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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 15, 2020

 

Eldorado Resorts, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Nevada

 

001-36629

 

46-3657681

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

100 West Liberty Street, Suite 1150

Reno, NV

 

89501

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (775) 328-0100 

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:

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

  Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) 

  Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) 

  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

Common Stock, $0.00001, par value

 

ERI

 

NASDAQ Stock Market

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.

Amendment to A&R Commitment Letter

On June 15, 2020, Eldorado Resorts, Inc. (“Eldorado”) entered into an amendment (the “Amendment to A&R Commitment Letter”) to its amended and restated commitment letter, dated as of July 19, 2019 (as amended, the “A&R Commitment Letter”), in order to amend the terms for Eldorado’s new credit agreement (the “New Credit Agreement”) to be entered into on the closing date of Eldorado’s acquisition of Caesars Entertainment Corporation (the “Merger”), in order to address the effects of the property closures resulting from the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The amended terms for the New Credit Agreement provide that the senior secured leverage ratio financial covenant for the benefit of the new revolving credit facility thereunder (the “New Revolving Credit Facility”) will be set at a ratio of 6.35 to 1.0, but such senior secured leverage ratio financial covenant will not be tested until the earlier of (a) the fiscal quarter ending September 30, 2021 and (b) the first fiscal quarter ending after Eldorado elects to terminate such covenant relief period, so long as during such covenant relief period Eldorado (x) complies with certain additional restrictions on permitted indebtedness, investments and restricted payments and (y) maintains minimum liquidity (calculated to include Eldorado’s unrestricted cash and Eldorado’s unused commitments under the New Revolving Credit Facility and the existing revolving credit facility (the “CRC Revolving Credit Facility”) under Caesars Resort Collection, LLC’s existing credit agreement) of $850.0 million.

The foregoing description does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Amendment to A&R Commitment Letter, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 hereto and is incorporated herein by reference.

Side Letter to A&R Commitment Letter

On June 15, 2020, Eldorado entered into a side letter (the “Side Letter”) to the A&R Commitment Letter with certain financial institutions party thereto, pursuant to which such financial institutions committed to provide (a) additional revolving credit facility commitments under the New Revolving Credit Facility upon the closing of the Merger in an aggregate principal amount equal to $185 million and (b) additional revolving credit facility commitments under the CRC Revolving Credit Facility in an aggregate principal amount equal to $25 million. Such additional revolving credit facility commitments are subject to (x) the same conditions applicable to the revolving credit facility commitments under the A&R Commitment Letter in respect of the New Revolving Credit Facility, (y) the consummation of an equity offering of at least 16 million shares of Eldorado’s stock and (z) the receipt of regulatory approvals.

The foregoing description does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Side Letter, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 10.2 hereto and is incorporated herein by reference.

Amendment to Existing ERI Credit Agreement

Eldorado is party to a credit agreement (the “Existing ERI Credit Agreement”) with JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent, and the lenders party thereto dated as of April 17, 2017, consisting of a term loan facility in an original principal amount of $1.45 billion and a $500.0 million revolving credit facility (the “Revolving Credit Facility”).

In light of the ongoing effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, Eldorado entered into an amendment (the “Amendment”) to the Existing ERI Credit Agreement on June 15, 2020 whereby the lenders under the Revolving Credit Facility under the Existing ERI Credit Agreement agreed that the financial covenants applicable to the Revolving Credit Facility under the Existing ERI Credit Agreement will not be tested until the earlier of (a) the fiscal quarter ending September 30, 2021 and (b) the first fiscal quarter ending after Eldorado elects to terminate such covenant relief period. In order to obtain such covenant relief, during the covenant relief period Eldorado is required to maintain a minimum liquidity level (calculated to include Eldorado’s unrestricted cash and unused commitments under the Revolving Credit Facility) of $200.0 million as well as comply with certain limitations on Eldorado’s ability to (i) make certain investments and acquisitions, (ii) incur additional debt and (iii) make restricted payments and prepayments on subordinated, junior lien or unsecured indebtedness.


The foregoing description does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Amendment, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 10.3 hereto and is incorporated herein by reference.

Amended and Restated GLPI Master Lease

On June 15, 2020, Tropicana Entertainment, Inc. (“Tenant”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of ERI, entered into an Amended and Restated Master Lease (the “GLPI Master Lease”) with GLP Capital, L.P. (“GLP Capital”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Gaming and Leisure Properties, Inc. (“GLPI”), which, among other things, (a) amends and restates Tenant’s existing Master Lease with GLP Capital, (b) extends the initial term from 15 years to 20 years (through September 2038), with four 5-year renewals at Tenant’s option, (c) commencing October 1, 2020, removes the variable rent payable thereunder in exchange for an increase to the non-escalating portion of base rent thereunder to approximately $23.5 million, (d) amends the dates on which, and the amounts by which, the escalating portion of base rent thereunder escalates, (e) subject to the satisfaction of certain conditions, permits Tenant to elect to replace Tropicana Evansville and/or Tropicana Greenville under the GLPI Master Lease with one or more facilities owned by ERI and known as Eldorado Gaming Scioto Downs, The Row in Reno (consisting of Eldorado, Silver Legacy and Circus Circus), Isle Casino Racing at Pompano Park, Isle Casino Hotel Blackhawk, Lady Luck Casino Blackhawk, Isle Casino Hotel Waterloo, Isle Casino Hotel Bettendorf or Isle of Capri Casino Hotel Boonville, provided that the aggregate value of such property, individually or collectively, is at least equal to the value of Tropicana Evansville or Tropicana Greenville, as applicable, (f) permits Tenant to elect to sell its interest in Belle of Baton Rouge and sever it from the GLPI Master Lease, subject to the satisfaction of certain conditions and (g) provides certain relief under the operating, capital expenditure and financial covenants thereunder in the event of facility closures due to pandemics, governmental restrictions and certain other instances of unavoidable delay. The GLPI Master Lease provides that the effectiveness thereof is subject to the receipt of applicable gaming regulatory approvals, the provision of applicable gaming regulatory notices and the expiration of applicable gaming regulatory advance notice periods.

The foregoing description does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the GLPI Master Lease, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 10.4 hereto and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 8.01 Other Events.

Letter of Intent for Convention Center and Eastside Land

On June 15, 2020, Eldorado entered into a non-binding letter of intent with VICI Properties L.P. (“VICI”), a Delaware limited partnership, to (i) cause a new “unrestricted subsidiary” of Eldorado to borrow from VICI a new 5-year, $400 million mortgage loan (the “Convention Center Mortgage Loan”) and (ii) sell to VICI approximately 23 acres of land in the vicinity of, or adjacent to, The LINQ, Bally’s Paris and Planet Hollywood in Las Vegas, Nevada and commonly known as the Eastside Land (the “Eastside Land Sale”).

The Convention Center Mortgage Loan is anticipated to be secured by the real property, improvements and other assets constituting the Caesars Forum Convention Center, including the approximately 28 acres of land on which the Caesars Forum Convention Center was built. On the closing date of the Merger, the Caesars Forum Convention Center and related real property and other assets used therein and the Eastside Land are anticipated to be distributed by CRC or its applicable subsidiaries to a newly formed subsidiary of Eldorado. In connection with the closing of the Convention Center Mortgage Loan, Eldorado anticipates that it would designate its subsidiary that then owns the Caesars Forum Convention Center and such related real property and other assets as an “unrestricted subsidiary” under the applicable agreements governing the notes and the senior secured credit facilities of Eldorado. It is anticipated that a restricted subsidiary of Eldorado will substantially concurrently enter into a lease agreement with the borrower under the Convention Center Mortgage Loan permitting Eldorado and its restricted subsidiaries to operate the Caesars Forum Convention Center.

It is anticipated that the Eastside Land will be sold to VICI for approximately $4.5 million per acre. Eldorado anticipates retaining a revocable license to use the Eastside Land so long as Eldorado pays all operating costs for the Eastside Land. It is anticipated that VICI will be permitted to revoke the license at any time upon specified notice.

The Mortgage Loan and the Eastside Land Sale are expected to close concurrently and would be subject to customary closing conditions, including completion of due diligence, negotiation of definitive documents and receipt of regulatory approvals, and consummation of the merger. These transactions are expected to close in the third quarter of 2020.


Forward- Looking Statements

This filing includes “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Exchange Act. These statements can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as “expects,” “believes,” “estimates,” “projects,” “intends,” “plans,” “seeks,” “may,” “will,” “should,” or “anticipates” or the negative or other variations of these or similar words, or by discussions of future events, strategies or risks and uncertainties. Specifically, forward looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements regarding: the impact of COVID-19 on our business and financial condition; projections of future results of operations or financial condition; our ability to consummate the acquisition of Caesars Entertainment Corporation (“Caesars”); the related real estate transactions with VICI (as defined above) and the disposition of MontBleu and our properties located in Shreveport, Kansas City and Vicksburg; expectations regarding our business and results of operations of our existing casino properties and prospects for future development; expectations regarding trends that will affect our market and the gaming industry generally and the impact of those trends on our business and results of operations; our ability to comply with the covenants in the agreements governing our outstanding indebtedness; our ability to meet our projected debt service obligations, operating expenses, and maintenance capital expenditures; expectations regarding availability of capital resources; our intention to pursue development opportunities, including the development of a mixed-use entertainment and hospitality destination expected to be located on unused land adjacent to the Pompano casino and racetrack, and additional acquisitions and divestitures; our ability to obtain financing for, and realize the anticipated benefits, of the acquisition of Caesars and future development and acquisition opportunities; and the impact of regulation on our business and our ability to receive and maintain necessary approvals for our existing properties and future projects and operation of online sportsbook, poker and gaming. Such statements are all subject to risks, uncertainties and changes in circumstances that could significantly affect the Company’s future financial results and business. Although we believe that our expectations are based on reasonable assumptions within the bounds of our knowledge of our business, there can be no assurance that actual results will not differ materially from our expectations. Meaningful factors that could cause actual results to differ from expectations include, but are not limited to, risks related to the following: (a) the extent and duration of the impact of the global COVID-19 pandemic on the Company’s business, financial results and liquidity; (b) the duration of closure of our properties, which we cannot predict at this time; (c) the impact and cost of new operating procedures expected to be implemented upon re-opening of the Company’s casinos; (d) the impact of actions we have undertaken to reduce costs and improve efficiencies to mitigate losses as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, which could negatively impact guest loyalty and our ability to attract and retain our employees; (e) the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and resulting unemployment and changes in general economic conditions on discretionary consumer spending and customer demand; (f) our substantial indebtedness and significant financial commitments, including our lease obligations, could adversely affect our results of operations and our ability to service such obligations, react to changes in our markets and pursue development and acquisition opportunities; (g) restrictions and limitations in agreements governing our debt could significantly affect our ability to operate our business and our liquidity; (h) risks relating to payment of a significant portion of our cash flow as debt service and rent under our lease obligations; (i) financial, operational, regulatory or other potential challenges that may arise as a result of leasing of a number of our properties from a single lessor; (j) our facilities operate in very competitive environments and we face increasing competition including through legalization of online betting and gaming; (k) uncertainty regarding legalization of betting and online gaming in the jurisdictions in which we operate and conditions applicable to obtaining the licenses required to enable our betting and online gaming partners to conduct betting and gaming activities; (l) the ability to identify suitable acquisition opportunities and realize growth and cost synergies from any future acquisitions; (m) future maintenance, development or expansion projects will be subject to significant development and construction risks; (n) our gaming operations are highly regulated by governmental authorities and the cost of complying or the impact of failing to comply with such regulations; (o) changes in gaming taxes and fees in jurisdictions in which we operate; (p) risks relating to pending claims or future claims that may be brought against us; (q) changes in interest rates and capital and credit markets; (r) our ability to comply with certain covenants in our debt documents and lease obligations; (s) the effect of disruptions to our information technology and other systems and infrastructure; (t) our ability to attract and retain customers; (u) weather or road conditions limiting access to our properties; (v) the effect of war, terrorist activity, acts of violence, natural disasters and other catastrophic events; (w) the intense competition to attract and retain management and key employees in the gaming industry; and (x) other factors included in “Risk Factors,” of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019, the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2020, subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and Current Reports on Form 8-K, each as filed with the SEC. All subsequent written and oral forward-looking statements attributable to us or persons acting on our behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by the cautionary statements included in this filing. We undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by law. In light of these risks, uncertainties and assumptions, the forward-looking events discussed in this filing may not occur.


Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

The audited consolidated financial statements of Caesars as of December 31, 2019 and 2018 and for the years ended December 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017 are filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated by reference herein. The unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements of Caesars as of March 31, 2020 and for the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019 are filed as Exhibit 99.2 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated by reference herein.

(d) Exhibits:

Exhibit
No.

   

Description

         
 

10.1

   

Second Amendment to Amended and Restated Commitment Letter, dated as of June 15, 2020, by and among Eldorado Resorts, Inc., JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch, Credit Suisse Loan Funding LLC, Macquarie Capital Funding LLC, Macquarie Capital (USA) Inc., Bank of America, N.A., BofA Securities, Inc., Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch, Deutsche Bank AG Cayman Islands Branch, Goldman Sachs Bank USA, Truist Bank, SunTrust Robinson Humphrey, Inc., U.S. Bank National Association, KeyBank National Association, KeyBanc Capital Markets Inc., Fifth Third Bank and Citizens Bank, National Association.

         
 

10.2

   

Additional Revolving Commitment Side Letter, dated as of June 15, 2020, by and among Eldorado Resorts, Inc., JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch, Credit Suisse Loan Funding LLC, Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch, Bank of America, N.A., Citizens Bank, National Association and Goldman Sachs Lending Partners LLC.

         
 

10.3

   

Amendment No. 4, dated as of June 15, 2020, by and among Eldorado Resorts, Inc., the guarantors party thereto, the lenders party thereto and JPMorgan Chase N.A., as administrative agent in connection with the Credit Agreement dated as of April 17, 2017.

         
 

10.4

   

Amended and Restated Master Lease, dated as of June 15, 2020, by and between Tropicana Entertainment, Inc. and GLP Capital L.P.

         
 

23.1

   

Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP

         
 

99.1

   

Audited consolidated financial statements of Caesars Entertainment Corporation as of December 31, 2019 and 2018 and for the years ended December 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017

         
 

99.2

   

Unaudited consolidated condensed interim financial statements of Caesars Entertainment Corporation as of March 31, 2020 and for the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019

         
 

104

   

Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).


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.

 

ELDORADO RESORTS, INC.,

a Nevada corporation

         

Date: June 15, 2020

 

By:

 

/s/ Thomas R. Reeg

 

Name:

 

Thomas R. Reeg

 

Title:

 

Chief Executive Officer

Exhibit 10.1

 

JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.

383 Madison Avenue

New York, New York 10179

  

CREDIT SUISSE AG

CREDIT SUISSE

LOAN FUNDING LLC

Eleven Madison Avenue

New York, New York 10010

  

MACQUARIE CAPITAL (USA) INC.

MACQUARIE CAPITAL FUNDING LLC

125 West 55th Street

New York, New York 10019

BofA SECURITIES, INC.

BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.

One Bryant Park

New York, New York 10036

  

DEUTSCHE BANK SECURITIES INC.

DEUTSCHE BANK AG NEW YORK BRANCH

DEUTSCHE BANK AG CAYMAN ISLANDS BRANCH

60 Wall Street

New York, New York 10005

  

GOLDMAN SACHS BANK USA

200 West Street

New York, New York 10282

SUNTRUST ROBINSON HUMPHREY, INC.

TRUIST BANK

303 Peachtree Street

Atlanta, Georgia 30308

  

U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

214 North Tryon Street

Charlotte, North Carolina 28202

  

KEYBANC CAPITAL MARKETS INC.

KEYBANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

127 Public Square

Cleveland, Ohio 44114

FIFTH THIRD BANK

38 Fountain Square Plaza

Cincinnati, Ohio 45263

     

CITIZENS BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

28 State Street

Boston, Massachusetts 02109

CONFIDENTIAL

June 15, 2020

Eldorado Resorts, Inc.

100 West Liberty Street, Suite 1150

Reno, Nevada 89501

Attention: Chief Financial Officer

$1,000.0 Million Senior Secured Revolving Credit Facility

$3,000.0 Million Senior Secured Term Loan B Facility

$2,400.0 Million Senior Secured Incremental Term Loan B Facility

$1,800.0 Million Senior Unsecured Bridge Loan Facility

Second Amendment to Amended and Restated Commitment Letter

Ladies and Gentlemen:

Reference is made to that certain Amended and Restated Commitment Letter, dated July 19, 2019 (as amended by that certain First Amendment to Amended and Restated Commitment Letter and Amended and Restated Fee Letter, dated July 29, 2019 (the “First Amendment”), the “Commitment Letter”), by and among Eldorado Resorts, Inc., a Nevada corporation (the “Borrower” or “you”), JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. (together with any of its designated affiliates, “JPMorgan”), Credit Suisse AG (acting through such of its affiliates or branches as it deems appropriate, “CS”), Credit Suisse Loan Funding LLC (“CSLF” and, together with CS and their respective affiliates, “Credit Suisse”), Macquarie Capital Funding LLC


(“Macquarie Lender”), Macquarie Capital (USA) Inc. (“Macquarie Capital” and, together with Macquarie Lender, “Macquarie” and, together with JPMorgan and Credit Suisse, collectively, the “Initial Commitment Parties”), Bank of America, N.A. (“BANA”), BofA Securities, Inc. (“BofA Securities” and, together with BANA, “Bank of America”), Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. (“DBSI”), Deutsche Bank AG New York Branch (“DBNY”), Deutsche Bank AG Cayman Islands Branch (“DBCI” and, together with DBSI and DBNY, “Deutsche Bank”), Goldman Sachs Bank USA (“GS”), Truist Bank (as successor by merger to SunTrust Bank, “Truist Bank”), SunTrust Robinson Humphrey, Inc. (“STRH” and, together with Truist Bank, “SunTrust”), U.S. Bank National Association (“US Bank”), KeyBank National Association (“KeyBank”), KeyBanc Capital Markets Inc. (“KBCM” and, together with KeyBank, “Key”), Fifth Third Bank (“Fifth Third Bank”) and Citizens Bank, National Association (“Citizens” and, together with JPMorgan, Credit Suisse, Macquarie, Bank of America, Deutsche Bank, GS, SunTrust, US Bank, Key and Fifth Third Bank, collectively, the “Commitment Parties”). Capitalized terms used in this Second Amendment to Amended and Restated Commitment Letter (this “Amendment”) without definition shall have the meanings given to them in the Commitment Letter.

Each of the Commitment Parties and the Borrower agree to amend the Commitment Letter as set forth herein effective as of the date first set forth above (such date, the “Effective Date”).

1. Amendments to Commitment Letter.

(a) Section 1(b) of the Commitment Letter is hereby amended by amending and restating the penultimate sentence thereof as follows:

Notwithstanding each Lead Arranger’s right to syndicate the Credit Facilities and receive commitments with respect thereto, unless you agree in writing, (i) no Initial Lender shall be relieved, released or novated from its obligations hereunder (including its obligation to fund its commitment under the Credit Facilities on the date of the consummation of the Acquisition with the proceeds of the initial funding under the Credit Facilities (such date, the “Funding Date”)) in connection with any syndication, assignment, participation or allocation until the Funding Date has occurred, (ii) no assignment or novation or syndication by any Initial Lender shall become effective as between you and the Initial Lenders with respect to all or any portion of any Initial Lender’s commitments in respect of the Credit Facilities until the Funding Date has occurred, (iii) each of the Initial Lenders shall retain exclusive control over all rights and obligations with respect to its commitments, including all rights with respect to consents, modifications, waivers and amendments, until the Funding Date has occurred and (iv) prior to the occurrence of the Syndication Date, no Initial Lender may (either prior to or after the Funding Date) participate or syndicate any of its commitments with respect to the Credit Facilities hereunder or any Take-Out Financing, except pursuant to a sell-down process coordinated by the Lead Arrangers and managed by the applicable “left” Lead Arranger.

(b) Exhibit B to the Commitment Letter is hereby amended by replacing the reference to “$500.0 million” in the proviso to the first sentence of clause (C) under the heading “Availability” with “$600.0” million.

(c) Exhibit B to the Commitment Letter is hereby amended by replacing the second and third paragraphs under the heading “Financial Covenant” with the following:

Revolving Facility: The only financial covenant shall be a financial covenant (the “Financial Covenant”) for the benefit of the Revolving Facility only that will prohibit the Borrower from permitting the Net First Lien Leverage Ratio on the last day of any fiscal quarter (beginning with the fiscal quarter ended on the last day of the first full fiscal quarter

 

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after the Funding Date, but excluding any fiscal quarter the last day of which occurs either (i) during a Covenant Suspension Period or (ii) for so long as each and every Covenant Relief Period Condition (as defined below) shall be satisfied for the duration of the Covenant Relief Period, (1) if the Covenant Relief Period terminates in accordance with clause (a) of the definition thereof, before the date of such termination of the Covenant Relief Period or (2) if the Covenant Relief Period terminates in accordance with clause (b) of the definition thereof, before September 30, 2021), solely to the extent that on such date the aggregate amount of funded loans and letters of credit (excluding letters of credit under the Revolving Facility up to $170.0 million and cash collateralized letters of credit) under the Revolving Facility on such date exceeds an amount equal to 25% of the then outstanding commitments under the Revolving Facility (the “Testing Threshold”), to exceed 6.35 to 1.00.

For purposes hereof:

 

  (i)

Covenant Relief Period” shall mean the period commencing on the Funding Date and ending on the earlier of (a) the date on which the Administrative Agent receives a Covenant Relief Period Termination Notice from the Borrower and (b) the date on which the Administrative Agent receives from the Borrower the compliance certificate and the financial statements to be delivered pursuant to the Credit Agreement1 in respect of the fiscal quarter ending September 30, 2021 (such earlier date, the “Covenant Relief Period Termination Date”).

 

  (ii)

Covenant Relief Period Conditions” shall mean the conditions set forth on Schedule 1 hereto.

 

  (iii)

Covenant Relief Period Termination Date” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the definition of “Covenant Relief Period.”

 

  (iv)

Covenant Relief Period Termination Notice” shall mean a certificate of a responsible officer of the Borrower that is delivered to the Administrative Agent stating that the Borrower irrevocably elects to terminate the Covenant Relief Period effective as of the date on which the Administrative Agent receives such Covenant Relief Period Termination Notice.

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, to the extent every Covenant Relief Period Condition was satisfied for the duration of the Covenant Relief Period:

 

  (i)

If the Covenant Relief Period terminates pursuant to clause (a) of the definition thereof, then, if elected by the Borrower, (i) EBITDA for the period of four fiscal quarters ending on the last day of the first fiscal quarter ending after such termination of the Covenant Relief Period (the “Initial Test Period”) shall be deemed to be EBITDA for the last fiscal quarter of the Initial Test Period multiplied by 4, (ii) EBITDA for the period of four fiscal quarters ending on the last day of the first fiscal quarter ending after the Initial Test Period (the “Second Test Period”) shall be deemed to be EBITDA for the last two fiscal quarters of the Second Test Period multiplied by 2 and (iii) EBITDA for the period of four fiscal quarters ending on the last day of the first fiscal quarter ending after the Second Test Period

(the “Third Test Period”) shall be deemed to be EBITDA for the last three fiscal quarters of the Third Test Period multiplied by 4/3.

 

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References to the “Credit Agreement” in this Section 1(c) and on Schedule 1 refer to the draft Credit Agreement for the Borrower distributed to the Commitment Parties on June 5, 2020.

 

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  (ii)

If the Covenant Relief Period terminates in accordance with clause (b) of the definition thereof, then, if elected by the Borrower, (i) EBITDA for the period of four fiscal quarters ending September 30, 2021 shall be deemed to be EBITDA for the fiscal quarter ending September 30, 2021 multiplied by 4, (ii) EBITDA for the period of four fiscal quarters ending December 31, 2021 shall be deemed to be EBITDA for the fiscal quarters ending September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2021 multiplied by 2 and (iii) EBITDA for the period of four fiscal quarters ending March 31, 2022 shall be deemed to be EBITDA for the fiscal quarters ending September 30, 2021, December 31, 2021 and March 31, 2022 multiplied by 4/3.

The Covenant Relief Period Conditions are for the benefit of Lenders under the Revolving Facility only and may be amended or waived with the consent of the Borrower and the Lenders holding more than 50% of the aggregate amount of the commitments under the Revolving Facility.

2. Miscellaneous. This Amendment is subject to the confidentiality, governing law and miscellaneous provisions of the Commitment Letter, in each case, which are incorporated herein by reference mutatis mutandis. This Amendment may be executed in separate counterparts, and delivery of an executed signature page of this Amendment by facsimile or electronic mail shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart hereof. This Amendment constitutes the entire agreement among the parties pertaining to the modification of the Commitment Letter as herein provided and supersedes any and all prior or contemporaneous agreements relating to the amendment of the Commitment Letter. Each of the parties hereto agrees that this Amendment is a binding and enforceable agreement (subject to the effects of bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer, fraudulent conveyance, reorganization and other similar laws relating to or affecting creditors’ rights generally and general principles of equity) with respect to the subject matter contained herein. Except as expressly amended hereby, the Commitment Letter remains unmodified and in full force and effect. Each reference in the Commitment Letter to “this Commitment Letter,” “hereunder,” “hereof” (and each reference in the Fee Letter and any other letter agreement concerning the financing of the Transactions to the “Commitment Letter,” “thereunder” or “thereof”) or words of like import shall mean and be a reference to the Commitment Letter as amended by this Amendment.

[Signature Pages Follow]

 

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JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
By:  

/s/ Brian Smolowitz

Name:   Brian Smolowitz
Title:   Vice President

 

[Signature Page to Second Amendment to A&R Commitment Letter]


CREDIT SUISSE AG, CAYMAN ISLANDS BRANCH
By:  

/s/ Whitney Gaston

Name:   Whitney Gaston
Title:   Authorized Signatory
By:  

/s/ Christopher Zybrick

Name:   Christopher Zybrick
Title:   Authorized Signatory
CREDIT SUISSE LOAN FUNDING LLC
By:  

/s/ Joseph Palombini

Name:   Joseph Palombini
Title:   Managing Director

 

[Signature Page to Second Amendment to A&R Commitment Letter]


MACQUARIE CAPITAL (USA) INC.
By:  

/s/ Lisa Grushkin

Name:   Lisa Grushkin
Title:   Managing Director
By:  

/s/ Jeff Abt

Name:   Jeff Abt
Title:   Managing Director
MACQUARIE CAPITAL FUNDING LLC
By:  

/s/ Lisa Grushkin

Name:   Lisa Grushkin
Title:   Authorized Signatory
By:  

/s/ Jeff Abt

Name:   Jeff Abt
Title:   Authorized Signatory

 

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BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.
By:  

/s/ Anand Melvani

Name:   Anand Melvani
Title:   Managing Director
BofA SECURITIES, INC.
By:  

/s/ Anand Melvani

Name:   Anand Melvani
Title:   Managing Director

 

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DEUTSCHE BANK SECURITIES INC.
By:  

/s/ Philip Tancorra

Name:   Philip Tancorra
Title:   Vice President
By:  

/s/ Michael Strobel

Name:   Michael Strobel
Title:   Vice President
DEUTSCHE BANK AG NEW YORK BRANCH
By:  

/s/ Philip Tancorra

Name:   Philip Tancorra
Title:   Vice President
By:  

/s/ Michael Strobel

Name:   Michael Strobel
Title:   Vice President
DEUTSCHE BANK AG CAYMAN ISLANDS BRANCH
By:  

/s/ Philip Tancorra

Name:   Philip Tancorra
Title:   Vice President
By:  

/s/Michael Strobel

Name:   Michael Strobel
Title:   Vice President

 

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GOLDMAN SACHS BANK USA
By:  

/s/ Charles D. Johnston

Name:   Charles D. Johnston
Title:   Authorized Signatory

 

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TRUIST BANK (Successor to SunTrust Bank)
By:  

/s/ J. Haynes Gentry, III

Name:   J. Haynes Gentry, III
Title:   Director
SUNTRUST ROBINSON HUMPHREY, INC.
By:  

/s/ Michael Chung

Name:   Michael Chung
Title:   Managing Director

 

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U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
By:  

/s/ Chad T. Orrock

Name:   Chad T. Orrock
Title:   Senior Vice President

 

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KEYBANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
By:  

/s/ Kevin Brickman

Name:   Kevin Brickman
Title:   Managing Director
KEYBANC CAPITAL MARKETS INC.
By:  

/s/ Dave Blue

Name:   Dave Blue
Title:   Director

 

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FIFTH THIRD BANK
By:  

/s/ Gregory D. Amoroso

Name:   Gregory D. Amoroso
Title:   Managing Director

 

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CITIZENS BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
By:  

/s/ Christopher Lynch

Name:   Christopher Lynch
Title:   Director

 

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ELDORADO RESORTS, INC.
By:  

/s/ Bret Yunker

Name:   Bret Yunker
Title:   Chief Financial Officer

 

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Schedule 1

During the Covenant Relief Period:

(a) The Borrower shall not permit the sum of (i) the sum of (x) unrestricted cash and cash equivalents of the Borrower and its restricted subsidiaries (for the avoidance of doubt, including CRC and its restricted subsidiaries) free and clear of all liens other than liens permitted by the Financing Documentation, plus (y) cash and cash equivalents of the Borrower and its restricted subsidiaries that are restricted in favor of the obligations under the Financing Documentation, the Existing CRC Credit Agreement, the Incremental Term Loan B Facility (or any secured notes issued in lieu thereof) or the Existing CRC Indenture (which may include cash and cash equivalents securing other indebtedness secured by a lien on the collateral securing any of the foregoing), plus (ii) the sum of (x) the unutilized commitments under the Revolving Facility and (y) the unutilized commitments under the Revolving Facility (as defined in the Existing CRC Credit Agreement) (clauses (i) and (ii), collectively, the “Borrower’s Liquidity), at any time during the Covenant Relief Period to be less than $850,000,000.

(b) The Borrower shall furnish to the Administrative Agent (which will promptly furnish such certificate to the Lenders under the Revolving Facility), commencing with the calendar month ending after the Funding Date and ending with (i) the calendar month ending September 30, 2021 or (ii) if the Covenant Relief Period terminates in accordance with clause (a) of the definition thereof prior to September 30, 2021, the last calendar month ending before the Covenant Relief Period Termination Date, a certificate of a responsible officer of the Borrower (a “Minimum Liquidity Certificate”) setting forth in reasonable detail the computations necessary (as determined in good faith by the Borrower) to determine whether the Borrower is in compliance with clause (a) of this Schedule 1 as of the end of each such calendar month within ten (10) Business Days after the last day of each such calendar month.

(c) The Borrower shall not, and shall not permit any of its restricted subsidiaries to, incur indebtedness under Section 6.01(h) of the Credit Agreement.

(d) The Borrower shall not, and shall not permit any of its restricted subsidiaries to, incur indebtedness under Section 6.01(i) of the Credit Agreement in an aggregate principal amount at any one time outstanding in excess of $100,000,000.

(e) The Borrower shall not, and shall not permit any of its restricted subsidiaries to, incur indebtedness under Section 6.01(k) of the Credit Agreement in an aggregate principal amount at any one time outstanding in excess of (x) $100 million plus (y) $500 million; provided that any indebtedness incurred pursuant to this clause (y) shall be unsecured;

(f) The Borrower shall not, and shall not permit any of its restricted subsidiaries to, incur indebtedness under Section 6.01(l) of the Credit Agreement.

(g) The Borrower shall not, and shall not permit any of its restricted subsidiaries to, incur indebtedness under Section 6.01(r) of the Credit Agreement.

(h) The Borrower shall not, and shall not permit any of its restricted subsidiaries to, incur Indebtedness under Section 6.01(s) of the Credit Agreement.

(i) The Borrower shall not, and shall not permit any of its restricted subsidiaries to, incur Indebtedness under Section 6.01(v) of the Credit Agreement.

 

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(j) The Borrower shall not, and shall not permit any of its restricted subsidiaries to, incur Indebtedness under Section 6.01(x) of the Credit Agreement.

(k) The Borrower shall not, and shall not permit any of its restricted subsidiaries to, incur indebtedness under Section 6.01(y) of the Credit Agreement in an aggregate principal amount at any one time outstanding in excess of $400,000,000.

(l) The Borrower shall not, and shall not permit any of its restricted subsidiaries to, incur indebtedness under Section 6.01(z) of the Credit Agreement in an aggregate principal amount at any one time outstanding in excess of $400,000,000.

(m) The Borrower shall not, and shall not permit any of its restricted subsidiaries to, incur indebtedness under Section 6.01(ee) of the Credit Agreement in an aggregate principal amount at any one time outstanding in excess of the sum of (i) $250,000,000 plus (ii) the aggregate amount of proceeds of the issuance of equity interests (including upon conversion or exchange or a debt instrument into or for any equity interests (other than disqualified stock)) received by the Borrower from equity issuances after June 1, 2020.

(n) The Borrower shall not, and shall not permit any of its restricted subsidiaries to, make any investments pursuant to Section 6.04(j) of the Credit Agreement in an aggregate principal amount at any one time outstanding in excess of $250,000,000.

(o) The Borrower shall not, and shall not permit any of its restricted subsidiaries to, make any investments pursuant to Section 6.04(l) of the Credit Agreement.

(p) The Borrower shall not, and shall not permit any of its restricted subsidiaries to, make any investments pursuant to Section 6.04(s) of the Credit Agreement.

(q) The Borrower shall not, and shall not permit any of its restricted subsidiaries to, make any investments pursuant to Section 6.04(dd) of the Credit Agreement.

(r) The Borrower shall not, and shall not permit any of its restricted subsidiaries to, make any investments pursuant to Section 6.04(ff) of the Credit Agreement.

(s) The Borrower shall not, and shall not permit any of its restricted subsidiaries to, make any restricted payments pursuant to Section 6.06(e) of the Credit Agreement.

(t) The Borrower shall not, and shall not permit any of its restricted subsidiaries to, make any restricted payments pursuant to Section 6.06(h) of the Credit Agreement.

(u) The Borrower shall not, and shall not permit any of its restricted subsidiaries to, make any restricted payments pursuant to Section 6.06(j) of the Credit Agreement.

(v) The Borrower shall not, and shall not permit any of its restricted subsidiaries to, make any restricted payments pursuant to Section 6.06(l) of the Credit Agreement in an aggregate principal amount at any one time outstanding in excess of $25,000,000.

(w) The Borrower shall not, and shall not permit any of its restricted subsidiaries to, make any restricted payments pursuant to Section 6.06(m) of the Credit Agreement.

 

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Exhibit 10.2

CONFIDENTIAL

June 15, 2020

Eldorado Resorts, Inc.

100 West Liberty Street, Suite 1150

Reno, Nevada 89501

Attention: Chief Financial Officer

Re: Increase to Senior Secured Revolving Credit Facility

Ladies and Gentlemen:

Reference is made to that certain (a) Amended and Restated Commitment Letter, dated July 19, 2019 (as amended by the First Amendment to Amended and Restated Commitment Letter and Amended and Restated Fee Letter, dated July 29, 2019 (the “First Amendment”), and the Second Amendment to Amended and Restated Commitment Letter, dated June 15, 2020, the “Commitment Letter”) and (b) Amended and Restated Fee Letter, dated July 19, 2019 (as amended by the First Amendment, the Second Amendment to Amended and Restated Fee Letter, dated January 24, 2020, and the Third Amendment to Amended and Restated Fee Letter, dated June 15, 2020, the “Fee Letter”), in each case, by and among Eldorado Resorts, Inc., a Nevada corporation (the “Borrower” or “you”), JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. (together with any of its designated affiliates, “JPMorgan”), Credit Suisse AG (acting through such of its affiliates or branches as it deems appropriate, “CS”), Credit Suisse Loan Funding LLC (“CSLF” and, together with CS and their respective affiliates, “Credit Suisse”), Macquarie Capital Funding LLC (“Macquarie Lender”), Macquarie Capital (USA) Inc. (“Macquarie Capital” and, together with Macquarie Lender, “Macquarie” and, together with JPMorgan and Credit Suisse, collectively, the “Initial Commitment Parties”), Bank of America, N.A. (“BANA”), BofA Securities, Inc. (“BofA Securities” and, together with BANA, “Bank of America”), Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. (“DBSI”), Deutsche Bank AG New York Branch (“DBNY”), Deutsche Bank AG Cayman Islands Branch (“DBCI” and, together with DBSI and DBNY, “Deutsche Bank”), Goldman Sachs Bank USA (“GS”), Truist Bank (as successor by merger to SunTrust Bank, “Truist Bank”), SunTrust Robinson Humphrey, Inc. (“STRH” and, together with Truist Bank, “SunTrust”), U.S. Bank National Association (“US Bank”), KeyBank National Association (“KeyBank”), KeyBanc Capital Markets Inc. (“KBCM” and, together with KeyBank, “Key”), Fifth Third Bank (“Fifth Third Bank”) and Citizens Bank, National Association (“Citizens” and, together with JPMorgan, Credit Suisse, Macquarie, Bank of America, Deutsche Bank, GS, SunTrust, US Bank, Key and Fifth Third Bank, collectively, the “Commitment Parties”). Capitalized terms used in this letter agreement (this “Agreement”) without definition shall have the meanings given to them in the Commitment Letter or the Fee Letter, as applicable.

Each of the parties hereto agree as follows.

1. ERI Commitment. Each of JPMorgan, CS, DBNY, BANA and Citizens (collectively, the “ERI Increasing Revolving Lenders”) is pleased to advise you of its several, but not joint, commitment to provide additional Revolving Commitments (the “ERI Additional Revolving Commitments”; the Revolving Commitments of each ERI Increasing Revolving Lender under the Commitment Letter prior to the effectiveness of this Agreement, the “ERI Existing Revolving Commitments”) under the Revolving Credit Facility in the respective amounts set forth opposite such Increasing Revolving Lender’s name on Schedule I hereto. The ERI Additional Revolving Commitments shall have terms identical to the ERI Existing Revolving Commitments and shall be available subject only to the conditions set forth in Section 3 of this Agreement and shall, upon the effectiveness of this Agreement, constitute Revolving Commitments under the Commitment Letter for all purposes other than as set forth in Section 4 below.


2. CRC Commitment. Goldman Sachs Lending Partners LLC (the “CRC Increasing Revolving Lender” and, together with the ERI Increasing Revolving Lenders, the “Increasing Revolving Lenders”), an affiliate of GS, is pleased to advise you of its commitment to provide additional Revolving Facility Commitments (as defined in the Existing CRC Credit Agreement) (the “CRC Additional Revolving Commitments” and, together with the ERI Additional Revolving Commitments, the “Additional Revolving Commitments”) under the Revolving Facility (as defined in the Existing CRC Credit Agreement) in the amount set forth opposite the CRC Increasing Revolving Lender’s name on Schedule II hereto. The CRC Additional Revolving Commitments shall have terms identical to the Revolving Facility Commitments (as defined in the Existing CRC Credit Agreement) in effect under the Existing CRC Credit Agreement on the Funding Date and shall be available subject only to the conditions set forth in Section 3 of this Agreement.

3. Conditions. The commitments of the Increasing Revolving Lenders hereunder are subject only to (i) the same conditions as the Existing Revolving Commitments as set forth in Section 2 of the Commitment Letter and (ii) the consummation by you of an equity offering of at least 16 million shares of your stock. The ERI Additional Revolving Commitments shall be effected pursuant to an incremental joinder agreement to the Financing Documentation to be executed and delivered on the Funding Date (provided that the effectiveness or availability of the commitments provided thereunder may be conditioned upon the receipt of regulatory approvals) and the CRC Additional Revolving Commitments shall be effected pursuant to an incremental joinder agreement to the Existing CRC Credit Agreement to be executed and delivered on the Funding Date (provided that the effectiveness or availability of the commitments provided thereunder may be conditioned upon the receipt of regulatory approvals).

4. Fees. As consideration for the agreements of the Increasing Revolving Lenders under this Agreement, you agree to pay to each Increasing Revolving Lender, for its own account, an arrangement fee in an aggregate amount equal to the product of (i) 2.00% times (ii) such Increasing Revolving Lender’s Additional Revolving Commitment set forth on Schedule I or Schedule II hereto (the “Additional Revolving Commitments Arrangement Fee”). The Additional Revolving Commitments Arrangement Fee shall be in addition to, and not in lieu of, the Revolving Credit Facility Arrangement Fee payable to each Increasing Revolving Lender in respect of such Increasing Revolving Lender’s Existing Revolving Commitments under the Fee Letter and any other fees, costs and expenses payable pursuant to the Commitment Letter, the Fee Letter or the Financing Documentation, and once paid will not be subject to counterclaim, setoff or otherwise affected. For the avoidance of doubt, there shall be no upfront fees or original issue discount payable in respect of the Additional Revolving Commitments. At the sole discretion of each Increasing Revolving Lender, all or any portion of such Increasing Revolving Lender’s Additional Revolving Commitments Arrangement Fee may be allocated to any of its affiliates or paid to any other Lender or Lenders.

5. Acceptance/Expiration of Commitments.

(a) This Agreement and the commitments and agreements of the Increasing Revolving Lenders set forth herein shall become effective upon execution and delivery by all the parties hereto, and upon such execution and delivery, this Agreement shall be a binding agreement among the Increasing Revolving Lenders and you.

(b) In the event this Agreement is accepted by you as provided in the preceding paragraph, the commitments and agreements of the Increasing Revolving Lenders set forth herein, and your obligations hereunder, except as set forth with respect to survival below, will automatically terminate without further action or notice upon the occurrence of the Expiration Date (it being understood that this paragraph 5(b) shall not limit any Increasing Revolving Lender’s obligations under any incremental joinder agreement referred to in paragraph 3 above executed and delivered on or prior to the Expiration Date).

 

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6. Miscellaneous. This Agreement is subject to the confidentiality, governing law and miscellaneous provisions of the Commitment Letter and the survival provisions of the Commitment Letter and the Fee Letter, in each case, which are incorporated herein by reference mutatis mutandis. This Agreement may be executed in separate counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument. Delivery of an executed signature page of this Agreement by one party to any other party may be made by facsimile, electronic mail (including any electronic signature complying with the New York Electronic Signatures and Records Act (N.Y. State Tech. §§ 301-309), as amended from time to time, or other applicable law) or other transmission method, and the parties hereto agree that any counterpart so delivered shall be deemed to have been duly and validly delivered and be valid and effective for all purposes. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement among the parties pertaining to the subject matter contemplated hereby and supersedes any and all prior or contemporaneous agreements relating thereto. Each of the parties hereto agrees that this Agreement is a binding and enforceable agreement (subject to the effects of bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer, fraudulent conveyance, reorganization and other similar laws relating to or affecting creditors’ rights generally and general principles of equity) with respect to the subject matter contained herein. Nothing in this Agreement shall be deemed to constitute an amendment, modification, waiver or novation of the Commitment Letter or the Fee Letter in any manner.

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JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
By:  

/s/ Brian Smolowitz

Name:   Brian Smolowitz
Title:   Vice President

 

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CREDIT SUISSE AG, CAYMAN ISLANDS BRANCH
By:  

/s/ Whitney Gaston

Name:   Whitney Gaston
Title:   Authorized Signatory
By:  

/s/ Andrew Griffin

Name:   Andrew Griffin
Title:   Authorized Signatory
CREDIT SUISSE LOAN FUNDING LLC
By:  

/s/ Joseph Palombini

Name:   Joseph Palombini
Title:   Managing Director

 

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DEUTSCHE BANK AG, NEW YORK BRANCH
By:  

/s/ Philip Tancorra

Name:   Philip Tancorra
Title:   Vice President
By:  

/s/ Michael Strobel

Name:   Michael Strobel
Title:   Vice President

 

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BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.
By:  

/s/ Brian D. Corum

Name:   Brian D. Corum
Title:   Managing Director

 

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CITIZENS BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
By:  

/s/ Christopher Lynch

Name:   Christopher Lynch
Title:   Director

 

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GOLDMAN SACHS LENDING PARTNERS LLC
By:  

/s/ Annie Carr

Name:   Annie Carr
Title:   Authorized Signatory

 

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ELDORADO RESORTS, INC.
By:  

/s/ Bret Yunker

Name:   Bret Yunker
Title:   Chief Financial Officer

 

 

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Schedule I

 

ERI Increasing Revolving Lender

   ERI Additional Revolving Commitment  

JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.

   $ 40,000,000  

Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch

   $ 40,000,000  

Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch

   $ 50,000,000  

Bank of America, N.A.

   $ 30,000,000  

Citizens Bank, National Association

   $ 25,000,000  


Schedule II

 

CRC Increasing Revolving Lender

   CRC Additional Revolving Commitment  

Goldman Sachs Lending Partners LLC

   $ 25,000,000  

Exhibit 10.3

EXECUTION VERSION

AMENDMENT NO. 4

This AMENDMENT NO. 4, dated as of June 15, 2020 (this “Amendment”), is entered into by and among ELDORADO RESORTS, INC., a Nevada corporation (the “Borrower”), the Guarantors (as defined in the Credit Agreement described below) party hereto, the Lenders (as defined below) party hereto and JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. as administrative agent (in such capacity, the “Administrative Agent”) under the Credit Agreement (as defined below), and effective as of the Effective Date (as defined below). Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein shall have the respective meanings given to them in the Credit Agreement.

RECITALS:

WHEREAS, reference is hereby made to that certain Credit Agreement, dated as of April 17, 2017, by and among EAGLE II ACQUISITION COMPANY LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (which on the May 1, 2017 was succeeded by the Borrower, to continue as the Borrower on and after May 1, 2017), each lender from time to time party thereto (collectively, the “Lenders”) and the Administrative Agent (as supplemented by the Borrower Joinder Agreement dated as of May 1, 2017, entered into by and among the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, and as amended by (i) the Amendment Agreement, dated as of August 15, 2017, between the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, (ii) the Amendment Agreement No. 2, dated as of June 6, 2018, by and among the Borrower, the Guarantors party thereto, the Administrative Agent, and the Lenders party thereto, and (iii) the Incremental Joinder Agreement No. 1 and Amendment No. 3 to Credit Agreement, dated as of October 1, 2018, by and among the Borrower, the Guarantors party thereto, the Administrative Agent, the Lenders party thereto and the other parties party thereto, and as it may be amended, restated, replaced, supplemented or otherwise modified and in effect immediately prior to giving effect to the amendments contemplated by this Amendment, the “Existing Credit Agreement” and, after giving effect to the amendments contemplated by this Amendment, the “Credit Agreement”);

WHEREAS, the Borrower desires to make certain amendments to the Existing Credit Agreement; and

WHEREAS, the Consenting Lenders (as defined below) (constituting the Required Revolving Credit Lenders under the Existing Credit Agreement) and the Administrative Agent agree to make such amendments to the Existing Credit Agreement, subject to the conditions and on the terms set forth in this Amendment.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and agreements, provisions and covenants herein contained and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:

ARTICLE I

AMENDMENTS TO EXISTING CREDIT AGREEMENT

SECTION 1. Consent of Lenders.

(a) Each Lender under the Existing Credit Agreement that executes and delivers a consent in substantially the form attached hereto as Annex I (a “Consent” and, each such Lender, a “Consenting Lender”) hereby irrevocably agrees to the amendments to the Existing Credit Agreement provided for herein, with respect to all of such Consenting Lender’s Loans and Commitments.


(b) Each Consent shall be subject to the terms and conditions of this Amendment and shall be binding upon the Lender party thereto and any successor, participant or assignee of such Lender and may not be revoked or terminated by the Lender party thereto or any such successor, participant or assignee. Each Person that executes and delivers a Consent and any permitted successor, participant or assignee of such Lender shall be a party to this Amendment as if such Person executed and delivered a counterpart hereof. Each Consent shall constitute a part of this Amendment and each signature page thereto shall constitute a signature page hereto.

SECTION 2. Effective Date Amendments. Effective upon the occurrence of the Effective Date, the Existing Credit Agreement is hereby amended as follows:

(a) Section 9.14(a) of the Existing Credit Agreement is hereby amended and restated as follows:

(a) Consolidated Total Leverage Ratio.

(i) Subject to clause (ii) below, with respect to Revolving Credit Loans only, as of the last day of any Fiscal Quarter ending during the periods specified below, permit the Consolidated Total Leverage Ratio to be greater than the corresponding ratio set forth below:

 

Period

   Maximum
Consolidated Total

Leverage Ratio
 

Closing Date through December 31, 2018

     6.50 to 1.00  

January 1, 2019 through December 31, 2019

     6.00 to 1.00  

March 31, 2020 and thereafter

     5.50 to 1.00  

(ii) Notwithstanding clause (i) above, (A) during the Covenant Relief Period, the Borrower shall not be required to comply with clause (i) above and (B) commencing with the Fiscal Quarter ending September 30, 2021, the Borrower shall not permit the Consolidated Total Leverage Ratio as of the last day of any Fiscal Quarter to exceed 6.00 to 1.00 (rather than 5.50 to 1.00); provided that (1) for the avoidance of doubt, (I) if at any time during the Covenant Relief Period, a default shall be made in the due observance or performance by the Borrower or any Subsidiary of any Covenant Relief Period Condition or (II) if the Borrower shall fail to deliver the Officer’s Compliance Certificate in respect of the Fiscal Quarter ending September 30, 2021 on or prior to the dates required by this Agreement, then clause (A) of this clause (ii) shall be null and void and shall be deemed to not have applied in respect of any Fiscal Quarter ending during the Covenant Relief Period and (2) if the Covenant Relief Period is terminated due to a termination in accordance with clauses (ii) or (iii) of the definition thereof, then the maximum Consolidated Total Leverage Ratio levels for each fiscal quarter after the Qualifying Quarter shall be those as in effect and set forth in clause (i) above.

 

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(b) Section 9.14(b) of the Existing Credit Agreement is hereby amended and restated as follows:

(b) Consolidated Interest Coverage Ratio.

(i) Subject to clause (ii) below, with respect to Revolving Credit Loans only, as of the last day of any Fiscal Quarter ending during the periods specified below, permit the Consolidated Interest Coverage Ratio to be less than the corresponding ratio set forth below opposite such Fiscal Quarter period:

 

Period

   Minimum
Consolidated
Interest Coverage
Ratio
 

Closing Date through December 31, 2018

     2.00 to 1.00  

March 31, 2019 through December 31, 2019

     2.50 to 1.00  

March 31, 2020 and thereafter

     2.75 to 1.00  

(ii) Notwithstanding clause (i) (A) above, during the Covenant Relief Period, the Borrower shall not be required to comply with clause (i) above and (B) commencing with the Fiscal Quarter ending September 30, 2021, the Borrower shall not permit the Consolidated Interest Coverage Ratio as of the last day of any Fiscal Quarter to be less than 2.50 to 1.00 (rather than 2.75 to 1.00); provided that (1) for the avoidance of doubt, (I) if at any time during the Covenant Relief Period, a default shall be made in the due observance or performance by the Borrower or any Subsidiary of any Covenant Relief Period Condition or (II) if the Borrower shall fail to deliver the Officer’s Compliance Certificate in respect of the Fiscal Quarter ending September 30, 2021 on or prior to the dates required by this Agreement, then clause (A) of this clause (ii) shall be null and void and shall be deemed to not have applied in respect of any Fiscal Quarter ending during the Covenant Relief Period and (2) if the Covenant Relief Period is terminated in accordance with clauses (ii) or (iii) of the definition thereof, then the minimum Consolidated Interest Coverage Ratio levels for each fiscal quarter after the Qualifying Quarter shall be those as in effect and set forth in clause (i) above.

(c) A new Section 9.14(d) is hereby added to the Existing Credit Agreement as follows:

(d) Section 9.14 Defined Terms. As used in this Section 9.14, the following terms shall have the following meanings:

(i) “Covenant Relief Period” means the period commencing on the Covenant Relief Period Commencement Date and ending on the earliest of (i) the date on which the Borrower delivers the Officer’s Compliance Certificate in respect of the Fiscal Quarter ending September 30, 2021 to the Administrative Agent as required by this Agreement, (ii) the date that the Administrative Agent receives a Covenant Relief Period Termination Notice from the Borrower and (iii) the date upon which the Borrower fails to satisfy the Covenant Relief Period Conditions. The date on which the Covenant Relief Period ends is referred to as the “Covenant Relief Period Termination Date”.

(ii) “Covenant Relief Period Commencement Date” means June 15, 2020.

 

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(iii) “Covenant Relief Period Conditions” means the Borrower complies with each of the requirements listed on Schedule I to that certain Amendment No. 4, dated as of June 15, 2020, among the Borrower, the Guarantors, the Lenders party thereto and the Administrative Agent.

(iv) “Covenant Relief Period Termination Notice” means a certificate of a Responsible Officer of the Borrower that is delivered to the Administrative Agent (x) stating that the Borrower irrevocably elects to terminate the Covenant Relief Period effective as of the date on which the Administrative Agent receives such Covenant Relief Period Termination Notice and that commencing with the first fiscal quarter ending after the Qualifying Quarter, the financial covenants in Section 9.14 shall be governed by clauses (a)(i) and (b)(i) thereof (instead of clauses (a)(ii) and (b)(ii) thereof) and (y) certifying that the Borrower would have been in compliance with the financial covenants in Sections 9.14(a)(i) and (b)(i) as of the most recent Test Period if such financial covenants had been applicable, and setting forth in reasonable detail the computations necessary to determine such compliance.

(v) “Qualifying Quarter” means the last Fiscal Quarter of the most recent Test Period ended prior to the termination of the Covenant Relief Period.

(d) A new Section 9.14(e) is hereby added to the Existing Credit Agreement as follows:

(e) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the definition of “Consolidated EBITDA”, solely for purposes of (A) any Covenant Relief Period Termination Notice and (B) Sections 9.14(a)(i), (a)(ii), (b)(i) and (b)(ii), (i) Consolidated EBITDA for the Test Period ending on the last day of the Qualifying Quarter, shall be deemed to be Consolidated EBITDA for the Qualifying Quarter multiplied by 4, (ii) Consolidated EBITDA for the Test Period ending on the last day of the first Fiscal Quarter immediately following the Qualifying Quarter shall be deemed to be Consolidated EBITDA for the Qualifying Quarter and the immediately following Fiscal Quarter multiplied by 2 and (iii) Consolidated EBITDA for the Test Period ending on the last day of the second Fiscal Quarter following the Qualifying Quarter shall be deemed to be Consolidated EBITDA for the Qualifying Quarter and the two Fiscal Quarters following the Qualifying Quarter multiplied by 4/3.

SECTION 3. Amendments to Loan Documents. Each Consenting Lender, by executing a Consent, consents to, and authorizes the Borrower, each Guarantor and the Administrative Agent to enter into such amendments, restatements, amendment and restatements, supplements and modifications to the exhibits and schedules to the Credit Agreement as the Administrative Agent deems reasonably necessary or desirable in connection with this Amendment and the transactions contemplated hereby.

SECTION 4. Additional Amendments. In addition to Sections 2 and 3 of this Article I, if the Required Lenders consent to this Amendment, then effective upon the occurrence of the Effective Date, the Existing Credit Agreement is hereby amended as follows:

(a) Section 1.1 of the Existing Credit Agreement is hereby amended by adding the following definitions in proper alphabetical sequence:

 

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Affected Financial Institution” means (a) any EEA Financial Institution or (b) any UK Financial Institution.

EEA Resolution Authority” means any public administrative authority or any person entrusted with public administrative authority of any EEA Member Country (including any delegee) having responsibility for the resolution of any EEA Financial Institution.

Resolution Authority” means an EEA Resolution Authority or, with respect to any UK Financial Institution, a UK Resolution Authority.

UK Financial Institution” means any BRRD Undertaking (as such term is defined under the PRA Rulebook (as amended form time to time) promulgated by the United Kingdom Prudential Regulation Authority) or any person subject to IFPRU 11.6 of the FCA Handbook (as amended from time to time) promulgated by the United Kingdom Financial Conduct Authority, which includes certain credit institutions and investment firms, and certain affiliates of such credit institutions or investment firms.

UK Resolution Authority” means the Bank of England or any other public administrative authority having responsibility for the resolution of any UK Financial Institution.

(b) The definition of “Bail-In Action” is hereby amended by replacing “EEA Resolution Authority” with “Resolution Authority” and replacing “EEA Financial Institution” with “Affected Financial Institution”.

(c) The definition of “Bail-In Legislation” is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows:

Bail-In Legislation” means, (a) with respect to any EEA Member Country implementing Article 55 of Directive 2014/59/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of the European Union, the implementing law, rule, regulation or requirement for such EEA Member Country from time to time which is described in the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule, and (b) with respect to the United Kingdom, Part I of the United Kingdom Banking Act 2009 (as amended from time to time) and any other law, regulation or rule applicable in the United Kingdom relating to the resolution of unsound or failing banks, investment firms or other financial institutions or their affiliates (other than through liquidation, administration or other insolvency proceedings).

(d) The definition of “Write-Down and Conversion Powers” is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows:

Write-Down and Conversion Powers” means, (a) with respect to any EEA Resolution Authority, the write-down and conversion powers of such EEA Resolution Authority from time to time under the Bail-In Legislation for the applicable EEA Member Country, which write-down and conversion powers are described in the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule, and (b) with respect to the United Kingdom, any powers of the applicable Resolution Authority under the Bail-In Legislation to cancel, reduce, modify or change the form of a liability of any UK

 

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Financial Institution or any contract or instrument under which that liability arises, to convert all or part of that liability into shares, securities or obligations of that person or any other person, to provide that any such contract or instrument is to have effect as if a right had been exercised under it or to suspend any obligation in respect of that liability or any of the powers under that Bail-In Legislation that are related to or ancillary to any of those powers.

(e) A new Section 12.24 is hereby added to the Existing Credit Agreement as follows:

SECTION 12.24 Acknowledgement and Consent to Bail-In of Affected Financial Institutions. Solely to the extent any Lender or Issuing Lender that is an EEA Financial Institution is a party to this Agreement and notwithstanding anything to the contrary in any Loan Document or in any other agreement, arrangement or understanding among any such parties, each party hereto acknowledges that any liability of any Lender or Issuing Lender that is an Affected Financial Institution arising under any Loan Document, to the extent such liability is unsecured, may be subject to the Write-Down and Conversion Powers of the applicable Resolution Authority and agrees and consents to, and acknowledges and agrees to be bound by:

(a) the application of any Write-Down and Conversion Powers by an the applicable Resolution Authority to any such liabilities arising hereunder which may be payable to it by any Lender or Issuing Lender that is an Affected Financial Institution; and

(b) the effects of any Bail-In Action on any such liability, including, if applicable;

(i) a reduction in full or in part or cancellation of any such liability;

(ii) a conversion of all, or a portion of, such liability into shares or other instruments of ownership in such Affected Financial Institution, its parent undertaking, or a bridge institution that may be issued to it or otherwise conferred on it, and that such shares or other instruments of ownership will be accepted by it in lieu of any rights with respect to any such liability under this Agreement or any other Loan Document; or

(iii) the variation of the terms of such liability in connection with the exercise of the Write-Down and Conversion Powers of the applicable Resolution Authority.

(f) A new Section 12.25 is hereby added to the Existing Credit Agreement as follows:

SECTION 12.25 Acknowledgement Regarding Any Supported QFCs. To the extent that the Loan Documents provide support, through a guarantee or otherwise, for any Swap Contract or any other agreement or instrument that is a QFC (such support, “QFC Credit Support”, and each such QFC, a “Supported QFC”), the parties acknowledge and agree as follows with respect to the resolution power of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation under the Federal Deposit Insurance Act and Title II of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act

 

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(together with the regulations promulgated thereunder, the “U.S. Special Resolution Regimes”) in respect of such Supported QFC and QFC Credit Support (with the provisions below applicable notwithstanding that the Loan Documents and any Supported QFC may in fact be stated to be governed by the laws of the State of New York and/or of the United States or any other state of the United States):

(a) In the event a Covered Entity that is party to a Supported QFC (each, a “Covered Party”) becomes subject to a proceeding under a U.S. Special Resolution Regime, the transfer of such Supported QFC and the benefit of such QFC Credit Support (and any interest and obligation in or under such Supported QFC and such QFC Credit Support, and any rights in property securing such Supported QFC or such QFC Credit Support) from such Covered Party will be effective to the same extent as the transfer would be effective under the U.S. Special Resolution Regime if the Supported QFC and such QFC Credit Support (and any such interest, obligation and rights in property) were governed by the laws of the United States or a state of the United States. In the event a Covered Party or a BHC Act Affiliate of a Covered Party becomes subject to a proceeding under a U.S. Special Resolution Regime, Default Rights under the Loan Documents that might otherwise apply to such Supported QFC or any QFC Credit Support that may be exercised against such Covered Party are permitted to be exercised to no greater extent than such Default Rights could be exercised under the U.S. Special Resolution Regime if the Supported QFC and the Loan Documents were governed by the laws of the United States or a state of the United States. Without limitation of the foregoing, it is understood and agreed that rights and remedies of the parties with respect to a Defaulting Lender shall in no event affect the rights of any Covered Party with respect to a Supported QFC or any QFC Credit Support.

(b) As used in this Section 10.22, the following terms have the following meanings:

BHC Act Affiliate” of a party means an “affiliate” (as such term is defined under, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 U.S.C. 1841(k)) of such party.

Covered Entity” means any of the following: (i) a “covered entity” as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. § 252.82(b); (ii) a “covered bank” as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. § 47.3(b); or (iii) a “covered FSI” as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. § 382.2(b).

Default Right” has the meaning assigned to that term in, and shall be interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. §§ 252.81, 47.2 or 382.1, as applicable.

QFC has the meaning assigned to the term “qualified financial contract” in, and shall be interpreted in accordance with, 12 U.S.C. 5390(c)(8)(D).

SECTION 5. Agreement of Consenting Lenders. Pursuant to Section 12.2(k) of the Existing Credit Agreement, the Consenting Lenders (comprising the Required Revolving Credit Lenders) hereby agree that for purposes of determining compliance with Section 6.3 of the Credit Agreement in connection with any Extensions of Credit to be made under the Revolving Credit Facility during the Covenant Relief Period, (a) the making of the representations and warranties set

 

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forth in Section 7.16 of the Credit Agreement shall not be a condition to any such Extensions of Credit (and such representation shall not be made or deemed to be made), (b) there shall be a condition to any such Extensions of Credit that since April 24, 2016, no event has occurred or condition arisen that could reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect (as such term is modified by the immediately following clause (c) herein) and (c) clause (a) of the definition of “Material Adverse Effect” shall exclude all effects, events, occurrences, facts, conditions or changes arising out of or resulting from or in connection with the COVID-19 pandemic.

ARTICLE II

REPRESENTATION AND WARRANTIES

To induce the Lenders to consent to this Amendment, each of the Borrower and the other Credit Parties party hereto represents to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders that, as of the Effective Date:

SECTION 1. Organization; Power; Qualification. Each Credit Party and each Subsidiary thereof (a) is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation, formation or organization, (b) has the power and authority to own its properties and to carry on its business as now being and hereafter proposed to be conducted and (c) is duly qualified and authorized to do business in each jurisdiction in which the character of its properties or the nature of its business requires such qualification and authorization except in jurisdictions where the failure to be so qualified or in good standing could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

SECTION 2. Compliance of Amendment with Laws, Etc. The execution, delivery and performance by each Credit Party of this Amendment, in accordance with its terms and the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby do not and will not, by the passage of time, the giving of notice or otherwise, (a) require any Governmental Approval or violate any Applicable Law relating to any Credit Party or any Subsidiary thereof where the failure to obtain such Governmental Approval or such violation could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, (b) conflict with, result in a breach of or constitute a default under the articles of incorporation, bylaws or other organizational documents of any Credit Party or any Subsidiary thereof, (c) conflict with, result in a breach of or constitute a default under any indenture, agreement or other instrument to which such Person is a party or by which any of its properties may be bound or any Governmental Approval relating to such Person, which could, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, (d) result in or require the creation or imposition of any Lien upon or with respect to any property now owned or hereafter acquired by such Person other than Permitted Liens or (e) require any consent or authorization of, filing with, or other act in respect of, an arbitrator or Governmental Authority and no consent of any other Person is required in connection with the execution, delivery, performance, validity or enforceability of this Amendment other than (i) consents, authorizations, filings or other acts or consents for which the failure to obtain or make could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, (ii) consents or filings under the UCC, (iii) filings with the United States Copyright Office or the United States Patent and Trademark Office and (iv) Mortgage filings with the applicable county recording office or register of deeds.

 

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SECTION 3. Authorization; Enforceability. Each Credit Party has the right, power and authority and has taken all necessary corporate and other action to authorize the execution, delivery and performance of this Amendment in accordance with its terms. The Amendment has been duly authorized by the duly authorized officers of each Credit Party that is a party hereto, and each such document constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of each Credit Party that is a party hereto, enforceable in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar state or federal Debtor Relief Laws from time to time in effect which affect the enforcement of creditors’ rights in general and the availability of equitable remedies.

SECTION 4. No Default or Event of Default. No Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing on the Effective Date or after giving effect to this Amendment.

ARTICLE III

CONDITIONS TO THE EFFECTIVE DATE

This Amendment shall become effective on the date (the “Effective Date”) on which each of the following conditions is satisfied or waived:

SECTION 1. The Administrative Agent shall have received (i) counterparts to this Amendment, duly executed by the Borrower, the Guarantors, and the Administrative Agent and (ii) Consents from Consenting Lenders constituting at least the Required Revolving Credit Lenders.

SECTION 2. The Administrative Agent shall have received a certificate signed by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower stating that no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing on the Effective Date or after giving effect to this Amendment.

SECTION 3. The Administrative Agent shall have received reimbursement of expenses required to be reimbursed or paid hereunder or under any other Loan Document or otherwise agreed to in writing to be paid (including, without limitation, the reasonable fees and expenses of Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP).

ARTICLE IV

VALIDITY OF OBLIGATIONS AND LIENS

SECTION 1. Reaffirmation. Each Credit Party hereby acknowledges its receipt of a copy of this Amendment and its review of the terms and conditions hereof and thereof and consents to the terms and conditions of this Amendment and the transactions contemplated hereby. Each Guarantor hereby (a) affirms and confirms its guarantees and other commitments under the Guaranty Agreement, and (b) agrees that the Guaranty Agreement is in full force and effect and shall accrue to the benefit of the Secured Parties to secure the Obligations. Each Credit Party hereby (a) affirms and confirms its pledges, grants and other commitments and the validity of the Liens under the Security Documents to which it is a party, with all such Liens continuing in full force and effect after giving effect to this Amendment and (b) agrees that each Security Document to which it is a party is in full force and effect and shall accrue to the benefit of the Secured Parties to secure the Obligations.

 

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ARTICLE V

MISCELLANEOUS

SECTION 1. Counterparts. This Amendment may be executed in counterparts (and by different parties hereto in different counterparts), each of which shall constitute an original, but all of which when taken together shall constitute a single contract. This Amendment shall become effective when it shall have been executed by the Borrower and the Administrative Agent and the Administrative Agent shall have received executed Consents from Lenders constituting the Required Revolving Credit Lenders. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Amendment by facsimile or in electronic (i.e., “pdf” or “tif”) format shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Amendment. The words “execution,” “execute”, “signed,” “signature,” and words of like import in or related to any document to be signed in connection with this Amendment and the transactions contemplated hereby (including without limitation any Consent) shall be deemed to include electronic signatures and contract formations on electronic platforms approved by the Administrative Agent, or the keeping of records in electronic form, each of which shall be of the same legal effect, validity or enforceability as a manually executed signature or the use of a paper-based recordkeeping system, as the case may be, to the extent and as provided for in any applicable law, including the Federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, the New York State Electronic Signatures and Records Act, or any other similar state laws based on the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act; provided that notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary the Administrative Agent is under no obligation to agree to accept electronic signatures in any form or in any format unless expressly agreed to by the Administrative Agent pursuant to procedures approved by it (it being understood and agreed that documents signed manually but delivered in “.pdf” or “.tif” format (or other similar formats specified by Administrative Agent) shall not constitute electronic signatures).

SECTION 2. Governing Law. THIS AMENDMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK. The provisions of Sections 12.5 and 12.6 of the Credit Agreement shall apply to this Amendment to the same extent as if fully set forth herein.

SECTION 3. Headings. The headings of this Amendment are for purposes of reference only and shall not limit or otherwise affect the meaning hereof.

SECTION 4. Effect of Amendment. This Amendment shall not constitute a novation of the Credit Agreement or any of the Loan Documents. Except as expressly set forth herein, (i) this Amendment shall not by implication or otherwise limit, impair, constitute a waiver of or otherwise affect the rights and remedies of the Lenders, the Administrative Agent or the Issuing Lenders, in each case under the Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document, and (ii) shall not alter, modify, amend or in any way affect any of the terms, conditions, obligations, covenants or agreements contained in the Credit Agreement or any other provision of either such agreement or any other Loan Document. Each and every term, condition, obligation, covenant and agreement contained in the Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document (for avoidance of doubt, in each case, as altered, modified or amended as expressly set forth herein) is hereby ratified and reaffirmed in all respects and shall continue in full force and effect.

 

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SECTION 5. Reference to and Effect on the Credit Agreement. On and after the Effective Date, each reference in the Credit Agreement to “this Agreement”, “hereunder”, “hereof” or words of like import referring to the Credit Agreement, and each reference in each of the other Loan Documents to “the Credit Agreement”, “thereunder”, “thereof” or words of like import referring to the Credit Agreement, shall mean and be a reference to the Credit Agreement, as amended by this Amendment. The Credit Agreement and each of the other Loan Documents, as specifically amended by this Amendment, are and shall continue to be in full force and effect and are hereby in all respects ratified and confirmed. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Security Documents and all of the Collateral described therein do and shall continue to secure the payment of all Secured Obligations of the Credit Parties under the Loan Documents. The execution, delivery and effectiveness of this Amendment shall not, except as expressly provided herein, operate as an amendment of any right, power or remedy of any Lender or any Agent under any of the Loan Documents, nor constitute an amendment of any provision of any of the Loan Documents. This Amendment shall be a Loan Document.

SECTION 6. Costs and Expenses. The Borrower agrees to pay all reasonable costs and expenses of the Administrative Agent in connection with the preparation, execution and delivery of this Amendment and the other instruments and documents to be delivered hereunder, if any (including, without limitation, the reasonable fees and expenses of Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP) in accordance with the terms of Section 12.3 of the Credit Agreement.

SECTION 7. Severability of Provisions. Any provision of this Amendment or any other Loan Document which is prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective only to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remainder of such provision or the remaining provisions hereof or thereof or affecting the validity or enforceability of such provision in any other jurisdiction.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the undersigned has caused its duly authorized officer to execute and deliver this Amendment as of the date first written above.

 

ELDORADO RESORTS, INC., as the Borrower
By:  

/s/ Bret Yunker

Name:   Bret Yunker
Title:   Chief Financial Officer

[Signature Page to Amendment No. 4]


AZTAR INDIANA GAMING COMPANY, LLC
AZTAR RIVERBOAT HOLDING COMPANY, LLC
BLACK HAWK HOLDINGS, L.L.C.
CATFISH QUEEN PARTNERSHIP IN COMMENDAM
CCR NEWCO, LLC
CC-RENO LLC
CCSC/BLACKHAWK, INC.
CENTROPLEX CENTRE CONVENTION HOTEL, L.L.C.
CIRCUS AND ELDORADO JOINT VENTURE, LLC
COLUMBIA PROPERTIES TAHOE, LLC
ELDORADO CASINO SHREVEPORT JOINT VENTURE
ELDORADO HOLDCO LLC
ELDORADO LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY
ELDORADO RESORTS LLC
ELDORADO SHREVEPORT #1, LLC
ELDORADO SHREVEPORT #2, LLC
ELGIN HOLDINGS I LLC
ELGIN HOLDINGS II LLC
ELGIN RIVERBOAT RESORT-RIVERBOAT CASINO
IC HOLDINGS COLORADO, INC.
IOC - BLACK HAWK DISTRIBUTION COMPANY, LLC
IOC - BOONVILLE, INC.
IOC - LULA, INC.
IOC BLACK HAWK COUNTY, INC.
IOC HOLDINGS, L.L.C.
IOC-CAPE GIRARDEAU LLC
IOC-CARUTHERSVILLE, LLC
IOC-KANSAS CITY, INC.
IOC-VICKSBURG, INC.

IOC-VICKSBURG, L.L.C., as the Guarantors

By:  

/s/ Bret Yunker

Name:

 

Bret Yunker

Title:

 

Chief Financial Officer

[Signature Page to Amendment No. 4]


ISLE OF CAPRI BETTENDORF, L.C.
ISLE OF CAPRI BLACK HAWK, L.L.C.
ISLE OF CAPRI CASINOS LLC
LIGHTHOUSE POINT, LLC
MB DEVELOPMENT, LLC
MOUNTAINEER PARK, INC.
MTR GAMING GROUP, INC.
NEW JAZZ ENTERPRISES, L.L.C.
NEW TROPICANA HOLDINGS, INC.
NEW TROPICANA OPCO, INC.
POMPANO PARK HOLDINGS, L.L.C.
PPI DEVELOPMENT HOLDINGS LLC
PPI DEVELOPMENT LLC
PPI, INC.
PRESQUE ISLE DOWNS, INC.
RAINBOW CASINO-VICKSBURG PARTNERSHIP, L.P.
SCIOTO DOWNS, INC.
ST. CHARLES GAMING COMPANY, L.L.C.
TEI (ES), LLC
TEI (ST. LOUIS RE), LLC
TEI (STLH), LLC
TEI MANAGEMENT SERVICES LLC
TEI R 7 INVESTMENT LLC
TLH LLC
TROPICANA ATLANTIC CITY CORP.
TROPICANA ENTERTAINMENT INC.
TROPICANA LAUGHLIN, LLC
TROPICANA ST. LOUIS LLC
TROPICAN ST. LOUIS RE LLC

TROPWORLD GAMES LLC, as the Guarantors

By:  

/s/ Bret Yunker

Name:

 

Bret Yunker

Title:

 

Chief Financial Officer

[Signature Page to Amendment No. 4]


JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.

as Administrative Agent

By:  

/s/ Brian Smolowitz

Name:

 

Brian Smolowitz

Title:

 

Vice President

[Signature Page to Amendment No. 4]


SCHEDULE I

COVENANT RELIEF PERIOD CONDITIONS

During the Covenant Relief Period:

(a) The Borrower shall not permit the sum of (i) the sum of (x) unrestricted cash and Cash Equivalents of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries free and clear of all Liens other than Permitted Liens, plus (y) cash and Cash Equivalents of the Borrower and its Guarantors that are restricted in favor of the Obligations (which may include cash and Cash Equivalents securing other Indebtedness secured by a Lien on the Collateral), plus (ii) the amount by which the Revolving Credit Commitment exceeds the Revolving Credit Outstandings (the “Borrower’s Liquidity), at any time during the Covenant Relief Period to be less than $200,000,000.

(b) The Borrower shall furnish to the Administrative Agent (which will promptly furnish such certificate to the Revolving Credit Lenders), commencing with the calendar month ending June 30, 2020 and ending with (i) the calendar month ending September 30, 2021 or (ii) if the Covenant Relief Period terminates in accordance with clauses (ii) or (iii) of the definition thereof prior to September 30, 2021, the last calendar month ending before the Covenant Relief Period Termination Date, a certificate of a Responsible Officer of the Borrower (a “Minimum Liquidity Certificate”) setting forth in reasonable detail the computations necessary (as determined in good faith by the Borrower) to determine whether the Borrower and its Guarantors are in compliance with clause (a) of this Schedule I as of the end of each such calendar month within ten (10) Business Days after the last day of each such calendar month.

(c) The Borrower shall not incur, or permit any Guarantor to incur, Indebtedness under Section 9.1(t) of the Credit Agreement in an aggregate principal amount in excess of $20.0 million at any one time outstanding.

(d) No Credit Party shall incur, or permit any of its Subsidiaries to incur, Indebtedness under Section 9.1(s) of the Credit Agreement.

(e) No Credit Party shall incur, or permit any of its Subsidiaries to incur, Indebtedness under Section 9.1(w) of the Credit Agreement in an aggregate principal amount at any one time outstanding in excess of the lesser of (i) the aggregate amount of proceeds of Equity Issuances (including upon conversion or exchange or a debt instrument into or for any Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Equity Interests)) received by the Borrower from Equity Issuances permitted under the Credit Agreement and made during the Covenant Relief Period and (ii) $300,000,000.

(f) The Borrower shall not make, or permit any Guarantor to make, (i) Permitted Acquisitions under Section 9.3(g) of the Credit Agreement or (ii) Investments under Section 9.3(s) of the Credit Agreement.

(g) No Credit Party shall make, or permit any of its Subsidiaries to make, Investments pursuant to Section 9.3(t) of the Credit Agreement.

(h) The Borrower shall not make any Restricted Payments pursuant to Section 9.6(j) of the Credit Agreement.

 

Schedule I


(i) The Borrower shall not make, and shall not permit any Guarantor to make, any Restricted Payments pursuant to Section 9.6(k) of the Credit Agreement.

(j) The Borrower shall not make, and shall not permit any Guarantor to make, any Restricted Payments pursuant to Section 9.6(i) of the Credit Agreement.

(k) The Borrower shall not make, and shall not permit any Guarantor to make, any prepayments on, or redemptions for value of, any Subordinated Indebtedness, unsecured Indebtedness or Indebtedness secured by Liens that are junior to those securing the Obligations (“Subordinated Debt Prepayments”) pursuant to Sections 9.9(b)(iv), (v) or (vi) of the Credit Agreement.

 

 

Schedule I


ANNEX I

CONSENT TO AMENDMENT NO. 4

CONSENT (this “Consent”) to Amendment No. 4 (the “Amendment”) to that certain Credit Agreement, dated as of April 17, 2017, by and among EAGLE II ACQUISITION COMPANY LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (which on the May 1, 2017 was succeeded by the Eldorado Resorts, Inc., to continue as the Borrower on and after May 1, 2017), the several banks and other financial institutions or entities from time to time parties to the Credit Agreement and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent (in such capacity, the “Administrative Agent”) (as supplemented by the Borrower Joinder Agreement dated as of May 1, 2017, entered into by and among the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, and as amended by (i) the Amendment Agreement, dated as of August 15, 2017, between the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, (ii) the Amendment Agreement No. 2, dated as of June 6, 2018, by and among the Borrower, the Guarantors party thereto, the Administrative Agent, and the Lenders party thereto, and (iii) the Incremental Joinder Agreement No. 1 and Amendment No. 3 to Credit Agreement, dated as of October 1, 2018, by and among the Borrower, the Guarantors party thereto, the Administrative Agent, the Lenders party thereto and the other parties party thereto, and as it may be further amended, restated, replaced, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, including by the Amendment, the “Credit Agreement”). Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Credit Agreement or the Amendment, as applicable.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Consent to be executed and delivered by a duly authorized officer.

Amendment No. 4 Consenting Lenders (check one or both boxes as appropriate):

 

        ☐    The undersigned Revolving Credit Lender hereby irrevocably and unconditionally approves and consents to each of the amendments set forth in the Amendment with respect to all of its Loans and Commitments.
        ☐    The undersigned Term Loan Lender hereby irrevocably and unconditionally approves and consents to each of the amendments set forth in the Amendment with respect to all of its Loans and Commitments.

 

                                                                                                    ,

as a Lender

 

By:

 

                      

Name:

Title:

 

[By:

 

 

Name:

Title:]1

[Signature Page to Lender Agreement]

 

1 

If a second signatory is necessary.

Exhibit 10.4

AMENDED AND RESTATED MASTER LEASE

 


TABLE OF CONTENTS

TO

AMENDED AND RESTATED

MASTER LEASE

 

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  ARTICLE I   
1.1   Leased Property    1
1.2   Single, Indivisible Lease    2
1.3   Term    2
1.4   Renewal Terms    3
  ARTICLE II   
2.1   Definitions    3
  ARTICLE III   
3.1   Rent    27
3.2   Late Payment of Rent    27
3.3   Method of Payment of Rent    27
3.4   Net Lease    27
  ARTICLE IV   
4.1   Impositions    28
4.2   Utilities    29
4.3   Impound Account    29
  ARTICLE V   
5.1   No Termination, Abatement, etc.    30
  ARTICLE VI   
6.1   Ownership of the Leased Property    31
6.2   Tenant’s Property    32
6.3   Guarantors; Tenant’s Property    32
  ARTICLE VII   
7.1   Condition of the Leased Property    33
7.2   Use of the Leased Property    33
7.3   Competing Business    34

 

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ARTICLE VIII

  

8.1

  Representations and Warranties.      35  

8.2

  Compliance with Legal and Insurance Requirements, etc.      35  

8.3

  Zoning and Uses.      37  

8.4

  Compliance with Ground Lease.      37  
 

ARTICLE IX

  

9.1

  Maintenance and Repair.      38  

9.2

  Encroachments, Restrictions, Mineral Leases, etc.      39  
 

ARTICLE X

  

10.1

  Construction of Capital Improvements to the Leased Property.      40  

10.2

  Construction Requirements for All Capital Improvements.      41  

10.3

  Landlord’s Right of First Offer to Fund.      42  
 

ARTICLE XI

  

11.1

  Liens.      44  
 

ARTICLE XII

  

12.1

  Permitted Contests.      47  
 

ARTICLE XIII

  

13.1

  General Insurance Requirements.      48  

13.2

  Maximum Foreseeable Loss.      49  

13.3

  Additional Insurance.      50  

13.4

  Waiver of Subrogation.      50  

13.5

  Policy Requirements.      50  

13.6

  Increase in Limits.      51  

13.7

  Blanket Policy.      51  

13.8

  No Separate Insurance.      51  
 

ARTICLE XIV

  

14.1

  Property Insurance Proceeds.      52  

14.2

  Tenant’s Obligations Following Casualty.      52  

14.3

  No Abatement of Rent.      53  

14.4

  Waiver.      53  

14.5

  Insurance Proceeds Paid to Facility Mortgagee.      53  

14.6

  Termination of Master Lease; Abatement of Rent.      54  

 

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  ARTICLE XV   
15.1   Condemnation      54  
15.2   Award Distribution      55  
15.3   Temporary Taking      55  
15.4   Condemnation Awards Paid to Facility Mortgagee      55  
15.5   Termination of Master Lease; Abatement of Rent      56  
  ARTICLE XVI   
16.1   Events of Default      56  
16.2   Certain Remedies      59  
16.3   Damages      59  
16.4   Receiver      61  
16.5   Waiver      61  
16.6   Application of Funds      61  
  ARTICLE XVII   
17.1   Permitted Leasehold Mortgagees      61  
17.2   Landlord’s Right to Cure Tenant’s Default      68  
17.3   Landlord’s Right to Cure Debt Agreement      69  
  ARTICLE XVIII   
18.1   Sale of the Leased Property      69  
  ARTICLE XIX   
19.1   Holding Over      70  
  ARTICLE XX   
20.1   Risk of Loss      70  
  ARTICLE XXI   
21.1   General Indemnification      71  
  ARTICLE XXII   
22.1   Subletting and Assignment      71  
22.2   Permitted Assignments      72  
22.3   Permitted Sublease Agreements      74  
22.4   Required Assignment and Subletting Provisions      75  
22.5   Costs      76  
22.6   No Release of Tenant’s Obligations; Exception      76  
22.7   Replacement Property Transaction      76  

22.8

  Baton Rouge Transfer      79  

 

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  ARTICLE XXIII   

23.1

  Officer’s Certificates and Financial Statements      83  

23.2

  Confidentiality; Public Offering Information      86  

23.3

  Financial Covenants      87  

23.4

  Landlord Obligations      88  
  ARTICLE XXIV   

24.1

  Landlord’s Right to Inspect      88  
  ARTICLE XXV   

25.1

  No Waiver      89  
  ARTICLE XXVI   

26.1

  Remedies Cumulative      89  
  ARTICLE XXVII   

27.1

  Acceptance of Surrender      89  
  ARTICLE XXVIII   

28.1

  No Merger      89  
  ARTICLE XXIX   

29.1

  Conveyance by Landlord      89  
  ARTICLE XXX   

30.1

  Quiet Enjoyment      90  
  ARTICLE XXXI   

31.1

  Landlord’s Financing      90  

31.2

  Attornment      91  

31.3

  Compliance with Facility Mortgage Documents      92  
  ARTICLE XXXII   

32.1

  Hazardous Substances      93  

32.2

  Notices      94  

32.3

  Remediation      94  

32.4

  Indemnity by Tenant      94  

 

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32.5   Environmental Inspections    95
32.6   Indemnity by Landlord    96
32.7   Survival    97
  ARTICLE XXXIII   
33.1   Memorandum of Lease    97
33.2   Tenant Financing    97
  ARTICLE XXXIV   
34.1   Expert Valuation Process    97
  ARTICLE XXXV   
35.1   Notices    99
  ARTICLE XXXVI   
36.1   Transfer of Tenant’s Property and Operational Control of the Facilities    100
36.2   Determination of Successor Tenant and Gaming Assets FMV    101
36.3   Operation Transfer    102
  ARTICLE XXXVII   
37.1   Attorneys’ Fees    102
  ARTICLE XXXVIII   
38.1   Brokers    103
  ARTICLE XXXIX   
39.1   Anti-Terrorism Representations    103
  ARTICLE XL   
40.1   GLP REIT Protection    104
  ARTICLE XLI   
41.1   Survival    105
41.2   Severability    105
41.3   Non-Recourse; Consequential Damages    105
41.4   Successors and Assigns    105
41.5   Governing Law    105
41.6   Waiver of Trial by Jury    106
41.7   Amendment and Restatement; Entire Agreement    106
41.8   Headings    106

 

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41.9   Counterparts    106
41.10   Interpretation    107
41.11   Time of Essence    107
41.12   Further Assurances    107
41.13   Gaming Regulations    107
41.14   Certain Provisions of Nevada Law    108
41.15   Certain Provisions of Louisiana Law    108
41.16   Certain Provisions of New Jersey Law    108
41.17   Conditions to this Master Lease    110

 

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EXHIBITS AND SCHEDULES

EXHIBIT A – LIST OF FACILITIES

EXHIBIT B – LEGAL DESCRIPTIONS

EXHIBIT C – GAMING LICENSES

EXHIBIT D – FORM OF GUARANTY

EXHIBIT E – FORM OF NONDISTURBANCE AND ATTORNMENT AGREEMENT

EXHIBIT F – FORM OF SUBORDINATION, NONDISTURBANCE AND ATTORNMENT AGREEMENT

SCHEDULE A – DISCLOSURE ITEMS

SCHEDULE B – PROPERTY AGREEMENTS

SCHEDULE C – PROPERTY VALUES

SCHEDULE D – 2019 FACILITY ADJUSTED REVENUE

SCHEDULE 1.1 – EXCLUSIONS FROM LEASED PROPERTY

SCHEDULE 6.3 – GUARANTORS UINDER THE MASTER LEASE

 

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AMENDED AND RESTATED MASTER LEASE

This AMENDED AND RESTATED MASTER LEASE (the “Master Lease”) is entered into as of June 15, 2020 (the “Effective Date”), by and among GLP CAPITAL, L.P. (together with its permitted successors and assigns, “Landlord”), and TROPICANA ENTERTAINMENT, INC., a Delaware corporation (together with its permitted successors and assigns, “Tenant”).

RECITALS

A. On October 1, 2018 (the “Original Effective Date”), Landlord, Tropicana AC Sub Corp., as co-landlord, Tenant and Tropicana Atlantic City Corp., as co-tenant, entered into that certain Master Lease, as amended by that certain Partial Termination of and First Amendment to Master Lease, dated as of June 9, 2019 and as modified by that certain Waiver to Master Lease, dated as of March 31, 2020 (as so amended and modified, the “Original Master Lease”) pursuant to which Landlord leased the Leased Property to Tenant.

B. A list of the five (5) facilities covered by this Master Lease as of the Commencement Date and as of the Effective Date is attached hereto as Exhibit A (each a “Facility,” and collectively, the “Facilities”).

C. Landlord and Tenant hereby wish to amend and restate the Original Master Lease in its entirety pursuant to the terms hereof.

D. Capitalized terms used in this Master Lease and not otherwise defined herein are defined in Article II hereof.

NOW, THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties agree as follows:

ARTICLE I

1.1 Leased Property. Upon and subject to the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth, Landlord leases to Tenant and Tenant leases from Landlord all of Landlord’s rights and interest in and to the following with respect to each of the Facilities (collectively, the “Leased Property”):

(a) the real property or properties described in Exhibit B attached hereto (collectively, the “Land”);

(b) all buildings, structures, barges, riverboats, Fixtures (as hereinafter defined) and other improvements of every kind now or hereafter located on the Land or connected thereto including, but not limited to, 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 to such buildings and structures of each such Facility (collectively, the “Leased Improvements”);


(c) all easements, rights and appurtenances relating to the Land and the Leased Improvements; and

(d) all equipment, machinery, fixtures, and other items of property, including all components thereof, that (i) are now or hereafter located in, on or used in connection with and permanently affixed to or otherwise incorporated into the Leased Improvements and (ii) qualify as Long-Lived Assets, together with all replacements, modifications, alterations and additions thereto (collectively, the “Fixtures”).

The Leased Property is leased subject to all covenants, conditions, restrictions, easements and other matters affecting the Leased Property as of the Commencement Date and such subsequent covenants, conditions, restrictions, easements and other matters as may be agreed to by Landlord or Tenant in accordance with the terms of this Master Lease, whether or not of record, including any matters which would be disclosed by an inspection or accurate survey of the Leased Property. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Leased Property shall exclude those items referenced on Schedule 1.1.

1.2 Single, Indivisible Lease. Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, this Master Lease constitutes one indivisible lease of the Leased Property and not separate leases governed by similar terms. The Leased Property constitutes one economic unit, and the Rent and all other provisions have been negotiated and agreed to based on a demise of all of the Leased Property to Tenant as a single, composite, inseparable transaction and would have been substantially different had separate leases or a divisible lease been intended. Except as expressly provided in this Master Lease for specific, isolated purposes (and then only to the extent expressly otherwise stated), all provisions of this Master Lease apply equally and uniformly to all of the Leased Property as one unit. An Event of Default with respect to any portion of the Leased Property is an Event of Default as to all of the Leased Property. The parties intend that the provisions of this Master Lease shall at all times be construed, interpreted and applied so as to carry out their mutual objective to create an indivisible lease of all of the Leased Property and, in particular but without limitation, that, for purposes of any assumption, rejection or assignment of this Master Lease under 11 U.S.C. Section 365, or any successor or replacement thereof or any analogous state law, this is one indivisible and non-severable lease and executory contract dealing with one legal and economic unit and that this Master Lease must be assumed, rejected or assigned as a whole with respect to all (and only as to all) of the Leased Property. The parties may amend this Master Lease from time to time to include one or more additional Facilities as part of the Leased Property and such future addition to the Leased Property shall not in any way change the indivisible and nonseverable nature of this Master Lease and all of the foregoing provisions shall continue to apply in full force.

1.3 Term. The “Term” of this Master Lease is the Initial Term plus all Renewal Terms, to the extent exercised. The initial term of this Master Lease (the “Initial Term”) commenced on October 1, 2018 (the “Commencement Date”) and shall end on the day immediately preceding the twentieth (20th) anniversary of the Commencement Date, subject to renewal as set forth in Section 1.4 below.

 

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1.4 Renewal Terms. The term of this Master Lease may be extended for four (4) separate “Renewal Terms” of five (5) years each if: (a) at least twelve (12), but not more than eighteen (18) months prior to the end of the then current Term, Tenant delivers to Landlord a Notice that it desires to exercise its right to extend this Master Lease for one (1) Renewal Term (a “Renewal Notice”); and (b) no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing on the date Landlord receives the Renewal Notice (the “Exercise Date”) or on the last day of the then current Term. During any such Renewal Term, except as otherwise specifically provided for herein, all of the terms and conditions of this Master Lease shall remain in full force and effect.

Tenant may exercise such options to renew with respect to all (and no fewer than all) of the Facilities which are subject to this Master Lease as of the Exercise Date.

ARTICLE II

2.1 Definitions. For all purposes of this Master Lease, except as otherwise expressly provided or unless the context otherwise requires, (i) the terms defined in this Article II have the meanings assigned to them in this Article and include the plural as well as the singular; (ii) all accounting terms not otherwise defined herein have the meanings assigned to them in accordance with GAAP; (iii) all references in this Master Lease to designated “Articles,” “Sections” and other subdivisions are to the designated Articles, Sections and other subdivisions of this Master Lease; (iv) the word “including” shall have the same meaning as the phrase “including, without limitation,” and other similar phrases; (v) the words “herein,” “hereof” and “hereunder” and other words of similar import refer to this Master Lease as a whole and not to any particular Article, Section or other subdivision; (vi) all Exhibits, Schedules and other attachments annexed to the body of this Master Lease are hereby deemed to be incorporated into and made an integral part of this Master Lease; (vii) the word “or” is not exclusive; and (viii) for the calculation of any financial ratios or tests referenced in this Master Lease (including the Adjusted Revenue to Rent Ratio and the Indebtedness to EBITDA Ratio), this Master Lease, regardless of its treatment under GAAP, shall be deemed to be an operating lease and the Rent payable hereunder shall be treated as an operating expense and shall not constitute Indebtedness or interest expense.

AAA: As defined in Section 34.1(b).

Accounts: All accounts, including deposit accounts and any Facility Mortgage Reserve Account (to the extent actually funded by Tenant), all rents, profits, income, revenues or rights to payment or reimbursement derived from the use of any space within the Leased Property and/or from goods sold or leased or services rendered from the Leased Property (including, without limitation, from goods sold or leased or services rendered from the Leased Property by any subtenant) and all accounts receivable, in each case whether or not evidenced by a contract, document, instrument or chattel paper and whether or not earned by performance, including without limitation, the right to payment of management fees and all proceeds of the foregoing.

Additional Charges: All Impositions and all other amounts, liabilities and obligations which Tenant assumes or agrees to pay under this Master Lease and, in the event of any failure on the part of Tenant to pay any of those items, except where such failure is due to the acts or omissions of Landlord, every fine, penalty, interest and cost which may be added for non-payment or late payment of such items.

 

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Adjusted Revenue: For any Test Period, Net Revenue (i) minus expenses other than Specified Expenses and (ii) plus Specified Proceeds, if any; provided, however, that for purposes of calculating Adjusted Revenue, Net Revenue shall not include Gaming Revenues, Retail Sales or Promotional Allowances of any subtenants of Tenant or any deemed payments under subleases of this Master Lease, licenses or other access rights from Tenant to its operating subsidiaries. Adjusted Revenue for the Leased Property shall be calculated on a pro forma basis to give effect to any increase or decrease in Rent as a result of the addition or removal of Leased Property to this Master Lease since the beginning of any Test Period of Tenant as if each such increase or decrease had been effected on the first day of such Test Period. For purposes of calculating Adjusted Revenue to Rent Ratio, (a) subject to clause (b) below, if any Facility is closed to the public for more than fifteen (15) days as a result of an Unavoidable Delay during any fiscal quarter of any Test Period, then (i) the Adjusted Revenue attributable to such Facility in respect of such fiscal quarter shall be excluded from the calculation of Adjusted Revenue for such Test Period and (ii) the Adjusted Revenue attributable to such Facility during any fiscal quarters of such Test Period during which such Facility is not closed to the public for more than fifteen (15) days shall be annualized as follows for purposes of calculating Adjusted Revenue for such Test Period: (A) if such Facility is not closed to the public for more than fifteen (15) days in any of the remaining three (3) fiscal quarters of such Test Period, then the aggregate Adjusted Revenue attributable to such Facility for such quarters shall be multiplied by 4/3, (B) if such Facility is not closed to the public for more than fifteen (15) days in only two (2) fiscal quarters of such Test Period, then the aggregate Adjusted Revenue attributable to such Facility for such quarters shall be multiplied by 2 and (C) if such Facility is not closed to the public for more than fifteen (15) days in only one (1) fiscal quarter of such Test Period, then the Adjusted Revenue attributable to such Facility for such quarter shall be multiplied by 4 and (b) notwithstanding clause (a) above, for purposes of calculating the Adjusted Revenue from and after any Covenant Resumption Date, (i) the Adjusted Revenue for the Test Period ending on the last day of the fiscal quarter in which the Covenant Resumption Date occurs (the “Initial Test Period”) shall be deemed to be the Adjusted Revenue for the last fiscal quarter of the Initial Test Period, in each case, multiplied by 4, (ii) the Adjusted Revenue for the first Test Period ending after the Initial Test Period (the “Second Test Period”) shall be deemed to be the Adjusted Revenue for the last two fiscal quarters of the Second Test Period, in each case, multiplied by 2 and (iii) the Adjusted Revenue for the second Test Period ending after the Initial Test Period (the “Third Test Period”) shall be deemed to be the Adjusted Revenue for the last three fiscal quarters of the Third Test Period, in each case, multiplied by 4/3.

Adjusted Revenue Pool: As of any date of determination, the aggregate amount of the Facility Adjusted Revenue of Tenant for all of the Facilities that are included in this Master Lease.

Adjusted Revenue to Rent Ratio: As at any date of determination, the ratio for any period of Adjusted Revenue to Rent. For purposes of calculating the Adjusted Revenue to Rent Ratio, Adjusted Revenue shall be calculated on a pro forma basis (and shall be calculated to give effect to (x) pro forma adjustments reasonably contemplated by Tenant and (y) such other pro forma adjustments consistent with Regulation S-X under the Securities Act) to give effect to any material acquisitions and material asset sales consummated by the Tenant or any Guarantor during any Test Period of Tenant as if each such material acquisition had been effected on the first day of such Test Period and as if each such material asset sale had been consummated on the day prior to

 

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the first day of such Test Period. In addition, (i) Adjusted Revenue and Rent shall be calculated on a pro forma basis to give effect to any increase or decrease in Rent as a result of the addition or removal of Leased Property to this Master Lease during any Test Period as if such increase or decrease had been effected on the first day of such Test Period and (ii) in the event Rent is to be increased in connection with the addition or inclusion of a Long-Lived Asset that is projected to increase Adjusted Revenue, such Rent increase shall not be taken into account in calculating the Adjusted Revenue to Rent Ratio until the first fiscal quarter following the completion of the installation or construction of such Long-Lived Assets.

Affiliate: When used with respect to any corporation, limited liability company, or partnership, the term “Affiliate” shall mean any person which, directly or indirectly, controls or is controlled by or is under common control with such corporation, limited liability company or partnership. For the purposes of this definition, “control” (including the correlative meanings of the terms “controlled by” and “under common control with”), as used with respect to any Person, shall mean the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of such person, through the ownership of voting securities, partnership interests or other equity interests.

Appointing Authority: As defined in Section 34.1(b).

Award: All compensation, sums or anything of value awarded, paid or received on a total or partial Taking.

Baton Rouge Facility: The Facility commonly known as Belle of Baton Rouge located in Baton Rouge, LA, together with all Leased Property with respect thereto.

Baton Rouge Lease Amendment: An amendment to this Master Lease as is reasonably necessary and appropriate to effectuate fully the provisions and intent of Section 22.8, including to evidence and effectuate the removal of the Baton Rouge Facility from this Master Lease (including, without limitation, the removal of (i) the Baton Rouge Facility from the list of Facilities on Exhibit A, (ii) the legal description with respect to the Baton Rouge Facility from Exhibit B, (iii) the Gaming License with respect to the Baton Rouge Facility from the list of Gaming Licenses on Exhibit C, and (iv) the disclosure items with respect to the Baton Rouge Facility from Schedule A), together with such other documents (including, without limitation, the recordation of amended memorandum(s) of lease) as are reasonably necessary and appropriate to effectuate fully the provisions and intent of Section 22.8; provided, however, in no event shall the Rent under this Master Lease be adjusted or reduced as a result of the removal of the Baton Rouge Facility.

Baton Rouge Purchase Agreement: As defined in Section 22.8(b).

Baton Rouge Purchase Price: As defined in Section 22.8(b).

Baton Rouge Sale: As defined in Section 22.8(b).

Baton Rouge Severance Lease: As defined in Section 22.8(c)(i).

 

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Baton Rouge Severance Lease Rent: An annual amount equal to One Dollar ($1.00).

Baton Rouge Severance Lease Term: With respect to a Baton Rouge Severance Lease, an initial term (commencing on the Baton Rouge Transfer Date) of fifteen (15) years without any option to renew; provided, however, such term shall not exceed eighty percent (80%) of the remaining useful life of the applicable Leased Improvements (as of the Baton Rouge Transfer Date) that are subject to the Baton Rouge Severance Lease (as shall be determined by a valuation expert or such other appropriate reputable consultant in accordance with Section 34.1 of this Master Lease).

Baton Rouge Transfer: As defined in Section 22.8(a).

Baton Rouge Transfer Date: The date of the closing of the Baton Rouge Transfer and, if applicable, entry into the Baton Rouge Severance Lease in accordance with Section 22.8.

Baton Rouge Transferee: As defined in Section 22.8(a).

Building Base Rent:

(A) During the period from the Commencement Date until (and including) the last day of the first Lease Year (i.e., September 30, 2019), an annual amount equal to Sixty Million Nine Hundred Eighteen Thousand Five Hundred Twenty-Five Dollars ($60,918,525).

(B) During the period from the first day of the second Lease Year until (and including) the last day of the second Lease Year (i.e., September 30, 2020), an annual amount equal to Sixty-Two Million One Hundred Thirty-Six Thousand Eight Hundred Ninety-Six Dollars ($62,136,896).

(C) During the period from first day of the third Lease Year until the end of the Initial Term, an annual amount equal to Sixty-Two Million One Hundred Thirty-Six Thousand Eight Hundred Ninety-Six Dollars ($62,136,896); provided, however, that commencing with the fifth (5th) Lease Year (i.e., the Lease Year commencing on October 1, 2022) and continuing each Lease Year thereafter during the Initial Term, the Building Base Rent shall increase to an annual amount equal to the sum of (i) the Building Base Rent for the immediately preceding Lease Year, and (ii) the Escalation.

(D) The Building Base Rent for the first year of each Renewal Term shall be an annual amount equal to the sum of (i) the Building Base Rent for the immediately preceding Lease Year, and (ii) the Escalation. Commencing with the second (2nd) Lease Year of any Renewal Term and continuing each Lease Year thereafter during such Renewal Term, the Building Base Rent shall increase to an annual amount equal to the sum of (i) the Building Base Rent for the immediately preceding Lease Year, and (ii) the Escalation.

(E) As applicable during the Term, Building Base Rent shall be increased pursuant to Section 10.3(c) in respect of Capital Improvements funded by Landlord (which increases shall, in each case, be subject to the Escalations provided in the foregoing clauses (C) and (D)).

Building Base Rent shall be subject to further adjustment as and to the extent provided in Section 14.6.

 

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Business Day: Each Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday which is not a day on which national banks in the City of New York, New York or Las Vegas, Nevada are authorized, or obligated, by law or executive order, to close.

Capital Improvements: With respect to any Facility, any improvements or alterations or modifications of the Leased Improvements, including without limitation capital improvements and structural alterations, modifications or improvements, or one or more additional structures annexed to any portion of any of the Leased Improvements of such Facility, or the expansion of existing improvements, which are constructed on any parcel or portion of the Land of such Facility, during the Term, including construction of a new wing or new story, all of which shall constitute a portion of the Leased Improvements and Leased Property hereunder in accordance with Section 10.3. Notwithstanding the foregoing, for purposes of Article X only, “Capital Improvements” shall not include any improvements or alterations or modifications of the Leased Improvements or any expansion of the existing improvements if such (i) commenced prior to the Term in accordance with the terms of the Merger Agreement, and (ii) costs less than Fifteen Million Dollars ($15,000,000) on an individual project basis and less than Fifty Million Dollars ($50,000,000) in the aggregate with respect to all of the Facilities, it being agreed, for the avoidance of doubt, such improvements or alterations or modifications of the Leased Improvements or any expansion of the existing improvements shall be deemed part of the Leased Property and the Facilities for all purposes hereunder.

Cash: Cash and cash equivalents and all instruments evidencing the same or any right thereto and all proceeds thereof.

Casualty Event: Any loss of title or any loss of or damage to or destruction of, or any condemnation or other taking (including by any governmental authority) of, any asset for which Tenant or any of its Subsidiaries (directly or through Tenant’s Parent) receives cash insurance proceeds or proceeds of a condemnation award or other similar compensation (excluding proceeds of business interruption insurance). “Casualty Event” shall include, but not be limited to, any taking of all or any part of any real property of Tenant or any of its Subsidiaries or any part thereof, in or by condemnation or other eminent domain proceedings pursuant to any applicable law, or by reason of the temporary requisition of the use or occupancy of all or any part of any real property of Tenant or any of its Subsidiaries or any part thereof by any governmental authority, civil or military.

Change in Control: (i) Any Person or “group” (within the meaning of Rules 13d-3 and 13d-5 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended from time to time, and any successor statute), (a) shall have acquired direct or indirect beneficial ownership or control of fifty percent (50%) or more on a fully diluted basis of the direct or indirect voting power in the Equity Interests of Tenant’s Parent entitled to vote in an election of directors of Tenant’s Parent, or (b) shall have caused the election of a majority of the members of the board of directors or equivalent body of Tenant’s Parent, which such members have not been nominated by a majority of the members of the board of directors or equivalent body of Tenant’s Parent as such were constituted immediately prior to such election, (ii) except as permitted or required hereunder, the

 

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direct or indirect sale by Tenant or Tenant’s Parent of all or substantially all of Tenant’s assets, whether held directly or through Subsidiaries, relating to the Facilities in one transaction or in a series of related transactions (excluding sales to Tenant or its Subsidiaries), (iii) (a) Tenant ceasing to be a wholly-owned Subsidiary (directly or indirectly) of Tenant’s Parent or (b) Tenant’s Parent ceasing to control one hundred percent (100%) of the voting power in the Equity Interests of Tenant or (iv) Tenant’s Parent consolidates with, or merges with or into, any Person, or any Person consolidates with, or merges with or into, Tenant’s Parent, in any such event pursuant to a transaction in which any of the outstanding Equity Interests of Tenant’s Parent ordinarily entitled to vote in an election of directors of Tenant’s Parent or such other Person is converted into or exchanged for cash, securities or other property, other than any such transaction where the Equity Interests of Tenant’s Parent ordinarily entitled to vote in an election of directors of Tenant’s Parent outstanding immediately prior to such transaction constitute or are converted into or exchanged into or exchanged for a majority (determined by voting power in an election of directors) of the outstanding Equity Interests ordinarily entitled to vote in an election of directors of such surviving or transferee Person (immediately after giving effect to such transaction).

Code: The Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and, to the extent applicable, the Treasury Regulations promulgated thereunder, each as amended from time to time.

Commencement Date: As defined in Section 1.3.

Commission: As defined in Section 41.16(a).

