarantees of any Indebtedness permitted under this Section 7(b)(vi);

(G)    the incurrence of Indebtedness in an aggregate principal amount which, when aggregated with the principal amount of all other Indebtedness then outstanding and Incurred pursuant to this clause (G) (and any refinancing, refunding, extension, renewal or replacement (or successive refinancings, refundings, extensions, renewals or replacements) as a whole, or in part, of any such obligations), does not exceed $25 million;

(y)    notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, when calculating the Total Leverage Ratio in connection with a Limited Condition Acquisition (as defined in the ACI 2030 Indenture), the date of determination of such ratio and of any Default or Event of Default blocker shall, at the option of the Company, be the date the definitive agreements for such Limited Condition Acquisition are entered into and such ratios shall be calculated on a pro forma basis after giving effect to such Limited Condition Acquisition and the other transactions to be entered into in connection therewith (including any incurrence of Indebtedness and the use of proceeds thereof) as if they occurred at the beginning of the four-quarter reference period, and, for the avoidance of doubt, (A) if any such ratio is exceeded as a result of fluctuations in such ratio (including due to fluctuations in EBITDA of the Company or the target company) at or prior to the consummation of the relevant Limited Condition Acquisition, such ratios will not be deemed to have been exceeded as a result of such fluctuations solely for purposes of

 

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determining whether the Limited Condition Acquisition is permitted hereunder and (B) such ratio shall not be tested at the time of consummation of such Limited Condition Acquisition or related transactions; provided further, that if the Company elects to have such determinations occur at the time of entry into such definitive agreement, any such transaction (including the related transactions to be entered into connection therewith) shall be deemed to have occurred on the date the definitive agreements are entered and outstanding thereafter for purposes of subsequently calculating such ratio under this Certificate of Designation after the date of such agreement and before the consummation of such Limited Condition Acquisition;

(z)    furthermore, for purposes of calculating the Total Leverage Ratio for any Test Period ending on or prior to June 20, 2020, “EBITDA” shall be in no event exceed $3 billion;

provided, however, that in the event a transaction would trigger voting powers under clauses (ii) and (iii) above, clause (iii) shall govern; provided, further, however, that for all purposes of this Section 7(b):

(1)    any increase in the number of the Corporation’s authorized but unissued shares of Preferred Stock, or

(2)    the creation and issuance, or increase in the authorized or issued number, of any class or series of Junior Stock,

shall be deemed not to adversely affect (or to otherwise cause to be materially less favorable) the rights, preferences or voting powers of the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock and shall not require the affirmative vote or consent of Holders.

If any amendment, alteration, repeal, share exchange, reclassification, merger or consolidation specified in this Section 7(b) would adversely affect the rights, preferences or voting powers of the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock or Series A-1 Convertible Preferred Stock but not the other, then only the series the rights, preferences and voting powers of which are adversely affected and entitled to vote shall vote as a class.

(c)    Without the consent of the Holders, so long as such action does not adversely affect the special rights, preferences or voting powers of the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, and limitations and restrictions thereof, the Corporation may amend, alter, supplement or repeal any terms of the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock for the following purposes:

(i)    to cure any ambiguity, omission or mistake, or to correct or supplement any provision contained in the Certificate of Designations that may be defective or inconsistent with any other provision contained in the Certificate of Designations;

(ii)    to make any provision with respect to matters or questions relating to the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock that is not inconsistent with the provisions of the Charter or the Certificate of Designations; or

 

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(iii)    to make any other change that does not adversely affect the rights of any Holder (other than any Holder that consents to such change).

In addition, without the consent of the Holders, the Corporation may amend, alter, supplement or repeal any terms of the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock in order to file a certificate of correction with respect to the Certificate of Designations to the extent permitted by Section 103(f) of the Delaware General Corporation Law.

(d)    Prior to the close of business on the applicable Conversion Date, the shares of Class A Common Stock issuable upon conversion of any shares of the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock shall not be deemed to be outstanding for any purpose and Holders shall have no rights, powers or preferences with respect to such shares of Class A Common Stock, including voting powers (including the power to vote on any amendment to the Charter that would adversely affect the rights, powers or preferences of the Class A Common Stock), rights to respond to tender offers for the Class A Common Stock and rights to receive any dividends or other distributions on the Class A Common Stock, by virtue of holding the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock other than as set forth in this Certificate of Designations.

(e)    The rules and procedures for calling and conducting any meeting of the Holders (including, without limitation, the fixing of a record date in connection therewith), the solicitation and use of proxies at such a meeting, the obtaining of written consents and any other procedural aspect or matter with regard to such a meeting or such consents shall be governed by any rules the Board of Directors, in its discretion, may adopt from time to time, which rules and procedures shall conform to the requirements of the Charter, the By-Laws, applicable law and the rules of any national securities exchange or other trading facility on which the shares of capital stock of the Corporation are listed or traded at the time.

Section 8    Reserved.

Section 9    Fundamental Change.

(a)    If (x) the effective date of a Fundamental Change occurs prior to the fourth anniversary of the closing of an IPO, (y) the Fundamental Change Stock Price is less than 140% of the Conversion Price and (z) any Conversion Date occurs during the related Fundamental Change Conversion Period, then upon such conversion, in addition to the number of shares of Class A Common Stock to be delivered pursuant to Section 11, the converting Holder shall receive a number of additional shares of Class A Common Stock per share of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock being converted by such Holder equal to (i) the amount of accrued and unpaid dividends on the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock through the applicable Conversion Date plus the amount of Preferential Dividends scheduled to be paid after the applicable Conversion Date and on or before the fourth anniversary of the closing of an IPO (or if an IPO has not occurred prior to such Fundamental Change, the fourth anniversary of such Fundamental Change) divided by (ii) the Fundamental Change Stock Price.

(b)    If (x) the effective date of a Fundamental Change occurs prior to the third anniversary of the closing of an IPO, (y) the Fundamental Change Stock Price is greater than or equal to 140% of the Conversion Price and less than 160% of the Conversion Price and (z) any

 

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Conversion Date occurs during the related Fundamental Change Conversion Period, then, in addition to the number of shares of Class A Common Stock to be delivered pursuant to Section 11, upon such conversion, the converting Holder shall receive a number of additional shares of Class A Common Stock per share of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock being converted by such Holder equal to (i) the amount of accrued and unpaid dividends on the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock through the applicable Conversion Date plus the amount of Preferential Dividends scheduled to be paid after the applicable Conversion Date and on or before the third anniversary of the closing of an IPO (or if an IPO has not occurred prior to such Fundamental Change, the fourth anniversary of such Fundamental Change) divided by (ii) the Fundamental Change Stock Price.

(c)    If (x) the effective date of a Fundamental Change occurs prior to the fourth anniversary of the closing of an IPO, (y) the Fundamental Change Stock Price is less than the Conversion Price and (z) any Conversion Date occurs during the related Fundamental Change Conversion Period, then upon such conversion, in lieu of the number of shares of Class A Common Stock to be delivered pursuant to Section 11, the converting Holder shall receive a number of shares of Class A Common Stock per share of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock being converted by such Holder equal to (i) the sum of the Fixed Liquidation Preference multiplied by 105% plus the amount of accrued and unpaid dividends on the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock through the applicable Conversion Date plus the amount of Preferential Dividends scheduled to be paid after the applicable Conversion Date and on or before the fourth anniversary of the closing of an IPO divided by (ii) the Fundamental Change Stock Price.

(d)    If (x) the effective date of a Fundamental Change occurs on or after the fourth anniversary of the closing of an IPO, (y) the Fundamental Change Stock Price is less than the Conversion Price and (z) any Conversion Date occurs during the related Fundamental Change Conversion Period, then upon such conversion, in lieu of the number of shares of Class A Common Stock to be delivered pursuant to Section 11, the converting Holder shall receive a number of shares of Class A Common Stock per share of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock being converted by such Holder equal to (i) the sum of the Fixed Liquidation Preference multiplied by 105% plus the amount of accrued and unpaid dividends on the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock through the applicable Conversion Date divided by (ii) the Fundamental Change Stock Price.

(e)    Notice. The Corporation shall provide written notice (the “Fundamental Change Notice”) to Holders of the Fundamental Change Effective Date no later than the second Business Day immediately following such Fundamental Change Effective Date.

The Fundamental Change Notice shall state:

(i)    the event causing the Fundamental Change;

(ii)    the anticipated Fundamental Change Effective Date or actual Fundamental Change Effective Date, as the case may be;

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(iv)    the instructions a Holder must follow to effect a conversion in connection with such Fundamental Change.

(f)    Not later than the second Business Day following the Fundamental Change Effective Date, the Corporation shall notify Holders of the number of shares of Class A Common Stock to be delivered upon any conversion in connection with such Fundamental Change (if notice is provided to Holders prior to the anticipated Fundamental Change Effective Date, specifying how the number of shares will be determined).

Section 10    Mandatory Conversion.

(a)    If at any time, or from time to time, from and after the third anniversary of the closing of an IPO, the Last Reported Sale Price of the Class A Common Stock has equaled or exceeded $42.47 (subject to adjustment in a manner inversely proportional to adjustments to the Conversion Rate) (x) for at least 20 out of any 30 consecutive Trading Days immediately preceding the Mandatory Conversion Notice Date and (y) on the Mandatory Conversion Notice Date, the Corporation shall from time to time have the right to require the Holders to convert all, or any portion, of the outstanding Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, as designated in the Mandatory Conversion Notice relating to the applicable Mandatory Conversion on the applicable Mandatory Conversion Date, into fully paid, validly issued and nonassessable shares of Class A Common Stock at the Conversion Rate as of the applicable Mandatory Conversion Date (a “Mandatory Conversion”); provided that the Corporation shall not be permitted to effect a Mandatory Conversion with respect to more than one-third of the aggregate outstanding shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock and Series A-1 Convertible Preferred Stock as of the date of the first Mandatory Conversion Notice Date pursuant to this Section 10(a) in any twelve month period unless the Last Reported Sale Price of the Class A Common Stock has equaled or exceeded $48.53 (subject to adjustment in a manner inversely proportional to adjustments to the Conversion Rate) (x) for at least 20 out of any 30 consecutive Trading Days immediately preceding the Mandatory Conversion Notice Date and (y) on the Mandatory Conversion Notice Date.

(b)    The Corporation may exercise its right to require conversion under this Section 10 by delivering a written notice thereof to all Holders (a “Mandatory Conversion Notice” and of such delivery is referred to as a “Mandatory Conversion Notice Date”). Each Mandatory Conversion Notice shall be irrevocable. Each Mandatory Conversion Notice shall state (x) the Trading Day on which the applicable Mandatory Conversion shall occur, which Trading Day shall be the twentieth Trading Day following the applicable Mandatory Conversion Notice Date (or, if such date falls on a day that is not a Business Day, the next day that is a Business Day) (a “Mandatory Conversion Date”), (y) the number of shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock which the Corporation has elected to be subject to such Mandatory Conversion from such Holder and in the aggregate pursuant to this Section 10, (z) the number of shares of Class A Common Stock to be issued to such Holder on the applicable Mandatory Conversion Date. If the Corporation elects to cause a Mandatory Conversion pursuant to this Section 10, then it must simultaneously take the same action in the same proportion with respect to all Holders of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock and Series A-1 Convertible Preferred Stock to the extent practicable.

 

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Section 11    Optional Conversion.

(a)    Subject to satisfaction of the conversion procedures set forth in this Section 11, each Holder shall have the option to convert its Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, in whole or in part (but in no event less than one share of the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock), at any time, into shares of Class A Common Stock at the Conversion Rate, subject to adjustment in accordance with Section 11(b).

(b)    If, as of any Conversion Date, the Corporation has not declared all or any portion of the accumulated and unpaid dividends for all full Dividend Periods ending on a Dividend Payment Date prior to such Conversion Date, the Conversion Rate shall be adjusted, with respect to the relevant conversion, so that the Holders converting their Series A Convertible Preferred Stock at such time receive an additional number of shares of Class A Common Stock equal to:

(i)    such amount of undeclared, accumulated and unpaid dividends per share of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock for such prior full Dividend Periods, divided by

(ii)    (x) following an Initial Public Offering, the Average VWAP per share of the Class A Common Stock over the 20 consecutive Trading Day period (the “Conversion Settlement Period”) commencing on, and including, the 21st Scheduled Trading Day immediately preceding the Conversion Date or (y) prior to an Initial Public Offering, the value per share of the Class A Common Stock as determined by a nationally recognized independent investment banking firm retained by the Corporation for this purpose at the Corporation’s sole expense.

Except as set forth in the first sentence of this Section 11(b) and in Section 9, upon any conversion of any shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, the Corporation shall make no payment or allowance for unpaid dividends on such shares of the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock.

(c)    To effect a conversion, a Holder must:

(i)    complete and manually sign the conversion notice attached hereto as Exhibit A or a facsimile of such conversion notice;

(ii)    deliver the completed conversion notice and the shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock to be converted to the Corporation;

(iii)    if required, furnish appropriate endorsements and transfer documents; and

(iv)    if required, pay all transfer or similar taxes or duties, if any.

The conversion shall be effective on the date on which a Holder has satisfied the foregoing requirements, to the extent applicable (the “Conversion Date”).

A Holder shall not be required to pay any transfer or similar taxes or duties relating to the issuance or delivery of Class A Common Stock upon conversion, but such Holder shall be required to pay any tax or duty that may be payable relating to any transfer involved in the issuance or delivery of Class A Common Stock in a name other than the name of such Holder.

 

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The shares of Class A Common Stock issuable upon conversion shall be issued and credited to the account of the converting Holder in the records of the Corporation’s transfer agent only after all applicable taxes and duties, if any, payable by such converting Holder have been paid in full, and such shares will be delivered on the latest of (i) the second Business Day immediately succeeding the Conversion Date, (ii) if applicable, the second Business Day immediately succeeding the last day of the Conversion Settlement Period, and (iii) the Business Day after the Holder has paid in full all applicable taxes and duties, if any.

The Person or Persons entitled to receive the shares of Class A Common Stock issuable upon conversion shall be treated for all purposes as the record holder(s) of such shares of Class A Common Stock as of the close of business on the applicable Conversion Date. Except as set forth elsewhere herein, prior to the close of business on such applicable Conversion Date, the shares of Class A Common Stock issuable upon conversion of any shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock shall not be deemed to be outstanding for any purpose, and Holders shall have no rights, powers or preferences with respect to such shares of Class A Common Stock by virtue of holding shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock.

In the event that a conversion is effected with respect to shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock representing less than all the shares of the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock held by a Holder, upon such conversion the Corporation shall execute and deliver to the Holder thereof, at the expense of the Corporation, a certificate or book-entry position evidencing the shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock as to which conversion was not effected.

(d)    In the event that a Holder shall not by written notice designate the name in which shares of Class A Common Stock to be issued upon conversion of such Series A Convertible Preferred Stock should be registered or, if applicable, the address to which the certificate or certificates representing such shares of Class A Common Stock should be sent, the Corporation shall be entitled to register such shares, and make such payment, in the name of the Holder as shown on the records of the Corporation and, if applicable, to send the certificate or certificates representing such shares of Class A Common Stock to the address of such Holder shown on the records of the Corporation.

(e)    Shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock shall cease to be outstanding on the applicable Conversion Date, subject to the right of Holders of such shares to receive shares of Class A Common Stock issuable upon conversion of such shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock.

Section 12    Reservation of Common Stock.

(a)    The Corporation shall at all times reserve and keep available out of its authorized and unissued Class A Common Stock, solely for issuance upon the conversion of shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, and free from any preemptive or other similar

 

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rights, a number of shares of Class A Common Stock equal to the maximum number of shares of Class A Common Stock deliverable upon conversion of all shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock (which shall initially equal a number of shares of Class A Common Stock equal to the product of (i) 1,750,000 shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, and (ii) the Conversion Rate. For purposes of this Section 12(a), the number of shares of Class A Common Stock that shall be deliverable upon the conversion of all outstanding shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock shall be computed as if at the time of computation all such outstanding shares were held by a single Holder.

(b)    Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Corporation shall be entitled to deliver upon conversion of shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, as herein provided, shares of Class A Common Stock reacquired and held in the treasury of the Corporation (in lieu of the issuance of authorized and unissued shares of Class A Common Stock), so long as any such treasury shares are free and clear of all liens, charges, security interests or encumbrances (other than liens, charges, security interests and other encumbrances created by the Holders).

(c)    All shares of Class A Common Stock delivered upon conversion of the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock shall be duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable, free and clear of all liens, claims, security interests and other encumbrances (other than liens, charges, security interests and other encumbrances created by the Holders) and free of preemptive rights.

(d)    Prior to the delivery of any securities that the Corporation shall be obligated to deliver upon conversion of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, the Corporation shall comply with all applicable federal and state laws and regulations thereunder requiring the registration of such securities with, or any approval of or consent to the delivery thereof by, any governmental authority.

(e)    The Corporation hereby covenants and agrees that, if at any time the Class A Common Stock shall be listed on the NYSE or any other national securities exchange or automated quotation system, the Corporation shall, if permitted by the rules of such exchange or automated quotation system, list and use its commercially reasonable efforts to keep listed, so long as the Class A Common Stock shall be so listed on such exchange or automated quotation system, all Class A Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock; provided, however, that if the rules of such exchange or automated quotation system permit the Corporation to defer the listing of such Class A Common Stock until the first conversion of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock into Class A Common Stock in accordance with the provisions hereof, the Corporation covenants to list such Class A Common Stock issuable upon the first conversion of the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock in accordance with the requirements of such exchange or automated quotation system at such time.

Section 13    Fractional Shares. No fractional shares of Class A Common Stock shall be issued to Holders as a result of any conversion of shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock.

Section 14    Anti-Dilution Adjustments to the Conversion Rate. (a) The Conversion Rate shall be adjusted as set forth in this Section 14, except that the Corporation

 

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shall not make any adjustments to the Conversion Rate if Holders participate (other than in the case of a share split or share combination), at the same time and upon the same terms as holders of Common Stock and solely as a result of holding the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, in any of the transactions set forth in Sections 14(a)(i)-(iv) without having to convert their Series A Convertible Preferred Stock as if they held a number of shares of Common Stock equal to (x) the Conversion Rate as of the Record Date for such transaction, multiplied by (y) the number of shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock held by such Holder.

(i)    If the Corporation exclusively issues shares of Common Stock as a dividend or distribution on shares of Common Stock, or if the Corporation effects a share split or share combination, the Conversion Rate shall be adjusted based on the following formula:

 

CR1 = CR0 ×    OS1
  

OS0

where,

 

CR0 =   the Conversion Rate in effect immediately prior to the close of business on the Record Date of such dividend or distribution, or immediately prior to the open of business on the Effective Date of such share split or share combination, as applicable;
CR1 =   the Conversion Rate in effect immediately after the close of business on such Record Date or immediately after the open of business on such Effective Date, as applicable;
OS0 =   the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately prior to the close of business on such Record Date or immediately prior to the open of business on such Effective Date, as applicable, before giving effect to such dividend, distribution, share split or share combination; and
OS1 =   the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after giving effect to such dividend, distribution, share split or share combination.

Any adjustment made under this Section 14(a)(i) shall become effective immediately after the close of business on the Record Date for such dividend or distribution, or immediately after the open of business on the Effective Date for such share split or share combination, as applicable. If any dividend or distribution of the type set forth in this Section 14(a)(i) is declared but not so paid or made, the Conversion Rate shall be immediately readjusted, effective as of the date the Board of Directors or a committee thereof determines not to pay such dividend or distribution, to the Conversion Rate that would then be in effect if such dividend or distribution had not been declared. For the purposes of this Section 14(a)(i), the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately prior to the close of business on the Record Date and the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after giving effect to such dividend, distribution, share split or share combination shall, in each case, not include shares that the Corporation holds in treasury. The Corporation shall not pay any dividend or make any distribution on shares of Common Stock that it holds in treasury.

 

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(ii)    If, following an Initial Public Offering, the Corporation issues to all or substantially all holders of Common Stock any rights, options or warrants entitling them, for a period of not more than 45 calendar days after the announcement date of such issuance, to subscribe for or purchase shares of Common Stock at a price per share that is less than the Average VWAP per share of Common Stock for the 10 consecutive Trading Day period ending on, and including, the Trading Day immediately preceding the date of announcement of such issuance, the Conversion Rate shall be increased based on the following formula:

 

CR1 = CR0 ×    OS0 + X
  

OS0 + Y

where,

 

CR0 =   the Conversion Rate in effect immediately prior to the close of business on the Record Date for such issuance;
CR1 =   the Conversion Rate in effect immediately after the close of business on such Record Date;
OS0 =   the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately prior to the close of business on such Record Date;
X =   the total number of shares of Common Stock issuable pursuant to such rights, options or warrants; and
Y =   the number of shares of Common Stock equal to (i) the aggregate price payable to exercise such rights, options or warrants, divided by (ii) the Average VWAP per share of Common Stock over the 10 consecutive Trading Day period ending on, and including, the Trading Day immediately preceding the date of announcement of the issuance of such rights, options or warrants.

Any increase made under this Section 14(a)(ii) shall be made successively whenever any such rights, options or warrants are issued and shall become effective immediately after the close of business on the Record Date for such issuance. To the extent that such rights, options or warrants are not exercised prior to their expiration or shares of Common Stock are not delivered after the exercise of such rights, options or warrants, the Conversion Rate shall be decreased to the Conversion Rate that would then be in effect had the increase with respect to the issuance of such rights, options or warrants been made on the basis of delivery of only the number of shares of Common Stock actually delivered, if any. If such rights, options or warrants are not so issued, the Conversion Rate shall be immediately readjusted, effective as of the date the Board of Directors or a committee thereof determines not to pay such dividend or distribution, to the Conversion Rate that would then be in effect if such Record Date for such issuance had not occurred.

For the purpose of this Section 14(a)(ii), in determining whether any rights, options or warrants entitle the holders of Common Stock to subscribe for or purchase shares of Common Stock at less than such Average VWAP per share for the 10 consecutive Trading Day

 

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period ending on, and including, the Trading Day immediately preceding the date of announcement of such issuance, and in determining the aggregate offering price of such shares of Common Stock, there shall be taken into account any consideration received by the Corporation for such rights, options or warrants and any amount payable on exercise or conversion thereof, the value of such consideration, if other than cash, to be determined by the Board of Directors or a committee thereof.

(iii)    If the Corporation distributes shares of its capital stock, evidences of the Corporation’s indebtedness, other assets or property of the Corporation or rights, options or warrants to acquire its capital stock or other securities, to all or substantially all holders of Common Stock, excluding:

(A)    dividends, distributions or issuances as to which the provisions set forth in Section 14(a)(i) or Section 14(a)(ii) shall apply;

(B)    dividends or distributions paid exclusively in cash as to which there shall be no adjustment;

(C)    any dividends and distributions upon conversion of, or in exchange for, shares of Common Stock in connection with a recapitalization, reclassification, change, consolidation, merger or other combination, share exchange, or sale, lease or other transfer or disposition resulting in the change in the conversion consideration as set forth under Section 15;

(D)    except as otherwise set forth in Section 14(a)(v), rights issued pursuant to a shareholder rights plan adopted by the Corporation; and

(E)    Spin-Offs as to which the provisions set forth below in this Section 14(a)(iii) shall apply;

then (x) if such distribution is made prior to an Initial Public Offering, each holder of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock shall participate in such distribution, at the same time and on the same terms as holders of Common Stock without having to convert such shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock and as if such holder held a number of shares of Common Stock equal to the product of (A) the Conversion Rate and (B) the number of shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock held by such holder and (y) if such distribution is made following an Initial Public Offering, the Conversion Rate shall be increased based on the following formula:

 

CR1 = CR0 ×            SP0         
       SP0 - FMV

where,

 

CR0 =   the Conversion Rate in effect immediately prior to the close of business on the Record Date for such distribution;
CR1 =   the Conversion Rate in effect immediately after the close of business on such Record Date;

 

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SP0 =   the Average VWAP per share of Common Stock over the 10 consecutive Trading Day period ending on, and including, the Trading Day immediately preceding the Ex-Date for such distribution; and
FMV =   the fair market value (as determined by the Board of Directors or a committee thereof in good faith) of the shares of capital stock, evidences of indebtedness, assets, property, rights, options or warrants so distributed, expressed as an amount per share of Common Stock on the Ex-Date for such distribution.

Any increase made under the portion of this Section 14(a)(iii) will become effective immediately after the close of business on the Record Date for such distribution. If such distribution is not so paid or made, the Conversion Rate shall be immediately readjusted, effective as of the date the Board of Directors or a committee thereof determines not to pay such dividend or distribution, to be the Conversion Rate that would then be in effect if such distribution had not been declared.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, if “FMV” (as defined above) is equal to or greater than “SP0” (as defined above), or if the difference is less than $1.00, in lieu of the foregoing increase, each Holder shall receive, in respect of each share of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, at the same time and upon the same terms as holders of Common Stock, the amount and kind of the Corporation’s capital stock, evidences of the Corporation’s indebtedness, other assets or property of the Corporation or rights, options or warrants to acquire its capital stock or other securities that such Holder would have received if such Holder owned a number of shares of Common Stock equal to the Conversion Rate in effect on the Record Date for the distribution.

With respect to an adjustment pursuant to this Section 14(a)(iii) where there has been a Spin-Off, the Conversion Rate shall be increased based on the following formula:

 

CR1 = CR0 ×      FMV0 + MP0   
             MP0

where,

 

CR0 =   the Conversion Rate in effect immediately prior to the close of business on the last Trading Day of the 10 consecutive Trading Day period commencing on, and including, the Ex-Date for the Spin-Off (the “Valuation Period”);
CR1 =   the Conversion Rate in effect immediately after the close of business on the last Trading Day of the Valuation Period;
FMV0 =   the Average VWAP per share of the capital stock or similar equity interest distributed to holders of Common Stock applicable to one share of Common Stock over the Valuation Period; and
MP0 =   the Average VWAP per share of Common Stock over the Valuation Period.

The increase to the Conversion Rate under the preceding paragraph will become effective at the close of business on the last Trading Day of the Valuation Period.

 

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Notwithstanding the foregoing, if any date for determining the number of shares of Common Stock issuable to a Holder occurs during the Valuation Period, the reference to “10” in the preceding paragraph shall be deemed replaced with such lesser number of Trading Days as have elapsed between the beginning of the Valuation Period and such determination date for purposes of determining the Conversion Rate. If such dividend or distribution is not so paid, the Conversion Rate shall be decreased, effective as of the date the Board of Directors or a committee thereof determines not to make or pay such dividend or distribution, to be the Conversion Rate that would then be in effect if such dividend or distribution had not been declared.

For purposes of this Section 14(a)(iii) (and subject in all respects to Section 14(a)(i) and Section 14(a)(ii)):

(A)    rights, options or warrants distributed by the Corporation to all or substantially all holders of the Common Stock entitling them to subscribe for or purchase shares of the Corporation’s capital stock, including Common Stock (either initially or under certain conditions), which rights, options or warrants, until the occurrence of a specified event or events (“Trigger Event”):

 

  (1)

are deemed to be transferred with such shares of the Common Stock;

 

  (2)

are not exercisable; and

 

  (3)

are also issued in respect of future issuances of the Common Stock,

shall be deemed not to have been distributed for purposes of this Section 14(a)(iii) (and no adjustment to the Conversion Rate under this Section 14(a)(iii) shall be required) until the occurrence of the earliest Trigger Event, whereupon such rights, options or warrants shall be deemed to have been distributed and an appropriate adjustment (if any is required) to the Conversion Rate shall be made under this Section 14(a)(iii).

(B)    If any such right, option or warrant, including any such existing rights, options or warrants distributed prior to the Initial Issue Date, are subject to events, upon the occurrence of which such rights, options or warrants become exercisable to purchase different securities, evidences of indebtedness or other assets, then the date of the occurrence of any and each such event shall be deemed to be the date of distribution and Record Date with respect to new rights, options or warrants with such rights (in which case the existing rights, options or warrants shall be deemed to terminate and expire on such date without exercise by any of the holders thereof).

 

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(C)    In addition, in the event of any distribution (or deemed distribution) of rights, options or warrants, or any Trigger Event or other event (of the type described in the immediately preceding clause (B)) with respect thereto that was counted for purposes of calculating a distribution amount for which an adjustment to the Conversion Rate under this clause (iii) was made:

 

  (1)

in the case of any such rights, options or warrants that shall all have been redeemed or repurchased without exercise by any holders thereof, upon such final redemption or repurchase (x) the Conversion Rate shall be readjusted as if such rights, options or warrants had not been issued and (y) the Conversion Rate shall then again be readjusted to give effect to such distribution, deemed distribution or Trigger Event, as the case may be, as though it were a cash distribution pursuant to Section 14(a)(iv), equal to the per share redemption or repurchase price received by a holder or holders of Common Stock with respect to such rights, options or warrants (assuming such holder had retained such rights, options or warrants), made to all holders of Common Stock as of the date of such redemption or repurchase; and

 

  (2)

in the case of such rights, options or warrants that shall have expired or been terminated without exercise by any holders thereof, the Conversion Rate shall be readjusted as if such rights, options and warrants had not been issued;

provided that, in each case, such rights, options or warrants are deemed to be transferred with such shares of the Common Stock and are also issued in respect of future issuances of the Common Stock.

For purposes of Section 14(a)(i), Section 14(a)(ii) and this Section 14(a)(iii), if any dividend or distribution to which this Section 14(a)(iii) is applicable includes one or both of:

(A)    a dividend or distribution of shares of Common Stock to which Section 14(a)(i) is applicable (the “Clause A Distribution”);

or

(B)    an issuance of rights, options or warrants to which Section 14(a)(ii) is applicable (the “Clause B Distribution”), then:

 

  (1)

such dividend or distribution, other than the Clause A Distribution and the Clause B Distribution, shall be deemed to be a dividend or distribution to which this Section 14(a)(iii) is applicable (the “Clause C Distribution”) and the Conversion Rate adjustment required by this Section 14(a)(iii) with respect to such Clause C Distribution shall then be made; and

 

  (2)

the Clause A Distribution and Clause B Distribution shall be deemed to immediately follow the Clause C Distribution and the Conversion Rate adjustment required by Section 14(a)(i) and Section 14(a)(ii) with respect thereto shall then be made, except that, if determined by the Corporation (I) the “Record Date” of the Clause A Distribution and the Clause B Distribution shall be deemed to be the Record Date of the Clause C Distribution and (II)

 

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  any shares of Common Stock included in the Clause A Distribution or Clause B Distribution shall be deemed not to be “outstanding immediately prior to the close of business on such Record Date or immediately prior to the open of business on such Effective Date” within the meaning of Section 14(a)(i) or “outstanding immediately prior to close of business on such Record Date” within the meaning of Section 14(a)(ii).

(iv)    If the Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries make a payment in respect of a tender or exchange offer for Common Stock, to the extent that the cash and value of any other consideration included in the payment per share of Common Stock exceeds the Average VWAP per share of Common Stock over the 10 consecutive Trading Day period commencing on, and including, the Trading Day next succeeding the last date on which tenders or exchanges may be made pursuant to such tender or exchange offer (the “Expiration Date”), (x) if such offer is made prior to an Initial Public Offering, each holder of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock shall have the right to participate in such offer, at the same time and on the same terms as holders of Common Stock without having to convert such shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock and as if such holder held a number of shares of Common Stock equal to the product of (A) the Conversion Rate and (B) the number of shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock held by such holder and (y) if such offer is made following an Initial Public Offering, the Conversion Rate shall be increased based on the following formula:

 

CR1 = CR0 ×        AC + (SP1 × OS1)     
           OS0 × SP1

where,

 

CR0 =   the Conversion Rate in effect immediately prior to the close of business on the 10th Trading Day immediately following, and including, the Trading Day next succeeding the Expiration Date;
CR1 =   the Conversion Rate in effect immediately after the close of business on the 10th Trading Day immediately following, and including, the Trading Day next succeeding the Expiration Date;
AC =   the aggregate value of all cash and any other consideration (as determined by the Board of Directors or a committee thereof in good faith) paid or payable for shares purchased in such tender or exchange offer;
OS0 =   the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately prior to the Expiration Date (prior to giving effect to the purchase of all shares accepted for purchase or exchange in such tender or exchange offer);
OS1 =   the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after the Expiration Date (after giving effect to the purchase of all shares accepted for purchase or exchange in such tender or exchange offer); and
SP1 =   the Average VWAP of Common Stock over the 10 consecutive Trading Day period commencing on, and including, the Trading Day next succeeding the Expiration Date (the “Averaging Period”).

 

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The increase to the Conversion Rate under the preceding paragraph will become effective at the close of business on the 10th Trading Day immediately following, and including, the Trading Day next succeeding the Expiration Date. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if any date for determining the number of shares of Common Stock issuable to a Holder occurs within the 10 Trading Days immediately following, and including, the Trading Day next succeeding the Expiration Date of any tender or exchange offer, the reference to “10” in the preceding paragraph shall be deemed replaced with such lesser number of Trading Days as have elapsed between the Expiration Date of such tender or exchange offer and such determination date for purposes of determining the Conversion Rate. For the avoidance of doubt, no adjustment under this Section 14(a)(iv) will be made if such adjustment would result in a decrease in the Conversion Rate, except as set forth in the immediately succeeding sentence.

In the event that the Corporation or one of its Subsidiaries is obligated to purchase shares of Common Stock pursuant to any such tender offer or exchange offer, but the Corporation or such Subsidiary is permanently prevented by applicable law from effecting any such purchases, or all such purchases are rescinded, then the Conversion Rate shall again be adjusted to be such Conversion Rate that would then be in effect if such tender offer or exchange offer had not been made.

(v)    If the Corporation has a rights plan in effect upon conversion of the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock into Common Stock, the Holders shall receive, in addition to any shares of Common Stock received in connection with such conversion, the rights under the rights plan. However, if, prior to any conversion, the rights have separated from the shares of Common Stock in accordance with the provisions of the applicable rights plan, the Conversion Rate will be adjusted at the time of separation as if the Corporation distributed to all or substantially all holders of Common Stock, shares of its capital stock, evidences of indebtedness, assets, property, rights, options or warrants as set forth in Section 14(a)(iii), subject to readjustment in the event of the expiration, termination or redemption of such rights.

(vi)    The Corporation may (but is not required to), to the extent permitted by law and the rules of NYSE or any other securities exchange on which the shares of Common Stock is then listed, increase the Conversion Rate by any amount for a period of at least 20 Business Days if such increase is irrevocable during such 20 Business Days and the Board of Directors, or a committee thereof, determines that such increase would be in the best interest of the Corporation. The Corporation may also (but is not required to) make such increases in the Conversion Rate as it deems advisable in order to avoid or diminish any income tax to holders of Common Stock resulting from any dividend or distribution of shares of Common Stock (or issuance of rights or warrants to acquire shares of Common Stock) or from any event treated as such for income tax purposes or for any other reason.

 

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(vii)    The Corporation shall not adjust the Conversion Rate:

(A)    upon the issuance of shares of Common Stock pursuant to any present or future plan providing for the reinvestment of dividends or interest payable on securities of the Corporation and the investment of additional optional amounts in Common Stock under any plan;

(B)    upon the issuance of any shares of Common Stock or rights or warrants to purchase such shares of Common Stock pursuant to any present or future benefit or other incentive plan or program of or assumed by the Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries;

(C)    upon the issuance of any shares of Common Stock pursuant to any option, warrant, right or exercisable, exchangeable or convertible security not described in (B) of this Section 14(a)(vii) and outstanding as of the Initial Issue Date;

(D)    for a change in par value of the Common Stock;

(E)    for stock repurchases that are not tender offers referred to in Section 14(a)(iv), including structured or derivative transactions or pursuant to a stock repurchase program approved by the Board of Directors;

(F)    for accumulated dividends on the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, except as described in Section 11;

(G)    for any cash dividends paid on the Common Stock; or

(H)    for any other issuance of shares of Common Stock or any securities convertible into or exchangeable for shares of Common Stock or the right to purchase shares of Common Stock or such convertible or exchangeable securities, except as otherwise stated herein.

(viii)    Adjustments to the Conversion Rate will be calculated to the nearest 1/10,000th of a share of Common Stock. No adjustment to the Conversion Rate will be required unless the adjustment would require an increase or decrease of at least 1% of the Conversion Rate; provided, however, that if an adjustment is not made because the adjustment does not change the Conversion Rate by at least 1%, then such adjustment will be carried forward and taken into account in any future adjustment. Notwithstanding the foregoing, on each date for determining the number of shares of Common Stock issuable to a Holder upon any conversion of the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, the Corporation shall give effect to all adjustments that otherwise had been deferred pursuant to this clause (viii), and those adjustments will no longer be carried forward and taken into account in any future adjustment. Except as otherwise provided above, the Corporation will be responsible for making all calculations called for under the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock and shall be made in good faith.

(ix)    Whenever any provision of the Certificate of Designations requires the Corporation to calculate the VWAP per share of Common Stock over a span of multiple days, the Board of Directors, or any authorized committee thereof, shall make appropriate

 

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adjustments in good faith to account for any adjustments to the Conversion Rate that become effective, or any event that would require such an adjustment if the Ex-Date, Effective Date, Record Date or Expiration Date, as the case may be, of such event occurs during the relevant period used to calculate such prices or values, as the case may be.

(b)    Whenever the Conversion Rate is to be adjusted, the Corporation shall:

(i)    compute such adjusted Conversion Rate;

(ii)    within 10 Business Days after the Conversion Rate is to be adjusted, provide or cause to be provided, a written notice to the Holders of the occurrence of such event; and

(iii)    within 10 Business Days after the Conversion Rate is to be adjusted, provide or cause to be provided, to the Holders, a statement setting forth in reasonable detail the method by which the adjustments to the Conversion Rate were determined and setting forth such adjusted Conversion Rate.

Section 15    Recapitalizations, Reclassifications and Changes of Common Stock. In the event of:

(i)    any consolidation or merger of the Corporation with or into another Person (other than a merger or consolidation in which the Corporation is the surviving corporation and in which the Common Stock outstanding immediately prior to the merger or consolidation is not exchanged for cash, securities or other property of the Corporation or another Person);

(ii)    any sale, transfer, lease or conveyance to another Person of all or substantially all of the property and assets of the Corporation;

(iii)    any reclassification of Common Stock into another class of Common Stock or any other securities; or

(iv)    any statutory exchange of securities of the Corporation with another Person (other than in connection with a merger or acquisition),

in each case, as a result of which the Common Stock would be converted into, or exchanged for, stock, other securities or other property or assets (including cash or any combination thereof) (each, a “Reorganization Event”), each share of the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock outstanding immediately prior to such Reorganization Event shall, without the consent of the Holders, become convertible into the kind of stock, other securities or other property or assets (including cash or any combination thereof) that such Holder would have been entitled to receive if such Holder had converted its Series A Convertible Preferred Stock into Common Stock immediately prior to such Reorganization Event (such stock, other securities or other property or assets (including cash or any combination thereof), the “Exchange Property,” with each “Unit of Exchange Property” meaning the kind and amount of such Exchange Property that a holder of one share of Common Stock is entitled to receive).

 

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If the transaction causes the Common Stock to be converted into, or exchanged for, the right to receive more than a single type of consideration (determined based in part upon any form of stockholder election), the Exchange Property into which the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock shall be convertible shall be deemed to be:

(i)    the weighted average of the types and amounts of consideration received by the holders of Common Stock that affirmatively make such an election; and

(ii)    if no holders of Common Stock affirmatively make such an election, the types and amounts of consideration actually received by the holders of the Common Stock.

The Corporation shall notify Holders of the weighted average referred to in clause (i) in the preceding sentence as soon as practicable after such determination is made.

The number of Units of Exchange Property the Corporation shall deliver for each share of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock converted following the effective date of such Reorganization Event shall be determined as if references in Section 9, Section 10 and Section 11 to shares of Common Stock were to Units of Exchange Property (without interest thereon and without any right to dividends or distributions thereon which have a Record Date that is prior to the date such shares of Series A Convertible Preferred stock are actually converted).

The above provisions of this Section 15 shall similarly apply to successive Reorganization Events, and the provisions of Section 14 shall apply to any shares of capital stock or ADRs of the Corporation (or any successor thereto) received by the holders of Common Stock in any such Reorganization Event.

The Corporation (or any successor thereto) shall, as soon as reasonably practicable (but in any event within 20 calendar days) after the occurrence of any Reorganization Event, provide written notice to the Holders of such occurrence and of the kind and amount of cash, securities or other property that constitute the Exchange Property. Failure to deliver such notice shall not affect the operation of this Section 15.

Section 16    Record Holders. To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, the Corporation may deem and treat the Holder of any shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock as the true and lawful owner thereof for all purposes.

Section 17    Notices. All notices or communications in respect of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock shall be sufficiently given if given in writing and delivered by first class mail, postage prepaid, or if given in such other manner as may be permitted in this Certificate of Designations, in the Charter or the By-Laws and by applicable law.

Section 18    No Preemptive Rights. The Holders shall have no preemptive or preferential rights to purchase or subscribe for any stock, obligations, warrants or other securities of the Corporation of any class.

Section 19    Other Rights. The shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock shall not have any rights, preferences, privileges or voting powers or relative, participating, optional or other special rights, or qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereof, other than as set forth herein or in the Charter or as provided by applicable law.

 

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[Signature page follows]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Corporation has caused this Certificate of Designations to be signed by Robert A. Gordon, its Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, this 8th day of June, 2020.

 

ALBERTSONS COMPANIES, INC.
By:  

/s/ Robert A. Gordon

  Name:    Robert A. Gordon
  Title:    Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

 

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Exhibit A

FORM OF NOTICE OF CONVERSION

(To be Executed by the Holder

in Order to Convert 6.75% Series A Convertible Preferred Stock)

The undersigned hereby irrevocably elects to convert (the “Conversion”) 6.75% Series A Convertible Preferred Stock (the “Series A Convertible Preferred Stock”), of Albertsons Companies, Inc. (hereinafter called the “Corporation”) into Class A Non-Voting Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Corporation (the “Common Stock”) according to the conditions of the Certificate of Designations of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock (the “Certificate of Designations”), as of the date written below.

If Common Stock is to be issued in the name of a Person other than the undersigned, the undersigned shall pay all transfer taxes payable with respect thereto, if any. Each Series A Convertible Preferred Stock Certificate (or evidence of loss, theft or destruction thereof) is attached hereto.

Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed thereto in or pursuant to the Certificate of Designations.

 

Date of Conversion:      

 

  
Applicable Conversion Rate:      

 

  
Shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock     
to be Converted:      

 

  
Shares of Common Stock to be Issued:      

 

  
Signature:      

 

  
Name:  

 

  
Address:*  

     

  
Fax No.:      

 

  

 

 

*

Address where Common Stock and any other payments or certificates shall be sent by the Corporation.


ASSIGNMENT

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned assigns and transfers the shares of 6.75% Series A Convertible Preferred Stock evidenced hereby to:

(Insert assignee’s social security or taxpayer identification number, if any)

(Insert address and zip code of assignee)

and irrevocably appoints:

as agent to transfer the shares of 6.75% Series A Convertible Preferred Stock evidenced hereby on the books of the Transfer Agent.

The agent may substitute another to act for him or her.

Date:                     

 

Signature:      

                     

  

 

(Sign

exactly as your name in which your shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock are registered)

 

Signature Guarantee:    

 

  

(Signature must be guaranteed by an “eligible guarantor institution” that is a bank, stockbroker, savings and loan association or credit union meeting the requirements of the Transfer Agent, which requirements include membership or participation in the Securities Transfer Agents Medallion Program (“STAMP”) or such other “signature guarantee program” as may be determined by the Transfer Agent in addition to, or in substitution for, STAMP, all in accordance with the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.)

Exhibit 3.3

CERTIFICATE OF DESIGNATIONS

OF

6.75% SERIES A-1 CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK

OF

ALBERTSONS COMPANIES, INC.

Albertsons Companies, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Corporation”), hereby certifies that, pursuant to the provisions of Sections 103, 141 and 151 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, (a) on May 18, 2020, the board of directors of the Corporation (the “Board of Directors”), pursuant to authority conferred upon the Board of Directors by the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation (as such may be amended, modified or restated from time to time, in each case to the extent not prohibited by Section 7(b) of this Certificate of Designations, the “Charter”), adopted the resolution set forth immediately below, which resolution is now, and at all times since its date of adoption has been, in full force and effect:

RESOLVED, that pursuant to the express authorization provided to the Board to provide, out of the unissued shares of preferred stock, for one or more series of preferred stock and, with respect to each such series, to fix, without further stockholder approval, the designation, powers, preferences and relative, participating, optional or other special rights, including voting powers and rights, and the qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereof, a series of preferred stock be, and hereby is, created and designated 6.75% Series A-1 Convertible Preferred Stock, and that the designation and number of shares of such series, and the voting powers, designations, preferences and rights, and qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereof, are as set forth in this certificate of designations, as it may be amended, modified or restated from time to time (the “Certificate of Designations”) as follows:

Section 1    Designation and Number of Shares. Pursuant to the Charter, there is hereby created out of the authorized and unissued shares of preferred stock of the Corporation, par value $0.01 per share (“Preferred Stock”), a series of Preferred Stock initially consisting of 1,410,000 shares of Preferred Stock designated as the “6.75% Series A-1 Convertible Preferred Stock” (the “Series A-1 Convertible Preferred Stock”). Such number of shares may be increased or decreased by resolution of the Board of Directors or any duly authorized committee thereof, subject to the terms and conditions hereof and the requirements of applicable law; provided that (i) no increase shall cause the number of authorized shares of Series A-1 Convertible Preferred Stock to exceed the total number of authorized shares of Preferred Stock and (ii) no decrease shall reduce the number of shares of Series A-1 Convertible Preferred Stock to a number less than the number of such shares then outstanding.

Section 2    General Matters; Ranking. Each share of Series A-1 Convertible Preferred Stock shall be identical in all respects to every other share of Series A-1 Convertible Preferred Stock. The Series A-1 Convertible Preferred Stock, with respect to dividend rights and/or distribution rights upon the liquidation, winding-up or dissolution, as applicable, of the Corporation, shall rank (i) senior to each class or series of Junior Stock, (ii) on parity with each class or series of Parity Stock, (iii) junior to each class or series of Senior Stock and (iv) junior to the Corporation’s existing and future indebtedness and other liabilities.


Section 3    Standard Definitions. As used herein with respect to Series A-1 Convertible Preferred Stock:

ACI 2030 Indenture” means that certain indenture dated as of February 5, 2020, by and among the Company, Safeway Inc., New Albertsons, L.P., Albertson’s LLC, the guarantors party thereto from time to time, and Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, with respect to the 4.875% Senior Notes due 2030 as in effect on the Initial Issuance Date.

ADRs” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 15.

Asset-Based Revolving Facility” means that certain Third Amended and Restated Asset-Based Revolving Credit Agreement, dated as of November 16, 2018 (as amended by Amendment No. 1, dated as of May 20, 2020), among the Company, as lead borrower, the subsidiary borrowers and guarantors from time to time party thereto, the lenders from time to time party thereto and Bank of America, N.A. as administrative and collateral agent as in effect on the Initial Issuance Date.

Average VWAP” per share over a certain period means the arithmetic average of the VWAP per share for each Trading Day in the relevant period.

Averaging Period” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 14(a)(v).

Bankruptcy Filing” means an event that would constitute an “Event of Default” under Section 6.01(g) or Section 6.01(h) of the ACI 2030 Indenture without giving effect to any waiver thereof consented to by noteholders pursuant to the ACI 2030 Indenture.

Board of Directors” shall have the meaning set forth in the recitals.

Business Day” means any day other than a Saturday or Sunday or any other day on which commercial banks in New York City are authorized or required by law or executive order to close.

By-Laws” means the Amended and Restated By-Laws of the Corporation, as they may be amended, modified or restated from time to time.

Certificate of Designations” shall have the meaning set forth in the recitals.

Charter” shall have the meaning set forth in the recitals.

Class A Common Stock” means the Class A Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Corporation.

Class A-1 Common Stock” means the Series A-1 Non-Voting Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Corporation.

Clause A Distribution” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 14(a)(iii).

 

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Clause B Distribution” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 14(a)(iii).

Clause C Distribution” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 14(a)(iii).

close of business” means 5:00 p.m., New York City time.

Common Stock” means, collectively, the Class A Common Stock and the Class A-1 Common Stock of the Corporation.

Common Stock Dividend Amount” means an amount in cash equal to $206,250,000 per each fiscal year of the Corporation.

Conversion Date” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 11(c).

Conversion Price” means the Fixed Liquidation Preference per share of Series A-1 Convertible Preferred Stock divided by the Conversion Rate, which on the Initial Issue Date equals $35.68.

Conversion Rate” initially means 28.023 shares of Class A-1 Common Stock per share of Series A-1 Convertible Preferred Stock, which amount is subject to adjustment pursuant to Section 14. Whenever this Certificate of Designations refers to the Conversion Rate as of a particular date without setting forth a particular time on such date, such reference shall be deemed to be the Conversion Rate as of the close of business on such date. Upon any adjustment to the Fixed Liquidation Preference pursuant to Section 4(a), the Conversion Rate shall be proportionately adjusted.

Conversion Settlement Period” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 11(b)(ii).

Corporation” shall have the meaning set forth in the recitals.

Dividend Payment Date” means March 31, June 30, September 30 and December 31 of each year, commencing on September 30, 2020.

Dividend Period” means the period from, and including, a Dividend Payment Date to, but excluding, the next Dividend Payment Date, except that the initial Dividend Period shall commence on, and include, the Initial Issue Date and shall end on, and exclude, the first Dividend Payment Date.

Dividends” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4(a).

Effective Date” means the first date on which the shares of Class A Common Stock trade on the Relevant Stock Exchange, regular way, reflecting the relevant share split or share combination, as applicable.

Ex-Date” means the first date on which the shares of Class A Common Stock trade on the applicable exchange or in the applicable market, regular way, without the right to receive the issuance, dividend or distribution in question, from the Corporation or, if applicable, from the seller of the Class A Common Stock on such exchange or market (in the form of due bills or otherwise) as determined by such exchange or market.

 

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Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder.

Exchange Property” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 15.

Expiration Date” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 14(a)(iv).

Fixed Liquidation Preference” means, as to Series A-1 Convertible Preferred Stock, initially $1,000.00 per share, subject to adjustment as set forth in Section 4(a).

Fund” means any Person (other than a natural person) that is (or will be) engaged in making, purchasing, holding or otherwise investing in commercial loans, bonds and similar extensions of credit in the ordinary course of its business.

A “Fundamental Change” shall be deemed to have occurred, at any time after the Initial Issue Date of the Series A-1 Convertible Preferred Stock, if any of the following occurs:

(i)    the consummation of (A) any recapitalization, reclassification or change of the Class A Common Stock (other than changes resulting from a subdivision or combination or change in par value) as a result of which the Class A Common Stock would be converted into, or exchanged for, stock, other securities, other property or assets (including cash or a combination thereof); (B) any consolidation, merger or other combination of the Corporation or binding share exchange pursuant to which the Class A Common Stock will be converted into, or exchanged for, stock, other securities or other property or assets (including cash or a combination thereof); or (C) any sale, lease or other transfer or disposition in one transaction or a series of transactions of all or substantially all of the consolidated assets of the Corporation and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole, to any person other than one or more of its Wholly-Owned Subsidiaries;

(ii)    any “person” or “group” (as such terms are used for purposes of Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act, whether or not applicable), other than the Corporation, any of its Wholly-Owned Subsidiaries, a Permitted Holder or any of the Corporation’s or its Wholly-Owned Subsidiaries’ employee benefit plans (or any person or entity acting solely in its capacity as trustee, agent or other fiduciary or administrator of any such plan), filing a Schedule TO or any schedule, form or report under the Exchange Act disclosing that such person or group has become the “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of more than 50% of the total voting power in the aggregate of all classes of capital stock then outstanding entitled to vote generally in elections of the Corporation’s directors;

(iii)    following a Qualified IPO, the Class A Common Stock (or other Exchange Property) ceases to be listed or quoted for trading on any of the NYSE, the NASDAQ Global Select Market or the NASDAQ Global Market (or another U.S. national securities exchange or any of their respective successors); or

 

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(iv)    the stockholders of the Corporation approve any plan or proposal for the liquidation or dissolution of the Corporation;

However, a transaction or transactions described in clause (i) or clause (ii) above will not constitute a Fundamental Change if at least 90% of the consideration received or to be received by holders of the Class A Common Stock, excluding cash payments for fractional shares or pursuant to statutory appraisal rights, in connection with such transaction or transactions consists of shares of common stock that are listed or quoted on any of the NYSE, the NASDAQ Global Select Market or the NASDAQ Global Market (or any of their respective successors) or will be so listed or quoted when issued or exchanged in connection with such transaction or transactions and as a result of such transaction or transactions such consideration (excluding cash payments for fractional shares or pursuant to statutory appraisal rights) becomes the Exchange Property.

Fundamental Change Conversion Period” means the period beginning on, and including, the Fundamental Change Effective Date and ending at the close of business on, and including, the date that is 20 calendar days after the Fundamental Change Effective Date. If the Corporation notifies Holders of a Fundamental Change later than the second Business Day following the Fundamental Change Effective Date, the Fundamental Change Conversion Period will be extended by a number of days equal to the number of days from, and including, such Fundamental Change Effective Date to, but excluding, the date of the notice.

Fundamental Change Effective Date” shall mean the effective date of the relevant Fundamental Change.

Fundamental Change Notice” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 9(e).

Fundamental Change Stock Price” means, for any Fundamental Change, the price paid (or deemed paid) per share of Class A Common Stock in the Fundamental Change, which shall equal (i) if all holders of Class A Common Stock receive only cash in exchange for their Class A Common Stock in such Fundamental Change, the amount of cash paid per share of Class A Common Stock in such Fundamental Change, and (ii) in all other cases, (x) if such Fundamental Change occurs after an Initial Public Offering, the Average VWAP per share of Class A Common Stock over the 20 consecutive Trading Day period ending on, and including, the Trading Day immediately preceding the relevant Fundamental Change Effective Date and (y) if such Fundamental Change occurs before an Initial Public Offering, as determined by a nationally recognized independent investment banking firm retained by the Corporation for this purpose at the Corporation’s sole expense.

Holder” means each Person in whose name shares of Series A-1 Convertible Preferred Stock are registered, who shall be treated by the Corporation as the absolute owner of those shares of Series A-1 Convertible Preferred Stock for the purpose of making payment and settling conversions and for all other purposes.

Initial Issue Date” means the first original issue date of either shares of the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock or shares of the Series A-1 Convertible Preferred Stock.

 

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Initial Public Offering” shall mean a consummated underwritten initial public offering of Common Stock.

Junior Stock” means (i) the Common Stock and (ii) each other class or series of capital stock of the Corporation established after the Initial Issue Date, the terms of which do not expressly provide that such class or series ranks (x) senior to the Series A-1 Convertible Preferred Stock as to dividend rights or distribution rights upon the Corporation’s liquidation, winding-up or dissolution or (y) on parity with the Series A-1 Convertible Preferred Stock as to dividend rights or distribution rights upon the Corporation’s liquidation, winding-up or dissolution.

Last Reported Sale Price” for any Trading Day means the closing sale price per share (or, if no closing sale price is reported, the average of the last bid price and the last ask price per share or, if more than one in either case, the average of the average last bid prices and the average last ask prices per share) of Class A Common Stock on such Trading Day as reported in composite transactions for the principal U.S. national or regional securities exchange on which the Class A Common Stock is then listed. If the Class A Common Stock is not listed on a U.S. national or regional securities exchange on such Trading Day, then the Last Reported Sale Price will be the last quoted bid price per share of Class A Common Stock on such Trading Day in the over-the-counter market as reported by OTC Markets Group Inc. or a similar organization. If the Class A Common Stock is not so quoted on such Trading Day, then the Last Reported Sale Price will be the average of the mid-point of the last bid price and the last ask price per share of Class A Common Stock on such Trading Day from each of at least three (3) nationally recognized independent investment banking firms selected by the Corporation.

Liquidation Dividend Amount” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5(a).

Mandatory Conversion” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 10(a).

Mandatory Conversion Date” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 10(b).

Mandatory Conversion Notice” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 10(b).

Mandatory Conversion Notice Date” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 10(b).

Market Disruption Event” means (i) a failure by the Relevant Stock Exchange to open for trading during its regular trading session; or (ii) the occurrence or existence, prior to 1:00 p.m., New York City time, on any Scheduled Trading Day for the Class A Common Stock, for more than a one half-hour period in the aggregate during regular trading hours of any suspension or limitation imposed on trading (by reason of movements in price exceeding limits permitted by the Relevant Stock Exchange or otherwise) in the Class A Common Stock.

NYSE” means The New York Stock Exchange.

Officer” means the Chief Executive Officer, the Chief Financial Officer, the President, any Executive Vice President, any Senior Vice President, any Vice President, any Assistant Vice President, the Treasurer, any Assistant Treasurer, the Secretary or any Assistant Secretary of the Corporation.

 

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open of business” means 9:00 a.m., New York City time.

Qualified IPO” shall mean an Initial Public Offering that generates gross cash proceeds to the Corporation and/or selling stockholders of at least $1,000,000,000.

Parity Stock” means any class or series of capital stock of the Corporation established after the Initial Issue Date, the terms of which expressly provide that such class or series shall rank on parity with the Series A-1 Convertible Preferred Stock as to dividend rights and distribution rights upon the Corporation’s liquidation, winding-up or dissolution.

Participating Dividends” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4(a).

Permitted Apollo Holder” means (i) one or more investment funds affiliated with Apollo Global Management, Inc. and any of their respective Affiliates other than any portfolio companies (collectively, the “Apollo Sponsors”) and (ii) any Person that forms a group (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) or Section 14(d)(2) of the Exchange Act, or any successor provision) with the Apollo Sponsors; provided that, collectively, the Apollo Sponsors control a majority of the voting power of such group.

Permitted Holder” means the Pre-IPO Investors and any other Funds or managed accounts advised or managed by any Pre-IPO Investor or any of a Pre-IPO Investor’s affiliates.

Person” means any individual, partnership, firm, corporation, limited liability company, business trust, joint stock company, trust, unincorporated association, joint venture, governmental authority or other entity of whatever nature.

PIK Rate” means the Preferential Dividend Rate plus 2.25%.

Preferential Dividend Rate” shall mean either (a) a rate per annum of 6.75% of the Fixed Liquidation Preference per share of the Series A-1 Convertible Preferred Stock or (b) if a Qualified IPO has not been consummated prior to the date that is 18 months after the Initial Issue Date, a rate per annum of 8.75% of the Fixed Liquidation Preference per share of the Series A-1 Convertible Preferred Stock for so long as a Qualified IPO shall have not been consummated, at which time the Preferential Dividend Rate shall be 6.75% per annum.

Preferential Dividends” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4(a).

Preferred Stock” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 1 of this Certificate of Designations.

Pre-IPO Investors” means individually and collectively, (a) Cerberus Capital Management, L.P., (b) Lubert-Adler Partners, L.P., (c) Klaff Realty, L.P., (d) Schottenstein Stores Corporation, (e) Kimco Realty Corporation and (f) the Permitted Apollo Holders.

 

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Record Date” means, with respect to any dividend, distribution or other transaction or event in which the holders of the Class A Common Stock (or other applicable security) have the right to receive any cash, securities or other property or in which the Class A Common Stock (or such other security) is exchanged for or converted into any combination of cash, securities or other property, the date fixed for determination of holders of the Class A Common Stock (or such other security) entitled to receive such cash, securities or other property (whether such date is fixed by the Board of Directors or a duly authorized committee thereof, statute, contract or otherwise).

Record Holder” means, with respect to any Dividend Payment Date, a Holder of record of the Series A-1 Convertible Preferred Stock as such Holder appears on the stock register of the Corporation at the close of business on the related Regular Record Date.

Redemption Notice” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6(b).

Redemption Notice Date” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6(b).

Regular Record Date” means, with respect to any Dividend Payment Date, the March 15, June 15, September 15 and December 15, as the case may be, immediately preceding the relevant Dividend Payment Date. These Regular Record Dates shall apply regardless of whether a particular Regular Record Date is a Business Day.

Relevant Stock Exchange” means the NYSE or, if the Class A Common Stock is not then listed on the NYSE, on the principal other U.S. national or regional securities exchange on which the Class A Common Stock is then listed or, if the Class A Common Stock is not then listed on a U.S. national or regional securities exchange, on the principal other market on which the Class A Common Stock is then listed or admitted for trading.

Reorganization Event” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 15.

Scheduled Trading Day” means any day that is scheduled to be a Trading Day.

Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder.

Senior Stock” means each class or series of capital stock of the Corporation established after the Initial Issue Date, the terms of which expressly provide that such class or series shall rank senior to the Series A-1 Convertible Preferred Stock as to dividend rights or distribution rights upon the Corporation’s liquidation, winding-up or dissolution.

Series A Convertible Preferred Stock” means the series of Preferred Stock of the Corporation designated as the “6.75% Series A Convertible Preferred Stock.”

Series A-1 Convertible Preferred Stock” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 1 of this Certificate of Designations.

 

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Significant Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary of the Corporation that would be a “Significant Subsidiary” of the Corporation within the meaning of Rule 1-02 under Regulation S-X promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Solvency Opinion” means an opinion from an accounting, appraisal or investment banking firm of nationally recognized standing that the Corporation is, and after effecting the applicable redemption pursuant to Section 6 will be, solvent.

Spin-Off” means a payment of a dividend or other distribution on the Class A Common Stock of shares of capital stock of any class or series, or similar equity interest, of or relating to a Subsidiary or other business unit of the Corporation that are, or, when issued, will be, listed or admitted for trading on a U.S. national securities exchange.

Subsidiary” means, with respect to any Person, any corporation, association, partnership or other business entity of which more than 50% of the total voting power of shares of capital stock or other interests (including partnership or membership interests) entitled (without regard to the occurrence of any contingency) to vote in the election of directors, managers, general partners or trustees thereof is at the time owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by (i) such Person, (ii) such Person and one or more Subsidiaries of such Person or (iii) one or more Subsidiaries of such Person.

Trading Day” means a day on which (i) there is no Market Disruption Event and (ii) trading in Class A Common Stock generally occurs on the Relevant Stock Exchange; provided that if the Class A Common Stock is not listed or admitted for trading, “Trading Day” means any Business Day.

Trigger Event” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 14(a)(iii).

Unit of Exchange Property” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 15.

Valuation Period” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 14(a)(iii).

VWAP” per share of Class A Common Stock on any Trading Day means the per share volume-weighted average price as displayed by Bloomberg (or its equivalent successor) in respect of the period from the scheduled open of trading until the scheduled close of trading of the primary trading session on such Trading Day (or if such volume-weighted average price is not available, the market value per share of Class A Common Stock on such Trading Day as determined, using a volume-weighted average method, by a nationally recognized independent investment banking firm retained by the Corporation for this purpose at the Corporation’s sole expense).

Wholly-Owned Subsidiary” means, with respect to any Person, any Subsidiary of such Person, except that, solely for purposes of this definition, the reference to “more than 50%” in the definition of “Subsidiary” shall be deemed to be replaced by a reference to “100%”.

 

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Section 4    Dividends.

(a)    Rate. Subject to the rights of holders of any class or series of Senior Stock, preferential cumulative dividends on the Series A-1 Preferred Stock (the “Preferential Dividends”) shall accumulate daily in arrears, whether or not earned or declared by the Board of Directors or prohibited by law, at the Preferential Dividend Rate. Additionally, the holders of the Series A-1 Convertible Preferred Stock shall receive any cash dividends that are paid to the holders of the Common Stock in excess of the Common Stock Dividend Amount to the same extent as if such Holders had converted the Series A-1 Convertible Preferred Stock into Class A-1 Common Stock and had held such shares of Class A-1 Common Stock on the applicable record date (the “Participating Dividends”).

If declared, dividends on the Series A-1 Convertible Preferred Stock shall be payable in cash (other than a PIK Dividend, as described below) quarterly on each Dividend Payment Date at such annual rate, and dividends shall accumulate from the most recent date as to which dividends shall have been paid or, if no dividends have been paid, from the Initial Issue Date, whether or not in any Dividend Period or Dividend Periods there have been funds legally available.

If declared, dividends shall be payable on the relevant Dividend Payment Date to Record Holders on the immediately preceding Regular Record Date, to the extent that such shares of Series A-1 Convertible Preferred Stock remain outstanding on the applicable Dividend Payment Date; provided that the Regular Record Date for any such dividend shall not precede the date on which such dividend was so declared. If a Dividend Payment Date is not a Business Day, payment shall be made on the next succeeding Business Day, without any interest or other payment in lieu of interest accruing with respect to this delay.

The amount of Preferential Dividends payable on each share of Series A-1 Convertible Preferred Stock for each Dividend Period shall be computed based upon the actual number of days elapsed during such period over a 360-day year (consisting of twelve 30-day months).

In the event that the Corporation does not declare and pay any Preferential Dividends in cash as described above, the Corporation shall instead pay such Preferential Dividends on the applicable Dividend Payment Date by increasing the Fixed Liquidation Preference of the Series A-1 Convertible Preferred Stock at the PIK Rate, on a compounding basis, on such Dividend Payment Date (the “PIK Dividends” and, together with the Preferential Dividends and the Participating Dividends, the “Preferred Dividends”); provided that the Corporation shall only be permitted to elect to pay PIK Dividends for a maximum of two Dividend Periods for so long as any shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock or Series A-1 Convertible Preferred Stock remain outstanding; provided further that the Corporation shall provide written notice to the Holders of such PIK Dividends at least 15 days prior to the Record Date for the applicable Dividend Payment Date.

At any time following a PIK Dividend, the Corporation may elect to pay an additional cash dividend to the holders of the Series A-1 Convertible Preferred Stock in an amount equal to or less than the amount of such PIK Dividend and, upon any such cash dividend,

 

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the Fixed Liquidation Preference of the Series A-1 Convertible Preferred Stock shall be reduced by an amount equal to such cash dividend; provided that the Fixed Liquidation Preference of the Series A-1 Convertible Preferred Stock shall not be reduced to less than $1,000 per share; provided, further, that such payment of an additional dividend shall not reduce the number of elections that have been exercised by the Corporation to pay PIK Dividends.

No dividend shall be paid on any Junior Stock of the Corporation unless and until all Preferred Dividends (including any PIK Dividends) for all preceding Dividend Periods have been declared and paid in full in cash (to the extent permitted by the immediately preceding paragraph) for all outstanding shares of Series A-1 Convertible Preferred Stock.

Other than Participating Dividends, Holders shall not be entitled to any dividends on Series A-1 Convertible Preferred Stock in excess of full cumulative dividends.

Dividends on shares of Series A-1 Convertible Preferred Stock converted to Common Stock shall cease to accumulate, and all other rights of Holders will terminate, from and after the applicable Conversion Date.

(b)    Priority of Dividends. So long as any share of Series A-1 Convertible Preferred Stock remains outstanding, no dividend or distribution shall be declared or paid on the Common Stock or any other class or series of Junior Stock, and no Common Stock or any other class or series of Junior Stock shall be purchased, redeemed or otherwise acquired for consideration by the Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries unless, in each case, all accumulated and unpaid Preferred Dividends (including any PIK Dividends) for all preceding Dividend Periods have been declared and paid in full in cash, on all outstanding shares of Series A-1 Convertible Preferred Stock. The foregoing limitation shall not apply to:

(i)    any dividend or distribution payable in shares of Common Stock or other Junior Stock, together with cash in lieu of any fractional share;

(ii)    purchases, redemptions or other acquisitions of Common Stock or other Junior Stock in connection with the administration of any benefit or other incentive plan, including any employment contract, in the ordinary course of business, including, without limitation, (x) the forfeiture of unvested shares of restricted stock or share withholding or other acquisitions or surrender of shares to which the holder may otherwise be entitled upon exercise, delivery or vesting of equity awards (whether in payment of applicable taxes, the exercise price or otherwise) and (y) the payment of cash in lieu of fractional shares;

(iii)    purchases or deemed purchases or acquisitions of fractional interests in shares of Common Stock or other Junior Stock pursuant to the conversion or exchange provisions of such shares of Junior Stock or any securities exchangeable for or convertible into shares of Common Stock or other Junior Stock;

(iv)    any dividends or distributions of rights or Common Stock or other Junior Stock in connection with a stockholders’ rights plan or any redemption or repurchase of rights pursuant to any stockholders’ rights plan;

 

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(v)    purchases of Common Stock or other Junior Stock pursuant to a contractually binding requirement to buy Common Stock or other Junior Stock, including under a contractually binding stock repurchase plan, in each case, existing prior to the Initial Issue Date at a valuation no greater than $10 billion subsequent to (i) such purchases and (ii) the issuance and sale of the Series A-1 Convertible Preferred Stock by the Corporation;

(vi)    the acquisition by the Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries of record ownership in Common Stock or other Junior Stock or Parity Stock for the beneficial ownership of any other persons (other than the Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries), including as trustees or custodians, and the payment of cash in lieu of fractional shares; and

(vii)    the exchange or conversion of Junior Stock for or into other Junior Stock or of Parity Stock for or into other Parity Stock (with the same or lesser aggregate liquidation preference) or Junior Stock and, in each case, the payment of cash in lieu of fractional shares.

When dividends on shares of the Series A-1 Convertible Preferred Stock (i) have not been declared and paid in full in cash on any Dividend Payment Date (including PIK Dividends), or (ii) have been declared but have not been paid in full in cash on any Dividend Payment Date (including PIK Dividends), no dividends may be declared or paid on any shares of Parity Stock unless all prior dividends (including PIK Dividends) are declared and paid in full in cash on the shares of Series A-1 Convertible Preferred Stock. Thereafter, if declared by the Board of Directors, dividends shall be declared on the shares of Series A-1 Convertible Preferred Stock such that the respective amounts of such dividends declared on the shares of Series A-1 Convertible Preferred Stock and such shares of Parity Stock shall be allocated pro rata among the Holders of the shares of the Series A-1 Convertible Preferred Stock and the holders of any shares of Parity Stock then outstanding.

Subject to the foregoing, and not otherwise, such dividends as may be determined by the Board of Directors, or an authorized committee thereof, may be declared and paid (payable in cash, securities or other property) on any securities, including Common Stock and other Junior Stock, from time to time out of any funds legally available for such payment, and Holders shall not be entitled to participate in any such dividends other than as provided in Section 4(a).

Section 5    Liquidation, Dissolution or Winding Up.

(a)    In the event of any voluntary or involuntary liquidation, winding-up or dissolution of the Corporation, each Holder shall be entitled to receive, per share of Series A-1 Convertible Preferred Stock, the greater of (x) the Fixed Liquidation Preference per share of the Series A-1 Convertible Preferred Stock and (y) the amount such Holder would be entitled to receive on an as-converted to Class A-1 Common Stock basis if such Holder elected to convert its Series A-1 Convertible Preferred Stock on the date of such liquidation, winding-up or dissolution pursuant to Section 11 (the “Liquidation Preference”), plus an amount (the “Liquidation Dividend Amount”) equal to accumulated and unpaid dividends on such share,

 

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whether or not declared, to, but excluding, the date fixed for liquidation, winding-up or dissolution to be paid out of the assets of the Corporation legally available for distribution to its stockholders, after satisfaction of debt and other liabilities owed to the Corporation’s creditors and holders of shares of any Senior Stock and before any payment or distribution is made to holders of any Junior Stock, including, without limitation, Common Stock.

(b)    If, upon the voluntary or involuntary liquidation, winding-up or dissolution of the Corporation, the amounts payable with respect to (1) the Liquidation Preference plus the Liquidation Dividend Amount on the shares of the Series A-1 Convertible Preferred Stock and (2) the liquidation preference of, and the amount of accumulated and unpaid dividends to, but excluding, the date fixed for liquidation, dissolution or winding up, on all Parity Stock, if applicable, are not paid in full, the Holders and all holders of any such Parity Stock shall share equally and ratably in any distribution of the Corporation’s assets in proportion to their respective liquidation preferences and amounts equal to the accumulated and unpaid dividends to which they are entitled.

(c)    After the payment to any Holder of the full amount of the Liquidation Preference and the Liquidation Dividend Amount for such Holder’s shares of Series A-1 Convertible Preferred Stock, such Holder shall have no right or claim to any of the remaining assets of the Corporation.

(d)    Neither the sale, lease nor exchange of all or substantially all of Corporation’s assets or business (other than in connection with the liquidation, winding-up or dissolution of the Corporation), nor its merger or consolidation into or with any other Person, shall be deemed to be the voluntary or involuntary liquidation, winding-up or dissolution of the Corporation.

Section 6    Redemption.

(a)    General. Other than as specifically permitted by this Certificate of Designation, the Corporation may not redeem any of the outstanding Series A-1 Convertible Preferred Stock.

(b)    Redemption at the Option of the Corporation. At any time after the date that is six years after the Initial Issue Date, the Corporation shall have the right to redeem all, but not less than all, of the Series A-1 Convertible Preferred Stock then outstanding at a redemption price equal to the product of (x) the Fixed Liquidation Preference of the Series A-1 Convertible Preferred Stock then outstanding and (y) 105%, plus accrued and unpaid dividends to, but not including, the date of redemption. The Corporation may exercise its right to redeem the Series A-1 Convertible Preferred Stock under this Section 6(b) by delivering a written notice (the “Redemption Notice”) thereof to all of the Holders and the date the Holders are given such notice is referred to as a “Redemption Notice Date”); provided that the Corporation shall be required to deliver to the Holders a Solvency Opinion on or before the redemption date. Each Redemption Notice shall be irrevocable. Such Redemption Notice shall (A) state the date on which the redemption shall occur, which date shall be no later than 10 days after the Redemption Notice Date (or, if such date falls on a day that is not a Business Day, the next day that is a Business Day), and (B) state the redemption price per share of Series A-1 Convertible Preferred

 

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Stock to be paid on the redemption date. Holders may continue to exercise their right to convert shares of Series A-1 Convertible Preferred Stock after the Redemption Notice Date prior to the date of redemption; provided, further, that the Corporation shall not be permitted to redeem the Series A-1 Convertible Preferred Stock pursuant to this Section 6(b) if, as of the date of the Redemption Notice, RE Investor has validly delivered an Initial Notice pursuant to the Real Estate Agreement (each, as defined in Section 6(c) below).

(c)    Redemption in Connection with an Exchange. Unless a Bankruptcy Filing has occurred, in the event that the Corporation receives an Initial Notice (as defined in the Real Estate Agreement) to exchange shares of Series A-1 Convertible Preferred Stock pursuant to the Real Estate Agreement, dated as of May 20, 2020, between ACI Real Estate Company LLC and AL RE Investor, LLC (“RE Investor”), as it may be amended, modified or restated from time to time (the “Real Estate Agreement”), the Corporation shall have the right to redeem all, but not less than all, of the Series A-1 Convertible Preferred Stock then outstanding at a redemption price equal to the product of (x) the aggregate Fixed Liquidation Preference of the Series A-1 Convertible Preferred Stock of such Holder then outstanding and (y) 110%, plus accrued and unpaid dividends to, but not including, the date of redemption. The Corporation may exercise its right to redeem the Series A-1 Convertible Preferred Stock under this Section 6(c) by delivering a Redemption Notice to the Holders; provided that the Corporation shall be required to deliver to the Holders a Solvency Opinion on or before the redemption date. Each Redemption Notice shall be irrevocable. Such Redemption Notice shall (A) state the date on which the redemption shall occur, which date shall be within 30 days after the RE Investor has delivered an Initial Notice following a Trigger Date (as defined in the Real Estate Agreement) pursuant to Section 5.01 of the Real Estate Agreement, and (B) state the redemption price per share of Series A-1 Convertible Preferred Stock to be paid on the redemption date. Any Holder that received a Redemption Notice pursuant to this Section 6(c) may continue to exercise its right to convert shares of Series A-1 Convertible Preferred Stock after the Redemption Notice Date prior to the date of redemption. For the avoidance of doubt, if the Corporation exercises its right to redeem any Series A-1 Convertible Preferred Stock pursuant to this Section 6(c), such shares of Series A-1 Convertible Preferred Stock will not be exchanged pursuant to the Real Estate Agreement.

(d)    Effect of Redemption. Effective immediately prior to the close of business on the day before any Series A-1 Convertible Preferred Stock is redeemed pursuant to this Certificate of Designations, Dividends shall no longer accrue or be declared on any such shares of Series A-1 Convertible Preferred Stock, and such shares of Series A-1 Convertible Preferred Stock shall cease to be outstanding.

(e)    Status of Redeemed Shares. Shares of Series A-1 Convertible Preferred Stock redeemed in accordance with this Certificate of Designation shall return to the status of and constitute authorized but unissued shares of Preferred Stock, without classification as to series until such shares are once more classified as to a particular series by the Board of Directors pursuant to provisions of the Charter.

Section 7    Voting Powers.

(a)    Voting. The Holders of the Series A-1 Convertible Preferred Shares shall have no voting rights except as set forth below in this Section 7.

 

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(b)    Other Consent Rights. So long as any shares of the Series A-1 Convertible Preferred Stock are outstanding, the Corporation shall not, without the affirmative vote or consent of the holders of record of a majority in voting power of the outstanding shares of the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock and the Series A-1 Convertible Preferred Stock at the time outstanding and entitled to vote thereon (subject to the last paragraph of this Section 7(b)), voting together as a single class, given in person or by proxy, either in writing without a meeting or by vote at an annual or special meeting of such stockholders:

(i)    amend or alter the provisions of the Charter so as to authorize or create, or increase the authorized number of, any class or series of Senior Stock;

(ii)    amend, alter or repeal the provisions of the Charter or the Certificate of Designations so as to adversely affect the special rights, preferences or voting powers of the Series A-1 Convertible Preferred Stock; or

(iii)    consummate a binding share exchange or reclassification involving the shares of the Series A-1 Convertible Preferred Stock or a merger or consolidation of the Corporation with another entity, unless in each case: (x) the shares of the Series A-1 Convertible Preferred Stock remain outstanding following the consummation of such binding share exchange, reclassification, merger or consolidation or, in the case of any such merger or consolidation with respect to which the Corporation is not the surviving or resulting entity (or the Series A-1 Convertible Preferred Stock is otherwise exchanged or reclassified), are converted or reclassified into or exchanged for preference securities of the surviving or resulting entity or its ultimate parent or the right to receive such securities; and (y) the shares of the Series A-1 Convertible Preferred Stock that remain outstanding or such shares of preference securities, as the case may be, have such rights, preferences and voting powers that, taken as a whole, are not materially less favorable to the holders thereof than the rights, preferences and voting powers, taken as a whole, of the Series A-1 Convertible Preferred Stock immediately prior to the consummation of such transaction;

(iv)    issue any Parity Stock or Senior Stock or any securities convertible into, exercisable for or exchangeable into Parity Stock or Senior Stock, other than any shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock in exchange for shares of Series A-1 Convertible Preferred Stock;

(v)    redeem any shares of capital stock or any securities convertible into, exercisable for or exchangeable into capital stock unless such redemption right is offered to all holders of the same class (including, with respect to the Class A Common Stock, the Series A-1 Convertible Preferred Stock on an as-converted basis); or

(vi)    (w) Until the date on which a Qualified IPO in consummated, the Company shall not, and shall not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, incur any Indebtedness (as defined in the ACI 2030 Indenture) if, on a pro forma basis, the Total Leverage Ratio (as defined in and calculated under the ACI 2030 Indenture) would exceed 3.5 to 1.0;

 

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(x)    the limitations set forth in clause (w) above shall not apply to:

(A)    Indebtedness outstanding (including amounts committed to be incurred) as of the Initial Issuance Date;

(B)    Indebtedness under the any revolving facility and/or working capital facilities (other than Indebtedness under the Asset-Based Revolving Facility which is deemed to be incurred under clause (x)(A) above); provided that Indebtedness under this clause (x)(B) shall be deemed to be incurred when first committed rather than when drawn;

(C)    Indebtedness of the Company to a Subsidiary or Indebtedness of a Subsidiary to the Company or another Subsidiary;

(D)    to the extent considered Indebtedness, Indebtedness permitted to be incurred under Section 4.03(b)(vi), (vii), (xii), (xvii), (xviii), (xx), (xxii) and/or (xxiii) of the ACI 2030 Indenture;

(E)    the incurrence of Indebtedness which serves to refund, refinance, replace, renew, extend or defease any Indebtedness permitted under this Section 7(b)(vi);

(F)    guarantees of any Indebtedness permitted under this Section 7(b)(vi);

(G)    the incurrence of Indebtedness in an aggregate principal amount which, when aggregated with the principal amount of all other Indebtedness then outstanding and Incurred pursuant to this clause (G) (and any refinancing, refunding, extension, renewal or replacement (or successive refinancings, refundings, extensions, renewals or replacements) as a whole, or in part, of any such obligations), does not exceed $25 million;

(y)    notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, when calculating the Total Leverage Ratio in connection with a Limited Condition Acquisition (as defined in the ACI 2030 Indenture), the date of determination of such ratio and of any Default or Event of Default blocker shall, at the option of the Company, be the date the definitive agreements for such Limited Condition Acquisition are entered into and such ratios shall be calculated on a pro forma basis after giving effect to such Limited Condition Acquisition and the other transactions to be entered into in connection therewith (including any incurrence of Indebtedness and the use of proceeds thereof) as if they occurred at the beginning of the four-quarter reference period, and, for the avoidance of doubt, (A) if any such ratio is exceeded as a result of fluctuations in such ratio (including due to fluctuations in EBITDA of the Company or the target company) at or prior to the consummation of the relevant Limited Condition Acquisition, such ratios will not be deemed to have been exceeded as a result of such fluctuations solely for purposes of determining whether the Limited Condition Acquisition is permitted hereunder and (B) such ratio shall not be tested at the time of consummation of such Limited Condition Acquisition or related transactions; provided further, that if the Company elects to have such determinations occur at the time of entry into such definitive agreement, any such

 

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transaction (including the related transactions to be entered into connection therewith) shall be deemed to have occurred on the date the definitive agreements are entered and outstanding thereafter for purposes of subsequently calculating such ratio under this Certificate of Designation after the date of such agreement and before the consummation of such Limited Condition Acquisition;

(z)    furthermore, for purposes of calculating the Total Leverage Ratio for any Test Period ending on or prior to June 20, 2020, “EBITDA” shall be in no event exceed $3 billion;

provided, however, that in the event a transaction would trigger voting powers under clauses (ii) and (iii) above, clause (iii) shall govern; provided, further, however, that for all purposes of this Section 7(b):

(1)    any increase in the number of the Corporation’s authorized but unissued shares of Preferred Stock, or

(2)    the creation and issuance, or increase in the authorized or issued number, of any class or series of Junior Stock,

shall be deemed not to adversely affect (or to otherwise cause to be materially less favorable) the rights, preferences or voting powers of the Series A-1 Convertible Preferred Stock and shall not require the affirmative vote or consent of Holders.

If any amendment, alteration, repeal, share exchange, reclassification, merger or consolidation specified in this Section 7(b) would adversely affect the rights, preferences or voting powers of the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock or Series A-1 Convertible Preferred Stock but not the other, then only the series the rights, preferences and voting powers of which are adversely affected and entitled to vote shall vote as a class.

(c)    Without the consent of the Holders, so long as such action does not adversely affect the special rights, preferences or voting powers of the Series A-1 Convertible Preferred Stock, and limitations and restrictions thereof, the Corporation may amend, alter, supplement or repeal any terms of the Series A-1 Convertible Preferred Stock for the following purposes:

(i)    to cure any ambiguity, omission or mistake, or to correct or supplement any provision contained in the Certificate of Designations that may be defective or inconsistent with any other provision contained in the Certificate of Designations;

(ii)    to make any provision with respect to matters or questions relating to the Series A-1 Convertible Preferred Stock that is not inconsistent with the provisions of the Charter or the Certificate of Designations; or

(iii)    to make any other change that does not adversely affect the rights of any Holder (other than any Holder that consents to such change).

 

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In addition, without the consent of the Holders, the Corporation may amend, alter, supplement or repeal any terms of the Series A-1 Convertible Preferred Stock in order to file a certificate of correction with respect to the Certificate of Designations to the extent permitted by Section 103(f) of the Delaware General Corporation Law.

(d)    Prior to the close of business on the applicable Conversion Date, the shares of Class A-1 Common Stock issuable upon conversion of any shares of the Series A-1 Convertible Preferred Stock shall not be deemed to be outstanding for any purpose and Holders shall have no rights, powers or preferences with respect to such shares of Class A-1 Common Stock, including voting powers (including the power to vote on any amendment to the Charter that would adversely affect the rights, powers or preferences of the Class A-1 Common Stock), rights to respond to tender offers for the Class A-1 Common Stock and rights to receive any dividends or other distributions on the Class A-1 Common Stock, by virtue of holding the Series A-1 Convertible Preferred Stock other than as set forth in this Certificate of Designations.

(e)    The rules and procedures for calling and conducting any meeting of the Holders (including, without limitation, the fixing of a record date in connection therewith), the solicitation and use of proxies at such a meeting, the obtaining of written consents and any other procedural aspect or matter with regard to such a meeting or such consents shall be governed by any rules the Board of Directors, in its discretion, may adopt from time to time, which rules and procedures shall conform to the requirements of the Charter, the By-Laws, applicable law and the rules of any national securities exchange or other trading facility on which the shares of capital stock of the Corporation are listed or traded at the time.

Section 8    Conversion to Series A Convertible Preferred Stock. (a) At such time as any waiting period under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 applicable to the acquisition of shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock expires or is terminated (such expiration or termination being referred to as “HSR Clearance”), then all shares of the Series A-1 Convertible Preferred Stock then issued and outstanding or, at such time as any shares of Series A-1 Convertible Preferred Stock are transferred to any Person who may acquire Series A Convertible Preferred Stock without being subject to HSR Clearance, any shares of Series A-1 Convertible Preferred Stock so transferred, shall immediately and automatically convert on a one-for-one basis to shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock (the “HSR Conversion”) in accordance with the procedures identified in this Section 8.

(b)    As promptly as practicable, and in no event later than the third business day after the later of (x) the effective date of the HSR Conversion and (y) the date the Corporation receives notice of the HSR Conversion, the Corporation will deliver or cause to be delivered in respect of each share of Series A-1 Convertible Preferred Stock being converted, certificates or book-entry positions representing one (1) validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable share (as equitably adjusted for any stock split, reverse stock split, combination, recapitalization or similar event with respect to the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock or Series A-1 Convertible Preferred Stock, as applicable) of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock. This conversion will be deemed to have been made on the effective date of the HSR Conversion so that the rights of the Holder of shares of the Series A-1 Convertible Preferred Stock as to the shares being converted will cease except for the right to receive the shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock deliverable upon conversion, and, if applicable, the person entitled

 

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to receive shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock will be treated for all purposes as having become the record holder of those shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock as of the date of the HSR Conversion.

(c)    A Holder of shares of Series A-1 Convertible Preferred Stock is not entitled to any rights of a holder of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock until the occurrence of the HSR Conversion.

(d)    All accumulated but unpaid dividends on such shares of Series A-1 Convertible Preferred Stock immediately prior to such HSR Conversion shall be converted into an equivalent amount of accumulated but unpaid dividends on shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock immediately following such HSR Conversion.

Section 9    Fundamental Change.

(a)    If (x) the effective date of a Fundamental Change occurs prior to the fourth anniversary of the closing of an IPO, (y) the Fundamental Change Stock Price is less than 140% of the Conversion Price and (z) any Conversion Date occurs during the related Fundamental Change Conversion Period, then upon such conversion, in addition to the number of shares of Class A-1 Common Stock to be delivered pursuant to Section 11, the converting Holder shall receive a number of additional shares of Class A-1 Common Stock per share of Series A-1 Convertible Preferred Stock being converted by such Holder equal to (i) the amount of accrued and unpaid dividends on the Series A-1 Convertible Preferred Stock through the applicable Conversion Date plus the amount of Preferential Dividends scheduled to be paid after the applicable Conversion Date and on or before the fourth anniversary of the closing of an IPO (or if an IPO has not occurred prior to such Fundamental Change, the fourth anniversary of such Fundamental Change) divided by (ii) the Fundamental Change Stock Price.

(b)    If (x) the effective date of a Fundamental Change occurs prior to the third anniversary of the closing of an IPO, (y) the Fundamental Change Stock Price is greater than or equal to 140% of the Conversion Price and less than 160% of the Conversion Price and (z) any Conversion Date occurs during the related Fundamental Change Conversion Period, then, in addition to the number of shares of Class A-1 Common Stock to be delivered pursuant to Section 11, upon such conversion, the converting Holder shall receive a number of additional shares of Class A-1 Common Stock per share of Series A-1 Convertible Preferred Stock being converted by such Holder equal to (i) the amount of accrued and unpaid dividends on the Series A-1 Convertible Preferred Stock through the applicable Conversion Date plus the amount of Preferential Dividends scheduled to be paid after the applicable Conversion Date and on or before the third anniversary of the closing of an IPO (or if an IPO has not occurred prior to such Fundamental Change, the fourth anniversary of such Fundamental Change) divided by (ii) the Fundamental Change Stock Price.

(c)    If (x) the effective date of a Fundamental Change occurs prior to the fourth anniversary of the closing of an IPO, (y) the Fundamental Change Stock Price is less than the Conversion Price and (z) any Conversion Date occurs during the related Fundamental Change Conversion Period, then upon such conversion, in lieu of the number of shares of Class A-1 Common Stock to be delivered pursuant to Section 11, the converting Holder shall receive a

 

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number of shares of Class A-1 Common Stock per share of Series A-1 Convertible Preferred Stock being converted by such Holder equal to (i) the sum of the Fixed Liquidation Preference multiplied by 105% plus the amount of accrued and unpaid dividends on the Series A-1 Convertible Preferred Stock through the applicable Conversion Date plus the amount of Preferential Dividends scheduled to be paid after the applicable Conversion Date and on or before the fourth anniversary of the closing of an IPO divided by (ii) the Fundamental Change Stock Price.

(d)    If (x) the effective date of a Fundamental Change occurs on or after the fourth anniversary of the closing of an IPO, (y) the Fundamental Change Stock Price is less than the Conversion Price and (z) any Conversion Date occurs during the related Fundamental Change Conversion Period, then upon such conversion, in lieu of the number of shares of Class A-1 Common Stock to be delivered pursuant to Section 11, the converting Holder shall receive a number of shares of Class A-1 Common Stock per share of Series A-1 Convertible Preferred Stock being converted by such Holder equal to (i) the sum of the Fixed Liquidation Preference multiplied by 105% plus the amount of accrued and unpaid dividends on the Series A-1 Convertible Preferred Stock through the applicable Conversion Date divided by (ii) the Fundamental Change Stock Price.