Competing Facility: A Gaming Facility within the Restricted Area acquired or operated by Tenant or any Affiliate of Tenant; provided, however, that a “Competing Facility” shall not include any Gaming Facility which Tenant or any Affiliate of Tenant owns or operates as of the Effective Date or is under contract to acquire as of the Effective Date.

Condemnation: The exercise of any governmental power, whether by legal proceedings or otherwise, by a Condemnor or a voluntary sale or transfer by Landlord to any Condemnor, either under threat of condemnation or while legal proceedings for condemnation are pending.

Condemnor: Any public or quasi-public authority, or private corporation or individual, having the power of Condemnation.

Confidential Information: Any and all financial, technical, proprietary, confidential, and other information, including data, reports, interpretations, forecasts, analyses, compilations, studies, summaries, extracts, records, know-how, statements (written or oral) or other documents of any kind, that contain information concerning the business and affairs of a party or its affiliates, divisions and subsidiaries, which such party or its Related Persons provide to the other party or its Related Persons, whether furnished before or after the Commencement Date, and regardless of the manner in which it was furnished, and any material prepared by a party or its Related Persons, in whatever form maintained, containing, reflecting or based upon, in whole or in part, any such information; provided, however, that “Confidential Information” shall not include information which: (i) was or becomes generally available to the public other than as a

 

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result of a disclosure by the other party or its Related Persons in breach of this Master Lease; (ii) was or becomes available to the other party or its Related Persons on a non-confidential basis prior to its disclosure hereunder as evidenced by the written records of the other party or its Related Persons, provided that the source of the information is not bound by a confidentiality agreement or otherwise prohibited from transmitting such information by a contractual, legal or fiduciary duty; or (iii) was independently developed by the other party without the use of any Confidential Information, as evidenced by the written records of the other party.

Consolidated Interest Expense: For any period, interest expense of Tenant and its Subsidiaries that are Guarantors for such period as determined on a consolidated basis for Tenant and its Subsidiaries that are Guarantors in accordance with GAAP.

Covenant Resumption Date: The first day following the end of a Covenant Suspension Period.

Covenant Suspension Period: If on the last day of any Test Period more than 75% of the Facilities under this Master Lease are closed to the public, and have been closed for a period of more than fifteen (15) days, in each case due to an Unavoidable Delay, then the period commencing on (and including) the last day of any such Test Period and continuing until (but excluding) the last day of the second full consecutive fiscal quarter throughout which at least 25% of the Facilities under this Master Lease have remained open to the public. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Tenant may, in its sole discretion, elect that any Covenant Suspension Period end on any date prior to the date that such Covenant Suspension Period would otherwise end absent such election.

CPI: The United States Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics Revised Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (1982-84=100), U.S. City Average, All Items, or, if that index is not available at the time in question, the index designated by such Department as the successor to such index, and if there is no index so designated, an index for an area in the United States that most closely corresponds to the entire United States, published by such Department, or if none, by any other instrumentality of the United States.

CPI Increase: The product of (i) the CPI published for the beginning of each Lease Year, divided by (ii) the CPI published for the beginning of the first Lease Year. If the product is less than one, the CPI Increase shall be equal to one.

CPR Institute: As defined in Section 34.1(b).

Date of Taking: The date the Condemnor has the right to possession of the property being condemned.

Debt Agreement: If designated by Tenant to Landlord in writing to be included in the definition of “Debt Agreement,” one or more (A) debt facilities or commercial paper facilities, providing for revolving credit loans, term loans, receivables financing (including through the sale of receivables to lenders or to special purpose entities formed to borrow from lenders against such receivables) or letters of credit, (B) debt securities, indentures or other forms of debt financing (including convertible or exchangeable debt instruments or bank guarantees or bankers’ acceptances), or (C) instruments or agreements evidencing any other indebtedness, in each case,

 

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with the same or different borrowers or issuers and, in each case, (i) entered into from time to time by Tenant and/or its Affiliates (including Tenant’s Parent), (ii) as amended, supplemented, modified, extended, restructured, renewed, refinanced, restated, replaced or refunded in whole or in part from time to time, (iii) which may be secured by assets of Tenant and its Subsidiaries, including, but not limited to, their Cash, Accounts, Tenant’s Property, real property and leasehold estates in real property (including this Master Lease), and (iv) which shall provide Landlord, in accordance with Section 17.3 hereof, the right to receive copies of notices of Specified Debt Agreement Defaults thereunder and opportunity to cure any breaches or defaults by Tenant thereunder within the cure period, if any, that exists under such Debt Agreement. For the avoidance of doubt, that certain Credit Agreement, dated as of April 17, 2017, by and among Eagle II Acquisition Company LLC (to be succeeded on the Closing Date by Eldorado Resorts, Inc.), as Borrower, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent, Swingline Lender and Issuing Lender, and the Lenders and other parties named therein (as the same may be amended, restated, amended and restated, replaced, refinanced, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”) is a Debt Agreement.

Dollars and $: The lawful money of the United States.

Discretionary Transferee: A transferee that meets all of the following requirements set forth in clauses (a) through (d) below: (a) such transferee has (1) at least five (5) years of experience (directly or through one or more of its Subsidiaries) operating or managing one or more casinos with revenues in the immediately preceding fiscal year of at least Seven Hundred Fifty Million Dollars ($750,000,000) in the aggregate (or retains a manager with such qualifications, which manager shall not be replaced other than in accordance with Article XXII hereof) that is not in the business, and that does not have an Affiliate in the business, of leasing properties to gaming operators, or (2) in the case of a Permitted Leasehold Mortgagee Foreclosing Party only, agreement(s) in place in a form reasonably satisfactory to Landlord to retain for a period of eighteen (18) months (or more) after the effective time of the transfer at least (i) eighty percent (80%) of Tenant and its Subsidiaries’ personnel employed at the Facilities who have employment contracts as of the date of the relevant agreement to transfer and (ii) seventy percent (70%) of Tenant’s and Tenant’s Parent’s ten (in the aggregate between both Tenant and Tenant’s Parent) most highly compensated corporate employees as of the date of the relevant agreement to transfer based on total compensation determined in accordance with Item 402 of Regulation S-K of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; (b) such transferee (directly or through one or more of its Subsidiaries) is licensed or certified by each gaming authority with jurisdiction over any portion of the Leased Property as of the date of any proposed assignment or transfer to such entity (or will be so licensed upon its assumption of the Master Lease); (c) such transferee is Solvent, and, other than in the case of a Permitted Leasehold Mortgagee Foreclosing Party, if such transferee has a Parent Company, the Parent Company of such transferee is Solvent, and (d) (i) other than in the case of a Permitted Leasehold Mortgagee Foreclosing Party, (x) the Parent Company of such transferee or, if such transferee does not have a Parent Company, such transferee, has sufficient assets so that, after giving effect to its assumption of Tenant’s obligations hereunder or the applicable assignment (including pursuant to a Change in Control under Section 22.2(iii)(b) or Section 22.2(iii)(c)), its Indebtedness to EBITDA Ratio on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP is less than 7:1 on a pro forma basis based on projected earnings and after giving effect to the proposed transaction or (y) an entity that has an investment grade credit rating from a nationally recognized rating agency with respect to such entity’s long term, unsecured debt has

 

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provided a Guaranty, or (ii) in the case of a Permitted Leasehold Mortgagee Foreclosing Party, (x) Tenant has an Indebtedness to EBITDA Ratio of less than 8:1 on a pro forma basis based on projected earnings and after giving effect to the proposed transaction or (y) an entity that has an investment grade credit rating from a nationally recognized rating agency with respect to such entity’s long term, unsecured debt has provided a Guaranty.

Division: As defined in Section 41.16(a).

EBITDA: For any Test Period, the consolidated net income or loss of the Parent Company of a Discretionary Transferee (or, in the case of (x) a Permitted Leasehold Mortgagee Foreclosing Party, such Permitted Leasehold Mortgagee Foreclosing Party or (y) a Discretionary Transferee that does not have a Parent Company, such Discretionary Transferee) on a consolidated basis for such period, determined in accordance with GAAP, adjusted by excluding (1) income tax expense, (2) consolidated interest expense (net of interest income), (3) depreciation and amortization expense, (4) any income, gains or losses attributable to the early extinguishment or conversion of indebtedness or cancellation of indebtedness, (5) gains or losses on discontinued operations and asset sales, disposals or abandonments, (6) impairment charges or asset write-offs including, without limitation, those related to goodwill or intangible assets, long-lived assets, and investments in debt and equity securities, in each case, in accordance with GAAP, (7) any non-cash items of expense (other than to the extent such non-cash items of expense require or result in an accrual or reserve for future cash expenses), (8) extraordinary gains or losses and (9) unusual or non-recurring gains or items of income or loss.

Effective Date: As defined in the preamble.

Encumbrance: Any mortgage, deed of trust, lien, encumbrance or other matter affecting title to any of the Leased Property, or any portion thereof or interest therein.

End of Term Gaming Asset Transfer Notice: As defined in Section 36.1.

Environmental Costs: As defined in Section 32.4.

Environmental Laws: Any and all applicable federal, state, municipal and local laws, statutes, ordinances, rules, regulations, guidances, policies, orders, codes, decrees or judgments, whether statutory or common law, as amended from time to time, now or hereafter in effect, pertaining to the environment, public health and safety and industrial hygiene, including the use, generation, manufacture, production, storage, release, discharge, disposal, handling, treatment, removal, decontamination, cleanup, transportation or regulation of any Hazardous Substance, including, without limitation, the New Jersey Industrial Site Recovery Act, the Clean Air Act, the Clean Water Act, the Toxic Substances Control Act, the Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act, the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, Rodenticide Act, the Safe Drinking Water Act and the Occupational Safety and Health Act.

Equity Interests: With respect to any Person, any and all shares, interests, participations or other equivalents, including membership interests (however designated, whether voting or non-voting), of equity of such Person, including, if such Person is a partnership, partnership interests (whether general or limited) and any other interest or participation that confers on a Person the right to receive a share of the profits and losses of, or distributions of assets of, such partnership.

 

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Equity Rights: With respect to any Person, any then outstanding subscriptions, options, warrants, commitments, preemptive rights or agreements of any kind (including any stockholders’ or voting trust agreements) for the issuance, sale, registration or voting of any additional Equity Interests of any class, or partnership or other ownership interests of any type in, such Person; provided, however, that a debt instrument convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for any Equity Interests shall not be deemed an Equity Right.

Escalated Building Base Rent: (a) For the fifth Lease Year and the sixth Lease Year, an amount equal to 101.25% of the Building Base Rent as of the end of the immediately preceding Lease Year, (b) for the seventh Lease Year and the eighth Lease Year, an amount equal to 101.75% of the Building Base Rent as of the end of the immediately preceding Lease Year, and (c) for the ninth Lease Year and for each Lease Year thereafter, an amount equal to 102% of the Building Base Rent as of the end of the immediately preceding Lease Year.

Escalation: For any Lease Year (commencing with the fifth Lease Year), an amount equal to the excess of (a) the Escalated Building Base Rent for such Lease Year over (b) the Building Base Rent for the immediately preceding Lease Year. The parties hereby acknowledge and agree that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in the Original Master Lease, no Escalation has been based upon, or affected by, Adjusted Revenue.

Evansville Facility: The Facility commonly known as Tropicana Evansville located in Evansville, IN, together with all Leased Property with respect thereto.

Event of Default: As defined in Section 16.1.

Exercise Date: As defined in Section 1.4.

Expert: An independent third party professional, with expertise in respect of a matter at issue, appointed by the agreement of Landlord and Tenant or otherwise in accordance with Article XXXIV hereof.

Facilit(y)(ies): As defined in Recital D.

Facility Adjusted Revenue: With respect to each Facility under this Master Lease as of any date of determination, the greater of (i) the Adjusted Revenue of Tenant for the most recently ended Test Period, as generated by such Facility individually, and (ii) the amount set forth on Schedule D annexed hereto for such Facility.

Facility Mortgage: As defined in Section 13.1.

Facility Mortgage Documents: With respect to each Facility Mortgage and Facility Mortgagee, the applicable Facility Mortgage, loan agreement, debt agreement, credit agreement or indenture, lease, note, collateral assignment instruments, guarantees, indemnity agreements and other documents or instruments evidencing, securing or otherwise relating to the loan made, credit extended, or lease or other financing vehicle entered into pursuant thereto.

Facility Mortgage Reserve Account: As defined in Section 31.3(b).

 

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Facility Mortgagee: As defined in Section 13.1.

Financial Statements: (i) For a Fiscal Year, consolidated statements of Tenant’s Parent and its consolidated subsidiaries (as defined by GAAP) of income, stockholders’ equity and comprehensive income and cash flows for such period and for the period from the beginning of the Fiscal Year to the end of such period and the related consolidated balance sheet as at the end of such period, together with the notes thereto, all in reasonable detail and setting forth in comparative form the corresponding figures for the corresponding period in the preceding Fiscal Year and prepared in accordance with GAAP and audited by a “big four” or other nationally recognized accounting firm, and (ii) for a fiscal quarter, consolidated statements of Tenant’s Parent’s income, stockholders’ equity and comprehensive income and cash flows for such period and for the period from the beginning of the Fiscal Year to the end of such period and the related consolidated balance sheet as at the end of such period, together with the notes thereto, all in reasonable detail and setting forth in comparative form the corresponding figures for the corresponding period in the preceding Fiscal Year and prepared in accordance with GAAP.

Fiscal Year: The annual period commencing January 1 and terminating December 31 of each year.

Fixtures: As defined in Section 1.1(d).

Foreclosure Assignment: As defined in Section 22.2(iii)(d).

Foreclosure COC: As defined in Section 22.2(iii)(d).

Foreclosure Purchaser: As defined in Section 31.1.

GAAP: Generally accepted accounting principles consistently applied in the preparation of financial statements, as in effect from time to time (except with respect to any financial ratio defined or described herein or the components thereof, for which purposes GAAP shall refer to such principles as in effect as of the Commencement Date).

Gaming Assets FMV: As defined in Section 36.1.

Gaming Facility: A facility at which there are operations of slot machines, table games or pari-mutuel wagering.

Gaming License: Any license, permit, approval, finding of suitability or other authorization issued by a state regulatory agency to operate, carry on or conduct any gambling game, gaming device, slot machine, race book or sports pool on the Leased Property, or required by any Gaming Regulation, including each of the licenses, permits or other authorizations set forth on Exhibit C, as amended from time to time, and those related to any Facilities that are added to this Master Lease after the Commencement Date.

Gaming Regulation(s): Any and all laws, statutes, ordinances, rules, regulations, policies, orders, codes, decrees or judgments, and Gaming License conditions or restrictions, as amended from time to time, now or hereafter in effect or promulgated, pertaining to the operation, control, maintenance or Capital Improvement of a Gaming Facility or the conduct of a person or entity holding a Gaming License, including, without limitation, any requirements imposed by a regulatory agency, commission, board or other governmental body pursuant to the jurisdiction and authority granted to it under applicable law.

 

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Gaming Revenues: As defined in the definition of Net Revenue.

GLP: Gaming and Leisure Properties, Inc.

Greenfield Project: As defined in Section 7.3(a).

Greenville Facility: The Facility commonly known as Tropicana Greenville located in Greenville, MS, together with all Leased Property with respect thereto.

Ground Leased Property: The real property leased pursuant to a Ground Lease.

Ground Lease: That certain lease with respect to real property that is a portion of the Leased Property, pursuant to which Landlord is a tenant and which lease has either been approved by Tenant or is in existence as of the Commencement Date, each of which leases is listed on Schedule A hereto.

Ground Lessor: As defined in Section 8.4(a).

Guarantor: Any entity that guaranties the payment or collection of all or any portion of the amounts payable by Tenant, or the performance by Tenant of all or any of its obligations, under this Master Lease, including any replacement guarantor consented to by Landlord in connection with the assignment of the Master Lease or a sublease of Leased Property pursuant to Article XXII.

Guaranty: That certain Guaranty of Master Lease dated as of the Commencement Date, a form of which is attached as Exhibit D hereto, as the same may be amended, supplemented or replaced from time to time, by and between Tenant’s Parent, Landlord and certain Subsidiaries of Tenant from time to time party thereto, and any other guaranty in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Landlord executed by a Guarantor in favor of Landlord (as the same may be amended, supplemented or replaced from time to time) pursuant to which such Guarantor agrees to guaranty all of the obligations of Tenant hereunder.

Handling: As defined in Section 32.4.

Hazardous Substances: Collectively, any petroleum, petroleum product or by product, polychlorinated biphenyls, asbestos, lead-based paint, mold or any other contaminant, pollutant or hazardous or toxic substance, material or waste regulated or listed pursuant to any Environmental Law.

Immaterial Subsidiary Guarantor: Any Subsidiary of Tenant having assets with an aggregate fair market value of less than twenty-five million Dollars ($25.0 million) as of the most recent date on which Financial Statements have been delivered to Landlord pursuant to Section 23.1(b); provided, however, that in no event shall the aggregate fair market value of the assets of all Immaterial Subsidiary Guarantors exceed fifty million Dollars ($50.0 million) as of the most recent date on which Financial Statements have been delivered to Landlord pursuant to Section 23.1(b).

 

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Impartial Appraiser: As defined in Section 13.2.

Impositions: Collectively, all taxes, including capital stock, franchise, margin and other state taxes of Landlord, ad valorem, sales, use, gross receipts, transaction privilege, rent or similar taxes; assessments including assessments for public improvements or benefits, whether or not commenced or completed prior to the Commencement Date and whether or not to be completed within the Term; ground rents (pursuant to the Ground Leases); all obligations of Landlord and its Affiliates under the documents listed on Schedule B hereto; water, sewer and other utility levies and charges; excise tax levies; fees including license, permit, inspection, authorization and similar fees; and all other governmental charges, in each case whether general or special, ordinary or extraordinary, or foreseen or unforeseen, of every character in respect of the Leased Property and/or the Rent and Additional Charges and all interest and penalties thereon attributable to any failure in payment by Tenant (other than failures arising from the acts or omissions of Landlord) which at any time prior to, during or in respect of the Term hereof may be assessed or imposed on or in respect of or be a lien upon (i) Landlord or Landlord’s interest in the Leased Property, (ii) the Leased Property or any part thereof or any rent therefrom or any estate, right, title or interest therein, or (iii) any occupancy, operation, use or possession of, or sales from or activity conducted on or in connection with the Leased Property or the leasing or use of the Leased Property or any part thereof; provided, however, that Impositions shall not include and nothing contained in this Master Lease shall be construed to require Tenant to pay (a) any tax based on net or overall gross income (whether denominated as a franchise or capital stock or other tax) imposed on Landlord or any other Person, (b) any transfer, or net revenue tax of Landlord or any other Person except Tenant and its successors, (c) any tax imposed with respect to the sale, exchange or other disposition by Landlord of any Leased Property or the proceeds thereof, or (d) any principal, interest or other amounts due on, or any mortgage recording taxes or other amounts relating to the incurrence of, any indebtedness on or secured by the Leased Property owed to a Facility Mortgagee for which Landlord or its Subsidiaries is the obligor; provided, further, Impositions shall include any tax, assessment, tax levy or charge set forth in clause (a) or (b) that is levied, assessed or imposed in lieu of, or as a substitute for, any Imposition.

Indebtedness: Of any Person, without duplication, (a) all indebtedness of such Person for borrowed money, whether or not evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes or similar instruments, (b) all obligations of such Person as lessee under capital leases which have been or should be recorded as liabilities on a balance sheet of such Person in accordance with GAAP, (c) all obligations of such Person to pay the deferred purchase price of property or services (excluding trade accounts payable in the ordinary course of business), (d) all indebtedness secured by a lien on the property of such Person, whether or not such indebtedness shall have been assumed by such Person, (e) all obligations, contingent or otherwise, with respect to the face amount of all letters of credit (whether or not drawn) and banker’s acceptances issued for the account of such Person, (f) all obligations under any agreement with respect to any swap, forward, future or derivative transaction or option or similar arrangement involving, or settled by reference to, one or more rates, currencies, commodities, equity or debt instruments or securities or economic, financial or pricing indices or measures of economic, financial or pricing risk or value or any similar transaction or combination of transactions, (g) all guarantees by such Person of any of the foregoing and (h) all indebtedness of the nature described in the foregoing clauses (a)-(g) of any partnership of which such Person is a general partner.

 

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Indebtedness to EBITDA Ratio: As at any date of determination, the ratio of (a) Indebtedness of the applicable (x) Discretionary Transferee or Parent Company of the Discretionary Transferee or (y) in the case of a Permitted Leasehold Mortgagee Foreclosing Party, the Permitted Leasehold Mortgagee Foreclosing Party (such Discretionary Transferee, Parent Company or Permitted Leasehold Mortgagee Foreclosing Party, as applicable the “Relevant Party”) on a consolidated basis, as of such date (excluding Indebtedness of the type referenced in clauses (e) or (f) of the definition of Indebtedness or Indebtedness referred to in clauses (d) or (g) of the definition of Indebtedness to the extent relating to Indebtedness of the type referenced in clauses (e) or (f) of the definition of Indebtedness), to (b) EBITDA for the Test Period most recently ended prior to such date for which financial statements are available. For purposes of calculating the Indebtedness to EBITDA Ratio, EBITDA shall be calculated on a pro forma basis (and shall be calculated, except for pro forma adjustments reasonably contemplated by the potential transferee which may be included in such calculations, otherwise in accordance with Regulation S-X under the Securities Act) to give effect to any material acquisitions and material asset sales consummated by the Relevant Party and its Subsidiaries since the beginning of any Test Period of the Relevant Party as if each such material acquisition had been effected on the first day of such Test Period and as if each such material asset sale had been consummated on the day prior to the first day of such period. In addition, for the avoidance of doubt, (i) if the Relevant Party or any Subsidiary of the Relevant Party has incurred any Indebtedness or repaid, repurchased, acquired, defeased or otherwise discharged any Indebtedness since the end of the most recent Test Period for which financial statements are available, Indebtedness shall be calculated (for purposes of this definition) after giving effect on a pro forma basis to such incurrence, repayment, repurchase, acquisition, defeasance or discharge and the applications of any proceeds thereof as if it had occurred prior to the first day of such Test Period and (ii) the Indebtedness to EBITDA Ratio shall give pro forma effect to the transactions whereby the applicable Discretionary Transferee becomes party to the Master Lease or the Change in Control transactions permitted under Section 22.2(iii) and shall include the Indebtedness and EBITDA of Tenant and its Subsidiaries for the relevant period.

Initial Term: As defined in Section 1.3.

Insurance Requirements: The terms of any insurance policy required by this Master Lease and all requirements of the issuer of any such policy and of any insurance board, association, organization or company necessary for the maintenance of any such policy.

Investment Fund: A bona fide private equity fund or bona fide investment vehicle arranged by and managed by or controlled by, or under common control with, a private equity fund (excluding any private equity fund investment vehicle the primary assets of which are Tenant and its Subsidiaries and/or this Master Lease and assets related thereto) that is engaged in making, purchasing, funding or otherwise or investing in a diversified portfolio of businesses and companies and is organized primarily for the purpose of making equity investments in companies.

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Land Base Rent: (a) During the period from the Commencement Date until (and including) the last day of the second Lease Year, an annual amount equal to Thirteen Million Three Hundred Sixty Thousand Thirty-Seven Dollars ($13,360,037) and (b) from and after the first day of the third Lease Year (i.e., the Lease Year commencing on October 1, 2020), an annual amount equal to Twenty-Three Million Five Hundred Eighty-Five Thousand Four Hundred Sixty-Two Dollars ($23,585,462). Land Base Rent shall be subject to further adjustment as and to the extent provided in Section 14.6.

Landlord: As defined in the preamble.

Landlord Representatives: As defined in Section 23.4.

Landlord Tax Returns: As defined in Section 4.1(b).

Lease Year: The first Lease Year for each Facility shall be the period commencing on the Commencement Date and ending on the day immediately preceding the first (1st) anniversary of the Commencement Date, and each subsequent Lease Year for each Facility shall be each period of twelve (12) full calendar months after the last day of the prior Lease Year.

Leased Improvements: As defined in Section 1.1(b).

Leased Property: As defined in Section 1.1.

Leased Property Rent Adjustment Event: As defined in Section 14.6.

Leasehold Estate: As defined in Section 17.1(a).

Legal Requirements: All federal, state, county, municipal and other governmental statutes, laws, rules, policies, guidance, codes, orders, regulations, ordinances, permits, licenses, covenants, conditions, restrictions, judgments, decrees and injunctions (including common law, Gaming Regulations and Environmental Laws) affecting either the Leased Property, Tenant’s Property and all Capital Improvements or the construction, use or alteration thereof, whether now or hereafter enacted and in force, including, without limitation, any which may (i) require repairs, modifications or alterations in or to the Leased Property and Tenant’s Property, (ii) in any way adversely affect the use and enjoyment thereof, or (iii) regulate the transport, handling, use, storage or disposal or require the cleanup or other treatment of any Hazardous Substance.

Liquor Authority: As defined in Section 41.13(a).

Liquor Laws: As defined in Section 41.13(a).

Long-Lived Assets: (i) With respect to property owned by Tenant’s Parent as of the Commencement Date, all property capitalized in accordance with GAAP with an expected life of not less than fifteen (15) years as initially reflected on the books and records of Tenant’s Parent at or about the time of acquisition thereof or (ii) with respect to those assets purchased, replaced or otherwise maintained by Tenant after the Commencement Date, such asset capitalized in accordance with GAAP with an expected life of not less than fifteen (15) years as of or about the time of the acquisition thereof, as classified by Tenant in accordance with GAAP.

 

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Lumiere Loan Documents: the Loan Agreement dated as of the Commencement Date by and between Landlord, as lender, and Tropicana St. Louis RE LLC, as borrower, together with any and all deeds of trusts, promissory notes, guaranties, indentures, collateral assignment instruments, indemnity agreements and other documents or instruments evidencing, securing or otherwise related to the loan made or credit extended pursuant thereto.

Master Lease: As defined in the preamble.

Material Indebtedness: At any time, Indebtedness of any one or more of the Tenant (and its Subsidiaries) and any Guarantor in an aggregate principal amount exceeding ten percent (10%) of Adjusted Revenue of Tenant and the Guarantors that are Subsidiaries of Tenant on a consolidated basis over the most recent Test Period for which financial statements are available. As of the Commencement Date, until financial statements are available for the initial Test Period, such amount shall be Seventeen Million Six Hundred Forty Three Thousand Dollars ($17,643,000).

Maximum Foreseeable Loss: As defined in Section 13.2.

Merger Agreement: That certain Agreement and Plan of Merger dated as of April 15, 2018 by and among Tenant’s Parent, Delta Merger Sub, Inc., Landlord and Tenant.

Net Revenue: With respect to any Facility, the sum of, without duplication, (i) the amount received by Tenant (and its Subsidiaries and its subtenants) from patrons at such Facility for gaming, less refunds and free promotional play provided to the customers and invitees of Tenant (and its Subsidiaries and subtenants) pursuant to a rewards, marketing, and/or frequent users program, and less amounts returned to patrons through winnings at such Facility (the amounts in this clause (i), “Gaming Revenues”); and (ii) the gross receipts of Tenant (and its Subsidiaries and subtenants) for all goods and merchandise sold, the charges for all services performed, or any other revenues generated by Tenant (and its Subsidiaries and subtenants) in, at, or from such Facility for cash, credit, or otherwise (without reserve or deduction for uncollected amounts), but excluding any Gaming Revenues (the amounts in this clause (ii), “Retail Sales”); less (iii) the retail value of accommodations, food and beverage, and other services furnished without charge to guests of Tenant (and its Subsidiaries and subtenants) at such Facility (the amounts in this clause (iii), “Promotional Allowance”). For the avoidance of doubt, gaming taxes and casino operating expenses (such as salaries, income taxes, employment taxes, supplies, equipment, cost of goods and inventory, rent, office overhead, marketing and advertising and other general administrative costs) will not be deducted in arriving at Net Revenue. Net Revenue will be calculated on an accrual basis for these purposes, as required under GAAP. For the absence of doubt, if Gaming Revenues, Retail Sales or Promotional Allowances of a Subsidiary or subtenant, as applicable, are taken into account for purposes of calculating Net Revenue, any rent received by Tenant from such Subsidiary or subtenant, as applicable, pursuant to any sublease with such Subsidiary or subtenant, as applicable, shall not also be taken into account for purposes of calculating Net Revenues. Notwithstanding the foregoing, with respect to any Specified Sublease, Net Revenue shall not include Gaming Revenues or Retail Sales from the subtenants under such subleases and shall include the rent received by Tenant or its subsidiaries thereunder. “Net Revenue” with respect to the Leased Property means the aggregate amount of Net Revenue for all of the Facilities.

 

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New Lease: As defined in Section 17.1(f).

New Jersey Act: As defined in Section 41.16(a).

New Jersey Facility(ies): As defined in Section 41.16(a).

New Jersey Fair Market Value: As defined in Section 41.16(e).

New Jersey Purchase Notice: As defined in Section 41.16(d).

Notice: A notice given in accordance with Article XXXV.

Notice of Termination. As defined in Section 17.1(f).

NRS: As defined in Section 41.14.

OFAC: As defined in Section 39.1.

Officer’s Certificate: A certificate of Tenant or Landlord, as the case may be, signed by an officer of such party authorized to so sign by resolution of its board of directors or by its sole member or by the terms of its by-laws or operating agreement, as applicable.

Overdue Rate: On any date, a rate equal to five (5) percentage points above the Prime Rate, but in no event greater than the maximum rate then permitted under applicable law.

Parent Company: With respect to any Discretionary Transferee, any Person (other than an Investment Fund) (x) as to which such Discretionary Transferee is a Subsidiary; and (y) which is not a Subsidiary of any other Person (other than an Investment Fund).

Payment Date: Any due date for the payment of the installments of Rent or any other sums payable under this Master Lease.

Percentage Rent: (a) During the period from the Commencement Date until (and including) the last day of the second Lease Year, an annual amount equal to Thirteen Million Three Hundred Sixty Thousand Thirty-Seven Dollars ($13,360,037) and (b) from and after the first day of the third Lease Year, Zero Dollars ($0.00).

Permitted Facility Sublease: A sublease for all or substantially all of any Facility that is permitted under Section 22.3(ii) without Landlord’s consent.

Permitted Facility Sublease Cap Amount: As of any date of determination, an amount equal to ten percent (10%) of the Adjusted Revenue Pool.

Permitted Leasehold Mortgage: A document creating or evidencing an encumbrance on Tenant’s leasehold interest (or a subtenant’s subleasehold interest) in the Leased Property, granted to or for the benefit of a Permitted Leasehold Mortgagee as security for the obligations under a Debt Agreement.

 

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Permitted Leasehold Mortgagee: The lender or agent or trustee or similar representative on behalf of one or more lenders or noteholders or other investors under a Debt Agreement, in each case as and to the extent such Person has the power to act on behalf of all lenders under such Debt Agreement pursuant to the terms thereof; provided such lender, agent or trustee or similar representative (but not necessarily the lenders, noteholders or other investors which it represents) is a banking or other financial institution in the business of generally acting as a lender, agent or trustee or similar representative (in each case, on behalf of a group of lenders) under debt agreements or instruments similar to the Debt Agreement. For the avoidance of doubt, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent, Collateral Agent, Swingline Lender and Issuing Lender, on behalf of the Lenders and other named parties under the Credit Agreement (together with their successors and assigns thereunder, “JPMorgan”) is a Permitted Leasehold Mortgagee.

Permitted Leasehold Mortgagee Designee: An entity designated by a Permitted Leasehold Mortgagee and acting for the benefit of the Permitted Leasehold Mortgagee, or the lenders, noteholders or investors represented by the Permitted Leasehold Mortgagee.

Permitted Leasehold Mortgagee Foreclosing Party: A Permitted Leasehold Mortgagee that forecloses on this Master Lease and assumes this Master Lease or a Subsidiary of a Permitted Leasehold Mortgagee that assumes this Master Lease in connection with a foreclosure on this Master Lease by a Permitted Leasehold Mortgagee.

Person or person: Any individual, corporation, limited liability company, partnership, joint venture, association, joint stock company, trust, unincorporated organization, government or any agency or political subdivision thereof or any other form of entity.

Pre-Existing Environmental Conditions: As defined in Section 32.6.

Pre-Opening Expense: With respect to any fiscal period, the amount of expenses (including Consolidated Interest Expense) incurred with respect to capital projects which are appropriately classified as “pre-opening expenses” on the applicable financial statements of Tenant’s Parent and its Subsidiaries for such period.

Primary Intended Use: Gaming and/or pari-mutuel use consistent, with respect to each Facility, with its current use (as specified on Exhibit A attached hereto as it may be amended from time to time), or with prevailing gaming industry use at any time, together with all ancillary uses consistent with gaming use and operations, including hotels, restaurants, bars, etc.

Prime Rate: On any date, a rate equal to the annual rate on such date publicly announced by JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. (provided that if JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. ceases to publish such rate, the Prime Rate shall be determined according to the Prime Rate of another nationally known money center bank reasonably selected by Landlord), to be its prime rate for ninety (90)-day unsecured loans to its corporate borrowers of the highest credit standing, but in no event greater than the maximum rate then permitted under applicable law.

Proceeding: As defined in Section 23.1(b)(v).

Prohibited Persons: As defined in Section 39.1.

 

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Promotional Allowance: As defined in the definition of Net Revenue.

Property Value: With respect to the Replaced Property and the Replacement Properties, the “Property Value” set forth on Schedule C attached hereto.

Purchase and Sale Agreement: That certain Purchase and Sale Agreement dated as of April 15, 2018, by and between Landlord and Tenant as amended.

Qualified Successor Tenant: As defined in Section 36.2.

Regulatory Approval Supporting Information: Information regarding Landlord (and, without limitation, its officers and Affiliates), Tenant (and, without limitation, its officers and Affiliates), a Baton Rouge Transferee (and, without limitation, its officers and Affiliates), or a Replaced Property Transferee (and, without limitation, its officers and Affiliates), as applicable, in each case, that is reasonably requested by Tenant from Landlord or by Landlord from Tenant, as the case may be, in connection with obtaining any Required Governmental Approvals.

Related Persons: With respect to a party, such party’s Affiliates and Subsidiaries and the directors, officers, employees, agents, advisors and controlling persons of such party and its Affiliates and Subsidiaries.

Renewal Notice: As defined in Section 1.4.

Renewal Term: A period for which the Term is renewed in accordance with Section 1.4.

Rent: The sum of (a) the Building Base Rent, (b) the Land Base Rent and (c) the Percentage Rent.

Rent Reduction Amount: As defined in Section 41.16(f).

Replaced Property: The Evansville Facility and/or the Greenville Facility, as applicable, as designated by Tenant to be replaced by one or more Replacement Properties in connection with a Replacement Property Transaction.

Replaced Property Transferee: The transferee(s) of Landlord’s interest in the Replaced Property as designated by Tenant (in its sole discretion), which may or may not be Tenant or an Affiliate of Tenant; provided that, subject to the foregoing, immediately after giving effect to a Replacement Property Transaction, the Tenant’s and Landlord’s interest in the Replaced Property shall be owned by the same entity or by affiliated entities unless otherwise approved by Landlord; provided, further, that the Replaced Property Transferee shall not be a “real estate investment trust” (within the meaning of Section 856(a) of the Code), the primary business of which is leasing real properties to gaming operators.

 

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Replacement Exchange Agreement: A replacement exchange agreement for the exchange of the Replaced Property for the Replacement Property in connection with a Replacement Property Transaction, which shall (except as otherwise expressly set forth in this Master Lease) contain customary terms and conditions for transfers of property in the jurisdiction(s) in which the Replaced Property and the Replacement Property are located, as applicable, including, but not limited to, the following terms: (i) Tenant shall provide customary representations and warranties with respect to the condition (financial and physical) of the Replacement Property, which shall survive the closing for a period of twelve (12) months and which shall include customary post-closing indemnification obligations, (ii) Tenant shall deliver the Replacement Property to Landlord free and clear of all liens other than liens that are (x) approved by Landlord in accordance with a customary title and survey objection procedure or (y) would have been permitted under this Master Lease if such Replacement Property were a “Facility” under this Master Lease when such liens were incurred; provided, that in no event shall any monetary liens (other than liens for real estate taxes or other Impositions not yet due and payable which shall be Tenant’s obligations under the Replacement Property Lease Amendment) be deemed a permitted encumbrance under such Replacement Exchange Agreement, (iii) Landlord shall provide only the following limited representations and warranties to the Replaced Property Transferee with respect to the Replaced Property: (a) due authority and execution, (b) no conflict with organizational documents of Landlord or any other agreement or judgment to which Landlord is a party, (c) Patriot Act and OFAC, (d) bankruptcy, and (e) Landlord has not entered into any contract, easement or other agreement, which will be binding on the Replaced Property Transferee after the closing of the Replacement Property Transaction, except for those contracts, easements or other agreements that are disclosed in any title report or in this Master Lease (it being understood that any property related representations and warranties requested by the Replaced Property Transferee and any post-closing indemnification obligations related thereto shall be provided solely by Tenant), and (iv) subject to the satisfaction of all closing conditions in favor of Landlord, Landlord shall convey its fee interest to the Replaced Property Transferee free and clear of: (a) all monetary liens and encumbrances voluntarily created or entered into by Landlord and (b) except to the extent that Tenant’s consent is not required under this Master Lease, all other liens and encumbrances voluntarily created or entered into by Landlord without Tenant’s prior written consent.

Replacement Guaranty: A guaranty of all obligations of a Baton Rouge Transferee under a Baton Rouge Severance Lease, in substantially the same form as the Guaranty, with such changes as are reasonably satisfactory to Landlord, in its sole discretion.

Replacement Property: One or more of Tenant’s or its Affiliates’ properties generally referred to as (a) Eldorado—Scioto Downs in Columbus, Ohio, (b) The Row in Reno, Nevada (consisting of Eldorado, Silver Legacy and Circus Circus), (c) Isle Casino Racing at Pompano Park in Pompano Beach, Florida, (d) Isle and Lady Luck Casino Hotels in Black Hawk, Colorado, (e) Isle Casino Hotel in Waterloo, Iowa, (f) Isle Casino Hotel in Bettendorf, Iowa, or (g) Isle of Capri Casino and Hotel in Boonville, Missouri, which: (x) is or are (as applicable) designated by Tenant (in its sole discretion) as a Replacement Property and (y) has or have (as applicable) a Property Value, individually or collectively, of at least equal to the Property Value of the Replaced Property, in each case; provided that, no effects or events materially and adversely affecting the value of such property have occurred since the Effective Date, and Landlord has been provided reasonable access to and an opportunity to conduct an inspection to confirm the foregoing.

Replacement Property Lease Amendment: An amendment to this Master Lease as is reasonably necessary and appropriate to effectuate fully the provisions and intent of Section 22.7, including to evidence and effectuate (a) the removal of the Replaced Property from this Master Lease (including, without limitation, the removal of (i) the Replaced Property from the

 

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list of Facilities on Exhibit A, (ii) the legal description with respect to the Replaced Property from Exhibit B, (iii) the Gaming License with respect to the Replaced Property from the list of Gaming Licenses on Exhibit C and (iv) the disclosure items with respect to the Replaced Property from Schedule A), (b) the addition of the Replacement Property to this Master Lease (including, without limitation, the addition of (i) the Replacement Property to the list of Facilities on Exhibit A, (ii) the legal description with respect to the Replacement Property to Exhibit B and (iii) the Gaming License with respect to the Replacement Property to the list of Gaming Licenses on Exhibit C) and (c) if applicable, the adjustment of Building Base Rent and Land Base Rent under this Master Lease in accordance with Section 22.7(e), together with such other documents (including, without limitation, the recordation of amended memorandum(s) of lease) as are reasonably necessary and appropriate to effectuate fully the provisions and intent of Section 22.7.

Replacement Property Right: Tenant’s right to require Landlord to consummate a Replacement Property Transaction, subject to and in accordance with the terms and conditions of Section 22.7 of Master Lease, which right may be exercised with respect to one or both of the Replaced Properties in a single Replacement Property Transaction or two separate Replacement Property Transactions (it being understood that if more than one Replacement Property is identified by Tenant to replace a Replaced Property, then the acquisition of such Replacement Properties shall occur in a single transaction with the applicable Replaced Property).

Replacement Property Transaction: (a) The sale by Tenant or an Affiliate of Tenant to Landlord of a Replacement Property and the simultaneous leaseback to Tenant of such Replacement Property pursuant to Section 22.7 of this Master Lease and (b) the transfer by Landlord to the Replaced Property Transferee of all of Landlord’s interest in the Replaced Property (including Landlord’s fee interest therein), in each case, free and clear of all liens for borrowed money; provided that, in the event that the Replaced Property Transferee is not Tenant or any of its Affiliates, then Tenant shall simultaneously transfer to the Replaced Property Transferee all of Tenant’s Property and its operations (in each case, excluding Tenant’s intellectual property, any of which Tenant may, in its sole discretion, elect to transfer) with respect to the Replaced Property.

Replacement Property Transaction Notice: As defined in Section 22.7(a).

Representative: With respect to the lenders or holders under a Debt Agreement, a Person designated as agent or trustee or a Person acting in a similar capacity or as representative for such lenders or holders.

Required Governmental Approvals: All Gaming Licenses and other necessary approvals from all gaming authorities and other governmental authorities required under applicable law (including applicable Gaming Regulations) for (as applicable) (a) the consummation of a Baton Rouge Transfer, a Baton Rouge Sale and/or the execution and implementation of a Baton Rouge Severance Lease, or (b) the exercise of the Replacement Property Right and the consummation of the transactions contemplated thereby.

Restricted Area: The geographical area that at any time during the Term is within a sixty (60) mile radius of any Facility covered under this Master Lease at such time.

Restricted Information: As defined in Section 23.1(c).

 

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Restricted Payment: Dividends (in cash, property or obligations) on, or other payments or distributions on account of, or the setting apart of money for a sinking or other analogous fund for, or the purchase, redemption, retirement, repurchase or other acquisition of, any Equity Interests or Equity Rights (other than outstanding securities convertible into Equity Interests) of Tenant, but excluding dividends, payments or distributions paid through the issuance of additional shares of Equity Interests and any redemption, retirement or exchange of any Equity Interest through, or with the proceeds of, the issuance of Equity Interests of Tenant.

Retail Sales: As defined in the definition of Net Revenue.

SEC: The United States Securities and Exchange Commission.

Securities Act: The Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or any successor statute, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

Severance Lease: A separate lease with respect to a New Jersey Facility, created when Landlord transfers a specific Facility (Facilities), which lease shall provide that the rent payable under the Severance Lease at the time of commencement of such Severance Lease shall be equal to the amount of the Rent Reduction Amount for the applicable Leased Property to be subject to such Severance Lease.

Solvent: With respect to any Person on a particular date, that on such date (a) the fair value of the property of such Person, on a going-concern basis, is greater than the total amount of liabilities (including contingent liabilities) of such Person, (b) the present fair salable value of the assets of such Person, on a going-concern basis, is not less than the amount that will be required to pay the probable liability of such Person on its debts (including contingent liabilities) as they become absolute and matured, (c) such Person has not incurred, and does not intend to, and does not believe that it will, incur, debts or liabilities beyond such Person’s ability to pay such debts and liabilities as they mature, (d) such Person is not engaged in business or a transaction, and is not about to engage in business or a transaction, for which such Person’s property would constitute an unreasonably small capital and (e) such Person is “solvent” within the meaning given that term and similar terms under applicable laws relating to fraudulent transfers and conveyances. For purposes of this definition, the amount of any contingent liability shall be computed as the amount that, in light of all the facts and circumstances existing at such time, represents the amount that can reasonably be expected to become an actual or matured liability (irrespective of whether such contingent liabilities meet the criteria for accrual under Accounting Standards Codification No. 450).

Specified Debt Agreement Default: Any event or occurrence under a Debt Agreement or Material Indebtedness that enables or permits the lenders or holders (or Representatives of such lenders or holders) to accelerate the maturity of the Indebtedness outstanding under a Debt Agreement or Material Indebtedness.

Specified Expenses: For any Test Period, (i) Rent incurred for the same Test Period, and (ii) the (1) income tax expense, (2) consolidated interest expense, (3) depreciation and amortization expense, (4) any nonrecurring, unusual, or extraordinary items of income, cost or expense, including but not limited to, (a) any gains or losses attributable to the early extinguishment or conversion of indebtedness, (b) gains or losses on discontinued operations and asset sales, disposals or abandonments, and (c) impairment charges or asset write-offs including,

 

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without limitation, those related to goodwill or intangible assets, long-lived assets, and investments in debt and equity securities, in each case, pursuant to GAAP, (5) any non-cash items of expense (other than to the extent such non-cash items of expense require an accrual or reserve for future cash expenses (provided that if such accrual or reserve is for contingent items, the outcome of which is subject to uncertainty, such non-cash items of expense may, at the election of the Tenant, be added to net income and deducted when and to the extent actually paid in cash)), (6) any Pre-Opening Expenses, (7) transaction costs for the spin-off of Tenant’s Parent, the entry into this Master Lease, the negotiation and consummation of the financing transactions in connection therewith and the other transactions contemplated in connection with the foregoing consummated on or before the Commencement Date, (8) non-cash valuation adjustments, (9) any expenses related to the repurchase of stock options, and (10) expenses related to the grant of stock options, restricted stock, or other equivalent or similar instruments; in the case of each of (1) through (10), of Tenant and the Subsidiaries of Tenant that are Guarantors on a consolidated basis for such period.

Specified Proceeds: For any Test Period, to the extent not otherwise included in Net Revenue, the amount of insurance proceeds (calculated net of any applicable deductible and the reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses actually incurred by Tenant, if any, to collect such proceeds) received during such period by Tenant or the Guarantors in respect of any Casualty Event; provided, however, that for purposes of this definition, (i) with respect to any Facility subject to such Casualty Event which had been in operation for at least one complete fiscal quarter the amount of insurance proceeds plus the Net Revenue (excluding such insurance proceeds), if any, attributable to the Facility subject to such Casualty Event for such period shall not exceed an amount equal to the Net Revenue attributable to such Facility for the Test Period ended immediately prior to the date of such Casualty Event (calculated on a pro forma annualized basis to the extent such Facility was not operational for the full previous Test Period) and (ii) with respect to any Facility subject to such Casualty Event which had not been in operation for at least one complete fiscal quarter, the amount of insurance proceeds plus the Net Revenue attributable to such Facility for such period shall not exceed the Net Revenue reasonably projected by Tenant to be derived from such Facility for such period.

Specified Sublease: Any lease in effect on the Commencement Date constituting part of the Leased Property with respect to which Tenant is a sublessor, substantially as in effect on the Commencement Date, a list of which is attached on Schedule A hereto.

State: With respect to each Facility, the state or commonwealth in which such Facility is located.

Subsidiary: As to any Person, (i) any corporation more than fifty percent (50%) of whose stock of any class or classes having by the terms thereof ordinary voting power to elect a majority of the directors of such corporation (irrespective of whether or not at the time stock of any class or classes of such corporation shall have or might have voting power by reason of the happening of any contingency) is at the time of determination owned by such Person and/or one or more Subsidiaries of such Person, and (ii) any partnership, limited liability company, association, joint venture or other entity in which such person and/or one or more Subsidiaries of such person has more than a fifty percent (50%) equity interest at the time of determination. Unless otherwise qualified, all references to a “Subsidiary” or to “Subsidiaries” in this Master Lease shall refer to a Subsidiary or Subsidiaries of Tenant.

 

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Successor Tenant: As defined in Section 36.1.

Successor Tenant Rent: As defined in Section 36.2.

Taking: As defined in Section 15.1(a).

Tenant: As defined in the preamble.

Tenant Capital Improvement: A Capital Improvement funded by Tenant, as compared to Landlord.

Tenant COC: As defined in Section 22.2(iii).

Tenant Parent COC: As defined in Section 22.2(iii).

Tenant Representatives: As defined in Section 23.4.

Tenant’s Parent: Eldorado Resorts, Inc., and any permitted successor thereto.

Tenant’s Property: With respect to each Facility, all assets (other than the Leased Property and property owned by a third party) primarily related to or used in connection with the operation of the business conducted on or about the Leased Property, together with all replacements, modifications, additions, alterations and substitutes therefor.

Term: As defined in Section 1.3.

Termination Notice: As defined in Section 17.1(d).

Test Period: With respect to any Person, for any date of determination, the period of the four (4) most recently ended consecutive fiscal quarters of such Person.

Unavoidable Delay: Any of the following events: epidemics, pandemics, strikes, lock-outs, inability to procure materials, power failure, acts of God, governmental restrictions, enemy action, civil commotion, fire, unavoidable casualty, condemnation or other causes beyond the reasonable control of the party responsible for performing an obligation hereunder; provided that lack of funds shall not be deemed a cause beyond the reasonable control of a party.

Unsuitable for Its Primary Intended Use: A state or condition of any Facility such that by reason of damage or destruction, or a partial taking by Condemnation, such Facility cannot, following restoration thereof (to the extent commercially practical), be operated on a commercially practicable basis for its Primary Intended Use, taking into account, among other relevant factors, the amount of square footage and the estimated revenue affected by such damage or destruction.

 

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ARTICLE III

3.1 Rent. During the Term, Tenant will pay to Landlord the Rent and Additional Charges in lawful money of the United States of America and legal tender for the payment of public and private debts, in the manner provided in Section 3.3. The Rent during any Lease Year is payable in advance in consecutive monthly installments on the fifth (5th) Business Day of each calendar month during that Lease Year. Unless otherwise agreed by the parties, Rent and Additional Charges shall be prorated as to any partial months at the beginning and end of the Term. The parties will agree on an allocation of the Rent on a declining basis for federal income tax purposes within the 115/85 safe harbor of Section 467 of the Code, assuming a projected schedule of Rent for this purpose.

3.2 Late Payment of Rent. Tenant hereby acknowledges that late payment by Tenant to Landlord of Rent will cause Landlord to incur costs not contemplated hereunder, the exact amount of which is presently anticipated to be extremely difficult to ascertain. Accordingly, if any installment of Rent other than Additional Charges payable to a Person other than Landlord shall not be paid within five (5) days after its due date, Tenant will pay Landlord on demand a late charge equal to the lesser of (a) five percent (5%) of the amount of such installment or (b) the maximum amount permitted by law; provided, however, that in no event shall any late charge be assessed on the full amount of Rent due pursuant to Section 16.3. The parties agree that this late charge represents a fair and reasonable estimate of the costs that Landlord will incur by reason of late payment by Tenant. The parties further agree that such late charge is Rent and not interest and such assessment does not constitute a lender or borrower/creditor relationship between Landlord and Tenant. Thereafter, if any installment of Rent other than Additional Charges payable to a Person other than Landlord shall not be paid within ten (10) days after its due date, the amount unpaid, including any late charges previously accrued, shall bear interest at the Overdue Rate from the due date of such installment to the date of payment thereof, and Tenant shall pay such interest to Landlord on demand. The payment of such late charge or such interest shall not constitute waiver of, nor excuse or cure, any default under this Master Lease, nor prevent Landlord from exercising any other rights and remedies available to Landlord.

3.3 Method of Payment of Rent. Rent and Additional Charges to be paid to Landlord shall be paid by electronic funds transfer debit transactions through wire transfer of immediately available funds and shall be initiated by Tenant for settlement on or before the Payment Date; provided, however, if the Payment Date is not a Business Day, then settlement shall be made on the next succeeding day which is a Business Day. Landlord shall provide Tenant with appropriate wire transfer information in a Notice from Landlord to Tenant. If Landlord directs Tenant to pay any Rent to any party other than Landlord, Tenant shall send to Landlord simultaneously with such payment, a copy of the transmittal letter or invoice and a check whereby such payment is made or such other evidence of payment as Landlord may reasonably require.

3.4 Net Lease. Landlord and Tenant acknowledge and agree that (i) this Master Lease is and is intended to be what is commonly referred to as a “net, net, net” or “triple net” lease, and (ii) the Rent shall be paid absolutely net to Landlord, so that this Master Lease shall yield to Landlord the full amount or benefit of the installments of Rent and Additional Charges throughout the Term with respect to each Facility, all as more fully set forth in Article IV and subject to any other provisions of this Master Lease which expressly provide for adjustment or abatement of Rent

 

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or other charges. If Landlord commences any proceedings for non-payment of Rent, Tenant will not interpose any counterclaim or cross complaint or similar pleading of any nature or description in such proceedings unless Tenant would lose or waive such claim by the failure to assert it. This shall not, however, be construed as a waiver of Tenant’s right to assert such claims in a separate action brought by Tenant. The covenants to pay Rent and other amounts hereunder are independent covenants, and Tenant shall have no right to hold back, offset or fail to pay any such amounts for default by Landlord or for any other reason whatsoever, except as provided in Section 3.1.

ARTICLE IV

4.1 Impositions. (a)Subject to Article XII relating to permitted contests, Tenant shall pay, or cause to be paid, all Impositions before any fine, penalty, interest or cost may be added for non-payment. Tenant shall make such payments directly to the taxing authorities where feasible, and promptly furnish to Landlord copies of official receipts or other satisfactory proof evidencing such payments. Tenant’s obligation to pay Impositions shall be absolutely fixed upon the date such Impositions become a lien upon the Leased Property or any part thereof subject to Article XII. If any Imposition may, at the option of the taxpayer, lawfully be paid in installments, whether or not interest shall accrue on the unpaid balance of such Imposition, Tenant may pay the same, and any accrued interest on the unpaid balance of such Imposition, in installments as the same respectively become due and before any fine, penalty, premium, further interest or cost may be added thereto. For the avoidance of doubt, Tenant shall be responsible for the payment of all Impositions that are due and payable as of the Commencement Date (regardless as to whether such Impositions are attributable to a period preceding the Commencement Date).

(b) Landlord or GLP shall prepare and file all tax returns and reports as may be required by Legal Requirements with respect to Landlord’s net income, gross receipts, franchise taxes and taxes on its capital stock and any other returns required to be filed by or in the name of Landlord (the “Landlord Tax Returns”), and Tenant or Tenant’s Parent shall prepare and file all other tax returns and reports as may be required by Legal Requirements with respect to or relating to the Leased Property (including all Capital Improvements), and Tenant’s Property.

(c) Any refund due from any taxing authority in respect of any Imposition paid by or on behalf of Tenant or Tenant’s Affiliates, including prior to the merger effected pursuant to the Merger Agreement, shall be paid over to or retained by Tenant.

(d) Landlord and Tenant shall, upon request of the other, provide such data as is maintained by the party to whom the request is made with respect to the Leased Property as may be necessary to prepare any required returns and reports. If any property covered by this Master Lease is classified as personal property for tax purposes, Tenant shall file all personal property tax returns in such jurisdictions where it must legally so file. Landlord, to the extent it possesses the same, and Tenant, to the extent it possesses the same, shall provide the other party, upon request, with cost and depreciation records necessary for filing returns for any property so classified as personal property. Where Landlord is legally required to file personal property tax returns, Tenant shall be provided with copies of assessment notices indicating a value in excess of the reported value in sufficient time for Tenant to file a protest.

 

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(e) Billings for reimbursement by Tenant to Landlord of personal property or real property taxes and any taxes due under the Landlord Tax Returns, if and to the extent Tenant is responsible for such taxes under the terms of this Section 4.1, shall be accompanied by copies of a bill therefor and payments thereof which identify the personal property or real property or other tax obligations of Landlord with respect to which such payments are made.

(f) Impositions imposed or assessed in respect of the tax-fiscal period during which the Term terminates shall be adjusted and prorated between Landlord and Tenant, whether or not such Imposition is imposed or assessed before or after such termination, and Tenant’s obligation to pay its prorated share thereof in respect of a tax-fiscal period during the Term shall survive such termination. Landlord will not voluntarily enter into agreements that will result in additional Impositions without Tenant’s consent, which shall not be unreasonably withheld (it being understood that it shall not be reasonable to withhold consent to customary additional Impositions that other property owners of properties similar to the Leased Property customarily consent to in the ordinary course of business); provided Tenant is given reasonable opportunity to participate in the process leading to such agreement.

4.2 Utilities. Tenant shall pay or cause to be paid all charges for electricity, power, gas, oil, water and other utilities used in the Leased Property (including all Capital Improvements). Tenant shall also pay or reimburse Landlord for all costs and expenses of any kind whatsoever which at any time with respect to the Term hereof with respect to any Facility may be imposed against Landlord by reason of any of the covenants, conditions and/or restrictions affecting the Leased Property or any portion thereof, or with respect to easements, licenses or other rights over, across or with respect to any adjacent or other property which benefits the Leased Property or any Capital Improvement, including any and all costs and expenses associated with any utility, drainage and parking easements. Landlord will not enter into agreements that will encumber the Leased Property without Tenant’s consent, which shall not be unreasonably withheld (it being understood that it shall not be reasonable to withhold consent to encumbrances that do not adversely affect the use or future development of the Facility as a Gaming Facility or increase Additional Charges payable under this Master Lease); provided Tenant is given reasonable opportunity to participate in the process leading to such agreement. Tenant will not enter into agreements that will encumber the Leased Property after the expiration of the Term without Landlord’s consent, which shall not be unreasonably withheld (it being understood that it shall not be reasonable to withhold consent to encumbrances that do not adversely affect the value of the Leased Property or the Facility); provided Landlord is given reasonable opportunity to participate in the process leading to such agreement.

4.3 Impound Account. At Landlord’s option following the occurrence and during the continuation of an Event of Default or a default by Tenant of Section 23.3(b) hereof (to be exercised by thirty (30) days’ prior written notice to Tenant); and provided Tenant is not already being required to impound such payments in accordance with the requirements of Section 31.3(b) below, Tenant shall be required to deposit, at the time of any payment of Rent, an amount equal to one-twelfth of the sum of (i) Tenant’s estimated annual real and personal property taxes required pursuant to Section 4.1 hereof (as reasonably determined by Landlord), and (ii) Tenant’s estimated annual maintenance expenses and insurance premium costs pursuant to Articles IX and XIII hereof (as reasonably determined by Landlord). Such amounts shall be applied to the payment of the obligations in respect of which said amounts were deposited in such order of priority as Landlord

 

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shall reasonably determine, on or before the respective dates on which the same or any of them would become delinquent. Such amount shall be deposited in an interest-bearing segregated account with a banking institution and the reasonable cost of such bank for administering such impound account shall be paid by Tenant. Nothing in this Section 4.3 shall be deemed to affect any right or remedy of Landlord hereunder.

ARTICLE V

5.1 No Termination, Abatement, etc. Except as otherwise specifically provided in this Master Lease, Tenant shall remain bound by this Master Lease in accordance with its terms and shall not seek or be entitled to any abatement, deduction, deferment or reduction of Rent, or set-off against the Rent. Except as may be otherwise specifically provided in this Master Lease, the respective obligations of Landlord and Tenant shall not be affected by reason of (i) any damage to or destruction of the Leased Property or any portion thereof from whatever cause or any Condemnation of the Leased Property, any Capital Improvement or any portion thereof; (ii) other than as a result of Landlord’s willful misconduct or gross negligence, the lawful or unlawful prohibition of, or restriction upon, Tenant’s use of the Leased Property, any Capital Improvement or any portion thereof, the interference with such use by any Person or by reason of eviction by paramount title; (iii) any claim that Tenant has or might have against Landlord by reason of any default or breach of any warranty by Landlord hereunder or under any other agreement between Landlord and Tenant or to which Landlord and Tenant are parties; (iv) any bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, consolidation, readjustment, liquidation, dissolution, winding up or other proceedings affecting Landlord or any assignee or transferee of Landlord; or (v) for any other cause, whether similar or dissimilar to any of the foregoing, other than a discharge of Tenant from any such obligations as a matter of law. Tenant hereby specifically waives all rights arising from any occurrence whatsoever which may now or hereafter be conferred upon it by law (a) to modify, surrender or terminate this Master Lease or quit or surrender the Leased Property or any portion thereof, or (b) which may entitle Tenant to any abatement, reduction, suspension or deferment of the Rent or other sums payable by Tenant hereunder except in each case as may be otherwise specifically provided in this Master Lease. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing in this Article V shall preclude Tenant from bringing a separate action against Landlord for any matter described in the foregoing clauses (ii), (iii) or (v) and Tenant is not waiving other rights and remedies not expressly waived herein. The obligations of Landlord and Tenant hereunder shall be separate and independent covenants and agreements and the Rent and all other sums payable by Tenant hereunder shall continue to be payable in all events unless the obligations to pay the same shall be terminated pursuant to the express provisions of this Master Lease or by termination of this Master Lease as to all or any portion of the Leased Property other than by reason of an Event of Default. Tenant’s agreement that, except as may be otherwise specifically provided in this Master Lease, any eviction by paramount title as described in item (ii) above shall not affect Tenant’s obligations under this Master Lease, shall not in any way discharge or diminish any obligation of any insurer under any policy of title or other insurance and, to the extent the recovery thereof is not necessary to compensate Landlord for any damages incurred by any such eviction, Tenant shall be entitled to a credit for any sums recovered by Landlord under any such policy of title or other insurance up to the maximum amount paid by Tenant to Landlord under this Section 5.1, and Landlord, upon request by Tenant, shall assign Landlord’s rights under such policies to Tenant; provided that such assignment does not adversely affect Landlord’s rights under any such policy and provided further, that Tenant shall indemnify, defend, protect and save Landlord harmless from and against any liability, cost or expense of any kind that may be imposed upon Landlord in connection with any such assignment except to the extent such liability, cost or expense arises from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of Landlord.

 

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ARTICLE VI

6.1 Ownership of the Leased Property. (a)Landlord and Tenant acknowledge and agree that they have executed and delivered this Master Lease with the understanding that (i) the Leased Property is the property of Landlord, (ii) Tenant has only the right to the possession and use of the Leased Property upon the terms and conditions of this Master Lease, (iii) this Master 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 Master Lease are those of a true lease, (iv) the business relationship created by this Master Lease and any related documents is and at all times shall remain that of landlord and tenant, (v) this Master Lease has been entered into by each party in reliance upon the mutual covenants, conditions and agreements contained herein, and (vi) none of the agreements contained herein is intended, nor shall the same be deemed or construed, to create a partnership between Landlord and Tenant, to make them joint venturers, to make Tenant an agent, legal representative, partner, subsidiary or employee of Landlord, or to make Landlord in any way responsible for the debts, obligations or losses of Tenant.

(b) Each of the parties hereto covenants and agrees, subject to Section 6.1(c), not to (i) file any income tax return or other associated documents; (ii) file any other document with or submit any document to any governmental body or authority; (iii) enter into any written contractual arrangement with any Person; or (iv) release any financial statements of Tenant, in each case that takes a position other than that this Master Lease is a “true lease” with Landlord as owner of the Leased Property and Tenant as the tenant of the Leased Property, including (x) treating Landlord as the owner of such Leased Property eligible to claim depreciation deductions under Sections 167 or 168 of the Code with respect to such Leased Property, (y) Tenant reporting its Rent payments as rent expense under Section 162 of the Code, and (z) Landlord reporting the Rent payments as rental income under Section 61 of the Code, in each case except as otherwise required by a change in law or a “determination” within the meaning of Section 1313(a) of the Code (or similar provision of state or local law).

(c) If Tenant should reasonably conclude that GAAP or the SEC require treatment different from that set forth in Section 6.1(b) for applicable non-tax purposes, then (x) Tenant shall promptly give prior Notice to Landlord, accompanied by a written statement that references the applicable pronouncement that controls such treatment and contains a brief description and/or analysis that sets forth in reasonable detail the basis upon which Tenant reached such conclusion, and (y) notwithstanding Section 6.1(b), Tenant may comply with such requirements.

(d) The Rent is the fair market rent for the use of the Leased Property and was agreed to by Landlord and Tenant on that basis, and the execution and delivery of, and the performance by Tenant of its obligations under, this Master Lease does not constitute a transfer of all or any part of the Leased Property.

 

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(e) Tenant waives any claim or defense based upon the characterization of this Master Lease as anything other than a true lease and as a master lease of all of the Leased Property. Tenant stipulates and agrees (1) not to challenge the validity, enforceability or characterization of the lease of the Leased Property as a true lease and/or as a single, unseverable instrument pertaining to the lease of all, but not less than all, of the Leased Property, and (2) not to assert or take or omit to take any action inconsistent with the agreements and understandings set forth in Section 3.4 or this Section 6.1, in each case except as otherwise required by a change in law or a “determination” within the meaning of Section 1313(a) of the Code (or similar provision of state or local law).

6.2 Tenants Property. Tenant shall, during the entire Term, own (or lease) and maintain (or cause its Subsidiaries to own (or lease) and maintain) on the Leased Property adequate and sufficient Tenant’s Property, and shall maintain (or cause its Subsidiaries to maintain) all of such Tenant’s Property in good order, condition and repair, in all cases as shall be necessary and appropriate in order to operate the Facilities for the Primary Intended Use in compliance with all applicable licensure and certification requirements and in compliance with all applicable Legal Requirements, Insurance Requirements and Gaming Regulations. If any of Tenant’s Property requires replacement in order to comply with the foregoing, Tenant shall replace (or cause a Subsidiary to replace) it with similar property of the same or better quality at Tenant’s (or such Subsidiary’s) sole cost and expense. Subject to the foregoing, Tenant and its Subsidiaries may sell, transfer, convey or otherwise dispose of Tenant’s Property (other than Gaming Licenses and subject to Section 6.3) in their discretion in the ordinary course of its business and Landlord shall have no rights to such Tenant’s Property. Tenant shall, upon Landlord’s request, from time to time but not more frequently than one time per Lease Year, provide Landlord with a list of the material Tenant’s Property located at each of the Facilities. In the case of any such Tenant’s Property that is leased (rather than owned) by Tenant (or its Subsidiaries), Tenant shall use commercially reasonable efforts to ensure that the lease agreements pursuant to which Tenant (or its Subsidiaries) leases such Tenant’s Property are assignable to third parties in connection with any transfer by Tenant (or its Subsidiaries) to a replacement lessee or operator at the end of the Term. Tenant shall remove all of Tenant’s Property from the Leased Property at the end of the Term, except to the extent Tenant has transferred ownership of such Tenant’s Property to a Successor Tenant or Landlord. Any Tenant’s Property left on the Leased Property at the end of the Term whose ownership was not transferred to a Successor Tenant shall be deemed abandoned by Tenant and shall become the property of Landlord.

6.3 Guarantors; Tenants Property. Each of Tenant’s Parent and each of Tenant’s Subsidiaries set forth on Schedule 6.3 shall be a Guarantor under this Master Lease and shall execute and deliver to the Landlord the Guaranty attached hereto as Exhibit D. In addition, if any material Gaming License or other license or other material asset necessary to operate any portion of the Leased Property is owned by a Subsidiary, Tenant shall within two (2) Business Days after the date such Subsidiary acquires such Gaming License, other license or other material asset, (a) notify the Landlord thereof and (b) cause such Subsidiary (if it is not already a Guarantor) to become a Guarantor by executing the Guaranty in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Landlord.

 

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ARTICLE VII

7.1 Condition of the Leased Property. Tenant acknowledges receipt and delivery of possession of the Leased Property and confirms that Tenant has examined and otherwise has knowledge of the condition of the Leased Property prior to the execution and delivery of this Master Lease and has found the same (except as included in the disclosures on Schedule A) to be in good order and repair and, to the best of Tenant’s knowledge, free from Hazardous Substances not in compliance with Legal Requirements and satisfactory for its purposes hereunder. Regardless, however, of any examination or inspection made by Tenant and whether or not any patent or latent defect or condition was revealed or discovered thereby, Tenant is leasing the Leased Property “as is” in its present condition. Subject to Section 32.6, Tenant waives any claim or action against Landlord in respect of the condition of the Leased Property including any defects or adverse conditions not discovered or otherwise known by Tenant as of the Commencement Date. LANDLORD MAKES NO WARRANTY OR REPRESENTATION, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, IN RESPECT OF THE LEASED PROPERTY OR ANY PART THEREOF, EITHER AS TO ITS FITNESS FOR USE, DESIGN OR CONDITION FOR ANY PARTICULAR USE OR PURPOSE OR OTHERWISE, OR AS TO THE NATURE OR QUALITY OF THE MATERIAL OR WORKMANSHIP THEREIN, OR THE EXISTENCE OF ANY HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE ON THE LEASED PROPERTY OR ANY PART THEREOF, IT BEING AGREED THAT ALL SUCH RISKS, LATENT OR PATENT, ARE TO BE BORNE SOLELY BY TENANT INCLUDING ALL RESPONSIBILITY AND LIABILITY FOR ANY REMEDIATION AND COMPLIANCE WITH ALL ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS, EXCEPT AS SET FORTH IN SECTION 32.6 HEREOF.

7.2 Use of the Leased Property. (a)Tenant shall use or cause to be used the Leased Property and the improvements thereon of each Facility for its Primary Intended Use. Tenant shall not use the Leased Property or any portion thereof or any Capital Improvement thereto for any other use without the prior written consent of Landlord, which consent Landlord may withhold in its sole discretion. Landlord acknowledges that operation of each Facility for its Primary Intended Use generally requires a Gaming License under applicable Gaming Regulations and that without such a license neither Landlord nor GLP may operate, control or participate in the conduct of the gaming and/or racing operations at the Facilities.

(b) Tenant shall not commit or suffer to be committed any waste on the Leased Property (including any Capital Improvement thereto) or cause or permit any nuisance thereon or to, except as required by law, take or suffer any action or condition that will diminish the ability of the Leased Property to be used as a Gaming Facility after the expiration or earlier termination of the Term.

(c) Tenant shall neither suffer nor permit the Leased Property or any portion thereof to be used in such a manner as (i) might reasonably tend to impair Landlord’s title thereto or to any portion thereof or (ii) may make possible a claim of adverse use or possession, or an implied dedication of the Leased Property or any portion thereof.

 

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(d) Tenant shall continuously operate each Facility for the Primary Intended Use (except as a result of casualty, condemnation or Unavoidable Delay that affects such Facility). Tenant in its discretion shall be permitted to cease operations at a Facility or Facilities if such cessation would not reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on Tenant, the Facilities, or on the Leased Property, taken as a whole, provided that no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing immediately prior to or immediately after the date that operations are ceased or as a result of such cessation.

7.3 Competing Business.

(a) Tenant’s Obligations for Greenfields. Tenant agrees that during the Term, neither Tenant nor any of its Affiliates shall (i) build or otherwise participate in the development of a new Gaming Facility (including a facility that has been shut down for a period of more than twelve (12) months) located within a Restricted Area of a Facility (a “Greenfield Project”) or (ii) acquire or operate any Competing Facility, unless Tenant shall first offer Landlord the opportunity to include the Greenfield Project or the Competing Facility, as the case may be, as a Leased Property under this Master Lease on terms to be negotiated by the parties (which terms with respect to Landlord funding the development of any such Greenfield Project shall include the terms set forth in Section 10.3 hereof regarding Capital Improvements). Within thirty (30) days of Landlord’s receipt of notice from Tenant providing the opportunity to fund and include as Leased Property under this Master Lease a Greenfield Project or a Competing Facility, as the case may be, on terms to be negotiated by the parties, Landlord shall notify Tenant as to whether it intends to participate in such Greenfield Project or acquire such Competing Facility, as applicable, and, if Landlord indicates such intent, the parties shall negotiate in good faith the terms and conditions upon which this would be effected, including the terms of any amendment to this Master Lease and any development, funding or purchase agreement, which Landlord might require. Should Landlord notify Tenant that it does not intend to pursue such Greenfield Project or Competing Facility (or should Landlord decline to notify Tenant of its affirmative response within such thirty (30) day period), or if the parties despite good faith efforts on both sides fail to reach agreement on the terms under which such opportunity would be jointly pursued under this Master Lease and such new Greenfield Project or Competing Facility, would become a portion of the Leased Property hereunder, in any event, within forty-five (45) days after Landlord’s notice to Tenant of Landlord’s intent to participate in such Greenfield Project or Competing Facility, then Tenant shall have no further obligation to Landlord with respect to, and may pursue, such Greenfield Project or Competing Facility, as anything to the contrary in this Section 7.3(a), Tenant and its Affiliates shall not be restricted under this Section 7.3(a) from expanding any Facility under this Master Lease (subject to Tenant’s compliance with the terms of Section 10.3 and the other provisions of Article X).

(b) Landlord’s Obligations for Greenfields. Landlord agrees that during the Term, neither Landlord nor any of its Affiliates shall, without the prior written consent of the Tenant (which consent may be withheld in Tenant’s sole discretion), build or otherwise participate in the development of a Greenfield Project within the Restricted Area. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 7.3(b), (i) Landlord and its Affiliates shall not be restricted under this Section 7.3(b) from acquiring, financing or providing refinancing for any facility that is in operation or has been in operation at any time during the twelve month period prior to the time in question, and (ii) subject to the provisions of Section 7.3(d) hereof, Landlord and its Affiliates shall not be restricted under this Section 7.3(b) from expanding any Competing Facility existing at the time in question.

 

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(c) Tenant’s Rights Regarding Facility Expansions. Tenant shall be permitted to construct Capital Improvements in accordance with the terms of Article X hereof.

(d) Landlord’s Rights Regarding Facility Expansions. Landlord shall be permitted to finance expansions of any Competing Facility within the Restricted Area that is already in existence at any time in question.

(e) Landlord’s Rights to Acquire or Finance Existing Facilities. Landlord shall not be restricted under this Section 7.3 from acquiring or providing any kind of financing or refinancing to any Competing Facility within the Restricted Area that is already in existence at any time in question.

(f) No Restrictions Outside of Restricted Area. Each of Landlord and Tenant shall not be restricted from participating in opportunities, including, without limitation, developing, building, purchasing or operating Gaming Facilities, outside the Restricted Area at any time.

ARTICLE VIII

8.1 Representations and Warranties. Each party represents and warrants to the other that: (i) this Master Lease and all other documents executed or to be executed by it in connection herewith have been duly authorized and shall be binding upon it; (ii) it is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the state of its formation and is duly authorized and qualified to perform this Master Lease within the State(s) where any portion of the Leased Property is located; and (iii) neither this Master Lease nor any other document executed or to be executed in connection herewith violates the terms of any other agreement of such party.

8.2 Compliance with Legal and Insurance Requirements, etc. Subject to Article XII regarding permitted contests, Tenant, at its expense, shall promptly (a) comply in all material respects with all Legal Requirements and Insurance Requirements regarding the use, operation, maintenance, repair and restoration of the Leased Property (including all Capital Improvements thereto) and Tenant’s Property whether or not compliance therewith may require structural changes in any of the Leased Improvements or interfere with the use and enjoyment of the Leased Property, and (b) procure, maintain and comply in all material respects with all Gaming Regulations and Gaming Licenses, and other authorizations required for the use of the Leased Property (including all Capital Improvements) and Tenant’s Property for the applicable Primary Intended Use and any other use of the Leased Property (including Capital Improvements then being made) and Tenant’s Property, and for the proper erection, installation, operation and maintenance of the Leased Property and Tenant’s Property. In an emergency or in the event of a breach by Tenant of its obligations under this Section 8.2 which is not cured within any applicable cure period, Landlord may, but shall not be obligated to, enter upon the Leased Property and take such reasonable actions and incur such reasonable costs and expenses to effect such compliance as it deems advisable to protect its interest in the Leased Property, and Tenant shall reimburse Landlord for all such reasonable costs and expenses incurred by Landlord in connection with such actions. Tenant covenants and agrees that the Leased Property and Tenant’s Property shall not be

 

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used for any unlawful purpose. In the event that a regulatory agency, commission, board or other governmental body notifies Tenant that it is in jeopardy of losing a Gaming License material to the continued operation of a Facility, and, assuming no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, Tenant shall be given reasonable time to address the regulatory issue, after which period (but in all events prior to an actual revocation of such Gaming License) Tenant shall be required to sell (i) if permitted by applicable law, the Gaming License, and to the extent such sale is not permitted by applicable law Tenant shall use reasonable best efforts to transfer the applicable Gaming License or to cause the issuance of a new or replacement Gaming License, pursuant to the procedures permitted by applicable state law, and (ii) Tenant’s Property related to such Facility to a successor operator of such Facility determined by Landlord choosing one and Tenant choosing three (for a total of four) potential operators and Landlord indicating the reasonable, market terms under which it would agree to lease such Facility to such potential operators, which in Landlord’s reasonable discretion may contain reasonable variations in terms to the extent required to account for credit quality differences among the potential operators (e.g., Landlord may require different letter of credit terms and amounts, but may not set different rent terms). Tenant will then be entitled to auction off Tenant’s Property relating to such Facility and Landlord will thereafter be entitled to lease the Facility to the potential successor that is the successful bidder. In the event of a new lease from Landlord to the successor, the Leased Property relating to such Facility shall be severed from the Leased Property hereunder and thereafter Rent shall be reduced based on the formula set forth in Section 14.6 hereof. Landlord shall comply with any Gaming Regulations or other regulatory requirements required of it as owner of the Facilities taking into account its Primary Intended Use (except to the extent Tenant fulfills or is required to fulfill any such requirements hereunder). In the event that a regulatory agency, commission, board or other governmental body notifies Landlord that it is in jeopardy of failing to comply with any such Gaming Regulation or other regulatory requirements material to the continued operation of a Facility for its Primary Intended Use, Landlord shall be given reasonable time to address the regulatory issue, after which period (but in all events prior to an actual cessation of the use of the Facility for its Primary Intended Use as a result of the failure by Landlord to comply with such regulatory requirements) Landlord shall be required to sell the Leased Property relating to such Facility to the highest bidder (and Tenant shall be entitled to be one of the bidders) who would agree to lease such Facility to Tenant on terms substantially the same as the terms hereof (including rent calculated in the manner provided pursuant to Section 14.6 hereof, an identical amount of which, after the effective time of such sale, shall be credited against Rent hereunder); provided that if Tenant is the bidder it shall not be required to agree to lease the Facility, but if it is the winning bidder shall be entitled to a credit against the Rent hereunder calculated in the manner provided pursuant to Section 14.6. In the event during the period in which Landlord conducts such auction such regulatory agency notifies Landlord and Tenant that Tenant may not pay any portion of the Rent to Landlord, Tenant shall be entitled to fund such amount into an escrow account, to be released to Landlord or the party legally entitled thereto at or upon resolution of such regulatory issues and otherwise on terms reasonably satisfactory to the parties. Notwithstanding anything in the foregoing to the contrary, no transfer of Tenant’s Property used in the conduct of gaming (including the purported or attempted transfer of a Gaming License) or the operation of a Gaming Facility for its Primary Intended Use shall be effected or permitted without receipt of all necessary approvals and/or Gaming Licenses in accordance with applicable Gaming Regulations.

 

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8.3 Zoning and Uses. Without the prior written consent of Landlord, which shall not be unreasonably withheld unless the action for which consent is sought could adversely affect the Primary Intended Use of a Facility (in which event Landlord may withhold its consent in its sole and absolute discretion), Tenant shall not (i) initiate or support any limiting change in the permitted uses of the Leased Property (or to the extent applicable, limiting zoning reclassification of the Leased Property); (ii) seek any variance under existing land use restrictions, laws, rules or regulations (or, to the extent applicable, zoning ordinances) applicable to the Leased Property or use or permit the use of the Leased Property; (iii) impose or permit or suffer the imposition of any restrictive covenants, easements or encumbrances (other than Permitted Leasehold Mortgages) upon the Leased Property in any manner that adversely affects in any material respect the value or utility of the Leased Property; (iv) execute or file any subdivision plat affecting the Leased Property, or institute, or permit the institution of, proceedings to alter any tax lot comprising the Leased Property; or (v) permit or suffer the Leased Property to be used by the public or any Person in such manner as might make possible a claim of adverse usage or possession or of any implied dedication or easement (provided that the proscription in this clause (v) is not intended to and shall not restrict Tenant in any way from complying with any obligation it may have under applicable Legal Requirements, including, without limitation, Gaming Regulations, to afford to the public access to the Leased Property).

8.4 Compliance with Ground Lease.

(a) This Master Lease, to the extent affecting and solely with respect to the Ground Leased Property, is and shall be subject and subordinate to all of the terms and conditions of the Ground Lease. Tenant hereby acknowledges that Tenant has reviewed and agreed to all of the terms and conditions of the Ground Lease. Tenant hereby agrees that Tenant shall not do, or fail to do, anything that would cause any violation of the Ground Lease. Without limiting the foregoing, (i) Tenant shall pay Landlord on demand as an Additional Charge hereunder all rent required to be paid by, and other monetary obligations of, Landlord as tenant under the Ground Lease (and, at Landlord’s option, Tenant shall make such payments directly to the Ground Lessor); provided, however, such Additional Charges payable by Tenant shall exclude any additional costs under the Ground Lease which are caused solely by Landlord after the Commencement Date without consent or fault of or omission by Tenant, (ii) to the extent Landlord is required to obtain the written consent of the lessor under the Ground Lease (the “Ground Lessor”) to alterations of or the subleasing of all or any portion of the Ground Leased Property pursuant to the Ground Lease, Tenant shall likewise obtain Ground Lessor’s written consent to alterations of or the subleasing of all or any portion of the Ground Leased Property (and Landlord will use commercially reasonable efforts to submit such requests to Ground Lessor and cooperate, at no cost or expense to Landlord, with the reasonable requests of Tenant and Ground Lessor to facilitate such requests), and (iii) Tenant shall carry and maintain general liability, automobile liability, property and casualty, worker’s compensation and employer’s liability insurance in amounts and with policy provisions, coverages and certificates as required of Landlord as tenant under the Ground Lease.

(b) In the event of cancellation or termination of the Ground Lease for any reason whatsoever whether voluntary or involuntary (by operation of law or otherwise) prior to the expiration date of this Master Lease, including extensions and renewals granted thereunder, then, at Ground Lessor’s option, Tenant shall make full and complete attornment to Ground Lessor with respect to the obligations of Landlord to Ground Lessor in connection with the Ground Leased Property for the balance of the term of the Ground Lease (notwithstanding that this Master Lease

 

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shall have expired with respect to the Ground Leased Property as a result of the cancellation or termination of the Ground Lease). Tenant’s attornment shall be evidenced by a written agreement which shall provide that the Tenant is in direct privity of contract with Ground Lessor (i.e., that all obligations previously owed to Landlord under this Master Lease with respect to the Ground Lease or the Ground Leased Property shall be obligations owed to Ground Lessor for the balance of the term of this Master Lease, notwithstanding that this Master Lease shall have expired with respect to the Ground Leased Property as a result of the cancellation or termination of the Ground Lease) and which shall otherwise be in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Ground Lessor. Tenant shall execute and deliver such written attornment within thirty (30) days after request by Ground Lessor. Unless and until such time as an attornment agreement is executed by Tenant pursuant to this Section 8.4(b), nothing contained in this Master Lease shall create, or be construed as creating, any privity of contract or privity of estate between Ground Lessor and Tenant.

(c) Nothing contained in this Master Lease amends, or shall be construed to amend, any provision of the Ground Lease.

ARTICLE IX

9.1 Maintenance and Repair. (a)Tenant, at its expense and without the prior consent of Landlord, shall maintain the Leased Property and Tenant’s Property, and every portion thereof, and all private roadways, sidewalks and curbs appurtenant to the Leased Property, and which are under Tenant’s control in good order and repair whether or not the need for such repairs occurs as a result of Tenant’s use, any prior use, the elements or the age of the Leased Property and Tenant’s Property, and, with reasonable promptness, make all reasonably necessary and appropriate repairs thereto of every kind and nature, including those necessary to ensure continuing compliance with all Legal Requirements, whether interior or exterior, structural or non-structural, ordinary or extraordinary, foreseen or unforeseen or arising by reason of a condition existing prior to the Commencement Date. All repairs shall be at least equivalent in quality to the original work. Tenant will not take or omit to take any action the taking or omission of which would reasonably be expected to materially impair the value or the usefulness of the Leased Property or any part thereof or any Capital Improvement thereto for its Primary Intended Use.

(b) Landlord shall not under any circumstances be required to (i) build or rebuild any improvements on the Leased Property; (ii) make any repairs, replacements, alterations, restorations or renewals of any nature to the Leased Property, whether ordinary or extraordinary, structural or non-structural, foreseen or unforeseen, or to make any expenditure whatsoever with respect thereto; or (iii) maintain the Leased Property in any way. Tenant hereby waives, to the extent permitted by law, the right to make repairs at the expense of Landlord pursuant to any law in effect at the time of the execution of this Master Lease or hereafter enacted.

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or permit the performance of any labor or services or the furnishing of any materials or other property in such fashion as would permit the making of any claim against Landlord in respect thereof or to make any agreement that may create, or in any way be the basis for, any right, title, interest, lien, claim or other encumbrance upon the estate of Landlord in the Leased Property, or any portion thereof or upon the estate of Landlord in any Capital Improvement thereto.

(d) Tenant shall, upon the expiration or earlier termination of the Term, vacate and surrender the Leased Property (including all Capital Improvements, subject to the provisions of Article X), in each case with respect to such Facility, to Landlord in the condition in which such Leased Property was originally received from Landlord and Capital Improvements were originally introduced to such Facility, except as repaired, rebuilt, restored, altered or added to as permitted or required by the provisions of this Master Lease (including Section 14.2 and 15.1) and except for ordinary wear and tear.

(e) Without limiting Tenant’s obligations to maintain the Leased Property and Tenant’s Property under this Master Lease, within thirty (30) days after the end of each calendar year (commencing with the calendar year ending December 31, 2018), Tenant shall provide Landlord with evidence satisfactory to Landlord in the reasonable exercise of Landlord’s discretion that Tenant has in such calendar year spent, with respect to the Leased Property and Tenant’s Property, an aggregate amount equal to at least 1% of its actual Net Revenue from the Facilities for such calendar year on installation or restoration and repair or other improvement of items, which installations, restorations and repairs and other improvements are capitalized in accordance with GAAP with an expected life of not less than three (3) years; provided that, in the event an Unavoidable Delay occurs during the time during which Tenant is required to make the foregoing expenditures and such Unavoidable Delay actually prevents or delays Tenant’s performance of such installations, restorations, repairs or other improvements, then the relevant period in which Tenant was obligated to perform such installations, restorations, repairs or other improvements shall be extended, on a day-for-day basis, for the same amount of time that such Unavoidable Delay actually delayed Tenant’s ability to perform such installations, restorations, repairs or other improvements; provided, further, that with respect to the installations, restorations, repairs or other improvements required to be made during the calendar year ending December 31, 2020, Tenant shall be required to make such installations, restorations, repairs or other improvements no later than June 30, 2021. If Tenant fails to make at least the above amount of capital expenditures and fails within sixty (60) days after receipt of a written demand from Landlord to either (i) cure such deficiency or (ii) obtain Landlord’s written approval, in its reasonable discretion, of a repair and maintenance program satisfactory to cure such deficiency, then the same shall be deemed an Event of Default hereunder.

9.2 Encroachments, Restrictions, Mineral Leases, etc. If any of the Leased Improvements shall, at any time, encroach upon any property, street or right-of-way, or shall violate any restrictive covenant or other agreement affecting the Leased Property, or any part thereof or any Capital Improvement thereto, or shall impair the rights of others under any easement or right-of-way to which the Leased Property is subject, or the use of the Leased Property or any Capital Improvement thereto is impaired, limited or interfered with by reason of the exercise of the right of surface entry or any other provision of a lease or reservation of any oil, gas, water or other minerals, then promptly upon the request of Landlord or any Person affected by any such encroachment, violation or impairment, each of Tenant and Landlord, subject to their right to

 

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contest the existence of any such encroachment, violation or impairment, shall protect, indemnify, save harmless and defend the other party hereto from and against fifty percent (50%) of all losses, liabilities, obligations, claims, damages, penalties, causes of action, costs and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’, consultants’ and experts’ fees and expenses) based on or arising by reason of any such encroachment, violation or impairment. In the event of an adverse final determination with respect to any such encroachment, violation or impairment, either (a) each of Tenant and Landlord shall be entitled to obtain valid and effective waivers or settlements of all claims, liabilities and damages resulting from each such encroachment, violation or impairment, whether the same shall affect Landlord or Tenant or (b) Tenant at the shared cost and expense of Tenant and Landlord on a 50-50 basis shall make such changes in the Leased Improvements, and take such other actions, as Tenant in the good faith exercise of its judgment deems reasonably practicable, to remove such encroachment or to end such violation or impairment, including, if necessary, the alteration of any of the Leased Improvements, and in any event take all such actions as may be necessary in order to be able to continue the operation of the Leased Improvements for the Primary Intended Use substantially in the manner and to the extent the Leased Improvements were operated prior to the assertion of such encroachment, violation or impairment. Tenant’s (and Landlord’s) obligations under this Section 9.2 shall be in addition to and shall in no way discharge or diminish any obligation of any insurer under any policy of title or other insurance and, to the extent the recovery thereof is not necessary to compensate Landlord and Tenant for any damages incurred by any such encroachment, violation or impairment, Tenant shall be entitled to fifty percent (50%) of any sums recovered by Landlord under any such policy of title or other insurance up to the maximum amount paid by Tenant under this Section 9.2 and Landlord, upon request by Tenant, shall assign Landlord’s rights under such policies to Tenant; provided such assignment does not adversely affect Landlord’s rights under any such policy. Landlord agrees to use reasonable efforts to seek recovery under any policy of title or other insurance under which Landlord is an insured party for all losses, liabilities, obligations, claims, damages, penalties, causes of action, costs and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’, consultants’ and experts’ fees and expenses) based on or arising by reason of any such encroachment, violation or impairment as set forth in this Section 9.2; provided, however, that in no event shall Landlord be obligated to institute any litigation, arbitration or other legal proceedings in connection therewith unless Landlord is reasonably satisfied that Tenant has the financial resources needed to fund such litigation and Tenant and Landlord have agreed upon the terms and conditions on which such funding will be made available by Tenant, including, but not limited to, the mutual approval of a litigation budget.

ARTICLE X

10.1 Construction of Capital Improvements to the Leased Property. Tenant shall, with respect to any Facility, have the right to make a Capital Improvement, including, without limitation, any Capital Improvement required by Section 8.2 or 9.1(a), without the consent of Landlord if the Capital Improvement (i) is of equal or better quality than the existing Leased Improvements it is improving, altering or modifying, (ii) does not consist of adding new structures or enlarging existing structures, and (iii) does not have an adverse effect on the structure of any existing Leased Improvements. Tenant shall provide Landlord copies of the plans and specifications in respect of all Capital Improvements, which plans and specifications shall be prepared in a high-grade professional manner and shall adequately demonstrate compliance with

 

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clauses (i)-(iii) of the preceding sentence with respect to projects that do not require Landlord’s written consent and shall be in such form as Landlord may reasonably require for any other projects. All other Capital Improvements shall be subject to Landlord’s review and approval, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld. For any Capital Improvement which does not require the approval of Landlord, Tenant shall, prior to commencing construction of such Capital Improvement, provide to Landlord a written description of such Capital Improvement and on an ongoing basis supply Landlord with related documentation and information as Landlord may reasonably request (including plans and specifications of any such Capital Improvements). If Tenant desires to make a Capital Improvement for which Landlord’s approval is required, Tenant shall submit to Landlord in reasonable detail a general description of the proposal, the projected cost of construction and such plans and specifications, permits, licenses, contracts and other information concerning the proposal as Landlord may reasonably request. Such description shall indicate the use or uses to which such Capital Improvement will be put and the impact, if any, on current and forecasted gross revenues and operating income attributable thereto. It shall be reasonable for Landlord to condition its approval of any Capital Improvement upon any or all of the following terms and conditions:

(a) Such construction shall be effected pursuant to detailed plans and specifications approved by Landlord, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld;

(b) Such construction shall be conducted under the supervision of a licensed architect or engineer selected by Tenant and approved by Landlord, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld;

(c) Landlord’s receipt, from the general contractor and, if reasonably requested by Landlord, a major subcontractor(s) of a performance and payment bond (or, if Tenant elects in lieu of performance and payment bond covering any major subcontractor, Sub-guard insurance, which policy shall be in form reasonably satisfactory to Landlord and which shall include a financial interest endorsement naming Landlord as a beneficiary) for the full value of such construction, which such bond shall name Landlord as an additional obligee and otherwise be in form and substance and issued by a Person reasonably satisfactory to Landlord;

(d) In the case of a Tenant Capital Improvement, such construction shall not be undertaken unless Tenant demonstrates to the reasonable satisfaction of Landlord the financial ability to complete the construction without adversely affecting its cash flow position or financial viability; and

(e) No Capital Improvement will result in the Leased Property becoming a “limited use” property for purposes of United States federal income taxes.

10.2 Construction Requirements for All Capital Improvements. Whether or not Landlord’s review and approval is required, for all Capital Improvements:

(a) Such construction shall not be commenced until Tenant shall have procured and paid for all municipal and other governmental permits and authorizations required to be obtained prior to such commencement, including those permits and authorizations required pursuant to any Gaming Regulations, and Landlord shall join in the application for such permits or authorizations whenever such action is necessary; provided, however, that (i) any such joinder shall be at no cost or expense to Landlord; and (ii) any plans required to be filed in connection with any such application which require the approval of Landlord as hereinabove provided shall have been so approved by Landlord;

 

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(b) (i) Such construction shall not, and Tenant’s licensed architect or engineer shall certify to Landlord that such architect or engineer believes that the design of such construction (as illustrated through the applicable corresponding construction documents) shall not, impair the structural strength of any component of the applicable Facility or overburden the electrical, water, plumbing, HVAC or other building systems of any such component in a manner that would violate applicable building codes or prudent industry practices, and (ii) Tenant’s general contractor shall certify to Landlord that such construction is in compliance with such design and corresponding construction documents;

(c) Tenant’s licensed architect or engineer shall certify to Landlord that such architect or engineer believes that the detailed plans and specifications conform to, and comply with, in all material respects all applicable building, subdivision and zoning codes, laws, ordinances and regulations imposed by all governmental authorities having jurisdiction over the Leased Property of the applicable Facility;

(d) During and following completion of such construction, the parking and other amenities which are located in the applicable Facility or on the Land of such Facility shall remain adequate for the operation of such Facility for its Primary Intended Use and in no event shall such parking be less than that which is required by law (including any variances with respect thereto); provided, however, with Landlord’s prior consent and at no additional expense to Landlord, (i) to the extent additional parking is not already a part of a Capital Improvement, Tenant may construct additional parking on the Land; or (ii) Tenant may acquire or lease off-site parking to serve such Facility as long as such parking shall be reasonably proximate to, and dedicated to, or otherwise made available to serve, such Facility;

(e) All work done in connection with such construction shall be done promptly and using materials and resulting in work that is at least as good product and condition as the remaining areas of the applicable Facility and in conformity with all Legal Requirements, including, without limitation, any applicable minority or women owned business requirements; and

(f) Promptly following the completion of such construction, Tenant shall deliver to Landlord “as built” drawings of such addition, certified as accurate by the licensed architect or engineer selected by Tenant to supervise such work, and copies of any new or revised certificates of occupancy.

10.3 Landlords Right of First Offer to Fund. Tenant shall request that Landlord fund or finance the construction and acquisition of any Capital Improvement that includes Long-Lived Assets (along with reasonably related fees and expenses, such as title fees, costs of permits, legal fees and other similar transaction related costs) if the cost of such Capital Improvements constituting Long-Lived Assets is expected to be in excess of $2 million (subject to the CPI Increase), and Tenant shall provide to Landlord any information about such Capital

 

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Improvements which Landlord may reasonably request (including any specifics regarding the terms upon which Tenant will be seeking financing for such Capital Improvements). Landlord may, but shall be under no obligation to, provide the funds necessary to meet the request. Within ten (10) Business Days of receipt of a request to fund a proposed Capital Improvement pursuant to this Section 10.3, Landlord shall notify Tenant as to whether it will fund all or a portion of such proposed Capital Improvement and, if so, the terms and conditions upon which it would do so (including the terms with respect to any increases in Rent hereunder due to such Capital Improvements). If Landlord agrees to fund such proposed Capital Improvement, Tenant shall have ten (10) Business Days to accept or reject Landlord’s funding proposal. If Landlord declines to fund a proposed Capital Improvement (or declines to provide Tenant written notice within such ten (10) Business Day period of the terms of its proposal to fund such Capital Improvements), Tenant shall be permitted to secure outside financing or utilize then existing available financing for such Capital Improvement for a six-month period, after which six-month period (if Tenant has not secured outside financing or determined to utilize then existing available financing) Tenant shall again be required to first seek funding from Landlord. If Landlord agrees to fund all or a portion of a proposed Capital Improvement and Tenant rejects the terms thereof, Tenant shall be permitted to either use then existing available financing or seek outside financing for such Capital Improvement for a six-month period. If Tenant constructs a Capital Improvement with its then existing available financing or outside financing obtained in accordance with this Section 10.3, (i) except as may otherwise be expressly provided in this Master Lease to the contrary, (A) during the Term, such Capital Improvements shall be deemed part of the Leased Property and the Facilities solely for the purpose of calculating Net Revenues hereunder and shall for all other purposes be Tenant’s Property and (B) following expiration or termination of the Term, shall be either, at the option of Landlord, purchased by Landlord for fair market value or, if not purchased by Landlord, Tenant shall be entitled to either remove such Tenant Capital Improvements, provided that the Leased Property is restored in a manner reasonably satisfactory to Landlord, or receive fair value for such Tenant Capital Improvements in accordance with Article XXXVI. If Landlord agrees to fund a proposed Capital Improvement and Tenant accepts the terms thereof, such Capital Improvements shall be deemed part of the Leased Property and the Facilities for all purposes and Tenant shall provide Landlord with the following prior to any advance of funds:

(a) any information, certificates, licenses, permits or documents reasonably requested by Landlord which are necessary and obtainable to confirm that Tenant will be able to use the Capital Improvement upon completion thereof in accordance with the Primary Intended Use, including all required federal, state or local government licenses and approvals;

(b) an Officer’s Certificate and, if requested, a certificate from Tenant’s architect providing appropriate backup information, setting forth in reasonable detail the projected or actual costs related to such Capital Improvements;

(c) an amendment to this Master Lease (and any development or funding agreement agreed to in accordance with this Section 10.3), in a form reasonably agreed to by Landlord and Tenant, which may include, among other things, an increase in the Rent in amounts as agreed upon by the parties hereto pursuant to the agreed funding proposal terms described above and other provisions as may be necessary or appropriate;

 

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(d) a deed conveying title to Landlord to any land acquired for the purpose of constructing the Capital Improvement free and clear of any liens or encumbrances except those approved by Landlord, and accompanied by an ALTA survey thereof satisfactory to Landlord;

(e) for each advance, endorsements to any outstanding policy of title insurance covering the Leased Property or commitments therefor reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to Landlord (i) updating the same without any additional exception except those that do not materially affect the value of such land and do not interfere with the use of the Leased Property or as may be approved by Landlord, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld, and (ii) increasing the coverage thereof by an amount equal to the cost of the Capital Improvement, except to the extent covered by the owner’s policy of title insurance referred to in paragraph (f) below;

(f) if appropriate, an owner’s policy of title insurance insuring the fair market value of fee simple title to any land and improvements conveyed to Landlord free and clear of all liens and encumbrances except those that do not materially affect the value of such land and do not interfere with the use of the Leased Property or are approved by Landlord, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld, provided that if the requirement in this paragraph (f) is not satisfied (or waived by Landlord), Tenant shall be entitled to seek third party financing or use available financing in lieu of seeking such advance from Landlord;

(g) if requested by Landlord, an appraisal by a member of the Appraisal Institute of the Leased Property indicating that the fair market value of the Leased Property upon completion of the Capital Improvement will exceed the fair market value of the Leased Property immediately prior thereto by an amount not less than ninety-five percent (95%) of the cost of the Capital Improvement, provided that if the requirement in this paragraph (g) is not satisfied (or waived by Landlord), Tenant shall be entitled to seek third party financing or use available financing in lieu of seeking such advance from Landlord; and

(h) such other billing statements, invoices, certificates, endorsements, opinions, site assessments, surveys, resolutions, ratifications, lien releases and waivers and other instruments and information reasonably required by Landlord.

ARTICLE XI

11.1 Liens. Subject to the provisions of Article XII relating to permitted contests, Tenant will not directly or indirectly create or allow to remain and will promptly discharge at its expense any lien, encumbrance, attachment, title retention agreement or claim upon the Leased Property or any Capital Improvement thereto or upon the Gaming Licenses (including indirectly through a pledge of shares in the direct or indirect entity owning an interest in the Gaming Licenses) or any attachment, levy, claim or encumbrance in respect of the Rent, excluding, however, (i) this Master Lease; (ii) the matters that existed as of the Commencement Date with respect to such Facility and disclosed on Schedule A; (iii) restrictions, liens and other encumbrances which are consented to in writing by Landlord (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld); (iv) liens for Impositions which Tenant is not required to pay hereunder; (v) subleases permitted by Article XXII; (vi) liens for Impositions not yet delinquent or being contested in accordance with Article XII, provided that Tenant has provided appropriate reserves as required

 

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under GAAP and any foreclosure or similar remedies with respect to such Impositions have not been instituted and no notice as to the institution or commencement thereof has been issued except to the extent such institution or commencement is stayed no later than the earlier of (x) ten (10) Business Days after such notice is issued or (y) five (5) Business Days prior to the institution or commencement thereof; (vii) liens of mechanics, laborers, materialmen, suppliers or vendors for sums either disputed or not yet due, provided that (1) the payment of such sums shall not be postponed under any related contract for more than sixty (60) days after the completion of the action giving rise to such lien unless being contested in accordance with Article XII and such reserve or other appropriate provisions as shall be required by law or GAAP shall have been made therefor and no foreclosure or similar remedies with respect to such liens has been instituted and no notice as to the institution or commencement thereof have been issued except to the extent such institution or commencement is stayed no later than the earlier of (x) ten (10) Business Days after such notice is issued or (y) five (5) Business Days prior to the institution or commencement thereof; or (2) any such liens are in the process of being contested as permitted by Article XII; (viii) any liens created by Landlord; (ix) liens related to equipment leases or equipment financing for Tenant’s Property which are used or useful in Tenant’s business on the Leased Property, provided that the payment of any sums due under such equipment leases or equipment financing shall either (1) be paid as and when due in accordance with the terms thereof, or (2) be in the process of being contested as permitted by Article XII and provided that a lien holder’s removal of any such Tenant’s Property from the Leased Property shall be made in accordance with the requirements set forth in this Section 11.1; (x) liens granted as security for the obligations of Tenant and its Affiliates under a Debt Agreement; provided, however, in no event shall the foregoing be deemed or construed to permit Tenant to encumber its leasehold interest (or a subtenant to encumber its subleasehold interest) in the Leased Property or its direct or indirect interest (or the interest of any of its Subsidiaries) in the Gaming Licenses (other than, in each case, to a Permitted Leasehold Mortgagee, for which no consent shall be required), without the prior written consent of Landlord, which consent may be granted or withheld in Landlord’s sole discretion; and provided, further, that Tenant shall be required to provide Landlord with fully executed copies of any and all Permitted Leasehold Mortgages and related principal Debt Agreements; (xi) easements, rights-of-way, restrictions (including zoning restrictions), covenants, encroachments, protrusions and other similar charges or encumbrances, and minor title deficiencies on or with respect to any Leased Property, in each case whether now or hereafter in existence, not individually or in the aggregate materially interfering with the conduct of the business on the Leased Property, taken as a whole; and (xii) liens granted as security for the obligations of Landlord and its Affiliates under any Facility Mortgage. For the avoidance of doubt, the parties acknowledge and agree that Tenant has not granted any liens in favor of Landlord as security for its obligations hereunder (except to the extent contemplated in the final paragraph of this Section 11.1) and nothing contained herein shall be deemed or construed to prohibit the issuance of a lien on the Equity Interests in Tenant (it being agreed that any foreclosure by a lien holder on such interests in Tenant shall be subject to the restriction on Change in Control set forth in Article XXII) or to prohibit Tenant from pledging its Accounts and other Tenant’s Property and other property of Tenant, including fixtures and equipment installed by Tenant at the Facilities, as collateral in connection with financings from equipment lenders (or to Permitted Leasehold Mortgagees); provided that Tenant shall in no event pledge to any Person that is not granted a Permitted Leasehold Mortgage hereunder any of the Gaming Licenses or other of Tenant’s Property to the extent that such Tenant’s Property cannot be removed from the Leased Property

 

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without damaging or impairing the Leased Property (other than in a de minimis manner). For the further avoidance of doubt, by way of example, Tenant shall not grant to any lender (other than a Permitted Leasehold Mortgagee) a lien on, and any and all lien holders (including a Permitted Leasehold Mortgagee) shall not have the right to remove, carpeting, internal wiring, elevators, or escalators at the Leased Property, but lien holders may have the right to remove (and Tenant shall have the right to grant a lien on) manual or electronic gaming machines and other gaming equipment (including, without limitation, electronic equipment used to monitor and/or operate gaming machines and other gaming equipment) and electronic or other equipment used to operate player affinity systems, even if the removal thereof from the Leased Property could result in damage; provided any such damage is repaired by the lien holder or Tenant in accordance with the terms of this Master Lease.

Landlord and Tenant intend that this Master Lease be an indivisible true lease that affords the parties hereto the rights and remedies of landlord and tenant hereunder and does not represent a financing arrangement. This Master Lease is not an attempt by Landlord or Tenant to evade the operation of any aspect of the law applicable to any of the Leased Property. Except as otherwise required by a change in tax law or any change in accounting rules or regulations or a “determination” within the meaning of Section 1313(a) of the Code (or similar provision of state or local law), Landlord and Tenant hereby acknowledge and agree that this Master Lease shall be treated as an operating lease for all purposes and not as a synthetic lease, financing lease or loan and that Landlord shall be entitled to all the benefits of ownership of the Leased Property, including depreciation for all federal, state and local tax purposes.

If, notwithstanding (a) the form and substance of this Master Lease and (b) the intent of the parties, and the language contained herein providing that this Master Lease shall at all times be construed, interpreted and applied to create an indivisible lease of all of the Leased Property, any court of competent jurisdiction finds that this Master Lease is a financing arrangement, this Master Lease shall be considered a secured financing agreement and Landlord’s title to the Leased Property shall constitute a perfected first priority lien in Landlord’s favor on the Leased Property to secure the payment and performance of all the obligations of Tenant hereunder (and to that end, Tenant hereby grants, assigns and transfers to the Landlord a security interest in all right, title or interest in or to any and all of the Leased Property, as security for the prompt and complete payment and performance when due of Tenant’s obligations hereunder). Tenant authorizes Landlord, at the expense of Tenant, to make any filings or take other actions as Landlord reasonably determines are necessary or advisable in order to effect fully this Master Lease or to more fully perfect or renew the rights of the Landlord, and to subordinate to the Landlord the lien of any Permitted Leasehold Mortgagee, with respect to the Leased Property (it being understood that nothing herein shall affect the rights of a Permitted Leasehold Mortgagee under Article XVII hereof). At any time and from time to time upon the request of the Landlord, and at the expense of the Tenant, Tenant shall promptly execute, acknowledge and deliver such further documents and do such other acts as the Landlord may reasonably request in order to effect fully this Master Lease or to more fully perfect or renew the rights of the Landlord with respect to the Leased Property. Upon the exercise by the Landlord of any power, right, privilege or remedy pursuant to this Master Lease which requires any consent, approval, recording, qualification or authorization of any governmental authority, Tenant will execute and deliver, or will cause the execution and delivery of, all applications, certifications, instruments and other documents and papers that Landlord may be required to obtain from Tenant for such consent, approval, recording, qualification or authorization.

 

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ARTICLE XII

12.1 Permitted Contests. Tenant, upon prior written notice to Landlord, on its own or in Landlord’s name, at Tenant’s expense, may contest, by appropriate legal proceedings conducted in good faith and with due diligence, the amount, validity or application, in whole or in part, of any licensure or certification decision (including pursuant to any Gaming Regulation), Imposition, Legal Requirement, Insurance Requirement, lien, attachment, levy, encumbrance, charge or claim; provided, however, that (i) in the case of an unpaid Imposition, lien, attachment, levy, encumbrance, charge or claim, the commencement and continuation of such proceedings shall suspend the collection thereof from Landlord and from the Leased Property or any Capital Improvement thereto; (ii) neither the Leased Property or any Capital Improvement thereto, the Rent therefrom nor any part or interest in either thereof would be in any danger of being sold, forfeited, attached or lost pending the outcome of such proceedings; (iii) in the case of a Legal Requirement, neither Landlord nor Tenant would be in any danger of civil or criminal liability for failure to comply therewith pending the outcome of such proceedings; (iv) if any such contest shall involve a sum of money or potential loss in excess of Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($500,000), upon request of Landlord, Tenant shall deliver to Landlord an opinion of counsel reasonably acceptable to Landlord to the effect set forth in clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) above, to the extent applicable (it being agreed that the matters set forth in clause (i) can be addressed by Tenant paying the contested amount prior to any such contest); (v) in the case of a Legal Requirement, Imposition, lien, encumbrance or charge, Tenant shall give such reasonable security as may be required by Landlord to prevent any sale or forfeiture of the Leased Property or any Capital Improvement thereto or the Rent by reason of such non-payment or noncompliance; (vi) in the case of an Insurance Requirement, the coverage required by Article XIII shall be maintained; (vii) Tenant shall keep Landlord reasonably informed as to the status of the proceedings; and (viii) if such contest be finally resolved against Landlord or Tenant, Tenant shall promptly pay the amount required to be paid, together with all interest and penalties accrued thereon, or comply with the applicable Legal Requirement or Insurance Requirement. Landlord, at Tenant’s expense, shall execute and deliver to Tenant such authorizations and other documents as may reasonably be required in any such contest, and, if reasonably requested by Tenant or if Landlord so desires, Landlord shall join as a party therein. The provisions of this Article XII shall not be construed to permit Tenant to contest the payment of Rent or any other amount (other than Impositions or Additional Charges which Tenant may from time to time be required to impound with Landlord) payable by Tenant to Landlord hereunder. Tenant shall indemnify, defend, protect and save Landlord harmless from and against any liability, cost or expense of any kind that may be imposed upon Landlord in connection with any such contest and any loss resulting therefrom, except in any instance where Landlord opted to join and joined as a party in the proceeding despite Tenant’s having sent written notice to Landlord of Tenant’s preference that Landlord not join in such proceeding.

 

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ARTICLE XIII

13.1 General Insurance Requirements. During the Term, Tenant shall at all times keep the Leased Property, and all property located in or on the Leased Property, including Capital Improvements, the Fixtures and Tenant’s Property, insured with the kinds and amounts of insurance described below. Each element of insurance described in this Article XIII shall be maintained with respect to the Leased Property of each Facility and Tenant’s Property and operations thereon. Such insurance shall be written by companies permitted to conduct business in the applicable State. All third party liability type policies must name Landlord as an “additional insured.” All property policies shall name Landlord as “loss payee” for its interests in each Facility. All business interruption policies shall name Landlord as “loss payee” with respect to Rent only. Property losses shall be payable to Landlord and/or Tenant as provided in Article XIV. In addition, the policies, as appropriate, shall name as an “additional insured” and/or “loss payee” each Permitted Leasehold Mortgagee and as an “additional insured” or “loss payee” the holder of any mortgage, deed of trust or other security agreement (“Facility Mortgagee”) securing any indebtedness or any other Encumbrance placed on the Leased Property in accordance with the provisions of Article XXXI (“Facility Mortgage”) by way of a standard form of mortgagee’s loss payable endorsement. Except as otherwise set forth herein, any property insurance loss adjustment settlement shall require the written consent of Landlord, Tenant, and each Facility Mortgagee (to the extent required under the applicable Facility Mortgage Documents) unless the amount of the loss net of the applicable deductible is less than Five Million Dollars ($5,000,000) in which event no consent shall be required. Evidence of insurance shall be deposited with Landlord and, if requested, with any Facility Mortgagee(s). The insurance policies required to be carried by Tenant hereunder shall insure against all the following risks with respect to each Facility:

(a) Loss or damage by fire, vandalism, collapse and malicious mischief, extended coverage perils commonly known as “All Risk,” and all physical loss perils normally included in such All Risk insurance, including, but not limited to, sprinkler leakage and windstorm, in an amount not less than the insurable value on a Maximum Foreseeable Loss (as defined below in Section 13.2) basis and including a building ordinance coverage endorsement; provided, that Tenant shall have the right (i) to limit maximum insurance coverage for loss or damage by earthquake (including earth movement) to a minimum amount of Two Hundred Million Dollars ($200,000,000) or as may be reasonably requested by Landlord and commercially available, and (ii) to limit maximum insurance coverage for loss or damage by windstorm (including but not limited to named windstorms) to a minimum amount of Two Hundred Million Dollars ($200,000,000) or as may be reasonably requested by Landlord and commercially available; provided, further, that in the event the premium cost of any or all of earthquake, flood, windstorm (including named windstorm) or terrorism coverages are available only for a premium that is more than 2.5 times the average premium paid by Tenant (or prior operator of Facilities) over the preceding three years for the insurance policy contemplated by this Section 13.1(a), then Tenant shall be entitled and required to purchase the maximum insurance coverage it deems most efficient and prudent to purchase and Tenant shall not be required to spend additional funds to purchase additional coverages insuring against such risks; and provided, further, that some property coverages might be sub-limited in an amount less than the Maximum Foreseeable Loss as long as the sub-limits are commercially reasonable and prudent as deemed by Tenant;

 

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(b) Loss or damage by explosion of steam boilers, pressure vessels or similar apparatus, now or hereafter installed in each Facility, in such limits with respect to any one accident as may be reasonably requested by Landlord from time to time;

(c) Flood (when any of the improvements comprising the Leased Property of a Facility is located in whole or in part within a designated 100-year flood plain area) in an amount not less than the greater of (i) probable maximum loss of a 250 year event, and (ii) One Hundred Million Dollars ($100,000,000), and such other hazards and in such amounts as may be customary for comparable properties in the area;

(d) Loss of rental value in an amount not less than twelve (12) months’ Rent payable hereunder or business interruption in an amount not less than twelve (12) months of income and normal operating expenses including 90-days ordinary payroll and Rent payable hereunder with an extended period of indemnity coverage of at least ninety (90) days necessitated by the occurrence of any of the hazards described in Sections 13.1(a), 13.1(b) or 13.1(c), provided that Tenant may self-insure specific Facilities for the insurance contemplated under this Section 13.1(d), provided that (i) such Facilities that Tenant chooses to self-insure are not expected to generate more than ten percent (10%) of Net Revenues anticipated to be generated from all the Facilities and (ii) Tenant deposits in any impound account created under Section 4.3 hereof an amount equal to the product of (1) the sum of (A) the insurance premiums paid by Tenant for such period under this Section 13.1(d) to insurance companies and (B) the amount deposited by Tenant in an impound account pursuant to this provision, and (2) the percentage of Net Revenues that are anticipated to be generated by the Facilities that are being self-insured by Tenant under this provision;

(e) Claims for personal injury or property damage under a policy of comprehensive general public liability insurance with amounts not less than One Hundred Million Dollars ($100,000,000) each occurrence and One Hundred Million Dollars ($100,000,000) in the annual aggregate, provided that such requirements may be satisfied through the purchase of a primary general liability policy and excess liability policies;

(f) During such time as Tenant is constructing any improvements, Tenant, at its sole cost and expense, shall carry, or cause to be carried (i) workers’ compensation insurance and employers’ liability insurance covering all persons employed in connection with the improvements in statutory limits, (ii) a completed operations endorsement to the commercial general liability insurance policy referred to above, (iii) builder’s risk insurance, completed value form (or its equivalent), covering all physical loss, in an amount and subject to policy conditions satisfactory to Landlord, and (iv) such other insurance, in such amounts, as Landlord deems reasonably necessary to protect Landlord’s interest in the Leased Property from any act or omission of Tenant’s contractors or subcontractors.

13.2 Maximum Foreseeable Loss. The term “Maximum Foreseeable Loss” shall mean the largest monetary loss within one area that may be expected to result from a single fire with protection impaired, the control of the fire mainly dependent on physical barriers or separations and a delayed manual firefighting by public and/or private fire brigades. If Landlord reasonably believes that the Maximum Foreseeable Loss has increased at any time during the Term, it shall have the right (unless Tenant and Landlord agree otherwise) to have such Maximum

 

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Foreseeable Loss redetermined by an impartial national insurance company reasonably acceptable to both parties (the “Impartial Appraiser”), or, if the parties cannot agree on an Impartial Appraiser, then by an Expert appointed in accordance with Section 34.1 hereof. The determination of the Impartial Appraiser (or the Expert, as the case may be) shall be final and binding on the parties hereto, and Tenant shall forthwith adjust the amount of the insurance carried pursuant to this Article XIII to the amount so determined by the Impartial Appraiser (or the Expert, as the case may be), subject to the approval of the Facility Mortgagee, as applicable. Each party shall pay one-half (1/2) of the fee, if any, of the Impartial Appraiser. If Landlord pays the Impartial Appraiser, fifty percent (50%) of such costs shall be Additional Charges hereunder and if Tenant pays such Impartial Appraiser, fifty percent (50%) of such costs shall be a credit against the next Rent payment hereunder. If Tenant has undertaken any structural alterations or additions to the Leased Property having a cost or value in excess of Twenty Five Million Dollars ($25,000,000), Landlord may at Tenant’s expense have the Maximum Foreseeable Loss redetermined at any time after such improvements are made, regardless of when the Maximum Foreseeable Loss was last determined.

13.3 Additional Insurance. In addition to the insurance described above, Tenant shall maintain such additional insurance upon notice from Landlord as may be reasonably required from time to time by any Facility Mortgagee and shall further at all times maintain adequate workers’ compensation coverage and any other coverage required by Legal Requirements for all Persons employed by Tenant on the Leased Property in accordance with Legal Requirements.

13.4 Waiver of Subrogation. All insurance policies carried by either party covering the Leased Property or Tenant’s Property, including, without limitation, contents, fire and liability insurance, shall expressly waive any right of subrogation on the part of the insurer against the other party. Each party, respectively, shall pay any additional costs or charges for obtaining such waiver.

13.5 Policy Requirements. All of the policies of insurance referred to in this Article XIII shall be written in form reasonably satisfactory to Landlord and any Facility Mortgagee and issued by insurance companies with a minimum policyholder rating of “A-” and a financial rating of “VII” in the most recent version of Best’s Key Rating Guide, or a minimum rating of “BBB” from Standard & Poor’s or equivalent. If Tenant obtains and maintains the general liability insurance described in Section 13.1(e) above on a “claims made” basis, Tenant shall provide continuous liability coverage for claims arising during the Term. In the event such “claims made” basis policy is canceled or not renewed for any reason whatsoever (or converted to an “occurrence” basis policy), Tenant shall either obtain (a) “tail” insurance coverage converting the policies to “occurrence” basis policies providing coverage for a period of at least three (3) years beyond the expiration of the Term, or (b) an extended reporting period of at least three (3) years beyond the expiration of the Term. Tenant shall pay all of the premiums therefor, and deliver certificates thereof to Landlord prior to their effective date (and with respect to any renewal policy, prior to the expiration of the existing policy), and in the event of the failure of Tenant either to effect such insurance in the names herein called for or to pay the premiums therefor, or to deliver such certificates thereof to Landlord, at the times required, Landlord shall be entitled, but shall have no obligation, to effect such insurance and pay the premiums therefor, in which event the cost thereof, together with interest thereon at the Overdue Rate, shall be repayable to Landlord upon demand therefor. Tenant shall obtain, to the extent available on commercially reasonable

 

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terms, the agreement of each insurer, by endorsement on the policy or policies issued by it, or by independent instrument furnished to Landlord, that it will give to Landlord thirty (30) days’ (or ten (10) days’ in the case of non-payment of premium) written notice before the policy or policies in question shall be altered, allowed to expire or cancelled. Notwithstanding any provision of this Article XIII to the contrary, Landlord acknowledges and agrees that the coverage required to be maintained by Tenant may be provided under one or more policies with various deductibles or self-insurance retentions by Tenant or its Affiliates, subject to Landlord’s approval not to be unreasonably withheld. Upon written request by Landlord, Tenant shall provide Landlord copies of the property insurance policies when issued by the insurers providing such coverage.

13.6 Increase in Limits. If, from time to time after the Commencement Date, Landlord determines in the exercise of its reasonable business judgment that the limits of the personal injury or property damage-public liability insurance then carried pursuant to Section 13.1(e) hereof are insufficient, Landlord may give Tenant Notice of acceptable limits for the insurance to be carried; provided that in no event will Tenant be required to carry insurance in an amount which exceeds the product of (i) the amounts set forth in Section 13.1(e) hereof and (ii) the CPI Increase; and subject to the foregoing limitation, within ninety (90) days after the receipt of such Notice, the insurance shall thereafter be carried with limits as prescribed by Landlord until further increase pursuant to the provisions of this Section 13.6.

13.7 Blanket Policy. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Article XIII, Tenant’s obligations to carry the insurance provided for herein may be brought within the coverage of a so-called blanket policy or policies of insurance carried and maintained by Tenant; provided that the requirements of this Article XIII (including satisfaction of the Facility Mortgagee’s requirements and the approval of the Facility Mortgagee) are otherwise satisfied, and provided further that Tenant maintains specific allocations acceptable to Landlord.

13.8 No Separate Insurance. Tenant shall not, on Tenant’s own initiative or pursuant to the request or requirement of any third party, (i) take out separate insurance concurrent in form or contributing in the event of loss with that required in this Article XIII to be furnished by, or which may reasonably be required to be furnished by, Tenant or (ii) increase the amounts of any then existing insurance by securing an additional policy or additional policies, unless all parties having an insurable interest in the subject matter of the insurance, including in all cases Landlord and all Facility Mortgagees, are included therein as additional insureds and the loss is payable under such insurance in the same manner as losses are payable under this Master Lease. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing herein shall prohibit Tenant from insuring against risks not required to be insured hereby, and as to such insurance, Landlord and any Facility Mortgagee need not be included therein as additional insureds, nor must the loss thereunder be payable in the same manner as losses are payable hereunder except to the extent required to avoid a default under the Facility Mortgage.

 

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ARTICLE XIV

14.1 Property Insurance Proceeds. All proceeds (except business interruption not allocated to rent expenses) payable by reason of any property loss or damage to the Leased Property, or any portion thereof, under any property policy of insurance required to be carried hereunder shall be paid to Facility Mortgagee or to an escrow account held by a third party depositary reasonably acceptable to Landlord and Tenant (pursuant to an escrow agreement acceptable to the parties and intended to implement the terms hereof) and made available to Tenant upon request for the reasonable out-of-pocket costs of preservation, stabilization, emergency restoration, business interruption, reconstruction and repair, as the case may be, of any damage to or destruction of the Leased Property, or any portion thereof; provided, however, that the portion of such proceeds that are attributable to Tenant’s obligation to pay Rent shall be applied against Rents due by Tenant hereunder; and provided, further, that if the total amount of proceeds payable net of the applicable deductibles is One Million Dollars ($1,000,000) or less, and if no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the proceeds shall be paid directly to Tenant and, subject to the limitations set forth in this Article XIV used for the repair of any damage to the Leased Property, it being understood and agreed that Tenant shall have no obligation to rebuild any Tenant Capital Improvement, provided that the Leased Property is rebuilt in a manner substantially similar to the condition in which it existed prior to the related casualty or otherwise in a manner reasonably satisfactory to Landlord. Any excess proceeds of insurance remaining after the completion of the restoration or reconstruction of the Leased Property to substantially the same condition as existed immediately before the damage or destruction and with materials and workmanship of like kind and quality and to Landlord’s reasonable satisfaction shall be provided to Landlord within fifteen (15) days after such restoration or reconstruction has been completed. All salvage resulting from any risk covered by insurance for damage or loss to the Leased Property shall belong to Landlord. Tenant shall have the right to prosecute and settle insurance claims, provided that Tenant shall consult with and involve Landlord in the process of adjusting any insurance claims under this Article XIV and any final settlement with the insurance company shall be subject to Landlord’s consent, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld.

14.2 Tenants Obligations Following Casualty. (a)If a Facility and/or any Tenant Capital Improvements to a Facility are damaged, whether or not from a risk covered by insurance carried by Tenant, except as otherwise provided herein, (i) Tenant shall restore such Leased Property (excluding any Tenant Capital Improvement, it being understood and agreed that Tenant shall not be required to repair any Tenant Capital Improvement, provided that the Leased Property is rebuilt in a manner reasonably satisfactory to Landlord), to substantially the same condition as existed immediately before such damage and (ii) such damage shall not terminate this Master Lease.

(b) If Tenant restores the affected Leased Property and the cost of the repair or restoration exceeds the amount of proceeds received from the insurance required to be carried hereunder, Tenant shall provide Landlord with evidence reasonably acceptable to Landlord that Tenant has available to it any excess amounts needed to restore such Facility. Such excess amounts necessary to restore such Facility shall be paid by Tenant.

(c) If Tenant has not restored the affected Leased Property and gaming operations have not recommenced by the date that is the third anniversary of the date of any casualty, all remaining insurance proceeds shall be paid to and retained by Landlord free and clear of any claim by or through Tenant.

 

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(d) In the event neither Landlord nor Tenant is required or elects to repair and restore the Leased Property, all insurance proceeds, other than proceeds reasonably attributed to any Tenant Capital Improvements (and, subject to no Event of Default having occurred and being continuing, any business interruption proceeds in excess of Tenant’s Rent obligations hereunder), which proceeds shall be and remain the property of Tenant, shall be paid to and retained by Landlord free and clear of any claim by or through Tenant except as otherwise specifically provided below in this Article XIV.

14.3 No Abatement of Rent. This Master Lease shall remain in full force and effect and Tenant’s obligation to pay the Rent and all other charges required by this Master Lease shall remain unabated during the period required for adjusting insurance, satisfying Legal Requirements, repair and restoration.

14.4 Waiver. Tenant waives any statutory rights of termination which may arise by reason of any damage or destruction of the Leased Property but such waiver shall not affect any contractual rights granted to Tenant under this Article XIV.

14.5 Insurance Proceeds Paid to Facility Mortgagee. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, in the event that Landlord obtains any Facility Mortgage, the terms of such Facility Mortgage shall provide that any insurance proceeds (excluding business interruption proceeds, which shall continue to be payable to Landlord in payment of Rent) may be held by such Facility Mortgagee and shall be applied to the restoration of the Leased Property and/or disbursed to Tenant to permit Tenant to restore the Leased Property, in the manner required by Section 14.2 and other applicable provisions of this Master Lease and may not be applied by such Facility Mortgagee to the indebtedness secured by the Facility Mortgage, provided that Tenant satisfies each of the following conditions to the reasonable satisfaction of Landlord and such Facility Mortgagee: (a) at the time of the related casualty, there shall exist no Event of Default; (b) the Leased Property affected by such casualty shall be capable of being restored to the condition required by Section 14.2; (c) Tenant shall demonstrate to Landlord’s and such Facility Mortgagee’s reasonable satisfaction Tenant’s ability to pay the Rent coming due during such repair or restoration period (after taking into account proceeds from business interruption insurance carried by Tenant); (d) Tenant shall have provided to Landlord and such Facility Mortgagee all of the following: (i) an architect’s contract with an architect reasonably acceptable to Landlord and such Facility Mortgagee; (ii) complete plans and specifications for the restoration of the affected portions of the Leased Property, which plans and specifications shall cause the Leased Property to be restored or reconstructed to the condition required under Section 14.2; provided, however, Tenant agrees to incorporate Landlord’s reasonable comments to such plans and specifications; (iii) fixed-price or guaranteed maximum cost construction contracts with contractors reasonably acceptable to Landlord and such Facility Mortgagee for completion of the restoration work in accordance with the aforementioned plans and specifications; (iv) such additional funds (if any) as are necessary from time to time, in Landlord’s and such Facility Mortgagee’s reasonable opinion, to complete the restoration pursuant to the plans and specifications and in the condition required under Section 14.2; and (v) copies of all permits, licenses and approvals necessary to complete the restoration in accordance with the plans and specifications and all Legal Requirements; (e) Tenant shall, promptly following the related casualty, diligently pursue all items required pursuant to clause (d) above and, after obtaining and providing the same to Landlord and any Facility Mortgagee, shall promptly commence and diligently pursue such work to completion; (f) Tenant shall complete (and shall provide to Landlord and any Facility Mortgagee such documentation evidencing the same) the restoration on or before the earliest to occur of (i) three

 

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(3) years after the date of the related casualty, and (ii) the expiration of the Term (provided, however, in the event that such restoration or reconstruction cannot be reasonably completed prior to the expiration of the Term, the deadline imposed under this subclause (iii) shall include any properly exercised Renewal Term); (g) the Property and the use thereof after the restoration will be in compliance with all applicable Legal Requirements; (h) Tenant shall promptly deliver to Landlord and any Facility Mortgagee all certificates of occupancy, lien waivers and such other documentation reasonably requested by Landlord or any Facility Mortgagee in connection with the restoration and reconstruction of the Leased Property; and (i) Tenant agrees to comply with any commercially reasonable draw or other disbursement requirements imposed by any such Facility Mortgagee.

14.6 Termination of Master Lease; Abatement of Rent. In the event this Master Lease is terminated as to an affected Leased Property pursuant to Section 8.2 (in respect of Tenant being in jeopardy of losing a Gaming License or Landlord being in jeopardy of failing to comply with a regulatory requirement material to the continued operation of a Facility), Section 15.5 (as provided therein) or Section 41.16 (in the event Tenant elects to purchase a New Jersey Facility or require Landlord to sell such New Jersey Facility to a third party) (such termination or cessation, a “Leased Property Rent Adjustment Event”), then:

 

  (i)

the Building Base Rent due hereunder from and after the effective date of any such Leased Property Rent Adjustment Event shall be reduced by an amount determined by multiplying (A) a fraction, (x) the numerator of which shall be the fair market value of the affected Leased Property immediately prior to the effective date of such Leased Property Rent Adjustment Event and (y) the denominator of which shall be the fair market value of all of the Leased Property then subject to the terms of this Master Lease, including the affected Leased Property, immediately prior to the effective date of such Leased Property Rent Adjustment Event (in each case as determined in good faith by the parties (or, if the parties cannot agree, by an Expert pursuant to Section 34.1 of this Master Lease)), by (B) the Building Base Rent payable under this Master Lease immediately prior to the effective date of such Leased Property Rent Adjustment Event

 

  (ii)

the Land Base Rent due hereunder from and after the effective date of any such Leased Property Rent Adjustment Event shall be reduced by an amount determined by multiplying (A) a fraction, (x) the numerator of which shall be the fair market value of such affected Leased Property immediately prior to the effective date of such Leased Property Rent Adjustment Event and (y) the denominator of which shall be the the fair market value of all of the Leased Property then subject to the terms of this Master Lease, including the affected Leased Property, immediately prior to the effective date of such Leased Property Rent Adjustment Event (in each case as determined in good faith by the parties (or, if the parties cannot agree, by an Expert pursuant to Section 34.1 of this Master Lease)), by (B) the Land Base Rent payable under this Master Lease immediately prior to the effective date of such Leased Property Rent Adjustment Event

 

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Landlord shall retain any claim which Landlord may have against Tenant for failure to insure such Leased Property as required by Article XIII.

ARTICLE XV

15.1 Condemnation.

(a) Total Taking. If the Leased Property of a Facility is totally and permanently taken by Condemnation (a “Taking”), this Master Lease shall terminate with respect to such Facility as of the day before the Date of Taking for such Facility.

(b) Partial Taking. If a portion of the Leased Property of, and any Tenant Capital Improvements to, a Facility are taken by Condemnation, this Master Lease shall remain in effect if the affected Facility is not thereby rendered Unsuitable for Its Primary Intended Use, but if such Facility is thereby rendered Unsuitable for Its Primary Intended Use, this Master Lease shall terminate with respect to such Facility as of the day before the Date of Taking for such Facility.

 

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(c) Restoration. If there is a partial Taking of the Leased Property of, and any Tenant Capital Improvements to, a Facility and this Master Lease remains in full force and effect with respect to such Facility, Landlord shall make available to Tenant the portion of the Award applicable to restoration of the Leased Property (excluding any Tenant Capital Improvements, it being understood and agreed that Tenant shall not be required to repair or restore any Tenant Capital Improvements, provided that the Leased Property is restored in a manner reasonably satisfactory to Landlord and, whether or not Tenant elects to restore such Tenant Capital Improvements, the portion of such Award attributable thereto shall also be paid to Tenant), and Tenant shall accomplish all necessary restoration whether or not the amount provided by the Condemnor for restoration is sufficient and the Rent shall be reduced by such amount as may be agreed upon by Landlord and Tenant or, if they are unable to reach such an agreement within a period of thirty (30) days after the occurrence of the Taking, then the Rent for such Facility shall be proportionately reduced, based on the proportion of the Facility that was subject to the partial Taking and pursuant to the formula set forth in Section 14.6 hereof. Tenant shall restore such Leased Property (as nearly as possible under the circumstances) to a complete architectural unit of the same general character and condition as such Leased Property existing immediately prior to such Taking.

15.2 Award Distribution. Except as set forth below and except to the extent of restoration proceeds to be made available to Tenant as provided in Section 15.1(c) hereof, the entire Award shall belong to and be paid to Landlord. Tenant shall, however, be entitled to pursue its own claim with respect to the Taking for Tenant’s lost profits value and moving expenses and, the portion of the Award, if any, allocated to any Tenant Capital Improvements (subject to Tenant’s restoring the Leased Property not subject to a Taking in a manner reasonably satisfactory to Landlord) and Tenant’s Property shall be and remain the property of Tenant free of any claim thereto by Landlord.

15.3 Temporary Taking. The taking of the Leased Property, or any part thereof, shall constitute a taking by Condemnation only when the use and occupancy by the taking authority has continued for longer than 180 consecutive days. During any shorter period, which shall be a temporary taking, all the provisions of this Master Lease shall remain in full force and effect and the Award allocable to the Term shall be paid to Tenant.

15.4 Condemnation Awards Paid to Facility Mortgagee. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, in the event that any Facility Mortgagee is entitled to any Condemnation Award, or any portion thereof, under the terms of any Facility Mortgage or related financing agreement, such award shall be applied, held and/or disbursed in accordance with the terms of the Facility Mortgage or related financing agreement. In the event that the Facility Mortgagee elects to apply the Condemnation Award to the indebtedness secured by the Facility Mortgage in the case of a Taking as to which the restoration provisions apply (or the related financing agreement requires such application), Landlord shall either (i) within ninety (90) days of the notice from the Facility Mortgagee make available to Tenant for restoration of such Leased Property funds (either through refinance or otherwise) equal to the amount applied by the Facility

 

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Mortgagee or applicable to restoration of the Leased Property and shall pay to Tenant any amount of the Award allocated to Tenant Capital Improvements, or (ii) sell to Tenant the portion of the Leased Property consisting of the Facility that is not subject to the Taking in exchange for a payment equal to the greater of (1) the difference between (a) the value of such Facility immediately prior to such Taking, based on the average fair market value of similar real estate in the areas surrounding such Facility, and (b) the amount of the Condemnation Award retained by the Facility Mortgagee, and (2) the value of the remaining portion of such Facility after such Taking, based on the average fair market value of similar real estate in the areas surrounding such Facility.

15.5 Termination of Master Lease; Abatement of Rent. In the event this Master Lease is terminated with respect to the affected portion of the Leased Property as a result of a Taking (or pursuant to Section 15.4 hereof as a result of a Facility Mortgagee electing to apply a Condemnation Award to the indebtedness secured by the Facility Mortgage), the Rent due hereunder from and after the effective date of such termination shall be reduced by an amount determined in the same manner as set forth in Section 14.6 hereof.

ARTICLE XVI

16.1 Events of Default. Any one or more of the following shall constitute an “Event of Default”:

 

  (a)

(i) Tenant shall fail to pay any installment of Rent within four (4) Business Days of when due and such failure is not cured by Tenant within three (3) Business Days after notice from Landlord of Tenant’s failure to pay such installment of Rent when due (and such notice of failure from Landlord may be given any time after such installment is four (4) Business Days late);

 

  (ii)

Tenant shall fail on any two separate occasions in the same Fiscal Year to pay any installment of Rent within four (4) Business Days of when due;

 

  (iii)

Reserved; or

 

  (iv)

Tenant shall fail to pay any Additional Charge within five (5) Business Days after notice from Landlord of Tenant’s failure to make such payment of such Additional Charge when due (and such notice of failure from Landlord may be given any time after such payment is more than one (1) Business Day late);

(b) a default shall occur under any Guaranty, where the default is not cured within any applicable grace period set forth therein or, if no cure periods are provided, within fifteen (15) days after notice from Landlord (or in the case of a breach of Paragraph 8 of the Guaranty, the cure periods provided herein with respect to such action or omission);

 

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(c) Tenant or any Guarantor shall:

 

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admit in writing in a legal proceeding its inability to pay its debts generally as they become due;

 

  (ii)

file a petition in bankruptcy or a petition to take advantage of any insolvency act;

 

  (iii)

make an assignment for the benefit of its creditors;

 

  (iv)

consent to the appointment of a receiver of itself or of the whole or any substantial part of its property; or

 

  (v)

file a petition or answer seeking reorganization or arrangement under the United States bankruptcy laws or any other applicable law or statute of the United States of America or any state thereof pertaining to debtor relief or insolvency;

(d) Tenant or any Guarantor (other than an Immaterial Subsidiary Guarantor) shall be adjudicated as bankrupt or a court of competent jurisdiction shall enter an order or decree appointing, without the consent of Tenant or any Guarantor (other than an Immaterial Subsidiary Guarantor), a receiver of Tenant or any Guarantor (other than an Immaterial Subsidiary Guarantor) or of the whole or substantially all of the Tenant’s or any Guarantor’s (other than an Immaterial Subsidiary Guarantor’s) property, or approving a petition filed against Tenant or any Guarantor (other than an Immaterial Subsidiary Guarantor) seeking reorganization or arrangement of Tenant or any Guarantor (other than an Immaterial Subsidiary Guarantor) under the United States bankruptcy laws or any other applicable law or statute of the United States of America or any state thereof, and such judgment, order or decree shall not be vacated or set aside or stayed within sixty (60) days from the date of the entry thereof;

(e) Tenant or any Guarantor (other than an Immaterial Subsidiary Guarantor) shall be liquidated or dissolved (except that any Guarantor may be liquidated or dissolved into another Guarantor or the Tenant or so long as its assets are distributed following such liquidation or dissolution to another Guarantor or Tenant);

(f) the estate or interest of Tenant in the Leased Property or any part thereof shall be levied upon or attached in any proceeding relating to more than $1,000,000 and the same shall not be vacated, discharged or stayed pending appeal (or bonded or otherwise similarly secured payment) within the later of ninety (90) days after commencement thereof or thirty (30) days after receipt by Tenant of notice thereof from Landlord; provided, however, that such notice shall be in lieu of and not in addition to any notice required under applicable law and the foregoing shall not apply to the lien of real estate Taxes on the Leased Property to the extent that such Taxes are not delinquent or are being contested in accordance with the provisions of Section 12.1 of this Master Lease;

(g) (except as a result of Unavoidable Delay, material damage, destruction or Condemnation that affects such Facility) , Tenant voluntarily ceases operations for its Primary Intended Use at a Facility and such event would reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on Tenant, the Facilities, or on the Leased Property, in each case, taken as a whole;

 

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(h) any of the representations or warranties made by Tenant hereunder or by any Guarantor in a Guaranty proves to be untrue when made in any material respect which materially and adversely affects Landlord;

(i) any applicable license or other agreements material to a Facility’s operation for its Primary Intended Use are at any time terminated or revoked or suspended for more than thirty (30) days (and causes cessation of gaming activity at a Facility) and such termination, revocation or suspension is not stayed pending appeal and would reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on Tenant, the Facilities, or on the Leased Property, taken as a whole;

(j) except to a permitted assignee pursuant to Section 22.2 or a permitted subtenant or Subsidiary that joins as a Guarantor to the Guaranty pursuant to Section 22.3, or with respect to the granting of a permitted pledge hereunder to a Permitted Leasehold Mortgagee, the sale or transfer, without Landlord’s consent, of all or any portion of any Gaming License or similar certificate or license relating to the Leased Property;

(k) Tenant or any Guarantor, by its acts or omissions, causes the occurrence of a default under any provision (to the extent Tenant has knowledge of such provision and Tenant’s or such Guarantor’s obligations with respect thereto) of any Facility Mortgage, related documents or obligations thereunder by which Tenant is bound in accordance with Section 31.1 or has agreed under the terms of this Master Lease to be bound, which default is not cured within the applicable time period, if the effect of such default is to cause, or to permit the holder or holders of that Facility Mortgage or Indebtedness secured by that Facility Mortgage (or a trustee or agent on behalf of such holder or holders), to cause, that Facility Mortgage (or the Indebtedness secured thereby) to become or be declared due and payable (or redeemable) prior to its stated maturity (excluding in any case any default related to the financial performance of Tenant or any Guarantor);

(l) (x) a breach by Tenant of Section 23.3(a) hereof for two consecutive Test Periods ending on the last day of two consecutive fiscal quarters or (y) a breach of Section 23.3(b) hereof;

(m) The occurrence of an Event of Default under the Lumiere Loan Documents;

(n) if Tenant shall fail to observe or perform any other term, covenant or condition of this Master Lease and such failure is not cured by Tenant within thirty (30) days after written notice thereof from Landlord, unless such failure cannot with due diligence be cured within a period of thirty (30) days, in which case such failure shall not be deemed to be an Event of Default if Tenant proceeds promptly and with due diligence to cure the failure and diligently completes the curing thereof within one hundred twenty (120) days after such notice from Landlord; provided, however, that such notice shall be in lieu of and not in addition to any notice required under applicable law;

(o) if Tenant or any Guarantor shall fail to pay, bond, escrow or otherwise similarly secure payment of one or more final judgments aggregating in excess of the product of (i) $100 million and (ii) the CPI Increase (and only to the extent not covered by insurance), which judgments are not discharged or effectively waived or stayed for a period of 45 consecutive days; and

 

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(p) an assignment of Tenant’s interest in this Master Lease (including pursuant to a Change in Control) shall have occurred without the consent of Landlord to the extent such consent is required under Article XXII or Tenant is otherwise in default of the provisions set forth in Section 22.1 below.

No Event of Default (other than a failure to make payment of money) shall be deemed to exist under this Section 16.1 during any time the curing thereof is prevented by an Unavoidable Delay, provided that upon the cessation of the Unavoidable Delay, Tenant remedies the default without further delay.

16.2 Certain Remedies. If an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, Landlord may (a) terminate this Master Lease by giving Tenant no less than ten (10) days’ notice of such termination and the Term shall terminate and all rights of Tenant under this Master Lease shall cease, (b) seek damages as provided in Section 16.3 hereof, and/or (c) exercise any other right or remedy at law or in equity available to Landlord as a result of any Event of Default. Tenant shall pay as Additional Charges all costs and expenses incurred by or on behalf of Landlord, including reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses, as a result of any Event of Default hereunder. If an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, whether or not this Master Lease has been terminated pursuant to the first sentence of this Section 16.2, Tenant shall, to the extent permitted by law (including applicable Gaming Regulations), if required by Landlord to do so, immediately surrender to Landlord possession of all or any portion of the Leased Property (including any Tenant Capital Improvements of the Facilities) as to which Landlord has so demanded and quit the same and Landlord may, to the extent permitted by law (including applicable Gaming Regulations), enter upon and repossess such Leased Property and any Capital Improvement thereto by reasonable force, summary proceedings, ejectment or otherwise, and, to the extent permitted by law (including applicable Gaming Regulations), may remove Tenant and all other Persons and any of Tenant’s Property from such Leased Property (including any such Tenant Capital Improvement thereto).

16.3 Damages. None of (i) the termination of this Master Lease, (ii) the repossession of the Leased Property (including any Capital Improvements to any Facility), (iii) the failure of Landlord to relet the Leased Property or any portion thereof, (iv) the reletting of all or any portion of the Leased Property, or (v) the inability of Landlord to collect or receive any rentals due upon any such reletting, shall relieve Tenant of its liabilities and obligations hereunder, all of which shall survive any such termination, repossession or reletting. Landlord and Tenant agree that Landlord shall have no obligation to mitigate Landlord’s damages under this Master Lease. If any such termination of this Master Lease occurs (whether or not Landlord terminates Tenant’s right to possession of the Leased Property), Tenant shall forthwith pay to Landlord all Rent due and payable under this Master Lease to and including the date of such termination. Thereafter:

Tenant shall forthwith pay to Landlord, at Landlord’s option, as and for liquidated and agreed current damages for the occurrence of an Event of Default, either:

(A) the sum of:

 

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  (i)

the worth at the time of award of the unpaid Rent which had been earned at the time of termination to the extent not previously paid by Tenant under this Section 16.3;

 

  (ii)

the worth at the time of award of the amount by which the unpaid Rent which would have been earned after termination until the time of award exceeds the amount of such rental loss that Tenant proves was in fact avoided or could have been reasonably avoided;

 

  (iii)

the worth at the time of award of the amount by which the unpaid Rent for the balance of the Term after the time of award exceeds the amount of such rental loss that Tenant proves was in fact avoided or could be reasonably avoided; plus

 

  (iv)

any other amount necessary to compensate Landlord for all the detriment proximately caused by Tenant’s failure to perform its obligations under this Master Lease or which in the ordinary course of things would be likely to result therefrom; provided, however, no compensation shall be due for consequential damages or diminution in value of the Land or the Buildings resulting from the Event of Default; provided, further, that Tenant shall be responsible for consequential damages resulting solely from Tenant’s holding over and remaining in all or any portion of the Leased Property following the expiration or earlier termination of this Master Lease (or any partial termination thereof with respect to a particular Facility) and first accruing after the date that is six (6) months following such termination.

As used in clauses (i) and (ii) above, the “worth at the time of award” shall be computed by allowing interest at the Overdue Rate. As used in clause (iii) above, the “worth at the time of award” shall be computed by discounting such amount at the discount rate of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York at the time of award plus one percent (1%) and reducing such amount by the portion of the unpaid Rent that Tenant proves could be reasonably avoided.

or

(B) if Landlord chooses not to terminate Tenant’s right to possession of the Leased Property (whether or not Landlord terminates the Master Lease), each installment of said Rent and other sums payable by Tenant to Landlord under this Master Lease as the same becomes due and payable, together with interest at the Overdue Rate from the date when due until paid, and Landlord may enforce, by action or otherwise, any other term or covenant of this Master Lease (and Landlord may at any time thereafter terminate Tenant’s right to possession of the Leased Property and seek damages under subparagraph (A) hereof, to the extent not already paid for by Tenant under this subparagraph (B)).

 

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16.4 Receiver. Upon the occurrence and continuance of an Event of Default, and upon commencement of proceedings to enforce the rights of Landlord hereunder, but subject to any limitations of applicable law, Landlord shall be entitled, as a matter of right, to the appointment of a receiver or receivers acceptable to Landlord of the Leased Property and of the revenues, earnings, income, products and profits thereof, pending the outcome of such proceedings, with such powers as the court making such appointment shall confer.

16.5 Waiver. If Landlord initiates judicial proceedings or if this Master Lease is terminated by Landlord pursuant to this Article XVI, Tenant waives, to the extent permitted by applicable law, (i) any right of redemption, re-entry or repossession; and (ii) the benefit of any laws now or hereafter in force exempting property from liability for rent or for debt.

16.6 Application of Funds. Any payments received by Landlord under any of the provisions of this Master Lease during the existence or continuance of any Event of Default which are made to Landlord rather than Tenant due to the existence of an Event of Default shall be applied to Tenant’s obligations in the order which Landlord may reasonably determine or as may be prescribed by the laws of the State.

ARTICLE XVII

17.1 Permitted Leasehold Mortgagees.

(a) On one or more occasions without Landlord’s prior consent Tenant may mortgage or otherwise encumber Tenant’s estate in and to the Leased Property (the “Leasehold Estate”) to one or more Permitted Leasehold Mortgagees under one or more Permitted Leasehold Mortgages and pledge its right, title and interest under this Master Lease and/or Equity Interests in Tenant or its direct or indirect equity owners as security for such Permitted Leasehold Mortgages or any Debt Agreement secured thereby; provided that, except as provided in Section 17.1(b)(i)(3), no Person shall be considered a Permitted Leasehold Mortgagee unless (1) such Person delivers to Landlord a written agreement (in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Landlord) providing (i) that (unless this Master Lease has been terminated as to a particular Facility) such Permitted Leasehold Mortgagee and any lenders for whom it acts as representative, agent or trustee, will not use or dispose of any Gaming License for use at a location other than at the Facility to which such Gaming License relates as of the date such Person becomes a Permitted Leasehold Mortgagee (or, in the case of any Facility added to the Master Lease after such date, as of the date that such Facility is added to the Master Lease), and (ii) an express acknowledgement that, in the event of the exercise by the Permitted Leasehold Mortgagee of its rights under the Permitted Leasehold Mortgage, the Permitted Leasehold Mortgagee shall be required to (except for a transfer that meets the requirements of Section 22.2(iii)) secure the approval of Landlord for the replacement of Tenant with respect to the affected portion of the Leased Property and contain the Permitted Leasehold Mortgagee’s acknowledgment that such approval may be granted or withheld by Landlord in accordance with the provisions of Article XXII of this Master Lease, and (2) the underlying Permitted Leasehold Mortgage includes an express acknowledgement that any exercise of remedies thereunder that would affect the Leasehold Estate shall be subject to the terms of the Master Lease.

 

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(b) Notice to Landlord.

(i) (1) If Tenant shall, on one or more occasions, mortgage Tenant’s Leasehold Estate and if the holder of such Permitted Leasehold Mortgage shall provide Landlord with written notice of such Permitted Leasehold Mortgage together with a true copy of such Permitted Leasehold Mortgage and the name and address of the Permitted Leasehold Mortgagee, Landlord and Tenant agree that, following receipt of such written notice by Landlord, the provisions of this Section 17.1 shall apply in respect to each such Permitted Leasehold Mortgage.

(2) In the event of any assignment of a Permitted Leasehold Mortgage or in the event of a change of address of a Permitted Leasehold Mortgagee or of an assignee of such Mortgage, written notice of the new name and address shall be provided to Landlord.

(3) Landlord hereby acknowledges and agrees that JPMorgan has satisfied all conditions precedent set forth in this Section 17.1 to be, and for all purposes under this Master Lease is, a Permitted Leasehold Mortgagee.

(ii) Landlord shall promptly upon receipt of a communication purporting to constitute the notice provided for by subsection (b)(i) above acknowledge by an executed and notarized instrument receipt of such communication as constituting the notice provided for by subsection (b)(i) above and confirming the status of the Permitted Leasehold Mortgagee as such or, in the alternative, notify the Tenant and the Permitted Leasehold Mortgagee of the rejection of such communication as not conforming with the provisions of this Section 17.1 and specify the specific basis of such rejection.

(iii) After Landlord has received the notice provided for by subsection (b)(i) above, the Tenant, upon being requested to do so by Landlord, shall with reasonable promptness provide Landlord with copies of the note or other obligation secured by such Permitted Leasehold Mortgage and of any other documents pertinent to the Permitted Leasehold Mortgage as specified by the Landlord. If requested to do so by Landlord, Tenant shall thereafter also provide the Landlord from time to time with a copy of each amendment or other modification or supplement to such instruments. All recorded documents shall be accompanied by the appropriate recording stamp or other certification of the custodian of the relevant recording office as to their authenticity as true and correct copies of official records and all nonrecorded documents shall be accompanied by a certification by Tenant that such documents are true and correct copies of the originals. From time to time upon being requested to do so by Landlord, Tenant shall also notify Landlord of the date and place of recording and other pertinent recording data with respect to such instruments as have been recorded.

(c) Default Notice. Landlord, upon providing Tenant any notice of: (i) default under this Master Lease or (ii) a termination of this Master Lease, shall at the same time provide a copy of such notice to every Permitted Leasehold Mortgagee for which notice has been properly provided to Landlord pursuant to Section 17.1(b) hereof. No such notice by Landlord to Tenant shall be deemed to have been duly given unless and until a copy thereof has been sent, in the manner prescribed in Section 35.1 of this Master Lease, to every Permitted Leasehold Mortgagee for which notice has been properly provided to Landlord pursuant to Section 17.1(b) hereof. From

 

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and after such notice has been sent to a Permitted Leasehold Mortgagee, such Permitted Leasehold Mortgagee shall have the same period, with respect to its remedying any default or acts or omissions which are the subject matter of such notice or causing the same to be remedied, as is given Tenant after the giving of such notice to Tenant, plus in each instance, the additional periods of time specified in subsections (d) and (e) of this Section 17.1 to remedy, commence remedying or cause to be remedied the defaults or acts or omissions which are the subject matter of such notice specified in any such notice. Landlord shall accept such performance by or at the instigation of such Permitted Leasehold Mortgagee as if the same had been done by Tenant. Tenant authorizes each Permitted Leasehold Mortgagee (to the extent such action is authorized under the applicable Debt Agreement) to take any such action at such Permitted Leasehold Mortgagee’s option and does hereby authorize entry upon the premises by the Permitted Leasehold Mortgagee for such purpose.

(d) Notice to Permitted Leasehold Mortgagee. Anything contained in this Master Lease to the contrary notwithstanding, if any default shall occur which entitles Landlord to terminate this Master Lease, Landlord shall have no right to terminate this Master Lease on account of such default unless, following the expiration of the period of time given Tenant to cure such default or the act or omission which gave rise to such default, Landlord shall notify every Permitted Leasehold Mortgagee for which notice has been properly provided to Landlord pursuant to Section 17.1(b) hereof of Landlord’s intent to so terminate at least thirty (30) days in advance of the proposed effective date of such termination if such default is capable of being cured by the payment of money, and at least ninety (90) days in advance of the proposed effective date of such termination if such default is not capable of being cured by the payment of money (“Termination Notice”). The provisions of subsection (e) below of this Section 17.1 shall apply if, during such thirty (30) or ninety (90) days (as the case may be) Termination Notice period, any Permitted Leasehold Mortgagee shall:

 

  (i)

notify Landlord of such Permitted Leasehold Mortgagee’s desire to nullify such Termination Notice; and

 

  (ii)

pay or cause to be paid all Rent, Additional Charges, and other payments (i) then due and in arrears as specified in the Termination Notice to such Permitted Leasehold Mortgagee and (ii) which may become due during such thirty (30) or ninety (90) day (as the case may be) period (as the same may become due); and

 

  (iii)

comply or in good faith, with reasonable diligence and continuity, commence to comply with all nonmonetary requirements of this Master Lease then in default and reasonably susceptible of being complied with by such Permitted Leasehold Mortgagee, provided, however, that such Permitted Leasehold Mortgagee shall not be required during such ninety (90) day period to cure or commence to cure any default consisting of Tenant’s failure to satisfy and discharge any lien, charge or encumbrance against the Tenant’s interest in this Master Lease or the Leased Property, or any of Tenant’s other assets junior in priority to the lien of the mortgage or other security documents held by such Permitted Leasehold Mortgagee; and

 

  (iv)

during such thirty (30) or ninety (90) day period, the Permitted Leasehold Mortgagee shall respond, with reasonable diligence, to requests for information from Landlord as to the Permitted Leasehold Mortgagee’s (and related lenders’) intent to pay such Rent and other charges and comply with this Master Lease.

 

 

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  (e)

Procedure on Default.

 

  (i)

If Landlord shall elect to terminate this Master Lease by reason of any Event of Default of Tenant that has occurred and is continuing, and a Permitted Leasehold Mortgagee shall have proceeded in the manner provided for by subsection (d) of this Section 17.1, the specified date for the termination of this Master Lease as fixed by Landlord in its Termination Notice shall be extended for a period of six (6) months; provided that such Permitted Leasehold Mortgagee shall, during such six-month period (and during the period of any continuance referred to in subsection (e)(ii) below):

(1) pay or cause to be paid the Rent, Additional Charges and other monetary obligations of Tenant under this Master Lease as the same become due, and continue its good faith efforts to perform or cause to be performed all of Tenant’s other obligations under this Master Lease, excepting (A) obligations of Tenant to satisfy or otherwise discharge any lien, charge or encumbrance against Tenant’s interest in this Master Lease or the Leased Property or any of Tenant’s other assets junior in priority to the lien of the mortgage or other security documents held by such Permitted Leasehold Mortgagee and (B) past nonmonetary obligations then in default and not reasonably susceptible of being cured by such Permitted Leasehold Mortgagee; and

(2) if not enjoined or stayed pursuant to a bankruptcy or insolvency proceeding or other judicial order, diligently continue to pursue acquiring or selling Tenant’s interest in this Master Lease and the Leased Property by foreclosure of the Permitted Leasehold Mortgage or other appropriate means and diligently prosecute the same to completion.

 

  (ii)

If at the end of such six (6) month period such Permitted Leasehold Mortgagee is complying with subsection (e)(i) above, this Master Lease shall not then terminate, and the time for completion by such Permitted Leasehold Mortgagee of its proceedings shall continue (provided that for the time of such continuance, such Permitted Leasehold Mortgagee is in compliance with subsection (e)(i) above) (x) so long as such Permitted Leasehold Mortgagee is enjoined or stayed pursuant to a bankruptcy or insolvency proceeding or other judicial order and if so enjoined or stayed, thereafter for so long as such Permitted Leasehold Mortgagee proceeds to complete steps to acquire or sell Tenant’s interest in this Master Lease by foreclosure of the Permitted Leasehold Mortgage or by other appropriate means with reasonable diligence and continuity but not to exceed twelve (12) months after the Permitted Leasehold Mortgagee is no longer so enjoined or stayed from prosecuting the same and in no event longer than twenty-four (24) months from the date of Landlord’s initial notification to Permitted Leasehold Mortgagee pursuant to Section 17.1(d) hereof, and (y) if such Permitted Leasehold Mortgagee is not so

 

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  enjoined or stayed, thereafter for so long as such Permitted Leasehold Mortgagee proceeds to complete steps to acquire or sell Tenant’s interests in this Master Lease by foreclosure of the Permitted Leasehold Mortgage or by other appropriate means with reasonable diligence and continuity but not to exceed twelve (12) months from the date of Landlord’s initial notification to Permitted Leasehold Mortgagee pursuant to Section 17.1(d) hereof. Nothing in this subsection (e) of this Section 17.1, however, shall be construed to extend this Master Lease beyond the original term thereof as extended by any options to extend the term of this Master Lease properly exercised by Tenant or a Permitted Leasehold Mortgagee in accordance with Section 1.4, nor to require a Permitted Leasehold Mortgagee to continue such foreclosure proceeding after the default has been cured. If the default shall be cured pursuant to the terms and within the time periods allowed in subsections (d) and (e) of this Section 17.1 and the Permitted Leasehold Mortgagee shall discontinue such foreclosure proceedings, this Master Lease shall continue in full force and effect as if Tenant had not defaulted under this Master Lease.

 

  (iii)

If a Permitted Leasehold Mortgagee is complying with subsection (e)(i) of this Section 17.1, upon the acquisition of Tenant’s Leasehold Estate herein by a Discretionary Transferee this Master Lease shall continue in full force and effect as if Tenant had not defaulted under this Master Lease, provided that such Discretionary Transferee cures all outstanding defaults that can be cured through the payment of money and all other defaults that are reasonably susceptible of being cured.

 

  (iv)

For the purposes of this Section 17.1, the making of a Permitted Leasehold Mortgage shall not be deemed to constitute an assignment or transfer of this Master Lease nor of the Leasehold Estate hereby created, nor shall any Permitted Leasehold Mortgagee, as such, be deemed to be an assignee or transferee of this Master Lease or of the Leasehold Estate hereby created so as to require such Permitted Leasehold Mortgagee, as such, to assume the performance of any of the terms, covenants or conditions on the part of the Tenant to be performed hereunder; but the purchaser at any sale of this Master Lease (including a Permitted Leasehold Mortgagee if it is the purchaser at foreclosure) and of the Leasehold Estate hereby created in any proceedings for the foreclosure of any Permitted Leasehold Mortgage, or the assignee or transferee of this Master Lease and of the Leasehold Estate hereby created under any instrument of assignment or transfer in lieu of the foreclosure of any Permitted Leasehold Mortgage, shall be subject to Article XXII hereof (including the requirement that such purchaser assume the performance of the terms, covenants or conditions on the part of the Tenant to be performed hereunder and meet the qualifications of Discretionary Transferee or be reasonably consented to by Landlord in accordance with Section 22.2(i) hereof).

 

  (v)

Any Permitted Leasehold Mortgagee or other acquirer of the Leasehold Estate of Tenant pursuant to foreclosure, assignment in lieu of foreclosure or other proceedings in accordance with the requirements of Section 22.2(iii) of this Master Lease may, upon acquiring Tenant’s Leasehold Estate, without further consent of Landlord, sell and assign the Leasehold Estate in accordance with the requirements of Section 22.2(iii) of this Master Lease and enter into Permitted Leasehold Mortgages in the same manner as the original Tenant, subject to the terms hereof.

 

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  (vi)

Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Master Lease, any sale of this Master Lease and of the Leasehold Estate hereby created in any proceedings for the foreclosure of any Permitted Leasehold Mortgage, or the assignment or transfer of this Master Lease and of the Leasehold Estate hereby created in lieu of the foreclosure of any Permitted Leasehold Mortgage, shall be deemed to be a permitted sale, transfer or assignment of this Master Lease and of the Leasehold Estate hereby created to the extent that the successor tenant under this Master Lease is a Discretionary Transferee and the transfer otherwise complies with the requirements of Section 22.2(iii) of this Master Lease or the transferee is reasonably consented to by Landlord in accordance with Section 22.2(i) hereof.

(f) New Lease. In the event of the termination of this Master Lease other than due to a default as to which the Permitted Leasehold Mortgagee had the opportunity (without legal impediment) to, but did not, cure the default as set forth in Sections 17.1(d) and 17.1(e) above, including pursuant to the disaffirmance or rejection of this Master Lease by Tenant in a bankruptcy, Landlord shall provide each Permitted Leasehold Mortgagee with written notice that this Master Lease has been terminated (“Notice of Termination”), together with a statement of all sums which would at that time be due under this Master Lease but for such termination, and of all other defaults, if any, then known to Landlord. Landlord agrees to enter into a new lease (“New Lease”) of the Leased Property with such Permitted Leasehold Mortgagee or its Permitted Leasehold Mortgagee Designee (in each case if a Discretionary Transferee) or any other transferee permitted to be assigned this Master Lease without consent of the Landlord pursuant to Section 22.2(iii)(d), for the remainder of the term of this Master Lease, effective as of the date of termination, at the rent and additional rent, and upon the terms, covenants and conditions (including all options to renew but excluding requirements which have already been fulfilled) of this Master Lease, provided:

(i) Such Permitted Leasehold Mortgagee or its Permitted Leasehold Mortgagee Designee shall make a binding, written, irrevocable commitment to Landlord for such New Lease within thirty (30) days after the date such Permitted Leasehold Mortgagee receives Landlord’s Notice of Termination of this Master Lease given pursuant to this Section 17.1(f);

(ii) Such Permitted Leasehold Mortgagee or its Permitted Leasehold Mortgagee Designee shall pay or cause to be paid to Landlord at the time of the execution and delivery of such New Lease, any and all sums which would at the time of execution and delivery thereof be due pursuant to this Master Lease but for such termination and, in addition thereto, all reasonable expenses, including reasonable attorney’s fees, which Landlord shall have incurred by reason of such termination and the execution and delivery of the New Lease and which have not otherwise been received by Landlord from Tenant or other party in interest under Tenant; and

(iii) Such Permitted Leasehold Mortgagee or its Permitted Leasehold Mortgagee Designee shall agree to remedy any of Tenant’s defaults of which said Permitted Leasehold Mortgagee was notified by Landlord’s Notice of Termination (or in any subsequent notice) and which can be cured through the payment of money or are reasonably susceptible of being cured by Permitted Leasehold Mortgagee or its Permitted Leasehold Mortgagee Designee.

 

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(g) New Lease Priorities. If more than one Permitted Leasehold Mortgagee shall request a New Lease pursuant to subsection (f)(i) of this Section 17.1, Landlord shall enter into such New Lease with the Permitted Leasehold Mortgagee whose mortgage is senior in lien, or with its Permitted Leasehold Mortgagee Designee acting for the benefit of such Permitted Leasehold Mortgagee prior in lien foreclosing on Tenant’s interest in this Master Lease. Landlord, without liability to Tenant or any Permitted Leasehold Mortgagee with an adverse claim, may rely upon a title insurance policy issued by a reputable title insurance company as the basis for determining the appropriate Permitted Leasehold Mortgagee who is entitled to such New Lease.

(h) Permitted Leasehold Mortgagee Need Not Cure Specified Defaults. Nothing herein contained shall require any Permitted Leasehold Mortgagee as a condition to its exercise of the right hereunder to cure any default of Tenant not reasonably susceptible of being cured by such Permitted Leasehold Mortgagee or its Permitted Leasehold Mortgagee Designee (including but not limited to the default referred to in Section 16.1(c), (d), (e), (f) (if the levy or attachment is in favor of such Permitted Leasehold Mortgagee (provided such levy is extinguished upon foreclosure or similar proceeding or in a transfer in lieu of any such foreclosure) or is junior to the lien of such Permitted Leasehold Mortgagee and would be extinguished by the foreclosure of the Permitted Leasehold Mortgage that is held by such Permitted Leasehold Mortgagee), (m) (as related to the Indebtedness secured by a Permitted Leasehold Mortgage that is junior to the lien of the Permitted Leasehold Mortgagee and such junior lien would be extinguished by the foreclosure of the Permitted Leasehold Mortgage that is held by such Permitted Leasehold Mortgagee) or (o) (if the judgment is in favor of a Permitted Leasehold Mortgagee other than a Permitted Leasehold Mortgagee holding a Permitted Leasehold Mortgage that is senior to the lien of such Permitted Leasehold Mortgagee) and any other sections of this Master Lease which may impose conditions of default not susceptible to being cured by a Permitted Leasehold Mortgagee or a subsequent owner of the Leasehold Estate through foreclosure hereof), in order to comply with the provisions of Sections 17.1(d) and 17.1(e), or as a condition of entering into the New Lease provided for by Section 17.1(f).

(i) Casualty Loss. A standard mortgagee clause naming each Permitted Leasehold Mortgagee for which notice has been properly provided to Landlord pursuant to Section 17.1(b) hereof may be added to any and all insurance policies required to be carried by Tenant hereunder on condition that the insurance proceeds are to be applied in the manner specified in this Master Lease and the Permitted Leasehold Mortgage shall so provide; except that the Permitted Leasehold Mortgage may provide a manner for the disposition of such proceeds, if any, otherwise payable directly to the Tenant (but not such proceeds, if any, payable jointly to the Landlord and the Tenant or to the Landlord, to the Facility Mortgagee or to a third-party escrowee) pursuant to the provisions of this Master Lease.

(j) Arbitration; Legal Proceedings. Landlord shall give prompt notice to each Permitted Leasehold Mortgagee (for which notice has been properly provided to Landlord pursuant to Section 17.1(b) hereof) of any arbitration or legal proceedings between Landlord and Tenant involving obligations under this Master Lease.

 

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(k) No Merger. The fee title to the Leased Property and the Leasehold Estate of Tenant therein created by this Master Lease shall not merge but shall remain separate and distinct, notwithstanding the acquisition of said fee title and said Leasehold Estate by Landlord or by Tenant or by a third party, by purchase or otherwise.

(l) Notices. Notices from Landlord to the Permitted Leasehold Mortgagee for which notice has been properly provided to Landlord pursuant to Section 17.1(b) hereof shall be provided in the method provided in Section 35.1 hereof to the address or fax number furnished Landlord pursuant to subsection (b) of this Section 17.1, and those from the Permitted Leasehold Mortgagee to Landlord shall be mailed to the address designated pursuant to the provisions of Section 35.1 hereof. Such notices, demands and requests shall be given in the manner described in this Section 17.1 and in Section 35.1 and shall in all respects be governed by the provisions of those sections.

(m) Limitation of Liability. Notwithstanding any other provision hereof to the contrary, (i) Landlord agrees that any Permitted Leasehold Mortgagee’s liability to Landlord in its capacity as Permitted Leasehold Mortgagee hereunder howsoever arising shall be limited to and enforceable only against such Permitted Leasehold Mortgagee’s interest in the Leasehold Estate and such Permitted Leasehold Mortgagee’s interest in such other collateral granted to such Permitted Leasehold Mortgagee to secure the obligations under its Debt Agreement to the extent such other collateral is acquired by such Permitted Leasehold Mortgagee by foreclosure or in lieu of foreclosure; provided, however, if necessary to satisfy the Landlord’s claim the Permitted Leasehold Mortgagee shall use diligent efforts to foreclose or acquire by a deed in lieu of such foreclosure such other collateral granted to such Permitted Leasehold Mortgagee, and (ii) each Permitted Leasehold Mortgagee agrees that Landlord’s liability to such Permitted Leasehold Mortgagee hereunder howsoever arising shall be limited to and enforceable only against Landlord’s interest in the Leased Property, and no recourse against Landlord shall be had against any other assets of Landlord whatsoever.

(n) Sale Procedure. If an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, the Permitted Leasehold Mortgagee for which notice has been properly provided to Landlord pursuant to Section 17.1(b) hereof with the most senior lien on the Leasehold Estate shall have the right to make all determinations and agreements on behalf of Tenant under Article XXXVI (including, without limitation, requesting that the sale process described in Article XXXVI be commenced, the determination and agreement of the Gaming Assets FMV, the Successor Tenant Rent, and the potential Successor Tenants that should be included in the process, and negotiation with such Successor Tenants), in each case, in accordance with and subject to the terms and provisions of Article XXXVI, including without limitation the requirement that Successor Tenant meet the qualifications of Discretionary Transferee.

(o) Third Party Beneficiary. Each Permitted Leasehold Mortgagee (for so long as such Permitted Leasehold Mortgagee holds a Permitted Leasehold Mortgage) is an intended third-party beneficiary of this Article XVII entitled to enforce the same as if a party to this Master Lease.

17.2 Landlords Right to Cure Tenants Default. If Tenant shall fail to make any payment or to perform any act required to be made or performed hereunder when due or within any cure period provided for herein, Landlord, without waiving or releasing any obligation or default, may, but shall be under no obligation to, upon prior written notice to Tenant specifying

 

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the default to be cured and that it is curing such default under this Section 17.2 make such payment or perform such act for the account and at the expense of Tenant, and may, to the extent permitted by law, enter upon the Leased Property for such purpose and take all such action thereon as, in Landlord’s opinion, may be necessary or appropriate therefor. No such entry shall be deemed an eviction of Tenant. All sums so paid by Landlord and all costs and expenses, including reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses, so incurred, together with interest thereon at the Overdue Rate from the date on which such sums or expenses are paid or incurred by Landlord, shall be paid by Tenant to Landlord on demand as an Additional Charge.

17.3 Landlords Right to Cure Debt Agreement. Tenant agrees to use commercially reasonable efforts to include in any agreement related to Material Indebtedness and any Debt Agreement (or the principal or controlling agreement relating to such Material Indebtedness or series of related Debt Agreements) obtained by or entered into by Tenant after the Commencement Date a provision requiring the lender or lenders thereunder (or the Representatives of such lenders) to provide a copy to Landlord of any notices issued by such lender or lenders thereunder or the Representative of such lenders to Tenant of a Specified Debt Agreement Default. In addition, Tenant agrees to use commercially reasonable efforts to include in any such agreement related to Material Indebtedness and any Debt Agreement (or the principal or controlling agreement relating to such Material Indebtedness or series of related Debt Agreements) a provision with the effect that should Tenant shall fail to make any payment or to perform any act required to be made or performed under an agreement related to Material Indebtedness or under the Debt Agreement when due or within any cure period provided for therein (if any), Landlord may, subject to applicable Gaming Regulations and the terms hereof, upon prior written notice to Tenant specifying the default and that it is curing such default under this Section 17.3, cure any such default by making such payment to the applicable lenders or Representative or otherwise performing such acts within the cure period thereunder (if any) for the account of Tenant, to the extent such default is susceptible to cure by Landlord; provided that Landlord’s right to cure such default shall not be any greater than the rights of the obligors under such Material Indebtedness or Debt Agreement to cure such default. Landlord and Tenant agree that all sums so paid by Landlord and all costs and expenses, including reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses, so incurred, together with interest thereon at the Overdue Rate from the date on which such sums or expenses are paid or incurred by Landlord, shall be for the account of Tenant and paid by Tenant to Landlord on demand.

ARTICLE XVIII

18.1 Sale of the Leased Property. Landlord shall not voluntarily sell all or portions of the Leased Property (including via entering into a merger transaction) during the Term without the prior written consent of Tenant, which consent may not be unreasonably withheld. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Tenant’s consent shall not be required for (A) any transfer to a Facility Mortgagee contemplated under Article XXXI hereof which may include, without limitation, a transfer by foreclosure brought by the Facility Mortgagee or a transfer by deed in lieu of foreclosure (and the first subsequent sale by such Facility Mortgagee to the extent the Facility Mortgagee has been diligently attempting to expedite such first subsequent sale from the time it initiated foreclosure proceedings taking into account the interest of such Facility Mortgagee to maximize the proceeds of such sale), (B) a sale by Landlord of all of the Leased Property to a

 

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single buyer or group of buyers, other than to an operator, or an Affiliate of such an operator, of Gaming Facilities (provided that Landlord shall be permitted to sell all of the Leased Property to a real estate investment trust even if such real estate investment trust is an Affiliate of such an operator), (C) a merger transaction or sale by Landlord or GLP involving all of the Facilities, other than with an operator, or an Affiliate of an operator, of Gaming Facilities (provided that Landlord or GLP shall be permitted to merge with or sell all of the Leased Property to a real estate investment trust even if such real estate investment trust is an Affiliate of an operator), (D) a sale/leaseback transaction by Landlord with respect to any or all of the Leased Properties for financing purposes, (E) any sale of all or a portion of the Leased Property or the Facilities that does not change the identity of the Landlord hereunder, including without limitation a participating interest in Landlord’s interest under this Master Lease or a sale of Landlord’s reversionary interest in the Leased Property, or (F) a sale or transfer to an Affiliate of GLP or a joint venture entity in which GLP or its Affiliate is the managing member or partner. Any sale by Landlord of all or any portion of the Leased Property pursuant to this Section 18.1 shall be subject in each instance to all of the rights of Tenant under this Master Lease and, to the extent necessary, any purchaser or successor Landlord and/or other controlling persons must be approved by all applicable gaming regulatory agencies to ensure that there is no material impact on the validity of any of the Gaming Licenses or the ability of Tenant to continue to use the Facilities for gaming activities in substantially the same manner as immediately prior to Landlord’s sale.

ARTICLE XIX

19.1 Holding Over. If Tenant shall for any reason remain in possession of the Leased Property of a Facility after the expiration or earlier termination of the Term without the consent, or other than at the request, of Landlord, such possession shall be as a month-to-month tenant during which time Tenant shall pay as Rent each month the monthly Rent applicable to the prior Lease Year for such Facility multiplied by (A) 150% for the first three months of such holdover and (B) 200% for any succeeding months of such holdover, together with all Additional Charges and all other sums payable by Tenant pursuant to this Master Lease. During such period of month-to-month tenancy, Tenant shall be obligated to perform and observe all of the terms, covenants and conditions of this Master Lease, but shall have no rights hereunder other than the right, to the extent given by law to month-to-month tenancies, to continue its occupancy and use of the Leased Property of, and/or any Tenant Capital Improvements to, such Facility. Nothing contained herein shall constitute the consent, express or implied, of Landlord to the holding over of Tenant after the expiration or earlier termination of this Master Lease.

ARTICLE XX

20.1 Risk of Loss. The risk of loss or of decrease in the enjoyment and beneficial use of the Leased Property as a consequence of the damage or destruction thereof by fire, the elements, casualties, thefts, riots, wars or otherwise, or in consequence of foreclosures, attachments, levies or executions (other than by Landlord and Persons claiming from, through or under Landlord) is assumed by Tenant, and except as otherwise provided herein no such event shall entitle Tenant to any abatement of Rent.

 

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ARTICLE XXI

21.1 General Indemnification. In addition to the other indemnities contained herein, and notwithstanding the existence of any insurance carried by or for the benefit of Landlord or Tenant, and without regard to the policy limits of any such insurance, Tenant shall protect, indemnify, save harmless and defend Landlord from and against all liabilities, obligations, claims, damages, penalties, causes of action, costs and expenses, including reasonable attorneys’, consultants’ and experts’ fees and expenses, imposed upon or incurred by or asserted against Landlord by reason of: (i) except to the extent caused solely as a result of Landlord’s gross negligence or willful misconduct, any accident, injury to or death of Persons or loss of or damage to property occurring on or about the Leased Property or adjoining sidewalks under the control of Tenant; (ii) any use, misuse, non-use, condition, maintenance or repair by Tenant of the Leased Property; (iii) any failure on the part of Tenant to perform or comply with any of the terms of this Master Lease (notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in Section 1.2(a) of the Purchase and Sale Agreement); (iv) the non-performance of any of the terms and provisions of any and all existing and future subleases of the Leased Property to be performed by any party thereunder; (v) any claim for malpractice, negligence or misconduct committed by any Person on or working from the Leased Property; and (vi) the violation by Tenant of any Legal Requirement (notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in Section 1.2(d) of the Purchase and Sale Agreement). Any amounts which become payable by Tenant under this Article XXI shall be paid within ten (10) days after liability therefor is determined by a final non appealable judgment or settlement or other agreement of the parties, and if not timely paid shall bear interest at the Overdue Rate from the date of such determination to the date of payment. Tenant, at its sole cost and expense, shall contest, resist and defend any such claim, action or proceeding asserted or instituted against Landlord. For purposes of this Article XXI, any acts or omissions of Tenant, or by employees, agents, assignees, contractors, subcontractors or others acting for or on behalf of Tenant (whether or not they are negligent, intentional, willful or unlawful), shall be strictly attributable to Tenant.

ARTICLE XXII

22.1 Subletting and Assignment. Tenant shall not, without Landlord’s prior written consent, which, except as specifically set forth herein, may be withheld in Landlord’s sole and absolute discretion, voluntarily or by operation of law assign (which term includes any transfer, sale, encumbering, pledge or other transfer or hypothecation) this Master Lease, sublet all or any part of the Leased Property of any Facility or engage the services of any Person (other than an Affiliate of Tenant that becomes or is also a Guarantor) for the management or operation of any Facility (provided that the foregoing shall not restrict a transferee of Tenant from retaining a manager necessary for such transferee’s satisfying the requirement set forth in clause (a)(1) of the definition of “Discretionary Transferee”). Tenant acknowledges that Landlord is relying upon the expertise of Tenant in the operation of the Facilities and that Landlord entered into this Master Lease with the expectation that Tenant would remain in and operate such Facilities during the entire Term and for that reason, except as set forth herein, Landlord retains sole and absolute discretion in approving or disapproving any assignment or sublease. Any Change in Control shall constitute an assignment of Tenant’s interest in this Master Lease within the meaning of this Article XXII and the provisions requiring consent contained herein shall apply.

 

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22.2 Permitted Assignments. Notwithstanding the foregoing, and subject to Section 40.1, Tenant may:

(i) with Landlord’s prior written consent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, allow to occur or undergo a Change in Control (including without limitation a transfer or assignment of this Master Lease to any third party in conjunction with a sale by Tenant of all or substantially all of Tenant’s assets relating to the Facilities);

(ii) without Landlord’s prior written consent, assign this Master Lease or sublease the Leased Property to Tenant’s Parent, a wholly-owned Subsidiary of Tenant’s Parent or a wholly-owned Subsidiary of Tenant if all of the following are first satisfied: (w) such Affiliate becomes a party to the Guaranty as a Guarantor and in the case of an assignment of this Master Lease, becomes party to and bound by this Master Lease; (x) Tenant remains fully liable hereunder; (y) the use of the Leased Property continues to comply with the requirements of this Master Lease; and (z) Landlord in its reasonable discretion shall have approved the form and content of all documents for such assignment or sublease and received an executed counterpart thereof; and

(iii) without Landlord’s prior written consent:

(a) undergo a Change in Control of the type referred to in clause (i)(a) of the definition of Change in Control (such Change in Control, a “Tenant Parent COC”) if a Person acquiring such beneficial ownership or control is (1) a Discretionary Transferee and (2) the Parent Company of such Discretionary Transferee, if any, has become a Guarantor and provided a Guaranty on terms substantially similar to the Guaranty or otherwise reasonably satisfactory to Landlord or, if such Discretionary Transferee does not have a Parent Company, such Discretionary Transferee has become a Guarantor and provided a Guaranty on terms substantially similar to the Guaranty or otherwise reasonably satisfactory to Landlord;

(b) undergo a Change in Control whereby a Person acquires beneficial ownership and control of 100% of the Equity Interests in Tenant in connection with a Change in Control that does not constitute a Tenant Parent COC or a Foreclosure COC (such Change in Control, a “Tenant COC”) if (1) such Person is a Discretionary Transferee, (2) the Parent Company of such Discretionary Transferee, if any, has become a Guarantor and provided a Guaranty on terms substantially similar to the Guaranty or otherwise reasonably satisfactory to Landlord or, if such Discretionary Transferee does not have a Parent Company, such Discretionary Transferee has become a Guarantor and provided a Guaranty on terms reasonably satisfactory to Landlord, and (3) the Adjusted Revenue to Rent Ratio with respect to all of the Facilities (determined at the proposed effective time of the Change in Control) for the then most recently preceding four (4) fiscal quarters for which financial statements are available is at least 1.4:1;

 

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(c) assign this Master Lease to any Person in an assignment that does not constitute a Foreclosure Assignment if (1) such Person is a Discretionary Transferee, (2) such Discretionary Transferee agrees in writing to assume the obligations of the Tenant under this Master Lease without amendment or modification other than as provided below, (3) the Parent Company of such Discretionary Transferee, if any, has become a Guarantor and provided a Guaranty on terms substantially similar to the Guaranty or otherwise reasonably satisfactory to Landlord or, if such Discretionary Transferee does not have a Parent Company, such Discretionary Transferee has become a Guarantor and provided a Guaranty on terms substantially similar to the Guaranty or otherwise reasonably satisfactory to Landlord, and (4) the Adjusted Revenue to Rent Ratio with respect to all of the Facilities (determined at the proposed effective time of the assignment) for the then most recently preceding four (4) fiscal quarters for which financial statements are available is at least 1.4:1; or

(d) (i) assign this Master Lease by way of foreclosure of the Leasehold Estate, an assignment-in-lieu of foreclosure to any Person or an assignment (by sale or through a plan of reorganization) pursuant to any applicable bankruptcy or insolvency law to any Person, (any such assignment, a “Foreclosure Assignment”) or (ii) undergo a Change in Control whereby a Person acquires beneficial ownership and control of 100% of the Equity Interests in Tenant as a result of the purchase at a foreclosure on a permitted pledge of, or an assignment (by sale or through a plan of reorganization) pursuant to any applicable bankruptcy or insolvency law to any Person of, the Equity Interests in Tenant or an assignment in lieu of such foreclosure (a “Foreclosure COC”) or (iii) effect the first subsequent sale or assignment of the Leasehold Estate or Change in Control after a Foreclosure Assignment or a Foreclosure COC whereby a Person so acquires the Leasehold Estate or beneficial ownership and control of 100% of the Equity Interests in Tenant or the Person who acquired the Leasehold Estate in connection with the Foreclosure Assignment, in each case, effected by a Permitted Leasehold Mortgagee or a Permitted Leasehold Mortgagee Foreclosing Party, to the extent such Permitted Leasehold Mortgagee or Permitted Leasehold Mortgagee Designee has been diligently attempting to expedite such first subsequent sale from the time it has initiated foreclosure proceedings taking into account the interest of such Permitted Leasehold Mortgagee or Permitted Leasehold Mortgagee Designee in maximizing the proceeds of such disposition if (1) such Person is a Discretionary Transferee, (2) in the case of any Foreclosure Assignment, if such Discretionary Transferee is not a Permitted Leasehold Mortgagee Designee such Discretionary Transferee agrees in writing to assume the obligations of the Tenant under this Master Lease without amendment or modification other than as provided below (which written assumption, in the case of a Permitted Leasehold Mortgagee Foreclosing Party, may be made by a Subsidiary of a Permitted Leasehold Mortgagee or a Permitted Leasehold Mortgagee Designee) and (3) if such Discretionary Transferee is not a Permitted Leasehold Mortgagee Foreclosing Party, the Parent Company of such Discretionary Transferee, if any, has become a Guarantor and provided a Guaranty on terms substantially similar to the Guaranty or otherwise reasonably satisfactory to Landlord or, if such Discretionary Transferee does not have a Parent Company, such Discretionary Transferee has become a Guarantor and provided a Guaranty on terms substantially similar to the Guaranty or otherwise reasonably satisfactory to Landlord;

 

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provided that no such Change in Control or assignment referred to in this Section 22.2(iii) shall be permitted without Landlord’s prior written consent unless, and in which case such consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, (A) the use of the Leased Property at the time of such Change in Control or assignment and immediately after giving effect thereto is permitted by Section 7.2 hereof, and (B) Landlord in its reasonable discretion shall have approved the form and content of all documents for such assignment and assumption and received an executed counterpart thereof (provided no such approval shall be required in the case of a Tenant Parent COC or a Tenant COC, so long as (A) Tenant remains obligated under the Master Lease and the Guaranty remains in effect except with respect to any release of Tenant’s Parent permitted thereunder, (B) the requirements for a Guaranty from the Parent Company or Discretionary Transferee under clause (a) or (b) above are met, and (C) any modifications to this Master Lease required pursuant to the next succeeding paragraph are made); and

(iv) without Landlord’s prior written consent, pledge or mortgage its Leasehold Estate to a Permitted Leasehold Mortgagee and permit a pledge of the equity interests in Tenant to be pledged to a Permitted Leasehold Mortgagee.

Upon the effectiveness of any Change in Control or assignment permitted pursuant to this Section 22.2), such Discretionary Transferee (and, if applicable, its Parent Company) and Landlord shall make such amendments and other modifications to this Master Lease as are reasonably requested by either party to give effect to such Change in Control or assignment and such technical amendments as may be necessary or appropriate in the reasonable opinion of such requesting party in connection with such Change in Control or assignment including, without limitation, changes to the definition of Change in Control to substitute the Parent Company (or, if the Discretionary Transferee does not have a Parent Company, the Discretionary Transferee) for Tenant’s Parent therein and in the provisions of this Master Lease regarding delivery of financial statements and other reporting requirements with respect to Tenant’s Parent. After giving effect to any such Change in Control or assignment, unless the context otherwise requires, references to Tenant and Tenant’s Parent hereunder shall be deemed to refer to the Discretionary Transferee or its Parent Company, as applicable.

22.3 Permitted Sublease Agreements. Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 22.1, but subject to compliance with the provisions of this Section 22.3 and of Section 40.1, (a) provided that no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, Tenant shall be permitted to sublease gaming operations to a wholly-owned Subsidiary that becomes a Guarantor by executing the Guaranty in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Landlord, (b) the Specified Subleases shall be permitted without any further consent from Landlord, and (c) provided that no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, Tenant may enter into any sublease agreement (including any management agreement or similar agreements with sports betting and/or online gaming operators) with respect to all or any portion (including any portion used for gaming purposes) of any Facility without the prior written consent of Landlord, provided, further that, (i) all sublease agreements under this Section 22.3 are made in furtherance of the Primary Intended Use, except with respect to the Specified Subleases; and (ii) any sublease with

 

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respect to all or substantially all of any Facility shall be subject to the prior written consent of Landlord (in its sole discretion) unless, subject to the further requirements set forth in the final paragraph of this Section 22.3, as of the date on which Tenant intends to enter into any Permitted Facility Sublease, the Facility Adjusted Revenue of Tenant generated by such Facility when taken together with the Facility Adjusted Revenue of Tenant for all other Facilities subject to a Permitted Facility Sublease at the time of entry into such sublease, in the aggregate, does not exceed the Permitted Facility Sublease Cap Amount. After an Event of Default has occurred and while it is continuing, Landlord may collect rents from any subtenant and apply the net amount collected to the Rent, but no such collection shall be deemed (i) a waiver by Landlord of any of the provisions of this Master Lease, (ii) the acceptance by Landlord of such subtenant as a tenant or (iii) a release of Tenant from the future performance of its obligations hereunder. If reasonably requested by Tenant in connection with a sublease permitted under clause (c) above, Landlord and such sublessee shall enter into a subordination, non-disturbance and attornment agreement with respect to such sublease in a form reasonably satisfactory to Landlord (and if a Facility Mortgage is then in effect, Landlord shall use reasonable efforts to cause the Facility Mortgagee to enter into such subordination, non-disturbance and attornment agreement).

Tenant shall give Landlord at least thirty (30) days’ prior written notice before entering into any Permitted Facility Sublease, which notice shall be accompanied by the proposed form of such Permitted Facility Sublease. In addition, Tenant shall furnish Landlord reasonably promptly with such materials as Landlord may reasonably request in order to determine that the requirements of this Section 22.3 with respect to such Permitted Facility Sublease are satisfied. Reasonably promptly following entry into any such Permitted Facility Sublease, Tenant shall provide Landlord with a copy of the executed Permitted Facility Sublease, and Tenant shall furnish Landlord with copies of any amendments of, or supplements to, any Permitted Facility Sublease with reasonable promptness after the execution thereof.

22.4 Required Assignment and Subletting Provisions. Any assignment and/or sublease (excluding a Specified Sublease until such Specified Sublease is amended or modified, in which case such amendment or modification shall incorporate the requirements of Section 22.4) must provide that:

(i) in the case of a sublease, it shall be subject and subordinate to all of the terms and conditions of this Master Lease;

(ii) the use of the applicable Facility (or portion thereof) shall not conflict with any Legal Requirement or any other provision of this Master Lease;

(iii) except as otherwise provided herein, no subtenant or assignee shall be permitted to further sublet all or any part of the applicable Leased Property or assign this Master Lease or its sublease except insofar as the same would be permitted if it were a sublease by Tenant under this Master Lease (it being understood that any subtenant under Section 22.3(a) may pledge and mortgage its subleasehold estate (or allow the pledge of its equity interests) to a Permitted Leasehold Mortgagee);

 

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(iv) in the case of a sublease, in the event of cancellation or termination of this Master Lease for any reason whatsoever or of the surrender of this Master Lease (whether voluntary, involuntary or by operation of law) prior to the expiration date of such sublease, including extensions and renewals granted thereunder, then, subject to Article XXXVI, at Landlord’s option, the subtenant shall make full and complete attornment to Landlord for the balance of the term of the sublease, which attornment shall be evidenced by an agreement in form and substance satisfactory to Landlord and which the subtenant shall execute and deliver within five (5) days after request by Landlord and the subtenant shall waive the provisions of any law now or hereafter in effect which may give the subtenant any right of election to terminate the sublease or to surrender possession in the event any proceeding is brought by Landlord to terminate this Master Lease; and

(v) in the event the subtenant receives a written notice from Landlord stating that this Master Lease has been cancelled, surrendered or terminated, then, subject to Article XXXVI, the subtenant shall thereafter be obligated to pay all rentals accruing under said sublease directly to Landlord (or as Landlord shall so direct); all rentals received from the subtenant by Landlord shall be credited against the amounts owing by Tenant under this Master Lease.

22.5 Costs. Tenant shall reimburse Landlord for Landlord’s reasonable costs and expenses incurred after the Commencement Date in conjunction with the processing and documentation of any assignment, subletting or management arrangement, including reasonable attorneys’, architects’, engineers’ or other consultants’ fees whether or not such sublease, assignment or management agreement is actually consummated.

22.6 No Release of Tenants Obligations; Exception. No assignment (other than a permitted transfer pursuant to Section 22.2(i) or Section 22.2(iii)(c) or Section 22.2(iii)(d)(1) or Section 22.2(iii)(d)(3), in connection with a sale or assignment of the Leasehold Estate), subletting or management agreement shall relieve Tenant of its obligation to pay the Rent and to perform all of the other obligations to be performed by Tenant hereunder. The liability of Tenant and any immediate and remote successor in interest of Tenant (by assignment or otherwise), and the due performance of the obligations of this Master Lease on Tenant’s part to be performed or observed, shall not in any way be discharged, released or impaired by any (i) stipulation which extends the time within which an obligation under this Master Lease is to be performed, (ii) waiver of the performance of an obligation required under this Master Lease that is not entered into for the benefit of Tenant or such successor, or (iii) failure to enforce any of the obligations set forth in this Master Lease, provided that Tenant shall not be responsible for any additional obligations or liability arising as the result of any modification or amendment of this Master Lease by Landlord and any assignee of Tenant that is not an Affiliate of Tenant.

22.7 Replacement Property Transaction.

(a) Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary (including, but not limited to, Section 22.1) and subject to no Event of Default having occurred and being continuing at such time of delivering any Replacement Property Transaction Notice, Tenant shall have the right, at any time, and from time to time, prior to the first (1st) anniversary of the Effective Date, to exercise the Replacement Property Right in accordance with the terms, conditions and procedures set forth in this Section 22.7.

 

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(b) In order to exercise the Replacement Property Right, Tenant shall deliver to Landlord a written notice (the “Replacement Property Transaction Notice”) of Tenant’s election to exercise the Replacement Property Right, which (as a condition to the effectiveness of such Replacement Property Transaction Notice) shall set forth all material information with respect to the proposed Replacement Property Transaction, including, without limitation, (i) the proposed Replacement Property and the Replaced Property, (ii) the proposed Replaced Property Transferee, (iii) the proposed closing date of the Replacement Property Transaction, which date shall be not less than sixty (60) days after the date of such Replacement Property Transaction Notice, and (iv) the proposed Replacement Exchange Agreement and Replacement Property Lease Amendment. Promptly upon Landlord’s reasonable request therefor, Tenant shall provide to Landlord additional information reasonably related to the proposed Replacement Property Transaction, to the extent such information is reasonably available to Tenant.

(c) Within fifteen (15) days after Landlord’s receipt of a Replacement Property Transaction Notice, Landlord shall (i) provide its commercially reasonable comments or revisions (unless such comments or revisions are necessary to cause the Replacement Exchange Agreement and/or Replacement Property Lease Amendment to satisfy the requirements of this Master Lease, in which case such comments may be made regardless as to whether such comments are otherwise “commercially reasonable”) to the proposed Replacement Exchange Agreement and/or the Replacement Property Lease Amendment, which shall be attached as an exhibit to the Replacement Exchange Agreement, (ii) advise Tenant as to whether the proposed Replacement Property meets the requirements under this Section 22.7, and if the Replacement Property does not meet such requirements the reasons therefor, and (iii) advise Tenant as to whether an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing thereby prohibiting Tenant from exercising its Replacement Property Right (in which case Landlord shall have no obligation to proceed with a Replacement Property Transaction until Tenant cures such Event of Default to Landlord’s reasonable satisfaction). Subject to no Event of Default having occurred and being continuing, Landlord and Tenant shall thereafter negotiate in good faith to reconcile any applicable issues(s) and use commercially reasonable efforts to enter into the Replacement Exchange Agreement as soon as reasonably practicable thereafter.

(d) In the event the Property Value of the Replacement Property is greater than the Property Value of the Replaced Property (it being understood that in no event shall the Landlord be obligated to engage in a Replacement Property Transaction if the Property Value of the Replacement Property (in the aggregate) is less than the Property Value of the Replaced Property), then upon the consummation of the closing under the Replacement Exchange Agreement and entry into the Replacement Property Lease Amendment (i) Landlord shall pay to Tenant in cash an amount equal to such excess and (ii) Building Base Rent and Land Base Rent under this Master Lease shall increase by an annual amount equal to one-eleventh of such excess, with such increase being split between Building Base Rent and Land Base Rent in the same proportion as Building Base Rent and Land Base Rent bear to one another at the time the Replacement Property Lease Amendment is executed. In the event that the Property Value of the Replacement Property is equal to the Property Value of the Replaced Property, then there shall be no payment from Landlord to Tenant on account thereof and there shall be no adjustment to the amount of Rent due from Tenant under this Master Lease.

 

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(e) The consummation of the closing under the Replacement Exchange Agreement shall be subject to obtaining all Required Governmental Approvals by Tenant, Landlord and/or the Replaced Property Transferee (and each of their respective applicable Affiliates) in accordance with applicable law (including applicable Gaming Regulations). Each of Landlord and Tenant shall, and shall cause its Affiliates to, (a) file or cause to be filed, as promptly as practicable, and in any event no later than ten (10) days, following the date on which Landlord and Tenant execute such Replacement Exchange Agreement, all applications and supporting documentation necessary to obtain all Required Governmental Approvals for the Replacement Property Transaction, (b) use commercially reasonable efforts in order to obtain such Required Governmental Approvals as promptly as practicable, and (c) use commercially reasonable efforts in order to assist the other party in its efforts to obtain such Required Governmental Approvals as promptly as practicable. Landlord, at no cost or expense to Landlord, agrees to reasonably cooperate with Tenant and use commercially reasonable efforts to provide Regulatory Approval Supporting Information that is reasonably requested by Tenant in connection with the Replacement Property Transaction, in Tenant’s efforts to obtain any Required Governmental Approvals.

(f) Upon the consummation of the closing under the Replacement Exchange Agreement, Landlord and Tenant shall execute the Replacement Property Lease Amendment, and upon the execution of the Replacement Property Lease Amendment, this Master Lease shall terminate with respect to the Replaced Property, the Replaced Property shall cease to constitute Leased Property hereunder, neither Tenant nor Landlord shall have any further liabilities or obligations under this Master Lease, from and after the consummation of the closing under the Replacement Exchange Agreement, in respect of the Replaced Property, and the Guaranty shall automatically, and without further action by any party, cease to apply with respect to any Obligations (as defined in the Guaranty) with respect to the Replaced Property to the extent arising from and after the consummation of the closing under the Replacement Exchange Agreement and the execution of the Replacement Property Lease Amendment (provided that any such Obligations arising prior to such closing date shall not be terminated, limited or affected by or upon the closing under the Replacement Exchange Agreement).

(g) Upon the consummation of the closing under the Replacement Exchange Agreement and the entry into the Replacement Property Lease Amendment, this Master Lease shall apply to the Replacement Property, the Replacement Property shall constitute Leased Property and a Facility hereunder, each of Tenant’s and Landlord’s obligations under this Master Lease in respect of the Leased Property and the Facilities shall apply to the Replacement Property, and the Guaranty shall automatically, and without further action by any party, apply with respect to any Obligations (as defined in the Guaranty) with respect to the Replacement Property to the extent arising from and after the consummation of the closing under the Replacement Exchange Agreement.

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authority in connection with the Replacement Property Transaction; provided, that the foregoing shall not apply to applications made with respect to Gaming Licenses and other gaming approvals required under applicable Gaming Regulations that include personal identifying information or other similarly sensitive information (as reasonably determined by such party in good faith). In exercising the foregoing rights, each of Landlord and Tenant shall act reasonably and as promptly as practicable. Subject to applicable law and the instructions of any governmental authority, Landlord and Tenant shall keep the other party reasonably apprised of the status of matters relating to the completion of the Replacement Property Transaction, including promptly furnishing the other party with copies of notices or other written substantive communications received from any governmental authority and/or other Person with respect to the Replacement Property Transaction and, to the extent practicable under the circumstances, shall provide the other party with the opportunity to participate in any meeting with any governmental authority in respect of any substantive filing, investigation or other inquiry in connection with the Replacement Property Transaction.

(i) If Tenant exercises the Replacement Property Right, Tenant and Landlord shall use commercially reasonable efforts to effectuate the Replacement Property Transaction and minimize all costs, fees (including consent fees), taxes and expenses incurred by Tenant and Landlord in consummating the Replacement Property Transaction. All reasonable, documented out-of-pocket costs and expenses relating to an exercise of the Replacement Property Right and/or otherwise in connection with any transfer or proposed transfer pursuant to this Section 22.7 (including reasonable, documented attorneys’ fees and other reasonable, documented out-of-pocket costs incurred by Landlord for outside counsel, if any) shall be borne by Tenant and not Landlord.

22.8 Baton Rouge Transfer.

(a) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Master Lease to the contrary (including, but not limited to, Section 22.1) and subject to no Event of Default having occurred and being continuing at the time of exercise, Tenant shall have the right to assign and sell Tenant’s entire Leasehold Estate in the Baton Rouge Facility or Tenant’s entire Equity Interest in any Subsidiary that owns the Gaming License applicable to the Baton Rouge Facility and operates the Baton Rouge Facility (a “Baton Rouge Transfer”) to a Person (a “Baton Rouge Transferee”) designated by Tenant (in its sole discretion) in accordance with, and subject to the terms and conditions of, this Section 22.8. In the event Tenant desires to effectuate a Baton Rouge Transfer, Tenant shall deliver written notice thereof to Landlord (a “Baton Rouge Transfer Notice”), which notice shall specify (i) in reasonable detail the nature of the Baton Rouge Transfer, (ii) the proposed closing date of such Baton Rouge Transfer, which closing date shall be not less than sixty (60) days after the date of such Baton Rouge Transfer Notice, (iii) the identity of the Baton Rouge Transferee and such information as is reasonably necessary to determine the Baton Rouge Transferee’s experience operating Gaming Facilities and creditworthiness, (iv) the proposed form of the Baton Rouge Severance Lease and Replacement Guaranty (if required hereunder), and (v) the proposed fair market value of the Baton Rouge Facility.

 

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(b) Within fifteen (15) days after Landlord’s receipt of a Baton Rouge Transfer Notice, Landlord shall notify Tenant as to whether Landlord shall sell its fee interest in the Baton Rouge Facility to the Baton Rouge Transferee (a “Baton Rouge Sale”) for a price determined in accordance with this Section 22.8(b) (the “Baton Rouge Purchase Price”) (it being understood and agreed that in no event shall Tenant be liable for any portion of the Baton Rouge Purchase Price and that Tenant may retract the Baton Rouge Transfer Notice prior to Landlord’s execution of the Baton Rouge Purchase Agreement (defined below) if the final determination of the Baton Rouge Purchase Price could reasonably be expected to cause the amount to be paid by the Baton Rouge Transferee for the Baton Rouge Transfer to be less than Tenant’s share of the costs to consummate the Baton Rouge Transfer) or will retain its fee interest in the Baton Rouge Facility and will enter into a Baton Rouge Severance Lease with the Baton Rouge Transferee. In the event that Landlord does not respond within such fifteen (15) day period, then Landlord shall be deemed to have elected to enter into a Baton Rouge Severance Lease in accordance with Section 28.8(c) below. In the event Landlord elects to sell its fee interest in the Baton Rouge Facility, then Tenant shall cause the Baton Rouge Transferee to acquire Landlord’s fee interest in the Baton Rouge Facility pursuant to the terms hereof. Landlord, Tenant and the Baton Rouge Transferee shall negotiate the Baton Rouge Purchase Price and if the parties cannot agree on a Baton Rouge Purchase Price within fifteen (15) days following Landlord’s election to effectuate a Baton Rouge Sale, then an Expert shall determine the fair market value of Landlord’s fee interest in the Baton Rouge Facility in accordance with Section 34.1 of this Master Lease, and such determination shall be the Baton Rouge Purchase Price. Upon determining the Baton Rouge Purchase Price, Landlord shall enter into a purchase agreement (a “Baton Rouge Purchase Agreement”) with the Baton Rouge Transferee, which shall be in form satisfactory to Landlord in its reasonable discretion, and which shall provide: (i) the closing date of the Baton Rouge Sale shall occur concurrently with the closing of the Baton Rouge Transfer, (ii) on the Baton Rouge Transfer Date, Landlord shall convey its fee interest to the Baton Rouge Transferee free and clear of (1) all monetary liens and encumbrances voluntarily created or entered into by Landlord and (2) except for any liens that did not require Tenant’s consent under this Master Lease, all other liens and encumbrances voluntarily created or entered into by Landlord without Tenant’s prior written consent, (iii) Landlord shall provide only the following limited representations and warranties to the Baton Rouge Transferee: (a) due authority and execution, (b) no conflict with the organizational documents of Landlord or any other agreement or judgment to which Landlord is a party, (c) Patriot Act and OFAC, (d) bankruptcy, and (e) Landlord has not entered into any contract, easement or other agreement, which will be binding on the Baton Rouge Transferee after the closing of the Baton Rouge Sale, except for those contracts, easements or other agreements that are disclosed in any title report or in this Master Lease (it being understood that any property related representations and warranties requested by the Baton Rouge Transferee and any post-closing indemnification obligations related thereto shall be provided solely by Tenant). At the closing of the Baton Rouge Sale, (i) Landlord and Tenant shall enter into the Baton Rouge Lease Amendment, (ii) Landlord shall receive the net proceeds of the Baton Rouge Sale and (iii) Tenant shall receive the net proceeds of the Baton Rouge Transfer.

(c) In the event that Landlord does not elect to proceed with a Baton Rouge Sale, at the closing of any Baton Rouge Transfer, Landlord and Tenant shall enter into the Baton Rouge Lease Amendment and Tenant shall cause the Baton Rouge Transferee to deliver a Replacement Guaranty (if required hereunder) and enter into a Baton Rouge Severance Lease with Landlord, in accordance with the following:

 

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(i) At the closing of the Baton Rouge Transfer, Landlord shall enter into a separate lease for the Baton Rouge Facility with the Baton Rouge Transferee, which lease shall be on substantially the same terms and provisions as this Master Lease (a “Baton Rouge Severance Lease”), subject to the following modifications:

(A) The term of the Baton Rouge Severance Lease shall be the Baton Rouge Severance Lease Term determined in accordance with the definition thereof;

(B) The rent initially payable under the Baton Rouge Severance Lease as of the Baton Rouge Transfer Date will be equal to the Baton Rouge Severance Lease Rent, and shall thereafter be subject to escalation and adjustment consistent with the provisions of this Master Lease (as if this Master Lease shall have commenced on the Baton Rouge Transfer Date), modified to reflect that the rent payable under the Baton Rouge Severance Lease will be calculated on a stand-alone basis with respect to the Baton Rouge Facility only;

(C) The Baton Rouge Severance Lease shall contain minimum capital expenditure requirements consistent with the capital expenditure requirements in Section 9.1(e) of this Master Lease, modified to reflect that such minimum capital expenditure requirements will apply to the Baton Rouge Severance Lease on a stand-alone basis; and

(D) Sections 22.7 and 22.8 of this Master Lease shall be omitted in their entirety from the Baton Rouge Severance Lease and Section 22.3 in the Baton Rouge Severance Lease shall be consistent with the Section 22.3 of the Original Master Lease.

(ii) As a condition to the effectiveness of any Baton Rouge Transfer (except in the event Landlord has elected to proceed with a Baton Rouge Sale in accordance with Section 22.8(b) above), Tenant shall require and cause the Parent Company of such Baton Rouge Transferee, or if such Baton Rouge Transferee does not have a Parent Company, the Baton Rouge Transferee, to deliver to Landlord a Replacement Guaranty; provided, however, if as of the Baton Rouge Transfer Date such Baton Rouge Transferee, the Parent Company of such Baton Rouge Transferee or any of their respective Affiliates is the tenant under any lease under which Landlord or any of its Affiliates is the landlord and any such lease does not require the tenant or the Parent Company of the tenant thereunder to have delivered a guaranty of such lease, then neither the Parent Company of such Baton Rouge Transferee nor the Baton Rouge Transferee shall be required to deliver a Replacement Guaranty with respect to the Baton Rouge Severance Lease.

(iii) If Landlord has any comments or revisions that are commercially reasonable or required to cause the proposed Baton Rouge Severance Lease and/or the Baton Rouge Lease Amendment to comply with the provisions of this Master Lease, then Landlord shall notify Tenant thereof within fifteen (15) days after Landlord’s receipt of the proposed Baton Rouge Severance Lease and the Baton Rouge Lease Amendment. In such event, Tenant and Landlord shall negotiate in good faith to reconcile the applicable issue(s) and use commercially reasonable efforts to enter into, and cause the Baton Rouge Transferee and its Parent Company to enter into, the Baton Rouge Lease Amendment, the Baton Rouge Severance Lease and a Replacement Guaranty (if required hereunder), as applicable, as soon as reasonably practicable thereafter.

 

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(iv) Upon the execution and delivery of the Baton Rouge Severance Lease, the Baton Rouge Lease Amendment and the Replacement Guaranty (if applicable) in accordance with this Section 22.8, this Master Lease shall be terminated with respect to the Baton Rouge Facility, the Baton Rouge Facility shall cease to constitute Leased Property hereunder, neither Tenant nor Landlord shall have any further liabilities or obligations under this Master Lease, from and after the Baton Rouge Transfer Date, with respect to the Baton Rouge Facility, and the Guaranty shall automatically, and without further action by any party, cease to apply with respect to any Obligations (as defined in the Guaranty) with respect to the Baton Rouge Facility to the extent arising from and after the Baton Rouge Transfer Date (provided that any such Obligations arising prior to the Baton Rouge Transfer Date shall not be terminated, limited or affected by or upon entry into the Baton Rouge Severance Lease or the Baton Rouge Lease Amendment). Landlord and Tenant expressly acknowledge and agree that (a) there shall be no reduction in the Rent under this Master Lease as a result of the removal of the Baton Rouge Facility from this Master Lease or otherwise as a result of a Baton Rouge Transfer or a Baton Rouge Sale and (b) Tenant shall be entitled to all of the proceeds from any Baton Rouge Transfer (excluding any proceeds attributable to a Baton Rouge Sale).

(v) The execution and implementation of the Baton Rouge Transfer and/or Baton Rouge Sale shall be subject to obtaining all Required Governmental Approvals by Tenant and/or the Baton Rouge Transferee (and each of their respective applicable Affiliates) in accordance with applicable law (including applicable Gaming Regulations). Each of Landlord and Tenant shall, and shall cause its Affiliates to, (a) file or cause to be filed, as promptly as practicable, and in any event no later than ten (10) days, following the date on which Landlord and Tenant agree on the form of the Baton Rouge Severance Lease or a Baton Rouge Purchase Agreement, as applicable, all applications and supporting documentation necessary to obtain all Required Governmental Approvals for the Baton Rouge Severance Lease, the Baton Rouge Transfer and/or the Baton Rouge Sale, as applicable, (b) use commercially reasonable efforts in order to obtain such Required Governmental Approvals as promptly as practicable, and (c) use commercially reasonable efforts in order to assist the other party in its efforts to obtain such Required Governmental Approvals as promptly as practicable. Landlord, at no cost or expense to Landlord, agrees to reasonably cooperate with Tenant and use commercially reasonable efforts to provide Regulatory Approval Supporting Information that is reasonably requested by Tenant in connection with the Baton Rouge Transfer and/or Baton Rouge Sale, in Tenant’s or the Baton Rouge Transferee’s efforts to obtain any Required Governmental Approvals.

(vi) Each of Tenant and Landlord shall furnish to the other party Regulatory Approval Supporting Information and reasonable assistance as such party may reasonably request in connection with obtaining the Required Governmental Approvals. Subject to Section 23.2 and applicable laws relating to the exchange of information, outside counsel for Landlord and Tenant shall have the right to review in advance, and to the extent practicable each party shall consult with the other in connection with, all of the information relating to Landlord or Tenant, as the case may be, and any of their respective subsidiaries, that appears in any filing made with, or written materials submitted to, any Person and/or any governmental authority in connection with the Baton Rouge Transfer or a Baton Rouge Sale; provided, that the foregoing shall not apply to applications made with respect to Gaming Licenses and other gaming approvals required under applicable Gaming Regulations that include personal identifying information or other similarly sensitive information (as reasonably determined by such party in good faith). In exercising the foregoing rights, each of Landlord and Tenant shall act reasonably and as promptly as practicable. Subject to applicable law and the instructions of any governmental authority, Landlord and Tenant shall keep the other party reasonably apprised of the status of matters relating to the completion of the

 

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Baton Rouge Transfer and/or Baton Rouge Sale, including promptly furnishing the other party with copies of notices or other written substantive communications received from any governmental authority and/or other Person with respect to the Baton Rouge Transfer and/or Baton Rouge Sale and, to the extent practicable under the circumstances, shall provide the other party with the opportunity to participate in any meeting with any governmental authority in respect of any substantive filing, investigation or other inquiry in connection with the Baton Rouge Transfer and/or Baton Rouge Sale.

(vii) In the event Tenant desires to effectuate a Baton Rouge Transfer, Tenant and Landlord shall use commercially reasonable efforts to effectuate the Baton Rouge Transfer and any Baton Rouge Sale, if applicable, and minimize all costs, fees (including consent fees), taxes and expenses incurred by Tenant and Landlord in consummating the Baton Rouge Transfer and Baton Rouge Sale. All reasonable, documented out-of-pocket costs and expenses relating to a Baton Rouge Transfer (but not the Baton Rouge Sale)(including reasonable, documented attorneys’ fees and other reasonable, documented out-of-pocket costs incurred by Landlord for outside counsel, if any) shall be borne by Tenant and not Landlord. Landlord and Tenant shall each be responsible for their own costs and expenses incurred in connection with any Baton Rouge Sale.