(e)    Notice. The Corporation shall provide written notice (the “Fundamental Change Notice”) to Holders of the Fundamental Change Effective Date no later than the second Business Day immediately following such Fundamental Change Effective Date.

The Fundamental Change Notice shall state:

(i)    the event causing the Fundamental Change;

(ii)    the anticipated Fundamental Change Effective Date or actual Fundamental Change Effective Date, as the case may be;

(iii)    the Fundamental Change Conversion Period; and

(iv)    the instructions a Holder must follow to effect a conversion in connection with such Fundamental Change.

(f)    Not later than the second Business Day following the Fundamental Change Effective Date, the Corporation shall notify Holders of the number of shares of Class A-1 Common Stock to be delivered upon any conversion in connection with such Fundamental Change (if notice is provided to Holders prior to the anticipated Fundamental Change Effective Date, specifying how the number of shares will be determined).

Section 10    Mandatory Conversion.

(a)    If at any time, or from time to time, from and after the third anniversary of the closing of an IPO, the Last Reported Sale Price of the Class A Common Stock has equaled or exceeded $42.47 (subject to adjustment in a manner inversely proportional to adjustments to the Conversion Rate) (x) for at least 20 out of any 30 consecutive Trading Days immediately

 

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preceding the Mandatory Conversion Notice Date and (y) on the Mandatory Conversion Notice Date, the Corporation shall from time to time have the right to require the Holders to convert all, or any portion, of the outstanding Series A-1 Convertible Preferred Stock, as designated in the Mandatory Conversion Notice relating to the applicable Mandatory Conversion on the applicable Mandatory Conversion Date, into fully paid, validly issued and nonassessable shares of Class A-1 Common Stock at the Conversion Rate as of the applicable Mandatory Conversion Date (a “Mandatory Conversion”); provided that the Corporation shall not be permitted to effect a Mandatory Conversion with respect to more than one-third of the aggregate outstanding shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock and Series A-1 Convertible Preferred Stock as of the date of the first Mandatory Conversion Notice Date pursuant to this Section 10(a) in any twelve month period unless the Last Reported Sale Price of the Class A Common Stock has equaled or exceeded $48.53 (subject to adjustment in a manner inversely proportional to adjustments to the Conversion Rate) (x) for at least 20 out of any 30 consecutive Trading Days immediately preceding the Mandatory Conversion Notice Date and (y) on the Mandatory Conversion Notice Date.

(b)    The Corporation may exercise its right to require conversion under this Section 10 by delivering a written notice thereof to all Holders (a “Mandatory Conversion Notice” and of such delivery is referred to as a “Mandatory Conversion Notice Date”). Each Mandatory Conversion Notice shall be irrevocable. Each Mandatory Conversion Notice shall state (x) the Trading Day on which the applicable Mandatory Conversion shall occur, which Trading Day shall be the twentieth Trading Day following the applicable Mandatory Conversion Notice Date (or, if such date falls on a day that is not a Business Day, the next day that is a Business Day) (a “Mandatory Conversion Date”), (y) the number of shares of Series A-1 Convertible Preferred Stock which the Corporation has elected to be subject to such Mandatory Conversion from such Holder and in the aggregate pursuant to this Section 10, (z) the number of shares of Class A-1 Common Stock to be issued to such Holder on the applicable Mandatory Conversion Date. If the Corporation elects to cause a Mandatory Conversion pursuant to this Section 10, then it must simultaneously take the same action in the same proportion with respect to all Holders of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock and Series A-1 Convertible Preferred Stock to the extent practicable.

Section 11    Optional Conversion.

(a)    Subject to satisfaction of the conversion procedures set forth in this Section 11, each Holder shall have the option to convert its Series A-1 Convertible Preferred Stock, in whole or in part (but in no event less than one share of the Series A-1 Convertible Preferred Stock), at any time, into shares of Class A-1 Common Stock at the Conversion Rate, subject to adjustment in accordance with Section 11(b).

(b)    If, as of any Conversion Date, the Corporation has not declared all or any portion of the accumulated and unpaid dividends for all full Dividend Periods ending on a Dividend Payment Date prior to such Conversion Date, the Conversion Rate shall be adjusted, with respect to the relevant conversion, so that the Holders converting their Series A-1 Convertible Preferred Stock at such time receive an additional number of shares of Class A-1 Common Stock equal to:

(i)    such amount of undeclared, accumulated and unpaid dividends per share of Series A-1 Convertible Preferred Stock for such prior full Dividend Periods, divided by

 

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(ii)    (x) following an Initial Public Offering, the Average VWAP per share of the Class A Common Stock over the 20 consecutive Trading Day period (the “Conversion Settlement Period”) commencing on, and including, the 21st Scheduled Trading Day immediately preceding the Conversion Date or (y) prior to an Initial Public Offering, the value per share of the Class A Common Stock as determined by a nationally recognized independent investment banking firm retained by the Corporation for this purpose at the Corporation’s sole expense.

Except as set forth in the first sentence of this Section 11(b) and in Section 9, upon any conversion of any shares of Series A-1 Convertible Preferred Stock, the Corporation shall make no payment or allowance for unpaid dividends on such shares of the Series A-1 Convertible Preferred Stock.

(c)    To effect a conversion, a Holder must:

(i)    complete and manually sign the conversion notice attached hereto as Exhibit A or a facsimile of such conversion notice;

(ii)    deliver the completed conversion notice and the shares of Series A-1 Convertible Preferred Stock to be converted to the Corporation;

(iii)    if required, furnish appropriate endorsements and transfer documents; and

(iv)    if required, pay all transfer or similar taxes or duties, if any.

The conversion shall be effective on the date on which a Holder has satisfied the foregoing requirements, to the extent applicable (the “Conversion Date”).

A Holder shall not be required to pay any transfer or similar taxes or duties relating to the issuance or delivery of Class A-1 Common Stock upon conversion, but such Holder shall be required to pay any tax or duty that may be payable relating to any transfer involved in the issuance or delivery of Class A-1 Common Stock in a name other than the name of such Holder.

The shares of Class A-1 Common Stock issuable upon conversion shall be issued and credited to the account of the converting Holder in the records of the Corporation’s transfer agent only after all applicable taxes and duties, if any, payable by such converting Holder have been paid in full, and such shares will be delivered on the latest of (i) the second Business Day immediately succeeding the Conversion Date, (ii) if applicable, the second Business Day immediately succeeding the last day of the Conversion Settlement Period, and (iii) the Business Day after the Holder has paid in full all applicable taxes and duties, if any.

The Person or Persons entitled to receive the shares of Class A-1 Common Stock issuable upon conversion shall be treated for all purposes as the record holder(s) of such shares of Class A-1 Common Stock as of the close of business on the applicable Conversion Date.

 

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Except as set forth elsewhere herein, prior to the close of business on such applicable Conversion Date, the shares of Class A-1 Common Stock issuable upon conversion of any shares of Series A-1 Convertible Preferred Stock shall not be deemed to be outstanding for any purpose, and Holders shall have no rights, powers or preferences with respect to such shares of Class A-1 Common Stock by virtue of holding shares of Series A-1 Convertible Preferred Stock.

In the event that a conversion is effected with respect to shares of Series A-1 Convertible Preferred Stock representing less than all the shares of the Series A-1 Convertible Preferred Stock held by a Holder, upon such conversion the Corporation shall execute and deliver to the Holder thereof, at the expense of the Corporation, a certificate or book-entry position evidencing the shares of Series A-1 Convertible Preferred Stock as to which conversion was not effected.

(d)    In the event that a Holder shall not by written notice designate the name in which shares of Class A-1 Common Stock to be issued upon conversion of such Series A-1 Convertible Preferred Stock should be registered or, if applicable, the address to which the certificate or certificates representing such shares of Class A-1 Common Stock should be sent, the Corporation shall be entitled to register such shares, and make such payment, in the name of the Holder as shown on the records of the Corporation and, if applicable, to send the certificate or certificates representing such shares of Class A-1 Common Stock to the address of such Holder shown on the records of the Corporation.

(e)    Shares of Series A-1 Convertible Preferred Stock shall cease to be outstanding on the applicable Conversion Date, subject to the right of Holders of such shares to receive shares of Class A-1 Common Stock issuable upon conversion of such shares of Series A-1 Convertible Preferred Stock.

Section 12    Reservation of Common Stock.

(a)    The Corporation shall at all times reserve and keep available out of its authorized and unissued Class A Common Stock and Class A-1 Common Stock, solely for issuance upon the conversion of shares of Series A-1 Convertible Preferred Stock or shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock issuable upon conversion thereof as herein provided, and free from any preemptive or other similar rights, a number of shares of Class A Common Stock and Class A-1 Common Stock equal to the maximum number of shares of Class A-1 Common Stock deliverable upon conversion of all shares of Series A-1 Convertible Preferred Stock (which shall initially equal a number of shares of Class A-1 Common Stock equal to the product of (i) 1,410,000 shares of Series A-1 Convertible Preferred Stock, and (ii) the Conversion Rate. For purposes of this Section 12(a), the number of shares of Class A-1 Common Stock that shall be deliverable upon the conversion of all outstanding shares of Series A-1 Convertible Preferred Stock shall be computed as if at the time of computation all such outstanding shares were held by a single Holder.

(b)    Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Corporation shall be entitled to deliver upon conversion of shares of Series A-1 Convertible Preferred Stock, as herein provided, shares of Class A-1 Common Stock reacquired and held in the treasury of the Corporation (in lieu of the issuance of authorized and unissued shares of Class A-1 Common Stock), so long as any such treasury shares are free and clear of all liens, charges, security interests or encumbrances (other than liens, charges, security interests and other encumbrances created by the Holders).

 

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(c)    All shares of Class A-1 Common Stock delivered upon conversion of the Series A-1 Convertible Preferred Stock shall be duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable, free and clear of all liens, claims, security interests and other encumbrances (other than liens, charges, security interests and other encumbrances created by the Holders) and free of preemptive rights.

(d)    Prior to the delivery of any securities that the Corporation shall be obligated to deliver upon conversion of Series A-1 Convertible Preferred Stock, the Corporation shall comply with all applicable federal and state laws and regulations thereunder requiring the registration of such securities with, or any approval of or consent to the delivery thereof by, any governmental authority.

Section 13    Fractional Shares. No fractional shares of Class A-1 Common Stock shall be issued to Holders as a result of any conversion of shares of Series A-1 Convertible Preferred Stock.

Section 14    Anti-Dilution Adjustments to the Conversion Rate. (a) The Conversion Rate shall be adjusted as set forth in this Section 14, except that the Corporation shall not make any adjustments to the Conversion Rate if Holders participate (other than in the case of a share split or share combination), at the same time and upon the same terms as holders of Common Stock and solely as a result of holding the Series A-1 Convertible Preferred Stock, in any of the transactions set forth in Sections 14(a)(i)-(iv) without having to convert their Series A-1 Convertible Preferred Stock as if they held a number of shares of Common Stock equal to (x) the Conversion Rate as of the Record Date for such transaction, multiplied by (y) the number of shares of Series A-1 Convertible Preferred Stock held by such Holder.

(i)    If the Corporation exclusively issues shares of Common Stock as a dividend or distribution on shares of Common Stock, or if the Corporation effects a share split or share combination, the Conversion Rate shall be adjusted based on the following formula:

 

  CR1 = CR0 ×    

   OS1
   OS0

 

where,  
CR0 =   the Conversion Rate in effect immediately prior to the close of business on the Record Date of such dividend or distribution, or immediately prior to the open of business on the Effective Date of such share split or share combination, as applicable;
CR1 =   the Conversion Rate in effect immediately after the close of business on such Record Date or immediately after the open of business on such Effective Date, as applicable;

 

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OS0 =   the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately prior to the close of business on such Record Date or immediately prior to the open of business on such Effective Date, as applicable, before giving effect to such dividend, distribution, share split or share combination; and
OS1 =   the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after giving effect to such dividend, distribution, share split or share combination.

Any adjustment made under this Section 14(a)(i) shall become effective immediately after the close of business on the Record Date for such dividend or distribution, or immediately after the open of business on the Effective Date for such share split or share combination, as applicable. If any dividend or distribution of the type set forth in this Section 14(a)(i) is declared but not so paid or made, the Conversion Rate shall be immediately readjusted, effective as of the date the Board of Directors or a committee thereof determines not to pay such dividend or distribution, to the Conversion Rate that would then be in effect if such dividend or distribution had not been declared. For the purposes of this Section 14(a)(i), the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately prior to the close of business on the Record Date and the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after giving effect to such dividend, distribution, share split or share combination shall, in each case, not include shares that the Corporation holds in treasury. The Corporation shall not pay any dividend or make any distribution on shares of Common Stock that it holds in treasury.

(ii)    If, following an Initial Public Offering, the Corporation issues to all or substantially all holders of Common Stock any rights, options or warrants entitling them, for a period of not more than 45 calendar days after the announcement date of such issuance, to subscribe for or purchase shares of Common Stock at a price per share that is less than the Average VWAP per share of Common Stock for the 10 consecutive Trading Day period ending on, and including, the Trading Day immediately preceding the date of announcement of such issuance, the Conversion Rate shall be increased based on the following formula:

 

  CR1 = CR0 ×    

   OS0 + X
   OS0 + Y

where,

 

CR0 =   the Conversion Rate in effect immediately prior to the close of business on the Record Date for such issuance;
CR1 =   the Conversion Rate in effect immediately after the close of business on such Record Date;
OS0 =   the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately prior to the close of business on such Record Date;
X =   the total number of shares of Common Stock issuable pursuant to such rights, options or warrants; and
Y =   the number of shares of Common Stock equal to (i) the aggregate price payable to exercise such rights, options or warrants, divided by (ii) the Average VWAP per share of Common Stock over the 10 consecutive Trading Day period ending on, and including, the Trading Day immediately preceding the date of announcement of the issuance of such rights, options or warrants.

 

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Any increase made under this Section 14(a)(ii) shall be made successively whenever any such rights, options or warrants are issued and shall become effective immediately after the close of business on the Record Date for such issuance. To the extent that such rights, options or warrants are not exercised prior to their expiration or shares of Common Stock are not delivered after the exercise of such rights, options or warrants, the Conversion Rate shall be decreased to the Conversion Rate that would then be in effect had the increase with respect to the issuance of such rights, options or warrants been made on the basis of delivery of only the number of shares of Common Stock actually delivered, if any. If such rights, options or warrants are not so issued, the Conversion Rate shall be immediately readjusted, effective as of the date the Board of Directors or a committee thereof determines not to pay such dividend or distribution, to the Conversion Rate that would then be in effect if such Record Date for such issuance had not occurred.

For the purpose of this Section 14(a)(ii), in determining whether any rights, options or warrants entitle the holders of Common Stock to subscribe for or purchase shares of Common Stock at less than such Average VWAP per share for the 10 consecutive Trading Day period ending on, and including, the Trading Day immediately preceding the date of announcement of such issuance, and in determining the aggregate offering price of such shares of Common Stock, there shall be taken into account any consideration received by the Corporation for such rights, options or warrants and any amount payable on exercise or conversion thereof, the value of such consideration, if other than cash, to be determined by the Board of Directors or a committee thereof.

(iii)    If the Corporation distributes shares of its capital stock, evidences of the Corporation’s indebtedness, other assets or property of the Corporation or rights, options or warrants to acquire its capital stock or other securities, to all or substantially all holders of Common Stock, excluding:

(A)    dividends, distributions or issuances as to which the provisions set forth in Section 14(a)(i) or Section 14(a)(ii) shall apply;

(B)    dividends or distributions paid exclusively in cash as to which there shall be no adjustment;

(C)    any dividends and distributions upon conversion of, or in exchange for, shares of Common Stock in connection with a recapitalization, reclassification, change, consolidation, merger or other combination, share exchange, or sale, lease or other transfer or disposition resulting in the change in the conversion consideration as set forth under Section 15;

 

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(D)    except as otherwise set forth in Section 14(a)(v), rights issued pursuant to a shareholder rights plan adopted by the Corporation; and

(E)    Spin-Offs as to which the provisions set forth below in this Section 14(a)(iii) shall apply;

then (x) if such distribution is made prior to an Initial Public Offering, each holder of Series A-1 Convertible Preferred Stock shall participate in such distribution, at the same time and on the same terms as holders of Common Stock without having to convert such shares of Series A-1 Convertible Preferred Stock and as if such holder held a number of shares of Common Stock equal to the product of (A) the Conversion Rate and (B) the number of shares of Series A-1 Convertible Preferred Stock held by such holder and (y) if such distribution is made following an Initial Public Offering, the Conversion Rate shall be increased based on the following formula:

 

  CR1 = CR0 ×    

         SP0       
       SP0 - FMV    

where,

 

CR0 =   the Conversion Rate in effect immediately prior to the close of business on the Record Date for such distribution;
CR1 =   the Conversion Rate in effect immediately after the close of business on such Record Date;
SP0 =   the Average VWAP per share of Common Stock over the 10 consecutive Trading Day period ending on, and including, the Trading Day immediately preceding the Ex-Date for such distribution; and
FMV =   the fair market value (as determined by the Board of Directors or a committee thereof in good faith) of the shares of capital stock, evidences of indebtedness, assets, property, rights, options or warrants so distributed, expressed as an amount per share of Common Stock on the Ex-Date for such distribution.

Any increase made under the portion of this Section 14(a)(iii) will become effective immediately after the close of business on the Record Date for such distribution. If such distribution is not so paid or made, the Conversion Rate shall be immediately readjusted, effective as of the date the Board of Directors or a committee thereof determines not to pay such dividend or distribution, to be the Conversion Rate that would then be in effect if such distribution had not been declared.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, if “FMV” (as defined above) is equal to or greater than “SP0” (as defined above), or if the difference is less than $1.00, in lieu of the foregoing increase, each Holder shall receive, in respect of each share of Series A-1 Convertible Preferred Stock, at the same time and upon the same terms as holders of Common Stock, the amount and kind of the Corporation’s capital stock, evidences of the Corporation’s indebtedness, other assets or property of the Corporation or rights, options or warrants to acquire its capital stock or other securities that such Holder would have received if such Holder owned a number of shares of Common Stock equal to the Conversion Rate in effect on the Record Date for the distribution.

 

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With respect to an adjustment pursuant to this Section 14(a)(iii) where there has been a Spin-Off, the Conversion Rate shall be increased based on the following formula:

 

  CR1 = CR0 ×    

       FMV0 + MP0     
                MP0

where,

 

CR0 =   the Conversion Rate in effect immediately prior to the close of business on the last Trading Day of the 10 consecutive Trading Day period commencing on, and including, the Ex-Date for the Spin-Off (the “Valuation Period”);
CR1 =   the Conversion Rate in effect immediately after the close of business on the last Trading Day of the Valuation Period;
FMV0 =   the Average VWAP per share of the capital stock or similar equity interest distributed to holders of Common Stock applicable to one share of Common Stock over the Valuation Period; and
MP0 =   the Average VWAP per share of Common Stock over the Valuation Period.

The increase to the Conversion Rate under the preceding paragraph will become effective at the close of business on the last Trading Day of the Valuation Period. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if any date for determining the number of shares of Common Stock issuable to a Holder occurs during the Valuation Period, the reference to “10” in the preceding paragraph shall be deemed replaced with such lesser number of Trading Days as have elapsed between the beginning of the Valuation Period and such determination date for purposes of determining the Conversion Rate. If such dividend or distribution is not so paid, the Conversion Rate shall be decreased, effective as of the date the Board of Directors or a committee thereof determines not to make or pay such dividend or distribution, to be the Conversion Rate that would then be in effect if such dividend or distribution had not been declared.

For purposes of this Section 14(a)(iii) (and subject in all respects to Section 14(a)(i) and Section 14(a)(ii)):

(A)    rights, options or warrants distributed by the Corporation to all or substantially all holders of the Common Stock entitling them to subscribe for or purchase shares of the Corporation’s capital stock, including Common Stock (either initially or under certain conditions), which rights, options or warrants, until the occurrence of a specified event or events (“Trigger Event”):

 

  (1)

are deemed to be transferred with such shares of the Common Stock;

 

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  (2)

are not exercisable; and

 

  (3)

are also issued in respect of future issuances of the Common Stock,

shall be deemed not to have been distributed for purposes of this Section 14(a)(iii) (and no adjustment to the Conversion Rate under this Section 14(a)(iii) shall be required) until the occurrence of the earliest Trigger Event, whereupon such rights, options or warrants shall be deemed to have been distributed and an appropriate adjustment (if any is required) to the Conversion Rate shall be made under this Section 14(a)(iii).

(B)    If any such right, option or warrant, including any such existing rights, options or warrants distributed prior to the Initial Issue Date, are subject to events, upon the occurrence of which such rights, options or warrants become exercisable to purchase different securities, evidences of indebtedness or other assets, then the date of the occurrence of any and each such event shall be deemed to be the date of distribution and Record Date with respect to new rights, options or warrants with such rights (in which case the existing rights, options or warrants shall be deemed to terminate and expire on such date without exercise by any of the holders thereof).

(C)    In addition, in the event of any distribution (or deemed distribution) of rights, options or warrants, or any Trigger Event or other event (of the type described in the immediately preceding clause (B)) with respect thereto that was counted for purposes of calculating a distribution amount for which an adjustment to the Conversion Rate under this clause (iii) was made:

 

  (1)

in the case of any such rights, options or warrants that shall all have been redeemed or repurchased without exercise by any holders thereof, upon such final redemption or repurchase (x) the Conversion Rate shall be readjusted as if such rights, options or warrants had not been issued and (y) the Conversion Rate shall then again be readjusted to give effect to such distribution, deemed distribution or Trigger Event, as the case may be, as though it were a cash distribution pursuant to Section 14(a)(iv), equal to the per share redemption or repurchase price received by a holder or holders of Common Stock with respect to such rights, options or warrants (assuming such holder had retained such rights, options or warrants), made to all holders of Common Stock as of the date of such redemption or repurchase; and

 

  (2)

in the case of such rights, options or warrants that shall have expired or been terminated without exercise by any holders thereof, the Conversion Rate shall be readjusted as if such rights, options and warrants had not been issued;

 

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provided that, in each case, such rights, options or warrants are deemed to be transferred with such shares of the Common Stock and are also issued in respect of future issuances of the Common Stock.

For purposes of Section 14(a)(i), Section 14(a)(ii) and this Section 14(a)(iii), if any dividend or distribution to which this Section 14(a)(iii) is applicable includes one or both of:

(A)    a dividend or distribution of shares of Common Stock to which Section 14(a)(i) is applicable (the “Clause A Distribution”);

or

(B)    an issuance of rights, options or warrants to which Section 14(a)(ii) is applicable (the “Clause B Distribution”), then:

 

  (1)

such dividend or distribution, other than the Clause A Distribution and the Clause B Distribution, shall be deemed to be a dividend or distribution to which this Section 14(a)(iii) is applicable (the “Clause C Distribution”) and the Conversion Rate adjustment required by this Section 14(a)(iii) with respect to such Clause C Distribution shall then be made; and

 

  (2)

the Clause A Distribution and Clause B Distribution shall be deemed to immediately follow the Clause C Distribution and the Conversion Rate adjustment required by Section 14(a)(i) and Section 14(a)(ii) with respect thereto shall then be made, except that, if determined by the Corporation (I) the “Record Date” of the Clause A Distribution and the Clause B Distribution shall be deemed to be the Record Date of the Clause C Distribution and (II) any shares of Common Stock included in the Clause A Distribution or Clause B Distribution shall be deemed not to be “outstanding immediately prior to the close of business on such Record Date or immediately prior to the open of business on such Effective Date” within the meaning of Section 14(a)(i) or “outstanding immediately prior to close of business on such Record Date” within the meaning of Section 14(a)(ii).

(iv)    If the Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries make a payment in respect of a tender or exchange offer for Common Stock, to the extent that the cash and value of any other consideration included in the payment per share of Common Stock exceeds the Average VWAP per share of Common Stock over the 10 consecutive Trading Day period commencing on, and including, the Trading Day next succeeding the last date on which tenders or exchanges may be made pursuant to such tender or exchange offer (the “Expiration Date”), (x) if such offer is made prior to an Initial Public Offering, each holder of Series A-1 Convertible Preferred Stock shall have the right to participate in such offer, at the same time and on the same terms as holders of Common Stock without having to convert such shares of Series A-1 Convertible Preferred Stock and as if such

 

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holder held a number of shares of Common Stock equal to the product of (A) the Conversion Rate and (B) the number of shares of Series A-1 Convertible Preferred Stock held by such holder and (y) if such offer is made following an Initial Public Offering, the Conversion Rate shall be increased based on the following formula:

 

  CR1 = CR0 ×    

  

    AC + (SP1 × OS1)     

  

          OS0 × SP1

where,

 

CR0 =   the Conversion Rate in effect immediately prior to the close of business on the 10th Trading Day immediately following, and including, the Trading Day next succeeding the Expiration Date;
CR1 =   the Conversion Rate in effect immediately after the close of business on the 10th Trading Day immediately following, and including, the Trading Day next succeeding the Expiration Date;
AC =   the aggregate value of all cash and any other consideration (as determined by the Board of Directors or a committee thereof in good faith) paid or payable for shares purchased in such tender or exchange offer;
OS0 =   the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately prior to the Expiration Date (prior to giving effect to the purchase of all shares accepted for purchase or exchange in such tender or exchange offer);
OS1 =   the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after the Expiration Date (after giving effect to the purchase of all shares accepted for purchase or exchange in such tender or exchange offer); and
SP1 =   the Average VWAP of Common Stock over the 10 consecutive Trading Day period commencing on, and including, the Trading Day next succeeding the Expiration Date (the “Averaging Period”).

The increase to the Conversion Rate under the preceding paragraph will become effective at the close of business on the 10th Trading Day immediately following, and including, the Trading Day next succeeding the Expiration Date. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if any date for determining the number of shares of Common Stock issuable to a Holder occurs within the 10 Trading Days immediately following, and including, the Trading Day next succeeding the Expiration Date of any tender or exchange offer, the reference to “10” in the preceding paragraph shall be deemed replaced with such lesser number of Trading Days as have elapsed between the Expiration Date of such tender or exchange offer and such determination date for purposes of determining the Conversion Rate. For the avoidance of doubt, no adjustment under this Section 14(a)(iv) will be made if such adjustment would result in a decrease in the Conversion Rate, except as set forth in the immediately succeeding sentence.

 

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In the event that the Corporation or one of its Subsidiaries is obligated to purchase shares of Common Stock pursuant to any such tender offer or exchange offer, but the Corporation or such Subsidiary is permanently prevented by applicable law from effecting any such purchases, or all such purchases are rescinded, then the Conversion Rate shall again be adjusted to be such Conversion Rate that would then be in effect if such tender offer or exchange offer had not been made.

(v)    If the Corporation has a rights plan in effect upon conversion of the Series A-1 Convertible Preferred Stock into Common Stock, the Holders shall receive, in addition to any shares of Common Stock received in connection with such conversion, the rights under the rights plan. However, if, prior to any conversion, the rights have separated from the shares of Common Stock in accordance with the provisions of the applicable rights plan, the Conversion Rate will be adjusted at the time of separation as if the Corporation distributed to all or substantially all holders of Common Stock, shares of its capital stock, evidences of indebtedness, assets, property, rights, options or warrants as set forth in Section 14(a)(iii), subject to readjustment in the event of the expiration, termination or redemption of such rights.

(vi)    The Corporation may (but is not required to), to the extent permitted by law and the rules of NYSE or any other securities exchange on which the shares of Common Stock is then listed, increase the Conversion Rate by any amount for a period of at least 20 Business Days if such increase is irrevocable during such 20 Business Days and the Board of Directors, or a committee thereof, determines that such increase would be in the best interest of the Corporation. The Corporation may also (but is not required to) make such increases in the Conversion Rate as it deems advisable in order to avoid or diminish any income tax to holders of Common Stock resulting from any dividend or distribution of shares of Common Stock (or issuance of rights or warrants to acquire shares of Common Stock) or from any event treated as such for income tax purposes or for any other reason.

(vii)    The Corporation shall not adjust the Conversion Rate:

(A)    upon the issuance of shares of Common Stock pursuant to any present or future plan providing for the reinvestment of dividends or interest payable on securities of the Corporation and the investment of additional optional amounts in Common Stock under any plan;

(B)    upon the issuance of any shares of Common Stock or rights or warrants to purchase such shares of Common Stock pursuant to any present or future benefit or other incentive plan or program of or assumed by the Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries;

(C)    upon the issuance of any shares of Common Stock pursuant to any option, warrant, right or exercisable, exchangeable or convertible security not described in (B) of this Section 14(a)(vii) and outstanding as of the Initial Issue Date;

 

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(D)    for a change in par value of the Common Stock;

(E)    for stock repurchases that are not tender offers referred to in Section 14(a)(iv), including structured or derivative transactions or pursuant to a stock repurchase program approved by the Board of Directors;

(F)    for accumulated dividends on the Series A-1 Convertible Preferred Stock, except as described in Section 11;

(G)    for any cash dividends paid on the Common Stock; or

(H)    for any other issuance of shares of Common Stock or any securities convertible into or exchangeable for shares of Common Stock or the right to purchase shares of Common Stock or such convertible or exchangeable securities, except as otherwise stated herein.

(viii)    Adjustments to the Conversion Rate will be calculated to the nearest 1/10,000th of a share of Common Stock. No adjustment to the Conversion Rate will be required unless the adjustment would require an increase or decrease of at least 1% of the Conversion Rate; provided, however, that if an adjustment is not made because the adjustment does not change the Conversion Rate by at least 1%, then such adjustment will be carried forward and taken into account in any future adjustment. Notwithstanding the foregoing, on each date for determining the number of shares of Common Stock issuable to a Holder upon any conversion of the Series A-1 Convertible Preferred Stock, the Corporation shall give effect to all adjustments that otherwise had been deferred pursuant to this clause (viii), and those adjustments will no longer be carried forward and taken into account in any future adjustment. Except as otherwise provided above, the Corporation will be responsible for making all calculations called for under the Series A-1 Convertible Preferred Stock and shall be made in good faith.

(ix)    Whenever any provision of the Certificate of Designations requires the Corporation to calculate the VWAP per share of Common Stock over a span of multiple days, the Board of Directors, or any authorized committee thereof, shall make appropriate adjustments in good faith to account for any adjustments to the Conversion Rate that become effective, or any event that would require such an adjustment if the Ex-Date, Effective Date, Record Date or Expiration Date, as the case may be, of such event occurs during the relevant period used to calculate such prices or values, as the case may be.

(b)    Whenever the Conversion Rate is to be adjusted, the Corporation shall:

(i)    compute such adjusted Conversion Rate;

(ii)    within 10 Business Days after the Conversion Rate is to be adjusted, provide or cause to be provided, a written notice to the Holders of the occurrence of such event; and

 

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(iii)    within 10 Business Days after the Conversion Rate is to be adjusted, provide or cause to be provided, to the Holders, a statement setting forth in reasonable detail the method by which the adjustments to the Conversion Rate were determined and setting forth such adjusted Conversion Rate.

Section 15    Recapitalizations, Reclassifications and Changes of Common Stock. In the event of:

(i)    any consolidation or merger of the Corporation with or into another Person (other than a merger or consolidation in which the Corporation is the surviving corporation and in which the Common Stock outstanding immediately prior to the merger or consolidation is not exchanged for cash, securities or other property of the Corporation or another Person);

(ii)    any sale, transfer, lease or conveyance to another Person of all or substantially all of the property and assets of the Corporation;

(iii)    any reclassification of Common Stock into another class of Common Stock or any other securities; or

(iv)    any statutory exchange of securities of the Corporation with another Person (other than in connection with a merger or acquisition),

in each case, as a result of which the Common Stock would be converted into, or exchanged for, stock, other securities or other property or assets (including cash or any combination thereof) (each, a “Reorganization Event”), each share of the Series A-1 Convertible Preferred Stock outstanding immediately prior to such Reorganization Event shall, without the consent of the Holders, become convertible into the kind of stock, other securities or other property or assets (including cash or any combination thereof) that such Holder would have been entitled to receive if such Holder had converted its Series A-1 Convertible Preferred Stock into Common Stock immediately prior to such Reorganization Event (such stock, other securities or other property or assets (including cash or any combination thereof), the “Exchange Property,” with each “Unit of Exchange Property” meaning the kind and amount of such Exchange Property that a holder of one share of Common Stock is entitled to receive).

If the transaction causes the Common Stock to be converted into, or exchanged for, the right to receive more than a single type of consideration (determined based in part upon any form of stockholder election), the Exchange Property into which the Series A-1 Convertible Preferred Stock shall be convertible shall be deemed to be:

(i)    the weighted average of the types and amounts of consideration received by the holders of Common Stock that affirmatively make such an election; and

(ii)    if no holders of Common Stock affirmatively make such an election, the types and amounts of consideration actually received by the holders of the Common Stock.

 

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The Corporation shall notify Holders of the weighted average referred to in clause (i) in the preceding sentence as soon as practicable after such determination is made.

The number of Units of Exchange Property the Corporation shall deliver for each share of Series A-1 Convertible Preferred Stock converted following the effective date of such Reorganization Event shall be determined as if references in Section 9, Section 10 and Section 11 to shares of Common Stock were to Units of Exchange Property (without interest thereon and without any right to dividends or distributions thereon which have a Record Date that is prior to the date such shares of Series A-1 Convertible Preferred stock are actually converted).

The above provisions of this Section 15 shall similarly apply to successive Reorganization Events, and the provisions of Section 14 shall apply to any shares of capital stock or ADRs of the Corporation (or any successor thereto) received by the holders of Common Stock in any such Reorganization Event.

The Corporation (or any successor thereto) shall, as soon as reasonably practicable (but in any event within 20 calendar days) after the occurrence of any Reorganization Event, provide written notice to the Holders of such occurrence and of the kind and amount of cash, securities or other property that constitute the Exchange Property. Failure to deliver such notice shall not affect the operation of this Section 15.

Section 16    Record Holders. To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, the Corporation may deem and treat the Holder of any shares of Series A-1 Convertible Preferred Stock as the true and lawful owner thereof for all purposes.

Section 17    Notices. All notices or communications in respect of Series A-1 Convertible Preferred Stock shall be sufficiently given if given in writing and delivered by first class mail, postage prepaid, or if given in such other manner as may be permitted in this Certificate of Designations, in the Charter or the By-Laws and by applicable law.

Section 18    No Preemptive Rights. The Holders shall have no preemptive or preferential rights to purchase or subscribe for any stock, obligations, warrants or other securities of the Corporation of any class.

Section 19    Other Rights. The shares of Series A-1 Convertible Preferred Stock shall not have any rights, preferences, privileges or voting powers or relative, participating, optional or other special rights, or qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereof, other than as set forth herein or in the Charter or as provided by applicable law.

[Signature page follows]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Corporation has caused this Certificate of Designations to be signed by Robert A. Gordon, its Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, this 8th day of June, 2020.

 

ALBERTSONS COMPANIES, INC.
By:  

/s/ Robert A. Gordon

  Name:   Robert A. Gordon
  Title:   Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

 

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Exhibit A

FORM OF NOTICE OF CONVERSION

(To be Executed by the Holder

in Order to Convert 6.75% Series A-1 Convertible Preferred Stock)

The undersigned hereby irrevocably elects to convert (the “Conversion”) 6.75% Series A-1 Convertible Preferred Stock (the “Series A-1 Convertible Preferred Stock”), of Albertsons Companies, Inc. (hereinafter called the “Corporation”) into Class A-1 Non-Voting Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Corporation (the “Common Stock”) according to the conditions of the Certificate of Designations of Series A-1 Convertible Preferred Stock (the “Certificate of Designations”), as of the date written below.

If Common Stock is to be issued in the name of a Person other than the undersigned, the undersigned shall pay all transfer taxes payable with respect thereto, if any. Each Series A-1 Convertible Preferred Stock Certificate (or evidence of loss, theft or destruction thereof) is attached hereto.

Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed thereto in or pursuant to the Certificate of Designations.

 

Date of Conversion:      

 

  
Applicable Conversion Rate:      

 

  
Shares of Series A-1 Convertible Preferred Stock     
to be Converted:      

 

  
Shares of Common Stock to be Issued:      

 

  
Signature:      

 

  
Name:  

 

  
Address:*  

     

  
Fax No.:      

 

  

 

 

*

Address where Common Stock and any other payments or certificates shall be sent by the Corporation.


ASSIGNMENT

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned assigns and transfers the shares of 6.75% Series A-1 Convertible Preferred Stock evidenced hereby to:

(Insert assignee’s social security or taxpayer identification number, if any)

(Insert address and zip code of assignee)

and irrevocably appoints:

as agent to transfer the shares of 6.75% Series A-1 Convertible Preferred Stock evidenced hereby on the books of the Transfer Agent.

The agent may substitute another to act for him or her.

Date:                     

 

Signature:      

                     

  

(Sign exactly as your name in which your shares of Series A-1 Convertible Preferred Stock are registered)

 

Signature Guarantee:    

 

  

(Signature must be guaranteed by an “eligible guarantor institution” that is a bank, stockbroker, savings and loan association or credit union meeting the requirements of the Transfer Agent, which requirements include membership or participation in the Securities Transfer Agents Medallion Program (“STAMP”) or such other “signature guarantee program” as may be determined by the Transfer Agent in addition to, or in substitution for, STAMP, all in accordance with the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.)

Exhibit 4.1

 

 

REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT

by and among

ALBERTSONS COMPANIES, INC.

and

the other parties hereto

Dated as of June 9, 2020

 

 


TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS

     2  

Section 1.1

  Certain Definitions      2  

Section 1.2

  Other Definitional Provisions; Interpretation      7  

ARTICLE II REGISTRATION RIGHTS

     8  

Section 2.1

  Right to Demand a Non-Shelf Registered Offering      8  

Section 2.2

  Right to Piggyback on a Non-Shelf Registered Offering      8  

Section 2.3

  Right to Demand and be Included in a Shelf Registration      8  

Section 2.4

  Demand and Piggyback Rights for Shelf Takedowns      9  

Section 2.5

  Right to Reload a Shelf      9  

Section 2.6

  Limitations on Demand and Piggyback Rights      9  

Section 2.7

  Notifications Regarding Registration Statements      11  

Section 2.8

  Notifications From the Company.      11  

Section 2.9

  Plan of Distribution, Underwriters and Counsel      11  

Section 2.10

  Cutbacks      12  

Section 2.11

  Preferred Investors Shelf Registration      13  

Section 2.12

  Lock-Ups      15  

Section 2.13

  Expenses      16  

Section 2.14

  Facilitating Registrations and Offerings      17  

ARTICLE III INDEMNIFICATION

     21  

Section 3.1

  Indemnification by the Company      21  

Section 3.2

  Indemnification by the Holders and Underwriters      21  

Section 3.3

  Notices of Claims, Etc.      22  

Section 3.4

  Contribution      22  

Section 3.5

  Non-Exclusivity      23  

 

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ARTICLE IV OTHER

     23  

Section 4.1

  Notices      23  

Section 4.2

  Assignment      26  

Section 4.3

  Amendments; Waiver      27  

Section 4.4

  Term      27  

Section 4.5

  Third Parties      27  

Section 4.6

  Rule 144      27  

Section 4.7

  In-Kind Distributions      28  

Section 4.8

  Governing Law      28  

Section 4.9

  CONSENT TO JURISDICTION      28  

Section 4.10

  MUTUAL WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL      28  

Section 4.11

  Specific Performance      29  

Section 4.12

  Entire Agreement      29  

Section 4.13

  Severability      29  

Section 4.14

  Counterparts      29  

Section 4.15

  Effectiveness      29  

 

 

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REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT

THIS REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”) is dated as of June 9, 2020 and is by and among Albertsons Companies, Inc. (the “Company”), Cerberus, Colony Financial, Kimco, Klaff, Lubert-Adler, Schottenstein, Preferred Investors and the Individual Stockholders (each as defined below).

BACKGROUND

WHEREAS, the Company, Albertsons Investor Holdings LLC (“AIH”) and KIM ACI LLC (“KIM ACI”) were party to that certain Stockholders’ Agreement, dated as of December 3, 2017, pursuant to which the Company granted registration rights to AIH, KIM ACI and distributees of shares of Class A Common Stock, from AIH and KIM ACI (the “Stockholders Agreement”);

WHEREAS, as of the date hereof, the Company is issuing to the Preferred Investors shares of the Company’s 6.75% Series A-1 Convertible Preferred Stock, par value $0.01 per share or shares of the Company’s 6.75% Series A Convertible Preferred Stock (collectively, the “Preferred Stock”) pursuant to that certain Investment Agreement, dated as of May 20, 2020 (the “Investment Agreement”). The Preferred Stock will, among other things, be convertible into shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, Class A Common Stock or Class A-1 Common Stock, as applicable, in accordance with the terms of the Certificates of Designations of the Preferred Stock (the “Certificate of Designations”);

WHEREAS, the Company intends to file a Registration Statement under the Securities Act on Form S-1 with the SEC providing for the registration with the SEC of the sale of Class A Common Stock of the Company (or such successor entity), which may include the sale by certain holders of Class A Common Stock, including parties to this Agreement (the “IPO”);

WHEREAS, in connection with the IPO, each of AIH and KIM ACI shall distribute to its equityholders shares of Class A Common Stock owned by AIH and KIM (the “Distribution”);

WHEREAS, in connection with the issuance of the Preferred Stock, the Company, AIH and KIM ACI have terminated the terms of the Stockholders Agreement pertaining to registration rights, and each of the ABS Holders acknowledges and agrees that any registration rights contained therein are of no further force or effect;

WHEREAS, the Company now desires to grant registration rights to Cerberus, Colony Financial, Kimco, Klaff, Lubert-Adler, Schottenstein, Preferred Investors and the Individual Stockholders, who will each own Class A Common Stock after the IPO and the Distribution, or in the case of Preferred Investors, upon the conversion of the Preferred Stock (or, if applicable, upon further conversion of the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock and/or Class A-1 Common Stock) (such shares of Class A Common Stock issuable to upon conversion of the Preferred Stock or upon further conversion of the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock and/or Class A-1 Common Stock, the “Conversion Shares”) on the terms and conditions set out in this Agreement.


NOW, THEREFORE, the parties agree as follows:

ARTICLE I

DEFINITIONS

Section 1.1 Certain Definitions. As used in this Agreement:

ABS Holder” means each member of Cerberus, Colony Financial, Kimco, Klaff, Lubert-Adler, Schottenstein and each Individual Stockholder that is a holder of ABS Registrable Securities or securities exercisable, exchangeable or convertible into ABS Registrable Securities or any Transferee of such Person to whom registration rights are assigned pursuant to Section 4.2.

ABS Registrable Securities” means all shares of Class A Common Stock acquired prior to, on, or after the date of closing of the IPO and any securities into which such Class A Common Stock may be converted or exchanged pursuant to any merger, consolidation, sale of all or any part of its assets, corporate conversion or other extraordinary transaction of the Company, that are in each case held by a ABS Holder (including any such securities received by an ABS Holder upon the conversion or exchange of, or pursuant to a transaction with respect to, such Class A Common Stock or other securities). As to any ABS Registrable Securities, such Securities will cease to be ABS Registrable Securities when:

(a) a registration statement covering such ABS Registrable Securities has been declared effective and such ABS Registrable Securities have been disposed of pursuant to such effective registration statement;

(b) such ABS 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 ABS Registrable Securities are eligible to be resold without regard to the volume or public information requirements of Rule 144 and the resale of such ABS Registrable Securities is not prohibited by the Company Lock-Up; or

(d) such ABS Registrable Securities cease to be outstanding.

For the avoidance of doubt, Preferred Investors Registrable Securities shall not be deemed to be ABS Registrable Securities.

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.

Apollo” means the entities listed on the signature pages hereto under the heading “Apollo”.

Board” means the board of directors of the Company.

 

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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.

Cerberus” means the entities listed on the signature pages hereto under the heading “Cerberus”.

Cerberus Entities” means the entities comprising Cerberus, their respective Affiliates and the successors and permitted assigns of the entities and their respective Affiliates.

Class A Common Stock” means the shares of Class A Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Company, and any other capital stock of the Company into which such Class A Common Stock is reclassified or reconstituted.

Class A-1 Common Stock” means the shares of Class A-1 Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Company, and any other capital stock of the Company into which such Class A-1 Common Stock is reclassified or reconstituted.

Colony Financial” means the entities listed on the signature pages hereto under the heading “Colony Financial”.

Colony Financial Entities” means the entities comprising Colony Financial, their respective Affiliates and the successors and permitted assigns of the entities and their respective Affiliates.

Company” has the meaning set forth in the preamble, including any of its successors by merger, acquisition, reorganization, conversion or otherwise.

Company Lock-Up” means those certain Lock-Up Agreements, dated the date hereof, by and among the Company and the respective ABS Holders listed thereto.

Conversion Shares” has the meaning set forth in the recitals.

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 Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. or any successor thereto.

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, collectively, each ABS Holder and each Preferred Investor Holder.

 

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HPS” means the entities listed on the signature pages hereto under the heading “HPS”.

Indemnified Party” and “Indemnified Parties” have the meanings set forth in Section 3.1.

Individual Stockholder” means those stockholders of the Company who are identified as Individual Stockholders on Schedule A hereto or any Transferee of such Person to whom registration rights are assigned pursuant to Section 4.2.

IPO” has the meaning set forth in the recitals.

Kimco” means the entities listed on the signature pages hereto under the heading “Kimco”.

Kimco Entities” means the entities comprising Kimco, their respective Affiliates and the successors and permitted assigns of the entities and their respective Affiliates.

Klaff” means the entities listed on the signature pages hereto under the heading “Klaff”.

Klaff Entities” means the entities comprising Klaff, their respective Affiliates and the successors and permitted assigns of the entities and their respective Affiliates.

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.

Lock-Up” means any agreement pursuant to which a Holder agrees to limitations relating to the transfer of any Registrable Securities, including any agreement entered into with the Company, including pursuant to Section 2.12 hereof, or with any underwriters in connection with any underwritten offering.

Lock-Up Period” means, with respect to any Lock-Up, the period during which the restrictions of such Lock-Up are in effect.

Lubert-Adler” means the entities listed on the signature pages hereto under the heading “Lubert-Adler”.

Lubert-Adler Entities” means the entities comprising Lubert-Adler, their respective Affiliates and the successors and permitted assigns of the entities and their respective Affiliates.

Majority Investors Holder” means each member of Apollo and HPS that is a holder of Preferred Investors Registrable Securities or securities exercisable, exchangeable or convertible into Preferred Investors Registrable Securities or any Transferee of such Person to whom registration rights are assigned pursuant to Section 4.2.

 

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Other Preferred Investors” means the entities listed on the signature pages hereto under the heading “Other Preferred Investors”.

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.

Post-IPO Total Outstanding Common Stock” means all of the shares of Class A Common Stock outstanding as of immediately after the closing of the IPO.

Preferred Investors” means, collectively, the entities listed on the signature pages hereto under the headings “Apollo,” “HPS” and “Other Preferred Investors”.

Preferred Investors Entities” means the entities comprising Preferred Investors, their respective Affiliates and the successors and permitted assigns of the entities and their respective Affiliates.

Preferred Investors Holder” means each member of Preferred Investors that is a holder of Preferred Investors Registrable Securities or securities exercisable, exchangeable or convertible into Preferred Investors Registrable Securities or any Transferee of such Person to whom registration rights are assigned pursuant to Section 4.2.

Preferred Investors Lock-Up” means the undertaking by the Preferred Investors Entities set forth in Section 5.17 of the Investment Agreement, pursuant to which the Preferred Investors Entities agree not to transfer equity securities of the Company, subject to the exceptions specified therein.

Preferred Investors Registrable Securities” means all Conversion Shares, and any securities into which such Conversion Shares may be converted or exchanged pursuant to any merger, consolidation, sale of all or any part of its assets, corporate conversion or other extraordinary transaction of the Company, that are in each case held by a Preferred Investors Entity (including any such securities received by a Preferred Investors Entity upon the conversion or exchange of, or pursuant to a transaction with respect to, such Conversion Shares or other securities). As to any Preferred Investors Registrable Securities, such Securities will cease to be Preferred Investors Registrable Securities when:

(a) a registration statement covering such Preferred Investors Registrable Securities has been declared effective and such Preferred Investors Registrable Securities have been disposed of pursuant to such effective registration statement;

(b) such Preferred Investors Registrable Securities shall have been sold pursuant to Rule 144 or 145 (or any similar provision then in effect) under the Securities Act;

 

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(c) such Preferred Investors Registrable Securities are eligible to be resold without regard to the volume or public information requirements of Rule 144; or

(d) such Preferred Investors Registrable Securities cease to be outstanding.

Preferred Investors Registration Statement” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.11(a).

Preferred Investors Registration Statement Effective Date” means December 9, 2021.

Registrable Securities” means, collectively, the ABS Registrable Securities and the Preferred Investors Registrable Securities.

Registration Expenses” means any and all expenses incurred in connection with the Company’s performance of or compliance with this Agreement, including:

(a) all SEC, stock exchange, or FINRA registration and filing fees;

(b) all fees and expenses of complying with securities or blue sky Laws (including fees and disbursements of one counsel for the underwriters in connection with blue sky qualifications of the Registrable Securities);

(c) all printing, messenger and delivery expenses;

(d) all fees and expenses incurred in connection with the listing of the Registrable Securities on any securities exchange and all fees and expenses incurred in connection with any filings made with or approval of FINRA;

(e) the fees and disbursements of counsel for the Company and of 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 counsel (including the fees and disbursements of one separate outside counsel for each Sponsor Demand Holder up to a cap of $35,000 for each such outside counsel, one separate outside counsel for the Preferred Investors Holders and one separate outside counsel for all other ABS Holders, but except as set forth in (b) above, not including any counsel fees of any underwriters) incurred in connection with any registration statement or registered offering covering Registrable Securities held by the Holders;

(g) 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; and

 

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(h) any other fees and disbursements customarily paid by the issuers of securities, but not including (i) any other expenses of the Holders, except as set forth in (f) above, or (ii) any underwriting discounts and commissions and transfer taxes, if any.

Schottenstein” means the entities listed on the signature pages hereto under the heading “Schottenstein”.

Schottenstein Entities” means the entities comprising Schottenstein, their respective Affiliates and the successors and permitted assigns of the entities and their respective Affiliates.

SEC” means the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission or any successor agency.

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.

Sponsor Demand Holders” means the Cerberus Entities, the Colony Financial Entities, the Kimco Entities, the Klaff Entities, the Lubert-Adler Entities and the Schottenstein Entities.

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.

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.

 

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ARTICLE II

REGISTRATION RIGHTS

Section 2.1 Right to Demand a Non-Shelf Registered Offering. Following the six month anniversary of the date of closing of the IPO, and so long as the Company is not eligible to use Form S-3, upon the demand of one or more Sponsor Demand Holders (subject to any applicable Lock-Up Period), the Company will facilitate in the manner described in this Agreement a non-shelf registered offering of the ABS Registrable Securities requested by such Sponsor Demand Holders to be included in such offering. Any demanded non-shelf registered offering may, at the Company’s option, include (i) shares to be sold by the Company for its own account, (ii) shares owned by officers or directors of the Company or other ABS Holders who have contractual rights to be included therein and (iii) shares to be sold by ABS Holders that exercise their related piggyback rights on a timely basis in accordance with Section 2.2. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Sponsor Demand Holders may not demand a non-shelf registered offering unless (i) (a) the amount of ABS Registrable Securities requested to be sold by the demanding Sponsor Demand Holders in such offering is equal to at least five percent (5%) of the total amount of Post-IPO Total Outstanding Common Stock, or (b) such request includes all of the remaining ABS Registrable Securities held by such Sponsor Demand Holders, and (ii) the holders of a majority of the then outstanding ABS Registrable Securities consent in writing to such demand for a non-shelf registered offering.

Section 2.2 Right to Piggyback on a Non-Shelf Registered Offering. In connection with any registered offering of Class A Common Stock covered by a non-shelf registration statement (whether pursuant to the exercise of demand rights or at the initiative of the Company), any non-demanding ABS Holders and Preferred Investors Holders may exercise piggyback rights to have included in such offering Registrable Securities held by them (subject to any applicable Lock-Up, the Preferred Investors Lock-Up and the cutback procedures set forth in Section 2.10). The Company will facilitate in the manner described in this Agreement any such non-shelf registered offering. For the avoidance of doubt, if one or more Sponsor Demand Holders exercise the demand set forth in Section 2.1, each ABS Holder (including such Sponsor Demand Holders) shall have the right to sell shares in the offering on a “pro rata” basis with “pro rata” being determined by dividing the number of ABS Registrable Securities held or beneficially owned by an ABS Holder (including such Sponsor Demand Holder) as of the date of this Agreement by the number of ABS Registrable Securities held or beneficially owned by all ABS Holders as of such date.

Section 2.3 Right to Demand and be Included in a Shelf Registration. Without limiting any obligation under a Lock-Up, upon the demand of one or more Sponsor Demand Holders, made at any time and from time to time when the Company is eligible to utilize Form S-3 or a successor form to sell the ABS Registrable Securities on a delayed or continuous basis in accordance with Rule 415 under the Securities Act, the Company will facilitate in the manner described in this Agreement a shelf registration of ABS Registrable Securities held by the ABS Holders. Any shelf registration filed by the Company covering shares other than a Preferred Investors Registration Statement (whether pursuant to a Sponsor Demand Holder’s demand or the initiative of the Company) will cover ABS Registrable Securities held by each of the ABS Holders up to the highest common percentage of their ABS Registrable Securities, which highest

 

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common percentage will be agreed upon by the Sponsor Demand Holders taking into account any advice of any potential underwriters, after consultation with the Company, to limit the number shares included in such shelf registration. Any such shelf registration statement will cover only such number of Registrable Securities of each ABS Holder that is permitted to be sold under any Lock-Ups applicable to such ABS Holder.

Section 2.4 Demand and Piggyback Rights for Shelf Takedowns. Upon the demand of one or more of the Sponsor Demand Holders made at any time and from time to time, the Company will facilitate in the manner described in this Agreement a “takedown” of shares off of an effective shelf registration statement (other than a Preferred Investors Registration Statement). In connection with any underwritten shelf takedown (whether pursuant to the exercise of a Sponsor Demand Holder’s demand rights, a Majority Investors Holder’s demand rights or at the initiative of the Company with respect to an offering of Class A Common Stock for its own account), the ABS Holders and Preferred Investors Holders may exercise piggyback rights to have included in such takedown Registrable Securities held by them that are registered on such shelf, subject to the Preferred Investors Lock-Up and the cutback procedures in Section 2.10. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Sponsor Demand Holders may not demand a shelf takedown for an underwritten offering (including block-trades and overnight transactions) unless (i) the amount of ABS Registrable Securities requested to be sold by the demanding Sponsor Demand Holders in such transaction is equal to at least five percent (5%) of the total amount of Post-IPO Total Outstanding Common Stock or (ii) such request includes all of the remaining ABS Registrable Securities included in such shelf registration statement held by such demanding Sponsor Demand Holders. The ABS Holders and the Preferred Investors Holders shall not be permitted to exercise piggyback rights if a Sponsor Demand Holder or the Majority Investors Holders, as applicable, demands a “takedown” of shares through a block-trade or an overnight transaction.

Section 2.5 Right to Reload a Shelf. Upon the written request of a Sponsor Demand Holder, the Company will file and seek the effectiveness of a post-effective amendment to an existing shelf (other than a Preferred Investors Registration Statement) in order to register up to the number of ABS Registrable Securities previously taken down off of such shelf by such ABS Holder and not yet “reloaded” onto such shelf. The Sponsor Demand Holders and the Company will consult and coordinate with each other in order to accomplish such replenishments from time to time in a sensible manner. Any such shelf registration statement will cover only such number of ABS Registrable Securities of each ABS Holder that is permitted to be sold under any Lock-Ups applicable to such ABS Holder.

Section 2.6 Limitations on Demand and Piggyback Rights.

(a) Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the first two demands by Sponsor Demand Holders, whether a non-shelf offering or an underwritten takedown, must be for underwritten, marketed, registered offerings only.

(b) Any demand for the filing of a registration statement (other than a Preferred Investors Registration Statement) or for a registered offering or takedown (including an offering or takedown off of a Preferred Investors Registration Statement) will be subject to the constraints of any applicable Lock-Ups, and such demand must be

 

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deferred until such constraints no longer apply. If a demand has been made for a non-shelf registered offering or for an underwritten takedown, no further demands may be made so long as the related offering is still being pursued. Each Sponsor Demand Holder other than the Colony Financial Entities shall be permitted a maximum of an aggregate of three demands for underwritten offerings pursuant to Section 2.1 or Section 2.4. The Colony Financial Entities shall be permitted a maximum of an aggregate of one demand for an underwritten offering pursuant to Section 2.1 or Section 2.4. Sponsor Demand Holders are permitted to make joint demands and aggregate the number of ABS Registrable Securities set forth in their requests so as to meet the minimum requested ownership thresholds set forth in Sections 2.1 and 2.4.

(c) Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the Company shall not be required to effect more than one demand registration in any 30-day period (with such 30-day period commencing on the closing date of any underwritten offering pursuant to a preceding demand registration); provided that (i) if a Sponsor Demand Holder consummated a demand for a “takedown” of shares through a block trade or an overnight transaction in such 30 day period, this provision shall not apply to a subsequent demand registration (including a “takedown” of shares) by a Majority Investors Holder in such 30-day period and (ii) if a Majority Investors Holder consummated a demand for a “takedown” of shares through a block trade or an overnight transaction in such 30-day period, this provision shall not apply to a subsequent demand registration (including a “takedown” of shares) by a Sponsor Demand Holder in such 30-day period.

(d) Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the Holders will not have piggyback or other registration rights with respect to registered primary offerings by the Company (i) covered by a Form S-4 or a Form S-8 registration statement or a successor form, (ii) where the shares of Class A Common Stock are not being sold for cash or (iii) where the offering is a bona fide offering of securities other than shares of Class A Common Stock, even if such securities are convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for shares of Class A Common Stock.

(e) The Company may postpone the filing or the effectiveness of a demand registration, including an underwritten shelf takedown, if, based on the good faith judgment of the Board of Directors of the Company, upon consultation with outside counsel, such filing, the effectiveness of a demand registration, or the consummation of an underwritten shelf takedown, as the case may be, would (i) reasonably be expected to materially impede, delay, interfere with or otherwise have a material adverse effect on any material acquisition of assets (other than in the ordinary course of business), merger, consolidation, tender offer, financing or any other material business transaction by the Company or any of its subsidiaries or (ii) require disclosure of material information that has not been, and is otherwise not required to be, disclosed to the public, the premature disclosure of which the Board of Directors of the Company, after consultation with outside counsel to the Company, believes would be detrimental the Company, provided that the Company shall not be permitted to impose any such blackout period more than two times in any 12-month period and provided further that any such delay shall not be more than an aggregate of 120 days in any 12-month period.

 

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Section 2.7 Notifications Regarding Registration Statements. In order for one or more Sponsor Demand Holders to exercise their right to demand that a registration statement be filed, they must so notify the Company in writing indicating the number ABS Registrable Securities sought to be registered, the proposed plan of distribution and the requested filing date of the registration statement or pricing date of any requested underwritten offering. The Company will keep the ABS Holders and the Preferred Investors Holders reasonably apprised of any registration of Class A Common Stock, whether pursuant to a Sponsor Demand Holder demand, an Majority Investors Holder demand or otherwise, with respect to which a piggyback opportunity is available, or any shelf takedown. Pending any required public disclosure and subject to applicable legal requirements, the parties will maintain the confidentiality of these discussions.

Section 2.8 Notifications From the Company.

(a) If the Company at any time proposes or is required to register the offer and sale of any Class A Common Stock under the Securities Act on its behalf or on behalf of any of its stockholders (other than a Preferred Investors Registration Statement), including pursuant to an underwritten shelf takedown, whether or not on behalf of Sponsor Demand Holders or Majority Investors Holders exercising a demand under this Agreement, on a form and in a manner that would permit registration of the ABS Registrable Securities and Preferred Investors Registrable Securities, the Company shall give each ABS Holder and each Preferred Investors Holder written notice of its intent to do so not less than 15 days prior to the contemplated filing date for the relevant registration statement or prospectus supplement (provided that, in the case of a block trade or overnight transaction pursuant to an existing shelf registration statement, the Company shall notify each ABS Holder and each Preferred Investors Holder as soon as reasonably possible and no later than two days prior to such filing date).

(b) Any ABS Holder or Preferred Investors Holder wishing to exercise its piggyback rights must notify the Company of the number of ABS Registrable Securities or Preferred Investors Registrable Securities, as the case may be, it wishes to include in such offering. Such notice must be given as soon as practicable, but in no event later than 5:00 pm, New York City time, on (i) if applicable, the fifth trading day prior to the date on which the preliminary prospectus or prospectus supplement intended to be used in connection with marketing efforts for the relevant offering is expected to be finalized, and (ii) in all cases, the fifth trading day prior to the date on which the pricing of the relevant takedown occurs.

(c) Pending any required public disclosure and subject to applicable legal requirements, the parties will maintain appropriate confidentiality of their discussions regarding a prospective underwritten takedown.

Section 2.9 Plan of Distribution, Underwriters and Counsel.

(a) Non-Shelf Registered Offerings and Marketed Shelf Takedowns. Each underwritten offering through a non-shelf registration statement or through an underwritten marketed shelf takedown will have at least two active joint book-runners,

 

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one selected by the Sponsor Demand Holder or Sponsor Demand Holders, or the Majority Investors Holders if in connection with demand from a Majority Investors Holder, and the other chosen by the Company, in each case, reasonably acceptable to the other party. Such Sponsor Demand Holder or Sponsor Demand Holders, or Majority Investors Holders, as the case may be, will also be entitled to select one counsel for the selling ABS Holders and one counsel for the selling Majority Investors Holders, as the case may be (which may be the same as counsel for the Company).

(b) Shelf Registration Statements. Each shelf registration statement (including a Preferred Investors Registration Statement), or a prospectus supplement relating to such shelf registration statement, shall include a plan of distribution that provides as much flexibility as is reasonably possible, including with respect to resales by transferee ABS Holders or Preferred Investors Holders.

(c) Block-Trade or Overnight Transactions. With respect to ABS Registrable Securities, to the extent that ABS Registrable Securities are permitted to be sold in a block-trade or overnight transaction, and with respect to any Preferred Investors Registrable Securities, the relevant Sponsor Demand Holder or Sponsor Demand Holders, or Majority Investors Holders, as the case may be, may select the underwriter and determine the plan of distribution.

Section 2.10 Cutbacks. If the managing underwriters advise the Company and the selling ABS Holders and Preferred Investors Holders that, in their opinion, the number of shares of Class A Common Stock requested to be included in an underwritten offering exceeds the amount that can be sold in such offering without adversely affecting the distribution (including the price) of the shares of Class A Common Stock being offered, such offering will include only the number of shares of Class A Common Stock that the underwriters advise can be sold in such offering.

(a) In the case of an offering pursuant to a demand from one or more Sponsor Demand Holders, the Registrable Securities to be included in such offering will be reduced by (i) only including the total number of ABS Registrable Securities of the ABS Holders in such offering as can be included with each such ABS Holder entitled to include its pro rata share (determined in accordance with Section 2.2), (ii) second, to the extent that all ABS Registrable Securities being sold for the account of the ABS Holders can be included, then if the Preferred Investors Holders elect to sell Preferred Investors Registrable Securities in the offering, only including the total number of Preferred Investors Registrable Securities of the Preferred Investors Holders as can be included with each such Preferred Investors Holder entitled to include its pro rata share (subject to the Preferred Investors Lock-Up and determined in accordance with Section 2.2), (iii) third, to the extent that all ABS Registrable Securities being sold for the account of the ABS Holders and all Preferred Investors Registrable Securities being sold for the account of the Preferred Investors Holders can be included, then if the Company elects to sell shares of Class A Common Stock in the offering for its own account, only including the total number of shares to be offered by the Company as can be included (in addition to all such ABS Registrable Securities being sold for the account of the ABS Holders and all such Preferred Investors Registrable Securities sold for the account of the Preferred

 

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Investors Holders), and (iv) fourth, if all shares being sold for the account of the ABS Holders, the Preferred Investors Holders and the Company can be included, any other shares held by stockholders other than the Holders entitled to be included therein.

(b) In the case of an offering pursuant to a demand from one or more Majority Investors Holders, the Registrable Securities to be included in such offering will be reduced by (i) only including the total number of Preferred Investors Registrable Securities of the Preferred Investors Holders in such offering as can be included with each such Preferred Investors Holder entitled to include its pro rata share (subject to the Preferred Investors Lock-Up and determined in accordance with Section 2.2), (ii) second, to the extent that all Preferred Investors Registrable Securities being sold for the account of the Preferred Investors Holders can be included, then if the Sponsor Demand Holders elect to sell ABS Registrable Securities in the offering, only including the total number of ABS Registrable Securities of the ABS Holders as can be included with each such ABS Holder entitled to include its pro rata share (determined in accordance with Section 2.2), (iii) third, to the extent that all Preferred Investors Registrable Securities being sold for the account of the Preferred Investors Holders and all ABS Registrable Securities being sold for the account of the ABS Holders can be included, then if the Company elects to sell shares of its Class A Common Stock in the offering for its own account, only including the total number of shares to be offered by the Company as can be included (in addition to all such Preferred Investors Registrable Securities sold for the account of the Preferred Investors Holders and all such ABS Registrable Securities being sold for the account of the ABS Holders), and (iv) fourth, if all shares being sold for the account of the Preferred Investors Holders, the ABS Holders, and the Company can be included, any other shares held by stockholders other than the Holders entitled to be included therein.

(c) In the case of an offering not pursuant to a demand from one or more Sponsor Demand Holders and not pursuant to a demand from one or more Majority Investors Holders (the IPO not being considered a demand from one or more Majority Investors Holders), the Registrable Securities to be included in such offering will be reduced by (i) first only including any shares of Class A Common Stock being sold for the account of the Company, (ii) second, to the extent that all shares of Class A Common Stock being sold for the account of the Company can be included, then only including the total number of ABS Registrable Securities of the ABS Holders and the total number of Preferred Investors Registrable Securities of the Preferred Investors Holders in such offering as can be included (in addition to any such shares of Class A Common Stock being sold for the account of the Company) with each such ABS Holder and Preferred Investors Holder entitled to include its pro rata share (determined in accordance with Section 2.2), or such other share as the ABS Holders and the Preferred Investors Holders agree and (iii) third, if all shares of Class A Common Stock being sold for the account of the Company, the ABS Holders and the Preferred Investors Holders can be included, any other shares of Class A Common Stock held by stockholders other than the Holders entitled to be included therein.

Section 2.11 Preferred Investors Shelf Registration.

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Act to permit the resale of all of the Preferred Investors Registrable Securities from time to time as permitted by Rule 415 (or any similar provision adopted by the SEC then in effect) of the Securities Act (together with any additional registration statements filed pursuant to this Section 2.11 an “Preferred Investors Registration Statement”) and (ii) cause such Preferred Investors Registration Statement to become effective no later than the later of (x) the Preferred Investors Registration Statement Effective Date and (y) seven and one-half (7.5) months after the date of closing of the IPO.

(b) The Company will use its reasonable best efforts to cause the Preferred Investors Registration Statement to be continuously effective under the Securities Act, with respect to any Preferred Investors Holder, until the earlier to occur of the following: (i) the date as of which the Preferred Investors Holders no longer hold Registrable Securities and (B) the date on which the Preferred Investors Holders shall have sold all of the Preferred Investors Registrable Securities covered by such Preferred Investors Registration Statement. A Preferred Investors Registration Statement filed with the SEC pursuant to Section 2.11(a) shall be on Form S-1; provided that, if the Company is then eligible, it shall file with the SEC such Preferred Investors Registration Statement on Form S-3; provided further that, in the event that the Company is not then eligible to file a registration statement on Form S-3 in connection with the registration of the resale of Preferred Investors Registrable Securities hereunder, the Company shall undertake to register the Preferred Investors Registrable Securities on Form S-3 as soon as such form is available to the Company, provided that the Company shall maintain the effectiveness of the Preferred Investors Registration Statement then in effect until such time as a Preferred Investors Registration Statement on Form S-3 covering the Preferred Investors Registrable Securities has been declared effective by the SEC. As soon as practicable following the date that a Preferred Investors Registration Statement becomes effective, but in any event within two (2) Business Days of such date, the Company shall provide the Preferred Investors Entities with written notice of the effectiveness of such Preferred Investors Registration Statement. Upon the demand of any Majority Investors Holder made at any time and from time to time, the Company will facilitate, subject to Section 2.9 and Section 2.10 hereof, a “takedown” of shares off of a Preferred Investors Registration Statement, which “takedown” may be for an underwritten marketed offering, a underwritten non-marketed offering, a non-underwritten offering or “registered direct” transaction or for a block trade or overnight transaction, provided, however, Majority Investors Holders may not demand a shelf takedown for an underwritten offering (including block-trades and overnight transactions) unless (i) the amount of Preferred Investors Registrable Securities requested to be sold by the demanding Majority Investors Holders in such transaction is equal to at least five percent (5%) of the total amount of Post-IPO Total Outstanding Common Stock or (ii) such request includes all of the remaining Registrable Securities of the Majority Investors Holders. In no event shall the Company include any securities other than Preferred Investors Registrable Securities on any Preferred Investors Registration Statement without the prior written consent of the Majority Investors Holders (other than Registrable Securities held by ABS Holders who exercise piggy-back rights in accordance with Section 2.4). For the avoidance of doubt, if one or more Majority Investors Holders exercise the demand set forth in this Section 2.11(b), each Preferred Investors Holder (including such demanding Majority Investors Holder) shall have the right to sell such Preferred Investors Registrable Securities in an

 

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offering on a “pro rata” basis with “pro rata” being determined by dividing the number of Preferred Investors Registrable Securities held or beneficially owned by a Preferred Investors Holder (including such demanding Majority Investors Holder) as of the date of this Agreement by the number of Preferred Investors Registrable Securities held or beneficially owned by all Preferred Investors Holders as of such date.

(c) Notwithstanding the registration obligations set forth in Section 2.11(a), if the staff of the SEC informs the Company that all of the Preferred Investors Registrable Securities cannot, as a result of the application of Rule 415 of the Securities Act, be registered for resale as a secondary offering on a single registration statement, the Company shall promptly inform the Preferred Investors and use its reasonable best efforts to promptly file amendments to the Preferred Investors Registration Statement as required by the staff of the SEC, covering the maximum number of Preferred Investors Registrable Securities permitted to be registered by the staff of the SEC, on Form S-1 or Form S-3, as applicable, or such other form available to register for resale the Preferred Investors Registrable Securities as a secondary offering. In the event the Company amends the Preferred Investors Registration Statement in accordance with the foregoing, the Company will use its reasonable best efforts to promptly file with the SEC one or more additional Preferred Investors Registration Statements on Form S-1 or Form S-3, as applicable, or such other form available to register for resale those Preferred Investors Registrable Securities that were not registered for resale on the initial Preferred Investors Registration Statement and cause such registration statements to be declared effective on or prior to the sixtieth (60th) day immediately following the filing of such Preferred Investors Registration Statement.

(d) The Company may suspend the Preferred Investors Holders’ use of any prospectus which is a part of the Preferred Investors Registration Statement (in which event the Preferred Investors Holders shall suspend sales of Preferred Investors Registrable Securities pursuant to the Preferred Investors Registration Statement) if, based on the good faith judgment of the Company, upon consultation with outside counsel, such sale would (i) reasonably be expected to materially impede, delay, interfere with or otherwise have a material adverse effect on any material acquisition of assets (other than in the ordinary course of business), merger, consolidation, tender offer, financing or any other material business transaction by the Company or any of its subsidiaries or (ii) require disclosure of information that has not been, and is otherwise not required to be, disclosed to the public, the premature disclosure of which the Company, after consultation with outside counsel to the Company, believes would be detrimental the Company, provided that the Company shall not be permitted to impose any such blackout period more than two times in any 12-month period and provided further that any such delay shall not be more than an aggregate of 120 days in any 12-month period.

Section 2.12 Lock-Ups.

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offering) to be bound by the Lock-Up restrictions (i) set forth in the underwriting agreement, with respect to the Company, and (ii) agreed to with the underwriters in such offering, with respect to the directors and executive officers of the Company (which shall not be materially more restrictive than the lock-up agreements entered into by the Company directors and executive officers in such offering and, in any event, under which the lock-up period shall not exceed (i) 90 days in connection with the first two underwritten demand offerings and (ii) 45 days in connection with the third underwritten demand and thereafter, in each case, from the pricing date of such offering). The Lock-Ups for Company directors and executive officers shall contain customary carve-outs, including, but not limited to, sales pursuant to Rule 10b5-1 plans entered into before any notice of such underwritten offering, sales in connection with the payment of taxes and sales of Class A Common Stock underlying expiring options or similar securities within six months of the date of such Lock-Up. In the event a Form 4 needs to be filed as a result of such transaction, notice shall be provided to the managing underwriters.

(b) In connection with any primary underwritten offering of shares of Class A Common Stock at the initiation of the Company or a secondary offering pursuant to this Agreement, each Holder will enter into a customary lock-up agreement with the underwriters of any such offering, which lock-up agreements shall not be materially more restrictive than the lock-up agreements entered into by the Company directors and executive officers in such offering and, in any event, under which the lock-up period shall not exceed (i) 90 days in the case of a marketed underwritten offering in connection with or prior to the second offering pursuant to a demand from one or more Sponsor Demand Holders and (ii) 45 days otherwise.

(c) In connection with any secondary underwritten offering of shares of Class A Common Stock other than pursuant to this Agreement, each Holder that “beneficially owns” (as such term is defined under the Exchange Act) five percent (5%) or more of the outstanding Class A Common Stock will enter into a customary lock-up agreement with the underwriters of any such offering, which lock-up agreements shall not be materially more restrictive than the lock-up agreements entered into by the Company directors and executive officers in such offering and, in any event, under which the lock-up period shall not exceed 30 days.

Section 2.13 Expenses. All Registration Expenses incurred in connection with any registration statement or registered offering covering Registrable Securities held by Holders will be borne by the Company, including the reasonable and documented fees and expenses of one counsel for each Sponsor Demand Holder up to a cap of $35,000 for each such outside counsel and one counsel for all other participating ABS Holders in an underwritten offering, or, in the case of a Preferred Investors Registration Statement, the reasonable and documented fees and expenses of one counsel for the Preferred Investors Holders. However, underwriters’, brokers’ and dealers’ discounts and commissions applicable to (i) ABS Registrable Securities sold for the account of an ABS Holder will be borne by such Holder and (ii) Preferred Investors Registrable Securities sold for the account of the Preferred Investors Holders will be borne by the participating Preferred Investors. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 2.13, if a Sponsor Demand Holder withdraws its demand, the Company shall not be required to

 

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pay the Registration Expenses unless such withdrawal counts as one of such Sponsor Demand Holder’s available demands.

Section 2.14 Facilitating Registrations and Offerings.

(a) If the Company becomes obligated under this Agreement to facilitate a registration and offering of Registrable Securities on behalf of any Holder, the Company will fulfill its specific obligations as described in this Section 2.14.

(b) In connection with a Preferred Investors Registration Statement and each registration statement that is demanded by ABS Holders or as to which piggyback rights otherwise apply, the Company will use its reasonable best efforts to:

(i) prepare and file with the SEC a registration statement covering the applicable Registrable Securities, file amendments thereto as warranted, seek the effectiveness thereof, and file with the SEC prospectuses and prospectus supplements as may be required, all in consultation with the Holders and as reasonably necessary in order to permit the offer and sale of such Registrable Securities in accordance with the applicable plan of distribution;

(ii) within a reasonable time prior to the filing of any registration statement, any prospectus, any amendment (other than Exchange Act filings incorporated by reference and unrelated to the offering) to a registration statement, amendment or supplement to a prospectus or any free writing prospectus, provide copies of such documents to the selling Holders and to the underwriter or underwriters of an underwritten offering, if applicable, and to their respective counsel; reasonably consider such reasonable changes in any such documents prior to or after the filing thereof as the counsel to the Holders or the underwriter or the underwriters may request; and make such of the representatives of the Company as shall be reasonably requested by counsel for the selling Holders or any underwriter available for discussion of such documents;

(iii) within a reasonable time prior to the filing of any document which is to be incorporated by reference into a registration statement or a prospectus (other than Exchange Act filings incorporated by reference and unrelated to the offering), provide copies of such document to counsel for the Holders and underwriters; reasonably consider such reasonable changes in such document prior to or after the filing thereof as counsel for such Holders or such underwriter shall request; and make such of the representatives of the Company as shall be reasonably requested by such counsel available for discussion of such document;

(iv) cause each registration statement and the related prospectus and any amendment or supplement thereto, as of the effective date of such registration statement, amendment or supplement and during the distribution of the registered shares (x) to comply in all material respects with the requirements of the Securities Act and the rules and regulations of the SEC and (y) not to

 

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contain any 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;

(v) notify each Holder promptly, and, if requested by such Holder, confirm such advice in writing, (A) when a registration statement has become effective and when any post-effective amendments and supplements thereto become effective if such registration statement or post-effective amendment is not automatically effective upon filing pursuant to Rule 462 of the Securities Act, (B) of the issuance by the SEC or any state securities authority of any stop order, injunction or other order or requirement suspending the effectiveness of a registration statement or the initiation of any proceedings for that purpose, (C) if, between the effective date of a registration statement and the closing of any sale of securities covered thereby pursuant to any agreement to which the Company is a party, the representations and warranties of the Company contained in such agreement cease to be true and correct in all material respects or if the Company receives any notification with respect to the suspension of the qualification of the securities for sale in any jurisdiction or the initiation of any proceeding for such purpose, and (D) of the happening of any event during the period a registration statement is effective as a result of which such registration statement or the related Prospectus contains any untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading;

(vi) furnish counsel for each underwriter, if any, and one counsel for the Holders copies of any correspondence with the SEC or any state securities authority relating to the registration statement or prospectus;

(vii) comply with all applicable rules and regulations of the SEC, including making available to its security holders an earnings statement covering at least 12 months which shall satisfy the provisions of Section 11(a) of the Securities Act and Rule 158 thereunder (or any similar provision then in force); and

(viii) obtain the withdrawal of any order suspending the effectiveness of a registration statement at the earliest possible time.

(c) In connection with any non-shelf registered offering or shelf takedown that is demanded by Holders or as to which piggyback rights otherwise apply, the Company will:

(i) reasonably cooperate with the selling Holders and the sole underwriter or managing underwriter(s) of an underwritten offering, if any, to facilitate the timely preparation and delivery of certificates representing the shares to be sold, if any, and not bearing any restrictive legends; and enable such shares to be in such denominations (consistent with the provisions of the governing documents thereof) and registered in such names as the selling Holders or the sole

 

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underwriter or managing underwriter(s) of an underwritten offering of shares, if any, may reasonably request at least five days prior to any sale of such shares;

(ii) furnish to each Holder and to each underwriter, if any, participating in the relevant offering, without charge, as many copies of the applicable prospectus, including each preliminary prospectus, and any amendment or supplement thereto and such other documents as such Holder or underwriter may reasonably request in order to facilitate the public sale or other disposition of the shares of Class A Common Stock; the Company hereby consents to the use of the prospectus, including each preliminary prospectus, by each such Holder and underwriter in connection with the offering and sale of the shares of Class A Common Stock covered by the prospectus or the preliminary prospectus;

(iii) use reasonable best efforts to register or qualify the shares of Class A Common Stock being offered and sold, no later than the time the applicable registration statement becomes effective, under all applicable state securities or “blue sky” laws of such jurisdictions as each underwriter, if any, or any Holder holding Registrable Securities covered by a registration statement, shall reasonably request; use reasonable best efforts to keep each such registration or qualification effective during the period such registration statement is required to be kept effective; and do any and all other acts and things which may be reasonably necessary or advisable to enable each such underwriter, if any, and each such Holder to consummate the disposition in each such jurisdiction of such Registrable Securities owned by such Holder; provided, however, that in each case under this paragraph (iii), the Company shall not be obligated to qualify as a foreign corporation or as a dealer in securities in any jurisdiction in which it is not so qualified or to consent to be subject to general service of process (other than service of process in connection with such registration or qualification or any sale of shares in connection therewith) in any such jurisdiction;

(iv) cause all shares of Class A Common Stock being sold to be qualified for inclusion in or listed on the New York Stock Exchange or the primary securities exchange on which shares issued by the Company are then so qualified;

(v) reasonably cooperate and assist in any filings required to be made with FINRA and in the performance of any due diligence investigation by any underwriter in an underwritten offering;

(vi) use reasonable best efforts to facilitate the distribution and sale of any Registrable Securities to be offered pursuant to this Agreement, including without limitation by making road show presentations, holding meetings with potential investors and taking such other actions as shall be reasonably requested by the Holders or the lead managing underwriter of an underwritten offering; and

 

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(vii) enter into customary agreements (including, in the case of an underwritten offering, underwriting agreements in customary form, and including provisions with respect to indemnification and contribution in customary form and consistent with the provisions relating to indemnification and contribution contained herein) and take all other customary and appropriate actions in order to expedite or facilitate the disposition of such shares and in connection therewith:

(A) make such representations and warranties to the selling Holders and the underwriters, if any, in form, substance and scope as are customarily made by issuers to underwriters in similar underwritten offerings;

(B) obtain opinions of counsel to the Company and updates thereof (which counsel and opinions (in form, scope and substance) shall be reasonably satisfactory to the lead managing underwriter, if any) addressed to the underwriters, if any, covering the matters customarily covered in opinions requested in sales of securities or underwritten offerings and such other matters as may be reasonably requested by such underwriters;

(C) obtain “cold comfort” letters and updates thereto from the Company’s independent certified public accountants addressed to the underwriters, if any, which letters shall be customary in form and shall cover matters of the type customarily covered in “cold comfort” letters to underwriters in connection with primary underwritten offerings; and

(D) to the extent requested and customary for the relevant transaction, enter into a securities sales agreement with the Holders providing for, among other things, the appointment of an agent for the selling Holders for the purpose of soliciting purchases of shares, which agreement shall be customary in form, substance and scope and shall contain customary representations, warranties and covenants.

The above shall be done at such times as customarily occur in similar registered offerings or shelf takedowns.

(d) In connection with each registration and offering of shares to be sold by Holders, the Company will, in accordance with customary practice, make available for inspection by one representative of the Sponsor Demand Holders or Preferred Investors Holders, as applicable, and underwriters and any counsel, accountant or consultant retained by the Sponsor Demand Holders or Preferred Investors Holders, as applicable, or underwriters all relevant financial and other records, pertinent corporate documents and properties of the Company and cause appropriate officers, managers and employees of the Company to supply all information reasonably requested by any such representative, underwriter, counsel, accountant, or consultant in connection with their due diligence exercise.

 

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(e) Each Holder that holds shares covered by any registration statement will furnish to the Company such information regarding itself as is required to be included in the registration statement, the ownership of shares by such Holder and the proposed distribution by such Holder of such shares as the Company may from time to time reasonably request in writing.

ARTICLE III

INDEMNIFICATION

Section 3.1 Indemnification by the Company. In the event of any registration of any Registrable Securities of the Company under the Securities Act pursuant to Article II, 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 or members (and the directors, officers, employees, members, Affiliates and controlling Persons of any of the foregoing), each other Person who participates as an underwriter in the offering or sale of such Registrable 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 Registrable Securities were registered under the Securities Act, any preliminary, final or summary prospectus contained therein, 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; or (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, 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 Registrable Securities by such Holder or any termination of this Agreement.

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filed in accordance with Article II, 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, 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 Registrable 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 net proceeds actually received by such Holder upon the sale of the Registrable Securities giving rise to such indemnification obligation.

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 Section 3.1 or Section 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 Party’s 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 such indemnifying party, 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 Party’s 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. 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

 

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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 net proceeds actually received by such Holder upon the sale of the Registrable Securities giving rise to such contribution obligation.

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 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:

Albertsons Companies, Inc.

250 Parkcenter Blvd.

Boise, ID 83706

Attention: Robert A. Gordon, Esq.

 

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if to Cerberus:

c/o Cerberus Capital Management, L.P.

875 Third Avenue, 11th Floor

New York, NY 10022

Attention: Lenard Tessler

                 Alex Benjamin, Esq.

with an additional copy (not constituting notice) to:

Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP

919 Third Avenue

New York, NY 10022

Attention: Stuart D. Freedman, Esq.

                 Antonio L. Diaz-Albertini, Esq.

if to Colony Financial:

c/o Colony Capital, Inc.

515 South Flower Street, 44th Floor

Los Angeles, CA 90071

Attention: Director – Legal Department

and:

c/o Colony Capital, Inc.

590 Madison Avenue

34th Floor

New York, NY 10022

Attention: David Schwarz

with an additional copy (not constituting notice) to:

Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP

787 Seventh Avenue

New York, NY 10019

Attention: Adam Turteltaub

                 Michael Brandt

if to Kimco:

c/o Kimco Realty Corporation

3333 New Hyde Park Road, Suite 100

New Hyde Park, NY 11042

Attention: Raymond Edwards and Bruce Rubenstein

 

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with an additional copy (not constituting notice) to:

Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP

One New York Plaza

New York, New York 10004

Attention: Philip Richter and Steven G. Scheinfeld, Esq.

if to Klaff:

Klaff Realty, L.P.

35 E. Wacker Drive

Suite 2900

Chicago, IL 60601

Attention: Hersch M. Klaff

with an additional copy (not constituting notice) to:

Fox, Swibel, Levin & Carroll, LLP

200 W. Madison Street, Suite 3000

Chicago, IL 60603

Attention: Laurie A. Levin

if to Lubert-Adler:

Lubert-Adler Partners

The FMC Tower

2929 Walnut Street, Suite 1530

Philadelphia, PA 19104

Attention: Dean Adler

                 R. Eric Emrich

with an additional copy (not constituting notice) to:

Kirkland & Ellis LLP

300 North LaSalle

Chicago, IL 60654

Attention: Richard J. Campbell

if to Schottenstein:

Jubilee Limited Partnership

4300 E. Fifth Ave.

Columbus, OH 43219

Attention: Ben Kraner

Tod H. Friedman, Esq.

if to Apollo:

 

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c/o Apollo Global Management, Inc.

9 West 57th Street, 43rd Floor

New York, NY 10019

Attention: Justin Korval, Partner, Laurie Medley, General Counsel

with an additional copy (not constituting notice) to:

Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP

1285 Avenue of the Americas

New York, New York 10019

Attention: Brian P. Finnegan, Esq.; Tracey A. Zaccone, Esq.

Facsimile: (212) 492-0079; (212) 492-0085

E-mail: bfinnegan@paulweiss.com; tzaccone@paulweiss.com

if to HPS:

HPS Investment Partners, LLC

40 West 57th Street, 33rd Floor

New York, NY 10019

Email: shant.babikian@hpspartners.com

Attention: Shant Babikian

with an additional copy (not constituting notice) to:

Latham & Watkins LLP

885 Third Avenue

New York, NY 10022

Attention: Stelios G. Saffos, Peter J. Sluka

Email: Stelios.Saffos@lw.com

if to any Other Preferred Investor, to such party at the address set forth opposite such Other Preferred Investor on Schedule B.

if to any Individual Stockholder:

c/o Albertsons Companies, Inc.

250 Parkcenter Blvd.

Boise, ID 83706

Attention: Robert A. Gordon, Esq.

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; provided, however, that any Holder may assign its respective rights and obligations under this Agreement in whole or in part to any of its respective Affiliates (in each case under this Section 4.2, not including a portfolio company), or through an in-kind distribution to its direct or indirect equityholders without the consent of any other party (unless such in-kind distribution would be prohibited under any applicable Lock-Up); provided, further, that no Holder shall transfer any

 

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Registrable Securities to its Affiliates or through such an in-kind distribution unless such transferees assume the respective rights and obligations of such Holder under this Agreement, including the obligation to deliver Lock-Ups pursuant to Section 2.12. 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. Any such transfer of registration rights will be effective upon receipt by the Company of (i) written notice from such Holder stating the name and address of any transferee and identifying the number of shares with respect to which rights under this Agreement are being transferred and the nature of the rights so transferred, and (ii) a written agreement from such transferee to be bound by the terms of this Agreement.

Section 4.3 Amendments; Waiver. This Agreement may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified, or any provision waived, only by a written instrument executed by (i) the Company, (ii) ABS Holders holding a majority of the ABS Registrable Securities subject to this Agreement, provided that the ABS Holders shall not have a right to consent to any amendment, supplement, modification or waiver of Section 2.11 and (iii) Preferred Investors Holders holding a majority of the Preferred Investors Registrable Securities subject to this Agreement; provided that no such amendment, supplement or other modification or waiver shall adversely affect the economic interests of any Holder hereunder, or increase the obligations of any Holder, disproportionately to other Holders without the written consent of such Holder. For the avoidance of doubt, no consent pursuant to this Section 4.3 shall be required in connection with any amendment or revision to Schedule A unless such amendment or revision is to remove a Holder from such schedule at a time when such Holder would otherwise be entitled to registration rights herein. 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 Term. In the event that (i) a Holder ceases to hold any Registrable Securities and (ii) such Holder is not a party to any agreement with the Company restricting such Holder from selling any Registrable Securities other than pursuant to an underwritten offering, then all of such Holder’s rights and obligations under this Agreement shall expire and such Holder will cease to be a “Holder” for all purposes hereunder without any further action of the Company or any other party hereto, provided that the provisions of Article III shall survive the termination of this Agreement with respect to a Holder.

Section 4.5 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 4.6 Rule 144. Without limiting the limitations on sales pursuant to the Company Lock-Up or any Lock-Up with an Underwriter pursuant to an offering of Class A Common Stock, for so long as the Company is subject to the requirements of Section 13, 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, the Company covenants that it will file any reports required to be filed by it under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act (or, if the Company is subject to the

 

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requirements of Section 13, 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act but is not required to file such reports, it will, upon the request of any Holder, make publicly available such information), and it will take such further action as any Holder may reasonably request (including by providing customary legal opinions and certificates required by a transfer agent) so as to enable such Holder to sell shares without registration under the Securities Act within the limitation of the exemptions provided by (a) Rule 144 under the Securities Act, as such Rule may be amended from time to time, or (b) any similar rule or regulation hereafter adopted by the SEC, in each case, only to the extent such sales would be permitted under all applicable Lock-Ups. Upon the request of any Holder, the Company will deliver to such Holder a written statement as to whether it has complied with such requirements.

Section 4.7 In-Kind Distributions. If any Holder seeks to effectuate an in-kind distribution of all or part of its shares to its direct or indirect equityholders, the Company will, only to the extent such in-kind distribution would be permitted under all applicable Lock-Ups, cooperate with such Holder and the Company’s transfer agent to facilitate such in-kind distribution in the manner reasonably requested by such Holder, as well as any resales by such transferees under a shelf registration statement covering such distributed shares.

Section 4.8 Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed and enforced in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York.

Section 4.9 CONSENT TO JURISDICTION. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO CONSENTS TO THE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF ANY STATE OR FEDERAL COURT LOCATED WITHIN THE STATE OF NEW YORK AND IRREVOCABLY AGREES THAT ALL ACTIONS OR PROCEEDINGS RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE LITIGATED IN SUCH COURTS. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO ACCEPTS FOR ITSELF AND IN CONNECTION WITH ITS RESPECTIVE PROPERTIES, GENERALLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY, THE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THE AFORESAID COURTS AND WAIVES ANY DEFENSE OF FORUM NON CONVENIENS, AND IRREVOCABLY AGREES TO BE BOUND BY ANY FINAL AND NONAPPEALABLE JUDGMENT RENDERED THEREBY IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO FURTHER IRREVOCABLY CONSENTS TO THE SERVICE OF PROCESS OUT OF ANY OF THE AFOREMENTIONED COURTS IN ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING BY THE MAILING OF COPIES THEREOF VIA OVERNIGHT COURIER, TO SUCH PARTY AT THE ADDRESS SPECIFIED IN THIS AGREEMENT, SUCH SERVICE TO BECOME EFFECTIVE FOURTEEN CALENDAR DAYS AFTER SUCH MAILING. NOTHING HEREIN SHALL IN ANY WAY BE DEEMED TO LIMIT THE ABILITY OF EITHER PARTY HERETO TO SERVE ANY SUCH LEGAL PROCESS, SUMMONS, NOTICES AND DOCUMENTS IN ANY OTHER MANNER PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW OR TO OBTAIN JURISDICTION OVER OR TO BRING ACTIONS, SUITS OR PROCEEDINGS AGAINST THE OTHER PARTY HERETO IN SUCH OTHER JURISDICTIONS, AND IN SUCH MANNER, AS MAY BE PERMITTED BY ANY APPLICABLE LAW.

Section 4.10 MUTUAL WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. THE PARTIES HERETO WAIVE ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION, SUIT OR

 

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PROCEEDING BROUGHT TO ENFORCE OR DEFEND ANY RIGHTS OR REMEDIES UNDER THIS AGREEMENT.

Section 4.11 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 4.12 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 4.13 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 4.14 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 4.15 Effectiveness. 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.

 

COMPANY:
ALBERTSONS COMPANIES, INC.
By:  

/s/ Robert A. Gordon

Name:   Robert A. Gordon
Title:  

Executive Vice President, General

Counsel & Secretary

 

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CERBERUS:
CERBERUS ICEBERG LLC
By:   CERBERUS PARTNERS, L.P., its Management Member
By:   CERBERUS ASSOCIATES, L.L.C., its General Partner
By:  

/s/ Mark Neporent

Name:   Mark Neporent
Title:   Senior Managing Director
CERBERUS ALBERTSONS INCENTIVE LLC
By:   CERBERUS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.P., its Managing Member
By:  

/s/ Mike Neporent

Name:   Mike Neporent
Title:   Senior Managing Director

 

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SCHOTTENSTEIN:
JUBILEE ABS HOLDING LLC
By:  

/s/ Benton E. Kraner

Name:   Benton E. Kraner
Title:   Authorized Signatory

 

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KLAFF:
KLA A MARKETS, LLC
By:  

/s/ Ryan Levy

Name:   Ryan Levy
Title:   Authorized Signer
K-SATURN, LLC
By:  

/s/ Ryan Levy

Name:   Ryan Levy
Title:   Authorized Signer
A-S KLAFF EQUITY, LLC
By:  

/s/ Ryan Levy

Name:   Ryan Levy
Title:   Authorized Signer
KLAFF-W LLC
By:  

/s/ Ryan Levy

Name:   Ryan Levy
Title:   Authorized Signer

 

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LUBERT-ADLER:

 

L-A V ABS, LLC

By:  

/s/ Gerald A. Ronon

Name:   Gerald A. Ronon
Title:   Managing Partner

LUBERT-ADLER REAL ESTATE FUND

V, L.P. (on behalf of itself, and as successor-by merger to LUBERT-ADLER REAL

ESTATE PARALLEL FUND V, L.P.)

By:  

Lubert-Adler Group V, L.P.,

its general partner

By:  

Lubert-Adler Group V, LLC,

its general partner

By:  

/s/ Gerald A. Ronon

Name:   /s/ Gerald A. Ronon
Title:   Managing Partner & President
LUBERT-ADLER REAL ESTATE FUND VI, L.P.
By:  

Lubert-Adler Group VI, L.P.,

its general partner

By:  

Lubert-Adler Group VI, LLC,

its general partner

By:  

/s/ Gerald A. Ronon

Name:   Gerald A. Ronon
Title:   Managing Partner & President

 

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LUBERT-ADLER REAL ESTATE FUND VI-A, L.P.
By:  

Lubert-Adler Group VI, L.P.,

its general partner

By:  

Lubert-Adler Group VI, LLC,

its general partner

By:  

/s/ Gerald A. Ronon

Name:   Gerald A. Ronon
Title:   Managing Partner & President
LUBERT-ADLER REAL ESTATE FUND VI-B, L.P.
By:  

Lubert-Adler Group VI-B, L.P.,

its general partner

By:  

Lubert-Adler Group VI-B, LLC,

its general partner

By:  

/s/ Gerald A. Ronon

Name:   Gerald A. Ronon
Title:   Managing Partner & President
L-A SATURN ACQUISITION, L.P.
By:  

L-A Group Saturn, LLC,

its general partner

By:  

/s/ Gerald A. Ronon

Name:   Gerald A. Ronon
Title:   Managing Partner & President

 

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L-A ASSET MANAGEMENT SERVICES, L.P.
By:   Lubert-Adler GP - West, LLC, its General Partner
By:  

/s/ Gerald A. Ronon

Name:   Gerald A. Ronon
Title:   Managing Partner & President

 

[Signature Page to Registration Rights Agreement]


KIMCO:
KIM-SFW LLC
By:   Kimco Capital Corp, its sole member
By:  

/s/ Raymond Edwards

Name:   Raymond Edwards
Title:   Executive Vice President
KRSX MERGE, LLC
By:  

/s/ Raymond Edwards

Name:   Raymond Edwards
Title:   Executive Vice President
KRS ABS LLC
By:   Kimsouth Realty Inc., its sole member
By:  

/s/ Raymond Edwards

Name:   Raymond Edwards
Title:   Executive Vice President

 

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COLONY FINANCIAL:
COLFIN SAFE HOLDINGS, LLC
By:  

/s/ Donna Hansen

Name:   Donna Hansen
Title:   Vice President

 

[Signature Page to Registration Rights Agreement]


APOLLO:
AP AL (PREF BORROWER), L.P.
By:  

AP Al Borrower GP, LLC,

its general partner

By:  

/s/ Laurie D. Medley

  Name: Laurie D. Medley
  Title: Vice President
AP AL CO-INVEST (PREF), L.P.
By:  

AP Al Holdings GP, LLC,

its general partner

By:  

/s/ Laurie D. Medley

  Name: Laurie D. Medley
  Title: Vice President
AA DIRECT, L.P.
By:  

AA Direct GP, LLC,

its general partner

By:  

/s/ Laurie D. Medley

  Name: Laurie D. Medley
  Title: Vice President

 

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APOLLO USREF III AL PREF, L.P.
By:  

Apollo U.S. Real Estate Advisors III, L.P.,

its general partner

By:  

Apollo U.S. Real Estate Advisors GP III, LLC,

its general partner

By:  

/s/ Laurie D. Medley

  Name: Laurie D. Medley
  Title: Vice President

APOLLO EPF III EQUITY HOLDINGS (DELAWARE),

    L.P.

By:  

Apollo EPF III Advisors, L.P.,

its general partner

By:  

Apollo EPF III Capital Management, LLC,

its general partner

By:  

/s/ Laurie D. Medley

  Name: Laurie D. Medley
  Title: Vice President

 

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HPS:
ASSURED OFFSHORE, L.P.
By:   HPS Mezzanine Management III, LLC, its investment manager
By:   HPS Investment Partners, LLC, its sole member
By:  

/s/ Shant Babikian

  Name: Shant Babikian
  Title: Managing Director
MEZZANINE PARTNERS III, L.P.
By:   HPS Mezzanine Management III, LLC, its investment manager
By:   HPS Investment Partners, LLC, its sole member
By:  

/s/ Shant Babikian

  Name: Shant Babikian
  Title: Managing Director
AP MEZZANINE PARTNERS III, L.P.
By:   HPS Mezzanine Management III, LLC, its investment manager
By:   HPS Investment Partners, LLC, its sole member
By:  

/s/ Shant Babikian

  Name: Shant Babikian
  Title: Managing Director

 

[Signature Page to Registration Rights Agreement]


HPS FUND OFFSHORE SUBSIDIARY XI, L.P.
By:  

HPS Mezzanine Management III, LLC,

its investment manager

By:   HPS Investment Partners, LLC, its sole member
By:  

/s/ Shant Babikian

  Name: Shant Babikian
  Title: Managing Director
MP 2019 OFFSHORE AB SUBSIDIARY, L.P.
By:   HPS Mezzanine Management 2019, LLC, its investment manager
By:   HPS Investment Partners, LLC, its sole member
By:  

/s/ Shant Babikian

  Name: Shant Babikian
  Title: Managing Director
MP 2019 ONSHORE MEZZANINE MASTER, L.P.
By:   HPS Mezzanine Management 2019, LLC, its investment manager
By:   HPS Investment Partners, LLC, its sole member
By:  

/s/ Shant Babikian

  Name: Shant Babikian
  Title: Managing Director

 

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MP 2019 AP MEZZANINE MASTER, L.P.
By:   HPS Mezzanine Management 2019, LLC, its investment manager
By: HPS Investment Partners, LLC, its sole member
By:  

/s/ Shant Babikian

  Name: Shant Babikian
  Title: Managing Director

 

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OTHER PREFERRED INVESTORS:
OHAT CREDIT FUND, L.P.
By:  

OHAT Credit GenPar, LLC,

its general partner

By:  

OHA Global GenPar, LLC,

its managing member

By:  

OHA Global MGP, LLC

its managing member

By:  

/s/ Gregory S. Rubin

  Name: Gregory S. Rubin
  Title: Authorized Signatory

 

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OTHER PREFERRED INVESTORS:
OHA ENHANCED CREDIT STRATEGIES MASTER
    FUND, L.P.
By:  

OHA Enhanced Credit Strategies

GenPar, LLC,

its general partner

By:  

OHA Global GenPar, LLC,

its managing member

By:  

OHA Global MGP, LLC,

its managing member

By:  

/s/ Gregory S. Rubin

  Name: Gregory S. Rubin
  Title: Authorized Signatory

 

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OTHER PREFERRED INVESTORS:
EAGLE INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
By:  

Oak Hill Advisors, L.P.

as Manager

By:  

Oak Hill Advisors GenPar, L.P.,

its general partner

By:  

Oak Hill Advisors MGP, Inc.,

its managing general partner

By:  

/s/ Gregory S. Rubin

  Name: Gregory S. Rubin
  Title: Authorized Signatory

 

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OTHER PREFERRED INVESTORS:
ILLINOIS STATE BOARD OF INVESTMENT
By:  

Oak Hill Advisors, L.P.

as Investment Manager

By:  

Oak Hill Advisors GenPar, L.P.,

its general partner

By:  

Oak Hill Advisors MGP, Inc.,

its managing general partner

By:  

/s/ Gregory S. Rubin

  Name: Gregory S. Rubin
  Title:   Authorized Signatory

 

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OTHER PREFERRED INVESTORS:
FUTURE FUND BOARD OF GUARDIANS
By:  

Oak Hill Advisors, L.P.

as Investment Manager

By:  

Oak Hill Advisors GenPar, L.P.,

its general partner

By:  

Oak Hill Advisors MGP, Inc.,

its managing general partner

By:  

/s/ Gregory S. Rubin

  Name: Gregory S. Rubin
  Title:   Authorized Signatory

 

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OTHER PREFERRED INVESTORS:
INDIANA PUBLIC RETIREMENT SYSTEM
By:  

Oak Hill Advisors, L.P.

as Investment Manager

By:  

Oak Hill Advisors GenPar, L.P.,

its general partner

By:  

Oak Hill Advisors MGP, Inc.,

its managing general partner

By:  

/s/ Gregory S. Rubin

  Name: Gregory S. Rubin
  Title:   Authorized Signatory

 

[Signature Page to Registration Rights Agreement]


OTHER PREFERRED INVESTORS:
OHA CENTRE STREET PARTNERSHIP, L.P.
By:  

OHA Centre Street GenPar, LLC,

its general partner

By:  

OHA Centre Street MGP, LLC,

its managing member

By:  

/s/ Gregory S. Rubin

  Name: Gregory S. Rubin
  Title:   Authorized Signatory

 

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OTHER PREFERRED INVESTORS:

OHA DELAWARE CUSTOMIZED CREDIT FUND

HOLDINGS, L.P.

By:  

OHA Delaware Customized Credit

Fund GenPar, LLC,

its general partner

By:  

OHA Global GenPar, LLC,

its managing member

By:  

OHA Global MGP, LLC,

its managing member

By:  

/s/ Gregory S. Rubin

  Name: Gregory S. Rubin
  Title:   Authorized Signatory

 

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OTHER PREFERRED INVESTORS:

OHA STRUCTURED PRODUCTS MASTER FUND D,

    L.P.

By:  

OHA Structured Products

D GenPar, LLC,

its general partner

By:  

OHA Global PE GenPar, LLC,

its managing member

By:  

OHA Global PE MGP, LLC,

its managing member

By:  

/s/ Gregory S. Rubin

  Name: Gregory S. Rubin
  Title:   Authorized Signatory

 

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OTHER PREFERRED INVESTORS:
OHA BLACK BEAR FUND, L.P.
By:  

OHA Black Bear GenPar, LLC,

its general partner

By:  

OHA Global PE GenPar, LLC,

its managing member

By:  

OHA Global PE MGP, LLC,

its managing member

By:  

/s/ Gregory S. Rubin

  Name: Gregory S. Rubin
  Title:   Authorized Signatory

 

[Signature Page to Registration Rights Agreement]


OTHER PREFERRED INVESTORS:
OHA ARTESIAN CUSTOMIZED CREDIT FUND I, L.P.
By:  

OHA Artesian Customized Credit Fund I

GenPar, LLC,

its general partner

By:  

OHA Global PE GenPar, LLC,

its managing member

By:  

OHA Global PE MGP, LLC,

its managing member

By:  

/s/ Gregory S. Rubin

  Name: Gregory S. Rubin
  Title:   Authorized Signatory

 

[Signature Page to Registration Rights Agreement]


OTHER PREFERRED INVESTORS:
OHA STRATEGIC CREDIT MASTER FUND II, L.P.
By:  

OHA Strategic Credit II GenPar, LLC,

its general partner

By:  

OHA Global PE GenPar, LLC,

its managing member

By:  

OHA Global PE MGP, LLC,

its managing member

By:  

/s/ Gregory S. Rubin

  Name: Gregory S. Rubin
  Title:   Authorized Signatory

 

[Signature Page to Registration Rights Agreement]


OTHER PREFERRED INVESTORS:
OHA CREDIT SOLUTIONS MASTER FUND 2
By:  

Oak Hill Advisors, L.P.,

its portfolio manager

By:  

Oak Hill Advisors GenPar, L.P.,

its general partner

By:  

Oak Hill Advisors MGP, Inc.,

its managing general partner

By:  

/s/ Gregory S. Rubin

  Name: Gregory S. Rubin
  Title:   Authorized Signatory

 

[Signature Page to Registration Rights Agreement]


OTHER PREFERRED INVESTORS:
BEACH POINT SCF X LP
By:  

Beach Point Capital Management LP,

its Investment Manager

By:  

/s/ Allan Schweitzer

  Name: Allan Schweitzer
  Title: Portfolio Manager
BEACH POINT SCF XI LP
By:  

Beach Point Capital Management LP,

its Investment Manager

By:  

/s/ Allan Schweitzer

  Name: Allan Schweitzer
  Title: Portfolio Manager

 

[Signature Page to Registration Rights Agreement]


OTHER PREFERRED INVESTORS:
BEACH POINT SCF IV LLC
By:  

Beach Point Capital Management LP,

its Investment Manager

By:  

/s/ Allan Schweitzer

  Name: Allan Schweitzer
  Title: Portfolio Manager
PACIFIC COAST INVESTMENT FUND LLC
By:  

Beach Point Capital Management LP,

its Investment Manager

By:  

/s/ Allan Schweitzer

  Name: Allan Schweitzer
  Title: Portfolio Manager

 

[Signature Page to Registration Rights Agreement]


OTHER PREFERRED INVESTORS:
BEACH POINT SCF MULTI-PORT LP
By:  

Beach Point Capital Management LP,

its Investment Manager

By:  

/s/ Allan Schweitzer

  Name: Allan Schweitzer
  Title: Portfolio Manager
LLOYDS BANK PENSION SCHEME NO. 1
By:  

Beach Point Capital Management LP,

its Investment Manager

By:  

/s/ Allan Schweitzer

  Name: Allan Schweitzer
  Title: Portfolio Manager

 

[Signature Page to Registration Rights Agreement]


OTHER PREFERRED INVESTORS:
LLOYDS BANK PENSION SCHEME NO. 2
By:  

Beach Point Capital Management LP,

its Investment Manager

By:  

/s/ Allan Schweitzer

  Name: Allan Schweitzer
  Title: Portfolio Manager
HBOS FINAL SALARY PENSION SCHEME
By:  

Beach Point Capital Management LP,

its Investment Manager

By:  

/s/ Allan Schweitzer

  Name: Allan Schweitzer
  Title: Portfolio Manager

 

[Signature Page to Registration Rights Agreement]


OTHER PREFERRED INVESTORS:
ASSOCIATED BRITISH FOODS PENSION SCHEME
By:  

Beach Point Capital Management LP,

its Investment Manager

By:  

/s/ Allan Schweitzer

  Name: Allan Schweitzer
  Title: Portfolio Manager

 

ROYAL MAIL PENSION PLAN
By:  

Beach Point Capital Management LP,

its Investment Manager

By:  

/s/ Allan Schweitzer

  Name: Allan Schweitzer
  Title: Portfolio Manager

 

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OTHER PREFERRED INVESTORS:
BEACH POINT SCF 0166 LP
By:  

Beach Point Capital Management LP,

its Investment Manager

By:  

/s/ Allan Schweitzer

  Name: Allan Schweitzer
  Title: Portfolio Manager

 

BEACH POINT IPA-OC LP
By:  

Beach Point Capital Management LP,

its Investment Manager

By:  

/s/ Allan Schweitzer

  Name: Allan Schweitzer
  Title: Portfolio Manager

 

[Signature Page to Registration Rights Agreement]


OTHER PREFERRED INVESTORS:
BEACH POINT SELECT FUND LP
By:  

Beach Point Capital Management LP,

its Investment Manager

By:  

/s/ Allan Schweitzer

  Name: Allan Schweitzer
  Title:   Portfolio Manager

 

BEACH POINT SANGAMON LP
By:  

Beach Point Capital Management LP,

its Investment Manager

By:  

/s/ Allan Schweitzer

  Name: Allan Schweitzer
  Title:   Portfolio Manager

 

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OTHER PREFERRED INVESTORS:
BEACH POINT TX SCF LP
By:  

Beach Point Capital Management LP,

its Investment Manager

By:  

/s/ Allan Schweitzer

  Name: Allan Schweitzer
  Title:   Portfolio Manager

 

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OTHER PREFERRED INVESTORS:
BENEFIT STREET PARTNERS DEBT FUND IV LP
By:   Benefit Street Partners Debt Fund IV GP LP, its general partner
By:   Benefit Street Partners Debt Fund IV Ultimate GP Ltd., its general partner
By:  

/s/ Todd Marsh

  Name: Todd Marsh
  Title: Authorized Signatory
BSP 4 ALBERTSONS HOLDINGS LLC
By:   Benefit Street Partners Debt Fund IV Ultimate GP Ltd., its manager
By:  

/s/ Todd Marsh

  Name: Todd Marsh
  Title: Authorized Signatory
BENEFIT STREET PARTNERS SMA-K L.P.
By:   Benefit Street Partners SMA-K GP L.P., its general partner
By:   Benefit Street Partners SMA-K Ultimate GP LLC, its general partner
By:  

/s/ Todd Marsh

  Name: Todd Marsh
  Title: Authorized Signatory

 

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OTHER PREFERRED INVESTORS:
BENEFIT STREET PARTNERS SMA-C II L.P.
By:   Benefit Street Partners L.L.C. its investment advisor
By:  

/s/ Todd Marsh

  Name: Todd Marsh
  Title: Authorized Signatory
BENEFIT STREET PARTNERS SMA LM LP
By:   Benefit Street Partners SMA LM GP L.P., its general partner
By:   Benefit Street Partners SMA LM Ultimate GP LLC, its general partner
By:  

/s/ Todd Marsh

  Name: Todd Marsh
  Title: Authorized Signatory
BENEFIT STREET PARTNERS SMA-C CO-INVEST L.P.
By:   Benefit Street Partners LLC, its Investment Advisor
By:  

/s/ Todd Marsh

  Name: Todd Marsh
  Title: Authorized Signatory
BENEFIT STREET PARTNERS SMA-O L.P.
By:   Benefit Street Partners SMA-O GP L.P., its general partner
By:   Benefit Street Partners SMA-O Ultimate GP LLC, its general partner
By:  

/s/ Todd Marsh

  Name: Todd Marsh
  Title: Authorized Signatory

 

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OTHER PREFERRED INVESTORS:
OAKTREE OPPORTUNITIES FUND XB HOLDINGS (DELAWARE), L.P.

By:

Its:

 

Oaktree Fund GP, LLC

General Partner

By:

Its:

 

Oaktree Fund GP I, L.P.

Managing Member

By:  

/s/ Robert LaRoche

  Name: Robert LaRoche
  Title:   Authorized Signatory
By:  

/s/ Jordan Mikes

  Name: Jordan Mikes
  Title:   Authorized Signatory

 

[Signature Page to Registration Rights Agreement]


OTHER PREFERRED INVESTORS:
2757730 ONTARIO LIMITED

/s/ Christopher Witkowski

Name: Christopher Witkowski
Title:   Director and President

 

[Signature Page to Registration Rights Agreement]


(Additional signatures on file with Company)

Exhibit 10.1

EXECUTION VERSION

 

 

AMENDED AND RESTATED

INVESTMENT AGREEMENT

by and among

ALBERTSONS COMPANIES, INC.

and

THE INVESTORS PARTY HERETO

DATED AS OF JUNE 9, 2020

 

 


TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

ARTICLE I Definitions

     2  

SECTION 1.01

 

Definitions

     2  

ARTICLE II Purchase and Sale

     14  

SECTION 2.01

 

Purchase and Sale

     14  

SECTION 2.02

 

Closing

     14  

ARTICLE III Representations and Warranties of the Company

     15  

SECTION 3.01

 

Organization; Standing

     15  

SECTION 3.02

 

Capitalization

     16  

SECTION 3.03

 

Authority; Noncontravention; Voting Requirements

     17  

SECTION 3.04

 

Governmental Approvals

     19  

SECTION 3.05

 

Company SEC Documents; Undisclosed Liabilities

     19  

SECTION 3.06

 

Absence of Certain Changes

     21  

SECTION 3.07

 

Legal Proceedings

     21  

SECTION 3.08

 

Compliance with Laws; Permits

     21  

SECTION 3.09

 

Tax Matters

     22  

SECTION 3.10

 

Employee Benefits

     23  

SECTION 3.11

 

Labor Matters

     25  

SECTION 3.12

 

Environmental Matters

     27  

SECTION 3.13

 

Intellectual Property

     28  

SECTION 3.14

 

Real Property

     29  

SECTION 3.15

 

Contracts

     30  

SECTION 3.16

 

Insurance

     31  

SECTION 3.17

 

Sale of Securities

     31  

SECTION 3.18

 

No Broker

     31  

SECTION 3.19

 

Certain Business Relationships with Affiliates

     32  

SECTION 3.20

 

Quality and Safety of Products

     32  

SECTION 3.21

 

Illegal Payments; FCPA Violations

     33  

SECTION 3.22

 

Economic Sanctions; Import Matters

     33  

SECTION 3.23

 

Compliance with Money Laundering Laws; Absence of Proceedings

     33  

SECTION 3.24

 

No Other Investor Representations or Warranties

     33  

 

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ARTICLE IV Representations and Warranties of the Investors

     34  

SECTION 4.01

  

Organization and Authority

     34  

SECTION 4.02

  

Authorization; Enforceability

     34  

SECTION 4.03

  

No Conflict

     34  

SECTION 4.04

  

Governmental Approvals

     35  

SECTION 4.05

  

Financing

     35  

SECTION 4.06

  

Litigation

     36  

SECTION 4.07

  

No Broker

     36  

SECTION 4.08

  

Purchase for Investment

     36  

SECTION 4.09

  

No Other Company Representations or Warranties

     37  

SECTION 4.10

  

Arm’s Length Transaction

     37  

SECTION 4.11

  

Private Placement Consideration

     37  

SECTION 4.12

  

Plan Assets

     37  

ARTICLE V Additional Agreements

     38  

SECTION 5.01

  

Conduct of the Business

     38  

SECTION 5.02

  

Public Announcements

     40  

SECTION 5.03

  

Access to Information; Confidentiality Agreement

     40  

SECTION 5.04

  

Reasonable Best Efforts

     41  

SECTION 5.05

  

Filings; Consents

     42  

SECTION 5.06

  

Financing

     43  

SECTION 5.07

  

Corporate Action

     43  

SECTION 5.08

  

Adjustment of Conversion Price

     44  

SECTION 5.09

  

Use of Proceeds

     44  

SECTION 5.10

  

Expenses

     44  

SECTION 5.11

  

Director Appointment Right; Board Observers

     44  

SECTION 5.12

  

Tax Matters

     46  

SECTION 5.13

  

Information Rights

     46  

SECTION 5.14

  

Notification of Certain Matters

     47  

SECTION 5.15

  

Withholding

     48  

SECTION 5.16

  

Tax Treatment

     48  

SECTION 5.17

  

Limitations on Transfer

     48  

SECTION 5.18

  

Company Obligation in Respect of Syndication

     49  

SECTION 5.19

  

Initial Public Offering Demand

     50  

SECTION 5.20

  

Appraisals

     51  

 

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ARTICLE VI Conditions to Closing

     51  

SECTION 6.01

 

Conditions to the Obligations of the Company and the Investor

     51  

SECTION 6.02

 

Conditions to the Obligations of the Company

     52  

SECTION 6.03

 

Conditions to the Obligations of the Investors

     52  

SECTION 6.04

 

Frustration of Closing Conditions

     53  

ARTICLE VII Termination; Survival

     54  

SECTION 7.01

 

Termination

     54  

SECTION 7.02

 

Effects of Termination

     55  

SECTION 7.03

 

Survival

     55  

SECTION 7.04

 

Limitation on Damages

     55  

SECTION 7.05

 

Non-Recourse

     55  

ARTICLE VIII Miscellaneous

     56  

SECTION 8.01

 

Notices

     56  

SECTION 8.02

 

Amendments, Waivers, etc.

     57  

SECTION 8.03

 

Counterparts

     57  

SECTION 8.04

 

Further Assurances

     57  

SECTION 8.05

 

Governing Law; Specific Enforcement; Submission to Jurisdiction; Waiver of Jury Trial

     57  

SECTION 8.06

 

Interpretation

     58  

SECTION 8.07

 

Severability

     59  

SECTION 8.08

 

No Third-Party Beneficiaries

     59  

SECTION 8.09

 

Assignment

     59  

SECTION 8.10

 

Acknowledgment of Securities Laws

     60  

SECTION 8.11

 

Entire Agreement

     60  

 

Exhibits
A          Form of Series A-1 Certificate of Designations
B    Form of Series A Certificate of Designations
C    Form of AGS Engagement Letter
D    Form of Charter Amendment
E    Form of RealCo Holdings I Operating Agreement
F    Form of Registration Rights Agreement
G    Prohibited Transferees
H    Form of Legal Opinion of Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP

 

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AMENDED AND RESTATED INVESTMENT AGREEMENT, dated as of June 9, 2020 (this “Agreement”), among Albertsons Companies, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), each of the Persons set forth on Annex A-1 hereto (the “Non-Voting Investors”) and each of the Persons set forth on Annex B-1 hereto (the “Voting Investors” and together with the Non-Voting Voting Investors, collectively the “Investors”).

WHEREAS, reference is hereby made to that certain Investment Agreement, dated as of May 20, 2020, among the Company and each of the Persons set forth on Annex A-1 and Annex B-2 thereto (the “Prior Agreement”);

WHEREAS, the Company and the Investors desire to amend and restate the Prior Agreement in its entirety to effect, among other things, the reallocation of the proportions of Preferred Shares and Purchase Price set forth on Annex A-2 and Annex B 2 to the Prior Agreement between Related Investment Funds of the same Investor;

WHEREAS, RealCo and the RE Investor are concurrently entering into the Amended and Restated Real Estate Option Agreement (the “RE Agreement” and the transactions contemplated by the RE Agreement, the “Real Estate Transactions”);

WHEREAS, substantially concurrently with the Real Estate Closing (as defined herein), the Company desires to issue, sell and deliver to the Non-Voting Investors in the proportions set forth on Annex A-2 hereto, and the Non-Voting Investors desire to purchase and acquire from the Company, pursuant to the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement, an aggregate of 1,410,000 shares of the Company’s 6.75% Series A-1 Preferred Stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Series A-1 Preferred Stock”), having the voting powers, designations, preferences and rights, and the qualifications, limitations and restrictions, as set forth in the form of Certificate of Designations of the 6.75% Series A-1 Convertible Preferred Stock of the Company attached hereto as Exhibit A (the “Series A-1 Certificate of Designation”); and

WHEREAS, substantially concurrently with the Real Estate Closing (as defined herein), the Company desires to issue, sell and deliver to the Voting Investors in the proportions set forth on Annex B-2 hereto, and the Voting Investors desire to purchase and acquire from the Company, pursuant to the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement, an aggregate of 340,000 shares of the Company’s 6.75% Series A Preferred Stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Series A Preferred Stock”), having the voting powers, designations, preferences and rights, and the qualifications, limitations and restrictions, as set forth in the form of Certificate of Designations of the 6.75% Series A Convertible Preferred Stock of the Company attached hereto as Exhibit B (the “Series A Certificate of Designation”).


NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements contained in this Agreement, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties to this Agreement hereby amend and restate the Prior Agreement in its entirety as follows:

ARTICLE I

Definitions

SECTION 1.01     Definitions. (a) As used in this Agreement (including the recitals hereto), the following terms shall have the following meanings:

ABS Holder” has the meaning ascribed to this term in the Registration Rights Agreement.

ACM” means Apollo Capital Management, L.P.

Affiliate” means, with respect to any specified Person, any other Person directly or indirectly controlling or controlled by, or under direct or indirect common control with, such specified Person; provided, that (i) the Company and its Subsidiaries shall not be deemed to be Affiliates of any Investor or any of its Affiliates, (ii) portfolio companies in which any Investor or any of its Affiliates has an investment (whether as debt or equity) shall not be deemed an Affiliate of such Investor or such Investor’s Affiliates and (iii) portfolio companies in which any equityholder of the Company or any of their respective Affiliates has an investment (whether as debt or equity) shall not be deemed an Affiliate of the Company. For the purposes of this definition, “control”, when used with respect to any specified Person, means the power to direct the management and policies of such Person, directly or indirectly, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise; and the terms “controlling,” “controlled,” “controlled by” and “under common control with” have meanings correlative to the foregoing.

AGS Engagement Letter” means the engagement letter between Apollo Global Securities, LLC and the Company in the form attached hereto as Exhibit C.

Apollo Holder” has the meaning ascribed to this term in the Registration Rights Agreement.

Apollo Investors” means each of the Persons set forth on Annex A-1 hereto under the heading “Apollo Investors”.

Board” means the board of directors of the Company.

Business Day” means any day except a Saturday, a Sunday or other day on which the SEC or banking institutions in New York, New York are authorized or required by law, regulation or executive order to be closed.

Bylaws” means the Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Company, as may be amended and restated from time to time.

Certificates of Amendment” means the Series A-1 Certificate of Designation, the Series A Certificate of Designation and the Charter Amendment.

Certificate of Incorporation” means the Certificate of Incorporation of the Company, as may be further amended and restated from time to time.

 

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Change of Control” means the occurrence of a Fundamental Change (as defined in the Series A-1 Certificate of Designation and the Series A Certificate of Designation).

Charter Amendment” means Amended & Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company in the form attached hereto as Exhibit D.

Class A Common Stock” means the Company’s Class A Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share.

Class A-1 Common Stock” means the Company’s Class A-1 Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share.

Clean Team Agreement” means that certain Clean Team Agreement, by and between the Company and ACM, dated as of March 6, 2020.

Code” means the United States Internal Revenue Code of 1986.

Collective Bargaining Agreement” means any collective bargaining agreement or other Contract (including participation agreements, side letters or memorandum of understandings) with a labor union, trade union agreement or foreign works council contract or arrangement. For purposes of the first sentence of Section 3.11(a), “Collective Bargaining Agreement” shall refer solely to primary agreement between the Company or its Subsidiaries and a labor union, excluding any supplemental participation agreements, side letters or memorandum of understandings.

Common Stock” means, as applicable, (a) prior to the filing of the Charter Amendment with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware pursuant to the DGCL, the common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Company and (b) from and after the filing of the Charter Amendment with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware pursuant to the DGCL, the Class A Common Stock and the Class A-1 Common Stock.

Company Charter Documents” means the Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws.

Company Lease” means any lease, sublease, sub-sublease, license and other agreement under which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries leases, subleases, licenses, uses or occupies (in each case whether as landlord, tenant, sublandlord, subtenant or by other occupancy arrangement), or has the right to use or occupy, now or in the future, any real property.

Company Leased Real Property” means all right, title and interest of the Company and its Subsidiaries to any leasehold interests in any material real property, together with all buildings, structures, improvements and fixtures thereon.

Company Plan” means each “employee pension benefit plan” (as defined in Section 3(2) of ERISA, whether or not subject to ERISA), “employee welfare benefit plan” (as defined in Section 3(1) of ERISA, whether or not subject to ERISA) and each other plan, arrangement, agreement, or policy relating to stock options, stock purchases, other equity-based compensation, bonus, incentive, deferred compensation, employment, severance, retention, change in control, termination, fringe benefits, disability medical, life, vacation, relocation or other employee

 

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benefits, in each case sponsored, maintained or contributed to or entered into or required to be sponsored, maintained or contributed to or entered into by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries for the benefit of any Participant or with respect to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries has any direct or indirect liability (whether contingent or otherwise), provided that “Company Plan” shall not include any Multiemployer Plan.

Competitively Sensitive Information” has the meaning ascribed to this term in the Clean Team Agreement, including, without limitation, any non-public information provided pursuant to Section 5.13(b) to the extent subject to the terms thereof.

Confidentiality Agreement” means the confidentiality agreement between the Company and ACM, dated as of February 10, 2020, as amended and/or modified by this Agreement.

Contribution Agreement” means the Master Contribution Agreement by and among the Company, Safeway Realty, LLC, Safeway, Inc. and RealCo Holdings I, to be entered into in connection with the Real Estate Reorganization.

Conversion Shares” means, as applicable, the Series A Preferred Stock and the Common Stock, in each case, issuable upon conversion of the (i) Preferred Shares or (ii) the Series A Preferred Stock into which such Preferred Shares are converted.

Data Room” means the electronic Donnelley Financial Solutions Venue containing documents and materials relating to the Company as constituted as of the date hereof.

DGCL” means the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware.

Director Requirements” means with respect to an individual, that such individual shall not be prohibited by law from service and complies with (i) all applicable corporate governance policies and guidelines of the Company and the Board and subject to any employment agreement or other agreement with an employee of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or controlled Affiliates, (ii) all applicable legal, regulatory and stock exchange requirements (other than any requirements under Section 303A of the New York Stock Exchange Listed Company Manual regarding director independence) and (iii) Section 8 of the Clayton Act, 15 U.S.C. § 19 and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

Environmental Law” means any federal, state or local Law or Judgment relating to pollution or protection of the environment, natural resources or, to the extent relating to exposure to hazardous or toxic substances, human health or safety.

ERISA” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974.

ERISA Affiliate” means any entity which, together with the Company, would be treated as a single employer under Section 4001 of ERISA or Section 414 of the Code.

Escrow Agreement” means the Escrow Agreement (as defined in the RE Agreement).

Ex-Im Laws” means all applicable Laws relating to export, re-export, transfer or import controls (including without limitation, the Export Administration Regulations administered by the U.S. Department of Commerce, and customs and import laws and regulations administered by U.S. Customs and Border Protection).

 

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Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

Expense Reimbursement Letter” means the expense reimbursement letter, dated as of March 5, 2020, by and between the Company and Apollo Management Holdings, L.P.

GAAP” means generally accepted accounting principles in the United States, consistently applied.

Governmental Entity” means any federal, state or local, domestic or foreign governmental or regulatory (including any stock exchange) authority, agency, court, commission or other entity or self-regulatory organization.

Guarantee” means any guarantee, letter of credit, surety bond (including any performance bond), credit support agreement or other assurance of payment.

Hazardous Materials” means any waste, substance or material that is classified, regulated, defined or designated under Environmental Law as radioactive, explosive, highly flammable, hazardous or toxic or as a contaminant or a pollutant, including petroleum products, byproducts and distillates, heavy metals (such as lead and cadmium), ozone-depleting substances, chlorinated solvents, polychlorinated biphenyls, per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, friable asbestos and toxic mold.

Hedging Transaction” means any transaction, agreement or arrangement (or series of transactions, agreements or arrangements) (x) involving a security linked to the Common Stock or any security that would be deemed to be a “derivative security” (as defined in Rule 16a-1(c) under the Exchange Act) with respect to the Common Stock, (y) that hedges or transfers, directly or indirectly, some or all of the economic risk of ownership of the Common Stock, including any short sale or purchase, forward contract, equity swap, put or call option, put or call equivalent position, collar, non-recourse loan, sale of exchangeable security or similar transaction or (z) that relates to, is based on, or derives any significant part of its value from the Common Stock.

HPS Investors” means each of the Persons set forth on Annex A-1 hereto under the heading “HPS Investors”.

HSR Act” means the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

HSR Clearance” means the expiration or termination of any waiting period under the HSR Act, applicable to either the conversion of Preferred Shares into Voting Stock or the designation of a director to the Board as contemplated in Section 5.11(a), with respect to the Apollo Investors or the HPS Investors, as applicable.

Indebtedness” means, with respect to any Person, without duplication, the principal of, accrued and unpaid interest, prepayment and redemption premiums or penalties then due and

 

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payable (if any), unpaid fees or expenses and other Liabilities in respect of (i) all obligations of such Person for borrowed money, or with respect to deposits or advances of any kind to such Person (other than extensions of trade credit to customers of such Person and its Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business), (ii) all obligations of such Person evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes or similar instruments, (iii) all obligations of such Person which are or would be required to be classified as a finance lease under GAAP, (iv) all obligations of such Person pursuant to securitization or factoring programs or arrangements, (v) all Guarantees and arrangements having the economic effect of a Guarantee of such Person of any Indebtedness of any other Person, (vi) all obligations or undertakings of such Person to maintain or cause to be maintained the financial position or covenants of others or to purchase the obligations or property of others (other than the purchase of inventory, supplies and equipment in the ordinary course of business), (vii) net cash payment obligations of such Person under swaps, options, derivatives and other hedging agreements or arrangements that will be payable upon termination thereof (assuming they were terminated on the date of determination), (viii) letters of credit, bank guarantees, and other similar contractual obligations entered into by or on behalf of such Person, (ix) all obligations of such Person issued or assumed as the deferred purchase price of property, all conditional sale obligations of such Person and all obligations of such Person under any title retention agreement (but excluding trade accounts payable and other accrued current liabilities), and (x) all obligations of the type referred to in the foregoing clauses secured by any Lien on any property or asset.

Intellectual Property” means any and all intellectual property rights in the following, in any and all countries: (i) patents and all applications therefor (including all reissues, divisionals, continuations, continuations-in-part, reexaminations, supplemental examinations, inter partes reviews, post-grant oppositions, substitutions and extensions thereof), including statutory protection for utility models, industrial designs, and inventions (ii) trademarks, servicemarks, brand names, trade names, taglines, social media identifiers, logos, certification marks, collective marks, and other indicia of origin, and all applications, registrations and renewals therefor, together with the goodwill associated with any of the foregoing, (iii) copyrights, applications and registrations therefor and renewals, extensions, restorations and reversions thereof, (iv) software, including source code, executable code, firmware and all documentation related to any of the foregoing, (v) internet domain names, and (vi) trade secrets and other confidential and proprietary business information, including confidential and proprietary know-how, processes, procedures and databases.

IPO” means, a bona fide underwritten initial public offering and sale of Common Stock registered under the Securities Act pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act, including sales by the Company and/or selling stockholders.

IPO Representative” means, (i) the Apollo Investors, for so long as the Apollo Investors, the HPS Investors and their respective Related Investment Funds continue to hold, in the aggregate, greater than 50% of the Preferred Shares (or Conversion Shares) and (ii) thereafter, the representative designated in writing by the holders of 2/3rds of the Preferred Shares.

IRS” means the Internal Revenue Service.

 

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Judgment” means any judgment, injunction, order or decree of any Governmental Entity.

Knowledge” means, with respect to the Company, the actual knowledge as of the date hereof of the individuals listed on Section 1.01(a)(i) of the Company Disclosure Letter after due inquiry of the direct reports of such individual.

Liabilities” means, collectively, all obligations, liabilities and commitments of any nature, whether known or unknown, express or implied, primary or secondary, direct or indirect, liquidated, absolute, accrued, contingent or otherwise and whether due or to become due.

Licensed Intellectual Property” means all Intellectual Property used in the operation of the business of the Company pursuant to a valid license or to which the Company or a Subsidiary of the Company otherwise has a lawful right to use.

Liens” means any pledges, liens, charges, mortgages, easements, leases, subleases, rights of way, covenants, conditions, rights of first offer or refusal, options, encumbrances or security interests of any kind or nature.

Master Lease” means the Master Lease (as defined in the RE Agreement).

Material Adverse Effect” means any circumstance, development, effect, change, event, occurrence or state of facts that, individually or in the aggregate, has had or would reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on (1) the business, results of operations, assets, Liabilities or financial condition of the Company and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole; provided, however, that none of the following, and no effect, change, event or occurrence arising out of, or resulting from, the following, shall constitute or be taken into account, individually or in the aggregate, in determining whether a Material Adverse Effect has occurred or may occur: any effect, change, event or occurrence that results from or arises in connection with (A) changes in or conditions generally affecting the industry in which the Company and its Subsidiaries operate, (B) general economic or regulatory, legislative or political conditions or securities, credit, financial or other capital markets conditions in any jurisdiction, (C) exchange rate conditions or fluctuations in any jurisdiction, (D) any failure, in and of itself, by the Company and its Subsidiaries to meet any internal or published projections, forecasts, estimates or predictions in respect of revenues, earnings or other financial or operating metrics for any period, (E) geopolitical conditions, the outbreak or escalation of hostilities, any acts of war (whether or not declared), sabotage, terrorism or man-made disaster, or any escalation or worsening of any of the foregoing, (F) any volcano, tsunami, hurricane, tornado, windstorm, flood or earthquake, (G) the execution and delivery of this Agreement or the public announcement or pendency of the Transactions, the Real Estate Transactions or an IPO, (H) any change, in and of itself, in the market price, credit ratings or trading volume of the Company’s or any of its Subsidiaries’ securities, (I) any change in GAAP (or authoritative interpretation thereof), including accounting and financial reporting pronouncements by the SEC and the Financial Accounting Standards Board or applicable Law, or (J) the taking of any specific action expressly required by this Agreement (other than the obligations of the Company pursuant to Section 5.01(a)) or taken with the written consent of the Required Holders (it being understood that the exceptions in clauses (D) and (H) shall not be taken into account in determining whether or not the underlying cause of

 

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any such failure or change referred to therein (if not otherwise falling within any of the exceptions provided by clauses (A) through (J) hereof) gives rise to a Material Adverse Effect); provided that the exceptions in clauses (A), (B), (E) and (F) above shall not apply to the extent such circumstance, development, effect, change, event, occurrence or state of facts has a disproportionate impact on the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, relative to other participants in the industry in which the Company and its Subsidiaries operate, or (2) the ability of the Company and its Subsidiaries to timely consummate the Transactions or to perform their respective material obligations under the Related Agreements.

Multiemployer Plan” means any “multiemployer plan” within the meaning of Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA.

Owned Intellectual Property” means the Intellectual Property owned or purported to be owned by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.

Participant” means any current or former director, officer, employee or independent contractor of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.

PBGC” means the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation.

Permitted Liens” means (i) statutory Liens for Taxes, assessments or other charges by Governmental Entities not yet due and payable or the amount or validity of which is being contested in good faith and by appropriate proceedings, in each case for which adequate reserves have been established in accordance with GAAP, (ii) mechanics’, materialmen’s, carriers’, workmen’s, warehousemen’s, repairmen’s, landlords’ and similar Liens granted or which arise in the ordinary course of business that are not yet due and payable or the amount or validity of which is being contested in good faith and by appropriate proceedings and for which adequate reserves have been established in accordance with GAAP, (iii) Liens securing payment, or any obligation, of the Company or its Subsidiaries with respect to Indebtedness outstanding on the date hereof or permitted to be incurred pursuant to Section 5.01, (iv) pledges or deposits by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries under workmen’s compensation Laws, unemployment insurance Laws or similar legislation, or good faith deposits in connection with bids, tenders, Contracts (other than for the payment of Indebtedness) or leases or subleases to which such entity is a party, or deposits to secure public or statutory obligations of such entity or to secure surety or appeal bonds to which such entity is a party, or deposits as security for contested Taxes, in each case incurred or made in the ordinary course of business, (v) licenses granted to third parties in the ordinary course of business by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, (vi) Liens created by or through the actions of any Investor or any of such Investor’s Affiliates, (vii) other than Liens arising out of a default, Liens created by contractual obligations of the Company or its Subsidiaries in effect as of the date of this Agreement pursuant to Contracts (a) filed with the SEC and publicly available on or after February 24, 2018 or (b) which have been made available to the Apollo Investors, (viii) Liens discharged at or prior to the Closing Date, (ix) transfer restrictions imposed by applicable securities or other Law, (x) easements, rights-of-way, encroachments, restrictions, conditions and other similar non-monetary Liens incurred or suffered in the ordinary course of business and which, individually or in the aggregate, would not reasonably be expected to impair in any material respect the use and operation of the applicable real property to which they relate in the conduct of the business of the Company and its

 

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Subsidiaries as currently conducted, (xi) zoning, entitlement, building and other land use regulations imposed by Governmental Entities having jurisdiction over such real property, and (xii) Liens placed by any developer, landlord or owner on real property over which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries has leasehold or easement rights and subordination, non-disturbance or similar agreements relating thereto.

Person” means any individual, corporation, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, association, joint-stock company, trust, unincorporated organization or Governmental Entity or other entity.

Phantom Unit Plan” means the Albertsons Companies, Inc. Phantom Unit Plan, as amended from time to time.

Qualified IPO” shall mean an IPO that generates gross cash proceeds to the Company and/or selling stockholders of at least $1,000,000,000 in the aggregate.

RE Investor” means RE Investor Holdings, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company.

RealCo” means ACI Real Estate Company LLC, a Delaware limited liability company.

RealCo Entities” means RealCo Holdings I and each of its direct and indirect Subsidiaries.

RealCo Governing Documents” means the RealCo Governing Documents (as defined in the RE Agreement).

RealCo Holdings I” means ACI Real Estate Holding I Company LLC, a Delaware limited liability company.

RealCo Holdings I Operating Agreement” means the amended and restated limited liability company agreement of RealCo Holdings I, by and among, the Company, the RE Investor and RealCo Holdings I in the form attached hereto as Exhibit E.

RealCo Holdings II” means ACI Real Estate Holding II Company LLC, a Delaware limited liability company.

Real Estate Closing” means the Closing (as defined in the RE Agreement).

Real Estate Reorganization” means the Real Estate Reorganization (as defined in the RE Agreement) and the Real Estate Transactions.

Real Estate Reorganization Documents” means the RE Agreement (including the other agreements defined as “Related Agreements” therein), the Escrow Agreement, the RealCo Governing Documents, the Master Lease, the Contribution Agreement and each other Contract pursuant to which the Real Estate Reorganization is consummated.

Registration Rights Agreement” means the registration rights agreement between the Company, the Investors and the other parties thereto in the form attached hereto as Exhibit F.

 

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Registrable Securities” has the meaning ascribed to this term in the Registration Rights Agreement.

Related Agreements” means (i) the Certificates of Amendment, the Registration Rights Agreement and any other agreements between or among the Company, the Investors and any of their respective Affiliates entered into to give effect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, but excluding the RE Agreement and the other agreements defined as “Related Agreements” therein, (ii) the RealCo Holdings I Operating Agreement and (iii) the AGS Engagement Letter.

Related Investment Parties” means, with respect to any Person, such Person’s Related Investment Funds and each of their respective current or potential limited partners or members.

Related Investment Funds” means, with respect to any Person, such Person’s Affiliates and its and their respective current or potential investment funds, co-investment funds, successor investment funds and other investment vehicles and managed accounts under direct or indirect common management, governance or control and other similar investment management relationships therewith.

Representative” means, with respect to any Person, the directors, officers, employees, investment bankers, financial advisors, attorneys, accountants or other advisors, agents or representatives of such Person.

Required Holders” means, which respect to any time of determination, (i) prior to the Closing, the Non-Voting Investors and (ii) on or after the Closing, holders of at least a majority of the aggregate number of shares of outstanding Preferred Shares.

Restricted Stock Unit Awards” means restricted stock unit awards (whether time-based or performance-based and whether granted under the Phantom Unit Plan or otherwise) pursuant to which Common Stock is directly or indirectly issuable.

Safeway” means Safeway, Inc., a Delaware corporation.

Sanctioned Person” means any Person: (a) listed on any Sanctions-related list of designated or blocked persons; (b) resident in, or organized under the laws of a country or territory that is the subject of comprehensive restrictive Sanctions from time to time (which includes, as of the date of this Agreement, Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Syria, and the Crimea region); or (c) majority-owned or controlled by any of the foregoing.

Sanctions” means those trade, economic and financial sanctions laws, regulations, embargoes, and restrictive measures (in each case having the force of Law) administered, enacted or enforced from time to time by the U.S. Department of Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (including without limitation 31 C.F.R. Part V, the Iran Sanctions Act, the Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability and Divestment Act, the Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act, the Iran Freedom and Counter-Proliferation Act of 2012, and any executive order issued pursuant to any of the foregoing).

SEC” means the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

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Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

Service Provider” means any current or former employee, officer, director, consultant or independent contractor of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.

Specified Rights” means, with respect to an Investor, such Investor’s right to, as applicable, (i) designate observers or directors to the Board as contemplated by Section 5.11 and (ii) own (x) Series A Preferred Stock or (y) Class A Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Preferred Shares.

Subsidiary” means, with respect to any Person, another Person, an amount of the voting securities, other voting rights or voting partnership interests of which is sufficient to elect at least a majority of its board of directors or other governing body (or, if there are no such voting interests, more than 50% of the equity interests of which) is owned directly or indirectly by such first Person; provided, that, in all events, each of the RealCo Entities shall be deemed to be Subsidiaries of the Company and Safeway for so long as they own, directly or indirectly, any equity interests of such RealCo Entity.

Tax” means (i) any and all U.S. federal, state, local, non-U.S. and other taxes, levies, fees, imposts, duties, and similar governmental charges (including any interest, fines, assessments, penalties or additions to tax imposed in connection therewith or with respect thereto) including (x) taxes imposed on, or measured by, income, franchise, profits or gross receipts, and (y) ad valorem, value added, capital gains, sales, goods and services, use, real or personal property, escheat, capital stock, license, branch, payroll, estimated withholding, employment, social security (or similar), unemployment, compensation, utility, severance, production, excise, stamp, occupation, premium, windfall profits, transfer and gains taxes, and customs duties, (ii) any and all liability for the payment of any items described in clause (i) above as a result of being (or ceasing to be) a member of an affiliated, consolidated, combined, unitary or aggregate group (or being included (or being required to be included) in any Tax Return related to such group), including pursuant to Treasury Regulations Section 1.1502-6 (or comparable provision of state, local or non-U.S. Tax law) and (iii) any and all liability for the payment of any amounts described in clause (i) or (ii) above as a result of any express or implied obligation to indemnify any other person, or any successor or transferee liability.

Tax Contest” means any audit, suit, conference, action, assessment, investigation, claim, administrative or judicial proceeding, or other similar interaction with a Governmental Entity with respect to any Tax.

Tax Return” means any and all reports, returns, declarations, claims for refund, elections, disclosures, estimates, information reports or returns or statements supplied or required to be supplied to a Governmental Entity in connection with Taxes, including any schedule or attachment thereto or amendment thereof.

Title IV Plan” means a single-employer plan that is subject to Title IV of ERISA.

 

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Transaction Documents” means this Agreement, the Related Agreements, the RE Agreement, the Equity Commitment Letters, the Expense Reimbursement Letter, the Confidentiality Agreement and the Clean Team Agreement.

Transaction Litigation” means any Action made or instituted or, to the Company’s Knowledge, threatened by, or any written or, to the Knowledge of the Company, oral demand by, any current or former stockholder (or other holder of any other equity securities) or creditor of the Company, or any Affiliate, trustee or beneficiary, or other person acting on behalf or for the benefit of any stockholder (or other holder of any other equity securities) or creditor of the Company, (i) asserting, seeking to assert, or based upon any alleged breach of fiduciary duty, usurping corporate opportunity or similar breach of care, loyalty or comparable claims by any officer, director, trustee, fiduciary, agent or current or former stockholder of the Company occurring prior to the Closing in connection with this Agreement or the Transaction Documents, or (ii) challenging this Agreement or the Transaction Documents or the transactions contemplated thereby or seeking to directly or indirectly enjoin, delay or prevent the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents or seeking damages in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents.

Transactions” means the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Related Agreements.

Treasury Regulations” means the Treasury regulations promulgated under the Code.

Voting Stock” means capital stock of the Company having the present right to vote in any election of directors to the Board.

(b)    The words “date hereof”, “date of this Agreement” and words of similar import shall refer to May 20, 2020; provided, that, with respect to any Investor who was not a signatory to the Prior Agreement and solely for purposes of Article IV, such words shall refer to June 9, 2020.

(c)    In addition to the terms defined in Section 1.01(a), the following terms have the meanings assigned thereto in the Sections set forth below:

 

Term

  

Section

Action    SECTION 3.07
Affiliate Arrangement    SECTION 3.19
Agreement    Preamble
Anticorruption Laws    SECTION 3.21
Balance Sheet Date    SECTION 3.05(c)
Bankruptcy and Equity Exception    SECTION 3.03
Closing    SECTION 2.02
Closing Date    SECTION 2.02
COBRA    SECTION 3.10
Company    Preamble
Company Certifications    SECTION 3.05
Company Disclosure Letter    ARTICLE III

 

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Term

  

Section

Company Fundamental Representations    SECTION 6.03(a)
Company Group    SECTION 3.10
Company Intellectual Property    SECTION 3.13
Company Preferred Stock    SECTION 3.02
Company Products    SECTION 3.20(b)
Company SEC Documents    SECTION 3.05
Company Securities    SECTION 3.02(b)
Contract    SECTION 3.03(b)
Designated Exchange    SECTION 5.19(a)
DOJ    SECTION 5.05(b)
DOL    SECTION 3.10
Equity Commitment Letters    SECTION 4.05
Equity Investors    SECTION 4.05
FCPA    SECTION 3.21
Filed SEC Documents    ARTICLE III
Financing    SECTION 4.05
Fiscal Year    SECTION 5.13(a)(i)
FLSA    SECTION 3.11(b)
FTC    SECTION 5.05(b)
Government Official    SECTION 3.21
Investor    Preamble
IPO Demand    SECTION 5.19(a)
Laws    SECTION 3.08
Listing    SECTION 5.19(a)
Material Contracts    SECTION 3.15
Money Laundering Laws    SECTION 3.23
Non-Recourse Party    SECTION 7.05
Non-Voting Investors    Preamble
Observer    SECTION 5.11(b)
Outside Date    SECTION 7.01(b)(i)
Owned Real Property    SECTION 3.14
Permits    SECTION 3.08
Preferred A Shares    SECTION 2.01
Preferred A-1 Shares    SECTION 2.01
Preferred Shares    SECTION 2.01
Purchase    SECTION 2.01
Purchase Price    SECTION 2.01
RE Agreement    Recitals
Real Estate Transactions    Recitals
RealCo Real Property    SECTION 3.14
Series A Certificate of Designation    Recitals
Series A Preferred Stock    Recitals
Series A-1 Certificate of Designation    Recitals
Series A-1 Preferred Stock    Recitals
Transaction Expenses    SECTION 5.10
Transfer    SECTION 5.17
Voting Investors    Preamble
WARN Act    SECTION 3.11(b)

 

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ARTICLE II

Purchase and Sale

SECTION 2.01     Purchase and Sale. On the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement, at the Closing, for an aggregate purchase price of $1,651,800,000 (the “Purchase Price”): (a) the Non-Voting Investors shall purchase and acquire from the Company, and the Company shall issue, sell and deliver to the Non-Voting Investors, 1,460,000 shares of Series A-1 Preferred Stock, in each case, in the proportions set forth on Annex A-2 hereto (the “Preferred A-1 Shares”) and (b) the Voting Investors shall purchase and acquire from the Company, and the Company shall issue, sell and deliver to the Voting Investors, 290,000 shares of Series A Preferred Stock, in each case, in the proportions set forth on Annex B-2 hereto (the “Preferred A Shares” and together with the Preferred A-1 Shares, the “Preferred Shares”). The purchase of the Preferred Shares pursuant to this Section 2.01 is referred to as the “Purchase”.

SECTION 2.02     Closing. (a) The closing of the Purchase (the “Closing”) shall take place at the offices of Schulte, Roth & Zabel LLP, 919 Third Avenue, New York, New York 10022, on the second Business Day following the satisfaction (or, to the extent permitted by Law, the waiver by the party entitled to the benefit thereof) of the conditions set forth in Article VI, other than those conditions that by their nature are to be satisfied as of the Closing (but subject to the satisfaction or waiver of such conditions at the Closing), or at such other place, time and date as shall be agreed between the Company and the Required Holders; provided, that in no event shall the Closing occur prior to the date that is ten (10) Business Days following the date hereof. The date on which the Closing occurs is referred to in this Agreement as the “Closing Date”. The Closing shall be deemed to occur and be effective as of 12:01 a.m. New York City time on the Closing Date.

(b)    At the Closing, to effect the purchase and sale of the Preferred Shares, (i) each Investor shall pay to the Company, by wire transfer to a bank account designated in writing by the Company at least two Business Days prior to the Closing Date, in immediately available funds, the portion of the Purchase Price listed opposite the name of such Investor on Annex A-2 or Annex B-2, (ii) the Company shall deliver to each Investor the number of Preferred Shares listed opposite the name of such Investor on Annex A-2 or Annex B-2 free and clear of all Liens, except restrictions imposed by the Securities Act and any applicable state securities Laws and any restrictions imposed pursuant to the Transaction Documents (and, reasonably promptly following the Closing, the Company will provide each Investor with evidence reasonably acceptable to such Investor representing the ownership by such Investor of such number of Preferred Shares), and (iii) the Company shall make the filing described in Section 6.01(b).

 

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ARTICLE III

Representations and Warranties of the Company

The Company represents and warrants to each Investor as of the date hereof and as of the Closing (except to the extent made only as of a specified date, in which case such representation and warranty is made as of such date) that, except as (A) set forth in the confidential disclosure letter delivered by the Company to the Investors on the date hereof (the “Company Disclosure Letter”) (it being understood that any information, item or matter set forth on one section or subsection of the Company Disclosure Letter shall be deemed to apply to and qualify the section or subsection of this Agreement to which it corresponds in number and each other section or subsection of this Agreement (other than Section 5.01) to the extent that it is reasonably apparent on the face of such disclosure that such information, item or matter is relevant to such other section or subsection) or (B) disclosed in any report, schedule, form, statement or other document (including exhibits) filed with, or furnished to, the SEC and publicly available on or after February 24, 2018 and prior to the date hereof (the “Filed SEC Documents”), other than any disclosures set forth in the “Risk Factors” or forward-looking statement sections of such Filed SEC Documents and any other disclosures included therein to the extent they are predictive or forward looking in nature; provided, that this clause (B) shall not apply to the representations and warranties set forth in Sections 3.01, 3.02, 3.03(a) and 3.06(b).

SECTION 3.01     Organization; Standing. (a) The Company is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the Laws of the State of Delaware and has all requisite corporate power and corporate authority necessary to carry on its business as it is now being conducted, except (other than with respect to the Company’s due organization and valid existence) as, individually or in the aggregate, has not had and would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. The Company is duly licensed or qualified to do business (where such concept is recognized under applicable Law) in each jurisdiction in which the nature of the business conducted by it or the character or location of the properties and assets owned or leased by it makes such licensing or qualification necessary, except where the failure to be so licensed or qualified, individually or in the aggregate, has not had and would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. True and complete copies of the Company Charter Documents (as amended to the date hereof) are included in the Filed SEC Documents.

(b)    Each of the Company’s Subsidiaries is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing (where such concept is recognized under applicable Law) under the Laws of the jurisdiction of its organization, except where (other than in the case of the RealCo Entities) the failure to be so organized, existing or in good standing, individually or in the aggregate, has not had and would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Each of the Company’s Subsidiaries is duly licensed or qualified to do business (where such concept is recognized under applicable Law) in each jurisdiction in which the nature of the business conducted by it or the character or location of the properties and assets owned or leased by it makes such licensing or qualification necessary, except where (other than in the case of the RealCo Entities) the failure to be so licensed or qualified, individually or in the aggregate, has not had and would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

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(c)    As of the Closing, each of the RealCo Entities will have been formed solely for the purpose of the Real Estate Transactions. As of the Closing, none of the RealCo Entities has ever had any employees. Except for the Real Estate Reorganization Documents and the contractual obligations associated therewith, as of the Closing, none of the RealCo Entities is a party to any Contract, has incurred any Indebtedness or other Liabilities (other than Tax Liabilities and de minimis Liabilities in the ordinary course of business such as state franchise taxes), has acquired or has owned or used any assets (other than the Owned Real Property owned by it and the equity securities of its Subsidiaries, as applicable) or has engaged in any other business activities since its formation other than in connection with such formation.

SECTION 3.02     Capitalization. (a) As of the date hereof, the authorized capital stock of the Company consists of 1,000,000,000 shares of Common Stock and 100,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $0.01 per share (“Company Preferred Stock”). As of the Closing (and after giving effect to the filing of the Certificates of Amendment with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware), the authorized capital stock of the Company consists of 1,000,000,000 shares of Class A Common Stock, 150,000,000 shares of Class A-1 Common Stock and 100,000,000 shares of Company Preferred Stock, of which 340,000 shares of Series A Preferred Stock and 1,410,000 shares of Series A-1 Preferred Stock will be authorized as of the Closing. As of the date hereof, (i) 280,230,931 shares of Common Stock were issued and outstanding, (ii) 1,772,018 shares of Common Stock were held by the Company in its treasury, (iii) no shares of Company Preferred Stock were issued or outstanding and (iv) Section 3.02(a) of the Company Disclosure Letter sets forth (x) the number of shares of Common Stock that are reserved and available for issuance, directly or indirectly, pursuant to outstanding Phantom Unit Awards and other outstanding awards (whether time-based or performance-based) under the Phantom Unit Plan, (y) the number of shares of Common Stock that are reserved and available for issuance, directly or indirectly, pursuant to future awards (whether time-based or performance-based) under the Phantom Unit Plan and (z) the number of shares of Common Stock to be reserved and available for issuance, directly or indirectly, pursuant to future awards (whether time-based or performance-based) under the Albertsons Companies, Inc. 2020 Omnibus Incentive Plan.

(b)    Except as described in this Section 3.02, as of the date hereof, there were no (i) outstanding shares of capital stock of, or other equity or voting interests in, the Company, (ii) outstanding securities convertible into or exchangeable for shares of capital stock of, or other equity or voting interests in, the Company, (iii) outstanding options, warrants, stock appreciation rights, phantom stock rights, rights or other commitments or agreements to acquire from the Company or any Subsidiary, or that obligate the Company or any Subsidiary to issue, any capital stock of, or other equity or voting interests (or voting debt) in, or any securities convertible into or exchangeable for shares of capital stock of, or other equity or voting interests in, the Company, (iv) obligations of the Company or any Subsidiary to grant, extend or enter into any subscription, warrant, right, convertible or exchangeable security or other similar agreement or commitment relating to any capital stock of, or other equity or voting interests in, the Company (the items in clauses (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv) being referred to collectively as “Company Securities”) and (v) other obligations by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to make any payments or provide any economic value based on the price or value of any Company Securities or dividends paid thereon. Except with respect to the Phantom Unit Plan, there are no outstanding agreements of any kind which obligate the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to repurchase, redeem or

 

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otherwise acquire any Company Securities, or obligate the Company to grant, extend or enter into any such agreements relating to any Company Securities, including any agreements granting any preemptive rights, subscription rights, anti-dilutive rights, rights of first refusal or similar rights with respect to any Company Securities. None of the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company is a party to any stockholders’ agreement, voting trust agreement, registration rights agreement or other similar agreement or understanding relating to any Company Securities or any other agreement relating to the disposition, voting or dividends with respect to any Company Securities. All outstanding shares of Common Stock have been duly authorized and validly issued and are fully paid, nonassessable and free of preemptive rights. The Preferred Shares and the Conversion Shares will be, when issued, duly authorized and validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable and issued in compliance with all applicable federal and state securities Laws, and such shares will not be issued in violation of any purchase option, call option, preemptive right, resale right, subscription right, right of first refusal or similar right, and will be free and clear of all Liens, except restrictions imposed by the Securities Act and any applicable state securities Laws and any restrictions imposed pursuant to the Transaction Documents. The Preferred Shares, when issued, and the Conversion Shares, if and when issued, will have the terms and conditions and entitle the holders thereof to the rights set forth in the Company Charter Documents, as amended by the Certificates of Amendment. The Conversion Shares issuable upon conversion of the Preferred Shares, the Series A Preferred Stock and the Class A-1 Common Stock have been duly reserved for issuance.

(c)    Section 3.02(c) of the Company Disclosure Letter sets forth, as of the date hereof, the name and jurisdiction of organization of each material Subsidiary of the Company and the holder of each equity interest therein. All of the outstanding shares of capital stock of, or other equity or voting interests in, each material Subsidiary of the Company (except for directors’ qualifying shares or the like) are owned directly or indirectly, beneficially and of record, by the Company free and clear of all Liens, except for Permitted Liens. Each outstanding share of capital stock of each material Subsidiary of the Company, which is held, directly or indirectly, by the Company, is duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid, nonassessable and free of preemptive rights, and, except as set forth in the Transaction Documents, there are no subscriptions, options, warrants, rights, calls, contracts or other commitments, understandings, restrictions or arrangements relating to the issuance, acquisition, redemption, repurchase or sale of any shares of capital stock or other equity or voting interests of any material Subsidiary of the Company, including any right of conversion or exchange under any outstanding security, instrument or agreement, any agreements granting any preemptive rights, subscription rights, anti-dilutive rights, rights of first refusal or similar rights with respect to any securities of any Subsidiary of the Company.

SECTION 3.03    Authority; Noncontravention; Voting Requirements. (a) The Company has all necessary corporate power and corporate authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and the Related Agreements and to perform its obligations hereunder and thereunder and to consummate the Transactions. The execution, delivery and performance by the Company of this Agreement and the Related Agreements, and the consummation by it of the Transactions, have been duly authorized and approved by its Board, and, except for filing the Certificates of Amendment with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware pursuant to the DGCL, no other corporate action on the part of the Company or its stockholders is necessary to authorize the execution, delivery and performance by the Company of this Agreement and the Related

 

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Agreements and the consummation by it of the Transactions. This Agreement has been and the Related Agreements will be on the Closing Date, duly executed and delivered by the Company and, assuming due authorization, execution and delivery hereof and thereof by each Investor, this Agreement constitutes, and the Related Agreements will on the Closing Date constitute, a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms, except that such enforceability (i) may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer, reorganization, moratorium and other similar Laws of general application affecting or relating to the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and (ii) is subject to general principles of equity, whether considered in a proceeding at law or in equity (the “Bankruptcy and Equity Exception”).

(b)    Neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement nor any of the Related Agreements by the Company, nor the consummation by the Company of the Transactions, nor performance or compliance by the Company with any of the terms or provisions hereof or thereof, will (i) conflict with or violate any provision of (A) the Company Charter Documents or (B) any similar organizational documents of any of the Company’s Subsidiaries or (ii) assuming that the authorizations, consents and approvals referred to in Section 3.04 are obtained prior to the Closing Date and the filings referred to in Section 3.04 are made and any waiting periods thereunder have terminated or expired prior to the Closing Date, (x) except as set forth in Section 3.03(b) of the Company Disclosure Letter, violate or constitute a default (or constitute an event which, with notice or lapse of time or both, would constitute a violation or default) under any of the terms, conditions or provisions of any loan or credit agreement, debenture, note, bond, mortgage, indenture, deed of trust, lease, sublease, license, contract or other agreement, instrument, arrangement or understanding (each, a “Contract”) to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party or accelerate any obligations or rights under or give a right of termination of (whether or not with notice, lapse of time or both) any such Contract, (y) violate any Law, judgment, writ or injunction of any Governmental Entity applicable to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or (z) result in the creation of any Lien on any properties or assets of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, except, in the case of clause (ii), as, individually or in the aggregate, have not had and would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

(c)    No vote, consent or approval of the stockholders of the Company is required under applicable Law, the Company Charter Documents or under any Contract between the Company and any stockholder of the Company, to authorize or approve this Agreement or the Transactions, in each case other than any such vote, consent and approval which has been obtained.

(d)    The Subsidiaries of the Company have all necessary corporate or other power and authority to execute and deliver the Real Estate Reorganization Documents and to perform their respective obligations thereunder and to consummate the Real Estate Reorganization. The execution, delivery and performance by the Subsidiaries of the Company of the Real Estate Reorganization Documents, and the consummation by the Subsidiaries of the Company of the Real Estate Reorganization, have been duly authorized and approved by their respective board of directors and/or members or stockholders (as applicable), and no other corporate action on the part of the Subsidiaries of the Company or their respective direct or indirect members or stockholders (as applicable) is necessary to authorize the execution, delivery and performance by

 

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the Subsidiaries of the Company of the Real Estate Reorganization Documents and the consummation by the Subsidiaries of the Company of the Real Estate Reorganization. The Real Estate Reorganization Documents will be on the Closing Date, duly executed and delivered by the Subsidiaries of the Company and, assuming due authorization, execution and delivery hereof and thereof by the other parties thereto, will on the Closing Date constitute, a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Subsidiaries of the Company, subject, as to enforceability, to the Bankruptcy and Equity Exceptions. Neither the execution and delivery of the Real Estate Reorganization Documents by the Subsidiaries of the Company, nor the consummation by the Subsidiaries of the Company of the Real Estate Reorganization, nor performance or compliance by the Subsidiaries of the Company with any of the terms or provisions thereof, will (i) conflict with or violate any provision of the organizational documents of any of the Company’s Subsidiaries or (ii) (x) except as set forth in Section 3.03(d) of the Company Disclosure Letter, violate or constitute a default (or constitute an event which, with notice or lapse of time or both, would constitute a violation or default) under any Contract to which the Subsidiaries of the Company is a party or accelerate any obligations or rights under or give a right of termination of (whether or not with notice, lapse of time or both) any such Contract, (y) violate any Law, judgment, writ or injunction of any Governmental Entity applicable to the Subsidiaries of the Company or (z) result in the creation of any Lien on any properties or assets of the Subsidiaries of the Company.

SECTION 3.04    Governmental Approvals. Except for (a) the filing of the Certificates of Amendment with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware pursuant to the DGCL, (b) the filing with the SEC of such current reports and other documents, if any, required to be filed with the SEC under the Exchange Act or Securities Act in connection with the Transactions and (c) compliance with any applicable securities or blue sky laws of the various states, no consent or approval of, or filing, license, permit or authorization, declaration or registration with, any Governmental Entity or any stock market or stock exchange on which shares of Common Stock are listed for trading are necessary for the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the Related Agreements by the Company, the performance by the Company of its obligations hereunder and thereunder and the consummation by the Company of the Transactions, other than such consents, approvals, filings, licenses, permits, authorizations, declarations or registrations the failure of which to obtain, make or give, would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

SECTION 3.05    Company SEC Documents; Undisclosed Liabilities. (a) The Company has filed or furnished, as applicable, with the SEC, on a timely basis, all reports, schedules, forms, statements and other documents required to be filed or furnished, as applicable, by the Company with the SEC pursuant to the Securities Act or the Exchange Act since February 24, 2018 (collectively, the “Company SEC Documents”). As of their respective effective dates (in the case of Company SEC Documents that are registration statements filed pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act) and as of their respective SEC filing dates (in the case of all other Company SEC Documents), the Company SEC Documents complied as to form in all material respects with the requirements of the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, as the case may be, applicable to such Company SEC Documents, and none of the Company SEC Documents as of such respective dates (or, if amended prior to the date hereof, the date of the filing of such amendment, with respect to the disclosures that are amended) contained any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted, or will have omitted, to state a material fact required to be

 

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stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. As of the date hereof and as of the Closing, (i) none of the Company’s Subsidiaries are or will be required to file any documents with the SEC, (ii) there are and will be no outstanding or unresolved comments in comment letters from the SEC staff with respect to any of the Company SEC Documents and (iii) to the Knowledge of the Company, none of the Company SEC Documents are or will be the subject of ongoing SEC review, outstanding SEC comment or outstanding SEC investigation. Each of the certifications and statements relating to the Company SEC Documents required by: (A) Rule 13a-14 or Rule 15d-14 under the Exchange Act, (B) 18 U.S.C. §1350 (Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act) or (C) any other rule or regulation promulgated by the SEC or applicable to the Company SEC Documents (collectively, the “Company Certifications”) is accurate and complete, and complies as to form and content with all applicable Laws.

(b)    The consolidated financial statements of the Company (including all related notes or schedules) included or incorporated by reference in the Company SEC Documents (i) complied, as of their respective dates of filing with the SEC, in all material respects with the published rules and regulations of the SEC with respect thereto, (ii) present fairly, in all material respects, the consolidated financial position of the Company and its consolidated Subsidiaries as of the dates thereof and the consolidated results of their operations and cash flows for the periods covered thereby (subject, in the case of unaudited quarterly financial statements, to normal year-end adjustments), (iii) have been prepared in all material respects in accordance with GAAP (except, in the case of unaudited quarterly financial statements, as permitted by Form 10-Q of the SEC or other rules and regulations of the SEC) applied on a consistent basis during the periods covered thereby (except (A) as may be indicated in the notes thereto or (B) as permitted by Regulation S-X), and (iv) were prepared in accordance with the books of account and other financial records of the Company and its Subsidiaries (except as may be indicated in the notes thereto).

(c)    Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has any liabilities of any nature (whether accrued, absolute, contingent or otherwise) that would be required under GAAP, as in effect on the date hereof, to be reflected on a consolidated balance sheet of the Company (including the notes thereto) except liabilities (i) reflected or reserved against in the balance sheet (or the notes thereto) of the Company and its Subsidiaries as of February 29, 2020 (the “Balance Sheet Date”) included in the Filed SEC Documents, (ii) incurred after the Balance Sheet Date in the ordinary course of business, (iii) as contemplated by this Agreement or otherwise incurred in connection with the Transactions, or (iv) as, individually or in the aggregate, have not had and would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

(d)    The Company has established and maintains, and at all times since February 25, 2017 has maintained, disclosure controls and procedures and a system of internal controls over financial reporting (as such terms are defined in paragraphs (e) and (f), respectively, of Rule 13a-15 under the Exchange Act) as required by Rule 13a-15 under the Exchange Act and such disclosure controls and procedures are reasonably effective to perform the functions for which they were established subject to the limitations of any such control system. Since February 25, 2017, neither the Company nor, to the Knowledge of the Company, the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm, has identified or been made aware of any “significant deficiency” or “material weakness” (as defined by the Public Company Accounting Oversight

 

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Board) in the design or operation of the Company’s internal controls over financial reporting which would reasonably be expected to adversely affect in any material respect the Company’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial data, in each case which has not been subsequently remediated.

(e)    The Company’s auditor is and has at all times since February 25, 2017: (i) a registered public accounting firm (as defined in Section 2(a)(12) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act); (ii) “independent” with respect to the Company within the meaning of Regulation S-X under the Exchange Act; and (iii) to the Knowledge of the Company, in compliance with subsections (g) through (l) of Section 10A of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated by the SEC and the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board thereunder. All non-audit services performed by the Company’s auditors for the Company that were required to be approved in accordance with Section 202 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act were so approved.

SECTION 3.06     Absence of Certain Changes. Since (a) the Balance Sheet Date, through the date hereof, except for (i) the execution and performance of this Agreement and the discussions, negotiations and transactions related thereto and any transaction of the type contemplated by this Agreement, (ii) actions taken by the Company in preparation for an IPO as contemplated by the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-236956), as amended prior to the date hereof, and (iii) actions taken by the Company and its Subsidiaries (other than any actions that would be prohibited under Section 5.01(b)) in response to the COVID-19 virus as disclosed in the Filed SEC Documents, the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries has been carried on and conducted in all material respects in the ordinary course of business, (b) the Balance Sheet Date, there has not been any Material Adverse Effect or any circumstance, developments, effect, change, event, occurrence or state of facts that, individually or in the aggregate, has had or would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, (c) the Balance Sheet Date through the date hereof, the Company has not taken any actions which, had such actions been taken after the date of this Agreement, would have required the written consent of the Required Holders pursuant to Section 5.01 and (d) December 31, 2019 through the date hereof, the Company has not established a record date for, declare, set aside for payment or make payment in respect of, any dividend or other distribution upon any shares of capital stock of the Company.

SECTION 3.07    Legal Proceedings. As of the date of this Agreement, except as would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, there is no (a) pending or, to the Knowledge of the Company, threatened legal or administrative proceeding, suit, arbitration, claim, charge, audit, investigation, inquiry or action (an “Action”) against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or (b) outstanding order, judgment, injunction, ruling, writ or decree of any Governmental Entity imposed upon the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, in each case, by or before any Governmental Entity.

SECTION 3.08    Compliance with Laws; Permits. The Company and each of its Subsidiaries are, and since February 25, 2017 have been, in compliance with all foreign, state, federal or local laws, statutes, common laws, ordinances, acts, codes, rules, regulations, orders, executive orders, judgments, injunctions, penalties, fines, writs, decrees, governmental guidelines or interpretations having the force of law, Permits, regulations, decrees and orders of Governmental Entities (collectively, “Laws”) applicable to the Company or any of its

 

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Subsidiaries, in each case except for instances of non-compliance that individually or in the aggregate, have not had and would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. The Company and each of its Subsidiaries hold all licenses, franchises, permits, certificates, approvals and authorizations from Governmental Entities necessary for the lawful conduct of their respective businesses (collectively, “Permits”), except where the failure to hold the same, individually or in the aggregate, has not had and would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

SECTION 3.09    Tax Matters. Except as, individually or in the aggregate, has not had and would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect:

(a)    The Company and each of its Subsidiaries has prepared (or caused to be prepared) and timely filed (taking into account valid extensions of time within which to file) all Tax Returns required to be filed by any of them, and all such filed Tax Returns are true, complete and accurate.

(b)    All Taxes owed by the Company and each of its Subsidiaries that are due (whether or not shown on any Tax Return) have been timely paid or have been adequately reserved against in accordance with GAAP.

(c)    All amounts of Taxes required to be withheld by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries have been duly withheld and timely remitted to the appropriate taxing authority as required by applicable Law, and the Company and its Subsidiaries have each complied in all respects with all Tax information reporting provisions of all applicable laws.

(d)    The Company has not received written notice of any pending or threatened Tax Contests in respect of any Taxes of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, no Governmental Entity has given written notice of any intention to assert any deficiency or claim for additional Taxes against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, and no claim in writing has been made by any Governmental Entity in a jurisdiction where the Company and its Subsidiaries does not file Tax Returns that it is or may be subject to taxation by that jurisdiction.

(e)    There are no Liens for Taxes on any of the assets of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries other than Permitted Liens.

(f)    None of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries has been a “controlled corporation” or a “distributing corporation” in any distribution occurring in the prior two years that was purported or intended to be governed by Section 355 of the Code (or any similar provision of state, local or non-U.S. Law).

(g)    No deficiency for any Tax has been asserted or assessed by any Governmental Entity in writing against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, except for deficiencies that have been satisfied by payment in full, settled or withdrawn or that have been adequately reserved against in accordance with GAAP.

(h)    Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has waived any statute of limitations in respect of Taxes or agreed to any extension of time with respect to an assessment or deficiency for Taxes (other than pursuant to extensions of time to file Tax Returns obtained in the ordinary course) and no request for any such waiver or extension is currently pending.

 

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(i)    Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has (A) participated in any “reportable transaction” within the meaning of Treasury Regulation Section 1.6011-4(b) (or any similar provision of state, local or non-U.S. Tax law) or (B) taken any reporting position on a Tax Return, which reporting position (i) if not sustained would be reasonably likely, absent disclosure, to give rise to a penalty for substantial understatement of federal income Tax under Section 6662 of the Code (or any similar provision of state, local, or non-U.S. Tax law), and (ii) has not adequately been disclosed on such Tax Return in accordance with Section 6662(d)(2)(B) of the Code (or any similar provision of state, local, or non-U.S. Tax law).

(j)    The Company has not been a United States real property holding corporation within the meaning of Section 897(c)(2) of the Code during the applicable period specified in Section 897(c)(1)(A)(ii) of the Code.

SECTION 3.10    Employee Benefits. (a) Section 3.10 of the Company Disclosure Letter sets forth a true, complete and correct list of each material Company Plan and Multiemployer Plan.

(b)    Except as, individually or in the aggregate, have not had and would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, (i) each Company Plan has been established and administered in accordance with its terms and in compliance with the applicable provisions of ERISA, the Code and all other applicable Laws and the terms of any applicable Collective Bargaining Agreement; (ii) with respect to each Company Plan, the Company and each of its Subsidiaries is in compliance with the applicable provisions of ERISA, the Code (including Section 409A, COBRA, and the Affordable Care Act) and all other applicable Laws and the terms of any applicable Collective Bargaining Agreement, (iii) with respect to each Company Plan, all reports, returns, notices and other documentation that are required to have been filed with or furnished to the IRS, the United States Department of Labor (the “DOL”), the PBGC, the SEC or any other Governmental Entity, or to the participants or beneficiaries of such Company Plan, have been filed or furnished on a timely basis; (iv) each Company Plan that is intended to be qualified within the meaning of Section 401(a) of the Code is so qualified and has received a favorable determination letter from the IRS to the effect that the Company Plan satisfies the requirements of Section 401(a) of the Code and that its related trust is exempt from taxation under Section 501(a) of the Code and there are no facts or circumstances that could reasonably be expected to cause the loss of such qualification; (v) no Service Provider has been improperly excluded from participation in any Company Plan, and neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has any direct or indirect Liability, whether actual or contingent, with respect to any misclassification of any person as an independent contractor rather than as an employee, or with respect to any employee leased from another employer; (vi) no non-exempt “prohibited transaction” within the meaning of Section 406 of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code has occurred involving any Company Plan; (vii) no fiduciary has any Liability for breach of fiduciary duty or any other failure to act or comply with the requirements of ERISA, the Code or any other applicable Laws in connection with the administration or investment of the assets of any Company Plan and (viii) there are no pending or, to the Knowledge of the Company, threatened claims or litigation with respect to any Company Plan, other than ordinary and usual claims for benefits by participants and beneficiaries pursuant to the Employee Plans Compliance Resolution System or similar proceedings pending with the IRS or DOL with respect to any Company Plan.

 

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(c)    Except as disclosed on Section 3.10(c) of the Company Disclosure Letter or as reflected in the consolidated financial statements of the Company, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has incurred any current or projected material Liability in respect of post-employment health, medical or life insurance benefits for any Service Provider, except as may be required under the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985, as amended (“COBRA”), and at the expense of such Service Provider.

(d)    Except as, individually or in the aggregate, have not had and would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, (i) each Company Plan has been administered in accordance with terms and in compliance with the applicable provisions of ERISA, the Code and other applicable Laws, (ii) neither the Company nor any of its ERISA Affiliates is subject to any liability under Title IV of ERISA (other than for premiums payable to the PBGC and funding obligations payable in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice or obligations to pay benefits when due) or Section 412 of the Code, (iii) neither the Company nor any of its ERISA Affiliates participates in or has participated during the past six years in any “multiemployer plan” within the meaning of Section 3(37) of ERISA and (iv) no Company Plan that is an “employee benefit plan” under Section 3(3) of ERISA (whether or not subject to ERISA) and that is subject to funding requirements under applicable Laws had, as of the last annual valuation date for such Company Plan, an “unfunded benefit liability”, as such term is defined in Section 4001(a)(18) of ERISA, based on the actuarial assumptions used for funding purposes in the most recent actuarial report prepared by such Company Plan’s actuary with respect to such Company Plan.

(e)    With respect to any Company Plan that is a Title IV Plan, except as, individually or in the aggregate, have not had and would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, (i) all premiums due the PBGC have been paid, (ii) neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has filed a notice of intent to terminate the plan or adopted any amendment to treat such plan as terminated, (iii) the PBGC has not instituted, or threatened to institute, proceedings to treat such plan as terminated, (iv) no event has occurred or circumstance exists that may constitute grounds under Section 4042 of ERISA for the termination of, or the appointment of a trustee to administer, such plan, (v) there has been no “reportable event” (as defined in Section 4043 of ERISA) that would require the giving of notice or any event requiring disclosure under Section 4041(c)(3)(C) or 4063(a) of ERISA, (vi) the Company and its Subsidiaries are not, and do not expect to be, subject to (A) any requirement to post security pursuant to Section 412(c)(4) of the Code or (B) any lien pursuant to Section 430(k) of the Code and (vii) as of the last day of the most recent plan year ended prior to the date of this Agreement, there is no “amount of unfunded benefit liabilities” (as defined in Section 4001(a)(18) of ERISA). Except as, individually or in the aggregate, have not had and would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, during the six-year period ending on the date of this Agreement, (i) neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries or ERISA Affiliates have terminated any Title IV Plan or incurred any outstanding Liability under Section 4062 of ERISA to the PBGC or to a trustee appointed under Section 4042 of ERISA and (ii) neither the Company nor any organization to which the Company is a successor or parent corporation, within the meaning of Section 4069(b) of ERISA, has engaged in any transaction described in Sections 4069 or 4212(c) of ERISA.

 

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(f)    Except as, individually or in the aggregate, have not had and would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect or as disclosed on Section 3.10(f) of the Company Disclosure Letter, none of the Company, its Subsidiaries or any of their respective ERISA Affiliates (collectively, the “Company Group”) has, in the past six years, maintained, established, contributed to, been obligated to contribute to or had any liability to any Multiemployer Plan or a plan that has two or more contributing sponsors at least two of whom are not under common control, within the meaning of Section 4063 of ERISA. Except as, individually or in the aggregate, have not had and would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, during the six-year period ending on the date of this Agreement, (i) each member of the Company Group has timely made all contributions required to be made by it to any Multiemployer Plan under the terms of the Multiemployer Plan and/or the applicable Collective Bargaining Agreement; (ii) no member of the Company Group has incurred or triggered either a complete or partial withdrawal (as defined in Section 4203 or Section 4205 of ERISA) from any Multiemployer Plan; and (iii) the Company has no Knowledge as of the date hereof of any facts that would give rise to a partial withdrawal by any member of the Company Group from any Multiemployer Plan. No Company Plan is a “multiple employer welfare arrangement” (as defined in Section 3(40) of ERISA). For each Multiemployer Plan, the Company Group has made available to the Purchaser a copy of the most recent letter or calculation, if any, that has been received by the Company Group from a Multiemployer Plan setting forth the estimated withdrawal liability which would be imposed by the Multiemployer Plan if the Company Group were to withdrawal from the Multiemployer Plan in a complete withdrawal.

(g)    None of the execution and delivery of this Agreement, shareholder approval of this Agreement or the consummation of the Transactions could reasonably be expected to (either alone or in combination with another event) result in (i) any of the following with respect to Service Providers: (A) material severance pay upon any termination of employment or service after the date of this Agreement, or any increase thereof; (B) any material payments, compensation or benefits becoming due, or any increase thereof; (C) the acceleration of the time of payment or vesting of any material payments, compensation or benefits; and (D) any material funding (through a grantor trust or otherwise) of any compensation or benefit; (ii) any other material Liability or obligation pursuant to any of the Company Plans; (iii) any limitation or restriction on the right of the Company’s or any Subsidiary’s ability to merge, amend or terminate any of the Company Plans; or (iv) the payment of any amount that could, individually or in combination with any other payment, reasonably be expected to constitute an “excess parachute payment” (as defined in Section 280G(b)(1) of the Code. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to or has any contractual obligations under any Company Plan or otherwise to compensate, gross-up or indemnify any person for Taxes payable pursuant to Section 409A or 4999 of the Code.