ARTICLE XXIII

23.1 Officers Certificates and Financial Statements.

(a) Officer’s Certificate. Each of Landlord and Tenant shall, at any time and from time to time upon receipt of not less than ten (10) Business Days’ prior written request from the other party hereto, furnish an Officer’s Certificate certifying (i) that this Master Lease is unmodified and in full force and effect, or that this Master Lease is in full force and effect as modified and setting forth the modifications; (ii) the Rent and Additional Charges payable hereunder and the dates to which the Rent and Additional Charges payable have been paid; (iii) that the address for notices to be sent to the party furnishing such Officer’s Certificate is as set forth in this Master Lease (or, if such address for notices has changed, the correct address for notices to such party); (iv) whether or not, to its actual knowledge, such party or the other party hereto is in default in the performance of any covenant, agreement or condition contained in this Master Lease (together with back-up calculation and information reasonably necessary to support such determination) and, if so, specifying each such default of which such party may have knowledge; (v) that Tenant is in possession of the Leased Property (other than portions that are subleased or assigned to third parties in accordance with this Master Lease); and (vi) responses to such other questions or statements of fact as such other party, any ground or underlying landlord, any purchaser or any current or prospective Facility Mortgagee or Permitted Leasehold Mortgagee shall reasonably request. Landlord’s or Tenant’s failure to deliver such statement within such time shall constitute an acknowledgement by such failing party that, to such party’s knowledge, (x) this Master Lease is unmodified and in full force and effect except as may be represented to the contrary by the other party; (y) the other party is not in default in the performance of any covenant, agreement or condition contained in this Master Lease; and (z) the other matters set forth in such request, if any, are true and correct. Any such certificate furnished pursuant to this Article XXIII may be relied upon by the receiving party and any current or prospective Facility Mortgagee,

 

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Permitted Leasehold Mortgagee, ground or underlying landlord or purchaser of the Leased Property. Each Guarantor or Tenant, as the case may be, shall deliver a written notice to Landlord within two (2) Business Days of obtaining knowledge of the occurrence of a default hereunder. Such notice shall include a detailed description of the default and the actions such Guarantor or Tenant has taken or shall take, if any, to remedy such default.

(b) Statements. Tenant shall furnish the following statements to Landlord:

(i) Within sixty-five (65) days after the end of Tenant Parent’s Fiscal Years (commencing with the Fiscal Year ending December 31, 2018) or concurrently with the filing by Tenant’s Parent of its annual report on Form 10-K with the SEC, whichever is earlier: (x) Tenant’s Parent’s Financial Statements; (y) a certificate, executed by the chief financial officer or treasurer of the Tenant’s Parent (a) certifying that, to such person’s knowledge after due inquiry, no default has occurred under this Master Lease or, if such person has knowledge after due inquiry that a default has occurred, specifying the nature and extent thereof and any corrective action taken or proposed to be taken with respect thereto and (b) setting forth the calculation of the financial covenants set forth in Section 23.3 hereof in reasonable detail as of such Fiscal Year (commencing with the Fiscal Year ending December 31, 2018); and (z) a report with respect to Tenant’s Parent’s Financial Statements from Tenant’s Parent’s accountants, which report shall be unqualified as to going concern and scope of audit of Tenant’s Parent and its Subsidiaries (excluding any qualification as to going concern relating to any debt maturities in the twelve month period following the date of such audit or any projected financial performance or covenant default in any Material Indebtedness or this Master Lease in such twelve month period) and shall provide in substance that (a) such consolidated financial statements present fairly the consolidated financial position of Tenant’s Parent and its Subsidiaries as at the dates indicated and the results of their operations and cash flow for the periods indicated in conformity with GAAP and (b) that the examination by Tenant’s Parent’s accountants in connection with such Financial Statements has been made in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards;

(ii) Within forty-five (45) days after the end of each of the first three (3) fiscal quarters of the Tenant’s Parent’s Fiscal Year (commencing with the fiscal quarter ending June 30, 2018) or concurrently with the filing by Tenant’s Parent of its quarterly report on Form 10-Q with the SEC, whichever is earlier, a copy of Tenant’s Parent’s Financial Statements for such period, together with a certificate, executed by the chief financial officer or treasurer of Tenant’s Parent (i) certifying that no default has occurred or, if such a default has occurred, specifying the nature and extent thereof and any corrective action taken or proposed to be taken with respect thereto, (ii) setting forth the calculation of the financial covenants set forth in Section 23.3 hereof in reasonable detail as of such quarter, to the extent one complete Test Period has been completed which has commenced following the Commencement Date and (iii) certifying that such Financial Statements fairly present, in all material respects, the financial position and results of operations of Tenant’s Parent and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP (subject to normal year-end audit adjustments and the absence of footnotes);

 

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(iii) Promptly following Landlord’s request from time to time, (a) five-year forecasts of Tenant’s income statement and balance sheet covering such quarterly and annual periods as may be reasonably requested by Landlord, and in a format consistent with Tenant Parent’s quarterly and annual financial statements filed with the SEC, and such additional financial information and projections as may be reasonably requested by Landlord in connection with syndications, private placements, or public offerings of GLP’s or Landlord’s debt securities or loans or equity or hybrid securities and (b) such additional information and unaudited quarterly financial information concerning the Leased Property and Tenant as Landlord or GLP may require for its ongoing filings with the SEC under both the Securities Act and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, including, but not limited to 10-Q Quarterly Reports, 10-K Annual Reports and registration statements to be filed by Landlord or GLP during the Term of this Master Lease, the Internal Revenue Service (including in respect of GLP’s qualification as a “real estate investment trust” (within the meaning of Section 856(a) of the Code)) and any other federal, state or local regulatory agency with jurisdiction over GLP or its Subsidiaries subject to Section 23.1(c) below;

(iv) Within thirty-five (35) days after the end of each calendar month, a copy of Tenant’s income statement for such month and Tenant’s balance sheet as of the end of such month (which may be subject to quarterly and year-end adjustments and the absence of footnotes); provided, however, that with respect to each calendar quarter, Tenant shall provide such financial reports for the final month thereof as soon as is reasonably practicable following the closing of the books for such month and in sufficient time so that Landlord or its Affiliate is able to include the operational results for the entire quarter in its current Form 10-Q or Form 10-K (or supplemental report filed in connection therewith);

(v) Prompt Notice to Landlord of any action, proposal or investigation by any agency or entity, or complaint to such agency or entity, (any of which is called a “Proceeding”), known to Tenant, the result of which Proceeding would reasonably be expected to be to revoke or suspend or terminate or modify in a way adverse to Tenant, or fail to renew or fully continue in effect, any license or certificate or operating authority pursuant to which Tenant carries on any part of the Primary Intended Use of all or any portion of the Leased Property;

(vi) As soon as it is prepared and in no event later than sixty (60) days after the end of each Fiscal Year, a capital and operating budget for each Facility for the Fiscal Year in which it is delivered; and

(vii) Tenant further agrees to provide the financial and operational reports to be delivered to Landlord under this Master Lease in such electronic format(s) as may reasonably be required by Landlord from time to time in order to (i) facilitate Landlord’s internal financial and reporting database and (ii) permit Landlord to calculate any rent, fee or other payments due under Ground Leases. Tenant also agrees that Landlord shall have audit rights with respect to such information to the extent required to confirm Tenant’s compliance with the Master Lease terms (including, without limitation, calculation of Net Revenues).

 

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(c) Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of Section 23.1, Tenant shall not be obligated (1) to provide information that is subject to the quality assurance immunity or is subject to attorney-client privilege or the attorney work product doctrine or (2) to provide information or assistance that could give Landlord or its Affiliates a “competitive” advantage with respect to markets in which GLP, Landlord or any of Landlord’s Affiliates and Tenant, Tenant’s Parent or any of Tenant’s Affiliates might be competing at any time (“Restricted Information”) it being understood that Restricted Information shall not include revenue and expense information relevant to Landlord’s calculation and verification of (i) the Escalation amount hereunder and (ii) Tenant’s compliance with Section 23.3(a) hereof, provided that the foregoing information shall be provided on a portfolio wide (as opposed to Facility by Facility) basis, except where required by Landlord to be able to make submissions to, or otherwise to comply with requirements of, gaming and other regulatory authorities, in which case such additional information (including Facility by Facility performance information) will be provided by Tenant to Landlord to the extent so required (provided that Landlord shall in such instance first execute a nondisclosure agreement in a form reasonably satisfactory to Tenant with respect to such information). Landlord shall retain audit rights with respect to Restricted Information to the extent required to confirm Tenant’s compliance with the Master Lease terms (and GLP’s compliance with SEC, Internal Revenue Service and other legal and regulatory requirements) and provided that appropriate measures are in place to ensure that only Landlord’s auditors and attorneys (and not Landlord or GLP or any of Landlord’s other Affiliates) are provided access to such information. In addition, Landlord shall not disclose any Restricted Information to any Person or any employee, officer or director of any Person (other than GLP or a Subsidiary of Landlord) that directly or indirectly owns or operates any gaming business or is a competitor of Tenant, Tenant’s Parent or any Affiliate of Tenant.

23.2 Confidentiality; Public Offering Information.

(a) The parties recognize and acknowledge that they may receive certain Confidential Information of the other party. Each party agrees that neither such party nor any of its Representatives acting on its behalf shall, during or within five (5) years after the term of the termination or expiration of this Master Lease, directly or indirectly use any Confidential Information of the other party or disclose Confidential Information of the other party to any person for any reason or purpose whatsoever, except as reasonably required in order to comply with the obligations and otherwise as permitted under the provisions of this Master Lease. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that a party or any of its Representatives is requested or becomes legally compelled (pursuant to any legal, governmental, administrative or regulatory order, authority or process) to disclose any Confidential Information of the other party, it will, to the extent reasonably practicable and not prohibited by law, provide the party to whom such Confidential Information belongs prompt written notice of the existence, terms or circumstances of such event so that the party to whom such Confidential Information belongs may seek a protective order or other appropriate remedy or waive compliance with the provisions of this Section 23.2(a). In the event that such protective order or other remedy is not obtained or the party to whom such Confidential Information belongs waives compliance with this Section 23.2(a), the party compelled to disclose such Confidential information will furnish only that portion of the Confidential Information or take only such action as, based upon the advice of your legal counsel, is legally required and will use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain reliable assurance that confidential treatment will be accorded any Confidential Information so furnished. The party compelled to disclose the Confidential Information shall cooperate with any action reasonably requested by the party to whom such Confidential Information belongs to obtain a protective order or other reliable assurance that confidential treatment will be accorded to the Confidential Information.

 

 

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(b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section 23.2(a), Tenant specifically agrees that Landlord may include financial information and such information concerning the operation of the Facilities (1) which is approved by Tenant in its sole discretion, (2) which is publicly available, (3) the Adjusted Revenue to Rent Ratio, or (4) the inclusion of which is approved by Tenant in writing, which approval may not be unreasonably withheld, in offering memoranda or prospectuses or confidential information memoranda, or similar publications or marketing materials, rating agency presentations, investor presentations or disclosure documents in connection with syndications, private placements or public offerings of GLP’s or Landlord’s securities or loans or securities or loans of any direct or indirect parent entity of Landlord, and any other reporting requirements under applicable federal and state laws, including those of any successor to Landlord, provided that, with respect to matters permitted to be disclosed solely under this clause (4), the recipients thereof shall be obligated to maintain the confidentiality thereof pursuant to Section 23.2(a) or pursuant to confidentiality provisions substantially similar thereto and to comply with all federal, state and other securities laws applicable with respect to such information. Unless otherwise agreed by Tenant, neither Landlord nor GLP shall revise or change the wording of information previously publicly disclosed by Tenant and furnished to Landlord or GLP or any direct or indirect parent entity of Landlord pursuant to Section 23.1 or this Section 23.2 and Landlord’s Form 10-Q or Form 10-K (or supplemental report filed in connection therewith) shall not disclose the operational results of the Facilities prior to Tenant’s Parent’s, Tenant’s or its Affiliate’s public disclosure thereof so long as Tenant’s Parent, Tenant or such Affiliate reports such information in a timely manner consistent with historical practices and SEC disclosure requirements. Tenant agrees to provide such other reasonable information and, if necessary, participation in road shows and other presentations at Landlord’s or GLP’s sole cost and expense, with respect to Tenant and its Leased Property to facilitate a public or private debt or equity offering or syndication by Landlord or GLP or any direct or indirect parent entity of Landlord or GLP or to satisfy GLP’s or Landlord’s SEC disclosure requirements or the disclosure requirements of any direct or indirect parent entity of Landlord or GLP. In this regard, Landlord shall provide to Tenant a copy of any information prepared by Landlord to be published, and Tenant shall have a reasonable period of time (not to exceed three (3) Business Days) after receipt of such information to notify Landlord of any corrections.

23.3 Financial Covenants. (a)Tenant on a consolidated basis with respect to all of the Facilities shall maintain an Adjusted Revenue to Rent Ratio determined on the last day of any fiscal quarter on a cumulative basis for the preceding Test Period (commencing with the Test Period ending on June 30, 2021, but excluding any fiscal quarter the last day of which occurs during a Covenant Suspension Period) of at least 1.2:1.

(b) In the event that Tenant does not satisfy at any time the Adjusted Revenue to Rent Ratio set forth in Section 23.3(a), Tenant’s Parent shall not be permitted to make any Restricted Payment until Tenant is in compliance with such ratio in a subsequent period.

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23.4 Landlord Obligations. Landlord acknowledges and agrees that certain of the information contained in the Financial Statements may be non-public financial or operational information with respect to Tenant and/or the Leased Property. Landlord further agrees (i) to maintain the confidentiality of such non-public information; provided, however, that notwithstanding the foregoing and notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section 23.2(a) hereof or otherwise herein, Landlord shall have the right to share such information with GLP and their respective officers, employees, directors, Facility Mortgagee, agents and lenders party to material debt instruments entered into by GLP or Landlord, actual or prospective arrangers, underwriters, investors or lenders with respect to Indebtedness or Equity Interests that may be issued by GLP or Landlord, rating agencies, accountants, attorneys and other consultants (the “Landlord Representatives”), provided that each such Landlord Representative is advised of the confidential nature of such information and agrees, to the extent such information is not publicly available, to maintain the confidentiality thereof pursuant to Section 23.2(a) or pursuant to confidentiality provisions substantially similar thereto and to comply with all federal, state and other securities laws applicable with respect to such information and (ii) that neither it nor any Landlord Representative shall be permitted to engage in any transactions with respect to the stock or other equity or debt securities or syndicated loans of Tenant or Tenant’s Parent based on any such non-public information provided by or on behalf of Landlord or GLP (provided that this provision shall not govern the provision of information by Tenant or Tenant’s Parent). In addition to the foregoing, Landlord agrees that, upon request of Tenant, it shall from time to time provide such information as may be reasonably requested by Tenant with respect to Landlord’s capital structure and/or any financing secured by this Master Lease or the Leased Property in connection with Tenant’s review of the treatment of this Master Lease under GAAP. In connection therewith, Tenant agrees to maintain the confidentiality of any such non-public information; provided, however, Tenant shall have the right to share such information with Tenant’s Parent and their respective officers, employees, directors, Permitted Leasehold Mortgagees, agents and lenders party to material debt instruments entered into by Tenant or Tenant’s Parent, actual or prospective arrangers, underwriters, investors or lenders with respect to Indebtedness or Equity Interests that may be issued by Tenant or Tenant’s Parent, rating agencies, accountants, attorneys and other consultants (the “Tenant Representatives”) so long as such Tenant Representative is advised of the confidential nature of such information and agrees, to the extent such information is not publicly available, (i) to maintain the confidentiality thereof pursuant to Section 23.2(a) or pursuant to confidentiality provisions substantially similar thereto and to comply with all federal, state and other securities laws applicable with respect to such information and (ii) not to engage in any transactions with respect to the stock or other equity or debt securities or syndicated loans of GLP or Landlord based on any such non-public information provided by or on behalf of Tenant or Tenant’s Parent (provided that this provision shall not govern the provision of information by Landlord or GLP).

ARTICLE XXIV

24.1 Landlords Right to Inspect. Upon reasonable advance notice to Tenant and subject to the rights of hotel guests and subtenants under subleases, Tenant shall permit Landlord and its authorized representatives to inspect the Leased Property during usual business hours. Landlord shall take care to minimize disturbance of the operations on the Leased Property, except in the case of emergency.

 

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ARTICLE XXV

25.1 No Waiver. No delay, omission or failure by Landlord or Tenant to insist upon the strict performance of any term hereof or to exercise any right, power or remedy hereunder and no acceptance of full or partial payment of Rent by Landlord during the continuance of any default or Event of Default, shall impair any such right or constitute a waiver of any such breach or of any such term. No waiver of any breach shall affect or alter this Master Lease, which shall continue in full force and effect with respect to any other then existing or subsequent breach.

ARTICLE XXVI

26.1 Remedies Cumulative. To the extent permitted by law, each legal, equitable or contractual right, power and remedy of Landlord now or hereafter provided either in this Master Lease or by statute or otherwise shall be cumulative and concurrent and shall be in addition to every other right, power and remedy and the exercise or beginning of the exercise by Landlord of any one or more of such rights, powers and remedies shall not preclude the simultaneous or subsequent exercise by Landlord of any or all of such other rights, powers and remedies.

ARTICLE XXVII

27.1 Acceptance of Surrender. No surrender to Landlord of this Master Lease or of any Leased Property or any part thereof, or of any interest therein, shall be valid or effective unless agreed to and accepted in writing by Landlord, and no act by Landlord or any representative or agent of Landlord, other than such a written acceptance by Landlord, shall constitute an acceptance of any such surrender.

ARTICLE XXVIII

28.1 No Merger. There shall be no merger of this Master Lease or of the leasehold estate created hereby by reason of the fact that the same Person may acquire, own or hold, directly or indirectly, (i) this Master Lease or the leasehold estate created hereby or any interest in this Master Lease or such leasehold estate and (ii) the fee estate in the Leased Property.

ARTICLE XXIX

29.1 Conveyance by Landlord. If Landlord or any successor owner of the Leased Property shall convey the Leased Property in accordance with Section 18.1 and the other terms of this Master Lease other than as security for a debt, and the grantee or transferee expressly assumes all obligations of Landlord arising after the date of the conveyance, Landlord or such successor owner, as the case may be, shall thereupon be released from all future liabilities and obligations of the Landlord under this Master Lease arising or accruing from and after the date of such conveyance or other transfer and all such future liabilities and obligations shall thereupon be binding upon the new owner.

 

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ARTICLE XXX

30.1 Quiet Enjoyment. So long as Tenant shall pay the Rent as the same becomes due and shall fully comply with all of the terms of this Master Lease and fully perform its obligations hereunder, Tenant shall peaceably and quietly have, hold and enjoy the Leased Property for the Term, free of any claim or other action by Landlord or anyone claiming by, through or under Landlord, but subject to all liens and encumbrances of record as of the Commencement Date or thereafter provided for in this Master Lease or consented to by Tenant. No failure by Landlord to comply with the foregoing covenant shall give Tenant any right to cancel or terminate this Master Lease or abate, reduce or make a deduction from or offset against the Rent or any other sum payable under this Master Lease, or to fail to perform any other obligation of Tenant hereunder. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Tenant shall have the right, by separate and independent action to pursue any claim it may have against Landlord as a result of a breach by Landlord of the covenant of quiet enjoyment contained in this Article XXX or any other covenant of Landlord set forth in this Master Lease.

ARTICLE XXXI

31.1 Landlords Financing. Without the consent of Tenant, Landlord may from time to time, directly or indirectly, create or otherwise cause to exist any Facility Mortgage upon the Leased Property or any portion thereof or interest therein; provided, however, if Tenant has not consented to any such Facility Mortgage entered into by Landlord after the Commencement Date, Tenant’s obligations with respect thereto shall be subject to the limitations set forth in Section 31.3. This Master Lease is and at all times shall be subject and subordinate to any such Facility Mortgage which may now or hereafter affect the Leased Property or any portion thereof or interest therein and to all renewals, modifications, consolidations, replacements, restatements and extensions thereof or any parts or portions thereof; provided, however, that the subjection and subordination of this Master Lease and Tenant’s leasehold interest hereunder to any Facility Mortgage shall be conditioned upon the execution by the holder of each Facility Mortgage and delivery to Tenant of a nondisturbance and attornment agreement substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit E and with respect to any Facility Mortgage on any vessel or barge, Landlord shall be required to deliver such nondisturbance and attornment agreement to Tenant from each holder of a Facility Mortgage on such vessel or barge prior to the recording or registration of such Facility Mortgage on such vessel or barge in a manner that would, or the enforcement of remedies thereunder would, affect or disturb the rights of Tenant under this Master Lease or the provisions of Article XVII which benefit any Permitted Leasehold Mortgagee, in the case of any Permitted Leasehold Mortgagee (provided that upon the request of Landlord such nondisturbance and attornment agreement shall also incorporate subordination provisions referenced above, as contemplated below, and be in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit F, and be executed by Tenant as well as Landlord), which will bind such holder of such Facility Mortgage and its successors and assigns as well as any person who acquires any portion of the Leased Property in a foreclosure or similar proceeding or in a transfer in lieu of any such foreclosure or a successor owner of the Leased Property (each, a “Foreclosure Purchaser”) and which provides that so long as there is not then outstanding and continuing an Event of Default under this Master Lease, the holder of such Facility Mortgage, and any Foreclosure Purchaser shall disturb neither Tenant’s leasehold interest or possession of the Leased Property in accordance with the terms hereof, nor

 

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any of its rights, privileges and options, and shall give effect to this Master Lease, including the provisions of Article XVII which benefit any Permitted Leasehold Mortgagee (as if such Facility Mortgagee or Foreclosure Purchaser were the landlord under this Master Lease (it being understood that if an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing at such time such parties shall be subject to the terms and provisions hereof concerning the exercise of rights and remedies upon such Event of Default including the provisions of Articles XVI and XXXVI)). In connection with the foregoing and at the request of Landlord, Tenant shall promptly execute a subordination, nondisturbance and attornment agreement, in form and substance substantially in the form of Exhibit F or otherwise reasonably satisfactory to Tenant, and the Facility Mortgagee or prospective Facility Mortgagee, as the case may be, which will incorporate the terms set forth in the preceding sentence. Except for the documents described in the preceding sentences, this provision shall be self-operative and no further instrument of subordination shall be required to give it full force and effect. If, in connection with obtaining any Facility Mortgage for the Leased Property or any portion thereof or interest therein, a Facility Mortgagee or prospective Facility Mortgagee shall request (A) reasonable cooperation from Tenant, Tenant shall provide the same at no cost or expense to Tenant, it being understood and agreed that Landlord shall be required to reimburse Tenant for all such costs and expenses so incurred by Tenant, including, but not limited to, its reasonable attorneys’ fees, or (B) reasonable amendments or modifications to this Master Lease as a condition thereto, Tenant hereby agrees to execute and deliver the same so long as any such amendments or modifications do not (i) increase Tenant’s monetary obligations under this Master Lease, (ii) adversely increase Tenant’s non-monetary obligations under this Master Lease in any material respect, or (iii) diminish Tenant’s rights under this Master Lease in any material respect.

 

31.2 Attornment. If Landlord’s interest in the Leased Property or any portion thereof or interest therein is sold, conveyed or terminated upon the exercise of any remedy provided for in any Facility Mortgage Documents (or in lieu of such exercise), or otherwise by operation of law: (a) at the request and option of the new owner or superior lessor, as the case may be, Tenant shall attorn to and recognize the new owner or superior lessor as Tenant’s “landlord” under this Master Lease or enter into a new lease substantially in the form of this Master Lease with the new owner or superior lessor, and Tenant shall take such actions to confirm the foregoing within ten (10) days after request; and (b) the new owner or superior lessor shall not be (i) liable for any act or omission of Landlord under this Master Lease occurring prior to such sale, conveyance or termination; (ii) subject to any offset, abatement or reduction of rent because of any default of Landlord under this Master Lease occurring prior to such sale, conveyance or termination; (iii) bound by any previous modification or amendment to this Master Lease or any previous prepayment of more than one month’s rent, unless such modification, amendment or prepayment shall have been approved in writing by such Facility Mortgagee (to the extent such approval was required at the time of such amendment or modification or prepayment under the terms of the applicable Facility Mortgage Documents) or, in the case of such prepayment, such prepayment of rent has actually been delivered to such new owner or superior lessor or in either case, such modification, amendment or prepayment occurred before Landlord provided Tenant with notice of the Facility Mortgage and the identity and address of the Facility Mortgagee; or (iv) liable for any security deposit or other collateral deposited or delivered to Landlord pursuant to this Master Lease unless such security deposit or other collateral has actually been delivered to such new owner or superior lessor.

 

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31.3 Compliance with Facility Mortgage Documents. (a)Tenant acknowledges that any Facility Mortgage Documents executed by Landlord or any Affiliate of Landlord may impose certain obligations on the “borrower” or other counterparty thereunder to comply with or cause the operator and/or lessee of a Facility to comply with all representations, covenants and warranties contained therein relating to such Facility and the operator and/or lessee of such Facility, including, covenants relating to (i) the maintenance and repair of such Facility; (ii) maintenance and submission of financial records and accounts of the operation of such Facility and related financial and other information regarding the operator and/or lessee of such Facility and such Facility itself; (iii) the procurement of insurance policies with respect to such Facility; and (iv) without limiting the foregoing, compliance with all applicable Legal Requirements relating to such Facility and the operation of the business thereof. For so long as any Facility Mortgages encumber the Leased Property or any portion thereof or interest therein, Tenant covenants and agrees, at its sole cost and expense and for the express benefit of Landlord, to operate the applicable Facility(ies) in compliance with the terms and conditions of this Master Lease for the benefit of Landlord so that Landlord is in compliance with such representations, warranties and covenants as the same apply to the Leased Property and to timely perform all of the obligations of Tenant under this Master Lease relating thereto. To the extent that any of duties and obligations of Landlord under such Facility Mortgage are beyond Tenant’s obligations under this Master Lease or may not properly be performed by Tenant, Tenant shall cooperate with and assist Landlord, at Landlord’s expense, in the performance thereof (other than payment of any indebtedness evidenced or secured thereby); provided, however, notwithstanding the foregoing, (A) this Section 31.3(a) shall not be deemed to, and shall not, impose on Tenant obligations which (i) increase Tenant’s monetary obligations under this Master Lease, (ii) adversely increase Tenant’s non-monetary obligations under this Master Lease in any material respect, or (iii) diminish Tenant’s rights or remedies under this Master Lease in any material respect and (B) in the event of a conflict between the obligations, duties, rights and/or remedies of Tenant hereunder or under the Facility Mortgage Documents, this Master Lease shall govern. For purposes of the foregoing, any proposed implementation of new financial covenants shall be deemed to diminish Tenant’s rights under this Master Lease in a material respect (it being understood that Landlord may agree to such financial covenants in any Facility Mortgage Documents and such financial covenants will not impose obligations on Tenant). If any new Facility Mortgage Documents to be executed by Landlord or any Affiliate of Landlord would impose on Tenant any obligations under this Section 31.3(a), Landlord shall provide copies of the same to Tenant for informational purposes (but not for Tenant’s approval) prior to the execution and delivery thereof by Landlord or any Affiliate of Landlord; provided, however, that neither Landlord nor its Affiliates shall enter into any new Facility Mortgage Documents imposing obligations on Tenant with respect to impounds that are more restrictive than obligations imposed on Tenant pursuant to this Master Lease.

(b) Without limiting or expanding Tenant’s obligations pursuant to Section 31.3(a), during the Term of this Master Lease, Tenant acknowledges and agrees that, except as expressly provided elsewhere in this Master Lease, it shall undertake at its own cost and expense the performance of any and all repairs, replacements, capital improvements, maintenance items and all other requirements relating to the condition of a Facility that are required by any Facility Mortgage Documents or by Facility Mortgagee, and Tenant shall be solely responsible and hereby covenants to fund and maintain any and all impound, escrow or other reserve or similar accounts required under any Facility Mortgage Documents as security for or otherwise relating to any

 

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operating expenses of a Facility, including any capital repair or replacement reserves and/or impounds or escrow accounts for taxes or insurance premiums (each a “Facility Mortgage Reserve Account”); provided, however, this Section 31.3(b) shall not (i) increase Tenant’s monetary obligations under this Master Lease, (ii) adversely increase Tenant’s non-monetary obligations under this Master Lease in any material respect, (iii) diminish Tenant’s rights or remedies under this Master Lease in any material respect, or (iv) impose obligations to fund such reserve or similar accounts in excess of amounts required under this Master Lease in respect of reserve or similar accounts under the circumstances required under this Master Lease; and provided, further, that any amounts which Tenant is required to fund into a Facility Mortgage Reserve Account with respect to satisfaction of any repair or replacement reserve requirements imposed by a Facility Mortgagee or Facility Mortgage Documents shall be credited on a dollar for dollar basis against the mandatory expenditure obligations of Tenant for such applicable Facility(ies) under Section 9.1(e) and, if Landlord defaults under such Facility Mortgage and such amounts funded into a Facility Mortgage Reserve Account are applied by the Facility Mortgagee for purposes other than their intended purposes for such operating expenses, such amounts shall be credited on a dollar for dollar basis against Rents next coming due. During the Term of this Master Lease and provided that no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing hereunder, Tenant shall, subject to the terms and conditions of such Facility Mortgage Reserve Account and the requirements of the Facility Mortgagee(s) thereunder (and the related Facility Mortgage Documents), have access to and the right to apply or use (including for reimbursement) to the same extent as Landlord all monies held in each such Facility Mortgage Reserve Account for the purposes and subject to the limitations for which such Facility Mortgage Reserve Account is maintained, and Landlord agrees to reasonably cooperate with Tenant in connection therewith. Landlord hereby acknowledges that funds deposited by Tenant in any Facility Mortgage Reserve Account are the property of Tenant and Landlord is obligated to return the portion of such funds not previously released to Tenant within fifteen (15) days following the earlier of (x) the expiration or earlier termination of this Master Lease with respect to such applicable Facility, (y) the maturity or earlier prepayment of the applicable Facility Mortgage and obligations secured thereby, or (z) an involuntary prepayment or deemed prepayment arising out of the acceleration of the amounts due to a Facility Mortgagee or secured under a Facility Mortgage as a result of the exercise of remedies under the applicable Facility Mortgage or Facility Mortgage Documents; provided, however, that the foregoing shall not be deemed or construed to limit or prohibit Landlord’s right to bring any damage claim against Tenant for any breach of its obligations under this Master Lease that may have resulted in the loss of any impound funds held by a Facility Mortgagee.

ARTICLE XXXII

32.1 Hazardous Substances. Tenant shall not allow any Hazardous Substance to be located in, on, under or about the Leased Property or incorporated in any Facility; provided, however, that Hazardous Substances may be located, brought, kept, stored, used or disposed of in, on or about the Leased Property in quantities and for purposes similar to those located, brought, kept, used or disposed of in, on or about similar facilities used for purposes similar to the Primary Intended Use or in connection with the construction of facilities similar to the applicable Facility or to the extent in existence at any Facility and which are located, brought, kept, stored, used and disposed of in strict compliance with Legal Requirements. Tenant shall not allow the Leased Property to be used as a waste disposal site or for the manufacturing, handling, storage, distribution or disposal of any Hazardous Substance other than in the ordinary course of the business conducted at the Leased Property and in compliance with applicable Legal Requirements.

 

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32.2 Notices. Tenant shall provide to Landlord, within five (5) Business Days after Tenant’s receipt thereof, a copy of any written notice, or notification from any governmental or quasi-governmental authority or other Person with respect to (i) any violation of any Legal Requirement relating to the presence or release of Hazardous Substances located in, on, or under the Leased Property; (ii) any material enforcement, cleanup, removal, or other governmental or regulatory action instituted, completed or threatened with respect to the Leased Property; (iii) any claim made or threatened by any Person against Tenant with respect to the Leased Property relating to damage, contribution, cost recovery, compensation, loss, or injury resulting from or claimed to result from any Hazardous Substance; and (iv) any reports made to any federal state or local environmental agency arising out of or in connection with any Hazardous Substances in, on, under or removed from the Leased Property, including any complaints, notices or assertions of violations in connection therewith.

32.3 Remediation. If Tenant becomes aware of a violation of any Environmental Law relating to the presence or release of any Hazardous Substance in, on or under the Leased Property, or if Tenant, Landlord or the Leased Property becomes subject to any order of any federal, state or local governmental agency to repair, close, detoxify, decontaminate, clean, perform corrective action or otherwise remediate (“Remediate”) the Leased Property, Tenant shall promptly notify Landlord of such event and, at its sole cost and expense, cure such violation or effect such repair, closure, detoxification, decontamination, cleanup, corrective action or other remediation (“Remediation”) to the extent required pursuant to Environmental Law; provided that Remediation is required only to the extent as is required or necessary to attain compliance with minimum remedial standards applicable under Environmental Law, employing where applicable risk-based remedial standards and institutional or engineering controls, where such standards or controls would not unreasonably interfere with the operation and use of the Leased Property for purposes similar to the Primary Intended Use, provided, further, that Landlord shall have the right to review and approve in accordance with Section 11.1 any encumbrances to be placed upon the Leased Property in connection with any Remediation undertaken by Tenant.

32.4 Indemnity by Tenant. Tenant shall indemnify, defend, protect, save, hold harmless, and reimburse Landlord for, from and against any and all costs, losses (including, losses of use), liabilities, damages, assessments, lawsuits, deficiencies, demands, claims and expenses (collectively, “Environmental Costs”) (whether or not arising out of third-party claims and regardless of whether liability without fault is imposed, or sought to be imposed, on Landlord) incurred in connection with, arising out of, resulting from or incident to, directly or indirectly, before (except to the extent first discovered after the end of the Term) or during (but not after) the Term or such portion thereof during which the Leased Property is leased to Tenant, (i) the production, use, generation, storage, treatment, transporting, disposal, discharge, release or other handling or disposition of any Hazardous Substances from, in, on, under or about the Leased Property (collectively, “Handling”), including the effects of such Handling of any Hazardous Substances on any Person or property within or outside the boundaries of the Leased Property, (ii) the presence of any Hazardous Substances present or located in, on, under or about the Leased Property and (iii) the violation of any Environmental Law. “Environmental Costs” include costs of Remediation (including costs of response, removal, containment and cleanup), investigation,

 

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design, engineering and construction, damages (including actual but excluding consequential damages or loss of value) for personal injuries and for injury to, destruction of or loss of property or natural resources, relocation or replacement costs, penalties, fines, charges or expenses, reasonable attorney’s fees, expert fees, consultation fees, and court costs, and all amounts paid in investigating, defending or settling any of the foregoing.

Without limiting the scope or generality of the foregoing, Tenant expressly agrees that, in the event of a breach by Tenant in its obligations under this Article XXXII that is not cured within any applicable notice and cure period, Tenant shall reimburse Landlord for any and all reasonable costs and expenses incurred by Landlord in connection with, arising out of, resulting from or incident to, directly or indirectly, before (with respect to any period of time in which Tenant or its Affiliate was in possession and control of the applicable Leased Property) or during (but not after) the Term or such portion thereof during which the Leased Property is leased to Tenant of the following:

(a) in investigating any and all matters relating to the Handling of any Hazardous Substances, in, on, from, under or about the Leased Property;

(b) in bringing the Leased Property into compliance with all Legal Requirements; and

(c) in Remediating any Hazardous Substances used, stored, generated, released or disposed of in, on, from, under or about the Leased Property or off-site other than in the ordinary course of the business conducted at the Leased Property and in compliance with applicable Legal Requirements.

If any claim is made by Landlord for reimbursement for Environmental Costs incurred by it hereunder, Tenant agrees to pay such claim promptly, and in any event to pay such claim within sixty (60) calendar days after receipt by Tenant of written notice thereof and any amount not so paid within such sixty (60) calendar day period shall bear interest at the Overdue Rate from the date due to the date paid in full.

32.5 Environmental Inspections. In the event Landlord has a reasonable basis to believe that Tenant is in breach of its obligations under this Article XXXII, Landlord shall have the right, from time to time, during normal business hours, subject to the rights of subtenants and hotel guests at the Leased Property and upon not less than five (5) days written notice to Tenant, except in the case of an emergency in which event no notice shall be required, to conduct an inspection of the Leased Property to determine the existence or presence of Hazardous Substances on or about the Leased Property. Landlord shall have the right to enter and inspect the Leased Property, (upon not less than ten (10) days written notice to Tenant for invasive testing except in the case of emergency when no advance notice shall be required; provided, that Landlord shall provide notice to Tenant within a reasonable period thereafter) conduct any testing, sampling and analyses it deems necessary and shall have the right to inspect Hazardous Substances brought into the Leased Property; provided that, except in the case of emergency or during the occurrence and continuance of an Event of Default, Landlord shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause any such testing, sampling and analyses to be performed in such a manner so as to reasonably minimize any interference with the operations and occupancy of the Leased Property and to

 

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reasonably minimize any disturbance to guests of Tenant. Landlord may, in its discretion, retain such experts to conduct the inspection, perform the tests referred to herein, and to prepare a written report in connection therewith. All reasonable costs and expenses incurred by Landlord under this Section 32.5 shall be paid on demand as Additional Charges by Tenant to Landlord. Failure to conduct an environmental inspection or to detect unfavorable conditions if such inspection is conducted shall in no fashion be intended as a release of any liability for environmental conditions subsequently determined to be associated with or to have occurred during Tenant’s tenancy. To the extent Tenant may be liable pursuant to this Article XXXII, Tenant shall remain liable for any environmental condition related to or having occurred during its tenancy regardless of when such conditions are discovered and regardless of whether or not Landlord conducts an environmental inspection at the termination of this Master Lease.

32.6 Indemnity by Landlord. Notwithstanding anything set forth in this Master Lease to the contrary, Landlord shall be responsible for and shall indemnify, defend, protect, save, hold harmless, and reimburse Tenant for, from and against any and all Environmental Costs (whether or not arising out of third-party claims and regardless of whether liability without fault is imposed, or sought to be imposed, on Tenant) incurred in connection with, arising out of, resulting from or incident to, before or during (but not after) the Term or such portion thereof, any Pre-Existing Environmental Conditions, provided that such Environmental Costs to conduct any Remediation with respect to any Pre-Existing Conditions are not incurred primarily as a result of or in connection to any alteration, renovation, remodeling or expansion activities performed by or on behalf of Tenant in, on or about the Leased Property during the Term (other than any such alteration or renovation activities, except to the extent such Remediation is required due to, or such Environmental Costs are incurred by Landlord or Tenant as a result of, Tenant’s negligence or willful misconduct, (a) performed in compliance with Section 8.2 or Section 9.1(a) hereof, or (b) required pursuant to any Applicable Law due to any safety risk or emergency), in which case Tenant shall be responsible for, and shall indemnify, defend, protect, save, hold harmless and reimburse any indemnitees for, such Environmental Costs in accordance with this Article XXXII. “Pre-Existing Environmental Conditions” means (i) any condition that exists at or on the Leased Property on or prior to the Commencement Date with respect to contamination of soil, surface or ground waters, stream sediments, and every other environmental media from Hazardous Substances, (ii) any Hazardous Substances present or located in, on, under or about Leased Property on or prior to the Commencement Date or to the extent due to the gross negligence or willful misconduct of Landlord thereafter and (iii) any Hazardous Substances that have migrated from the Leased Property on or prior to the Commencement Date. Tenant shall use commercially reasonable efforts to minimize any interference with or disruption of any Pre-Existing Environmental Conditions located within the Leased Property of which it is aware or becomes aware when performing its obligations under this Master Lease (including, without limitation, Sections 8.2 and 9.1(a)).

If any claim is made by Tenant for reimbursement for Environmental Costs incurred by it hereunder, Landlord agrees to pay such claim promptly, and in any event to pay such claim within sixty (60) calendar days after receipt by Landlord of written notice thereof and any amount not so paid within such sixty (60) calendar day period shall bear interest at the Overdue Rate from the date due to the date paid in full.

 

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32.7 Survival. The obligations set forth in this Article XXXII shall survive the expiration or earlier termination of this Master Lease.

ARTICLE XXXIII

33.1 Memorandum of Lease. Landlord and Tenant shall enter into one or more short form memoranda of this Master Lease, in form suitable for recording in each county or other applicable location in which the Leased Property is located. Tenant shall pay all costs and expenses of recording any such memorandum and shall fully cooperate with Landlord in removing from record any such memorandum upon the expiration or earlier termination of the Term with respect to the applicable Facility.

33.2 Tenant Financing. If, in connection with granting any Permitted Leasehold Mortgage or entering into a Debt Agreement, Tenant shall reasonably request (A) reasonable cooperation from Landlord, Landlord shall provide the same at no cost or expense to Landlord, it being understood and agreed that Tenant shall be required to reimburse Landlord for all such costs and expenses so incurred by Landlord, including, but not limited to, its reasonable out-of-pocket attorneys’ fees, or (B) reasonable amendments or modifications to this Master Lease as a condition thereto, Landlord hereby agrees to execute and deliver the same so long as any such amendments or modifications do not (i) increase Landlord’s monetary obligations under this Master Lease, (ii) adversely increase Landlord’s non-monetary obligations under this Master Lease in any material respect, (iii) diminish Landlord’s rights under this Master Lease in any material respect, (iv) adversely impact the value of the Leased Property or (v) adversely impact Landlord’s (or any Affiliate of Landlord’s) tax treatment or position.

ARTICLE XXXIV

34.1 Expert Valuation Process.

(a) In the event that the opinion of an “Expert” is required under this Master Lease and Landlord and Tenant have not been able to reach agreement on such Person after at least ten (10) days of good faith negotiations, then either party shall each have the right to seek appointment of the Expert by the “Appointing Authority,” as defined below, by writing to the Appointing Authority, copying the other party, and asking it to serve as the Appointing Authority and appoint the Expert. The Appointing Authority shall appoint an Expert who is independent of the parties and has at least ten (10) years of experience valuing commercial real estate and/or in leasing or other matters, as applicable with respect to any of the matters to be determined by the Expert and in the geographic area where the related Leased Property is located.

(b) The “Appointing Authority” shall be (i) the Institute for Conflict Prevention and Resolution (also known as, and shall be defined herein as, the “CPR Institute”), unless it is unable to serve, in which case the Appointing Authority shall be (ii) the American Arbitration Association (“AAA”) under its Arbitrator Select Program for non-administered arbitrations or whatever AAA process is in effect at the time for the appointment of arbitrators in cases not administered by the AAA, unless it is unable to serve, in which case (iii) the parties shall have the right to apply to any court of competent jurisdiction to appoint an Appointing Authority

 

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or an Expert in accordance with the court’s power to appoint arbitrators. The CPR Institute and the AAA shall each be considered unable to serve if it no longer exists, or if it no longer provides neutral appointment services, or if it does not confirm (in form or substance) that it will serve as the Appointing Authority within thirty (30) days after receiving a written request from either Landlord or Tenant to serve as the Appointing Authority, or if, despite agreeing to serve as the Appointing Authority, it does not confirm its Expert appointment within sixty (60) after receiving such written request. The Appointing Authority’s appointment of the Expert shall be final and binding upon the parties. The Appointing Authority shall have no power or authority except to appoint the Expert, and no rules of the Appointing Authority shall be applied to the valuation or other determination of the Expert other than the rules necessary for the appointment of the Expert.

(c) Once the Expert is finally selected, either by agreement of the parties or by confirmation to the parties from the Appointing Authority, the Expert will determine the matter in question, by proceeding as follows:

In the case of an Expert required for any other purpose, including without limitation under Section 13.2 and Section 36.2(a) hereof, each of Landlord and Tenant shall have a period of ten (10) days to submit to the Expert its position as to the Maximum Foreseeable Loss, as to the replacement cost of the Facilities as of the date of the expiration of this Master Lease and as to the appropriate per annum yield for leases between owners and operators of Gaming Facilities at the time in question (or as to any other matter to be resolved by an Expert hereunder), as the case may be, and any materials each of Landlord and Tenant wishes the Expert to consider when determining such Maximum Foreseeable Loss, replacement cost of the Facilities and the appropriate per annum yield for leases between owners and operators of Gaming Facilities (or as to any other matter to be resolved by an Expert hereunder), and the Expert will then make the relevant determination, by a “baseball arbitration” proceeding with the Expert limited to awarding only one or the other of the two positions submitted (and not any position in between or other compromise or ruling not consistent with one of the two positions submitted, except that in the case of a determination in respect of a dispute under Section 36.2(a), the Expert in its discretion may choose the position of one party with respect to the replacement cost of the Facilities as of the date of the expiration of this Master Lease and the position of the other party with respect to the appropriate per annum yield for leases between owners and operators of Gaming Facilities at the time in question), which shall then be binding on the parties hereto. The Expert, in his or her sole discretion, shall consider any and all materials that he or she deems relevant, except that there shall be no live hearings and the parties shall not be permitted to take discovery. The Expert may submit written questions or information requests to the parties, and the parties may respond with written materials within a time frame agreed by the parties or, absent agreement by the parties, set by the Expert.

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(e) The costs of any Appointing Authority or Expert engaged with respect to any issue under Section 34.1(c) of this Master Lease shall be borne by the party against whom the Expert rules on such issue. If Landlord pays such Expert or Appointing Authority and is the prevailing party, such costs shall be Additional Charges hereunder and if Tenant pays such Expert or Appointing Authority and is the prevailing party, such costs shall be a credit against the next Rent payment hereunder.

ARTICLE XXXV

35.1 Notices. Any notice, request or other communication to be given by any party hereunder shall be in writing and shall be sent by registered or certified mail, postage prepaid and return receipt requested, by hand delivery or express courier service, by facsimile transmission or by an overnight express service to the following address:

 

To Tenant:

  

Tropicana Entertainment, Inc.

Tropicana Atlantic City Corp.

c/o Eldorado Resorts, Inc.

100 West Liberty Street

Suite 1150

Reno, Nevada 89501

Attention: Thomas R. Reeg

Facsimile No.: 281-683-7511

With a copy to:

(that shall not

constitute notice)

  

Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP

2029 Century Park East

Floor 33

Los Angeles, California 90067

Attention: Deborah R. Conrad

Facsimile No.: 213-892-4721

To Landlord:

  

GLP Capital, L.P. GLP Capital, L.P.

Tropicana AC Sub Corp.

c/o Gaming and Leisure Properties, Inc.

845 Berkshire Blvd., Suite 200

Wyomissing, Pennsylvania 19610

Attention: Chief Executive Officer

Facsimile: (610) 401-2901

And with copy to

(which shall not

constitute notice):

  

Goodwin Procter LLP

The New York Times Building

620 Eighth Avenue

New York, New York 10018

Attention: Yoel Kranz, Esq.

Facsimile: (617) 649-1471

 

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or to such other address as either party may hereafter designate. Notice shall be deemed to have been given on the date of delivery if such delivery is made on a Business Day, or if not, on the first Business Day after delivery. If delivery is refused, Notice shall be deemed to have been given on the date delivery was first attempted. Notice sent by facsimile transmission shall be deemed given upon confirmation that such Notice was received at the number specified above or in a Notice to the sender.

ARTICLE XXXVI

36.1 Transfer of Tenants Property and Operational Control of the Facilities. Upon the written request (an “End of Term Gaming Asset Transfer Notice”) of Landlord either immediately prior to or in connection with the expiration or earlier termination of the Term, or of Tenant in connection with a termination of this Master Lease that occurs (i) either on the last date of the Initial Term or the last date of any Renewal Term, or (ii) in the event Landlord exercises its right to terminate this Master Lease or repossess the Leased Property in accordance with the terms of this Master Lease and, provided that, in each of the foregoing clauses (i) or (ii), Tenant complies with the provisions of Section 36.3, Tenant shall transfer (or cause to be transferred) upon the expiration of the Term, or as soon thereafter as Landlord shall request, the business operations conducted by Tenant and its Subsidiaries at the Facilities (including, for the avoidance of doubt, all Tenant’s Property relating to each of the Facilities other than tradenames and trademarks, but including all customer lists and all other Facility specific information and assets) to a successor lessee or operator (or lessees or operators) of the Facilities (collectively, the “Successor Tenant”) designated pursuant to Section 36.2 for consideration to be received by Tenant (or its Subsidiaries) from the Successor Tenant in an amount equal to the fair market value of such business operations conducted at the Facilities and Tenant’s Property (including any Tenant Capital Improvements not funded by Landlord in accordance with Section 10.3) (the “Gaming Assets FMV”) as negotiated and agreed by Tenant and the Successor Tenant; provided, however, that in the event an End of Term Gaming Asset Transfer Notice is delivered hereunder, then notwithstanding the expiration or earlier termination of the Term, until such time that Tenant transfers the business operations conducted at the Facilities and Tenant’s Property to a Successor Tenant, Tenant shall (or shall cause its Subsidiaries to) continue to (and Landlord shall permit Tenant to maintain possession of the Leased Property to the extent necessary to) operate the Facilities in accordance with the applicable terms of this Master Lease and the course and manner in which Tenant (or its Subsidiaries) has operated the Facilities prior to the end of the Term (including, but not limited to, the payment of Rent hereunder). If Tenant and a potential Successor Tenant designated by Landlord cannot agree on the Gaming Assets FMV within a reasonable time not to exceed thirty (30) days after receipt of an End of Term Gaming Asset Transfer Notice hereunder, then such Gaming Assets FMV shall be determined, and Tenant’s transfer of Tenant’s Property to a Successor Tenant in consideration for a payment in such amount shall be determined and transferred, in accordance with the provisions of Section 36.2.

 

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36.2 Determination of Successor Tenant and Gaming Assets FMV.

If not effected pursuant to Section 36.1, then the determination of the Gaming Assets FMV and the transfer of Tenant’s Property to a Successor Tenant in consideration for the Gaming Assets FMV shall be effected by (i) first, determining in accordance with Section 36.2(a) the rent that Landlord would be entitled to receive from Successor Tenant assuming a lease term of ten (10) years (the “Successor Tenant Rent”) pursuant to a lease agreement containing substantially the same terms and conditions of this Master Lease (other than, in the case of a new lease at the end of the final Renewal Term, the terms of this Article XXXVI, which will not be included in such new lease), (ii) second, identifying and designating in accordance with the terms of Section 36.2(b), a pool of qualified potential Successor Tenants (each, a “Qualified Successor Tenant”) prepared to lease the Facilities at the Successor Tenant Rent and to bid for the business operations (which will include a one (1) year transition license for tradenames and trademarks used at the Facilities) conducted at the Facilities and Tenant’s Property, and (iii) third, in accordance with the terms of Section 36.2(c), determining the highest price a Qualified Successor Tenant would agree to pay for Tenant’s Property and setting such highest price as the Gaming Assets FMV in exchange for which Tenant shall be required to transfer Tenant’s Property and Landlord will enter into a lease with such Qualified Successor Tenant on substantially the same terms and conditions of this Master Lease (other than, in the case of a new lease at the end of the final Renewal Term, the terms of this Article XXXVI, which will not be included in such new lease) through the remaining term of this Master Lease (assuming that this Master Lease will not have terminated prior to its natural expiration at the end of the final Renewal Term) or ten (10) years, whichever is greater for a rent calculated pursuant to Section 36.2(a) hereof. Notwithstanding anything in the contrary in this Article XXXVI, the transfer of Tenant’s Property will be conditioned upon the Successor Tenant obtaining the Gaming Licenses or the approval of the applicable regulatory agencies of the transfer of the Gaming Licenses and any other gaming assets to the Successor Tenant and/or the issuance of new gaming licenses as required by applicable Gaming Regulations and the relevant regulatory agencies both with respect to operating and suitability criteria, as the case may be.

(a) Determining Successor Tenant Rent. Landlord and Tenant shall first attempt to agree on the amount of Successor Tenant Rent that it will be assumed Landlord will be entitled to receive for a term of ten (10) years and pursuant to a lease containing substantially the same terms and conditions of this Master Lease (other than, in the case of a new lease at the end of the final Renewal Term, the terms of this Article XXXVI, which will not be included in such new lease). If Landlord and Tenant cannot agree on the Successor Tenant Rent amount within a reasonable time not to exceed sixty (60) days after receipt of an End of Term Gaming Asset Transfer Notice hereunder, then the Successor Tenant Rent shall be set as follows:

(i) for the period preceding the day immediately preceding the fortieth (40th) anniversary of the Commencement Date occurs, then the annual Successor Tenant Rent shall be an amount equal to the annual Rent that would have accrued under the terms of this Master Lease for such period (assuming the Master Lease will have not been terminated prior to its natural expiration); and

(ii) for the period following the day immediately preceding the fortieth (40th) anniversary of the Commencement Date occurs, then the Successor Tenant Rent shall be calculated in the same manner as Rent is calculated under this Master Lease.

(b) Designating Potential Successor Tenants. Landlord will select one and Tenant will select three additional (for a total of up to four) potential Qualified Successor Tenants prepared to lease the Facilities for the Successor Tenant Rent, each of whom must meet the criteria established for a Discretionary Transferee (and none of whom may be Tenant or an Affiliate of

 

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Tenant (it being understood and agreed that there shall be no restriction on Landlord or any Affiliate of Landlord from being a potential Qualified Successor Tenant), except in the case of termination of the Master Lease on the day immediately preceding the fortieth (40th) anniversary of the Commencement Date occurs). Landlord and Tenant must designate their proposed Qualified Successor Tenants within ninety (90) days after receipt of an End of Term Gaming Asset Transfer Notice hereunder. In the event that Landlord or Tenant fails to designate such party’s allotted number of potential Qualified Successor Tenants, the other party may designate additional potential Qualified Successor Tenants such that the total number of potential Qualified Successor Tenants does not exceed four; provided that, in the event the total number of potential Qualified Successor Tenants is less than four, the transfer process will still proceed as set forth in Section 36.2(c) below.

(c) Determining Gaming Assets FMV. Tenant will have a three (3) month period to negotiate an acceptable sales price for Tenant’s Property with one of the Qualified Successor Tenants, which three (3) month period will commence immediately upon the conclusion of the steps set forth above in Section 36.2(b). If Tenant does not reach an agreement prior to the end of such three (3) month period, Landlord shall conduct an auction for Tenant’s Property among the four potential successor lessees, and Tenant will be required to transfer Tenant’s Property to the highest bidder.

36.3 Operation Transfer. Upon designation of a Successor Tenant (pursuant to either Section 36.1 or 36.2, as the case may be), Tenant shall reasonably cooperate and take all actions reasonably necessary (including providing all reasonable assistance to Successor Tenant) to effectuate the transfer of operational control of the Facilities to Successor Tenant in an orderly manner so as to minimize to the maximum extent possible any disruption to the continued orderly operation of the Facilities for its Primary Intended Use. Notwithstanding the expiration or earlier termination of the Term and anything to the contrary herein, unless Landlord consents to the contrary, until such time that Tenant transfers Tenant’s Property and operational control of the Facilities to a Successor Tenant in accordance with the provisions of this Article XXXVI, Tenant shall (or shall cause its Subsidiaries to) continue to (and Landlord shall permit Tenant to maintain possession of the Leased Property to the extent necessary to) operate the Facilities in accordance with the applicable terms of this Master Lease and the course and manner in which Tenant (or its Subsidiaries) has operated the Facilities prior to the end of the Term (including, but not limited to, the payment of Rent hereunder). Concurrently with the transfer of Tenant’s Property to Successor Tenant, Landlord and Successor Tenant shall execute a new master lease in accordance with the terms as set forth in the final clause of the first sentence of Section 36.2 hereof.

ARTICLE XXXVII

37.1 Attorneys Fees. If Landlord or Tenant brings an action or other proceeding against the other to enforce or interpret any of the terms, covenants or conditions hereof or any instrument executed pursuant to this Master Lease, or by reason of any breach or default hereunder or thereunder, the party prevailing in any such action or proceeding and any appeal thereupon shall be paid all of its costs and reasonable outside attorneys’ fees incurred therein. In addition to the foregoing and other provisions of this Master Lease that specifically require Tenant to reimburse, pay or indemnify against Landlord’s attorneys’ fees, Tenant shall pay, as Additional Charges, all

 

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of Landlord’s reasonable outside attorneys’ fees incurred in connection with the enforcement of this Master Lease (except to the extent provided above), including reasonable attorneys’ fees incurred in connection with the review, negotiation or documentation of any subletting, assignment, or management arrangement or any consent requested in connection therewith, and the collection of past due Rent.

ARTICLE XXXVIII

38.1 Brokers. Tenant warrants that it has not had any contact or dealings with any Person or real estate broker which would give rise to the payment of any fee or brokerage commission in connection with this Master Lease, and Tenant shall indemnify, protect, hold harmless and defend Landlord from and against any liability with respect to any fee or brokerage commission arising out of any act or omission of Tenant. Landlord warrants that it has not had any contact or dealings with any Person or real estate broker which would give rise to the payment of any fee or brokerage commission in connection with this Master Lease, and Landlord shall indemnify, protect, hold harmless and defend Tenant from and against any liability with respect to any fee or brokerage commission arising out of any act or omission of Landlord.

ARTICLE XXXIX

39.1 Anti-Terrorism Representations. Tenant hereby represents and warrants that neither Tenant, nor, to the knowledge of Tenant, any persons or entities holding any legal or beneficial interest whatsoever in Tenant, are (i) the target of any sanctions program that is established by Executive Order of the President or published by the Office of Foreign Assets Control, U.S. Department of the Treasury (“OFAC”); (ii) designated by the President or OFAC pursuant to the Trading with the Enemy Act, 50 U.S.C. App. § 5, the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, 50 U.S.C. §§ 1701-06, the Patriot Act, Public Law 107-56, Executive Order 13224 (September 23, 2001) or any Executive Order of the President issued pursuant to such statutes; or (iii) named on the following list that is published by OFAC: “List of Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons” (collectively, “Prohibited Persons”). Tenant hereby represents and warrants to Landlord that no funds tendered to Landlord by Tenant under the terms of this Master Lease are or will be directly or indirectly derived from activities that may contravene U.S. federal, state or international laws and regulations, including anti-money laundering laws. If the foregoing representations are untrue at any time during the Term and Landlord suffers actual damages as a result thereof, an Event of Default will be deemed to have occurred, without the necessity of notice to Tenant.

Tenant will not during the Term of this Master Lease knowingly engage in any transactions or dealings, or knowingly be otherwise associated with, any Prohibited Persons in connection with the use or occupancy of the Leased Property. A breach of the representations contained in this Section 39.1 by Tenant as a result of which Landlord suffers actual damages shall constitute a material breach of this Master Lease and shall entitle Landlord to any and all remedies available hereunder, or at law or in equity.

 

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ARTICLE XL

40.1 GLP REIT Protection. (a) The parties hereto intend that Rent and other amounts paid by Tenant hereunder will qualify as “rents from real property” within the meaning of Section 856(d) of the Code, or any similar or successor provision thereto and this Master Lease shall be interpreted consistent with this intent.

(b) Anything contained in this Master Lease to the contrary notwithstanding, Tenant shall not without Landlord’s advance written consent (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld) (i) sublet, assign or enter into a management arrangement for the Leased Property on any basis such that the rental or other amounts to be paid by the subtenant, assignee or manager thereunder would be based, in whole or in part, on either (x) the income or profits derived by the business activities of the subtenant, assignee or manager or (y) any other formula such that any portion of any amount received by Landlord would fail to qualify as “rents from real property” within the meaning of Section 856(d) of the Code, or any similar or successor provision thereto; (ii) furnish or render any services to the subtenant, assignee or manager or manage or operate the Leased Property so subleased, assigned or managed; (iii) sublet, assign or enter into a management arrangement for the Leased Property to any Person (other than a “taxable REIT subsidiary” (within the meaning of Section 856(l) of the Code) of GLP) in which Landlord or GLP owns an interest, directly or indirectly (by applying constructive ownership rules set forth in Section 856(d)(5) of the Code); or (iv) sublet, assign or enter into a management arrangement for the Leased Property in any other manner which could cause any portion of the amounts received by Landlord pursuant to this Master Lease or any sublease to fail to qualify as “rents from real property” within the meaning of Section 856(d) of the Code, or any similar or successor provision thereto, or which could cause any other income of Landlord to fail to qualify as income described in Section 856(c)(2) of the Code. The requirements of this Section 40.1(b) shall likewise apply to any further subleasing by any subtenant.

(c) Anything contained in this Master Lease to the contrary notwithstanding, the parties acknowledge and agree that Landlord, in its sole discretion, may assign this Master Lease or any interest herein to another Person (including without limitation, a “taxable REIT subsidiary” (within the meaning of Section 856(l) of the Code)) in order to maintain Landlord’s status as a “real estate investment trust” (within the meaning of Section 856(a) of the Code); provided, however, Landlord shall be required to (i) comply with any applicable legal requirements related to such transfer and (ii) give Tenant notice of any such assignment; and provided, further, that any such assignment shall be subject to all of the rights of Tenant hereunder.

(d) Anything contained in this Master Lease to the contrary notwithstanding, upon request of Landlord, Tenant shall cooperate with Landlord in good faith and at no cost or expense to Tenant, and provide such documentation and/or information as may be in Tenant’s possession or under Tenant’s control and otherwise readily available to Tenant as shall be reasonably requested by Landlord in connection with verification of GLP’s “real estate investment trust” (within the meaning of Section 856(a) of the Code) compliance requirements. Anything contained in this Master Lease to the contrary notwithstanding, Tenant shall take such reasonable action as may be requested by Landlord from time to time in order to ensure compliance with the Internal Revenue Service requirement that Rent allocable for purposes of Section 856 of the Code to personal property, if any, at the beginning and end of a calendar year does not exceed fifteen percent (15%) of the total Rent due hereunder as long as such compliance does not (i) increase Tenant’s monetary obligations under this Master Lease or (ii) materially and adversely increase Tenant’s nonmonetary obligations under this Master Lease or (iii) materially diminish Tenant’s rights under this Master Lease.

 

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ARTICLE XLI

41.1 Survival. Anything contained in this Master Lease to the contrary notwithstanding, all claims against, and liabilities and indemnities of Tenant or Landlord arising prior to the expiration or earlier termination of the Term shall survive such expiration or termination.

41.2 Severability. If any term or provision of this Master Lease or any application thereof shall be held invalid or unenforceable, the remainder of this Master Lease and any other application of such term or provision shall not be affected thereby.

41.3 Non-Recourse; Consequential Damages. Tenant specifically agrees to look solely to the Leased Property for recovery of any judgment from Landlord (and Landlord’s liability hereunder shall be limited solely to its interest in the Leased Property, and no recourse under or in respect of this Master Lease shall be had against any other assets of Landlord whatsoever). It is specifically agreed that (a) no constituent partner or shareholder in Landlord or officer or employee of Landlord shall ever be personally liable for any such judgment or for the payment of any monetary obligation to Tenant and (b) no shareholder that is an individual, officer or employee of Tenant shall ever be personally liable for any such judgment or for payment of any monetary obligation to Landlord. The provision contained in the foregoing sentence is not intended to, and shall not, limit any right that Tenant might otherwise have to obtain injunctive relief against Landlord, or any action not involving the personal liability of Landlord. Furthermore, except as otherwise expressly provided herein, in no event shall either party ever be liable to the other party for any indirect or consequential damages suffered by the claiming party from whatever cause.

41.4 Successors and Assigns. This Master Lease shall be binding upon Landlord and its successors and assigns and, subject to the provisions of Article XXII, upon Tenant and its successors and assigns.

41.5 Governing Law. THIS MASTER LEASE WAS NEGOTIATED IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK, WHICH STATE THE PARTIES AGREE HAS A SUBSTANTIAL RELATIONSHIP TO THE PARTIES AND TO THE UNDERLYING TRANSACTION EMBODIED HEREBY. ACCORDINGLY, IN ALL RESPECTS THIS MASTER LEASE (AND ANY AGREEMENT FORMED PURSUANT TO THE TERMS HEREOF) SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED AND ENFORCED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE INTERNAL LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK (WITHOUT REGARD TO PRINCIPLES OR CONFLICTS OF LAW) AND ANY APPLICABLE LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, EXCEPT THAT ALL PROVISIONS HEREOF RELATING TO THE CREATION OF THE LEASEHOLD ESTATE AND ALL REMEDIES SET FORTH IN ARTICLE XVI RELATING TO RECOVERY OF POSSESSION OF THE LEASED PROPERTY OF ANY FACILITY (SUCH AS AN ACTION FOR UNLAWFUL DETAINER, IN REM ACTION OR OTHER SIMILAR ACTION) SHALL BE CONSTRUED AND ENFORCED ACCORDING TO, AND GOVERNED BY, THE LAWS OF THE STATE IN WHICH THE LEASED PROPERTY IS LOCATED.

 

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41.6 Waiver of Trial by Jury. EACH OF LANDLORD AND TENANT ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT HAS HAD THE ADVICE OF COUNSEL OF ITS CHOICE WITH RESPECT TO ITS RIGHTS TO TRIAL BY JURY UNDER THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES AND THE STATE. EACH OF LANDLORD AND TENANT HEREBY EXPRESSLY WAIVES ANY RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY OF ANY CLAIM, DEMAND, ACTION OR CAUSE OF ACTION (i) ARISING UNDER THIS MASTER LEASE (OR ANY AGREEMENT FORMED PURSUANT TO THE TERMS HEREOF) OR (ii) IN ANY MANNER CONNECTED WITH OR RELATED OR INCIDENTAL TO THE DEALINGS OF LANDLORD AND TENANT WITH RESPECT TO THIS MASTER LEASE (OR ANY AGREEMENT FORMED PURSUANT TO THE TERMS HEREOF) OR ANY OTHER INSTRUMENT, DOCUMENT OR AGREEMENT EXECUTED OR DELIVERED IN CONNECTION HEREWITH, OR THE TRANSACTIONS RELATED HERETO OR THERETO, IN EACH CASE WHETHER NOW EXISTING OR HEREINAFTER ARISING, AND WHETHER SOUNDING IN CONTRACT OR TORT OR OTHERWISE; EACH OF LANDLORD AND TENANT HEREBY AGREES AND CONSENTS THAT ANY SUCH CLAIM, DEMAND, ACTION OR CAUSE OF ACTION SHALL BE DECIDED BY A COURT TRIAL WITHOUT A JURY, AND THAT EITHER PARTY MAY FILE A COPY OF THIS SECTION WITH ANY COURT AS CONCLUSIVE EVIDENCE OF THE CONSENT OF EACH SUCH PARTY TO THE WAIVER OF ITS RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY.

41.7 Amendment and Restatement; Entire Agreement. This Master Lease hereby amends and restates the Original Master Lease in its entirety, and Landlord and Tenant hereby adopt this Master Lease in full substitution of the Original Master Lease. This Master Lease and the Exhibits and Schedules hereto constitute the entire and final agreement of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof, and may not be changed or modified except by an agreement in writing signed by the parties and, with respect to the provisions set forth in Section 40.1, no such change or modification shall be effective without the explicit reference to such section by number and paragraph. Landlord and Tenant hereby agree that all prior or contemporaneous oral understandings, agreements or negotiations relative to the leasing of the Leased Property, including, but not limited to, the Original Master Lease, are merged into and revoked by this Master Lease.

41.8 Headings. All titles and headings to sections, subsections, paragraphs or other divisions of this Master Lease are only for the convenience of the parties and shall not be construed to have any effect or meaning with respect to the other contents of such sections, subsections, paragraphs or other divisions, such other content being controlling as to the agreement among the parties hereto.

41.9 Counterparts. This Master Lease may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be a valid and binding original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument. The words “execution,” “execute,” “signed,” “signature,” and words of like import in or related to any document to be signed in connection with this Master

 

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Lease and the transactions contemplated hereby shall be deemed to include electronic signatures, which shall be of the same legal effect, validity or enforceability as a manually executed signature to the extent and as provided for in any applicable law, including the Federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, the New York State Electronic Signatures and Records Act or any other similar state laws based on the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act.

41.10 Interpretation. Both Landlord and Tenant have been represented by counsel and this Master Lease and every provision hereof has been freely and fairly negotiated. Consequently, all provisions of this Master Lease shall be interpreted according to their fair meaning and shall not be strictly construed against any party.

41.11 Time of Essence. TIME IS OF THE ESSENCE OF THIS MASTER LEASE AND EACH PROVISION HEREOF IN WHICH TIME OF PERFORMANCE IS ESTABLISHED.

41.12 Further Assurances. The parties agree to promptly sign all documents reasonably requested to give effect to the provisions of this Master Lease. In addition, Landlord agrees to, at Tenant’s sole cost and expense, reasonably cooperate with all applicable gaming authorities in connection with the administration of their regulatory jurisdiction over Tenant’s Parent, Tenant and its Subsidiaries, including the provision of such documents and other information as may be requested by such gaming authorities relating to Tenant or any of its Subsidiaries or to this Master Lease and which are within Landlord’s reasonable control to obtain and provide.

41.13 Gaming Regulations. (a) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Master Lease, this Master Lease and any agreement formed pursuant to the terms hereof are subject to: (i) the Gaming Regulations; and (ii) the laws involving the sale, distribution and possession of alcoholic beverages (the “Liquor Laws”). Without limiting the foregoing, each of Tenant, Landlord, and each of Tenant’s or Landlord’s successors and assigns acknowledges that (i) it is subject to being called forward by (a) the gaming authority or (b) any governmental authority enforcing the Liquor Laws (the “Liquor Authority”), in each of their discretion, for licensing or a finding of suitability or to file or provide other information, and (ii) all rights, remedies and powers under this Master Lease and any agreement formed pursuant to the terms hereof, including with respect to the entry into and ownership and operation of the Gaming Facilities, and the possession or control of gaming equipment, alcoholic beverages or a gaming or liquor license, may be exercised only to the extent that the exercise thereof does not violate any applicable provisions of the Gaming Regulations and Liquor Laws and only to the extent that required approvals (including prior approvals) are obtained from the requisite governmental authorities.

(b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Master Lease or any agreement formed pursuant to the terms hereof, each of Tenant, Landlord, and each of Tenant’s or Landlord’s successors and assigns agrees to cooperate with each gaming authority and each Liquor Authority in connection with the administration of their regulatory jurisdiction over the parties hereto, including, without limitation, the provision of such documents or other information as may be requested by any such gaming authorities and/or Liquor Authorities relating to Tenant, Landlord, Tenant’s or Landlord’s successors and assigns or to this Master Lease or any agreement formed pursuant to the terms hereof.

 

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41.14 Certain Provisions of Nevada Law. Pursuant to the provisions of NRS 108.2403 Section 108.2405 of the Nevada Revised Statutes (as amended or supplemented from time to time, “NRS”), to the extent the Leased Property is located in Nevada, Landlord hereby waives the provisions of NRS 108.2403 and 108.2407, including, without limitation, any and all requirements under such sections to (i) establish a construction disbursement account, (ii) fund such construction disbursement account in an amount equal to the total cost of the work of improvement, (iii) obtain the services of a construction control to administer such construction disbursement account, (iv) provide notice of such construction disbursement account and (v) record a surety bond for the prime contract that meets the requirements of NRS 108.2415. Notwithstanding the foregoing waiver, however, Tenant shall, except as otherwise provided in this Master Lease, take all actions necessary under laws of the State of Nevada to ensure that no liens encumbering Landlord’s interest in the Leased Property located in Nevada arise as a result of Capital Improvements by Tenant. Tenant shall notify Land-lord of the name and address of Tenant’s prime contractor who will be performing such Capital Improvements as soon as it is known. Tenant shall notify Landlord immediately upon the signing of any contract with the prime contractor for such Capital Improvements or other construction, alteration or repair of any portion of such Leased Property or any improvements to such Leased Property. Tenant may not enter such Leased Property to begin any alteration or other work in such Leased Property until Tenant has delivered evidence satisfactory to Landlord that Tenant has complied with the terms of this Section 41.14. Failure by Tenant to comply with the terms of this Section 41.14 shall permit Landlord to declare an Event of Default. Further, Landlord shall have the right to post and maintain any notices of non-responsibility.

41.15 Certain Provisions of Louisiana Law. For Facilities located in the State of Louisiana, Landlord hereby waives and releases all liens and privileges it may have now or hereafter on or against any personal property (e.g., movable property under Louisiana law) now or hereafter located on or about the Leased Property, whether such property is owned by Tenant or any other Person, including without limitation the lessor’s lien and privilege provided by Louisiana Civil Code Articles 2707—2710. This waiver and release shall be self-operative. However, Landlord shall, upon request of Tenant made from time to time, execute instruments reasonably required to effect or confirm this waiver and release.

41.16 Certain Provisions of New Jersey Law.

(a) This Master Lease and the parties hereto, in each case as it relates to the Facilities located in the State of New Jersey (the “New Jersey Facility(ies)”) only, are subject to compliance with the requirements of the New Jersey Casino Control Act, N.J.S.A. 5:12-1 et seq., (the “New Jersey Act”), and the regulations promulgated thereunder. In accordance with N.J.S.A. 5:12—82c, this Master Lease or any further amendments thereto relating to the New Jersey Facilities must be filed with the New Jersey Casino Control Commission (the “Commission”) and the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement (the “Division”) and, to the extent that this Master Lease or any further amendment thereto relates to the New Jersey Facilities, the same shall only be effective as to the New Jersey Facilities if approved by the Commission.

(b) The parties acknowledge and agree that the Master Lease and any transfer or assignments under the Master Lease, in each case to the extent the same relate to the New Jersey Facilities, are subject to the applicable provisions of N.J.S.A. 5:12-82 et seq. To the extent required

 

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by N.J.S.A. 5:12-82c(10), with respect to the New Jersey Facilities only, each party to the Master Lease is jointly and severally liable for all acts, omissions and violations of the New Jersey Act by any party, regardless of actual knowledge of such act, omission o violation. Notwithstanding the foregoing, (i) if Tenant violates the New Jersey Act then Tenant shall indemnify Landlord for any liability incurred by Landlord as a result of any such violation in a manner consistent with Section 21.1 of this Master Lease and (ii) if Landlord violates the New Jersey Act then Landlord shall indemnify Tenant for any liability incurred by Tenant as a result of any such violation.

(c) Pursuant to the provisions of N.J.S.A. 5:12-104b, this Master Lease, as it relates to the New Jersey Facilities only, may be terminated by the Division or Commission without liability on the part of Tenant or Landlord, if the Division or Commission disapproves of its terms, including the terms of compensation, or of the qualifications of Landlord or Tenant, their respective owners, officers, directors or employees based on the standards contained in N.J.S.A. 5:12-86.

(d) In accordance with the requirements of N.J.S.A. 5:12-82c(5), if at any time during the Term (so long as a New Jersey Facility remains a Facility under this Master Lease), Landlord or any person associated with Landlord (other than Tenant or any subtenant thereof), is found by the Commission or the Director of the Division, as applicable, to be unsuitable to be associated with a casino enterprise in New Jersey, and is not removed from such association in a manner acceptable to the Commission or the Director of the Division, as applicable, then upon written notice delivered by Tenant to Landlord (the “New Jersey Purchase Notice”), following such final unstayed decision of the Commission or Director of the Division, as applicable, which provides that a purchase of Landlord’s interest in a New Jersey Facility is required, Tenant may elect either (a) to require Landlord to sell all (but not less than all) of Landlord’s interest in such New Jersey Facility (but no other Facility under the Master Lease) to a third party pursuant to a Severance Lease provided, that the Commission or Director of the Division, as applicable, does not object, or (b); to purchase all (but not less than all) of Landlord’s interest in an applicable New Jersey Facility (but no other Facility under the Lease) for an amount equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the New Jersey Fair Market Value (as finally determined in accordance with paragraph (e) of this Section 41.16 below), which amount shall be payable in cash.

(e) The “New Jersey Fair Market Value” shall be an amount equal to the fair market value of an applicable New Jersey Facility based on the amount that would be paid by a willing purchaser to a willing seller if neither were under any compulsion to buy or sell. If the parties are unable to mutually agree upon the New Jersey Fair Market Value within thirty (30) days after delivery of the New Jersey Purchase Notice, the New Jersey Fair Market Value will be determined by Experts appointed in accordance with Section 34.1 in which case Landlord and Tenant shall each submit to the Experts their respective determinations of the New Jersey Fair Market Value. The Experts may only select either the New Jersey Fair Market Value set forth by Landlord or by Tenant and may not select any other amount or make any other determination (and the Experts shall be so instructed). The Experts shall notify the parties in writing within thirty (30) days of the submission of the matter to the Experts of their selection of either Tenant’s or Landlord’s determination of the New Jersey Fair Market Value as the conclusive determination of the New Jersey Fair Market Value.

 

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(f) In the event that Tenant has elected to purchase a New Jersey Facility, the closing of the purchase and a sale of such New Jersey Facility shall occur not later than ninety (90) days after the determination of the New Jersey Fair Market Value, or such other time as may be directed by the New Jersey Gaming Authorities. At such closing, Landlord shall deliver to Tenant all fee and leasehold title to the applicable New Jersey Facility, free and clear of any liens, claims or other encumbrances other than (A) any liens and encumbrances created to or in place as of the Commencement Date and (B) any liens and encumbrances caused by Tenant or as permitted by the Master Lease. Landlord shall use all its commercially reasonable efforts to deliver title to the applicable New Jersey Facility in the condition required in this Section 41.16(f). All closing costs and expenses, including any applicable real property transfer taxes or fees, of conveying a New Jersey Facility to Tenant shall be allocated between Landlord and Tenant in the manner as the same are customarily allocated between a seller and buyer of similar real property located in the State of New Jersey. Upon such closing the Master Lease, as it relates to the applicable New Jersey Facility only, shall automatically terminate and be of no further force and effect, and Rent due under this Master Lease from and after the date of such closing shall be reduced by an amount determined in the same manner as set forth in Section 14.6 hereof (the “Rent Reduction Amount”). Nothing in this Section 41.16 shall be deemed to supersede any provisions of the Master Lease which expressly survives the termination of the Master Lease, and nothing contained in this Section 41.16 shall be deemed to release either party from any obligation or liability relating to any Facility other than an applicable New Jersey Facility or any obligation or liability relating to such applicable New Jersey Facility which shall have arisen under the Master Lease prior to the effective date of the sale to Tenant of the applicable New Jersey Facility.

(g) In the event that Tenant has elected to require Landlord to sell a New Jersey Facility to a third-party, in connection with the closing of the purchase and sale of such New Jersey Facility from Landlord to such third-party, Tenant and such third-party shall enter into a Severance Lease and the Master Lease shall be amended to reflect the removal of the applicable New Jersey Facility from the Lease.

41.17 Conditions to this Master Lease. This Master Lease shall not be effective, and the Original Master Lease will remain in full force and effect, unless and until (i) all requisite notices in respect hereof have been filed with all applicable gaming authorities, (ii) any advance notice period with respect to gaming authorities applicable hereto shall have expired and (iii) all approvals from all applicable gaming authorities required for the parties hereto to consummate the amendment and restatement of the Original Master Lease shall have been obtained, whereupon this Master Lease shall be effective to amend and restate the Original Master Lease retroactive as of the Effective Date. Each of Tenant and Landlord shall cooperate with each other and use their respective commercially reasonable efforts to, as promptly as practicable, take, or cause to be taken, all appropriate action, and do or cause to be done all things necessary under applicable laws, including Gaming Regulations, or otherwise, to satisfy the conditions set forth in Section 41.17. Each of Tenant and Landlord hereby agrees to give prompt written notice to the other upon the satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Section 41.17 with respect to such party.

[SIGNATURES ON FOLLOWING PAGE]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Master Lease has been executed by Landlord and Tenant as of the date first written above.

LANDLORD:

 

GLP CAPITAL, L.P.,

a Pennsylvania limited partnership

By:  

/s/ Brandon J. Moore

Name:   Brandon J. Moore
Title:   Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

 

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TENANT:

TROPICANA ENTERTAINMENT, INC.,

a Delaware corporation

By:  

/s/ Bret Yunker

Name:   Bret Yunker
Title:   Chief Financial Officer

 

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EXHIBIT A*

LIST OF FACILITIES

 

Names

  

Location

  

Use

  

    

Tropicana Atlantic City

  

Atlantic City, NJ

  

Land-based Gaming

  

Tropicana Evansville

  

Evansville, IN

  

Land-based Gaming

  

Belle of Baton Rouge

  

Baton Rouge, LA

  

Dockside Gaming

  

Tropicana Laughlin

  

Laughlin, NV

  

Land-based Gaming

  

Tropicana Greenville

  

Greenville, MS

  

Land-based Gaming

  

*For avoidance of doubt and notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Master Lease or any Exhibits or Schedules hereto, Landlord’s lease to Tenant of the Leased Property under this Master Lease includes only so much of the Leased Property as and to the extent the same has been assigned, transferred or conveyed to Landlord (a) as of the Commencement Date, and (b) after the Commencement Date pursuant and subject to any amendment of this Master Lease executed by the parties in accordance with the terms hereof.

 

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EXHIBIT B

LEGAL DESCRIPTIONS

Tropicana Atlantic City

3004 Pacific Avenue, Lot 1 Block 29

Tract I: Lot : 1 Block: 29:

BEGINNING at a point of intersection of the southerly side of Pacific (60 feet wide) Avenue with the easterly side of Chelsea (60 feet wide) Avenue; thence

1. Along the southerly side of Pacific Avenue, North 62 degrees 32 minutes 00 seconds East, a distance of 125.00 feet to a point, a corner to Lot 2, Block 29; thence

2. Along the lands of Lot, Block 29, South 27 degrees 28 minutes 00 seconds East, a distance of 125.00 feet to a point on the westerly side of Morris (60 feet wide) Avenue; thence

3. Along the lands of Lot 2, Block 29, North 62 degrees 32 minutes 00 seconds East, a distance of 125.00 feet to a point on the westerly side of Morris (60 feet wide) Avenue; thence

4. Along the westerly side of Morris Avenue, South 27 degrees 28 minutes 00 seconds East, a distance of 50.00 feet to a point, a corner of Lot 4, Block 29; thence

5. Along the lands of Lot 4 and 6, Block 29, South 62 degrees 32 minutes 00 seconds West, a distance of 195.00 feet to a point, a corner to Lot 5, Block 29; thence

6. Along the lands of Lot 5, Block 29, South 27 degrees 28 minutes 00 seconds East, a distance of 1.50 feet to a point, a corner of Lot 5, Block 29; thence

7. Along the lands of Lot 6, Block 29, South 62 degrees 32 minutes 00 seconds West, a distance of 55.00 feet to a point on the easterly side of Chelsea Avenue; thence

8. Along the easterly side of Chelsea Avenue, North 27 degrees 28 minutes 00 seconds West, a distance of 176.50 feet to the point of BEGINNING.

106-115 South Morris Avenue, Lots 4 & 6, Block 29

Tract II Lots : 4 & 6 Block: 29:

BEGINNING at a point on the easterly side of Chelsea (60 feet wide) Avenue, a corner to Lot 1, Block 29, said point being located South 27 degrees 28 minutes 00 seconds East, a distance of 176.50 feet from the point of intersection of the southerly side of Pacific (60 feet wide) Avenue with the easterly side of Chelsea Avenue; thence

 

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1. Along the lands of Lot 1, Block 29, North 62 degrees 32 minutes 00 seconds East, a distance of 55.00 feet to a point, a corner to Lot 1, Block 29; thence

2. Along the lands of Lot 1, Block 29, North 27 degrees 28 minutes 00 seconds West, a distance of 1.50 feet to a point, a corner to Lot 1, Block 29; thence

3. Along the lands of Lot 1, Block 29, North 62 degrees 32 minutes 00 seconds a distance of 195.00 feet to a point on the westerly side of Morris (60 feet wide) Avenue; thence

4. Along the westerly side of Morris Avenue, South 27 degrees 28 minutes 00 seconds East, a distance of 100.00 feet to a point, a corner to Lot 5, Block 29; thence

5. Along the lands of Lot 5, Block 29, South 62 degrees 32 minutes 00 seconds West, a distance of 125.00 feet to a point, a corner to Lot 5, Block 29; thence

6. Along the lands of Lot t, Block 29, South 27 degrees 28 minutes 00 seconds East, a distance of 50.00 feet to a point, a corner to Lot 5, Block 29; thence

7. Along the lands of Lot 5, Block 29, South 62 degrees 32 minutes 00 seconds West, a distance of 125.00 feet to a point on the easterly side of Chelsea Avenue; thence

8. Along the easterly side of Chelsea Avenue, North 27 degrees 28 minutes 00 seconds West, a distance of 148.50 feet to the point of BEGINNING.

Air Rights Morris Avenue, Lot 4.01, Block 29

Tract III Lot(s): 4.01 Block: 29: (AIR RIGHTS OVER A PORTION OF MORRIS AVENUE)

Together with the Air Rights over a portion of Morris Avenue as set forth in Atlantic City Ordinance No. 102 of 1987 ( designated as “Prior Air Rights” in Atlantic City Ordinance No. 39 of 2017) , as more particularly described as follows:

ALL that certain lot, tract, or parcel of land and premises situate, lying, and being in the City of Atlantic City, County of Atlantic, and State of New Jersey, bounded and described as follows:

BEGINNING at a point in the westerly line of Morris Avenue (60’ wide), said point being distant 255.00’ south of the southerly line of Pacific Avenue (60’ wide), and extending from said beginning point; thence

1. North 62° 32’ 00” East, parallel with Pacific Avenue and crossing Morris Avenue, a distance of 60.00’ to the easterly line of Morris Avenue; thence

2. South 27° 28’ 00’ East, in and along the easterly line of Morris Avenue, a distance of 20.00’; thence

3. South 62° 32’ 00” West, parallel with Pacific Avenue and crossing Morris Avenue , a distance of 60.00’ to the westerly line of Morris Avenue; thence

 

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4. North 27° 28’ 00” West, in and along the westerly line of Morris Avenue, a distance of 20.00’ to the point and place of BEGINNING.

It is further understood that the bottom of said easement shall be located at elevation 45.50, mean sea level datum and the top of said easement shall be at elevation 60.50.

Tract VI (ADDITIONAL AIR RIGHTS OVER A PORTION OF MORRIS AVENUE)

Together with the Additional Air Rights over a portion of Morris Avenue as set forth in City of Atlantic City Ordinance No. 39 of 2017 as more particularly described as follows:

All that certain lot, tract, or parcel of land and premises situate, lying and being in the City of Atlantic City, County of Atlantic, and State of New Jersey, bounded and described as follows:

Beginning at a point in the Easterly Right of Way Line of Morris Avenue (60.00 feet right of way width); said point being South 27°34’28” East along the said line, a distance of 255.00 feet from the Southeasterly Right of Way Line of Pacific Avenue (60.00 feet right of way width), and continuing thence:

1. South 27°34’28” East along the said line of Morris Avenue, a distance of 20.00 feet to a point; thence

2. South 62°25’32’West, a distance of 60.00 feet to a point in the Westerly Right of Way Line of Morris Avenue; thence

3. North 27°34’28” West along said line, a distance of 20.00 feet to the point; thence

4. North 62°25’32” East, a distance of 60.00 feet to the point and place of BEGINNING.

The Additional Air Rights are contained vertically with a starting elevation of 56.67 feet, extending 19.00 feet to an elevation of 75.67 feet. Elevations reference the North American Vertical Datum of 1988 (NAVD 88).

2821 Boardwalk, Lot 2 Block 30

Parcel 1:

Casino Parcel:

ALL THAT CERTAIN tract, parcel and lot of land lying and being situate in the City of Atlantic City, County of Atlantic, State of New Jersey, Being more particularly described as follows:

BEGINNING at a point in the southerly side line of Pacific Avenue where the same is intersected by the easterly side line of Brighton Avenue, and from said point of beginning; running THENCE

1. Along the southerly side line of Pacific Avenue North 62 degrees 32 minutes East, a distance of 179.00 feet to a point; THENCE

2. Still along said side line South 27 degrees 28 minutes East, 10.00 feet to a point; THENCE

 

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3. Still along said side line North 62 degrees 32 minutes East, a distance of 170.00 feet to a point in the westerly side line of Iowa Avenue; THENCE

4. Along the westerly side line of Iowa Avenue South 27 degrees 28 minutes East, 497.85 feet to a point in the northerly side line of Boardwalk; THENCE

5. Westwardly, in and along said northerly line of the Boardwalk, along an arc of a circle curving to the left having a radius of 4184.13, an arc length of 13.94 feet to a point of tangency; THENCE

6. Continuing along the northerly side line of Boardwalk, South 65 degrees 59 minutes 35 seconds West, a distance of 335.70 feet to a point in the easterly side line of Brighton Avenue; THENCE

7. Along the easterly side line of Brighton Avenue North 27 degrees 28 minutes West, 486.72 feet to a point in the southerly side line of Pacific Avenue, the point and place of BEGINNING.

TOGETHER WITH:

ALL that portion of the northeasterly half of Brighton Avenue (60 feet wide). now, vacated, situate, lying and being in the City of Atlantic City, County of Atlantic and State of New Jersey, the entire vacated premises being bounded and described as follows:

BEGINNING at a point in the easterly line of Brighton Avenue (60 feet wide) being distant 200.00 feet South of the southerly line of Pacific Avenue (60 feet wide); and extending THENCE

1. South 27 degrees 28 minutes 00 seconds East, in and along the easterly line of Brighton Avenue, 286.72 feet to the inland or interior line of Public Park; THENCE

2. South 65 degrees 59 minutes 35 seconds West, in and along the inland or interior line of Public Park, 60.11 feet to the westerly line of Brighton Avenue; THENCE

3. North 27 degrees 28 minutes 00 seconds West, in and along the westerly line of Brighton Avenue, 283.10 feet; THENCE

4. North 62 degrees 32 minutes 00 seconds East, parallel with Pacific Avenue and crossing Brighton Avenue, 60.00 feet to the point and place of BEGINNING.

TOGETHER WITH that portion of vacated Brighton Avenue South of Pacific Avenue pursuant to Ordinance No. 58 recorded 3/3/2008 recorded in Instrument #2008017845.

Air Rights Pacific Avenue, Lot 2.01 Block 30

Parcel 6A.14:

Former Block C-9 Lots 32 and 33 (together Lot 215):

Adamar of New Jersey, Inc., d/b/a Tropicana Casino Resort, a New Jersey Corporation by deed from 20 South Iowa Avenue, LLC, a New Jersey Limited Liability Company dated September 16, 1999, recorded September 27, 1999 in the Office of the Clerk/Register of Atlantic County, in Deed Book 6554, Page 75.

TRACT I (Lot 32):

ALL THAT CERTAIN tract, parcel and lot of land lying and being situate in the City of Atlantic City, County of Atlantic, State of New Jersey, being more particularly described as follows:

 

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BEGINNING in the westerly line of Iowa Avenue, 220 feet southwardly of Atlantic Avenue, and extending THENCE

1. Southwardly along Iowa Avenue, 60 feet; THENCE

2. Westwardly at right angles to Iowa Avenue and parallel with Atlantic Avenue, 60 feet; THENCE

3. Northwardly parallel with Iowa Avenue, 60 feet; THENCE

4. Eastwardly parallel with Atlantic Avenue, 60 feet to the westerly line of Iowa Avenue to the point and place of BEGINNING.

TRACT II (Lot 33):

ALL THAT CERTAIN tract, parcel and lot of land lying and being situate in the City of Atlantic City, County of Atlantic, State of New Jersey, being more particularly described as follows:

BEGINNING in the westerly line of Iowa Avenue, 210 feet northwardly from Pacific Avenue, and extending THENCE

1. Westwardly parallel with Pacific Avenue, 60 feet; THENCE

2. Northwardly parallel with Iowa Avenue, 60 feet; THENCE

3. Eastwardly parallel with Pacific Avenue, 60 feet to the westerly line of Iowa Avenue, THENCE

4. Southwardly along same, 60 feet to the BEGINNING.

Air Rights Pacific Avenue, Lot 2 Block 177

Parcel 3A:

(Airspace / Walkway over Pacific Avenue and Brighton Avenue):

ALL THAT CERTAIN Air Space as provided in that certain Ordinance No. 35 of 2001, dated June 6, 2001, and recorded April 5, 2005 in Book 11988 as Instrument #2005035755, and as provided in that certain Ordinance No. 4 of 1985 dated January 23, 1985. Subject to the terms and conditions contained therein, over the following described property;

ALL THAT CERTAIN tract, parcel and lot of land lying and being situate in the City of Atlantic City, County of Atlantic, State of New Jersey, being more particularly described as follows:

BEGINNING at the intersection of the easterly line of Brighton Avenue (60 feet wide), with the northerly line of Pacific Avenue (60 feet wide), and extending from said beginning point; THENCE

1. North 62 degrees, 32 minutes, 00 seconds East, in and along the northerly line of Pacific Avenue 35.30 feet to a point; THENCE

2. South 27 degrees, 28 minutes, 00 seconds East, parallel with Brighton Avenue 60.00 feet to the southerly line of Pacific Avenue; THENCE

3. South 62 degrees, 32 minutes, 00 seconds West, in and along same 35.50 feet to the easterly line of Brighton Avenue; THENCE

4. South 27 degrees, 28 minutes, 00 seconds East, in and along same 200.00 feet to a point in the southerly terminus of Brighton Avenue; THENCE

 

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5. South 62 degrees, 32 minutes, 00 seconds West, in and along same parallel with Pacific Avenue 60.00 feet to the westerly line of Brighton Avenue; THENCE

6. North 27 degrees, 28 minutes, 00 seconds West, in and along same 200.00 feet to the southerly line of Pacific Avenue; THENCE

7. South 62 degrees, 32 minutes, 00 seconds West, in and along same 28.40 feet to a point; THENCE

8. North 27 degrees, 28 minutes, 00 seconds West, parallel with Brighton Avenue 60.00 feet to the northerly line of Pacific Avenue; THENCE

9. North 62 degrees, 32 minutes, 00 seconds East in and along same 28.40 feet to the westerly line of Brighton Avenue; THENCE

10. North 27 degrees, 28 seconds, 00 seconds West, in and along same 250.00 feet to a point; THENCE

11. North 62 degrees, 32 minutes, 00 seconds East, parallel with Pacific Avenue 60.00 feet to the easterly line of Brighton Avenue; THENCE

12. South 27 degrees 28 minutes, 00 seconds East in and along same 250.00 feet to the point and place of BEGINNING.

Air Rights Brighton Avenue, Lot 15, Block 175

Parcel 3B:

(Airspace / Walkway over Brighton Avenue):

ALL THAT CERTAIN Air Space as provided in that certain Ordinance No. 35 of 2001, dated June 6, 2001 recorded April 5, 2005 in Book 11988 as Instrument #2005035755, Subject to the terms and conditions contained therein, over the following described property:

ALL THAT CERTAIN tract, parcel and lot of land lying and being situate in the City of Atlantic City, County of Atlantic, State of New Jersey, being more particularly described as follows:

BEGINNING at a point in the easterly line of Brighton Avenue (60 feet wide), South 27 degrees, 28 minutes, 00 seconds East 231.00 feet from the southerly line of Atlantic Avenue (100 feet wide), and extending from said beginning point; THENCE

1. South 27 degrees, 28 minutes, 00 seconds East, in and along the easterly line of Brighton Avenue 17.00 feet to a point; THENCE

2. South 62 degrees, 32 minutes, 00 seconds West, parallel with Atlantic Avenue 60.00 feet to the westerly line of Brighton Avenue; THENCE

3. North 27 degrees, 28 minutes, 00 seconds West, in and along same 17.00 feet to a point; THENCE

4. North 62 degrees, 32 minutes, 00 seconds East, parallel with Atlantic Avenue 60.00 feet to the point and place of BEGINNING.

A portion of 2901 Pacific Avenue, Lot 1 (portion of) Block 177

Former Lot 8, Block C-8

ALL THAT CERTAIN lot, tract or parcel of land and premises situate, lying and being in the City of Atlantic City, County of Atlantic, State of New Jersey, bounded and described as follows:

 

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BEGINNING at a point in the easterly line of Morris Avenue 275 feet northwardly of Pacific Avenue; and extending THENCE

1. Eastwardly, parallel with Pacific Avenue, 125; THENCE

2. Northwardly, parallel with Morris Avenue, 50 feet; THENCE

3. Westwardly, parallel with Pacific Avenue, 125 feet to the easterly line of Morris Avenue; THENCE

4. Southwardly, along same, 50 feet to the place of BEGINNING.

Former Lot 9, Block C-8

ALLTHAT CERTAIN lot, tract or parcel of land and premises situate, lying and being in the City of Atlantic City, County of Atlantic, State of New Jersey, bounded and described as follows:

BEGINNING at a point in the easterly line of Morris Avenue 225 feet northwardly from Pacific Avenue; and extending THENCE

1. Eastwardly, parallel with Pacific Avenue, 125 feet; THENCE

2. Northwardly, parallel with Morris Avenue, 50 feet; THENCE

3. Westwardly, parallel with Pacific Avenue, 125 feet to the easterly line of Morris Avenue; THENCE

4. Southwardly, along the same, 50 feet to the point and place of BEGINNING.

Former Lot 11, Block C-8

ALL THAT CERTAIN lot, tract or parcel of land and premises situate, lying and being in the City of Atlantic City, County of Atlantic, State of New Jersey, bounded and described as follows:

BEGINNING in the easterly line of Morris Avenue 125 feet northwardly from the corner formed by the intersection of the northerly line of Pacific Avenue and the easterly line of Morris Avenue; and extending THENCE

1. Eastwardly, parallel with Pacific Avenue, 125 feet; THENCE

2. Northwardly, parallel with Morris Avenue, 50 feet; THENCE

3. Westwardly, parallel with Pacific Avenue, 125 feet to the easterly line of Morris Avenue; THENCE

4. Southwardly, along the same 50 feet to the place of BEGINNING.

Former Lot 13, Block C-8

ALL THAT CERTAIN lot, tract or parcel of land and premises situate, lying and being in the City of Atlantic City, County of Atlantic, State of New Jersey, bounded and described as follows:

BEGINNING at a point in the westerly line of Brighton Avenue, 275 feet northwardly of Pacific Avenue; and extending THENCE

1. Westwardly, parallel with Pacific Avenue, 125 feet; THENCE

2. Northwardly, parallel with Brighton Avenue, 50 feet; THENCE

 

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3. Eastwardly, parallel with Pacific Avenue, 125 feet to the westerly line of Brighton Avenue; THENCE

4. Southwardly, along the same, 50 feet to the place of BEGINNING.

Former Lot 10, Block C-8

ALL THAT CERTAIN lot, tract or parcel of land and premises situate, lying and being in the City of Atlantic City, County of Atlantic, State of New Jersey, bounded and described as follows:

BEGINNING in the easterly line of Morris Avenue 175 feet northwardly of Pacific Avenue; and extending THENCE

1. Eastwardly, parallel with Pacific Avenue 125; THENCE

2. Northwardly, parallel with Morris Avenue 50 feet; THENCE

3. Westwardly, parallel with Pacific Avenue 125 feet to the easterly line of Morris Avenue; THENCE

4. Southwardly, along the easterly line of Morris Avenue 50 feet to the place of BEGINNING.

Former Lot 23, Block C-8

ALL THAT CERTAIN lot, tract or parcel of land and premises situate, lying and being in the City of Atlantic City, County of Atlantic, State of New Jersey, bounded and described as follows:

TRACT I:

BEGINNING in the westerly line of Brighton Avenue corner to 12 feet wide alley 125 feet South of the South line of Atlantic Avenue and runs THENCE

1. Westwardly in the southerly line of said 12 feet wide alley, parallel with Atlantic Avenue, 125 feet; THENCE

2. Southwardly parallel with Brighton Avenue and 100 feet; THENCE

3. Eastwardly, and parallel with Atlantic Avenue, 125 feet to the westerly line of Brighton Avenue; THENCE

4. Northwardly, along the westerly line of Brighton Avenue, 100 feet to the place of BEGINNING.

TRACT II:

BEGINNING at a point in the easterly line of Morris Avenue 125 feet southwardly from Atlantic Avenue; and extending THENCE

1. Eastwardly along the southerly line of a 12 feet wide alley and parallel with Atlantic Avenue 125 feet; THENCE

2. Southwardly parallel with Morris Avenue 50 feet; THENCE

3. Westwardly parallel with Atlantic Avenue 125 feet to the easterly line of Morris Avenue; THENCE

4. Northwardly along same 50 feet to the place of BEGINNING.

 

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Former Lot 7, Block C-8

ALL THAT CERTAIN lot, tract or parcel of land and premises situate, lying and being in the City of Atlantic City, County of Atlantic, State of New Jersey, bounded and described as follows:

BEGINNING in the easterly line of Morris Avenue 175 feet southwardly from Atlantic Avenue; and extending THENCE

1. Eastwardly, parallel with Atlantic Avenue 125 feet; THENCE

2. Southwardly, parallel with Morris Avenue 50 feet; THENCE

3. Westwardly, parallel with Atlantic Avenue, 125 feet to the easterly line of Morris Avenue; THENCE

4. Northwardly, along same, 50 feet to the BEGINNING.

Former Lot 17, Block C-8

ALL THAT CERTAIN lot, tract or parcel of land and premises situate, lying and being in the City of Atlantic City, County of Atlantic, State of New Jersey, bounded and described as follows:

BEGINNING at the northeasterly corner of Morris and Pacific Avenue; and extending THENCE

1. Eastwardly, along the northerly line of Pacific Avenue, 65 feet; THENCE

2. Northwardly, parallel with Morris Avenue, 125 feet; THENCE

3. Westwardly, parallel with Pacific Avenue, 65 feet to the easterly line of Morris Avenue; THENCE

4. Southwardly, along the easterly line of Morris Avenue, 125 feet to the place of BEGINNING.

Former Lot 16, Block C8

ALL THAT CERTAIN lot, tract or parcel of land and premises situate, lying and being in the City of Atlantic City, County of Atlantic, State of New Jersey, bounded and described as follows:

BEGINNING in the westerly line of Brighton Avenue, 325 feet southwardly of the southerly line of Atlantic Avenue; and extending THENCE

1. Westwardly, parallel with Atlantic Avenue, 125 feet; THENCE

2. Southwardly, parallel with Brighton Avenue, 50 feet; THENCE

3. Eastwardly, and parallel with Atlantic Avenue, 125 feet to the westerly line of Brighton Avenue; THENCE

4. Northwardly, along same, 50 feet to BEGINNING.

Former Lot 15, Block C-8

ALL THAT CERTAIN lot, tract or parcel of land and premises situate, lying and being in the City of Atlantic city, County of Atlantic, State of New Jersey, bounded and described as follows:

 

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BEGINNING at a point in the westerly line of Brighton Avenue, 125 feet northwardly from Pacific Avenue; and extending THENCE

1. Westwardly, parallel with Pacific Avenue, 125 feet; THENCE

2. Northwardly, parallel with Brighton Avenue, 50 feet; THENCE

3. Eastwardly, parallel with Pacific Avenue, 125 feet to the westerly line of Brighton Avenue; THENCE

4. Southwardly, along the same, 50 feet to the point and place of BEGINNING.

Together with the nonexclusive beneficial easement rights as set forth in Easement Agreement between B and B Limited Partnership and Barbun Corporation, dated September 18, 1985 and recorded September 20, 1985 and recorded September 20, 1985 in Deed Book 4126, page 150 in and to the following described land:

ALL THAT CERTAIN tract, parcel and lot of land lying and being situate in the City of Atlantic City, County of Atlantic, State of New Jersey, being more particularly described as follows:

BEGINNING at a point in the easterly line of Morris Avenue (60.00 feet wide) said point being distant 150.85 feet North of the northerly line of Pacific Avenue (60.00 feet wide); and extending THENCE

1. North 62 degrees 32 minutes 00 seconds East, in and along the existing parking garage structure and parallel with Pacific Avenue, a distance of 118.50 feet; THENCE

2. North 27 degrees 28 minutes 00 seconds West, in and along the existing parking garage structure, and parallel with Morris Avenue, a distance of 131.70 feet; THENCE

3. North 62 degrees 32 minutes 00 seconds East, in and along the existing parking garage structure, and parallel with Pacific Avenue, a distance of 28.00 feet; THENCE

4. North 27 degrees 28 minutes 00 seconds West, in and along the existing parking garage structure, and parallel with Morris Avenue, a distance of 19.75 feet; THENCE

5. North 62 degrees 32 minutes 00 seconds East, in and along the existing parking garage structure, and parallel with Pacific Avenue, a distance of 103.50 feet to the westerly line of Brighton Avenue; THENCE

6. North 27 degrees 28 minutes 00 seconds West, in and along the westerly line of Brighton Avenue, a distance of 122.70 feet to the southerly line of a 12.00 foot wide alley; THENCE

7. South 62 degrees 32 minutes 00 seconds West, in and along the southerly line of said 12.00 foot wide alley, a distance of 250.00 feet to the easterly line of Morris Avenue; THENCE

8. South 27 degrees 28 minutes 00 seconds East, in and along the easterly line of Morris Avenue, a distance of 274.15 feet to the point and place of BEGINNING.

EASEMENT interest as more particularly set forth in agreement of easements, covenants and restrictions for Transportation Center and hotel by and between B and B Limited Partnership and Adamar of New Jersey, Inc., dated September 18, 1985 and recorded September 20, 1985 in Deed Book 4126, Page 67, in and to the following described land:

ALL THAT CERTAIN lot, tract or parcel of real property and premises situate, lying between 119 feet 6 inches above mean sea level datum and 400 feet, above mean sea Level Datum, and being in the City of Atlantic City, County of Atlantic, State of New Jersey, being more particularly described as follows:

 

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BEGINNING at the northwesterly corner of Pacific Avenue (60 feet wide) and Brighton Avenue (60.00 feet wide); and extending THENCE

1. South 62 degrees 32 minutes 00 seconds west, in and along the northerly line of Pacific Avenue, a distance of 250.00 feet to the easterly line of Morris Avenue; THENCE

2. North 27 degrees 28 minutes 00 seconds West, in and along the easterly line of Morris Avenue, a distance of 150.85 feet to the existing parking garage structure; THENCE

3. North 62 degrees 32 minutes 00 seconds East, in and along the existing parking garage structure, a distance of 118.50 feet; THENCE

4. North 27 degrees 28 minutes 00 seconds West, in and along the existing Parking Garage Structure, a distance of 131.70 feet; THENCE

5. North 62 degrees 32 minutes 00 seconds East, and along the existing parking structure, a distance of 28.00 feet; THENCE

6. North 27 degrees 28 minutes 00 seconds West, in and along the existing parking garage structure, a distance of 19.75 feet; THENCE

7. North 62 degrees 32 minutes 00 seconds East, in and along the existing parking garage structure, a distance of 103.50 feet to the westerly line of Brighton Avenue; THENCE

8. South 27 degrees 28 minutes 00 seconds East, in and along the westerly line of Brighton Avenue, a distance of 302.30 feet to the point and place of BEGINNING.

A portion of 2801 Pacific Avenue, Lot 3 (portion of) Block 175

Former Block C-9 Lot 7

ALL THAT CERTAIN tract, parcel and lot of land lying and being situate in the City of Atlantic City, County of Atlantic, State of New Jersey, being more particularly described as follows:

BEGINNING at a point in the easterly line of Brighton Avenue, 175 feet northwardly of Pacific Avenue; and extending THENCE

1. Eastwardly parallel with Pacific Avenue, 125 feet; THENCE

2. Northwardly parallel with Brighton Avenue, 50 feet; THENCE

3. Westwardly parallel with Pacific Avenue, 125 feet to the easterly line of Brighton Avenue; THENCE

4. Southwardly along the easterly line of Brighton Avenue, 50 feet to the place of BEGINNING.

BEING further described as follows:

ALL THAT CERTAIN tract, parcel and lot of land lying and being situate in the City of Atlantic City, County of Atlantic, State of New Jersey, being more particularly described as follows:

BEGINNING at a point in the East line of Brighton Avenue (60 feet wide), said point being 175.00 feet North of the North line of Pacific Avenue (60 feet wide) and extending; THENCE

 

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1. North 27 degrees 28 minutes 00 seconds West, in and along the East line of Brighton Avenue, a distance of 50.00 feet to a point; THENCE

2. North 62 degrees 32 minutes 00 seconds East, parallel with Pacific Avenue, a distance of 125.00 feet to a point; THENCE

3. South 27 degrees 28 minutes 00 seconds East, parallel with Brighton Avenue, a distance of 50.00 feet to a point; THENCE

4. South 62 degrees 32 minutes 00 seconds West, parallel with Pacific Avenue, a distance of 125.00 feet to the point and place of BEGINNING.