SECTION 3.11    Labor Matters. (a) Section 3.11(a) of the Company Disclosure Letter sets forth a list that is that is true and correct in all material respects as of the date hereof, of each Collective Bargaining Agreement.. Except as, individually or in the aggregate, have not had and would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect (i) no labor union

 

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or group of employees of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries has made a pending demand for recognition or certification of a bargaining representative of any such employees in respect of their employment with the Company and its Subsidiaries, and there are no representation or certification proceedings or petitions seeking a representation proceeding presently pending or, to the Knowledge of the Company, threatened to be brought or filed with or before the National Labor Relations Board or any other labor relations Governmental Entity with respect to representation of any such employees in respect of their employment with the Company and its Subsidiaries; (ii) during the two-year period ending on the date of this Agreement, there have been no organizing activities, union election activity or attempts to bargain collectively relating to any employees of the Company and its Subsidiaries in respect of their employment with the Company and its Subsidiaries; (iii) during the two-year period ending on the date of this Agreement, there have been no strikes, work stoppages, slowdowns, picketing, concerted refusal to work overtime, handbilling, demonstrations, leafletting, lockouts, arbitrations or grievances (in each case involving labor matters) or other material labor disputes pending or, to the Knowledge of the Company, threatened against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has entered into any agreement, arrangement or understanding, whether written or oral, with any labor union, trade union, works council or other employee representative body or any material number or category of its employees that would prevent or materially restrict or impede the consummation of the Transactions.

(b)    The Company has not incurred any Liability or obligation under the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act and the regulations promulgated thereunder (the “WARN Act”) or any similar applicable state, local or foreign Law that remains unsatisfied. Within the last six months, there has not been any plant closing or mass layoff, or term of similar import, under the WARN Act or any similar applicable state, local or foreign Law and, to the Knowledge of the Company and each of its Subsidiaries, no mass employee layoff, facility closure or similar reduction in force is currently contemplated, planned or announced that would reasonably be expected to result in any material Liability to the Company and its Subsidiaries.

(c)    Except as, individually or in the aggregate, have not had and would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, each of the Company and its Subsidiaries is, and has been since February 25, 2017, in compliance in all respects with all applicable federal, state, local and foreign Laws regarding labor, employment and employment practices, including all such applicable Laws relating to: (i) the hiring, promotion, assignment and termination of employees (including, but not limited to, timing and usage of employment applications, drug testing and pre-employment testing); (ii) discrimination; (iii) harassment; (iv) retaliation; (v) equal employment opportunities; (vi) disability; (vii) labor relations; (viii) wages and hours; (ix) the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 and applicable state and local wage and hour Laws (collectively, “FLSA”); (x) hours of work; (xi) payment of wages (including, but not limited to, the timing of payments, overtime payments, minimum wage, recordkeeping and reporting of wages to employees); (xii) immigration (including, without limitation, visas and work permits); (xiii) workers’ compensation; (xiv) employee benefits; (xv) background and credit checks; (xvi) working conditions; (xvii) occupational safety and health; (xviii) family and medical leave; (xix) classification of employees; (xx) unfair competition/noncompetition; and (xxi) any bargaining or other obligations under the National Labor Relations Act, in each case, to the extent applicable, the Labor Management Relations Act, the Fair Credit Reporting Act, the

 

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Occupational Safety and Health Act, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, the Family Medical Leave Act, the Equal Pay Act, the Rehabilitation Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act, the Health Insurance Portability Act of 1996, the Uniform Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act, the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act, 42 U.S.C. §§ 1981, 1983, 1985, and 1986, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and the Immigration Reform and Control Act. Except as, individually or in the aggregate, have not had and would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, each of the Company and its Subsidiaries has met all requirements under Laws relating to the employment of foreign citizens and residents, including all requirements of Form I-9.

(d)    Except as, individually or in the aggregate, have not had and would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, there are no pending or, to the Knowledge of the Company, threatened Actions against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries brought by or on behalf of any applicant for employment, any Service Provider, any current or former leased employee, intern, volunteer or “temp” of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or any person alleging to be a current or former employee, or any group or class of the foregoing, or any Governmental Entity, alleging: (i) violation of any labor or employment Laws; (ii) breach of any Collective Bargaining Agreement; (iii) breach of any express or implied contract of employment; (iv) wrongful termination of employment; or (v) any other discriminatory, wrongful or tortious conduct in connection with any employment relationship, including before the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and (vi) neither the Company nor, to the Knowledge of the Company, its Subsidiaries has received notice of any pending or, to the Knowledge of the Company, threatened inquiry or audit from any Governmental Entity concerning the classification under applicable Law of individuals who perform or have performed services for the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (x) as employees or individual independent contractors and (y) for employees, as an “exempt” employee or a “non-exempt” employee (within the meaning of the FLSA and state Law).

(e)    To the Knowledge of the Company, during the three year period ending on the date of this Agreement, (i) no allegations of sexual or other unlawful harassment or discrimination have been made against (x) any officer of the Company and its Subsidiaries or (y) any employee at a level of Vice President or above, (ii) the Company has taken reasonable actions to promptly, thoroughly and impartially investigate all such sexual harassment allegations of which it is aware, (iii) with respect to each such allegation that was reasonably found to have potential merit, the Company has taken prompt corrective action that is reasonably calculated to prevent further harassment, and (iv) the Company and its Subsidiaries do not reasonably expect any material liability with respect to any such allegations.

(f)    To the Knowledge of the Company, since March 1, 2020, the Company and its Subsidiaries is, and has been, in material compliance with all orders and/or requirements issued by any local, state and/or federal municipality relating to the COVID-19 virus, including but not limited to orders relating to Essential Businesses, Essential Workers and Essential Activities (as defined by such orders).

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Effect, (a) each of the Company and its Subsidiaries is, and since February 25, 2017 has been, in compliance with all applicable Environmental Laws, (b) each of the Company and its Subsidiaries has obtained and, since February 25, 2017, has been in compliance with, all Permits required under Environmental Laws for the occupancy of their respective owned or leased real property (including the Owned Real Property) and operation of their respective businesses, (c) there is no Action under any Environmental Law that is pending or, to the Knowledge of the Company, threatened against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, (d) neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has received any unresolved written notice alleging that the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is in violation of or has any liability under any Environmental Laws, (e) neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has treated, stored, disposed of, arranged for the disposal of, transported or handled Hazardous Materials in violation of Environmental Law; and (f) there has been no release of Hazardous Material at, on, under, to or from any owned or operated facility or property (including the Owned Real Property) in violation of, or which could give rise to Liability under, Environmental Law. The Company has made available to the Apollo Investors all material Phase I Environmental Site Assessments prepared pursuant to ASTM E1527-13, Phase II Environmental Site Assessments prepared pursuant to ASTM E1903-19 and other environmental site assessments prepared pursuant to equivalent standards in its possession or reasonable control relating to the owned and leased property (including the Owned Real Property) of the Company and its Subsidiaries.

SECTION 3.13    Intellectual Property. (a) Except as, individually or in the aggregate, have not had and would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, (i) the Company or its Subsidiaries own or possess valid rights to use all of the material Intellectual Property used in the conduct of the business of the Company, and, with respect to such Intellectual Property that constitutes Owned Intellectual Property, such Intellectual Property is free and clear of Liens (other than Permitted Liens); (ii) the Company or its Subsidiaries exclusively own all Intellectual Property registrations and applications filed in their names that have not expired or have not been abandoned, and payment of all renewal and maintenance fees and expenses in respect thereof and all filings related thereto have been duly made; and (ii) the Owned Intellectual Property, together with the Licensed Intellectual Property (collectively, “Company Intellectual Property”), includes all of the Intellectual Property necessary for the Company to carry on the conduct of the business of the Company as currently conducted in all material respects.

(b)    Except as, individually or in the aggregate, have not had and would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, the Company and its Subsidiaries have at all times maintained reasonable procedures and have taken commercially reasonable steps to protect and maintain all Owned Intellectual Property.

(c)    Except as, individually or in the aggregate, have not had and would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, (i) no claims are pending or, to the Knowledge of the Company, threatened in writing against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries alleging that the conduct of the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries infringes, violates or misappropriates the Intellectual Property of any Person, (ii) no claims are pending or threatened by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries against any Person alleging any infringement, violation or misappropriation of the Owned Intellectual Property, (iii) to the Knowledge of the Company, the conduct of the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries has

 

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not infringed and does not infringe the Intellectual Property of any Person, (iv) to the Knowledge of the Company, no Person is infringing any Owned Intellectual Property, and (v) the Company and its Subsidiaries have taken commercially reasonable steps to maintain the confidentiality of the material trade secrets owned by the Company or its Subsidiaries and the security of their material computer software, websites and systems (including the confidential data transmitted thereby or stored therein) and, to the Knowledge of the Company, there have been no material breaches of the security of the same.

(d)    Except as, individually or in the aggregate, have not had and would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, the Company and its Subsidiaries are in actual possession of and have exclusive control over a complete and correct copy of the source code for all proprietary components of any proprietary software owned by the Company and its Subsidiaries.

(e)    Except as, individually or in the aggregate, have not had and would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, each Service Provider or any other Person who developed any Owned Intellectual Property (including any software) has executed a valid and enforceable written Contract with the Company or any of its Subsidiaries that conveys to the Company or one or more of its Subsidiaries any and all right, title and interest in and to all Intellectual Property developed by such Person in connection with such Person’s employment or engagement by the Company or one or more of its Subsidiaries, or all rights in such Owned Intellectual Property have vested in the Company or a Subsidiary by operation of law.

SECTION 3.14    Real Property. Section 3.14 of the Company Disclosure Letter sets forth a true, correct and complete list of the real estate owned by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries and which the Company and its Subsidiaries intend to transfer to RealCo entities pursuant to the Real Estate Reorganization (the “RealCo Real Property”) and the address and owner of each RealCo Real Property. Except as, individually or in the aggregate, have not had and would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, the Company or one of its Subsidiaries has (a) good and valid marketable fee simple title to the RealCo Real Property, free and clear of all Liens (other than Permitted Liens but excluding Liens described in clause (iii) of the definition of Permitted Liens) and (b) a good and valid leasehold interest in each material Company Lease, free and clear of all Liens (other than Permitted Liens). Except as, individually or in the aggregate, have not had and would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, to the Knowledge of the Company, none of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries has received written notice of any material default under any agreement or applicable Law affecting any real property owned the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (the “Owned Real Property”), which material default continues on the date hereof. Except as, individually or in the aggregate, have not had and would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, each material Company Lease is in full force and effect and is binding upon the Company or its Subsidiary, as applicable. There is no pending or, to the Knowledge of the Company, threatened appropriation, condemnation, eminent domain or like proceeding, or sale or other disposition in lieu of condemnation, affecting the Owned Real Property or the Company Leased Real Property except for such proceedings, which would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

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SECTION 3.15    Contracts. (a) Section 3.15 of the Company Disclosure Letter lists each of the following written contracts and agreements (other than any lease of Company Leased Real Property) to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party that is in effect as of the date of this Agreement (each such Contract or arrangement, together with any such contracts or arrangements entered into after the date hereof, collectively being “Material Contracts”):

(i)    any joint venture, partnership or strategic alliance contract or investment agreement, in each case related to the formation, creation, operation, management or control of any partnership or joint venture in which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries owns any partial interest and that is material to the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, other than revenue sharing agreements entered into in the ordinary course of business;

(ii)    any settlement, conciliation or similar contract which would require the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to pay consideration of more than $25,000,000 (after taking into consideration any insurance proceeds available to the Company or any of its Subsidiary, as applicable, in respect thereof) or to satisfy any material non-monetary obligations, in each case after the date of this Agreement;

(iii)    any contract that contains any covenant limiting, to a degree that is material to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, the ability of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, as applicable, to engage in any line of business or compete with any Person, in each case in any geographic area (excluding any contracts entered into with distributors or suppliers in the ordinary course of business);

(iv)    (A) for the acquisition, directly or indirectly (by merger or otherwise) of a material portion of the assets (other than goods, products or services in the ordinary course) or capital stock or other equity interests of any Person for aggregate consideration in excess of $75,000,000 and that has not closed prior to the date hereof or pursuant to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries has continuing indemnification (other than indemnification obligations with respect to current or former directors and officers), “earn-out” or other similar contingent payment obligations that are reasonably expected to exceed $75,000,000 in the aggregate after the date hereof or (B) gives any Person the right to acquire any assets of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (excluding ordinary course commitments to purchase goods, products or services) after the date hereof with a total consideration of more than $75,000,000;

(v)    any license, sublicense or royalty contract under which a third party licenses any Intellectual Property to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries which would require the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to pay consideration of more than $125,000,000 annually (excluding any non-exclusive licenses of commercially available software or other standard products under standard end-user agreements); and

(vi)    all contracts evidencing any Affiliate Arrangements.

(b)    (i) each Material Contract is valid, binding and enforceable on the Company and any of its Subsidiaries to the extent such Person is a party thereto, as applicable, and to the Knowledge of the Company, each other party thereto (subject to the Bankruptcy and Equity Exception), and is in full force and effect, except where the failure to be valid, binding or in full

 

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force and effect, individually or in the aggregate, has not had and would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, (ii) the Company and each of its Subsidiaries, and, to the Knowledge of the Company, any other party thereto, is in compliance with all Material Contracts and has performed all obligations required to be performed by it under each Material Contract, except where such noncompliance, individually or in the aggregate, has not had and would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, (iii) to the Knowledge of the Company, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has received notice of the existence of any event or condition which constitutes, or, after notice or lapse of time or both, will constitute, a default on the part of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries under any such Material Contract, except where such default, individually or in the aggregate, has not had and would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, and (iv) to the Knowledge of the Company, there are no events or conditions which constitute, or, after notice or lapse of time or both, will constitute a default on the part of any counterparty under such Material Contract, except as, individually or in the aggregate, has not had and would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

SECTION 3.16     Insurance. Except as, individually or in the aggregate, has not had and would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, (a) neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is in breach of any obligations under any material insurance policy of the Company, (b) all material claims made thereunder have been properly and timely filed, and (c) no written notice of cancellation or termination of coverage has been received by the Company or its Subsidiaries with respect to any such material insurance policy, other than in connection with ordinary renewals. Except as, individually or in the aggregate, has not had and would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, each material insurance policy of the Company is in full force and effect and is the valid and binding obligation of the Company or its applicable Subsidiary named as the insured therein, subject, as to enforceability, to the Bankruptcy and Equity Exception.

SECTION 3.17    Sale of Securities. Assuming the accuracy of the representations and warranties set forth in Section 4.08, the sale of the Preferred Shares pursuant to this Agreement is exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act. Without limiting the foregoing, neither the Company nor, to the Knowledge of the Company, any other Person authorized by the Company to act on its behalf, has engaged in a general solicitation or general advertising (within the meaning of Regulation D of the Securities Act) of or to investors with respect to offers or sales of Series A-1 Preferred Stock or Series A Preferred Stock, as applicable. Neither the Company nor, to the Knowledge of the Company, any Person acting on its behalf has made any offers or sales of any security or solicited any offers to buy any security, under circumstances that would cause the offering or issuance of Preferred Shares under this Agreement to be integrated with prior offerings by the Company for purposes of the Securities Act that would result in none of Regulation D or any other applicable exemption from registration under the Securities Act to be available, nor will the Company take any action or steps that would cause the offering or issuance of Preferred Shares under this Agreement to be integrated with other offerings by the Company.

SECTION 3.18    No Broker. Except as set forth in Section 3.18 of the Company Disclosure Letter (which fees are payable by the Company in each case), no agent, broker, investment banker, financial advisor or other firm or Person is or will be entitled to any broker’s,

 

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finder’s, financial advisor’s or any other commission or similar fee, or the reimbursement of expenses in connection therewith, in connection with any of the Transactions based upon arrangements made by, or on behalf of, the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.

SECTION 3.19     Certain Business Relationships with Affiliates. Section 3.19 of the Company Disclosure Letter sets forth a true and complete list of any Contracts (excluding employment agreements with officers entered into in the ordinary course of business) between the Company, on the one hand, and any director, officer or stockholder (in each case, in his, her or its capacity as such) of the Company or its Affiliates, on the other hand (an “Affiliate Arrangement”), which is currently in effect.

SECTION 3.20     Quality and Safety of Products. (a) Except as has not had, and would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has, since February 25, 2017, received written notice in connection with any product sold, produced or distributed by or on behalf of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries of any claim or allegation against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or been a party to, subject to or threatened with, any Action or investigation against or affecting, the Company or any of its Subsidiaries as a result of manufacturing, storage, quality, packaging or labeling of any product produced, sold or distributed by or on behalf of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.

(b)    Except as has not had, and would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect, the food and non-food inventory held for sale to customers by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, including grocery, frozen, dairy, deli, produce, meat, general merchandise and health and beauty products, which is held at, or is in transit from or to, any of the Company’s or any of its Subsidiaries’ premises, whether or not reflected in the consolidated financial statements (the “Company Products”), (A) is of a quality and condition merchantable in the ordinary course of business, (B) is subject to reasonably designed procedures for storage and handling in conformity with industry standards and reasonably good business practice and (C) since February 25, 2017, has not been subject to a voluntary recall by the Company or its Subsidiaries, by the manufacturer or distributor of the Company Products or any Governmental Entity nor subject to, to the Knowledge of the Company, a written threat of any such recall. Except as has not had, and would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect, the food and beverage products of the Company or any Subsidiary prepared and/or served by the Company at the Company’s stores for people are suitable for human consumption when consumed in the intended manner (and assuming not in excessive quantities or by individuals with special sensitivities, allergies or health conditions that could be impacted by such products).

(c)    Except as has not had, and would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has, since February 24, 2018, labeled any of its products as “natural,” “organic” or “certified organic” other than (A) in compliance with the U.S Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act of 1938, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder and all other applicable Laws governing the labeling, marketing and/or advertising of food sold for human consumption as in effect as of the date of this Agreement and (B) in accordance with the customs of the grocery industry (including the prepared food business).

 

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SECTION 3.21     Illegal Payments; FCPA Violations. During the past five (5) years, none of the Company, any of its Subsidiaries, or any of their respective directors, officers, or employees acting on its or their behalf, nor, to the Knowledge of the Company, any agent or representative of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries acting on its or their behalf, has: (i) in violation of the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (the “FCPA”), the UK Bribery Act 2010 or any other applicable anti-bribery or anti-corruption law under any applicable jurisdictions (collectively, “Anticorruption Laws”), paid, caused to be paid, agreed to pay, or offered, directly or indirectly, in connection with the business of the Company, any payment or gift given to any person acting in an official capacity for any Governmental Entity, to any political party or official thereof, or to any candidate for political office (each, a “Government Official”) with the purpose of (w) influencing any act or decision of such Government Official in his official capacity; (x) inducing such Government Official to perform or omit to perform any activity related to his legal duties; (y) securing any improper advantage; or (z) inducing such Government Official to influence or affect any act or decision of any Governmental Entity, in each case, in order to assist the Company or its Subsidiaries in obtaining or retaining business for or with, or in directing business to, the Company or its Subsidiaries; (ii) made any illegal contribution to any political party or candidate; or (iii) paid, caused to be paid, agreed to pay, or offered, directly or indirectly, in connection with the business of the Company, any bribe, kickback or other similar payment or gift to any supplier or customer in material violation of an Anticorruption Law.

SECTION 3.22     Economic Sanctions; Import Matters. The Company and its Subsidiaries, during the past five years, have not transacted business with or for the benefit of any Sanctioned Person, or otherwise engaged in conduct, in violation of Sanctions or in material violation of Ex-Im Laws.

SECTION 3.23     Compliance with Money Laundering Laws; Absence of Proceedings. (a) The operations of the Company and its Subsidiaries are and, during the past five years, have been conducted at all times in material compliance with applicable financial recordkeeping and reporting requirements of the Currency and Foreign Transactions Reporting Act of 1970, as amended, the applicable money laundering statutes of all relevant jurisdictions, and the rules and regulations thereunder (collectively, the “Money Laundering Laws”).

(b)     The Company is not aware of any pending or threatened Litigation or proceeding by any Governmental Entity, nor has it in the past five years conducted any internal investigation or received any allegation, which appeared credible following a reasonable preliminary inquiry, with respect to any actual, potential or alleged violation of Anticorruption Laws, Sanctions, or Money Laundering Laws by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.

SECTION 3.24     No Other Investor Representations or Warranties. Except for the representations and warranties expressly set forth in Article IV hereof and such representations and warranties set forth in the other Transaction Documents, the Company hereby acknowledges that none of the Investors nor any of their respective Affiliates, nor any other Person, has made or is making any other express or implied representation or warranty with respect to the Investors or any of their respective Affiliates, as applicable, or their respective businesses, operations, liabilities, condition (financial or otherwise) or prospects, including with respect to any information provided or made available to the Company or any of its Representatives or any

 

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information developed by the Company or any of its Representatives. The Company, on behalf of itself and on behalf of its Subsidiaries and Affiliates, expressly waives any such claim relating to the foregoing matters, except with respect to fraud.

ARTICLE IV

Representations and Warranties of the Investors

Each Investor, severally and not jointly and severally, represents and warrants to the Company (provided, that, the representations and warranties contained in Section 4.05 (other than Section 4.05(f)) shall be made, severally and not jointly and severally, solely by the Apollo Investors) as of the date hereof and as of the Closing (except to the extent made only as of a specified date, in which case such representation and warranty is made as of such date) that:

SECTION 4.01     Organization and Authority. Such Investor is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the Laws of its jurisdiction of organization and has all requisite limited liability company power and authority to carry on its business as presently conducted.

SECTION 4.02     Authorization; Enforceability. Such Investor has all requisite limited liability company, limited partnership or other applicable power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and the Registration Rights Agreement and to consummate the Transactions. The execution and delivery of this Agreement and the Registration Rights Agreement by such Investor and the consummation of the Transactions, and compliance with the provisions of this Agreement and the Registration Rights Agreement, by such Investor have been duly authorized by all necessary limited liability company, limited partnership or other applicable action on the part of such Investor (and, as of the date hereof, the resolutions giving effect to such limited liability company, limited partnership or other applicable actions have not been rescinded, modified or withdrawn in any way). This Agreement has been and, as of the Closing, the Related Agreements to which it is party will be, duly executed and delivered by such Investor and, assuming the due authorization, execution and delivery hereof and thereof by the other parties thereto (other than the other Investors), constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of such Investor, enforceable against such Investor in accordance with its terms, subject, as to enforceability, to the Bankruptcy and Equity Exception.

SECTION 4.03     No Conflict. The execution and delivery by such Investor of this Agreement and, as of the Closing, the Registration Rights Agreement do not and will not, and the consummation of the Transactions and compliance with the provisions of this Agreement and the Registration Rights Agreement will not, conflict with, or result in any violation or breach of, or default (with or without notice or lapse of time, or both) under, or give rise to a right of termination, cancellation or acceleration of any obligation or to the loss of a benefit under, or result in the creation of any right or benefit on the part of any third party under, or result in the creation of any Lien upon any of the properties or assets of such Investor under (i) the organizational or governing documents of such Investor or (ii) assuming that the authorizations, consents and approvals referred to in Section 4.04 are obtained prior to the Closing Date and the filings referred to in Section 4.04 are made, (A) any term, condition or provision of any Contract to which such Investor or any of its Affiliates is a party or by which any of its properties or assets are bound and that is material to the business of such Investor and its Affiliates, taken as a whole,

 

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(B) any Law that is material to such Investor and its Affiliates, taken as a whole, or (C) any Judgment, permit, concession, grant or franchise, in each case, applicable to such Investor or any of its Affiliates or any of its properties or assets, other than, in the case of clause (ii) above, any such conflicts, violations, breaches, defaults, rights, losses or Liens that, individually or in the aggregate, have not had and would not reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on such Investor’s ability to consummate the Transactions.

SECTION 4.04     Governmental Approvals. Except for the filing by the Company of the Certificates of Amendment with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware pursuant to the DGCL, no consent or approval of, or filing, license, permit or authorization, declaration or registration with, any Governmental Entity is necessary for the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents by such Investor, the performance by such Investor of its obligations hereunder and thereunder and the consummation by such Investor of the Transactions, other than such other consents, approvals, filings, licenses, permits, authorizations, declarations or registrations that, if not obtained, made or given, would not, individually or in the aggregate, be material to such Investor’s ability to consummate the Transactions. For purposes of clarity, the execution and delivery of this Agreement by such Investor does not, and the performance of this Agreement by such Investor and the consummation of the Transactions will not, require any consent, approval, authorization, filing with or notification under the premerger notification requirements of the HSR Act or any approval, consent or authorization under any applicable foreign antitrust, competition, trade regulation or merger control law.

SECTION 4.05     Financing. (a) Such Apollo Investor has received and accepted an executed commitment letter dated the date hereof (collectively, the “Equity Commitment Letters”) pursuant to which the equity investors named therein (the “Equity Investors”) have agreed, subject to the terms and conditions thereof, to invest in such Apollo Investor the amounts set forth therein. The cash equity committed pursuant to such Apollo Investor’s Equity Commitment Letter is collectively referred to in this Agreement as its “Financing”. As of the date hereof, such Apollo Investor has delivered to the Company a true, complete and correct copy of the executed Equity Commitment Letter to which it is party.

(b)    As of the date hereof, the Equity Commitment Letter to which such Apollo Investor is party is valid and in full force and effect and constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of each Equity Investor party thereto, enforceable against such Equity Investor in accordance with its terms. As of the date hereof, no event has occurred which, with or without notice or lapse of time or both, would or would reasonably be expected to constitute a default on the part of any party to such Equity Commitment Letter or a breach or a failure to satisfy a condition precedent on the part of such Apollo Investor under the terms and conditions of such Equity Commitment Letter. There are no fees required to be paid by or on behalf of such Apollo Investor pursuant to the terms of such Equity Commitment Letter.

(c)    The Equity Commitment Letter to which such Apollo Investor is party provides, and will continue to provide, that the Company is a third party beneficiary thereof and is entitled to enforce such agreement, and such Apollo Investor and each Equity Investor party thereto have waived any defenses to the enforceability of such third party beneficiary rights, in each case in accordance with its terms and subject to the limitations set forth herein and therein.

 

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(d)    Except as expressly set forth in the Equity Commitment Letter to which such Apollo Investor is party, there are no conditions precedent to the obligations of the Equity Investors party thereto to fund such Apollo Investor’s Financing.

(e)    As of the date of this Agreement, (A) the Equity Commitment Letter to which such Apollo Investor is party not has been amended, restated or otherwise modified (and no such amendment, restatement or modification is contemplated as of the date of this Agreement by such Apollo Investor or the Equity Investors party thereto) and (B) the respective commitments set forth in the Equity Commitment Letter to which such Apollo Investor is party has not been withdrawn, rescinded, amended, restated or otherwise modified in any respect (and no such withdrawal, rescission, amendment, restatement or modification is contemplated as of the date of this Agreement by such Apollo Investor or the Equity Investors party thereto). To the Knowledge of such Apollo Investor, no event has occurred which would result in any breach by such Apollo Investor of, or constitute a default by such Apollo Investor under, any term or condition to closing of the Equity Commitment Letter to which it is a party, or otherwise result in any portion of the Financing contemplated thereby to be unavailable or delayed. Such Investor has no reason to believe (assuming satisfaction of the conditions to Closing set forth herein) that any portion of such Apollo Investor’s Financing required to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement will not be made available to such Investor on the Closing Date, including any reason to believe that any of the Equity Investors party to the Equity Commitment Letter with such Apollo Investor will not perform their respective funding obligations thereunder in accordance with its terms and conditions.

(f)    Such Investor will (in the case of an Apollo Investor, assuming such Apollo Investor’s Financing is funded in accordance with the conditions set forth in the Equity Commitment Letter to which it is party) have at the Closing immediately available funds in an aggregate amount that will enable such Investor to (x) consummate the Transactions on the terms contemplated by the Transaction Documents and (y) undertake its other obligations at Closing upon the terms contemplated by the Transaction Documents.

SECTION 4.06     Litigation(a) . As of the date of this Agreement, there are no Actions pending or, to the knowledge of such Investor, threatened in writing against such Investor that seek to enjoin, or would reasonably be expected to have the effect of preventing or making illegal, any of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents.

SECTION 4.07     No Broker. No agent, broker, investment banker, financial advisor or other firm or Person is entitled to any broker’s, finder’s, financial advisor’s or other similar fee or any other commission or similar fee, or the reimbursement of expenses in connection therewith, in connection with any of the Transactions based upon arrangements made by or on behalf of such Investor or any of its Affiliates, except for Persons, if any, whose fees and expenses will be paid by such Investor as described in Section 5.10.

SECTION 4.08     Purchase for Investment. Such Investor acknowledges that the Preferred Shares will not have been registered under the Securities Act or under any state or other applicable securities laws. Such Investor (a) acknowledges that it is acquiring the Preferred Shares (and the Conversion Shares) pursuant to an exemption from registration under the Securities Act solely for investment and for such Investor’s own account and with no present

 

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intention or view to distribute any of the Preferred Shares (or the Conversion Shares) to any Person in violation of the Securities Act, (b) is knowledgeable, sophisticated and experienced in financial and business matters, fully understands the limitations on transfer and the restrictions on sales of such Preferred Shares and Conversion Shares and is able to bear the economic risk of its investment and afford the complete loss of such investment, (c) (i) has such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters and in investments of this type, that it is capable of evaluating the merits and risks of its investment in the Preferred Shares and the Conversion Shares and of making an informed investment decision, (ii) has conducted an independent review and analysis of the business and affairs of the Company and its Subsidiaries that it considers sufficient and reasonable for purposes of making its investment in the Preferred Shares and the Conversion Shares and (iii) based thereon and on its own knowledge, has formed an independent judgment concerning the advisability of the Transactions, (d) is an “accredited investor” (as such term is defined in Rule 501(a) of Regulation D promulgated under the Securities Act) and (e) is not a broker-dealer registered with the SEC under the Exchange Act or an entity engaged in a business that would require it to be so registered.

SECTION 4.09     No Other Company Representations or Warranties. Except for the representations and warranties expressly set forth in Article III and such representations and warranties set forth in the other Transaction Documents, such Investor hereby acknowledges that neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries, nor any other Person, has made or is making any other express or implied representation or warranty with respect to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or their respective businesses, operations, assets, liabilities, condition (financial or otherwise) or prospects, including with respect to any information provided or made available to such Investor or any of its Representatives or any information developed by such Investor or any of its Representatives. Such Investor, on behalf of itself and on behalf of its Affiliates, expressly waives any such claim relating to the foregoing matters, except with respect to fraud.

SECTION 4.10     Arm’s Length Transaction. Such Investor is acting solely in the capacity of an arm’s length contractual counterparty to the Company with respect to the Transactions.

SECTION 4.11     Private Placement Consideration. Such Investor understands and acknowledges that: (a) its representations and warranties contained herein are being relied upon by the Company as a basis for availing itself of such exemption and other exemptions under the securities Laws of all applicable states and for other purposes, (b) no U.S. state or federal agency has made any finding or determination as to the fairness of the terms of the sale of the Preferred Shares or any recommendation or endorsement thereof and (c) the Preferred Shares are “restricted securities” under the Securities Act inasmuch as they are being acquired from the Company in a transaction not involving a public offering and that under applicable securities Laws such Preferred Shares (and the Conversion Shares) may be resold without registration under the Securities Act only in certain limited circumstances.

SECTION 4.12     Plan Assets. The underlying assets of such Investor do not constitute “plan assets” within the meaning of ERISA and the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and Related Agreements do not and will not constitute a non-exempt prohibited transaction under section 406 of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code.

 

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ARTICLE V

Additional Agreements

SECTION 5.01     Conduct of the Business. (a) Except as otherwise contemplated by this Agreement, the other Transaction Documents or the Real Estate Reorganization Documents, as required by applicable Law or as set forth in Section 5.01 of the Company Disclosure Letter, from the date hereof to the Closing, unless the Required Holders otherwise consent thereto in writing, the Company and its Subsidiaries shall, subject to actions taken in response to the COVID-19 virus (other than any actions prohibited by Section 5.01(b)), conduct their respective businesses in all material respects in the ordinary course of business and shall use commercially reasonable efforts to preserve the relationships of the Company and its Subsidiaries with their material customers, material suppliers, employees and others having material relationships with the Company and such Subsidiaries and maintain the business operations, organization and goodwill of the Company.

(b)    Without limiting the generality of Section 5.01(a), except as otherwise expressly required by this Agreement, as set forth in Section 5.01 of the Company Disclosure Letter, or, solely with respect to clause (v) below, as required by applicable Law, from the date hereof to the Closing, unless the Required Holders otherwise consent thereto in writing (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), the Company shall not, and shall cause its Subsidiaries not to, directly or indirectly:

(i)    establish a record date for, declare, set aside for payment or make payment in respect of, any dividend or other distribution upon any shares of capital stock of the Company;

(ii)    redeem, repurchase or otherwise acquire any of the Company’s capital stock or other equity or voting interests, or any rights, warrants or options to acquire any shares of its capital stock or other equity or voting interests of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, other than repurchases of capital stock in the ordinary course of business pursuant to any Company Plan (or agreement thereunder) in effect as of the date hereof;

(iii)    amend the Company Charter Documents;

(iv)    authorize, issue, split, combine, subdivide or reclassify any capital stock, or securities exercisable for, exchangeable for or convertible into capital stock, or other equity or voting interests of the Company other than (A) the authorization and issuance of the Series A-1 Preferred Stock in accordance with this Agreement and the Series A-1 Certificate of Designation and the authorization of any Conversion Shares, (B) the authorization and issuance of the Series A Preferred Stock in accordance with this Agreement and the Series A Certificate of Designation and the authorization of any Conversion Shares and (C) issuances of capital stock, or securities exercisable for, exchangeable for or convertible into capital stock of the Company (x) to newly-hired or newly-promoted employees or consultants consistent with past practice or (y) to any Participant in the ordinary course of business pursuant to any Company Plan (or agreement thereunder) in effect as of the date hereof;

 

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(v)    change any of the methods of accounting, accounting practices or policies in any material respect of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, other than such changes as required by GAAP or a Governmental Entity;

(vi)    (x) enter into any Contract between the Company or its Subsidiaries, on the one hand, and any of the Company’s directors (including director nominees or candidates), officers or stockholders (in their capacity as such), on the other hand, including any stockholder agreement, investor rights agreement, board representation or board nomination agreement or any similar Contract, other than (A) in the case of officers, in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice in connection with such officer’s employment or termination of employment or (B) with newly-hired or newly-promoted officers consistent with past practice; (y) take or omit to take any other action that could reasonably be expected to result in a modification to the composition of the Board; or (z) grant any consent rights with respect to any actions by the Company or its Subsidiaries to any stockholder that would reasonably be expected to limit, alter or modify in any material respect the rights that the Investors are expected to have following the Closing under the Registration Rights Agreement and the Certificates of Amendment;

(vii)    merge or consolidate the Company or any of its Subsidiaries with any Person or adopt a plan of complete or partial liquidation or resolutions providing for a complete or partial liquidation, dissolution, recapitalization or other reorganization of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, in each case other than the merger or consolidation of the Company’s Subsidiaries with other Subsidiaries of the Company or the liquidation or dissolution of immaterial Subsidiaries of the Company.

(viii)    (A) fail to timely file any material Tax Return required to be filed (after taking into account any extensions) by the applicable entity, (B) prepare any material Tax Return on a basis inconsistent with past practice, (C) fail to timely pay any material Tax that is due and payable by the applicable entity, (D) settle or compromise any material Tax Contest, (E) make, revoke or change any material Tax election, (F) file any material amended Tax Return, (G) surrender any claim for a refund of a material amount of Taxes, (H) consent to any extension or waiver of any limitation period with respect to any material claim or assessment for Taxes, (I) enter into any “closing agreement” within the meaning of Section 7121 of the Code (or any similar provision of state, local, or non-U.S. law) with respect to a material amount of Taxes, or (J) adopt or change any material Tax accounting principle, method, period or practice;

(ix)    fail to make a timely submission either required or reasonably deemed appropriate by the Company in connection with the Transactions under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act;

(x)    fail to make a timely submission either required or reasonably deemed appropriate by the Company in connection with the Real Estate Reorganization under any applicable Law; or

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SECTION 5.02     Public Announcements. The Company and the Investors agree that the initial public announcement by the parties or any of their Affiliates of the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the RE Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby shall be in such form or forms as shall be mutually agreed by the Company and the Required Holders. Except for the Company’s disclosure of the Transaction in the Company’s Securities Act and Exchange Act filings and subject to each party’s disclosure obligations imposed by Law or the rules of any stock exchange upon which its securities are listed or any similar organization (in which case the party required to make the communication, release or announcement shall allow the other party reasonable time to comment thereon in advance of such release or public disclosure), neither the Company nor the Investors will make (a) any public news release or other public disclosure or (b) any other written widespread communication or general disclosure to any employees, suppliers or other persons with whom such party has material relationships, in each case with respect to the Transaction Documents or the transactions contemplated thereby, without receiving the other’s consent (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed) to such communication or the communication plan with respect thereto. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Investors and their respective Affiliates shall be entitled to communicate in the ordinary course and in a non-public manner with their respective investors, financing sources (including the Equity Investors), Related Investment Parties relating to the Transaction Documents and the transactions contemplated thereby, in each case subject to (i) customary confidentiality obligations between the Investors and such other Persons and (ii) in the case of Competitively Sensitive Information, the Clean Team Agreement if such Investor is party thereto.

SECTION 5.03     Access to Information; Confidentiality Agreement. (a) Subject to applicable Law, the Confidentiality Agreement, the Clean Team Agreement and any confidentiality arrangements in favor of any third party, the Company shall, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to, afford the Apollo Investors and their Representatives reasonable access upon reasonable advance request by the Apollo Investors and during normal business hours during the period prior to the earlier of the Closing and the termination of this Agreement to all their respective properties (for the avoidance of doubt, such access shall not include any intrusive environmental sampling or testing activities), assets, books, records, agreements, permits, documents, information, officers and employees (in each case, excluding information and materials protected by any attorney-client or other similar doctrine or privilege or by data privacy Laws, and excluding information and materials which the Company in good faith deems of a competitively sensitive nature); provided that the Apollo Investors and their Representatives shall conduct any such activities in such a manner as not to interfere with or disrupt the business or operations of the Company and its Subsidiaries.

(b)    Each Investor shall hold, and shall direct its Subsidiaries and Affiliates and its and their Representatives to hold, any and all non-public information received from the Company and its Subsidiaries and its and their Representatives confidential in accordance with the terms of the Confidentiality Agreement and the Clean Team Agreement if such Investor is party thereto.

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Confidentiality Agreement, this Agreement or in any other Transaction Document (other than, in the case of Competitively Sensitive Information, the Clean Team Agreement if such Investor is party thereto) to the contrary, ACM and each Investor are hereby permitted to disclose Evaluation Material (as defined in the Confidentiality Agreement) to (i) their respective Related Investment Parties and its and their Representatives, (ii) any Person in connection with such Investor’s syndication efforts and (iii) any other Person in connection with any actual or proposed Transfer of Preferred Shares (or Conversion Shares) in accordance with the terms of this Agreement (it being understood that, if such Related Investment Party or other Persons is not already bound by a customary confidentiality obligation between such Investor and such other Person, shall have executed a customary “back-to-back” confidentiality agreement or joinder to the Confidentiality Agreement and the Company shall be an express third-party beneficiary entitled to enforce the terms of the confidentiality agreement or joinder against such Related Investment Party or other Person and such Investor shall be responsible for any breaches of the Confidentiality Agreement by any recipients from such Investor) and each Investor, ACM and their respective Affiliates and their and their respective Representatives shall be permitted to have discussions and negotiations and enter into agreements, arrangements or understandings with any Person described in clauses (i), (ii) or (iii) above in connection with the Transaction Documents, the transactions contemplated thereby, such Investor’s syndication efforts or otherwise in connection with any actual or proposed Transfer of Preferred Shares (or Conversion Shares) in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. The parties hereto agree that ACM is an express third party beneficiary of this Section 5.03(c) and each waiver to, or amendment of, the Confidentiality Agreement.

SECTION 5.04    Reasonable Best Efforts. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, each of the Company and each Investor shall, and shall cause its Affiliates to, use reasonable best efforts to take, or cause to be taken, all actions and to do, or cause to be done, and assist and cooperate with the other parties hereto in doing, all things necessary, proper or advisable to ensure that the conditions set forth in Article VI are satisfied, to consummate the Transactions as promptly as practicable and, at the sole discretion of the Apollo Investors, to obtain the HSR Clearance with respect to the Apollo Investors and, at the sole discretion of the HPS Investors, to obtain the HSR Clearance with respect to the HPS Investors, as promptly as practicable, including, subject to Section 5.05(d) and Section 5.04(b), using reasonable best efforts to contest (i) any Action brought, or threatened to be brought, by any Governmental Entity seeking to enjoin, restrain, prevent, prohibit or make illegal the consummation of any of the Transactions or, at the sole discretion of the Apollo Investors or the HPS Investors, as applicable, the obtainment of any of the Specified Rights or to impose any terms or conditions in connection with the Transactions or, at the sole discretion of the Apollo Investors or the HPS Investors, as applicable, the obtainment of any of the Specified Rights and (ii) any Judgment that enjoins, restrains, prevents, prohibits or makes illegal the consummation of any of the Transactions or, at the sole discretion of the Apollo Investors or the HPS Investors, as applicable, the obtainment of any of the Specified Rights or imposes any terms or conditions in connection with the Transactions or, at the sole discretion of the Apollo Investors or the HPS Investors, as applicable, the obtainment of any of the Specified Rights. Each party hereto shall execute and deliver after the Closing such further certificates, agreements and other documents and take such other actions as the other party or parties may reasonably request to consummate or implement the Transactions, to implement the Specified Rights (at the sole discretion of the Apollo Investors or the HPS Investors, as applicable) or to evidence such events or matters.

 

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SECTION 5.05    Filings; Consents. (a) Without limiting the generality of Section 5.04, upon the terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement (including subject to the limitations set forth in Section 5.05(d) and Section 5.04(b)) and in accordance with applicable Law, each of the Company and each Investor shall, and shall cause its Affiliates to, use reasonable best efforts to as promptly as practicable (i) obtain any consents, approvals or other authorizations, and make any filings and notifications, required in connection with the Transactions, (ii) make any other submissions either required or reasonably deemed appropriate by the Company or the Apollo Investors in connection with the Transactions under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act and any other applicable Law, (iii) at the sole discretion of the Apollo Investors, make any other submissions either required or reasonably deemed appropriate by the Apollo Investors to obtain the HSR Clearance with respect to the Apollo Investors and (iv) at the sole discretion of the HPS Investors, make any other submissions either required or reasonably deemed appropriate by the HPS Investors to obtain the HSR Clearance with respect to the HPS Investors. The Company and the Investors shall, and shall cause their respective Affiliates to, cooperate and consult with each other in connection with the making of all such filings and notifications, including by providing copies of all relevant documents (except to the extent containing confidential information of such Person) to the non-filing party and its Representatives before filing (subject to the limitations set forth in Section 5.05(d) and Section 5.04(b).

(b)    Without limiting the generality of Sections 5.04 and 5.05(a), the Company, the Apollo Investors and the HPS Investors shall as promptly as practicable following the Apollo Investors’ or the HPS Investors’ written request, file with the United States Federal and Trade Commission (the “FTC”) and the United States Department of Justice (the “DOJ”) the notification and report form, if any, required to obtain the applicable HSR Clearance. The Company, the Apollo Investors and the HPS Investors shall use their respective reasonable best efforts to provide as promptly as practicable any supplemental information requested by the FTC or DOJ pursuant to the HSR Act. Each of the Company, the Apollo Investors and the HPS Investors shall, and shall cause its Affiliates to, furnish to the other party such necessary information (to the extent consistent with any applicable Law) and reasonable assistance as the other party may request in connection with its preparation of any filing that is necessary under the HSR Act to obtain the applicable HSR Clearance.

(c)    Each of the Company and the Apollo Investors and each of the Company and the HPS Investors shall, and shall cause its Affiliates to, keep the other party apprised of the status of any communications by such party or any of its Affiliates with, and any inquiries or requests for additional information from, the FTC, the DOJ or any other Governmental Entity with respect to the Transactions or obtaining the applicable HSR Clearance and shall comply as promptly as practicable with any such inquiry or request and provide any supplemental information requested in connection with the filings made hereunder pursuant to the HSR Act or any other applicable Law. No party hereto or any of their respective Affiliates shall participate in any meeting or engage in any material substantive conversation with any Governmental Entity with respect to the Transactions or the HSR Clearance without giving the other party prior notice of the meeting or conversation.

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companies nor the Company, its equityholders or any of their respective Affiliates or their respective portfolio companies are obligated to, in connection with obtaining consents from Governmental Entities, obtaining the HSR Clearance or contesting, resolving, avoiding or seeking to overturn any Action or Judgment brought by a Governmental Entity, (i) sell or otherwise dispose of, or hold separate and agree to sell or otherwise dispose of, assets, categories of assets or businesses of (x) the Company, its Subsidiaries or Affiliates, (y) the equityholders of the Company, their respective Affiliates or their respective portfolio companies or (z) the Investors, their respective Related Investment Parties or their respective portfolio companies, or otherwise take or commit to take any action that could reasonably limit any of the foregoing Person’s freedom of action with respect to, or their respective ability to retain, one or more businesses, product lines or assets, (ii) terminate, modify or extend any existing relationships and contractual rights and obligations, (iii) establish or create any relationships and contractual rights and obligations, (iv) terminate any relevant venture or other arrangement, or (v) effectuate any other change or restructuring of (x) the Company, its Subsidiaries or Affiliates, (y) the equityholders of the Company, their respective Affiliates or their respective portfolio companies or (z) the Investors, their respective Related Investment Funds or their respective portfolio companies (and, in each case, to enter into agreements or stipulate to the entry of an order, decree or ruling or file appropriate applications with the FTC, DOJ, or other Governmental Entity).

SECTION 5.06    Financing.

(a)    From the date of this Agreement until the Closing, unless contemplated hereby, no Apollo Investor shall permit any assignment of its Equity Commitment Letter, or any amendment or modification to be made to, or any waiver of any provision or remedy under, such Equity Commitment Letter, in each case without obtaining the Company’s prior written consent. In addition to the foregoing, no Apollo Investor shall release or consent to the termination of its Equity Commitment Letter in accordance with the terms of such Equity Commitment Letter prior to the Closing, except with the Company’s prior written consent.

(b)    Each Apollo Investor shall take all actions and do all things necessary, proper or advisable to obtain such Apollo Investor’s Financing, including by (i) maintaining in effect its Equity Commitment Letter, (ii) using reasonable best efforts to ensure the accuracy of all representations and warranties of such Apollo Investor, if any, set forth in its Equity Commitment Letter, (iii) complying with its obligations under its Equity Commitment Letter, (iv) satisfying on a timely basis all conditions applicable to such Apollo Investor in its Equity Commitment Letter that are within its control, (v) enforcing its rights under its Equity Commitment Letter and (vi) consummating such Apollo Investor’s Financing at or prior to the Closing, including by causing the Equity Investors party to the Equity Commitment Letter with such Apollo Investor to fund such Apollo Investor’s Financing at the Closing.

SECTION 5.07    Corporate Action. At any time that any Preferred Shares, Series A Preferred Stock or Class A-1 Common Stock are outstanding, the Company shall from time to time take all lawful action within its control to cause the authorized capital stock of the Company to include a sufficient number of authorized but unissued shares of Conversion Shares to satisfy the conversion requirements of all of the Preferred Shares, the Series A Preferred Stock and the Class A-1 Common Stock then outstanding.

 

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SECTION 5.08    Adjustment of Conversion Price. If any occurrence since the date of this Agreement until the Closing would have resulted in an adjustment to the Conversion Price (as defined in the Series A-1 Certificate of Designation and the Series A Certificate of Designation) pursuant to the Series A-1 Certificate of Designation or the Series A Certificate of Designation if the Preferred Shares (or the Series A Preferred Stock into which such Preferred Shares are convertible) had been issued and outstanding since the date of this Agreement, the Company shall adjust the Conversion Price, effective as of the Closing, in the same manner as would have been required by the Series A-1 Certificate of Designation and the Series A Certificate of Designation, as applicable, if the Preferred Shares (or the Series A Preferred Stock into which such Preferred Shares are convertible) had been issued and outstanding since the date of this Agreement.

SECTION 5.09    Use of Proceeds. The Company shall use the proceeds from the issuance and sale of the Preferred Shares (a) to pay any costs, fees and expenses incurred by it in connection with the Transactions and/or (b) to fund any repurchase, redemption or other acquisition of the number of Company Securities set forth on Section 5.09 of the Company Disclosure Letter at a price per share set forth on Section 5.09 of the Company Disclosure Letter.

SECTION 5.10    Expenses. Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement, the RE Agreement or the Expense Reimbursement Letter, each party shall bear and pay its own costs, fees and expenses incurred by it in connection with this Agreement, the Transactions and the Real Estate Transactions (collectively, the “Transaction Expenses”); provided that upon (and subject to) the Closing, the Company shall reimburse the Apollo Investors for all Transaction Expenses incurred by the Apollo Investors and their Affiliates. The Company shall pay 100% of any filing fee required under the HSR Act to obtain HSR Clearance for the Apollo Investors and any other Laws applicable to the Apollo Investors issued by a Governmental Entity that are designed or intended to prohibit, restrict or regulate actions having the purpose or effect of monopolization or restraint of trade or lessening of competition through merger, acquisition or otherwise.

SECTION 5.11    Director Appointment Right; Board Observers. (a) From and after such time as (i) it is lawful under Section 8 of the Clayton Act for the Apollo Investors and their Affiliates to designate a director to the Board and (ii) the HSR Clearance with respect to the Apollo Investors has been obtained, and so long as the Apollo Investors, together with their respective Related Investment Funds, hold (x) at least 25% of the Preferred Shares issued on the Closing Date (or 25% of the Conversion Shares), the Apollo Investors shall have the right to, collectively, designate to the Board one (1) director. From and after such time as (i) it is lawful under Section 8 of the Clayton Act for the HPS Investors and their Affiliates to designate a director to the Board and (ii) the HSR Clearance with respect to the HPS Investors has been obtained, and so long as the HPS Investors, together with their respective Related Investment Funds, hold (x) at least 25% of the Preferred Shares issued on the Closing Date (or 25% of the Conversion Shares), the HPS Investors shall have the right to, collectively, designate to the Board one (1) director. For so long as either the Apollo Investors or the HPS Investors are entitled to designate a director to the Board pursuant to this Section 5.11(a), the Company agrees it shall take all action reasonably available to it to cause such individual who satisfies the Director Requirements (or any replacement designated by the Apollo Investors or the HPS Investors, as applicable) to be included in the slate of nominees recommended by the Board to

 

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the Company’s stockholders for election as directors at each annual meeting of the stockholders of the Company (and/or in connection with any special meeting of stockholders or election by written consent) and the Company shall use the same efforts to cause the election of such nominees as it uses to cause other nominees recommended by the Board to be elected, including soliciting proxies in favor of the election of such nominees. The Apollo Investors and the HPS Investors shall cause any director designated to the Board by it to resign from service on any committee of the Board if, as a result of such director’s service on such committee, such committee does not satisfy the requirements of applicable law or the New York Stock Exchange rules for service on such committee. In the event that a vacancy is created at any time by the death, disability, retirement, resignation or removal (with or without cause) of a director designated by the Apollo Investors or the HPS Investors to the Board pursuant to this Section 5.11(a), or in the event of the failure of any such nominee of the Apollo Investors or the HPS Investors to be elected, the Apollo Investors or the HPS Investors, as applicable, shall have the right to designate a replacement who satisfies the Director Requirements to fill such vacancy (but only if the Apollo Investors or the HPS Investors, as applicable, would be then entitled to designate such director pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this Section 5.11(a)). The Company shall take all action reasonably available to it to cause such vacancy to be filled by the replacement so designated, and, to the extent permitted under the Company Charter Documents then in effect, to cause the Board to promptly elect such designee to the Board.

(b)    For so long as it is not lawful under Section 8 of the Clayton Act for the Apollo Investors and their Affiliates to designate a director to the Board and the Apollo Investors, together with their Related Investment Funds, hold at least 25% of the Preferred Shares issued on the Closing Date (or 25% of the Conversion Shares), the Apollo Investors shall have the right to, collectively, designate one (1) observer to the Board (each such observer, an “Observer”). For so long as it is not lawful under Section 8 of the Clayton Act for the HPS Investors and their Affiliates to designate a director to the Board and the HPS Investors, together with their Related Investment Funds, hold at least 25% of the Preferred Shares issued on the Closing Date (or 25% of the Conversion Shares), the HPS Investors shall have the right to, collectively, designate one (1) Observer to the Board. The Apollo Investors and the HPS Investors, as applicable, shall have the right to designate a replacement for any Observer previously designated by the Apollo Investors or the HPS Investors, as applicable, at any time and from time to time for so long as the Apollo Investors or the HPS Investors, as applicable, has a right to designate an Observer. An Observer may attend any meeting of the Board. Observers shall be provided advance notice of each meeting of the Board in the same manner and at the same time as the other members of the Board, shall be given copies of all documents, materials and other information as and when given to other members of the Board and shall be given access to clean-room materials, provided that the Observer shall have executed a non-disclosure and confidentiality agreement and such other acknowledgments and agreements reasonably satisfactory to the Board. Each of the Apollo Investors and the HPS Investors, in consultation with outside antitrust counsel, shall institute reasonable safeguards (that are reasonably satisfactory to the Company) to ensure that any such information received by their respective Observers is restricted to certain authorized employees and advisors of the Apollo Investors or the HPS Investors, respectively, to comply with all applicable antitrust laws. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Observer shall be excluded from attending any meeting of the Board or receiving any materials to the extent necessary to preserve attorney-client privilege, to safeguard highly proprietary or confidential information, in the case of any conflict of interest involving such Observer or as otherwise deemed necessary or

 

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advisable by the Board. The Chairman of the Board or any committee thereof shall have the right to exclude an Observer from any meeting or portion thereof, in each case, solely to the extent permitted by the immediately preceding sentence. Each Observer shall be a natural person. The Company shall reimburse each Observer for his or her reasonable out-of-pocket costs incurred to attend meetings of the Board. The Company agrees that each Observer shall be entitled to the benefit of the indemnification and advancement of expenses provided by, or granted pursuant to, the Bylaws as if such Observer was a director of the Company.

SECTION 5.12    Tax Matters. On or before the Closing (and from time to time thereafter upon the reasonable request of the Company), each Investor shall deliver to the Company a duly executed, valid, accurate and properly completed IRS Form W-9 certifying that such Investor is a U.S. person and that such Investor is not subject to backup withholding or an applicable IRS Form W-8 (or successor form), as applicable, together with any required attachments.

SECTION 5.13    Information Rights (a) Prior to the IPO, for so long as any Investor, together with its Related Investment Funds, holds any Preferred Shares issued on the Closing Date (or any Conversion Shares), such Investor shall be entitled to receive, subject to the terms of the Confidentiality Agreement and the Clean Team Agreement if such Investor is party thereto (provided, that, any of the following that constitutes material non-public information shall be provided only if so requested by such Investor):

(i)    With respect to each fiscal year of the Company (the “Fiscal Year”), an audited consolidated balance sheet of the Company and its Subsidiaries as at the end of such Fiscal Year, and the related audited consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income, stockholder’s equity and cash flows for such Fiscal Year, as audited by an independent nationally recognized audit firm, as promptly as practicable after the end of each Fiscal Year of the Company (but no later than 120 days thereafter);

(ii)    With respect to each fiscal quarter of the Company, an unaudited consolidated balance sheet of the Company and its Subsidiaries as at the end of such fiscal quarter, and the related unaudited consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income, stockholder’s equity and cash flows for such fiscal quarter, as promptly as practicable after the end of such fiscal quarter (but no later than 60 days thereafter);

(iii)    Copies of all certificates, documents, materials and other information as and when provided under the ACI 2030 Indenture or the ACI Indentures (each as defined in the RE Agreement); and

(iv)    No later than 30 days following the release of financial statements with respect to each fiscal quarter of the Company, a current report (as of the end of such fiscal quarter) in the form set forth in Section 5.13(a) of the Company Disclosure Letter with respect to RealCo Real Properties to be provided in a secure data room; provided, that no Investor whose business consists of retail sale of food and alcohol for off-premises consumption, drug stores or any combination thereof shall receive such reports; provided, further, that an Investor that is a financial sponsor with a portfolio company whose business consists of retail sale of food and alcohol for off-premises consumption, drug stores or any combination thereof shall be permitted to receive such reports if such Investor enters into an agreement substantially similar to the Clean Team Agreement governing such reports.

 

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(b)    For so long as any Investor, together with its Related Investment Funds, holds at least 20% of the Preferred Shares issued on the Closing Date (or 20% of the Conversion Shares), such Investor shall be entitled to receive, subject to the terms of the Confidentiality Agreement and the Clean Team Agreement if such Investor is party thereto, the information set forth in Section 5.13(b) of the Company Disclosure Letter (provided, that, any such information that constitutes material non-public information shall be provided only if so requested by such Investor).

(c)    For so long as any Investor, together with its Related Investment Funds, holds at least 25% of the Preferred Shares issued on the Closing Date (or 25% of the Conversion Shares), such Investor shall be entitled, subject to the terms of the Confidentiality Agreement and the Clean Team Agreement if such Investor is party thereto, upon reasonable advance written request of such Investor, reasonable access to Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer of the Company, no less frequently than quarterly, to discuss the Company’s and its Subsidiaries’ business.

(d)    For so long as any Investor or any of their respective Related Investment Funds, holds any Preferred Shares (or any Conversion Shares), the Company shall (i) provide to such Investor semi-annually, or at the reasonable request of such Investor or any of their respective Related Investment Funds, as applicable, in connection with a material change in the company’s business or assets (including any material changes in their respective values), an updated determination (and any analysis supporting such determination) regarding whether the Company is a United States real property holding corporation within the meaning of Section 897(c)(2) of the Code as of such semi-annual or other period, as applicable, which determination shall be provided within thirty (30) days after the filing by the Company of its financial statements with respect to each fiscal year and the second quarter of each fiscal year or after such determination has been requested, as applicable, and (ii) within ten (10) days after the request of an Investor or any of its Related Investment Funds, provide to such Investor or Related Investment Fund a certification pursuant to Treasury Regulations Section 1.897-2(h) and an accompanying notice to the IRS.

SECTION 5.14    Notification of Certain Matters. Notwithstanding anything else herein to the contrary, the Company and each Investor shall give prompt written notice to the other of (a) any notice or other communication from any Person alleging that any consent, waiver or approval from, or notification requirement to, such Person is or may be required in connection with the Transactions or obtaining the HSR Clearance, (b) all effects, changes, events and occurrences arising subsequent to the date of this Agreement which could reasonably be expected to result in any breach of a representation or warranty or covenant of the Company in this Agreement that would, if occurring or continuing on the Closing Date, cause any of the conditions set forth in Article VI not to be satisfied, (c) any effect, change, event or occurrence that, individually or in the aggregate, would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect and (d) any Transaction Litigation and any updates to the status thereof. The Company and its Subsidiaries shall give the Apollo Investors an opportunity to discuss with the Company and its Representatives any Transaction Litigation (subject to the entry into any joint defense or

 

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similar agreement and otherwise subject to the protection of any attorney-client or other similar doctrine or privilege) and the Company and its Representatives shall consider the recommendations of the Apollo Investors with respect thereto in good faith. For the avoidance of doubt, no updated information provided in accordance with this Section 5.14 shall be deemed to cure any breach of any representation, warranty or covenant made in this Agreement, or be deemed to update the Company Disclosure Letter or affect any rights under this Agreement or the Related Agreements.

SECTION 5.15    Withholding. The Company and its paying agent shall be entitled to withhold Taxes on all payments and distributions (including deemed distributions) on the Series A-1 Preferred Stock, the Series A Preferred Stock, Common Stock or any other stock or securities issued upon conversion of the Series A-1 Preferred Stock, the Series A Preferred Stock or the Common Stock to the extent required by applicable Law, and any such amounts withheld shall be treated for all purposes of this Agreement as having been paid to the Person in respect of which such withholding was made. The Company shall promptly notify each Investor if it determines that it has such requirement to withhold and give such Investor a reasonable opportunity to provide any form or certificate to reduce or eliminate such withholding. Within a reasonable amount of time after making such withholding payment, the Company shall furnish such Investor with copies of any tax certificate or other documentation evidencing such payment.

SECTION 5.16    Tax Treatment. Unless otherwise required by a change in applicable Law or a final determination to the contrary (whether by settlement, closing agreement, judicial decision, judgment or decree, or other final disposition), the parties agree (i) to treat the Series A-1 Preferred Stock and the Series A Preferred Stock as “common stock” for all applicable U.S. federal, state and local income tax purposes, (ii) that an Investor shall not be required to include in income as an actual or deemed dividend for any applicable U.S. federal, state or local income tax purposes any amounts in respect of the Preferred Shares unless and until such dividends are declared and paid in cash and (iii) not to take any position on any Tax Return that is inconsistent with such treatment except as required pursuant to a change in law or by a final determination within the meaning of Section 1313 of the Code.

SECTION 5.17    Limitations on Transfer. (a) Except (i) as provided in this Section 5.17, (ii) in connection with a Change of Control, (iii) following the eighteen (18) month anniversary of the Closing or (iv) with the consent of the Board (not to be unreasonably withheld), each Investor, shall not, directly or indirectly, offer, sell, contract to sell, grant any option to purchase, make any short sale, give, assign or otherwise dispose of (whether by operation of law or otherwise) (each a “Transfer”) any of the following (or any right, title or interest therein or thereto): (x) Common Stock issued upon conversion of the Preferred Shares (or the Series A Preferred Stock into which such Preferred Shares are converted) other than to their respective Related Investment Funds, (y) prior to the seven (7) month anniversary of the Closing, Preferred Shares (or, in the case of Series A-1 Preferred Shares, Series A Preferred Shares into which such Series A-1 Preferred Shares are converted) other than to their respective Related Investment Funds or to another Investor or any of its Related Investment Funds or (z) following the seven (7) month anniversary of the Closing, Preferred Shares unless, in the case of this clause (z), after giving effect to such Transfer, the Investors and their respective Related Investment Funds continue to hold, in the aggregate, greater than 50% of the Preferred Shares (or Conversion Shares). It shall be a condition precedent to any Transfer of Preferred Shares to any

 

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Person that such Person shall agree in writing to be bound by the provisions of this Section 5.17. Any attempt to Transfer any Preferred Shares (or Conversion Shares) or any rights thereunder in violation of the preceding sentence shall be deemed invalid and shall have no effect ab initio. Notwithstanding anything contained to the contrary in this Section 5.17, no indirect Transfer of Preferred Shares (or Conversion Shares) by any Person shall constitute a Transfer under this Section 5.17 if, after giving effect thereto, the applicable Preferred Shares (or Conversion Shares) remain owned by a Related Investment Fund of the underlying Investor.

(b)    From and after the Closing and until the eighteen (18) month anniversary of the Closing, none of the Investors, their respective current Related Investment Funds nor any Person to whom Preferred Shares are Transferred nor their respective current Related Investment Funds shall enter into, directly or indirectly, any Hedging Transaction.

(c)    Notwithstanding anything contained to the contrary in this Section 5.17, this Section 5.17 shall in no way limit the ability of any holder of Preferred Shares (or Conversion Shares) to incur margin loans or other leverage in connection therewith, provided, however, that one or more lenders making any such margin loan or providing leverage shall be subject to the restrictions on Transfer set forth in this Section 5.17 only upon any such lender becoming a holder of the Preferred Shares (or Conversion Shares) subsequent to such lender foreclosing on a pledge of the Preferred Shares (or Conversion Shares); provided, further, that upon such a foreclosure, the restrictions on Transfer set forth in this Section 5.17 shall be automatically amended such that (i) for a foreclosing lender, the transfer restriction fall-away date in Section 5.17(a)(iii) shall be one day following the Closing (instead of the eighteen (18) month anniversary of the Closing) and (ii) for any Person to whom Preferred Shares (or Conversion Shares) are Transferred by a foreclosing lender, the transfer restriction fall-away date in Section 5.17(a)(iii) shall be the six (6) month anniversary of the IPO (instead of the eighteen (18) month anniversary of the Closing).

(d)    Notwithstanding anything contained to the contrary in this Section 5.17, none of the Investors, their respective Related Investment Funds, or any Person to whom Preferred Shares are Transferred to in compliance with this Section 5.17 may Transfer, directly or indirectly, Preferred Shares to a Person set forth on Exhibit G.

SECTION 5.18    Company Obligation in Respect of Syndication. The Company shall provide, and shall cause its Subsidiaries and Representatives to provide, commercially reasonable assistance as is reasonably requested (a) in connection with a transfer to any Investor or its Related Investment Funds and/or (b) in the event the IPO has not occurred prior to the eighteen (18) month anniversary of the Closing, by the Required Holders in writing in connection with Transfers permitted under Section 5.17, in each case, including assisting such Persons with the preparation of customary offering documents and materials, including private placement memoranda, information memoranda and packages, investor presentations and similar documents and materials, including the execution and delivery of reasonable and customary representation and authorization letters in connection therewith; provided; that, in the case of clause (b), (x) the Required Holders may make such request (i) on no more than two occasions and (ii) only for so long as the IPO has not been consummated and (y) if the Company has filed a registration statement under the Securities Act with respect to the IPO, the Company may elect to delay such assistance for so long as it is actively pursuing such IPO but in no event for a period exceeding six months. The Company shall perform its obligations under the AGS Engagement Letter in accordance with the terms thereof.

 

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SECTION 5.19    Initial Public Offering Demand.

(a)    Request. At any time on or following the third anniversary of this Agreement, upon written notice delivered to the Company by the IPO Representative (an “IPO Demand”), the Company will be required, pursuant to the terms of this Agreement and in accordance with the provisions of the Securities Act, to file with the SEC a Registration Statement on Form S-1 in connection with a Qualified IPO and to seek a listing of the shares of Common Stock on a national securities exchange in the United States (the “Listing”) on either the New York Stock Exchange or the Nasdaq Stock Market (a “Designated Exchange”); provided, however, that, if an IPO is not consummated in respect of such IPO Demand, the IPO Representative shall continue to be entitled to an IPO Demand.

(b)    Piggyback Rights. Any ABS Holder and any Investor shall have the right to include its Registrable Securities in the Qualified IPO effected pursuant to this Section 5.19 pursuant to, and subject to, the provisions of the Registration Rights Agreement.

(c)    Filing. Upon the receipt of the IPO Demand, the Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to file such registration statement under the Securities Act at the earliest practicable date, but in any event not later than 120 days after the IPO Demand is made and use its commercially reasonable efforts to have such registration statement thereafter become effective with the SEC at the earliest practicable date and shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to effect, at the earliest practicable date, such registration under the Securities Act.

(d)    Registration Statement Form. Registration under this Section 5.19 shall be on Form S-1 (or any successor form thereto). The Company agrees to include in any such registration statement filed pursuant to this Section 5.19 all information that the IPO Representative shall reasonably request.

(e)    Exchange Act Registration; Listing. Concurrently with the registration under the Securities Act sought under Section 5.19, the Company shall seek registration of the Common Stock under the Exchange Act and approval to list the Common Stock on the Designated Exchange.

(f)    Effective Registration Statement. An IPO Demand shall not be deemed to have been effected:

(i)    unless (A) a registration statement with respect thereto has become effective under the Securities Act and remains effective in compliance with the provisions of the Securities Act and the laws of any state or other jurisdiction applicable to the sale or disposition of the shares of Common Stock covered by such registration statement until such time as all of such shares of Common Stock have been sold or disposed of in accordance with such registration statement, (B) a registration statement shall have become effective under the Exchange Act and (C) the shares of Common Stock shall have been approved for listing on the Designated Exchange, subject only to notice of final issuance;

(ii)    if, after it has become effective, either of such registrations is interfered with by any stop order, injunction or other order or requirement of the SEC or other governmental authority or court for any reason other than a violation of applicable law solely by any selling stockholder and has not thereafter become effective; or

 

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(iii)    if the conditions to closing specified in an underwriting agreement to which the Company is a party are not satisfied or waived other than by reason of any breach or failure by any selling stockholder or are not otherwise waived.

(g)    Termination of the IPO Demand. The IPO Representative, may at any time terminate their request for an IPO Demand. Despite such termination by the IPO Representative, in the event that the Board shall so determine to proceed with the IPO, the IPO shall not be terminated as long as the offering satisfies the definition of “Qualified IPO.” Any ABS Holder and any Investor that has requested its shares of Common Stock to be included in such registration statement pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement shall continue to have its shares of Common Stock so included unless otherwise determined by the Board in accordance with the Registration Rights Agreement.

(h)    Selection of Underwriters. The underwriter or underwriters of the Qualified IPO pursuant to this Section 5.19 shall be an internationally recognized investment bank selected by the IPO Representative, which must be reasonably acceptable to the Company.

(i)    Priority in Requested Registration. If the Company shall effect an IPO Demand, no securities other than shares of Common Stock to be sold by (i) the Company for its own account and (ii) by any ABS Holder and any Investor pursuant to the terms of the Registration Rights Agreement shall be included among the securities covered by such registration. If the managing underwriter of a Qualified IPO pursuant to this Section 5.19 shall advise the Company and the IPO Representative that, in its opinion, the number of shares of Common Stock requested to be included in such registration exceeds the number of such shares of Common Stock that can be sold in such offering within a price range stated to such managing underwriter by IPO Representative, the Company shall include in such registration, to the extent of the number of shares of Common Stock which the Company is advised can be sold in such offering pursuant to Section 2.10(b) of the Registration Rights Agreement.

SECTION 5.20    Appraisals. The Company shall provide, and shall cause its Subsidiaries and Representatives to provide, commercially reasonable assistance (at the Apollo Investors’ sole cost and expense) as is reasonably requested by the Apollo Investors in connection with any FIRREA-compliant appraisal of Owned Real Property, including the RealCo Real Property, conducted by the Apollo Investors, no more frequently than once per year.

ARTICLE VI

Conditions to Closing

SECTION 6.01    Conditions to the Obligations of the Company and the Investors. The respective obligations of each of the Company and the Investors to effect the Transactions are subject to the satisfaction or (to the extent permitted by Law) waiver by each of the Company and the Required Holders on or prior to the Closing Date of the following conditions:

(a)    (i) No Governmental Entity shall have issued any order, decree or ruling, (ii) no Action shall have been commenced by a Governmental Entity seeking any order, decree or ruling and (iii) no Law shall be in effect, in any case, enjoining, restraining or otherwise prohibiting any of the Transactions;

 

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(b)    The Company shall have duly adopted and caused to be filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware the Certificates of Amendment and any related filings, forms or applications; and

(c)    The Real Estate Closing shall have occurred substantially concurrently with the Closing.

SECTION 6.02    Conditions to the Obligations of the Company. The obligations of the Company to effect the Transactions are further subject to the satisfaction or (to the extent permitted by Law) waiver by the Company on or prior to the Closing Date of the following conditions:

(a)    all representations and warranties of each Investor set forth in this Agreement shall be true and correct (without giving effect to any limitation or qualification as to “materiality” or “material adverse effect” set forth in such representations and warranties) in all material respects at and as of the Closing Date, with the same force and effect as if made on the Closing Date, except to the extent such representations and warranties expressly relate to an earlier date (in which case such representations and warranties shall be true and correct on such earlier date);

(b)    each Investor shall have performed in all material respects all of its obligations hereunder required to be performed by it at or prior to the Closing, including, solely with respect to each Apollo Investor, the funding in full of its Financing;

(c)    each Investor shall have duly executed and delivered to the Company the Registration Rights Agreement; and

(d)    the Company shall have received a certificate, signed by a duly authorized officer of each Investor, certifying as to the matters set forth in Sections 6.02(a) and 6.02(b).

SECTION 6.03    Conditions to the Obligations of the Investors. The obligations of the Investors to effect the Transactions are further subject to the satisfaction or (to the extent permitted by Law) waiver by the Required Holders on or prior to the Closing Date of the following conditions:

(a)    (i) the representations and warranties of the Company set forth in Article III hereof (other than the Company Fundamental Representations) shall be true and correct (without giving effect to any limitation or qualification as to “materiality” or “Material Adverse Effect” set forth in such representations and warranties) as of the date of this Agreement and as of the Closing Date as though made on and as of such date (except to the extent that any such representation or warranty speaks to an earlier date, in which case such representation or warranty shall so be true and correct as of such earlier date), except where the failure of such representations and warranties to be so true and correct would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect, (ii) the representations and warranties of the Company set forth in Section 3.06(b) (Absence of Certain Changes) shall be true and correct in

 

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all respects at and as of the Closing Date, with the same force and effect as if made on the Closing Date, (iii) the representations and warranties of the Company set forth in Section 3.01(a) (Organization; Standing) (other than the first sentence thereof), Section 3.01(b) (Organization; Standing) (solely with respect to the RealCo Entities), Section 3.01(c) (Organization; Standing), Section 3.02(b) and Section 3.02(c) (Capitalization) (other than the first sentence thereof), Section 3.03(a) (Authority), Section 3.03(d) (Authority; Noncontravention), Section 3.06(d) (Absence of Certain Changes), Section 3.14 (Real Property) (solely with respect to the RealCo Real Property), Section 3.17 (Sale of Securities) and Section 3.18 (No Broker) (collectively with Section 3.02(a), the “Company Fundamental Representations”) shall be true and correct (without giving effect to any limitation or qualification as to “materiality” or “Material Adverse Effect” set forth in such representations and warranties) in all material respects at and as of the Closing Date, with the same force and effect as if made on the Closing Date, except to the extent such representations and warranties expressly relate to an earlier date (in which case such representations and warranties shall be true and correct in all material respects as of such earlier date) and (iv) the representations and warranties of the Company set forth in the first sentence of Section 3.01(a) (Organization; Standing) and Section 3.02(a) (Capitalization) shall be true and correct (without giving effect to any limitation or qualification as to “materiality” or “Material Adverse Effect” set forth in such representations and warranties) in all but de minimis respects as of the date of this Agreement and as of the applicable Closing Date as though made on and as of such date (except to the extent that any such representation or warranty speaks to an earlier date, in which case such representation or warranty shall so be true and correct as of such earlier date);

(b)    the Company shall have performed in all material respects all of its obligations hereunder required to be performed by it at or prior to the Closing;

(c)    the Company shall have (i) duly executed and delivered to the Investors the Registration Rights Agreement and to AGS the AGS Engagement Letter and (ii) delivered to the Investors a legal opinion of Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP in the form attached as Exhibit H hereto; and

(d)    the Investors shall have received a certificate, signed by a duly authorized officer of the Company, certifying as to the matters set forth in Sections 6.03(a) and 6.03(b).

SECTION 6.04    Frustration of Closing Conditions. The Company may not rely on the failure of any condition set forth in Section 6.01 or Section 6.02 to be satisfied if its failure to perform in all material respects any of its obligations under this Agreement, to act in good faith or to use, in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, its required efforts to cause the Closing to occur shall have been a principal cause of the failure of such condition. No Investor may rely on the failure of any condition set forth in Section 6.01 or Section 6.03 to be satisfied if the failure of such Investor to perform in all material respects any of its obligations under this Agreement, to act in good faith or to use, in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, its required efforts to cause the Closing to occur shall have been a principal cause of the failure of such condition.

 

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ARTICLE VII

Termination; Survival

SECTION 7.01    Termination. This Agreement may be terminated at any time prior to the Closing Date:

(a)    by mutual written consent of the Company and the Required Holders;

(b)    by either the Company or the Required Holders if:

(i)    the Closing should not have occurred on or prior to June 15, 2020 (the “Outside Date”);

(ii)    any Governmental Entity issues an order, decree or ruling or has taken any other action permanently enjoining, restraining or otherwise prohibiting any of the Transactions and such order, decree, ruling or other action shall have become final and nonappealable;

(iii)    the RE Agreement is terminated in accordance with its terms;

(c)    by the Required Holders upon written notice to the Company, if there has been a breach of any representation, warranty, covenant or agreement made by the Company in this Agreement, or any such representation and warranty shall have become untrue after the date of this Agreement, such that any of the conditions set forth in Section 6.01 or 6.03 would not be satisfied and such breach or condition is not curable or, if curable, is not cured on or prior to the earlier of (x) the date which is 15 days following written notice thereof is given by the Required Holders to the Company and (y) the Outside Date; and

(d)    by the Company upon written notice to the Investors, if there has been a breach of any representation, warranty, covenant or agreement made by any Investor in this Agreement, or any such representation and warranty shall have become untrue after the date of this Agreement, such that any of the conditions set forth in Section 6.01 or 6.02 would not be satisfied and such breach or condition is not curable or, if curable, is not cured on or prior to the earlier of (x) the date which is 15 days following written notice thereof is given by the Company to the Investors and (y) the Outside Date;

provided, however, that the right to terminate this Agreement pursuant to Sections 7.01(b), (c) and (d) shall not be available to any party to this Agreement whose material breach of any of its representations, warranties, covenants or agreements contained in this Agreement (or, with respect to Section 7.01(b)(iii), the RE Agreement, it being understood that a breach by the RE Investor of its representations, warranties, covenants or agreements under the RE Agreement shall be deemed a breach by each Investor for purposes of this proviso and a breach by RealCo of its representations, warranties, covenants or agreements under the RE Agreement shall be deemed a breach by the Company for purposes of this proviso) shall have been the principal cause of, or shall have resulted in, the failure of any such condition.

 

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SECTION 7.02    Effects of Termination. In the event of the termination of this Agreement as provided for in Section 7.01, this Agreement shall forthwith become wholly void and of no further force and effect without any liability or obligation on the part of the Company or the Investors, except that the Confidentiality Agreement, the Clean Team Agreement, the Expense Reimbursement Letter and the provisions of Section 5.10, this Section 7.02 and Article VIII (other than Section 8.04) shall survive any termination of this Agreement; provided that the termination of this Agreement shall not relieve any party hereto from any liability for any willful and material breach by such party of the terms and provisions of this Agreement.

SECTION 7.03    Survival. All of the covenants or other agreements of the parties contained in this Agreement shall survive until fully performed or fulfilled, unless and to the extent that non-compliance with such covenants or agreements is waived in writing by the party entitled to such performance. The representations and warranties made herein shall survive for twelve (12) months following the Closing Date and shall then expire; provided that nothing herein shall relieve any party of liability for any inaccuracy or breach of such representation or warranty to the extent that any good faith allegation of such inaccuracy or breach is made in writing prior to such expiration by a Person entitled to make such claim pursuant to the terms and conditions of this Agreement; and provided further that each applicable representation or warranty contained in this Agreement shall survive until the resolution of a pending claim in the event a claim surrounding such representation or warranty has been brought in good faith before the expiry thereto pursuant to this provision. For the avoidance of doubt, claims may be made with respect to the breach of any representation, warranty or covenant until the applicable survival period therefor as described above expires.

SECTION 7.04    Limitation on Damages. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, except in the case of fraud, no party shall have any liability to the other in excess of the Purchase Price, and no party shall be liable for any speculative, special or punitive damages with respect to this Agreement, provided that nothing in this Section 7.04 shall impair or limit a party’s rights set forth in Section 8.05.

SECTION 7.05    Non-Recourse. This Agreement may only be enforced against, and any claims or causes 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, including entities that become parties hereto after the date hereof or that agree in writing for the benefit of the Company to be bound by the terms of this Agreement applicable to the Company, and, subject only to the specific contractual provisions hereof, no former, current or future equityholders, controlling persons, directors, officers, employees, agents or Affiliates of any party hereto or any former, current or future equityholder, controlling person, director, officer, employee, general or limited partner, member, manager, advisor, agent or Affiliate of any of the foregoing (each, a “Non-Recourse Party”) shall have any liability for any obligations or liabilities of the parties to this Agreement or for any claim (whether in tort, contract or otherwise) based on, in respect of, or by reason of, the transactions contemplated hereby or in respect of any representations made or alleged to be made in connection herewith. Without limiting the rights of any party against the other parties hereto, in no event shall any party or any of its Affiliates seek to enforce this Agreement against, make any claims for breach of this Agreement against, or seek to recover monetary damages from, any Non-Recourse Party.

 

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ARTICLE VIII

Miscellaneous

SECTION 8.01    Notices. All notices, requests, permissions, waivers or other communications required or permitted to be given under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be delivered by hand or sent by email or sent, postage prepaid, by registered, certified or express mail or overnight courier service and shall be deemed given when so delivered by hand, by email (which is confirmed) or if mailed, three days after mailing (one Business Day in the case of express mail or overnight courier service) to the parties at the following addresses or emails (or at such other address or email for a party as shall be specified by like notice):

(a)    If to the Company:

Albertsons Companies, Inc.

250 Parkcenter Blvd.

Boise, ID 83706

Attention: Robert A. Gordon, Esq.

Email: robert.gordon@albertsons.com

with a copy to (which copy alone shall not constitute notice):

Schulte, Roth & Zabel LLP

919 Third Avenue

New York, NY 10022

Attention: Stuart D. Freedman, Esq.

Email: stuart.freedman@srz.com

(b)    If to the Apollo Investors:

c/o Apollo Hybrid Value Management, L.P.

9 West 57th Street

43rd Floor

New York, New York 10019

Attention:  Justin Korval;

                  Craig Horton

Email:       jkorval@apollo.com;

                  chorton@apollo.com

with a copy to (which copy alone shall not constitute notice):

Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP

1285 Avenue of the Americas

New York, New York 10019

Attention: Brian P. Finnegan, Esq.

Email: bfinnegan@paulweiss.com

 

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(c)    if to any other Investor: to the address set forth on such Investor’s signature page hereto, with a copy to (which copy alone shall not constitute notice) the Apollo Investors.

SECTION 8.02    Amendments, Waivers, etc. This Agreement may be amended or waived if, and only if, such amendment or waiver is in writing and signed by the party against whom such amendment or waiver shall be enforced. The failure of any party hereto to exercise any right, power or remedy provided under this Agreement or otherwise available in respect hereof at law or in equity, or to insist upon compliance by any other party hereto with its obligations hereunder, shall not constitute a waiver by such party of its right to exercise any such other right, power or remedy or to demand such compliance.

SECTION 8.03    Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in two or more identical counterparts (including by electronic transmission), each of which shall be an original, with the same effect as if the signatures thereto and hereto were upon the same instrument, and shall become effective when one or more counterparts have been signed by each of the parties hereto and delivered (by electronic transmission or otherwise) to the other parties.

SECTION 8.04    Further Assurances. Each party hereto shall execute and deliver after the Closing such further certificates, agreements and other documents and take such other actions as any other party hereto may reasonably request in order to carry out the intent and accomplish the purposes of this Agreement and to consummate or implement the Transactions.

SECTION 8.05     Governing Law; Specific Enforcement; Submission to Jurisdiction; Waiver of Jury Trial. (a) This Agreement shall be construed in accordance with and governed for all purposes by the internal substantive Laws of the State of New York applicable to contracts executed and to be wholly performed within the State of New York without giving effect to principles of conflicts of Law.

(b)    The parties hereto acknowledge and agree that irreparable damage would occur in the event that any of the provisions of this Agreement were not performed in accordance with their specific terms or were otherwise breached. It is accordingly agreed that the parties hereto shall be entitled to an injunction or injunctions to prevent breaches or threatened breaches of this Agreement by a party and to enforce specifically the terms and provisions of this Agreement in any court of competent jurisdiction in respect of such party, in each case without proof of damages or otherwise (and each party hereto hereby waives any requirement for the securing or posting of any bond in connection with such remedy), this being in addition to any other remedy to which they are entitled at law or in equity. Without limitation of the foregoing, the parties hereby further acknowledge and agree that prior to the Closing, the Company (with respect to an Investor) and the Required Holders (in respect of the Company) shall be entitled to seek specific performance to enforce specifically the terms and provisions of, and to prevent or cure breaches of the covenants required to be performed by an Investor (in the case of the Company) and by the Company (in the case of the Required Holders) under this Agreement (including, as applicable, to cause (i) such Investor to consummate the Closing and to make the payments contemplated by this Agreement and (ii) the Company to consummate the Closing and to issue the Preferred Shares contemplated by this Agreement) in addition to any other remedy to which the Company or the Required Holders (as applicable) is entitled at law or in equity, including the Company’s and the Required Holders’ right to terminate this Agreement

 

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and seek money damages in accordance therewith; provided that if a judgment specifically enforcing the terms and provisions of this Agreement is awarded by any court of competent jurisdictions, the Company or the Required Holders (as applicable) shall not also be entitled to receive any other remedy. It is explicitly agreed that the Company shall have the right to seek specific performance, injunctive relief or other equitable remedies in connection with enforcing the obligation to fund the Financing in accordance with the terms of the Equity Commitment Letters in order to consummate the Closing. Each party further agrees that it shall not take any position in any legal proceeding concerning this Agreement that is contrary to the terms of this Section 8.05. The parties hereto agree not to assert that a remedy of specific enforcement is unenforceable, invalid, contrary to law or inequitable for any reason, nor to assert that a remedy of monetary damages would provide an adequate remedy.

(c)    EACH OF THE PARTIES AGREES THAT ANY LITIGATION BASED HEREON, OR ARISING OUT OF, UNDER, OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE PARTIES, SHALL BE BROUGHT AND MAINTAINED EXCLUSIVELY IN ANY FEDERAL COURT OF NEW YORK OR ANY STATE COURT LOCATED IN NEW YORK COUNTY, IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK AND EACH OF THE PARTIES HEREBY EXPRESSLY AND IRREVOCABLY SUBMITS TO THE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF SUCH COURTS. EACH OF THE PARTIES HEREBY EXPRESSLY AND IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, ANY OBJECTION WHICH IT MAY NOW OR HEREAFTER HAVE TO THE LAYING OF VENUE OF ANY SUCH LITIGATION BROUGHT IN ANY SUCH COURT REFERRED TO ABOVE AND ANY CLAIM THAT ANY SUCH LITIGATION HAS BEEN BROUGHT IN AN INCONVENIENT FORUM. EACH PARTY HERETO AGREES THAT SERVICE OF ANY PROCESS, SUMMONS, NOTICE OR DOCUMENT BY REGISTERED MAIL TO SUCH PARTY’S RESPECTIVE ADDRESS SET FORTH IN SECTION 8.01 SHALL BE EFFECTIVE SERVICE OF PROCESS FOR ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING.

(d)    EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN RESPECT OF ANY ACTION, CLAIM OR OTHER PROCEEDING DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF, UNDER OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT. EACH PARTY HERETO (i) CERTIFIES THAT NO REPRESENTATIVE OF ANY OTHER PARTY HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PARTY WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF ANY ACTION, CLAIM OR OTHER PROCEEDING, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER AND (ii) ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT AND THE OTHER PARTIES HERETO HAVE BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION 8.05(d).

SECTION 8.06    Interpretation. When a reference is made in this Agreement to an Article or Section, such reference shall be to an Article or Section of this Agreement unless otherwise indicated. The table of contents and headings contained in this Agreement are for reference purposes only and shall not affect in any way the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement. Whenever the words “include”, “includes” or “including” are used in this Agreement, they shall be deemed to be followed by the words “without limitation”. The words

 

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“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. The words “date hereof”, “date of this Agreement” and words of similar import shall refer to May 20, 2020; provided, that, with respect to any Investor who was not a signatory to the Prior Agreement and solely for purposes of Article IV, such words shall refer to June 9, 2020. The word “or” shall not be exclusive. The word “extent” in the phrase “to the extent” shall mean the degree to which a subject or other thing extends, and shall not simply mean “if”. The words “made available to the Apollo Investors” and words of similar import refer to documents (a) posted to the Data Room by or on behalf of the Company on or prior to the date two Business Days prior to the date hereof or (b) delivered in person or electronically to the Apollo Investors prior to the date hereof. All references to “$” mean the lawful currency of the United States of America. The definitions contained in this Agreement are applicable to the singular as well as the plural forms of such terms and to the masculine as well as to the feminine and neuter genders of such term. Except as specifically stated herein, any agreement, instrument, statute, rule or regulation defined or referred to herein or in any agreement or instrument that is referred to herein means such agreement, instrument, statute, rule or regulation as from time to time amended, modified or supplemented, including (in the case of agreements or instruments) by waiver or consent and (in the case of statutes, rules or regulations) by succession of comparable successor statutes, rules or regulations and references to all attachments thereto and instruments incorporated therein. Except as otherwise specified herein, references to a Person are also to its successors and permitted assigns. Each of the parties hereto has participated in the drafting and negotiation of this Agreement. If an ambiguity or question of intent or interpretation arises, this Agreement must be construed as if it is drafted by all the parties and no presumption or burden of proof shall arise favoring or disfavoring any party by virtue of authorship of any of the provisions of this Agreement.

SECTION 8.07    Severability. If any term or other provision of this Agreement is invalid, illegal or incapable of being enforced because of any Law or public policy, all other conditions and provisions of this Agreement shall nevertheless remain in full force and effect so long as the economic or legal substance of the Transactions is not affected in any manner materially adverse to any party hereto. Upon such determination that any term or other provision is invalid, illegal or incapable of being enforced, the parties hereto shall negotiate in good faith to modify this Agreement so as to effect the original intent of the parties as closely as possible in a mutually acceptable manner in order that the Transactions be consummated as originally contemplated to the greatest extent possible.

SECTION 8.08    No Third-Party Beneficiaries. Except as provided in Section 7.05 or Section 5.03(c), this Agreement is for the sole benefit of the parties hereto and their permitted assigns and nothing expressed or referred to in this Agreement will be construed to give any Person, other than the parties to this Agreement and such permitted assigns, any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under or with respect to this Agreement or any provision of this Agreement, whether as third party beneficiary or otherwise.

SECTION 8.09    Assignment. Neither this Agreement nor any of the rights, interests or obligations hereunder shall be assigned by any of the parties hereto (whether by operation of Law or otherwise) without the prior written consent of the other parties, except that an Investor may assign its rights under this Agreement and the Related Agreements, in whole or

 

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in part without the prior written consent of the Company or the other Investors, to any of its Related Investment Funds, or, in the case of (a) Sections 5.03(c), 5.13 (other than 5.13(a)(iv), 5.18, 5.19 and 5.20, to any Person to whom Preferred Shares are Transferred in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and (b) Section 5.13(a)(iv), to any Person to whom at least 50,000 Preferred Shares are Transferred in accordance with this Agreement; provided, that, such Investor will remain liable for all of its obligations under this Agreement.