Parcel 6C.1

Former Lot 13, Block C—9:

BEGINNING at a point in the westerly line of Stenton Place distant 100 feet southwardly of the southerly line of Atlantic Avenue; THENCE

1. Westwardly parallel with Atlantic Avenue, 54 feet; THENCE

2. Southwardly parallel with Stenton Place, 60 feet; THENCE

3. Eastwardly parallel with Atlantic Avenue, 54 to the westerly line of Stenton Place; THENCE

4. Northwardly along said line of Stenton Place 60 feet to the place of BEGINNING.

Parcel 6C.2

Former Lot 14, Block C—9:

BEGINNING at a point in the westerly line of Stenton Place, distant one hundred and sixty feet southwardly from the southerly line of Atlantic Avenue, and runs THENCE

1. Southwardly, along and in the said westerly line of Stenton Place, sixty feet; THENCE

2. Westwardly, parallel with Atlantic Avenue, fifty-four feet; THENCE

3. Northwardly, parallel with Stenton Place, sixty feet; THENCE

4. Eastwardly, parallel with Atlantic Avenue fifty-four feet to the place of BEGINNING.

Parcel 6C.3

Former Lot 17, Block C—9:

BEGINNING at a point in the westerly line of Stenton Place (50 feet wide), distant 150 feet North of the northerly line of Pacific Avenue (60 feet wide), when measured in and along the aforesaid westerly line of Stenton Place, and extending from said beginning point; THENCE

1. South 62 degrees 32 minutes 00 seconds West, parallel with Pacific Avenue, a distance of 54 feet to a point; THENCE

2. North 27 degrees 28 minutes 00 seconds West, parallel with Stenton Place, a distance of 60 feet to a point; THENCE

 

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3. North 62 degrees 32 minutes 00 seconds East, parallel with Pacific Avenue, a distance of 54 feet to a point in the aforesaid westerly line of Stenton Place; THENCE

4. South 27 degrees 28 minutes 00 seconds East, in and along the westerly line of Stenton Place, a distance of 60 feet to the point and place of BEGINNING.

Parcel 6C.4

Former Lot 18, Block C—9:

BEGINNING at a point in the westerly line of Stenton Place 400 feet southwardly of the southerly line of Atlantic Avenue; THENCE

1. Southwardly along said westerly line of Stenton Place 60 feet; THENCE

2. Westwardly parallel with Atlantic Avenue, 54 feet; THENCE

3. Northwardly parallel with Stenton Place, 60 feet; THENCE

4. Eastwardly parallel with Atlantic Avenue, 54 feet to point and place of BEGINNING.

Parcel 6C.5

Former Lot 26, Block C—9:

BEGINNING at a point in the easterly line of Stenton Place, distance 280 feet South from the southerly line of Atlantic Avenue;

1. Eastwardly parallel with Atlantic Avenue, 60 feet; THENCE

2. Southwardly parallel with Stenton Place, 60 feet; THENCE

3. Westwardly parallel with Atlantic Avenue, 60 feet to the easterly line of Stenton Place; THENCE

4. Northwardly along said easterly line of Stenton Place, 60 feet to the place of BEGINNING.

FORMER bed of the vacated portion of Stenton Place being the southerly 450 feet of Stenton Place vacated by Ordinance No. 14 recorded 08/26/1998 in Vacation Book 19 Page 179:

BEGINNING at the intersection of the northerly line of Pacific Avenue (60 feet wide), with the easterly line of Stenton Place (50 feet wide), and extending from said beginning point; THENCE

1. South 62 degrees, 32 minutes 00 seconds West in and along the northerly line of Pacific Avenue, 50.00 feet to the westerly line of Stenton Place; THENCE

2. North 27 degrees 28 minutes 00 seconds West in and along the westerly line of Stenton Place, 450.00 feet to a point being the Southeast corner of Lot 41 in Block C-9, said point being 100.00 feet South of the South line of Atlantic Avenue (100 feet wide); THENCE

3. North 62 degrees 32 minutes 00 seconds East, crossing Stenton Place, 50.00 feet to the easterly line of Stenton Place, said point being the southwesterly corner of Lot 21 in Block C-9; THENCE

4. South 27 degrees 28 minutes 00 seconds East in and along the easterly line of Stenton Place, 450.00 feet to the point and place of BEGINNING.

 

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2901 Boardwalk, Lot 1 Block 30

Parcel 2:

Expansion Site Parcel:

ALL THAT CERTAIN tract, parcel and lot of land lying and being situate in the City of Atlantic City, County of Atlantic, State of New Jersey, being more particularly described as follows:

BEGINNING at the southwesterly corner of Pacific Avenue (60.00 feet wide) and Brighton Avenue (60.00 feet wide); and extending THENCE

1. South 27 degrees 28 minutes 00 seconds East, in and along the westerly line of Brighton Avenue, a distance of 483.10 feet to a point in the inland line of Public Park; THENCE

2. South 65 degrees 59 minutes 35 seconds West, in and along said inland line, a distance of 250.46 feet to a point in the easterly line of Morris Avenue (60.00 feet wide); THENCE

3. North 27 degrees 28 minutes 00 seconds West, in and along said easterly line, a distance of 467.98 feet to a point in the southerly line of Pacific Avenue; THENCE

4. North 62 degrees 32 minutes 00 seconds East, in and along said southerly line, a distance of 250.00 feet to the point and place of BEGINNING.

TOGETHER WITH:

ALL that portion of the southwesterly half of Brighton Avenue (60.00 feet wide) now vacated, situate, lying and being the City of Atlantic City, County of Atlantic and State of New Jersey, the entire vacated portion being bounded and described as follows:

BEGINNING at a point in the easterly line of Brighton Avenue (60.00 feet wide) being distant 200.00 feet South of the southerly line of Pacific Avenue (60.00 feet wide); and extending THENCE

1. South 27 degrees 28 minutes 00 seconds East, in and along the easterly line of Brighton Avenue, 286.72 feet to the inland or interior line of Public Park; THENCE

2. South 65 degrees 59 minutes 35 seconds West, in and along the inland or interior line of Public Park, 60.11 feet to the westerly line of Brighton Avenue; THENCE

3. North 27 degrees 28 minutes 00 seconds West, in and along the westerly line of Brighton Avenue, 283.10 feet; THENCE

4. North 62 degrees 32 minutes 00 seconds East, parallel with Pacific Avenue and crossing Brighton Avenue, 60.00 feet to the point and place of BEGINNING.

4800 Wellington Avenue, Lot 1 Block 303

Parcel 7 (Ventnor City Property)

REAL property in the City of Ventnor, County of Atlantic, State of New Jersey, described as follows:

ALL THAT CERTAIN lot, parcel or tract of land, situate and lying in the City of Ventnor, County of Atlantic and State of New Jersey being more particularly described as follows:

BEGINNING at a point in the southerly line of West End Avenue where the same is intersected by the Municipal boundary line between Ventnor City and Atlantic City; and extending THENCE

 

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1. Southwardly in and along said Municipal boundary at right angles to West End Avenue and parallel with Jackson Avenue 570 feet to a point in the northerly line of a proposed extension of Fulton Avenue; THENCE

2. Westwardly in and along the northerly line of said proposed extension of Fulton Avenue and parallel with West end Avenue 74.40 feet to an angle point; THENCE

3. Continuing westwardly in the northerly line of said proposed extension of Fulton Avenue 226.57 feet; THENCE

4. Northwardly at right angles to West End Avenue and parallel with Jackson Avenue 549.05 feet to the southerly line of West End Avenue; THENCE

5. Eastwardly in and along the southerly line of West End Avenue 300 feet to BEGINNING.

A portion of 2901 Pacific Avenue, Lot 1 (portion of) Block 177

Portion of Parcel 5:

(Portion of the Transportation Center)

Tract 1

BEGINNING at a point is the northerly line of Pacific Avenue 65 feet eastwardly of Morris Avenue; and extending THENCE

1. Northwardly parallel with Morris Avenue 125 feet; THENCE

2. Eastwardly parallel with Pacific Avenue 60 feet; THENCE

3. Southwardly parallel with Morris Avenue 125 feet to the northerly line of Pacific Avenue; THENCE

4. Westwardly along same 60 feet to the place of BEGINNING.

Tract 2

BEGINNING at a point in the northerly line of Pacific Avenue 65 feet westwardly of Brighton Avenue; and extending THENCE

1. Northwardly parallel with Brighton Avenue 125 feet, THENCE

2. Westwardly parallel with pacific avenue 60 feet; THENCE

3. Southwardly parallel with Brighton Avenue 125 feet to Pacific Avenue; THENCE

4. Eastwardly by same, 60 feet to BEGINNING.

Tract 3

BEGINNING at the northwesterly corner of Brighton and Pacific Avenues; and extending THENCE

1. Westwardly along the northerly line of Pacific Avenue 65 feet, THENCE

2. Northwardly parallel with Brighton Avenue 125 feet; THENCE

3. Eastwardly parallel with Pacific Avenue 65 feet to westerly line of Brighton Avenue; THENCE

 

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4. Southwardly in and along same 125 feet to BEGINNING.

ABOVE three tracts comprise former Lots 18, 21 and 22 in Block C-8

Tract 4

ALL THAT CERTAIN lot, tract or parcel of land and premises situate lying end being in the City of Atlantic City, County of Atlantic and State of New Jersey, bounded and described as follows: BEGINNING at a point in the westerly line of Brighton Avenue at the distance of 225 feet northwardly from the northerly line of Pacific Avenue and extending THENCE

1. Westwardly parallel with Pacific Avenue 125 feet; THENCE

2. Northwardly parallel with Brighton Avenue 50 feet; THENCE

3. Eastwardly parallel with Pacific Avenue 125 feet to the westerly line of Brighton Avenue; THENCE

4. Southwardly along the westerly line of Brighton Avenue 50 feet to the place of BEGINNING.

BEING former Lot 14 in Block C-8

Together with the nonexclusive beneficial easement rights as set forth in agreement of easements, covenants and restrictions for Transportation Center and Hotel, by and between B and B Limited Partnership and Adamar of New Jersey, Inc. dated September 18, 1985 and recorded September 20, 1985 in Deed Book 4126 Page 67, in and to the following described land:

ALL THAT CERTAIN lot, tract or parcel of real property and premises situate, lying between 119 feet 6 inches above mean sea level datum and 400 feet above mean sea level datum, and being in the City of Atlantic city, County of Atlantic, State of New Jersey, being more particularly described as follows:

BEGINNING at the northwesterly corner of Pacific Avenue (60.00 feet wide) and Brighton Avenue (60.00 feet wide) and extending; THENCE

1. South 62 degrees 32 minutes 00 seconds West, in and along the northerly line of Pacific Avenue, a distance of 250.00 feet to the easterly line of Morris Avenue; THENCE

2. North 27 degrees 28 minutes 00 seconds West, in and along the easterly line of Morris Avenue, a distance of 150.85 feet to the existing parking garage structure; THENCE

3. North 62 degrees 32 minutes 00 seconds East, in and along the existing parking garage structure, a distance of 118.50 feet; THENCE

4. North 27 degrees 28 minutes 00 seconds West, in and along the existing parking garage structure, a distance of 131.70 feet; THENCE

5. North 62 degrees 32 minutes 00 seconds East, in and along the existing parking garage structure, a distance of 28.00 feet; THENCE

6. North 27 degrees 28 minutes 00 seconds West, in and along the existing parking garage structure, a distance of 19.75 feet; THENCE

7. North 62 degrees 32 minutes 00 seconds East, in and along the existing parking garage structure, a distance of 103.50 feet to the westerly line of Brighton Avenue; THENCE

 

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8. South 27 degrees 28 minutes 00 seconds East, in and along the westerly line of Brighton Avenue, a distance of 302.30 feet to the point and place of BEGINNING.

EXCEPTING from the foregoing property the fee and leasehold estate as evidenced by short form of Hotel Air Space parcel lease sublease and sub-sublease agreement between Adamar of New Jersey, Inc. and Atlantic-Deauville, Inc., dated September 18, 1985 and recorded September 20, 1985 in Deed Book 4126 Page 59 in the Atlantic County Clerk’s Office, bounded and described as follows:

ALL THAT CERTAIN lot, tract or parcel of real property and premises situate, lying between 119 feet 6 inches above mean sea level datum and 400 feet above mean sea level datum, and being in the City of Atlantic City, County of Atlantic, State of New Jersey, being more particularly described as follows:

BEGINNING at the northwesterly corner of Pacific Avenue (60.00 feet wide) and Brighton Avenue (60.00 feet wide); and extending THENCE

1. South 62 degrees 32 minutes 00 seconds West, in and along the northerly line of Pacific Avenue, a distance of 250.00 feet to the easterly line of Morris Avenue; THENCE

2. North 27 degrees 28 minutes 00 seconds West, in and along the easterly line of Morris Avenue, a distance of 150.85 feet to the existing parking garage structure; THENCE

3. North 62 degrees 32 minutes 00 seconds East, in and along the existing parking garage structure, a distance of 118.50 feet; THENCE

4. North 27 degrees 28 minutes 00 seconds West, in and along the existing parking garage structure, a distance of 131.70 feet; THENCE

5. North 62 degrees 32 minutes 00 seconds East, in and along the existing parking garage structure, a distance of 28.00 feet; THENCE

6. North 27 degrees 28 minutes 00 seconds West, in and along the existing parking garage structure, a distance of 19.75 feet; THENCE

7. North 62 degrees 32 minutes 00 seconds East, in and along the existing parking garage structure, a distance of 103.50 feet to the westerly line of Brighton Avenue; THENCE

8. South 27 degrees 28 minutes 00 seconds East, in and along the westerly line of Brighton Avenue, a distance of 302.30 feet to the point and place of BEGINNING.

ALSO excepting from the foregoing an appurtenant undivided 5/7ths interest in the, fee and leasehold in all that certain lot, tract of parcel of land and premises situate, lying and being in the City of Atlantic City, County of Atlantic, and State of New Jersey; bounded and described as follows:

BEGINNING at the northwesterly corner of Pacific Avenue (60.00 feet wide) and Brighton Avenue (60.00 feet wide); and extending THENCE

1. South 62 degrees 32 minutes 00 seconds West, in and along the northerly line of Pacific Avenue, a distance of 250.00 feet to the easterly line of Morris Avenue; THENCE

2. North 27 degrees 28 minutes 00 seconds West, in and along the easterly line of Morris Avenue, a distance of 150.85 feet to the existing parking garage structure; THENCE

 

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3. North 62 degrees 32 minutes 00 seconds East, in and along the existing parking garage structure, a distance of 118.50 feet; THENCE

4. North 27 degrees 28 minutes 00 seconds West, in and along the existing parking garage structure, a distance of 131.70 feet; THENCE

5. North 62 degrees 32 minutes 00 seconds East, in and along the existing parking garage structure, a distance of 28.00 feet; THENCE

6. North 27 degrees 28 minutes 00 seconds West, in and along the existing parking garage structure, a distance of 19.75 feet; THENCE

7. North 62 degrees 32 minutes 00 seconds East, in and along the existing parking garage structure, a distance of 103.50 feet to the westerly line of Brighton Avenue; THENCE

8. South 27 degrees 28 minutes 00 seconds East, in and along the westerly line of Brighton Avenue, a distance of 302.30 feet to the point and place of BEGINNING.

A portion of 2801 Pacific Avenue, Lot 3 (portion of) Block 175

Parcel 6B.1

Former Lots 27 & 34, Block C—9:

Tract 1 (Lot 27):

BEGINNING at a point in the easterly line of Stenton Place, distant 340 feet Southwardly from the southerly line of Atlantic Avenue and extending THENCE,

1. Eastwardly, parallel with Atlantic Avenue, 60 feet; THENCE

2. Southwardly, parallel with Stenton Place, 60 feet; THENCE

3. Westwardly, parallel with Atlantic Avenue, 60 feet to the said easterly line of Stenton Place; THENCE

4. Northwardly, along said easterly line of Stenton Place, 60 feet to the point and place of BEGINNING.

Tract 2 (Lot 34):

BEGINNING in the westerly line of Iowa Avenue, 150 feet northwardly of Pacific Avenue; and extending THENCE

1. Westwardly parallel with Pacific Avenue 60 feet; THENCE

2. Northwardly parallel with Iowa Avenue 60 feet; THENCE

3. Eastwardly parallel with Pacific Avenue, 60 feet to the westerly line of Iowa Avenue; THENCE

4. Southwardly along the same, 60 feet to the place of BEGINNING.

Parcel 6B.2

Former Lots 28, 29, 35 & 36 (now combined as lot 42) in Block C—9:

Tract 1:

 

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BEGINNING at a point in the easterly line of Stenton Place, 90 feet northwardly from the northerly line of Pacific Avenue; and extending THENCE

1. Eastwardly, parallel with Pacific Avenue, 60 feet; THENCE

2. Northwardly, parallel with Stenton Place, 60 feet; THENCE

3. Westwardly, parallel with Pacific Avenue, 60 feet to the easterly line of Stenton Place, THENCE

4. Southwardly along the same, 60 feet to the point and place of BEGINNING.

Tract 2:

BEGINNING at the northeasterly corner of Pacific Avenue and Stenton Place, and extending THENCE

1. Northwardly along the easterly line of Stenton Place, 90 feet; THENCE

2. Eastwardly, parallel with Pacific Avenue, 60 feet; THENCE

3. Southwardly, parallel with Stenton Place, 90 feet to the northerly line of Pacific Avenue; THENCE

4. Westwardly, along the same, 60 feet to the point and place of BEGINNING.

Tract 3:

BEGINNING at the northwesterly corner of Iowa Avenue and Pacific Avenue; and extending THENCE;

1. Westwardly, along the northerly line of Pacific Avenue, 60 feet;

2. Northwardly, parallel with Iowa Avenue, 90 feet; THENCE

3. Eastwardly, parallel with Pacific Avenue, 60 feet to the westerly line of Iowa Avenue; THENCE

4. Southwardly, along the same, 90 feet to the point and place of BEGINNING.

Tract 4:

BEGINNING in the westerly line of Iowa Avenue, 400 feet southwardly from the southerly line of Atlantic Avenue; and extending THENCE

1. Westwardly parallel with Atlantic Avenue, 60 feet; THENCE

2. Southwardly, parallel with Iowa Avenue, 60 feet; THENCE

3. Eastwardly parallel with Atlantic Avenue 60 feet to the westerly line of Iowa Avenue; THENCE

4. Northwardly along the said westerly line of Iowa Avenue, 60 feet to the place of BEGINNING.

 

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Tropicana Evansville

PARCEL I:

A part of Fractional Section 30, Township 6 South, Range 10 West, lying in the City of Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana, and being:

Lots Three (3), Four (4), Five (5), Six (6), Seven (7), and all that part of Lot Eight (8) which remains after production (extension) of the Northeast line of the Northwest First Street to its intersection with the North line of said Lot Eight (8), and a part of Lots Ten (10), Eleven (11), Twelve (12), and Thirteen (13), all in Block One Hundred Thirty Three (133) in the Corrected Plat of a part of the City of Lamasco, now a part of the City of Evansville, as per plat thereof, recorded in Deed Record E, pages 372, 373 and 374 and transcribed of record in Plat Book B, pages 6 and 7 and retranscribed of record in Plat Book E, pages 60 and 61 and as per corrected plat recorded in Deed Record G, pages 286 and 287 and transcribed of record in Plat Book A, pages 156 and 157 and retranscribed of record in Plat Book E, pages 34 and 35 in the Office of the Recorder of Vanderburgh County, Indiana.

ALSO, that portion of vacated Northwest First Street in the City of Evansville, Indiana, lying South of Lot Seven (7) and fractional Lot Eight (8) in Block One Hundred Thirty Three (133) of Lamasco, West of the centerline of vacated Twelve (12) foot alley, North of Lots Thirteen (13), Twelve (12), Eleven (11) and Ten (10) in Block 133 of Lamasco, and East of the Northerly extension of the Western line of said Lot Ten (10) in Block One Hundred Thirty Three (133) of Lamasco, as per Declaratory Resolution No. 3-1967.

ALSO, Lot Two (2) in Block Nine (9) in Midtown Industrial Park, a subdivision of part of the City of Evansville as per plat thereof, recorded in Plat Book J, page 164 (the same having been previously platted as Lots One (1) through Twelve (12), inclusive in Block 15 in the Fourth Enlargement of the City of Evansville, as per plat thereof, recorded in Plat Book E, pages 394 and 395 and transcribed of record in Plat Book A, page 137 and 138 and retranscribed of record in Plat Book E, page 25, together with Lots Eleven (11) through Twenty One (21) in Laughlin’s Addition to the City of Evansville, as per plat thereof,

ALSO, Lot One (1) in Block Nine (9) of Midtown Industrial Park, a subdivision of part of the City of Evansville, as per plat thereof recorded in Plat Book J, page 164.

ALSO, the Westerly Six (6) feet of a vacated Twelve (12) foot alley extending from Water Street to Northwest First Street lying between Laughlin’s Addition and Block One Hundred Thirty Three (133) in Lamasco, now a part of the City of Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana, as per Declaratory Resolution No. 2358-1906 (Vacations and Openings Record 1, pages 357 and 358).

ALSO, the vacated Twelve (12) foot alley located between Northwest First Street and High Street lying between Lots One (1) through Seven (7), inclusive, in Block One Hundred Thirty Three (133) of Lamasco, now a part of the City of Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana, and Lot Twelve (12) in Block Fifteen (15) of the Fourth Enlargement to the City of Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana, and Lot Eleven (11) in Laughlin’s Addition, as per Declaratory Resolution No. 11-1959 (Vacations and Openings Record 3, page 27).

 

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ALL OF THE ABOVE BEING MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS:

Beginning at the Northwest corner of Lot One (1) in Block Nine (9) of Midtown Industrial Park, as per plat thereof, recorded in Plat Book J, page 164; thence South 88 degrees 03 minutes 57 seconds East along the North line of said Lot One (1), 95.22 feet; thence South 05 degrees 48 minutes 16 seconds West along the East line of Lot One (1), 26.09 feet thence South 58 degrees 00 minutes 44 seconds East along the North line of Block Nine (9) of the Plat of Midtown Industrial Park, also being the South right of way line of vacated High Street, 358.85 feet; thence South 13 degrees 03 minutes 03 seconds East along the Southwesterly line of a triangular piece of ground 18.88 feet (formerly a part of the High Street right of way); thence South 31 degrees 54 minutes 38 seconds West along the Southeasterly line of Block Nine (9) and the Westerly right of way of vacated Goodsell Street, 143.72 feet; thence North 58 degrees 09 minutes 57 seconds West along the Southwesterly line of Block Nine (9) and the North right of way of Northwest First Street, 259.72 feet to a point where the North line of the right of way of Northwest First intersects the extension of the centerline of the vacated alley to the South (said alley lying between Lot Thirteen (13) of Block One Hundred Thirty Three (133) in Lamasco and Lots Four (4) and Ten (10) of Laughlin’s Addition); thence South 05 degrees 42 minutes 03 seconds West along the centerline of said alley and its extension across Northwest First Street, 328.75 feet; thence North 36 degrees 34 minutes 58 seconds West, 145.15 feet; thence North 01 degree 56 minutes 03 seconds East 166.50 feet to the Northwest corner of Lot Ten (10) in Block One Hundred Thirty Three (133) in Lamasco; thence continuing along the extension of the Western line of said Lot Ten (10) in Block One Hundred Thirty Three (133) of Lamasco, North 01 degrees 56 minutes 03 seconds East 267.00 feet to the point of beginning.

EXCEPTING THEREFROM that part conveyed to the Estate of Walter Pelz by Warranty Deed dated May 14, 1996, and recorded May 16, 1996 in Deed Drawer 10, card 1711, and by Correction Warranty Deed conveying to Dorothy Rose English as Successor Trustee dated January 17, 1997, and recorded January 31, 1997 in Deed Drawer 10, card 7056, in the Office of the Recorder of Vanderburgh County, Indiana.

ALSO EXCEPTING that part conveyed to The Evansville-Vanderburgh County Levee Authority by Quitclaim Deed recorded October 17, 2016 as Instrument No. 2016R00026590, in the Office of the Recorder of Vanderburgh County, Indiana.

PARCEL II:

A part of Fractional Section 30, Township 6 South, Range 10 West, lying in the City of Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana, and being more particularly described as follows:

A part of Lots Four (4) and Five (5) in Block Ten (10) of Midtown Industrial Park, a subdivision of part of the City of Evansville, as per plat thereof, recorded in Plat Book J, page 164, and more particularly described as follows:

 

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Beginning at a point on the Northwesterly line of Lot Four (4) in Block Ten (10) of the plat of Midtown Industrial Park North 31 degrees 54 minutes 38 seconds East 15.00 feet from the Southwest corner thereof; thence South 58 degrees 09 minutes 57 seconds East, parallel with and 15 feet North of the South line of Lot Four (4) in Block Ten (10) in Midtown Industrial Park, 135.00 feet; thence South 31 degrees 54 minutes 38 seconds West 169.70 feet to a point on the North right of way line of Northwest First Street (said line being 35 feet West of and parallel with the East line of Lot Four (4) and Five (5) of Block Ten (10) of Midtown Industrial Park); thence North 58 degrees 09 minutes 57 seconds West along the Southwesterly line of Lot Five (5) and the North right of way of Northwest First Street, 135.00 feet; thence North 31 degrees 54 minutes 38 seconds East along the Northwesterly line of Lots Four (4) and Five (5) in Block Ten (10) and the right of way of vacated Goodsell Street, 169.70 feet to the point of beginning.

[EXCEPTING THEREFROM THAT PORTION CONVEYED TO AMERICAN GENERAL FINANCE MANAGEMENT CORPORATION, PURSUANT TO QUITCLAIM DEED DATED DECEMBER 18, 2007 AND RECORDED DECEMBER 20, 2007 AS INSTRUMENT NO. 2007R00039107, MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS:

A part of Lot 4 in Block 10 in Mid-Town Industrial Park, an Addition to the City of Evansville, as per plat thereof recorded in Plat Book J, page 164, in the Office of the Recorder of Vanderburgh County, Indiana, described as follows:

Commencing at a point on the West line of said Lot 4, which point is 93.2 feet South of the Northwest corner of said Lot; thence continuing South 31 degrees 01 minutes 30 seconds West along said West line 15 feet; thence South 59 degrees 4 minutes East 170.0 feet to the East line of said Lot 4; thence North 31 degrees 01 minute 30 seconds East along said East line of said Lot 15 feet; thence North 59 degrees 4 minutes West 170.0 feet to the Place of Beginning.]

PARCEL III:

Lots Thirty Four (34) to Thirty Seven (37) inclusive and part of Lots Thirty One (31), Thirty Two (32) and Thirty Three (33) in Laughlin’s Addition to the City of Evansville, as per plat recorded in Plat Book B, pages 44 and 45 in the Office of the Recorder of Vanderburgh County, Indiana; also all of a Twelve (12) foot ally Southwesterly of and adjacent to said Lots Thirty One (31) and Thirty Seven (37) as vacated by Resolution No. 4-1913 and recorded in Vacation Record 1, page 452; also part of Lots Eighteen (18) and Nineteen (19) in Hornby’s Enlargement of the City of Evansville as per plat recorded in Plat Book A, page 33 and retranscribed of record in Plat Book E, page 66 in the Office of the Recorder of Vanderburgh County, Indiana, also all of that part of the Morris Ranger Tract lying Southwesterly of the above described Lots, as shown on the plat of Laughlin’s Addition; also all of Lots Five (5) to Ten (10) inclusive and part of Lots One (1) to Four (4) inclusive in Laughlin’s Addition to the City of Evansville as per the recorded plat thereof, and all of the vacated Thirty Six (36) foot wide street adjoining said Lots One (1) to Four (4) and Five (5) and Ten (10); also 1/2 of the vacated alley, Twelve (12) feet in width, adjoining said Lots Four (4) and Ten (10); also that portion of Goodsell Street vacated by deed recorded in Drawer 3, card 8302.

 

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ALL OF THE ABOVE DESCRIBED REAL ESTATE BEING MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS:

Beginning at a 5/8” rebar (LS0006) at the Northerly most corner of Lot Thirty Seven (37) in said Laughlin’s Addition; thence along the Northeast line of Lots Thirty Three (33) to Thirty Seven (37) in said Laughlin’s Addition, also being the Southwest right of way of First Street, 1) South 59 degrees 11 minutes 26 seconds East 114.95 feet to a PK Nail in the Westerly right of way line of the Evansville-Vanderburgh Levee Authority right of way, Fifty (50) feet in width; thence along said right of way for the following Four (4) courses; 2) South 28 degrees 50 minutes 03 seconds West 23.95 feet to a flush 5/8” rebar (LS0006); 3) South 59 degrees 11 minutes 26 seconds East 62.07 feet to a flush 5/8” rebar (LS0006); 4) South 28 degrees 50 minutes 03 seconds West 149.33 feet to a flush 5/8” rebar (LS0006); 5) South 59 degrees 10 minutes 26 seconds East 73.98 feet to a flush 5/8” rebar (LS0006) in the Southeast line of Lot Eighteen (18) in Hornby’s Enlargement; thence along said Southeast line; 6) South 28 degrees 50 minutes 03 seconds West 126.95 feet to a flush 5/8” rebar (LS0006) at the Southerlymost corner of Lot Eighteen (18) in said Hornby’s Enlargement; thence along the Southwest line of Lots Eighteen (18) and Nineteen (19) in said Hornby’s Enlargement and the Morris Ranger Tract, said line also being the Northeast right of way line of Riverside Drive; 7) North 59 degrees 10 minutes 26 seconds West 261 feet to a PK Nail at the intersection of the Northeast right of way of Riverside Drive and the Southeast right of way of vacated Goodsell Street; thence along the Northeast right of way of Riverside Drive for the following two (2) courses; 8) North 60 degrees 05 minutes 56 seconds West 53.71 feet to a 5/8” iron rod (LS0006); 9) Northwesterly 105.54 feet through a central angle of 17 degrees 19 minutes 39 seconds along a tangent curve to the right having a radius of 348.97 feet to a 5/8” inch iron rod (LS0006) in the centerline of a vacated alley; thence along said centerline; 10) North 05 degrees 04 minutes 41 seconds East 257.64 feet to a PK Nail at the Northernmost corner of Lot Ten (10) in said Laughlin’s Addition; thence along the Northeast line of Lots Nine (9) and Ten (10) in Laughlin’s Addition, also being the Southwest right of way of First Street; 11) South 59 degrees 16 minutes 55 seconds East 234.65 feet to a 3/4” iron rod at the Easterly most corner of said Lot Nine (9); 12) South 59 degrees 14 minutes 11 seconds East 60 feet to the point of beginning.

PARCEL IV:

Part of Lots Seven (7) and Eight (8) in Lower (or McGary’s) Enlargement of the City of Evansville, as per plat thereof, recorded in Deed Record A, page 136, and transcribed of record in Plat Book A, page 120 and restranscribed of record in Plat Book E, page 24 in the Office of the Recorder of Vanderburgh County, Indiana, also including that part of a Twelve (12) foot wide and a Fourteen (14) foot wide alley as vacated by the Board of Public Works of the City of Evansville by Declaratory Resolution No. 10-1957, all being more particularly described as follows: Commencing at the Southwest corner of said Lot Eight (8); thence along the Northwest line of said Lot Eight (8) and the Southeast Thirty (30) foot right of way line of Third Avenue North 37 degrees 42 minutes 33 seconds East 80.05 feet to the North corner of a tract of land conveyed to Busler Enterprises, Inc., in Deed Drawer 1, card 659, in the Office of the Recorder of Vanderburgh County, Indiana, said point being the true point of beginning; thence continue along the Northwest line of said Lot Eight (8) and the Southeast Thirty (30) foot right of way line of Third Avenue, North 37 degrees 42 minutes 33 seconds East 67.64 feet to a corner of a tract of land conveyed to the Levee Authority District in Deed Record 450, page 483, in the Office of said Recorder; thence along the Southwest line of said Levee Authority tract South 52 degrees 17 minutes 28 seconds East 98.73 feet; thence continue along said Levee Authority tract

 

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South 12 degrees 36 minutes 38 seconds East 16.26 feet to a point on the East line of the West Half of Lot Seven (7) in said Lower Enlargement; thence along said East line South 37 degrees 39 minutes 02 seconds West 57.26 feet to the East corner of said tract of land conveyed to Busler Enterprises, Inc.; thence along the Northeast line of said Busler Enterprises, Inc., tract North 52 degrees 17 minutes 28 seconds West 111.30 feet to the true point of beginning.

PARCEL V:

The following described six (6) tracts of real estate, all of which are located in the Lower Enlargement of the City of Evansville, also known as McGary’s Enlargement of the City of Evansville, as per plat thereof, recorded in Deed Record A, page 138, and transcribed of record in Plat Book A, page 120 and retranscribed of record in Plat Book E, page 24, in the Office of the Recorder of Vanderburgh County, Indiana:

TRACT 1:

Lots One (1), Two (2), Three (3) and Four (4) (including with the Northwesterly One-half (1/2) of said Lot Four (4), Lots One (1), Two (2), Three (3) and Four (4) in the subdivision of said Northwesterly One-half (1/2) of said Lot Four (4), as per plat thereof, recorded in Deed Record 15, page 312, in the Office of the Recorder of Vanderburgh County, Indiana), and Lots Eleven (11), Twelve (12), Thirteen (13),

Fourteen (14), Fifteen (15) and Sixteen (16).

TRACT 2:

All of vacated Clark Street which lies between the Southwesterly line of Northwest First Street and the Northeasterly line of Northwest Riverside Drive, as vacated by the Board of Public Works of the City of

Evansville, pursuant to Declaratory Resolution No. 12-1967.

TRACT 3:

All of the vacated Twelve (12) foot alley lying between said Lots Fourteen (14) and Fifteen (15) as vacated by the Board of Public Works of the City of Evansville, pursuant to Declaratory Resolution No.

51-1901.

TRACT 4:

All of the vacated Twelve (12) foot alley lying between said Lots One (1), Two (2), Three (3) and Four (4) and said Lots Thirteen (13), Fourteen (14), Fifteen (15) and Sixteen (16) as vacated by the Board of

Public Works of the City of Evansville, pursuant to Declaratory Resolution No. 2-1952.

TRACT 5:

 

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Lot Five (5), EXCEPTING THEREFROM the following:

Beginning at a point on the Southwesterly line of said Lot Five (5) 52.125 feet Northwesterly of the most Southerly corner of said Lot; thence at right angles Northeasterly and along a line parallel with

Clark Street (now vacated), 99.5 feet; thence at right angles in a Northwesterly direction, 22.1215 feet to the Northwesterly boundary line of said Lot; thence Southwesterly along said boundary line to the

most Westerly corner of said Lot; thence Southeasterly to the point of beginning.

ALSO EXCEPT THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBED REAL ESTATE:

That part conveyed to the State of Indiana by Warranty Deed recorded December 15, 1965 in Deed Record 484, page 222 in the Office of the Recorder of Vanderburgh County.

TRACT 6:

All of the vacated Twelve (12) foot alley extending in a Northwesterly-Southeasterly direction along and immediately adjacent to the Northeast line of all of said Lot Five (5) (said alley also adjoining said Lot Twelve (12) and a part of said Lot Eleven (11) as vacated by the Board of Public Works of the City of Evansville, pursuant to Declaratory Resolution No. 12-1967.

PARCEL VI:

That portion of the First Block of Ingle Street running Easterly and Westerly and extending to the Northerly right of way line of Court Street and being adjacent to Lots One (1) and Sixteen (16) of Lower Enlargement of the City of Evansville also known as McGary’s Enlargement of the City of Evansville, as per plat thereof, recorded in Deed Record A, page 138, and transcribed of record in Plat Book E, page 24, in the Office of the Recorder of Vanderburgh County, Indiana, said portion being more particularly described as that part of Ingle Street vacated by an Ordinance No. G-84-40, for the Common Council of the City of Evansville, Indiana, and recorded in the Office of the Recorder of Vanderburgh County, Indiana, in Deed Drawer 1, card 21496.

Being more particularly described by metes and bounds as follows:

Commencing at a 5/8 inch rod marking the intersection of Court Street and First Street thence along the centerline of Court Street South 57 degrees 32 minutes 53 seconds West 33.32 feet; thence North 32 degrees 27 minutes 06 seconds East 30.00 feet to the point of intersection of the Southwest right of way line of First Street and the Northwest right of way line of Court Street, said point being the point of beginning; thence along said Court Street right of way line South 57 degrees 32 minutes 53 seconds West 307.36 feet to a point on the Northwest right of way line of vacated Ingle Street; thence along said right of way South 37 degrees 43 minutes 21 seconds West.71 feet to a point on the Northeast right of way line of Riverside Drive; thence along said right of way line North 52 degrees 16 minutes 39 seconds West 408.64 feet to a point on the right of way conveyed to the State of Indiana per deed recorded in Deed Record 484, page 222;

 

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thence along said right of way South 88 degrees 16 minutes 44 seconds East 1.50 feet; thence continue along said right of way North 51 degrees 38 minutes 54 seconds West 1.70 feet; thence North 37 degrees 43 minutes 21 seconds East 98.60 feet; thence North 52 degrees 16 minutes 39 seconds West 22.13 feet; thence North 37 degrees 43 minutes 21 seconds East 61.00 feet to the North line of a vacated alley per Declaratory Resolution 12-1967; thence along said alley North 52 degrees 16 minutes 39 seconds West 68.25 feet; thence North 37 degrees 43 minutes 21 seconds East 148.50 feet to the Southeast right of way line of First Street; thence along said right of way line South 52 degrees 16 minutes 39 seconds East 499.50 feet to the Northwest right of way line of vacated Ingle Street per Ordinance G-84-40; thence along said vacated Ingle Street South 44 degrees 25 minutes 42 seconds East 60.57 feet to the Northwest corner of Fractional Lot No. 1; thence along said North line South 38 degrees 27 minutes 41 seconds East 45.56 feet to the point of beginning.

PARCEL VII:

Leasehold Estate created by and between the City of Evansville, Indiana, acting by and through the Redevelopment Commission of City of Evansville as Lessor and Aztar Indiana Gaming Corporation, an Indiana corporation as lessee as evidenced by Lease entered into as of May 2, 1995 and recorded May 5, 1995, in Lease Drawer 2, card 2189, for a demised term as defined in said Lease, as assigned by Assignment and Assumption Agreement dated as of December 27, 1999 and recorded December 29, 1999, in Lease Drawer 2, card 2687 by and between Aztar Gaming Company, LLC, an Indiana limited liability company and Aztar Indiana Gaming Corporation, an Indiana corporation, in and to the

following described real estate:

Part of Fractional Lot No. 3 in the Lower Enlargement of the City of Evansville, as per plat thereof, recorded in Deed Record A, page 138 and transcribed of record in Plat Book A, page 120, and re-transcribed of record in Plat Book E, page 24, as recorded in the Office of the Recorder of Vanderburgh County, Indiana; also part of Henry Hornby’s Wharf in the Plat of Hornby’s Enlargement of the City of Evansville, as per plat thereof recorded in Plat Book A, page 33 and transcribed of record in Plat Book E, page 66 in the Office of the said Recorder; also part of the Laughlin Wharf in the Plat of Laughlin’s Addition to the City of Lamasco, as per plat thereof, recorded in Plat Book B, pages 44 and 45 in the Office of said Recorder; also, part of Lamasco as shown on the plat of the City of Lamasco, as per plat thereof, recorded in Plat book B, pages 10 and 11 in the Office of said Recorder and being more particularly described by metes and bounds as follows:

Commencing at a 5/8 inch diameter iron rod marking the centerline intersection of First Street and Court Street (formerly known as Division Street), said point being South 38 degrees 27 minutes 41 seconds East (assumed bearing) from a 5/8 inch diameter iron rod marking the centerline intersection of First Street and Ingle Street (formerly known as Elm Street); thence along the centerline of Court Street South 57 degrees 32 minutes 53 seconds West 515.44 feet to a point on the Westerly right of way of Service Road No. 3, U.S. 41 Business Route, Project No. U-887 (4) commonly referred to as Southlane Drive, said point being the true point of beginning; thence continue South 57 degrees 32 minutes 53 seconds West 380.62 feet to the state boundary line between Indiana and Kentucky as established by the Supreme Court of the United States,

 

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No. 81, Original, October 1985 session; thence along said boundary line North 47 degrees 50 minutes 24 seconds West 221.79 feet; thence continue along said boundary line North 51 degrees 46 minutes 58 seconds West 188.49 feet; thence continue along said boundary line North 50 degrees 26 minutes 20 seconds West 464.82 feet to the point of intersection with the East line of a tract of land conveyed to the State of Indiana per deed recorded in Deed Drawer 1, card 9135 in the Office of said Recorder; thence along the East line thereof North 01 degrees 08 minutes 42 seconds East 477.54 feet to the Southwesterly right of way line of said Southlane Drive; thence along said right of way described by the following courses:

South 25 degrees 17 minutes 22 seconds East 64.85 feet; thence South 56 degrees 33 minutes 35 seconds East 169.23 feet; thence South 59 degrees 04 minutes 30 seconds East 399.98 feet to the point of curvature of a curve right, concave to the Southwest having a central angle of 08 degrees 22 minutes 48 seconds and a radius of 903.93 feet from which the chord bears South 54 degrees 53 minutes 05 seconds East 132.09 feet; thence along the arc of said curve 132.21 feet to the point of tangency; thence South 50 degrees 41 minutes 41 seconds East 163.36 feet; thence South 39 degrees 19 minutes 03 seconds West 17.31 feet; thence South 52 degrees 16 minutes 39 seconds East 253.28 feet; thence South 39 degrees 27 minutes 27 seconds East 109.03 feet to a Westerly right of way of said Service Road No. 3, and point being on a curve to the left, concave to the East having a central angle of 22 degrees 27 minutes 27 seconds and a radius of 130.00 feet from which the chord bears South 26 degrees 35 minutes 42 seconds West 50.63 feet; thence along the arc of said curve 50.95 feet to the true point of beginning.

PARCEL VIII:

Lots Nine (9), Ten (10), Eleven (11), Twelve (12), Thirteen (13), and Fourteen (14) in Hornby’s Enlargement of the City of Evansville, as per plat thereof, recorded in Plat Book A, page 33 and transcribed of record in Plat Book E, page 66 in the Office of the Recorder of Vanderburgh County, Indiana.

PARCEL IX:

Lot Ten (10) EXCEPT Twenty One and Five Tenths (21.5) feet off the Northwesterly side thereof adjoining Lot Nine (9) in the Lower (McGary’s) Enlargement of the City of Evansville, as per plat thereof, recorded in Deed Record A, page 138 and transcribed of record in Plat Book E, page 24 in the Office of the Recorder of Vanderburgh County, Indiana.

ALSO, part of a Twelve (12) foot wide alley lying Southeast of Lot Ten (10) and Northwest of Lot Eleven (11) in the Lower Enlargement of the City of Evansville, also known as McGary’s Enlargement, as per plat thereof, recorded in Plat Book A, page 120 and retranscribed of record in Plat Book E, page 24 in the Office of the Recorder of Vanderburgh County, Indiana described as follows:

Beginning at the East corner of said Lot Ten (10), said point being located on the Southwest right of way line of Northwest First Street; thence along the Southwest line of said First Street South 52 degrees 14 minutes 2 seconds East 12 feet to the North corner of said Lot Eleven (11); thence along the Northwest line of said Lot Eleven (11) South 37 degrees 27 minutes 48 seconds West

 

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132.16 feet to a point on the extended Northeast line of Parcel 2 of a tract of land conveyed to Evansville-Vanderburgh Levee Authority District (EVLAD) recorded in Deed Record 450, page 360 in the Office of said Recorder; thence along the extended Northeast line of said EVLAD tract North 52 degrees 14 minutes 42 seconds West 12 feet to a point on the Southeast line of said Lot Ten (10) and being the East corner of said EVLAD tract; thence along the Southeast line of said Lot Ten (10) North 37 degrees 27 minutes 48 seconds Eat 132.16 feet to the point of beginning.

EXCEPT all that part of the above described real estate conveyed to Evansville-Vanderburgh Levee Authority District by Warranty Deed recorded February 19, 1963 in Deed Record 450, page 360 in the office of the Recorder of Vanderburgh County, Indiana.

PARCEL X:

All that part of Lots 18 and 19 in Hornby’s Enlargement to the City of Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana, and that part of Lots 30, 31 32 and 33 of Laughlin’s Addition to the City of Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana and that part of the Morris Ranger’s purchase as shown on the plat of Laughlin’s Addition as recorded April 4, 1865 and the part of the vacated alley lying between Goodsell Street and the East line of Laughlin’s Addition, described and bounded as follows, to-wit:

Commencing at the Northeast corner of said Lot 18 in Hornby’s Enlargement; thence Southwesterly along the easterly line of said Lot 18 a distance of 17.05 feet; thence North 59 degrees 12 minutes West a distance of 73.98 feet to a point which is 29.98 feet Northwesterly of the most easterly line of said Laughlin’s Addition; thence North 29 degrees 36 minutes East a distance of 146.39 feet; thence North 60 degrees 28 minutes 30 seconds West a distance of 62.07 feet; thence North 29 degrees 36 minutes East a distance of 23.95 feet to the line of First Street; thence Southeasterly along First Street to the Northeast corner of said Lot 30; thence Southwesterly along the Easterly line of Laughlin’s Addition a distance of 155.93 feet to the southerly line of the alley and extension thereof, as platted in said Hornby’s Enlargement; thence Southwesterly along the south line of said alley a distance of 56.0 feet to the place of beginning.

PARCEL XI:

That part of the said Mid-Town Industrial Park and designated as Evansville Levee Right of Way lying South of and adjacent to Lots 4 and 5 in Block 8, in said Mid-Town Industrial Park, more particularly described as follows:

Beginning at the Southwest corner of said Lot 4, Block 8 and running Southeasterly along the South Boundary line of said Lots 4 and 5 a distance of 250.88 feet to the Southeast corner of said Lot 5; thence along a line perpendicular to the said South boundary line 17.13 feet to a point; thence Northwesterly along a line parallel to the South boundary line of said Lots 4 and 5 a distance of 250.94 feet; thence Northeasterly 18.84 feet to the place of beginning.

 

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PARCEL XII:

Part of Lots 4 and 5 in Block 10 in Midtown Industrial Park, recorded in Plat Record J. Page 164, in the Office of the Recorder of Vanderburgh County, Indiana, described as follows:

Beginning on the west line of Lot 4 Block 10 in Midtown Industrial Park a distance of 15.0 feet North 31 degrees 01 minute 30 seconds East of the Southwest corner thereof; thence South 59 degrees 04 minutes East and parallel to the South line of Lot 4 a distance of 135.0 feet; thence South 31 degrees 01 minutes 30 seconds West and parallel to the East line of Lots 4 and 5 a distance of 169.7 feet to the North line of First Street; thence South 59 degrees 04 minutes East along First Street a distance of 35.0 feet to the Southeast corner of Lot 5; thence North 31 degrees 01 minute 30 seconds East along the East line of Lots 4 and 5 a distance of 204.7 feet; thence North 59 degrees 04 minutes West and parallel to the South line of Lot 4 a distance of 170.0 feet to the east line of Goodsell Street; thence South 31 degrees 01 minute 30 seconds West along the East line of Goodsell Street 35.0 feet to the place of beginning.

Except all that part conveyed to American General Finance Management Corporation by Quitclaim Deed recorded January 28, 2006 as Instrument No. 2006R00003796, in the Office of the Recorder of Vanderburgh County, Indiana.

Further except all that part conveyed to American General Finance Management Corporation by Quitclaim Deed recorded December 20, 2007 as Instrument No. 2007R00038107, in the Office of the Recorder of Vanderburgh County, Indiana.

PARCEL XIII:

A strip of land thirty (30) feet in uniform width off the South side of High Street and extending from the West line of Good sell Street West to the East line of Lot two (2) Block 133 in Lamas co, an addition to the City of Evansville, Vanderburgh Country, Indiana and more particularly described as lying immediately north of and abutting Lots 1 to 12 inclusive in Block 15 in the Fourth enlargement of the City of Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana, together with twelve (12) feet of a vacated alley between the west line of said Lot 12 in Block 15 in the Fourth Enlargement of the City of Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana and the east line of said Lot 2 in Block 133 in Lamasco, an addition to the City of Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana and more particularly described as lying immediately South of and abutting the remaining North part of said High Street and lots 11 to 20 inclusive in Block 16 Fourth Enlargement of the City of Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana, Fourth Avenue and Lot 13 in Block 20 Fourth Enlargement of the City of Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana.

Parcel XIV:

Part of Fractional Section 30, Township 6 South, Range 10 West in the City of Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana and being:

That portion of vacated High Street in the City of Evansville, being 30 feet in uniform width off the South side of High Street extending from the West line of Goodsell Street West to the East line of Lot 2 in Block 133 in Lamasco, an Addition to the City of Evansville as per Declaratory Resolution No. 14-1959 [Vacation and Openings Record 3, page 29].

 

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Also vacated Goodsell Street located between the North line of Northwest First Street and the South line of vacated High Street in the City of Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana together with a small triangular shaped piece of land lying near the Southwest corner of the intersection of Goodsell Street and High Street designated as Evansville Flood Protection Levee right of way as shown on the Midtown Industrial Park plat recorded in Plat Book J, page 164 in the Office of the Recorder of Vanderburgh County, Indiana; Also an additional segment of Goodsell Street lying North of the South line of High Street approximately 77.7 feet in length as per Declaratory Resolution No. 16-1964.

All of the above described as follows: Beginning at the Northeast corner of the intersection of Northwest First Street and vacated Goodsell Street; thence North 58 degrees 09 minutes 57 seconds West 60 feet to the Northwest corner of the intersection of Northwest First Street and vacated Goodsell Street; thence North 31 degrees 54 minutes 38 seconds East along the Westerly line of Goodsell Street; thence North 31 degrees 54 minutes 38 seconds East along the Westerly line of Goodsell Street 143.72 feet; thence North 13 degrees 03 minutes 03 seconds West 18.88 feet; thence North 38 degrees 00 minutes 44 seconds West along the Southerly line of vacated High Street 358.85 feet; thence North 05 degrees 48 minutes 16 seconds East along a portion of the East line of Lot 1 in Block 9 in the Plat of Midtown Industrial Park 26.09 feet; thence South 88 degrees 03 minutes 57 seconds East 13.15 feet; thence South 58 degrees 00 minutes 44 seconds East 372.29 feet along a line which is 30 feet North of and parallel to the South line of vacated High Street to the intersection of said North line of the Northwesterly line of a portion of Goodsell Street; thence North 31 degrees 54 minutes 38 seconds East along the West right of way line of vacated Goodsell Street 47.71 feet; thence South 55 degrees 42 minutes 48 seconds East 60.05 feet; thence South 31 degrees 54 minutes 38 seconds West along the East right of way of vacated Goodsell Street 232.21 feet to the Point of Beginning.

Except all that part conveyed to City of Evansville by and through its Redevelopment Commission by Corrective Quitclaim Deed recorded February 9, 2007 as Instrument No. 2007R00004075 in the Office of the Recorder of Vanderburgh County, Indiana.

Further except that part conveyed to the Estate of Walter Pelz by Quit Claim deed dated May 14, 1996 and recorded May 16, 1996 in Deed Drawer 10, Card 1710 as Instrument No. 96-11900; Grantee corrected to Dorothy Rose English as Successor Trustee under the testamentary trust created under the Last Will and Testament of Walter Pelz by Correction Quit Claim Deed dated January 17, 1997 and recorded January 31, 1997 in Deed Drawer 10, Card 7055 as Instrument No. 97-02363, all in the Office of the Recorder of Vanderburgh County, Indiana.

 

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PARCEL XV:

That portion of vacated First Street in the City of Evansville as per Ordinance No. G-95-10 recorded October 26, 1995 in Deed Drawer 9, Card 7932 in the Office of the Recorder of Vanderburgh County, Indiana described as follows:

All that part of the First Street right of way lying Southwest of Lot 2 in Block 9 and a portion of Lot 5 in Block 10 of Midtown Industrial Park, an Addition to the City of Evansville, as per plat thereof recorded in Plat Book J, page 164 in the Office of the Recorder of Vanderburgh County, Indiana and lying Northeast of Lots 9 and 10 in Laughlin’s Addition to the City of Evansville, as per plat thereof recorded in Plat Book B, pages 44 and 45 in the Office of said Recorder; and Lots 31 through 37 inclusive in Laughlin’s Addition to the City of Evansville, being 60 feet in width and running Easterly from a point on the Easterly line of Block 133 in the plat of the City of Lamasco, as recorded in Plat Book A, page 156 in the Office of said Recorder contiguous to that portion of First Street previously vacated as recorded in Deed Record 500, page 405 in the Office of said Recorder to the Southeasterly line of a parcel conveyed to the Evansville-Vanderburgh Levee Authority District as recorded in Deed Record 464, page 473 in the Office of said Recorder across said First Street right of way, said parcel being more particularly described as follows:

Commencing at an iron pin on the North line of Fractional Section 30 originally situated in the center of the intersection of Pennsylvania Street and Goodsell Street, as described in Deed transferred in Deed Record 662, page 314 in the Office of said Recorder; thence along the following calls as stated in said Warranty Deed; thence from said iron pin extending Southwesterly along a line marking an interior angle of 89 degrees 07 minutes with the North line of said Fractional Section 30, 822.9 feet; thence Southwesterly along the centerline of Goodsell Street, which line makes an interior angle of 150 degrees 43 minutes with the preceding line 509.9 feet; thence Southeasterly along a line making an interior angle of 90 degrees 04 minutes with the preceding line, 30 feet to the Northwest corner of Lot 37 in Laughlin’s Addition, being the Southeast corner of the intersection of First and Goodsell Street and also being the Point of Beginning of this description; thence North 58 degrees 09 minutes 57 seconds West along that portion of vacated Goodsell Street as recorded in Deed Drawer 3, Card 8302 in the Office of said Recorder and the Northeasterly line of Lots 9 and 10 in Laughlin’s Addition, 296.91 feet to a point on the Easterly line of Block 133 of Lamasco and that part of First Street previously vacated, across which Southern Indiana Gas and Electric was granted an easement as described in Deed Record 500, page 405 in the Office of said Recorder; thence North 05 degrees 42 minutes 03 seconds East along the Easterly end of the previously vacated First Street, 66.83 feet; thence South 58 degrees 09 minutes 57 seconds East along the Southwesterly line of Lot 2 in Block 9 in Midtown Industrial Park, the Southerly end of that portion of Goodsell Street quitclaimed to Boetticher & Kellogg Inc. in Deed Record 464, page 423, in the Office of said Recorder and continuing along the Southwesterly line of Lot 5 in Block 10 in Midtown Industrial Park, 496.43 feet; thence South 31 degrees 54 minutes 38 seconds West 60.01 feet to a point on the North line of Lot 31 in Laughlin’s Addition; thence North 58 degrees 09 minutes 57 seconds West along the North line of Lots 31 through 37 in Laughlin’s Addition, 170 feet to the Point of Beginning.

 

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ALSO that portion of vacated First Street in the City of Evansville as per Ordinance No. G-2006-1 Amended recorded January 25, 2006 as Instrument No. 2006R00004986 in the Office of the Recorder of Vanderburgh County, Indiana, described as follows:

All that part of the First Street right of way lying Southwest of Lot 8 in Block 10 in Midtown Industrial Park, an Addition to the City of Evansville, as per plat thereof recorded in Plat Book J, page 164, and lying Northeast of Lots 9, 10, 11, 12, 13 and 14 in Hornby’s Enlargement to the City of Evansville, as per plat thereof recorded in Plat Book A, page 33, and transcribed of record in Plat Book E, page 66, in the Office of said Recorder; the vacated alley that lies between Lot 9 in Hornby’s Enlargement and Lot 30 in the adjoining Laughlin’s Addition to the City of Evansville, as per plat thereof recorded in Plat Book B, pages 44 and 45 in the office of said Recorder; and also Lot 30 and a portion of Lot 31 in Laughlin’s Addition, being 60 feet in width and running Easterly from the Westerly line of Lot 8 in Block 10 in Midtown Industrial Park extended across the First Street right of way, also being the easterly line of that portion of First Street previously vacated as recorded in Deed Record 9, Card 7932 in the Office of said Recorder and the southeasterly line of a parcel conveyed to the Evansville-Vanderburgh Levee Authority District as recorded in Volume 464, page 473 in the Office of said Recorder, across said First Street right of way to the Southwesterly right of way of Third Avenue, said parcel being more particularly described as follows:

Commencing at an iron pin on the North line of Fractional Section 30 originally situated in the center of the intersection of Pennsylvania Street and Goodsell Street, as described in Deed transferred in Deed Record 662, page 314, in the Office of said Recorder; thence along the following calls as stated in said Warranty Deed; thence from said iron pin extending Southwesterly along a line marking an interior angle of 89 degrees 70 minutes with the North line of said Fractional Section 30, 822.9 feet; thence Southwesterly along the centerline of Goodsell Street, which line makes an interior angle of 150 degrees 43 minutes with the preceding line 509.9 feet; thence Southeasterly along a line making an interior angle of 90 degrees 04 minutes with the preceding line 30 feet to the Northwest corner of Lot 37 in Laughlin’s Addition, being the Southeast corner of the intersection of First and Goodsell Street; thence continue South 58 degrees 09 minutes 57 seconds East 170 feet along the North lines of Lots 37, 36, 35, 34 33, 32 and a portion of Lot 31 in Laughlin’s Addition to the Point of Beginning; thence North 31 degrees 54 minutes 38 seconds East 60 feet to a point where the North right of way of First Street intersects the Southwest corner of Lot 8 in Block 10 in Midtown Industrial Park, said line also being contiguous to that portion of First Street previously vacated as recorded in Deed Drawer 9, Card 7932 in the Office of the Recorder of Vanderburgh County, Indiana; thence South 58 degrees 09 minutes 57 seconds East 193.01 feet; thence 29.19 feet along a curve to the left, concave to the Northwest, said curve having a radius of 20 feet and a chord of 26.66 feet bearing North 80 degrees 02 minutes 38 seconds East to a point on the Northwesterly right of way line of Third Avenue; thence South 38 degrees 13 minutes 04 seconds West 78.25 feet along said right of way to the Northeast corner of Lot 14 in Hornby’s Enlargement; thence North 58 degrees 09 minutes 57 seconds West 204.28 feet along the North line of Lot 14, 13, 12, 11, 10 and 9 in Hornby’s Enlargement, the adjoining alley, and Lot 30 and a portion of Lot 31 in Laughlin’s Addition to the Point of Beginning.

COMBINED PARCELS I, II, III, VIII, X, XII, XIII, XIV AND XV:

A part of Fractional Section 30, Township 6 South, Range 10 West of the Second Principal Meridian, Vanderburgh County, Indiana, being also a part of Blocks 9 and 10 of Mid-Town Industrial Park, a part of Block 133 of Lamasco, a part of Laughlin’s Addition, a part of Hornby’s Enlargement, and portions of vacated streets and alleys within or adjoining said platted tracts, being more particularly described as follows:

 

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Commencing at the northwest corner of Lot 1 in block 9 of Mid-town Industrial Park, the plat of which is recorded in Plat Book J, page 164, in the Office of the Recorder of said county; thence South 88 degrees 03 minutes 57 seconds East 95.22 feet along the north line of said Lot 1 to the northeast corner of said Lot 1; thence South 5 degrees 48 minutes 16 seconds West 10.72 feet along the east line of said Lot 1 to the southwest corner of the 389 square foot parcel of land described in Deed Drawer 10, Card 7055 in the office of said Recorder and the point of beginning of this description; thence South 74 degrees 11 minutes 08 seconds East 35.33 feet along the southern line of said 389 square foot parcel to the western face of an existing wall; thence North 5 degrees 36 minutes 07 seconds East 7.10 feet along said western face to the northeastern line of the parcel of land described as Parcel 4 in Deed Drawer 13, Card 2229 in the office of said Recorder; thence South 58 degrees 00 minutes 44 seconds East 1.19 feet said northeast line the eastern face of said existing wall; thence south 5 degrees 34 minutes 37 seconds West 5.85 feet along said eastern face to a corner of said wall; thence the following six courses along the northeastern face of said wall; South 57 degrees 53 minutes 59 seconds East 60.02 feet; thence North 32 degrees 06 minutes 01 seconds East 4.00 feet; thence south 57 degrees 53 minutes 59 seconds East 6.20 feet; thence South 32 degrees 06 minutes 01 second West 4.00 feet; thence South 57 degrees 53 minutes 59 seconds East 338.16 feet; thence South 57 degrees 54 minutes 52 seconds East 145.81 feet (145.75 feet by Document 2006R00003796) to a corner of said wall; thence south 31 degrees 54 minutes 02 seconds West 180.23 feet (180.45 feet by Document 2006R00003796) along the southeastern face of said wall to the southwestern line of Block 10 of said Mid-Town Industrial Park; thence south 58 degrees 09 minutes 58 seconds East 217.18 feet along said southwestern line; thence along the southern boundary of said block 10 Northeasterly 29.06 feet along an arc to the left and having a radius of 20.00 feet and subtended by a long chord having a bearing of North 80 degrees 12 minutes 18 seconds East and a length of 26.57 feet to the northwestern boundary of Third Avenue; thence South 38 degrees 34 minutes 09 seconds West 78.19 feet along said northwestern boundary and along the southeastern boundary to First Street as vacated by Instrument 2006R0004986 to the eastern corner of Lot 14 of Hornby’s enlargement, the plat of which is retranscribed of record in Plat Book E, page 66 in the Office of said Recorder; thence South 38 degrees 34 minutes 09 seconds West 145.00 feet along the southeastern line of said Lot 14 to the southern corner of said Lot 14; thence North 58 degrees 09 minutes 57 seconds West 145.17 feet along the southwestern line of said Lots 9 thru 14 inclusive of Hornby’s Enlargement to the southeastern line of said Laughlin’s Addition; thence South 30 degrees 00 minutes 03 seconds West 12.01 feet along said southeastern line of Laughlin’s Addition to the Northern corner of Lot 19 in said Hornby’s Enlargement; thence South 58 degrees 09 minutes 57 seconds East 44.00 feet (southwesterly 56.0 feet (sic) by Document 2005R00027607) along the Northeastern line of Lots 18 and 19 of said Hornby’s Enlargement to the eastern corner of said Lot 18; thence South 30 degrees 00 minutes 03 seconds West 144.07 feet, along the southeastern line of said Lot 18 to the southern corner of said Lot 18; thence North 58 degrees 09 minutes 58 seconds West 261.00 feet along the southwestern line of said Lots 18 and 19 and the southwestern line of the Morris Ranger Tract as shown on the plat of said Laughlin’s Addition to the western corner of said Morris Ranger Tract; thence North 40 degrees 12 minutes 52 seconds West 60.88 feet along the northeastern boundary of Riverside Drive (formerly Southlane Drive) and Fulton Avenue, being

 

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the northeastern right-of-way of Indiana State Highway Project U-887(4); thence North 36 degrees 34 minutes 52 seconds West 270.46 feet along said northeastern boundary to the prolongation of the west line of Lot 10 in Block 133 of the Correct Plat of a part of the City of Lamasco, the plat of which is retranscribed of record in Plat Book E, pages 60 and 61 in the office of said Recorder; thence North 1 degree 56 minutes 04 seconds East 403.48 feet along the west line of Lots 3 thru 10 inclusive and the prolongation thereof and along the west line of the aforesaid Lot 1 in Block 9 of Mid-Towns Industrial Park to the southwest corner of the 2796 square foot parcel of land described in Deed Drawer 10, Card 7056; thence South 88 degrees 03 minutes 57 seconds East 87.69 feet along the south line of said 2796 square foot parcel to a corner of said parcel; thence North 31 degrees 52 minutes 55 seconds East 12.50 feet along the southeastern line of said parcel to the aforesaid east line of Lot 1 in Block 9 of Mid-town Industrial Park; thence North 5 degrees 48 minutes 21 seconds East 8.50 feet along said east line to the point of beginning, containing 7.75 acres, more or less.

Parcel IV:

A part of Fractional Section 30, Township 6 South, Range 10 West of the Second Principal Meridian, Vanderburgh County, Indiana, being also a part of Lots 7 and 8 in the Lower (or McGary’s) Enlargement to the City of Evansville, the plat of which is retranscribed of record in Plat Book E, page 24 in the office of the Recorder of said county, being more particularly described as follows:

Commencing at the western corner of said Lot 8; thence North 38 degrees 34 minutes 09 seconds East 80.05 feet (80 feet by the plat of Goodsell’s Subdivision, Plat Book E, page 151) along the northwestern line of said Lot 8 to the northern corner of the tract of land described in Deed Drawer 1, card 659 in the office of said Recorder (being also the northern corner of Lot 5 in Goodsell’s Subdivision) and the POINT OF BEGINNING of this description; thence North 38 degrees 34 minutes 09 seconds East 67.64 feet along the northwestern line of said Lot 8 to the western corner of the tract of land described in Deed Record 450, page 483 in the office of said Recorder, which corner is 0.81 feet southwesterly of the northern corner of said Lot 8; thence South 51 degrees 25 minutes 52 seconds East 98.73 feet along the southwestern line of said tract to a corner of said tract; thence South 11 degrees 45 minutes 02 seconds East 16.26 feet (17.4 feet by Deed Record 450, page 483) along a western line of said tract to the southern corner of said tract, which corner is on the southeastern line of the northwestern half of said Lot 7; thence South 38 degrees 30 minutes 38 seconds West 57.26 feet along said southeastern line to the eastern corner of the aforesaid tract described in Deed Drawer 1, card 659 (being the eastern corner of Lot 1 in Goodsell’s Subdivision); thence North 51 degrees 25 minutes 52 seconds West 111.30 feet along the northeastern line of said tract (northeastern line of Lots 1 thru 5 inclusive of Goodsell’s Subdivision) to the point of beginning and containing 0.17 acres, more or less.

Combined Parcels V, VI, and IX:

A part of Fractional Section 30, Township 6 South, Range 10 West of the Second Principal Meridian, Vanderburgh County, Indiana, being also a part of the Lower (or McGary’s) Enlargement to the City of Evansville, the plat of which is retranscribed of record in Plat Book E, page 24 in the office of the Recorder of said county, and portions of vacated streets and alleys within or adjoining said Lower Enlargement, being more particularly described as follows:

 

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Commencing at a 5/8” iron rod marking the centerline intersection of Court Street and First Street; thence South 58 degrees 22 minutes 18 seconds West 33.32 feet along the platted centerline of said Court Street; thence North 31 degrees 37 minutes 42 seconds West 30.00 feet to the eastern corner of Fractional Lot 2 of said Lower Enlargement, which corner is the intersection of the southwestern boundary of First Street and the northwestern boundary of Court Street, and being the POINT OF BEGINNING of this description; thence South 58 degrees 22 minutes 18 seconds West 307.36 feet along the southeastern line of said Fractional Lot 2 and the prolongation thereof to the southeastern line of Lot 1 of said Lower Enlargement; thence South 38 degrees 33 minutes 13 seconds West 0.71 feet along said southeastern line of Lot 1 to the southern corner of said Lot 1; thence North 51 degrees 28 minutes 30 seconds West 408.32 feet along the southwestern line of Lots 1 thru 5 inclusive of said Lower Enlargement and the prolongation thereof to the southwestern corner of the parcel of land described in Deed Record 484, page 222; thence North 86 degrees 55 minutes 55 seconds East 1.20 feet along the southern line of said parcel the southeast corner of said parcel; thence North 47 degrees 59 minutes 17 seconds West 1.70 feet along the northeastern line of said parcel to the northern corner of said parcel; thence North 38 degrees 33 minutes 48 seconds East 98.60 feet; thence North 51 degrees 28 minutes 30 seconds West 22.13 feet to the northwestern line of said Lot 5; thence North 38 degrees 33 minutes 48 seconds East 61.00 feet along said northwestern line of Lot 5 and the prolongation thereof to a point on the southwestern line of Lot 11 of said Lower Enlargement; thence North 51 degrees 28 minutes 24 seconds West 68.25 feet along the southwestern line of said Lot 11 to the western corner of said Lot 11; thence North 38 degrees 33 minutes 55 seconds East 16.34 feet along the northwestern line of said Lot 11 to the extended northeastern line of the tract of land described as Parcel 2 in Deed Record 450, page 360 in the office of said Recorder; thence North 51 degrees 28 minutes 24 seconds West 14.87 feet along said extended northeast line and along the northeast line of said Parcel 2 to the northern corner of said Parcel 2; thence South 38 degrees 33 minutes 55 seconds West 16.34 feet along the northwestern line of said Parcel 2 to the southwestern line of Lot 10 of said Lower Enlargement; thence North 51 degrees 28 minutes 24 seconds West 24.55 feet along said southwestern line of Lot 10 to the southern corner of the tract of land described as Parcel 1 in said Deed Record 450, page 360; thence North 38 degrees 34 minutes 02 seconds East 9.14 feet along the southeastern line of said Parcel 1 to the eastern corner of said Parcel 1; thence North 51 degrees 28 minutes 24 seconds West 22.33 feet along the northeastern line of said Parcel 1 to the southeastern line of the northwestern 21.5 feet of said Lot 10; thence North 38 degrees 34 minutes 02 seconds East 139.36 feet along said southeastern line to a point on the northeastern line of said Lot 10; thence South 51 degrees 28 minutes 18 seconds East 561.18 feet along the northeastern line of Lots 10 thru 16 inclusive of said Lower Enlargement and the prolongation thereof to the eastern corner of said Lot 16; thence South 43 degrees 37 minutes 13 seconds East 60.57 feet along the northeastern line of that portion of Ingle Street vacated by Ordinance G-84-40 to the northern corner of the aforesaid Fractional Lot 2 of the Lower Enlargement; thence South 37 degrees 38 minutes 28 seconds East 45.52 feet along the northeastern line of said Fractional Lot 2 to the point of beginning and containing 3.81 acres, more or less.

 

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Leasehold Parcel VII:

Leasehold Estate created by the Lease recorded in Lease Drawer 2, card 2189 in the office of the Recorder of Vanderburgh County, Indiana in and to a part of Fractional Section 30, Township 6 South, Range 10 West of the Second Principal Meridian, Vanderburgh County, Indiana, being also a part of Fractional Lot 3 in the Lower (or McGary’s) Enlargement to the City of Evansville, a part of Henry Hornby’s Wharf as shown on the plat of Hornby’s Enlargement, a part of the Laughlin Wharf as shown on the plat of Laughlin’s Addition, and a part of vacated Front Street as shown on the plat of the City of Lamasco, being more particularly described as follows:

Commencing at a 5/8” iron rod marking the centerline intersection of Court Street and First Street; thence South 58 degrees 22 minutes 18 seconds West 515.44 feet along the platted centerline of said Court Street to a point on the western boundary of Service Road No. 3 of Indiana State Highway Project U-887(4) and the POINT OF BEGINNING of this description; thence continuing South 58 degrees 22 minutes 18 seconds West 380.62 feet to the state boundary line between Indiana and Kentucky as established by the Supreme Court of the United States, October 1985 session; thence North 47 degrees 00 minutes 59 seconds West 221.79 feet along said state boundary; thence North 50 degrees 57 minutes 33 seconds West 188.49 feet along said state boundary; thence North 49 degrees 36 minutes 55 seconds West 464.82 feet along said state boundary to its intersection with the east line of the tract of land described in Deed Drawer 1, card 9134 in the office of the Recorder of said county; thence North 1 degree 58 minutes 07 seconds East 477.54 feet along the east line of said tract to the southwestern boundary of Riverside Drive (formerly Southlane Drive) and Fulton Avenue, being the southwestern right-of-way of said Project U-887(4); thence South 24 degrees 27 minutes 57 seconds East 64.85 feet along said southwestern boundary; thence South 55 degrees 44 minutes 10 seconds East 169.23 feet along the southwestern boundary of Riverside Drive and the southwestern right-of-way of said Project U-887(4); thence South 58 degrees 15 minutes 05 seconds East 399.98 feet along said boundary; thence along said boundary Southeasterly 132.21 feet along an arc to the right and having a radius of 903.87 feet and subtended by a long chord having a bearing of South 54 degrees 03 minutes 40 seconds East and a length of 132.09 feet; thence South 49 degrees 52 minutes 16 seconds East 163.36 feet along said boundary; thence South 40 degrees 08 minutes 28 seconds West 17.31 feet along said boundary; thence South 51 degrees 27 minutes 14 seconds East 253.28 feet along said boundary; thence South 38 degrees 38 minutes 02 seconds East 109.03 feet along said boundary to the aforesaid western boundary of Service Road No. 3; thence along said western boundary Southwesterly 50.96 feet along an arc to the left and having a radius of 129.94 feet and subtended by a long chord having a bearing of South 27 degrees 24 minutes 55 seconds West and a length of 50.63 feet to the point of beginning and containing 10.20 acres, more or less.

Parcel XVI:

Part of Lots 5 and 6 in Lower (or McGary’s) enlargement of the City of Evansville, as per plat thereof recorded in Deed Record Book A, page 136 and transcribed of record in Plat Book A page 120 and retranscribed of record in Plat Book E, page 24 in the office of the Recorder of Vanderburgh County, Indiana, more particularly described as 22 feet off of Lot 5 fronting Riverside Avenue (formerly Water Street) adjoining Lot 6 and running back from Riverside Avenue a distance of 99 feet, also a distance of 58.3 feet off of the Southeast side of Lot 6 adjoining Lot 5 excepting thereof that part taken by the State of Indiana as recorded August 3, 1967 in Deed Record 506 page 158 thereof.

 

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Parcel XVII:

Lots 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 of Goodsell’s Subdivision of the Western one-half of Lot 7 and all of Lot 8 of McGary’s Enlargement to the City of Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana, according to the recorded plat thereof in Plat Record A, page 136 (and now recorded at Plat Record E, page 151), in the Office of the Recorder of Vanderburgh County, Indiana.

EXCEPTING THEREFROM that part conveyed by Warranty Deed to the State of Indiana dated August 1, 1966 and recorded October 18, 1966 in Deed Record 495 page 148, in the Office of the Recorder of Vanderburgh County, Indiana.

Parcel XVIII:

Lots One (1), Two (2), Three (3) and Four (4) in Iselin’s Subdivision of Lots Fifteen (15), Sixteen (16) and Seventeen (17) of Hornby’s Enlargement of the City of Evansville, as per plat thereof, recorded in Plat Book C, Page 219 in the Office of the Recorder of Vanderburgh County, Indiana.

EXCEPTING THEREFROM: That part of Lot Four (4) conveyed by the F. Holtz Company, Incorporated to Evansville—Vanderburgh Levee Authority District by Warranty Deed dated May 2, 1963 and recorded May 8, 1963 in Deed Book 453, Page 30 in the Office of the Recorder of Vanderburgh County, Indiana.

ALSO: The Northwesterly one-half of vacated Third Avenue lying immediately adjacent to, and Southeasterly of, said Lot 1 and part of Lot 4 in Iselin’s Subdivision described above, pursuant to Ordinance No. G-2016-11, recorded April 1, 2016 as Instrument No. 2016R00008967 in the Office of the Recorder of Vanderburgh County, Indiana.

Parcel XIX

Eighteen and Fifty-six Hundredths (18.56) feet of Lot Six (6) adjoining Lot Seven (7) and Thirty-seven and One Hundred Twenty-five Thousandths (37.125) feet of Lot Seven (7) adjoining Lot Six (6) in the Lower Enlargement of the City of Evansville, also known as McGary’s Enlargement of the City of Evansville, as per plat thereof, recorded in Deed Record A, Page 138 and transcribed of record in Plat Book A, Page 120, and re-transcribed of record in Plat Book E, Page 24 in the Office of the Recorder of Vanderburgh County, Indiana.

EXCEPTING THEREFROM that part conveyed to the State of Indiana by Warranty Deed dated June 13, 1966 and recorded September 1, 1966 in Deed Volume 493, Page 429 in the Office of the Recorder of Vanderburgh County, Indiana.

 

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ALSO, all that part of Lot Ten (10) in the Lower Enlargement to the City of Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana, described and bounded as follows, to-wit:

Commencing at a point on the Southerly line of Lot Ten (10), said point being located by measuring Twenty-one and Five Tenths (21.5) feet Southeast of a line dividing Lots Nine (9) and Ten (10), thence Northeasterly and parallel to a line dividing Lots Nine (9) and Ten (10) a distance of Nine and Fourteen Hundredths (9.14) feet, thence Southeasterly and parallel to the Southerly line of Lot Ten (10) a distance of Twenty-two and Thirty-three Hundredths (22.33) feet, thence Southwesterly and parallel to a line dividing Lots Nine (9) and Ten (10) a distance of Nine and Fourteen Hundredths (9.14) feet to the Southerly line of Lot Ten (10), said point also being on the Northerly right-of-way of the alley, thence Northwesterly along the Southerly line of Lot Ten (10) a distance of Twenty-two and Thirty-three Hundredths (22.33) feet to the point of beginning.

ALSO, all that part of Lot Ten (10) in the Lower Enlargement to the City of Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana, described and bounded as follows, to-wit:

Commencing at a point on the Southerly line of Lot Ten (10), said point being located by measuring Southeasterly Sixty-eight and Thirty-eight Hundredths (68.38) feet from a line dividing Lots Nine (9) and Ten (10), thence Northeasterly and parallel to a line dividing Lots Nine (9) and Ten (10) a distance of Sixteen and Thirty-four Hundredths (16.34) feet, thence South 52 Degrees 21 Minutes East a distance of Two and Eighty-seven Hundredths (2.87) feet to the Easterly line of Lot Ten (10), thence Southwesterly along the Easterly line of Lot Ten (10) a distance of Sixteen and Thirty-four Hundredths (16.34) feet to the most Southerly corner of Lot Ten (10), said point also being on the Northerly right-of-way of the alley, thence Northwesterly along the Southerly line of Lot Ten (10) a distance of Two and Eighty-seven Hundredths (2.87) feet to the point of beginning.

ALSO, a sub-surface easement for the public purpose of constructing, maintaining, improving, repairing and reconditioning of flood control walls and devices is hereby granted over, along, across, within and upon the following described real estate in Vanderburgh County, State of Indiana, to-wit:

All that part of Lot Ten (10) in the Lower Enlargement to the City of Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana, described and bounded as follows, to-wit: Commencing at a point, said point being Twenty-one and Five Tenths (21.5) feet Southeast of a line dividing Lots Nine (9) and Ten (10), and Nine and Fourteen Hundredths (9.14) feet North of the Southerly line of Lot Ten (10), thence Northeasterly and parallel to a line dividing Lots Nine (9) and Ten (10) a distance of Seven and Twenty Hundredths (7.20) feet, thence South 52 Degrees 21 Minutes East a distance of Forty-six and Eighty-three Hundredths (46.83) feet, thence Southwesterly and parallel to a line dividing Lots Nine (9) and Ten (10) a distance of Sixteen and Thirty-four Hundredths (16.34) feet to a point on the Southerly line of Lot Ten (10), said point also being on the Northerly line of the alley, thence Northwesterly along the Southerly line of Lot Ten (10) a distance of Twenty-four and Fifty-five Hundredths (24.55) feet, thence Northeasterly and parallel to a line dividing Lots Nine (9) and Ten (10) a distance of Nine and Fourteen Hundredths (9.14) feet, thence Northwesterly and parallel to the Southerly line of Lot Ten (10) a distance of Twenty-two and Thirty-three Hundredths (22.33) feet to the point of beginning.

 

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ALSO, all that part of Lots Seven (7) and Eight (8) in Lower Enlargement to the City of Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana, described and bounded as follows, to-wit:

Commencing at the most Northerly corner of Lot Eight (8), Lower Enlargement to the City of Evansville, thence Southeasterly along the Northerly line of Lots Eight (8) and Seven (7) a distance of One Hundred Eleven and Thirty-seven Hundredths (111.37) feet to a point on the Northerly line of Lot Seven (7), said point being Thirty-seven and Twelve Hundredths (37.12) feet Northwest of a line dividing Lots Seven (7) and Six (6), said point being on the line dividing the property of the Grantor herein and that formerly owned by Ada May Ragon and conveyed to the Evansville-Vanderburgh Levee Authority District by Warranty Deed by Marian Nisbet, Attorney in Fact for Ada May Ragon, said Deed being dated July 10, 1961, and recorded November 22, 1961 in Deed Record 438, Page 533, thence Southwesterly and parallel with the line dividing Lots Seven (7) and Six (6) a distance of Eleven and Nineteen Hundredths (11.19) feet, thence North 08 Degrees 32 Minutes West a distance of Seventeen and Four Tenths (17.4) feet, thence North 52 Degrees 16 Minutes West a distance of Ninety-eight and Seventy-three Hundredths (98.73) feet to a point on the Westerly line of Lot Eight (8), said point also being on the Easterly right-of-way of Third Avenue, thence Northeasterly along the Westerly line of Lot Eight (8) a distance of .81 feet to the place of beginning.

ALSO, all that part of Lots Nine (9) and Ten (10) in Lower Enlargement to the City of Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana, described and bounded as follows, to-wit:

Commencing at the Southwest corner of Lot Nine (9), said point also being on the Easterly right-of-way of Third Avenue, thence Northeasterly along the Easterly right-of-way of Third Avenue a distance of Three and Eleven Hundredths (3.11) feet, thence Southeasterly and parallel to the Southerly line of Lots Nine (9) and Ten (10) a distance of Ninety-two and Seventy-five Hundredths (92.75) feet to a point, said point being Twenty-one and Five Tenths (21.5) feet Southeast of the line dividing Lots Nine (9) and Ten (10); thence Southwesterly and parallel to the line dividing Lots Nine (9) and Ten (10) a distance of Three and Eleven Hundredths (3.11) feet to a point on the Southerly line of Lot Ten (10), thence Northwesterly along the Southerly line of Lots Ten (10) and Nine (9) a distance of Ninety-two and Seventy-five Hundredths (92.75) feet to the point of beginning.

Also, a sub-surface easement for the public purpose of constructing, maintaining, improving, repairing and reconditioning of flood control walls and devices is hereby granted over, along, across, within and upon the following described real estate in Vanderburgh County, State of Indiana, to-wit:

All that part of Lots Nine (9) and Ten (10) in the Lower Enlargement to the City of Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana, described and bounded as follows, to-wit:

 

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Commencing at a point on the Westerly line of Lot Nine (9), said point being a distance of Three and Eleven Hundredths (3.11) feet Northeast of the Southwest corner of Lot Nine (9), thence Northeasterly along the Westerly line of Lot Nine (9) a distance of Thirteen and One Hundredth (13.01) feet, thence South 52 Degrees 21 Minutes East a distance of Ninety-two and Seventy-five Hundredths (92.75) feet to a point, said point being a distance of Twenty-one and Five Tenths (21.5) feet Southeast of a line dividing Lots Nine (9) and Ten (10), thence Southwest and parallel to the line dividing Lots Nine (9) and Ten (10) a distance of Thirteen and Fourteen Hundredths (13.14) feet, thence Northwesterly and parallel to the Southerly line of Lot Nine (9) a distance of Ninety-two and Seventy-five Hundredths (92.75) feet to the point of beginning.

Also, the vacated alley pursuant to Final Adoption of Declaratory Resolution No. 2-1963 on March 15, 1963 more particularly described as follows;

Parcel A: The alley running generally in a Northwest-Southeast direction lying between Lots 9 and 10 and Lots 7 and 8 in the Lower (or McGary’s) Enlargement to the City of Evansville, Indiana,

Parcel B: Part of the South 16.34 feet of an alley running generally in a Northeast-Southwest direction lying between Lot 10 and Lot 11 of the Lower (or McGary’s) Enlargement to the City of Evansville, Indiana; said alley having a southern termini at the northern boundaries of Lots 6 and 7 of the Lower (McGary’s) Enlargement to the City of Evansville, Indiana.

Which land is also described as follows:

Part of Lots 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10 in the Lower Enlargement of the City of Evansville, also known as McGary’s Enlargement, as per plat thereof, recorded in Plat Book A, Page 120 and re-transcribed of record in Plat Book E, Page 24 in the Office of the Recorder of Vanderburgh County, Indiana; Also all of Parcel A and Parcel B, being alleys vacated by Declaratory Resolution No. 2-1963 all being more particularly described as follows:

Beginning at the Northeast most corner of said Lot 8; thence along the right of way of Third Avenue, North 37 degrees 45 minutes 57 seconds East 15.11 feet to a corner of a tract of land conveyed to Evansville-Vanderburgh Levee Authority District (EVLAD) recorded in Deed Book 450, Page 557 in said Office of the Recorder, thence along the Northeast line of said EVLAD tract, South 52 degrees 14 minutes 03 seconds East 92.75 feet to a corner of said EVLAD tract; thence along the Northwest line of a tract of land conveyed to EVLAD, recorded in Deed Book 450, Page 360 in said Office of the Recorder, North 37 degrees 45 minutes 57 seconds East 6.03 feet to a corner of said EVLAD tract; thence along the Northeast line of said EVLAD tract, South 52 degrees 14 minutes 03 seconds East 22.33 feet to a corner of said EVLAD tract; thence along the Southeast line of said EVLAD tract, South 37 degrees 45 minutes 57 seconds West 9.14 feet to a point on the Northeast line of said Parcel A, being a vacated alley; thence along said Northeast line, South 52 degrees 14 minutes 03 seconds East 24.55 feet to a corner of Parcel 2 of a tract of land conveyed to EVLAD, recorded in said Deed Book 450, Page 360; thence along the Northwest line of said Parcel 2, North 37 degrees 45 minutes 57 seconds East 16.34 feet to a corner of said EVLAD tract; thence along the Northeast line and the extended Northeast line of said EVLAD tract, South 52 degrees 14 minutes 03 seconds East 14.87 feet to a corner of said Parcel B, being a vacated alley; thence along the Southeast line of said Parcel B, South 37 degrees 45 minutes 57 seconds West 16.34 feet to a corner of said Parcel B; thence along the

 

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Southwest line of said Parcel B, North 52 degrees 14 minutes 03 seconds West 6.00 feet; thence South 37 degrees 45 minutes 57 seconds West 12.00 feet to a common corner of said Lots 6 and 7; thence along the Northeast line of said Lot 6, South 52 degrees 14 minutes 03 seconds East 18.56 feet; thence South 37 degrees 45 minutes 57 seconds West 147.00 feet to a corner of a tract of land conveyed to the State of Indiana recorded in Deed Book 493, Page 429 in said Office of the Recorder, thence along said State tract, North 50 degrees 23 minutes 02 seconds West 14.94 feet; thence continuing along said State tract, North 39 degrees 36 minutes 58 seconds East 2.00 feet; thence continuing along said State tract, North 50 degrees 23 minutes 02 seconds West 40.84 feet to a point on the Northwest line of said Lot 7; thence along said Northwest line, North 37 degrees 45 minutes 57 seconds East 132.01 feet to a corner of a tract of land conveyed to EVLAD recorded in Deed Book 450 Page 483 in said Office of the Recorder, thence the remaining calls along the boundary of said EVLAD tract, North 12 degrees 51 minutes 09 seconds West 16.36 feet; thence North 52 degrees 14 minutes 03 seconds West 98.73 feet to a point on the Northwesterly line of said Lot 8 and being on the right of way of Third Avenue; thence North 37 degrees 45 minutes 57 seconds East 0.81 feet to the point of beginning.

ALSO: The Southerly one-half of a vacated alley lying immediately adjacent to, and Northerly of, that part of Lot 6 in Lower (or McGary’s) Enlargement of the City of Evansville described above, pursuant to Ordinance No. G-2015-4, recorded March 3, 2015 as Instrument No. 2015R00004562, in the Office of the Recorder of Vanderburgh County, Indiana.

ALSO: The Southeasterly one-half of vacated Third Avenue lying immediately adjacent to, and Northwesterly of that part of a vacated alley and Lots 8 and 9 in Lower (or McGary’s) Enlargement of the City of Evansville described above, pursuant to Ordinance G-2016-11, recorded April 1, 2016 as Instrument No. 2016R00008967, in the Office of the Recorder of Vanderburgh County, Indiana.

Parcel XX:

Part of Lots Five (5) and Six (6) in Lower (or McGary’s) Enlargement of the City of Evansville, as per plat thereof, recorded in Deed Record Book A, Page 136 and transcribed of record in Plat Book A, Page 120 and retranscribed of record in Plat Book E, Page 24 in the Office of the Recorder of Vanderburgh County, Indiana, more particularly described as Twenty-two (22) feet off of Lot Five (5) fronting Riverside Avenue (formerly Water Street) adjoining Lot Six (6) and running back from Riverside Avenue a distance of Ninety-nine (99) feet, also a distance of Fifty-eight and Three Tenths (58.3) feet off of the Southeast side of Lot Six (6) adjoining Lot Five (5), EXCEPTING THEREFROM that part taken by the State of Indiana as recorded August 3, 1967 in Deed Record 506, Page 158 thereof,

ALSO: The Southerly one-half of a vacated alley lying immediately adjacent to, and Northerly of, that part of Lot 6 in Lower (or McGary’s) Enlargement of the City of Evansville described above, pursuant to Ordinance No. G-2015-4, recorded March 3, 2015 as Instrument No. 2015R00004502.

 

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Parcel XXI

Lots One (1), Two (2), Three (3), Four (4) and Five (5) of Goodsell’s Subdivision of the Western one-half of Lot Seven (7) and all of Lot Eight (8) of McGary’s enlargement to the City of Evansville, Vanderburgh County Indiana, according to the plat thereof, in Plat Record A, Page 136 (and now recorded at Plat Record E, Page 151), in the Office of the Recorder of Vanderburgh County, Indiana.

EXCEPTING THEREFROM: That part of the above-described real estate conveyed by Warranty Deed to the State of Indiana, dated August 1, 1966 for street widening purposes, recorded October 18, 1966 in Deed Record 495, Page 148, in the Office of the Recorder of Vanderburgh County, Indiana.

ALSO: The Southeasterly one-half of vacated Third Avenue lying immediately adjacent to, and Northwesterly of, that part of Lot 5 in Goodsell’s Subdivision described above, pursuant to Ordinance No. G-2016-11, recorded April 1, 2016 as Instrument No. 2016R00008967.

Parcel XXII:

Lot Nine (9) and the adjoining 21 1/2 feet of Lot 10 in the Lower or McGary’s Enlargement of the City of Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana, according to the recorded plat thereof, as recorded in Plat Record “E”, Page 24, in the office of the Recorder of Vanderburgh County, Indiana.

EXCEPT, that part conveyed to Evansville-Vanderburgh Levee Authority District recorded February 28, 1963 a5 3:19 pm in Warranty Deed Record 450, Page 557.

Parcel XXIII:

All that part of Lots 15, 16 and 17 in Hornby’s Enlargement to the City of Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana, described and bounded as follows, to-wit: Commencing at the northeast corner of said Lot 15; thence southwesterly along the east line of said Lot 15 a distance of 16.86 feet; thence north 59 degrees 12 minutes west a distance of 96.82 feet to the westerly line of Lot 17; thence northeasterly along the line dividing Lots 17 and 18 a distance of 17.05 feet to the most northerly corner of said Lot 17; thence eastwardly along the north lines of Lots 17, 16 and 15 a distance of 99.51 feet to the place of beginning.

Parcel XXIV:

The alley running generally in a northwest-southeast direction, commencing at the western edge of Third Avenue lying between Lots 15, 16, 17, 18 and 19 and Lots 14, 13, 12, 11, 10 and 9, Hornby’s Enlargement to the City of Evansville.

 

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Tropicana Greenville

THE LAND REFERRED TO HEREIN BELOW IS SITUATED IN THE COUNTY OF WASHINGTON, STATE OF MISSISSIPPI, AND IS DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS:

PARCEL 1

(Leasehold – Lighthouse)

Commencing at Station 213 + 65.16 of the Bank Protection Work Base Line; thence South 42 degrees 06 minutes 10 seconds East 15.26 feet to an iron pipe and the Point of Beginning of the tract herein described; thence South 33 degrees 06 minutes 34 seconds West 434.39 feet; thence South 44 degrees 27 minutes 49 seconds West 143.39 feet to an iron pipe; thence South 58 degrees 28 minutes 46 seconds West 26.29 feet to an iron pipe; thence North 42 degrees 06 minutes 10 seconds West 126.60 feet to an iron pipe on the high bank of Lake Ferguson; thence continuing North 42 degrees 06 minutes 10 seconds West 147 feet to the mean low water mark of Lake Ferguson; thence meandering said low water mark the following three calls: North 26 degrees 57 minutes 24 seconds East 630.66 feet; North 33 degrees 06 minutes 34 seconds East 60.00 feet; North 37 degrees 34 minutes East 187.63 feet; thence South 42 degrees 06 minutes 10 seconds East 147 feet to an iron pipe on the high bank of Lake Ferguson; thence continuing South 42 degrees 06 minutes 10 seconds East 222.30 feet; thence South 33 degrees 06 minutes 34 seconds West 250.90 feet to the Point of Beginning, and being located in Section 4, Township 18 North Range 8 West, Washington County, Mississippi.

PARCEL 2

(Leasehold – Former Alpha Greenville Hotel, Inc.)

All of Lot 14 and the North 70 feet of Lot 15 of the Reserved Addition to the City of Greenville, Washington County, Mississippi, more particularly described as follows:

Beginning at an iron pin at the intersection of West right-of-way of Walnut Street and the South right-of-way of Main Street; thence following the West right-of-way of Walnut Street South 34º30’ West 235.00 feet; thence North 55º30’ West 132.00 feet to a point; thence North 34º30’ East 235.00 feet to a point on the South right-of-way of Main Street; thence following said South right-of-way of Main Street South 55º30’ east 132.00 feet to the point of beginning containing 0.71 acres, more or less, and being situated in Lots 14 and 15 of the Reserved Addition to the City of Greenville in Section 4, Township 18 North, Range 8 West, Washington County, Mississippi.

PARCEL 3

(Fee Simple—Former Alpha Gulf Coast, Inc. Property)

Parcel 3.1 (Cunningham Property)

The West 57.25 feet of the East 231 feet of the North 100 feet of Lot 2 and the East 1/2 of Lots 3 and 4 of the Second Addition to the City of Greenville, Washington County, Mississippi.

 

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Parcel 3.2 (Cunningham Property)

Beginning at the southwest corner of Lot 1 of the Second Addition to the City of Greenville, Washington County, Mississippi; thence along the West line of Lots 1 through 9 of said addition, N 33°40’29” E 1188.76 feet to the South line of Nelson Street; thence S 56°19’31” E 129.60 feet along the South Right-of-Way of Nelson Street to the East Right-of-Way of the Mississippi River Levee; thence S 33°40’29” W 119.5 feet along said levee right-of-way; thence leaving said levee right-of-way line, S 33°40’29” W 80.5 feet; thence S 56°19’31” E 101.4 feet to the East Right-of-Way of said levee; thence S 33°40’ 29” W 824.76 feet along said levee right-of-way and the East line of the West half of a portion of Lots 2 and 9 and the East line of the West half of Lots 3 through 8; thence N 56°19’31” W 60.0 feet along said levee right-of-way; thence S 33°40’29” W 64.0 feet along said levee right-of -way; thence N 56°19’31” W 46.5 feet along said right-of-way; thence S 33°40’29” W 100.0 feet along said levee right-of-way to the North right-of-Way line of Alexander Street; thence N 56°19’31” W 124.5 feet to the point of beginning, containing 5.51 acres, more or less, in the Second Addition to the City of Greenville.

PARCEL 4

(Fee Simple – Former Casino Gaming International, Limited and Former Greenville Casino Partners, L.P. Property)

Parcel 4.1 (City Park Tract - Quitclaim Deed in Book 1814 at Page 514)

Commencing at a point on the West boundary of Poplar Street, Greenville, Washington County, Mississippi, said point being marked by an iron pipe located two feet Southerly on said boundary from the Northeast corner of Lot Two, Block One, Huntington Addition to said city; thence Westerly 75 feet at a right angle to Poplar Street along a fence marking the Northerly boundary line of that property conveyed by Deed recorded in Deed Book 180 at Page 326 of said county land records to the point of beginning; thence along the projection of the last said boundary line 25 feet to a point; thence Northerly parallel with Poplar Street to a point located 100 feet Southerly from the South boundary of Central Avenue; thence Westerly parallel with Central Avenue 40 feet; thence Northerly parallel with Poplar Street to a point on the South boundary of Central Avenue; thence Westerly along the South boundary of Central Avenue to a concrete marker and iron pipe in the roadbed of Short Poplar Street, a way dedicated by more than forty years’ public use at the date of this instrument, said markers designating the Northwest corner of Lot 3, Block 11, Bachelor Bend Addition to said City; thence Southerly parallel with Poplar Street along the roadbed of said Short Poplar Street to a concrete marker designating the Southwest corner of said Lot 3, Block 11, Bachelor Bend Addition; thence along the North boundary of Lot 1, Block 1, Huntington Addition to a point marking the Northeast corner of that property conveyed at Deed Book 180, Page 423, said County land records; thence Southerly along the Easterly boundary of the last said property 58 feet to the South boundary of Lot 1, Block 1, Huntington Addition; thence along the last said lot boundary to a point located in a chain link fence lying Westerly 152.5 feet from the Southeast corner of Lot 1, Block 1, Huntington Addition, said last described point being more fully described as the Northeast corner of that property described at Deed Book 912, Page 576, said County land records; thence Southwesterly along said chain link fence to a point on the South boundary of the North 31 feet of Lot 2, Block 1, Huntington Addition; thence along the last said boundary Easterly to a point at the Southwest corner of that property described at Deed Book 180, Page 326; thence Northerly 29 feet along a line parallel with Poplar Street, said line being the West boundary of the property in the last deed book references, to the point of beginning.

Parcel 4.2 (McCourt Tract - Warranty Deed in Book 1814 at Page 556 and Quitclaim Deed in Book 1814 at Page 554)

All of Lots 1 and 2 in Block 10 of the Bachelor Bend Addition to the City of Greenville, Mississippi, according to a plat thereof in Deed Book T, Page 169, land records of Washington County, Mississippi and the South 15 feet of Lot 16, Reserve Addition to the City of Greenville.

Parcel 4.3. (Former Carol Brent Tract- Warranty Deed recorded in Book 1814 at Page 99)

Commencing at the southeast corner of Lot 20 of the Reserve Addition to the City of Greenville, Washington County, Mississippi, being also the point of intersection of the southerly boundary line of said Lot 20, with the westerly boundary line of Poplar Street; thence Northerly, along the western boundary of Poplar Street, 113.25 feet to the POINT OF BEGINNING of the parcel herein conveyed; continuing thence Northerly, along the said westerly boundary line of Poplar Street, 43.25 feet; thence westerly, along the line perpendicular to the westerly boundary line of Poplar Street, 214.50 feet to the centerline of Lot 18 of the said Reserve Addition; thence southerly, parallel with the westerly boundary of Poplar Street, along the centerline of Lot 18, 43.25 feet; thence easterly, along a line perpendicular to the westerly boundary of Poplar Street, 214.50 feet to the POINT OF BEGINNING; BEING PARTS OF Lots 18, 19 and 20 of the Reserve Addition,

 

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LESS AND EXCEPT the following described parcels:

TRACT I. - Commencing at the southeast corner of Lot 20 of the Reserve Addition to the City of Greenville, being also the point of intersection of the southerly boundary line of said Lot 20 with the westerly boundary line of Poplar Street; thence Northerly, along the westerly boundary of Poplar Street, 156.50 feet; thence westerly, along the line perpendicular to the westerly boundary of Poplar Street, 189.50 feet to the POINT OF BEGINNING of the parcel hereby conveyed, thence continuing westerly, along said perpendicular line, 20.00 feet; thence southerly, along a line parallel with the North-South centerline of Lot 18, 43.25 feet; thence easterly, along a line perpendicular to the westerly edge of Poplar Street, 20.00 feet; thence Northerly, on a line parallel with the North-South centerline of Lot 18, 43.25 feet to the POINT OF BEGINNING, being a strip of land 20.00 feet wide and 43.25 feet long in the East half of the South half of Lot 18, Reserve Addition to the City of Greenville, Washington County, Mississippi, and

Tract II -The west 5.00 feet of the East half of the North 43.25 feet of the South 156.50 feet of Lot 18, Reserve Addition to the City of Greenville, Washington County, Mississippi, which land is currently held and owned by the Mississippi National Guard Armory in Greenville, in accordance with and by virtue of three affidavits of adverse possession on file in Book 676 at Page 357, Book 676 at Page 363, Book 676 at Page 366, of the Chancery Clerk’s records in Washington County, Mississippi.

Parcel 4.4 (Former 241 Main Company Tracts- 4.4.1 through 4.4.5 below, LESS AND EXCEPT “Green Building” tract described below)

Parcel 4.4.1

The South 70 feet of Lots 19 and 20 and the East 49 1/2 feet of the South 70 feet of Lot 18 of the Reserve Addition to the City of Greenville, Washington County, Mississippi.

Parcel 4.4.2

Commencing at the southeast corner of Lot 20 of the Reserve Addition to the said City of Greenville, being also the point of intersection of the southerly boundary of said Lot 20 with the westerly boundary of Poplar Street; thence Northerly, along the westerly boundary of Poplar Street, 70 feet to the point of beginning of the parcel hereby conveyed; continuing thence Northerly along the said westerly boundary of Poplar Street, 43.25 feet; thence westerly, along a line perpendicular to the westerly boundary of Poplar Street, 214.50 feet to the center line of Lot 18 of said Reserve Addition; thence Southerly, parallel with the westerly boundary of Poplar Street and along the center line of said Lot 18, 43.25 feet; thence easterly, along a line perpendicular to the westerly boundary of Poplar Street, 214.50 feet to the point of beginning of the parcel hereby conveyed, being parts of Lots 18, 19 and 20 of the Reserve Addition to the City of Greenville.

Parcel 4.4.3

Commencing at the Southeast corner of Lot 20 of the Reserve Addition to the City of Greenville, being also the point of intersection of the southerly boundary line of said Lot 20 with the westerly boundary of Poplar Street; thence Northerly along the westerly boundary of Poplar Street 156.50 feet; thence westerly along the line perpendicular to the westerly boundary of Poplar Street, 189.50 feet, to the point of beginning of the parcel hereby conveyed; thence continuing westerly along said perpendicular line 20 feet; thence southerly along a line parallel to the North-South centerline of Lot 18, 43.25 feet; thence easterly along a line perpendicular to the westerly edge of Poplar Street 20 feet; thence Northerly on a line parallel to the North-South centerline of Lot 18, 43.25 feet to the point of beginning, being a strip of land 20 feet wide and 43.25 feet long in the East half of the South half of Lot 18, Reserve Addition to the City of Greenville, Mississippi.

Parcel 4.4.4

The West five feet of the East half of the North 43.25 feet of the South 156.50 feet of Lot 18, Reserve Addition to the City of Greenville, Washington County, Mississippi, which land is currently held and owned by the Mississippi National Guard Armory in Greenville, in accordance with and by virtue of three affidavits of adverse possession on file in Book 676, Page 357, Book 676, Page 363, and Book 676, Page 366 of the Chancery Clerk’s records in Washington County, Mississippi

 

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Parcel 4.4.5

The West 13.5 feet of the East half of the North 11.50 feet of the South 165 feet of Lot 18, Reserve Addition to the City of Greenville, the current legal owner of which tract is currently unknown and which property is not assessed for taxes to anyone either by the City of Greenville or by Washington County, Mississippi.

LESS AND EXCEPT, HOWEVER, FROM SAID PARCELS 4.4.1 THROUGH 4.4.5 INCLUSIVE, that certain property and structure located on the above described tract known as the “Green Building”, and being a parcel of approximately 43 feet by 54 feet which is located on the western side of the property herein conveyed, whether herein described accurately or not, title to which is expressly reserved to grantors, together with reasonable access thereto via the parking lot construction on the tract herein described.

Parcel 4.5 (Former Lane Henderson Tract- Deeds recorded in Book 1814 at Page 152 and Book 1814 at Page 517)

The North 76 feet of Lot 3, Block 10, Bachelor Bend Addition to the City of Greenville, Mississippi, according to a plat thereof in Deed Book T, Page 169 of the land records of Washington County, Mississippi.

Parcel 4.6 (Former C & G Property, Warranty Deed in Book 1855, Page 275)

Parcel 4.6.1

The North 210.50 feet of the West 77 feet of Lot 2, Block 11, Bachelor Bend Addition to the City of Greenville, Washington County, Mississippi.

Parcel 4.6.2

Parts of Lots 1 and 2 of Block 1 of the HUNTINGTON ADDITION to the City of Greenville, Washington County, Mississippi; 335 Rear South Poplar Street, Lot Size 89 X 78 X 1R

Parcel 4.6.3

The West 34 feet of Lot 1 and the West 34 feet of the North 31 feet of Lot 2, Block 1 of the Huntington Addition to the City of Greenville, Washington County, Mississippi; Lot Size 34 X 89.

Parcel 4.6.4

The East 46 feet of the West 87 feet of the North 140 feet of Lot 2, Block 9, Bachelor Bend Addition, City of Greenville, Washington County, Mississippi.

Parcel 4.6.5

South 70 feet of the West 1/2 of Lot 2, Block 11, Bachelor Bend Addition, City of Greenville, Washington County, Mississippi.

Parcel 4.6.6

East 19 feet of the West 41 feet of the North 140 feet of Lot 2, Block 9, Bachelor Bend Addition, City of Greenville, Washington County, Mississippi.

 

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Parcel 4.7 (Quitclaim Deed in Book 201501 at Page 2194)

A strip of land located in Lots 1, 2 and 3 of Block 20 of the Huntington and Lavally

Addition and Lot 2 of Block 11 of the Bachelor Bend Addition all to the City of Greenville, Mississippi more particularly described as: commencing at the Southwest corner of Lot 3 of Block 20 of the Huntington and Lavally Addition which is on the east right of way of Walnut Street where exists a capped rebar; thence south 55 degrees 30 minutes East 154.00 feet to a capped #5 rebar and the Point of Beginning of the property herein described; thence from the Point of Beginning North 34 degrees 30 minutes East 278.81 feet to a capped #5 rebar; thence South 55 degrees 26 minutes 30 seconds East 3.00 feet to a point; thence South 34 degrees 30 minutes West 278.81 feet to a point; thence North 55 degrees 30 minutes West 3.00 feet to the Point of Beginning containing 0.019 acres, more or less.