SECTION 8.10    Acknowledgment of Securities Laws. Each Investor hereby acknowledges that it is aware, and that it will advise its Affiliates and Representatives who are provided material non-public information concerning the Company or its securities, that the United States securities Laws prohibit any Person who has received from an issuer material, non-public information from purchasing or selling securities of such issuer or from communication of such information to any other Person under circumstances in which it is reasonably foreseeable that such Person is likely to purchase or sell such securities.

SECTION 8.11    Entire Agreement. This Agreement (including the Exhibits hereto and the Company Disclosure Letter), together with the other Transaction Documents, constitutes the entire agreement, and supersedes all other prior agreements, understandings, representations and warranties, both written and oral, between the parties, with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Amended and Restated Investment Agreement as of the day and year first above written.

 

COMPANY:
ALBERTSONS COMPANIES, INC.
By:  

/s/ Robert Dimond

  Name: Robert Dimond
  Title:   Executive Vice President and Chief             Financial Officer

 

[Signature Page to Amended and Restated Investment Agreement]


INVESTORS:
AP AL (PREF BORROWER), L.P.
By:   AP Al Borrower GP, LLC,
its general partner
By:  

/s/ Laurie D. Medley

  Name: Laurie D. Medley
  Title:   Vice President
AP AL CO-INVEST (PREF), L.P.
By:   AP Al Holdings GP, LLC,
its general partner
By:  

/s/ Laurie D. Medley

  Name: Laurie D. Medley
  Title: Vice President
AA DIRECT, L.P.
By:   AA Direct GP, LLC,
its general partner
By:  

/s/ Laurie D. Medley

  Name: Laurie D. Medley
  Title:   Vice President

 

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INVESTORS (Cont’d):
APOLLO USREF III AL PREF, L.P.
By:   Apollo U.S. Real Estate Advisors III, L.P.,
its general partner
By:   Apollo U.S. Real Estate Advisors GP III, LLC,
its general partner
By:  

/s/ Laurie D. Medley

  Name: Laurie D. Medley
  Title:   Vice President

APOLLO EPF III EQUITY HOLDINGS

    (DELAWARE), L.P.

By:   Apollo EPF III Advisors, L.P.,
its general partner
By:   Apollo EPF III Capital Management, LLC,
its general partner
By:  

/s/ Laurie D. Medley

  Name: Laurie D. Medley
  Title:   Vice President

 

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INVESTORS (Cont’d):
ASSURED OFFSHORE, L.P.
By:   HPS Mezzanine Management III, LLC, its investment manager
By:   HPS Investment Partners, LLC, its sole member
By:  

/s/ Shant Babikian

  Name: Shant Babikian
  Title:   Managing Director
Address for Notices:
40 West 57th Street, 33rd Floor
New York, NY 10019
Email: shant.babikian@hpspartners.com
with a copy to (which shall not constitute notice):
885 Third Avenue
New York, NY 10022
Attention: Stelios G. Saffos, Peter J. Sluka
Email:    Stelios.Saffos@lw.com,
  Peter.Sluka@lw.com

 

[Signature Page to Amended and Restated Investment Agreement]


INVESTORS (Cont’d):
MEZZANINE PARTNERS III, L.P.
By:   HPS Mezzanine Management III, LLC, its investment manager
By:   HPS Investment Partners, LLC, its sole member
By:  

/s/ Shant Babikian

  Name: Shant Babikian
  Title:   Managing Director
Address for Notices:
40 West 57th Street, 33rd Floor
New York, NY 10019
Email: shant.babikian@hpspartners.com
with a copy to (which shall not constitute notice):
885 Third Avenue
New York, NY 10022
Attention: Stelios G. Saffos, Peter J. Sluka
Email:   Stelios.Saffos@lw.com,
  Peter.Sluka@lw.com

 

[Signature Page to Amended and Restated Investment Agreement]


INVESTORS (Cont’d):
AP MEZZANINE PARTNERS III, L.P.
By:   HPS Mezzanine Management III, LLC, its investment manager
By:   HPS Investment Partners, LLC, its sole member
By:  

/s/ Shant Babikian

  Name: Shant Babikian
  Title:   Managing Director
Address for Notices:
40 West 57th Street, 33rd Floor
New York, NY 10019
Email: shant.babikian@hpspartners.com
with a copy to (which shall not constitute notice):
885 Third Avenue
New York, NY 10022
Attention: Stelios G. Saffos, Peter J. Sluka
Email:    Stelios.Saffos@lw.com,
  Peter.Sluka@lw.com

 

[Signature Page to Amended and Restated Investment Agreement]


INVESTORS (Cont’d):
HPS FUND OFFSHORE SUBSIDIARY XI, L.P.
By:   HPS Mezzanine Management III, LLC,
its investment manager
By:   HPS Investment Partners, LLC, its sole member
By:  

/s/ Shant Babikian

  Name: Shant Babikian
  Title:   Managing Director
Address for Notices:
40 West 57th Street, 33rd Floor
New York, NY 10019
Email: shant.babikian@hpspartners.com
with a copy to (which shall not constitute notice):
885 Third Avenue
New York, NY 10022
Attention: Stelios G. Saffos, Peter J. Sluka
Email:    Stelios.Saffos@lw.com,
  Peter.Sluka@lw.com

 

[Signature Page to Amended and Restated Investment Agreement]


INVESTORS (Cont’d):
MP 2019 OFFSHORE AB SUBSIDIARY, L.P.
By:   HPS Mezzanine Management 2019, LLC, its investment manager
By:   HPS Investment Partners, LLC, its sole member
By:  

/s/ Shant Babikian

  Name: Shant Babikian
  Title:   Managing Director
Address for Notices:
40 West 57th Street, 33rd Floor
New York, NY 10019
Email: shant.babikian@hpspartners.com
with a copy to (which shall not constitute notice):
885 Third Avenue
New York, NY 10022
Attention: Stelios G. Saffos, Peter J. Sluka
Email:    Stelios.Saffos@lw.com,
  Peter.Sluka@lw.com

 

[Signature Page to Amended and Restated Investment Agreement]


 

INVESTORS (Cont’d):
MP 2019 ONSHORE MEZZANINE MASTER, L.P.
By:   HPS Mezzanine Management 2019, LLC, its investment manager
By:   HPS Investment Partners, LLC, its sole member
By:  

/s/ Shant Babikian

  Name: Shant Babikian
  Title:   Managing Director
Address for Notices:
40 West 57th Street, 33rd Floor
New York, NY 10019
Email: shant.babikian@hpspartners.com
with a copy to (which shall not constitute notice):
885 Third Avenue
New York, NY 10022
Attention: Stelios G. Saffos, Peter J. Sluka
Email:    Stelios.Saffos@lw.com,
  Peter.Sluka@lw.com

 

[Signature Page to Amended and Restated Investment Agreement]


INVESTORS (Cont’d):
MP 2019 AP MEZZANINE MASTER, L.P.
By:   HPS Mezzanine Management 2019, LLC, its investment manager
By:   HPS Investment Partners, LLC, its sole member
By:  

/s/ Shant Babikian

  Name: Shant Babikian
  Title:   Managing Director
Address for Notices:
40 West 57th Street, 33rd Floor
New York, NY 10019
Email: shant.babikian@hpspartners.com
with a copy to (which shall not constitute notice):
885 Third Avenue
New York, NY 10022
Attention: Stelios G. Saffos, Peter J. Sluka
Email:    Stelios.Saffos@lw.com,
  Peter.Sluka@lw.com

 

[Signature Page to Amended and Restated Investment Agreement]


INVESTORS (Cont’d):
OHAT Credit Fund, L.P.
By:   OHAT Credit GenPar, LLC,
its general partner
By:  

OHA Global GenPar, LLC,

its managing member

By:  

OHA Global MGP, LLC

its managing member

By:  

/s/ Gregory S. Rubin

  Name: Gregory S. Rubin
  Title: Authorized Signatory
Address for Notices:
1114 Avenue of the Americas, 27th Floor
New York, NY 10036
Email: jtoronto@oakhilladvisors.com

 

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INVESTORS (Cont’d):
OHA ENHANCED CREDIT STRATEGIES MASTER FUND, L.P.
By:   OHA Enhanced Credit Strategies
GenPar, LLC, its general partner
By:   OHA Global GenPar, LLC,
its managing member
By:   OHA Global MGP, LLC,
its managing member
By:  

/s/ Gregory S. Rubin

  Name: Gregory S. Rubin
  Title: Authorized Signatory
Address for Notices:
1114 Avenue of the Americas, 27th Floor
New York, NY 10036
Email: jtoronto@oakhilladvisors.com

 

[Signature Page to Amended and Restated Investment Agreement]


INVESTORS (Cont’d):
EAGLE INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
By:   Oak Hill Advisors, L.P.
as Manager
By:   Oak Hill Advisors GenPar, L.P.,
its general partner
By:   Oak Hill Advisors MGP, Inc.,
its managing general partner
By:  

/s/ Gregory S. Rubin

  Name: Gregory S. Rubin
  Title: Authorized Signatory
Address for Notices:
1114 Avenue of the Americas, 27th Floor
New York, NY 10036
Email: jtoronto@oakhilladvisors.com

 

[Signature Page to Amended and Restated Investment Agreement]


INVESTORS (Cont’d):
ILLINOIS STATE BOARD OF INVESTMENT
By:   Oak Hill Advisors, L.P.
as Investment Manager
By:   Oak Hill Advisors GenPar, L.P.,
its general partner
By:   Oak Hill Advisors MGP, Inc.,
its managing general partner
By:  

/s/ Gregory S. Rubin

  Name: Gregory S. Rubin
  Title: Authorized Signatory
Address for Notices:
1114 Avenue of the Americas, 27th Floor
New York, NY 10036
Email: jtoronto@oakhilladvisors.com

 

[Signature Page to Amended and Restated Investment Agreement]


INVESTORS (Cont’d):
FUTURE FUND BOARD OF GUARDIANS
By:   Oak Hill Advisors, L.P.
as Investment Manager
By:   Oak Hill Advisors GenPar, L.P.,
its general partner
By:   Oak Hill Advisors MGP, Inc.,
its managing general partner
By:  

/s/ Gregory S. Rubin

  Name: Gregory S. Rubin
  Title: Authorized Signatory
Address for Notices:
1114 Avenue of the Americas, 27th Floor
New York, NY 10036
Email: jtoronto@oakhilladvisors.com

 

[Signature Page to Amended and Restated Investment Agreement]


INVESTORS (Cont’d):
INDIANA PUBLIC RETIREMENT SYSTEM
By:   Oak Hill Advisors, L.P.
as Investment Manager
By:   Oak Hill Advisors GenPar, L.P.,
its general partner
By:   Oak Hill Advisors MGP, Inc.,
its managing general partner
By:  

/s/ Gregory S. Rubin

  Name: Gregory S. Rubin
  Title: Authorized Signatory
Address for Notices:
1114 Avenue of the Americas, 27th Floor
New York, NY 10036
Email: jtoronto@oakhilladvisors.com

 

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INVESTORS (Cont’d):
OHA CENTRE STREET PARTNERSHIP, L.P
By:   OHA Centre Street GenPar, LLC,
its general partner
By:   OHA Centre Street MGP, LLC,
its managing member
By:  

/s/ Gregory S. Rubin

  Name: Gregory S. Rubin
  Title: Authorized Signatory
Address for Notices:
1114 Avenue of the Americas, 27th Floor
New York, NY 10036
Email: jtoronto@oakhilladvisors.com

 

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INVESTORS (Cont’d):
OHA DELAWARE CUSTOMIZED CREDIT FUND HOLDINGS, L.P.
By:   OHA Delaware Customized Credit
Fund GenPar, LLC,
its general partner
By:   OHA Global GenPar, LLC,
its managing member
By:   OHA Global MGP, LLC,
its managing member
By:  

/s/ Gregory S. Rubin

  Name: Gregory S. Rubin
  Title: Authorized Signatory
Address for Notices:
1114 Avenue of the Americas, 27th Floor
New York, NY 10036
Email: jtoronto@oakhilladvisors.com

 

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INVESTORS (Cont’d):

OHA STRUCTURED PRODUCTS MASTER FUND D, L.P.

By:   OHA Structured Products
D GenPar, LLC,
its general partner
By:   OHA Global PE GenPar, LLC,
its managing member
By:   OHA Global PE MGP, LLC,
its managing member
By:   /s/ Gregory S. Rubin
  Name: Gregory S. Rubin
  Title: Authorized Signatory
Address for Notices:

1114 Avenue of the Americas, 27th Floor

New York, NY 10036

Email: jtoronto@oakhilladvisors.com

 

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INVESTORS (Cont’d):

OHA BLACK BEAR FUND, L.P.

By:   OHA Black Bear GenPar, LLC,
its general partner
By:   OHA Global PE GenPar, LLC,
its managing member
By:   OHA Global PE MGP, LLC,
its managing member
By:   /s/ Gregory S. Rubin
  Name: Gregory S. Rubin
  Title: Authorized Signatory
Address for Notices:
1114 Avenue of the Americas, 27th Floor

New York, NY 10036

Email: jtoronto@oakhilladvisors.com

 

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INVESTORS (Cont’d):

OHA ARTESIAN CUSTOMIZED CREDIT FUND I, L.P.

By:  

OHA Artesian Customized Credit Fund I
GenPar, LLC,

its general partner

By:  

OHA Global PE GenPar, LLC,

its managing member

By:  

OHA Global PE MGP, LLC,

its managing member

By:   /s/ Gregory S. Rubin
  Name: Gregory S. Rubin
  Title: Authorized Signatory
Address for Notices:
1114 Avenue of the Americas, 27th Floor

New York, NY 10036

Email: jtoronto@oakhilladvisors.com

 

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INVESTORS (Cont’d):

OHA STRATEGIC CREDIT MASTER FUND II, L.P.

By:   OHA Strategic Credit II GenPar, LLC,
its general partner
By:   OHA Global PE GenPar, LLC,
its managing member
By:   OHA Global PE MGP, LLC,
its managing member

By:

 

/s/ Gregory S. Rubin

 

Name: Gregory S. Rubin

 

Title: Authorized Signatory

Address for Notices:

1114 Avenue of the Americas, 27th Floor

New York, NY 10036

Email: jtoronto@oakhilladvisors.com

 

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INVESTORS (Cont’d):

OHA CREDIT SOLUTIONS MASTER FUND 2

By:  

Oak Hill Advisors, L.P.,

its portfolio manager

By:  

Oak Hill Advisors GenPar, L.P.,

its general partner

By:  

Oak Hill Advisors MGP, Inc.,

its managing general partner

By:

 

/s/ Gregory S. Rubin

 

Name: Gregory S. Rubin

 

Title: Authorized Signatory

Address for Notices:

1114 Avenue of the Americas, 27th Floor

New York, NY 10036

Email: jtoronto@oakhilladvisors.com

 

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INVESTORS (Cont’d):

OAKTREE OPPORTUNITIES FUND XB HOLDINGS (DELAWARE), L.P.

By: Its:  

Oaktree Fund GP, LLC

General Partner

By: Its:  

Oaktree Fund GP I, L.P

Managing Member

By:

 

/s/ Robert LaRoche

 

Name: Robert LaRoche

 

Title: Authorized Signatory

By:

 

/s/ Jordan Mikes

 

Name: Jordan Mikes

 

Title: Authorized Signatory

Address for Notices:

Oaktree Capital Management

333 South Grand Avenue, 28th Floor

Los Angeles, CA 90071

Email: CorpActionAdmins@oaktreecapital.com

 

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INVESTORS (Cont’d):

BEACH POINT SCF X LP

By: Beach Point Capital Management LP,
its Investment Manager

By:

 

/s/ Allan Schweitzer

 

Name: Allan Schweitzer

 

Title: Portfolio Manager

Address for Notices:

c/o Beach Point Capital Management LP

Attn: Operations

1620 26th Street, Suite 6000N

Santa Monica, CA 90404

Email: blsettlements@beachpointcapital.com

 

BEACH POINT SCF XI LP

By: Beach Point Capital Management LP,
its Investment Manager

By:

 

/s/ Allan Schweitzer

 

Name: Allan Schweitzer

 

Title: Portfolio Manager

Address for Notices:

c/o Beach Point Capital Management LP

Attn: Operations

1620 26th Street, Suite 6000N

Santa Monica, CA 90404

Email: blsettlements@beachpointcapital.com

 

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INVESTORS (Cont’d):

BEACH POINT SCF IV LLC

By: Beach Point Capital Management LP,
its Investment Manager

By:

 

/s/ Allan Schweitzer

 

Name: Allan Schweitzer

 

Title: Portfolio Manager

Address for Notices:

c/o Beach Point Capital Management LP

Attn: Operations

1620 26th Street, Suite 6000N

Santa Monica, CA 90404

Email: blsettlements@beachpointcapital.com

 

PACIFIC COAST INVESTMENT FUND LLC

By: Beach Point Capital Management LP,
its Investment Manager

By:

 

/s/ Allan Schweitzer

 

Name: Allan Schweitzer

 

Title: Portfolio Manager

Address for Notices:

c/o Beach Point Capital Management LP

Attn: Operations

1620 26th Street, Suite 6000N

Santa Monica, CA 90404

Email: blsettlements@beachpointcapital.com

 

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INVESTORS (Cont’d):

 

BEACH POINT SCF MULTI-PORT LP

By:   Beach Point Capital Management LP,
its Investment Manager
By:  

/s/ Allan Schweitzer

  Name: Allan Schweitzer
  Title:   Portfolio Manager
Address for Notices:
c/o Beach Point Capital Management LP
Attn: Operations
1620 26th Street, Suite 6000N
Santa Monica, CA 90404
Email: blsettlements@beachpointcapital.com

 

LLOYDS BANK PENSION SCHEME NO. 1
By:   Beach Point Capital Management LP,
its Investment Manager
By:  

/s/ Allan Schweitzer

  Name: Allan Schweitzer
  Title:   Portfolio Manager
Address for Notices:
c/o Beach Point Capital Management LP
Attn: Operations
1620 26th Street, Suite 6000N
Santa Monica, CA 90404
Email: blsettlements@beachpointcapital.com

 

[Signature Page to Amended and Restated Investment Agreement]


INVESTORS (Cont’d):

 

LLOYDS BANK PENSION SCHEME NO. 2

By:   Beach Point Capital Management LP,
its Investment Manager
By:  

/s/ Allan Schweitzer

  Name: Allan Schweitzer
  Title:   Portfolio Manager
Address for Notices:
c/o Beach Point Capital Management LP
Attn: Operations
1620 26th Street, Suite 6000N
Santa Monica, CA 90404
Email: blsettlements@beachpointcapital.com

 

HBOS FINAL SALARY PENSION SCHEME
By:   Beach Point Capital Management LP,
its Investment Manager
By:  

/s/ Allan Schweitzer

  Name: Allan Schweitzer
  Title:   Portfolio Manager
Address for Notices:
c/o Beach Point Capital Management LP
Attn: Operations
1620 26th Street, Suite 6000N
Santa Monica, CA 90404
Email: blsettlements@beachpointcapital.com

 

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INVESTORS (Cont’d):

 

ASSOCIATED BRITISH FOODS PENSION SCHEME

By:   Beach Point Capital Management LP,
its Investment Manager
By:  

/s/ Allan Schweitzer

  Name: Allan Schweitzer
  Title:   Portfolio Manager
Address for Notices:
c/o Beach Point Capital Management LP
Attn: Operations
1620 26th Street, Suite 6000N
Santa Monica, CA 90404
Email: blsettlements@beachpointcapital.com

 

ROYAL MAIL PENSION PLAN
By:   Beach Point Capital Management LP,
its Investment Manager
By:  

/s/ Allan Schweitzer

  Name: Allan Schweitzer
  Title:   Portfolio Manager
Address for Notices:
c/o Beach Point Capital Management LP
Attn: Operations
1620 26th Street, Suite 6000N
Santa Monica, CA 90404
Email: blsettlements@beachpointcapital.com

 

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INVESTORS (Cont’d):

 

BEACH POINT SCF 0166 LP

By:   Beach Point Capital Management LP,
its Investment Manager
By:  

/s/ Allan Schweitzer

  Name: Allan Schweitzer
  Title:   Portfolio Manager
Address for Notices:
c/o Beach Point Capital Management LP
Attn: Operations
1620 26th Street, Suite 6000N
Santa Monica, CA 90404
Email: blsettlements@beachpointcapital.com

 

BEACH POINT IPA-OC LP
By:   Beach Point Capital Management LP,
its Investment Manager
By:  

/s/ Allan Schweitzer

  Name: Allan Schweitzer
  Title: Portfolio Manager
Address for Notices:
c/o Beach Point Capital Management LP
Attn: Operations
1620 26th Street, Suite 6000N
Santa Monica, CA 90404
Email: blsettlements@beachpointcapital.com

 

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INVESTORS (Cont’d):

 

BEACH POINT SELECT FUND LP

By:   Beach Point Capital Management LP,
its Investment Manager
By:  

/s/ Allan Schweitzer

  Name: Allan Schweitzer
  Title:   Portfolio Manager
Address for Notices:
c/o Beach Point Capital Management LP
Attn: Operations
1620 26th Street, Suite 6000N
Santa Monica, CA 90404
Email: blsettlements@beachpointcapital.com

 

BEACH POINT SANGAMON LP
By:   Beach Point Capital Management LP,
its Investment Manager
By:  

/s/ Allan Schweitzer

  Name: Allan Schweitzer
  Title:   Portfolio Manager
Address for Notices:
c/o Beach Point Capital Management LP
Attn: Operations
1620 26th Street, Suite 6000N
Santa Monica, CA 90404
Email: blsettlements@beachpointcapital.com

 

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INVESTORS (Cont’d):

 

BEACH POINT TX SCF LP

By:   Beach Point Capital Management LP,
its Investment Manager
By:  

/s/ Allan Schweitzer

  Name: Allan Schweitzer
  Title:   Portfolio Manager
Address for Notices:
c/o Beach Point Capital Management LP
Attn: Operations
1620 26th Street, Suite 6000N
Santa Monica, CA 90404
Email: blsettlements@beachpointcapital.com

 

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INVESTORS (Cont’d):
BENEFIT STREET PARTNERS DEBT FUND IV LP
By:   Benefit Street Partners Debt Fund IV GP LP, its general partner
By:   Benefit Street Partners Debt Fund IV Ultimate GP Ltd., its general partner
By:  

/s/ Todd Marsh

  Name: Todd Marsh
  Title:   Authorized Signatory
BSP 4 ALBERTSONS HOLDINGS LLC
By:   Benefit Street Partners Debt Fund IV Ultimate GP Ltd., its manager
By:  

/s/ Todd Marsh

  Name: Todd Marsh
  Title:   Authorized Signatory
BENEFIT STREET PARTNERS SMA-K L.P.
By:   Benefit Street Partners SMA-K GP L.P., its general partner
By:   Benefit Street Partners SMA-K Ultimate GP LLC, its general partner
By:  

/s/ Todd Marsh

  Name: Todd Marsh
  Title:   Authorized Signatory
BENEFIT STREET PARTNERS SMA-C II L.P.
By:   Benefit Street Partners L.L.C. its investment advisor
By:  

/s/ Todd Marsh

  Name: Todd Marsh
  Title:   Authorized Signatory
BENEFIT STREET PARTNERS SMA LM LP
By:   Benefit Street Partners SMA LM GP L.P., its general partner
By:   Benefit Street Partners SMA LM Ultimate GP LLC, its general partner
By:  

/s/ Todd Marsh

  Name: Todd Marsh
  Title:   Authorized Signatory

 

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INVESTORS (Cont’d):
BENEFIT STREET PARTNERS SMA-C CO-INVEST L.P.
By:   Benefit Street Partners LLC, its Investment Advisor
By:  

/s/ Todd Marsh

  Name: Todd Marsh
  Title:   Authorized Signatory
BENEFIT STREET PARTNERS SMA-O L.P.
By:   Benefit Street Partners SMA-O GP L.P., its general partner
By:   Benefit Street Partners SMA-O Ultimate GP LLC, its general partner
By:  

/s/ Todd Marsh

  Name: Todd Marsh
  Title:   Authorized Signatory
 

Address for Notices:

 

9 West 57th Street

 

Suite 4920

 

New York, NY 10019

 

Email: BSPPD@benefitstreetpartners.com

 

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INVESTORS (Cont’d):
2757730 ONTARIO LIMITED
By:  

/s/ Christopher Witkowski

  Name: Christopher Witkowski
  Title: Director and President
Address for Notices:
Attn: Christopher Witkowski and the Legal Department
5650 Yonge Street
Toronto, Ontario M2M 4H5, Canade
Email: Christopher_Witkowski@otpp.com

 

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Annex A-1

Non-Voting Investors

Apollo Investors

AP AL (PREF BORROWER), L.P. (f/k/a AP AL (PREF BORROWER), LLC)

AP AL CO-INVEST (PREF), L.P.

AA DIRECT, L.P.

APOLLO USREF III AL PREF, L.P.

AP EPF III EQUITY HOLDINGS (DELAWARE), L.P.

HPS Investors

MP 2019 Offshore AB Subsidiary, L.P

MP 2019 Onshore Mezzanine Master, L.P.

MP 2019 AP Mezzanine Master, L.P.

Assured Offshore, L.P.

Mezzanine Partners III, L.P.

AP Mezzanine Partners III, L.P.

HPS Fund Offshore Subsidiary XI, L.P.


Annex B-1

Voting Investors

Beach Point

Beach Point SCF X LP

Beach Point SCF XI LP

Beach Point SCF IV LLC

Pacific Coast Investment Fund LLC

Beach Point SCF Multi-Port LP

Lloyds Bank Pension Scheme No. 1

Lloyds Bank Pension Scheme No. 2

HBOS Final Salary Pension Scheme

Associated British Foods Pension Scheme

Royal Mail Pension Plan

Beach Point SCF 0166 LP

Beach Point IPA-OC LP

Beach Point Select Fund LP

Beach Point Sangamon LP

Beach Point TX SCF LP

Oaktree

Oaktree Opportunities Fund Xb Holdings (Delaware), L.P.

Oak Hill

OHAT Credit Fund, L.P.

OHA Enhanced Credit Strategies Master Fund, L.P.

Eagle International Limited

Illinois State Board of Investment

Future Fund Board of Guardians

Indiana Public Retirement System

OHA Centre Street Partnership, L.P.

OHA Delaware Customized Credit Fund Holdings, L.P.

OHA Structured Products Master Fund D, L.P.

OHA Black Bear Fund, L.P.

OHA Artesian Customized Credit Fund I, L.P.

OHA Strategic Credit Master Fund II, L.P.

OHA Credit Solutions Master Fund 2

Benefit Street

Benefit Street Partners SMA-C Co-Invest L.P.

Benefit Street Partners Debt Fund IV LP

BSP 4 Albertsons Holdings LLC

Benefit Street Partners SMA-K L.P.

Benefit Street Partners SMA-C II L.P.

Benefit Street Partners SMA LM LP

Benefit Street Partners SMA-O L.P.

Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan

2757730 Ontario Limited

Exhibit 10.2

EXECUTION VERSION

 

 

AMENDED AND RESTATED

REAL ESTATE AGREEMENT

by and between

ACI REAL ESTATE COMPANY LLC

and

AL RE INVESTOR HOLDINGS, LLC

DATED AS OF JUNE 9, 2020

 

 


TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

          Page  

ARTICLE I Definitions

     4  

SECTION 1.01

  

Definitions

     4  

ARTICLE II Purchase and Sale

     15  

SECTION 2.01

  

Purchase and Sale

     15  

SECTION 2.02

  

Closing

     15  

ARTICLE III Representations and Warranties of the Company

     16  

SECTION 3.01

  

Organization; Standing

     16  

SECTION 3.02

  

Capitalization

     17  

SECTION 3.03

  

Authority; Noncontravention;

     17  

SECTION 3.04

  

Governmental Approvals

     18  

SECTION 3.05

  

Legal Proceedings

     18  

SECTION 3.06

  

Compliance with Laws; Permits

     18  

SECTION 3.07

  

Tax Matters

     19  

SECTION 3.08

  

Environmental Matters

     19  

SECTION 3.09

  

Real Property

     19  

SECTION 3.10

  

No Brokers

     19  

SECTION 3.11

  

No Other RE Investor Representations or Warranties

     20  

ARTICLE IV Representations and Warranties of the RE Investor

     20  

SECTION 4.01

  

Organization and Authority

     20  

SECTION 4.02

  

Authorization; Enforceability

     20  

SECTION 4.03

  

No Conflict

     20  

SECTION 4.04

  

Governmental Approvals

     21  

SECTION 4.05

  

Litigation

     21  

SECTION 4.06

  

No Broker

     21  

SECTION 4.07

  

Purchase for Investment

     21  

SECTION 4.08

  

Private Placement Consideration

     22  

SECTION 4.09

  

Arm’s Length Transaction

     22  

SECTION 4.10

  

No Other Company Representations or Warranties

     22  

ARTICLE V Investor Exchange Right

     22  

SECTION 5.01

  

Conditions

     22  

SECTION 5.02

  

Investor Exchange Right

     23  

ARTICLE VI Other Agreements

     28  

SECTION 6.01

  

Substitution of Real Estate Assets Pursuant to the Master Lease

     28  

SECTION 6.02

  

Company Distribution Right

     29  

SECTION 6.03

  

Deferred Diligence Assets

     30  

SECTION 6.04

  

Indemnification

     32  


ARTICLE VII Conditions to Closing

     33  

SECTION 7.01

  

Conditions to the Obligations of the Company and the RE Investor

     33  

SECTION 7.02

  

Conditions to the Obligations of the Company

     34  

SECTION 7.03

  

Conditions to the Obligations of the RE Investor

     34  

SECTION 7.04

  

Frustration of Closing Conditions

     35  

ARTICLE VIII Termination; Survival

     35  

SECTION 8.01

  

Termination

     35  

SECTION 8.02

  

Effects of Termination

     36  

SECTION 8.03

  

Survival

     36  

SECTION 8.04

  

Limitation on Damages

     37  

SECTION 8.05

  

Non-Recourse

     37  

ARTICLE IX Miscellaneous

     37  

SECTION 9.01

  

Notices

     37  

SECTION 9.02

  

Amendments, Waivers, etc.

     38  

SECTION 9.03

  

Counterparts

     39  

SECTION 9.04

  

Further Assurances

     39  

SECTION 9.05

  

Governing Law; Specific Enforcement; Submission to Jurisdiction; Waiver of Jury Trial

     39  

SECTION 9.06

  

Interpretation

     40  

SECTION 9.07

  

Severability

     41  

SECTION 9.08

  

No Third-Party Beneficiaries

     41  

SECTION 9.09

  

Assignment

     41  

SECTION 9.10

  

Acknowledgment of Securities Laws

     41  

SECTION 9.11

  

Entire Agreement

     41  

 

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AMENDED AND RESTATED REAL ESTATE AGREEMENT, dated as of June 9, 2020 (this “Agreement”), between ACI Real Estate Company LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Company”), and Al RE Investor Holdings, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “RE Investor”). Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the respective meanings ascribed to such terms in the Certificate of Designations (as defined below).

WHEREAS, reference is hereby made to that certain Real Estate Agreement, dated as of May 20, 2020, between the Company and the RE Investor (the “Prior Agreement”);

WHEREAS, the Company and the RE Investor desire to amend and restate the Prior Agreement in its entirety;

WHEREAS, ACI and the Equity Investors are concurrently entering into the Amended and Restated Investment Agreement (the “Investment Agreement”) whereby, substantially concurrently with the Closing, ACI shall, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Investment Agreement, issue to the Equity Investors shares of (a) 6.75% Series A-1 Convertible Preferred Stock (the “Series A-1 Preferred Stock”), which may be converted as set forth in the Certificate of Designations relating to the Series A-1 Preferred Stock into shares of Class A-1 Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share or shares of 6.75% Series A Convertible Preferred Stock (the “Series A Preferred Stock” and, together with the Series A-1 Preferred Stock, the “Preferred Stock”) and (b) Series A Preferred Stock, which may be converted as set forth in the Certificate of Designations relating to the Series A Preferred Stock into shares of Class A Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share;

WHEREAS, prior to the Closing, ACI and its Subsidiaries shall enter into and consummate the transactions described in Exhibit A (collectively, the “Real Estate Reorganization”); and

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements contained in this Agreement, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties to this Agreement hereby amend and restate the Prior Agreement in its entirety as follows:

ARTICLE I

Definitions

SECTION 1.01    Definitions. (a) As used in this Agreement (including the recitals hereto), the following terms shall have the following meanings:

ACI” means Albertsons Companies, Inc.

ACI 2030 Indenture” means that certain indenture dated as of February 5, 2020, by and among ACI, Safeway Inc., New Albertsons, L.P., Albertson’s LLC, the guarantors party thereto from time to time, and Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee (the “Trustee”), with respect to the 4.875% Senior Notes due 2030 as in effect on the Closing Date.


ACI Indentures” means the (i) the indenture, dated as of February 5, 2020 and as amended and supplemented from time to time, by and among the Issuers (as defined therein), the guarantors from time to time party thereto, and the Trustee, (ii) the indenture, dated as of May 31, 2016 and as amended and supplemented from time to time, by and among the Issuers (as defined therein), the guarantors from time to time party thereto, and the Trustee, (iii) the indenture, dated as of August 9, 2016 and as amended and supplemented from time to time, by and among the Issuers (as defined therein), the guarantors from time to time party thereto, and the Trustee, (iv) the indenture, dated as of February 5, 2019 and as amended and supplemented from time to time, by and among the Issuers (as defined therein), the guarantors from time to time party thereto, and the Trustee, (v) the indenture, dated as of November 22, 2019 and as amended and supplemented from time to time, by and among the Issuers (as defined therein), the guarantors from time to time party thereto, and the Trustee, (vi) the indenture, dated as of August 15, 2019 and as amended and supplemented from time to time, by and among the Issuers (as defined therein), the guarantors from time to time party thereto, and the Trustee, and (vii) an indenture, dated as of February 5, 2020 and as amended and supplemented from time to time by and among the Issuers (as defined therein), the guarantors from time to time party thereto, and the Trustee.

ACM” means Apollo Capital Management, L.P.

Accumulated Funding Deficiency” means, solely with respect to a Multiemployer Plan, the amount, determined as of the end of the plan year, equal to the excess (if any) of the total charges to the funding standard account of the plan for all plan years over the total credits to such accounts for such years, as determined under Section 431 of the Code, and as adjusted by Section 302(b)(5) of ERISA and Section 4971(g)(5) of the Code.

Accumulated Funding Deficiency Claim” means any Claim by the IRS, a Multiemployer Plan or other Person, alleging that an Indemnified Person has any obligation to pay any Accumulated Funding Deficiency Liability.

Accumulated Funding Deficiency Event” means a Multiemployer Plan experiences an Accumulated Funding Deficiency for a plan year.

Accumulated Funding Deficiency Liability” means, solely with respect to a Multiemployer Plan, liability of the Company or any of its ERISA Affiliates to such a Multiemployer Plan, the IRS or other Person for (a) any excise taxes under Section 4971 of the Code, and/or (b) any minimum required contribution of the Company or any of its ERISA Affiliates necessary to avoid imposition of any additional taxes under Section 4971(b) of the Code.

Affiliate” means, with respect to any specified Person, any other Person directly or indirectly controlling or controlled by, or under direct or indirect common control with, such specified Person; provided, that (i) the Company and its Subsidiaries shall not be deemed to be Affiliates of the RE Investor or any of its Affiliates, (ii) portfolio companies in which the RE Investor or any of its Affiliates has an investment (whether as debt or equity) shall not be deemed an Affiliate of the RE Investor or the RE Investor’s Affiliates and (iii) portfolio companies in which any equityholder of the Company or any of their respective Affiliates has an


investment (whether as debt or equity) shall not be deemed an Affiliate of the Company. For the purposes of this definition, “control”, when used with respect to any specified Person, means the power to direct the management and policies of such Person, directly or indirectly, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise; and the terms “controlling,” “controlled,” “controlled by” and “under common control with” have meanings correlative to the foregoing.

Appraised Value” means, with respect to a Real Estate Asset, (a) the Closing Appraised Value of such Real Estate Asset, (b) the fair market value of such Real Estate Asset as reflected in the Initial Exchange Appraisal, (c) the fair market value of such Real Estate Asset as reflected in a Current Appraisal or (d) the fair market value of such Real Estate Asset as reflected in a Distribution Appraisal, as applicable.

Appraiser” means, Cushman & Wakefield or another qualified, independent Member Appraisal Institute appraiser selected by the Company and reasonably acceptable to RE Investor.

Asset-Based Revolving Facility” means that certain Third Amended and Restated Asset-Based Revolving Credit Agreement, dated as of November 16, 2018 (as amended by Amendment No. 1, dated as of May 20, 2020), among ACI, as lead borrower, the subsidiary borrowers and guarantors from time to time party thereto, the lenders from time to time party thereto and Bank of America, N.A. as administrative and collateral agent as in effect on the Closing Date.

Bankruptcy Filing” means an event that would constitute an “Event of Default” under Section 6.01(g) of the ACI 2030 Indenture.

Business Day” means any day except a Saturday, a Sunday or other day on which the SEC or banking institutions in New York, New York are authorized or required by law, regulation or executive order to be closed.

Cash Escrow Account” has the meaning ascribed thereto in the Escrow Agreement.

Certificate of Designations” shall mean the Certificate of Designations governing the Series A Preferred Stock or the Certificate of Designations governing the Series A-1 Preferred Stock, as applicable.

Claim” means any demand against, or any pending or threatened legal or administrative proceeding, suit, arbitration, claim, charge, audit, investigation, inquiry or action against, or involving, one or more an Indemnified Persons.

Claim Notice” means a written notice of any Withdrawal Liability Claim and/or Accumulated Funding Deficiency Event, as applicable, or any event or other facts that has resulted or that might result in a Withdrawal Liability Claim and/or Accumulated Funding Deficiency Claim, as applicable, or the imposition of, Withdrawal Liability and/or Accumulated Funding Deficiency Liability, as applicable, on one or more Indemnified Persons and, if known, the estimated amount of any such Withdrawal Liability and/or Accumulated Funding Deficiency Liability, as applicable.


Closing Appraised Value” means, with respect to a Real Estate Asset, the fair market value of such Real Estate Asset reflected in the most recent appraisal provided to the RE Investor prior to the date hereof.

Contribution Agreement” means the Master Contribution Agreement by and among ACI, Safeway Realty, LLC, Safeway and RealCo Holdings I, to be entered into in connection with the Real Estate Reorganization, in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B.

Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and the regulations promulgated thereunder.

Current Appraisal” means, as of any date of determination, with respect to a Real Estate Asset, an appraisal setting forth the fair market value of such Real Estate Asset, which shall be (i) signed by an Appraiser, (ii) addressed to the RE Investor, (iii) made in compliance with the requirements of the Uniform Standard of Professional Appraisal Practice, or any successor thereto, and Title XI of the Federal Institutions Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement Act of 1989 and the regulations promulgated thereunder and (iv) made in accordance with Section 5.02(i).

Data Room” means the electronic Donnelley Financial Solutions Venue containing documents and materials relating to ACI as constituted as of the date hereof.

ERISA” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, and the regulations promulgated thereunder.

ERISA Affiliate” means, with respect to any entity, trade or business, any other entity, trade or business that is, or was at the relevant time, a member of a group described in Section 414(b), (c), (m) or (o) of the Code or Section 4001(b)(1) of ERISA that includes or included the first entity, trade or business, or that is, or was at the relevant time, a member of the same “controlled group” as the first entity, trade or business pursuant to Section 4001(a)(14) of ERISA.

Environmental Law” means any federal, state or local Law or Judgment relating to pollution or protection of the environment, natural resources or, to the extent relating to exposure to hazardous or toxic substances, human health or safety.

Equity Closing” means the Closing (as defined in the Investment Agreement).

Equity Investors” means the Persons set forth on Annex A-1 and Annex A-2 to the Investment Agreement.

Escrow Accounts” has the meaning ascribed thereto in the Escrow Agreement.

Escrow Agent” means Citibank, N.A., PNC Bank, National Association or any other financial institution reasonably acceptable to the parties hereto.

Escrow Agreement” means the Escrow Agreement by and among the Company, the RE Investor and the Escrow Agent, in the form attached hereto as Exhibit C.


Exchange Act” means the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

Expiration Date” means the earlier of (x) the date of the conversion of all of the Series A Preferred Stock or Series A-1 Preferred Stock into Conversion Shares (as defined in the Investment Agreement) or (y) the date of the redemption of all outstanding Series A Preferred Shares and Series A-1 Preferred Stock in accordance with Section 6 of the Certificate of Designations.

GAAP” means generally accepted accounting principles in the United States, consistently applied.

Governmental Entity” means any federal, state or local, domestic or foreign governmental or regulatory (including any stock exchange) authority, agency, court, commission or other entity or self-regulatory organization.

Guarantee” means any guarantee, letter of credit, surety bond (including any performance bond), credit support agreement or other assurance of payment.

Hazardous Materials” means any waste, substance or material that is classified, regulated, defined or designated under Environmental Law as radioactive, explosive, highly flammable, hazardous or toxic or as a contaminant or a pollutant, including petroleum products, byproducts and distillates, heavy metals (such as lead and cadmium), ozone-depleting substances, chlorinated solvents, polychlorinated biphenyls, per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, friable asbestos and toxic mold.

Holder” means any registered holder of Preferred Stock from time to time.

Indebtedness” means, with respect to any Person, without duplication, the principal of, accrued and unpaid interest, prepayment and redemption premiums or penalties then due and payable (if any), unpaid fees or expenses and other Liabilities in respect of (i) all obligations of such Person for borrowed money, or with respect to deposits or advances of any kind to such Person (other than extensions of trade credit to customers of such Person and its Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business), (ii) all obligations of such Person evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes or similar instruments, (iii) all obligations of such Person which are or would be required to be classified as a finance lease under GAAP, (iv) all obligations of such Person pursuant to securitization or factoring programs or arrangements, (v) all Guarantees and arrangements having the economic effect of a Guarantee of such Person of any Indebtedness of any other Person, (vi) all obligations or undertakings of such Person to maintain or cause to be maintained the financial position or covenants of others or to purchase the obligations or property of others (other than the purchase of inventory, supplies and equipment in the ordinary course of business), (vii) net cash payment obligations of such Person under swaps, options, derivatives and other hedging agreements or arrangements that will be payable upon termination thereof (assuming they were terminated on the date of determination), (viii) letters of credit, bank guarantees, and other similar contractual obligations entered into by or on behalf of such Person, (ix) all obligations of such Person issued or assumed as the deferred purchase price of property, all conditional sale obligations of such Person and all obligations of such Person under any title


retention agreement (but excluding trade accounts payable and other accrued current liabilities), and (x) all obligations of the type referred to in the foregoing clauses secured by any Lien on any property or asset.

Indemnification Agreement” means the Indemnification Agreement, by and among ACI, the Company, RealCo Holdings I, RealCo Holdings II and the RE Investor, in the form attached hereto as Exhibit D.

Indemnified Person” means the RE Investor and each Real Estate SPE that is owned by the RE Investor from time to time and their respective Affiliates and their respective directors, officers, employees, stockholders, members and agents.

Indemnifying Person” means the Company and each of its Subsidiaries, excluding for the avoidance of doubt, any Indemnified Person.

IRS” means the Internal Revenue Service.

Investor Release Notice” has the meaning ascribed thereto in the Escrow Agreement.

Judgment” means any judgment, injunction, order or decree of any Governmental Entity.

Knowledge” means, with respect to the Company, the actual knowledge as of the date hereof of the individuals listed on Section 1.01(a)(i) of the Company Disclosure Letter after due inquiry of the direct reports of such individual.

Liabilities” means, collectively, all obligations, liabilities and commitments of any nature, whether known or unknown, express or implied, primary or secondary, direct or indirect, liquidated, absolute, accrued, contingent or otherwise and whether due or to become due.

Lien” means any mortgage, pledge, security interest, encumbrance, claim, lien, deed of trust, deed to secure debt, right of first refusal, right of first offer, easement, restriction, covenant, condition, title default, subleases, licenses, hypothecations, ownership or security interests of any kind, encroachment or other survey defect or charge of any kind (including any conditional sale or other title retention agreement, any lease in the nature thereof, and the filing of or agreement to give any financing statement under the Uniform Commercial Code or comparable Law or any jurisdiction in connection with such Lien).

Master Lease” means the Unitary Master Sublease, by and among the Company, as landlord and certain operating Subsidiaries of ACI, as tenant, in the form attached hereto as Exhibit E.

Multiemployer Plan” means any “multiemployer plan” within the meaning of Section 3(37) of ERISA, to which the Company or any of its ERISA Affiliates has contributed to or been obligated to contribute.

PBGC” means the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation.


Permitted Liens” means (i) statutory Liens for Taxes, assessments or other charges by Governmental Entities not yet due and payable or the amount or validity of which is being contested in good faith and by appropriate proceedings, in each case for which adequate reserves have been established in accordance with GAAP, (ii) mechanics’, materialmen’s, carriers’, workmen’s, warehousemen’s, repairmen’s, landlords’ and similar Liens granted or which arise in the ordinary course of business that are not yet due and payable or the amount or validity of which is being contested in good faith and by appropriate proceedings and for which adequate reserves have been established in accordance with GAAP, (iii) Liens created by or through the actions of the RE Investor or any of its Affiliates, (iv) Liens discharged at or prior to the Closing Date, (v) transfer restrictions imposed by applicable securities or other Law, (vi) easements, rights-of-way, encroachments, restrictions, conditions and other similar non-monetary Liens incurred or suffered in the ordinary course of business and which, individually or in the aggregate, would not reasonably be expected to impair in any material respect the use and operation of the applicable real property to which they relate in the conduct of the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries as currently conducted, (vii) zoning, entitlement, building and other land use regulations imposed by Governmental Entities having jurisdiction over such real property, (viii) Liens placed by any developer, landlord or owner on real property over which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries has leasehold or easement rights and subordination, non-disturbance or similar agreements relating thereto, (ix) Permitted Exceptions (as defined in the Master Lease) to the extent consented to, requested or caused by the Company and (x) Liens arising under any SPE Lease or the Master Lease.

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, Governmental Entity or other entity.

Rating Agency” means (i) each of Moody’s and S&P and (ii) if Moody’s or S&P ceases to rate ACI or any of its debt securities for reasons outside of ACI’s control, a “nationally recognized statistical rating organization,” as such term is defined under Section 3(a)(62) under the Exchange Act selected by ACI as a replacement agency for Moody’s or S&P, as the case may be.

RealCo Entities” means RealCo Holdings I and each of its direct and indirect Subsidiaries.

RealCo Governing Documents” means the RealCo Holdings I Operating Agreement, RealCo Holdings II Operating Agreement, RealCo Operating Agreement and the Real Estate SPE Operating Agreements.

RealCo Holdings I” means ACI Real Estate Holding I Company LLC, a Delaware limited liability company.

RealCo Holdings I Operating Agreement” means the amended and restated limited liability company agreement of RealCo Holdings I, by and among ACI, Safeway, Safeway Realty LLC, the RE Investor and RealCo Holdings I in the form attached hereto as Exhibit F.


RealCo Holdings II” means ACI Real Estate Holding II Company LLC, a Delaware limited liability company.

RealCo Holdings II Operating Agreement” means the amended and restated limited liability company agreement of RealCo Holdings II, by and among RealCo Holdings II, the RE Investor and RealCo Holdings I in the form attached hereto as Exhibit G.

RealCo Operating Agreement” means the amended and restated limited liability company agreement of the Company, by and among the Company, the RE Investor and RealCo Holdings II in the form attached hereto as Exhibit H.

RealCo Release Notice” has the meaning ascribed thereto in the Escrow Agreement.

Real Estate Asset” means any real property to the extent (a) the owner thereof has good and valid marketable fee simple title and (b) owned free and clear of all material Liens (other than Permitted Liens).

Real Estate Escrow Account” has the meaning ascribed thereto in the Escrow Agreement.

Real Estate Portfolio” means, at any time, the Real Estate Assets held by the Real Estate SPEs.

Real Estate Proceeds” means (i) the amount of proceeds realized from the sale of the Sale Properties and/or, in the case of a Failed Auction, Retained Properties pursuant to Section 5.02 hereof minus any Taxes and any reasonable associated fees and expenses (including the Broker and any other third-party advisors) incurred, directly or indirectly, by RE Investor as a result of the sale of the Sale Properties and/or, in the case of a Failed Auction, Retained Properties, pursuant to Section 5.02 hereof plus (ii) the Cash Distribution Amount plus (iii) the Additional Cash Distribution Amount. For these purposes, to the extent that the RE Investor is a pass-through entity for U.S. federal income tax purposes, income Tax liability shall be determined using an assumed tax rate equal to the highest combined marginal federal and state tax rates of an individual or corporation, as applicable, resident in New York, New York.

Real Estate Proceeds Target Amount” means the product of (a) the aggregate Fixed Liquidation Preference of all outstanding shares of Preferred Stock as of immediately prior to the Real Estate Settlement and (b) 110%, plus an amount equal to any accrued and unpaid dividends on such shares of Preferred Stock as of immediately prior to the Real Estate Settlement.

Post- Realization Period Proceeds Target Amount” means, during the ROFO Period, the product of (a) the aggregate Fixed Liquidation Preference of all outstanding shares of Preferred Stock as of immediately prior to the Real Estate Settlement and (ii) 115%, plus an amount equal to any accrued and unpaid dividends on such shares of Preferred Stock as of immediately prior to the Real Estate Settlement.

Real Estate Reorganization Documents” means this Agreement, the Escrow Agreement, the RealCo Governing Documents, the Master Lease, the SPE Leases, the Contribution Agreement and each other Contract pursuant to which the Real Estate Reorganization is consummated.


Real Estate SPE” means any Subsidiary of the Company that holds real Estate Assets.

Real Estate SPE Operating Agreements” means the amended and restated limited liability company agreements of each Real Estate SPE, by and among the applicable Real Estate SPE, the RE Investor and the Company, each in the form attached hereto as Exhibit I.

Related Agreements” means the Real Estate Reorganization Documents (other than this Agreement) and the Indemnification Agreement.

Representative” means, with respect to any Person, the directors, officers, employees, investment bankers, financial advisors, attorneys, accountants or other advisors, agents or representatives of such Person.

Safeway” means Safeway, Inc., a Delaware corporation.

SEC” means the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

SPE Interests” means the equity interests of the Real Estate SPEs.

SPE Lease” means, with respect to any Real Estate Assets owned by a Real Estate SPE, the Lease Agreement, by and between such Real Estate SPE, as landlord, and the Company, as tenant, that will be entered into at the Closing with respect to each Real Estate SPE and the Real Estate Assets that it owns and shall be upon all of the terms, covenants, conditions, and agreements set forth in the form of Master Lease, except that (i) “Landlord” under each SPE Lease will be the Real Estate SPEs that are parties thereto, (ii) “Tenant” under each SPE Lease will be only the Company, (iii) the “Leased Properties” under each SPE Lease will be only the properties owned by the Real Estate SPEs that are parties thereto, and (iv) the “Annual Rent” under each SPE Lease will be only the Annual Rent indicated on Schedule 3.1 attached of the Master Lease with respect to the properties that are the “Leased Properties” under such SPE Lease.

Solvency Opinion” means an opinion from an accounting, appraisal or investment banking firm of nationally recognized standing that ACI is, as of immediately prior to effecting the applicable payment as set forth in Section 5.02(f), solvent and will be, after effecting such payment, solvent.

Subsidiary” means, with respect to any Person, another Person, an amount of the voting securities, other voting rights or voting partnership interests of which is sufficient to elect at least a majority of its board of directors or other governing body (or, if there are no such voting interests, more than 50% of the equity interests of which) is owned directly or indirectly by such first Person.


Tax” means any and all U.S. federal, state, local, non-U.S. and other taxes, levies, fees, imposts, duties, and similar governmental charges (including any interest, fines, assessments, penalties or additions to tax imposed in connection therewith or with respect thereto) including (x) taxes imposed on, or measured by, income, franchise, profits or gross receipts, and (y) ad valorem, value added, capital gains, sales, goods and services, use, real or personal property, escheat, capital stock, license, branch, payroll, estimated withholding, employment, social security (or similar), unemployment, compensation, utility, severance, production, excise, stamp, occupation, premium, windfall profits, transfer and gains taxes, and customs duties.

Transaction Documents” means this Agreement, the Related Agreements and the Investment Agreement.

Transaction Litigation” means any Action made or instituted or, to the Company’s Knowledge, threatened by, or any written or, to the Knowledge of the Company, oral demand by, any current or former stockholder (or other holder of any other equity securities) or creditor of the Company, or any Affiliate, trustee or beneficiary, or other person acting on behalf or for the benefit of any stockholder (or other holder of any other equity securities) or creditor of the Company, (i) asserting, seeking to assert, or based upon any alleged breach of fiduciary duty, usurping corporate opportunity or similar breach of care, loyalty or comparable claims by any officer, director, trustee, fiduciary, agent or current or former stockholder of the Company occurring prior to the Closing in connection with this Agreement or the Transaction Documents, or (ii) challenging this Agreement or the Transaction Documents or the transactions contemplated thereby or seeking to directly or indirectly enjoin, delay or prevent the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents or seeking damages in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents.

Transactions” means the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Related Agreements.

Transfer Instrument” means, (a) with respect to any Real Estate SPE, (i) a membership interest certificate evidencing the ownership of 100% of the membership interests of such Real Estate SPE and (ii) an instrument of transfer relating to the transfer to the RE Investor or its designee of such membership interest certificate and 100% of the membership interests of such Real Estate SPE and (b) with respect to any Real Estate Asset, title transfer documents relating to the transfer to the RE Investor or its designee of title in such Real Estate Asset.

Withdrawal Liability” means, solely with respect to a Multiemployer Plan, liability to such a Multiemployer Plan as a result of a Withdrawal Liability Event.

Withdrawal Liability Claim” means any Claim by the PBGC, a Multiemployer Plan or other Person, alleging that an Indemnified Person has any obligation to pay Withdrawal Liability.

Withdrawal Liability Event” means a “complete withdrawal” (within the meaning of Section 4203 of ERISA), a “partial withdrawal” (within the meaning of Section 4205 of ERISA) or a “mass withdrawal” (within the meaning of Section 4041A of ERISA), in each case, by the Company or any of its ERISA Affiliates.


(b)    The words “date hereof”, “date of this Agreement” and words of similar import shall refer to May 20, 2020.

(c)    In addition to the terms defined in Section 1.01(a), the following terms have the meanings assigned thereto in the Sections set forth below:

 

Term

  

Section

Action    SECTION 3.05
Additional Cash Distribution Amount    SECTION 5.02(f)
Agreement    Preamble
Appraisal Period    SECTION 5.02(b)
Bankruptcy and Equity Exception    SECTION 3.03
Broker    SECTION 5.02(e)
Cash Distribution Amount    SECTION 5.02(b)
Cash Distribution Notice    SECTION 5.02(b)
Closing    SECTION 2.02
Closing Date    SECTION 2.02
Company    Preamble
Company Disclosure Letter    ARTICLE III
Company Fundamental Representations    SECTION 7.03(a)
Company Securities    SECTION 3.02
Contract    SECTION 3.03(b)
Deferred Diligence Assets    SECTION 6.04(a)
Distribution Amount    SECTION 6.01(c)
Distribution Appraisals    SECTION 6.02(a)
Distribution Date    SECTION 6.02(a)
Excess Real Estate Proceeds    SECTION 5.02(g)
Exchanged Asset    SECTION 6.03(a)
Exchanged Assets    SECTION 6.03(a)
Filed SEC Documents    ARTICLE III
Initial Exchange Appraisals    SECTION 5.02(b)
Initial Notice    SECTION 5.02(a)
Investment Agreement    Recitals
Investor Exchange Right    SECTION 5.01
Laws    SECTION 3.06
Non-Recourse Party    SECTION 8.05
Notice Date    SECTION 5.02(a)
Outside Date    SECTION 8.01(b)(i)
Owned Real Property    SECTION 3.09
Permits    SECTION 3.06
Preferred Stock    Recitals
Purchase    SECTION 2.01
Purchase Price    SECTION 2.01
RE Investor    Preamble
Real Estate Reorganization    Recitals
Real Estate Settlement    SECTION 5.02(c)
Real Estate Settlement Date    SECTION 5.02(c)


Term

  

Section

Realization Period    SECTION 5.02(e)
Released SPEs    SECTION 6.01(b)
Sale Properties    SECTION 5.02(e)
Selected Assets    SECTION 5.02(f)
Selected SPEs    SECTION 5.02(f)
Series A Preferred Stock    Recitals
Series A-1 Preferred Stock    Recitals
Settlement Selected Assets    SECTION 5.02(c)
Settlement Selected SPEs    SECTION 5.02(c)
Subsequent Selected Assets    SECTION 5.02(f)
Subsequent Selected SPEs    SECTION 5.02(f)
Subsequent Settlement    SECTION 5.02(f)
Trigger Date    SECTION 5.01

ARTICLE II

Purchase and Sale

SECTION 2.01    Purchase and Sale. On the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement, at the Closing, the RE Investor shall purchase and acquire from the Company, and the Company shall issue and sell to the RE Investor, the Investor Exchange Right, for an aggregate purchase price of $28,200,000 (the “Purchase Price”). The purchase of the Investor Exchange Right pursuant to this Section 2.01 is referred to as the “Purchase”.

SECTION 2.02    Closing. (a) The closing of the Purchase (the “Closing”) shall take place at the offices of Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP, 919 Third Avenue, New York, New York 10022, on the second Business Day following the satisfaction (or, to the extent permitted by Law, the waiver by the party entitled to the benefit thereof) of the conditions set forth in Article VI, other than those conditions that by their nature are to be satisfied as of the Closing (but subject to the satisfaction or waiver of such conditions at the Closing), or at such other place, time and date as shall be agreed between the Company and the RE Investor; provided, that in no event shall the Closing occur prior to the date that is ten (10) Business Days following the date hereof. The date on which the Closing occurs is referred to in this Agreement as the “Closing Date”. The Closing shall occur substantially concurrently with the Equity Closing. The Closing shall be deemed to occur and be effective as of 12:01 a.m. New York City time on the Closing Date.

(b)    At the Closing, to effect the purchase and sale of the Investor Exchange Right (i) the RE Investor shall pay to the Company, by wire transfer to a bank account designated in writing by the Company at least two Business Days prior to the Closing Date, in immediately available funds, the Purchase Price and (ii) the Company shall deposit, or cause to be deposited, with the Escrow Agent (A) cash into the Cash Escrow Account and (B) Transfer Instruments into the Real Estate Escrow Account for Real Estate SPEs and Real Estate Assets that, together with such cash (such cash valued at 150% of the amount thereof), have an aggregate Closing Appraised Value equal to an amount that is not less than 165% of the Fixed Liquidation Preference of the Preferred Stock outstanding as of immediately following the Closing (as defined in the Investment Agreement).


ARTICLE III

Representations and Warranties of the Company

The Company represents and warrants to the RE Investor as of the date hereof and as of the Closing (except to the extent made only as of a specified date, in which case such representation and warranty is made as of such date) that, except as (A) set forth in the confidential disclosure letter delivered by the Company to the RE Investor on the date hereof (the “Company Disclosure Letter”) (it being understood that any information, item or matter set forth on one section or subsection of the Company Disclosure Letter shall be deemed to apply to and qualify the section or subsection of this Agreement to which it corresponds in number and each other section or subsection of this Agreement to the extent that it is reasonably apparent on the face of such disclosure that such information, item or matter is relevant to such other section or subsection.

SECTION 3.01    Organization; Standing. (a) The Company is a limited liability company, duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the Laws of the State of Delaware and has all requisite limited liability company power and authority necessary to carry on its business as it is now being conducted. The Company is duly licensed or qualified to do business (where such concept is recognized under applicable Law) in each jurisdiction in which the nature of the business conducted by it or the character or location of the properties and assets owned or leased by it makes such licensing or qualification necessary.

(b)    As of the Closing, each of the Real Estate SPEs shall be duly organized, validly existing and in good standing (where such concept is recognized under applicable Law) under the Laws of the jurisdiction of its organization. As of the Closing, each of the Real Estate SPEs shall be duly licensed or qualified to do business (where such concept is recognized under applicable Law) in each jurisdiction in which the nature of the business conducted by it or the character or location of the properties and assets owned or leased by it makes such licensing or qualification necessary.

(c)    As of the Closing, neither the Company nor any of the Real Estate SPEs has ever had any employees. Except for the Real Estate Reorganization Documents and the contractual obligations associated therewith, as of the Closing, neither the Company nor any of the Real Estate SPEs is a party to any Contract, has incurred any Indebtedness or other Liabilities (other than Tax Liabilities and de minimis Liabilities in the ordinary course of business such as state franchise taxes), has acquired or has owned or used any assets (other than the Owned Real Property owned by it and the equity securities of the Real Estate SPEs, as applicable) or has engaged in any other business activities since its formation other than in connection with such formation. As of the Closing, (i) the Real Estate Reorganization was consummated substantially in accordance with Exhibit A and all applicable Laws and (ii) the RE Investor has received true, complete and correct copies of all of the Real Estate Reorganization Documents.

SECTION 3.02    Capitalization. The Company is a wholly-owned Subsidiary of RealCo Holdings II. The Company does not have any Subsidiaries and, as of


Closing, will not have any Subsidiaries other than the Real Estate SPEs, which will be wholly-owned Subsidiaries of the Company. Except as described in this Section 3.02, as of the date hereof (solely with respect to the Company), there were no and, as of the Closing, there will be no (i) outstanding equity or voting interests in the Company or the Real Estate SPEs, (ii) outstanding securities convertible into or exchangeable for equity or voting interests in the Company or any of the Real Estate SPEs, (iii) outstanding rights or other commitments or agreements to acquire from the Company or any of the Real Estate SPEs, or that obligate the Company or any of the Real Estate SPEs to issue, any equity or voting interests (or voting debt) in, or any securities convertible into or exchangeable for equity or voting interests in, the Company or any of the Real Estate SPEs, (iv) obligations of the Company or any of the Real Estate SPEs to grant, extend or enter into any subscription, warrant, right, convertible or exchangeable security or other similar agreement or commitment relating to any equity or voting interests in the Company or any of the Real Estate SPEs (the items in clauses (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv) being referred to collectively as “Company Securities”) and (v) other obligations by the Company or any of the Real Estate SPEs to make any payments or provide any economic value based on the price or value of any Company Securities. There are no outstanding agreements of any kind that obligate the Company or, as of the Closing, will obligate any of the Real Estate SPEs to repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any equity interests of the Company or, as of the Closing, any of the Real Estate SPEs, or obligate the Company or, as of the Closing, obligate any of the Real Estate SPEs to grant, extend or enter into any such agreements relating to any equity interests, including any agreements granting any preemptive rights, subscription rights, anti-dilutive rights, rights of first refusal or similar rights with respect to any equity interests of the Company or any of the Real Estate SPEs.

SECTION 3.03 Authority; Noncontravention;. (a) The Company has all necessary limited liability company power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and the Related Agreements that the Company is a party to and to perform its obligations hereunder and thereunder and to consummate the Transactions. As of the Closing, each Real Estate SPE will have all necessary limited liability company power and authority to execute and deliver the Related Agreements that such Real Estate SPE is a party to and to perform its obligations thereunder and to consummate the Transactions. The execution, delivery and performance by the Company of this Agreement and the Related Agreements that it is a party to, and the consummation by it of the Transactions, have been duly authorized and approved by its managing member and no other corporate action on the part of the Company or its member is necessary to authorize the execution, delivery and performance by the Company of this Agreement and the Related Agreements that it is a party to and the consummation by it of the Transactions. The execution, delivery and performance by each Real Estate SPE of the Related Agreements that such Real Estate SPE is a party to, and the consummation by such Real Estate SPE of the Transactions, will, as of the Closing, have been duly authorized and approved by such Real Estate SPE’s managing member and no other limited liability company action on the part of the Real Estate SPEs or the Company will be necessary to authorize the execution, delivery and performance by the Real Estate SPEs of the Related Agreements that the Real Estate SPEs are a party to and the consummation by the Real Estate SPEs of the Transactions. This Agreement has been, and the Related Agreements that the Company and the Real Estate SPEs will be a party to will be on the Closing Date, duly executed and delivered by the Company and the Real Estate SPEs, as applicable, and, assuming due authorization, execution and delivery hereof and thereof by the other Parties thereto, this Agreement constitutes, and the Related Agreements that the


Company and the Real Estate SPEs will be a party to will, on the Closing Date, constitute, a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Company and the Real Estate SPEs, enforceable against the Company and the Real Estate SPEs in accordance with its terms, except that such enforceability (i) may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer, reorganization, moratorium and other similar Laws of general application affecting or relating to the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and (ii) is subject to general principles of equity, whether considered in a proceeding at law or in equity (the “Bankruptcy and Equity Exception”).

(b)     The execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Company, the execution and delivery of any of the applicable Related Agreements by the Company and the Real Estate SPEs at the Closing, the consummation by the Company and the Real Estate SPEs of the Transactions, and the performance or compliance by the Company and the Real Estate SPEs with any of the terms or provisions hereof or thereof, will not (i) conflict with or violate any provision of (A) the Company’s certificate of formation and operating agreement (including, for the avoidance of doubt, the RealCo Operating Agreement) or (B) any similar organizational documents of any of the Real Estate SPEs including, for the avoidance of doubt, the Real Estate SPE Operating Agreements) or (ii) (x) violate or constitute a default (or constitute an event which, with notice or lapse of time or both, would constitute a violation or default) under any of the terms, conditions or provisions of any loan or credit agreement, debenture, note, bond, mortgage, indenture, deed of trust, lease, sublease, license, contract or other agreement, instrument, arrangement or understanding (each, a “Contract”) to which the Company or any of the Real Estate SPEs is a party or accelerate any obligations or rights under or give a right of termination of (whether or not with notice, lapse of time or both) any such Contract, (y) violate any Law, judgment, writ or injunction of any Governmental Entity applicable to the Company or any of the Real Estate SPEs in any material respect or (z) result in the creation of any Lien on any properties or assets of the Company or any of the Real Estate SPEs.

SECTION 3.04     Governmental Approvals. No consent or approval of, or filing, license, permit or authorization, declaration or registration with, any Governmental Entity are necessary for the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the Related Agreements by the Company and the Real Estate SPEs, the performance by the Company of its obligations hereunder, the performance by the Company and the Real Estate SPEs of their respective obligations under the Related Agreements and the consummation by the Company and the Real Estate SPEs of the Transactions, other than such consents, approvals, filings, licenses, permits, authorizations, declarations or registrations the failure of which to obtain, make or give, would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to be material to the Company and the Real Estate SPEs, taken as a whole.

SECTION 3.05     Legal Proceedings. As of the date of this Agreement, there is no legal or administrative proceeding, suit, arbitration, claim, charge, audit, investigation, inquiry or action (an “Action”) pending or, to the Knowledge of the Company, threatened against the Company by or before any Governmental Entity.

SECTION 3.06     Compliance with Laws; Permits. The Company and each Real Estate SPE are, and since their respective dates of formation have been, in compliance with all foreign, state, federal or local laws, statutes, common laws, ordinances, acts, codes, rules, regulations, orders, executive orders, judgments, injunctions, penalties, fines, writs, decrees,


governmental guidelines or interpretations having the force of law, Permits, regulations, decrees and orders of Governmental Entities (collectively, “Laws”) applicable to the Company or any of the Real Estate SPEs, in each case except for instances of non-compliance that individually or in the aggregate, would not reasonably be expected to be material to the Company and the Real Estate SPEs, taken as a whole. The Company holds and, as of the Closing, each of the Real Estate SPEs will hold all licenses, franchises, permits, certificates, approvals and authorizations from Governmental Entities necessary for the lawful conduct of their respective businesses (collectively, “Permits”), except where the failure to hold the same, individually or in the aggregate, would not reasonably be expected to be material to the Company and the Real Estate SPEs, taken as a whole.

SECTION 3.07     Tax Matters. The Company is and has been since its date of formation, and at the Closing, each Real Estate SPE will be and will have been since its date of formation, treated for U.S. federal income tax purposes as a disregarded entity within the meaning of Treas. Reg. Section 301.7701-3(b)(ii).

SECTION 3.08     Environmental Matters. Except as would not be material to the Company and the Real Estate SPEs, taken as a whole, (a) the Company is, and as of Closing, the Real Estate SPEs will be, in compliance with, all Permits required under Environmental Laws for the occupancy of their respective owned or leased real property (including the Owned Real Property) and operation of their respective businesses, (b) there is no Action under any Environmental Law that is pending or, to the Knowledge of the Company, threatened against the Company, (c) the Company has not received any unresolved written notice alleging that the Company is in violation of or has any liability under any Environmental Laws, (d) neither the Company nor, as of the Closing, any of Real Estate SPEs has treated, stored, disposed of, arranged for the disposal of, transported or handled Hazardous Materials in violation of Environmental Law; and (e) there has been no release of Hazardous Material at, on, under, to or from any owned or operated facility or property (including the Owned Real Property) that has not been fully resolved in accordance with Environmental Law.

SECTION 3.09     Real Property. On the Closing Date, each Real Estate SPE will have good and valid marketable fee simple title to the real estate (including the Real Estate Assets) owned by such Real Estate SPE (the “Owned Real Property”), free and clear of all Liens (other than Permitted Liens). To the Knowledge of the Company, no material default continues under any agreement or applicable Law affecting the Owned Real Property, except for any default that individually or in the aggregate with any related default, would not reasonably be expected to be material to the Real Estate Portfolio, taken as a whole. There is no pending or, to the Knowledge of the Company, threatened appropriation, condemnation, eminent domain or like proceeding, or sale or other disposition in lieu of condemnation, affecting the Owned Real Property, except for such proceedings, which reasonably be expected to be material to the Company and the Real Estate SPEs, taken as a whole.

SECTION 3.10     No Brokers. No agent, broker, investment banker, financial advisor or other firm or Person is or will be entitled to any broker’s, finder’s, financial advisor’s or any other commission or similar fee, or the reimbursement of expenses in connection therewith, in connection with any of the Transactions based upon arrangements made by, or on behalf of, the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.


SECTION 3.11     No Other RE Investor Representations or Warranties. Except for the representations and warranties expressly set forth in Article IV hereof and such representations and warranties set forth in the other Transaction Documents, the Company hereby acknowledges that neither the RE Investor nor any of its Affiliates, nor any other Person, has made or is making any other express or implied representation or warranty with respect to the RE Investor or any of its Affiliates, as applicable, or their respective businesses, operations, liabilities, condition (financial or otherwise) or prospects, including with respect to any information provided or made available to the Company or any of its Representatives or any information developed by the Company or any of its Representatives. The Company, on behalf of itself and on behalf of its Subsidiaries and Affiliates, expressly waives any such claim relating to the foregoing matters, except with respect to fraud.

ARTICLE IV

Representations and Warranties of the RE Investor

The RE Investor represents and warrants to the Company, as of the date hereof and as of the Closing (except to the extent made only as of a specified date, in which case such representation and warranty is made as of such date) that:

SECTION 4.01     Organization and Authority. The RE Investor is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the Laws of its jurisdiction of organization and has all requisite limited liability company power and authority to carry on its business as presently conducted.

SECTION 4.02     Authorization; Enforceability. The RE Investor has all requisite limited liability company power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and to consummate the Transactions. The execution and delivery of this Agreement and the Escrow Agreement by the RE Investor and the consummation of the Transactions, and compliance with the provisions of this Agreement and the Escrow Agreement, by the RE Investor have been duly authorized by all necessary limited liability company action on the part of the RE Investor. This Agreement has been and, as of the Closing, the Related Agreements to which it is party will be, duly executed and delivered by the RE Investor and, assuming the due authorization, execution and delivery hereof and thereof by the other parties thereto, constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of the RE Investor, enforceable against the RE Investor in accordance with its terms, subject, as to enforceability, to the Bankruptcy and Equity Exception.

SECTION 4.03     No Conflict. The execution and delivery by the RE Investor of this Agreement do not and will not, and the consummation of the Transactions and compliance with the provisions of this Agreement will not, conflict with, or result in any violation or breach of, or default (with or without notice or lapse of time, or both) under, or give rise to a right of termination, cancellation or acceleration of any obligation or to the loss of a benefit under, or result in the creation of any right or benefit on the part of any third party under, or result in the creation of any Lien upon any of the properties or assets of the RE Investor under (i) the organizational or governing documents of the RE Investor or (ii) (A) any term, condition or provision of any Contract to which the RE Investor or any of its Affiliates is a party or by which any of its properties or assets are bound and that is material to the business of the RE Investor and its Affiliates, taken as a whole, (B) any Law that is material to the RE Investor and


its Affiliates, taken as a whole, or (C) any Judgment, permit, concession, grant or franchise, in each case, applicable to the RE Investor or any of its Affiliates or any of its properties or assets, other than, in the case of clause (ii) above, any such conflicts, violations, breaches, defaults, rights, losses or Liens that, individually or in the aggregate, have not had and would not reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the RE Investor’s ability to consummate the Transactions.

SECTION 4.04     Governmental Approvals. No consent or approval of, or filing, license, permit or authorization, declaration or registration with, any Governmental Entity is necessary for the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents by the RE Investor, the performance by the RE Investor of its obligations hereunder and thereunder and the consummation by the RE Investor of the Transactions, other than such other consents, approvals, filings, licenses, permits, authorizations, declarations or registrations that, if not obtained, made or given, would not, individually or in the aggregate, be material to the RE Investor’s ability to consummate the Transactions.

SECTION 4.05     Litigation. As of the date of this Agreement, there are no Actions pending or, to the knowledge of the RE Investor, threatened in writing against RE Investor that seek to enjoin, or would reasonably be expected to have the effect of preventing or making illegal, any of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents.

SECTION 4.06     No Broker. No agent, broker, investment banker, financial advisor or other firm or Person is entitled to any broker’s, finder’s, financial advisor’s or other similar fee or any other commission or similar fee, or the reimbursement of expenses in connection therewith, in connection with any of the Transactions based upon arrangements made by or on behalf of the RE Investor or any of its Affiliates, except for Persons, if any, whose fees and expenses will be paid by the RE Investor or one of its Affiliates.

SECTION 4.07     Purchase for Investment. The Investor acknowledges that the Investor Exchange Right and SPE Interests will not have been registered under the Securities Act or under any state or other applicable securities laws. The Investor (a) acknowledges that it is acquiring the Investor Exchange Right (and, if the Investor Exchange Right is exercised, the equity interests of the Selected SPEs) pursuant to an exemption from registration under the Securities Act solely for investment and for the Investor’s own account and with no present intention or view to distribute any of the SPE Interests to any Person in violation of the Securities Act, (b) is knowledgeable, sophisticated and experienced in financial and business matters, fully understands the limitations on transfer and the restrictions on sales of such Investor Exchange Right and SPE Interests and is able to bear the economic risk of its investment and afford the complete loss of such investment, (c) (i) has such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters and in investments of this type, that it is capable of evaluating the merits and risks of its investment in the Investor Exchange Right and SPE Interests and of making an informed investment decision, (ii) has conducted an independent review and analysis of the business and affairs of the Company and its Subsidiaries that it considers sufficient and reasonable for purposes of making its investment in the Investor Exchange Right and SPE Interests and (iii) based thereon and on its own knowledge, has formed an independent judgment concerning the advisability of the Transactions, (d) is an “accredited investor” (as such term is defined in Rule 501(a) of Regulation D promulgated under the Securities Act) and (e) is not a broker-dealer registered with the SEC under the Exchange Act or an entity engaged in a business that would require it to be so registered.


SECTION 4.08     Private Placement Consideration. The Investor understands and acknowledges that: (a) its representations and warranties contained herein are being relied upon by the Company as a basis for availing itself of such exemption and other exemptions under the securities Laws of all applicable states and for other purposes, (b) no U.S. state or federal agency has made any finding or determination as to the fairness of the terms of the sale of the Investor Exchange Right or any recommendation or endorsement thereof and (c) the Investor Exchange Right and SPE Interests are “restricted securities” under the Securities Act inasmuch as they are being acquired from the Company in a transaction not involving a public offering and that under applicable securities Laws such Investor Exchange Right and SPE Interests may be resold without registration under the Securities Act only in certain limited circumstances.

SECTION 4.09     Arm’s Length Transaction. The Investor is acting solely in the capacity of an arm’s length contractual counterparty to the Company with respect to the Transactions.

SECTION 4.10     No Other Company Representations or Warranties. Except for the representations and warranties expressly set forth in Article III and such representations and warranties set forth in the other Transaction Documents, the RE Investor hereby acknowledges that neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries, nor any other Person, has made or is making any other express or implied representation or warranty with respect to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or their respective businesses, operations, assets, liabilities, condition (financial or otherwise) or prospects, including with respect to any information provided or made available to the RE Investor or any of its Representatives or any information developed by the RE Investor or any of its Representatives. The RE Investor, on behalf of itself and on behalf of its Affiliates, expressly waives any such claim relating to the foregoing matters, except with respect to fraud.

ARTICLE V

Investor Exchange Right

SECTION 5.01     Conditions. If any of the events described in Sections 5.01(a) through 5.01(e) occurs (the date of any such occurrence, a “Trigger Date”), then RE Investor shall have the right to exercise the “Investor Exchange Right” as set forth in and subject to the provisions of Section 5.02:

(a)     as of the 7th anniversary of the Issuance Date, any of the Preferred Stock is outstanding;

(b)     on or following the 4th anniversary of the Initial Public Offering, a Fundamental Change occurs and the related Fundamental Change Stock Price is less than the Conversion Price;

(c)     there is a downgrade by one or more gradations (including gradations within ratings categories as well as between ratings categories) or withdrawal of ACI’s credit rating by both Rating Agencies, as a result of which ACI’s credit rating is B- (or Moody’s equivalent) or lower;


(d)     any Preferred Dividends are not paid within thirty days of such Preferred Dividend’s due date; or

(e)     a Bankruptcy Filing has occurred.

SECTION 5.02     Investor Exchange Right

(a)     At any time within 45 days following a Trigger Date, the RE Investor may elect to send a written notice to the Company of its intention to exercise the Investor Exchange Right (the “Initial Notice” and the date of delivery of the Initial Notice, the “Notice Date”).

(b)     As soon as practicable following the Notice Date but in no event later than 30 days following the Notice Date (such 30 day period, the “Appraisal Period”), the Company shall obtain and deliver to the RE Investor a Current Appraisal of each Real Estate Asset in the Real Estate Portfolio (collectively, the “Initial Exchange Appraisals”); provided, that, if the Company obtained an appraisal for any Real Estate Asset prior to the Notice Date and such appraisal is dated as of a date that is no more than 90 days prior to the Notice Date, then such appraisal shall be deemed to be Current Appraisal for the purposes of this Section 5.02. Concurrently with the delivery of the Initial Exchange Appraisals, to the extent that any cash remains in the Cash Escrow Account, the Company shall provide written notice (the “Cash Distribution Notice”) to the RE Investor setting forth the amount of cash, if any, to be distributed to the RE Investor from the Cash Escrow Account in connection with the RE Investor’s exercise of the Investor Exchange Right (the “Cash Distribution Amount”); provided, that, such Cash Distribution Amount must be no less than the amount necessary for the RE Investor to receive, in accordance with Section 5.02(c), Settlement Selected SPEs and Settlement Selected Assets having an Appraised Value (calculated in accordance with Section 5.02(c)) equal to at least 130% of the Real Estate Proceeds Target less an amount equal to 118.18% of the Cash Distribution Amount. For the avoidance of doubt, subject to the proviso in the immediately preceding sentence, the Company may elect, in its sole discretion, to retain some or all of the cash remaining in the Cash Escrow Account and shall not be required to distribute any such cash to the RE Investor in respect the Company’s obligations under this Article V.

(c)     Promptly (and in no event more than 30 days) following the delivery of the Initial Exchange Appraisals and the Cash Distribution Notice, the RE Investor shall have the right to exercise the Investor Exchange Right (the exercise of the Investor Exchange Right, the “Real Estate Settlement” and the date the Investor Exchange Right is exercised, the “Real Estate Settlement Date”) by delivering to the Company and the Escrow Agent an Investor Release Notice directing the Escrow Agent to deliver to the RE Investor (i) the Cash Distribution Amount, if any, from the Cash Escrow Account and (ii) at the RE Investor’s option, in its sole discretion, (A) Transfer Instruments from the Real Estate Escrow Account with respect to the Real Estate SPEs, selected in the RE Investor’s sole discretion, which collectively own Real Estate Assets having an aggregate Appraised Value (as set forth in the Initial Exchange Appraisals) equal to not more than (x) 130% of the Real Estate Proceeds Target Amount less (y) an amount equal to 118.18% of the Cash Distribution Amount (the Real Estate SPEs so selected


by the RE Investor, the “Settlement Selected SPEs” and the Real Estate Assets so selected by the RE Investor, the “Settlement Selected Assets”) or (B) Transfer Instruments with respect to the Settlement Selected Assets; provided, however, that, if (x) the Initial Exchange Appraisals for Real Estate Assets and (y) the Cash Distribution Notice are not delivered prior to the expiration of the Appraisal Period, (A) the RE Investor shall have the right to exercise the Investor Exchange Right promptly (and in no event more than 30 days) following the expiration of the Appraisal Period and (B) for purposes of this Section 5.02(c), the Cash Distribution Amount shall be deemed to be equal to all cash that remains in the Cash Escrow Account and the Appraised Value of the Real Estate Assets shall be equal to the fair market value thereof as determined by the RE Investor in good faith. As a condition to the exercise of the Investor Exchange Right pursuant to this Section 5.02(c), the RE Investor shall deliver, or cause to be delivered, to the Company on the Real Estate Settlement Date, all outstanding shares of Preferred Stock.

(d)     The Company and each Real Estate SPE that, as of immediately prior to the Real Estate Settlement or Subsequent Settlement owned Selected Assets, hereby irrevocably acknowledge and agree that, upon delivery of an Investor Release Notice to the Escrow Agent, the Escrow Agent’s delivery to the RE Investor of the cash from the Cash Escrow Account and the Transfer Instruments with respect to the Selected SPEs or Selected Assets, as applicable, from the Real Estate Escrow Account shall be self-effectuating without the need for, and regardless of, any further action by the Company, such Real Estate SPEs or any other Person (other than the Escrow Agent) and shall be deemed to vest in the RE Investor ownership in such cash and good and valid title to the Selected Assets or SPE Interests of such Selected SPEs, as applicable (free and clear of all Liens other than Permitted Liens) immediately upon the Escrow Agent’s receipt of such Investor Release Notice. Upon consummation of the Real Estate Settlement and any Subsequent Settlement, (i) the RE Investor shall enter into a new master lease in form and substance equivalent to the Master Lease (with only such deviations as are necessary to reflect the transfer of the Selected SPEs or the Selected Assets, as applicable, to the RE Investor or as otherwise consented to in writing by the RE Investor, in its reasonable discretion) with respect to the Selected SPEs or Selected Assets, as applicable, and (ii) the Master Lease shall be amended to reduce any payments owed under the Master Lease as set forth in the Master Lease. Until the sale of the Selected SPEs is complete, including any sales that may be required pursuant to Section 5.02(f) below, the Company shall retain ownership of any Real Estate SPEs (other than the Selected SPEs), the SPE Leases relating thereto shall remain in effect (and shall cause such Real Estate SPEs to retain and not transfer any properties owned thereby).

(e)     The RE Investor shall have up to (a) 180 days following the Real Estate Settlement Date (the “Initial Realization Period”) to enter into one or more agreements to sell the Selected Assets, Selected SPEs and/or the Real Estate Assets held by the Selected SPEs (the “Owned Sale Properties”) and (b) in the event that, as of the conclusion of the Initial Realization Period, the RE Investor has not receive bona fide offers for such Owned Sale Properties that, in the RE Investor’s good faith judgement, would, if accepted, collectively result in the RE Investor realizing Real Estate Proceeds at least equal to the Real Estate Proceeds Target Amount, an additional 90 days thereafter (the “Subsequent Realization Period” and together with the Initial Realization Period, if any, the “Realization Period”) to sell the Owned Sale Properties together with such other Real Estate SPEs and/or Real Estate Assets then owned by the Company (such other Real Estate SPEs and Real Estate Assets, the “Interim Sale Properties” and together with


the Owned Sale Properties, the “Sale Properties”) as is necessary to, in the RE Investor’s good faith judgement, result in the RE Investor realizing Real Estate Proceeds at least equal to the Real Estate Proceeds Target Amount; provided, that, in the event that, as of the conclusion of the Realization Period, the RE Investor has not receive bona fide offers for Sale Properties that, in the RE Investor’s good faith judgement, would, if accepted, collectively result in the RE Investor realizing Real Estate Proceeds at least equal to the Real Estate Proceeds Target Amount (a “Failed Auction”), then the RE Investor shall not be obligated to sell any Sale Properties and shall be entitled to (i) deliver to the Company and the Escrow Agent an Investor Release Notice directing the Escrow Agent to deliver to the RE Investor Transfer Instruments from the Real Estate Escrow Account with respect to all Real Estate SPEs and/or Real Estate Assets then held in the Real Estate Escrow Account and (ii) retain any or all of the Sale Properties (such retained Sale Properties, the “Retained Properties”). The RE Investor shall engage CBRE, JLL, HFF, Cushman & Wakefield, Eastdil or another full service national commercial real estate brokerage firm selected by the RE Investor and reasonably satisfactory to the Company (the “Broker”) to act as its agent to solicit and procure prospective buyers for the Sale Properties. The RE Investor agrees to instruct the Broker to structure the sale of the Sale Properties (including the aggregation of the SPE Leases with master leases) in such a manner as in its good faith judgment, based on the advice of the Broker, as to achieve the highest aggregate price for the Sale Properties. Upon the sale of each Sale Property, the buyer thereof shall be required to, in accordance with Section 29 of the Master Lease, enter into an amended and restated SPE Lease solely to reflect the buyer (or if there is a sale of a Selected SPE, such Selected SPE) as the lessor and the applicable Affiliate of the Company as lessee. The Company shall, at its reasonable request and sole expense, have rights to consult with the RE Investor during the Realization Period, including rights to receive periodic updates reasonably requested by the Company, the right to recommend potential buyers and the right to receive reports on any submitted bids. During the Realization Period, the Company shall provide, and shall cause its Affiliates and Representatives to provide, commercially reasonable assistance as is reasonably requested by the RE Investor in connection with the RE Investor’s marketing and sale of the Sale Properties. Furthermore, no Real Estate SPE or Real Estate Asset shall be sold to any Person that directly controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with, a Person whose (x) business consists primarily of the retail sale of food and alcohol for off-premises consumption, drug store or any combination thereof; and (y) such Person operates such business either nationally operating one hundred and fifty (150) stores or more or regionally operating fifteen (15) stores or more, in each case, excluding, however, financial investors in real property (e.g., pension funds, life insurance companies, equity funds, and other investors or others engaged in making, purchasing, holding or otherwise investing in real property in the ordinary course).

(f)     From time to time during the Realization Period, the RE Investor shall have the right (the exercise of such right, the “Subsequent Settlement”) to deliver to the Company and the Escrow Agent an Investor Release Notice directing the Escrow Agent to deliver to the RE Investor, at the RE Investor’s option, in its sole discretion, (A) Transfer Instruments from the Real Estate Escrow Account with respect to the Real Estate SPEs, selected in the RE Investor’s sole discretion, which collectively own Real Estate Assets having an aggregate Appraised Value (as set forth in the Initial Exchange Appraisals) sufficient to provide the RE Investor, in the exercise of RE Investor’s commercially reasonable judgment, adequate assurance as to the availability of additional Real Estate Proceeds, together with the Real Estate Proceeds previously received and the amount of Real Estate Proceeds to be received from the sale of any remaining


Sale Properties then held by the RE Investor, at least equal to, but no more than 130% greater than, the Real Estate Proceeds Target Amount (the Real Estate SPEs so selected by the RE Investor, the “Subsequent Selected SPEs” and together with the Settlement Real Selected SPEs, the “Selected SPEs” and the Real Estate Assets so selected by the RE Investor, the “Subsequent Selected Assets” and together with the Settlement Selected Assets, the “Selected Assets”) or (B) Transfer Instruments from the Real Estate Escrow Account with respect to the Subsequent Selected Assets; provided, that, in lieu of any such additional delivery by the Escrow Agent, the Company may instead elect to pay to the RE Investor in cash the excess of the Real Estate Proceeds Target Amount over the amount of the Real Estate Proceeds received by RE Investor as of such time (any such cash actually received by the RE Investor, the “Additional Cash Distribution Amount”); provided, further, that, to the extent any such cash is contributed, directly or indirectly, by ACI or its Subsidiaries, such cash alternative shall be subject to delivery to the RE Investor of a Solvency Opinion pro forma for such cash contribution by ACI or its Subsidiaries to the Company.

(g)     Except in the event a Failed Auction occurs, if RE Investor realizes Real Estate Proceeds in excess of the Real Estate Proceeds Target Amount (such excess amount, the “Excess Real Estate Proceeds”), then RE Investor shall promptly pay such Excess Real Estate Proceeds to the Company. Except in the event a Failed Auction occurs, in the event that, following the disposition of all Sale Properties, the Real Estate Proceeds are less than the Real Estate Proceeds Target Amount, the Company shall promptly pay such shortfall to RE Investor in cash; provided, further, that, to the extent any such cash is contributed, directly or indirectly, by ACI or its Subsidiaries, such cash alternative shall be subject to delivery to the RE Investor of a Solvency Opinion pro forma for such cash contribution by ACI or its Subsidiaries to the Company.

(h)     To the extent there are Excess Real Estate Proceeds, the parties hereto agree that such Excess Real Estate Proceeds shall be treated as being attributable to the sale of Real Estate SPEs or Real Estate Assets, as applicable, in each case, owned by the Company and never transferred to the RE Investor for all applicable U.S. federal, state and local income tax purposes.

(i)     For purposes of any Current Appraisal, in determining the Appraised Value of a Real Estate Asset, the Appraiser shall add the present value of (x) the rent for the remaining current term of the applicable SPE Lease (with assumed increases in the CPI to be determined by the Appraiser) (without extensions) and (y) the residual value of such Real Estate Asset as of the end of the then current term of the applicable SPE Lease (without extensions). The Appraiser shall (A) have no right, power or authority to alter or modify the provisions of this Agreement, the Master Lease or the applicable SPE Lease, (B) utilize the definition of fair market value hereinabove set forth, (C) be registered in the state where such Real Estate Asset is located and (D) determine the fair market value of each Real Estate Asset separately and without any premium that may be achievable by the sale of multiple Real Estate Assets in a single or series of related transactions.