PARCEL 5

(Leasehold – Lighthouse from City of Greenville)

Parcel 5.1

A portion of Lots 1, 2, 3, and 7 of Block 5 and the right-of-way of Locust Street and Washington Avenue of the Original Town Addition to the City of Greenville, Washington County, Mississippi more particularly described below:

Commencing at Station 213 + 65.16 of the Bank Protection Work Base Line; thence South 42 degrees 06 minutes 10 seconds East 15.26 feet to an iron pipe; thence South 33 degrees 06 minutes 34 seconds West 434.39 feet; thence South 44 degrees 27 minutes 49 seconds West 143.39 feet to an iron pipe; thence South 58 degrees 28 minutes 46 seconds West 6.28 feet; thence South 45 degrees 39 minutes 52 seconds East 19.06 feet; thence South 47 degrees 25 minutes 52 seconds East 42.58 feet; thence South 20 degrees 57 minutes 40 seconds East 4.73 feet; thence South 54 degrees 06 minutes 59 seconds West 84.25 feet to the east right-of-way of Washington Avenue and the Point of Beginning of the tract herein described; thence continue South 54 degrees 06 minutes 59 seconds West 106.72 feet to the west right-of-way of Washington Avenue; thence North 56 degrees 19 minutes 50 seconds West 28.18 feet along the west right-of-way of Washington Avenue to the south right-of-way of Locust Street; thence South 33 degrees 40 minutes 10 seconds West a distance of 75.58 feet along the south right-of-way of Locust Street; thence South 54 degrees 06 minutes 59 seconds West 126.45 feet; thence North 35 degrees 53 minutes 01 seconds West 196.00 feet; thence North 54 degrees 06 minutes 59 seconds East 240.76 feet to the east right-of-way of Washington Avenue; thence South 56 degrees 19 minutes 50 seconds East 209.18 feet along the east right-of-way of Washington Avenue to the Point of Beginning of the tract herein described containing 53,285.5 square feet, more or less, and being located in Section 4, Township 18 North, Range 8 West, Washington County, Mississippi.

Parcel 5.2

A portion of the right-of-way of Washington Avenue of the Original Town Addition to the City of Greenville, Washington County, Mississippi more particularly described below:

Commencing at Station 213 + 65.16 of the Bank Protection Work Base Line; thence South 42 degrees 06 minutes 10 seconds East 15.26 feet to an iron pipe; thence South 33 degrees 06 minutes 34 seconds West 434.39 feet; thence South 44 degrees 27 minutes 49 seconds West 143.39 feet to an iron pipe; thence South 58 degrees 28 minutes 46 seconds West 6.28 feet; thence South 45 degrees 39 minutes 52 seconds East 19.06 feet; thence South 47 degrees 25 minutes 52 seconds East 42.58 feet; thence North 76 degrees 48 minutes 46 seconds East 26.51 feet; thence South 00 degrees 38 minutes 18 seconds West 12.39 feet to the point of curvature of a curve to the right; thence along said curve having a radius of 87.00 feet, an arch length of 62.08 feet, a chord bearing of South 21 degrees 04 minutes 48 seconds West, and a chord length of 60.77 feet to the point of tangency; thence South 41 degrees 31 minutes 19 seconds West 31.62 feet to east right-of-way of Washington Avenue and the Point of Beginning of the tract herein described; thence continue South 41 degrees 31 minutes 19 seconds West 100.95 feet to the west right-of-way of Washington Avenue; thence North 56 degrees 19 minutes 50 seconds West 24.23 feet along the west right-of-way of Washington Avenue; thence North 41 degrees 31 minutes 19 seconds East 100.95 feet to the east right-of-way of Washington Avenue; thence South 56 degrees 19 minutes 50 seconds East 24.23 feet along the east right-of-way of Washington Avenue to the Point of Beginning of the tract herein described containing 2,422.7 square feet, more or less, and being located in Section 4, Township 18 North, Range 8 West, Washington County, Mississippi.

 

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Parcel 5.3

A portion of Lot 1 of Block 6, Lots 4 and 5 of Block 10 and the right-of-way of Locust Street of the Original Town Addition to the City of Greenville, Washington County, Mississippi more particularly described below:

Commencing at Station 213 + 65.16 of the Bank Protection Work Base Line; thence South 42 degrees 06 minutes 10 seconds East 15.26 feet to an iron pipe; thence South 33 degrees 06 minutes 34 seconds West 434.39 feet; thence South 44 degrees 27 minutes 49 seconds West 143.39 feet to an iron pipe; thence South 58 degrees 28 minutes 46 seconds West 6.28 feet to the Point of Beginning of the tract herein described; thence South 45 degrees 39 minutes 52 seconds East 19.06 feet; thence South 47 degrees 25 minutes 52 seconds East 42.58 feet; thence North 76 degrees 48 minutes 46 seconds East 26.51 feet; thence South 00 degrees 38 minutes 18 seconds West 12.39 feet to the point of curvature of a curve to the right; thence along said curve having a radius of 87.00 feet, an arch length of 62.08 feet, a chord bearing of South 21 degrees 04 minutes 48 seconds West, and a chord length of 60.77 feet to the point of tangency; thence South 41 degrees 31 minutes 19 seconds West 31.62 feet to east right-of-way of Washington Avenue; thence North 56 degrees 19 minutes 50 seconds West 24.23 feet along the east right-of-way of Washington Avenue; thence North 41 degrees 31 minutes 19 seconds East 34.93 feet to the point of curvature of a curve to the left; thence along said curve having a radius of 63.00 feet, an arch length of 44.95 feet, a chord bearing of North 21 degrees 04 minutes 48 seconds East, and a chord distance of 44.01 feet to the point of tangency; thence North 00 degrees 38 minutes 18 seconds East 1.66 feet; thence South 54 degrees 06 minutes 59 seconds West 84.25 feet to the east right-of-way of Washington Avenue; thence along the east right-of-way of Washington Avenue North 56 degrees 19 minutes 50 seconds West 209.18 feet; thence North 54 degrees 06 minutes 59 seconds East 112.73 feet; thence South 42 degrees 06 minutes 10 seconds East 3.33 feet to an iron rod; thence South 42 degrees 06 minutes 10 seconds East 126.84 feet to an iron rod; thence North 58 degrees 28 minutes 46 seconds East 20.01 to the Point of Beginning of the tract herein described containing 20,806.0 square feet, more or less, and being located in Section 4, Township 18 North, Range 8 West, Washington County, Mississippi.

TOGETHER WITH:

(Sign Easement)

A portion of the Main Street right-of-way of the Original Town Addition to the City of Greenville, Washington County, Mississippi more particularly described below:

Commencing at the southwest corner of Lot 1 of B1ock 8 of the Original Town Addition to the City of Greenville; thence North 55 degrees 30 minutes 00 seconds West 13.03 feet along the east right-of-way of Main Street to a point; thence south 34 degrees 14 minutes 27 seconds West 28.43 feet to the Point of Beginning of the tract herein described; thence continue South 34 degrees 14 minutes 27 Seconds West 52.00 feet to a point; thence North 55 degrees 45 minutes 33 seconds West 10.0 feet to a point; thence North 34 degrees 14 minutes 27 seconds East 52.00 to a point; thence South 55 degrees 45 minutes 33 seconds East 10.00 feet to the Point of Beginning of the tract herein described containing 520.0 square feet, more or less and being located in Section 4, Township 18 North, Range 8 West, Washington County, Mississippi,

TOGETHER WITH:

The rights and benefits of a permanent non-exclusive right of way and easement for ingress and egress as set forth in that certain Easement recorded September 19, 2014 in Book 201401 at Page 5897.

Belle of Baton Rouge

The following property being in East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana:

Record Legal Description

 

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PARCEL I

Nine (9) certain lots or parcels of ground, together with all the buildings and improvements thereon, situated in that part of the City of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, known as Beauregard Town, which are designated on the supplemental plan thereof compiled by Swart & Waller in 1885 as LOTS 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10, SQUARE “B” or “6”, said lots each measuring 64 feet by a depth between parallel lines of 128 feet, said square being bounded now or formerly by the Mississippi River, France Street, Natchez Street (formerly Front Street) and Europe Street; and the alluvion and batture adjacent to lots 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10 Square “B” or “6” Beauregard Town in a westerly direction down to the ordinary low water stage of the water of the Mississippi River; but excluding all or any portion of the former right of way of Europe Street abutting Lots 5 and 6, Square “B” or “6” on the south and any alluvion and batture formed and attached to said right of way.

PARCEL II

A. A certain parcel of ground, together with the buildings and improvements thereon, being Lots 1 and 2 and portions of Lots 3, 4 and 5, Square 9, Beauregard Town, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, as shown on a survey map made by M. Gregory Breaux, P.L.S., dated 2/24/93, which is more fully described according to said map as follows:

Beginning at the intersection of the East line of St. James Street; thence easterly South line of Europe Street; thence easterly along said South line, being along the North line of Lot 1 of Square 9, 128 feet to the northeast corner thereof; thence southerly along the East line of Lots 1, 2 and 3 in said Square 9, 170 feet; thence westerly at a right angle to the last described course, 44 feet; thence southwesterly in a straight line, 160.58 feet, to a point on the North line of Mayflower Street (formerly known as Asia Street), said point being 28 feet easterly from said East line of St. James Street; thence westerly along said North line of Mayflower Street, being along the South line of Lot 5 in said Square 9, 28 feet to said East line of St. James Street; thence northerly along said East line of St. James Street, being along the West line of said Square 9, 320.85 feet to the point of beginning.

B. A certain parcel of ground, together with the buildings and improvements thereon, being a portion of Lots 1 and 2, Square 8, Beauregard Town, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, as shown on a survey map made by M. Gregory Breaux, P.L.S., dated 2/24/93, which is more fully described according to said map as follows:

Beginning at the intersection of the East line of St. James Street with the South line of Mayflower Street (formerly known as Asia Street); thence easterly along said South line of Mayflower Street, being the North line of Lot 1 or Square 8, 25 feet; thence southwesterly in a straight line, 93.41 feet, to a point on said East line of St. James Street, said point being 90 feet southerly from said South line of Mayflower Street; thence northerly along said East line of St. James Street, being along the West line of Lots 2 and 1 of Square 8, 90 feet to the point of beginning.

 

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C. A certain parcel of ground, together with the buildings and improvements thereon, being all of Squares 5 and 6, Beauregard Town, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, and of that portion of Europe Street between the aforesaid squares, as shown on a survey map made by M. Gregory Breaux, P.L.S., dated 2/24/93, which is more fully described according to said map as follows:

Beginning at the intersection of the West line of St. James Street with the North line of Mayflower Street (formerly known as Asia Street); thence westerly along said North line of Mayflower Street, being along the South line of Square 6, 128 feet to the East line of Front Street (formerly known as Natchez Street); thence northerly along said East line of Front Street, being in part along the West line of Squares 6 and 5, 694.93 feet, to the South line of France Street; thence easterly along said South line of France Street, being along the North line of Square 3, 128 feet to said West line of St. James Street; thence southerly along said West line of St. James Street, being in part along the East line of Square 5 and 6, 694.50 feet to the point of beginning.

D. A certain parcel of land, together with the buildings and improvements thereon, being all of Square 7, including Lots 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5, Beauregard Town, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, as shown on a survey map made by M. Gregory Breaux, P.L.S., dated 2/24/93, which is more fully described according to said map as follows:

Beginning at the intersection of the West line of St. James Street with the South line of Mayflower Street (formerly known as Asia Street); thence southerly along said West line of St. James Street, being along the East line of Square 7,319.76 feet to the North line of South Boulevard; thence westerly along said North line of South Boulevard; thence westerly along said North line of South Boulevard, being along the South line of Square 7,128 feet to the East line of Front Street (formerly known as Natchez Street); thence northerly along said East line of Front Street, being along the West line of Square 7, 319.54 feet to said south line of Mayflower Street; thence easterly along said South line of Mayflower Street, being along the North line of Square 7,128 feet to the point of beginning.

E. Two (2) certain lots or parcels of ground, together with all the buildings and improvements thereon, being Lots 1 and 2, Square 10, Beauregard Town, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, as shown on a survey map made by M. Gregory Breaux, P.L.S., dated 2/24/93. (NOTE: CCCH acquired from Jazz Enterprises)

F. Three (3) certain lots or parcels of ground, together with all the buildings and improvements thereon, situated in that subdivision of the City of Baton Rouge, Parish of East Baton Rouge, State of Louisiana, known as BEAUREGARD TOWN, and designated on the official map of said subdivision on file in the office of the Clerk and Recorder of said Parish, as well as on the map of the City of Baton Rouge made by R. Swart, C.E., in 1910 and the official map of the City of Baton Rouge and Suburbs compiled by F.F. Pillet, C.E., and adopted by the Commission Council of said City on 10/21/30, as LOT NO.s 6, 7 and 8, SQUARE NO. 10, said Beauregard Town, said Lot No. 6 being a corner lot, measuring 64 feet front on the west side of St. Philip Street by a depth of 128 feet between parallel lines, and along the north side of Europe Street, said Lot No.’s 7 and 8 each measuring 64 feet front on the west side of St. Philip Street by a depth of 128 feet between parallel lines. (NOTE: CCCH acquired from Jazz Enterprises)

 

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G. Intentionally Deleted.

H. Leasehold interest of Catfish Queen Partnership in Commendam as sublessee of a Contract of Lease from Conn Realty Co., Inc. to Paul H. Due’, et al, affecting the following described property for a primary term of 17 years beginning 8/01/83, with an option to renew for an initial extension of 3 years and then 8 additional periods of 10 years each, recorded 10/12/83 as Original 32, Bundle 9612; which was assigned to Jazz Enterprises, Inc. by act recorded as Original 889, Bundle 10426; which was amended by act recorded as Original 388, Bundle 10507; which was subleased to Catfish Queen Partnership in Commendam by act recorded as Original 43, Bundle 10544; and which was assigned to New Jazz Enterprises, L.L.C. by act recorded as Original 155, Bundle 12222.

One (1) certain lot or parcel of ground, together with all the buildings and improvements thereon, being Lot 1, Square “6” or “B”, Beauregard Town, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, as shown on a survey map made by M. Gregory Breaux, P.L.S., dated 2/24/93.

PARCEL III

TRACT A

Six certain lots or parcels of ground, together with all buildings and improvements thereon, situated in that part of the City of Baton Rouge known as BEAUREGARD TOWN and designated on the plan thereof as LOTS 9 and 10 of SQUARE 10, and LOTS 1,2, 3 and 4 of SQUARE 11 SOUTH. LESS AND EXCEPT: that portion of Lot 4, Square 11 South, sold to the State of Louisiana by Act of Sale dated 2/27/91, and recorded as Original 17, Bundle 4839 of the official records of East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana. (NOTE: CCCH acquired Lots 9 & 10, Square 10, Beauregard Town)

TRACT B-1 Intentionally deleted.

TRACT B-2

A certain parcel of ground together with all buildings and improvements thereon, being Lots 9 and 10, Square 9, Beauregard Town, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, acquired by Argosy of Louisiana, Inc. from Cohn Realty by act recorded as Original 783, Bundle 10946 of the official records of East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, and then acquired by CCCH by act recorded as Original 118, Bundle 11196 of the official records of East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana.

TRACT C

Right of use and predial servitude established by Servitude Agreement dated 12/22/87 between the City of Baton Rouge and the Parish of East Baton Rouge as Grantor, and Allied Bank of Texas as Grantee, recorded as Original 821, Bundle 9971 of the official records of East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, in and to 12 tracts or parcels of land in the City of Baton Rouge, Parish of East Baton Rouge, more fully described as follows:

1. Begin at the northwest corner of Lot 1, Square 4-S, Beauregard Town, and proceed 15 feet in a northerly direction along the east right-of-way of Front Street to a point and corner; thence proceed in an easterly direction a distance of 128 feet parallel to the north property lines of Lots 1 and 2, Square 4-S, Beauregard Town, to the right-of-way of St. James Street projected, for point and corner; thence proceed in a southerly direction 15 feet to the northeast corner of Lot 2, Square 4-S, Beauregard Town for point and corner; thence proceed in a westerly direction along the north property lines of Lots 2 and 1, Square 4-S, a distance of 128 feet to the point of beginning.

 

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2. Begin at the northwest corner of Lot 1, Square 11-S, Beauregard Town, and proceed in a northerly direction along the East right-of-way line of St. James Street, projected, a distance of 6 feet to a point and corner; thence proceeding an easterly direction a distance of 238 feet along a line parallel to the north property lines of Lots 1, 2, 3 and 4, Square 11-S, Beauregard Town, to a point which is 6 feet north of the north property line of Lot 4, Square 11-S, Beauregard Town; thence proceed 6 feet in a southeasterly direction to a point which is 6.68 feet west of the northeast corner of Lot 4; thence proceed in a westerly direction along the north property lines of Lot 4, a distance of 249.32 feet to the point of beginning.

3. Begin at the southwest corner of Lot 1, Square 11-S, Beauregard Town, and proceed 15 feet in a southerly direction along the right-of-way of St. James Street to a point and corner; thence proceed 256 feet in an easterly direction along a line parallel to the south property lines of Lots 1, 2, 3 and 4, Square 11-S, Beauregard Town, to the right of-way line of St. Philip Street for a point and corner; thence proceed in a northerly direction along the west right-of-way line of St. Philip Street a distance of 15 feet to the southeast corner of Lot 4, Square 11-S, Beauregard Town, for point and corner; thence proceed in a westerly direction along the south property lines of Lots 1, 2, 3 and 4, Square 11-S, a distance of 256 feet to the point of beginning.

4. Begin at the southwest corner of Lot 1, Square 4-S, Beauregard Town, and proceed 15 feet in a southerly direction along the right-of-way line of Front Street to a point and corner; thence proceed 128 feet in an easterly direction along a line parallel to the south property lines of Lots 1 and 2, Square 4-S, Beauregard Town, to the right-of-way line of St. James Street for point and corner; thence proceed in a northerly direction a distance of 15 feet to the southeast corner of Lot 2, Square 4-S, Beauregard Town, for point and corner; thence proceed in a westerly direction along the south property lines of Lots 1 and 2, Square 4-S, Beauregard Town to the point of beginning.

5. Begin at the northwest corner of Lot 1, Square 10, Beauregard Town, and proceed 8/10 of one foot in a westerly direction along the right-of-way of France Street to a point and corner; thence proceed in a southerly direction a distance of 128 feet along a line parallel to the west property lines of Lots 1 and 2, Square 10, Beauregard Town, to a point and corner; thence proceed in an easterly direction 8/10 of one foot to the southwest corner of Lot 2, Square 10, Beauregard Town; thence proceed in a northerly direction 128 feet along the west property lines of Lots 1 and 2, Square 10, Beauregard Town to the point of beginning.

6. Begin at the southeast corner of Lot 2, Square 4-S, Beauregard Town, and proceed in a southerly direction along the extension of the right-of-way of St. James Street a distance of 15 feet to a point and corner; thence proceed in an easterly direction a distance of 53 1/3 feet to a point and corner; thence proceed in a northerly direction a distance of 15 feet to the southwest corner of Lot 1, Square 11-S, Beauregard Town, for 112.67 feet along the east right-of-way of St. James Street, projected, to a point and corner; thence proceed in a westerly direction a distance of 53 1/3 feet parallel to the south right-of-way of Old Government Street to a point and corner; thence proceed in a southerly direction along the west right-of-way of St. James Street, projected, a distance of 112.67 feet, to the point of beginning.

 

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7. All of St. James Street bounded on the North by South right-of-way of France Street, on the south by the North right-of-way of South Boulevard, on the East by Square 8, Square 9 and Square 10 of Beauregard Town and Mayflower and Europe Streets, and on the West by Square 5, Square 6 and Square 7 of Beauregard Town and Mayflower, and the western (revoked) portion of Europe Street.

8. All of Europe Street from the East right of way line of St. James Street to the West right-of-way line of St. Phillip Street. (NOTE: Portion of Europe Street servitude between Lot 6, Square 10 and Lot 10, Square 9 was acquired by CCCH)

9. Mayflower (formerly Asia) Street from the East right-of-way line of Front Street to the West right-of-way line of St. James Street.

10. Mayflower (formerly Asia) Street, from the intersection of the East right-of-way line of St. James Street and the South line of Mayflower Street, for the point of beginning; thence easterly along the South right-of-way line of Mayflower Street for a distance of 25 feet; thence in a northerly direction a distance of 53.41 feet to the North right-of-way line of Mayflower Street, for point and corner; thence in a westerly direction along the North right-of-way line of Mayflower Street 28 feet to point and corner, being the intersection of the East right-of-way line of St. James Street and Mayflower Street; thence in a southerly direction a distance of 53.33 feet to the point of beginning.

11. The eastern 33.3 feet of Front or Natchez Street, bounded on the South by the North right-of-way line of South Boulevard and on the North by a line beginning 38.33 feet North of the intersection of the South right-of-way line of France Street and East right-of-way of Front or Natchez Street and extending in a westerly direction into the right-of-way of Front or Natchez Street a distance of 33.3 feet, and bounded on the East by Squares 5, 6, and 7 and Mayflower and France Streets, and on the West by the western 20 feet of Front or Natchez Street.

12. The south 38.33 feet of France Street, from the East right-of-way line of Front or Natchez Street to the West right-of-way line of St. Philip Street, and being bounded on the South by Lot 1 of Square 5 and Lots 1 and 10 of Square 10 of Beauregard Town, and on the North by the northern 15 feet of France Street; it being understood that this servitude as to France Street and Front or Natchez Street shall be subject to the condition that the said affected area of France Street and of Front or Natchez Street shall remain open to the public for pedestrian and vehicular traffic.

The above rights of use and predial servitudes run in favor of the remaining lands described in Parcel III and the lands described in Parcel II above.

 

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PARCEL IV

A. A certain lot or parcel of ground, together with all buildings and improvements thereon, situated in the City of Baton Rouge and designated on the official plan thereof as LOT 6, SQUARE 20, BEAUREGARD TOWN, measuring 64 feet front on St. Louis Street by a depth between parallel lines and along Mayflower Street (formerly Asia) of 128 feet.

B. A certain lot or portion of ground, together with all the buildings and improvements thereon, situated in the Parish of East Baton Rouge, State of Louisiana, in that part known as BEAUREGARD TOWN, designated as LOT 7, SQUARE 20, measuring 64 feet front on the West side of St. Louis Street by a depth of 128 feet between equal and parallel lines.

PARCEL V

A certain lot or parcel of ground, together with all the buildings and improvements thereon, situated and being all that part of the City of Baton Rouge, Parish of East Baton Rouge, State of Louisiana, known as SUBURB GALEY, and designated on the official map of the City of Baton Rouge made by R. Swart, Civil Engineer, in 1910, as LOT 18 OF SQUARE 288, of said Suburb Galey, a/k/a Gayley or Gailey, said lot measuring 51 feet on the east side of Natchez Street, now or formerly, by 51 feet on the south side of South Boulevard, less and except any portion of said Lot 18 that is subject to a servitude for Interstate Route No. I-10, as previously granted by the former Illinois Central Railroad Company in favor of the Louisiana Department of Highways by document dated 1/31/64.

PARCEL VI

A. LOTS A, B, C, D, E AND F, situated in SQUARE 3, SUBURB WYKOFF, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, as shown on a map showing the resubdivision of Lots 3, 4 and 5 and the east 20 feet of Lot 2, said Square 3, Suburb Wykoff, into Lots A, B, C, D, E and F, made by Carey Hodges, C.E., dated 7/27/61, a copy of which was recorded as Original 28, Bundle 4941 of the official records of East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana. LESS AND EXCEPT: 2 parcels expropriated by the State Department of Highways by virtue of an order of expropriation rendered on 8/27/63, recorded in Book 1723, Folio 238 of the conveyance records of East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana.

B. LOT 9 AND THE SOUTH 40 FEET OF LOT 8, SQUARE 3, SUBURB WYKOFF, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana. LESS AND EXCEPT: the property sold to the State of Louisiana and the Louisiana Department of Highways by A. Leon Hebert by Act of Sale recorded 7/16/63 in Book 1715, Folio 34 of the conveyance records of East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana.

PARCEL VII

INTENTIONALLY DELETED PROPERTY SOLD BY ACT RECORDED AS ORIGINAL 202, BUNDLE 12518.

PARCEL VIII

LOTS 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13 AND 14, COMMERCIAL PLACE, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, as shown on a map dated 11/14/25, made by A. G. Mundinger, C.E. and Surveyor, a copy of which is attached to the act recorded as Original 57, Bundle 544 of the official records of East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, said lots showing such measurements and dimensions as shown on the aforesaid map, together with all the buildings and improvements thereon; and

 

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A certain lot or parcel of ground, together with buildings and improvements thereon, situated in that subdivision of East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, known as COMMERCIAL PLACE, and being designated as LOT 8 according to a plan of said subdivision, dated 11/14/25, laid out for B. B. Perkins by A. G. Mundinger, C.E. and Surveyor, on file in the office of the Clerk and Recorder of East Baton Rouge Parish, said lot measuring according to said plan 61.49 feet front along the east side of River Road and having a depth between parallel lines of 210.4 feet along its northern boundary and of 192.8 feet along its southern boundary, extending through to a railroad spur in the rear.

PARCEL IX

INTENTIONALLY DELETED PROPERTY SOLD BY ACT RECORDED AS ORIGINAL 202, BUNDLE 12518.

PARCEL X

Leasehold interest of Catfish Queen Partnership in Commendam in Lease of Air Space dated 6/29/94 between the City of Baton Rouge and the Parish of East Baton Rouge as Lessor, and Catfish Queen Partnership in Commendam as Lessee, affecting the following described property for a primary term of 25 years commencing on the date as provided therein with an option to renew for another 25 years as provided therein, which was recorded on 7/01/94 as Original 248, Bundle 10522 of the official records of East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, affecting the following:

A certain portion of air space, hereinafter described and being immediately contiguous and adjacent to Lots 1 and 2, Square 6 or , and Lots 1 and 2, Square 5 of Beauregard Town Subdivision, extending between said squares, and more particularly described as follows: Commencing in a horizontal plane above Front Street, at an elevation of 55.25 feet above N.G.V.D. (determined by reference to City Paris Benchmark, located at the south concrete pier supporting the steel truss under the east bound lane of the Interstate Highway 10 Bridge over the Mississippi River, having an elevation of 35.20 feet above N.G.V.D.) and extending upward for a distance of 26.75 feet to an elevation of 82.00 feet above N.G.V.D., and being bounded on the north by a line 60.75 feet south of the south right of way line of France Street and on the south by a line 99.75 feet south of the right-of-way line of France Street.

PARCEL XI

Leasehold interest of Catfish Queen Partnership in Commendam under a Lease Agreement dated 8/15/12 between Front Street, L.L.C. as Lessor and Catfish Queen Partnership in Commendam as Lessee, as evidenced by that certain Notice of Lease recorded as Original 102, Bundle 12437 of the official records of East Baton Rouge Parish, affecting the following described property:

Lots 1 through 10, Square 3, and Lots 1 through 12, Square 4, Beauregard Town, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, according to the R. Swart official map of Baton Rouge, dated 1910, together with all of Lessor’s ownership and rights in and to the portions of those areas designated as Europe Street and Asia Street located between Square 6, 3 and/or 4, Beauregard Town, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana.

 

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PARCEL XII

INTENTIONALLY DELETED

Said property is also described as follows (Surveyed Legal Description)

The following property being in East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana:

PARCEL I

Commencing at the intersection of the southernmost right-of-way for France Street and the westernmost right-of-way for Front Street; thence, in a southerly direction along said westernmost right-of-way for Front Street, South 1 degree 52 minutes 02 seconds East, a distance of 64.00 feet to the southeast corner of Lot 1, Square 6 or B, Beauregard Town Subdivision and the Point-of-Beginning; thence, continuing in a southerly direction along said westernmost right-of-way for Front Street, South 1 degree 52 minutes 02 seconds East, a distance of 256.03 feet to the former northernmost right-of-way for Europe Street; thence, in a westerly direction along said former northernmost right-of-way for Europe Street, South 88 degrees 19 minutes 15 seconds West, a distance of 256.00 feet to the westernmost boundary of Square 6 or B, Beauregard Town Subdivision; thence, in a northerly direction along said westernmost boundary of said Square 6 or B, North 1 degree 52 minutes 02 seconds West, a distance of 319.97 feet to the southernmost right-of-way for France Street; thence, in an easterly direction along said southernmost right-of-way for France Street, North 88 degrees 18 minutes 34 seconds East, a distance of 128.00 feet to the westernmost boundary of said Lot 1; thence, in a southerly direction along said westernmost boundary of Lot 1, South 1 degree 52 minutes 02 seconds East, a distance of 64.00 feet to the southernmost boundary of said Lot 1; thence, in an easterly direction along said southernmost boundary of Lot 1, North 88 degrees 18 minutes 34 seconds East, a distance of 128.00 feet to the Point-of-Beginning; encompassing an area of 1.692 acres (73,727 square feet); additionally including the Alluvion and Batture adjacent to Lots 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10 of Square 6 or B, Beauregard Town Subdivision and extending to the ordinary low water line of the Mississippi River; and all as more fully described on the Plat of Survey by Stephen Estopinal, P.E., P.L.S. dated XX June 2018.

PARCEL II (2A)

Commencing and Point-of-Beginning at the intersection of the southernmost right-of-way for Europe Street and the easternmost right-of-way for Saint James Street; thence, in an easterly direction along said southernmost right-of- way for Europe Street, North 88 degrees 17 minutes 23 seconds East, a distance of 128.00 feet to the westernmost boundary of Lot 10, Square 9, Beauregard Town Subdivision; thence, in a southerly direction along said westernmost boundary of Lot 10 and continuing as the westernmost boundary of Lot 9 and a portion of Lot 8, South 1 degree 52 minutes 02 seconds East, a distance of 170.00 feet to a half-inch diameter iron rod; thence, in a westerly direction, South 88 degrees 17 minutes 23 seconds West, a distance of 44.00 feet; thence, in a southerly direction, South 18 degrees 31 minutes 41 seconds West, a distance of

 

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160.69 feet to the northernmost right-of-way for Mayflower Street; thence, in a westerly direction along said northernmost right-of-way for Mayflower Street, South 88 degrees 07 minutes 30 seconds West, a distance of 28.00 feet to the easternmost right-of-way for Saint James Street; thence, in a northerly direction along said easternmost right-of-way for Saint James Street, North 1 degree 52 minutes 02 seconds West, a distance of 320.85 feet to the Point-of-Beginning; encompassing an area of 0.693 acres (30,204 square feet); and all as more fully described on the Plat of Survey by Stephen Estopinal, P.E., P.L.S. dated XX June 2018.

PARCEL II (2B)

Commencing and Point-of-Beginning at the intersection of the southernmost right-of-way for Mayflower Street and the easternmost right-of-way for Saint James Street; thence, in an easterly direction along said southernmost right-of-way for Mayflower Street, North 88 degrees 17 minutes 30 seconds East, a distance of 25.00 feet to a half-inch diameter iron rod; thence, in a southerly direction, South 13 degrees 39 minutes 32 seconds West, a distance of 93.41 feet to the easternmost right-of-way for Saint James Street; thence, in a northerly direction along said easternmost right-of-way for Saint James Street, North 1 degree 52 minutes 02 seconds West, a distance of 90.00 feet to the Point-of-Beginning; encompassing an area of 0.026 acres (1,125 square feet); and all as more fully described on the Plat of Survey by Stephen Estopinal, P.E., P.L.S. dated XX June 2018.

PARCEL II (2C)

Commencing and Point-of-Beginning at the intersection of the southernmost right-of-way for France Street and the easternmost right-of-way for Front Street; thence, in an easterly direction along said southernmost right-of- way for France Street, North 88 degrees 20 minutes 10 seconds East, a distance of 128.00 feet to the westernmost right-of-way for Saint James Street; thence, in a southerly direction along said westernmost right-of-way for Saint James Street, South 1 degree 52 minutes 02 seconds East, a distance of 694.46 feet to the northernmost right-of-way for Mayflower Street; thence, in a westerly direction along said northernmost right-of-way for Mayflower Street, South 88 degrees 07 minutes 30 seconds West, a distance of 128.00 feet to the easternmost right-of-way for Front Street; thence, in a northerly direction along said easternmost right-of-way for Front Street, North 1 degrees 52 minutes 02 seconds West, a distance of 694.93 feet to the Point-of-Beginning; encompassing an area of 2.041 acres (88,921 square feet); and all as more fully described on the Plat of Survey by Stephen Estopinal, P.E., P.L.S. dated XX June 2018.

PARCEL II (2D)

Commencing and Point-of-Beginning at the intersection of the southernmost right-of-way for Mayflower Street and the easternmost right-of-way for Front Street; thence, in an easterly direction along said southernmost right-of- way for Mayflower Street, North 88 degrees 07 minutes 30 seconds East, a distance of 128.00 feet to the westernmost right-of-way for Saint James Street; thence, in a southerly direction along said westernmost right-of-way for Saint James Street, South 1 degree 52 minutes 02 seconds East, a distance of 319.76 feet to the northernmost right-of-way for South Boulevard; thence, in a westerly direction along said northernmost right-of-way for South Boulevard, South 88 degrees 13 minutes 26 seconds West, a distance of 128.00 feet to the easternmost right-of-way for Front Street; thence, in a northerly direction along said easternmost right-of-way for Front Street, North 1 degrees 52 minutes 02 seconds West, a distance of 319.54 feet to the Point-of-Beginning; encompassing an area of 0.939 acres (40,915 square feet); and all as more fully described on the Plat of Survey by Stephen Estopinal, P.E., P.L.S. dated XX June 2018.

 

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PARCEL II (2E)

Commencing and Point-of-Beginning at the intersection of the southernmost right-of-way for France Street and the easternmost right-of-way for Saint James Street; thence, in an easterly direction along said southernmost right-of-way for France Street, North 88 degrees 20 minutes 10 seconds East, a distance of 128.00 feet to the westernmost boundary of Lot 10, Square 10, Beauregard Town Subdivision; thence, in a southerly direction along said westernmost boundary of Lot 10 and continuing as the westernmost boundary of Lot 9, Square 10, Beauregard Town Subdivision, South 1 degrees 52 minutes 02 seconds West, a distance of 128.02 feet to the northernmost boundary of Lot 3, Square 10, Beauregard Town subdivision; thence, in a westerly direction along said northernmost boundary of Lot 3, South 88 degrees 20 minutes 10 seconds West, a distance of 128.00 feet to the easternmost right-of-way for Saint James Street; thence, in a northerly direction along said easternmost right-of-way for Saint James Street, North 1 degrees 52 minutes 02 seconds West, a distance of 128.02 feet to the Point-of-Beginning; encompassing an area of 0.376 acres (16,386 square feet); and all as more fully described on the Plat of Survey by Stephen Estopinal, P.E., P.L.S. dated XX June 2018.

PARCEL II (2F)

Commencing and Point-of-Beginning at the intersection of the northernmost right-of-way for Europe Street and the westernmost right-of-way for Saint Phillip Street; thence, in a westerly direction along said northernmost right-of-way for Europe Street, South 88 degrees 17 minutes 23 seconds West, a distance of 128.00 feet to the easternmost boundary of Lot 5, Square 10, Beauregard Town Subdivision; thence, in a northerly direction along said easternmost boundary of said Lot 5 and continuing as the easternmost boundary of Lots 4 and 3, Square 10, Beauregard Town Subdivision, North 1 degree 52 minutes 02 seconds West, a distance of 192.13 feet to the southernmost boundary of Lot 9, Square 10, Beauregard Town Subdivision; thence, in an easterly direction along said southernmost boundary of Lot 9, North 88 degrees 19 minutes 37 seconds East, a distance of 128.00 feet to the westernmost right-of-way for Saint Phillip Street; thence, in a southerly direction along said westernmost boundary of Saint Phillip Street, South 1 degree 52 minutes 02 seconds East, a distance of 192.05 feet to the Point-of-Beginning; encompassing an area of 0.564 acres (24,587 square feet); and all as more fully described on the Plat of Survey by Stephen Estopinal, P.E., P.L.S. dated XX June 2018.

PARCEL II (2H)

Commencing and Point-of-Beginning at the intersection of the southernmost right-of-way for France Street and the westernmost right-of-way for Front Street; thence, in a southerly direction along said westernmost right-of-way for Front Street, South 1 degrees 52 minutes 02 seconds East, a distance of 64.00 feet to the northernmost boundary of Lot 2, Square 6 or B. Beauregard Town Subdivision; thence, in a westerly direction along said northernmost boundary of Lot 2, South 88 degrees 18 minutes 34 seconds West, a distance of 128.00 feet to the easternmost boundary of Lot 10, Square 6 or B, Beauregard Town subdivision; thence, in a northerly direction along said easternmost boundary of Lot 10, North 1 degree 52 minutes 02 seconds West, a distance of 64.00 feet to the southernmost right-of-way for France Street; thence, in an easterly direction along said southernmost right-of-way for France Street, North 88 degrees 18 minutes 34 seconds East, a distance of 128.00 feet to the Point-of-Beginning; encompassing an area of 0.188 acres (8,192 square feet); and all as more fully described on the Plat of Survey by Stephen Estopinal, P.E., P.L.S. dated XX June 2018.

 

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PARCEL III, TRACT A

SQUARE 11:

Commencing and Point-of-Beginning at the intersection of the northernmost right-of-way for France Street and the westernmost right-of-way for Saint Phillip Street; thence in a westerly direction along said northernmost right-of-way for France Street, South 88 degrees 20 minutes 10 seconds West, a distance of 256.03 feet to the easternmost right-of-way for Saint James Street; thence, in a northerly direction along said easternmost right-of-way for Saint James Street, North 1 degrees 52 minutes 02 seconds West, a distance of 106.66 feet to the southernmost right-of-way for Government Street; thence, in an easterly direction along said southernmost right-of-way for Government Street, North 88 degrees 20 minutes 10 seconds East, a distance of 249.31 feet to the westernmost right-of-way for Saint Phillip Street; thence in a southerly direction along said westernmost right-of-way for Saint Phillip Street following a curved line having a radius of 70.00 feet and the radius center to the west, a distance of 13.03 feet, that same line having the chord bearing of South 32 degrees 57 minutes 01 seconds East and a chord length of 13.01 feet; thence, continuing in a southerly direction along said westernmost right-of-way for Saint Phillip Street, South 1 degree 52 minutes 02 seconds East, a distance of 95.54 feet to the Point-of-Beginning; encompassing an area of 0.626 acres (27,273 square feet); and all as more fully described on the Plat of Survey by Stephen Estopinal, P.E., P.L.S. dated XX June 2018.

SQUARE 10:

Commencing and Point-of-Beginning at the intersection of the southernmost right-of-way for France Street and the westernmost right-of-way for Saint Phillip Street; thence, in a southerly direction along said westernmost right-of-way for Saint Phillip Street, South 1 degree 52 minutes 02 seconds East, a distance of 128.00 feet to the northernmost boundary of Lot 8, Square 10, Beauregard Town Subdivision; thence, in a westerly direction along said northernmost boundary of Lot 8, South 88 degrees 19 minutes 37 seconds West, a distance of 128.00 feet to the easternmost boundary of Lot 2, Square 10, Beauregard Town Subdivision; thence, in a northerly direction along said easternmost boundary of Lot 2 and continuing as the easternmost boundary of Lot 1, Square 10, Beauregard Town Subdivision, North 1 degree 52 minutes 02 seconds West, a distance of 128.02 feet to the southernmost right-of-way for France Street; thence, in an easterly direction along said southernmost right-of-way for France Street, North 88 degrees 20 minutes 10 seconds East, a distance of 128.00 feet to the Point-of-Beginning; encompassing an area of 0.376 acres (16,385 square feet); and all as more fully described on the Plat of Survey by Stephen Estopinal, P.E., P.L.S. dated XX June 2018.

PARCEL III, TRACT B-2

Commencing and Point-of-Beginning at the intersection of the southernmost right-of-way for Europe Street and the westernmost right-of-way for Saint Phillip Street; thence, in a southerly direction along said westernmost right-of-way for Saint Phillip Street, South 1 degree 52 minutes 02 seconds East, a distance of 128.00 feet to the northernmost boundary of Lot 8, Square 9, Beauregard Town subdivision; thence, in a westerly direction along

 

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said northernmost boundary of Lot 8, South 88 degrees 17 minutes 23 seconds West, a distance of 128.00 feet to the easternmost boundary of Lot 2, Square 9, Beauregard Town Subdivision; thence, in a northerly direction along said easternmost boundary of Lot 2 and continuing as the easternmost boundary of Lot 1, Square 9, Beauregard Town Subdivision, North 1 degree 52 minutes 02 seconds West, a distance of 128.00 feet to the southernmost right-of-way for Europe Street; thence, in an easterly direction along said southernmost right-of-way for Europe Street, North 88 degrees 17 minutes 23 seconds East, a distance of 128.00 feet to the Point-of-Beginning; encompassing an area of 0.376 acres (16,383 square feet); and all as more fully described on the Plat of Survey by Stephen Estopinal, P.E., P.L.S. dated XX June 2018.

PARCEL III, TRACT C

Right of use and predial servitude and all rights set forth therein established by Servitude Agreement dated 12/22/87 between the City of Baton Rouge and the Parish of East Baton Rouge as Grantor, and Allied Bank of Texas as Grantee, recorded as Original 821, Bundle 9971 of the official records of East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, in and to 12 tracts or parcels of land in the City of Baton Rouge, Parish of East Baton Rouge, more fully described as follows:

1. Begin at the northwest corner of Lot 1, Square 4-S, Beauregard Town, and proceed 15 feet in a northerly direction along the east right-of-way of Front Street to a point and corner; thence proceed in an easterly direction a distance of 128 feet parallel to the north property lines of Lots 1 and 2, Square 4-S, Beauregard Town, to the right-of-way of St. James Street projected, for point and corner; thence proceed in a southerly direction 15 feet to the northeast corner of Lot 2, Square 4-S, Beauregard Town for point and corner; thence proceed in a westerly direction along the north property lines of Lots 2 and 1, Square 4-S, a distance of 128 feet to the point of beginning.

2. Begin at the northwest corner of Lot 1, Square 11-S, Beauregard Town, and proceed in a northerly direction along the East right-of-way line of St. James Street, projected, a distance of 6 feet to a point and corner; thence proceeding an easterly direction a distance of 238 feet along a line parallel to the north property lines of Lots 1, 2, 3 and 4, Square 11-S, Beauregard Town, to a point which is 6 feet north of the north property line of Lot 4, Square 11-S, Beauregard Town; thence proceed 6 feet in a southeasterly direction to a point which is 6.68 feet west of the northeast corner of Lot 4; thence proceed in a westerly direction along the north property lines of Lot 4, a distance of 249.32 feet to the point of beginning.

3. Begin at the southwest corner of Lot 1, Square 11-S, Beauregard Town, and proceed 15 feet in a southerly direction along the right-of-way of St. James Street to a point and corner; thence proceed 256 feet in an easterly direction along a line parallel to the south property lines of Lots 1, 2, 3 and 4, Square 11-S, Beauregard Town, to the right of-way line of St. Philip Street for a point and corner; thence proceed in a northerly direction along the west right-of-way line of St. Philip Street a distance of 15 feet to the southeast corner of Lot 4, Square 11-S, Beauregard Town, for point and corner; thence proceed in a westerly direction along the south property lines of Lots 1, 2, 3 and 4, Square 11-S, a distance of 256 feet to the point of beginning.

4. Begin at the southwest corner of Lot 1, Square 4-S, Beauregard Town, and proceed 15 feet in a southerly direction along the right-of-way line of Front Street to a point and corner; thence proceed 128 feet in an easterly direction along a line parallel to the south property lines of Lots 1 and 2, Square 4-S, Beauregard Town, to the right-of-way line of St. James Street for point and corner; thence proceed in a northerly direction a distance of 15 feet to the southeast corner of Lot 2, Square 4-S, Beauregard Town, for point and corner; thence proceed in a westerly direction along the south property lines of Lots 1 and 2, Square 4-S, Beauregard Town to the point of beginning.

 

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5. Begin at the northwest corner of Lot 1, Square 10, Beauregard Town, and proceed 8/10 of one foot in a westerly direction along the right-of-way of France Street to a point and corner; thence proceed in a southerly direction a distance of 128 feet along a line parallel to the west property lines of Lots 1 and 2, Square 10, Beauregard Town, to a point and corner; thence proceed in an easterly direction 8/10 of one foot to the southwest corner of Lot 2, Square 10, Beauregard Town; thence proceed in a northerly direction 128 feet along the west property lines of Lots 1 and 2, Square 10, Beauregard Town to the point of beginning.

6. Begin at the southeast corner of Lot 2, Square 4-S, Beauregard Town, and proceed in a southerly direction along the extension of the right-of-way of St. James Street a distance of 15 feet to a point and corner; thence proceed in an easterly direction a distance of 53 1/3 feet to a point and corner; thence proceed in a northerly direction a distance of 15 feet to the southwest corner of Lot 1, Square 11-S, Beauregard Town, for 112.67 feet along the east right-of-way of St. James Street, projected, to a point and corner; thence proceed in a westerly direction a distance of 53 1/3 feet parallel to the south right-of-way of Old Government Street to a point and corner; thence proceed in a southerly direction along the west right-of-way of St. James Street, projected, a distance of 112.67 feet, to the point of beginning.

7. All of St. James Street bounded on the North by South right-of-way of France Street, on the south by the North right-of-way of South Boulevard, on the East by Square 8, Square 9 and Square 10 of Beauregard Town and Mayflower and Europe Streets, and on the West by Square 5, Square 6 and Square 7 of Beauregard Town and Mayflower, and the western (revoked) portion of Europe Street.

8. All of Europe Street from the East right of way line of St. James Street to the West right-of-way line of St. Phillip Street. (NOTE: Portion of Europe Street servitude between Lot 6, Square 10 and Lot 10, Square 9 was acquired by CCCH)

9. Mayflower (formerly Asia) Street from the East right-of-way line of Front Street to the West right-of-way line of St. James Street.

10. Mayflower (formerly Asia) Street, from the intersection of the East right-of-way line of St. James Street and the South line of Mayflower Street, for the point of beginning; thence easterly along the South right-of-way line of Mayflower Street for a distance of 25 feet; thence in a northerly direction a distance of 53.41 feet to the North right-of-way line of Mayflower Street, for point and corner; thence in a westerly direction along the North right-of-way line of Mayflower Street 28 feet to point and corner, being the intersection of the East right-of-way line of St. James Street and Mayflower Street; thence in a southerly direction a distance of 53.33 feet to the point of beginning.

 

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11. The eastern 33.3 feet of Front or Natchez Street, bounded on the South by the North right-of-way line of South Boulevard and on the North by a line beginning 38.33 feet North of the intersection of the South right-of-way line of France Street and East right-of-way of Front or Natchez Street and extending in a westerly direction into the right-of-way of Front or Natchez Street a distance of 33.3 feet, and bounded on the East by Squares 5, 6, and 7 and Mayflower and France Streets, and on the West by the western 20 feet of Front or Natchez Street.

12. The south 38.33 feet of France Street, from the East right-of-way line of Front or Natchez Street to the West right-of-way line of St. Philip Street, and being bounded on the South by Lot 1 of Square 5 and Lots 1 and 10 of Square 10 of Beauregard Town, and on the North by the northern 15 feet of France Street; it being understood that this servitude as to France Street and Front or Natchez Street shall be subject to the condition that the said affected area of France Street and of Front or Natchez Street shall remain open to the public for pedestrian and vehicular traffic.

The above rights of use and predial servitudes run in favor of the remaining lands described in Parcel III and the lands described in Parcel II above.

PARCEL IV (4A)

Commencing and Point-of-Beginning at the intersection of the northernmost right-of-way for Mayflower Street and the westernmost right-of-way for Saint Louis Street; thence, in a westerly direction along said northernmost right-of-way for Mayflower Street, South 88 degrees 07 minutes 30 seconds West, a distance of 128.00 feet to the easternmost boundary of Lot 5, Square 20, Beauregard Town Subdivision; thence, in a northerly direction along said easternmost boundary of Lot 5, North 1 degree 52 minutes 30 seconds West, a distance of 64.00 feet to the southernmost boundary of Lot 7, Square 20, Beauregard Town Subdivision; thence, in an easterly direction along said southernmost boundary of Lot 7, North 88 degrees 07 minutes 30 seconds East, a distance of 128.00 feet to the westernmost right-of-way for Saint Louis Street; thence, in a southerly direction along said westernmost right-of-way for Saint Louis Street, South 1 degree 52 minutes 30 seconds East, a distance of 64.00 feet to the Point-of-Beginning; encompassing an area of 0.188 acres (8,192 square feet); and all as more fully described on the Plat of Survey by Stephen Estopinal, P.E., P.L.S. dated XX June 2018.

PARCEL IV (4B)

Commencing at the intersection of the northernmost right-of-way for Mayflower Street and the westernmost right-of-way for Saint Louis Street; thence, in a northerly direction along said westernmost right-of-way for Saint Louis Street, North 1 degree 52 minutes 30 seconds West, a distance of 64.00 feet to the northernmost boundary of Lot 6, Square 20, Beauregard Town Subdivision and the Point-of-Beginning; thence, in a westerly direction along said northernmost boundary of Lot 6, South 88 degrees 07 minutes 30 seconds West, a distance of 128.00 feet to the easternmost boundary of Lot 4, Square 20, Beauregard Town Subdivision; thence, in a northerly direction along said easternmost boundary of Lot 4, North 1 degree 52 minutes 30 seconds West, a distance of 64.00 feet to the southernmost boundary of Lot 8, Square 20, Beauregard Town Subdivision; thence, in an easterly direction along said southernmost boundary of Lot 8, North 88 degrees 7 minutes 30 seconds East, a distance of 128.00 feet to the westernmost right-of-way for Saint Louis Street; thence, in a southerly direction along said westernmost right-of-way for Saint Louis Street, South 1 degree 52 minutes 30 seconds East, a distance of 64.00 feet to the Point-of-Beginning; encompassing an area of 0.188 acres (8,192 square feet); and all as more fully described on the Plat of Survey by Stephen Estopinal, P.E., P.L.S. dated XX June 2018.

 

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PARCEL V

Commencing and Point-of-Beginning at the intersection of the southernmost right-of-way for South Boulevard and the easternmost right-of-way for Front Street; thence, in an easterly direction along said southernmost right-of-way for South boulevard, North 88 degrees 13 minutes 26 seconds East, a distance of 51.00 feet; thence, in a southerly direction, South 1 degree 46 minutes 34 seconds East, a distance of 51.00 feet; thence, in a westerly direction, South 88 degrees 13 minutes 26 seconds West, a distance of 51.00 feet to the easternmost right-of-way for Front Street; thence, in a northerly direction along said easternmost right-of-way for Front Street, North 1 degree 46 minutes 34 seconds West, a distance of 51.00 feet to the Point-of-Beginning; encompassing an area of 0.060 acres (2,601 square feet); less than and except that portion of the described property subject to a servitude for Interstate Route No. I-10, as previously granted by the former Illinois Central Railroad company in favor of the Louisiana Department of Highways by document dated 1/31/64; and all as more fully described on the Plat of Survey by Stephen Estopinal, P.E., P.L.S. dated XX June 2018.

PARCEL VI (6A)

Commencing and Point-of-Beginning at the intersection of the southernmost right-of-way for South Boulevard and the westernmost right-of-way for Highland Road; thence, in a southerly direction along said westernmost right-of-way for Highland Road, South 2 degrees 06 minutes 25 seconds East, a distance of 103.17 feet to the northernmost right-of-way for Interstate Highway Number 10 (I-10); thence, in a westerly direction along said northernmost right-of-way for I-10, South 89 degrees 24 minutes 52 seconds West, a distance of 170.02 feet; thence, in a northerly direction, North 2 degrees 06 minutes 25 seconds West, a distance of 14.10 feet to the southernmost right-of-way for the I-10 approach ramp; thence, in a northerly direction along said right-of-way for I-10 following a curved line having a radius of 497.75 feet and the radius center to the north, a distance of 57.83 feet, that same line having a chord bearing of North 54 degrees 43 minutes 29 seconds East and a chord length of 57.80 feet; thence, continuing along a curved line having a radius of 357.75 feet and a radius center to the north, a distance of 78.14 feet, that same line having a chord bearing of North 45 degrees 08 minutes 29 seconds East and a chord length of 77.98 feet to the southernmost right-of-way for South Boulevard; thence, in an easterly direction along said southernmost right-of-way for the South Boulevard, North 87 degrees 53 minutes 35 seconds East, a distance of 64.36 feet to the Point-of-Beginning; encompassing an area of 0.279 acres (12,170 square feet); and all as more fully described on the Plat of Survey by Stephen Estopinal, P.E., P.L.S. dated XX June 2018.

PARCEL VI (6B)

Commencing and Point-of-Beginning at the intersection of the southernmost right-of-way for Interstate Highway Number 10 (I-10); and the westernmost right-of-way for Highland Road; thence, in a southerly direction along said westernmost right-of-way for Highland Road, South 2 degrees 04 minutes 04 seconds East, a distance of 69.00 feet; thence, in a westerly direction, South 88 degrees 06 minutes 56 seconds West, a distance of 125.00 feet; thence, in a northerly direction, North 2 degrees 04 minutes 04 seconds West, a distance of 68.60 feet to southernmost right-of-way for Interstate Highway Number 10 (I-10); thence, in an easterly direction along said southernmost right-of-way for I-10, North 87 degrees 55 minutes 56 seconds East, a distance of 125.00 feet to the Point-of-Beginning; encompassing an area of 0.197 acres (8,600 square feet); and all as more fully described on the Plat of Survey by Stephen Estopinal, P.E., P.L.S. dated XX June 2018.

 

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PARCEL VIII (8-A EAST)

Commencing and Point-of-Beginning at the intersection of the southernmost boundary of Lot 14, Commercial Place Subdivision and the westernmost right-of-way for Emma Street; thence, in a westerly direction along said southernmost boundary of Lot 14, South 87 degrees 31 minutes 00 seconds West, a distance of 139.06 feet to the easternmost boundary of an abandoned railroad right-of-way; thence, in a northerly direction along said easternmost boundary of an abandoned railroad right-of-way, North 4 degrees 42 minutes 00 seconds East, a distance of 51.68 feet; thence, continuing in a northerly direction along said easternmost boundary of an abandoned railroad right-of-way, North 12 degrees 07 minutes 28 seconds East, a distance of 51.54 feet; thence, continuing in a northerly direction along said easternmost boundary of an abandoned railroad right-of-way, North17 degrees 28 minutes 45 seconds East, a distance of 53.01 feet; thence, continuing in a northerly direction along said easternmost boundary of an abandoned railroad right-of-way, North 21 degrees 50 minutes 06 seconds East, a distance of 54.63 feet; thence, continuing in a northerly direction along said easternmost boundary of an abandoned railroad right-of-way, North 28 degrees 57 minutes 45 seconds East, a distance of 58.27 feet; thence, continuing in a northerly direction along said easternmost boundary of an abandoned railroad right-of-way, North 25 degrees 53 minutes 55 seconds East, a distance of 56.54 feet; thence, continuing in a northerly direction along said easternmost boundary of an abandoned railroad right-of-way, North 25 degrees 02 minutes 06 seconds East, a distance of 56.10 feet to the westernmost right-of-way for Emma Street; thence, in a southerly direction along said westernmost right-of-way for Emma Street, South 1 degree 47 minutes 44 seconds East, a distance of 350.00 feet to the Point-of-Beginning; encompassing an area of 0.673 acres (29,345 square feet); and all as more fully described on the Plat of Survey by Stephen Estopinal, P.E., P.L.S. dated XX June 2018.

PARCEL VIII (8-A WEST)

Commencing at the intersection of the northernmost boundary of Lot 8, Commercial Place Subdivision and the westernmost right-of-way for Emma Street; thence, in a southerly direction along the westernmost boundary of an abandoned railroad right-of-way, South 23 degrees 44 minutes 48 seconds West, a distance of 66.59 feet to the southernmost boundary of said Lot 8 and the Point-of-Beginning; thence, continuing along said westernmost boundary of an abandoned railroad right-of-way, South 28 degrees 00 minutes 15 seconds West, a distance of 57.70 feet; thence, continuing along said westernmost boundary of an abandoned railroad right-of-way, South 28 degrees 49 minutes 37 seconds West, a distance of 58.19 feet; thence, continuing along said westernmost boundary of an abandoned railroad right-of-way, South 27 degrees 12 minutes 29 seconds West, a distance of 57.25 feet; thence, continuing along said westernmost boundary of an abandoned railroad right-of-way, South 21 degrees 41 minutes 53 seconds West, a distance of 54.58 feet; thence, continuing along said westernmost boundary of an abandoned railroad right-of-way, South 16 degrees 12 minutes 10 seconds West, a distance of 53.99 feet to the northernmost boundary of Lot 2, Commerce Place Subdivision; thence, in a westerly direction along said northernmost boundary of Lot 2, South 87 degrees 53 minutes 55 seconds West, a distance of 114.76 feet to the easternmost right-of-way for River Road; thence, in a northerly direction along said easternmost right-of-way for River Road, North 8 degrees 39 minutes 06 seconds East, a distance of 256.00 feet to the southernmost boundary of said Lot 8; thence, in an easterly direction along said southernmost boundary of Lot 8, North 88 degrees 03 minutes 52 seconds East, a distance of 192.85 feet to the Point-of-Beginning; encompassing an area of 0.849 acres (37,000 square feet); and all as more fully described on the Plat of Survey by Stephen Estopinal, P.E., P.L.S. dated XX June 2018.

 

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PARCEL VIII (8B)

Commencing and Point-of-Beginning at the intersection of the northernmost boundary of Lot 7, Commercial Place Subdivision and the easternmost right-of-way for River Road; thence, in a northerly direction along said easternmost right-of-way for River Road, North 8 degrees 39 minutes 06 seconds East, a distance of 61.22 feet; thence, in an easterly direction, North 88 degrees 06 minutes 40 seconds East, a distance of 210.46 feet to the westernmost right-of-way for Emma Street at the westernmost boundary of an abandoned railroad right-of-way; thence, in a southerly direction along said westernmost boundary of an abandoned railroad right-of-way, South 23 degrees 44 minutes 48 seconds West, a distance of 66.59 feet to the said northernmost boundary of Lot 7; thence, in a westerly direction along said northernmost boundary of Lot 7, South 88 degrees 03 minutes 52 seconds West, a distance of 192.85 feet to the Point-of-Beginning; encompassing an area of 0.278 acres (12,120 square feet); and all as more fully described on the Plat of Survey by Stephen Estopinal, P.E., P.L.S. dated XX June 2018.

PARCEL X

Leasehold interest of Catfish Queen Partnership in Commendam in Lease of Air Space dated 6/29/94 between the City of Baton Rouge and the Parish of East Baton Rouge as Lessor, and Catfish Queen Partnership in Commendam as Lessee, affecting the following described property for a primary term of 25 years commencing on the date as provided therein with an option to renew for another 25 years as provided therein, which was recorded on 7/01/94 as Original 248, Bundle 10522 of the official records of East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, affecting the following:

A certain portion of air space, hereinafter described and being immediately contiguous and adjacent to Lots 1 and 2, Square 6 or , and Lots 1 and 2, Square 5 of Beauregard Town Subdivision, extending between said squares, and more particularly described as follows: Commencing in a horizontal plane above Front Street, at an elevation of 55.25 feet above N.G.V.D. (determined by reference to City Paris Benchmark, located at the south concrete pier supporting the steel truss under the east bound lane of the Interstate Highway 10 Bridge over the Mississippi River, having an elevation of 35.20 feet above N.G.V.D.) and extending upward for a distance of 26.75 feet to an elevation of 82.00 feet above N.G.V.D., and being bounded on the north by a line 60.75 feet south of the south right of way line of France Street and on the south by a line 99.75 feet south of the right-of-way line of France Street.

PARCEL XI

Commencing and Point-of-Beginning at the intersection of the northernmost right-of-way for South boulevard and the westernmost right-of-way for Front Street; thence, in a westerly direction along said northernmost right-of-way for South Boulevard, South 88 degrees 19 minutes 15 seconds West, a distance of 320.00 feet to the westernmost boundary of Square 4, Beauregard Town Subdivision; thence, in a northerly direction along said westernmost boundary of said Square 4, North 1 degree 52 minutes 02 seconds West, a distance of 321.33 feet to the northernmost boundary of Square 4; thence, in an easterly direction along said northernmost boundary of Square

 

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4, North 88 degrees 19 minutes 15 seconds East, a distance of 64.00 feet to the westernmost boundary of the former Mayflower Street right-of-way; thence, in a northerly direction along said westernmost boundary of the former Mayflower Street right-of-way, continuing as the westernmost boundary of Square 3, Beauregard Town Subdivision and the westernmost boundary of the former Europe Street right-of-way, North 1 degrees 52 minutes 02 seconds West, a distance of 424.90 feet to the southernmost boundary of Square 6 or B, Beauregard Town Subdivision; thence, in an easterly direction along said southernmost boundary of Square 6 or B, North 88 degrees 19 minutes 15 seconds East, a distance of 256.00 feet to the westernmost right-of-way for Front Street; thence, in a southerly direction along said westernmost boundary of Front Street, South 1 degree 52 minutes 02 seconds East, a distance of 746.23 feet to the Point-of-Beginning; encompassing an area of 4.858 acres (211,600 square feet); and all as more fully described on the Plat of Survey by Stephen Estopinal, P.E., P.L.S. dated XX June 2018.

Tropicana Laughlin

Parcel 1A: (APN: 264-13-301-003)

That portion of the South Half (S 12) of Section 13,Township 32 South, Range 66 East M.D.M., described as follows:

Lot Two (2) as shown by map thereof on file in File 53 of Parcel Maps, Page 53 in the Office of the County Recorder, Clark County, Nevada.

Excepting therefrom that portion lying within the boundaries of that certain parcel described in Quitclaim Deed to Clark County for roadway and public improvements recorded August 20, 1992 in Book 920820 as Document No. 00522, Official Records.

Said parcel being also described as follows:

Commencing at the Northwest corner (NW) of the Southwest Quarter (SW 14) of said Section 13;

Thence South 89°59’42” East, along the North line of the South Half (S 12) of said Section 13, a distance of 297.82 feet;

Thence South 01°35’03” West, a distance of 800.08 feet to the Point of Beginning;

Thence South 01°35’01” West, a distance of 799.78 feet;

Thence South 89°59’51” East, a distance of 1561.32 feet to a point on the Westerly right-of-way line of Casino Drive, said point being a point on a curve concave Westerly, having a radius of 490.00 feet, a radial line to said point bears North 87°52’39” East;

Thence Northerly along said curve through a central angle of 03°05’07”, for an arc distance of 26.39 feet;

Thence North 05°12’28” West, a distance of 349.20 feet;

Thence North 06°38’24” West, a distance of 120.04 feet;

Thence North 05°12’28” West, a distance of 166.84 feet to the point of curvature concave Southwesterly, having a radius of 33.00 feet;

Thence Northwesterly along said curve through a central angle of 64°17’09”, for an arc distance of 37.03 feet to a point on a non-tangent line;

Thence North 05°12’28” West, a distance of 87.95 feet to a point on a curve concave Northerly and having a radius of 25.00 feet, a radial line of said point bears South 06°35’43” West;

Thence Northeasterly along said curve through a central angle of 53°18’40”, for an arc distance of 23.26 feet to a point of tangency;

Thence North 05°12’28” West, a distance of 16.88 feet;

 

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Thence departing said Westerly right-of-way line, North 89°59’51” West, a distance of 1467.06 feet to the Point of Beginning.

Legal description provided by:

Lyle E. Yenglin, Nevada PLS No. 17019

Martin & Martin

Civil Engineers

2101 South Jones Boulevard

Suite 120

Las Vegas, NV 89146

Parcel 1B:

An undivided 31.667% interest in and to that certain non-exclusive 30.00 foot access easement as described in that certain License Agreement recorded February 15, 1985 in Book 1689 as Document No. 1648776, Official Records, affecting the following described property:

That portion of Government Lot Four (4) in Section 13, Township 32 South, Range 66 East, M.D.M., situate within the County of Clark, State of Nevada described as follows:

A strip of land thirty (30) feet in width lying Northerly of and contiguous to Line One (1) and Line Two (2) hereinafter described:

Commencing at the Northwest corner (NW) of said Government Lot Four (4);

Thence South 88°59’51” East, a distance of 377.85 feet to a point;

Thence South 10°49’28” West, a distance of 132.17 feet to the Southeast corner (SE) of Parcel Two (2) as shown on file in File 30 of Parcel Maps, Page 48, Clark County, Nevada records, the True Point of Beginning; said True Point of Beginning hereinafter referred to as Point “A”.

Line One (1):

Commencing at Point “A”;

Thence North 89°59’51” West along the Southerly line of said Parcel Two (2) and the Westerly prolongation thereof to a point on the Easterly line of Rio Alta Vista Drive, as shown on File 39 of Surveys, Page 73, Clark County, Nevada records, the point of terminus of Line One (1).

Line Two (2):

Commencing at Point “A”;

Thence South 89°59’51” East, a distance of 645.36 feet, more or less, to a point in the Westerly line of Colorado River, the point of terminus of Line Two (2).

Such easement being subject to the provisions contained in the above License Agreement.

Parcel 1C:

Non-exclusive easements and other rights as set forth and established in that certain “Memorandum of Understanding” by and between the Ramada Express Hotel and Casino and Tres Hombres, a Delaware limited liability company, recorded May 25, 2005 in Book 20050525 as Document No. 02601, Official Records.

 

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Parcel 2A: (APN: 264-13-301-007)

That portion of the South Half (S 12) of Section 13, Township 32 South, Range 66 East, M.D.M., described as follows:

Lot Three (3) as shown by map thereof on file in File 98 of Parcel Maps, Page 17 in the Office of the County Recorder, Clark County, Nevada.

Said parcel being also described as follows:

Commencing at the Northwest corner (NW) of the Southwest Quarter (SW 14) of said Section 13;

Thence South 89°59’42” East, a distance of 297.82 feet;

Thence South 01°35’03” West, a distance of 800.08 feet;

Thence South 89°59’51” East, a distance of 654.14 feet to the Point of Beginning;

Thence from said True Point of Beginning and continuing Southeasterly along said line South 89°59’51” East, a distance of 650.04 feet;

Thence North 00°38’33” West, a distance of 269.65 feet;

Thence North 88°05’32” West, a distance of 30.03 feet;

Thence South 00°38’33” East, a distance of 70.64 feet;

Thence North 89°59’51” West, a distance of 620.04 feet;

Thence South 00°38’33” East, a distance of 200.01 feet to the Point of Beginning.

Legal description provided by:

Lyle E. Yenglin, Nevada PLS No. 17019

Martin & Martin

Civil Engineers

2101 South Jones Boulevard

Suite 120

Las Vegas, NV 89146

Parcel 2B:

Non-exclusive easements for pedestrian and vehicular ingress and egress, utilities and drainage as set forth and established in that certain “Declaration of Reserved Easements for Access and Utilities” recorded May 26, 2000 in Book 20000526 as Document No. 00932, Official Records.

Parcel 2C:

Non-exclusive easements for pedestrian and vehicular ingress and egress, utilities and drainage as set forth and established in that certain “Easement Agreement” recorded May 26, 2000 in Book 20000526 as Document No. 00936, Official Records.

Parcel 3A: (APN: 264-13-401-003)

That portion of the Southwest Quarter (SW 14) of Section 13, Township 32 South, Range 66 East, M.D.M., Clark County, Nevada, more particularly described as follows:

Parcel Four (4) as shown by map thereof on file in File 98 of Parcel Maps, Page 17, in the Office of the County Recorder, Clark County, Nevada.

 

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Parcel 3B:

Non-exclusive easements for driveways, utilities and drainage, as disclosed by that certain Declaration of Easements recorded May 26, 2000 in Book 20000526 as Document No. 00932, of Official Records, Clark County, Nevada, subject to the terms, provisions and conditions set forth in said instrument.

Parcel 3C:

Non-exclusive easements for driveways, utilities and drainage, as disclosed by that certain Easement Agreement recorded May 26, 2000 in Book 20000526 as Document No. 00935, of Official Records, Clark County, Nevada, subject to the terms, provisions and conditions set forth in said instrument.

Parcel 3D:

Revocable license for egress and ingress for the sole purpose of launching private small boat craft, retrieving the same and incidental parking, as disclosed by that certain License Agreement recorded February 15, 1983 in Book 1689 as Document No. 1648776, of Official Records, Clark County, Nevada, subject to the terms, provision and conditions set forth in said instrument.

 

 

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EXHIBIT C

GAMING LICENSES

 

Licensed Entity

  

Facility

  

State

  

Regulatory

Authority

  

Type of License

  

Dates of

Issuance and Expiration

Aztar Indiana Gaming Company, LLC d/b/a Tropicana Evansville (1)    Tropicana Evansville    IN    Indiana Gaming Commission    Gaming License    12/3/17 - 12/3/18
Catfish Queen Partnership In Commendams d/b/a Belle of Baton Rouge    Belle of Baton Rouge    LA    Louisiana Gaming Control Board    Gaming License R011700009    5/18/15 - 7/18/20
Lighthouse Point, LLC d/b/a Trop Casino Greenville    Tropicana Greenville    MS    Mississippi Gaming Commission    Gaming License No. 0896    10/28/16 - 10/27/19
Tropicana Atlantic City Corp. d/b/a Tropicana Atlantic City Casino & Hotel    Tropicana Atlantic City    NJ    New Jersey Casino Control Commission    Gaming License Pursuant to CCC Resolution 10-11-10-21    11/10/20
Tropicana Atlantic City Corp. d/b/a Tropicana Atlantic City Casino & Hotel (3)    Tropicana Atlantic City    NJ    New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement    Internet Gaming Permit No. NJIGP 14-005    10/21/17 - 10/21/18
Tropicana Laughlin, LLC d/b/a Tropicana Laughlin Hotel & Casino (2)    Tropicana Laughlin    NV    Nevada Gaming Control Board    Gaming License 09430-01    1/1/18 - 12/31/18

 

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EXHIBIT D

FORM OF GUARANTY

This GUARANTY OF MASTER LEASE (this “Guaranty”), is made and entered into as of the _____ day of ___________, 201_ by and between [_________], a __________, ____________, a ________________ and ____________, a ________________ (each, “Guarantor”, and collectively, the “Guarantors”), and____________________. (“Landlord”).

RECITALS

A. Landlord and [ (“Tenant”) have entered into that certain Master Lease dated of even date herewith (as may be amended, restated, supplemented, waived or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Master Lease”). All capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein shall have the same meanings given such terms in the Master Lease.

B. Each Guarantor is an affiliate of the Tenant, will derive substantial benefits from the Master Lease and acknowledges and agrees that this Guaranty is given in accordance with the requirements of the Master Lease and that Landlord would not have been willing to enter into the Master Lease unless such Guarantor was willing to execute and deliver this Guaranty.

AGREEMENTS

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of Landlord entering into the Master Lease with Tenant, and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, each Guarantor agrees as follows:

1. Guaranty. In consideration of the benefit derived or to be derived by it therefrom, as to the Master Lease, from and after the Commencement Date thereof, each Guarantor hereby unconditionally and irrevocably guarantees, as a primary obligor and not merely as a surety, (i) the payment when due of all Rent and all other sums payable by Tenant under the Master Lease, and (ii) the faithful and prompt performance when due of each and every one of the terms, conditions and covenants to be kept and performed by Tenant and its Affiliates under the Master Lease, including without limitation all indemnification obligations, insurance obligations, and all obligations to operate, rebuild, restore or replace any facilities or improvements now or hereafter located on the Leased Property covered by the Master Lease (collectively, the “Obligations”). In the event of the failure of Tenant to pay any such Rent or other sums, or to render any other performance required of Tenant and its Affiliates under the Master Lease, when due or within any applicable cure period, each Guarantor shall forthwith perform or cause to be performed all provisions of the Master Lease to be performed by Tenant and its Affiliates thereunder, and pay all reasonable costs of collection or enforcement and other damages that may result from the non-performance thereof to the full extent provided under the Master Lease. As to the Obligations, each Guarantor’s liability under this Guaranty is without limit except as provided in Section 12 hereof. Each Guarantor agrees that its guarantee provided herein constitutes a guarantee of payment when due and not of collection.

 

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2. Survival of Obligations. The obligations of each Guarantor under this Guaranty shall survive and continue in full force and effect notwithstanding:

(a) any amendment, modification, or extension of the Master Lease pursuant to its terms;

(b) any compromise, release, consent, extension, indulgence or other action or inaction in respect of any terms of the Master Lease or any other guarantor;

(c) any substitution or release, in whole or in part, of any security for this Guaranty which Landlord may hold at any time;

(d) any exercise or non-exercise by Landlord of any right, power or remedy under or in respect of the Master Lease or any security held by Landlord with respect thereto, or any waiver of any such right, power or remedy;

(e) any bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, arrangement, adjustment, composition, liquidation, or the like of Tenant or any other guarantor;

(f) any limitation of Tenant’s liability under the Master Lease or any limitation of Tenant’s liability thereunder which may now or hereafter be imposed by any statute, regulation or rule of law, or any illegality, irregularity, invalidity or unenforceability, in whole or in part, of the Master Lease or any term thereof;

(g) subject to Section 13 hereof, any sale, lease, or transfer of all or any part of any interest in any Facility or any or all of the assets of Tenant to any other person, firm or entity other than to Landlord;

(h) any act or omission by Landlord with respect to any of the security instruments or any failure to file, record or otherwise perfect any of the same;

(i) any extensions of time for performance under the Master Lease;

(j) the release of Tenant from performance or observation of any of the agreements, covenants, terms or conditions contained in the Master Lease by operation of law or otherwise;

(k) the fact that Tenant may or may not be personally liable, in whole or in part, under the terms of the Master Lease to pay any money judgment;

(l) the failure to give Guarantor any notice of acceptance, default or otherwise;

(m) any other guaranty now or hereafter executed by Guarantor or anyone else in connection with the Master Lease;

(n) any rights, powers or privileges Landlord may now or hereafter have against any other person, entity or collateral; or

(o) any other circumstances, whether or not Guarantor had notice or knowledge thereof.

 

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3. Primary Liability. The liability of Guarantor with respect to the Master Lease shall be primary, direct and immediate, and Landlord may proceed against Guarantor: (a) prior to or in lieu of proceeding against Tenant, its assets, any security deposit, or any other guarantor; and (b) prior to or in lieu of pursuing any other rights or remedies available to Landlord. All rights and remedies afforded to Landlord by reason of this Guaranty or by law are separate, independent and cumulative, and the exercise of any rights or remedies shall not in any way limit, restrict or prejudice the exercise of any other rights or remedies.

In the event of any default under the Master Lease, a separate action or actions may be brought and prosecuted against Guarantor whether or not Tenant is joined therein or a separate action or actions are brought against Tenant. Landlord may maintain successive actions for other defaults. Landlord’s rights hereunder shall not be exhausted by its exercise of any of its rights or remedies or by any such action or by any number of successive actions until and unless all indebtedness and Obligations the payment and performance of which are hereby guaranteed have been paid and fully performed.

4. Obligations Not Affected. In such manner, upon such terms and at such times as Landlord in its sole discretion deems necessary or expedient, and without notice to any Guarantor, Landlord may: (a) amend, alter, compromise, accelerate, extend or change the time or manner for the payment or the performance of any Obligation hereby guaranteed; (b) extend, amend or terminate the Master Lease; or (c) release Tenant by consent to any assignment (or otherwise) as to all or any portion of the Obligations hereby guaranteed, in each case pursuant to the terms of the Master Lease. Any exercise or non-exercise by Landlord of any right hereby given Landlord, dealing by Landlord with any Guarantor or any other guarantor, Tenant or any other person, or change, impairment, release or suspension of any right or remedy of Landlord against any person including Tenant and any other guarantor will not affect any of the Obligations of any Guarantor hereunder or give any Guarantor any recourse or offset against Landlord.

5. Waiver. With respect to the Master Lease, each Guarantor hereby waives and relinquishes all rights and remedies accorded by applicable law to sureties and/or guarantors or any other accommodation parties, under any statutory provisions, common law or any other provision of law, custom or practice, and agrees not to assert or take advantage of any such rights or remedies including, but not limited to:

(a) any right to require Landlord to proceed against Tenant or any other person or to proceed against or exhaust any security held by Landlord at any time or to pursue any other remedy in Landlord’s power before proceeding against such Guarantor or to require that Landlord cause a marshaling of Tenant’s assets or the assets, if any, given as collateral for this Guaranty or to proceed against Tenant and/or any collateral, including collateral, if any, given to secure such Guarantor’s obligation under this Guaranty, held by Landlord at any time or in any particular order;

(b) any defense that may arise by reason of the incapacity or lack of authority of any other person or persons;

 

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(c) notice of the existence, creation or incurring of any new or additional indebtedness or obligation or of any action or non-action on the part of Tenant, Landlord, any creditor of Tenant or such Guarantor or on the part of any other person whomsoever under this or any other instrument in connection with any obligation or evidence of indebtedness held by Landlord or in connection with any obligation hereby guaranteed;

(d) any defense based upon an election of remedies by Landlord which destroys or otherwise impairs the subrogation rights of such Guarantor or the right of such Guarantor to proceed against Tenant for reimbursement, or both;

(e) any defense based upon any statute or rule of law which provides that the obligation of a surety must be neither larger in amount nor in other respects more burdensome than that of the principal;

(f) any duty on the part of Landlord to disclose to such Guarantor any facts Landlord may now or hereafter know about Tenant, regardless of whether Landlord has reason to believe that any such facts materially increase the risk beyond that which such Guarantor intends to assume or has reason to believe that such facts are unknown to such Guarantor or has a reasonable opportunity to communicate such facts to Guarantor, it being understood and agreed that such Guarantor is fully responsible for being and keeping informed of the financial condition of Tenant and of all circumstances bearing on the risk of non-payment or non-performance of any Obligations or indebtedness hereby guaranteed;

(g) any defense arising because of Landlord’s election, in any proceeding instituted under the federal Bankruptcy Code, of the application of Section 1111(b)(2) of the federal Bankruptcy Code;

(h) any defense based on any borrowing or grant of a security interest under Section 364 of the federal Bankruptcy Code; and

(i) all rights and remedies accorded by applicable law to guarantors, including without limitation, any extension of time conferred by any law now or hereafter in effect and any requirement or notice of acceptance of this Guaranty or any other notice to which the undersigned may now or hereafter be entitled to the extent such waiver of notice is permitted by applicable law.

6. Information. Each Guarantor assumes all responsibility for being and keeping itself informed of the financial condition and assets of the Tenant and each other Guarantor, and of all other circumstances bearing upon the risk of nonpayment of the Obligations and the nature, scope and extent of the risks that such Guarantor assumes and incurs hereunder and agrees that the Landlord will not have any duty to advise such Guarantor of information regarding such circumstances or risks.

7. No Subrogation. Until all Obligations of Tenant under the Master Lease have been satisfied and discharged in full, Guarantor shall have no right of subrogation and waives any right to enforce any remedy which Landlord now has or may hereafter have against Tenant and any benefit of, and any right to participate in, any security now or hereafter held by Landlord with respect to the Master Lease.

 

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8. Agreement to Comply with terms of Master Lease. Each Guarantor hereby agrees (a) to comply with all terms of the Master Lease applicable to it, (b) that it shall take no action, and that it shall not omit to take any action, which action or omission, as applicable, would cause a breach of the terms of the Master Lease applicable to it and (c) that it shall not commence an involuntary proceeding or file an involuntary petition in any court of competent jurisdiction seeking (i) relief in respect of the Tenant or any of its Subsidiaries, or of a substantial part of the property or assets of the Tenant or any of its Subsidiaries, under Title 11 of the United States Code, as now constituted or hereafter amended, or any other federal, state or foreign bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or similar law or (ii) the appointment of a receiver, trustee, custodian, sequestrator, conservator or similar official for the Tenant or any of its Subsidiaries or for a substantial part of the property or assets of the Tenant or any of its Subsidiaries.

9. Agreement to Pay; Contribution; Subordination. Without limitation of any other right of the Landlord at law or in equity, upon the failure of Tenant to pay any Obligation when and as the same shall become due, each Guarantor hereby promises to and will forthwith pay, or cause to be paid, to the Landlord in cash the amount of such unpaid Obligation. Each Guarantor hereby unconditionally and irrevocably agrees that in the event any payment shall be required to be made to the Landlord under this Guaranty, such Guarantor will contribute, to the maximum extent permitted by law, such amounts to each other Guarantor so as to maximize the aggregate amount paid to the Landlord in respect of this Guaranty and in respect of the Master Lease. Upon payment by any Guarantor of any sums to the Landlord as provided above, all rights of such Guarantor against the Tenant or any other Guarantor arising as a result thereof by way of subrogation, contribution, reimbursement, indemnity or otherwise shall be subject to the limitations set forth in this Section 9. If for any reason whatsoever Tenant or any Guarantor now or hereafter becomes indebted to any Guarantor or any Affiliate of any Guarantor, such indebtedness and all interest thereon shall at all times be subordinate to Tenant’s obligation to Landlord to pay as and when due in accordance with the terms of the Master Lease the guaranteed Obligations, it being understood that each Guarantor and each Affiliate of any Guarantor shall be permitted to receive payments from the Tenant or any Guarantor on account of such obligations except during the continuance of an Event of Default under the Master Lease relating to failure to pay amounts due under the Master Lease. During any time in which an Event of Default relating to failure to pay amounts due under the Master Lease has occurred and is continuing under the Master Lease (and provided that Guarantor has received written notice thereof), Guarantor agrees to make no claim for such indebtedness that does not recite that such claim is expressly subordinate to Landlord’s rights and remedies under the Master Lease.

10. Application of Payments. With respect to the Master Lease, and with or without notice to Guarantor, Landlord, in Landlord’s sole discretion and at any time and from time to time and in such manner and upon such terms as Landlord deems appropriate, may (a) apply any or all payments or recoveries following the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default from Tenant or from any other guarantor under any other instrument or realized from any security, in such manner and order of priority as Landlord may determine, to any indebtedness or other obligation of Tenant with respect to the Master Lease and whether or not such indebtedness or other obligation is guaranteed hereby or is otherwise secured, and (b) refund to Tenant any payment received by Landlord under the Master Lease.

 

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11. Guaranty Default. Upon the failure of any Guarantor to pay the amounts required to be paid hereunder when due following the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default under the Master Lease, Landlord shall have the right to bring such actions at law or inequity, including appropriate injunctive relief, as it deems appropriate to compel compliance, payment or deposit, and among other remedies to recover its reasonable attorneys’ fees in any proceeding, including any appeal therefrom and any post judgment proceedings.

12. Maximum Liability. Each Guarantor and, by its acceptance of the guarantees provided herein, Landlord, hereby confirms that it is the intention of all such persons that the guarantees provided herein and the obligations of each Guarantor hereunder not constitute a fraudulent transfer or conveyance for purposes of the United States Bankruptcy Code or any other federal, state or foreign bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or similar law, the Uniform Fraudulent Conveyance Act, the Uniform Fraudulent Transfer Act or any similar foreign, federal or state law to the extent applicable to the guarantees provided herein and the obligations of each Guarantor hereunder. To effectuate the foregoing intention, Landlord hereby irrevocably agrees that the obligations of each Guarantor under this Guaranty shall be limited to the maximum amount as will result in such obligations not constituting a fraudulent transfer or conveyance.

13. Release. A Guarantor (other than Tenant’s Parent) shall automatically be released from its obligations hereunder (other than with respect to amounts then due and payable by such Guarantor) upon the consummation of any transaction permitted by the Master Lease, the result of which is that such Guarantor ceases to be a Subsidiary of the Tenant; provided that the Landlord shall have consented to such transaction to the extent such consent is required by the terms of the Master Lease; and provided further that a Change in Control (and any transaction related thereto) shall not be deemed to be permitted by the Master Lease without Landlord consent except to the extent any actual or deemed assignment under the Master Lease relating to such Change in Control is permitted under the Master Lease; and provided further that no release of such Guarantor shall be permitted or occur in a Foreclosure COC or a Foreclosure Assignment.

Tenant’s Parent shall automatically be released from its obligations hereunder (other than with respect to amounts then due and payable by Tenant’s Parent) upon the consummation of any transaction permitted by the Master Lease, the result of which is that the Tenant ceases to be a Subsidiary of Tenant’s Parent and ceases to be owned by Tenant’s Parent; provided that the Landlord shall have consented to such transaction to the extent such consent is required by the terms of the Master Lease; and provided further that a Change in Control (and any transaction related thereto) shall not be deemed to be permitted by the Master Lease without Landlord consent except to the extent any actual or deemed assignment under the Master Lease relating to such Change in Control is permitted under the Master Lease; and provided further that no release of Tenant’s Parent shall be permitted to occur in a Foreclosure COC or Foreclosure Assignment.

14. Additional Guarantors. Upon the execution and delivery by the Landlord and any subsidiary of the Tenant that is required to become a party hereto pursuant to the Master Lease of an instrument in the form of Appendix A hereto, such subsidiary shall become a Guarantor hereunder with the same force and effect as if originally named as a Guarantor herein. The execution and delivery of any such instrument shall not require the consent of any other party to this Guaranty. The rights and obligations of each party to this Guaranty shall remain in full force and effect notwithstanding the addition of any new party to this Guaranty.

 

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15. Notices. Any notice, request or other communication to be given by any party hereunder shall be in writing and shall be sent by registered or certified mail, postage prepaid and return receipt requested, by hand delivery or express courier service, by facsimile transmission or by an overnight express service to the following address:

 

  To Guarantor:   

[______________________]

c/o Eldorado Resorts, Inc.

100 West Liberty Street

Suite 1150

Reno, Nevada 89501

Attention: Thomas R. Reeg

Facsimile No.: 281-683-7511

  
 

With a copy to:

(that shall not

constitute notice)

  

Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP

2029 Century Park East

Floor 33

Los Angeles, California 90067

Attention: Deborah R. Conrad

Facsimile No.:213-892-4721

  
  To Landlord:   

[_________________________]

c/o Gaming and Leisure Properties, Inc.

845 Berkshire Blvd., Suite 200

Wyomissing, Pennsylvania 19610

Attention: Chief Executive Officer

Facsimile: (610) 401-2901

  
 

And with copy to

(which shall not

constitute notice):

  

Goodwin Procter LLP

The New York Times Building

620 Eighth Avenue

New York, New York 10018

Attention: Yoel Kranz, Esq.

Facsimile: (617) 649-1471

  

or to such other address as either party may hereafter designate. Notice shall be deemed to have been given on the date of delivery if such delivery is made on a Business Day, or if not, on the first Business Day after delivery. If delivery is refused, Notice shall be deemed to have been given on the date delivery was first attempted. Notice sent by facsimile transmission shall be deemed given upon confirmation that such Notice was received at the number specified above or in a Notice to the sender.

 

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16. Miscellaneous.

(a) No term, condition or provision of this Guaranty may be waived except by an express written instrument to that effect signed by Landlord. No waiver of any term, condition or provision of this Guaranty will be deemed a waiver of any other term, condition or provision, irrespective of similarity, or constitute a continuing waiver of the same term, condition or provision, unless otherwise expressly provided. No term, condition or provision of this Guaranty may be amended or modified with respect to any Guarantor except by an express written instrument to that effect signed by Landlord and the applicable Guarantor to which such amendment or modification is to be effective.

(b) If any one or more of the terms, conditions or provisions contained in this Guaranty is found in a final award or judgment rendered by any court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining terms, conditions and provisions of this Guaranty shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby, and this Guaranty shall be interpreted and construed as if the invalid, illegal, or unenforceable term, condition or provision had never been contained in this Guaranty.

(c) THIS GUARANTY SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, EXCEPT THAT THE LAWS OF THE STATE WHERE THE LEASED PROPERTY IS LOCATED SHALL GOVERN THIS AGREEMENT TO THE EXTENT NECESSARY (I) TO OBTAIN THE BENEFIT OF THE RIGHTS AND REMEDIES SET FORTH HEREIN WITH RESPECT TO ANY OF THE LEASED PROPERTY AND (II) FOR PROCEDURAL REQUIREMENTS WHICH MUST BE GOVERNED BY THE LAWS OF THE STATE. EACH GUARANTOR CONSENTS TO IN PERSONAM JURISDICTION BEFORE THE STATE AND FEDERAL COURTS OF NEW YORK AND AGREES THAT ALL DISPUTES CONCERNING THIS GUARANTY SHALL BE HEARD IN THE STATE AND FEDERAL COURTS LOCATED IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK. EACH GUARANTOR FURTHER CONSENTS TO IN PERSONAM JURISDICTION BEFORE THE STATE AND FEDERAL COURTS OF EACH STATE WITH RESPECT TO ANY ACTION COMMENCED BY LANDLORD SEEKING TO RETAKE POSSESSION OF ANY OR ALL OF THE LEASED PROPERTY IN WHICH GUARANTOR IS REQUIRED TO BE NAMED AS A NECESSARY PARTY. EACH GUARANTOR AGREES THAT SERVICE OF PROCESS MAY BE EFFECTED UPON IT UNDER ANY METHOD PERMISSIBLE UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK AND IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY OBJECTION TO VENUE IN THE STATE AND FEDERAL COURTS LOCATED IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK OR, TO THE EXTENT APPLICABLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TERMS HEREOF, LOCATED IN THE STATE.

(d) EACH OF THE GUARANTORS, BY ITS EXECUTION OF THIS GUARANTY, AND LANDLORD, BY ITS ACCEPTANCE OF THIS GUARANTY, HEREBY WAIVE TRIAL BY JURY AND THE RIGHT THERETO IN ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING OF ANY KIND ARISING ON, UNDER, OUT OF, BY REASON OF OR RELATING IN ANY WAY TO THIS GUARANTY OR THE INTERPRETATION, BREACH OR ENFORCEMENT THEREOF.

 

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(e) In the event of any suit, action, arbitration or other proceeding to interpret this Guaranty, or to determine or enforce any right or obligation created hereby, the prevailing party in the action shall recover such party’s reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred in connection therewith, including, but not limited to, reasonable out-of-pocket attorneys’ fees and costs of appeal, post judgment enforcement proceedings (if any) and bankruptcy proceedings (if any). Any court, arbitrator or panel of arbitrators shall, in entering any judgment or making any award in any such suit, action, arbitration or other proceeding, in addition to any and all other relief awarded to such prevailing party, include in such judgment or award such party’s reasonable costs and expenses as provided in this Section 16(e).

(f) Each Guarantor (i) represents that it has been represented and advised by counsel in connection with the execution of this Guaranty; (ii) acknowledges receipt of a copy of the Master Lease; and (iii) further represents that such Guarantor has been advised by counsel with respect thereto. This Guaranty shall be construed and interpreted in accordance with the plain meaning of its language, and not for or against such Guarantor or Landlord, and as a whole, giving effect to all of the terms, conditions and provisions hereof.

(g) Except as provided in any other written agreement now or at any time hereafter in force between Landlord and any Guarantor, this Guaranty shall constitute the entire agreement of each Guarantor with Landlord with respect to the subject matter hereof, and no representation, understanding, promise or condition concerning the subject matter hereof will be binding upon Landlord or any Guarantor unless expressed herein.

(h) All stipulations, obligations, liabilities and undertakings under this Guaranty shall be binding upon each Guarantor and its respective successors and assigns and shall inure to the benefit of Landlord and to the benefit of Landlord’s successors and assigns.

(i) Whenever the singular shall be used hereunder, it shall be deemed to include the plural (and vice-versa) and reference to one gender shall be construed to include all other genders, including neuter, whenever the context of this Guaranty so requires. Section captions or headings used in the Guaranty are for convenience and reference only, and shall not affect the construction thereof.

(j) This Guaranty may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be a valid and binding original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.

[Signature Page to Follow]

 

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EXECUTED as of the date first set forth above.

 

GUARANTOR:
By:
Name:
Title:
LANDLORD:
By:
Name:
Title:

 

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Appendix A

SUPPLEMENT NO. ______ dated as of _____________ (this “Supplement”), to the GUARANTY OF MASTER LEASE (as amended, restated, supplemented or replaced, the “Guaranty”), dated as of _____ day of __________, 20__ by and between ____________, a ________________, ____________, a ________________ and ____________, a ________________ (each, “Guarantor”, and collectively, the “Guarantors”) and ____________________ (“Landlord”).

A. Reference is made to that certain Master Lease, dated as of [______________], (the “Master Lease”), between Landlord and [_______________] (“Tenant”).

B. Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Guaranty.

C. The Guarantors have entered into the Guaranty in order to induce the Landlord to enter into the Master Lease. Section 14 of the Guaranty provides that additional Subsidiaries of the Tenant may become Guarantors under the Guaranty by execution and delivery of an instrument in the form of this Supplement. The undersigned subsidiary of Tenant (the “New Subsidiary”) is executing this Supplement in accordance with the requirements of the Master Lease to become a Guarantor under the Guaranty.

Accordingly, Landlord and the New Subsidiary agree as follows:

SECTION 1. In accordance with Section 14 of the Guaranty, the New Subsidiary by its signature below becomes a Guarantor under the Guaranty with the same force and effect as if originally named therein as a Guarantor, and the New Subsidiary hereby (a) agrees to all the terms and provisions of the Guaranty applicable to it as a Guarantor thereunder, and (b) represents and warrants that the representations and warranties made by it as a Guarantor thereunder are true and correct, in all material respects, on and as of the date hereof. Each reference to a “Guarantor” in the Guaranty shall be deemed to include the New Subsidiary. The Guaranty is hereby incorporated herein by reference.

SECTION 2. The New Subsidiary represents and warrants to the Landlord that this Supplement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by it and constitutes its legal, valid and binding obligation, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, subject to (i) the effects of bankruptcy, insolvency, moratorium, reorganization, fraudulent conveyance or other similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally, (ii) general principles of equity (regardless of whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law) and (iii) implied covenants of good faith and fair dealing.

SECTION 3. This Supplement may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which shall constitute an original but all of which when taken together shall constitute but one contract. This Supplement shall become effective when (a) the Landlord shall have received a counterpart of this Supplement that bears the signature of the New Subsidiary, and (b) the Landlord has executed a counterpart hereof.

 

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SECTION 4. Except as expressly supplemented hereby, the Guaranty shall remain in full force and effect.

SECTION 5. THIS SUPPLEMENT AND THE RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE PARTIES UNDER THIS SUPPLEMENT SHALL BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH AND GOVERNED BY THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

SECTION 6. In the event any one or more of the provisions contained in this Supplement should be held invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions contained herein and in the Guaranty shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby. The parties shall endeavor in good-faith negotiations to replace the invalid, illegal or unenforceable provisions with valid provisions the economic effect of which comes as close as possible to that of the invalid, illegal or unenforceable provisions.

SECTION 7. All communications and notices hereunder shall be in writing and given as provided in Section 15 of the Guaranty.

SECTION 8. The New Subsidiary agrees to reimburse Landlord for its reasonable out-of-pocket expenses in connection with this Supplement, including the reasonable fees, disbursements and other charges of counsel for Landlord.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the New Subsidiary and the Landlord have duly executed this Supplement to the Guaranty as of the day and year first above written.

 

[NAME OF NEW SUBSIDIARY]
By:  

                 

  Name:
  Title:
[______________],
as Landlord
By:  

 

  Name:
  Title:

 

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EXHIBIT E

FORM OF NONDISTURBANCE AND ATTORNMENT AGREEMENT

This NON-DISTURBANCE AND ATTORNMENT AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”) is dated as of _____________, and is by and among [LENDER], a [ ] [ ], having an address at [ ] (together with its successors and assigns, “Lender1), and [_________________], a ___________________, having an office at _________________________ (“Tenant”).

WHEREAS, by a Master Lease (as amended, modified or otherwise supplemented, the “Lease”) dated as of ______________, between ____________________ (“Landlord”) (or Landlord’s predecessor in title) and Tenant, Landlord leased to Tenant a portion of the Property, as said portion is more particularly described in the Lease (such portion of the Property hereinafter referred to as the “Premises”);

WHEREAS, Lender has made or intends to make a loan to Landlord (the “Loan”), which Loan shall be evidenced by one or more promissory notes (as the same may be amended, modified, restated, severed, consolidated, renewed, replaced, or supplemented from time to time, the “Promissory Note”) and secured by, among other things, that certain Mortgage or Deed of Trust, Assignment of Leases and Rents and Security Agreement (as the same may be amended, restated, replaced, severed, split, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Mortgage”) encumbering the real property located in ______________________ more particularly described on Exhibit A annexed hereto and made a part hereof (the “Property”);2

WHEREAS, Tenant acknowledges that Lender will rely on this Agreement in making the Loan to Landlord;

WHEREAS, Lender and Tenant desire to evidence their understanding with respect to the Mortgage and the Lease as hereinafter provided; and

WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 31.1 of the Lease, Tenant has agreed to deliver this Agreement and Lender has agreed not to disturb Tenant’s possessory rights in the Premises under the Lease on the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual agreements hereinafter set forth, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:

1. Lender agrees that if Lender exercises any of its rights under the Mortgage, including entry or foreclosure of the Mortgage or exercise of a power of sale under the Mortgage, Lender, or any person who acquires any portion of the Property in a foreclosure or similar proceeding or in a transfer in lieu of any such foreclosure, (a) will not terminate or disturb Tenant’s right to use, occupy and possess the Premises, nor any of Tenant’s rights, privileges and options under the terms of the Lease, , so long as Tenant is not in default beyond any applicable grace

 

 

1 

References to “Lender” may be modified to reflect an agent, trustee or other representative acting for a group of lenders or debt holders.

2 

Subject to modification to reflect terms and type of financing secured by the applicable mortgage.

 

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period under any term, covenant or condition of the Lease and (b) will be bound by the provisions of Article XVII of the Lease for the benefit of each Permitted Leasehold Mortgagee. In addition, Lender or any person prosecuting such rights and remedies agrees that so long as the Lease has not been terminated on account of Tenant’s default that has continued beyond applicable notice and cure periods, Lender or such other person, as the case may be, shall not name or join Tenant as a defendant in any exercise of Lender’s or such person’s rights and remedies arising upon a default under the Mortgage unless applicable law requires Tenant to be made a party thereto as a condition to proceeding against Landlord. In the latter case, Lender or any person prosecuting such rights and remedies may join Tenant as a defendant in such action only for such purpose and not to terminate the Lease or otherwise adversely affect Tenant’s rights under the Lease or this Agreement in such action.

2. If, at any time Lender (or any person, or such person’s successors or assigns, who acquires the interest of Landlord under the Lease through foreclosure of the Mortgage or otherwise) shall succeed to the rights of Landlord under the Lease as a result of a default or event of default under the Mortgage, Tenant shall attorn to and recognize such person so succeeding to the rights of Landlord under the Lease (herein sometimes called “Successor Landlord”) as Tenant’s landlord under the Lease, said attornment to be effective and self-operative without the execution of any further instruments.

3. Landlord authorizes and directs Tenant to honor any written demand or notice from Lender instructing Tenant to pay rent or other sums to Lender rather than Landlord (a “Payment Demand”), regardless of any other or contrary notice or instruction which Tenant may receive from Landlord before or after Tenant’s receipt of such Payment Demand. Tenant may rely upon any notice, instruction, Payment Demand, certificate, consent or other document from, and signed by, Lender and shall have no duty to Landlord to investigate the same or the circumstances under which the same was given. Any payment made by Tenant to Lender or in response to a Payment Demand shall be deemed proper payment by Tenant of such sum pursuant to the Lease.

4. If Lender shall become the owner of the Property or the Property shall be sold by reason of foreclosure or other proceedings brought to enforce the Mortgage or if the Property shall be transferred by deed in lieu of foreclosure, Lender or any Successor Landlord shall not be:

(a) liable for any act or omission of any prior landlord (including Landlord) or bound by any obligation to make any payment to Tenant which was required to be made prior to the time Lender succeeded to any prior landlord (including Landlord); or

(b) obligated to cure any defaults of any prior landlord (including Landlord) which occurred, or to make any payment to Tenant which was required to be paid by any prior landlord (including Landlord), prior to the time that Lender or any Successor Landlord succeeded to the interest of such landlord under the Lease; or

(c) obligated to perform any construction obligations of any prior landlord (including Landlord) under the Lease or liable for any defects (latent, patent or otherwise) in the design, workmanship, materials, construction or otherwise with respect to improvements and buildings constructed on the Property; or

 

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(d) subject to any offsets, defenses or counterclaims which Tenant may be entitled to assert against any prior landlord (including Landlord); or

(e) bound by any payment of rent or additional rent by Tenant to any prior landlord (including Landlord) for more than one month in advance; or

(f) bound by any amendment, modification, termination or surrender of the Lease made without the written consent of Lender.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, Tenant reserves its right to any and all claims or causes of action (i) against Landlord for prior losses or damages and (ii) against the Successor Landlord for all losses or damages arising from and after the date that such Successor Landlord takes title to the Property.

5. Tenant hereby represents, warrants, covenants and agrees to and with Lender:

(a) to deliver to Lender, by certified mail, return receipt requested, a duplicate of each notice of default delivered by Tenant to Landlord at the same time as such notice is given to Landlord and no such notice of default shall be deemed given by Tenant under the Lease unless and until a copy of such notice shall have been so delivered to Lender. Lender shall have the right (but shall not be obligated) to cure such default. Tenant shall accept performance by Lender of any term, covenant, condition or agreement to be performed by Landlord or its designee under the Lease with the same force and effect as though performed by Landlord. Tenant further agrees to afford Lender or its designee a period of thirty (30) days beyond any period afforded to Landlord for the curing of such default during which period Lender or its designee may elect (but shall not be obligated) to seek to cure such default, or, if such default cannot be cured within that time, then such additional time as may be necessary to cure such default (including but not limited to commencement of foreclosure proceedings) during which period Lender or its designee may elect (but shall not be obligated) to seek to cure such default, prior to taking any action to terminate the Lease. If the Lease shall terminate for any reason, upon Lender’s written request given within thirty (30) days after such termination, Tenant, within fifteen (15) days after such request, shall execute and deliver to Lender (or its designee to the extent constituting a permitted successor landlord under the Lease) a new lease of the Premises for the remainder of the term of the Lease and upon all of the same terms, covenants and conditions of the Lease;

(b) that Tenant is the sole owner of the leasehold estate created by the Lease; and

(c) to promptly certify in writing to Lender, in connection with any proposed assignment of the Mortgage, whether or not any default on the part of Landlord then exists under the Lease and to deliver to Lender any tenant estoppel certificates required under the Lease.

 

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6. Tenant acknowledges that the interest of Landlord under the Lease is assigned to Lender solely as security for the Promissory Note3, and Lender shall have no duty, liability or obligation under the Lease or any extension or renewal thereof, unless Lender shall specifically undertake such liability in writing or Lender becomes and then only with respect to periods in which Lender becomes, the fee owner of the Property.

7. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York4.

8. This Agreement and each and every covenant, agreement and other provisions hereof shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns (including, without limitation, any successor holder of the Promissory Note5) and may be amended, supplemented, waived or modified only by an instrument in writing executed by the party against which enforcement of the termination, amendment, supplement, waiver or modification is sought. Each Permitted Leasehold Mortgagee (as defined in the Lease) (for so long as such Permitted Leasehold Mortgagee (as defined in the Lease) holds a Permitted Leasehold Mortgage (as defined in the Lease)) is an intended third party beneficiary of Section 1(b) entitled to enforce the same as if a party to this Agreement.

9. All notices to be given under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed served upon receipt by the addressee if served personally or, if mailed, upon the first to occur of receipt or the refusal of delivery as shown on a return receipt, after deposit in the United States Postal Service certified mail, postage prepaid, addressed to the address of Landlord, Tenant or Lender appearing below. Such addresses may be changed by notice given in the same manner. If any party consists of multiple individuals or entities, then notice to any one of same shall be deemed notice to such party.

 

To Lender:   

[___________________]

[___________________]

[___________________]

[___________________]

With a copy to:

(that shall not

constitute notice)

  

[___________________]

[___________________]

[___________________]

[___________________]

 

3 

Subject to modification to reflect terms of debt.

4 

Subject to modification solely and to the extent the law of any jurisdiction in which the Premises are located is required to govern the subordination of Tenant’s interests in such jurisdiction.

5 

Subject to modification to reflect terms of debt.

 

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To Tenant:   

                                         

                                         

                                         

Attention:

Facsimile:

With a copy to:

(that shall not

constitute notice)

  

Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP

2029 Century Park East

Floor 33

Los Angeles, California 90067

Attention: Deborah R. Conrad

Facsimile No.:213-892-4721

To Landlord:   

[_________________________]

c/o Gaming and Leisure Properties, Inc.

845 Berkshire Blvd., Suite 200

Wyomissing, Pennsylvania 19610

Attention: Chief Executive Officer

Facsimile: (610) 401-2901

And with copy to

(which shall not

constitute notice):

  

Goodwin Procter LLP

The New York Times Building

620 Eighth Avenue

New York, New York 10018

Attention: Yoel Kranz, Esq.

Facsimile: (617) 649-1471

10. If this Agreement conflicts with the Lease, then this Agreement shall govern as between the parties and any Successor Landlord, including upon any attornment pursuant to this Agreement. This Agreement supersedes, and constitutes full compliance with, any provisions in the Lease that provide for subordination of the Lease to, or for delivery of nondisturbance agreements by the holder of, the Mortgage.

11. In the event Lender shall acquire Landlord’s interest in the Premises, Tenant shall look only to the estate and interest, if any, of Lender in the Property for the satisfaction of Tenant’s remedies for the collection of a judgment (or other judicial process) requiring the payment of money in the event of any default by Lender as a Successor Landlord under the Lease or under this Agreement, and no other property or assets of Lender shall be subject to levy, execution or other enforcement procedure for the satisfaction of Tenant’s remedies under or with respect to the Lease, the relationship of the landlord and tenant under the Lease or Tenant’s use or occupancy of the Premises or any claim arising under this Agreement.

12. If any provision of this Agreement is held to be invalid or unenforceable by a court of competent jurisdiction, such provision shall be deemed modified to the extent necessary to be enforceable, or if such modification is not practicable, such provision shall be deemed deleted from this Agreement, and the other provisions of this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect, and shall be liberally construed in favor of Lender.

 

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13. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original and all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.

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EXHIBIT F

FORM OF SUBORDINATION, NONDISTURBANCE

AND ATTORNMENT AGREEMENT

This SUBORDINATION, NON-DISTURBANCE, AND ATTORNMENT AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”) is dated as of _____________, and is by and among [LENDER], a [ ] [ ], having an address at [ ] (together with its successors and assigns, “Lender”6), [ ], a Delaware corporation, having an office at [ ] (“Landlord”), and [ ], a _________________, having an office at ________________ (“Tenant”).