(j)     In the event a Failed Auction occurs, during the period beginning on the expiration of the Realization Period and ending on the three year anniversary of the expiration of the Realization Period (the “ROFO Period”), if the RE Investor intends to sell Retained Properties with an aggregate Appraised Value (as set forth in the Initial Exchange Appraisals) of $250,000,000 or more in a single sale process, the RE Investor shall first offer to sell such


Retained Properties to the Company by providing written notice to the Company that sets forth the Retained Properties proposed to be sold (the “ROFO Properties”) (such notice, the “ROFO Notice”). The Company shall have 10 days following the receipt of a ROFO Notice to provide a written offer to the RE Investor to purchase such ROFO Properties for cash, along with a purchase and sale agreement executed by the Company and containing customary terms for the sale of real estate and shall have 60 days following the execution by the RE Investor of such agreement to consummate such transaction. If the RE Investor rejects the Company’s offer, then the RE Investor shall only be permitted to sell the ROFO Properties to a third party at a purchase price that is greater than or equal to the purchase price offered by the Company. If the Company does not submit an offer or does not consummate the transaction within 60 days after the RE Investor executes the purchase and sale agreement for such ROFO Properties, then the RE Investor shall be permitted to sell the ROFO Properties to a third party at a price determined by the RE Investor in its sole discretion.

(k)     In the event that the RE Investor determines, after solicitation of proposals for the ROFO Properties but before acceptance of any such proposals, to exclude Retained Properties from or add other Retained Properties to the pool of ROFO Properties, it shall notify the Company of the revised pool of ROFO Properties (the “Modified ROFO Properties”) (without notifying the Company of the bid or bids that it has received for the Modified ROFO Properties) (such notice, a “Modified ROFO Notice”), and the Company shall have 5 days following receipt of the Modified ROFO Notice to provide a written offer to the RE Investor to purchase the Modified ROFO Properties for cash, along with a purchase and sale agreement executed by the Company consistent with the requirements in Section 5.02(j). If the RE Investor rejects the Company’s offer, then the RE Investor shall only be permitted to sell the Modified ROFO Properties to a third party at a purchase price that is greater than or equal to the purchase price offered for the Modified ROFO Properties by the Company. If the Company does not submit an offer or does not consummate the transaction within 60 days after the RE Investor executes the purchase and sale agreement for such Modified ROFO Properties, then the RE Investor shall be permitted to sell the Modified ROFO Properties to a third party at a price determined by the RE Investor in its sole discretion.

(l)     If, during the ROFO Period, the RE Investor consummates one or more third party sales for Retained Properties, and as of result of such sales the RE Investor realizes Real Estate Proceeds in excess of the Post- Realization Period Proceeds Target Amount, the RE Investor shall be required to promptly pay such 50% of such excess to the Company. If following such payment, the RE Investor still owns any Retained Properties, then following each sale of a Retained Property to a third party during the ROFO Period, the RE Investor shall promptly pay to the Company 50% of the difference between (i) the proceeds received by the RE Investor as a result of such sale and (ii) any Taxes and any reasonable associated fees and expenses (including the Broker and any other third-party advisors) incurred, directly or indirectly, by RE Investor as a result of the sale of such Retained Property. No amounts shall be due to the Company pursuant to this Section 5.02(l) in respect of any sales of Retained Properties that occur following the expiration of the ROFO Period.


ARTICLE VI

Other Agreements

SECTION 6.01     Substitution of Real Estate Assets Pursuant to the Master Lease.

(a)     The parties acknowledge that the Tenants (as defined in the Master Lease) have, pursuant to and in accordance with Section 28.1 of the Master Lease, the right from time to time to request a substitution of Real Estate Assets under the Master Lease (which substitution shall be subject to the fulfillment of all of the terms and conditions set forth in Section 28.2 and 28.3 of the Master Lease) having (A) a Closing Appraised Value, if the substitution occurs on or prior to the three month anniversary of the Closing Date, or (B) otherwise, an Appraised Value (as set forth in a Current Appraisal as of a date that is no more than 180 days prior to the substitution) equal to or greater than the Real Estate Assets that are proposed to be released from the Master Lease, or to add additional Real Estate Assets to the Master Lease by effecting a contribution of such Real Estate Assets to the Company. If the Company receives such request, it shall seek the approval of the RE Investor under the RealCo Operating Agreement (which approval may be given or withheld in the RE Investor’s sole discretion). The request for approval of the RE Investor shall include a copy of the applicable Appraisal, such other diligence documents (consistent with those provided prior to Closing) with respect to the substitute Real Estate Assets and all other documentation and information required to be delivered to the Company pursuant to Section 28.2 of the Master Lease. If RE Investor approval is obtained in accordance with the RealCo Operating Agreement, the Company shall, in consultation with the RE Investor, determine if such Real Estate Assets shall be contributed to existing Real Estate SPEs or if the Company shall form new Real Estate SPE(s). If the Company and the RE Investor determine that new Real Estate SPEs should be formed, the Company shall form such Real Estate SPE (or multiple Real Estate SPEs). The Company shall then (i) contribute the Real Estate Assets to the Real Estate SPE(s) as determined by the Company and RE Investor, (ii) enter into an SPE Lease with such Real Estate SPE(s), (iii) add such Real Estate Assets to the Master Lease and (iv) concurrently with such contribution, deposit Transfer Instruments for such Real Estate Assets into the Real Estate Escrow Account in accordance with the terms of the Escrow Agreement. If the Company has formed new Real Estate SPEs then, in addition to the foregoing, the Company shall (x) enter into a Real Estate SPE Operating Agreement with such Real Estate SPE(s) and admit the RE Investor to such Real Estate SPE(s) as a Special Non-Economic Member and (y) concurrently with the deposit of Transfer Instruments for the Real Estate Assets into the Real Estate Escrow Account set forth above, deposit Transfer Instruments for such Real Estate SPEs into the Real Estate Escrow Account in accordance with the terms of the Escrow Agreement.

(b)     If a substitution of Real Estate Assets is occurring in accordance with the terms of the Master Lease, then, concurrently with the deposit of Transfer Instruments in accordance with Section 6.01(a), the Company and RE Investor shall execute and deliver a RealCo Release Notice to the Escrow Agent instructing the Escrow Agent to release to the Real Estate SPE that owns such Real Estate Asset the Transfer Instruments with respect to each such Real Estate Asset that is being substituted out of the Real Estate Portfolio in accordance with the terms of the Master Lease to the Real Estate SPE that owns such Real Estate Asset. Following the release of Transfer Instruments to a Real Estate SPE in accordance with this Section 6.01(b), such Real Estate SPE shall be permitted to distribute such Real Estate Assets to the Company for further distribution to its member and the applicable SPE Lease and Master Lease shall be terminated with respect to such Real Estate Assets.


(c)     To the extent that, following the distribution of Real Estate Assets in accordance with Section 6.01(b), any Real Estate SPE would no longer own any Real Estate Assets (such Real Estate SPE, a “Released SPE”), then (i) the Company and the RE Investor shall execute a RealCo Release Notice instructing the Escrow Agent to release to the Company the Transfer Instruments with respect to such Released SPE(s), (ii) the Company shall have the right to distribute such Released SPE(s) to its member (iii) the Real Estate SPE Operating Agreement of such Released SPE(s) shall be amended and restated and the RE Investor shall no longer be a Special Non-Economic Member thereof and (iv) if any such Released SPEs are distributed by the Company, the Master Lease will terminate with respect to the Real Estate Assets held by such Released SPEs and the applicable SPE Leases may thereafter be terminated.

(d)     If additional Real Estate Assets are being added to the Master Lease, the Company may obtain a distribution of an amount of cash (the “Distribution Amount”) from the Cash Escrow Account such that, after giving effect to such distribution of cash and contribution of such Real Estate Assets, the sum of (i) the aggregate Appraised Value of the Real Estate Assets subject to the Master Lease and (ii) the amount of cash remaining on deposit in the Cash Escrow Account (with cash being valued at 150% of the amount thereof) shall equal an amount that is greater than or equal to 165% of the Fixed Liquidation Preference of the Preferred Stock then outstanding, plus accrued and unpaid dividends. If the additional Real Estate Assets are approved by the RE Investor pursuant to the RealCo Operating Agreement, then, concurrently with the deposit of the Transfer Instruments in accordance with Section 6.01(b), the Company and RE Investor shall execute and deliver a RealCo Release Notice to the Escrow Agent instructing the Escrow Agent to release to the Company, from the Cash Escrow Account, an amount of cash, equal to the Distribution Amount, by wire transfer of immediately available funds.

(e)     Following any receipt of cash by the Company cash pursuant to Sections 16.3, 17.3 and 28.2(A)(iii) of the Master Lease, the Company shall, within one Business Days of receipt of such cash, deposit such cash into the Cash Escrow Account in accordance with the terms of the Escrow Agreement.

SECTION 6.02     Company Distribution Right

(a)     Following each occasion (the date such occasion occurs, the “Distribution Date”) on which the Fixed Liquidation Preference of the remaining outstanding Preferred Stock is reduced by at least $583,330,000 (whether as a result of mandatory conversion in accordance with Section 10 of the Certificate of Designations, optional conversion in accordance with Section 11 of the Certificate of Designation or a negotiated repurchase for cash) since the later of (i) the initial issuance date of the Preferred Stock and (ii) the last date of a distribution pursuant to this Section 6.02, the Company shall obtain and deliver to the RE Investor a Current Appraisal, as of the Distribution Date, of each Real Estate Asset in the Real Estate Portfolio (collectively, the “Distribution Appraisals”). Following such the receipt of such Distribution Appraisals, the Company shall determine, in its sole discretion, whether the Company desires to have cash, Real Estate Assets or a combination of cash and Real Estate Assets distributed from the Escrow Accounts.


(b)     Following delivery of the Distribution Appraisals to the RE Investor:

(i)     If the Company desires to have Real Estate Assets distributed from the Real Estate Escrow Account, the Company and the RE Investor shall execute a RealCo Release Notice instructing the Escrow Agent to distribute, to the Real Estate SPEs that own such Real Estate Assets, Transfer Instruments from the Real Estate Escrow Account with respect to the Real Estate Assets selected by the Company and that are reasonably acceptable to the RE Investor. Following the release of Transfer Instruments to a Real Estate SPE in accordance with this Section 6.02(b)(i), such Real Estate SPEs shall be permitted to distribute such Real Estate Assets to the Company for further distribution to its member and the applicable SPE Lease and Master Lease shall be terminated with respect to such Exchanged Asset; and

(ii)     If the Company desires to have cash distributed from the Cash Escrow Account, the Company and RE Investor shall execute and deliver to the Escrow Agent a RealCo Release Notice instructing the Escrow Agent to release to the Company, from the Cash Escrow Account, cash in the amount that the Company has elected to distribute in accordance with this Section 6.02.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company may effect a distribution of cash and Real Estate Assets only if, after giving effect to such distribution from the Escrow Accounts, as a result of such distribution, the sum of (x) the aggregate Appraised Value (as set forth in the Distribution Appraisals) of the Real Estate Assets whose Transfer Instruments remain in the Real Estate Escrow Account plus (y) plus the cash remaining in the Cash Escrow Account (valued at 150% of the amount thereof) would equal an amount that is not less than 165% of the Fixed Liquidation Preference of the remaining outstanding Preferred Stock, plus any accrued and unpaid dividends thereon.

(c)     To the extent that, following the distribution of Real Estate Assets in accordance with Section 6.02(b)(i), any Real Estate SPE would become a Released SPE, then (i) the Company and the RE Investor shall execute a RealCo Release Notice instructing the Escrow Agent to release to the Company the Transfer Instruments with respect to such Released SPE(s), (ii) the Company shall distribute such Released SPE(s) to its member (iii) the Real Estate SPE Operating Agreement of such Released SPE(s) shall be amended and restated and the RE Investor shall no longer be a Special Non-Economic Member thereof and (iv) if any such Released SPEs are distributed by the Company, the Master Lease will terminate with respect to the Real Estate Assets held by such Released SPEs and the applicable SPE Leases may thereafter be terminated.

SECTION 6.03     Deferred Diligence Assets.

(a)     RE Investor hereby acknowledges that as of the Closing, certain Real Estate Assets in the Real Estate Portfolio may not have official zoning reports as a result of local governmental offices being closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic (such Real Estate Assets, the “Deferred Diligence Assets”). Following the Closing, the Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain as soon as reasonably practicable official zoning reports for the Deferred Diligence Assets. Promptly following the receipt by the Company of any official zoning report for a Deferred Diligence Asset, the Company shall provide such official zoning report to the RE Investor. If, for any Deferred Diligence Asset, within three months following the Closing: (x) the Company is unable to obtain an official zoning report for such Deferred


Diligence Asset or (y) the official zoning report obtained after the Closing for such Deferred Diligence Asset reflects a material decrease on the value of such Deferred Diligence Asset or such Deferred Diligence Asset’s use as a grocery store from that reflected in the unofficial zoning report prepared by ACI’s consultant and provided to RE Investor prior to the Closing, then for each such Deferred Diligence Asset described in clause (x) and (y) hereof (each an “Exchanged Asset”, and collectively, the “Exchanged Assets”), cash (valued at 150% of the amount thereof) and/or Real Estate Assets (with official zoning reports and appraisals) will be contributed to the Company, the combined appraised value of which will be greater than or equal to the appraised value of such Exchanged Asset at Closing (assuming that the unofficial zoning report was correct); provided, that, any Real Estate Assets proposed to be contributed to the Company shall be approved by the RE Investor in accordance with the terms of the RealCo Operating Agreement.

(b)     Following any contribution of Real Estate Assets pursuant to Section 6.03(a), the Company shall, in consultation with the RE Investor, determine if such Real Estate Assets shall be contributed to existing Real Estate SPEs or if the Company shall form new Real Estate SPE(s). If the Company and the RE Investor determine that new Real Estate SPEs should be formed, the Company shall form such Real Estate SPE (or multiple Real Estate SPEs). The Company shall then (i) contribute the Real Estate Assets to the Real Estate SPE(s) as determined by the Company and RE Investor, (ii) enter into an SPE Lease with such Real Estate SPE(s), (iii) add such Real Estate Assets to the Master Lease and (iv) deposit the Transfer Instruments for such Real Estate Assets into the Real Estate Escrow Account in accordance with the terms of the Escrow Agreement. If the Company has formed new Real Estate SPEs then, in addition to the foregoing, the Company shall (x) enter into a Real Estate SPE Operating Agreement with such Real Estate SPE(s) and admit the RE Investor to such Real Estate SPE(s) as a Special Non-Economic Member and (y) concurrently with the deposit of Transfer Instruments for the underlying Real Estate Assets into the Real Estate Escrow Account, deposit Transfer Instruments for such Real Estate SPEs into the Real Estate Escrow Account in accordance with the terms of the Escrow Agreement.

(c)     Following any contribution of cash pursuant to Section 6.03(a), the Company shall, within 5 Business Days of receipt of such cash, deposit such cash into the Cash Escrow Account in accordance with the terms of the Escrow Agreement.

(d)     Concurrently with the deposit of cash and Transfer Instruments in accordance with Sections 6.03(b) and (c), the Company and the RE Investor shall execute a RealCo Release Notice instructing the Escrow Agent to release the Transfer Instruments with respect to each Exchanged Asset to the Real Estate SPE that owns such Exchanged Asset. Following the release of Transfer Instruments to a Real Estate SPE in accordance with this Section 6.03(d), such Real Estate SPE shall be permitted to distribute such Exchanged Asset to the Company for further distribution to its member and the applicable SPE Lease and Master Lease shall be terminated with respect to such Exchanged Asset.

(e)     To the extent that, following the distribution of Real Estate Assets in accordance with Section 6.03(d), any Real Estate SPE would become a Released SPE, then (i) the Company and the RE Investor shall execute a RealCo Release Notice instructing the Escrow Agent to release to the Company the Transfer Instruments with respect to such Released SPE(s), (ii) the


Company shall distribute such Released SPE(s) to its member (iii) the Real Estate SPE Operating Agreement of such Released SPE(s) shall be amended and restated and the RE Investor shall no longer be a Special Non-Economic Member thereof and (iv) if any such Released SPEs are distributed by the Company, the Master Lease will terminate with respect to the Real Estate Assets held by such Released SPEs and the applicable SPE Leases may thereafter be terminated.

SECTION 6.04     Indemnification

(a)     Indemnification. Subject to the terms, conditions and limitations of this Section 6.04, the Company and each other Indemnifying Person shall, jointly and severally, indemnify and hold harmless each Indemnified Person from and against any Withdrawal Liability and/or Accumulated Funding Deficiency Liability, as applicable, imposed on, or incurred by, such Indemnified Person in connection with a Withdrawal Liability Event and/or an Accumulated Funding Deficiency Event, as applicable, arising prior to the Expiration Date, along with all reasonable costs and expenses incurred by such Indemnified Person in connection with the same.

(b)     Non-Duplication. No Indemnifying Person shall be liable under this Section 6.04, to make any payment in connection with any Claim made against any Indemnified Person to the extent any of such Indemnified Person has otherwise actually received payment of the amounts otherwise indemnifiable under this Section 6.04 pursuant to the Transaction Documents. Notwithstanding any provision of this Section 6.04 or any other Transaction Document, no Indemnified Person shall be entitled to indemnification under this Section 6.04 with respect to any liability if any such indemnification would constitute a duplicative payment of amounts recovered pursuant to any other Transaction Document.

(c)     Cooperation. An Indemnified Person shall reasonably cooperate with each Indemnifying Person with respect to resolving any Withdrawal Liability Claim and/or Accumulated Funding Deficiency Claim, as applicable.

(d)     Sole Remedy. The indemnification provisions contained in this Section 6.04 provide the sole and exclusive remedy as to any claim by an Indemnified Person to be indemnified for Withdrawal Liability and/or Accumulated Funding Deficiency Liability, as applicable. The RE Investor hereby waives, on behalf of itself and each other Indemnified Person, any other rights or remedies that may arise under any applicable Law or other Transaction Agreement, and shall refrain from, directly or indirectly, asserting any Action of any kind against any Person, relating to indemnification for Withdrawal Liability and/or Accumulated Funding Deficiency Liability, as applicable.

(e)     Claims Procedure. Within seven (7) Business Days of receipt by an Indemnified Person of a Withdrawal Liability Claim and/or an Accumulated Funding Deficiency Claim, as applicable, that has been made or threatened in writing to be made specifically against one or more Indemnified Persons but not the Company or another Indemnifying Person, the Indemnified Person shall provide the Company with a Claim Notice, together with a copy of any written Withdrawal Liability Claim and/or an Accumulated Funding Deficiency Claim, as applicable, and any supporting documents reasonably available to such Indemnified Person; provided that, the failure of an Indemnified Person to deliver a timely Claim Notice to the Company shall not affect the indemnification provided hereunder. Any dispute regarding the


Indemnified Person’s entitlement to indemnification in connection with a Claim Notice shall be resolved by any legally available means consistent with the provisions of this Section 6.04 or as otherwise agreed in writing between the parties.

(f)     Control of Claim.

(i)     The Company shall have the sole right to represent the interests of the Indemnified Person relating to any Withdrawal Liability Claim and/or any Accumulated Funding Deficiency Claim, as applicable, to employ counsel of its choice at its own expense, and to settle any issues and to take any other actions in connection with such proceedings, subject, in each case, to a duty of good faith and a standard of commercial reasonableness; provided that, the Company shall timely inform the Indemnified Person of the status of any such proceedings, shall timely provide the RE Investor (at the Company’s cost and expense) with copies of any pleadings, correspondence, and other documents as the RE Investor may reasonably request, and, upon the reasonable request by the RE Investor, shall consult with the RE Investor regarding the status of any such proceedings and shall reasonably consider any recommendations from the RE Investor regarding suggested actions to be taken in connection with such proceedings; provided, further, that, the Company’s right to represent the interest of the Indemnified Persons relating to any Withdrawal Liability Claim and/or any Accumulated Funding Deficiency Claim, as applicable, to employ counsel of its choice at its own expense, and to settle any issues and to take any other actions in connection with such proceedings shall cease upon the insolvency of the Company.

(ii)     No Indemnified Person shall admit, or agree to the imposition of, any Withdrawal Liability and/or an Accumulated Funding Deficiency Liability, as applicable, or otherwise settle, compromise or discharge, any Withdrawal Liability Claim and/or an Accumulated Funding Deficiency Claim, as applicable, without the Company’s prior written consent, which shall not be unreasonably withheld. The Company, on behalf of each Indemnified Person, shall have the sole authority to settle, compromise or discharge any Withdrawal Liability Claim and/or an Accumulated Funding Deficiency Claim, as applicable; provided, that, the Company’s authority to settle, compromise or discharge any Withdrawal Liability Claim and/or any Accumulated Funding Deficiency Claim, as applicable, shall cease upon the insolvency of the Company.

ARTICLE VII

Conditions to Closing

SECTION 7.01     Conditions to the Obligations of the Company and the RE Investor. The respective obligations of each of the Company and the RE Investor to effect the Transactions are subject to the satisfaction or (to the extent permitted by Law) waiver by each of the Company and the RE Investor on or prior to the Closing Date of the following conditions:

(a)    (i) No Governmental Entity shall have issued any order, decree or ruling, (ii) no Action shall have been commenced by a Governmental Entity seeking any order, decree or ruling and (iii) no Law shall be in effect, in any case, enjoining, restraining or otherwise prohibiting any of the Transactions; and


(b)     The Equity Closing shall have occurred substantially concurrently with the Closing.

SECTION 7.02     Conditions to the Obligations of the Company. The obligations of the Company to effect the Transactions are further subject to the satisfaction or (to the extent permitted by Law) waiver by the Company on or prior to the Closing Date of the following conditions:

(a)     all representations and warranties of the RE Investor set forth in this Agreement shall be true and correct (without giving effect to any limitation or qualification as to “materiality” or “material adverse effect” set forth in such representations and warranties) in all material respects at and as of the Closing Date, with the same force and effect as if made on the Closing Date, except to the extent such representations and warranties expressly relate to an earlier date (in which case such representations and warranties shall be true and correct on such earlier date);

(b)     the RE Investor shall have duly executed and delivered to the Company the RealCo Governing Documents, the Escrow Agreement and the Indemnification Agreement; and

(c)     the Company shall have received a certificate, signed by a duly authorized officer of the RE Investor, certifying as to the matters set forth in Sections 7.02(a).

SECTION 7.03     Conditions to the Obligations of the RE Investor. The obligations of the RE Investor to effect the Transactions are further subject to the satisfaction or (to the extent permitted by Law) waiver by the RE Investor on or prior to the Closing Date of the following conditions:

(a)    (i)     the representations and warranties of the Company set forth in Article III hereof (other than the Company Fundamental Representations) shall be true and correct (without giving effect to any limitation or qualification as to “materiality” set forth in such representations and warranties) as of the date of this Agreement and as of the Closing Date as though made on and as of such date (except to the extent that any such representation or warranty speaks to an earlier date, in which case such representation or warranty shall so be true and correct as of such earlier date), except where the failure of such representations and warranties to be so true and correct would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to be material to the Company and the Real Estate SPEs, taken as a whole and (ii) the representations and warranties of the Company set forth in Section 3.01 (Organization; Standing), Section 3.02 (Capitalization), Section 3.03 (Authority; Noncontravention), Section 3.08 (Real Property) and Section 3.09 (No Broker) (collectively the “Company Fundamental Representations”) shall be true and correct (without giving effect to any limitation or qualification as to “materiality” set forth in such representations and warranties) in all material respects at and as of the Closing Date, with the same force and effect as if made on the Closing Date, except to the extent such representations and warranties expressly relate to an earlier date (in which case such representations and warranties shall be true and correct in all material respects as of such earlier date);

(b)     the Company shall have performed in all material respects all of its obligations hereunder required to be performed by it at or prior to the Closing;


(c)     the Real Estate Reorganization shall have been consummated substantially in accordance with Exhibit A and all applicable Laws;

(d)     the Company shall have (i) duly executed and delivered to the RE Investor the Escrow Agreement and (ii) delivered to the RE Investor (A) the RealCo Governing Documents (duly executed by each of the Parties thereto other than the RE Investor), (B) a duly executed copy of the Master Lease, (C) a duly executed copy of each SPE Lease, (D) a duly executed copy of the Contribution Agreement, (D) a true lease opinion from Deloitte Tax LLP regarding the Master Lease substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit J, (E) a true contribution agreement from Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP in the form attached hereto as Exhibit K and (F) a duly executed copy of the Indemnification Agreement;

(e)     the RE Investor shall have received a certificate, signed by a duly authorized officer of the Company, certifying as to the matters set forth in Sections 7.03(a) and 7.03(b); and

(f)     the Company shall deliver to the RE Investor evidence in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the RE Investor that each of the RealCo Entities has been designated by ACI and its Subsidiaries as an “Unrestricted Subsidiary” pursuant to, and as such term is defined in, the ACI Indentures and the Asset-Based Revolving Facility.

SECTION 7.04     Frustration of Closing Conditions. The Company may not rely on the failure of any condition set forth in Section 7.01 or Section 7.02 to be satisfied if its failure to perform in all material respects any of its obligations under this Agreement, to act in good faith or to use, in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, its required efforts to cause the Closing to occur shall have been a principal cause of the failure of such condition. The RE Investor may not rely on the failure of any condition set forth in Section 7.01 or Section 7.03 to be satisfied if the failure of the RE Investor to perform in all material respects any of its obligations under this Agreement, to act in good faith or to use, in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, its required efforts to cause the Closing to occur shall have been a principal cause of the failure of such condition.

ARTICLE VIII

Termination; Survival

SECTION 8.01     Termination. This Agreement may be terminated at any time prior to the Closing Date:

(a)     by mutual written consent of the Company and the RE Investor;

(b)     by either the Company or the RE Investor if:

(i)     the Closing should not have occurred on or prior to June 15, 2020 (the “Outside Date”);

(ii)     any Governmental Entity issues an order, decree or ruling or has taken any other action permanently enjoining, restraining or otherwise prohibiting any of the Transactions and such order, decree, ruling or other action shall have become final and nonappealable;


(iii)     the Investment Agreement is terminated in accordance with its terms;

(c)     by the RE Investor upon written notice to the Company, if there has been a breach of any representation, warranty, covenant or agreement made by the Company in this Agreement, or any such representation and warranty shall have become untrue after the date of this Agreement, such that any of the conditions set forth in Section 7.01 or 7.03 would not be satisfied and such breach or condition is not curable or, if curable, is not cured on or prior to the earlier of (x) the date which is 15 days following written notice thereof is given by the RE Investor to the Company and (y) the Outside Date; and

(d)     by the Company upon written notice to the RE Investor, if there has been a breach of any representation, warranty, covenant or agreement made by the RE Investor in this Agreement, or any such representation and warranty shall have become untrue after the date of this Agreement, such that any of the conditions set forth in Section 7.01 or 7.02 would not be satisfied and such breach or condition is not curable or, if curable, is not cured on or prior to the earlier of (x) the date which is 15 days following written notice thereof is given by the Company to the RE Investor and (y) the Outside Date;

provided, however, that the right to terminate this Agreement pursuant to Sections 8.01(b), (c) and (d) shall not be available to any party to this Agreement whose material breach of any of its representations, warranties, covenants or agreements contained in this Agreement (or, with respect to Section 8.01(b)(iii), the Investment Agreement, it being understood that a breach by the Equity Investor of its representations, warranties, covenants or agreements under the Investment Agreement shall be deemed a breach by the RE Investor for purposes of this proviso and a breach by ACI of its representations, warranties, covenants or agreements under the Investment Agreement shall be deemed a breach by the Company for purposes of this proviso) shall have been the principal cause of, or shall have resulted in, the failure of any such condition.

SECTION 8.02     Effects of Termination. In the event of the termination of this Agreement as provided for in Section 8.01, this Agreement shall forthwith become wholly void and of no further force and effect without any liability or obligation on the part of the Company or the RE Investor, except that the this Section 8.02 and Article IX (other than Section 9.04) shall survive any termination of this Agreement; provided that the termination of this Agreement shall not relieve any party hereto from any liability for any willful and material breach by a party of the terms and provisions of this Agreement.

SECTION 8.03     Survival. All of the covenants or other agreements of the parties contained in this Agreement shall survive until fully performed or fulfilled, unless and to the extent that non-compliance with such covenants or agreements is waived in writing by the party entitled to such performance. The representations and warranties made herein shall survive for twelve (12) months following the Closing Date and shall then expire; provided that nothing herein shall relieve any party of liability for any inaccuracy or breach of such representation or warranty to the extent that any good faith allegation of such inaccuracy or breach is made in writing prior to such expiration by a Person entitled to make such claim pursuant to the terms and conditions of this Agreement; and provided further that any representation or warranty contained in this Agreement shall survive until the resolution of a pending claim in the event a claim surrounding such representation or warranty has been brought in good faith before the


expiry thereto pursuant to this provision. For the avoidance of doubt, claims may be made with respect to the breach of any representation, warranty or covenant until the applicable survival period therefor as described above expires.

SECTION 8.04     Limitation on Damages. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, except in the case of fraud or pursuant to Section 6.04, no party shall have any liability to the other in excess of the sum of (a) the Purchase Price and (b) the Purchase Price (as defined in the Investment Agreement) (such sum, the “Aggregate Purchase Price”), and no party shall be liable for any speculative, special or punitive damages with respect to this Agreement, provided that nothing in this Section 8.04 shall impair or limit a party’s rights set forth in Section 9.05. Notwithstanding the foregoing, except in the case of fraud, the aggregate liability of (x) the Company pursuant to this Agreement and ACI pursuant to the Investment Agreement and (y) the RE Investor pursuant to this Agreement and the Equity Investors pursuant to Investment Agreement shall, each case, not exceed the Aggregate Purchase Price.

SECTION 8.05     Non-Recourse. This Agreement may only be enforced against, and any claims or causes 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, including entities that become parties hereto after the date hereof or that agree in writing for the benefit of the Company to be bound by the terms of this Agreement applicable to the Company, and, subject only to the specific contractual provisions hereof, no former, current or future equityholders, controlling persons, directors, officers, employees, agents or Affiliates of any party hereto or any former, current or future equityholder, controlling person, director, officer, employee, general or limited partner, member, manager, advisor, agent or Affiliate of any of the foregoing (each, a “Non-Recourse Party”) shall have any liability for any obligations or liabilities of the parties to this Agreement or for any claim (whether in tort, contract or otherwise) based on, in respect of, or by reason of, the transactions contemplated hereby or in respect of any representations made or alleged to be made in connection herewith. Without limiting the rights of any party against the other parties hereto, in no event shall any party or any of its Affiliates seek to enforce this Agreement against, make any claims for breach of this Agreement against, or seek to recover monetary damages from, any Non-Recourse Party.

ARTICLE IX

Miscellaneous

SECTION 9.01     Notices. All notices, requests, permissions, waivers or other communications required or permitted to be given under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be delivered by hand or sent by email or sent, postage prepaid, by registered, certified or express mail or overnight courier service and shall be deemed given when so delivered by hand, by email (which is confirmed) or if mailed, three days after mailing (one Business Day in the case of express mail or overnight courier service) to the parties at the following addresses or emails (or at such other address or email for a party as shall be specified by like notice):


(a)     If to the Company:

 

ACI Real Estate Company LLC

c/o Albertsons Companies, Inc.

250 Parkcenter Blvd.

Boise, ID 83706

Attention: Robert A. Gordon, Esq.

Email: robert.gordon@albertsons.com

with a copy to (which copy alone shall not constitute notice):

Schulte, Roth & Zabel LLP

919 Third Avenue

New York, NY 10022

Attention: Stuart D. Freedman, Esq.

Email: stuart.freedman@srz.com

(b)     If to the RE Investor:

 

Al RE Investor Holdings, LLC

c/o, Apollo Hybrid Value Management, L.P.

9 West 57th Street

43rd Floor

New York, New York 10019

Attention: Justin Korval;

                 Craig Horton

Email:       jkorval@apollo.com;

                  chorton@apollo.com

with a copy to (which copy alone shall not constitute notice):

Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP

1285 Avenue of the Americas

New York, New York 10019

Attention: Brian P. Finnegan, Esq.

Email:   bfinnegan@paulweiss.com

SECTION 9.02     Amendments, Waivers, etc. This Agreement may be amended or waived if, and only if, such amendment or waiver is in writing and signed by the party against whom such amendment or waiver shall be enforced The failure of any party hereto to exercise any right, power or remedy provided under this Agreement or otherwise available in respect hereof at law or in equity, or to insist upon compliance by any other party hereto with its obligations hereunder, shall not constitute a waiver by such party of its right to exercise any such other right, power or remedy or to demand such compliance.

SECTION 9.03     Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in two or more identical counterparts (including by electronic transmission), each of which shall be an original, with the same effect as if the signatures thereto and hereto were upon the same instrument, and shall become effective when one or more counterparts have been signed by each of the parties hereto and delivered (by electronic transmission or otherwise) to the other parties.


SECTION 9.04     Further Assurances. Each party hereto shall execute and deliver after the Closing such further certificates, agreements and other documents and take such other actions as any other party hereto may reasonably request in order to carry out the intent and accomplish the purposes of this Agreement and to consummate or implement the Transactions.

SECTION 9.05     Governing Law; Specific Enforcement; Submission to Jurisdiction; Waiver of Jury Trial. (a) This Agreement shall be construed in accordance with and governed for all purposes by the internal substantive Laws of the State of New York applicable to contracts executed and to be wholly performed within the State of New York without giving effect to principles of conflicts of Law.

(b)     The parties hereto acknowledge and agree that irreparable damage would occur in the event that any of the provisions of this Agreement were not performed in accordance with their specific terms or were otherwise breached. It is accordingly agreed that the parties hereto shall be entitled to an injunction or injunctions to prevent breaches or threatened breaches of this Agreement and to enforce specifically the terms and provisions of this Agreement in any court of competent jurisdiction, in each case without proof of damages or otherwise (and each party hereto hereby waives any requirement for the securing or posting of any bond in connection with such remedy), this being in addition to any other remedy to which they are entitled at law or in equity. Without limitation of the foregoing, the parties hereby further acknowledge and agree that prior to the Closing, the Company (with respect to the RE Investor) and the RE Investor (with respect to the Company) shall be entitled to seek specific performance to enforce specifically the terms and provisions of, and to prevent or cure breaches of the covenants required to be performed by the RE Investor (in the case of the Company) and by the Company (in the case of the RE Investor) under this Agreement (including, as applicable, to cause (i) the RE Investor to consummate the Closing and to make the payments contemplated by this Agreement and (ii) the Company to consummate the Closing and to issue the Investor Exchange Right contemplated by this Agreement) in addition to any other remedy to which the Company or the RE Investor (as applicable) is entitled at law or in equity, including the Company’s and the RE Investor’s right to terminate this Agreement and seek money damages in accordance therewith; provided that if a judgment specifically enforcing the terms and provisions of this Agreement is awarded by any court of competent jurisdictions, the Company or the RE Investor (as applicable) shall not also be entitled to receive any other remedy. Each party further agrees that it shall not take any position in any legal proceeding concerning this Agreement that is contrary to the terms of this Section 9.05. The parties hereto agree not to assert that a remedy of specific enforcement is unenforceable, invalid, contrary to law or inequitable for any reason, nor to assert that a remedy of monetary damages would provide an adequate remedy.

(c)     EACH OF THE PARTIES AGREES THAT ANY LITIGATION BASED HEREON, OR ARISING OUT OF, UNDER, OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE PARTIES, SHALL BE BROUGHT AND MAINTAINED EXCLUSIVELY IN ANY FEDERAL COURT OF NEW YORK OR ANY STATE COURT LOCATED IN NEW YORK COUNTY, IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK AND EACH OF THE PARTIES HEREBY EXPRESSLY AND IRREVOCABLY SUBMITS TO THE


EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF SUCH COURTS. EACH OF THE PARTIES HEREBY EXPRESSLY AND IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, ANY OBJECTION WHICH IT MAY NOW OR HEREAFTER HAVE TO THE LAYING OF VENUE OF ANY SUCH LITIGATION BROUGHT IN ANY SUCH COURT REFERRED TO ABOVE AND ANY CLAIM THAT ANY SUCH LITIGATION HAS BEEN BROUGHT IN AN INCONVENIENT FORUM.EACH PARTY HERETO AGREES THAT SERVICE OF ANY PROCESS, SUMMONS, NOTICE OR DOCUMENT BY REGISTERED MAIL TO SUCH PARTY’S RESPECTIVE ADDRESS SET FORTH IN SECTION 9.01 SHALL BE EFFECTIVE SERVICE OF PROCESS FOR ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING.

(d)     EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN RESPECT OF ANY ACTION, CLAIM OR OTHER PROCEEDING DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF, UNDER OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT. EACH PARTY HERETO (i) CERTIFIES THAT NO REPRESENTATIVE OF ANY OTHER PARTY HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PARTY WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF ANY ACTION, CLAIM OR OTHER PROCEEDING, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER AND (ii) ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT AND THE OTHER PARTIES HERETO HAVE BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION 8.05(d).

SECTION 9.06     Interpretation. When a reference is made in this Agreement to an Article or Section, such reference shall be to an Article or Section of this Agreement unless otherwise indicated. The table of contents and headings contained in this Agreement are for reference purposes only and shall not affect in any way the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement. Whenever the words “include”, “includes” or “including” are used in this Agreement, they shall be deemed to be followed by the words “without limitation”. 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. The words “date hereof”, “date of this Agreement” and words of similar import shall refer to May 20, 2020. The word “or” shall not be exclusive. The word “extent” in the phrase “to the extent” shall mean the degree to which a subject or other thing extends, and shall not simply mean “if”. The words “made available to the RE Investor” and words of similar import refer to documents (a) posted to the Data Room by or on behalf of the Company on or prior to the date two Business Days prior to the date hereof or (b) delivered in person or electronically to the RE Investor prior to the date hereof. All references to “$” mean the lawful currency of the United States of America. The definitions contained in this Agreement are applicable to the singular as well as the plural forms of such terms and to the masculine as well as to the feminine and neuter genders of such term. Except as specifically stated herein, any agreement, instrument, statute, rule or regulation defined or referred to herein or in any agreement or instrument that is referred to herein means such agreement, instrument, statute, rule or regulation as from time to time amended, modified or supplemented, including (in the case of agreements or instruments) by waiver or consent and (in the case of statutes, rules or regulations) by succession of comparable successor statutes, rules or regulations and references to all attachments thereto and instruments incorporated therein. Except as otherwise specified herein, references to a Person are also to its


successors and permitted assigns. Each of the parties hereto has participated in the drafting and negotiation of this Agreement. If an ambiguity or question of intent or interpretation arises, this Agreement must be construed as if it is drafted by all the parties and no presumption or burden of proof shall arise favoring or disfavoring any party by virtue of authorship of any of the provisions of this Agreement.

SECTION 9.07     Severability. If any term or other provision of this Agreement is invalid, illegal or incapable of being enforced because of any Law or public policy, all other conditions and provisions of this Agreement shall nevertheless remain in full force and effect so long as the economic or legal substance of the Transactions is not affected in any manner materially adverse to any party hereto. Upon such determination that any term or other provision is invalid, illegal or incapable of being enforced, the parties hereto shall negotiate in good faith to modify this Agreement so as to effect the original intent of the parties as closely as possible in a mutually acceptable manner in order that the Transactions be consummated as originally contemplated to the greatest extent possible.

SECTION 9.08     No Third-Party Beneficiaries. Except as provided in Section 8.05, this Agreement is for the sole benefit of the parties hereto and their permitted assigns and nothing expressed or referred to in this Agreement will be construed to give any Person, other than the parties to this Agreement and such permitted assigns, any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under or with respect to this Agreement or any provision of this Agreement, whether as third party beneficiary or otherwise.

SECTION 9.09     Assignment. Neither this Agreement nor any of the rights, interests or obligations hereunder shall be assigned by any of the parties hereto (whether by operation of Law or otherwise) without the prior written consent of the other parties, except that RE Investor may assign its rights under this Agreement and the Related Agreements, in whole or in part, to any of its Affiliates without the prior written consent of the Company; provided, that, the RE Investor will remain liable for all of its obligations under this Agreement.

SECTION 9.10     Acknowledgment of Securities Laws. The RE Investor hereby acknowledges that it is aware, and that it will advise its Affiliates and Representatives who are provided material non-public information concerning the Company or its securities, that the United States securities Laws prohibit any Person who has received from an issuer material, non-public information from purchasing or selling securities of such issuer or from communication of such information to any other Person under circumstances in which it is reasonably foreseeable that such Person is likely to purchase or sell such securities.

SECTION 9.11     Entire Agreement. This Agreement (including the Exhibits hereto and the Company Disclosure Letter), together with the other Transaction Documents, constitutes the entire agreement, and supersedes all other prior agreements, understandings, representations and warranties, both written and oral, between the parties, with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Amended and Restated Real Estate Agreement as of the day and year first above written.

 

COMPANY:
ACI REAL ESTATE COMPANY LLC
By:  

/s/ Laura A. Donald

  Name: Laura A. Donald
  Title: Secretary

 

[Signature Page to Amended and Restated Real Estate Agreement]


RE INVESTOR:
AL RE INVESTOR HOLDINGS, LLC
By:  

/s/ Laurie D. Medley

  Name: Laurie D. Medley
  Title: Vice President

 

[Signature Page to Amended and Restated Real Estate Agreement]

Exhibit 10.3

UNITARY MASTER SUBLEASE

THIS LEASE CONSTITUTES A SINGLE AND INDIVISIBLE UNITARY MASTER

SUBLEASE AS TO ALL OF THE LEASED PROPERTIES

UNITARY MASTER SUBLEASE

between

ACI Real Estate Company LLC, a Delaware limited liability company,

as Landlord

and

Those Entities Set Forth on Schedule I, collectively,

as Tenant

Dated: June 9, 2020

Project Bronco: Unitary Master Sublease


UNITARY MASTER SUBLEASE

Table of Contents

 

1.

 

Definitions

     1  

2.

 

Term

     11  

3.

 

Rent

     13  

4.

 

Tenant’s Fixtures

     18  

5.

 

Covenants of Landlord

     19  

6.

 

Condition of the Premises

     19  

7.

 

Construction and Alteration of Improvements on the Leased Properties; Signs

     19  

8.

 

Building and Common Area Development

     24  

9.

 

Easements

     25  

10.

 

Common Area Maintenance

     27  

11.

 

Taxes and Assessments

     28  

12.

 

Tenant’s Repairs

     33  

13.

 

Landlord’s Repairs

     35  

14.

 

Use; Environmental

     36  

15.

 

Indemnification and Insurance

     40  

16.

 

Casualty

     44  

17.

 

Condemnation

     50  

18.

 

Assignment and Subletting

     52  

19.

 

Default

     56  

20.

 

Notices

     62  

21.

 

Holdover

     64  

22.

 

Estoppel Certificates

     65  

23.

 

Attorney’s Fees

     66  

24.

 

Memorandum of Lease

     66  

25.

 

Mortgage

     67  

26.

 

Declaration and CAMA

     68  

27.

 

Financial Statements

     68  

28.

 

Substitution of Leased Properties

     70  

29.

 

Landlord Assignment

     77  

 

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30.

 

Additional Covenants

     81  

31.

 

General Provisions

     82  

32.

 

Guaranty

     86  

33.

 

Conveyance of Fuel Facilities Parcel

     86  

34.

 

Use of Fuel Facilities Parcel

     88  

35.

 

Force Majeure

     88  

36.

 

Access

     88  

37.

 

Liability of Landlord; Landlord’s Rights Under Lease

     89  

38.

 

Brokers

     89  

39.

 

Intent

     90  

40.

 

Local Laws

     92  

41.

 

Confidentiality

     93  

42.

 

New Leased Properties and Removal of Leased Properties

     93  

 

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UNITARY MASTER SUBLEASE

THIS UNITARY MASTER SUBLEASE (as amended, restated, replaced, supplemented, or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance herewith, this “Lease”) is made as of the 9th day of June, 2020 (the “Effective Date”), by and between ACI Real Estate Company LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (together with its permitted successors and permitted assigns, “Landlord”), and the entities listed on Schedule I hereof (together with their respective permitted successors and permitted assigns, collectively, “Tenant”).

1.    Definitions.

The following terms as used in this Lease shall have the meanings hereinafter set forth:

1.1    “Affiliate” means in relation to any Person, any other Person: (i) directly or indirectly controlling, controlled by, or under common control with, the first Person; (ii) directly or indirectly owning or holding thirty (30) percent or more of any equity interest in the first Person; or (iii) thirty (30) percent or more of whose voting stock or other equity interest is directly or indirectly owned or held by the first Person. For purposes of this definition, “control” (including with correlative meanings, the terms “controlling”, “controlled by” and “under common control with”) means the possession directly or indirectly of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of a Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise. Without limiting the foregoing, the Affiliates of any Person that is an entity shall include all natural persons who are officers, agents, directors, members, partners, or employees of the entity Person.

1.2     “Alteration” means any repairs, additions, alterations or improvements to the Leased Properties or any Improvements.

1.3    “Applicable Rent Reduction Percentage” means, with respect to any Leased Property, a fraction, the numerator of which shall be the dollar amount allocated to such

 

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Leased Property for such applicable Lease Year on Schedule 3.1 attached hereto, and the denominator of which shall be the total dollar amount allocated to all Leased Properties for such applicable Lease Year on Schedule 3.1 attached hereto that are then subject to this Lease.

1.4    “Bankruptcy Code” means Title 11 of the United States Code, 11 U,S.C. Sec. 101 et seq., as amended.

1.5     “Building” means those certain buildings and docks on the Leased Property together with any replacement thereof and all Alterations thereto.

1.6    “CAMA” means any existing common area maintenance agreement of record affecting the Leased Property, as amended from time to time.

1.7    “Change of Control” means a change in control resulting from direct or indirect transfers of voting stock or partnership, membership, or other ownership interests, whether in one or a series of transactions. For purposes of this definition, the word “control” means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of Tenant, and a Change of Control will occur if any of the following occur: (i) any merger or consolidation by Tenant with or into any other entity and Tenant is not the surviving entity; or (ii) if any “Person” as defined in Section 3(a)(9) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), and as used in Section 13(d) and 14(d) thereof, including a “group” as defined in Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act, subsequent to the Effective Date, becomes the “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act), of securities of Tenant representing 50% or more of the combined voting power of Tenant’s then outstanding securities (other than indirectly as a result of the redemption by Tenant, as applicable, of its securities).

 

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1.8    “Cleanup Standard” means the applicable concentration, amount or presence of Hazardous Materials in Environmental Media allowed by Environmental Law at the Leased Property for commercial use of the Leased Property, including the commercial use of the Leased Property on the Effective Date, provided that if applicable Environmental Law in the jurisdiction for the Leased Property at issue does not specify a cleanup standard for commercial properties, then the Cleanup Standard shall mean the concentration, amount or presence of Hazardous Materials allowed by Environmental Law with respect to the use of the Leased Property at issue.

1.9     “Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time.

1.10    “Common Area” means those areas on the Leased Properties which are not from time to time actually covered by a Building. Canopies which extend over the Common Area, together with any columns or posts supporting same, shall be deemed to be a part of the building to which they are attached and not a part of the Common Area.

1.11     “CPI” means the Consumer Price Index which is designated for the applicable month of determination as the United States City Average for All Urban Consumers, All Items, Not Seasonally Adjusted, with a base period equaling 100 in 1982-1984, as published by the United States Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics or any successor agency. In the event that the Consumer Price Index ceases to be published, its successor index as published by the same governmental authority which published the Consumer Price Index shall be substituted and any necessary reasonable adjustments shall be made by Landlord and Tenant in order to carry out the intent of this Lease. In the event there is no successor index, Landlord shall reasonably select an alternative price index that will constitute a reasonable substitute for the Consumer Price Index.

 

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1.12    Declaration” means any existing reciprocal easement agreement of record, declaration of record, or development agreement of record, affecting all or any portion of a Leased Property, as amended from time to time.

1.13    “EBITDA” means the earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization calculated on a trailing twelve month basis in accordance with GAAP.

1.14    “Environmental Conditions” means the conditions of Environmental Media and the conditions of all or any part of a Leased Property that affect Environmental Media or that are related to Hazardous Materials.

1.15    “Environmental Laws” means any federal, state or local law (including common law), statute, ordinance, permit condition, written policy having the force of law, rule or regulation regarding Hazardous Materials, public or worker health or safety with regard to Hazardous Materials, natural resources, protection of Environmental Media, or protection of the indoor or outdoor environment, together with all rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, all present or future amendments thereto and all administrative or judicial orders promulgated under or implementing the foregoing, including but not limited to the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980, the Toxic Substances Control Act, the Clean Water Act, the Clean Air Act, and the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, and any equivalent state laws or regulations implementing those statutes.

1.16     “Environmental Media” means soil, fill, or other geologic materials, groundwater, surface water including storm water, and sewerage, and indoor and outdoor air.

 

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1.17     “ERISA” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and all rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

1.18     “Fuel Center Equipment” means any equipment used for or associated with a retail convenience store or kiosk or the storage and/or sale of motor fuels, including, without limitation, underground storage tanks, aboveground storage tanks, gasoline canopies, motor fuel dispensers, overflow protection equipment, leak detection equipment, pumps and compressors, and associated piping and the fuel facility canopy.

1.19    “Governmental Authority” means any federal, state, county, municipal and other governmental authority, agency, department, commission, bureau, board, instrumentality, court or quasi-governmental authority having jurisdiction or supervisory or regulatory authority over all or any portion of a Leased Property or Tenant.

1.20    “Guarantor” means, collectively, and jointly and severally, the entities listed on Schedule 1.20 attached hereto, together with their respective permitted successors and permitted assigns.

1.21    “Hazardous Materials” means any hazardous or toxic substance, pollutant, contaminant, waste or materials defined or regulated as hazardous or toxic under, or which gives rise to liability under, any Environmental Laws, petroleum and petroleum products, asbestos, polychlorinated biphenyls (“PCBs”), urea-formaldehyde, radon, mold or fungi that has a significant adverse effect on human health or property, and any underground storage tanks currently or previously containing any substance described in this definition.

1.22     “Improvements” means all Buildings, structures, and other improvements of every kind now or hereafter located on or under the Land, including alleyways and connecting tunnels, sidewalks, utility pipes, conduits and lines (on site and off site to the extent Landlord has obtained any interest in the same), parking areas, and roadways appurtenant thereto.

 

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1.23    “Insurable Value” means the replacement cost of the insured item.

1.24    “Land” means all tracts, pieces, and parcel(s) of property or properties located at the street addresses and descriptions respectively set forth in Schedule II and all easements, rights, and appurtenances relating to each such property, as applicable.

1.25    “Landlord” has the meaning set forth in the introductory paragraph of this Lease.

1.26     “Landlord Parties” means, collectively, (i) Landlord, Affiliates of Landlord, Landlord’s Lenders and any Landlord’s mortgagee, and (ii) any members, partners, shareholders, officers, directors, employees, agents, attorneys, contractors, affiliates, successors or assigns of any of the foregoing.

1.27    “Landlord Party’s Gross Negligence” means the gross negligence or willful misconduct of such Landlord Party (provided, however, that the term “gross negligence” shall not include gross negligence imputed as a matter of law to Landlord solely by reason of its interest in the Leased Properties or the failure to act by Landlord or anyone acting under its direction or control or on its behalf, in respect of matters that are or were the obligation of Tenant under this Lease).

1.28    “Landlord’s Lenders” means any persons or entities providing financing to Landlord.

1.29     “Laws” means all laws, statutes, rules, regulations, ordinances, and other pronouncements (including, without limitation, guidance documents) having the effect of law of any Governmental Authority which are applicable to all or any portion of a Leased Property and shall include Environmental Laws. “Law” shall be the singular reference to Laws.

 

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1.30    “Lease Year” means (i) if the Rent Commencement Date is the first day of a calendar month, the twelve (12) calendar month period commencing on the Rent Commencement Date and ending at 11:59 p.m. on the day immediately preceding the first (1st) anniversary of the Rent Commencement Date, and each succeeding twelve (12) calendar month period during the Term of this Lease; or (ii) if the Rent Commencement Date is not the first day of a calendar month, the twelve (12) calendar month period commencing on the first day of the first calendar month following the Rent Commencement Date and ending at 11:59 p.m. on the day immediately preceding the first (1st) anniversary of such date, and each succeeding twelve (12) calendar month period during the Term of the Lease, provided, however, that if the Rent Commencement Date is a day other than the first day of a calendar month, the first Lease Year shall include the period from the Rent Commencement Date through the last day of the calendar month during which the Rent Commencement Date occurs.

1.31    “Leased Properties” means, collectively, the Land and the Improvements (and the Land and the Improvements with respect to only one of the locations described in Schedule II, a “Leased Property”).

1.32     “Lienholder” means any mortgagee under a mortgage or a trustee or beneficiary under a deed of trust constituting a lien on all or any portion of a Leased Property.

1.33    “Losses” means all losses, claims, demands, actions, causes of action, settlements, obligations, duties, indebtedness, debts, controversies, remedies, choses in action, liabilities, costs, penalties, fines, damages, injuries, judgments, forfeitures, or expenses (including reasonable attorneys’, consultant, testing and investigation and expert fees and court costs), whether known or unknown, liquidated or unliquidated, or direct or indirect.

 

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1.34    “Noxious Use” has the meaning set forth on Schedule 1.34.

1.35     “OFAC” means the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the United States Department of the Treasury.

1.36    “Permitted Exceptions” means those easements, restrictions, liens and encumbrances of any of the Leased Properties of record as of June 9, 2020, any Mortgage, and any other easements, restrictions, liens and encumbrances to which Tenant gives, or is deemed to have given pursuant to and in accordance with the terms of this Lease, its written consent during the Term, or which have been requested or caused by Tenant, or which are otherwise required pursuant to the terms of this Lease.

1.37    “Permitted Materials” means (a) Hazardous Materials which are present at the Leased Property in compliance with Environmental Laws for use in the ordinary course of business for a use permitted hereunder (and not for any Noxious Use); and (b) Hazardous Materials which are motor fuels (and components thereof and additions thereto) stored or dispensed through any Fuel Center Equipment in compliance with Environmental Laws, petroleum products for retail sale, batteries or energy and electricity storage, transmission and dispensing equipment used for the energizing of automobiles and other vehicles, and other commercial products in retail packaging or containers for sale that constitute or contain Hazardous Materials which are in compliance with Environmental Laws, or cleaning, maintenance and office supplies in reasonable commercial quantities utilized in the ordinary course of Tenant’s business that constitute or contain Hazardous Materials which are in compliance with Environmental Laws.

 

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1.38     “Person” means individuals, partnerships, firms, associations, corporations, trusts, governmental agencies, administrative tribunals or any other form of business or legal entity.

1.39    “Petition” means a petition in bankruptcy (including any such petition seeking any reorganization, arrangement, composition, readjustment, liquidation, dissolution or similar relief) under the Bankruptcy Code, or under any other present or future federal or state statute, law or regulation of similar intent or application.

1.40     “Prohibited Landlord Transferee” means any Person, or any Person that directly controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with, a Person whose (x) business consists primarily of the retail sale of food and alcohol for off-premises consumption, drug store or any combination thereof; and (y) such Person operates such business either nationally operating one hundred and fifty (150) stores or more or regionally operating fifteen (15) stores or more, in each case, excluding, however, financial investors in real property (e.g., pension funds, life insurance companies, equity funds, and other investors or others engaged in making, purchasing, holding or otherwise investing in real property in the ordinary course).

1.41    “Release” means any active, passive or threatened spilling, leaking, pumping, pouring, emitting, emptying, discharging, injecting, escaping, leaching, dumping or disposing of Hazardous Materials into any Environmental Media.

1.42    “Remedial Activities” means any response action, investigation, work plan preparation, removal, repair, cleanup, abatement, remediation, monitored natural attenuation, remedial activity or other activity of any kind to necessary to (i) assess Environmental Conditions, or (ii) take action with regard to Environmental Conditions but with regard to this Section 1.39(ii), in each case, only to the extent required to achieve the Cleanup Standard or otherwise comply with valid and enforceable orders by any Governmental Authority.

 

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1.43     “Rent” means the Annual Rent and the Additional Rent specified and provided for in this Lease.

1.44    “Rent Commencement Date” means the Effective Date of this Lease.

1.45    “Structural Alteration” means (i) Alterations that remove or materially alter a load-bearing wall in or around the Building the cost of which is reasonably expected to exceed $1,000,000 per Leased Property (which amount shall be increased annually based on increases in CPI) (provided, however, an Alteration that includes a new or updated outside façade or includes the treatment of aesthetic elements of a load-bearing wall shall not be deemed a Structural Alteration solely because of the costs of such new or updated outside façade or treatment of aesthetic elements (any such costs, “Cosmetic Costs”) (as opposed to the costs of actually removing or materially altering a load-bearing wall in or around the Building), which Cosmetic Costs shall not be counted against the $1,000,000 (as increased by CPI) threshold referenced in this clause (i)), (ii) Alterations that, when considered with all other previous Alterations, permanently decrease the footprint of the Building by more than five percent (5%) of such Building’s square footage as of the Effective Date (provided that any decrease in the footprint of the Building that results in a diminution in value of the Leased Property shall be deemed a “Structural Alteration” hereunder) or (iii) Alterations that have a material adverse affect on the structural integrity of the Building.

1.46    “Tenant” has the meaning set forth in the introductory paragraph of this Lease.

 

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1.47    “Tenant’s Property” means any trade fixtures, equipment, furniture, inventory and other personal property of Tenant at a Leased Property.

1.48     “Use” means the receipt, handling, generation, storage, treatment, recycling, disposal, transfer, transportation, introduction, or incorporation into, on, about, under or from the Leased Property.

2.    Term.

2.1    Landlord leases and Tenant rents the Leased Properties upon the terms and conditions of this Lease for a primary term commencing on the Rent Commencement Date and expiring on the twentieth (20th) anniversary of the last day of the month in which the Rent Commencement Date occurs provided that if RE Investor (defined below) exercises the “Investor Exchange Right” as defined and provided in that certain Real Estate Agreement (“Real Estate Agreement”) dated May 20, 2020 and entered into by and between Landlord and AL RE Investor Holdings, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“RE Investor”), then the primary term shall expire on the twentieth (20th) anniversary of the last day of the month in which the sale of the “Selected SPEs” or the “Real Estate Assets” held by such “Selected SPEs” is consummated as contemplated in Section 5.02(e) of the Real Estate Agreement (the “Primary Term”), unless earlier terminated pursuant to the terms of this Lease.

2.2    Tenant, by giving Landlord at least twelve (12) months written notice (an “Option Exercise Notice”) before the expiration of the applicable Primary Term or Option Term (as hereinafter defined) then in effect, may extend the term of this Lease with respect to any or all of the Leased Properties then leased hereunder, by eight (8) consecutive periods of extension terms of five (5) years each for each Leased Property, each on the same terms and conditions, except length of term, as the Primary Term (each such five (5) year period is hereinafter referred to as an

 

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Option Term” and collectively as the “Option Terms”), subject to the terms of this Lease, including without limitation Section 3.1(b) and Section 3.2 hereof. If Tenant elects not to extend the term of this Lease as to a particular Leased Property, the Lease shall terminate with respect to such Leased Property at the expiration of the applicable Primary Term or Option Term then in effect and the terms and conditions set forth in Section 2.4 hereof shall apply.

2.3    As used herein, “Term” shall mean the Primary Term and any Option Term exercised by Tenant pursuant to the terms of Section 2.2.

2.4    Wherever in this Lease the action of terminating this Lease with respect to any Leased Property (or action of similar import) is discussed, such action shall mean the termination of Tenant’s rights in and to such Leased Property only. Notwithstanding anything in this Lease, if this Lease shall be terminated by Landlord or Tenant with respect to any Leased Property in accordance with the terms and provisions of this Lease, such termination shall not affect the applicable Term of this Lease with respect to the balance of the Leased Properties not so terminated, and this Lease shall continue in full force and effect with respect to each other such Leased Property, except that the total Annual Rent payable hereunder shall be reduced by an amount equal to the product of (i) the Applicable Rent Reduction Percentage for the Leased Property as to which this Lease has so terminated, and (ii) the Annual Rent in effect at the time of such termination. Nothing contained in this Section 2.4 shall serve in any way (a) to limit Landlord’s ability, pursuant to and solely in accordance with Section 19, to terminate this Lease as set forth therein, or (b) in the event of a termination because of an Event of Default, to recover damages or otherwise exercise its remedies as provided in Section 19.

 

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3.    Rent.

3.1    Tenant shall pay during the Term of this Lease an annual rent for the Leased Properties (“Annual Rent”) as follows:

 

  (a)

The amounts set forth on Schedule 3.1 attached hereto for each Lease Year described therein.

 

  (b)

Beginning with each Option Term as specified in Schedule 3.1 and for all subsequent Option Terms, if exercised by Tenant pursuant to the terms of Section 2.2, Annual Rent shall be an amount equal to the greater of (i) the Annual Rent in effect during the immediately preceding Lease Year, or (ii) one hundred percent (100%) of fair market value rent for a supermarket use (“FMV”) for the Leased Property at the time Tenant exercises such Option Term, as determined pursuant to Section 3.2 hereof.

3.2    With respect to any Option Term which Tenant desires to exercise pursuant to the terms of Section 2.2 of this Agreement and regarding which FMV applies as provided in Section 3.l(b), Tenant shall deliver to Landlord no earlier than twenty one (21) months and no later than seventeen (17) months prior to the expiration of the Primary Term or Option Term then in effect a good faith estimate of the FMV (the “FMV Notice”). Landlord shall have thirty (30) days from receipt of the FMV Notice to send Tenant written notice disputing the FMV set forth in the FMV Notice (the “FMV Dispute Notice”). If Landlord does not deliver a FMV Dispute Notice within such thirty (30) day period, then the FMV for purposes of determining Annual Rent for such Option Term shall be as set forth in the FMV Notice. If Landlord sends the FMV Dispute Notice within the thirty (30) day time period set forth above, the parties shall consult and negotiate in good faith to reasonably agree on the FMV. If Landlord and Tenant do not agree as to the FMV within fifteen (15) days following Tenant’s receipt of the FMV Dispute Notice, then, Landlord

 

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and Tenant shall each, within fifteen (15) days of the expiration of such fifteen (15) day period, appoint an independent appraiser with at least 10 years’ experience in the appraisal of commercial property in the same geographical area as the Leased Property, who shall be a member of the American Institute of Real Estate Appraisers (“MAI”; and any such appraiser, an “Appraiser”), and shall each notify the other party in writing of the name and address of said Appraiser. In the event a party fails or refuses to appoint an Appraiser and provide written notice of such Appraiser’s name and address to the other party within the fifteen (15) day period, the single Appraiser appointed shall constitute the sole Appraiser for the purpose of determining the FMV. In the event both parties appoint an Appraiser in accordance with the procedures hereinabove set forth, the two (2) Appraisers shall immediately proceed to determine the FMV value and shall complete their appraisals within thirty (30) days after their appointment. If the higher of the two appraisals is no more than 110% of the lower appraisal, the FMV shall be the average of the two appraisals. If the higher of the two appraisals is more than 110% of the lower appraisal, the two Appraisers shall together within fifteen (15) days thereafter appoint a third Appraiser who shall be an MAI and shall promptly complete its appraisal, and a majority of the three (3) Appraisers shall within thirty (30) days thereafter determine the FMV. In the event the two (2) Appraisers are unable to agree upon a third Appraiser, then the parties shall consult and negotiate in good faith to reasonably agree upon a third Appraiser who shall be an MAI, and, in the event that the parties are unable to agree upon a third Appraiser within ten (10) days, then either party shall have the right, upon ten (10) days prior written notice to the other party, to apply to the MAI or to the presiding judge of the court of general jurisdiction of the county in which the Leased Property is located, or other appropriate tribunal, for appointment of the third Appraiser. In the event a majority of the three (3) Appraisers are unable to agree upon the FMV within thirty (30) days after the date of appointment

 

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of the third Appraiser, the amount obtained by averaging the three (3) appraisals shall constitute the FMV. Each party agrees to pay its respective Appraiser’s fee plus one-half (1/2) of the third Appraiser’s fee plus all costs and attorney’s fees incurred by it in any judicial proceeding or any proceeding before the American Institute of Real Estate Appraisers which is not attributable to the default of the other party. If for any reason (other than Tenant’s grossly negligent or willful failure to comply with the terms of this Section 3.2), the FMV with respect to any Option Term has not been determined prior to the date that Tenant is required to deliver an Option Exercise Notice in order to exercise its right to extend the Term for such Option Term pursuant to Section 2.2, the timeframe for Tenant to deliver such Option Exercise Notice shall be extended until the date which is thirty (30) days after the FMV has been determined pursuant to this Section; the Primary Term or Option Term then in effect shall be extended (at the Annual Rent then in effect) as necessary such that (x) any Option Term for which Tenant delivers an Option Exercise Notice shall not commence earlier than thirty (30) days after Tenant has delivered its Option Exercise Notice, or (y) if Tenant does not deliver the Option Exercise Notice, the Term shall not expire less than thirty (30) days after the time period for Tenant to deliver such Option Exercise Notice has passed.

3.3    Annual Rent shall be payable to Landlord in equal monthly installments in advance on the first day of each calendar month. Annual Rent for any partial month shall be prorated. If the Rent Commencement Date is other than the first day of a calendar month, the monthly installment of Annual Rent payable for the period from the Rent Commencement Date through the end of the calendar month during which the Rent Commencement Date occurs shall be the monthly installment of Annual Rent prorated on a daily basis, and shall be payable in advance, on the Effective Date. If the termination date of this Lease is a day other than the last day of a calendar month, the monthly installment of Annual Rent payable for the month during which

 

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such termination occurs shall be the monthly installment of Annual Rent prorated on a daily basis, and Landlord shall, promptly following any such termination, provide any applicable refund of Annual Rent to Tenant at the address set forth in Section 20.1 or such other address as Tenant may designate in writing to Landlord.

3.4    In addition to Annual Rent, Tenant shall pay as additional rent (hereinafter referred to as “Additional Rent”) during the Term any and all other sums and charges required to be paid by Tenant pursuant to this Lease, whether designated as additional rent or not, and such sums and charges shall be collectible when due as additional rent and shall be subject to all provisions of this Lease as to default in the payment of Rent; provided, however, to the extent Tenant is required to remit such sums and charges directly to a third party, Landlord shall have no right to receive such sums and charges, and Tenant shall have no obligation to remit the same to Landlord unless there is an Event of Default that has occurred and is continuing, in which case, Landlord shall have the right to receive such sums and charges to pay such third parties, and Tenant shall have the obligation to remit the same to Landlord.

3.5    This Lease is a net lease and Annual Rent and Additional Rent shall be paid without notice, demand, counterclaim, setoff, recoupment, deduction or defense, and without abatement, suspension, deferment, diminution or reduction, and subject to the exclusions in Section 11.5, all impositions of every kind or nature whatsoever relating to the Leased Properties, that may arise or become due during the Term, shall be paid by Tenant. Tenant hereby assumes and agrees to perform all duties and obligations with relation to the Leased Properties, as well as the use, operation, management, maintenance or repair thereof even though such duties and obligations would otherwise be construed to be those of the Landlord. It is the purpose and intent of Landlord and Tenant that Annual Rent shall be absolutely net to Landlord, so that this Lease

 

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shall yield, net to Landlord, the Annual Rent specified in Section 3.1 herein throughout the Term, and that except as expressly provided herein, all costs, expenses and obligations of every kind and nature whatsoever relating to the Leased Properties, including, without limitation, all costs relating to any Permitted Exceptions (including without limitation any Common Area maintenance charges, owner’s association fees, or similar charges and fees), and even if any such costs, expenses or obligations relating the Leased Properties are, pursuant to applicable Law or pursuant to a recorded agreement, the obligation of the fee owner of, or Landlord pursuant to the Prime Leases (as defined below), the Leased Property, shall be paid and performed by Tenant. Without limiting the foregoing, Tenant shall pay and discharge all claims, liabilities or obligations of any kind, fixed or contingent, known or unknown, relating to or arising in connection with the use, non-use, and ownership of the Leased Properties, whether or not such claims, liabilities and obligations accrue or are attributable to the period of time prior to the Term or during the Term; provided, however, the foregoing shall not obligate Tenant to perform any of Landlord’s express obligations under the Lease or any obligations of Landlord to Landlord’s Lender (provided that this proviso shall not limit any of Tenant’s express obligations under this Lease). Provided, however, nothing in this Section 3.5 shall be deemed to limit any Tenant rights of notice, demand, counterclaim, setoff, recoupment, deduction, defense, abatement, suspension, deferment, diminution or reduction to the extent expressly provided for in this Lease. Any amounts due by Tenant to Landlord hereunder for which no due date is expressly specified herein shall be due within thirty (30) days following the delivery to Tenant by Landlord of written notice of such amounts due. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, in the event of nonpayment by Tenant of any Rent, Landlord shall have the same rights and remedies in respect thereof regardless of whether such Rent is Annual Rent or Additional Rent. All payments of Rent due to Landlord shall be paid at Landlord’s address or such other place as Landlord shall advise Tenant, and Landlord may require that such payments be made by ACH or other wire transfer.

 

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4.    Tenant’s Fixtures.

4.1    Tenant may install on the Leased Properties any trade fixtures and equipment Tenant deems desirable, and they shall remain Tenant’s Property. Tenant may remove any such trade fixtures and equipment, and electric charging stations, at any time during the Term of this Lease, and shall promptly repair any damage to any of the Leased Properties caused by such removal of such trade fixtures, equipment, and electric charging stations. The provisions of this Section 4.1 shall be in addition to and not in lieu of the requirements of Section 12.3. Any trade fixtures, other personal property and electric charging stations of Tenant that are left on the Leased Properties following the expiration or earlier termination of the Term shall be deemed abandoned by Tenant and may be removed, stored, disposed of or used by Landlord without payment of any compensation to Tenant.

4.2    Upon termination of this Lease Tenant may remove the compressors, refrigeration coils, and associated controls, and shall promptly repair any damage to any of the Leased Properties caused by such removal (except for ordinary wear and tear assuming commercially reasonable maintenance procedures are followed), but shall not remove any duct work or air handling equipment that could be used by Landlord in installing an alternative heating system.

5.    Covenants of Landlord.

5.1    Landlord represents and warrants to Tenant as of the Effective Date that Landlord has full right and authority to enter into this Lease.

 

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5.2    So long as Tenant is not in default under the terms of this Lease, pursuant to Article 19 hereof, Landlord covenants that throughout the Term, Tenant shall have quiet and peaceful possession of the Leased Properties and enjoy all of the rights granted herein without interference from Landlord, anyone claiming by, through or under Landlord (including without limitation any Person holding title paramount to Landlord if Landlord has caused such Person to hold same, but subject to the obligations of Tenant under, and the provisions of, this Lease, Section 25.1, any SNDA, Laws, and the Permitted Exceptions).

6.    Condition of the Premises. Tenant represents to Landlord that Tenant has inspected the Leased Properties and Landlord’s title thereto and has found the same to be satisfactory for all purposes hereunder and Tenant accepts the Leased Properties in their existing condition “AS IS”, “WHERE IS”, without any representation or warranty from Landlord, subject to all legal requirements, the Permitted Exceptions, and any state of facts which an accurate survey or physical inspection of the Leased Properties might reveal, without warranties, either express or implied, “with all faults”, including, but not limited to, both latent and patent defects, and the existence of Hazardous Materials, if any. Tenant acknowledges that it or its Affiliate owned the Leased Properties prior to its acquisition by Landlord.

7.    Construction and Alteration of Improvements on the Leased Properties; Signs.

7.1    Tenant may, at Tenant’s expense, and subject in each case to the terms of this Article 7 and the other provisions of this Lease (and, as applicable to a Leased Property, the Declaration and/or CAMA), raze any improvements located on the Leased Properties, construct on the Leased Properties any improvements, including, without limitation, store building(s), electrical vehicle charging stations, electrical facilities for staging home delivery vehicles, parking

 

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area(s) and free-standing signs and install any exterior signs on the Improvements, and make such Alterations as Tenant deems desirable; provided, however, that Structural Alterations shall be subject to the prior written approval of Landlord, which approval Landlord may withhold in its reasonable discretion and if Landlord fails to respond to such request containing the legend described in clause (ii) below within thirty (30) days after receipt thereof, such request shall be deemed approved.

(i)    With respect to the portion of the Leased Properties that consists of the Fuel Center Equipment, or if Tenant installs Fuel Center Equipment on a Leased Property in accordance with Section 7.1(iii)(D), Tenant agrees that, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law, all permits, licenses and registrations necessary to the installation and operation of Fuel Center Equipment shall be maintained by Tenant in Tenant’s name as the operator of the Fuel Center Equipment and Tenant’s name as the owner of the Fuel Center Equipment. To the extent any Law imposes any obligation on both Tenant and Landlord with regard to the Fuel Center Equipment, Tenant shall fulfill such obligations on behalf of both Landlord and Tenant and with the Landlord’s reasonable cooperation. Notwithstanding any provision of this Lease, Tenant shall not install more than four (4) underground storage tanks which contain Hazardous Materials at a Leased Property without Landlord’s written approval, which Landlord may withhold in its reasonable discretion. Excluding with respect to any Leased Property or portion of any Leased Property ownership of which Landlord has conveyed to Tenant, at the end the Term or as of the termination of this Lease, Tenant shall, at its sole expense, as directed in writing by Landlord (the “UST Removal Notice”) prior to the expiration of the Term in the event of default, or not later than one hundred and twenty (120) days prior to the end of the Term,

 

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remove all, or any part of, the Fuel Center Equipment from the Leased Property, in accordance with Laws, and as further directed in writing by Landlord in the UST Removal Notice, either install paving material in the area, from which such Fuel Center Equipment was removed which shall be the same type of paving material as was present before the Fuel Center Equipment removal or backfill any excavation to grade with compacted gravel, otherwise repair any damage to the Leased Property caused during the removal of such Fuel Center Equipment and perform any necessary Remedial Activities in connection with such removal to the extent Remedial Activities are required by Environmental Law. Any Fuel Center Equipment remaining on a Leased Property at the end of the Term or as of the termination of this Lease, except for Fuel Center Equipment required to be removed under the foregoing sentence, shall be deemed abandoned by Tenant and may be removed, stored, disposed of or used by Landlord without payment or compensation to Tenant.

(ii)    To the extent Landlord’s consent is required as provided for in this Article 7, Landlord shall approve or disapprove any proposed Structural Alterations within thirty (30) days after receipt of Tenant’s request for approval (and if Landlord fails to respond to such request within such thirty (30)-day period, then such request shall be deemed approved; provided, that Tenant’s request for consent shall have contained a legend clearly marked in not less than fourteen (14) point bold face type, underlined, in all capital letters stating “NOTICE: THIS IS A REQUEST FOR CONSENT UNDER THE LEASE. IF YOU FAIL TO PROVIDE A SUBSTANTIVE RESPONSE (E.G., APPROVAL, DENIAL OR REQUEST FOR CLARIFICATION OR MORE INFORMATION) TO THIS REQUEST FOR APPROVAL IN WRITING WITHIN THIRTY (30) DAYS, YOUR APPROVAL SHALL BE DEEMED GRANTED.”). If Landlord disapproves

 

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any proposed Structural Alterations, Landlord shall provide Tenant with a written explanation of the reason for such disapproval. Landlord shall have the right to reasonably require that Tenant maintain insurance with respect to any Structural Alterations, in addition to the insurance required pursuant to Articles 15 and 16 of this Lease (subject to Tenant’s right to self-insure as provided for in Section 16.10). Landlord shall have the right to post and keep posted on the Leased Property such notices as may be provided or required by applicable Law to disclaim responsibility for any construction on the Leased Property.

(iii)    Subject in each case to the terms of this Article 7 and the other provision of this Lease (and, as applicable to a Leased Property, the Declaration and/or CAMA), on the portion of the Leased Properties that do not include the Buildings, Tenant shall have the right to construct any improvements, including, without limitation, store building(s), parking area(s), free-standing signs, electrical vehicle charging stations, and electrical facilities for staging home delivery vehicles, and install any exterior signs, and otherwise make such Alterations and Structural Alterations as Tenant deems desirable; provided that (A) Tenant shall deliver prior written notice of any such activities to Landlord, (B) no such activities shall diminish the value of the Leased Property, (C) no such activities shall reduce the amount of parking or access at the Leased Property in violation of Laws; and (D) Tenant shall not install any Fuel Center Equipment as part of the foregoing without Landlord’s prior written consent, which Landlord may withhold in its reasonable discretion (provided, however, that the foregoing shall not limit the rights of Tenant to install Fuel Center Equipment at any fuel center existing on the Property as of the Effective Date, as provided in Section 7(i)).

 

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7.2    Notwithstanding anything else contained herein, the following conditions shall be met by Tenant when performing any and all Alterations:

(i)    All Alterations shall be completed in compliance with all Laws applicable thereto, and Tenant shall promptly pay all costs and expenses of any such Alterations and shall, subject to Section 8.3, discharge all liens filed against the Leased Properties arising out of the same.

(ii)    If any Alterations involve the Use, permitting, abatement or reporting of Hazardous Materials, Tenant shall prepare and retain all documentation reasonably necessary or advisable to establish that such Hazardous Materials were handled in compliance with applicable Law, including preparation of all documentation required by applicable Law in connection with such handling.

(iii)    No Alterations shall be commenced until Tenant has obtained all certificates, licenses, permits, authorizations and consents required by a Governmental Authority or Permitted Exception (not including any Mortgage) which are necessary for such Alterations, and Tenant shall deliver copies of same to Landlord upon Landlord’s written request from time to time. Landlord shall reasonably cooperate with Tenant (at no cost or expense to Landlord) in obtaining any such certificates, licenses permits, authorizations and consents required in connection with any Alterations, including, without limitation, executing applications or permits as owner of title to the Leased Property.

(iv)    Tenant shall perform all Alterations in a good and workmanlike manner, in accordance with the terms, provisions and conditions of this Lease, and in accordance with all Laws.

 

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(v)    All Alterations shall be performed at Tenant’s cost and expense and free of any expense to Landlord.

(vi)    If required by the local Governmental Authority, upon substantial completion of any such alterations or renovations Tenant shall procure a certificate of occupancy or other written approval from the appropriate Governmental Authorities verifying the substantial completion thereof and shall provide a copy of same to Landlord.

(vii)    Tenant shall deliver to Landlord written notice of any Structural Alterations that permanently decrease the footprint of the Building within thirty (30) days after completion of such Structural Alteration.

(viii)    Within thirty (30) days after receipt of a written request by Landlord, Tenant shall deliver to Landlord copies of “as-built” plans for any Structural Alterations for the applicable Leased Property provided such “as-built” plans are available.

7.3    Fee title to all improvements located on the Leased Property, together with all Alterations thereto, shall be and remain the sole property of Prime Landlord (as defined below), except, at Tenant’s election, which shall be exercised in Tenant’s sole and absolute discretion, any electric vehicle charging stations.

8.    Building and Common Area Development.

8.1    All Improvements shall be constructed and maintained in accordance with (i) all Laws applicable thereto and (ii) the terms and conditions of the Declaration and CAMA. Subject to Article 26 of this Lease, the Common Area shall be operated and maintained in accordance with the Declaration and CAMA. This Section 8.1 of this Lease shall only apply to those particular Leased Properties where there is a Declaration and/or CAMA in effect.

 

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8.2    All Improvements shall be constructed and maintained in accordance with all Laws applicable thereto. The Common Area shall be kept and maintained as provided for in Section 10.2. This Section 8.2 of this Lease shall only apply to those particular Leased Properties where there is no Declaration or CAMA in effect.

8.3    Tenant shall not permit any liens to stand against the Leased Properties for any work done or materials furnished in connection with the performance of work on the Leased Properties. In the event any such lien shall nonetheless be filed, Tenant shall, within five (5) Business Days after receipt of notice of such lien, deliver written notice to Landlord thereof, and Tenant shall, within seventy-five (75) days after Tenant’s receipt of notice of such lien, discharge the same by bond or payment of the amount due the lien claimant. Tenant may in good faith contest any such lien, provided that within such seventy-five (75) day period Tenant provides Landlord with a surety bond or other form of security reasonably acceptable to Landlord protecting against said lien. In addition to the foregoing, Tenant shall indemnify, defend and hold Landlord harmless for, from and against any and all Losses arising out of or in any way connected with the performance of the applicable work (together with all penalties, fines, interest, costs, and expenses resulting from any such contest), except to the extent caused by a Landlord Party’s Gross Negligence.

9.    Easements.

9.1    Each party agrees, from time to time, at the request of the other party and at the requesting party’s sole cost and expense, to (i) grant easements and other rights in the nature of easements, (ii) release existing easements or other rights in the nature of easements which are for the benefit of the Leased Properties, (iii) dedicate or transfer unimproved portions of the Leased Properties for road, highway or public purposes, (iv) execute and deliver to any person any

 

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instrument appropriate to confirm or effect such grants, releases, dedications and transfers; provided, however, (i) Landlord shall have the right to review and approve or deny any such request for a grant, release, dedication or transfer that affects Prime Landlord’s fee interest in the Leased Properties with such approval not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed (provided, however, without limitation, it shall be deemed reasonable to withhold approval if such grant, release, dedication or transfer materially lessens the value of Prime Landlord’s fee interest in the Property) and (ii) Tenant shall have the right to review and approve any such request for a grant, release, dedication or transfer that affects Tenant’s leasehold interest in the Leased Properties with such approval not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed (provided, however, without limitation, it shall be deemed reasonable for Tenant to withhold approval if such grant, release, dedication or transfer materially lessens the value of Tenant’s leasehold interest in the Leased Property or materially interferes with Tenant’s or Tenant’s assignee’s or subtenant’s, or a licensee’s use of the Leased Property). The requesting party shall provide any request for any such grant, release, dedication or transfer to the other party in writing. If the non-requesting party fails to respond to such request within thirty (30) days after receipt thereof, such request shall be deemed approved and the non-requesting party shall promptly execute such documentation evidencing the grant, release, dedication or transfer (as applicable); provided, that the requesting party’s request for approval shall have contained a legend clearly marked in not less than fourteen (14) point bold face type, underlined, in all capital letters stating “NOTICE: THIS IS A REQUEST FOR APPROVAL UNDER THE LEASE. IF YOU FAIL TO PROVIDE A SUBSTANTIVE RESPONSE (E.G., APPROVAL, DENIAL OR REQUEST FOR CLARIFICATION OR MORE INFORMATION) TO THIS REQUEST FOR APPROVAL IN WRITING WITHIN THIRTY (30) DAYS, YOUR APPROVAL SHALL BE DEEMED

 

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GRANTED.” Nothing in this Section 9 prohibits a Mortgage and/or assignment of rents and leases in favor of any mortgagee under a Mortgage (each, a “Mortgagee”) so long as such Mortgage and/or assignment of rents and leases has been entered into in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Lease.

10.    Common Area Maintenance.

10.1    Commencing on the Effective Date, Tenant shall maintain or cause to be maintained, at its sole cost and expense, the Common Area at all times in accordance with the Declaration and CAMA. This Section 10.1 of this Lease shall only apply to those particular Leased Properties where there is a Declaration and/or CAMA in effect.

10.2    This Section 10.2 of this Lease shall only apply to those particular Leased Properties where there is no Declaration or CAMA in effect. Commencing on the Effective Date, Tenant shall maintain or cause to be maintained, at its sole cost and expense, the Common Area at all times in good and clean condition and repair, said maintenance to include, without limitation, the following:

(A)    Maintaining, repairing, resurfacing, and replacing, when necessary, all paved surfaces in a level, smooth and evenly covered condition with the type of surfacing material originally installed or such substitute as shall in all respects be equal or superior in quality, use and durability; and restriping, when necessary;

(B)    Removing all snow, papers, debris, filth and refuse and thoroughly sweeping the area to the extent reasonably necessary to keep the area in a clean and orderly condition;

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(D)    Operating, maintaining, repairing and replacing, when necessary, such artificial lighting facilities as shall be reasonably required;

(E)    Maintaining all landscaped areas; maintaining, repairing and replacing, when necessary, automatic sprinkler systems and water lines; and replacing shrubs and other landscaping as is necessary;

(F)    Maintaining, repairing and replacing, when necessary, all Common Area walls;

(G)    Maintaining, repairing and replacing, when necessary, all storm drains, sewers and other utility lines and facilities not dedicated to the public or conveyed to any public or private utility which are necessary for the operation of the buildings and improvements located in the Leased Property;

(H)    Performing itself or contracting with a third party or parties to perform any of the services described herein; provided, however, that Tenant shall remain responsible and liable for the performance of all of said services in accordance with the terms of this Article 10 and for the performance of any such third party or parties under any such contract or contracts.

11.    Taxes and Assessments.

11.1    Tenant shall be liable for and, to the extent permitted under applicable law, agrees to pay directly to the applicable collecting authority, as they accrue, all taxes and assessments of every type or nature levied or assessed against, imposed upon or arising with respect to (i) the Leased Properties (or any portion thereof) and Tenant’s Property, (ii) this Lease, or (iii) the rental or other payments due under this Lease, or any tax or charge levied in lieu of such taxes and assessments, in each case prior to or during the Term of this Lease, including, without

 

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limitation, any Real Estate Taxes (as defined below), excise taxes, transaction taxes, privilege taxes, license taxes, sales taxes, use taxes, rental taxes, gross income or gross receipts taxes, and other similar taxes (other than any such taxes which are imposed in lieu of franchise taxes or net income taxes), in each case whether such taxes are existing at the date hereof or are hereinafter imposed by any Governmental Authority (collectively, “Taxes and Assessments”).

11.2    Any Taxes and Assessments for the calendar year of expiration or earlier termination of the Lease shall be pro-rated so that Tenant pays only that portion of the Taxes and Assessments for such calendar year allocable to the period prior to the expiration or earlier termination of the Lease with respect to such Leased Property.

11.3    During the Term, Tenant shall be permitted to satisfy its obligation to pay any Taxes and Assessments as they accrue by paying such Taxes and Assessments prior to the earlier of delinquency or the accrual of interest on such unpaid Taxes and Assessments. Not more than once in any twelve (12) month period (within a reasonable time period following the due date of the final installment of taxes for the most recent tax year or Landlord’s written request therefor) or at any time from time to time following the written request of Landlord if Tenant is in breach of any provision of this Lease beyond any applicable notice and/or cure periods, Tenant shall provide Landlord with evidence that all Taxes and Assessments for the applicable tax year have been paid in a timely fashion. In the event any Taxes and Assessments may be legally paid in installments without any penalty, Tenant may pay such Taxes and Assessments in installments and shall be liable only for those installments which are levied or assessed with respect to periods prior to or during the Term of this Lease with such installments prorated for the calendar year of expiration or earlier termination of the Lease being prorated so that Tenant pays only that portion of any installment allocable to the period prior to the expiration or earlier termination of the Lease

 

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with respect to such Leased Property; provided that Landlord shall have the option to pay all remaining installments coming due following the Term without interest. To the extent permitted under applicable law, Tenant shall prepare and file all tax reports required by any taxing authority related to the Taxes and Assessments. All taxing authorities shall be instructed by Landlord to send all invoices for all Taxes and Assessments to Tenant. In the event that any taxing authority shall send any invoice for Taxes and Assessments to Landlord and not simultaneously to Tenant, Landlord shall, not later than thirty (30) days after its receipt of any such invoice, deliver the same to Tenant.

11.4    Without limiting any of Tenant’s other obligations set forth in this Article, Tenant shall pay to Landlord, with each payment of Rent due to Landlord hereunder, all Taxes and Assessments levied or assessed against, imposed upon or arising with respect to rental or other payments under this Lease (including any Real Estate Taxes paid to Landlord hereunder, or directly to the applicable taxing authority, in each case to the extent deemed includible in Landlord’s gross income or gross receipts but, for purposes of clarity, not including any tax imposed on net income or any franchise taxes of Landlord measured by net income or net worth) which, when added to such payment of Rent, shall yield to Landlord, after deduction of all tax payable by Landlord with respect to all such payments, a net amount that Landlord would have realized from such payment had no such tax been imposed. To the extent permitted by applicable Law, Tenant may pay any such tax directly to the taxing authority, provided (i) Tenant establishes such right to Landlord’s reasonable satisfaction prior to making any such payment, and (ii) Tenant, within ten (10) Business Days after any such payment, delivers to Landlord written evidence reasonably satisfactory to Landlord that such payment has been made. As used herein, “Real Estate Taxes” means (y) all taxes and general and special assessments and other impositions in

 

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lieu thereof, or as a supplement thereto and any other tax measured by the value of real property and assessed on a uniform basis against the owners of real property, including any substitution in whole or in part therefor due to a future change in the method of taxation, and including any increase in any of the foregoing resulting from any sale, exchange, mortgage, encumbrance or other disposition by Landlord, in each case assessed against, or allocable or attributable to, the Leased Properties and accruing during or prior to the Term and (z) all real estate transfer taxes imposed in connection with this Lease, and any and all transfer taxes assessed against, or allocable or attributable to, Leased Properties and accruing during or prior to the Term (other than as expressly stated below). For the avoidance of doubt, the term “Real Estate Taxes” shall not include any mortgage recording taxes with respect to any Mortgage.

11.5    Notwithstanding the foregoing, but without limiting the preceding obligation of Tenant to pay all Taxes and Assessments, in no event will Tenant be required to pay (i) any net income taxes of Landlord (i.e., taxes which are determined taking into account deductions for depreciation, interest, taxes and ordinary and necessary business expenses), (ii) any franchise taxes of Landlord (unless imposed by a Governmental Authority in lieu of other taxes that would otherwise be the obligation of Tenant under this Lease, including, without limitation, any “gross receipts tax” or any similar tax based upon gross income or receipts of Landlord which does not take into account deductions from depreciation, interest, taxes and/or ordinary or necessary business expenses, but not including any “gross receipts taxes” which are imposed in lieu of net income taxes), or (iii) any real estate transfer tax imposed with respect to the sale, exchange or other disposition by Landlord, in whole or in part, of the Leased Properties or Landlord’s interest in this Lease (other than any real estate transfer, recordation or similar taxes imposed in connection with the transfer of the Leased Properties to Tenant or the termination of this Lease pursuant to the provisions of this Lease).

 

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11.6    If Tenant fails to pay the appropriate party (Landlord or the collecting authority, as provided herein) all Taxes and Assessments when due hereunder, then Tenant shall, without limiting any other remedies available to Landlord, reimburse Landlord for any and all penalties or interest, or portion thereof, paid or incurred by Landlord as a result of such nonpayment or late payment by Tenant.

11.7    Tenant shall have the right to contest the amount or validity of all or any part of the Taxes and Assessments which Tenant is required to pay pursuant to this Lease and, for that purpose, Tenant shall have the right to file in the name of Landlord all such protests or other instruments and to institute and prosecute all such proceedings Tenant may deem necessary for the purpose of such contest; provided, however, that (i) Tenant shall first make all contested payments (which payments may be made under protest) unless such proceeding shall suspend the collection thereof, such that no part of a Leased Property or any interest therein shall be subjected thereby to sale, forfeiture or foreclosure for non-payment, (ii) Tenant delivers to Landlord prior written notice of any such contest and provides Landlord with all information reasonably requested by Landlord in connection therewith, within five (5) Business Days after receipt of Landlord’s written request, (iii) Tenant shall have furnished any security required in such proceeding to ensure payment of any such Taxes and Assessments and (iv) Tenant shall have agreed in writing to indemnify and hold Landlord harmless against the amount of any Taxes and Assessments as finally determined in any such proceeding, including any interest and penalties imposed in connection therewith. Any refund of any Taxes and Assessments Tenant has paid pursuant to this Lease shall belong to Tenant, and Landlord agrees to pay the same to Tenant promptly in the event payment thereof is initially made to Landlord. Landlord shall within reasonable means supply requested information to Tenant for tax appeal purposes, but only information in Landlord’s possession, and at no cost to Landlord.

 

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11.8    Any indemnity payments due to Landlord from Tenant hereunder that are attributable to liabilities, fixed or contingent, known or unknown (a) that existed as of the date hereof, or relate to periods prior to and including the date hereof, or (b) to which the Leased Properties were subject as of the date hereof, or that existed on the date hereof and ran with the Leased Properties and became a liability of the Landlord as the transferee or assignee of the previous owner of the Leased Properties, shall not be treated as additional rent or other gross income of the Landlord for federal income tax purposes but as an adjustment to the Landlord’s adjusted basis in the Leased Properties, which adjusted basis shall, prior to the receipt by Landlord of such indemnity payments, be deemed to include the amount of such liabilities. Tenant agrees that it will take no position inconsistent herewith for federal income tax purposes.

11.9    Tenant’s obligations regarding Taxes and Assessments allocable to the period prior to the expiration or earlier termination of the Lease with respect to any Leased Property under this Article 11 shall survive the termination or expiration of this Lease and shall remain in force until thirty (30) days following the expiration of the applicable statute of limitations.

12.    Tenants Repairs.

12.1    Commencing on the Effective Date, and during the Term of this Lease, Tenant shall, at Tenant’s sole cost and expense, maintain the Leased Properties, structural and non-structural, interior and exterior, in good repair and condition, except for ordinary wear and tear (assuming commercially reasonable maintenance procedures are followed), and will make all

 

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structural and non-structural, interior and exterior, foreseen and unforeseen and ordinary and extraordinary changes, replacements, upgrades and repairs which may be required with respect to the Leased Properties, including in order to maintain the same in good order and condition, and including pursuant to any Permitted Exception (not including any Mortgage). Tenant hereby expressly waives the right to make repairs at the expense of Landlord, which right may be provided for in any applicable Law now or hereinafter in effect. Tenant waives any right (a) to require Landlord to maintain, repair, replace, or rebuild all or any part of the Leased Properties, or (b) to make repairs at the expense of Landlord pursuant to any Laws at any time in effect.

12.2    Tenant may make Alterations to the Leased Properties (including, without limitation, installation and maintenance of signs on or about the Building) subject to the terms of Article 7 hereof. Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, Tenant shall have the right to satisfy its obligations contained in this Article 12 of the Lease without the consent or approval of the Landlord even if in doing so Tenant performs a Structural Alteration as described in clause (i) of the definition of “Structural Alteration” (except as may be required by Law, in no event shall Tenant have the right perform a Structural Alteration as described in clause (ii) or clause (iii) of the definition of “Structural Alteration” without Landlord’s prior written consent, as described in Article 7 hereof).

12.3    Upon the expiration or earlier termination of this Lease, Tenant shall surrender the Leased Properties in the same condition in which the Leased Properties were originally received from Landlord at the commencement of the Term of this Lease, except as repaired, rebuilt, restored or added to as permitted or required by any provision of this Lease, and except for ordinary wear and tear (assuming commercially reasonable maintenance procedures have been followed) and any casualty as provided for in Article 16 of this Lease. Any removal of Tenant’s Property by Tenant shall be done in compliance with Laws.

 

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12.4    Tenant agrees to contract, in Tenant’s name, for and pay directly to the applicable service providers all charges for electricity, gas, heat, water, telephone and other utility services used in any Leased Property during the Term of this Lease. If Tenant fails to pay the applicable service providers, as provided herein all such charges when due hereunder, then Tenant shall, without limiting any other remedies available to Landlord, reimburse Landlord for any and all penalties or interest, or portion thereof, paid or incurred by Landlord as a result of such nonpayment or late payment by Tenant. Under no circumstances shall Landlord be responsible for any interruption of any utility service except to the extent caused by a Landlord’s Party Gross Negligence.

13.    Landlords Repairs.

13.1    Landlord shall have no duty whatsoever to maintain, alter, replace, rebuild, upgrade, or repair any portion of the Leased Properties, including any structural items, roof or roofing materials, or any aboveground or underground storage tanks. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Landlord shall be responsible for repairing any damage to the Leased Properties and any improvements or personal property located thereon to the extent caused by a Landlord Party’s Gross Negligence, subject to Section 16.5.

13.2    In the event of damage to the Leased Properties caused by a Landlord’s Party’s Gross Negligence, subject to Section 16.5, which damage it is Landlord’s duty to repair pursuant to Section 13.1 of this Lease and for which immediate action is necessary to prevent potential loss or injury to Tenant’s (or its subtenant’s or licensee’s) property or their customers, invitees, or employees, Tenant may make such repairs and Landlord shall reimburse Tenant for the reasonable and necessary cost of such repairs within thirty (30) days after receipt of request for same.

 

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14.    Use; Environmental.

14.1    Subject to the terms of this Lease, Tenant may use the Leased Properties for any lawful use (provided any required licenses and permits are maintained in connection therewith); including, without limitation, in each case if lawful, the sale of alcohol, lottery, fireworks, and the use of parking or other areas contained within the Leased Properties for short-term parking of third-parties, whether or not such uses are related to or incidental to Tenant’s primary use of the Leased Properties; provided that Tenant shall not use or permit the use, handling, generation, storage, release, disposal or transportation of Hazardous Materials, other than Permitted Materials, on, about, or under the Leased Properties, and Tenant shall cause such use, handling, generation, storage, release, disposal or transportation of Permitted Materials to be done in the ordinary course of its business and in compliance with all Environmental Laws. Pursuant to any permitted assignment of the Lease or a permitted sublease or license of all or any portion of a Leased Property, the related assignee, subtenant, or licensee may only use a Leased Property for a use permitted hereunder. Neither Tenant nor any such assignee, subtenant, or licensee shall use or permit the use of all or any portion of the Leased Properties for any Noxious Use.

14.2    Nothing in this Lease shall constitute an express or implied covenant to operate by Tenant and/or any assignee, subtenant, or licensee, or to prevent Tenant from closing a business in any Leased Property at any time after operating any such business. Notwithstanding anything contained in this Lease to the contrary, Tenant, in its sole option, may elect not to conduct business or cease to conduct business in all or portions of any Leased Property from time to time and at various times during the Term, provided Tenant shall continue to pay to Landlord Rent and perform its other obligations under this Lease.

 

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14.3    Tenant shall, at Tenant’s sole cost and expense promptly comply with all Laws, now or hereinafter in effect, affecting the Leased Properties. Tenant shall not use or occupy the Leased Properties, or permit the Leased Properties to be used or occupied for any unlawful purpose in violation of any Law, in any manner that would violate any certificate of occupancy with respect to the Leased Properties, or in any manner which would violate any Permitted Exception (not including any Mortgage). Tenant shall, at Landlord’s reasonable request, provide Landlord with a copy of records Tenant is required by Environmental Law to maintain.

14.4    From and after the Effective Date, Tenant covenants to, and shall at its sole cost and expense, undertake all Remedial Activities necessary to comply with Environmental Laws with respect to any Release of Hazardous Materials before or after the date of this Lease, adversely affecting the Leased Properties, and shall give prompt written notice of same to Landlord. Notwithstanding the foregoing or any other provision of this Lease, in no event shall Tenant undertake any Remedial Activity that requires the imposition of: (a) any restriction on the use of the Leased Property other than one restricting use to commercial, provided that the form and wording of any such restriction required to be recorded against title to the Leased Property must be acceptable to Landlord in its reasonable discretion; or (b) the imposition of any other institutional or engineering control on the Leased Property allowed by Environmental Law without first obtaining Landlord’s written consent, which Landlord may withhold in its reasonable discretion.

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(excluding routine actions such as permit renewals) instituted, or completed pursuant to any Environmental Laws affecting any Leased Property; (b) all material claims made in writing by any third Person against Tenant or any Leased Property relating to Hazardous Materials or Environmental Conditions affecting any Leased Property; and (c) Tenant’s knowledge of any material Release, other than by Landlord Parties, at, on, in, under or from any Leased Property. Tenant shall also supply to Landlord, within a reasonable period after receipt, copies of all written claims, complaints filed in lawsuits, and notices of violations received from third parties relating to the matters described in this Section, and supply to Landlord within a reasonable period any other documents reasonably requested by Landlord to assist it in understanding such matters, provided that Tenant shall not provide any of the foregoing that is protected by a legal privilege. Landlord agrees to keep all such information received by it confidential and shall not disclose such information to third parties other than its consultants, advisors, lenders, potential buyers of any Leased Property and their lenders (who shall similarly be obligated to keep the information confidential) or as may be required by applicable Laws or with regard to such information that is publicly available.

14.6    Tenant shall be responsible for and shall indemnify, reimburse, protect, defend, release and hold harmless all Landlord Parties from and against any and all Losses directly or indirectly arising out of or associated in any manner whatsoever with (i) the violation of any Environmental Law in connection with the Leased Properties, (ii) Environmental Conditions, not caused by Landlord, at, on, under, or from the Leased Properties during the Term (and in the event of any holding over by Tenant, during any period that Tenant occupies such Leased Property) to the extent such Environmental Conditions exceed the Cleanup Standard, are a subject of a claim, demand or other action by a Person not a Landlord Party related to Hazardous Materials, or require

 

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Remedial Activities under Environmental Law, or (iii) Tenant’s Use or the presence of Hazardous Materials or Release of Hazardous Materials at, on, under, or from the Leased Properties during the Term (and in the event of any holding over by Tenant, during any period that Tenant occupies such Leased Property) to the extent such Use or presence results in an Environmental Condition which exceeds the Cleanup Standard, is a subject of a claim, demand or other action by a Person not a Landlord Party related to Hazardous Materials, or requires Remedial Activities under Environmental Law. Tenant’s foregoing indemnity and release includes: (a) the costs associated with Remedial Activities required by Environmental Law, (b) any fines or penalties arising from the presence or Release of Hazardous Materials and any related Remedial Activities required by Environmental Law; (c) any liability to party other than Landlord Parties arising out of the presence or Release of Hazardous Materials at the Leased Properties; (d) all direct or indirect compensatory damages, consequential or punitive damages resulting from a claim from any party other than Landlord Parties arising out of the presence or Release of Hazardous Materials; (e) for any Remedial Activities after the termination of the Lease until such time as the Cleanup Standard is achieved, including without limitation for the Rent that that would have otherwise accrued under the Lease absent such termination if the performance of the Remedial Activities prevents Landlord’s ability to lease with market terms all or a portion of the Leased Property, provided Landlord has used commercially reasonable efforts to lease with market terms the Leased Property, and provided further that if Landlord can lease with market terms a portion of the Leased Property during the performance of Remedial Activities, Tenant’s obligation to pay Rent shall be limited to the percentage of the Rent corresponding to the percentage of the Leased Property Landlord cannot lease with market terms; and (f) any action or omission or use of the Leased Properties by a subtenant or licensee. The foregoing indemnity shall apply to Tenant’s Use of Hazardous Materials

 

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irrespective of whether any of Tenant’s activities were or will be undertaken in accordance with applicable Laws. Tenant specifically agrees that it shall not sue or seek contribution from any Landlord Party in any matter relating to any Hazardous Material or Environmental Law, other than for matters resulting from Landlord’s Release of Hazardous Materials at the Leased Properties or Hazardous Materials brought to the Leased Properties by Landlord. All costs and expenses paid or incurred by Landlord for which Tenant is obligated to indemnify Landlord under this Section shall be paid promptly by Tenant to Landlord. This Article shall survive termination of this Lease. Notwithstanding anything contained in this Lease to the contrary, Tenant’s obligations under this Article 14 shall not apply to Hazardous Materials Released or brought to the Leased Properties by (w) Landlord; (x) any Person acting at the request or direction of Landlord, or directly or indirectly controlling, controlled by, or under common control with, Landlord; (y) Landlord’s Lenders; and (z) any Landlord’s mortgagee.

15.    Indemnification and Insurance.

15.1    To the extent not prohibited by applicable Law, none of the Landlord Parties shall be liable for, under any circumstances, and Tenant hereby releases all Landlord Parties from, any loss, injury, death or damage to person or property (including any business or any loss of income or profit therefrom) of Tenant, Tenant’s members, officers, directors, shareholders, agents, employees, contractors, customers, invitees, or any other Person in or about the Leased Properties, from any cause or condition whatsoever; provided, however, that the foregoing release set forth in this Section 15.1 shall not be applicable to any claim against a Landlord Party to the extent, and only to the extent, that such claim is directly attributable to such Landlord Party’s Gross Negligence. Without limiting the foregoing, Tenant hereby waives any right to any consequential, special, indirect or punitive damages against any Landlord Parties arising out of any claim in connection with or related to this Lease or the Leased Properties.

 

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15.2    In addition to any and all other obligations of Tenant under this Lease (including under any other indemnity or similar provision set forth herein), to the extent permitted by applicable Law, Tenant hereby agrees to fully and forever indemnify, protect, defend (with counsel selected by Landlord) and hold all Landlord Parties free and harmless of, from and against any and all Losses arising out of or in any way related to or resulting directly or indirectly from: (i) the use, occupancy, or activities of Tenant, its subtenants, licensee, assignees, agents, employees, contractors, invitees or any other Person in or about the Leased Properties (including without limitation any activities of Tenant, any affiliate of Tenant, or any assignee or transferee of any of them, in connection with any oil, gas or mineral rights with respect to the Leased Properties); (ii) any failure on the part of Tenant to comply with any applicable Law, including any Environmental Laws, (iii) any failure of Tenant or any Affiliate of Tenant to comply with the terms of any Permitted Exception (not including any Mortgage), including without limitation any Declaration or CAMA; (iv) any breach or default under this Lease or any breach or default by Tenant or any other party (other than Landlord) under any document or instrument delivered in connection with this Lease (including as a result of any termination by Landlord, following any default by Tenant under this Lease, of any sublease, license, concession, or other consensual arrangement for possession entered into by Tenant and affecting the Leased Properties), and including any additional fees and costs, or any increased interest rate or other charges imposed by any Landlord’s Lender by reason of such breach or default (whether or not such breach or default is a default under any agreements with any Landlord’s Lender); provided, however, that without limiting the foregoing in this clause (iv), nothing herein shall be deemed to make Tenant a

 

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guarantor of Landlord’s loan obligations to any Landlord’s Lender; (v) any other loss, injury or damage described in Section 15.1 above; and (vi) work or labor performed, materials or supplies furnished to or at the request of Tenant or in connection with obligations incurred by or performance of any work done for the account of Tenant in, on or about the Leased Properties. Without limiting the foregoing, (x) the indemnity set forth in this Section 15.2 includes direct or indirect, compensatory, consequential, special and punitive damages, (y) Tenant shall pay on demand all reasonable fees and costs actually incurred by Landlord (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs) in connection with any enforcement by Landlord of the terms of this Lease, and (z) all of the personal or any other property of Tenant kept or stored at, on or about the Leased Properties shall be kept or stored at the sole risk of Tenant. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the indemnity set forth in this Section 15.2 shall not be applicable to any claim against any Landlord Party to the extent, and only to the extent, such claim is attributable to such Landlord Party’s Gross Negligence. In no event shall any indemnification by Tenant of Landlord or any Landlord Party under this Lease be limited by the existence or policy limits of any insurance carried by Tenant.

15.3    The provisions of this Article 15 shall survive the expiration or sooner termination of this Lease. Tenant hereby waives the provisions of any applicable Law restricting the release of claims, or extent of release of claims, that Tenant does not know or suspect to exist at the time of release, that, if known, would have materially affected Tenant’s decision to agree to the release contained in this Article 15. In this regard, Tenant hereby agrees, represents, and warrants to Landlord that Tenant realizes and acknowledges that factual matters now unknown to Tenant may hereafter give rise to Losses that are presently unknown, unanticipated and unsuspected, and Tenant further agrees, represents and warrants that the release provided

 

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hereunder has been negotiated and agreed upon in light of that realization and that Tenant nevertheless hereby intends to release, discharge and acquit the parties set forth herein above from any such unknown Losses that are in any manner set forth in or related to this Lease, the Leased Properties and all dealings in connection therewith.

15.4    Tenant shall maintain commercial general and auto liability insurance covering its obligations under this Article 15 and insuring it against claims for personal injury, bodily injury or death, and property damage or destruction. The limits of liability of all such insurance shall be not less than $10,000,000 for personal injury or bodily injury or death of any one person, $10,000,000 for personal injury or bodily injury or death of more than one person in one occurrence and $10,000,000 with respect to damage to or destruction of property; or, in lieu of such coverage, a combined single limit (covering personal injury, bodily injury or death and property damage or destruction) with a limit of not less than $10,000,000 per occurrence. The auto liability coverage shall include coverage for any of Tenant’s owned, hired or non-owned vehicles. If Tenant sells or serves alcoholic beverages for consumption in or on a Leased Property, then such general liability insurance shall include Liquor Legal Liability coverage at the same minimum limits of liability as shown above. Tenant shall furnish Landlord with certificates evidencing such insurance as and when required pursuant to Section 16.7. Tenant shall maintain Workers’ Compensation and Employers’ Liability Insurance required under applicable Workers’ Compensation Acts and such other insurance as may from time to time be reasonably required by Landlord, to be requested one time for any given three year period during the Term, in order to protect its interests with respect to the Leased Properties and that is customarily carried or required to be carried by prudent tenants of improvements similar to the Improvements in character, location, and use; provided, however, Tenant shall only be required to obtain such additional

 

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insurance and/or changes to such insurance so long as the same are available at commercially reasonable rates and any such changes shall be limited to amounts of coverage only and shall not add any new coverages or change any deductible or add any new deductible.

15.5    If Tenant fails to procure insurance required under this Lease and fails to maintain same in full force and effect continuously during the Term, following notice to Tenant and an opportunity to Tenant to cure within thirty (30) days of the giving of such notice, then Landlord shall be entitled to immediately procure the same, and Tenant shall, within thirty (30) days after demand therefor, reimburse Landlord for such premium expense as Additional Rent.

16.    Casualty.

16.1    Subject to Section 16.3, if all or any part of any Leased Property is damaged by fire, the elements or other casualty, regardless of cause or origin, prior to or at any time during the Term, Tenant shall promptly repair all such damage and restore the Leased Property, or any part thereof, at Tenant’s sole cost and expense, in compliance with the terms of this Lease (including without limitation Article 7) as nearly as possible to its condition and character immediately prior to such damage, with such variations and alterations as may be permitted under (and subject to the provisions of) Article 7, and suitable for use by Tenant or any assignee, subtenant, or licensee of Tenant in compliance with any Permitted Exception (not including any Mortgage) but, including without limitation the Declaration and/or CAMA, if applicable. Subject to the terms hereof, this Lease shall not be affected in any manner by reason of the total or partial destruction of the Leased Property or any part thereof, and Tenant, notwithstanding any applicable Law, present or future, waives all rights to quit or surrender any Leased Property or any portion thereof because of the total or partial destruction of the Leased Property (prior to the expiration of this Lease). There shall be no abatement or adjustment of Rent under this Lease as a result of any

 

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casualty. If insurance proceeds as a result of a casualty to the Leased Property are insufficient to complete the repairs and restoration required hereunder, then Tenant shall be responsible for the payment of such amounts necessary to complete such repairs and restoration.

16.2    Tenant agrees to keep in effect on the Leased Property insurance against damage caused by fire, lightning, windstorm, hail, smoke and all other risks from time to time included in Special Peril Form policies or endorsements generally available in the same geographic area as the Leased Property and including damage caused by Flood, Earthquake, Terrorism, Boiler & Machinery and any additional expense to bring the Leased Property up to legal compliance as covered under an Ordinance or Law form in an amount not less than one hundred percent (100%) of the Insurable Value of the Building (excluding footings and foundations), the proceeds of which shall be applied to restoration of the Leased Property. Such insurance required under this Section 16.2 shall be subject to Tenant’s right to self-insure as provided in Section 16.10.

16.3    If the Improvements of any Leased Property is damaged by fire, the elements or other casualty to the extent of sixty seven percent (67%) or more of its Insurable Value during the last two (2) years of the Primary Term or at any time during an Option Term (“Casualty Affected Property”), Tenant shall have the right, at its election and in lieu of fulfilling its obligations under Section 16.1 above, to terminate this Lease as to the Casualty Affected Property as of the date of the damage by notice to Landlord within one hundred twenty (120) days after the date of said damage, which notice shall be accompanied by a sum equal to all Rent due from Tenant to Landlord to the date of termination. If Tenant elects to terminate the Lease as to the Casualty Affected Property pursuant to this Section 16.3, Tenant shall (1) assign to Landlord all of Tenant’s right, title and interest in and to any insurance proceeds received in connection with such casualty and (2) pay to Landlord an amount equal to Tenant’s deductible under any insurance

 

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and/or any applicable self-insured retention amount. From and after the effective date of the termination of this Lease with respect to the Casualty Affected Property, the Term with respect to such Leased Property shall cease as of the time of such taking, and upon such termination, (a) Annual Rent shall be reduced by an amount equal to the product of (i) the Applicable Rent Reduction Percentage for such Leased Property, and (ii) the Annual Rent in effect at the time of such cessation.

16.4    All property and casualty insurance proceeds payable to Landlord or Tenant (except (a) insurance proceeds payable to Tenant on account of Tenant’s inventory, personal property or business interruption; and (b) insurance proceeds payable from comprehensive general public liability insurance, or any other liability insurance) at any time as a result of casualty to the Leased Properties shall be paid jointly to Landlord and Tenant for purposes of payment for the cost of the required repairs and restoration. For the avoidance of doubt, any reconstructed improvements at the Leased Properties following a casualty shall be subject to all insurance requirements hereunder regarding the Leased Properties. At any time that Tenant is not maintaining at least the Minimum Credit Standard: (y) if required by Landlord, all casualty insurance proceeds shall be deposited with a depository reasonably acceptable to Landlord and Tenant (“Depository”), and (z) all insurance proceeds shall be disbursed during the course of reconstruction in accordance with customary construction disbursement procedures (including without limitation a commercially reasonable retention), reasonably acceptable to Landlord and Tenant; provided, however, that if casualty insurance proceeds are insufficient to cover the anticipated cost of reconstruction, Tenant shall fund a percentage of each disbursement during the course of construction equal to the difference, expressed as a percentage, between the estimated cost of construction and the amount of casualty insurance proceeds, and Depository shall fund the

 

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balance of each such disbursement. (For example, if the estimated cost of construction exceeds by 10% the amount of casualty insurance proceeds, then Tenant shall fund 10% of each disbursement during the course of construction, and Depository shall fund the balance of each such disbursement.)

16.5    Landlord and Tenant each hereby release the other from any and all liability to the other or anyone claiming by, through or under them by way of subrogation or otherwise for any loss or damage to property caused by fire or any of the other casualties or risks described in Section 16.2, and will include a Waiver of Subrogation in favor of Landlord and Tenant from each respective insurance company consistent herewith, even if such fire or other casualty shall have been caused by the willful or negligent act or omission of the other party, or anyone for whom such party may be responsible; provided, however, that Landlord’s release described in this Section 16.5 shall only apply if Tenant is maintaining all insurance as required by Section 16.2, and only up to the policy limits of such insurance.

16.6    If Tenant maintains insurance which covers environmental releases at the Leased Property then Tenant shall name Landlord as an additional insured for such insurance if it is reasonably able to do so at no or nominal cost. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Tenant shall not be obligated to maintain such insurance.

16.7    All insurance required to be carried by Tenant under this Lease shall be written with an insurer having a minimum rating of A- and VII in Best’s Insurance Reports or the equivalent and licensed to do business in the state in which the Leased Property is located, and shall name Landlord, and the Lienholder with respect to any first mortgage or first deed of trust (provided that Tenant has been provided with the name and address of said Lienholder), as additional insureds under the General Liability and Excess policies and loss payee/mortgagee on

 

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any property policies. Tenant shall furnish Landlord with certificates evidencing such insurance from time to time within fifteen (15) days after Landlord request. The policies of such insurance shall provide that the insurance represented by such certificates shall not be cancelled, materially change or nonrenewed without the giving of thirty (30) days prior written notice to the holders of such insurance and the holders of such certificates.

16.8    All insurance which Tenant is required to maintain hereunder may be provided under a blanket policy provided such policy otherwise complies with the requirements of this Lease. Tenant may maintain customary and usual deductibles for a company of Tenant’s size and type. Tenant agrees to pay the amount of any deductible provided under any insurance which it is required to maintain hereunder.

16.9    At any time that Tenant is self-insuring under Section 16.10 with respect to any coverages required hereunder, and it then fails to meet the Minimum Credit Standard, Tenant shall obtain all insurance required under this Lease and deliver written evidence of same to Landlord within fifteen (15) days thereafter, and if Tenant fails to do so, then Landlord shall be entitled to procure such insurance and any sums expended by Landlord in procuring such insurance shall be repaid by Tenant promptly upon written demand therefor by Landlord. In addition, (a) if Tenant is not self-insuring as to any coverages required hereunder, but is instead maintaining such coverages with a third party provider as described herein, and Landlord receives written notice from any such provider of a pending cancellation or non-renewal of any such coverages, then following delivery of written notice from Landlord to Tenant regarding same, Tenant shall obtain all such insurance required under this Lease and deliver written evidence of same to Landlord within fifteen (15) days after delivery of such notice from Landlord, and if Tenant fails to do so, then Landlord shall be entitled to procure such insurance and any sums expended by Landlord in

 

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procuring such insurance shall be repaid by Tenant promptly upon written demand therefor by Landlord, and (b) if Tenant fails to furnish Landlord with certificates evidencing its insurance hereunder within fifteen (15) days after Landlord request, and such failure continues for ten (10) additional days after an additional written notice from Landlord to Tenant regarding same, then Landlord shall be entitled to procure such insurance and any sums expended by Landlord in procuring such insurance shall be repaid by Tenant promptly upon written demand therefor by Landlord. Finally, at any time that any insurance coverage required hereunder actually lapses, Landlord shall be entitled to procure such insurance and any sums expended by Landlord in procuring such insurance shall be repaid by Tenant promptly upon written demand therefor by Landlord.

16.10    If, and only if, Albertsons Companies, Inc., a Delaware corporation or its permitted successor or permitted assigns (“Albertsons Companies”) maintains at all times one or the other of the following (the “Minimum Credit Standard”): (a) a corporate family credit rating of not less than “B3” from Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. or (b) a credit rating of not less than “B-” from Standard and Poor’s Ratings Group, then Tenant shall have the option, as long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, either alone or in conjunction with Albertsons Companies, to maintain self-insurance and/or provide or maintain any insurance required by this Lease under blanket insurance policies maintained by Tenant or Albertsons Companies, or provide or maintain insurance through such alternative risk management programs as Tenant or Albertsons Companies may provide or participate in from time to time (such types of insurance programs being herein collectively and severally referred to as “self-insurance”), provided the same does not thereby decrease the coverage requirements set forth in this Lease. Any self-insurance shall be deemed to contain all of the coverage terms and conditions as required in Articles 15 and 16 hereof

 

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(including without limitation the obligation to furnish Landlord with certificates evidencing such insurance from time to time within fifteen (15) days after Landlord request). If Tenant elects to self-insure, then, with respect to any claims which may result from incidents occurring during the Term, such self-insurance obligation shall survive the expiration or earlier termination of this Lease to the same extent as the insurance required would survive. In the event that either or both of Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. and Standard and Poor’s Ratings Group ceases to be in existence, their successor credit rating agency and such successor credit rating agency’s equivalent rating to the Minimum Credit Standard shall be substituted as reasonably determined by Landlord.

17.    Condemnation.

17.1    In the event of a taking of, any portion of, interest in or access to any Leased Property, the Improvements or the shopping center of any Leased Property or any easements, rights or appurtenances thereto by eminent domain or any transfer in lieu thereof or by any other governmental action, which taking, in Tenant’s and Landlord’s reasonable judgment, will render any Leased Property or the Improvements materially unsuitable for Tenant’s business operations following reasonable repair and reconstruction efforts by Tenant (“Taking Affected Property”), then Tenant may terminate this Lease as to such Taking Affected Property within one hundred twenty (120) days after the taking deprives Tenant of possession of any such portion of, interest in or access to the Leased Property, the Improvements or the shopping center of the Taking Affected Property or any easements, rights or appurtenances thereto, with such termination effective on the date such written notice is delivered to Landlord. In the event of a termination pursuant to this Section 17.1, such termination shall be effective as of the time physical possession of such Taking Affected Property is taken, and, upon such termination, Annual Rent shall be reduced by an amount equal to the product of (i) the Applicable Rent Reduction Percentage for such Leased Property, and (ii) the Annual Rent in effect at the time of such termination.

 

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17.2    In the event this Lease is not so terminated as to the Taking Affected Property, Tenant shall promptly restore, at its sole cost and expense, the Taking Affected Property to an architectural unit substantially the same as the unit existing immediately prior to such taking or damage, and this Lease shall continue in full force and effect as to the Taking Affected Property; provided, however, that commencing on the date on which Tenant is deprived of the use of any portion of, interest in or access to the Taking Affected Property, the Improvements or the shopping center of the Taking Affected Property or any easements, rights or appurtenances thereto, the Annual Rent due and payable under this Lease shall be reduced by the percentage by which the fair market rental value of the Taking Affected Property (including the rights granted in this Lease) immediately after the taking or damage (but giving effect to any applicable restoration for which Tenant is responsible as provided herein) is reduced from such fair market rental value of the Taking Affected Property immediately prior to such taking or damage.

17.3    Landlord shall be entitled to the entire award for the condemned Taking Affected Property and Landlord shall reimburse Tenant for any portion of Tenant’s costs and expenses associated with Tenant’s restoration obligations set forth in Section 17.1 of this Lease up to the amount of such award for the condemned Taking Affected Property that Landlord receives. In the event of any condemnation and whether or not Tenant elects to terminate this Lease, Tenant shall be entitled to any and all awards or payments made in the condemnation proceedings with respect to (i) Tenant’s relocation costs, (ii) any damage to Tenant’s trade fixtures and equipment, and (iii) Tenant’s loss of business, provided such awards or payments described in clauses (i)-(iii) of this sentence do not reduce the award or payment received by Landlord in connection with such condemnation.

 

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17.4    Landlord and Tenant hereby agree that in no event shall any taking of any of the Leased Property for any public or quasi-public use under any statute or by right of eminent domain, or by purchase in lieu thereof, in any way relieve Tenant of any obligations under this Lease (as to the applicable Leased Property or otherwise), except as explicitly provided in this Article.

17.5    Tenant agrees that Landlord has the right in its sole discretion, and at Tenant’s sole cost and expense, to oppose any proposed taking regarding the Leased Property. The parties hereto agree to cooperate in applying for and in prosecuting any claim for any taking regarding the Leased Property.

18.    Assignment and Subletting.

18.1    Except as otherwise explicitly provided in this Article 18, (i) neither Tenant, nor Tenant’s successors or assigns, shall assign, transfer, mortgage, or pledge, in whole or in part, by operation of Law or otherwise, this Lease or any interest therein, or sublet a Leased Property, in whole or in part, or permit a Leased Property or any portion of any of them to be used or occupied by others, or enter into a management contract or other arrangement whereby a Leased Property shall be managed or operated by anyone other than the owner of the Tenant’s leasehold estate, (ii) no Change of Control shall occur, and (iii) no interest in Tenant shall be pledged, encumbered, hypothecated, or assigned as collateral for any obligation of Tenant, without the prior written consent of Landlord in each instance, which Landlord may withhold in its reasonable discretion (each of the foregoing under clause (i), (ii), or (iii), a “Transfer”). Any Transfer in breach of this Article 18 shall be null and void ab initio.

 

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18.2    Notwithstanding Section 18.1, Tenant may assign this Lease to (i) an Affiliate of Albertsons Companies, (ii) in connection with a merger that includes substantially all of the assets of Tenant, reorganization, consolidation or acquisition or sale involving the entirety of Tenant, or (iii) to any entity acquiring all or substantially all of Tenant’s assets (“Permitted Assignment”), without Landlord’s prior written consent, but with not less than five (5) Business Days’ prior written notice to Landlord which notice shall also indicate whether the assignee is an Affiliate of Guarantor, and provided no breach or default exists under this Lease beyond any applicable notice and/or cure periods as of the delivery of Tenant’s notice to Landlord and as of the effective date of the applicable assignment provided that the assignee fully assumes all of Tenant’s obligations under this Lease from and after the date of the assignment. Notwithstanding Section 18.1 regarding a Change of Control, a Change of Control is permitted and shall not require Landlord’s prior written consent if it occurs or results pursuant to a Permitted Assignment. Without limitation, any assignee permitted under this Section 18.2 shall be subject to all of the provisions of this Lease.

18.3    Notwithstanding Section 18.1, Tenant may sublease or license the whole or any part of a Leased Property, at any time, in the ordinary course of business hereunder, without Landlord’s prior written consent, but with not less than five (5) Business Days’ prior written notice to Landlord, and provided no breach or default exists under this Lease beyond any applicable notice and/or cure periods as of the delivery of Tenant’s notice to Landlord and as of the effective date of the applicable sublease or license, and provided all of the following conditions are satisfied: (a) the permitted use under the sublease or license is limited to a legally permitted use that otherwise complies with the provisions of this Lease, (b) the sublease or license shall contain language expressly subordinating the sublease or license in all respects to this Lease and requiring

 

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the subtenant or licensee to attorn to Landlord at Landlord’s sole option upon the termination of the Lease, and (c) the term of the sublease or license, including any extension options, does not (and cannot) extend beyond the scheduled Term (including any validly exercised Option Terms). In connection with any sublease or license in which Tenant requests Landlord to execute and deliver to a subtenant or licensee a written non-disturbance agreement substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit H (an “NDA”), Landlord shall execute and deliver to the applicable subtenant or licensee an NDA provided such sublease or license (1) demises not less than eighty percent (80%) of a Leased Property, (2) provides for reasonable market rentals or licensee fees, as applicable, (3) has a term lasting not later than the end of the Term (provided that such sublease only extends to the end of any Option Term if Tenant has validly exercised such Option Term under this Lease), and (4) is otherwise reasonably acceptable to Landlord; provided, however, that Landlord may reasonably qualify or list exceptions to any of the factual statements contained in such form NDA, as applicable.

18.4    If Tenant assigns this Lease, sublets, or licenses the whole or any part of a Leased Property, Tenant shall remain primarily liable to Landlord for the full performance of Tenant’s obligations hereunder. Any sublease or license of a Leased Property shall expressly provide that it is subject to the terms and provisions of this Lease; provided, however, that if Tenant sublets or licenses the whole or any part of a Leased Property and no Event of Default exists hereunder, Tenant shall be entitled to retain any amounts in excess of the Annual Rent that Tenant is required to pay to Landlord per the terms of this Lease (without limiting Tenant’s obligation to pay all Rent hereunder). If Tenant assigns this Lease or sublets or licenses the whole or any part of a Leased Property, any assignee’s, subtenant’s or licensee’s use of a Leased Property shall be restricted as set forth in Section 14.1. Upon any sublease, license, or assignment not restricted

 

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under this Article 18 (or amendment, extension or modification thereof) Tenant shall deliver to Landlord copies of such sublease, license, or assignment agreement (or amendment, extension or modification thereof) promptly after the execution thereof by Tenant; provided, however, that Tenant shall not be obligated to deliver to Landlord a copy of any sublease or license that demises less than 3,000 square feet, unless Landlord delivers written notice requesting same. In the event of any sublease, license, or assignment where Tenant does not satisfy certain conditions to subleasing, licensing, or assignment contemplated in this Article 18 (and Tenant has therefore obtained Landlord’s consent to such subleasing, license, or assignment as required hereunder), Tenant shall not be entitled to amend, extend or otherwise modify such sublease, license, or assignment agreement without the prior written consent of Landlord, which consent Landlord may withhold in its reasonable discretion. If this Lease is assigned or transferred, or if all or any part of a Leased Property is sublet, licensed, or occupied by any party other than Tenant, Landlord may collect rent from the assignee, transferee, or, after the occurrence of a default, subtenant or similar occupant, and apply the net amount collected to the Tenant’s obligation to pay all Rent hereunder, but no such assignment, subletting, license, occupancy or collection shall be deemed a waiver of any covenant or condition of this Lease, or the acceptance of the assignee, transferee, subtenant or occupant as tenant, or a release of Tenant from the performance or further performance by Tenant of its obligations under this Lease; provided, however, that if Tenant sublets or licenses the whole or any part of a Leased Property and no Event of Default of this Lease has occurred and is continuing, Tenant shall be entitled to retain any amounts in excess of the Annual Rent that Tenant is required to pay to Landlord per the terms of this Lease (without limiting Tenant’s obligation to pay all Rent hereunder, and without limiting Article 19 hereof).

 

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19.    Default.

19.1    Tenant shall be deemed to be in default of this Lease upon the occurrence of any of the following (each, an “Event of Default”):

 

  (a)

Failure to pay any installment of Annual Rent under this Lease on or before the date when due and such failure continues five (5) days after written notice from Landlord.

 

  (b)

Except as provided in Section 19.1(c), failure to pay Additional Rent under this Lease on or before the date that is ten (10) days from receipt of written notice from Landlord.

 

  (c)

Failure to pay amounts due to a third party under any reciprocal easement agreement or similar agreement that affects the Leased Property on or before the date that is thirty (30) days after the date when due; provided, however, that if such amounts are in dispute (in Tenant’s reasonable judgment), then Tenant shall not be deemed to be in default if Tenant is using good faith and its best efforts to resolve such dispute, provided all such amounts are paid in full within three hundred and sixty (360) days after the date when due.

 

  (d)

If at any time during the Term, (i) Tenant or Albertsons Companies files a Petition, (ii) any creditor or other Person that is an Affiliate of Tenant or Albertsons Companies files against Tenant or Albertsons Companies any Petition, or any creditor or other Person (whether or not an Affiliate of Tenant or Albertsons Companies) files against Tenant or Albertsons Companies any Petition, where Tenant, Albertsons Companies, or an

 

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  Affiliate of either of them, cooperates or colludes with such creditor or other Person in connection with such Petition or the filing thereof, (iii) any creditor or other Person that is not an Affiliate of Tenant or Albertsons Companies files a Petition against Tenant or Albertsons Companies, where none of Tenant, Albertsons Companies, or an Affiliate of either of them, cooperates or colludes with such creditor or other Person in connection with such Petition or the filing thereof, and such Petition is not vacated or withdrawn within one hundred twenty (120) days after the filing thereof, (iv) a trustee or receiver is appointed to take possession of any of the Leased Property, or of all or substantially all of the business or assets of Tenant or Albertsons Companies, and such appointment is not vacated or withdrawn and possession restored to Tenant within ninety (90) days thereafter, (v) a general assignment is made by Tenant or Albertsons Companies for the benefit of creditors, (vi) any sheriff, marshal, constable or other duly-constituted public official takes possession of any Leased Property, or of all or substantially all of the business or assets of Tenant or Albertsons Companies by authority of any attachment, execution, or other judicial seizure proceedings, and such attachment or other seizure remains undismissed or undischarged for a period of ninety (90) days after the levy thereof, (vii) Tenant or Albertsons Companies admits in writing its inability to pay its debts as they become due; or (viii) Tenant or Albertsons Companies files an answer admitting or failing timely to contest a material allegation of any Petition filed against Tenant or Albertsons Companies, respectively.

 

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  (e)

If the Guaranty shall for any reason cease to be in full force and effect.

 

  (f)

If Tenant causes, permits or suffers to occur any circumstance (other than an affirmative act of Landlord including, without limitation, Landlord entering into a letter of intent to sell the Leased Property after Tenant’s cessation of business operations at the Leased Property) that triggers any purchase right, termination right, recapture right, reversion of title or option in favor of any third party pursuant to any agreement or other instrument encumbering any Leased Property.

 

  (g)

Tenant fails to comply with the provisions of Section 30.1 or 30.3.

 

  (h)

The failure by Tenant to deliver any of the notices or other documents required to be delivered to Landlord under this Lease, in each case within the time periods required herein (other than any such notices or other documents specifically addressed in another clause of this Section 19.1, for which Tenant will have the grace periods (if any) and notice rights (if any) set forth in such other clause), provided, however, that if no time period is stated in this Lease for the delivery by Tenant of any notice or other document to Landlord, then Tenant shall have a grace period of thirty (30) days from receipt of written notice from Landlord specifying the particulars in which Tenant has failed to perform the obligations of this Lease. Tenant shall commence to rectify the particulars specified in said written notice

 

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  within such thirty (30) day period and thereafter diligently pursue such effort to completion. However, Tenant shall not be deemed to be in default if such failure cannot be rectified within said thirty (30) day period and Tenant is using good faith and commercially reasonable efforts to rectify the particulars specified in such written notice from Landlord.

 

  (i)

Subject to Section 8.3, any claim of lien is recorded against a Leased Property and such claim of lien continues for seventy-five (75) days after Tenant receives notice thereof without discharge (by bonding or other means available pursuant to applicable Law), or satisfaction being made by or on behalf of Tenant.

 

  (j)

Except with respect to those matters otherwise specified in this Section 19.1, expiration of thirty (30) days from receipt of written notice from Landlord specifying the particulars in which Tenant has failed to perform the obligations of this Lease, unless Tenant, prior to the expiration of said thirty (30) days, has rectified the particulars specified in said written notice. Tenant shall commence to rectify the particulars specified in said written notice within such thirty (30) day period and thereafter diligently pursue such effort to completion. However, Tenant shall not be deemed to be in default if such failure cannot be rectified within said thirty (30) day period and Tenant is using good faith and commercially reasonable efforts to rectify the particulars specified in such written notice from Landlord.

 

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19.2    In the event of an Event of Default by Tenant, Landlord may, in addition to all other rights at law and in equity regarding such default, (i) terminate this Lease and re-enter the Leased Premises, or (ii) re-enter the Leased Premises without terminating this Lease and sublet or license the whole or any part thereof for the account of Tenant upon as favorable terms and conditions as the market will allow. In the latter event (a) Landlord shall have the right to collect any rent or license fees which may thereafter become due and payable under such sublease or license and to apply the same first, to the payment of any expenses incurred by Landlord in dispossessing Tenant and in subletting or licensing the Leased Property (subject to Section 18.1, above), and second, to the payment of the Rent herein reserved and to the fulfillment of Tenant’s other covenants hereunder, and Landlord may retain any excess sublease rent or license fees, and (b) Tenant shall be liable for amounts equal to the Rent as the same would under the terms of this Lease become due, less any amounts actually received by Landlord and applied on account of Rent as aforesaid. Upon any default by Tenant, Landlord may incur any reasonable expenses necessary to perform the applicable obligations of Tenant and may add such expenses to the Annual Rent thereafter becoming due.

19.3    The failure of a party to insist upon strict performance of any of the terms, covenants, conditions or agreements contained herein shall not be deemed a waiver of any rights or remedies that said party may have, and shall not be deemed a waiver of any subsequent breach or default in the performance of any of the terms, covenants, conditions or agreements contained herein. The performance of each and every term, covenant, condition and agreement to be performed by Landlord pursuant to this Lease shall not be a condition precedent to Landlord’s right to collect Rent or to enforce this Lease; provided, however, the foregoing shall in no way be deemed to limit any Tenant rights of notice, demand, counterclaim, setoff, recoupment, deduction, defense, abatement, suspension, deferment, diminution or reduction provided for in this Lease.

 

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19.4    In addition to the remedies set forth in this Lease, Landlord shall have all other remedies provided by law or statute to the same extent as if fully set forth herein word for word. No remedy herein conferred upon, or reserved to Landlord shall exclude any other remedy herein or by Law provided, but each shall be cumulative. The remedies available to Landlord pursuant to this Article shall survive expiration or termination of this Lease.

19.5    Without limiting any remedies of Landlord relating to any default of this Lease, if any payment of Annual Rent or Additional Rent is not paid when due hereunder (whether or not the same constitutes a default pursuant to the terms hereof), such payment shall be deemed delinquent and Tenant shall pay to Landlord a late fee of three percent (3%) of each such delinquent payment, due and payable to Landlord simultaneously with the payment of the delinquent Annual Rent or delinquent Additional Rent, as the case may be; provided, however, that the foregoing late fee shall not apply to the first delinquent payment of Rent in any twelve (12) month period.

19.6    No endorsement or statement by Tenant on any check or any letter accompanying any payment by Tenant to Landlord will be deemed an accord and satisfaction of any amount in dispute between Tenant and Landlord or otherwise.

19.7    Landlord shall be in default of this Lease if it fails to perform any obligation of Landlord hereunder, and such failure continues for thirty (30) days after receipt of written notice from Tenant specifying the particulars in which Landlord has failed to perform such obligations; provided, however, that Landlord shall not be deemed to be in default if such failure cannot be rectified within said thirty (30) day period and Landlord is using good faith and its best efforts to rectify the particulars specified in Tenant’s written notice so long as such failure is rectified within an additional sixty (60) days.

 

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19.8    Notwithstanding anything contained in this Section 19, if there are any Event of Defaults that have occurred pursuant to Section 19.1 and cannot be cured by the payment of money by Tenant to a Governmental Authority or a third party, then Tenant may, within ten (10) days after the occurrence of such Event of Default, give Landlord notice that Tenant desires to substitute a Substitute Property for such Leased Property pursuant to Section 28 (the “Substitution Notice”); provided however, such substitution of a Substitute Property for a Replacement Property shall be subject to the reasonable approval by Landlord. If the Substitution Notice is permitted to be given by Tenant and is timely given, then Landlord agrees to (a) forbear from exercising any remedies under this Section 19 for the Forbearance Period, and (b) during the Forbearance Period, to work in good faith and reasonably cooperate with Tenant to effectuate a substitution pursuant to Section 28, in each case, as long as (i) Tenant is diligently pursuing such substitution in good faith during the Forbearance Period, and (ii) no other default occurs during the Forbearance Period. The term “Forbearance Period” shall mean a period of four (4) months from the date Tenant gives the Substitution Notice. For avoidance of doubt, Tenant’s rights herein is a continual right to be exercised by Tenant one or more times at any points during the Term.

20.    Notices.

20.1    All notices given pursuant to this Lease shall be in writing and shall be given by personal delivery, by United States mail or by United States express mail or other established express delivery service (such as Federal Express), postage or delivery charge prepaid, return receipt requested, addressed to the person and address designated below or, in the absence of such designation, to the person and address shown on the then current real property tax rolls of the

 

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county in which such Leased Property is located. All notices to Landlord or Tenant shall be sent to the person and address set forth below:

 

Landlord:  

ACI Real Estate Company LLC

250 Parkcenter Boulevard

Boise, ID 83726

Attention: Travis M. Molis and Senior Director of Corporate Real Estate

with a copy to:          

ACI Real Estate Company LLC

11555 Dublin Canyon Road

Pleasanton, CA 94588

Attn: Natacha Epley

Legal Department – Real Estate

with a copy to:  

ACI Real Estate Company LLC

250 Parkcenter Boulevard

Boise, ID 83726

Attention: Bradley R. Beckstrom, Legal Department

 

GREENBERG TRAURIG, LLP

77 W. Wacker Drive, Suite 3100

Chicago, Illinois 60601

Attention: Corey Light

E-Mail: lightc@gtlaw.com

 

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP

200 Park Avenue

New York, New York 10166-0193

Attention: Matthew Kidd, Esq.

Tenant:  

Albertson’s LLC, Acme Markets, Inc., Jewel Food Stores, Inc.,

NAI Saturn Eastern LLC, Randall’s Food & Drugs LP, Safeway Inc.,

The Vons Companies, Inc., and United Supermarkets, L.L.C.

250 Parkcenter Boulevard

Boise, ID 83726

Attention: Travis M. Molis and Senior Director of Corporate Real Estate

 

And

 

Albertson’s LLC, Acme Markets, Inc., Jewel Food Stores, Inc.,

NAI Saturn Eastern LLC, Randall’s Food & Drugs LP, Safeway Inc.,

The Vons Companies, Inc., and United Supermarkets, L.L.C.

11555 Dublin Canyon Road

Pleasanton, CA 94588

Attn: Natacha Epley

 

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with a copy to:  

Albertson’s LLC, Acme Markets, Inc., Jewel Food Stores, Inc.,

NAI Saturn Eastern LLC, Randall’s Food & Drugs LP, Safeway Inc.,

The Vons Companies, Inc., and United Supermarkets, L.L.C.

250 Parkcenter Boulevard

Boise, ID 83726

Attention: Bradley R. Beckstrom, Legal Department

 

GREENBERG TRAURIG, LLP

77 W. Wacker Drive, Suite 3100

Chicago, Illinois 60601

Attention: Corey Light

E-Mail: lightc@gtlaw.com

The person and address to which notices are to be given may be changed at any time by any party upon written notice to the other party. All notices given pursuant to this Lease shall be deemed given upon receipt.

20.2    For the purpose of this Lease, the term “receipt” shall mean the earlier of any of the following: (i) the date of delivery of the notice or other document to the address specified pursuant to Section 20.1 as shown on the return receipt, (ii) the date of actual receipt of the notice or other document by the person or entity specified pursuant to Section 20.1, or (iii) in the case of refusal to accept delivery or inability to deliver the notice or other document, the earlier of (a) the date of the attempted delivery or refusal to accept delivery, (b) the date of the postmark on the return receipt, or (c) the date of receipt of notice of refusal or notice of nondelivery by the sending party. Notices from either party may be given by such party’s attorney.

20.3    Landlord and Tenant agree that a copy of all notices given hereunder shall also be given to such other persons and addresses as Landlord or Tenant may designate in writing to the other party.

21.    Holdover.

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Landlord, shall be deemed to be occupying only such Leased Property as a tenant from month to month under the terms of this Lease (including without limitation all payment and indemnity obligations under this Lease, which shall apply during such tenancy as though part of the Term) and at one hundred and twenty five percent (125%) of the product of (i) the Applicable Rent Reduction Percentage for such Leased Property, and (ii) the Annual Rent in effect at the time of the expiration of the Term with respect to such Leased Property, as well as for all Additional Rent payable by Tenant under this Lease with respect to such Leased Property.

22.    Estoppel Certificates.

22.1    Each party agrees, within fifteen (15) business days after receipt of written request from the other party, and on the Effective Date if requested by the other party, to certify in writing to the requesting party, and/or a prospective purchaser or Lienholder of the requesting party (it being intended that any such statement delivered pursuant to this Section 22.1 may be relied upon by any prospective purchaser or Lienholder), in form reasonably acceptable to the requesting party (i) that this Lease is in full force and effect (if accurate), (ii) that this Lease has not been amended (or, if it has, identifying all such amendments), (iii) that this Lease has not been assigned by the requested party (or, if it has, identifying all such assignments), (iv) that, to the requested party’s knowledge, the requesting party is not in default of any of the terms, covenants, conditions or agreements contained in this Lease (or, if the requesting party is in default, specifying the nature of such default), and (v) such additional facts within the requested party’s knowledge as may be reasonably required by the requesting party.

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23.    Attorney’s Fees.

23.1    In the event either party to this Lease initiates or defends any legal action or proceeding with the other party in any way connected with this Lease, the prevailing party in any such legal action or proceeding, in addition to any other relief which may be granted, whether legal or equitable, shall be entitled to recover from the losing party in any such action or proceeding its reasonable costs and attorney’s fees (including its reasonable costs and attorney’s fees on any appeal). In the event either party to this Lease initiates or defends any legal action or proceeding with a third party because of the violation of any term, covenant, condition or agreement contained in this Lease by the other party to this Lease, then the party so litigating shall be entitled to recover from the other party to this Lease the first party’s reasonable costs and attorney’s fees (including its reasonable costs and attorney’s fees on any appeal) incurred in connection with such litigation. All such costs and attorney’s fees shall be deemed to have accrued on commencement of any such legal action or proceeding and shall be enforceable whether or not such legal action or proceeding is prosecuted to judgment.

24.    Memorandum of Lease.

24.1    This Lease shall not be recorded, but on the Effective Date, a Memorandum of this Lease for each Leased Property, in form and substance reasonably acceptable to Landlord and Tenant, shall be executed and acknowledged by the parties and recorded in the county in which the relevant Leased Property is located; provided, that a Memorandum of this Lease shall not be recorded for the following Leased Properties: (i) Store #0878AS located at 7900 Ft. Hunt, Alexandria, VA, (ii) Store #1939AS located at 1925 Main St., Chester, MD, (iii) Store #2912AS

 

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located at 1855 Wisconsin Ave. NW,    Washington, DC, (iv) Store #3250AS located at 3526 King Street, Alexandria, VA, (v) Store #4007AS located at 3713 Lee Highway, Arlington, VA, and (vi) Store #4715AS located at 1901 Johnston Street, Philadelphia, PA. Tenant shall pay any fees or costs related to the recordation of any Memorandum of Lease(s) related to this Lease. Upon termination of this Lease with respect to any Leased Property, upon the request of either party, the other party will execute an instrument in recordable form indicating that this Lease has been terminated with respect to such Leased Property.

25.    Mortgage.

25.1    This Lease shall not be subordinate to any leases, deeds of trust or mortgages; provided, however, Tenant shall subordinate this Lease to an existing or future deed of trust or mortgage and any related documentation (collectively, a “Mortgage”) covering any Leased Property by executing and delivering a subordination, non-disturbance and attornment agreement substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B, or other form reasonably acceptable to Tenant (either, an “SNDA”) on the Effective Date, and within fifteen (15) Business Days after written request therefor by Landlord from time to time. Tenant shall reasonably cooperate with Landlord and execute any and all instruments reasonably requested by Landlord (including, if necessary, the execution of an amendment to this Lease), in the establishment and maintenance of cash management procedures reasonably requested by any Landlord’s Lender with respect to payment of Annual Rent and other amounts payable by Tenant directly to Landlord as and when the same are due and payable hereunder; provided, however, that Tenant shall not be obligated to agree to any requested action or execute any requested instrument if the same would have a material adverse effect upon Tenant, unless Tenant is reasonably compensated therefor by Landlord.

 

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25.2    Intentionally Omitted.

25.3    This Article shall survive termination of this Lease.

26.    Declaration and CAMA. This Section 26 of this Lease shall only apply to those particular Leased Properties where there is a Declaration and/or CAMA in effect. Landlord shall not grant any consent or waiver, enter into an amendment with respect to, or otherwise permit the modification or termination of the Declaration or CAMA, without the prior written consent of Tenant, not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed. Landlord shall provide any request for consent to Tenant in writing which request shall contain a legend clearly marked in not less than fourteen (14) point bold face type, underlined, in all capital letters stating NOTICE: THIS IS A REQUEST FOR CONSENT UNDER THE LEASE. IF YOU FAIL TO PROVIDE A SUBSTANTIVE RESPONSE (E.G., APPROVAL, DENIAL OR REQUEST FOR CLARIFICATION OR MORE INFORMATION) TO THIS REQUEST FOR APPROVAL IN WRITING WITHIN THIRTY (30) DAYS, YOUR APPROVAL SHALL BE DEEMED GRANTED. If Tenant fails to respond to such request for consent within thirty (30) days after receipt thereof, such consent shall be deemed granted. If Tenant requests the Landlord’s consent, waiver or approval to enter into an amendment of the Declaration or CAMA, Landlord shall not unreasonably withhold, condition or delay its consent, waiver or approval, as the case may be, and if Tenant requests Landlord to enter into such amendment, Landlord shall not unreasonably withhold, condition or delay its agreement to do so.

27.    Financial Statements.

27.1    Within sixty (60) days after the end of each fiscal quarter and within one hundred twenty (120) days after the end of each fiscal year of Albertsons Companies, Tenant shall deliver to Landlord, at Landlord’s request, complete financial statements of Albertsons Companies

 

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including a balance sheet, profit and loss statement, statement of cash flows and all other related schedules for the fiscal period then ended; provided, however, that Tenant shall not be required to deliver financial statements of Albertsons Companies to the extent that Albertsons Companies’ financial statements are publicly filed with the U.S. Securities Exchange Commission. All such financial statements required to be delivered pursuant to this Section 27.1 shall be prepared in accordance with GAAP (or such other accounting practices consistently applied) from period to period, and shall be certified to be accurate and complete by Albertsons Companies in all material respects (or the Treasurer or other appropriate officer of Tenant).

27.2    Within 30 days after Albertsons Companies’ release of its quarterly or annual earnings, at Landlord’s written request, Tenant shall post on a secure data site to which Landlord will be granted access to, a store summary report (excluding fuel) of the Leased Properties that reflects the following columns (i) Sales to Public, (ii) Average Weekly Sales, (iii) ID Growth %, (iv) SL EBITDA, and (v) SL EBITDAR. All such financial statements shall be certified to be accurate and complete by Tenant in all material respects (or the Treasurer or other appropriate officer of Tenant).

27.3    Landlord will maintain strict confidentiality of the data and information set forth in all such financial statements and store summary reports and, if requested by Tenant, Landlord and RE Investor shall enter into an agreement with Albertsons Companies, Inc. substantially in the same form as the existing Clean Team Agreement, by and between Albertsons Companies, Inc. and Apollo Capital Management, L.P., dated as of March 6, 2020. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Landlord shall have the right to disclose such data and information set forth in the financial statements and other reports delivered hereunder to (a) officers, directors, employees, attorneys, accountants, environmental auditors, engineers and other consultants and

 

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lenders (collectively, “Related Parties”) of Landlord to the extent necessary for Landlord to confirm Tenant’s compliance with the terms and provisions of this Lease, and (b) third parties and their Related Parties in connection with (i) a sale or potential sale of the Leased Property or (ii) any financing or potential financing secured by the Leased Property; provided that all such Related Parties of Landlord and third parties, as applicable, are told that such information is confidential and agree to keep such information confidential and Landlord remains responsible for any breach by such Related Parties of such confidentiality obligation and shall execute a confidentiality agreement memorializing same. The foregoing restrictions do not apply to information in the public domain as a result of lawful disclosure, or if the disclosure is (i) required under applicable laws, including, governmental regulatory, disclosure, tax and other reporting requirements, or (ii) in response to lawful process or subpoena or other valid or enforceable order of a court.

28.    Substitution of Leased Properties.

28.1    Tenant shall have the right from time to time to request that Landlord substitute for one or more of the individual Leased Properties (any such Leased Property, a “Replacement Property”), an improved real estate, together with all rights, privileges and appurtenances associated therewith, and all the buildings, structures, improvements and fixtures located thereon, which meets all of the criteria in Section 28.2(a) (a “Substitute Property”). The substitution of a Substitute Property for a Replacement Property shall be subject to approval by Landlord, which approval may be withheld in Landlord’s sole discretion. The substitution of a Substitute Property for a Replacement Property shall be subject to the fulfillment of all of the following terms and conditions set forth in Sections 28.2 and 28.3.

 

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28.2    

(A)    The Substitute Property shall: (i) be owned in fee simple by Tenant at the time of the request and will be owned in fee simple by Prime Landlord or, at Landlord’s option, an Affiliate thereof (such transferee, the “New Prime Landlord”), upon the effective date of the substitution; (ii) be a store which sells products and/or provides or sells services similar to the products and/or services being sold and/or provided from, on or at the Replacement Property or from, on or at least one (1) of the then Leased Properties (including the proposed Replacement Property); (iii) have an as-is fair market value equal to or greater than the as-is fair market value of the Replacement Property at the time of the substitution (either individually if only one Leased Property is subject to any such substitution, or in the aggregate, if multiple Leased Properties are subject to any such substitution) based on a current (i.e. dated no more than 45 days before the substitution) appraisal of the Substitute Property and Replacement Property using similar criteria and prepared by an independent appraiser who is a member in good standing as an MAI professional appraiser and who is reasonably acceptable to Landlord and Tenant, which appraisal shall be provided at Tenant’s sole cost; provided, however, that if the appraised market value of the Substitute Property is less than that of the Replacement Property, Tenant shall be deemed to have satisfied this condition if Tenant pays Landlord an amount equal to the difference at or prior to such substitution; (iv) be made subject to this Lease and the Annual Rent allocable to the Replacement Property must be equal to or greater than the Annual Base Rent under the Lease allocable to the Substitute Property immediately prior to such substitution (either individually if only one Leased Property is subject to any such substitution, or in the aggregate, if multiple Leased Properties are subject to any such substitution); (v) be conveyed to New Prime Landlord by special warranty deed, free and

 

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clear of all liens, covenants, restrictions and encumbrances, except such matters as are acceptable to New Prime Landlord (the “Substitute Property Permitted Exceptions”); (vi) must be: (A) profitable on an EBITDA basis, and (B) have equal or greater EBITDA than the Replacement Property, in each case, in Landlord’s reasonable discretion; (vii) shall be open for business at the time of the substitution for a use permitted under this Lease.

(B)    The remaining useful life of the Substitute Property shall be at least equal to the remaining useful life of the Replacement Property at the time of the substitution.

(C)    Tenant shall provide Landlord with written notice of the prospective substitution at least thirty (30) days before the date on which such substitution is sought to be effected or in accordance with Section 19.8.

(D)    Unless the substitution is being done in accordance with Section 19.8, no Event of Default and no event that, with the passage of time or the giving of notice or both, would become an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing under this Lease either at the time of the request for the proposed substitution or on the date of the substitution.

(E)    The geographic location of the Substitute Property shall be in a comparable or better tier market than that of the Replacement Property in Landlord’s discretion.

(F)    Landlord shall have received a property condition report and zoning report with respect to the Substitute Property stating that the Substitute Property and its use comply in all material respects with all applicable Laws (including, without limitation, zoning, subdivision and building laws) and that the Substitute Property is in good condition and repair, which reports shall be in a form recognized and approved by Landlord and Mortgagee from a nationally recognized engineering consultant approved by Landlord and

 

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Mortgagee, dated not more than forty-five (45) days prior to the date of the proposed substitution, together with a reliance letter from the engineering consultant in favor of Mortgagee, New Prime Landlord and their respective successors and assigns, and otherwise in form and substance satisfactory to Landlord.

(G)    Landlord and Mortgagee, and their respective agents, shall be provided with reasonable access to the Substitute Property at reasonable times with a representative of Tenant present in order conduct their inspection of the Substitute Property and perform their due diligence.

(H)    All of Tenant’s representations and warranties under this Lease shall be true and correct both at the time of the request for the proposed substitution and as of the date of the substitution.

(I)    Tenant shall be solely responsible for the payment of all actual and reasonable costs and expenses resulting from such proposed substitution, regardless of whether such substitution is consummated, including without limitation the cost of title examination, title insurance and endorsements for both New Prime Landlord and Landlord’s Lender, survey charges, transfer taxes, stamp taxes, mortgage taxes, transfer fees, escrow and recording fees, if any, income, capital gains and transfer taxes actually incurred by Landlord as a result of such substitution and the reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses of counsel to Tenant, Landlord and Landlord’s Lender. Tenant shall reimburse Landlord and Landlord’s Lender for all of their actual and reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred with respect to such proposed substitution, including the costs of all due diligence comparable to the due diligence undertaken by Landlord with respect to the Replacement Property and the cost of environmental due diligence undertaken pursuant to Section 28.2(F) below.

 

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(J)    Tenant shall cause to be delivered to New Prime Landlord and Mortgagee, without any cost or expense to either such party an ALTA extended coverage title insurance policy (an owner’s policy and a lender’s policy in such ALTA form that Landlord and Mortgagee may select, subject to the availability of such form in the state in which the Substitute Property is located) for the Substitute Property issued by the title insurance company, chosen by Landlord, with any endorsements Landlord and/or Mortgagee may require, insuring (A) Mortgagee and its successors and assigns in an amount equal to its loan amount for the Replacement Property, which policy shall provide that the mortgage constitutes a first lien or charge upon the Substitute Property, subject only to the Substitute Property Permitted Exceptions, and (B) New Prime Landlord, in the amount equal to the appraised value of the Substitute Property, insuring New Prime Landlord’s fee interest in the Substitute Property subject only to the Substitute Property Permitted Exceptions.

(K)    New Prime Landlord shall have received a current (i.e. dated not more than forty-five (45) days prior to the date of the substitution) ALTA/ASCM survey of the proposed Substitute Property, the form of which shall be comparable to that received by Landlord at the closing of Landlord’s acquisition of the Replacement Property and sufficient to cause the standard survey exceptions set forth in the title policy referred to in Section 28.1(K) to be deleted. Such survey shall reflect the same legal description (metes and bounds) as the one contained in the title policy, and shall contain a certification regarding flood zone.

 

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(L)    Landlord shall have received a current (i.e. dated not more than forty-five (45) days prior to the date of the substitution) Phase I environmental report with respect to the Substitute Property, the form, substance and conclusions of which shall be satisfactory to Landlord in its reasonable discretion, together with a reliance letter from the environmental consultant in favor of Mortgagee, New Prime Landlord and their respective successors and assigns, and Landlord shall have approved the environmental condition of the proposed Substitute Property.

(M)    Tenant shall cause to be delivered to Landlord and Mortgagee, without any cost or expense to either such party, such other documents and information relating to the Substitute Property in connection with Landlord’s and Mortgagee’s due diligence with respect thereto as Landlord or Mortgagee may reasonably request.

(N)    Landlord’s Lender shall have released any interest which Landlord’s Lender has in the Replacement Property by instrument in form and content reasonably acceptable to Tenant, and Tenant shall be responsible for all reasonable costs, expenses, fees and penalties related thereto.

(O)    Tenant shall have delivered to Landlord certificates of insurance showing that insurance required by this Lease is in full force and effect with respect to the Substitute Property, together with evidence of payment of all premiums for the existing policy period (or, to the extent the provisions of Section 15.6 are applicable, the certificate and documentation required under Section 15.6).

(P)    The date of the closing of the substitution shall occur as soon as reasonably possible, but in no event later than one hundred and twenty (120) days, after the date Landlord has approved the Substitute Property.

 

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28.3    Upon satisfaction of the criteria set forth in Sections 28.1 and 28.2 and the closing of the conveyance and transfer of fee ownership title of the Substitute Property to Prime Landlord: (i) the proposed Substitute Property shall be deemed substituted for the Replacement Property to be replaced; (ii) the Substitute Property shall be referred to herein as a Leased Property; (iii) Landlord and Tenant shall execute, acknowledge (where required) and deliver such documents as may be reasonably required by Landlord or Tenant in connection with such substitution, including a special warranty deed conveying title to the Substitute Property to New Prime Landlord and a limited or special warranty deed conveying title to the Replacement Property to Tenant, and an amendment to this Lease sufficient (and a corresponding memorandum or short form of such amendment if applicable) to substitute the Substitute Property for the Replacement Property, all of which documents shall be in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to both Landlord and Tenant and shall be dated as of the date of the substitution; and (iv) the Replacement Property shall be released from this Lease (including a corresponding termination of the existing memorandum of lease for such Replacement Property if applicable) and any mortgages and Prime Landlord shall convey the Replacement Property to be replaced to Tenant or a designee of Tenant “as-is” by special warranty deed, subject to all matters of record. Landlord and Tenant acknowledge and agree the Replacement Property shall be conveyed by Prime Landlord to Tenant “AS IS, WHERE IS, WITH ALL FAULTS,” without any representations or warranties by Landlord or Prime Landlord. Rent payable by Tenant under the Lease, shall continue uninterrupted and unaltered by the substitution. Landlord and Tenant agree to cooperate reasonably with each other in effecting for the benefit of either party a tax deferred exchange pursuant to Section 1031 of the United States Internal Revenue Code and similar provisions of applicable state law (a “1031 Exchange”) with regard to the respective conveyances of the Substitute Property and the Replacement Property in

 

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accordance with Section 28. Tenant shall pay all costs and expenses, including, without limitation, recording fees, excise taxes and transfer taxes, 1031 Exchange costs, with respect to each conveyance of a Substitute Property to New Prime Landlord and a Replacement Property by Prime Landlord.

29.    Landlord Assignment.

29.1    This Lease shall be fully assignable at any time and from time to time by Landlord or its successors and assigns, in whole or in part (including, without limitation, to one or more Affiliates of Landlord), subject to the terms of this Article.

29.2    In the event that from time to time Landlord assigns its interest in the Lease with respect to one or more of the Leased Properties (each such partial Lease assignment, a “Partial Lease Assignment,” and each Leased Property that is the subject of a Partial Lease Assignment, an “Assigned Leased Property”), then from and after, and with respect to, any such Partial Lease Assignment, the following terms and conditions shall apply:

(i)    with respect to the applicable Assigned Leased Property only, upon the effective date of the Partial Lease Assignment, this Lease shall be automatically amended and restated upon all of the terms, covenants, conditions, and agreements set forth in this Lease (each, an “Amended and Restated Lease”), except that: (a) subject to clause (b) below, (1) the landlord under the Amended and Restated Lease shall be only the assignee of Landlord’s interest under the Partial Lease Assignment (together with any permitted successors and permitted assigns thereof, “New Landlord”); (2) the tenant under the Amended and Restated Lease shall be only the Tenant whose name is indicated on Schedule I attached hereto with respect to such Assigned Leased Property (together with any permitted successors and permitted assigns thereof, “New Tenant”); (3) the Leased

 

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Property under the Amended and Restated Lease shall be only such Assigned Leased Property; (4) the Annual Rent under the Amended and Restated Lease shall be only the Annual Rent indicated on Schedule 3.1 attached hereto with respect to such Assigned Leased Property, as the same may have been adjusted in accordance with this Lease; and (b) to the extent the Partial Lease Assignment is with respect to multiple Leased Properties, such Amended and Restated Lease shall be a “master lease” covering all such multiple Assigned Leased Properties and all New Landlords and all New Tenants applicable thereto, with the liability of multiple New Tenants thereunder being joint and several. Each such New Tenant hereby agrees to attorn to the applicable New Landlord as its landlord under the applicable Amended and Restated Lease so as to establish direct privity of estate and contract between New Landlord and New Tenant, said attornment to be effective and self-operative without execution of the applicable Amended and Restated Lease or any further instrument on the part of either of New Landlord and New Tenant; and

(ii)    simultaneously upon the effective date of any Amended and Restated Lease with respect to an Assigned Leased Property, this Lease shall remain in full force and effect solely with respect to all Leased Properties other than such Assigned Leased Properties, and accordingly this Lease shall be automatically amended (each, a “Partial Assignment Lease Amendment”) to exclude the Assigned Leased Property from the Lease and to reduce the Annual Rent due hereunder by an amount equal to the product of (i) the Applicable Rent Reduction Percentage for such Assigned Leased Property, and (ii) the Annual Rent in effect at the time of such assignment.

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to) prepare in writing the applicable Amended and Restated Lease and if applicable, corresponding amended and restated memorandum of lease for the applicable Assigned Leased Property, and the applicable New Tenant shall execute and deliver to such New Landlord any such Amended and Restated Lease and if applicable, corresponding amended and restated memorandum of lease within five (5) Business Days after delivery thereof to such New Tenant (and such New Landlord may cause if applicable, such amended and restated memorandum of lease to be recorded in the applicable jurisdiction), but whether or not execution and delivery of such Amended and Restated Lease and if applicable, corresponding amended and restated memorandum of lease shall take place, upon the effective date of such Partial Lease Assignment such New Tenant shall be bound by the above-described Amended and Restated Lease as if it had been executed and delivered by such New Tenant and such New Landlord; and (ii) Landlord at its sole cost and expense may (but is not obligated to) prepare in writing the applicable Partial Assignment Lease Amendment in the form attached hereto as Exhibit J, and Tenant shall execute and deliver to Landlord any such Partial Assignment Lease Amendment within five (5) Business Days after delivery thereof to Tenant, but whether or not execution and delivery of such Partial Assignment Lease Amendment shall take place, Tenant shall be bound by the above-described Partial Assignment Lease Amendment as if it had been executed and delivered by Tenant and Landlord.

29.4    Promptly following a Partial Lease Assignment with respect to an Assigned Leased Property, (i) Guarantor shall execute and deliver to New Landlord an Amended and Restated Guaranty (as defined in Exhibit D attached hereto) (a “New Guaranty”), which New Guaranty shall be effective upon the effective date of the Partial Lease Assignment, but whether or not execution and delivery of such Amended and Restated Guaranty shall take place, upon the effective date of such Partial Lease Assignment, Guarantor shall be bound by the Amended and

 

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Restated Guaranty as if it had been executed and delivered by Guarantor, and (ii) Tenant shall execute and deliver to Landlord and/or New Landlord any other instruments and documents reasonably requested by Landlord or New Landlord in connection with the Partial Lease Assignment, including without limitation the SNDA as provided under the terms of this Lease for any new Mortgage. Tenant agrees to cooperate reasonably with Landlord in connection with any such Partial Lease Assignment.

29.5    From and after the effective date of any Partial Lease Assignment, (i) Landlord will be released from any future liability thereafter arising with respect to the Assigned Leased Properties covered thereby; (ii) any New Landlord that is an assignee pursuant to any Partial Lease Assignment shall have no liability for any obligations of Landlord that arose prior to such assignment, nor shall any such New Landlord be liable or bound by any prepayment of Rent that Tenant might have paid for more than one (1) month in advance to any predecessor Landlord; and (iii) New Tenant shall be jointly and severally liable with Landlord for any liability of Landlord that arose under the Prime Lease in connection with the Assigned Lease Properties before the effective date of the Partial Lease Assignment. In no event shall Landlord have any liability under any Amended and Restated Lease but shall remain responsible and liable for any existing obligations prior to such assignment. This Lease shall not be cross-defaulted with any Amended and Restated Lease.

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30.    Additional Covenants.

30.1    Neither Tenant nor Guarantor is or shall be a Person (i) who is on OFAC’s list of Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons, or (ii) with whom a citizen of the United States is prohibited to engage in transactions by any trade embargo, economic sanction, or other prohibition of United States law, regulation, or Executive Order of the President of the United States.

30.2    Tenant does not intend to apply the constant rental accrual method (within the meaning of section 1.467-3(d) of the Treasury Regulations promulgated under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986) to any Rent paid by Tenant under this Lease.

30.3    Tenant represents that it is not and shall not at any time during the Term become, and that Guarantor is not and shall not at any time during the Term become, (1) an employee benefit plan defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA that is subject to ERISA, (2) a plan as defined in Section 4975(e)(1) of the Code that is subject to Section 4975 of the Code, (3) a “governmental plan” within the meaning of Section 3(32) of ERISA, or (4) an entity any of whose underlying assets constitute “plan assets” of any such employee benefit plan for purposes of 29 CFR Section 2510.3-101, as amended by Section 3(42) of ERISA, or government plan for purposes of any state statutes applicable to Persons regulating investments of government plans.

30.4    Tenant represents and warrants to Landlord as of the Effective Date that Tenant has full right and authority to enter into this Lease.

30.5    Landlord is not nor shall be a Person (i) who is on OFAC’s list of Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons, or (ii) with whom a citizen of the United States is prohibited to engage in transactions by any trade embargo, economic sanction, or other prohibition of United States law, regulation, or Executive Order of the President of the United States.

 

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31.    General Provisions.

31.1    All of the provisions contained in this Lease shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the heirs, personal representatives, successors and assigns of the parties hereto.

31.2    If any term, covenant, condition or agreement of this Lease or the application of it to any person or circumstance shall to any extent be invalid or unenforceable, the remainder of this Lease or the application of such term, covenant, condition or agreement to persons or circumstances, other than those as to which it is invalid or unenforceable, shall not be affected thereby, and each term, covenant, condition or agreement of this Lease shall be valid and shall be enforced to the extent permitted by Law. As used in this Lease: (a) the word “or” is not exclusive and the word “including” is not limiting, (b) references to a law include any rule or regulation issued under the law and any amendment to the law, rule or regulation, (c) whenever the words “include,” “includes,” or “including” appear, they shall be deemed to be followed by the words “without limitation,” (d) personal pronouns shall be deemed to include the other genders and the singular to include the plural, and (e) the words “herein,” “hereof” and “hereunder” and other words of similar import refer to this Lease as a whole and not to any particular Article, Section or other subdivision. Wherever a period of time is stated in this Lease as commencing or ending on specified dates, such period of time shall be deemed (i) inclusive of such stated commencement and ending dates, and (ii) to commence at 12:00 A.M. Eastern Time on such stated commencement date and to end at 11:59 P.M. Eastern Time on such stated ending date. This Lease shall be interpreted and enforced without the aid of any canon, custom or rule of law requiring or suggesting construction against the party drafting or causing the drafting of the provision in question.

 

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31.3    The captions and headings in this Lease are for reference only and shall not be deemed to define or limit the scope or intent of any of the terms, covenants, conditions or agreements contained herein.

31.4    This Lease contains the entire agreement between the parties hereto and supersedes all prior agreements, oral or written, with respect to the subject matter hereof. The provisions of this Lease shall be construed as a whole and not strictly for or against any party.

31.5    In construing the provisions of this Lease and whenever the context so requires, the use of a gender shall include all other genders, the use of the singular shall include the plural, and the use of the plural shall include the singular.

31.6    In the event any party hereto is composed of more than one person, the obligations of said party shall be joint and several.

31.7    Nothing herein contained shall be deemed to be a gift or dedication of any portion of the Leased Properties to the general public or for the general public or for any public purpose whatsoever, it being the intention of the parties that this Lease shall be strictly limited to and for the purposes herein expressed.

31.8    The provisions of this Lease are not intended to create, nor shall they be in any way interpreted or construed to create, a joint venture, partnership, or any other similar relationship between the parties.

31.9    The representative for the RE Investor designated in accordance with the RE Investor’s limited liability company agreement shall be deemed to be a third party beneficiary of Landlord’s rights for purposes of Sections 7, 8.3, 9, 11, 18, 19, and 27. This Lease is not intended to create, nor shall it be in any way interpreted or construed to create, any third party beneficiary rights in any person not a party hereto unless otherwise expressly provided herein.

 

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31.10    This Lease shall be governed by, construed under and interpreted and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, however, with respect to any underlying lien or enforcement issues, this Lease shall be governed by the laws of the State of where the Leased Property is located. Each of Tenant and Landlord, to the full extent permitted by Law, hereby knowingly, intentionally and voluntarily, with and upon the advice of competent counsel, waives, relinquishes and forever forgoes the right to a trial by jury in any action or proceeding (whether sounding in contract, tort or otherwise) based upon, arising out of, or in any way relating to this Lease. EACH OF LANDLORD AND TENANT IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY SUBMITS, FOR ITSELF AND ITS PROPERTY, TO THE NON-EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF (1) ANY STATE COURT OR FEDERAL COURT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA LOCATED IN NEW YORK COUNTY, NEW YORK, AND ANY APPELLATE COURT FROM ANY THEREOF, OR (2) ANY STATE COURT OR FEDERAL COURT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND ANY APPELLATE COURT FROM ANY THEREOF, HAVING JURISDICTION OVER ALL OR ANY APPLICABLE PORTION OF THE LEASED PROPERTIES, IN ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS LEASE (WHETHER SOUNDING IN CONTRACT OR TORT LAW), OR FOR RECOGNITION OR ENFORCEMENT OF ANY JUDGMENT, AND EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY AGREES THAT ALL CLAIMS IN RESPECT OF ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING MAY BE HEARD AND DETERMINED IN SUCH STATE OR, TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, IN SUCH FEDERAL COURT. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO AGREES THAT A FINAL JUDGMENT IN ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING SHALL BE CONCLUSIVE AND MAY BE ENFORCED IN

 

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OTHER JURISDICTIONS BY SUIT ON THE JUDGMENT OR IN ANY OTHER MANNER PROVIDED BY LAW. EACH OF LANDLORD AND TENANT HEREBY IRREVOCABLY CONSENTS TO SERVICE OF PROCESS BY MAIL, PERSONAL SERVICE OR IN ANY OTHER MANNER PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, AT THE ADDRESS SPECIFIED IN SECTION 20.1.

31.11    No modification, amendment, extension, discharge, termination or waiver of any provision of this Lease shall in any event be effective unless the same shall be in a writing signed by 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.

31.12    Time is of the essence of this Lease. If any date set forth in this Lease shall fall on, or any time period set forth in this Lease shall expire on, a day which is not a Business Day, such date shall automatically be extended to, and the expiration of such time period shall automatically be extended to, the next day which is a Business Day. As used herein, “Business Day” means any calendar day that is not (a) Saturday or Sunday or (b) a federal or state holiday. Any provision of this Lease explicitly providing for the performance by Tenant of obligations upon or after the expiration or termination of this Lease shall survive any such expiration or termination.

31.13    Landlord shall have no liability for damages resulting from Landlord’s failure to give any consent, approval or instruction reserved to Landlord, Tenant’s sole remedy in any such event being an action for injunctive relief and declaratory relief.

31.14    This Lease may be executed in one or more counterparts, any one or all of which shall constitute one and the same instrument.

31.15    This Lease and all the rights of the Tenant hereunder are subject and subordinate to those certain Unitary Master Leases dated as of the date hereof, by and between those entities set forth on Schedule III, as “landlord” (“Prime Landlord”) and Landlord as “tenant,” respectively (collectively, the “Prime Leases”).

 

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32.    Guaranty. As additional consideration for Landlord to enter into this Lease, Tenant shall cause Guarantor to execute the guaranty, attached hereto as Exhibit D and Tenant shall deliver same to Landlord contemporaneously with Tenant’s execution hereof.

33.    Conveyance of Fuel Facilities Parcel.

33.1    Landlord and Tenant acknowledge and agree that, as of the date of this Lease, a portion of the Leased Properties listed on Schedule 33.1 of this Lease is intended to be conveyed to Tenant but that such parcel is not yet a separate parcel.    As such, Landlord and Tenant agree to cooperate in good faith and use commercially reasonable efforts to cause such parcel to be subdivided or otherwise separated from the Leased Property whereby such Fuel Facilities Parcel can be conveyed to Tenant by Prime Landlord but that the remainder of the Leased Property shall remain owned by Prime Landlord. Tenant shall use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain requisite approvals from any Governmental Authority, including, without limitation, replatting or subdividing, as applicable (collectively, the “Approvals”), such that the fuel center parcel located within the Leased Property (the “Fuel Facilities Parcel”) may be conveyed by Prime Landlord to Tenant (the “Fuel Facilities Conveyance”).

33.2    Promptly after Tenant obtains the Approvals, the parties agree that:

(i)    Landlord shall effectuate the Fuel Facilities Conveyance by (a) causing Prime Landlord to execute and deliver to Tenant a special warranty deed by Prime Landlord in the form attached hereto Exhibit F and incorporated herein by this reference, which shall include as an exception a declaration substantially in the form of the declaration attached as Exhibit G attached hereto (the “Fuel Facilities Declaration”) subject to such

 

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other exceptions reasonably agreed to by Prime Landlord and Tenant, and (b) taking further action and executing and delivering to Tenant any further instruments, including, without limitation, the Fuel Facilities Declaration, as Tenant reasonably requires in order to effect the purpose of this Article 33. Prior to any Fuel Facilities Conveyance, Landlord shall cause any Lienholder or Landlord’s Lenders to remove or cause to be removed any Liens evidencing any financing or monetary lien caused by Landlord encumbering the Fuel Facilities Parcel. Tenant shall also take further action as Landlord reasonably requires in order to effect the purpose of this Article 33.

(ii)    The parties shall amend this Lease and if applicable, any recorded memorandum of lease, to evidence the Fuel Facilities Parcel’s removal from the Leased Property; provided, however, that such amendment shall not otherwise contain any other material amendments or modifications to this Lease, and there shall be no change in the Rent due hereunder as a result thereof.

33.3    In connection with the Fuel Facilities Conveyance, Landlord covenants as of the Effective Date and continuing through the date of the Fuel Facilities Conveyance that:

(i)    Landlord shall not take any action, including, without limitation, entering into any loan documents, that would prohibit the Fuel Facilities Conveyance or cause an unreasonable delay in Tenant timely obtaining the Approvals in connection with the Fuel Facilities Conveyance;

(ii)    Landlord shall reasonably cooperate with Tenant in connection with obtaining the Approvals and effectuating the Fuel Facilities Conveyance; provided, however, that Tenant shall be responsible for all reasonable, actual out-of-pocket costs incurred by Landlord and any of Landlord’s mortgagees in connection therewith; and

 

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(iii)    If Landlord fails to perform any of its obligations under this Article 33 and such failure is not due to Force Majeure or the failure of Tenant to cooperate reasonably, and Tenant has otherwise fully performed its obligations under this Article and this Lease, then Landlord shall, upon written notice from Tenant and opportunity to cure as provided in Section 19.7, be deemed in default under this Lease as a result thereof until Landlord has complied with all of its obligations hereunder; provided, that Tenant’s sole remedy for any such breach shall be an action for specific performance.

34.    Use of Fuel Facilities Parcel. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in Article 14 of this Lease, for so long as the Fuel Facilities Parcel is included as a part of the Leased Property, Tenant may use and occupy the Leased Property for all lawful uses or purposes otherwise permitted hereunder, including (even if not otherwise permitted hereunder) the operation of a retail convenience store with sales of motor fuels, petroleum products, cigarettes and other tobacco products, and alcoholic beverages, subject to the express terms and conditions of this Lease and no Noxious Uses with respect thereto.

35.    Force Majeure. Neither Landlord nor Tenant shall be deemed to be in default of this lease if such default is due to acts of God, acts of the public enemy, acts of Governmental Authority, or any other circumstances which are not within the respective party’s control (“Force Majeure”); provided, that this provision shall not apply to failures by either party to pay their respective monetary obligations under this Lease.

36.    Access. Landlord and its designees shall have the right, upon not less than forty- eight hours’ prior written notice to Tenant and not to exceed more than two (2) times within any twelve (12) month period (except in the event of an emergency, or any Tenant default hereunder, where no prior notice shall be required, and no such limit shall apply), to enter upon the Leased

 

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Properties at reasonable hours to inspect the Leased Properties or, during the period commencing one year prior to the end of the Term, for the purpose of exhibiting same to prospective tenants and posting “for lease” or similar signage at the Leased Properties, all in Landlord’s discretion. Any such entry and/or inspection by Landlord shall not unreasonably interfere with Tenant’s ability to conduct its business operations at the Leased Properties.

37.    Liability of Landlord; Landlords Rights Under Lease. The obligations of Landlord under this Lease are not personal obligations of the individual members, partners, directors, officers, shareholders, agents or employees of Landlord. Tenant shall look solely to the Leased Properties for satisfaction of any liability of Landlord and shall not look to other assets of Landlord nor seek recourse against the assets of the individual members, partners, directors, officers, shareholders, agents or employees of Landlord. Whenever Landlord transfers its interest in the Leased Properties, Landlord shall be automatically released from further performance under this Lease and from all further liabilities and expenses hereunder related thereto, whether arising before or after such transfer. Any and all rights of Landlord under this Lease shall inure to the benefit of Landlord’s successors and assigns, as well as Landlord’s Lenders and their respective successors and assigns as third party beneficiaries. Landlord shall mean the owner from time to time of Landlord’s estate and property in any Leased Property and if such estate or property is sold or transferred to an unaffiliated third party, the seller or transferor shall thereupon be relieved of all obligations and liabilities arising after such sale or transfer and the purchaser or transferee shall be deemed to have assumed and agreed to perform and observe all obligations and liabilities hereunder arising after the sale or transfer.

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and delivery of this Lease and (b) agrees to indemnify, defend, protect (with counsel selected by the indemnified party, subject to the approval of the indemnifying party (unless the indemnifying party is the Tenant and a default has occurred)) and hold such other party free and harmless of, from and against any and all Losses arising from (including all brokerage commissions and/or finder’s fees due or alleged to be due as a result of) any agreement or purported agreement made by such indemnifying party.

39.    Intent.

39.1    Subject to the provisions of Section 29 and 42 of this Lease and Section 5.02(j) and (k) of the Real Estate Agreement, Landlord and Tenant intend that: (i) this Lease constitutes an un-severable, unitary and single master lease of all, but not less than all, of the Leased Properties, (ii) this Lease does not constitute separate leases contained in one document; (iii) the Rent and all other provisions of this Lease have been negotiated and agreed to based upon a demise of all the Leased Properties covered by this Lease as a single, composite, inseparable transaction; (iv) this Lease is a “true lease,” is not a financing lease, capital lease, mortgage, equitable mortgage, deed of trust, trust agreement, security agreement or other financing or trust arrangement, and the economic realities of this Lease are those of a true lease; (v) except as expressly provided in this Lease, the Rent payable hereunder is payable for the Leased Properties as a single, indivisible, integrated transaction and that but for such integration, the Rent would have been computed on a different basis; and (vi) the business relationship created by this Lease and any related documents is solely that of a long term commercial lease between Landlord and Tenant, this Lease has been entered into by both parties in reliance upon the economic and legal bargains contained herein, and none of the agreements contained herein is intended, or shall be deemed or construed, to create a partnership (de facto or de jure) between Landlord and Tenant,

 

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to make them joint venturers, to make either party an agent, legal representative, partner, subsidiary or employee of the other party, or to make either party in any way responsible for the debts, obligations or losses of the other party. Except as expressly provided in this Lease for specific isolated purposes (and in such cases only to the extent expressly so stated), the provisions of this Lease shall at all times be construed, interpreted and applied such that the intention of Landlord and Tenant to create a unitary lease shall be preserved and maintained. In the event that any court determines that this Lease is a financing arrangement, this Lease shall be deemed a secured financing arrangement with Landlord having a valid, first-priority security interest in the Leased Properties. Landlord and Tenant covenant and agree that: (i) each will treat this Lease as an operating lease pursuant to Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) 842, as amended, and as a true lease for state law reporting purposes and for federal income tax purposes; (ii) each will not, nor will it permit any Affiliate to, at any time, take any action or fail to take any action with respect to the preparation or filing of any statement or disclosure to Governmental Authority, including without limitation, any income tax return (including an amended income tax return), to the extent that such action or such failure to take action would be inconsistent with the intention of the parties expressed in this Section 39, and (iii) to support the intent of the parties that the lease of the Leased Properties pursuant to this Lease is a true lease and does not create a joint venture, partnership (either de jure or de facto), equitable mortgage, trust, financing device or arrangement, security interest or the like, if, and to the extent that, any challenge occurs.