WHEREAS, by a Master Lease (as amended, modified or supplemented, the “Lease”) dated as of ___________________, between Landlord (or Landlord’s predecessor in title) and Tenant, Landlord leased to Tenant a portion of the Property, as said portion is more particularly described in the Lease (such portion of the Property hereinafter referred to as the “Premises”);

WHEREAS, Lender has made or intends to make a loan to Landlord (the “Loan”), which Loan shall be evidenced by one or more promissory notes (as the same may be amended, modified, restated, severed, consolidated, renewed, replaced, or supplemented from time to time, the “Promissory Note”) and secured by, among other things, that certain Mortgage or Deed of Trust, Assignment of Leases and Rents and Security Agreement (as the same may be amended, restated, replaced, severed, split, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Mortgage”) encumbering the real property located in ______________________ more particularly described on Exhibit A annexed hereto and made a part hereof (the “Property”);7

WHEREAS, Tenant acknowledges that Lender will rely on this Agreement in making the Loan to Landlord;

WHEREAS, Lender and Tenant desire to evidence their understanding with respect to the Mortgage and the Lease as hereinafter provided; and

WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 31.1 of the Lease, Tenant has agreed to deliver this Agreement and will subordinate the Lease to the Security Instruments and to the lien thereof and, in consideration of Tenant’s delivery of this Agreement, Lender has agreed not to disturb Tenant’s possessory rights in the Premises under the Lease on the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual agreements hereinafter set forth, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:

 

6 

References to “Lender” may be modified to reflect an agent, trustee or other representative acting for a group of debt holders.

7 

Subject to modification to reflect terms and type of financing secured by the applicable mortgage.

 

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1. Tenant covenants, stipulates and agrees that the Lease and all of Tenant’s right, title and interest in and to the Property thereunder (including but not limited to any option to purchase, right of first refusal to purchase or right of first offer to purchase the Property or any portion thereof) is hereby, and shall at all times continue to be, subordinated and made secondary and inferior in each and every respect to the Mortgage and the lien thereof, to all of the terms, conditions and provisions thereof and to any and all advances made or to be made thereunder, so that at all times the Mortgage shall be and remain a lien on the Property prior to and superior to the Lease for all purposes, subject to the provisions set forth herein. Subordination is to have the same force and effect as if the Mortgage and such renewals, modifications, consolidations, replacements and extensions had been executed, acknowledged, delivered and recorded prior to the Lease, any amendments or modifications thereof and any notice thereof.

2. Lender agrees that if Lender exercises any of its rights under the Mortgage, including entry or foreclosure of the Mortgage or exercise of a power of sale under the Mortgage, Lender, or any person who acquires any portion of the Property in a foreclosure or similar proceeding or in a transfer in lieu of any such foreclosure, (a) will not terminate or disturb Tenant’s right to use, occupy and possess the Premises, nor any of Tenant’s rights, privileges and options under the terms of the Lease, so long as Tenant is not in default beyond any applicable grace period under any term, covenant or condition of the Lease and (b) will be bound by the provisions of Article XVII of the Lease for the benefit of each Permitted Leasehold Mortgagee. In addition, Lender or any person prosecuting such rights and remedies agrees that so long as the Lease has not been terminated on account of Tenant’s default that has continued beyond applicable notice and cure periods, Lender or such other person, as the case may be, shall not name or join Tenant as a defendant in any exercise of Lender’s or such person’s rights and remedies arising upon a default under the Mortgage unless applicable law requires Tenant to be made a party thereto as a condition to proceeding against Landlord. In the latter case, Lender or any person prosecuting such rights and remedies may join Tenant as a defendant in such action only for such purpose and not to terminate the Lease or otherwise adversely affect Tenant’s rights under the Lease or this Agreement in such action.

3. If, at any time Lender (or any person, or such person’s successors or assigns, who acquires the interest of Landlord under the Lease through foreclosure of the Mortgage or otherwise) shall succeed to the rights of Landlord under the Lease as a result of a default or event of default under the Mortgage, Tenant shall attorn to and recognize such person so succeeding to the rights of Landlord under the Lease (herein sometimes called “Successor Landlord”) as Tenant’s landlord under the Lease, said attornment to be effective and self-operative without the execution of any further instruments.

4. Landlord authorizes and directs Tenant to honor any written demand or notice from Lender instructing Tenant to pay rent or other sums to Lender rather than Landlord (a “Payment Demand”), regardless of any other or contrary notice or instruction which Tenant may receive from Landlord before or after Tenant’s receipt of such Payment Demand. Tenant may rely upon any notice, instruction, Payment Demand, certificate, consent or other document from, and signed by, Lender and shall have no duty to Landlord to investigate the same or the circumstances under which the same was given. Any payment made by Tenant to Lender or in response to a Payment Demand shall be deemed proper payment by Tenant of such sum pursuant to the Lease.

 

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5. If Lender shall become the owner of the Property or the Property shall be sold by reason of foreclosure or other proceedings brought to enforce the Mortgage or if the Property shall be transferred by deed in lieu of foreclosure, Lender or any Successor Landlord shall not be:

(a) liable for any act or omission of any prior landlord (including Landlord) or bound by any obligation to make any payment to Tenant which was required to be made prior to the time Lender succeeded to any prior landlord (including Landlord); or

(b) obligated to cure any defaults of any prior landlord (including Landlord) which occurred, or to make any payment to Tenant which was required to be paid by any prior landlord (including Landlord), prior to the time that Lender or any Successor Landlord succeeded to the interest of such landlord under the Lease; or

(c) obligated to perform any construction obligations of any prior landlord (including Landlord) under the Lease or liable for any defects (latent, patent or otherwise) in the design, workmanship, materials, construction or otherwise with respect to improvements and buildings constructed on the Property; or

(d) subject to any offsets, defenses or counterclaims which Tenant may be entitled to assert against any prior landlord (including Landlord); or

(e) bound by any payment of rent or additional rent by Tenant to any prior landlord (including Landlord) for more than one month in advance; or

(f) bound by any amendment, modification, termination or surrender of the Lease made without the written consent of Lender.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, Tenant reserves its right to any and all claims or causes of action (i) against Landlord for prior losses or damages and (ii) against the Successor Landlord for all losses or damages arising from and after the date that such Successor Landlord takes title to the Property.

6. Tenant hereby represents, warrants, covenants and agrees to and with Lender:

(a) to deliver to Lender, by certified mail, return receipt requested, a duplicate of each notice of default delivered by Tenant to Landlord at the same time as such notice is given to Landlord and no such notice of default shall be deemed given by Tenant under the Lease unless and until a copy of such notice shall have been so delivered to Lender. Lender shall have the right (but shall not be obligated) to cure such default. Tenant shall accept performance by Lender or its designee of any term, covenant, condition or agreement to be performed by Landlord under the Lease with the same force and effect as though performed by Landlord. Tenant further agrees to afford Lender or the designee a period of thirty (30) days beyond any period afforded to Landlord or its designee for the curing of such default during which period Lender or its designee may elect (but shall not be obligated) to seek to cure such default, or, if such default cannot be cured within that time, then such additional time as may be necessary to cure such default (including but not limited to commencement of foreclosure proceedings) during which period Lender or its designee may elect (but shall not be obligated) to seek to cure such default, prior to taking

 

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any action to terminate the Lease. If the Lease shall terminate for any reason, upon Lender’s written request given within thirty (30) days after such termination, Tenant, within fifteen (15) days after such request, shall execute and deliver to Lender (or its designee to the extent constituting a permitted successor landlord under the Lease) a new lease of the Premises for the remainder of the term of the Lease and upon all of the same terms, covenants and conditions of the Lease;

(b) that Tenant is the sole owner of the leasehold estate created by the Lease; and

(c) to promptly certify in writing to Lender, in connection with any proposed assignment of the Mortgage, whether or not any default on the part of Landlord then exists under the Lease and to deliver to Lender any tenant estoppel certificates required under the Lease.

7. Tenant acknowledges that the interest of Landlord under the Lease is assigned to Lender solely as security for the Promissory Note8, and Lender shall have no duty, liability or obligation under the Lease or any extension or renewal thereof, unless Lender shall specifically undertake such liability in writing or Lender becomes and then only with respect to periods in which Lender becomes, the fee owner of the Property.

8. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York.9

9. This Agreement and each and every covenant, agreement and other provisions hereof shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns (including, without limitation, any successor holder of the Promissory Note10) and may be amended, supplemented, waived or modified only by an instrument in writing executed by the party against which enforcement of the termination, amendment, supplement, waiver or modification is sought. Each Permitted Leasehold Mortgagee (as defined in the Lease) (for so long as such Permitted Leasehold Mortgagee (as defined in the Lease) holds a Permitted Leasehold Mortgage (as defined in the Lease)) is an intended third party beneficiary of Section 2(b) entitled to enforce the same as if a party to this Agreement.

10. All notices to be given under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed served upon receipt by the addressee if served personally or, if mailed, upon the first to occur of receipt or the refusal of delivery as shown on a return receipt, after deposit in the United States Postal Service certified mail, postage prepaid, addressed to the address of Landlord, Tenant or Lender appearing below. Such addresses may be changed by notice given in the same manner. If any party consists of multiple individuals or entities, then notice to any one of same shall be deemed notice to such party.

 

8 

Subject to modification to reflect terms of debt.

9 

Subject to modification solely and to the extent the law of any jurisdiction in which the Premises are located is required to govern the subordination of Tenant’s interests in such jurisdiction.

10 

Subject to modification to reflect terms of debt.

 

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To Lender:   

[___________________]

[___________________]

[___________________]

[___________________]

With a copy to:

(that shall not

constitute notice)

  

[___________________]

[___________________]

[___________________]

[___________________]

To Tenant:   

                                                 

                                                 

                                                 

Attention:

Facsimile:

With a copy to:

(that shall not

constitute notice)

  

                                                 

                                                 

                                                 

Attention:

Facsimile:

To Landlord:   

[_________________________]

c/o Gaming and Leisure Properties, Inc.

845 Berkshire Blvd., Suite 200

Wyomissing, Pennsylvania 19610

Attention: Chief Executive Officer

Facsimile: (610) 401-2901

And with copy to

(which shall not

constitute notice):

  

Goodwin Procter LLP

The New York Times Building

620 Eighth Avenue

New York, New York 10018

Attention: Yoel Kranz, Esq.

Facsimile: (617) 649-1471

11. If this Agreement conflicts with the Lease, then this Agreement shall govern as between the parties and any Successor Landlord, including upon any attornment pursuant to this Agreement. This Agreement supersedes, and constitutes full compliance with, any provisions in the Lease that provide for subordination of the Lease to, or for delivery of nondisturbance agreements by the holder of, the Mortgage.

12. In the event Lender shall acquire Landlord’s interest in the Premises, Tenant shall look only to the estate and interest, if any, of Lender in the Property for the satisfaction of Tenant’s remedies for the collection of a judgment (or other judicial process) requiring the payment

 

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of money in the event of any default by Lender as a Successor Landlord under the Lease or under this Agreement, and no other property or assets of Lender shall be subject to levy, execution or other enforcement procedure for the satisfaction of Tenant’s remedies under or with respect to the Lease, the relationship of the landlord and tenant under the Lease or Tenant’s use or occupancy of the Premises or any claim arising under this Agreement.

13. If any provision of this Agreement is held to be invalid or unenforceable by a court of competent jurisdiction, such provision shall be deemed modified to the extent necessary to be enforceable, or if such modification is not practicable, such provision shall be deemed deleted from this Agreement, and the other provisions of this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect, and shall be liberally construed in favor of Lender.

14. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original and all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.

 

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SCHEDULE A

DISCLOSURE ITEMS

Ground Leases

Tropicana Laughlin

None

Tropicana Evansville

Evansville Riverboat Landing Lease dated May 2, 1995, by and between City of Evansville, Redevelopment Commission, as landlord, and Landlord (as successor in interest to Aztar Gaming Company, LLC), as tenant, as amended by that certain Amendment to Evansville Riverboat Landing Lease dated December 1, 2001, as further amended by that certain Second Amendment to Evansville Riverboat Landing Lease dated August 27, 2003, as further amended by that certain Third Amendment to Evansville Riverboat Landing Lease dated July 19, 2005, as further amended by that certain Fourth Amendment to Lease Agreement dated May 3, 2006, as further amended by that certain Fourth Amendment No. 2 to Lease Agreement dated March 2, 2010, as further amended by that certain Fifth Amendment to Lease Agreement dated September 15, 2011, as further amended by that certain Sixth Amendment to Lease Agreement dated January 6, 2016, and as further amended by that certain Seventh Amendment to Lease Agreement dated as of the Commencement Date.

Tropicana Atlantic City

None

Belle of Baton Rouge

Lease Agreement dated August 1, 2013 by and between Cohn Realty Co., Inc., as landlord, and Landlord (as successor in interests to Catfish Queen Partnership in Commendam), as tenant

Contract of Lease dated August 29, 1982 by and between Cohn Realty Co., Inc., as landlord, and Landlord (as successor in interest to Catfish Queen Partnership in Commendam, as successor in interest to New Jazz Enterprises, L.L.C., as successor in interest to Paul B. Due, Richard J. Dodson, John W. DeGravilles, David W. Robinson and Chester J. Caskey), as tenant, as amended by that certain Assignment and Assumption of Leases dated March 8, 2010

Lease of Air Space dated June 29, 1994 by and between the City of Baton Rouge, as landlord, and Landlord (as successor in interest to the Parish of East Baton Rouge and Catfish Queen Partnership in Commendam), as tenant

 

Schedule A-1


Tropicana Greenville

Lease Agreement dated October 1, 2013 by and between City of Greenville, Mississippi, as landlord, and Landlord (as successor in interest to Lighthouse Point, LLC d/b/a Trop Casino Greenville), as tenant

Lease Agreement dated February 19, 1997 by and between the Board of Mississippi Levee Commissioners, as landlord, and Landlord (as successor in interest to Lighthouse Point, LLC d/b/a Trop Casino Greenville, as successor in interest to Alpha Greenville Hotel, Inc.), as tenant, as amended and restated by that certain Restated and Amended Lease Agreement dated April 18, 1997, as further amended by that certain Amendment to Lease dated October 5, 2010

Amended and Restated Lease Agreement dated January 20, 1995 by and between Greenville Marine Corporation , as landlord, and Landlord (as successor in interest to Lighthouse Point, LLC d/b/a Trop Casino Greenville, as successor in interest Rainbow Entertainment, LLC), as tenant, as amended by that certain Assignment and Assumption, dated October 24, 1995, as further amended by that certain First Amendment to Amended and Restated Lease Agreement, dated October 26, 1995, as further amended by that certain Second Amendment to Amended and Restated Lease Agreement, dated July 1, 2003, as further amended by that certain Third Amendment to Amended and Restated Lease Agreement, dated March 4, 2010, and as further amended by that certain Second Amended and Restated Lease Agreement, dated October 27, 2010

 

Schedule A-2


SCHEDULE A

DISCLOSURE ITEMS

Specified Subleases

Those subleases, together with any amendments relating thereto, in effect as of the Commencement Date with the following subtenants:

Tropicana Atlantic City

 

1.

ADAM GOOD CRAB HOUSE, LLC, a New Jersey limited liability company, trading as ADAM GOOD CRAB SHACK AND SPORTS BAR

 

2.

MARSHALL RETAIL GROUP, LLC, a Delaware Limited Liability Company d/b/a AKA

 

3.

ATC INDOOR DAS LLC, a Delaware limited liability company

 

4.

ATLANTICARE HEALTH SERVICES , INC., a New Jersey Corporation d/b/a AtlantiCare LifeCenter at Tropicana

 

5.

A TIME FOR WINE, LLC., a New Jersey Limited Liability Company, trading as A TIME FOR WINE

 

6.

BLUEMERCURY, INC., a Delaware corporation authorized to do business in the State of New Jersey, trading as bluemercury APOTHECARY AND RESORT SPA

 

7.

ARK AC BURGER BAR LLC, a Delaware Limited Liability Company authorized to transact business in New Jersey, t/a Broadway Burger

 

8.

CARMINE’S ATLANTIC CITY, LLC, a New Jersey limited liability company, trading as CARMINE’S

 

9.

FRIDAY ENTERPRISES, LLC, a Pennsylvania limited liability company authorized to do business in the State of New Jersey, trading as CUBA LIBRE RESTAURANT and RUM BAR. Tenant name amended to FRIDAY ENTERPRISES, LLC, a New Jersey limited liability company

 

10.

DYNAMIC DUO 8, LLC., a New Jersey Limited Liability Company, trading as Anthem

 

11.

ERWIN PEARL RETAIL, INC., a New York corporation authorized to do business in the State of New Jersey, trading as ERWIN PEARL

 

12.

GLOBE VENDING, INC., a New Jersey corporation, trading as FAMILY FUN STATION

 

13.

FRANCESCA’S COLLECTIONS, INC., a Texas Corporation authorized to transact business in New Jersey, t/a FRANCESCA’S COLLECTIONS

 

14.

Intentionally Omitted

 

Schedule A-3


15.

Intentionally Omitted

 

16.

DEE M. S. ENTERPRISES, INC., a New Jersey Corporation, d/b/a Hats Emporium

 

17.

JAVA PLUS II, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, t/a Starbucks

 

18.

KISS KISS ATLANTIC CITY, LLC., a New Jersey limited company d/b/a IVAN KANE’S KISS KISS A GO GO

 

19.

BOARDWALK FAVORITES, LLC., t/a LA PETITE CREPERIE, a New Jersey Limited Liability Company

 

20.

MARSHALL RETAIL GROUP, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company d/b/a Lick

 

21.

MARSHALL RETAIL GROUP, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company d/b/a Havana Sundries, Tropicana Casino Market, Boardwalk Corner Store and Tropicana Lobby Market

 

22.

MARSHALL RETAIL GROUP, LLC, a Delaware Limited Liability Company d/b/a MARSHALL ROUSSO

 

23.

MARSHALL RETAIL GROUP, LLC, a Delaware Limited Liability Company d/b/a M.C. SWEET’S Bath Delights

 

24.

R & R FOODS LLC, a New Jersey limited liability company, t/a Mrs. Fields Cookies

 

25.

NEWZOOM, INC, a California corporation authorized to transact business in New Jersey, d/b/a ZoomSystems

 

26.

THE GENERAL STORE OFA, LLC, a New Jersey limited liability company, trading as OLD FARMER’S ALMANAC

 

27.

ATLANTIC CITY PALM, LLC, a New Jersey limited liability company, trading as THE PALM

 

28.

P.F. CHANG’S CHINA BISTRO, INC., a Delaware corporation authorized to do business in the State of New Jersey, trading as P.F. CHANG’S CHINA BISTRO

 

29.

PLANET ROSE, LLC, a New Jersey limited liability company, trading as PLANET ROSE

 

30.

PROVIDENCE AC, INC., a New Jersey corporation, t/a Providence Atlantic City

 

31.

RI RA ATLANTIC CITY, LLC, a limited liability company authorized to do business in the State of New Jersey, trading as RI RA IRISH PUB

 

32.

Intentionally Omitted

 

33.

DEE M. S. ENTERPRISES, INC., a New Jersey Corporation, d/b/a Step Up

 

Schedule A-4


34.

SMNJ, LLC, d/b/a Sunglass Menagerie

 

35.

SWAROVSKI RETAIL VENTURES, LTD., a Rhode Island corporation authorized to do business in the State of New Jersey, trading as SWAROVSKI

 

36.

TALK OF THE WALK, INC., a New Jersey corporation, trading as TALK OF THE WALK

 

37.

TIME AFTER TIME AC, LLC, a New Jersey limited liability company, d/b/a Time After Time

 

38.

MARSHALL RETAIL GROUP, LLC, a Delaware Limited Liability Company d/b/a TRAVELAB

 

39.

MARSHALL RETAIL GROUP, LLC, a Delaware Limited Liability Company d/b/a TUMI

 

40.

WWVB, LLC, a New Jersey Limited Liability Company d/b/a Wet Willie’s

 

41.

THE WHITE HOUSE, INC., a Florida corporation authorized to do business in the State of New Jersey, trading as WHITE HOUSE/BLACK MARKET. Lease assigned to WHITE HOUSE/BLACK MARKET, INC., a Florida corporation

 

42.

ZEPHYR GALLERY I, LLC, a New Jersey limited liability company, trading as ZEPHYR GALLERY

 

43.

ZEYTINIA, L.L.C., a New Jersey limited liability company, trading as ZEYTINIA

 

44.

GILCHRIST AT TROPICANA, LLC, a New Jersey Limited Liability Company

 

45.

ADAM GOOD, LLC, a New Jersey Limited Liability Company, authorized to do business in the name of FIREWATERS BEER GARDEN and ADAM GOODDELI

 

46.

BOARDWALK FAVORITES, LLC, a New Jersey limited liability company t/a BOARDWALK FAVORITES

 

47.

BOARDWALK FAVORITES, LLC, a New Jersey limited liability company t/a BOARDWALK FAVORITES- ICE CREAM

 

48.

B&K BICYCLE RENTAL, INC.

 

49.

AC-CPC, LLC, a New Jersey limited liability company, d/b/a Chickie’s and Pete’s

 

50.

ESCAPE AC, LLC, a New Jersey limited liability company d/b/a ESCAPE AC

 

51.

GLOBE VENDING, INC., a New Jersey corporation, trading as FAMILY SPORTS STATION

 

Schedule A-5


52.

A.C WINGS, L.L.C. D/B/A HOOTERS RESTAURANT, a limited liability corporation in the State of New Jersey

 

53.

JAMES CANDY COMPANY, a New Jersey corporation, d/b/a JAMES CANDY COMPANY

 

54.

LUXE SALON, LLC, a New Jersey limited liability company d/b/a LUXE SALON

 

55.

PREFERRED COFFEE II, L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company, authorized to do business in the name of STARBUCKS

 

56.

BOARDWALK FAVORITES, LLC, a New Jersey limited liability company d/b/a THE CORNER MARKET

Tropicana Evansville

None

Tropicana Greenville

None

Tropicana Laughlin

 

1.

The MARSHALL RETAIL GROUP, LLC (Gift Shop)

 

2.

The MARSHALL RETAIL GROUP, LLC (Boutique)

 

3.

WILLIAM HILL

Belle of Baton Rouge

None

 

Schedule A-6


SCHEDULE A

DISCLOSURE ITEMS

Environmental Reports

All matters disclosed in the following reports:

Tropicana Evansville

 

   

ESA Draft (511 NW Riverside Dr.) – November 24, 2014

 

   

ESA Report (517 NW Riverside Drive) – October 30, 2013

 

   

LSI Report (517 NW Riverside Drive) – October 30, 2013

 

   

Phase I ESA (601 NW Riverside Drive) – September 10, 2012

 

   

Phase I Final Report (507 NW Riverside) – January 31, 2013

 

   

Phase II Final Report (507 NW Riverside) – January 31, 2013

 

   

Phase II LSI Report (601 NW Riverside) – January 23, 2014

 

   

ESA Report (517 NW Riverside) – October 30, 2013

 

   

LSI Report (517 NW Riverside) – October 30, 2013

 

   

Pre-Demolition Asbestos Survey (15 Third Avenue, Aztar Executive Conference Center) – June 30, 2016

 

   

Pre-Demolition Asbestos Survey (15 Third Avenue, Aztar Executive Conference Center) – June 30, 2016

 

   

Pre-Demolition Asbestos Survey (507 NW Riverside, Former Fast Eddy’s Restaurant) – July 1, 2016

 

   

Pre-Demolition Asbestos Survey (511 NW Riverside Dr., Warehouse Storage Building) – June 30, 2016

 

   

Pre-Demolition Asbestos Survey (601 NW Riverside Dr., Vacant Office Building) – July 29, 2016

 

   

Pre-Demolition Asbestos Survey (601 NW Riverside Dr., Vacant Office Building – July 29, 2016

 

   

Geotechnical Engineering Investigation HTE Report – February 25, 2016

 

   

Limited Phase II ESA Letter Report – August 23, 2016

Tropicana Atlantic City

 

   

Legionella Water Sampling Report – September 20-21, 2016

 

   

Room 1151 Legionella Sampling Report – July 9, 2014

Chelsea (Tropicana AC)

 

   

Phase I ESA (Holiday Inn Boardwalk) – May 2, 2006

 

   

Phase I ESA (Howard Johnson Boardwalk) – May 4, 2006

Wellington Ave

 

   

Soil and Groundwater Remedial Investigation – Phase I Report (TropWorld Maintenance Yard) – July 16, 1996

 

   

Site Assessment Report (TropWorld Maintenance Yard) – December 4, 2006

 

Schedule A-7


   

Site Assessment Report Addendum – December 28, 2006

 

   

Sub-Slab Soil Gas & Indoor Air Sampling ARH Report – December 28, 2012

 

   

Soil and Groundwater Remedial Investigation – Phase I Report (TropWorld Maintenance Yard) – July 16, 1996

Tropicana Laughlin

 

   

E26272 Legionella Potable Water Report – December 10, 2015

 

   

E26319 Legionella Cooling Tower Report – December 17, 2015

 

   

E26319 Legionella Potable Water Report – December 17, 2015

 

   

Swan Hall Final Report – May 21, 2014

Belle of Baton Rouge

None

Tropicana Greenville

None

 

Schedule A-8


SCHEDULE A

DISCLOSURE ITEMS

Encumbrances

The encumbrances, liens, attachments, title retention agreements or claims identified in the following title policies delivered to the Landlord for the Leased Property, prior to or within the date one (1) month following the date the Master Lease commenced, issued in the form of the following Pro Forma Title Policies:

 

   

Tropicana Laughlin (Laughlin, NV): Fidelity National Title Insurance Company, Pro Forma Policy No. NV-FNCP-IMP-2730628-1-18-42041739

 

   

Tropicana Atlantic City (Atlantic City, NJ): Fidelity National Title Insurance Company, Pro Forma Policy Nos. 18-000383NCS-OP, 18-000382NCS-OP, 18-000380NCS-OP,

 

   

Tropicana Evansville (Evansville, IN): Chicago Title Insurance Company, Pro Forma Policy No. (CTIN1806917)

 

   

Belle of Baton Rouge (Baton Rouge, LA): Fidelity National Title Insurance Company, Pro Forma Policy No. LA251803027S

 

   

Tropicana Greenville (Greenville, MS): Fidelity National Title Insurance Company, Policy No. MS 1-6685,

 

Schedule A-9


SCHEDULE B

PROPERTY AGREEMENTS

None.

 

Schedule B


SCHEDULE C

PROPERTY VALUES

 

Eligble Replacement Properties

   Property
Value
 

Scioto Downs

   $ 448.481  

The Row

   $ 396.220  

Pompano

   $ 219.344  

Black Hawk

   $ 214.100  

Waterloo

   $ 199.545  

Bettendorf

   $ 130.134  

Boonville

   $ 184.260  

Replaced Properties

 

Evansville

   $ 323.957  

Greenville

   $ 46.916  
  

 

 

 

 

Schedule C


SCHEDULE D

2019 FACILITY ADJUSTED REVENUES

 

1.

Belle of Baton Rouge: $(0.014) million

 

2.

Tropicana Atlantic City: $82.077 million

 

3.

Tropicana Evansville: $57.692 million

 

4.

Tropicana Greenville: $8.355 million

 

5.

Tropicana Laughlin: $24.165 million

 

6.

Eldorado - Scioto Downs in Columbus, Ohio: $79.868 million

 

7.

The Row in Reno, Nevada: $70.561 million

 

8.

Isle Casino Racing at Pompano Park in Pompano Beach, Florida: $39.062 million

 

9.

Isle and Lady Luck Casino Hotels in Black Hawk, Colorado: $38.128 million

 

10.

Isle Casino Hotel in Waterloo, Iowa: $35.536 million

 

11.

Isle Casino Hotel in Bettendorf, Iowa: $23.175 million

 

12.

Isle of Capri Casino and Hotel in Boonville, Missouri: $32.814 million

 

Schedule D


SCHEDULE 1.1

EXCLUSIONS FROM LEASED PROPERTY

1. Any immaterial assets or property not necessary to the operation of the Leased Property to the extent and for so long as the same are not permitted or capable of being mortgaged or pledged to a Permitted Leasehold Mortgagee, whether as a result of a contractual restriction, legal restrictions or otherwise; provided that this paragraph shall not apply to exclude from Leased Property any assets or property to the extent that (x) Tenant’s leasehold interest therein is then subject to a valid, enforceable and perfected mortgage or other lien in favor of a Permitted Leasehold Mortgagee or (y) no Debt Agreement then in effect requires Tenant’s leasehold interest therein to be mortgaged or pledged.

 

Schedule 1.1


SCHEDULE 6.3

GUARANTORS UNDER THE MASTER LEASE

Eldorado Resorts, Inc., a Nevada corporation

Catfish Queen Partnership in Commendam, a Louisiana partnership in commendam

Aztar Indiana Gaming Company, LLC, an Arizona limited liability company

Lighthouse LLC, a Mississippi limited liability company

Tropicana Laughlin, LLC, a Nevada limited liability company

 

Schedule 6.3

Exhibit 23.1

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement on Form S-3 filed on June 15, 2020, Registration Statement No. 333-218775 on Form S-3, Registration Statement Nos. 333-233591 and 333-214422 on Form S-4, and Registration Statement Nos. 333-198830, 333-203227 and 333-232336 on Form S-8 of Eldorado Resorts, Inc. (“Eldorado”) of our report dated February 25, 2020, relating to the financial statements of Caesars Entertainment Corporation appearing in this Current Report on Form 8-K of Eldorado dated June 15, 2020.

/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP

Las Vegas, Nevada

June 15, 2020

Exhibit 99.1

 

ITEM 8.

Financial Statements and Supplementary Data

REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

To the stockholders and the Board of Directors of

Caesars Entertainment Corporation:

Opinion on the Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Caesars Entertainment Corporation and subsidiaries (the “Company”) as of December 31, 2019 and 2018, the related consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income/(loss), stockholders’ equity/(deficit), and cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2019, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of December 31, 2019 and 2018, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2019, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

We have also audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB), the Company’s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2019, based on criteria established in Internal Control — Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission and our report dated February 25, 2020 (not presented herein), expressed an unqualified opinion on the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.

Basis for Opinion

These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company’s financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the PCAOB and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

Critical Audit Matter

The critical audit matter communicated below is a matter arising from the current-period audit of the financial statements that was communicated or required to be communicated to the audit committee and that (1) relates to accounts or disclosures that are material to the financial statements and (2) involved our especially challenging, subjective, or complex judgments. The communication of critical audit matters does not alter in any way our opinion on the financial statements, taken as a whole, and we are not, by communicating the critical audit matter below, providing a separate opinion on the critical audit matter or on the accounts or disclosures to which it relates.

 

1


Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets — Refer to Note 7 to the Financial Statements

Critical Audit Matter Description

The Company’s evaluation of goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible assets (“intangible assets”) for impairment involves the comparison of the fair value of each reporting unit or intangible asset to its respective carrying value.

The Company determines the estimated fair value of its reporting units based on a combination of earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (“EBITDA”), valuation multiples, and estimated future cash flows discounted at rates commensurate with the capital structure and cost of capital of comparable market participants, giving appropriate consideration to the prevailing borrowing rates within the casino industry in general. The Company determines the fair value of its intangible assets using either the relief from royalty method or excess earnings method under the income approach. The determination of fair value of its reporting units and intangible assets requires management to make significant assumptions and estimates about revenues and EBITDA giving effect to expected changes in operating results in future years (collectively the “financial projections”). Changes in these estimates could have a significant impact on the fair value of the Company’s reporting units and intangible assets and the amount of a goodwill or intangible asset impairment charge, if any.

The Company’s goodwill balance was $4,012 million as of December 31, 2019, of which $896 million was related to reporting units within the Other U.S. segment and $27 million was related to the UK reporting units in the All Other segment. The Company performed its annual goodwill impairment assessment as of October 1, 2019 and determined that the fair value of each reporting unit within the Other U.S. segment, was in excess of its carrying value, except for the Horseshoe Hammond reporting unit, for which the Company recorded a $27 million impairment charge for the year ended December 31, 2019. Additionally, another reporting unit within the Other U.S. segment and a reporting unit within the All Other segment had estimated fair values that exceeded their respective carrying values by a margin of 13% and 9%, respectively.

The Company’s intangible assets balance was $2,554 million as of December 31, 2019, including $1,525 million of gaming rights. The fair value of each of the Company’s gaming rights was in excess of its carrying value, except for the Caesars Entertainment UK (“CEUK”) and Horseshoe Hammond gaming rights, for which the Company recorded a $50 million impairment charge and an $11 million impairment charge, respectively, for the year ended December 31, 2019.

Management’s financial projections used to determine the fair value of these reporting units and intangible assets within the Other U.S. and All Other segments involve significant assumptions and estimates regarding future revenue growth and EBITDA. Therefore, our audit procedures to evaluate the reasonableness of management’s financial projections required a higher degree of auditor judgment as well as an increased level of audit effort and the need to use more experienced audit professionals.

How the Critical Audit Matter Was Addressed in the Audit

Our audit procedures related to management’s financial projections for these reporting units and intangible assets within the Other U.S. and All Other segments, included the following, among others:

 

   

We tested the effectiveness of the Company’s internal controls over goodwill and intangible assets, including internal controls over management’s financial projections.

 

   

We evaluated management’s ability to estimate financial projections by comparing actual results to management’s historical financial projections.

 

   

We assessed the sensitivity of goodwill and intangible asset impairment conclusions to changes in assumptions and estimates used in management’s financial projections.

 

   

We compared management’s assumptions and estimates related to the regional gaming industry and expected economic trends to information in analyst and gaming industry reports.

 

   

For certain reporting units within the Other U.S. segment we evaluated the assumptions and estimates included in management’s financial projections by: (1) conducting corroborative inquiries with regional and property management and other relevant departments; (2) comparing management’s projected cost savings, synergies, and earnings growth estimates with historical results achieved; (3) evaluating management’s estimate of the impact of new competitive pressures by analyzing recent competitive pressures at comparable properties; and (4) evaluating management’s estimate of the impact of the expansion of gaming activities by analyzing trends at comparable properties.

 

2


   

For the CEUK reporting unit we performed quantitative analysis and corroborative inquiries to evaluate management’s estimate of the impact of legal and regulatory matters.

/s/ DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP

Las Vegas, Nevada

February 25, 2020

We have served as the Company’s auditor since 2002.

 

3


CAESARS ENTERTAINMENT CORPORATION

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

 

     As of December 31,  

(In millions, except par value)

   2019     2018  

Assets

    

Current assets

    

Cash and cash equivalents ($8 and $14 attributable to our VIEs)

   $ 1,755     $ 1,491  

Restricted cash

     117       115  

Receivables, net

     437       457  

Due from affiliates, net

     41       6  

Prepayments and other current assets ($4 and $6 attributable to our VIEs)

     174       155  

Inventories

     35       41  

Assets held for sale

     50       —    
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total current assets

     2,609       2,265  

Property and equipment, net ($212 and $137 attributable to our VIEs)

     14,976       16,045  

Goodwill

     4,012       4,044  

Intangible assets other than goodwill

     2,824       2,977  

Restricted cash

     12       51  

Deferred income taxes

     2       10  

Deferred charges and other assets ($26 and $35 attributable to our VIEs)

     910       383  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total assets

   $ 25,345     $ 25,775  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity

    

Current liabilities

    

Accounts payable ($97 and $41 attributable to our VIEs)

   $ 444     $ 399  

Accrued expenses and other current liabilities ($2 and $1 attributable to our VIEs)

     1,323       1,217  

Interest payable

     33       56  

Contract liabilities

     178       144  

Current portion of financing obligations

     21       20  

Current portion of long-term debt

     64       164  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total current liabilities

     2,063       2,000  

Financing obligations

     10,070       10,057  

Long-term debt

     8,478       8,801  

Deferred income taxes

     555       730  

Deferred credits and other liabilities ($18 and $5 attributable to our VIEs)

     1,968       849  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     23,134       22,437  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Commitments and contingencies (See Note 11)

    

Stockholders’ equity

    

Common stock: voting, $0.01 par value, 682 and 670 shares issued, respectively

     7       7  

Treasury stock: 48 and 46 shares, respectively

     (510     (485

Additional paid-in capital

     14,262       14,124  

Accumulated deficit

     (11,567     (10,372

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

     (61     (24
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Caesars stockholders’ equity

     2,131       3,250  

Noncontrolling interests

     80       88  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total stockholders’ equity

     2,211       3,338  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

   $ 25,345     $ 25,775  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

4


CAESARS ENTERTAINMENT CORPORATION

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

 

     Years Ended December 31,  

(In millions, except per share data)

   2019     2018     2017  

Revenues

      

Casino

   $ 4,448     $ 4,247     $ 2,168  

Food and beverage

     1,618       1,574       982  

Rooms

     1,581       1,519       1,074  

Other revenue

     824       789       584  

Management fees

     59       60       12  

Reimbursed management costs

     212       202       48  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net revenues

     8,742       8,391       4,868  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Operating expenses

      

Direct

      

Casino

     2,511       2,380       1,202  

Food and beverage

     1,113       1,092       682  

Rooms

     486       472       353  

Property, general, administrative, and other

     1,882       1,796       1,153  

Reimbursable management costs

     212       202       48  

Depreciation and amortization

     1,021       1,145       626  

Impairment of goodwill

     27       43       —    

Impairment of tangible and other intangible assets

     441       35       —    

Corporate expense

     295       332       202  

Other operating costs

     136       155       65  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total operating expenses

     8,124       7,652       4,331  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income from operations

     618       739       537  

Interest expense

     (1,370     (1,346     (773

Gain on deconsolidation of subsidiaries

     —         —         31  

Restructuring and support expenses

     —         —         (2,028

Loss on extinguishment of debt

     —         (1     (232

Other income/(loss)

     (587     791       95  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income/(loss) before income taxes

     (1,339     183       (2,370

Income tax benefit

     141       121       1,995  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income/(loss)

     (1,198     304       (375

Net (income)/loss attributable to noncontrolling interests

     3       (1     7  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income/(loss) attributable to Caesars

   $ (1,195   $ 303     $ (368
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Earnings/(loss) per share - basic and diluted (see Note 14)

      

Basic earnings/(loss) per share

   $ (1.77   $ 0.44     $ (1.32

Diluted loss per share

   $ (1.77   $ (0.25   $ (1.32

Weighted-average common shares outstanding - basic

     676       686       279  

Weighted-average common shares outstanding - diluted

     676       841       279  

See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME/(LOSS)

 

     Years Ended December 31,  

(In millions)

   2019     2018     2017  

Net income/(loss)

   $ (1,198   $ 304     $ (375
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Foreign currency translation adjustments

     (3     (22     9  

Change in fair market value of interest rate swaps, net of tax

     (41     (13      

Other

     2       1       (3
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Other comprehensive income/(loss), net of income taxes

     (42     (34     6  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Comprehensive income/(loss)

     (1,240     270       (369
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Amounts attributable to noncontrolling interests:

      

Net (income)/loss attributable to noncontrolling interests

     3       (1     7  

Foreign currency translation adjustments

     5       4       —    
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Comprehensive loss attributable to noncontrolling interests

     8       3       7  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Comprehensive income/(loss) attributable to Caesars

   $ (1,232   $ 273     $ (362
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY/(DEFICIT)

 

     Caesars Stockholders’ Equity/(Deficit)              

(In millions)

   Common
Stock
     Treasury
Stock
    Additional
Paid-in-
Capital
    Accumulated
Deficit
    Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income/(Loss)
    Total Caesars
Stockholders’
Equity/
(Deficit)
    Non
controlling
Interests
    Total
Equity/
(Deficit)
 

Balance as of January 1, 2017

   $ 1      $ (29   $ 8,676     $ (10,307   $ (1   $ (1,660   $ 53     $ (1,607

Net loss

     —          —         —         (368     —         (368     (7     (375

Stock-based compensation

     —          (9     53       —         —         44       —         44  

Bankruptcy emergence and acquisition of OpCo (1)

     4        (114     5,321       —         —         5,211       (35     5,176  

CAC Merger (1)

     2        —         (2     —         —         —         —         —    

Consolidation of Korea Joint Venture (2)

     —          —         —         —         1       1       57       58  

Other comprehensive income, net of tax

     —          —         —         —         6       6       —         6  

Change in noncontrolling interest, net of distributions and contributions

     —          —         —         —         —         —         3       3  

Other

     —          —         (8     —         —         (8     —         (8
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance as of December 31, 2017

     7        (152     14,040       (10,675     6       3,226       71       3,297  

Net income

     —          —         —         303       —         303       1       304  

Stock-based compensation

     —          (22     84       —         —         62       —         62  

Repurchase of common stock

     —          (311     —         —         —         (311     —         (311

Other comprehensive loss, net of tax

     —          —         —         —         (30     (30     (4     (34

Change in noncontrolling interest, net of distributions and contributions

     —          —         —         —         —         —         20       20  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance as of December 31, 2018

     7        (485     14,124       (10,372     (24     3,250       88       3,338  

Net loss

     —          —         —         (1,195     —         (1,195     (3     (1,198

Stock-based compensation

     —          (28     138       —         —         110       —         110  

Other comprehensive loss, net of tax

     —          —         —         —         (37     (37     (5     (42

Other

     —          3       —         —         —         3       —         3  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance as of December 31, 2019

   $ 7      $ (510   $ 14,262     $ (11,567   $ (61   $ 2,131     $ 80     $ 2,211  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(1)

See Note 1 .

(2)

See Note 2.

See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

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CAESARS ENTERTAINMENT CORPORATION

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

 

     Years Ended December 31,  

(In millions)

   2019     2018     2017  

Cash flows from operating activities

      

Net income/(loss)

   $ (1,198   $ 304     $ (375

Adjustments to reconcile net income/(loss) to cash flows from operating activities:

      

Non-cash change in restructuring accrual

     —         —         2,065  

Interest accrued on financing obligations

     131       142       27  

Deferred income taxes

     (152     (145     (1,858

Gain on deconsolidation of subsidiaries

     —         —         (31

Depreciation and amortization

     1,021       1,145       626  

Loss on extinguishment of debt

     —         1       232  

Change in fair value of derivative liability

     620       (697     (64

Operating lease expense

     35       —         —    

Stock-based compensation expense

     88       79       43  

Amortization of deferred finance costs and debt discount/premium

     17       15       26  

Provision for doubtful accounts

     26       21       8  

Impairment of goodwill

     27       43       —    

Impairment of intangible and tangible assets

     441       35       —    

Other non-cash adjustments to net income/(loss)

     17       (28     32  

Net changes in:

      

Accounts receivable

     (9     14       (75

Due from affiliates, net

     (35     5       (55

Inventories, prepayments and other current assets

     (14     76       64  

Deferred charges and other assets

     20       (69     (26

Accounts payable

     6       (78     (4

Interest payable

     (24     19       (35

Accrued expenses

     11       (101     15  

Contract liabilities

     47       18       3  

Operating lease liability

     (34     —         —    

Restructuring accruals

     —         —         (2,880

Deferred credits and other liabilities

     (42     (6     (63

Other

     8       (7     2  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash flows provided by/(used in) operating activities

     1,007       786       (2,323
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash flows from investing activities

      

Acquisition of property and equipment, net of change in related payables

     (829     (565     (598

Acquisition of businesses, net of cash and restricted cash acquired

     —         (1,578     561  

Deconsolidation of subsidiary cash

     —         —         (57

Consolidation of Korea Joint Venture

     —         —         19  

Proceeds from sale of Rio

     470       —         —    

Payments to acquire certain gaming rights

     —         (20     —    

Payments to acquire investments

     (13     (22     (12

Proceeds from the sale and maturity of investments

     32       43       33  

Other

     12       7       (1
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash flows used in investing activities

     (328     (2,135     (55
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash flows from financing activities

      

Proceeds from long-term debt and revolving credit facilities

     —         1,167       7,550  

Debt issuance and extension costs and fees

     (28     (5     (288

Repayments of long-term debt and revolving credit facilities

     (414     (1,130     (7,846

Proceeds from sale-leaseback financing arrangement

     —         745       1,136  

 

8


     Years Ended December 31,  

(In millions)

   2|019     2018     2017  

Proceeds from the issuance of common stock

     47       6       11  

Repurchase of common stock

     —         (311     —    

Distribution of CIE sale proceeds

     —         —         (63

Taxes paid related to net share settlement of equity awards

     (28     (22     (11

Financing obligation payments

     (22     (173     (54

Contributions from noncontrolling interest owners

     —         20       —    

Distributions to noncontrolling interest owners

     (1     —         (6
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash flows provided by/(used in) financing activities

     (446     297       429  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash classified as assets held for sale

     (6     —         —    
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase/(decrease) in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash

     227       (1,052     (1,949

Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash, beginning of period

     1,657       2,709       4,658  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash, end of period

   $ 1,884     $ 1,657     $ 2,709  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Supplemental Cash Flow Information

      

Cash paid for interest

   $ 1,259     $ 1,169     $ 749  

Cash paid for income taxes

     6       8       7  

Non-cash settlement of accrued restructuring and support expenses

      

Issuance of convertible notes and call right

     —         —         2,349  

Issuance of CEC common stock

     —         —         3,435  

Other non-cash investing and financing activities:

      

ROU assets obtained in exchange for new operating lease liabilities

     104       —         —    

Change in accrued capital expenditures

     62       149       (6

Deferred consideration for acquisition of Centaur

     —         66       —    

Financing for sale of Rio

     34       —         —    

See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

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CAESARS ENTERTAINMENT CORPORATION

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

In this filing, the name “CEC” refers to the parent holding company, Caesars Entertainment Corporation, exclusive of its consolidated subsidiaries and variable interest entities, unless otherwise stated or the context otherwise requires. The words “Company,” “Caesars,” “Caesars Entertainment,” “we,” “our,” and “us” refer to Caesars Entertainment Corporation, inclusive of its consolidated subsidiaries and variable interest entities, unless otherwise stated or the context otherwise requires.

We also refer to (i) our Consolidated Financial Statements as our “Financial Statements,” (ii) our Consolidated Statements of Operations and Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income/(Loss) as our “Statements of Operations,” (iii) our Consolidated Balance Sheets as our “Balance Sheets,” and (iv) our Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows as our “Statements of Cash Flows.” References to numbered “Notes” refer to Notes to our Consolidated Financial Statements included herein.

Note 1 — Description of Business

Organization

CEC is primarily a holding company with no independent operations of its own. Caesars Entertainment operates the business primarily through its wholly owned subsidiaries CEOC, LLC (“CEOC LLC”) and Caesars Resort Collection, LLC (“CRC”). As of December 31, 2019, Caesars Entertainment has a total of 53 properties in 14 U.S. states and five countries outside of the U.S., including 49 casino properties. Nine casinos are in Las Vegas, which represented 45% of net revenues for the year ended December 31, 2019. In addition to our properties, other domestic and international properties, including Harrah’s Northern California, are authorized to use the brands and marks of Caesars Entertainment Corporation.

We lease certain real property assets from third parties, including VICI Properties Inc. and/or its subsidiaries (collectively, “VICI”). See Note 10.

Proposed Merger of Caesars Entertainment Corporation with Eldorado Resorts, Inc.

On June 24, 2019, Caesars, Eldorado Resorts, Inc., a Nevada corporation (“Eldorado”), and Colt Merger Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation and a direct wholly owned subsidiary of Eldorado (“Merger Sub”), entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (as amended by Amendment No. 1 to Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of August 15, 2019, and as it may be further amended from time to time, the “Merger Agreement”), pursuant to which, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth therein, Merger Sub will merge with and into Caesars (the “Merger”), with Caesars continuing as the surviving corporation and a direct wholly owned subsidiary of Eldorado. On November 15, 2019, the respective stockholders of Caesars and Eldorado voted to approve the Merger. The transaction is expected to close in the first half of 2020. In connection with the Merger, Eldorado will change its name to Caesars Entertainment, Inc.

Based on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Merger Agreement, the aggregate consideration payable by Eldorado in respect of outstanding shares of common stock of Caesars (“Caesars Common Stock”) will be (a) an amount of cash equal to (i) the sum of (A) $8.40 plus (B) if the applicable closing conditions set forth in the Merger Agreement are not satisfied by March 25, 2020, an amount equal to $0.003333 for each day from March 25, 2020 until the closing date of the Merger (the “Closing Date”), multiplied by (ii) a number of shares of Caesars Common Stock (the “Aggregate Caesars Share Amount”) equal to (A) 682,161,838 (which includes 8,271,660 shares being held in escrow trust to satisfy unsecured claims pursuant to the Third Amended Joint Plan of Reorganization, filed with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Illinois in Chicago on January 13, 2017, at Docket No. 6318) plus (B) the number of shares of Caesars Common Stock issued after June 24, 2019 and prior to the effective time of the Merger pursuant to the exercise of certain equity awards issued under Caesars stock plans or conversion of the CEC Convertible Notes (as defined below) (the “Aggregate Cash Amount”); and (b) a number of shares of common stock of Eldorado (“Eldorado Common Stock”) equal to 0.0899 multiplied by the Aggregate Caesars Share Amount (the “Aggregate Eldorado Share Amount”). Each holder of shares of Caesars Common Stock will be entitled to elect to receive, for each share of Caesars Common Stock held by such holder, either an amount of cash or a number of shares of Eldorado Common Stock, with value (based on the Eldorado Common Stock VWAP, as defined below) equal to the Per Share Amount. The “Per Share Amount” is equal to (a) (i) the Aggregate Cash Amount, plus (ii) the product of (A) the Aggregate Eldorado Share Amount

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)

 

and (B) the volume weighted average price of a share of Eldorado Common Stock for a ten trading day period, starting with the opening of trading on the 11th trading day prior to the anticipated Closing Date to the closing of trading on the second to last trading day prior to the anticipated Closing Date (the “Eldorado Common Stock VWAP”), divided by (b) the Aggregate Caesars Share Amount.

Elections by Caesars stockholders are subject to proration such that the aggregate amount of cash paid in exchange for outstanding shares of Caesars Common Stock in the Merger will not exceed the Aggregate Cash Amount and the aggregate number of shares of Eldorado Common Stock issued in exchange for shares of Caesars Common Stock in the Merger will not exceed the Aggregate Eldorado Share Amount. Based on the number of shares of Eldorado Common Stock and Caesars Common Stock, and the principal amount of the CEC Convertible Notes, outstanding as of December 31, 2019, and assuming the Merger occurred on that date, Caesars stockholders who receive shares of Eldorado Common Stock in exchange for their shares of Caesars Common Stock in the Merger and holders of the CEC Convertible Notes (assuming that all CEC Convertible Notes are converted immediately following consummation of the Merger into $8.40 in cash and 0.0899 shares of Eldorado Common Stock for each share of Caesars Common Stock into which such CEC Convertible Notes were convertible immediately prior to the Merger) would be issued an aggregate of approximately 76 million shares of Eldorado Common Stock and would hold approximately 49.5%, in the aggregate, of the issued and outstanding shares of Eldorado Common Stock.

Outstanding options and other equity awards issued under Caesars’ stock plans will be treated in the manner set forth in the Merger Agreement. Upon completion of the Merger, any unexercised, vested, in-the-money stock options that are outstanding will be canceled in exchange for the Per Share Amount (or applicable portion thereof) in cash, reduced by the applicable exercise price. Unvested service-vesting stock options and restricted stock units will be converted into stock options and restricted stock units for Eldorado Common Stock and will retain their original vesting schedules. Performance-based stock options are expected to be canceled in connection with the consummation of the Merger. Performance stock units that are subject to total stockholder return performance-vesting conditions will be converted into performance stock units for Eldorado Common Stock and will continue to vest in accordance with their original terms, except the total stockholder return vesting conditions will be adjusted to be based on Eldorado’s total stockholder return performance. Performance stock units that are tied to earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (“EBITDA”) and earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, amortization and rent (“EBITDAR”) performance conditions will vest at closing and be exchanged for the Per Share Amount (or applicable portion thereof) in cash. For EBITDA- and EBITDAR-based performance stock units that are eligible to vest in respect of performance achieved during the year in which the closing occurs, such vesting will be based on performance of applicable goals through the end of the month prior to the close and extrapolated through the remainder of the performance period and for EBITDA- and EBITDAR-based performance stock units that are eligible to vest in respect of a performance period that has not yet commenced as of the Closing Date, such vesting will be based on target-level performance.

The Merger Agreement contains customary representations and warranties by each of Caesars and Eldorado, and each party has agreed to customary covenants. Each of Caesars’ and Eldorado’s obligation to consummate the Merger remains subject to the satisfaction or waiver of certain conditions, including among others, the expiration or termination of any applicable waiting period under the HSR Act, the receipt of required regulatory approvals and other customary closing conditions. Other conditions to completing the Merger, such as obtaining stockholder approvals with respect to the Merger from each party’s stockholders and effecting certain amendments to the indenture governing the CEC Convertible Notes, have been satisfied.

The Merger Agreement also contains termination rights for each of Caesars and Eldorado under certain circumstances. If the Merger Agreement is terminated in certain circumstances relating to entry by Caesars into an alternative transaction, Caesars will be required to pay Eldorado a termination fee of approximately $418.4 million. The Merger Agreement also provides that Eldorado will be obligated to pay a termination fee of approximately $836.8 million to Caesars if the Merger Agreement is terminated (i) due to a law or order relating to gaming or antitrust laws that prohibits or permanently enjoins the consummation of the transactions, (ii) because the required regulatory approvals were not obtained prior to June 24, 2020 (subject to extension to a date no later than December 24, 2020 pursuant to the Merger Agreement) or (iii) due to Eldorado willfully and materially breaching certain obligations with respect to the actions required to be taken by Eldorado to obtain required antitrust approvals.

 

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CAESARS ENTERTAINMENT CORPORATION

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)

 

Pursuant to the terms of the indenture governing the CEC Convertible Notes, on November 27, 2019, Caesars entered into a supplemental indenture to provide for conversion of the CEC Convertible Notes at and after the effective time of the Merger into the weighted average, per share of Caesars Common Stock, of the types and amounts of the merger consideration received by holders of Caesars Common Stock who affirmatively make a merger consideration election (or, if no holders of Caesars Common Stock make such an election, the types and amounts of merger consideration actually received by such holders of Caesars Common Stock). See Note 12 for additional information.

Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino Disposition

On September 20, 2019, Rio Properties, LLC, a subsidiary of CEC, entered into a Purchase and Sale Agreement and Joint Escrow Instructions for certain assets of Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino (“Rio”). During the quarter ended September 30, 2019, we recorded an impairment charge of $380 million, which included $6 million related to selling costs, as the carrying value was higher than the fair value. On December 5, 2019, the transaction was completed for a sales price of approximately $516 million. The sales price received includes $40 million in seller financing that we provided the buyer at a 9% interest rate, that is due to us in two years unless extended for an additional year. Interest may be paid monthly, or paid-in-kind at the option of the buyer. We received $470 million in cash proceeds, net of selling costs. In connection with the closing of the sale, we entered into a lease and trademark license under which we will continue to operate the property under the Rio trademark for an initial term of two years at an annual rent amount of approximately $45 million.

2018 Transactions with VICI

On July 11, 2018, we sold Octavius Tower at Caesars Palace (“Octavius Tower”) to VICI for $508 million in cash. Proceeds from the transaction were used to partially fund the closing of CEC’s acquisition of Centaur Holdings, LLC (“Centaur”). On December 26, 2018, we sold all land and real property improvements used in the operation of Harrah’s Philadelphia Casino and Racetrack (“Harrah’s Philadelphia”) as part of a sale and leaseback transaction with VICI for $242 million. We continue to operate under the long-term lease agreement terms for both Octavius Tower and Harrah’s Philadelphia.

These transactions did not qualify for sale-leaseback accounting resulting in the assets remaining on our Balance Sheet at their historical net book value and are depreciated over their remaining useful lives, while a financing obligation was recognized for the proceeds received.

Additionally, on December 26, 2018, we consummated modifications to certain of our existing lease agreements with VICI for consideration of $159 million, which reduced the purchase price we paid for Harrah’s Philadelphia and our financing obligation. The modifications, among other things, bring certain of the lease terms into alignment with other master leases in the sector and the long-term performance of the properties and create additional flexibility to facilitate our future development strategies.

Acquisition of Centaur Holdings, LLC

On July 16, 2018, we completed the acquisition of Centaur. Centaur operated Hoosier Park Racing & Casino (“Hoosier Park”) in Anderson, Indiana, and Indiana Grand Racing & Casino (“Indiana Grand”) in Shelbyville, Indiana. See Note 4 for additional information.

CEOC’s Emergence from Bankruptcy and CEC’s Merger with Caesars Acquisition Company

Caesars Entertainment Operating Company, Inc. (“CEOC”) and certain of its U.S. subsidiaries (collectively, the “Debtors”) voluntarily filed for reorganization on January 15, 2015 (the “Petition Date”), at which time CEC deconsolidated CEOC. The Debtors emerged from bankruptcy and consummated their reorganization pursuant to their third amended joint plan of reorganization (the “Plan”) on October 6, 2017 (the “Effective Date”). As part of its emergence from bankruptcy, CEOC reorganized into an operating company (“OpCo”) separate from its real property assets (“PropCo”). OpCo was acquired by CEC on the Effective Date and immediately merged with and into CEOC LLC. See Note 4 for additional information. CEOC LLC operates the properties and facilities formerly held by CEOC and leases the properties and facilities from VICI.

 

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CAESARS ENTERTAINMENT CORPORATION

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)

 

On the Effective Date, Caesars Acquisition Company (“CAC”) merged with and into CEC, with CEC as the surviving company (the “CAC Merger”). See Note 4 for additional information. The CAC Merger was accounted for as a reorganization of entities under common control, which resulted in CAC being consolidated into Caesars at book value as an equity transaction for all periods presented.

Summary of CAC Merger and CEOC Emergence Transactions

 

(In millions)

   CAC Merger      Restructuring
Support
Settlement
     OpCo Acquisition      Total  

Cash

   $ —        $ 2,787      $ 700      $ 3,487  

CEC common stock (value)

     2,894        3,435        1,774        8,103  

CEC convertible notes (fair value)

     —          2,172        —          2,172  

Other consideration

     —          177        —          177  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total consideration

   $ 2,894      $ 8,571      $ 2,474      $ 13,939  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

CEC common stock (shares)

     226        268        139        633  

Restructuring and Support Expenses

Prior to the Effective Date, CEC made material financial commitments to support the reorganization of CEOC as described in the Plan. Our estimate of restructuring and support expenses was determined based on the total value of the consideration that was required by CEC to resolve claims and potential claims related to the reorganization.

Restructuring and support expenses for the year ended December 31, 2017 was $2.0 billion, recorded in the Statements of Operations. These were primarily composed of accruals for (i) forbearance fees and other payments to CEOC’s creditors that were settled in cash, (ii) a bank guaranty settlement related to the modification of CEC’s guarantee under CEOC’s senior secured credit facilities that was settled in cash, (iii) payments of CEOC’s creditors’ expenses, settlement charges, and other fees that were settled in cash, (iv) the issuance of CEC common stock, (v) the issuance of the $1.1 billion aggregate principal amount of 5.00% convertible senior notes maturing in 2024 (the “CEC Convertible Notes”) (see Note 8 and Note 12), and (vi) the call right to purchase and leaseback the real property assets associated with Harrah’s Atlantic City, Harrah’s Laughlin, and Harrah’s New Orleans (the “VICI Call Right”) as other consideration (see Note 9). The total value of the consideration that was provided by CEC as of the Effective Date was $8.6 billion. See Restructuring Support Settlement in the table above.

Potential Divestitures

We are considering divestiture opportunities of non-strategic assets and properties. If the completion of a sale is more likely than not to occur, we may recognize impairment charges for certain of our properties to the extent current expected proceeds are below our carrying value.

Note 2 — Basis of Presentation and Principles of Consolidation

Basis of Presentation and Use of Estimates

Our consolidated financial statements are prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“GAAP”), which require the use of estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues, and expenses and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. Management believes the accounting estimates are appropriate and reasonably determined. Actual amounts could differ from those estimates.

In order to conform to the current year’s presentation, for the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017, $35 million and $29 million, respectively, were reclassified from Direct operating expenses to Property, general, administrative, and other on our Statements of Operations with no effect on Net income/(loss).

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)

 

Adoption of New Lease Accounting Standard

On January 1, 2019, we adopted the new accounting standard Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842), and all related amendments. See Note 10 for additional information and details on the effects of adopting the new standard.

Reportable Segments

We view each property as an operating segment and aggregate all such properties into three regionally-focused reportable segments: (i) Las Vegas, (ii) Other U.S., and (iii) All Other, which is consistent with how we manage the business. See Note 20.

Consolidation of Subsidiaries and Variable Interest Entities

Our consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Caesars Entertainment and its subsidiaries after elimination of all intercompany accounts and transactions.

We consolidate all subsidiaries in which we have a controlling financial interest and variable interest entities (“VIEs”) for which we or one of our consolidated subsidiaries is the primary beneficiary. Control generally equates to ownership percentage, whereby (i) affiliates that are more than 50% owned are consolidated; (ii) investments in affiliates of 50% or less but greater than 20% are generally accounted for using the equity method where we have determined that we have significant influence over the entities; and (iii) investments in affiliates of 20% or less are generally accounted for using the cost method.

We consider ourselves the primary beneficiary of a VIE when we have both the power to direct the activities that most significantly affect the results of the VIE and the right to receive benefits or the obligation to absorb losses of the entity that could be potentially significant to the VIE. We review our investments for VIE consideration if a reconsideration event occurs to determine if the investment continues to qualify as a VIE. If we determine an investment no longer qualifies as a VIE, there may be a material impact to our financial statements.

Consolidation of Korea Joint Venture

CEC has a joint venture to acquire, develop, own, and operate a casino resort project in Incheon, South Korea (the “Korea JV”). We determined that the Korea JV is a VIE and CEC is the primary beneficiary, and therefore, we consolidate the Korea JV into our financial statements. As of December 31, 2019, the construction schedule for the project has been delayed and discussions regarding the project costs between us and our JV partner remain ongoing. On February 11, 2020, the primary subcontractor notified us that construction on the project has ceased pending resolution of the go-forward options as explained below. In addition, the external debt financing by the Korea JV has also been delayed, which has impacted the timing of equity capital contributions by us, and our joint venture partner, in accordance with our joint venture agreement. We are currently in discussions with our joint venture partner regarding the project costs and financing plan for the project, as well as evaluating all of our options under the terms of the joint venture agreement. Possible outcomes include completing the project and related financing as originally budgeted, adding an additional equity partner, selling all, or part, of the parties’ ownership interest in the Korea JV, liquidating the joint venture or taking any other steps including those that we may agree with our joint venture partner. These possible outcomes could result in a material impairment of assets of the Korea JV and could also change our conclusion that we are the primary beneficiary of the joint venture, which could result in a material charge upon deconsolidating the joint venture. As reported by the joint venture and consolidated in our financial statements, as of December 31, 2019, total net assets of $133 million was primarily composed of property and equipment recorded at cost basis, net of construction payable, of which we have a 50% interest.

Horseshoe Baltimore Casino

Through August 31, 2017, we consolidated Horseshoe Baltimore Casino (“Horseshoe Baltimore”) as a VIE for which we were the primary beneficiary. Due to the expiration of certain transfer restrictions, we were no longer considered the primary beneficiary and deconsolidated Horseshoe Baltimore.

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)

 

Horseshoe Baltimore generated year-to-date net revenues of $190 million and net loss attributable to Caesars of $7 million until its deconsolidation effective August 31, 2017. Upon deconsolidation, we recognized a gain on deconsolidation of $31 million, and are accounting for Horseshoe Baltimore as an equity method investment subsequent to the deconsolidation. We estimated the fair value of the interest in Horseshoe Baltimore by weighting the results of the discounted cash flow method and the guideline public company method.

Horseshoe Baltimore continues to be a managed property of CEOC LLC subsequent to its deconsolidation, and transactions with Horseshoe Baltimore are not eliminated under the equity method of accounting. These related party transactions include but are not limited to items such as casino management fees paid to CEOC LLC, reimbursed management costs, and the allocation of other expenses. See Note 19.

Emerald Resort & Casino, South Africa Disposition

In May 2019, we entered into an initial agreement to sell Emerald Resort & Casino located in South Africa for total proceeds of approximately $51 million. We own 70% of this property while the remaining 30% is owned by local minority partners. Total cash proceeds for our 70% ownership and other adjustments total approximately $41 million. The transaction is expected to close in 2020, subject to regulatory approvals and other customary closing conditions. Subsequent to December 31, 2019, the seller informed us that pursuant to certain conditions in the agreement that they wished to renegotiate the previously agreed upon sales price. We still believe the transaction will close in 2020 and therefore still meets the criteria of assets as held for sale as of the balance sheet date. The following table summarizes assets and liabilities classified as held for sale within our All Other segment.

 

(In millions)

   December 31, 2019  

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 6  

Property and equipment, net

     26  

Goodwill

     5  

Intangible assets other than goodwill

     11  

Other

     2  
  

 

 

 

Assets held for sale

   $ 50  
  

 

 

 

Current liabilities

   $ 2  

Deferred credits and other liabilities

     4  
  

 

 

 

Liabilities held for sale included in Accrued expenses and other current liabilities

   $ 6  
  

 

 

 

Harrah’s Reno Disposition

In December 2019, Caesars and VICI entered into an agreement to sell Harrah’s Reno to an affiliate of CAI Investments for $50 million. The proceeds of the transaction are expected to be split 75% to VICI and 25% to Caesars, while the annual rent payments under the Non-CPLV Master Lease between Caesars and VICI will remain unchanged. These assets and liabilities are not presented as held for sale in our Balance Sheets as the sale is contingent upon the closing of the Merger.

Note 3 — Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Additional significant accounting policy disclosures are provided within the applicable notes to the Financial Statements.

Cash, Cash Equivalents, and Restricted Cash

Cash equivalents are highly liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less from the date of purchase and are stated at the lower of cost or market value. Our cash and cash equivalents as of December 31, 2019 and 2018 includes $8 million and $14 million, respectively, held by our consolidated VIE, which is not available for our use to fund operations or satisfy our obligations.

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)

 

Restricted cash includes cash pledged as collateral for certain operating and capital expenditures in the normal course of business and certain other cash deposits that are for a specific purpose including $48 million as of December 31, 2019 that is held in the escrow trust for distribution to holders of disputed claims whose claims may ultimately become allowed (see Note 11). The classification of restricted cash between current and non-current is dependent upon the intended use of each particular reserve.

Reconciliation to Statements of Cash Flows

 

     As of December 31,  

(In millions)

   2019      2018  

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 1,755      $ 1,491  

Restricted cash, current

     117        115  

Restricted cash, non-current

     12        51  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash

   $ 1,884      $ 1,657  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Advertising

The Company expenses the production costs of advertising the first time the advertising takes place or in the period when the services are rendered. Costs associated with certain of our recent sports contracts are included in advertising expense. Advertising expense was $117 million, $76 million, and $61 million, respectively, for the years ended December 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017. Advertising expense is included in Property, general, administrative, and other within the Statements of Operations.

Other Operating Costs

Other operating costs primarily includes write-downs, reserves, and project opening costs, net of recoveries, severance and acquisition and integration costs. During 2017, CEC was reimbursed $19 million for amounts related to the joint venture development in Korea that were previously deemed uncollectible and written off in 2015.

Note 4 — Business Combinations

Acquisition of Centaur Holdings, LLC

As described in Note 1, on July 16, 2018 (the “Centaur Closing Date”), CEC completed its acquisition of all of the voting equity interest of Centaur, for consideration of $1.7 billion. This acquisition expanded our footprint to the central Indiana region and facilitated broad distribution of the Caesars Rewards customer loyalty program (see Note 7). Acquisition-related costs included in Other operating costs in the Statements of Operations were $8 million during the year ended December 31, 2018. Consideration transferred was composed of the following:

 

(In millions)

      

Cash paid

   $ 1,636  

Deferred consideration (1)

     66  
  

 

 

 

Total purchase price

   $ 1,702  
  

 

 

 

 

 

(1)

Deferred consideration is payable in an installment of $25 million in 2020 and $50 million in 2021 with prepayments and right of setoff permitted, subject to the terms and conditions of the Unit Purchase Agreement. $66 million represented the present value of future expected cash flows, on the Centaur Closing Date.

Additionally, CEC paid a $50 million license transfer fee on behalf of Hoosier Park Racing & Casino, which was excluded from the purchase price consideration and is an assumed liability.

 

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Purchase Price Allocation

The following table summarizes the fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed as part of the Centaur acquisition. The intangible assets subject to amortization will be amortized on a straight-line basis over their estimated useful lives as of the acquisition date.

 

(In millions)

   Fair Value      Weighted-Average
Useful Life (years)
 

Assets acquired:

     

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 39     

Receivables, net

     2     

Other current assets

     26     

Property and equipment

     297     

Intangible assets other than goodwill

     

Trade names and trademarks

     14        2.5  

Gaming rights (1)

     1,390     

Customer relationships

     41        15.0  
  

 

 

    

Total assets

     1,809     
  

 

 

    

Liabilities assumed:

     

Current liabilities

     (92   

Deferred income taxes

     (290   
  

 

 

    

Total liabilities

     (382   
  

 

 

    

Net identifiable assets acquired

     1,427     

Goodwill

     275     
  

 

 

    

Total Centaur equity value

   $ 1,702     
  

 

 

    

 

(1)

Indefinite-lived intangible assets.

We applied the acquisition method of accounting in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 805, Business Combinations (“ASC 805”). Goodwill of $275 million was recognized as a result of the transaction and relates to (i) the values of acquired assets that do not meet the definition of an identifiable intangible asset under ASC 805, but that do contribute to the value of the acquired business, including the assembled workforce and relationships with customers that are not tracked through their customer loyalty program; (ii) the going-concern value associated with expectations of forging relationships with future customers; (iii) the assemblage value associated with acquiring an on-going business whose value is worth more than simply the sum of its parts; (iv) synergies; and (v) the future potential expansion of table games to the properties. All of the goodwill was assigned to our Other U.S. segment. None of the goodwill recognized is expected to be deductible for income tax purposes.

Unaudited Pro Forma Financial Information

The following unaudited pro forma financial information is presented to illustrate the estimated effects of the acquisition of Centaur as if it had occurred on January 1, 2017, and is not necessarily indicative of either future results of operations or results that might have been achieved had the acquisition been consummated as of this date. The pro forma results include adjustments related to purchase accounting, primarily interest expense related to the legacy debt of Centaur that was not acquired, tax adjustments and amortization of intangible assets. Net loss for the year ended December 31, 2017 below includes a discrete tax benefit of $185 million, resulting from a partial release of valuation allowance in connection with the acquisition. The net deferred tax liability resulting from the acquisition of Centaur provided a source of additional future taxable income requiring us to reassess the amount of valuation allowance previously recorded. The deferred tax liability considered the 21% corporate tax rate enacted by the Tax Act (defined in Note 18).

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)

 

     (Unaudited)  
     Years Ended December 31,  

(In millions)

   2018      2017  

Net revenues

   $ 8,663      $ 5,357  

Net income/(loss) attributable to Caesars

     166        (117

The results of operations for Centaur have been included in the Company’s Financial Statements since the acquisition date. The acquired business contributed $226 million and $49 million, respectively, to Net revenues and Income from operations to CEC for the period from July 16, 2018 to December 31, 2018.

CEC’s Acquisition of OpCo

As described in Note 1, the Debtors emerged from bankruptcy and consummated their reorganization pursuant to the Plan on the Effective Date. As part of its emergence from bankruptcy, CEOC reorganized into OpCo and PropCo, and CEC acquired OpCo on the Effective Date for the total consideration summarized below. The acquisition was accounted for in accordance with ASC 805 with CEC considered the acquirer, which requires, among other things, that the assets acquired and liabilities assumed be recognized on the balance sheet at their fair values as of the acquisition date. The excess of the purchase price over the net fair value of the assets and liabilities was recorded as goodwill. Consideration transferred was composed of the following:

 

(In millions)

      

Cash

   $ 700  

CEC common stock (1)

     1,774  
  

 

 

 

Total cash and stock consideration

     2,474  

Settlement of pre-existing relationships

     252  
  

 

 

 

Total OpCo equity value

   $ 2,726  
  

 

 

 

 

(1)

Approximately 139 million shares of CEC common stock issued at the Effective Date closing stock price of $12.80.

 

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Purchase Price Allocation

The following table summarizes the assets acquired and liabilities assumed. The intangible assets subject to amortization are being amortized on a straight-line basis over their estimated useful lives as of the acquisition date.

 

(In millions)

   Fair Value      Weighted-Average
Useful Life (years)
 

Assets acquired:

     

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 1,239     

Receivables, net

     266     

Other current assets

     200     

Property and equipment

     8,943        35.0  

Intangible assets other than goodwill

     

Trade names and trademarks (1)

     664     

Gaming rights (1)

     207     

Caesars Rewards (1)

     253     

Customer relationships

     137        14.8  

Other non-current assets

     180     
  

 

 

    

Total assets

     12,089     
  

 

 

    

Liabilities assumed:

     

Current liabilities

     (765   

Long-term debt

     (1,607   

Financing obligations

     (8,310   

Deferred income taxes

     (568   

Deferred credits and other liabilities

     (361   
  

 

 

    

Total liabilities

     (11,611   
  

 

 

    

Noncontrolling interest

     41     
  

 

 

    

Net identifiable assets acquired

     519     

Goodwill

     2,207     
  

 

 

    

Total OpCo equity value

   $ 2,726     
  

 

 

    

 

(1)

Indefinite-lived intangible assets.

As part of the Plan, certain real estate assets were sold to PropCo and leased back to OpCo. The leases were evaluated as a sale-leaseback of real estate. We determined that these transactions did not qualify for sale-leaseback accounting, and we accounted for the transaction as a financing. See Note 10. Additionally, certain golf course properties (the “Golf Course Properties”) were sold to VICI. See Note 11.

Goodwill of $2.2 billion was recognized as a result of the transaction and relates to (i) the values of acquired assets that do not meet the definition of an identifiable intangible asset under ASC 805, but that do contribute to the value of the acquired business, including the assembled workforce and relationships with customers that are not tracked through our customer loyalty program Caesars Rewards; (ii) the going-concern value associated with expectations of forging relationships with future customers; and (iii) the assemblage value associated with acquiring an on-going business whose value is worth more than simply the sum of its parts. Goodwill has been assigned to our three reportable segments. None of the goodwill recognized is expected to be deductible for income tax purposes.

The Company recognized certain deferred tax assets and liabilities resulting from (i) net operating loss (“NOL”) carryforwards available to CEC and reorganization of CEOC under the Plan and (ii) the difference between the fair value of the assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases. Due to CEC’s recent history of losses, CEC will continue to record a valuation allowance against the excess deferred tax assets that are not offset by deferred tax liabilities. Deferred tax liabilities of $568 million were recognized in the purchase price allocation of OpCo.

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)

 

Included within liabilities are estimates related to obligations and future resolution of disputed claims pursuant to the Plan. These liabilities assumed were measured at their estimated fair value based on the bankruptcy proceedings and creditor’s proof of claim. Refer to Note 11 for additional information.

In connection with the reorganization of CEOC, the income approach was used to estimate the fair value of the noncontrolling interest of $13 million.

Receivables

Markers acquired as part of the acquisition of OpCo were accounted for at fair value on the Effective Date, with no acquired reserve, and will be accreted to interest income up to their expected realizable value over the life of their expected collectibility. The acquired markers are subject to adjustment if the actual cash collection differs from the expected collectibility. The fair value, which also represents the carrying amount of markers acquired as part of the acquisition of OpCo as of the Effective Date, was $139 million. As of December 31, 2018 and 2017, the carrying amount of the markers acquired was $25 million and $69 million, respectively.

Acquired Markers Accretable Yield

 

(In millions)

   2018      2017  

Balance as of January 1 and October 6, respectively

   $ 6      $ 8  

Accretion

     (3      (2
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Balance as of December 31

   $ 3      $ 6  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Unaudited Pro Forma Financial Information

The following unaudited pro forma financial information is presented to illustrate the estimated effects of the acquisition of OpCo as if it had occurred on January 1, 2016, and is not necessarily indicative of either future results of operations or results that might have been achieved had the acquisition been consummated as of this date. The pro forma adjustments, with related tax impacts, are comprised primarily of the following:

 

   

Depreciation and interest expense recognized related to the failed sale-leaseback financing obligations associated with the real estate assets and the financing obligation associated with the Golf Course Properties that were sold to VICI and leased back by CEOC LLC; and

 

   

Interest expense related to the issuance of the CEOC LLC Term Loan, the CEOC LLC Revolving Credit Facility, and the CEC Convertible Notes (see Note 12 for additional information).

 

     (Unaudited)  
     Years Ended December 31,  

(In millions)

   2017      2016  

Net revenues

   $ 8,349      $ 8,529  

Net income/(loss) attributable to Caesars

     6,401        (2,570

The results of operations for OpCo have been included in the Company’s Financial Statements since the acquisition date. The acquired business contributed $1 billion and $52 million, respectively, of net revenues and income from operations to CEC for the period from October 6, 2017 to December 31, 2017.

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)

 

Merger with CAC

As described in Note 1, pursuant to the Merger Agreement, CAC merged with and into CEC, with CEC as the surviving company and each share of CAC common stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Date was converted into, and became exchangeable for, 1.625 shares of CEC common stock on the Effective Date, which resulted in the issuance of 226 million shares of CEC common stock to stockholders of CAC. Hamlet Holdings LLC (see Note 19) beneficially owned a majority of both CEC’s and CAC’s common stock immediately prior to the CAC Merger. Therefore, the CAC Merger was accounted for as a reorganization of entities under common control, which resulted in CAC being consolidated into the Company at book value as an equity transaction for all periods presented after elimination of all intercompany accounts and transactions. The consolidated financial statements are not necessarily indicative of the results of operations that would have occurred if the Company had consolidated CAC prior to the Effective Date. In addition, as a result of the CAC Merger, Caesars Growth Partners, LLC (“CGP”) is no longer a VIE and is a wholly owned subsidiary of CEC. The following table summarizes the assets acquired, liabilities assumed and CEC’s noncontrolling interest in CGP and excludes CGP’s results, which were consolidated with CEC as a VIE prior to the Effective Date.

Summary of Merger as of October 6, 2017

 

(In millions)

   Total Value  

Assets acquired

   $ 152  

Liabilities assumed

     (96

Acquisition of noncontrolling interest in CGP from CAC

     1,751  
  

 

 

 

Net book value

   $ 1,807  
  

 

 

 

Note 5 — Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements

The FASB issued the following authoritative guidance amending the FASB ASC.

In 2019, we adopted the following ASUs:

 

   

ASU 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842), and all related amendments (see Note 10)

 

   

ASU 2018-02, Income Statement—Reporting Comprehensive Income (Topic 220) (see Note 18)

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)

 

The following ASUs were not yet effective as of December 31, 2019:

New Developments

Income Taxes - December 2019: Amended guidance simplifies ASC 740 - Income Taxes by removing scope exceptions including: the incremental approach for intraperiod tax allocation when there is a loss from continuing operations and income or a gain from other items and the general methodology for calculating income taxes in an interim period when a year-to-date loss exceeds the anticipated loss for the year. The amendment also simplifies areas such as franchise tax, step up in tax basis of goodwill in business combination, allocation of deferred tax to legal entities, inclusion of tax laws or rate change impact in annual effective tax rate computation, and income taxes for employee stock ownership plans. The amendments in this update are effective for public entities for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2020, and interim periods within those fiscal years. Early adoption is permitted. The amendments in this update related to separate financial statements of legal entities that are not subject to tax should be applied on a retrospective basis for all periods presented. The amendments related to franchise taxes that are partially based on income should be applied on either a retrospective basis for all periods presented or a modified retrospective basis through a cumulative-effect adjustment to retained earnings as of the beginning of the fiscal year of adoption. All other amendments should be applied on a prospective basis. We are currently assessing the effect the adoption of this standard will have on our prospective financial statements.

Previously Disclosed

Collaborative Arrangements - November 2018: Amended guidance makes targeted improvements to GAAP for collaborative arrangements including: (i) clarifying that certain transactions between collaborative arrangement participants should be accounted for as revenue under ASC 606 - Revenue from Contracts with Customers (“ASC 606”) when the collaborative arrangement participant is a customer in the context of a unit of account, (ii) adding unit-of-account guidance in ASC 808 - Collaborative Arrangements to align with the guidance in ASC 606 (that is, a distinct good or service) when an entity is assessing whether the collaborative arrangement or a part of the arrangement is within the scope of ASC 606, and (iii) requiring that in a transaction with a collaborative arrangement participant that is not directly related to sales to third parties, presenting the transaction together with revenue recognized under ASC 606 is precluded if the collaborative arrangement participant is not a customer. The amendments in this update are effective for public entities for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019, and interim periods within those fiscal years. Early adoption is permitted. The amendments should be applied retrospectively to the date of initial application of ASC 606. An entity may elect to apply the amendments in this ASU retrospectively either to all contracts or only to contracts that are not completed at the date of initial application of ASC 606. An entity should disclose its election. An entity may elect to apply the practical expedient for contract modifications that is permitted for entities using the modified retrospective transition method in ASC 606. We will adopt the new standard on January 1, 2020 and have determined that the effect to our financial statements will not be material.

Intangibles - Goodwill and Other - Internal-Use Software - August 2018: Amended guidance aligns the requirements for capitalizing implementation costs incurred in a hosting arrangement that is a service contract with the requirements for capitalizing implementation costs incurred to develop or obtain internal-use software. The accounting for the service element of a hosting arrangement that is a service contract is not affected. The amendments in this update are effective for public entities for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019, and interim periods within those fiscal years. Early adoption is permitted. The amendments in this ASU should be applied either retrospectively or prospectively to all implementation costs incurred after the date of adoption. We will adopt the new standard on January 1, 2020 and have determined that the effect to our financial statements will not be material.

Fair Value Measurement - August 2018: Amended guidance modifies fair value measurement disclosure requirements including (i) removing certain disclosure requirements such as the amount of and reasons for transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy, (ii) modifying certain disclosure requirements, and (iii) adding certain disclosure requirements such as changes in unrealized gains and losses for the period included in other comprehensive income for recurring Level 3 fair value measurements held at the end of the reporting period. The amendments in this update are effective for fiscal years beginning after

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)

 

December 15, 2019, and interim periods within those fiscal years. Early adoption is permitted. The amendments on changes in unrealized gains and losses, the range and weighted average of significant unobservable inputs used to develop Level 3 fair value measurements, and the narrative description of measurement uncertainty should be applied prospectively for only the most recent interim or annual period presented in the initial fiscal year of adoption. All other amendments should be applied retrospectively to all periods presented upon their effective date. We will adopt the new standard on January 1, 2020 and have determined that the effect to our financial statements will not be material.

Financial Instruments - Credit Losses - June 2016 (amended through February 2020): Amended guidance replaces the incurred loss impairment methodology with a methodology that reflects expected credit losses and requires consideration of a broader range of reasonable and supportable information to inform credit loss estimates. Amendments affect entities holding financial assets and net investments in leases that are not accounted for at fair value through net income. The amendments affect loans, debt securities, trade receivables, net investments in leases, off-balance-sheet credit exposures, reinsurance receivables and any other financial assets not excluded from the scope that have the contractual right to receive cash. Amendments are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019, including interim periods within those fiscal years. Early adoption is permitted. An entity will apply the amendments in this ASU through a cumulative-effect adjustment to retained earnings as of the beginning of the first reporting period in which the guidance is effective (that is, a modified-retrospective approach). A prospective transition approach is required for debt securities for which an other-than-temporary impairment had been recognized before the effective date. The effect of a prospective transition approach is to maintain the same amortized cost basis before and after the effective date of this ASU. We will adopt the new standard on January 1, 2020 and have determined that the effect to our financial statements will not be material.

Note 6 — Property and Equipment

We have significant capital invested in our long-lived assets, and judgments are made in determining their estimated useful lives and salvage values and if or when an asset (or asset group) has been impaired. The accuracy of these estimates affects the amount of depreciation and amortization expense recognized in our financial results and whether we have a gain or loss on the disposal of an asset. We assign lives to our assets based on our standard policy, which is established by management as representative of the useful life of each category of asset.

We review the carrying value of our long-lived assets whenever events and circumstances indicate that the carrying value of an asset may not be recoverable from the estimated future cash flows expected to result from its use and eventual disposition. As necessary, we typically estimate the fair value of assets starting with a Replacement Cost New approach and then deduct appropriate amounts for both functional and economic obsolescence to arrive at the fair value estimates. Other factors considered by management in performing this assessment may include current operating results, trends, prospects, and third-party appraisals, as well as the effect of demand, competition, and other economic, legal, and regulatory factors. In estimating expected future cash flows for determining whether an asset is impaired, assets are grouped at the lowest level of identifiable cash flows, which, for most of our assets, is the individual property. These analyses are sensitive to management assumptions and the estimates of the obsolescence factors. Changes in these assumptions and estimates could have a material impact on the analyses and the consolidated financial statements.

Additions to property and equipment are stated at cost. We capitalize the costs of improvements that extend the life of the asset. We expense maintenance and repair costs as incurred. Gains or losses on the dispositions of property and equipment are recognized in the period of disposal. Interest expense is capitalized on internally constructed assets at the applicable weighted-average borrowing rates of interest. Capitalization of interest ceases when the project is substantially complete or construction activity is suspended for more than a brief period of time. Interest capitalized was $29 million, $8 million, and $6 million, respectively, for the years ended December 31, 2019, 2018, and 2017.

Our property and equipment is subject to various operating leases for which we are the lessor. We lease our property and equipment related to our hotel rooms, convention space and retail space through various short-term and long-term operating leases. See Note 10 for further discussion of our leases.

 

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Useful Lives

 

Land improvements

           12        years  

Buildings

     5        to        40        years  

Building and leasehold improvements

     3        to        30        years  

Riverboats and barges

           30        years  

Furniture, fixtures, and equipment

     2.5        to        12        years  

Property and Equipment, Net

 

     As of December 31,  

(In millions)

   2019      2018  

Land

   $ 4,218      $ 4,871  

Buildings, riverboats, and leasehold and land improvements

     12,022        12,243  

Furniture, fixtures, and equipment

     1,762        1,563  

Construction in progress

     706        406  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total property and equipment

     18,708        19,083  

Less: accumulated depreciation

     (3,732      (3,038
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total property and equipment, net

   $ 14,976      $ 16,045  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

During 2019, we recorded an impairment charge to land and buildings in the amount of $380 million, which included $6 million related to selling costs for the disposition of Rio in our Las Vegas segment. In connection with our sale of Rio, we also recorded a $6 million loss on the sale of assets which is included in Other operating costs on our Statements of Operations. The impairment and sale resulted in a decrease of the carrying value of our property and equipment of $879 million. During 2018, we recorded tangible asset impairment charges of $14 million, which were related to the closure of casino operations at our property Tunica Roadhouse in our Other U.S. segment.

Depreciation Expense and Other Amortization Expense

 

     Years Ended December 31,  

(In millions)

   2019      2018      2017  

Depreciation expense

   $ 949      $ 1,074      $ 555  

Other amortization expense

     1        3        4  

Depreciation is calculated using the straight-line method over the shorter of the estimated useful life of the asset or the related lease.

Note 7 — Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets

The purchase price of an acquisition is allocated to the underlying assets acquired and liabilities assumed based upon their estimated fair values at the date of acquisition. We determine the estimated fair values after review and consideration of relevant information including discounted cash flows, quoted market prices, and estimates made by management. To the extent the purchase price exceeds the fair value of the net identifiable tangible and intangible assets acquired and liabilities assumed, such excess is recorded as goodwill.

We perform our annual goodwill impairment assessment as of October 1. We perform this assessment more frequently if impairment indicators exist. We performed our annual goodwill impairment test by comparing the fair value of each reporting unit with its carrying amount. We determine the estimated fair value of each reporting unit based on a combination of EBITDA, valuation multiples, and estimated future cash flows discounted at rates commensurate with the capital structure and cost of capital of comparable market participants, giving appropriate consideration to the prevailing borrowing rates within the casino industry in general. We also evaluate the aggregate fair value of all of our reporting units and other non-operating assets in comparison to our aggregate debt and equity market capitalization at the test date. EBITDA multiples and discounted cash flows are common measures used to value businesses in our industry.

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)

 

We perform our annual impairment assessment of other non-amortizing intangible assets as of October 1. We perform this assessment more frequently if impairment indicators exist. We determine the estimated fair value of our non-amortizing intangible assets by primarily using the Relief from Royalty Method and Excess Earnings Method under the income approach.

The evaluation of goodwill and other non-amortizing intangible assets requires the use of estimates about future operating results, valuation multiples, and discount rates to determine their estimated fair value. Changes in these assumptions can materially affect these estimates. Thus, to the extent gaming volumes deteriorate in the near future, discount rates increase significantly, or we do not meet our projected performance, we could have impairments to record in the future and such impairments could be material.

Changes in Carrying Value of Goodwill by Segment

 

(In millions)

   Las Vegas      Other U.S.      All Other      CEC Total  

Gross Goodwill

           

Balance as of January 1, 2018

   $ 6,204      $ 1,002      $ 61      $ 7,267  

Centaur acquisition (1)

     —          275        —          275  

Other

     —          —          (3      (3
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Balance as of December 31, 2018

     6,204        1,277        58        7,539  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Accumulated Impairment

           

Balance as of January 1, 2018

     (3,115      (337      —          (3,452

Impairment

     —          (17      (26      (43
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Balance as of December 31, 2018

     (3,115      (354      (26      (3,495
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net carrying value, as of December 31, 2018 (2)

   $ 3,089      $ 923      $ 32      $ 4,044  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Gross Goodwill

           

Balance as of January 1, 2019

   $ 6,204      $ 1,277      $ 58      $ 7,539  

Transferred to assets held for sale

     —          —          (5      (5
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Balance as of December 31, 2019

     6,204        1,277        53        7,534  

Accumulated Impairment

           

Balance as of January 1, 2019

     (3,115      (354      (26      (3,495

Impairment

     —          (27      —          (27
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Balance as of December 31, 2019

     (3,115      (381      (26      (3,522
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net carrying value, as of December 31, 2019 (2)

   $ 3,089      $ 896      $ 27      $ 4,012  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(1)

See Note 4 for further details relating to the acquisition of Centaur.

(2)

$405 million and $81 million of goodwill within our Las Vegas and Other U.S. segments, respectively, is associated with reporting units with zero or negative carrying value. Except for Horseshoe Hammond, the fair value of our reporting units exceed their respective carrying values.

 

Changes in Carrying Value of Intangible Assets Other than Goodwill

 

     Amortizing     Non-Amortizing     Total  

(In millions)

   2019     2018     2019     2018     2019     2018  

Balance as of January 1

   $ 342     $ 355     $ 2,635     $ 1,254     $ 2,977     $ 1,609  

Impairments

     —         —         (61     (21     (61     (21

Amortization expense

     (71     (68     —         —         (71     (68

Transferred to assets held for sale

     (1     —         (10     —         (11     —    

Centaur acquisition (1)

     —         55       —         1,390       —         1,445  

Other additions (2)

     —         —         —         20       —         20  

Other

     —         —         (10     (8     (10     (8
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance as of December 31

   $ 270     $ 342     $ 2,554     $ 2,635     $ 2,824     $ 2,977  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(1)

See Note 4 for further details relating to the acquisition of Centaur.

(2)

Other additions of $20 million are related to gaming rights.

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)

 

During 2019, as a result of declines in recent performance and downgraded expectations for future cash flows at the properties of our subsidiary Caesars Entertainment UK (“CEUK”), we recognized an impairment charge related to gaming rights of $50 million. This impairment was recognized within our All Other segment. In addition, we recognized impairment charges related to goodwill of $27 million and gaming rights of $11 million at Horseshoe Hammond, LLC within our Other U.S. segment as a result of downgraded expectations for future cash flows from increased competition in the region.

During 2018, as a result of declines in our stock price and increases in market yields within our industry, which are both factors used to determine the discount rate, along with downward adjustments to expectations of future performance at certain of our properties outside of Las Vegas, we recognized impairment charges related to goodwill of $43 million and gaming rights of $21 million for certain of our properties, of which $12 million was recognized in our Other U.S. segment and $9 million was recognized in our All Other segment.

We used the Excess Earnings Method and a Cost Approach for estimating fair value for these gaming rights. We utilized an income approach using a discounted cash flow method to determine the fair value of our goodwill.

Gross Carrying Value and Accumulated Amortization of Intangible Assets Other than Goodwill

 

     December 31, 2019      December 31, 2018  

(Dollars in millions)

   Weighted
Average
Remaining
Useful Life
(in years)
     Gross
Carrying
Amount
     Accumulated
Amortization
    Net
Carrying
Amount
     Gross
Carrying
Amount
     Accumulated
Amortization
    Net
Carrying
Amount
 

Amortizing intangible assets

                  

Trade names and trademarks

     1.0      $ 14      $ (8   $ 6      $ 14      $ (3   $ 11  

Customer relationships

     3.6        1,070        (819     251        1,071        (756     315  

Contract rights

     5.0        3        (2     1        3        (2     1  

Gaming rights and other

     4.5        43        (31     12        43        (28     15  
     

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 
      $ 1,130      $ (860     270      $ 1,131      $ (789     342  
     

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Non-amortizing intangible assets

                  

Trademarks

 

    776             790  

Gaming rights

 

    1,525             1,592  

Caesars Rewards

 

    253             253  
 

 

 

         

 

 

 
    2,554             2,635  
 

 

 

         

 

 

 

Total intangible assets other than goodwill

 

  $ 2,824           $ 2,977  
 

 

 

         

 

 

 

The aggregate amortization expense for intangible assets that continue to be amortized was $71 million, $68 million, and $67 million, respectively, for the years ended December 31, 2019, 2018, and 2017.

Estimated Five-Year Amortization

 

     Years Ended December 31,  

(In millions)

   2020      2021      2022      2023      2024  

Estimated annual amortization expense

   $     71      $     60      $     17      $     15      $     13  

Note 8 — Fair Value Measurements

Our assessment of goodwill and other intangible assets for impairment includes an assessment using various Level 2 (EBITDA multiples and discount rate) and Level 3 (forecasted cash flows) inputs. See Note 7 for more information on the application of the use of fair value methodology to measure goodwill and other intangible assets.

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)

 

Items Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis

The following table shows the fair value of our financial assets and financial liabilities that are required to be measured at fair value as of the date shown:

 

(In millions)

   Balance      Level 1      Level 2      Level 3  

December 31, 2019

           

Assets

           

Government bonds

   $ 13      $ —        $ 13      $ —    
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total assets at fair value

   $ 13      $ —        $ 13      $ —    
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Liabilities

           

Derivative instruments - interest rate swaps

   $ 69      $ —        $ 69      $ —    

Derivative instruments - CEC Convertible Notes

     944        —          944        —    

Disputed claims liability

     51        —          51        —    
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities at fair value

   $ 1,064      $ —        $ 1,064      $ —    
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

December 31, 2018

           

Assets

           

Government bonds

   $ 15      $ —        $ 15      $ —    

Derivative instruments - interest rate swaps

     6               6        —    
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total assets at fair value

   $ 21      $ —        $ 21      $ —    
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Liabilities

           

Derivative instruments - interest rate swaps

   $ 22      $ —        $ 22      $ —    

Derivative instruments - CEC Convertible Notes

     324        —          324        —    

Disputed claims liability

     45        —          45        —    
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities at fair value

   $ 391      $ —        $ 391      $ —    
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Government Bonds

Investments primarily consist of debt securities held by our captive insurance entities that are traded in active markets, have readily determined market values, and have maturity dates of greater than three months from the date of purchase. These investments primarily represent collateral for several escrow and trust agreements with third-party beneficiaries and are recorded in Deferred charges and other assets while a portion is included in Prepayments and other current assets in our Balance Sheets.

Derivative Instruments

We do not purchase or hold any derivative financial instruments for trading purposes.

CEC Convertible Notes - Derivative Liability

On the Effective Date, CEC issued $1.1 billion aggregate principal amount of 5.00% convertible senior notes maturing in 2024, see Note 12 for further details.

Management analyzed the conversion features for derivative accounting consideration under ASC Topic 815, Derivatives and Hedging, (“ASC 815”) and determined that the CEC Convertible Notes contains bifurcated derivative features and qualifies for derivative accounting. In accordance with ASC 815, CEC has bifurcated the conversion features of the CEC Convertible Notes and recorded a derivative liability. The CEC Convertible Notes derivative features are not designated as hedging instruments. The derivative features of the CEC Convertible Notes are carried on CEC’s Balance Sheet at fair value in Deferred credits and other liabilities. The derivative liability is marked-to-market each measurement period and the changes in fair value as a result of fluctuations in the share price of our common stock resulted in a loss of $620 million and a gain of $697 million, respectively, which were recorded as a component of Other income/(loss) for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018 in the Statements of Operations. The derivative liability associated with the CEC Convertible Notes will remain in effect until such time as the underlying convertible notes are exercised or terminated and the resulting derivative liability will be transitioned from a liability to equity as of such date.

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)

 

Valuation Methodology

The CEC Convertible Notes have a face value of $1.1 billion, an initial term of 7 years, a coupon rate of 5%, and are convertible into 156 million shares of CEC common stock, of which 151 million shares are net of amounts held by CEC.

As of December 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, we estimated the fair value of the CEC Convertible Notes using a market-based approach that incorporated the value of both the straight debt and conversion features of the notes. The valuation model incorporated actively traded prices of the CEC Convertible Notes as of the reporting date, and assumptions regarding the incremental cost of borrowing for CEC. The key assumption used in the valuation model is the actively traded price of CEC Convertible Notes and the incremental cost of borrowing is an indirectly observable input. The fair value for the conversion features of the CEC Convertible Notes is classified as Level 2 measurement.

Key Assumptions as of December 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018:

 

   

Actively traded price of CEC Convertible Notes - $192.55 and $122.38, respectively

 

   

Incremental cost of borrowing - 4.0% and 7.0%, respectively

Interest Rate Swap Derivatives

We use interest rate swaps to manage the mix of our debt between fixed and variable rate instruments. As of December 31, 2019, we have entered into ten interest rate swap agreements to fix the interest rate on $3.0 billion of variable rate debt. The interest rate swaps are designated as cash flow hedging instruments. The difference to be paid or received under the terms of the interest rate swap agreements is accrued as interest rates change and recognized as an adjustment to interest expense at settlement. Changes in the variable interest rates to be received pursuant to the terms of the interest rate swap agreements will have a corresponding effect on future cash flows.

The major terms of the interest rate swap agreements as of December 31, 2019 are as follows:

 

Effective Date

  Notional Amount
(In millions)
  Fixed Rate Paid   Variable Rate Received
as of December 31, 2019
  Maturity Date
12/31/2018   250   2.274%   1.691%   12/31/2022
12/31/2018   200   2.828%   1.691%   12/31/2022
12/31/2018   600   2.739%   1.691%   12/31/2022
1/1/2019   250   2.153%   1.691%   12/31/2020
1/1/2019   250   2.196%   1.691%   12/31/2021
1/1/2019   400   2.788%   1.702%   12/31/2021
1/1/2019   200   2.828%   1.691%   12/31/2022
1/2/2019   250   2.172%   1.691%   12/31/2020
1/2/2019   200   2.731%   1.691%   12/31/2020
1/2/2019   400   2.707%   1.691%   12/31/2021

Valuation Methodology

The estimated fair values of our interest rate swap derivative instruments are derived from market prices obtained from dealer quotes for similar, but not identical, assets or liabilities. Such quotes represent the estimated amounts we would receive or pay to terminate the contracts. The interest rate swap derivative instruments are included in either Deferred charges and other assets or Deferred credits and other liabilities on our Balance Sheets. Our derivatives are recorded at their fair values, adjusted for the credit rating of the counterparty if the derivative is an asset, or adjusted for the credit rating of the Company if the derivative is a liability. None of our derivative instruments are offset and all were classified as Level 2.

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)

 

Financial Statement Impact

The effect of derivative instruments designated as hedging instruments on the Balance Sheet for amounts transferred into Accumulated other comprehensive income/(loss) (“AOCI”) before tax was a loss of $53 million and $16 million, respectively, for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018. AOCI reclassified to Interest expense on the Statements of Operations was $10 million and zero for the years ended December 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively. The estimated amount of existing losses that are reported in AOCI at the reporting date that are expected to be reclassified into earnings within the next 12 months is approximately $29 million.

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income/(Loss)

The changes in AOCI by component, net of tax, for the annual periods through December 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017 are shown below.

 

(In millions)

   Unrealized Net
Gains/(Losses)
on Derivative
Instruments
     Foreign
Currency
Translation
Adjustments
     Other      Total  

Balances as of January 1, 2017

   $ —        $ —        $ (1    $ (1
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Other comprehensive income/(loss) before reclassifications

     —          9        (2      7  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total other comprehensive income/(loss), net of tax

     —          9        (2      7  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Balances as of December 31, 2017

   $ —        $ 9      $ (3    $ 6  

Other comprehensive income/(loss) before reclassifications

     (13      (18      1        (30
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total other comprehensive income/(loss), net of tax

     (13      (18      1        (30
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Balances as of December 31, 2018

   $ (13    $ (9    $ (2    $ (24

Other comprehensive income/(loss) before reclassifications

     (51      2        2        (47

Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss

     10        —          —          10  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total other comprehensive income/(loss), net of tax

     (41      2        2        (37
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Balances as of December 31, 2019

   $ (54    $ (7    $ —        $ (61
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Disputed Claims Liability

CEC and CEOC deposited cash, CEC common stock, and CEC Convertible Notes into an escrow trust to be distributed to satisfy certain remaining unsecured claims (excluding debt claims) as they become allowed (see Note 11). We have estimated the fair value of the remaining liability of those claims. As of December 31, 2019, the fair value of the Disputed claims liability is classified as Level 2.

For the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, the changes in fair value related to the disputed claims liability was a loss of $20 million and a gain of $24 million, respectively. The change in fair value, which is a result of the increase in the share price of our common stock, was recorded as components of Other income/(loss) in the Statements of Operations.

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)

 

Note 9 — Accrued Expenses and Other Current Liabilities

 

     As of December 31,  

(In millions)

   2019      2018  

Payroll and other compensation

   $ 267      $ 281  

VICI Call Right

     177        177  

Self-insurance claims and reserves

     163        173  

Accrued taxes

     171        157  

Advance deposits

     89        92  

Disputed claims liability (See Note 11)

     51        45  

Chip and token liability

     38        37  

Operating lease liability

     66        —    

Other accruals

     301        255  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total accrued expenses and other current liabilities

   $ 1,323      $ 1,217  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Self-Insurance Accruals

We are self-insured for workers’ compensation and other risk products through our captive insurance subsidiaries. Our insurance claims and reserves include accruals of estimated settlements for known claims, as well as accruals of actuarial estimates of incurred but not reported claims. In estimating these reserves, historical loss experience and judgments about the expected levels of costs per claim are considered. We also utilize consultants to assist in the determination of certain estimated accruals. These claims are accounted for based on actuarial estimates of the undiscounted claims, including those claims incurred but not reported. We believe the use of actuarial methods to account for these liabilities provides a consistent and effective way to measure these highly judgmental accruals; however, changes in health care costs, accident frequency and severity, and other factors can materially affect the estimates for these liabilities. We regularly monitor the potential for changes in estimates, evaluate our insurance accruals, and adjust our recorded provisions.

VICI Call Right

On the Effective Date, in accordance with the Plan, VICI received the VICI Call Right for up to five years to purchase and leaseback the real property assets associated with Harrah’s Atlantic City and Harrah’s Atlantic City Waterfront Conference Center, Harrah’s Laughlin, and Harrah’s New Orleans for a cash purchase price of ten times the agreed upon annual rent for each property. The VICI Call Right is subject to the terms of the CRC Credit Agreement (defined in Note 12). On the Effective Date, the VICI Call Right was transferred to Accrued expenses and other current liabilities on our Balance Sheet at an amount equal to the fair value of the option on the Effective Date. Management does not believe that the liability should continue to be recognized at fair value after initial recognition until the execution or expiration of the option because it is an option related to real estate, not a derivative, and the fair value option has not been elected. Additionally, provided the real estate property assets remain on the Balance Sheets, they will be evaluated for impairment.

Note 10 — Leases

Adoption of New Lease Accounting Standard

In February 2016, the FASB issued a new standard related to leases, ASU 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842) (“ASC 842”). We adopted the standard effective January 1, 2019, using the modified retrospective approach applied as of the beginning of the period of adoption. The Company elected to utilize the transition guidance within the new standard that permits us to (i) continue to report under legacy lease accounting guidance for comparative periods consistent with previously issued financial statements; and (ii) carryforward our prior conclusions about lease identification, lease classification, and initial direct costs. The most significant effects of adopting the new standard relate to the recognition of right-of-use (“ROU”) assets and liabilities for leases classified as operating leases when the Company is the lessee in the arrangement. Adopting the new standard did not affect our accounting related to leases when the Company is the lessor in the arrangement.

 

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We assess whether an arrangement is or contains a lease at the inception of the agreement. ROU assets represent our right to use an underlying asset for the lease term, and lease liabilities represent our obligation to make lease payments arising from the lease. ROU assets and lease liabilities are recognized at the commencement date based on the present value of lease payments over the lease term using an appropriate incremental borrowing rate, which is consistent with interest rates of similar financing arrangements based on the information available at the commencement date. We determined our incremental borrowing rate based on the interest rates published for unsecured borrowings with credit ratings similar to our unsecured debt, which were then adjusted for the appropriate lease term and effects of full collateralization.

Upon adoption, our ROU assets were also adjusted to include any prepaid lease payments and were reduced by any previously accrued lease liabilities. The terms of our leases used to determine the ROU asset and lease liability take into account options to extend when it is reasonably certain that we will exercise those options. Lease expense is recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term. Additionally, we have elected the short-term lease measurement and recognition exemption and do not establish ROU assets or lease liabilities for operating leases with terms of 12 months or less.

Effect of Adopting New Lease Standard - January 1, 2019 Balance Sheet

 

(In millions)

   Prior to Adoption      Effect of Adoption      Post Adoption  

Property and equipment, net (1)

   $ 16,045      $ (96    $ 15,949  

Deferred charges and other assets (2)(3)

     383        480        863  

Accrued expenses and other current liabilities (2)

     1,217        33        1,250  

Financing obligations (1)

     10,057        (96      9,961  

Deferred credits and other liabilities (2)(3)

     849        447        1,296  

 

(1)

Non-operating land assets previously considered as failed sale-leaseback financing obligations were determined to qualify for sale-leaseback accounting and are recognized as operating lease liabilities with corresponding ROU assets.

(2)

Operating leases previously considered as off-balance sheet obligations are now recognized as operating lease liabilities with corresponding ROU assets.

(3)

Accruals associated with future obligations for leases not in use have been applied against the carrying amount of the ROU assets.