39.2    Tenant waives any claim or defense based upon the characterization of this Lease as anything other than a true lease and as a master lease of all of the Leased Properties. Tenant stipulates and agrees: (i) not to challenge the validity, enforceability or characterization of the lease of the Leased Properties as a true lease and/or as a single, unitary, un-severable instrument

 

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pertaining to the lease of all, but not less than all, of the Leased Properties; (ii) not to assert or take or omit to take any action inconsistent with the agreements and understandings set forth in this Section 39; and (iii) to support the intent of the parties that the lease of the Leased Properties pursuant to this Lease is a true lease and does not create a joint venture, partnership (either de jure or de facto), equitable mortgage, trust, financing device or arrangement, security interest or the like, if, and to the extent that, any challenge occurs.

39.3    The expressions of intent, the waivers, the representations and warranties, the covenants, the agreements and the stipulations set forth in this Section are a material inducement to each of Landlord and Tenant in entering into this Lease.

40.    Local Laws. The following provision in this Section 40 shall apply to any Leased Property located in the State of California. If Tenant applies for a pharmacy license from the California Board of Pharmacy (the “Pharmacy Board”) in connection with Tenant’s permitted use of a Leased Property, Landlord’s access to the licensed pharmacy area on the Leased Property shall be subject to all statutory and Pharmacy Board regulatory requirements with respect to such access, including, without limitation, Section 4116(a) of the California Business and Professions Code (which requires that a pharmacist must be present at all times when anyone enters the pharmacy area described in the pharmacy license), and Section 1714(d) of the California Code of Regulations (16 CCR § 1714(d)) (which provides that only a pharmacist may have a key to the pharmacy where dangerous drugs and controlled substances are stored). Landlord acknowledges that all parties with legal access to the Leased Property are required to abide by statutory and regulatory requirements (as amended from time to time) concerning access to the licensed pharmacy area. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing in this paragraph shall limit or restrict Landlord’s rights under Article 19 hereof, including the right to re-enter the Leased Property in

 

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the event of a Tenant default and all other remedies provided by law or statute, so long as any access to the licensed pharmacy area of the Leased Property is made in accordance with all statutory and Pharmacy Board regulatory requirements.

41.    Confidentiality. Neither party, nor its respective agents, representatives, employees, partners, members, officers or directors will disclose the terms of this Lease unless prior consent to such disclosure is obtained from the other party, which consent may be withheld at either party’s sole discretion. Each party shall hold in strict confidence and shall disclose the terms of this Lease only to Landlord’s or Tenant’s employees, agents, attorneys, accountants, consultants, investors, potential investors, lenders, potential lenders, purchasers, potential purchasers and service providers who have a reason to know such terms in order to assist Landlord or Tenant, as the case may be; provided, that Landlord and Tenant shall remain liable for any breach of the provisions of this Section by any of the parties for whom it is responsible. Neither Landlord nor Tenant nor any of their employees, agents, attorneys, accountants, consultants, investors, potential investors, lenders or service providers shall disclose the terms of this Lease to any other person or entity except in connection with any tax, regulatory or loan securitization obligations. The obligation hereunder to maintain the confidentiality of the Lease terms shall not expire. The foregoing restrictions do not apply to information in the public domain as a result of lawful disclosure, or if the disclosure is (i) required under applicable laws, including, governmental regulatory, disclosure, tax and other reporting requirements, or (ii) in response to lawful process or subpoena or other valid or enforceable order of a court.

42.    New Leased Properties and Removal of Leased Properties. It is anticipated by Landlord and Tenant that following the Effective Date, additional real properties (each, “New Leased Property”) may be added to the Lease pursuant to the terms of the Real Estate Agreement.

 

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Landlord and Tenant agree that upon addition of each New Leased Property to this Lease (“New Leased Property Addition Date”), this Lease shall be amended by an amendment to the Lease (“Amendment to Lease”) (and a corresponding memorandum or short form of such amendment if applicable), which Amendment to Lease shall provide for a revised Schedule 3.1 to include the Annual Rent for the New Leased Property, and a revised Schedule II to reflect the addition of the New Leased Property. If the New Leased Property Addition Date is not the first day of a calendar month, Tenant shall pay to Landlord the monthly installment of Annual Rent prorated on a daily basis for each New Leased Property on the New Leased Property Addition Date for the partial calendar month in which the New Leased Property Addition Date occurs. It is anticipated by Landlord and Tenant that following the Effective Date, certain Leased Properties may be removed from the Lease pursuant to the terms of the Real Estate Agreement. Landlord and Tenant agree that upon the removal of each Leased Property to this Lease (each, a “Removed Leased Property”), this Lease shall be amended by an Amendment to the Lease (and a corresponding memorandum or short form of such amendment if applicable), in the form of Exhibit J, to exclude any such Leased Properties from the Lease and the Annual Rent due hereunder shall be reduced by an amount equal to the product of (i) the Applicable Rent Reduction Percentage for such Leased Property, and (ii) the Annual Rent in effect at the time of such assignment.

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EXECUTED as of the date first above written.

TENANT:

 

ALBERTSON’S LLC,

a Delaware limited liability company

BY:  

/s/ Laura A. Donald

NAME:   Laura A. Donald
ITS:   Authorized Signatory

 

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ACME MARKETS, INC.,

a Delaware corporation

BY:  

/s/ Laura A. Donald

NAME:   Laura A. Donald
ITS:   Authorized Signatory

 

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JEWEL FOOD STORES, INC.,

an Ohio corporation

BY:  

/s/ Laura A. Donald

NAME:   Laura A. Donald
ITS:   Authorized Signatory

 

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NAI SATURN EASTERN LLC,

a Delaware limited liability company

BY:  

/s/ Laura A. Donald

NAME:   Laura A. Donald
ITS:   Authorized Signatory

 

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RANDALL’S FOOD & DRUGS LP,

a Delaware limited partnership

BY:  

/s/ Laura A. Donald

NAME:   Laura A. Donald
ITS:   Authorized Signatory

 

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SAFEWAY INC.,

a Delaware corporation

BY:  

/s/ Laura A. Donald

NAME:   Laura A. Donald
ITS:   Authorized Signatory

 

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THE VONS COMPANIES, INC.,

a Michigan corporation

BY:  

/s/ Laura A. Donald

NAME:   Laura A. Donald
ITS:   Authorized Signatory

 

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UNITED SUPERMARKETS, L.L.C.,

a Texas limited liability company

BY:  

/s/ Laura A. Donald

NAME:   Laura A. Donald
ITS:   Authorized Signatory

 

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LANDLORD:

ACI REAL ESTATE COMPANY LLC,

a Delaware limited liability company

BY:  

/s/ Laura A. Donald

NAME:   Laura A. Donald
ITS:   Authorized Signatory

 

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EXHIBIT A

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EXHIBIT B

FORM OF SUBORDINATION, NON-DISTURBANCE AND ATTORNMENT AGREEMENT

RECORDING REQUESTED AND WHEN RECORDED RETURN TO:

c/o Albertsons Companies Inc.

250 Parkcenter Boulevard

Boise, ID 83726

Attention: Legal Department - Real Estate

 

 

 

(Space above this line for Recorder’s Use)

#             -                              

 

                                               

SUBORDINATION, NON-DISTURBANCE AND ATTORNMENT AGREEMENT

THIS SUBORDINATION, NON-DISTURBANCE AND ATTORNMENT AGREEMENT (“Agreement”) is made as of the      day of              20    , between [                    ], a [                    ] (“Landlord”), [                    ], a [                    ], a                      (“Tenant”), and                     , a[n]                      (“Lender”).

RECITALS:

A.    Tenant is the holder of a leasehold interest in that certain real property together with all buildings and improvements thereon and all easements, rights and appurtenances thereto located in the City of                     , County of                     , State of                     , as legally described on Schedule I attached hereto and incorporated herein by this reference (“Leased Premises”) pursuant to that certain Unitary Master Sublease, dated as of                     , between Landlord and Tenant [and a Memorandum of Lease, dated             , 20     and recorded on             , 20     in Book             , Page     , Public Records of                      County,                     .] The Lease and [Memorandum of Lease] as they may have been amended from time to time shall hereafter be referred to as the “Lease;” and

B.    Lender has made or has agreed to make a loan to Landlord in the maximum principal amount of $            , which loan shall be secured by that certain [Deed of Trust/Mortgage] encumbering all or a part of the Leased Premises, dated as of             , 20    , and recorded on             , 20    , in Official Records Book                     , Page     , Public Records of                      County,                     (“Mortgage”); and


C.    The parties desire to subordinate the Lease to the Mortgage and to establish certain rights of quiet and peaceful possession to the Leased Premises for Tenant’s benefit together with certain obligations of attornment, all in the manner hereafter provided.

The foregoing recitals are incorporated into and made an integral part of this Agreement.

AGREEMENT:

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, it is mutually agreed between the parties as follows:

1.    Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, the Tenant agrees that the Lease and the estate conveyed thereby are and shall at all times be subordinate to the Mortgage and to all renewals, modifications, and extensions thereof.

2.    Lender agrees that, if no default exists under the Lease which at such time would then permit Landlord to terminate the Lease or to exercise any dispossessory remedy provided for therein: (a) Tenant will not be made a party in any action or proceeding to foreclose the Mortgage or to remove or evict Landlord from the Leased Premises (unless Tenant is deemed to be a necessary party under applicable law in order for Lender to avail itself of and complete the foreclosure and in such event, only to avail itself of and to complete the foreclosure); (b) Tenant will not be evicted or removed from the Leased Premises nor will its possession or right to possession of the Leased Premises under the Lease for the term thereof (including any and all extensions or renewals thereof effected in accordance with any option therefor in the Lease) be terminated or disturbed or in any way interfered with by any action taken by Lender to enforce any rights or remedies under the Mortgage; and (c) Lender, upon succeeding to Landlord’s interest in the Leased Premises, will recognize the Lease and Tenant as its direct tenant under the Lease for the full term thereof (including any and all extensions or renewals thereof effected in accordance with any option therefor in the Lease), and, subject to the terms of the Lease and this Agreement, will be bound by and perform all of the obligations of Landlord set forth in the Lease as if said person were originally named therein as the landlord thereunder.

3.    In the event that the Lender or any other person (Lender, as such a successor, or such other person, a “New Landlord”) acquires title to the Leased Premises pursuant to the exercise of any remedy provided for in the Mortgage or other proceedings brought to enforce the rights of the holder of the Mortgage, by deed in lieu of foreclosure or by any other method (each, a “Succession”), and New Landlord acquires title to the Leased Premises, the Lease shall not be terminated or affected by said Succession except in accordance with the terms of the Lease, and New Landlord shall assume the obligations of the Landlord thereunder, except as provided herein.

4.    Tenant agrees that, if the interest of Landlord in the Leased Premises shall be transferred to and owned by New Landlord by reason of Succession, Tenant shall be bound to the New Landlord under all of the terms, covenants, conditions and agreements set forth in the Lease


for the balance of the term thereof remaining (including any and all extensions or renewals thereof effected in accordance with any option therefor in the Lease) with the same force and effect as if New Landlord were originally named therein as the landlord thereunder, and Tenant does hereby agree to attorn to New Landlord as its landlord thereunder so as to establish direct privity of estate and contract between New Landlord and Tenant, said attornment to be effective and self-operative without the execution of any further instrument on the part of either of the parties hereto immediately upon New Landlord succeeding to the interest of Landlord under the Lease. The parties acknowledge and agree that the Mortgage provides that, under certain circumstances, New Landlord shall be entitled to collect, receive and demand payment of all or any part of the rent and other sums due and payable to Landlord under the Lease to New Landlord. The parties agree that: (a) Tenant shall be under no obligation to pay rent or any other sums due and payable to Landlord under the Lease to New Landlord until such time as Tenant receives written notice from New Landlord that New Landlord has succeeded to the interests of Landlord under the Lease; (b) Tenant shall be entitled to rely on any such written notice from New Landlord and shall not incur any liability to Landlord as a result of such reliance notwithstanding the existence of any dispute between Landlord and New Landlord with respect to the existence of any default or the satisfaction of any condition under the Mortgage or any other document executed in connection with the transaction which is the subject of the Mortgage which would entitle New Landlord to collect, receive or demand payment of said amounts from Tenant; and (c) all amounts paid by Tenant to New Landlord shall be credited toward Tenant’s corresponding obligations under the Lease.

5.    At such time, if any, as New Landlord succeeds to the Landlord’s interest in the Leased Premises, subject to the terms of this Agreement, New Landlord assumes and agrees to be bound, by each and every term, covenant, condition and agreement contained in the Lease as if each thereof were set forth herein at length, and each of said terms, covenants, conditions and agreements shall inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by Tenant, its successors and assigns, including, without limitation, the mortgagee or beneficiary under any mortgage or deed of trust on Tenant’s interest in the Lease or the Leased Premises, its successors and assigns; provided, however, that notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, New Landlord shall not be:

 

  (a)

Liable for any act or omission of any prior landlord (including Landlord);

 

  (b)

Bound by any rent or additional rent which Tenant might have paid for more than one (1) month in advance to any prior landlord (including Landlord); or

 

  (c)

Bound by any amendment or modification of the Lease made without Lender’s consent.

Lender covenants and agrees that in the event of a conflict, whether in the express provisions or by reason of variation in inclusion of provisions, between the Mortgage and the Lease, the provisions of this Agreement shall govern for all purposes.

6.    Lender agrees that all condemnation awards and insurance proceeds payable to Landlord or Lender with respect to the Leased Premises shall be paid and applied to restoration of the Leased Premises in accordance with the provisions for condemnation and casualty under the


Lease. In no event shall the lien of the Mortgage affect or constitute a lien or charge on any fixtures, equipment or personal property owned by Tenant, and Tenant may at any time remove any of its fixtures, equipment or personal property from the Leased Premises in accordance with the provisions of the Lease.

7.    For the purpose of this Agreement: (a) the term “Lease” shall be deemed to include the Lease as described above in Recital A along with all amendments, modifications and supplements thereto; provided, however, that no such amendment, modification or supplement shall be binding on Lender without Lender’s written consent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed; (b) the term “foreclosure” shall be deemed to include the acquisition of Landlord’s interest in the Leased Premises by foreclosure or pursuant to the exercise of any power of sale contained in the Mortgage, or by deed (or assignment) given in lieu of, or in anticipation of, foreclosure or the exercise of any such power of sale, or by any other means whatsoever; and (c) the term “Lender” shall be deemed to include anyone who succeeds to Landlord’s interest in the Leased Premises pursuant to the Mortgage including, without limitation, any purchaser at foreclosure or pursuant to the exercise of any power of sale contained in the Mortgage, or any grantee of a deed (or assignment) given in lieu of, or in anticipation of, foreclosure or the exercise of any such power of sale.

8.    If any term, covenant, condition or agreement contained in this Agreement or the application thereof to any person, firm or entity shall at any time or to any extent be deemed or found to be invalid or unenforceable by operation of law, judicial proceedings or otherwise, the remainder of this Agreement or the application of such term, covenant, condition or agreement to persons or entities or to circumstances other than those as to which it is held invalid or unenforceable shall not be affected thereby, and each remaining term, covenant, condition or agreement of this Agreement or the application thereof shall be valid and enforced to the fullest extent permitted by law.

9.    All notices given pursuant to this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be given by personal delivery, by United States registered or certified mail, or by United States express mail or other established express delivery service (such as Federal Express), postage or delivery charge prepaid, return receipt requested, addressed to the appropriate party at the address set forth below.


Landlord:   

[                             ]

[                                         ]

[                                         ]

[                                         ]

Attention:

[                                         ]

Email:                               ]

With a copy to:   

 

[                                         ]

[                                         ]

[                                         ]

Attention: [                                         ]

E-Mail: [                                         ]

Tenant:   

 

[                                         ]

250 Parkcenter Blvd.

Boise, Idaho 83726

Attention: Bradley R. Beckstrom, Legal Department

- Real Estate

ABS #         

 

And                        

  

[                                         ]

11555 Dublin Canyon Road

Pleasanton, CA 94588

Attn: Natacha Epley

Legal Department – Real Estate

With a copy to:   

 

[                                         ]

250 Parkcenter Boulevard

Boise, ID 83726

Attention: Travis M. Molis and Senior Director of Corporate Real Estate


Lender:   

 

                                                             

                                                                
                                                                
                                                                
   Attention:                                            

The person and address to which notices are to be given may be changed at any time by any party upon written notice to the other party. All notices given pursuant to this Agreement shall be deemed given upon receipt. For the purpose of this Agreement, the term “receipt” shall mean the earlier of any of the following: (a) the date of delivery of the notice or other document to the address specified above as shown on the return receipt; (b) the date of actual receipt of the notice or other document by the person or entity specified pursuant to this section; or (c) in the case of refusal to accept delivery or inability to deliver the notice or other document, the earlier of: (i) the date of the attempted delivery or refusal to accept delivery; (ii) the date of the postmark on the return receipt; or (iii) the date of receipt of notice of refusal or notice of nondelivery by the sending party. Tenant further agrees to send to Lender at the address above copies of those notices given to Landlord pursuant to the terms of the Lease which relate to Tenant’s or Landlord’s default, insurance, casualty, or condemnation, at the same time notice is given to Landlord. Notices from any party may be given by such party’s attorney.

10.    If any litigation is commenced between the parties hereto concerning this Agreement or the rights or obligations of any party in relation thereto, the prevailing party in such litigation shall be entitled, in addition to such other relief as may be granted, to a reasonable sum for its attorney’s fees in such litigation (including any appeal thereof), which sum shall be determined by the court in such litigation or in a separate action brought for that purpose.

11.    This Agreement shall bind and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto, their heirs, personal representatives, successors and assigns, including, without limitation, the mortgagee or beneficiary under any mortgage or deed of trust on Tenant’s interest in the Lease or the Leased Premises, its successors and assigns.

12.    This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall for all purposes be deemed to be an original and all of which together shall constitute but one and the same instrument, and shall be effective upon execution of one or more of such counterparts by each of the parties hereto.


13.    This Agreement contains the entire agreement between the parties and supersedes all prior agreements, oral or written, with respect to the subject matter hereof. This Agreement may not be modified in any manner whatsoever except by an instrument in writing signed by each of the parties hereto. If Tenant consists of one or more than one person, the obligations and liabilities of each such person hereunder shall be joint and several.

14.    In construing the provisions of this Agreement and whenever the context so requires, the use of a gender shall include all other genders, the use of the singular shall include the plural, and the use of the plural shall include the singular.

15.    Lender shall, at its expense, promptly record this Agreement in the [Public/Official] Records of                      County,                     , and the original, recorded Agreement shall be promptly provided by Lender to Tenant.

16.    LANDLORD, TENANT AND LENDER EACH HEREBY AGREE NOT TO ELECT A TRIAL BY JURY OF ANY ISSUE TRIABLE OF RIGHT BY JURY, AND WAIVE ANY RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY FULLY TO THE EXTENT THAT ANY SUCH RIGHT SHALL NOW OR HEREAFTER EXIST WITH REGARD TO THIS 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 LANDLORD, TENANT AND LENDER, AND IS INTENDED TO ENCOMPASS INDIVIDUALLY EACH INSTANCE AND EACH ISSUE AS TO WHICH RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY WOULD OTHERWISE ACCRUE. LANDLORD, TENANT AND LENDER EACH ARE HEREBY AUTHORIZED TO FILE A COPY OF THIS SECTION IN ANY PROCEEDING AS CONCLUSIVE EVIDENCE OF THIS WAIVER BY EACH OTHER.

17.    The submission of this Agreement for examination, or its negotiation or the negotiation of the transaction described herein, does not constitute an offer to subordinate the Lease, and execution of this Agreement by Landlord and/or by Lender does not constitute a binding agreement until such time as this Agreement has been executed by all other parties, including by an authorized officer of Tenant, and a fully-executed and acknowledged original of this Agreement has been delivered to all parties. If this Agreement is not executed by both Landlord and Lender and a fully executed and acknowledged original delivered to Albertson’s Legal Department at the address set forth herein on or before             , 20    , then Tenant shall consider the request for this Agreement withdrawn and Tenant’s execution hereof shall be of no force or effect.


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement as of the day and year first above written.

 

LENDER:     TENANT:
     

[                                         ],

a [                    ]

 

   

By:

 

                                                                                           

   

By:

 

                                                                                           

Name:  

 

                 Name:  

 

Its:       Its:  
LANDLORD:      
[                                         ],      
                                               
By:  

 

     
Name:  

 

     
Its:        


STATE OF                                          )

                                                             ) ss.

County of                                     )

On this      day of             , 20    , before me, the undersigned, a Notary Public in and for said State, personally appeared                     , to me known to be the                     of                     , the                      that executed the foregoing instrument, and acknowledged to me that the said instrument is the free and voluntary act and deed of said corporation, for the uses and purposes therein mentioned, and on oath stated that he/she is authorized to execute the said instrument.

WITNESS MY HAND and official seal hereto affixed the day, month and year in this certificate first above written.

My commission expires:

                                                                                                                                                                            

Notary Public in and for the

State of                                                  

Residing at                                            

STATE OF                                          )

                                                             ) ss.

County of                                     )

On this      day of             , 20    , before me, the undersigned, a Notary Public in and for said State, personally appeared                     , to me known to be the                     of                     , the                     that executed the foregoing instrument, and acknowledged to me that the said instrument is the free and voluntary act and deed of said corporation, for the uses and purposes therein mentioned, and on oath stated that he/she is authorized to execute the said instrument.

WITNESS MY HAND and official seal hereto affixed the day, month and year in this certificate first above written.

My commission expires:

                                                                                                                                                                            

Notary Public in and for the

State of                                                  

Residing at                                            

STATE OF                                          )

                                                             ) ss.

County of                                     )


On this      day of             , 20    , before me, the undersigned, a Notary Public in and for said State, personally appeared                     , to me known to be the                      of                     , the                      that executed the foregoing instrument, and acknowledged to me that the said instrument is the free and voluntary act and deed of said corporation, for the uses and purposes therein mentioned, and on oath stated that he/she is authorized to execute the said instrument.

WITNESS MY HAND and official seal hereto affixed the day, month and year in this certificate first above written.

My commission expires:

                                                                                                                                                                                     

 

Notary Public in and for the
State of                                                  
Residing at                                             


EXHIBIT C

INTENTIONALLY OMITTED


EXHIBIT D

FORM OF GUARANTY OF LEASE

This Guaranty of Lease (“Guaranty”) is made as of             , 2020, by the entities listed on Schedule I hereof (collectively, and jointly and severally, and together with their respective permitted successors and permitted assigns, “Guarantor”), to and for the benefit of [                    ], a [                    ] (“Landlord”).

WITNESSETH:

Landlord and the entities listed on Schedule II hereof, as tenant (collectively with their respective permitted successors and permitted assigns, “Tenant”) has entered into that certain Unitary Master Sublease (as amended and assigned, the “Lease”) listed on Exhibit A attached hereto, relating to the lease of certain property as more particularly described in the Lease. Any capitalized terms used herein but not otherwise defined shall have the meaning set forth in the Lease.

Guarantor is a direct or indirect owner or an affiliate of Tenant as of the date hereof. Landlord would not enter into the Lease but for the execution and delivery of this Guaranty by Guarantor. Guarantor is willing to execute this Guaranty for the express and intended purposes of inducing Landlord enter into the Lease. Guarantor will benefit from the execution of the Lease. Guarantor is executing this Guaranty in consideration of that anticipated benefit.

Guarantor hereby agrees to the following:

1.    Guaranty. Guarantor hereby absolutely and unconditionally guarantees to Landlord the full, prompt and faithful performance by Tenant of all Tenant’s Obligations (as hereinafter defined). As used herein, “Tenant’s Obligations” means all covenants, terms, and conditions of the Lease, and any extensions, modifications or renewals thereof, to be hereafter performed and kept by Tenant, including the prompt payment of all amounts that Tenant may at any time owe under the Lease (including, interest and postpetition interest to the extent a petition is filed by or against Tenant under the Bankruptcy Code of the United States of America, or under any other present or future federal or state statute, law or regulation of similar intent or application), and any extensions, renewals or modifications thereof. Guarantor hereby irrevocably and unconditionally covenants and agrees that it is liable for Tenant’s Obligations as a primary obligor.

2.    Remedies. Without limiting anything contained in Section 1 hereof, if Guarantor fails to pay any amount due under this Guaranty within five (5) Business Days after written demand from Landlord, Landlord may from time to time, and without first requiring payment by Tenant, bring any action at law or in equity or both to compel Guarantor to pay such amounts, and to collect in any such action compensation for all Losses sustained or incurred by Landlord as a direct or indirect consequence of the failure of Guarantor to pay such amounts. Without limiting the foregoing, all amounts owed from Guarantor to Landlord hereunder shall bear interest from and after the expiration of such five (5) Business Day period, until paid to Landlord, at the lesser of ten percent (10%) per annum of such amounts, or the maximum rate allowed under applicable law. Any attorneys’ fees and other expenses incurred by Landlord in enforcing a


judgment in its favor under this Guaranty shall be recoverable separately from and in addition to any other amount included in such judgment, and such attorney’s fees’ obligation is intended to be severable from the other provisions of this Guaranty and to survive and not be merged into any such judgment.

3.    Independent Obligations. Guarantor’s obligations hereunder are independent of the obligations of Tenant, and a separate action or actions may be brought and prosecuted against Guarantor whether or not any action or actions are brought against Tenant and whether or not Tenant shall be joined in any such action or actions.

4.    Rights of Landlord. Subject to Section 13 below, Guarantor authorizes Landlord, without notice or demand and without affecting its liability hereunder, from time to time to (a) extend, accelerate, or otherwise change the time for any payment provided for in the Lease, or any covenant, term or condition of the Lease, delay enforcing Landlord’s remedies or rights against Tenant in connection with the Lease, and consent to any assignment, subletting or reassignment of the Lease, (b) take and hold security for any payment provided for in the Lease or for the performance of any covenant, term or condition of the Lease, or exchange, waive or release any such security; and (c) apply such security and direct the order or manner of sale thereof as Landlord in its sole discretion may determine. Landlord may without notice assign this Guaranty, the Lease, or the rents and other sums payable thereunder. Notwithstanding any termination, renewal, extension, or holding over of the Lease, or any assignment of the Lease by Landlord or Tenant, this Guaranty shall continue until all of Tenant’s Obligations have been fully and completely performed by Tenant, and all of Guarantor’s obligations hereunder have been performed by Guarantor.

5.    No Release or Discharge. Guarantor shall not be released by any act or event which might, but for this provision of this Guaranty, be deemed a legal or equitable discharge of a surety, or by reason of any waiver, extension, modification, forbearance or delay or other act or omission of Landlord or its failure to proceed promptly or otherwise as against Tenant or Guarantor, or by reason or any action taken or omitted or circumstance which may or might vary the risk or affect the rights or remedies of Guarantor as against Tenant, or by reason of any further dealings between Tenant and Landlord, whether relating to the Lease or otherwise, and Guarantor hereby expressly waives and surrenders any defense to its liability hereunder based upon any of the foregoing acts, omissions, things, or agreements. It is the purpose and intent of this Guaranty that the obligations of Guarantor hereunder are absolute and unconditional under any and all circumstances.

6.    Preferential Payments. Guarantor further agrees that to the extent Tenant or Guarantor makes any payment to Landlord in connection with Tenant’s Obligations and all or any part of such payment is subsequently invalidated, declared to be fraudulent or preferential, set aside or required to be repaid by Landlord or paid over to a trustee, receiver or any other entity, whether under any bankruptcy act or otherwise (any such payment is hereinafter referred to as a “Preferential Payment”), then this Guaranty shall continue to be effective or shall be reinstated, as the case may be, and, to the extent of such payment or repayment by Landlord, Tenant’s Obligations or part thereof intended to be satisfied by such Preferential Payment shall be revived and continued in full force and effect as if such Preferential Payment had not been made.


7.    Waiver of Subrogation. Guarantor hereby waives any and all rights of subrogation (if any) that it may have against Tenant as a result of actions taken or amounts paid in connection with or relating to this Guaranty or to the Lease.

8.    Waiver of Defenses. Guarantor waives (a) any right to require Landlord to (i) proceed against Tenant or any other person or entity; (ii) proceed against or exhaust any security held from Tenant or Guarantor; (iii) pursue any other remedy in Landlord’s power against Tenant which Guarantor cannot itself pursue, and which would lighten its burden; (b) all statutes of limitation as a defense to any action brought against Guarantor by Landlord to the fullest extent permitted by law; (c) any defense based upon any legal disability of Tenant, or any discharge or limitation of the liability of Tenant to Landlord, whether consensual or arising by operation of law or any bankruptcy, reorganization, receivership, insolvency, or debtor-relief proceeding, or from any other similar cause; (d) presentment, demand, protest and notice of any kind; and (e) any defense based upon or arising out of any defense which Tenant may have to the payment or performance of any part of Tenant’s Obligations. Guarantor waives all demand and notices, including demands for performance, notices of non-performance, notices of non-payment and notice of acceptance of this Guaranty.

9.    Delay; Cumulative Remedies. No delay or failure by Landlord to exercise any right or remedy against Tenant or Guarantor will be construed as a waiver of that right or remedy. All remedies of Landlord against Tenant and Guarantor are cumulative.

10.    Exclusive Jurisdiction; Waiver Of Jury Trial. This Guaranty shall be construed in accordance with, and this Guaranty and all matters arising out of or relating to this Guaranty (whether in contract, tort or otherwise) shall be governed by, the law of the State of New York without regard to conflicts of law principles. If any provision of this Guaranty or the application thereof shall, to any extent, be invalid or unenforceable, the remainder of this Guaranty shall not be affected thereby, and each provision of this Guaranty shall be valid and enforceable to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law.

11.

GUARANTOR, AND, BY ITS ACCEPTANCE HEREOF, LANDLORD, EACH HEREBY CONSENTS TO THE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF ANY STATE OR FEDERAL COURT LOCATED WITHIN THE COUNTY OF NEW YORK, STATE OF NEW YORK, AND EACH IRREVOCABLY AGREES THAT ALL ACTIONS OR PROCEEDINGS ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS GUARANTY SHALL BE LITIGATED IN SUCH COURTS. GUARANTOR AND, BY ITS ACCEPTANCE HEREOF, LANDLORD, EACH ACCEPTS, GENERALLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY, THE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THE AFORESAID COURTS AND WAIVES ANY DEFENSE OF FORUM NON CONVENIENS, AND IRREVOCABLY AGREES TO BE BOUND BY ANY JUDGMENT RENDERED THEREBY IN CONNECTION WITH THIS GUARANTY.

EACH OF GUARANTOR AND, BY ITS ACCEPTANCE HEREOF, LANDLORD, TO THE FULL EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, HEREBY KNOWINGLY, INTENTIONALLY AND VOLUNTARILY, WITH AND UPON THE ADVICE OF COMPETENT COUNSEL, WAIVES, RELINQUISHES AND FOREVER FORGOES THE RIGHT TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING (WHETHER


SOUNDING IN CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE) BASED UPON, ARISING OUT OF, OR IN ANY WAY RELATING TO THIS GUARANTY. GUARANTOR ACKNOWLEDGES THAT THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION ARE A MATERIAL INDUCEMENT TO LANDLORD’S ACCEPTING THIS GUARANTY AND ENTERING INTO THE LEASE.

12.     Notices.

 

  a.

Any notice, demand or other communication to be given under the provisions of this Guaranty by either party hereto to the other party hereto shall be effective only if in writing and (i) personally served, (ii) mailed by United States registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, (iii) sent by a nationally recognized courier service (such as Federal Express) for next-day delivery, to be confirmed in writing by such courier, or (iv) sent by electronic- mail, addressed as follows:

 

To Guarantor:

  

c/o ALBERTSONS COMPANIES, INC.

  

250 Parkcenter Blvd.

  

Boise, Idaho 83726

  

Attention: Bradley R. Beckstrom, Legal Department - Real Estate ABS#

  

E-Mail: Brad.Beckstrom@Albertsons.com

with a copy to:

  

c/o ALBERTSONS COMPANIES, INC.

  

250 Parkcenter Boulevard

  

Boise, ID 83726

  

Attention: Travis M. Molis and Senior Director of Corporate Real Estate

  

E-Mail: Travis.Molis@Albertsons.com

Landlord:

  

ACI Real Estate Company LLC

250 Parkcenter Boulevard

Boise, ID 83726

Attention: Travis M. Molis and Senior Director of Corporate Real Estate

 

ACI Real Estate Company LLC

11555 Dublin Canyon Road

Pleasanton, CA 94588

Attn: Natacha Epley

Legal Department – Real Estate

 

ACI Real Estate Company LLC

250 Parkcenter Boulevard

Boise, ID 83726

Attention: Bradley R. Beckstrom, Legal Department


  

GREENBERG TRAURIG, LLP

77 W. Wacker Drive, Suite 3100

Chicago, Illinois 60601

Attention: Corey Light

E-Mail: lightc@gtlaw.com

with a copy to:   

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP

200 Park Avenue

New York, New York 10166-0193

Attention: Matthew Kidd, Esq.

 

  b.

Subject to the terms of this subsection (b), all notices, demands and other communications sent in the foregoing manner shall be deemed delivered when actually received or refused by the party to whom sent, unless (i) mailed, in which event the same shall be deemed delivered on the day of actual delivery as shown by the addressee’s registered or certified mail receipt or at the expiration of the third (3rd) Business Day after the date of mailing, whichever first occurs, or (ii) sent by facsimile, in which event the same shall be deemed delivered only if a duplicate notice sent pursuant to a method described in subsection (a)(i), (a)(ii) or (a)(iii) of this Section 12 is deemed to have been delivered within one Business Day after such facsimile is received by the recipient. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if any notice, demand or other communication is not received during business hours on a Business Day, such notice, demand or other communication shall be deemed to have been delivered at the opening of business on the next Business Day. Notices from either party may be given by such party’s attorney.

 

  c.

Either Landlord or Guarantor may from time to time change its address for receiving notices under this Guaranty by providing written notice to the other party in accordance with this Section 12.

13.    Amendments to Lease. Without limiting Section 4 of this Guaranty, Landlord and Tenant, without notice to or consent by Guarantor, may at any time or times enter into such separate written amendments respecting the Lease as they may deem appropriate, without notice to or consent from Guarantor, and Guarantor shall not be released thereby, but shall continue to be fully liable for the payment and performance of all obligations of Tenant under the Lease as so amended; provided, however, if, and only if, at any time (a) Tenant is not an Affiliate of Guarantor, and (b) Guarantor delivers written notice to Landlord certifying that Tenant is not an Affiliate of Guarantor, then, notwithstanding Section 4 of this Guaranty, Guarantor’s written consent to any separate written amendment of the Lease shall thereafter be required, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld; provided, however, that if Guarantor’s consent is not so obtained, this Guaranty shall remain in full force and effect, but Guarantor shall not be liable hereunder for any increased obligations of Tenant under any such separate written amendment (and Guarantor shall have no other remedy for Landlord and Tenant failing to obtain its written consent to such


amendment). Nothing herein shall be construed as limiting Tenant’s Obligations guaranteed hereunder except as expressly provided in this Section, and without limiting the foregoing, in no event shall Guarantor’s obligations hereunder be modified or released due to any consent or approval granted or withheld by Landlord or Tenant under the express terms of the Lease, or the exercise of any rights of Landlord or Tenant under the terms of the Lease (other than entering into a separate written amendment to the Lease as expressly described herein).

14.    Financial Statements. In accordance with Section 27.1 of the Lease, Guarantor shall furnish to Tenant, at Landlord’s written request, financial statements of Guarantor as provided for therein (whether or not the Lease is terminated or expires).

15.    Bankruptcy. The liability of Guarantor hereunder shall in no way be affected by (a) the release or discharge of Tenant in any creditors, receivership, bankruptcy or other proceedings; (b) the impairment, limitation or modification of the liability of Tenant or the estate of Tenant in bankruptcy or of any remedy for the enforcement of Tenant’s liability under the Lease, resulting from the operation of any present or future provisions of the United States Bankruptcy Code or other statute or from the decision in any court, (c) the rejection or disaffirmance of the Lease in any such proceedings; (d) the assignment or transfer of the Lease by Tenant to any subsidiary or Affiliate of Guarantor; (e) any change of control of Tenant to an Affiliate of Guarantor; or (f) any disability or other defense of Tenant other than the defense of payment. As used herein, “Affiliate” means any person or entity which, directly or indirectly, through one or more intermediaries, controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with Guarantor.

16.    Further Assurances. In order to carry out the terms and intent of this Guaranty more effectively, Guarantor agrees to do all reasonable acts reasonably necessary to preserve for Landlord the benefits of this Guaranty and will, within thirty (30) days after receipt of written request from Landlord, execute all agreements and instruments acceptable in form and substance to Guarantor, acting reasonably, which Landlord may from time to time reasonably request for that purpose.

17.    Prevailing Party. In the event that Landlord should institute any suit against Guarantor for violation of or to enforce any of the covenants or conditions of this Guaranty, or should either party institute a suit against the other for a declaration of rights hereunder, or should either party intervene in any suit in which the other is a party, to enforce or protect its interest or rights hereunder, the prevailing party in any such suit shall be entitled to all of its costs, expenses and reasonable fees of its attorney(s) in connection therewith. “Prevailing party” shall be the party whose position is substantially upheld in the final judgment rendered in such action. Where neither party achieves a complete victory on all claims, it is within the discretion of the trial court to determine which party, if either, “prevailed” for the purpose of awarding attorneys’ fees.

18.    Successors and Assigns. Guarantor shall not assign this Guaranty without the prior written consent of Landlord, which consent Landlord may withhold in its sole discretion. Any assignment of this Guaranty by Guarantor without the prior written consent of Landlord shall be null and void ab initio. This Guaranty shall be binding upon Guarantor and the successors and assigns of Guarantor, and shall inure to the benefit of Landlord and its successors and assigns. Without limitation, this Guaranty shall remain in full force and effect with respect to any surviving


entity of any merger of Guarantor of or with any other entity or resulting from any other corporate reorganization of Guarantor and nothing contained herein shall be construed to limit or prohibit Guarantor’s right to merge or reorganize; provided, however, that in the event Guarantor’s entity form or name, or both, changes as a result of any such merger or reorganization, then Guarantor shall deliver written notice of same to Landlord not less than five (5) Business Days after such merger or reorganization becomes effective, and thereafter Guarantor agrees to deliver to Landlord a substitute guaranty in form and substance materially identical to this Guaranty, within five (5) Business Days after any request therefor by Landlord, but whether or not such execution and delivery shall take place the surviving or purchasing corporation shall be bound by this Guaranty as if it had executed and delivered such guaranty.

19.    Amended and Restated Guaranty. Upon the effective date of any Partial Lease Assignment with respect to an Assigned Leased Property, this Guaranty shall be automatically amended and restated with respect to the applicable Amended and Restated Lease upon all of the terms, covenants, conditions, and agreements set forth in this Guaranty (each, an “Amended and Restated Guaranty”), except that any references herein to (i) Landlord shall mean New Landlord (together with any permitted successors and permitted assigns thereof), (ii) Tenant shall mean New Tenant (together with any permitted successors and permitted assigns thereof), and (iii) the Lease shall mean the Amended and Restated Lease, and any extensions, modifications or renewals thereof. Any such Amended and Restated Guaranty shall be self-operative without execution of any Amended and Restated Guaranty or any further instrument on the part of either of New Landlord or Guarantor. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in connection with any Partial Lease Assignment, the applicable New Landlord at its sole cost and expense may (but is not obligated to) prepare in writing the applicable Amended and Restated Guaranty, and Guarantor shall execute and deliver to such New Landlord any such Amended and Restated Guaranty within five (5) Business Days after delivery thereof to Guarantor, but whether or not execution and delivery of such Amended and Restated Guaranty shall take place, upon the effective date of such Partial Lease Assignment, Guarantor shall be bound by the above-described Amended and Restated Guaranty as if it had been executed and delivered by Guarantor.

20.    Amended Guaranty. Upon the effective date of any addition of a Substitute Property or New Leased Property to the Leased Properties under the Lease, or the removal of any Replacement Property or Removed Leased Property from the Leased Properties under the Lease, in each case in accordance with the terms of the Lease, this Guaranty shall remain in full force and effect solely with respect to all Leased Properties and Tenant’s Obligations as so modified thereby, and accordingly this Guaranty shall be automatically amended (each, a “Leased Property Change Guaranty Amendment”) to take into account such modified Tenant’s Obligations. Any such Leased Property Change Guaranty Amendment shall be self-operative without execution of any Leased Property Change Guaranty Amendment or any further instrument on the part of either of Landlord or Guarantor. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in connection with any such modification to the Tenant’s Obligations hereunder, Landlord at its sole cost and expense may (but is not obligated to) prepare in writing the applicable Leased Property Change Guaranty Amendment, and Guarantor shall execute and deliver to such Landlord any such Leased Property Change Guaranty Amendment within five (5) Business Days after delivery thereof to Guarantor, but whether or not execution and delivery of such Leased Property Change Guaranty Amendment shall take place, upon the effective date of such change to the Leased Properties in accordance with the Lease, Guarantor shall be bound by the above-described Leased Property Change Guaranty Amendment as if it had been executed and delivered by Guarantor.


21.    Facsimile and Email. The executed signature page of this Guaranty transmitted via facsimile or electronic mail shall be valid and binding as an original signature and shall be considered an agreement the Guarantor to fully execute and deliver originally signed copies of this Guaranty.

22.    Estoppel. Landlord and Guarantor shall each, at any time and from time to time (but not more frequently than once per year unless required in connection with a sale or financing), within 30 days following request by the other, execute, acknowledge and deliver to the other a statement certifying that this Guaranty is unmodified and in full force and effect (or if there have been modifications, that the same is in full force and effect as modified and stating such modifications) and that to the certifying party’s knowledge, Guarantor is not in default hereunder (or if there is such a default, describing such default in reasonable detail).

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THE GUARANTOR HAS EXECUTED this Guaranty as of the date first written above.

[                    ],

a                     

 

By:                                                                          
Name: Bradley Beckstrom
Its:       Authorized Signatory


EXHIBIT A

to Guaranty

Unitary Master Sublease, dated as of the date hereof, by and between Landlord and Tenant.


EXHIBIT E

RESERVED


EXHIBIT F

FORM OF DEED

[SUBJECT TO ANY FORMAT CHANGES REQUIRED BY THE APPLICABLE STATE

AND COUNTY FOR RECORDING PURPOSES]

When recorded mail to:

 

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

SPECIAL WARRANTY DEED

For good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged,                                                  , a                      (“Grantor”), hereby conveys to [                    , a                     ], a                      (“Grantee”), that certain parcel of land located in                     , County of                     , State of                     , and legally described on Exhibit A attached hereto and incorporated herein by this reference (the “Property”), together with all buildings and other improvements located thereon, if any, and all and singular the rights, privileges and appurtenances thereto in any manner belonging to said Grantor.

And Grantor, for itself, and its successors and assigns, does hereby covenant, promise and agree, to and with Grantee, its successors and assigns, that it has not done or suffered to be done, anything whereby the property hereby granted is, or may be, in any manner encumbered or charged, except as herein recited, that Grantor is lawfully seized of said property in fee simple; that Grantor has good right and lawful authority to grant and convey said real property and hereby warrants the title to said property, and that said property against all persons lawfully claiming, or to claim the same, by through and under Grantor, but not otherwise, Grantor will WARRANT AND DEFEND, subject to current taxes not yet due and payable; patent reservations; all leases, liens, covenants, conditions, restrictions, reservations, easements, encumbrances and declarations or other matters of record or to which reference is made in the public record, the state of facts which a physical inspection, or accurate survey, of the Property would reveal; and the applicable zoning and use regulations of any municipality, county, state, or the United States affecting the Property.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Grantor has executed this Special Warranty Deed as of the day and year written below.    

DATED as of the                      day of             , 202    .

 

GRANTOR:
                                                                                      ,
an                                                                                 
By:                                                                               
Name:                                                                          
Title:                                                                            

STATE OF                              )

                                                  ) ss.

County of                                 )

The foregoing instrument was acknowledged before me this      day of             , 202  , by                     , the                     ., an                     , on behalf thereof.

 

 

Notary Public

My Commission Expires:

 

                                                 


EXHIBIT A TO DEED

(LEGAL DESCRIPTION)

[To be attached]


EXHIBIT G

FORM OF

DECLARATION OF EASEMENTS, COVENANTS AND RESTRICTIONS

RECORDING REQUESTED AND

WHEN RECORDED RETURN TO:

 

 

 

(Space above this line for Recorder’s use only)

DECLARATION OF EASEMENTS,

COVENANTS, CONDITIONS, AND RESTRICTIONS

THIS DECLARATION OF EASEMENTS, COVENANTS, CONDITIONS, AND RESTRICTIONS (this “Declaration”) is made and entered into this      day of             , 202  , by and between [                        ], a [                                        ] (“Supermarket Parcel Owner”) and [                                        ], a [                                        ] (“Fuel Facilities Parcel Owner”).

RECITALS

A.    Supermarket Parcel Owner is the owner of that certain real property situated in the                     , more particularly described in Schedule I attached hereto and incorporated herein by this reference (the “Supermarket Parcel”).

B.    Fuel Facilities Parcel Owner the owner of that certain real property situated in the                     , more particularly described in Schedule II attached hereto and incorporated herein by this reference (the “Fuel Facilities Parcel”) (the Supermarket Parcel and the Fuel Facilities Parcel are hereinafter sometimes referred to each as a “Parcel” and collectively “Parcels”). The Fuel Facilities Parcel is currently improved with a building or kiosk and fuel facilities consisting of fuel islands, fuel island canopies, fuel pumps, fuel storage tanks, piping, tank filling ports, compressed air islands, trash receptacles, air hoses, water hoses and other structures or equipment associated with selling and dispensing of gasoline, motor fuel and or non-packaged petroleum products (“Fuel Facilities”).

C.    Supermarket Parcel Owner and Fuel Facilities Parcel Owner, together with their successors and assigns with respect to each Parcel, are hereinafter sometimes referred to each as an “Owner” and collectively “Owners”.

D.    The Owners desire to provide for certain rights of the Owners and to (1) impose certain restrictions upon the Fuel Facilities Parcel for the benefit of the Supermarket


Parcel and the present and future owners thereof, on the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth and (2) impose certain restrictions upon the Supermarket Parcel for the benefit of the Fuel Facilities Parcel and the present and future owners thereof, on the terms and conditions hereinafter set.    

E.    The Supermarket Parcel and the Fuel Facilities Parcel, the Owners thereof, and their successors and assigns, shall continue to be subject to (and benefited by, as the case may be) the easements, covenants, restrictions, liens and encumbrances set forth in any reciprocal easement agreement, operating agreement, common areas maintenance agreement or declaration of record (collectively, the “Existing Declaration”), in addition to the restrictions set forth in this Declaration. To the extent of any inconsistency between the provisions of this Declaration and the Existing Declaration, the more restrictive provision shall apply. The provisions of this Declaration shall be for the exclusive benefit of the Supermarket Parcel and the Fuel Facilities Parcel and may not be enforced by the owner or occupant of any other property or enforced for the benefit of any other property.

AGREEMENT

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the promises and mutual covenants herein contained and other good and valuable consideration the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged by the parties, the Owners agrees as follows:

1.    BUILDING AND COMMON AREA.

1.1     Construction Requirements. All buildings and structures on the Parcels shall be constructed and maintained in accordance with all local, state and federal laws, rules and regulations applicable thereto. All work performed in the construction, maintenance, repair, replacement, alteration or expansion of any improvements on the Parcels (the “Work”) shall be effected as expeditiously as reasonably possible. All staging for the Work including, without limitation, the location of any temporary buildings or construction sheds, the storage of building materials, and the parking of construction vehicles and equipment shall be limited to the Parcel on which such Work is being performed unless otherwise approved in writing by the other Owner. The Owner of the Parcel on which the Work is being performed shall, at its sole cost and expense, promptly repair and restore or cause to be promptly repaired and restored to its prior condition all buildings, improvements, signs, utility lines and Common Area damaged or destroyed in the performance of the Work.

1.2     Common Area. All those areas on the Supermarket Parcel and the Fuel Facilities Parcel which are not now or hereafter improved with a building or Fuel Facilities shall constitute common area (“Common Area”). Except as otherwise specifically provided in this Declaration, the Common Area on each Parcel is hereby reserved for the sole and exclusive use of the Owner of the respective Parcel, its tenants, contractors, employees, agents, customers, licensees, and invitees and the subtenants, contractors, employees, agents, customers, licensees and invitees of such tenants. The Common Area on each Parcel may be used for vehicular driving, parking (except that there shall be no multilevel parking), pedestrian traffic, directional signs, sidewalks, walkways, landscaping, perimeter walls and fences, parking lot lighting, recycle centers, utility lines, cart corrals and for no other purpose unless specifically provided for in this Declaration.


2.    EASEMENTS.

2.1     Access Easement. The Owner of the Fuel Facilities Parcel, as grantor, hereby grants to the Owner of the Supermarket Parcel, its tenants, contractors, employees, agents, customers, licensees and invitees, and the subtenants, contractors, employees, agents, customers, licensees and invitees of such tenants, for the benefit of the Owner of the Supermarket Parcel, as grantee, a nonexclusive perpetual easement solely for ingress and egress by vehicular and pedestrian traffic, over and across the Common Area located on the Fuel Facilities Parcel, except for those areas devoted to service facilities or drive-up or drive-through customer service facilities. The Owner and occupant of the Supermarket Parcel, as grantor, grants to the Owner and occupant of the Fuel Facilities Parcel, its tenants, contractors, employees, agents, customers, licensees and invitees, and the subtenants, contractors, employees, agents, customers, licensees and invitees of such tenants, for the benefit of the occupant of the Fuel Facilities Parcel, as grantee, a nonexclusive perpetual easement solely for ingress and egress by vehicular and pedestrian traffic over and across the Common Area located on the Supermarket Parcel, except for those areas devoted to service facilities or drive-ups or drive-through customer service facilities. Except as otherwise expressly set forth herein, no Owner shall block or obstruct the use of the access easements described herein or use such access easements in a manner that is inconsistent with or detrimental to the use of such access easement for the purposes set forth herein or the other Owner’s business.

2.2     Sign Easement. The Owner of the Fuel Facilities Parcel, as grantor, hereby grants to the Owner of the Supermarket Parcel, its tenants, contractors, employees, agents, customers, licensees and invitees, and the subtenants, contractors, employees, agents, customers, licensees and invitees of such tenants, for the benefit of the Owner of the Supermarket Parcel, as grantee, a perpetual easement under, through and across the Common Area on the Fuel Facilities Parcel for the operation, maintenance, repair and replacement of the free-standing signs located thereon that benefit the Supermarket Parcel, if any, and all utility lines appurtenant thereto. The Owner of the Supermarket Parcel, as grantor, hereby grants to the Owner of the Fuel Facilities Parcel, its tenants, contractors, employees, agents, customers, licensees and invitees, and the subtenants, contractors, employees, agents, customers, licensees and invitees of such tenants, for the benefit of the Owner of the Fuel Facilities Parcel, as grantee, a perpetual easement under, through and across the Common Area on the Supermarket Parcel for the operation, maintenance, repair and replacement of the free-standing signs located thereon that benefit the Fuel Facilities Parcel, if any, and all utility lines appurtenant thereto; provided, however, to the extent there is a free-standing pylon or monument sign located on the Supermarket Parcel as of the date of this Declaration which includes space on such signage for the Owner or occupant of the Fuel Facilities Parcel, then the Owner of the Supermarket Parcel shall not remove, alter or modify such signage without the consent of the Owner and occupant of the Fuel Facilities Parcel. Any new signs to be installed by the Owner of the Supermarket Parcel on the Common Area of the Fuel Facilities Parcel must be approved in writing by the Owner of the Fuel Facilities Parcel, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed. No signs, buildings or other structures shall be installed on either of the Parcels that interfere with or block the view of the free-standing signs located thereon from the adjacent roads and highways.


2.3     Utilities Easement. The Owner of the Fuel Facilities Parcel, as grantor, hereby grants to the Owner of the Supermarket Parcel, its tenants, contractors, employees, agents, customers, licensees and invitees, and the subtenants, contractors, employees, agents, customers, licensees and invitees of such tenants, for the benefit of the Owner of the Supermarket Parcel, as grantee, a perpetual easement under, through and across the Common Area of the Fuel Facilities Parcel for the installation, operation, maintenance, repair and replacement of facilities and systems for transmission of utility services, including, but not limited to, water drainage and storage systems or structures; fire protection, irrigation and domestic water mains; sewer lines; telephone lines; electrical conduits or systems; telecommunication, computer lines, data conduits and pneumatic conduits; gas mains and other public or private utilities (“Utility Lines”) so long as one or more of the aforedescribed uses does not materially interfere with the operation of or materially lessen the value of the Fuel Facilities (which shall be determined at the time such Utility Line is installed). The Owner of the Fuel Facilities Parcel agrees to grant such additional easements as are reasonably required by any public or private utility for the purpose of providing Utility Lines provided such easements are not otherwise inconsistent with the provisions of this Declaration, so long as the use of the additional easement does not materially interfere with the operation of or materially lessen the value of the Fuel Facilities (which shall be determined at the time such Utility Line is installed). The Owner of the Supermarket Parcel, as grantor, hereby grants to the Owner of the Fuel Facilities Parcel, its tenants, contractors, employees, agents, customers, licensees and invitees, and the subtenants, contractors, employees, agents, customers, licensees and invitees of such tenants, for the benefit of the Owner of the Supermarket Parcel, as grantee, a perpetual easement under, through and across the Common Area of the Supermarket Parcel for the installation, operation, maintenance, repair and replacement of Utility Lines so long as one or more of the aforedescribed uses does not materially interfere with the operation of or materially lessen the value of the Supermarket Parcel. The Owner of the Supermarket Parcel agrees to grant such additional easements as are reasonably required by any public or private utility for the purpose of providing Utility Lines provided such easements are not otherwise inconsistent with the provisions of this Declaration. At any time that Albertsons Companies, Inc. (or its successor), or an affiliate of Albertsons Companies, Inc. (or its successor) is neither operating nor occupying both Parcels, at the reasonable request of either Owner, an Owner (the “Requesting Owner”) may elect to separately meter some or all of the Utility Line at the Requesting Owner’s cost and expense and in such event each of the Owners will pay the metered cost of usage to their respective Parcel.

2.4     Parking Easement. Each Owner shall have a nonexclusive easement for vehicular access to and parking upon, over and across the parking areas within the Common Area located from time to time on each of the other Parcels, for the use of said Owner and its Permittees (hereinafter defined); provided, however, in no event shall employees of an Owner be permitted to utilize the easement contemplated by this Section 2.4. As used herein the term “Permittee” shall mean all Occupants and the officers, directors, partners, agents, contractors, customers, vendors, suppliers, visitors, invitees, licensees, subtenants, and concessionaires of the occupants of the Parcels. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Declaration or otherwise, the Owner of each Parcel shall have the sole right to determine the number and location of any parking spaces located on its Parcel in accordance with any applicable laws and regulations.


3.    COMMON AREA MAINTENANCE.

3.1     Maintenance by Individual Owners. Except as otherwise provided in this Declaration, commencing on the date of this Declaration, each Owner, at such Owner’s sole cost and expense, shall maintain the Common Area and service facilities located on such Owner’s Parcel at all times in good and clean condition and repair in a quality and condition comparable to the quality and condition of first class shopping centers within the general area in which the Parcels are located.

3.2     Maintenance by Owner of the Supermarket Parcel. To the extent certain items of Common Area maintenance cannot practically be segregated or allocated between the Parcels as agreed upon by the Owners of the Parcels (“Shared Maintenance Items”), the Owner of the Supermarket Parcel shall perform such maintenance itself or contract with a third party or parties to perform any such maintenance. The Owner of the Fuel Facilities Parcel will reimburse the Owner of the Supermarket Parcel for its Pro Rata Share (as hereinafter defined) of all such Common Area expenses. Such costs shall include all reasonable expenses incurred for labor, services, equipment, supplies and materials in connection therewith. The Owner of the Supermarket Parcel shall bill the Owner of the Fuel Facilities Parcel for its Pro Rata Share of the costs incurred by the owner of the Supermarket Parcel in performing the Shared Maintenance Items no more often than monthly in arrears and such costs shall be payable within thirty (30) days after receipt of an invoice therefore and, if requested, supporting documentation maintained by the Owner of the Supermarket Parcel in its ordinary course of business. For purposes of this Declaration, the Fuel Facilities Parcel’s “Pro Rata Share” shall be based on a fraction, the numerator of which is the square footage of the land area on the Fuel Facilities Parcel and the denominator of which is the total square footage of the land area on the Supermarket Parcel and the Fuel Facilities Parcel.

3.3    Emergencies. In the event of any emergency requiring maintenance or repair of any portion of the access easement, any Owner may, at its option and without notice to the other Owner, undertake such action as is reasonably required in response to such emergency, pay any and all reasonable costs and charges associated therewith, and (if applicable) obtain reimbursement from the Owner responsible for such maintenance, repair or other performance under this Declaration. Each Owner grants the other Owner a temporary easement to enter onto the granting Owner’s property to perform the cure work described herein (if the conditions herein are met).

4.    RESTRICTIONS.

4.1     Use Restrictions. The Fuel Facilities Parcel shall not be used or occupied (a) as a supermarket (which shall be defined as any store or department primarily devoted to the retail sale of food for off-premises consumption), drug store, or any combination thereof; (b) for the sale of fresh or frozen meat, fish, poultry or produce for off-premises consumption; or (c) for the sale or offer for sale of any pharmaceutical products requiring dispensation through a pharmacy or the services of a registered or licensed pharmacist; provided, however, the aforesaid restrictions shall not be deemed to prohibit (i) the operation of a convenience store selling foods, snacks, alcoholic beverages for off-premises consumption, and any items typically found or sold in a convenience store, or (ii) the operation of a free standing “fast food” restaurant, such as, but not limited to, Wendy’s, McDonald’s, Burger King or Subway Sandwiches. The Supermarket Parcel shall not be used or occupied as a facility selling and dispensing gasoline, motor fuel or other non-packaged petroleum products.


4.2    Special Use Restrictions. No part of the Fuel Facilities Parcel shall be used for any Noxious Uses (hereinafter defined). For purposes of this Section 4.2, a “Noxious Use” means any of the following uses:

 

  1.

any unlawful use;

 

  2.

tanning, bowling alley, karate center, skating rink, or other live sports facility other than a first class or nationally or regionally recognized gym, fitness center or spa;

 

  3.

any laundromat or commercial laundry or dry cleaning plant (other than shops serving as a drop-off and pick-up cleaning establishment which do no processing on their premises);

 

  4.

funeral parlor, crematorium, mortuary or similar service;

 

  5.

off track betting or bingo parlor, or other betting or gambling establishment;

 

  6.

any billiard or pool room;

 

  7.

any cash for gold, or so called “second hand” or surplus store, pawn shop, flea market, swap meet, junk yard, or auction fire sale, bankruptcy or “going out of business” sale, liquidation, second hand or surplus store or flea market (excluding any store that is part of a recognized national or regional chain of first class stores selling second hand merchandise, including, but not limited to, Funcoland, Play It Again Sports and Once Upon A Child, and excluding quality antique stores);

 

  8.

massage parlor (excluding (a) facilities for therapeutic massage incidental to a permitted retail use such as a first class or nationally or regionally recognized day spa and (b) nationally or regionally recognized massage chains of comparable quality to Massage Envy);

 

  9.

living quarters (including, without limitation, drug rehabilitation or “halfway” house) or for residential purposes;

 

  10.

theater (movie or live), movie theater, auditorium or meeting hall, catering or banquet facility, night club, discotheque, dance hall or ballroom; provided, however, that use of electronic media incidental to another permitted use shall not be a prohibited use

 

  11.

church or other place of public assembly or religious worship, except that retail stores selling religious merchandise are expressly not prohibited;

 

  12.

any gun range or use which involves any unusual firing, explosive or other damaging or dangerous hazard (but excluding the storage, display or sales of fireworks);

 

  13.

pornographic use (i.e., the exhibition, sale or display of sexually explicit printed materials, audio or video tapes, videocassettes, or film, or sexual devices or sexually oriented entertainment unless, (i) incidental to a permitted use, (ii) permitted by law, and (iii) commonly exhibited, sold, rented or displayed in first class shopping centers similar in the metropolitan area where the property is located), adult book or video tape store (i.e., stores a significant part of the inventory of which is not available for sale or rental to children under 15 years old because such inventory explicitly deals with or depicts human sexuality);

 

  14.

hotel or motel;


  15.

school (except training incidental to a retail use; provided same is conducted within the applicable retail premises), library, reading room, beauty school, or barber college;

 

  16.

drug paraphernalia store or so called “head” shop;

 

  17.

any trailer court, mobile home park, sales office or lot for sale, rental or leasing of new or used boats, automobiles, motorcycles, trucks, mobile homes, trailers or other vehicles, labor camp, junk yard, stockyard;

 

  18.

off-track betting, gambling, gaming or check cashing facility (other than a bona fide banking institution);

 

  19.

Amusement park, carnival, circus, fair, disco, or nightclub;

 

  20.

animal kennel, or animal raising or boarding (other than pet supply stores and veterinarian offices that are an incidental use in a national or regional pet store, provided the same does not sell animals raised in puppy mills);

 

  21.

any assembling or manufacturing facility;

 

  22.

any factory, processing or rendering plant;

 

  23.

any dust, dirt or fly-ash in excessive quantities;

 

  24.

any industrial use or other use for a purpose which causes strong or offensive odors, fumes, dust or vapors and/or untidiness; any distilling, refining, smelting, agriculture or mining operation; or drilling for or removal of subsurface substances, dumping, disposal, incineration or reduction of garbage or refuse (other than handling or reducing such waste produced on the premises from otherwise authorized uses and, in such latter event, only if handled in a reasonably clean and sanitary manner), provided, however, that such activities will be permitted in connection with the construction of buildings and tenant improvements.

4.3    Hazardous Materials. The Owner of the Fuel Facilities Parcel shall not use or permit the use, handling, generation, storage, release, disposal or transportation of Hazardous Materials, other than Permitted Materials (hereinafter defined), on, about, or under the Fuel Facilities Parcel, and the Owner of the Fuel Facilities shall cause such use, handling, generation, storage, release, disposal or transportation of Permitted Materials to be done in the ordinary course of its operation of the business at the Fuel Facilities Parcel and in compliance with all Environmental Laws (hereinafter defined). For purposes of this Declaration, “Hazardous Material” means any substance or material currently or in the future regulated, classified, defined as or included in the definition of “hazardous substances”, “hazardous wastes”, “hazardous materials”, “extremely hazardous waste”, “acutely hazardous waste”, “restricted hazardous waste”, “toxic substances”, “pollutant”, “contaminant” or “known to cause cancer or reproductive toxicity”, (or words of similar import), petroleum products (including crude oil or any fraction thereof), asbestos or asbestos containing materials, PCBs, or any other chemical, substance or material which is prohibited, limited or regulated under any Environmental Law (hereinafter defined). “Environmental Law” means current or future federal, state, or local laws, statutes, ordinances, rules, regulations, orders, permits, licenses, decrees, common law, treaties and other pronouncements having the effect of law and regulating, relating to, or protecting health and safety, the environment or natural resources, or imposing liability or standards concerning materials or substances known or suspected to be toxic or hazardous to health and safety, the environment, or


natural resources. For purposes of this Declaration, “Permitted Materials” means Hazardous Materials which are motor fuels (and components thereof and additions thereto) stored or dispensed through any Fuel Facilities, petroleum products for retail sale, batteries or energy and electricity storage, transmission and dispensing equipment used for the energizing of automobiles and other vehicles and other commercial products in retail packaging or containers for sale that constitute or contain Hazardous Materials, or cleaning, maintenance and office supplies in reasonable commercial quantities utilized in the ordinary course of the occupant of the Fuel Facilities Parcel’s business that constitute or contain Hazardous Materials.

5.    INSURANCE, TAXES, UTILITIES, TAX PARCEL DIVISION. Each Owner shall at all times any easement is in effect maintain comprehensive public liability insurance covering such easement or easements on its Parcel in amounts that are commercially reasonable. Each Owner shall pay for its own potable water service and maintain and pay for its own electric and natural gas utilities. Each Owner shall pay real estate taxes and assessments on its Parcel, including that portion within any easement area covered by this Declaration.

6.    EXISTING DECLARATION. From and after the date of this Declaration, the Owners of the Supermarket Parcel and the Fuel Facilities Parcel shall, with respect to their respective Parcel, fully perform all of the obligations otherwise imposed by the Existing Declaration, notwithstanding that there is no mention of the Supermarket Parcel and the Fuel Facilities Parcel (or any Owner thereof) in the Existing Declaration.

7.    NO RIGHTS IN PUBLIC/THIRD PARTY BENEFICIARIES. Nothing contained in this Declaration shall be construed as creating any rights in the general public or as dedicating for public use any portion of the Supermarket Parcel or the Fuel Facilities Parcel. This Declaration is not intended to create, nor shall it in any way be interpreted or construed to create, any third party beneficiary rights in any person not a party hereto.

8.    REMEDIES. In the event of a breach of any of the terms or provisions of this Declaration, and subject to the terms herein, the non-defaulting party shall be entitled to exercise any and all available remedies at law or in equity for full and adequate relief from such breach, which remedies shall be cumulative. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Declaration, in no event shall any default or breach under this Declaration entitle any party to seek or to enforce the cancellation, rescission, or termination in whole or in part of this Declaration or of any of the easements or use restrictions herein granted. In the event of any violation or threatened violation by any person of any of the provisions of this Declaration, any or all of the parties shall have the right to enjoin such violation or threatened violation in a court of competent jurisdiction. The right of injunction shall be in addition to all other remedies set forth in this Declaration or provided by law or equity.

9.    INTENTIONALLY OMITTED.

10.    MISCELLANEOUS.

10.1     Notices. Any notice to be given by any party under this Declaration shall be given in writing and delivered in person, or by reputable nationwide overnight courier (e.g., Federal


Express), or forwarded by certified or registered mail, postage prepaid, return receipt requested, at the address indicated below, unless the party giving such notice has been notified, in writing, of a change of address:

 

   Supermarket Parcel Owner:
   [                                         ]
   [                                         ]
   [                                         ]
   Attention:
   E-Mail:
with a copy to:    [                                         ]
   [                                         ]
   [                                         ]
   Attention:
   E-Mail:
and a copy to:    [                                         ]
   [                                         ]
   [                                         ]
   Attention:
   Email:
Fuel Facilities Parcel Owner:
   c/o Albertsons Companies, Inc.
   250 Parkcenter Boulevard
   Boise, Idaho 83706
   Attention:        Travis M. Molis
   E-Mail:            travis.molis@albertsons.com
   with a copy to:
   c/o Albertsons Companies, Inc.
   250 Parkcenter Boulevard
   Boise, Idaho 83706
   Attention:        Brad Beckstrom
   E-Mail:            Bradley.Beckstrom@albertsons.com
   and a copy to:
   Greenberg Traurig, LLP
   77 W. Wacker Drive, Suite 3100
   Chicago, Illinois 60601
   Attention:         Corey Light
   E-Mail:             lightc@gtlaw.com


Any such notice shall be deemed effective on the date on which such notice is delivered, if notice is given by personal delivery or overnight courier, or if notice is sent through the United States mail, on the date of actual delivery as shown by the addressee’s receipt or upon the expiration of three (3) days following the date of mailing, whichever first occurs.

10.2     Attorneys’ Fees. In the event a party institutes any legal action or proceeding for the enforcement of any right or obligation contained in this Declaration, the prevailing party shall be entitled to recover from the unsuccessful party its costs and reasonable attorneys’ fees incurred in the preparation and prosecution of such action or proceeding.

10.3     Amendment. The parties agree that this Declaration may be terminated, modified, or amended only by the written consent of all record Owners of the Supermarket Parcel and the Fuel Facilities Parcel. Any such termination, modification, or amendment of this Declaration shall be evidenced by a document that has been fully executed and acknowledged by all such Owners and recorded in the official records of the County Recorder of the County in which the Parcels are located.

10.4     Consents. Wherever in this Declaration the consent or approval of a party is required, unless otherwise expressly provided in this Declaration, such consent or approval shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed. Any request for consent or approval shall: (a) be in writing; (b) specify the Section hereof which requires that such notice be given or that such consent or approval be obtained; and (c) be accompanied by such background data as is reasonably necessary to make an informed decision thereon.

10.5     No Waiver. No waiver of any default of any obligation by any party to this Declaration shall be implied from any omission by the other party to take any action with respect to such default.

10.6     No Agency. Nothing in this Declaration shall be deemed or construed by any third party or by any third person to create the relationship of principal and agent or of limited or general partners or of joint venturers or of any other association between the Owner of the Supermarket Parcel and the Owner of the Fuel Facilities Parcel.

10.7     Covenants to Run with Land. It is intended that each of the easements, covenants, conditions, restrictions, rights, and obligations set forth in this Declaration shall run with the land and create equitable servitudes in favor of the real property benefited thereby, shall bind every person having any fee, leasehold, or other interest therein and shall inure to the benefit of the respective parties and their successors, assigns, heirs, and personal representatives. However, no easement, covenant, condition, restriction, or other right or benefit accruing under this Declaration in favor of any Parcel shall be assignable, transferable, or otherwise delegable to or for the benefit of neighboring real property that is not a Parcel hereunder (for example, the Owner of the


Supermarket Parcel shall have no right to assign the easement for vehicular access over the Common Areas of the Fuel Facilities Parcel arising under this Declaration in favor of other real property in the vicinity of the Parcels).

10.8     Grantee’s Acceptance. The grantee of any Parcel or any portion thereof, by acceptance of a deed conveying title thereto or the execution of a contract for the purchase thereof, whether from an original party or from a subsequent Owner of such Parcel, shall accept such deed or contract upon and subject to each and all of the easements, covenants, conditions, restrictions, and obligations contained herein. By such acceptance, any such grantee shall, from and after the date of such transfer, for himself and his successors, assigns, heirs, and personal representatives, covenant, consent, and agree to and with all other parties, to keep, observe, comply with, assume the burdens of and perform the obligations and agreements set forth herein with respect to the property so acquired by such grantee, whereupon the grantor of such property shall be released from such obligations and agreements thereafter arising in respect of such property.

10.9     Intentionally Omitted.

10.10    Severability. Each provision of this Declaration and the application thereof to the Supermarket Parcel and the Fuel Facilities Parcel are hereby declared to be independent of and severable from the remainder of this Declaration. If any provision contained in this Declaration shall be held to be invalid or to be unenforceable or not to run with the land, such holding, shall not affect the validity or enforceability of the remainder of this Declaration. In the event the validity or enforceability of any provision of this Declaration is held to be dependent upon the existence of a specific legal description, the parties agree to promptly cause such legal description to be prepared.

10.11     Time of Essence. Time is of the essence of this Declaration.

10.12     Entire Agreement. This Declaration contains the complete understanding and agreement of the parties with respect to all matters referred to in this Declaration, and all prior representations, negotiations, and understandings are superseded by this Declaration.

10.13     Estoppel Certificate. Each party, upon the written request of another party, shall execute, acknowledge, and deliver, without charge and within thirty (30) days following such request to such requestor or, if requested, such requestor’s mortgagee, prospective mortgagee, prospective transferee or prospective tenant, an estoppel certificate certifying that this Declaration is unmodified and in full force and effect, that no party is in default under this Declaration (or stating such default(s), if any, are claimed), whether to such party’s knowledge any unpaid costs or liens exist with respect to the requesting party’s performance under this Declaration and setting forth such other information as may reasonably be requested.

10.14     Subordinate Declarations. Nothing contained in this Declaration shall be deemed to prohibit the recording by a party of additional easements, covenants, conditions, or restrictions applicable to such party’s Parcel only, so long as the same are subordinate to this Declaration and not in conflict with this Declaration.


10.15     Governing Law and Jurisdiction. The laws of the State in which the Parcels are located shall govern the interpretation, validity, performance, and enforcement of this Declaration. The parties irrevocably consent to jurisdiction and venue in the State in which the Parcels are located and agree not to attempt to remove or transfer any action properly commenced in the State in which the Parcels are located.


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Owners have executed this Declaration as of the date first written above.

 

SUPERMARKET PARCEL OWNER
[                            ], a [                    ],
By:  

                                                              

Name:  

 

Title:  

 

[INSERT NOTARY BLOCK]

[Signature page continues on next page]


FUEL FACILITIES PARCEL OWNER
By:  

 

Name:  
Title:   Authorized Signatory

STATE OF                           )

                                               ) ss.

County of                              )

On this      day of             , 202  , before me                     , personally appeared                     , known or identified to me (or proved to me on the oath of                     ) to be an Authorized Signatory of                     , and acknowledged to me that he executed the within instrument on behalf of said corporation, and that such corporation executed the same in said partnership name.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my official seal the day and year in this certificate first above written.

 

 

NOTARY PUBLIC FOR IDAHO

Residing at  

            

My Commission Expires  

        


Schedule I

Legal Description of the Supermarket Parcel


Schedule II

Legal Description of the Fuel Facilities Parcel


EXHIBIT H

FORM OF SUBLEASE OR LICENSE NON-DISTURBANCE AGREEMENT

[SUBLEASE/LICENSE] RECOGNITION AGREEMENT

THIS [SUBLEASE/LICENSE] RECOGNITION AGREEMENT (“Agreement”), made as of             , 20    , by and between                     , a                      (“Landlord”) and                      a                      (“Subtenant”).

R E C I T A L S :

A.    Landlord and                      (“Tenant”) have entered into a certain [amended and restated] Unitary Master Sublease (the “Lease”) dated as of             , 20[    ],    [a memorandum of which has been recorded in the Recorder of Deeds Office in and for                      County,                     ,] which demises certain real property located at                      (the “Property Location”), which Property Location is more particularly described on Exhibit “A” attached hereto and made a part hereof.

B.    Pursuant to a [Sublease/License] dated as of             , 20     (the “Sublease”), Tenant has leased to Subtenant                      of the Property Location (the “Subleased Property Location”), and which Subleased Property Location is more particularly described in the Sublease.

C.    The parties hereto desire to effectuate the provisions of Section 18.3 of the Lease with respect to the Sublease and the Subleased Property Location.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements herein contained, the parties hereto, intending to be legally bound hereby, agree as follows:

1.    Landlord warrants and represents as follows:

a.    that the Lease is unmodified (except as may be otherwise set forth in Exhibit B annexed hereto, if any) and is in full force and effect;

b.    that the term of the Lease expires on , but is subject          to extension periods of                      (        ) years each, subject to the terms of the Lease; and

c.    that, to Landlord’s knowledge, Tenant is not in default under the Lease

2.    Subtenant hereby represents, warrants, and covenants to Landlord that it has delivered to Landlord a true, correct, and complete copy of the Sublease and that the Sublease embodies the complete and entire agreement between Tenant and Subtenant relating to or affecting the use or occupancy of the Property Location and the Subleased Property Location. Landlord hereby acknowledges receipt of a copy of the Sublease, and agrees the exercise by Subtenant of any of its rights, remedies and options contained therein shall not constitute a default under the Lease.


3.    If the Leased Property is then one of the Leased Properties under the Lease and not substituted or removed pursuant to Section 19.8, Section 28, or Section 42 of the Lease, Landlord shall not, in the exercise of any of the rights arising or which may arise out of the Lease or of any instrument modifying or amending the same or entered into in substitution or replacement thereof, as a result of Tenant’s default, disturb or deprive Subtenant in or of its possession or its rights to possession of the Subleased Property Location or of any right or privilege granted to or inuring to the benefit of Subtenant under the Sublease, provided that Subtenant is not in default under the Sublease beyond the expiration of any applicable notice and cure period.

4.    If the Leased Property is then one of the Leased Properties under the Lease and not substituted or removed pursuant to Section 19.8, Section 28, or Section 42 of the Lease, then in the event of the termination of the Lease by reentry, notice, conditional limitation, surrender, summary proceeding or other action or proceeding, or otherwise, due to an Event of Default and if immediately prior to such surrender, termination or expiration the Sublease shall be in full force and effect, Subtenant shall not be made a party in any removal or eviction action or proceeding nor shall Subtenant be evicted or removed of its possession or its right of possession of the Subleased Property Location be disturbed or in any way interfered with, and the Sublease shall continue in full force and effect as a direct lease between Landlord and Subtenant, provided that Subtenant is not in default under the Sublease beyond the expiration of any applicable notice and cure period. Without limitation, Subtenant hereby agrees to attorn to Landlord as its landlord thereunder so as to establish direct privity of estate and contract between Landlord and Subtenant, said attornment to be effective and self-operative without the execution of any further instrument on the part of either of the parties hereto immediately upon Landlord succeeding to the interest of Tenant under the Sublease. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, no event shall Landlord be (a) liable for any act or omission of any prior sublandlord under the Sublease (including without limitation Tenant), (b) bound by any rent or additional rent that Subtenant might have paid for more than one (1) month in advance to any prior sublandlord (including without limitation Tenant), or (c) bound by any amendment, extension, or other modification of the Sublease made without Landlord’s consent.

5.    Landlord hereby waives and relinquishes any lien, statutory or otherwise, that it may have against the personal property, goods or chattels of Subtenant in or on the Subleased Property Location, subject to the terms of the Sublease.

6.    All notices, demands, designations, certificates, requests, offers, consents, approvals, appointments and other instruments given pursuant to this Agreement shall be in writing and given by any one of the following: (a) hand delivery; (b) express overnight delivery service; (c) certified or registered mail, return receipt requested; or (d) facsimile or E-Mail transmission, and shall be deemed to have been delivered upon (i) receipt, if hand delivered; (ii) the next Business Day, if delivered by a reputable express overnight delivery service; (iii) the third Business Day following the day of deposit of such notice with the United States Postal Service, if sent by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested; or (iv) transmission, if


delivered by facsimile or E-Mail transmission. Notices shall be provided to the parties and addresses (or electronic mail addresses) specified below:

 

If to the Landlord, at:

                                                                              

                                                                             
                                                                             

Attention:

 

                    

If to the Subtenant, at:
                                                                              
                                                                              
  Attention:  

 

If to the Tenant:
                                                                              
                                                                              
  Attention:  

                                          

with a copy to:
                                                                              
                                                                              
  Attention  

                    

or to such other address or such other person as either party may from time to time hereafter specify to the other party in a notice delivered in the manner provided above. Notices from any party may be given by such party’s attorney.

7.    No modification, amendment, waiver or release of any provision of this Agreement or of any right, obligation, claim or cause of action arising hereunder shall be valid or binding for any purpose whatsoever unless in writing and duly executed by the party against whom the same is sought to be asserted.

8.    If any litigation is commenced between the parties hereto concerning this Agreement or the rights or obligations of any party in relation thereto, the prevailing party in such litigation shall be entitled, in addition to such other relief as may be granted, to a reasonable sum for its attorney’s fees in such litigation (including any appeal thereof), which sum shall be determined by the court in such litigation or in a separate action brought for that purpose. The parties hereto hereby waive any right to trial by jury.1

 

 

1 

NTD: Judicial reference provision to be added for this Exhibit to a CA Leased Property.


9.    This Agreement shall be binding on and shall inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective heirs, legal representatives, successors, assigns and sublessees.

[THIS SPACE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK]

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Agreement to be executed under seal the date first above written.

 

WITNESS/ATTEST:    
    LANDLORD:
                                                                                      , a                 
                                                                                                           
                                                                                                           

                    

    By:                                                                                                 
   

Name:

Title:

 

SUBTENANT:

                                                                                      , a                 
                                                                                                           
                                                                                                           

                     

    By:                                                                                                 
   

Name:

Title:

TENANT’S CONSENT

Tenant consents and agrees to the foregoing Agreement, which was entered into at Tenant’s request. The foregoing Agreement shall not alter, waive or diminish any of Tenant’s obligations under the Lease or Sublease. Tenant is not a party to the above Agreement.

 

    TENANT:
                                                                                      , a                 
                                                                                                           
                                                                                                           

                     

    By:                                                                                                 
   

Name:

Title:

LIST OF EXHIBITS

If any exhibit is not attached hereto at the time of execution of this Agreement, it may thereafter be attached by written agreement of the parties, evidenced by initialing said exhibit.

Exhibit “A” - Legal Description of the Property Location


LANDLORD’S ACKNOWLEDGMENT

STATE OF                                               :

                                                                  :             SS

COUNTY OF                                           :

On this, the      day of            , 20    , before me a Notary Public in and for the State and County noted above, the undersigned officer, personally appeared                     , who acknowledged that he/she is the              of                     , a , and that he/she, being authorized to do so, executed the foregoing instrument for the purposes therein contained by signing the name of the company by himself/herself as such officer.

In witness whereof, I hereunto set my hand and official seal.

 

 

  [Seal]
Notary Public  

My Commission Expires:

            , 20    


SUBTENANT’S ACKNOWLEDGMENT

STATE OF                                  :

                                                     :                 SS

COUNTY OF                             :

On this, the      day of             , 20    , before me a Notary Public in and for the State and County noted above, the undersigned officer, personally appeared                     , who acknowledged that he/she is the               of                     , a                     , and that he/she, being authorized to do so, executed the foregoing instrument for the purposes therein contained by signing the name of the company by himself/herself as such officer.

In witness whereof, I hereunto set my hand and official seal.

 

                     

  [Seal]
Notary Public

My Commission Expires:

            , 20    


EXHIBIT I

RESERVED


EXHIBIT J

FORM OF LEASE AMENDMENT

                     AMENDMENT TO UNITARY MASTER SUBLEASE

(Removing Leased Property Store #                     located at                     ,                     )

THIS                      AMENDMENT TO UNITARY MASTER SUBLEASE (this “Amendment”) is made as of              , 20        , by and between [                    ], a [                    ] (“Landlord”) and those entities set forth on Schedule I (collectively, “Tenant”).

R E C I T A L S:

A.    Landlord and Tenant have previously entered into that certain Unitary Master Sublease dated [                    ], as modified by those certain amendments set forth on Exhibit A hereto (the “Lease”), with respect to the Leased Properties more particularly described on Schedule II to the Lease, including the Leased Property known as Store #                     and located at                     ,                      (the “Removed Property”).

B.    In connection therewith, Landlord and Tenant desire to amend the Lease to remove the Removed Property from the Leased Properties, to reduce Annual Rent payable under the Lease and to amend the Lease in other respects, in each case upon the terms and conditions contained herein.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants contained herein and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, Landlord and Tenant hereby agree as follows:

1.    Removal of the Removed Property. The Removed Property is hereby removed from the Leased Properties leased to Tenant pursuant to the Lease. The attachment to the Lease referred to as Schedule II is amended such that the entry for the Removed Property, is deleted in its entirety.


2.    Reduction of Annual Rent. Schedule 3.1 to the Lease is hereby deleted and replaced with Schedule 3.1 attached hereto.

3.    Ratification. Except as otherwise provided herein, the Lease is ratified and affirmed and is not amended. All references to “Lease” shall henceforth mean the Lease as amended by this Amendment.

4.    Conflicts. The provisions of this Amendment shall govern and control in the event of any conflict between this Amendment and the provisions of the Lease.

5.    Further Assurances. The parties hereto, and each of them, agree to execute from time to time, any and all documents reasonably requested by the others to carry out the intent of this Amendment.

6.    Counterparts. This Amendment may be executed by each of the parties hereto in separate counterparts, which shall have the same force and effect as if all of the parties had executed this Amendment as a single document. Counterparts of this Amendment which are delivered by facsimile or electronic mail shall be deemed original counterparts for all purposes.

7.    Successors and Assigns. This Amendment shall inure to the benefit of the legal representatives, successors, and assigns of the parties and shall be binding upon their respective heirs, representatives, successors and assigns.

[Signature page follows]


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Amendment is executed by the undersigned as of the date first above written.

 

LANDLORD:
                    ,
a                                         
By:  

                                         

Name:  

 

Its:  

 

TENANT:
[TENANT],
a [                    ]
By:  

                                         

Name:  

 

Its:  

 

[TENANT],
a [                    ]
By:  

                                         

Name:  

 

Its:  

 


Schedule I

Tenant

 

                                         


Exhibit A

                     Amendment to Unitary Master Sublease dated                     , between Landlord and Tenant (Removing Leased Property located at                     ).


SCHEDULE 1.34

NOXIOUS USE

As used in this Lease, “Noxious Use” means any of the following uses:

 

  (1)

any unlawful use;

 

  (2)

tanning, bowling alley, karate center, skating rink, or other live sports facility other than a first class or nationally or regionally recognized gym, fitness center or spa;

 

  (3)

any laundromat or commercial laundry or dry cleaning plant (other than shops serving as a drop-off and pick-up cleaning establishment which do no processing on their premises);

 

  (4)

funeral parlor, crematorium, mortuary or similar service;

 

  (5)

off track betting or bingo parlor, or other betting or gambling establishment;

 

  (6)

any billiard or pool room;

 

  (7)

any cash for gold, or so called “second hand” or surplus store, pawn shop, flea market, swap meet, junk yard, or auction fire sale, bankruptcy or “going out of business” sale, liquidation, second hand or surplus store or flea market (excluding any store that is part of a recognized national or regional chain of first class stores selling second hand merchandise, including, but not limited to, Funcoland, Play It Again Sports and Once Upon A Child, and excluding quality antique stores);

 

  (8)

massage parlor (excluding (a) facilities for therapeutic massage incidental to a permitted retail use such as a first class or nationally or regionally recognized day spa and (b) nationally or regionally recognized massage chains of comparable quality to Massage Envy);

 

  (9)

living quarters (including, without limitation, drug rehabilitation or “halfway” house) or for residential purposes;

 

  (10)

theater (movie or live), movie theater, auditorium or meeting hall, catering or banquet facility, night club, discotheque, dance hall or ballroom; provided, however, that use of electronic media incidental to another permitted use shall not be a prohibited use;

 

  (11)

church or other place of public assembly or religious worship, except that retail stores selling religious merchandise are expressly not prohibited;

 

  (12)

any gun range or use which involves any unusual firing, explosive or other damaging or dangerous hazard (but excluding the storage, display or sales of fireworks in compliance with the terms and provisions of the Lease);

 

  (13)

pornographic use (i.e., the exhibition, sale or display of sexually explicit printed materials, audio or video tapes, videocassettes, or film, or sexual devices or sexually oriented entertainment unless, (i) incidental to a permitted use, (ii) permitted by law, and (iii) commonly exhibited, sold, rented or displayed in first class shopping centers similar in the metropolitan area where the property is located), adult book or video tape store (i.e., stores a significant part of the inventory of which is not available for sale or rental to children under 15 years old because such inventory explicitly deals with or depicts human sexuality);

 

  (14)

hotel or motel;


  (15)

school (except training incidental to a retail use; provided same is conducted within the applicable retail premises), library, reading room, beauty school, or barber college;

 

  (16)

drug paraphernalia store or so called “head” shop;

 

  (17)

any car wash or the performance of any automobile or boat body and fender repair work or other business servicing boats or motor vehicles (including quick lube oil change service, tire center, gasoline or service station, dispensing of petroleum products); provided, however, that in connection with Tenant or an Affiliate of Tenant operating any Fuel Facilities on the portion of the Leased Premises that does not include the Building, a car wash shall not be deemed a “Noxious Use” hereunder;

 

  (18)

any trailer court, mobile home park, sales office or lot for sale, rental or leasing of new or used boats, automobiles, motorcycles, trucks, mobile homes, trailers or other vehicles, labor camp, junk yard, stockyard;

 

  (19)

off-track betting, gambling, gaming or check cashing facility (other than a bona fide banking institution);

 

  (20)

Amusement park, carnival, circus, fair, disco, or nightclub;

 

  (21)

animal kennel, or animal raising or boarding (other than pet supply stores and veterinarian offices that are an incidental use in a national or regional pet store, provided the same does not sell animals raised in puppy mills);

 

  (22)

any assembling or manufacturing facility;

 

  (23)

any factory, processing or rendering plant;

 

  (24)

any dust, dirt or fly-ash in excessive quantities;

 

  (25)

any industrial use or other use for a purpose which causes strong or offensive odors, fumes, dust or vapors and/or untidiness; any distilling, refining, smelting, agriculture or mining operation; or drilling for or removal of subsurface substances, dumping, disposal, incineration or reduction of garbage or refuse (other than handling or reducing such waste produced on the premises from otherwise authorized uses and, in such latter event, only if handled in a reasonably clean and sanitary manner), provided, however, that such activities will be permitted in connection with the construction of buildings and tenant improvements.


SCHEDULE 3.1

RENT SCHEDULE

If the Primary Term is reset due to RE Investor exercising the Investor Exchange Right and selling the Selected SPE/Real Estate Asset as contemplated in Section 2.1 of the Lease, for purposes of Annual Rent, the Lease Year shall re-set to the Annual Rent set forth in the Lease Year that the re-set occurred (e.g. if the re-set occurs in Lease Year 7 then the Annual Rent for the re-set back to Lease Year 1 will be the Annual Rent set forth in Lease Year 7) and the Annual Rent bumps revert to 1.5% annually for Lease Years 2 - 5, 0% increase annually for Lease Years 6 – 10, and then 7.5% increase every 5 years commencing in Lease Year 11 and then occurring every 5 years thereafter until, with respect to each Leased Property, the reset of Annual Rent for such Leased Property to the greater of FMV and the then last Lease Year’s Annual Rent for such Leased Property (each, a “FMV Reset”). The first FMV Reset for each Leased Property occurs upon the beginning of that particular option term when such Leased Property is at 80% of its useful life (“80% UL”), which 80% UL for each Leased Property is set forth in the column entitled “80% of UL (FMV Reset Yr)” of the Rent Schedule (e.g. if the Primary Term is reset due to the RE Investor exercising the Investor Exchange Right in Lease Year 7 and the 80% UL is in Year 35 for a particular Leased Property, then the first FMV Reset for such Leased Property shall be effective upon the commencement of Option Term 2 for that particular Leased Property), and subsequent FMV Resets for such Leased Property shall occur every 5 years thereafter for the balance of the Term.