Lessee Arrangements

Operating Leases

We lease real estate and equipment used in our operations from third parties. As of December 31, 2019, the remaining term of our operating leases ranged from 1 to 72 years with various extension options available, if we elect to exercise them. However, our remaining terms only include extension options that we have determined are reasonably assured as of December 31, 2019. In addition to minimum rental commitments, certain of our operating leases provide for contingent rentals based on a percentage of revenues in excess of specified amounts. We do not include costs associated with our non-lease components in our lease costs disclosed in the table below.

The following are additional details related to leases recorded on our Balance Sheet as of December 31, 2019:

 

(In millions)

 

Balance Sheet Classification

  December 31, 2019  

Assets

   

Operating lease ROU assets (1)

  Deferred charges and other assets   $ 550  

Liabilities

   

Current operating lease liabilities (1)

  Accrued expenses and other current liabilities     64  

Non-current operating lease liabilities (1)

  Deferred credits and other liabilities     545  

 

(1)

As noted above, we have elected the short-term lease measurement and recognition exemption and do not establish ROU assets or liabilities for operating leases with terms of 12 months or less.

 

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Maturity of Lease Liabilities

The following table summarizes the future minimum lease obligations of our operating leases as of December 31, 2019 under the new standard:

 

(In millions)

   Operating Leases  

2020

   $ 105  

2021

     106  

2022

     100  

2023

     63  

2024

     58  

Thereafter

     837  
  

 

 

 

Total

     1,269  

Less: present value discount

     (660
  

 

 

 

Lease liability

   $ 609  
  

 

 

 

As previously disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018 and under the old standard, the following table summarizes the future minimum lease obligations of our operating leases as of December 31, 2018:

 

(In millions)

   Operating Leases  

2019

   $ 82  

2020

     70  

2021

     57  

2022

     53  

2023

     51  

Thereafter

     966  
  

 

 

 

Total

   $ 1,279  
  

 

 

 

Lease Costs

 

(In millions)

   December 31, 2019  

Operating lease expense

   $ 74  

Short-term lease expense

     102  

Variable lease expense

     15  
  

 

 

 

Total lease costs

   $ 191  
  

 

 

 

Other Information

 

(In millions)

   December 31, 2019  

Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities:

  

Operating cash flows for operating leases

   $ 71  

Weighted-Average Details

 

     December 31, 2019  

Weighted-average remaining lease term (in years)

     18.5  

Weighted-average discount rate

     7.11

 

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Finance Leases

We have finance leases for certain equipment. As of December 31, 2019, our finance leases had remaining lease terms of up to approximately 5 years, some of which include options to extend the lease terms in one month increments. Our finance lease ROU assets and liabilities were less than a million within our Financial Statements as of December 31, 2019.

Failed Sale-Leaseback Financing Obligations

We lease certain real property assets from VICI (each a “Lease Agreement,” and, collectively, the “Lease Agreements”): (i) for Caesars Palace Las Vegas, (ii) for a portfolio of properties at various locations throughout the United States, (iii) for Harrah’s Joliet Hotel & Casino and (iv) for Harrah’s Las Vegas. The Lease Agreements provide for annual fixed rent (subject to escalation) of $773 million during an initial period, then rent consisting of both base rent and variable rent elements. The Lease Agreements have a 15-year initial term and four five-year renewal options, subject to certain restrictions on extension applicable to certain of the leased properties. The Lease Agreements include escalation provisions beginning in year two of the initial term and continuing through the renewal terms. The Lease Agreements also include provisions for variable rent payments calculated, in part, based on increases or decreases of net revenue of the underlying lease properties, commencing in year eight of the initial term and continuing through the renewal terms.

The Lease Agreements were evaluated as sale-leasebacks of real estate. We determined that these transactions did not qualify for sale-leaseback accounting, and we have accounted for each of the transactions as a financing.

For these failed sale-leaseback transactions, we continue to reflect the real estate assets on our Balance Sheets in Property and equipment, net as if we were the legal owner, and we continue to recognize depreciation expense over their estimated useful lives. We do not recognize lease expense related to the Lease Agreements, but we have recorded a liability for the failed sale-leaseback obligations and the majority of the periodic lease payments are recognized as interest expense. In the initial periods, the majority of the cash payments are less than the interest expense recognized in the Statements of Operations, which causes the related failed sale-leaseback financing obligations to increase during the initial periods of the lease term.

Annual Estimated Failed Sale-Leaseback Financing Obligation Service Requirements as of December 31, 2019

 

     Years Ended December 31,                

(In millions)

   2020      2021      2022      2023      2024      Thereafter      Total  

Financing obligations - principal

   $ 21      $ 26      $ 29      $ 33      $ 37      $ 8,468      $ 8,614  

Financing obligations - interest

     712        787        799        814        830        24,683        28,625  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total financing obligation payments (1)

   $ 733      $ 813      $ 828      $ 847      $ 867      $ 33,151      $ 37,239  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(1)

Financing obligation principal and interest payments are estimated amounts based on the future minimum lease payments and certain estimates based on contingent rental payments. Actual payments may differ from the estimates.

Subject to certain exceptions, the payment of all monetary obligations under the CEOC LLC Lease Agreements are guaranteed by CEC and the payment of all monetary obligations under the Harrah’s Las Vegas lease is guaranteed by CRC.

Lessor Arrangements

Lodging Arrangements

Lodging arrangements are considered short-term and generally consist of lease and nonlease components. The lease component is the predominant component of the arrangement and consists of the fees charged for lodging. The nonlease components primarily consist of resort fees and other miscellaneous items. As the timing and pattern of transfer of both the lease and nonlease components are over the course of the lease term, we have elected to combine the revenue generated from lease and nonlease components into a single lease component based on the predominant component in the arrangement. During the year ended December 31, 2019, we recognized approximately $1.6 billion in lease revenue related to lodging arrangements, which is included in Rooms revenue in the Statement of Operations.

 

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Conventions

Convention arrangements are considered short-term and generally consist of lease and nonlease components. The lease component is the predominant component of the arrangement and consists of fees charged for the use of meeting space. The nonlease components primarily consist of food and beverage and audio/visual services. Revenue from conventions is included in Food and beverage revenue in the Statement of Operations, and during the year ended December 31, 2019, we recognized approximately $47 million in lease revenue related to conventions.

Real Estate Operating Leases

We enter into long-term real estate leasing arrangements with third-party lessees at our properties. As of December 31, 2019, the remaining terms of these operating leases ranged from 1 to 85 years, some of which include options to extend the lease term for up to 5 years. In addition to minimum rental commitments, certain of our operating leases provide for contingent payments including contingent rentals based on a percentage of revenues in excess of specified amounts and reimbursements for common area maintenance and utilities charges. As the timing and pattern of transfer of both the lease and nonlease components are over the course of the lease term, we have elected to combine the revenue generated from lease and nonlease components into a single lease component based on the predominant component in the arrangement. In addition, to maintain the value of our leased assets, certain leases include specific maintenance requirements of the lessees or maintenance is performed by the Company on behalf of the lessees.

Maturity of Lease Receivables as of December 31, 2019

 

(In millions)

   Operating Leases  

2020

   $ 70  

2021

     66  

2022

     59  

2023

     54  

2024

     47  

Thereafter

     772  
  

 

 

 

Total

   $ 1,068  
  

 

 

 

Note 11 — Litigation, Contractual Commitments, and Contingent Liabilities

Litigation

Caesars is party to ordinary and routine litigation incidental to our business. We do not expect the outcome of any such litigation to have a material effect on our consolidated financial position, results of operations, or cash flows, as we do not believe it is reasonably possible that we will incur material losses as a result of such litigation.

Litigation Relating to the Merger

On September 5, 2019, a complaint was filed against Caesars and each member of the Caesars board of directors (the “Caesars Board”) in the United States District Court for the District of Delaware. The lawsuit, captioned Stein v. Caesars Entertainment Corp., et al., Civil Action No. 1:19-cv-01656, alleges violations of Sections 14(a) and 20(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), and Rule 14a-9 promulgated thereunder, and 17 C.F.R. § 244.100, against the defendants for allegedly disseminating a false and misleading proxy statement in connection with the Merger. The complaint alleges, among other things, that Caesars violated the securities laws by failing to disclose (i) certain information about the process leading up to the approval of the Merger by the Caesars Board; and (ii) certain financial information relating to the financial advisors’ analyses of the transaction. The plaintiff seeks (i) to enjoin the defendants from proceeding with, consummating or closing the Merger, unless and until Caesars discloses to its stockholders the allegedly material information discussed in the complaint, (ii) if the Merger is consummated, rescission of the Merger or rescissory damages and (iii) an accounting to plaintiff for all damages suffered as a result of defendants’ alleged wrongdoing. The plaintiff also seeks an award of costs and disbursements incurred in the action, including a reasonable allowance for expert fees and attorneys’ fees.

 

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On September 9, 2019, a class action complaint was filed against Caesars, each member of the Caesars Board, Eldorado and Merger Sub in the United States District Court for the District of Delaware. The lawsuit, captioned Palkon v. Caesars Entertainment Corp., et al., Civil Action No. 1:19-cv-01679, alleges violations of Sections 14(a) and 20(a) of the Exchange Act and Rule 14a-9 promulgated thereunder, against the defendants for allegedly disseminating a false and misleading proxy statement in connection with the Merger. The complaint alleges, among other things, that Caesars and/or Eldorado violated the securities laws by failing to disclose (i) certain information about the process leading up to the approval of the Merger by the Caesars Board; (ii) certain financial information relating to the financial advisors’ analyses of the transaction; and (iii) certain information regarding potential conflicts of interest of the financial advisor. The plaintiff seeks, among other things, (i) to enjoin the defendants from proceeding with, consummating or closing the Merger, unless and until Caesars discloses to its stockholders the allegedly material information discussed in the complaint and (ii) if the Merger is consummated, rescission of the Merger or rescissory damages suffered as a result of defendants’ alleged wrongdoing. The plaintiff also seeks an award of costs incurred in the action, including a reasonable allowance for expert fees and attorneys’ fees.

On September 11, 2019, a complaint was filed against Caesars and each member of the Caesars Board in the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey. The lawsuit, captioned Romaniuk v. Caesars Entertainment Corp., et al., Civil Action No. 1:19-cv-17871, alleged violations of Sections 14(a) and 20(a) of the Exchange Act and Rule 14a-9 promulgated thereunder, against the defendants for allegedly disseminating a false and misleading proxy statement in connection with the Merger. The complaint alleged, among other things, that Caesars violated the securities laws by failing to disclose (i) certain information about the process leading up to the approval of the Merger by the Caesars Board; (ii) certain financial information relating to the financial advisors’ analyses of the transaction; and (iii) certain information regarding potential conflicts of interest of the financial advisor. The plaintiff sought (i) to enjoin the defendants from proceeding with, consummating or closing the Merger, unless and until Caesars discloses to its stockholders the allegedly material information discussed in the complaint and (ii) if the Merger is consummated, rescission of the Merger or rescissory damages. The plaintiff also sought an award of costs and expenses incurred in the action, including a reasonable allowance for expert fees and attorneys’ fees. On December 7, 2019, the Romaniuk complaint was voluntarily dismissed.

On September 12, 2019, a class action complaint was filed against Caesars, each member of the Caesars Board and Eldorado in the United States District Court for the District of Delaware. The lawsuit, captioned Gershman v. Caesars Entertainment Corp., et al., Civil Action No. 1:19-cv-01720, alleges violations of Sections 14(a) and 20(a) of the Exchange Act and Rule 14a-9 promulgated thereunder, against the defendants for allegedly disseminating a false and misleading proxy statement in connection with the Merger. The complaint alleges, among other things, that Caesars violated the securities laws by failing to (i) disclose certain information about the process leading up to the approval of the Merger by the Caesars Board; (ii) disclose certain financial information relating to the financial advisors’ analyses of the transaction; and (iii) obtain a proper valuation for Caesars. The plaintiff seeks (i) to enjoin the defendants from proceeding with filing an amendment to the Eldorado S-4 (as defined below) and consummating the Merger, unless and until Caesars discloses to its stockholders the allegedly material information discussed in the complaint and (ii) if the Merger is consummated, rescission of the Merger or rescissory damages. The plaintiff also seeks an award of costs and disbursements incurred in the action, including a reasonable allowance for expert fees and attorneys’ fees.

On September 13, 2019, a class action complaint was filed against Caesars, each member of the Caesars Board and Eldorado in the Eighth Judicial District Court for Clark County, Nevada. The lawsuit, captioned Cazer v. Caesars Entertainment Corp., et al., Civil Action No. A-19-801900-C, asserts claims for breach of fiduciary duties against the Caesars Board and aiding and abetting breach of fiduciary duties against Caesars in connection with the Merger. The complaint alleges, among other things, that the members of the Caesars Board breached their fiduciary duties, and Caesars aided and abetted such breaches of fiduciary duties, by failing to disclose (i) certain information about the process leading up to the approval of the Merger by the Caesars Board; and (ii) certain financial information relating to the financial advisors’ analyses of the transaction. The plaintiff seeks (i) to compel the defendants to exercise their fiduciary duties to Caesars stockholders in connection with the Merger in accordance with the information discussed in the complaint and (ii) an accounting to plaintiff for all damages suffered as a result of defendants’ alleged wrongdoing. The plaintiff also seeks an award of costs and disbursements incurred in the action, including a reasonable allowance for expert fees and attorneys’ fees.

 

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Also on September 13, 2019, a complaint was filed against Caesars and each member of the Caesars Board in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. The lawsuit, captioned Biasi v. Caesars Entertainment Corp., et al., Civil Action No. 1:19-cv-08547, alleged violations of Sections 14(a) and 20(a) of the Exchange Act and Rule 14a-9 promulgated thereunder, and 17 C.F.R. § 229.1015, against the defendants for allegedly disseminating a false and misleading proxy statement in connection with the Merger. The complaint alleged, among other things, that Caesars violated the securities laws by failing to disclose (i) certain information about the process leading up to the approval of the Merger by the Caesars Board; (ii) certain financial information relating to the financial advisors’ analyses of the transaction; and (iii) certain information regarding potential conflicts of interest of the financial advisor. The plaintiff sought (i) to enjoin the defendants from proceeding with the special meeting of Caesars’ stockholders to, among other things, adopt the Merger Agreement and consummating the Merger, unless and until Caesars discloses to its stockholders the allegedly material information discussed in the complaint and (ii) an accounting to plaintiff for all damages suffered as a result of defendants’ alleged wrongdoing. The plaintiff also sought an award of costs and expenses incurred in the action, including reasonable expert fees and attorneys’ fees. On November 15, 2019, the Biasi complaint was voluntarily dismissed.

On September 26, 2019, a complaint was filed against Caesars and each member of the Caesars Board in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. The lawsuit, captioned Marathon Capital LLC v. Caesars Entertainment Corp., et al., Civil Action No. 1:19-cv-08971, alleged violations of Sections 14(a) and 20(a) of the Exchange Act and Rule 14a-9 promulgated thereunder, against the defendants for allegedly disseminating a false and misleading proxy statement in connection with the Merger. The complaint alleged, among other things, that Caesars violated the securities laws by failing to disclose (i) certain information about the process leading up to the approval of the Merger by the Caesars Board; and (ii) certain financial information relating to the financial advisors’ analyses of the transaction. The plaintiff sought (i) to enjoin the defendants from proceeding with, consummating or closing the Merger, unless and until Caesars discloses to its stockholders the allegedly material information discussed in the complaint and (ii) if the Merger is consummated, rescission of the Merger or rescissory damages. The plaintiff also sought an award of costs and expenses incurred in the action, including a reasonable allowance for expert fees and attorneys’ fees. On November 22, 2019, the Marathon Capital LLC complaint was voluntarily dismissed.

On October 18, 2019, a complaint was filed against Caesars and each member of the Caesars Board in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. The lawsuit, captioned Yarbrough v. Caesars Entertainment Corp., et al., Case No. 1:19-cv-09650 (S.D.N.Y.), alleged violations of Sections 14(a) and 20(a) of the Exchange Act and Rule 14a-9 promulgated thereunder, against the defendants for allegedly disseminating a false and misleading definitive registration statement in connection with the Merger. The complaint alleged, among other things, that Caesars violated the securities laws by failing to disclose material information regarding: (i) certain information about the process leading up to the approval of the Merger by the Caesars Board; and (ii) certain financial information relating to the financial advisors’ analyses of the transaction. The plaintiff sought: (i) to enjoin the shareholder vote on the Merger or consummation of the Merger; and (ii) rescission of the Merger, to the extent it closes. The plaintiff also sought an award of costs and disbursements incurred in the action, including a reasonable allowance for expert fees and attorneys’ fees. On February 14, 2020, the Yarbrough complaint was voluntarily dismissed.

We believe the claims asserted in each of the above described complaints are without merit and intend to vigorously defend against them to the extent they have not already been dismissed. It is not probable that litigation discussed above, to the extent it was not already dismissed as of December 31, 2019, will result in a material effect on our financial statements.

Contractual Commitments

Proposed Extension of Casino Operating Contract for Harrah’s New Orleans

On June 7, 2019, the Governor of the State of Louisiana signed into effect legislation that would authorize the Louisiana Gaming Control Board to enter into a 30-year extension of the Harrah’s New Orleans casino operating contract to 2054, subject to certain approvals of the amended casino operating contract that would provide for the 30-year extension and provided that such amended

 

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casino operating contract includes certain requirements set forth in the legislation, including (without limitation), that (a) Caesars be obligated to make (i) a capital investment of $325 million on or around the official gaming establishment by July 15, 2024 (subject to extensions for force majeure events), (ii) certain one-time payments totaling $25 million to the City of New Orleans and State of Louisiana, (iii) certain one-time payments totaling $40 million to the City of New Orleans and State of Louisiana, (iv) an annual payment to the Louisiana Gaming Control Board in the amount of $3.4 million (subject to certain adjustments based on changes with respect to the consumer price index), (v) an annual license payment to the Louisiana Gaming Control Board in the amount of $3 million starting in April 2022, and (vi) an annual payment in the amount of $6 million (subject to certain adjustments based on changes with respect to the consumer price index) to the City of New Orleans, which annual payment is to be paid in quarterly installments, and (b) the minimum amount of the annual gaming payments made by Caesars to the Louisiana Gaming Control Board increase from $60 million to $65 million starting in April 2022.

Exit Cost Accruals

As of December 31, 2019 and 2018, exit costs were included in Accrued expenses and other current liabilities and Deferred credits and other liabilities on the accompanying Balance Sheets for accruals related to the following:

 

            As of December 31,  

(In millions)

   Accrual Obligation End Date      2019      2018  

Future obligations under land lease agreements (1)

     December 2092      $ —        $ 43  

Iowa greyhound pari-mutuel racing fund

     December 2021        17        33  

Permanent closure of international properties (2)

     January 2032        —          10  

Unbundling of electric service provided by NV Energy

     February 2024        49        58  
     

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

      $ 66      $ 144  
     

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(1)

Associated with the abandonment of a construction project near the Mississippi Gulf Coast.

(2)

Properties include Alea Leeds, Golden Nugget and Southend. As a result of the adoption of ASC 842, as of January 1, 2019, accruals associated with future obligations for leases not in use have been applied against the carrying amount of the ROU assets. See Note 10.

NV Energy

In 2017, we elected to exit the fully bundled sales system of NV Energy and purchase energy, capacity, and/or ancillary services from other providers. As a result, we are required to pay an aggregate exit fee and non-bypassable charges related to our Nevada properties until 2024. These fees are recorded in Accrued expenses and other current liabilities and Deferred credits and other liabilities on the Balance Sheets, based on the expected payment date. The amount will be adjusted in the future if actual fees incurred differ from our estimates.

Sports Sponsorship/Partnership Obligations

We have agreements with certain professional sports leagues and teams, sporting event facilities and sports television networks for tickets, suites, and advertising, marketing, promotional and sponsorship opportunities. As of December 31, 2019, obligations related to these agreements were $246 million with contracts extending through 2034. We recognize expenses in the period services are rendered in accordance with the various agreements. In addition, assets or liabilities may be recorded related to the timing of payments as required by the respective agreement.

Golf Course Use Agreement

On October 6, 2017, certain Golf Course Properties were sold to VICI and CEOC LLC entered into a Golf Course Use Agreement with VICI over a 35-year term (inclusive of all renewal periods), pursuant to which we incur (i) an annual payment of $10 million subject to escalation, (ii) an annual use fee of $3 million, subject to escalation beginning in the second year, and (iii) per-round fees. All of these payments are guaranteed by CEC.

 

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An obligation of $145 million is recorded in Deferred credits and other liabilities as of December 31, 2019, which represents the amount that the obligations of $10 million in annual payments to be made under the Golf Course Use Agreement exceeds the fair value of services being received.

VICI Leases

Under the CEOC LLC Lease Agreements and the Harrah’s Las Vegas lease, we are required to spend certain minimum amounts on capital expenditures.

Tribal Casino Management Contracts

The agreements pursuant to which we manage casinos on Indian lands contain provisions required by law that state that a minimum monthly payment must be made to the applicable tribe. This payment obligation has priority over scheduled repayments of borrowings for development costs and over the management fee earned and paid to the manager. In the event that insufficient cash flow is generated by the operations to fund this payment, we must pay the shortfall to the tribe. Subject to certain limitations as to time, such advances, if any, would be repaid to us in future periods in which operations generate cash flow in excess of the required minimum payment. These commitments will terminate upon the occurrence of certain defined events, including termination of the management contract. Our aggregate monthly commitment for the minimum guaranteed payments, pursuant to contracts for the three managed, Indian-owned facilities, is approximately $1 million. Each of these casinos currently generates sufficient cash flows to cover all of its obligations, including its debt service.

Separation Agreement

On November 1, 2018, the Company announced that Mark P. Frissora, our former President and Chief Executive Officer, was leaving the Company. Subject to the terms of the separation agreement entered into between the Company and Mr. Frissora (as amended, the “Separation Agreement”), Mr. Frissora continued as President and Chief Executive Officer until his termination date of April 30, 2019. In connection with his Separation Agreement, upon his termination date, Mr. Frissora was vested in all unvested equity and cash awards (with vesting of performance stock units and options remaining subject to achievement of applicable targets and options generally exercisable for two years after vesting). As a result of the separation, a total of $32 million of accelerated compensation expense was recognized through his exit date of April 30, 2019, of which $13 million was recognized during the year ended December 31, 2019 and $19 million during the year ended December 31, 2018. As of December 31, 2019 approximately $5 million was unpaid and recorded in Accrued expenses and other current liabilities.

Voluntary Severance Program

During 2019, in an effort towards achieving greater operational efficiency, the Company initiated a Voluntary Severance Program (“VSP”). The VSP was offered to non-property, US-based corporate employees in management roles, as defined by the program, excluding certain revenue focused departments. For the year ended December 31, 2019, the Company recognized severance and stock-based compensation charges related to this VSP program totaling approximately $17 million. As of December 31, 2019, approximately $4 million was unpaid and recorded in Accrued expenses and other current liabilities.

Common Parking Area Use Agreement

Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino is party to an agreement for a common parking area for purposes of parking, passage, loading and unloading of motor vehicles and pedestrian traffic. The parking area is owned by a third party to which we make annual fee payments of $3 million. In addition, certain expenses incurred by the property owner in connection with the operation, management, repair and maintenance are allocated to all parties within the agreement. Our expected obligation, including the annual fee, for each of the next five years is estimated to be $5 million per year and the term of the agreement continues through December 31, 2097. This expense is recorded within Property, general, administrative, and other on our Statement of Operations.

 

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Contingent Liabilities

Resolution of Disputed Claims

As described in Note 1, CEOC and certain of its U.S. subsidiaries (collectively, the “Debtors”) emerged from bankruptcy and consummated their reorganization pursuant to their third amended joint plan of reorganization on the Effective Date. Any unresolved claims will continue to be subject to the claims reconciliation process under the supervision of the Bankruptcy Court. CEOC LLC will continue the process of reconciling such claims to the amounts listed by the Debtors in their schedules of assets and liabilities, as amended. The amounts submitted by claimants that remain unresolved total approximately $437 million. We estimate the fair value of these claims to be $51 million as of December 31, 2019, which is recorded in Accrued expenses and other current liabilities and is based on management’s estimate of the claim amounts that the Bankruptcy Court will ultimately allow and the fair value of the underlying CEC common stock and CEC Convertible Notes held in escrow for the purpose of resolving those claims. See Note 8.

Pursuant to the Plan, CEC and CEOC deposited cash, CEC common stock, and CEC Convertible Notes into an escrow trust to be distributed to satisfy certain remaining unsecured claims (excluding debt claims) as they become allowed. As claims are resolved, the claimants receive distributions of CEC common stock, cash or cash equivalents, and/or CEC Convertible Notes from the reserves on the same basis as if such distributions had been made on or about the Effective Date. To the extent that any of the reserved shares, cash, and convertible notes remain undistributed upon resolution of the remaining disputed claims, such amounts will be returned to CEC.

As of December 31, 2019, approximately $48 million in cash, 8 million shares of CEC common stock, and $32 million in principal value of CEC Convertible Notes remain in reserve for distribution to holders of disputed claims whose claims may ultimately become allowed in the escrow trust. The CEC common stock and CEC Convertible Notes held in the escrow trust are treated as not outstanding in CEC’s Financial Statements. We estimate that the number of shares, cash, and CEC Convertible Notes reserved is sufficient to satisfy the Debtors’ obligations under the Plan.

Caesars United Kingdom UKGC Investigation

In June 2019, the British Gambling Commission (the “Commission” or “UKGC”) informed CEUK that it was initiating a license review of its British properties. The review relates to certain potential inadequacies in implementation of the CEUK Anti-Money Laundering policies and in CEUK’s social responsibility policy and customer monitoring. CEC is taking all necessary steps to remedy issues identified in its own review and disclosed to the Commission. At the present time, we believe a regulatory settlement is probable and have recorded a liability of $17 million recorded in Accrued expenses and other current liabilities. Given the uncertainty of the review, we do not have a better estimate of the outcome of the review or the potential settlement at this time; however, it is possible we will incur a loss that is higher than what we have recorded and the Commission may limit, condition, restrict, revoke, or suspend CEUK’s licenses.

 

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Note 12 — Debt

 

     December 31, 2019     December 31, 2018  

(Dollars in millions)

   Final
Maturity
     Rates     Face Value     Book Value     Book Value  

Secured debt

           

CRC Revolving Credit Facility

     2022        variable  (1)    $ —       $ —       $ 100  

CRC Term Loan

     2024        variable  (2)      4,606       4,541       4,577  

CEOC LLC Revolving Credit Facility

     2022        variable  (3)      —         —         —    

CEOC LLC Term Loan

     2024        variable  (3)      1,220       1,218       1,483  

Unsecured debt

           

CEC Convertible Notes

     2024        5.00     1,086       1,058       1,083  

CRC Notes

     2025        5.25     1,700       1,672       1,668  

Special Improvement District Bonds

     2037        4.30     53       53       54  
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total debt

 

    8,665       8,542       8,965  

Current portion of long-term debt

 

    (64     (64     (164
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Long-term debt

 

  $ 8,601     $ 8,478     $ 8,801  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Unamortized premiums, discounts and deferred finance charges

 

  $ 123     $ 110  

Fair value

 

  $ 8,821      

 

(1)

London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) plus 2.13%.

(2)

LIBOR plus 2.75%.

(3)

LIBOR plus 2.00%.

Annual Estimated Debt Service Requirements

 

     Years Ended December 31,                

(In millions)

   2020      2021      2022      2023      2024      Thereafter      Total  

Annual maturities of long-term debt

   $ 64      $ 64      $ 64      $ 64      $ 6,666      $ 1,743      $ 8,665  

Estimated interest payments

     430        410        400        390        380        100        2,110  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total debt service obligation (1)

   $ 494      $ 474      $ 464      $ 454      $ 7,046      $ 1,843      $ 10,775  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(1)

Debt principal payments are estimated amounts based on maturity dates and potential borrowings under our revolving credit facilities. Interest payments are estimated based on the forward-looking LIBOR curve and include the estimated impact of the ten interest rate swap agreements (see Note 8). Actual payments may differ from these estimates.

Current Portion of Long-Term Debt

The current portion of long-term debt as of December 31, 2019 includes the principal payments on the term loans, other unsecured borrowings, and special improvement district bonds that are expected to be paid within 12 months.

Borrowings under the revolving credit facilities are each subject to the provisions of the applicable credit facility agreements, which each have a contractual maturity of greater than one year. Amounts borrowed, if any, under the revolving credit facilities are intended to satisfy short term liquidity needs and would be classified as current.

Debt Discounts or Premiums and Deferred Finance Charges

Debt discounts or premiums and deferred finance charges incurred in connection with the issuance of debt are amortized to interest expense based on the related debt agreements primarily using the effective interest method. Unamortized discounts are written off and included in our gain or loss calculations to the extent we extinguish debt prior to its original maturity date.

 

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Fair Value

The fair value of debt has been calculated primarily based on the borrowing rates available as of December 31, 2019 based on market quotes of our publicly traded debt. We classify the fair value of debt within Level 1 and Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy.

CRC Term Loan and Revolving Credit Facility

On December 22, 2017, CRC entered into a new $5.7 billion senior secured credit facility (the “CRC Senior Secured Credit Facilities”), including a $1.0 billion five-year revolving credit facility (the “CRC Revolving Credit Facility”) and a $4.7 billion seven-year first lien term loan (the “CRC Term Loan”). The CRC Senior Secured Credit Facilities were funded and closed pursuant to the Credit Agreement, dated as of December 22, 2017 (the “CRC Credit Agreement”).

The CRC Term Loan matures in 2024. The CRC Revolving Credit Facility matures in 2022 and includes a letter of credit sub-facility. The CRC Term Loan requires scheduled quarterly principal payments in amounts equal to 0.25% of the original aggregate principal amount, with the balance due at maturity. The CRC Credit Agreement also includes customary voluntary and mandatory prepayment provisions, subject to certain exceptions. As of December 31, 2019 and 2018, approximately $25 million and $36 million was committed to outstanding letters of credit, respectively. As of December 31, 2019, there were no borrowings outstanding under the CRC Revolving Credit Facility.

Borrowings under the CRC Credit Agreement bear interest at a rate equal to either (a) LIBOR adjusted for certain additional costs, subject to a floor of 0% or (b) a base rate determined by reference to the highest of (i) the federal funds rate plus 0.50%, (ii) the prime rate as determined by Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch, as administrative agent under the CRC Credit Agreement and (iii) the one-month adjusted LIBOR rate plus 1.00%, in each case plus an applicable margin. Such applicable margin shall be (a) with respect to the CRC Term Loan, 2.75% per annum in the case of any LIBOR loan or 1.75% per annum in the case of any base rate loan and (b) in the case of the CRC Revolving Credit Facility, 2.25% per annum in the case of any LIBOR loan and 1.25% per annum in the case of any base rate loan, subject in the case of the CRC Revolving Credit Facility to two 0.125% step-downs based on CRC’s senior secured leverage ratio (“SSLR”), the ratio of first lien senior secured net debt to adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization.

In addition, CRC is required to pay a commitment fee in respect of any commitments under the CRC Revolving Credit Facility in the amount of 0.50% of the principal amount of the commitments, subject to step-downs to 0.375% and 0.25% based upon CRC’s SSLR. CRC is also required to pay customary agency fees as well as letter of credit participation fees computed at a rate per annum equal to the applicable margin for LIBOR borrowings on the dollar equivalent of the daily stated amount of outstanding letters of credit, plus such letter of credit issuer’s customary documentary and processing fees and charges and a fronting fee in an amount equal to 0.125% of the daily stated amount of such letter of credit.

CRC Notes

On October 16, 2017, CRC Escrow Issuer LLC (“Escrow Issuer”) and CRC Finco. Inc., then both wholly owned subsidiaries of CEC, issued $1.7 billion aggregate principal amount of 5.25% senior notes due 2025 (the “CRC Notes”). On December 22, 2017, Escrow Issuer merged with and into CRC, with CRC as the surviving entity and issuer of the CRC Notes.

CEOC LLC Term Loan and Revolving Credit Facility

As part of the acquisition of OpCo on the Effective Date, we assumed debt that was issued in connection with CEOC’s emergence from bankruptcy including a $1.235 billion term loan (the “CEOC LLC Term Loan”) pursuant to a Credit Agreement dated as of October 6, 2017, and amended on April 16, 2018, (the “CEOC LLC Credit Agreement”). In addition, OpCo had a $200 million revolving credit facility under the CEOC LLC Credit Agreement (the “CEOC LLC Revolving Credit Facility”). In December 2017, we increased the CEOC LLC Term Loan by $265 million to $1.5 billion.

The CEOC LLC Term Loan matures in 2024 and the CEOC LLC Revolving Credit Facility matures in 2022 and includes a letter of credit sub-facility. The CEOC LLC Term Loan requires scheduled quarterly principal payments in amounts equal to 0.25% of

 

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the original aggregate principal amount, with the balance due at maturity. The CEOC LLC Credit Agreement also includes customary voluntary and mandatory prepayment provisions, subject to certain exceptions. As of December 31, 2019, there were no borrowings outstanding under the CEOC LLC Revolving Credit Facility and approximately $39 million was committed to outstanding letters of credit. As of December 31, 2018, approximately $39 million was committed to outstanding letters of credit.

Borrowings under the CEOC LLC Credit Agreement bear interest at a rate equal to either (a) LIBOR adjusted for certain additional costs, subject to a floor of 0% or (b) a base rate determined by reference to the highest of (i) the federal funds rate plus 0.50%, (ii) the prime rate as determined by Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch, as administrative agent under the CEOC LLC Credit Agreement and (iii) the one-month adjusted LIBOR rate plus 1.00%, in each case plus an applicable margin.

The applicable margins under the CEOC LLC Credit Agreement are (a) with respect to the CEOC LLC Term Loan, 2.00% per annum in the case of any LIBOR loan or 1.00% per annum in the case of any base rate loan and (b) in the case of the CEOC LLC Revolving Credit Facility, 2.00% per annum in the case of any LIBOR loan and 1.00% per annum in the case of any base rate loan, subject in the case of the CEOC LLC Revolving Credit Facility to two 0.125% step-downs based on CEOC LLC’s SSLR.

In addition, CEOC LLC is required to pay a commitment fee in respect of any commitments under the CEOC LLC Revolving Credit Facility in the amount of 0.50% of the principal amount of the commitments, subject to step-downs to 0.375% and 0.25% based upon CEOC LLC’s SSLR. CEOC LLC is also required to pay customary agency fees as well as letter of credit participation fees computed at a rate per annum equal to the applicable margin for LIBOR borrowings on the dollar equivalent of the daily stated amount of outstanding letters of credit, plus such letter of credit issuer’s customary documentary and processing fees and charges and a fronting fee in an amount equal to 0.125% of the daily stated amount of such letter of credit.

CEC Convertible Notes

On the Effective Date, CEC issued $1.1 billion aggregate principal amount of 5.00% convertible senior notes maturing in 2024 to CEOC’s creditors pursuant to the terms of the Plan. The CEC Convertible Notes were issued pursuant to the indenture, dated as of October 6, 2017.

The CEC Convertible Notes are convertible at the option of holders into a number of shares of CEC common stock that is equal to approximately 0.139 shares of CEC common stock per $1.00 principal amount of CEC Convertible Notes, which is equal to an initial conversion price of $7.19 per share. If all the shares were issued on the Effective Date, they would have represented approximately 17.9% of the shares of CEC common stock outstanding on a fully diluted basis. The holders of the CEC Convertible Notes can convert them at any time after issuance. CEC can convert the CEC Convertible Notes beginning in October 2020 if the last reported sale price of CEC common stock equals or exceeds 140% of the conversion price for the CEC Convertible Notes in effect on each of at least 20 trading days during any 30 consecutive trading day period. CEC does not have any other redemption rights under the CEC Convertible Notes.

On December 2, 2019, we paid $28 million to the holders of the CEC Convertible Notes, whose consents were validly delivered and not validly revoked, to modify the CEC Convertible Notes (the “Consent”). The consent fee is recognized as an additional discount to our debt and will be amortized over the remaining life of the CEC Convertible Notes. The Consent amended the indenture governing the CEC Convertible Notes to expressly permit the Merger and the other transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement (including the related financing transactions) and, subject to the consummation of the Merger, delete the negative covenants contained in Sections 4.02 (Reports and Other Information), 4.03 (Limitation on Incurrence of Indebtedness and Issuance of Disqualified Stock and Preferred Stock), 4.04 (Limitation on Restricted Payments), 4.05 (Dividend and Other Payment Restrictions Affecting Subsidiaries) 4.06 (Asset Sales), 4.07 (Transactions with Affiliates), 4.09 (Compliance Certificate), 4.10 (Further Instruments and Acts), 4.12 (Liens), 4.13 (Business Activities), 4.15 (Payments for Consents) and 5.01 (When Issuer may Merge or Transfer Assets) of the indenture for the purpose of providing additional operating flexibility after the consummation of the Merger.

As of December 31, 2019, an immaterial amount of the CEC Convertible Notes was converted into shares of CEC common stock. An aggregate of 156 million shares of CEC common stock, of which 151 million shares are net of amounts held by CEC, are

issuable upon conversion of the CEC Convertible Notes. As of December 31, 2019, the remaining life of the CEC Convertible Notes is 4.75 years.

 

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The Company has determined that the CEC Convertible Notes contain derivative features that require bifurcation. We separately account for the liability component and equity conversion option of the CEC Convertible Notes. The portion of the overall fair value allocated to the liability was calculated by using a market-based approach without the conversion features included. The difference between the overall instrument value and the value of the liability component was assumed to be the value of the equity component. See Note 8 for more information on the CEC Convertible Notes’ fair value measurements.

Summary of Debt and Revolving Credit Facility Cash Flows from Financing Activities in 2019

 

(In millions)

   Repayments      Debt issuance and
extension costs and fees
 

CEC Convertible Notes

   $ —        $ (28

CRC Revolving Credit Facility

     (100      —    

CRC Term Loan

     (47      —    

CEOC LLC Term Loan

     (265      —    

Other debt activity

     (2      —    
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ (414    $ (28
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Terms of Outstanding Debt

The Company may elect, at its option, to prepay any borrowings outstanding under the CEOC LLC Credit Agreement without premium or penalty (except with respect to any break funding payments which may be payable pursuant to the terms of the CEOC LLC Credit Agreement). On September 13, 2019, we made a voluntary payment of $250 million toward the outstanding principal balance of our CEOC LLC Term Loan.

Restrictive Covenants

The CRC Credit Agreement, CEOC LLC Credit Agreement, as amended, and the indentures related to the CRC Notes contain covenants which are standard and customary for these types of agreements. These include negative covenants, which, subject to certain exceptions and baskets, limit the ability of CRC and certain of its subsidiaries, and CEOC LLC and certain of its subsidiaries, respectively, to (among other items) incur additional indebtedness, make investments, make restricted payments, including dividends, grant liens, sell assets and make acquisitions. The indenture related to the CEC Convertible Notes contains covenants including negative covenants, which, subject to certain exceptions, limit the Company’s ability to (among other items) incur additional indebtedness, make investments, make restricted payments, including dividends, grant liens, sell assets, and make acquisitions. The Consent amended the indenture related to the CEC Convertible Notes to, subject to the consummation of the Merger, delete certain of such negative covenants from the indenture as described above.

The CRC Revolving Credit Facility and CEOC LLC Revolving Credit Facility include maximum first-priority net SSLR financial covenants of 6.35:1 and 3.50:1, respectively, which are applicable solely to the extent that certain testing conditions are satisfied.

Guarantees

The borrowings under the CRC Credit Agreement and CEOC LLC Credit Agreement, as amended, are guaranteed by the material, domestic, wholly owned subsidiaries of CRC and CEOC LLC, respectively, (subject to exceptions) and substantially all of the applicable existing and future property and assets of CRC or CEOC LLC, respectively, and their respective subsidiary guarantors serve as collateral for the respective borrowings.

The CRC Notes are guaranteed on a senior unsecured basis by each wholly owned, domestic subsidiary of CRC that is a subsidiary guarantor with respect to the CRC Senior Secured Credit Facilities.

 

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Restricted Net Assets

Because of the restrictions in our borrowings and other arrangements, the amount of net assets at consolidated subsidiaries not available to be remitted to CEC via dividend, loan or transfer was approximately $2.1 billion and $3.2 billion as of December 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively.

Note 13 — Stockholders’ Equity

Share Repurchase Program

On May 2, 2018, the Company announced that our Board of Directors authorized a Share Repurchase Program (the “Repurchase Program”) to repurchase up to $500 million of our common stock. On August 10, 2018, the Company announced that our Board of Directors increased its share repurchase authorization to $750 million of our common stock. Repurchases may be made at the Company’s discretion from time to time on the open market or in privately negotiated transactions. The Repurchase Program has no time limit, does not obligate the Company to make any repurchases, and may be suspended for periods or discontinued at any time. Any shares acquired are available for general corporate purposes. During the year ended December 31, 2019, there were no shares repurchased under the program. During the year ended December 31, 2018, we repurchased approximately 31 million shares for approximately $311 million under the program recorded in Treasury stock. As of December 31, 2019, the maximum dollar value that may still be purchased under the program was $439 million.

Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, prior to the completion of the Merger or termination of the Merger Agreement, we may not, absent Eldorado’s prior written consent, repurchase shares of our common stock (subject to limited exceptions related to stock options or settlement of other awards and the CEC Convertible Notes).

Note 14 — Earnings Per Share

Basic earnings per share (“EPS”) is computed by dividing the applicable income amounts by the weighted-average number of shares of common stock outstanding. Diluted EPS is computed by dividing the applicable income amounts by the sum of weighted-average number of shares of common stock outstanding and dilutive potential common stock.

For a period in which Caesars generated a net loss, the weighted-average basic shares outstanding was used in calculating diluted loss per share because using diluted shares would have been anti-dilutive to loss per share.

Basic and Dilutive Net Earnings Per Share Reconciliation

 

     Years Ended December 31,  

(In millions, except per share data)

   2019      2018 (1)      2017  

Net income/(loss) attributable to Caesars

   $ (1,195    $ 303      $ (368

Dilutive effect of CEC Convertible Notes, net of tax

     —          (510      —    
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Adjusted net loss attributable to Caesars

   $ (1,195    $ (207    $ (368
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Weighted-average common shares outstanding - basic

     676        686        279  

Dilutive potential common shares: Stock-based compensation awards

     —          4        —    

Dilutive potential common shares: CEC Convertible Notes

     —          151        —    
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Weighted-average common shares outstanding - diluted

     676        841        279  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Basic earnings/(loss) per share

   $ (1.77    $ 0.44      $ (1.32

Diluted loss per share

   $ (1.77    $ (0.25    $ (1.32

 

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(1)

The Company identified an error in the computation of Diluted EPS in the financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2018. The Company did not reverse the changes in fair value of the CEC Convertible Notes, net of tax, which was a gain of $552 million from Net income/(loss) attributable to Caesars for the purpose of calculation of Diluted EPS. The Dilutive effect of CEC Convertible Notes, net of tax of $42 million for the year ended December 31, 2018 has been corrected to be $(510) million. As a result, Diluted EPS for the year ended December 31, 2018 was overstated by $0.66 per share. Diluted EPS of $0.41 for the year ended December 31, 2018 has been corrected to Diluted loss per share of $0.25. This error had no effect on Net Income/(Loss) on our Statements of Operations, our Balance Sheets, Statements of Cash Flows, or Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity/Deficit, as of, and for the year ended December 31, 2018.

Weighted-Average Number of Anti-Dilutive Shares Excluded from Calculation of EPS

 

     Years Ended December 31,  

(In millions)

   2019      2018      2017  

Stock-based compensation awards

     20        11        21  

CEC Convertible Notes

     151        —          36  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total anti-dilutive common stock

     171        11        57  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Note 15 — Revenue Recognition

Accounting Policies

We analyze our revenues based upon the type of services we provide and the geographic location of the related property. We recognize revenue when control over the goods and services we provide has transferred to the customer, which is generally when the services are performed and when we have no substantive performance obligation remaining. Sales and other taxes collected from customers on behalf of governmental authorities are accounted for on a net basis and are not included in net revenues or operating expenses.

Casino Revenues

Casino revenues include revenues generated by our casino operations and casino related activities such as poker, pari-mutuel wagering, and tournaments, less sales incentives and other adjustments. Casino revenues are measured by the aggregate net difference between gaming wins and losses. Jackpots, other than the incremental amount of progressive jackpots, are recognized at the time they are won by customers. We accrue the incremental amount of progressive jackpots as the progressive machine is played, and the progressive jackpot amount increases, with a corresponding reduction to casino revenues. Funds deposited by customers in advance along with chips and slot vouchers in a customer’s possession are recorded in Accrued expenses and other current liabilities on our Balance Sheets until such amounts are redeemed or used in gaming play by the customer.

Non-Gaming Revenues

Rooms revenue, food and beverage revenue, and entertainment and other revenue include: (i) the actual amounts paid for such services (less any amounts allocated to unperformed performance obligations, such as Reward Credits described below); (ii) the value of Reward Credits redeemed for such services; and (iii) the portion of the transaction price allocated to complimentary goods or services provided in conjunction with other revenue-generating activities. Rooms revenue is generally recognized over time, consistent with the customer’s reservation period. Food and beverage and entertainment and other revenues are recognized at the point in time the services are performed or events are held. Amounts paid in advance, such as advance deposits on rooms and advance ticket sales, are recorded as a liability until the goods or services are provided to the customer (see Contract Liabilities below).

 

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Other Revenue

Other revenue primarily includes revenue from third-party real estate leasing arrangements at our properties. Rental income is recognized ratably over the lease term with contingent rental income being recognized when the right to receive such rental income is established according to the lease agreements.

Reimbursed Management Costs

Reimbursed management costs are presented on a gross basis as revenue and expense, thus resulting in no net impact on operating income.

Caesars Rewards Loyalty Program

On January 30, 2019, Caesars announced the rebranding of Total Rewards, the Company’s industry-leading loyalty program, to Caesars Rewards effective February 1, 2019. The new program leverages the premium Caesars brand to better connect Caesars’ elevated standard and prestige with the Company’s global destinations.

Caesars Rewards grants Reward Credits to Caesars Rewards Members based on on-property spending, including gaming, hotel, dining, and retail shopping at all Caesars-affiliated properties. Members may redeem Reward Credits for complimentary or discounted goods and services such as rooms, food and beverages, merchandise, free play, entertainment, and travel accommodations. Members are able to accumulate Reward Credits over time that they may redeem at their discretion under the terms of the program. A member’s Reward Credit balance is forfeited if the member does not earn at least one Reward Credit during a continuous six-month period.

Because of the significance of the Caesars Rewards program and the ability for customers to accumulate Reward Credits based on their past play, we have determined that Reward Credits granted in conjunction with other earning activity represent a performance obligation. As a result, for transactions in which Reward Credits are earned, we allocate a portion of the transaction price to the Reward Credits that are earned based upon the relative standalone selling prices (“SSP”) of the goods and services involved. When the activity underlying the “earning” of the Reward Credits has a wide range of selling prices and is highly variable, such as in the case of gaming activities, we use the residual approach in this allocation by computing the value of the Reward Credits as described below and allocating the residual amount to the gaming activity. This allocation results in a significant portion of the transaction price being deferred and presented as a Contract liability on our accompanying Balance Sheets. Any amounts allocated to Contract liabilities are recognized as revenue when the Reward Credits are redeemed in accordance with the specific recognition policy of the activity for which the credits are redeemed. This balance is further described below under Contract Liabilities.

Our Caesars Rewards loyalty program includes various tiers that offer different benefits, and members are able to earn credits towards tier status, which generally enables them to receive discounts similar to those provided as complimentaries described below. We have determined that any such discounts received as a result of tier status do not represent material rights, and therefore, we do not account for them as distinct performance obligations.

We have determined the SSP of a Reward Credit by computing the redemption value of credits expected to be redeemed. Because Reward Credits are not otherwise independently sold, we analyzed all Reward Credit redemption activity over the preceding calendar year and determined the redemption value based on the fair market value of the goods and services for which the Reward Credits were redeemed. We have applied the practical expedient under the portfolio approach to our Reward Credit transactions because of the similarity of gaming and other transactions and the homogeneity of Reward Credits.

As part of determining the SSP for Reward Credits, we also determined that there is generally an amount of Reward Credits that is not redeemed, which is considered “breakage.” We recognize the expected breakage proportionally with the pattern of revenue recognized related to the redemption of Reward Credits. We periodically reassess our customer behaviors and revise our expectations as deemed necessary on a prospective basis.

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)

 

Complimentaries

As part of our normal business operations, we often provide discretionary lodging, transportation, food and beverage, entertainment, free play and other goods and services to our customers at no additional charge. Non-discretionary Reward Credits can be redeemed for these services. Both are considered complimentaries. Such complimentaries are provided in conjunction with other revenue-earning activities and are generally provided to encourage additional customer spending on those activities. Accordingly, we allocate a portion of the transaction price we receive from such customers to the complimentary goods and services. We perform this allocation based on the SSP of the underlying goods and services, which is determined based upon the weighted-average cash sales prices received for similar services at similar points during the year.

Receivables and Contract Liabilities

We issue credit to approved casino customers following investigations of creditworthiness. Business or economic conditions or other significant events could affect the collectability of these receivables. Accounts receivable are non-interest bearing and are initially recorded at cost.

Marker play represents a significant portion of our overall table games volume. We maintain strict controls over the issuance of markers and aggressively pursue collection from those customers who fail to pay their marker balances timely. These collection efforts include the mailing of statements and delinquency notices, personal contacts, the use of outside collection agencies and civil litigation. Markers are generally legally enforceable instruments in the United States. Markers are not legally enforceable instruments in some foreign countries, but the United States assets of foreign customers may be reached to satisfy judgments entered in the United States. We consider the likelihood and difficulty of enforceability, among other factors, when we issue credit to customers who are not residents of the United States.

Accounts are written off when management deems the account to be uncollectible. Recoveries of accounts previously written off are recorded when received. We reserve an estimated amount for gaming receivables that may not be collected to reduce the Company’s receivables to their net carrying amount. Methodologies for estimating the allowance for doubtful accounts range from specific reserves to various percentages applied to aged receivables. Historical collection rates are considered, as are customer relationships, in determining specific reserves. As with many estimates, management must make judgments about potential actions by third parties in establishing and evaluating our reserves for allowance for doubtful accounts. Receivables are reported net of the allowance for doubtful accounts.

Receivables

 

     As of December 31,  

(In millions)

   2019      2018      2017  

Casino

   $ 186      $ 188      $ 173  

Food and beverage and rooms (1)

     65        62        59  

Entertainment and other

     82        77        79  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Contract receivables, net

     333        327        311  

Real estate leases

     16        15        11  

Other

     88        115        172  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Receivables, net

   $ 437      $ 457      $ 494  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(1)

As a result of the adoption of ASC 842, as of January 1, 2019, revenue generated from the lease components of lodging arrangements and conventions as well as their associated receivables are no longer considered contract revenue or contract receivables under ASC 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers. A portion of this balance relates to lease receivables under ASC 842. See Note 10 for further details.

 

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Allowance for Doubtful Accounts

 

(In millions)

   Contracts      Other      Total  

Balance as of January 1, 2017

   $ 21      $ 20      $ 41  

Provision for doubtful accounts

     9        (1      8  

Write-offs less recoveries

     14        (32      (18

OpCo consolidation (1)

     —          20        20  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Balance as of December 31, 2017

     44        7        51  

Provision for doubtful accounts

     17        4        21  

Write-offs less recoveries

     (18      (7      (25
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Balance as of December 31, 2018

     43        4        47  

Provision for doubtful accounts

     18        8        26  

Write-offs less recoveries

     (9      4        (5
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Balance as of December 31, 2019 (2)

   $ 52      $ 16      $ 68  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(1)

See Note 4 for further details relating to the acquisition of OpCo.

(2)

“Other” includes allowance associated with lease receivables under ASC 842. See Note 10 for further details.

Contract Liabilities

 

(In millions)

   Caesars
Rewards
     Customer
Advance
Deposits
     Total  

Balance as of January 1, 2017

   $ —        $ 63      $ 63  

Amount recognized from the beginning balance

     —          (56      (56

Amount earned and recognized within the period

     (19      34        15  

OpCo consolidation (1)

     81        28        109  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Balance as of December 31, 2017 (2)

     62        69        131  

Amount recognized during the period (3)

     (144      (440      (584

Amount accrued during the period

     148        454        602  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Balance as of December 31, 2018 (4)

     66        83        149  

Amount recognized during the period (5)

     (145      (603      (748

Amount accrued during the period

     149        646        795  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Balance as of December 31, 2019 (6)

   $ 70      $ 126      $ 196  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(1)

See Note 4 for further details relating to the acquisition of OpCo.

(2)

$2 million included within Deferred credits and other liabilities as of December 31, 2017.

(3)

Includes $35 million for Caesars Rewards and $62 million for Customer Advances recognized from the December 31, 2017 Contract liability balances.

(4)

$5 million included within Deferred credits and other liabilities as of December 31, 2018.

(5)

Includes $35 million for Caesars Rewards and $72 million for Customer Advances recognized from the December 31, 2018 Contract liability balances.

(6)

$18 million included within Deferred credits and other liabilities as of December 31, 2019. Includes lodging arrangement and convention contract liabilities accounted for under ASC 842. See Note 10 for further details.

Generally, customer advances and their corresponding performance obligations are satisfied within 12 months of the date of receipt of advanced payment. While Rewards Credits are generally redeemed by customers over a four-year period from when they were earned, of the total Reward Credits expected to be redeemed, approximately 90% are redeemed within one year and approximately 10% are redeemed beyond one year.

Note 16 — Stock-Based Compensation

Caesars Entertainment Stock-Based Compensation Plans

We maintain long-term incentive plans for management, other personnel, and key service providers. The plans allow for granting stock-based compensation awards, based on CEC common stock (NASDAQ symbol “CZR”), including time-based and performance-based stock options, restricted stock units (“RSUs”), performance stock units (“PSUs”), market-based stock units (“MSUs”), restricted stock awards, stock grants, or a combination of awards. Forfeitures are recognized in the period in which they occur.

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)

 

Performance Incentive Plans

In July 2017, we adopted the Caesars Entertainment Corporation 2017 Performance Incentive Plan, (the “2017 Incentive Plan”) upon approval of the Company’s stockholders and, upon adoption, awards are no longer granted under the Caesars Entertainment Corporation 2012 Performance Incentive Plan, as amended, (the “2012 Incentive Plan”). As of December 31, 2019, there were approximately 2 million options outstanding under the 2012 Incentive Plan, which will expire between years 2022 and 2025. As of December 31, 2019, there were less than a million RSUs outstanding under the 2012 Incentive Plan.

The 2017 Incentive Plan allows for the granting of equity-based awards for directors, employees, officers and consultants or advisers who render services to Caesars Entertainment or its subsidiaries. Under the 2017 Incentive Plan, a total of 25 million shares of our common stock have been authorized for issuance. No options have been granted under the 2017 plan. RSUs granted under the 2017 Incentive Plan generally vest ratably over four years. PSUs vest over three years and MSUs cliff vest over three years. The number of unissued common shares reserved for future grants under the plan is 8 million as of December 31, 2019.

During November and December 2019, certain employees were terminated under the VSP (See Note 11). As a result of separation agreements, including those under the VSP, certain equity awards of the 43 participants were modified to decrease the requisite service period and, in some cases, allow for immediate vesting and issuance of shares of our common stock. As a result of these modifications, we accelerated all unvested compensation expense for the modified awards and recorded incremental stock-based compensation of approximately $2 million based on the fair value of the modified awards.

Caesars Entertainment Stock Option Activity

 

     Shares      Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price
     Weighted
Average
Remaining
Contractual
Term
(years)
     Aggregate
Intrinsic
Value

(in millions)
 

Outstanding as of December 31, 2018

     8,360,365      $ 10.63        2.8      $ —    

Exercised

     (5,550,720      8.51        

Forfeited

     (45,544      8.65        

Expired

     (616,351      15.74        
  

 

 

       

 

 

    

Outstanding as of December 31, 2019

     2,147,750        14.67        2.8        9  
  

 

 

       

 

 

    

Vested and expected to vest as of December 31, 2019

     2,147,750        14.67        2.8        9  
  

 

 

       

 

 

    

Exercisable as of December 31, 2019

     1,516,588        8.71        3.7        8  
  

 

 

       

 

 

    

Caesars Entertainment Stock Option Exercises

 

   
     Years Ended December 31,  

(Dollars in millions)

   2019      2018      2017  

Option Exercises:

        

Number of options exercised

     5,550,720        746,332        1,249,640  

Cash received for options exercised

   $ 47      $ 6      $ 8  

Aggregate intrinsic value of options exercised

   $ 17      $ 3      $ 7  

Caesars Entertainment Restricted Stock Unit Activity

During the year ended December 31, 2019, we granted RSUs to employees of Caesars Entertainment with an aggregate fair value of $45 million. Each RSU represents the right to receive payment in respect of one share of the Caesars Entertainment’s common stock. The following table summarizes the activity of Caesars Entertainment’s RSUs during the year ended December 31, 2019.

 

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     Units      Weighted
Average
Fair
Value 
(1)
 

Outstanding as of December 31, 2018

     13,455,092      $ 11.51  

Granted

     5,228,512        8.77  

Vested

     (8,087,020      10.76  

Forfeited

     (2,264,434      10.58  
  

 

 

    

Outstanding as of December 31, 2019

     8,332,150        10.77  
  

 

 

    

 

(1)

Represents the weighted average grant date fair value of RSUs, which is the share price of our common stock on the grant date.

The fair value of RSUs vested during the years ended December 31, 2019, 2018, and 2017, was $85 million, $72 million, and $29 million, respectively.

Caesars Entertainment Performance Stock Unit Activity

The Company granted approximately 1.2 million PSUs in 2019 and 1.6 million PSUs in 2018 that are scheduled to vest in three equal tranches over a three-year period. On each vesting date, recipients will receive between 0% and 200% of the granted PSUs in the form of CEC common stock based on the achievement of specified performance service conditions. Based on the terms and conditions of the awards, the fair value of the PSUs was initially set equal to the quoted market price of our common stock on the date of grant. The grant date fair value is reassessed at each reporting date to reflect the market price of our common stock until a mutual understanding of the key terms and conditions of the awards, between the Company and recipient, is achieved. The following table summarizes the activity of Caesars Entertainment’s PSUs during the year ended December 31, 2019.

 

     Units      Weighted
Average
Fair
Value
(1)
 

Outstanding as of December 31, 2018

     1,466,183      $ 6.79  

Granted

     1,166,336        8.71  

Vested

     (676,923      10.34  

Forfeited

     (501,933      9.19  
  

 

 

    

Outstanding as of December 31, 2019

     1,453,663        13.60  
  

 

 

    

 

(1)

Grant date fair value, for which compensation expense of these unvested awards is measured, has not been achieved. This represents the quoted market price of our common stock on the dates indicated.

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)

 

Caesars Entertainment Market-Based Stock Unit Activity

In 2019, the Company granted approximately 703 thousand MSUs that are scheduled to cliff vest in three years. On the vesting date, recipients will receive between 0% and 200% of the granted MSUs in the form of CEC common stock based on the achievement of specified market and service conditions. Based on the terms and conditions of the awards, the grant date fair value of the MSUs was determined using a Monte-Carlo simulation model. Key assumptions for the Monte-Carlo simulation model are the risk-free interest rate, expected volatility, expected dividends and correlation coefficient. The effect of market conditions is considered in determining the grant date fair value, which is not subsequently revised based on actual performance. The aggregate value of MSUs granted during December 31, 2019 was $9 million.

 

     Units      Weighted
Average
Fair
Value
(1)
 

Outstanding as of December 31, 2018

     —        $ —    

Granted

     702,761        12.63  

Vested

     (81,832      12.63  

Forfeited

     (186,008      12.63  
  

 

 

    

Outstanding as of December 31, 2019

     434,921     
  

 

 

    

 

(1)

Represents the fair value determined using a Monte-Carlo simulation model.

The fair value of MSUs vested during the year ended December 31, 2019 was $1 million.

Unrecognized Compensation Cost

As of December 31, 2019, there was $84 million of total unrecognized compensation cost related to Caesars Entertainment stock-based compensation plans, which is expected to be recognized over a remaining weighted-average period of 1.8 years.

Composition of Stock-Based Compensation Expense (All Plans)

 

     Years Ended
December 31,
 

(In millions)

   2019      2018      2017  

Corporate expense

   $ 69      $ 60      $ 36  

Property, general, administrative, and other

     19        19        7  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total stock-based compensation expense

   $ 88      $ 79      $ 43  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Note 17 — Deferred Compensation and Employee Benefit Plans

Deferred Compensation

On December 6, 2018, we adopted the Caesars Entertainment Corporation Executive Supplemental Savings Plan III (“ESSP III”) and the Caesars Entertainment Corporation Outside Director Deferred Compensation Plan, effective January 1, 2019. These plans are unfunded, non-qualified deferred compensation plans. Payment obligations pursuant to the plans are unsecured general obligations of the Company and affiliates of the Company employing participants in the ESSP III. The liability as of December 31, 2019 was $1 million which was recorded in Deferred credits and other liabilities. There was no liability as of December 31, 2018 as the plans were not effective.

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)

 

Deferred Compensation Plans

As of December 31, 2019, certain current and former employees of Caesars, and our subsidiaries and affiliates, have balances under: (i) the Harrah’s Entertainment, Inc. Executive Supplemental Savings Plan, (ii) the Harrah’s Entertainment, Inc. Executive Supplemental Savings Plan II, (iii) the Park Place Entertainment Corporation Executive Deferred Compensation Plan, (iv) the Harrah’s Entertainment, Inc. Deferred Compensation Plan, and (v) the Harrah’s Entertainment, Inc. Executive Deferred Compensation Plan (collectively, the “existing deferred compensation plans”). These plans are deferred compensation plans that allow certain employees an opportunity to save for retirement and other purposes.

Each of the plans is now frozen and is no longer accepting contributions. However, participants may still earn returns on existing plan balances based upon their selected investment alternatives, which are reflected in their deferral accounts. The total liability recorded in Deferred credits and other liabilities for these plans was $53 million as of December 31, 2019 and 2018.

Trust Assets

CEC is a party to a trust agreement (the “Trust Agreement”) and an escrow agreement with respect to all five of the existing deferred compensation plans (the “Escrow Agreement”), each structured as so-called “rabbi trust” arrangements, which holds assets that may be used to satisfy obligations under the existing deferred compensation plans above. Amounts held pursuant to the Trust Agreement and the Escrow Agreement were approximately $88 million and $99 million as of December 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively, and have been reflected within Deferred charges and other assets on the Balance Sheets.

Savings and Retirement Plan

We maintain a defined contribution savings and retirement plan that allows employees to make pre-tax and after-tax contributions. Under the plan, participating employees may elect to contribute up to 50% of their eligible earnings (subject to Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) rules and regulations). Participating employees become vested in matching contributions on a pro-rata basis over five years of credited service. Prior to January 1, 2018, participating employees were eligible to receive a company match of 50% up to 6% of eligible earnings that the individual elected to contribute with an individual cap of $600. During 2018, the company match was the greater of 25% up to 6% of earnings that the individual elected to contribute with no cap or 50% up to 6% of eligible earnings that the individual elected to contribute with an individual cap of $600. Beginning January 1, 2019, the match increased to 50% up to 6% of eligible earnings that the individual elects to contribute with no individual cap (subject to further limitations for certain higher-salaried employees). Our contribution expense for this plan was $26 million, $14 million, and $7 million for the years ended December 31, 2019, 2018, and 2017, respectively.

Pension Commitments

We have a defined benefit plan for employees of our London Clubs International subsidiary that provides benefits based on final pensionable salary. The plan is no longer accepting participants or employee contributions. The assets of the plan are held in a separate trustee-administered fund, and death-in-service benefits, professional fees, and other expenses are paid by the pension plan. Annual contributions are made as required. We account for this plan under the immediate recognition method, under which actuarial gains and losses are recognized in our Statements of Operations in the year in which the gains and losses occur rather than deferring them into Other comprehensive income/(loss) and amortizing them over future periods. Any such amounts are recorded in the fourth quarter of each year, and during 2019 and 2018, we recognized a gain of $3 million and $19 million, respectively. These amounts do not reflect current compensation costs and are recorded outside of Income from operations, within Other income/(loss) on our Statements of Operations.

As of December 31, 2019 and 2018, total plan assets were $213 million and $180 million, respectively, with projected benefit obligations totaling $242 million and $217 million, respectively, resulting in a net pension liability of $29 million and $37 million, respectively, which is recorded within Deferred credits and other liabilities on our Balance Sheets. As of December 31, 2019, our estimated long-term expected return on assets for this plan is 4.2% with a 2.0% discount rate. For the year ended December 31, 2019, we contributed $6 million to the plan, which we expect to remain consistent annually.

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)

 

Multi-employer Pension Plans

The Company contributes to a number of multi-employer defined benefit pension plans under the terms of collective bargaining agreements that cover its union-represented employees. The risks of participating in these multi-employer plans are different from a single-employer plan in the following respects:

 

  i.

Assets contributed to the multi-employer plan by one employer may be used to provide benefits to employees of other participating employers.

 

  ii.

If a participating employer stops contributing to the plan, the unfunded obligations of the plan may be borne by the remaining participating employers.

 

  iii.

If the Company chooses to stop participating in some of its multi-employer plans, the Company may be required to pay those plans an amount based on the underfunding of the plan, referred to as a “withdrawal liability.”

Multi-employer Pension Plan Participation

 

            Pension Protection
Act Zone Status
(1)
        Contributions
(In millions) (2)
               

Pension Fund

   EIN/Pension Plan
Number
     2019    2018    FIP/RP
Status 
(3)
   2019      2018      2017      Surcharge
Imposed
     Expiration Date
of Collective
Bargaining
Agreement 
(4)
 

Southern Nevada Culinary and Bartenders Pension Plan (5)

     88-6016617/001      Green    Green    No    $ 26      $ 25      $ 19        No        May 31, 2023  

Legacy Plan of the National Retirement Fund (6)(8)

     13-6130178/001      N/A    N/A    N/A      —          —          9        N/A        N/A  

Adjustable plan of the National Retirement Fund (7)

     13-6130178/002      N/A    N/A    N/A      N/A        N/A        N/A        N/A        N/A  

Legacy Plan of the UNITE HERE Retirement Fund (5)(8)

     82-0994119/001      Red    Red    Yes      16        15        —          No       
February 29,
2020
 
 

Adjustable Plan of the UNITE HERE Retirement Fund (5)(9)

     82-0994119/002      Green    Green    N/A      N/A        N/A        N/A        N/A       
February 29,
2020
 
 

Central Pension Fund of the IUOE & Participating Employers (10)

     36-6052390/001      Green    Green    No      6        6        5        No       
March 31,
2021
 
 

Western Conference of Teamsters Pension Plan

     91-6145047/001      Green    Green    No      5        5        4        No       

Various up to
March 31,
2024
 
 
 

Local 68 Engineers Union Pension Plan (5)(11)

     51-0176618/001      Yellow    Yellow    Yes      1        1        1        No       
April 30,
2020
 
 

NJ Carpenters Pension Fund

     22-6174423/001      Yellow    Yellow    Yes      —          —          —          No       
April 30,
2020
 
 

Painters IUPAT

     52-6073909/001      Yellow    Yellow    Yes      1        1        1        No       
Various up to
June 30, 2021
 
 

Other Funds

     2        2        1        
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

       

Total Contributions

   $ 57      $ 55      $ 40        
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

       

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)

 

 

(1)

Represents the Pension Protection Act zone status for applicable plan year beginning January 1, except where noted otherwise. The zone status is based on information that the Company received from the plan administrator and is certified by the plan’s actuary. Among other factors, plans in the red zone are generally less than 65% funded, plans in the yellow zone are between 65% and less than 80% funded, and plans in the green zone are at least 80% funded. All plans detailed in the table above utilized extended amortization provisions to calculate zone status.

(2)

Comparability to periods prior to the Effective Date are affected by the consolidation of CEOC LLC in 2017.

(3)

Indicates plans for which a financial improvement plan (“FIP”) or a rehabilitation plan (“RP”) is either pending or has been implemented.

(4)

The terms of the current agreement continue indefinitely until either party provides appropriate notice of intent to terminate the contract.

(5)

Employer provided more than 5% of the total contributions for the plan years ended 2018 and 2017. As of the date the financial statements were issued, Forms 5500 were not available for the 2019 plan year.

(6)

CEC contributed to the National Retirement Fund (“NRF”) under multiple collective bargaining agreements (“CBAs”). Effective January 1, 2015, the NRF split into two separate plans, the Legacy Plan of the NRF and the Adjustable Plan of the NRF.

(7)

CEC contributes a single contribution to the NRF, the Trustees of which allocate such contribution between the two plans. The contribution amount reflected to the Legacy Plan is the aggregate contribution made to the NRF before such allocation between the Legacy Plan and the Adjustable Plan.

(8)

Effective January 1, 2018, the NRF Fund spun-off a portion of the Fund and a number of contributing employers, including CEC, into a new multiemployer pension fund, the HEREIU Pension Fund. The HEREIU Pension Fund consists of two separate plans, the Legacy Plan of the HEREIU Pension Fund and the Adjustable Plan of the HEREIU Pension Fund. CEC no longer contributes to the NRF.

(9)

CEC makes a single contribution to the HEREIU Pension Fund, the Trustees of which allocate such contribution between the Legacy Plan and the Adjustable Plan. The contribution amount reflected to the Legacy Plan is the aggregate contribution made to the HEREIU Pension Fund before such allocation between the Legacy Plan and the Adjustable Plan.

(10)

Plan years begin February 1.

(11)

Plan years begin July 1.

In 2017, we reached an agreement with Hilton Hotels Corporation, whereby CEC received $12 million in exchange for assuming responsibility of a 31.75% funding liability of the Hilton Hotels Retirement Plan. These proceeds have been used to make quarterly contributions, of which $2 million has been contributed for the year ended December 31, 2019 and $5 million for the year ended December 31, 2018. Once the proceeds are depleted, future contributions will be expensed as incurred. Remaining proceeds of $3 million are recorded within Accrued expenses and other liabilities and $1 million is recorded within Deferred credits and other liabilities on our balance sheet as of December 31, 2019.

Note 18 — Income Taxes

The effect on the income tax provision and deferred tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates is recognized in income in the period that includes the enactment date. We have provided a valuation allowance on certain foreign and state net operating losses (“NOLs”), and other federal, state, and foreign deferred tax assets. NOLs and other federal, state, and foreign deferred tax assets were not deemed realizable based upon the Company’s recent history of taxable losses.

On December 22, 2017, the U.S. government enacted comprehensive tax legislation commonly referred to as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the “Tax Act”). The Tax Act makes broad and complex changes to the U.S. tax code that affected our year ended December 31, 2017, including, but not limited to (i) reducing the U.S. federal corporate tax rate, (ii) changing rules related to uses and limitations of net operating loss carryforwards created in tax years beginning after December 31, 2017, (iii) bonus depreciation that will allow for full expensing of qualified property, (iv) generally eliminating U.S. federal income taxes on dividends from foreign subsidiaries, and (v) a one-time transition tax on the mandatory deemed repatriation of cumulative foreign earnings accumulated post 1986 through 2017 that were previously deferred from U.S. income taxes.

The SEC staff issued Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 118 (“SAB 118”), which provides guidance for the accounting of the effects of the Tax Act. SAB 118 provides a measurement period that should not be extended past a year from the enactment date for companies to complete the accounting of the Tax Act under ASC Topic 740, Income Taxes (“ASC 740”). Companies that do not complete the accounting under ASC 740 for the tax effects of the Tax Act must record a provisional estimate of the tax effects of the Tax Act. If a provisional estimate cannot be determined, a company should continue to apply ASC 740 based on the tax laws in effect immediately before the enactment of the Tax Act.

As of December 31, 2018, the Company completed the accounting for the tax effects of the Tax Act. During the year ended December 31, 2017, the Company made a reasonable estimate of the effects on the existing deferred tax balances and accrued a provisional income tax benefit of approximately $1.2 billion in the period ended December 31, 2017. The amount of the estimated

 

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income tax benefit was (i) $797 million related to the net deferred tax benefit of the corporate rate reduction and (ii) $442 million related to the net deferred tax benefit of deferred tax assets which were realizable due to the changing rules related to uses and limitations of net operating loss carryforwards created in tax years beginning after December 31, 2017. During the year ended December 31, 2018, the Company revised its estimate of the effects on the existing deferred tax balances as of December 31, 2017, and accrued an additional provisional income tax benefit of $82 million. The total amount of the revised estimated income tax benefit is (i) $710 million related to the net deferred tax benefit of the corporate rate reduction, (ii) $569 million related to the net deferred tax benefit of deferred tax assets, which are now realizable due to the changing rules related to uses and limitations of net operating loss carryforwards created in tax years beginning after December 31, 2017, and (iii) $42 million relating to the net deferred tax benefit of state deferred tax assets, which are now realizable due to the changing rules related to interest expense disallowance for those states which conform to the Tax Act.

The Tax Act also includes provisions for Global Intangible Low-Taxed Income (“GILTI”), which imposes taxes on foreign income in excess of a deemed return on tangible assets of foreign corporations. Companies are allowed to make an accounting policy election of either (i) account for GILTI as a component of income tax expense in the period in which the Company is subject to the rules (the “period cost method”), or (ii) account for GILTI in the Company’s measurement of deferred taxes (the “deferred method”). The Company has elected the period cost method.

Effective January 1, 2018, we adopted ASU 2016-16, Income Taxes (Topic 740), which provides amended guidance regarding intra-entity transfers of assets other than inventory and requires the recognition of any related income tax consequences when such transfers occur.

In January 2019, we adopted ASU 2018-02 Income Statement—Reporting Comprehensive Income (Topic 220), which allows for a reclassification from accumulated other comprehensive income to retained earnings effectively eliminating the stranded tax effects resulting from the Tax Act. The adoption of this standard had no effect on our financial statements.

We file income tax returns, including returns for our subsidiaries, with federal, state, and foreign jurisdictions. We are under regular and recurring audit by the IRS and various state taxing authorities on open tax positions, and it is possible that the amount of the liability for unrecognized tax benefits could change during the next 12 months.

Components of Income/(Loss) Before Income Taxes

 

     Years Ended December 31,  

(In millions)

   2019      2018      2017  

United States

   $ (1,272    $ 205      $ (2,374

Outside of the U.S.

     (67      (22      4  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ (1,339    $ 183      $ (2,370
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Income Tax Benefit

 

     Years Ended December 31,  

(In millions)

   2019      2018      2017  

United States

        

Current

        

Federal

   $ (2    $ (9    $ 148  

State

     (1      (1      (7

Deferred

        

Federal

     131        170        1,835  

State

     22        (39      23  

Outside of the U.S.

        

Current

     (7      (9      (4

Deferred

     (2      9        —    
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 141      $ 121      $ 1,995  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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Allocation of Income Tax Benefit

 

     Years Ended December 31,  

(In millions)

   2019      2018      2017  

Income tax benefit applicable to:

        

Income from operations

   $ 141      $ 121      $ 1,995  

Other comprehensive income/(loss)

     12        3        —    

Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation

 

     Years Ended December 31,  
     2019     2018     2017  

Statutory tax rate

     21.0     21.0     35.0

Increases/(decreases) in tax resulting from:

      

State taxes, net of federal tax benefit

     2.5       4.0       5.2  

Valuation allowance

     (9.9     (70.4     (17.1

Foreign income taxes

     (1.3     2.3       (0.1

Deferred tax benefit from changes in federal tax law

     —         (44.7     52.1  

Stock-based compensation

     (1.8     4.7       (0.2

Acquisition of CEOC

     —         —         36.7  

Reserves for uncertain tax positions

     0.5       4.4       (4.6

Current tax benefit from change in CGP operating agreement

     —         —         2.4  

Impairment of goodwill

     (0.3     4.7       —    

Nondeductible transaction costs

     —         6.6       (25.0

Other

     (0.1     1.3       (0.2
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Effective tax rate

     10.6     (66.1 )%      84.2
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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Temporary Differences Resulting in Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities

 

     As of December 31,  

(In millions)

   2019      2018  

Deferred tax assets:

     

State net operating losses

   $ 415      $ 420  

Federal net operating loss

     409        485  

Foreign net operating loss

     16        16  

Compensation programs

     46        81  

Allowance for doubtful accounts

     40        41  

Self-insurance reserves

     8        10  

Accrued expenses

     41        45  

Federal tax credits

     82        70  

Financing obligations

     2,479        2,445  

Golf course properties’ obligation

     35        35  

Investment in non-consolidated affiliates

     5        5  

Other debt-related items

     66        —    

Deferred revenue

     39        42  

Leases

     62        66  

Other

     16        —    
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Subtotal

     3,759        3,761  

Less: valuation allowance

     1,436        1,302  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total deferred tax assets

     2,323        2,459  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Deferred tax liabilities:

     

Depreciation and other property-related items

     2,360        2,567  

Other debt-related items

     —          95  

Intangibles

     497        496  

Prepaid expenses

     23        20  

Other

     —          1  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total deferred tax liabilities

     2,880        3,179  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net deferred tax liability (1)

   $ 557      $ 720  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

(1)

The net deferred tax liability above is reflected in the Balance Sheets as follows: Deferred income tax asset of $2 million; Deferred income tax liability of $555 million; Accrued Expenses and other current liabilities - Liabilities held for sale of $4 million.

Management assesses the available positive and negative evidence to estimate if sufficient future taxable income will be generated to use the existing deferred tax assets. Due to ongoing losses from operations, we project that future reversals of taxable temporary differences are not sufficient to provide adequate taxable income to realize our deferred tax assets. Accordingly, we have a valuation allowance against the federal, state and foreign deferred tax assets that are not projected to be realizable.

As of December 31, 2019 and 2018, we had federal NOL carryforwards of $2.5 billion and $2.6 billion, respectively. These NOLs will begin to expire in 2030. In addition, we had federal general business tax credits and research tax credit carryforwards of $82 million, which will begin to expire in 2029.

NOL carryforwards for our domestic subsidiaries for state income taxes were $8.6 billion and $9.0 billion as of December 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively. Due to the Company’s recent history of taxable losses, it is more likely than not that the benefit from certain state NOL carryforwards will not be realized. Accordingly, we have provided a valuation allowance on the deferred tax assets relating to these NOL carryforwards which will not more likely than not be realized. These state NOLs will begin to expire in 2021.

NOL carryforwards for our foreign subsidiaries were $84 million and $91 million as of December 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively. Due to the Company’s recent history of taxable losses, it is more likely than not that the benefit from certain foreign NOL carryforwards will not be realized. Accordingly, we have provided a valuation allowance on the deferred tax assets relating to these NOL carryforwards which will not more likely than not be realized. These foreign NOLs do not expire.

 

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Reconciliation of Unrecognized Tax Benefits

 

     Years Ended December 31,  

(In millions)

   2019      2018      2017  

Balance as of beginning of year

   $ 169      $ 162      $ 115  

Additions based on tax positions related to the current year

     37        —          113  

Additions for tax positions of prior years

     25        13        1  

Reductions for tax positions for prior years

     (18      (5      (92

Acquisition of OpCo

     —          —          67  

Settlements

     —          (1      —    

Effect of changes in federal tax law

     —          —          (42
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Balance as of end of year

   $ 213      $ 169      $ 162  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

We classify reserves for tax uncertainties within Accrued expenses and other current liabilities and Deferred credits and other liabilities in our Balance Sheets, separate from any related income tax payable or Deferred income taxes. Reserve amounts relate to any potential income tax liabilities resulting from uncertain tax positions as well as potential interest or penalties associated with those liabilities.

We accrue interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits in income tax expense. During 2019, we increased our accrual by $2 million. During 2018, we increased our accrual by $2 million, and during 2017, we increased our accrual by $2 million (including the interest from OpCo unrecognized tax benefits acquired in 2017). There was an accrual for the payment of interest and penalties of $10 million, $8 million, and $5 million as of December 31, 2019, 2018, and 2017, respectively. Included in the balances of unrecognized tax benefits as of December 31, 2019 and 2018 was approximately $143 million and $145 million, respectively, of unrecognized tax benefits that, if recognized, would impact the effective tax rate. There were $78 million unrecognized tax benefits as of December 31, 2017 that, if recognized, would impact the effective tax rate.

We file income tax returns, including returns for our subsidiaries, with federal, state, and foreign jurisdictions. We are subject to exam by various state and foreign tax authorities. As of December 31, 2019, the tax years prior to 2015 are not subject to examination for U.S. income tax purposes and for most of the state or foreign income tax jurisdictions as the statutes of limitations have lapsed.

We believe that it is reasonably possible that the unrecognized tax benefits liability will not materially change within the next 12 months. Audit outcomes and the timing of audit settlements are subject to significant uncertainty. Although we believe that adequate provision has been made for such issues, there is the possibility that the ultimate resolution of such issues could have an adverse effect on our earnings. Conversely, if these issues are resolved favorably in the future, the related provision would be reduced, thus having a favorable impact on earnings.

 

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Note 19 — Related Party Transactions

We may engage in transactions with other companies, owned or controlled by affiliates of our significant owners, in the normal course of business. We believe such transactions are conducted at fair value and are immaterial to our financial statements. Significant transactions with related parties are described in the table below.

 

     Years Ended December 31,  

(In millions)

   2019      2018      2017  

Transactions with Sponsors and their affiliates

        

Reimbursements and expenses

   $ —        $ —        $ 34  

Expenses paid to Sponsors’ portfolio companies

     —          —          3  

Transactions with Horseshoe Baltimore

        

Management fees

     9        10        3  

Reimbursements and allocated expenses

     6        5        16  

Transactions with CEOC

        

Shared services allocated expenses to CEOC

     —          —          312  

Shared services allocated expenses from CEOC

     —          —          71  

Management fees incurred

     —          —          33  

Octavius Tower lease revenue

     —          —          26  

Other expenses incurred

     —          —          9  

Transactions with Sponsors and their Affiliates

The members of Hamlet Holdings LLC were comprised of individuals affiliated with Apollo Global Management, LLC and affiliates of TPG Capital LP (collectively, the “Sponsors”) and were significant shareholders. On the Effective Date, we entered into a “Termination Agreement” with the Sponsors and their affiliates, pursuant to which certain agreements terminated. We reimbursed $34 million to the Sponsors on the Effective Date, included in the table above, related to CEOC’s pre-emergence expenses that were paid by the Sponsors. Due to reductions in ownership percentage of the Company starting on the Effective Date, we are no longer controlled or significantly influenced by the Sponsors. Amounts paid prior to the Effective Date to the Sponsors’ portfolio companies with which we engage in transactions are included in the table above. We believe such transactions were conducted at fair value.

Transactions with Horseshoe Baltimore

As described in Note 2, upon our deconsolidation of Horseshoe Baltimore effective August 31, 2017, Horseshoe Baltimore, which remains 44.3% owned by us, is now held as an equity method investment and considered to be a related party. These related party transactions include items such as casino management fees, reimbursement of various costs incurred by CEOC LLC on behalf of Horseshoe Baltimore, and the allocation of other general corporate expenses. A summary of the transactions with Horseshoe Baltimore subsequent to the deconsolidation is provided in the table above.

Transactions with CEOC

As described in Note 1, upon its filing for reorganization under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code and its subsequent deconsolidation, transactions with CEOC were no longer eliminated in consolidation and were considered related party transactions for Caesars. A summary of these transactions is provided in the table above. However, subsequent to CEOC’s emergence on the Effective Date, CEOC’s successor, OpCo immediately merged with and into CEOC LLC, which is a wholly owned subsidiary of CEC. The following activities, to the extent that they continue subsequent to the Effective Date with CEOC LLC, are eliminated.

Prior to the effective date, pursuant to a shared services agreement, CEOC provided Caesars with certain corporate and administrative services, and the costs of these services were allocated to Caesars. In addition, certain services were provided to CEOC by CEC. Among the services provided were coverage for insurance such as worker’s compensation and employee medical. Caesars Enterprise Services, LLC (“CES”), a subsidiary of CEC, began providing certain services including corporate and administrative services and costs were allocated to CEOC. Additionally, we paid CEOC management fees for certain of our properties, lease payments associated with certain properties and royalty fees for use of certain brands.

Until the Effective Date, the total estimated cost for Caesars Rewards was accrued by CEOC with expenses allocated to our properties; on the Effective Date, administration of Caesars Rewards is managed by CEC.

 

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Due from/to Affiliates

Amounts due from or to affiliates for each counterparty represent the net receivable or payable as of the end of the reporting period primarily resulting from the transactions described above and are settled on a net basis by each counterparty in accordance with the legal and contractual restrictions governing transactions by and among Caesars’ consolidated entities.

As of December 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, Due from affiliates, net was $41 million and $6 million, respectively, and represented transactions with Horseshoe Baltimore.

Note 20 — Segment Reporting

We view each property as an operating segment and aggregate such properties into three regionally-focused reportable segments: (i) Las Vegas, (ii) Other U.S. and (iii) All Other, which is consistent with how we manage the business. These segments include the following properties:

 

Las Vegas

  

Other U.S.

  

All Other

Bally’s Las Vegas    Bally’s Atlantic City (1)    Managed Properties (1)    Other
Caesars Palace Las Vegas (1)    Bluegrass Downs (2)    Caesars Dubai    Caesars Interactive Entertainment
The Cromwell    Caesars Atlantic City (1)    Caesars Windsor   
Flamingo Las Vegas    Caesars Southern Indiana (1)    Harrah’s Ak-Chin   
Harrah’s Las Vegas    Harrah’s Atlantic City    Harrah’s Cherokee   
The LINQ Hotel & Casino    Harrah’s Council Bluffs (1)    Harrah’s Cherokee Valley River   
The LINQ Promenade    Harrah’s Gulf Coast (1)    Harrah’s Resort Southern California   
Paris Las Vegas    Harrah’s Joliet (1)    Horseshoe Baltimore (3)   
Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino    Harrah’s Lake Tahoe (1)    Kings & Queens Casino   
Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino (4)    Harrah’s Laughlin (1)      
   Harrah’s Louisiana Downs (1)    International (1)   
   Harrah’s Metropolis (1)    Alea Glasgow   
   Harrah’s New Orleans    Alea Nottingham   
   Harrah’s North Kansas City (1)    Caesars Cairo   
   Harrah’s Philadelphia (1)    Emerald Casino Resort (5)   
   Harrah’s Reno (1)(6)    The Empire Casino   
   Harveys Lake Tahoe (1)    Manchester235   
   Hoosier Park    Playboy Club London   
   Horseshoe Bossier City (1)    Ramses Casino   
   Horseshoe Council Bluffs (1)    Rendezvous Brighton   
   Horseshoe Hammond (1)    Rendezvous Southend-on-Sea   
   Horseshoe Tunica (1)    The Sportsman   
   Indiana Grand      
   Tunica Roadhouse (1)(7)      

 

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(1)

These properties were not consolidated with CEC prior to the Effective Date with the exception of Horseshoe Baltimore, which was consolidated in the Other U.S. region prior to deconsolidation.

(2)

Bluegrass Downs ceased operations on October 1, 2019.

(3)

As of December 31, 2019, Horseshoe Baltimore was 44.3% owned, and was deconsolidated and held as an equity-method investment effective August 31, 2017.

(4)

Rio was sold on December 5, 2019 and Caesars continues to operate the property under a lease for an initial term of two years.

(5)

In May 2019, we entered into an agreement to sell Emerald Casino Resort. As of December 31, 2019, the property’s assets and liabilities were classified as held for sale.

(6)

In December 2019, we entered into an agreement to sell Harrah’s Reno, contingent upon the Merger.

(7)

Tunica Roadhouse ceased gaming operations in January 2019. Hotel operations continued until it closed in January 2020.

In addition to our properties listed above, other domestic and international properties, including Harrah’s Northern California, are authorized to use the brands and marks of Caesars Entertainment Corporation.

The results of each reportable segment presented below are consistent with the way management assesses these results and allocates resources, which is a consolidated view that adjusts for the effect of certain transactions between reportable segments within Caesars. We recast previously reported segment amounts to conform to the way management assesses results and allocates resources for the current year. Net revenues are presented disaggregated by category for contract revenues separate from other revenues by segment.

“All Other” includes managed, international and other properties as well as parent and other adjustments to reconcile to consolidated Caesars results.

 

Condensed Statements of Operations - By Segment  
     Year Ended December 31, 2019  

(In millions)

   Las Vegas     Other U.S.     All Other     Elimination     Caesars  

Casino

   $ 1,149     $ 3,053     $ 246     $ —       $ 4,448  

Food and beverage (1)

     1,017       576       25       —         1,618  

Rooms (1)

     1,177       401       3       —         1,581  

Management fees

     —         —         60       (1     59  

Reimbursed management costs

     —         2       210       —         212  

Entertainment and other

     437       183       54       (4     670  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total contract revenues

     3,780       4,215       598       (5     8,588  

Real estate leases (2)

     139       10       1       —         150  

Other revenues

     —         —         4       —         4  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net revenues

   $ 3,919     $ 4,225     $ 603     $ (5   $ 8,742  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Depreciation and amortization

   $ 495     $ 455     $ 71     $ —       $ 1,021  

Income/(loss) from operations

     560       525       (467     —         618  

Interest expense

     (330     (572     (468     —         (1,370

Other income/(loss) (3)

     (1     1       (587     —         (587

Income tax benefit (4)

     —         —         141       —         141  

 

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     Year Ended December 31, 2018  

(In millions)

   Las Vegas     Other U.S.     All Other     Elimination     Caesars  

Casino

   $ 1,104     $ 2,889     $ 254     $ —       $ 4,247  

Food and beverage

     975       571       28       —         1,574  

Rooms

     1,117       399       3       —         1,519  

Management fees

     —         —         63       (3     60  

Reimbursed management costs

     —         2       200       —         202  

Entertainment and other

     411       175       45       (3     628  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total contract revenues

     3,607       4,036       593       (6     8,230  

Other revenues

     146       11       5       (1     161  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net revenues

   $ 3,753     $ 4,047     $ 598     $ (7   $ 8,391  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Depreciation and amortization

   $ 582     $ 501     $ 62     $ —       $ 1,145  

Income/(loss) from operations

     716       434       (411     —         739  

Interest expense

     (327     (556     (463     —         (1,346

Loss on extinguishment of debt

     —         —         (1     —         (1

Other income (3)

     3       2       786       —         791  

Income tax benefit (4)

     —         —         121       —         121  

 

     Year Ended December 31, 2017  

(In millions)

   Las Vegas     Other U.S.     All Other     Elimination     Caesars  

Casino

   $ 864     $ 1,188     $ 116     $ —       $ 2,168  

Food and beverage

     700       274       8       —         982  

Rooms

     872       201       1       —         1,074  

Management fees

     —         —         15       (3     12  

Reimbursed management costs

     1       1       46       —         48  

Entertainment and other

     300       84       24       (3     405  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total contract revenues

     2,737       1,748       210       (6     4,689  

Other revenues

     165       10       5       (1     179  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net revenues

   $ 2,902     $ 1,758     $ 215     $ (7   $ 4,868  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Depreciation and amortization

   $ 420     $ 186     $ 20     $ —       $ 626  

Income/(loss) from operations

     549       199       (211     —         537  

Interest expense

     (65     (153     (555     —         (773

Gain on deconsolidation of subsidiary

     —         31       —         —         31  

Restructuring and support expenses

     —         (177     (1,851     —         (2,028

Loss on extinguishment of debt

     (4     (13     (215     —         (232

Other income (3)

     4       1       90       —         95  

Income tax benefit (4)

     —         2       1,993       —         1,995  

 

 

(1)

As a result of the adoption of ASC 842, as of January 1, 2019, revenue generated from the lease components of lodging arrangements and conventions are no longer considered contract revenue under ASC 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers. A portion of these balances relate to lease revenues under ASC 842. See Note 10 for further details.

(2)

Real estate leases revenue includes $71 million of variable rental income for the year ended December 31, 2019.

(3)

Amounts include changes in fair value of the derivative liability related to the conversion option of the CEC Convertible Notes and the disputed claims liability as well as interest and dividend income.

(4)

Taxes are recorded at the consolidated level and not estimated or recorded to our Las Vegas and Other U.S. segments.

Adjusted EBITDA - By Segment

Adjusted EBITDA is presented as a measure of the Company’s performance. Adjusted EBITDA is defined as revenues less operating expenses and is comprised of net income/(loss) before (i) interest expense, net of interest capitalized and interest

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)

 

income, (ii) income tax (benefit)/provision, (iii) depreciation and amortization, and (iv) certain items that we do not consider indicative of its ongoing operating performance at an operating property level. Included in Adjusted EBITDA is property rent expense of $12 million for the year ended December 31, 2019, related to certain land parcels leased from VICI.

In evaluating Adjusted EBITDA you should be aware that, in the future, we may incur expenses that are the same or similar to some of the adjustments in this presentation. The presentation of Adjusted EBITDA should not be construed as an inference that future results will be unaffected by unusual or unexpected items.

Adjusted EBITDA is a non-GAAP financial measure commonly used in our industry and should not be construed as an alternative to net income/(loss) as an indicator of operating performance or as an alternative to cash flow provided by operating activities as a measure of liquidity (as determined in accordance with GAAP). Adjusted EBITDA may not be comparable to similarly titled measures reported by other companies within the industry. Adjusted EBITDA is included because management uses Adjusted EBITDA to measure performance and allocate resources, and believes that Adjusted EBITDA provides investors with additional information consistent with that used by management.

 

     Year Ended December 31, 2019  

(In millions)

   Las Vegas      Other U.S.     All Other     Elimination      Caesars  

Net income/(loss) attributable to Caesars

   $ 229      $ (46   $ (1,378   $ —        $ (1,195

Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests

     —          —         (3     —          (3

Income tax benefit (1)

     —          —         (141     —          (141

Other (income)/loss (2)

     1        (1     587       —          587  

Interest expense

     330        572       468       —          1,370  

Depreciation and amortization

     495        455       71       —          1,021  

Impairment of goodwill

     —          27       —         —          27  

Impairment of tangible and other intangible assets

     380        11       50       —          441  

Other operating costs (3)

     22        22       92       —          136  

Stock-based compensation expense

     8        10       70       —          88  

Other items (4)

     3        2       69       —          74  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Adjusted EBITDA

   $ 1,468      $ 1,052     $ (115   $ —        $ 2,405  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

     Year Ended December 31, 2018  

(In millions)

   Las Vegas     Other U.S.     All Other     Elimination      Caesars  

Net income/(loss) attributable to Caesars

   $ 392     $ (122   $ 33     $ —        $ 303  

Net income/(loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests

     —         2       (1     —          1  

Income tax benefit (1)

     —         —         (121     —          (121

Loss on extinguishment of debt

     —         —         1       —          1  

Other income (2)

     (3     (2     (786     —          (791

Interest expense

     327       556       463       —          1,346  

Depreciation and amortization

     582       501       62       —          1,145  

Impairment of goodwill

     —         17       26       —          43  

Impairment of tangible and other intangible assets

     —         26       9       —          35  

Other operating costs (3)

     52       21       82       —          155  

Stock-based compensation expense

     8       10       61       —          79  

Other items (4)

     4       5       103       —          112  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Adjusted EBITDA

   $ 1,362     $ 1,014     $ (68   $ —        $ 2,308  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)

 

     Year Ended December 31, 2017  

(In millions)

   Las Vegas     Other U.S.     All Other     Elimination      Caesars  

Net income/(loss) attributable to Caesars

   $ 484     $ (103   $ (749   $ —        $ (368

Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests

     —         (7     —         —          (7

Income tax benefit (1)

     —         (2     (1,993     —          (1,995

Gain on deconsolidation of subsidiary

     —         (31     —         —          (31

Restructuring and support expenses

     —         177       1,851       —          2,028  

Loss on extinguishment of debt

     4       13       215       —          232  

Other income (2)

     (4     (1     (90     —          (95

Interest expense

     65       153       555       —          773  

Depreciation and amortization

     420       186       20       —          626  

Other operating costs (3)

     25       3       37       —          65  

Stock-based compensation expense

     4       3       36       —          43  

Other items (4)

     9       7       74       —          90  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Adjusted EBITDA

   $ 1,007     $ 398     $ (44   $ —        $ 1,361  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

(1)

Taxes are recorded at the consolidated level and not estimated or recorded to our Las Vegas and Other U.S. segments.

(2)

Amounts include changes in fair value of the derivative liability related to the conversion option of the CEC Convertible Notes and the disputed claims liability as well as interest and dividend income.

(3)

Amounts primarily represent costs incurred in connection with development activities and reorganization activities, and/or recoveries associated with such items, including acquisition and integration costs, contract exit fees (including exiting the fully bundled sales system of NV Energy for electric service at our Nevada properties), lease termination costs, regulatory settlements, weather related property closure costs, severance costs, gains and losses on asset sales, demolition costs, and project opening costs.

(4)

Amounts include other add-backs and deductions to arrive at Adjusted EBITDA but not separately identified such as professional and consulting services, sign-on and retention bonuses, business optimization expenses and transformation expenses, litigation awards and settlements, permit remediation costs, and costs associated with CEOC’s restructuring and related litigation.

 

Condensed Balance Sheets - By Segment  
     As of December 31, 2019  

(In millions)

   Las Vegas      Other U.S.      All Other      Elimination     Caesars  

Total assets

   $ 13,138      $ 8,509      $ 6,829      $ (3,131   $ 25,345  

Total liabilities

     5,896        5,730        11,519        (11     23,134  

 

     As of December 31, 2018  

(In millions)

   Las Vegas      Other U.S.      All Other      Elimination     Caesars  

Total assets

   $ 13,987      $ 8,565      $ 6,046      $ (2,823   $ 25,775  

Total liabilities

     5,730        5,143        11,267        297       22,437  

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)

 

Note 21 — Quarterly Results of Operations (Unaudited)

 

(In millions, except per share amounts)

   First
Quarter
    Second
Quarter
    Third
Quarter
    Fourth
Quarter
    Total  

2019

          

Net revenues

   $ 2,115     $ 2,222     $ 2,236     $ 2,169     $ 8,742  

Income/(loss) from operations

     240       269       (68     177       618  

Net loss

     (218     (315     (360     (305     (1,198

Net loss attributable to Caesars

     (217     (315     (359     (304     (1,195

Basic loss per share

     (0.32     (0.47     (0.53     (0.45     (1.77

Diluted loss per share

     (0.32     (0.47     (0.53     (0.45     (1.77

2018

          

Net revenues

   $ 1,972     $ 2,119     $ 2,185     $ 2,115     $ 8,391  

Income from operations

     125       282       232       100       739  

Net income/(loss)

     (34     29       111       198       304  

Net income/(loss) attributable to Caesars

     (34     29       110       198       303  

Basic earnings/(loss) per share

     (0.05     0.04       0.16       0.29       0.44  

Diluted earnings/(loss) per share (1)

     (0.05     0.02       0.05       (0.15     (0.25

 

 

(1)

The Company identified an error in the computation of Diluted earnings per share (“EPS”) in the financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2018 and the second, third, and fourth quarters within the fiscal year. The Company did not reverse the changes in fair value of the CEC Convertible Notes, net of tax, from Net income/(loss) attributable to Caesars for the purpose of calculation of Diluted EPS. Diluted EPS of $0.04 for the second quarter of 2018 has been corrected to Diluted EPS of $0.02, Diluted EPS of $0.14 for the third quarter of 2018 has been corrected to Diluted EPS of $0.05, Diluted EPS of $0.25 for the fourth quarter of 2018 has been corrected to Diluted loss per share of $0.15, and Diluted EPS of $0.41 for the year ended December 31, 2018 has been corrected to Diluted loss per share of $0.25. See Note 14.

Fourth Quarter of 2019: Impairment of goodwill and other intangible assets was recognized (see Note 7).

Third Quarter of 2019: Related to the sale of Rio, impairment of land and buildings was recognized (see Note 6).

Fourth Quarter of 2018: Impairment of goodwill was recognized (see Note 7). Impairment of tangible and other intangible assets was recognized (see Note 6 and Note 7). Change in the fair value of derivative component of the convertible notes was recognized (see Note 8).

Third Quarter of 2018: Centaur’s results are consolidated with CEC subsequent to the acquisition on July 16, 2018. See Note 4.

 

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Exhibit 99.2

 

Item 1.

Unaudited Financial Statements

CAESARS ENTERTAINMENT CORPORATION

CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED BALANCE SHEETS

(UNAUDITED)

 

(In millions)

   March 31, 2020      December 31, 2019  

Assets

     

Current assets

     

Cash and cash equivalents ($8 and $8 attributable to our VIEs)

   $ 2,677      $ 1,755  

Restricted cash

     119        117  

Receivables, net

     389        437  

Due from affiliates, net

     54        41  

Prepayments and other current assets ($5 and $4 attributable to our VIEs)

     182        174  

Inventories

     34        35  

Assets held for sale

     29        50  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total current assets

     3,484        2,609  

Property and equipment, net ($202 and $212 attributable to our VIEs)

     14,836        14,976  

Goodwill

     4,011        4,012  

Intangible assets other than goodwill

     2,772        2,824  

Restricted cash

     10        12  

Deferred income taxes

     2        2  

Deferred charges and other assets ($24 and $26 attributable to our VIEs)

     865        910  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total assets

   $ 25,980      $ 25,345  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity

     

Current liabilities

     

Accounts payable ($94 and $97 attributable to our VIEs)

   $ 373      $ 444  

Accrued expenses and other current liabilities ($2 and $2 attributable to our VIEs)

     1,229        1,323  

Interest payable

     137        33  

Contract liabilities

     153        178  

Current portion of financing obligations

     24        21  

Current portion of long-term debt

     876        64  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total current liabilities

     2,792        2,063  

Financing obligations

     10,096        10,070  

Long-term debt

     8,793        8,478  

Deferred income taxes

     598        555  

Deferred credits and other liabilities ($18 and $18 attributable to our VIEs)

     1,370        1,968  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     23,649        23,134  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Commitments and contingencies (Note 7)

     

Stockholders’ equity

     

Caesars stockholders’ equity

     2,257        2,131  

Noncontrolling interests

     74        80  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total stockholders’ equity

     2,331        2,211  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

   $ 25,980      $ 25,345  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements.

 

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CAESARS ENTERTAINMENT CORPORATION

CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME/(LOSS)

(UNAUDITED)

 

     Three Months Ended March 31,  

(In millions, except per share data)

   2020     2019  

Revenues

    

Casino

   $ 958     $ 1,083  

Food and beverage

     330       398  

Rooms

     317       386  

Other revenue

     163       181  

Management fees

     9       15  

Reimbursed management costs

     51       52  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net revenues

     1,828       2,115  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Operating expenses

    

Direct

    

Casino

     590       618  

Food and beverage

     258       269  

Rooms

     115       117  

Property, general, administrative, and other

     488       460  

Reimbursable management costs

     51       52  

Depreciation and amortization

     256       247  

Impairment of tangible and other intangible assets

     65       —    

Corporate expense

     50       83  

Other operating costs

     21       29  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total operating expenses

     1,894       1,875  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income/(loss) from operations

     (66     240  

Interest expense

     (333     (349

Other income/(loss)

     641       (138
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income/(loss) before income taxes

     242       (247

Income tax benefit/(provision)

     (54     29  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income/(loss)

     188       (218

Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests

     1       1  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income/(loss) attributable to Caesars

   $ 189     $ (217
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Earnings/(loss) per share - basic and diluted (see Note 10)

    

Basic earnings/(loss) per share

   $ 0.28     $ (0.32

Diluted loss per share

   $ (0.36   $ (0.32

Weighted-average common shares outstanding - basic

     682       670  

Weighted-average common shares outstanding - diluted

     837       670  

Comprehensive income/(loss)

    

Foreign currency translation adjustments

   $ (19   $ —    

Change in fair market value of interest rate swaps, net of tax

     (52     (17

Other

     —         2  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Other comprehensive loss, net of income taxes

     (71     (15
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Comprehensive income/(loss)

     117       (233
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Amounts attributable to noncontrolling interests:

    

Foreign currency translation adjustments

     5       2  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Comprehensive loss attributable to noncontrolling interests

     6       3  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Comprehensive income/(loss) attributable to Caesars

   $ 123     $ (230
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements.

 

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CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

(UNAUDITED)

 

     Caesars Stockholders’ Equity              

(In millions)

   Common
Stock
     Treasury
Stock
    Additional
Paid-in-
Capital
     Accumulated
Deficit
    Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Loss
    Total
Caesars
Stockholders’
Equity
    Noncontrolling
Interests
    Total
Stockholders’
Equity
 

Balance as of December 31, 2019

   $ 7      $ (510   $ 14,262      $ (11,567   $ (61   $ 2,131     $ 80     $ 2,211  

Net income/(loss)

     —          —         —          189       —         189       (1     188  

Stock-based compensation

     —          (3     11        —         —         8       —         8  

Other comprehensive loss, net of tax

     —          —         —          —         (66     (66     (5     (71

Other

     —          —         —          (5     —         (5     —         (5
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance as of March 31, 2020

   $ 7      $ (513   $ 14,273      $ (11,383   $ (127   $ 2,257     $ 74     $ 2,331  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance as of December 31, 2018

   $ 7      $ (485   $ 14,124      $ (10,372   $ (24   $ 3,250     $ 88     $ 3,338  

Net loss

     —          —         —          (217     —         (217     (1     (218

Stock-based compensation

     —          (5     21        —         —         16       —         16  

Other comprehensive loss, net of tax

     —          —         —          —         (13     (13     (2     (15

Change in noncontrolling interest, net of distributions and contributions

     —          —         —          —         —         —         (2     (2

Other

     —          3       —          —         —         3       —         3  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance as of March 31, 2019

   $ 7      $ (487   $ 14,145      $ (10,589   $ (37   $ 3,039     $ 83     $ 3,122  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements.

 

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CAESARS ENTERTAINMENT CORPORATION

CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(UNAUDITED)

 

     Three Months Ended March 31,  

(In millions)

   2020     2019  

Cash flows provided by/(used in) operating activities

   $ (20   $ 255  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash flows from investing activities

    

Acquisitions of property and equipment, net of change in related payables

     (184     (218

Proceeds from the sale and maturity of investments

     9       5  

Payments to acquire investments

     —         (7

Other

     —         2  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash flows used in investing activities

     (175     (218
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash flows from financing activities

    

Proceeds from long-term debt and revolving credit facilities

     1,138       —    

Repayments of long-term debt and revolving credit facilities

     (16     (116

Proceeds from the issuance of common stock

     1       —    

Taxes paid related to net share settlement of equity awards

     (3     (5

Financing obligation payments

     (3     (5

Distributions to noncontrolling interest owners

     —         (2
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash flows provided by/(used in) financing activities

     1,117       (128
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase/(decrease) in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash

     922       (91

Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash, beginning of period

     1,884       1,657  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash, end of period

   $ 2,806     $ 1,566  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Supplemental Cash Flow Information:

    

Cash paid for interest

   $ 201     $ 231  

Cash received/(paid) for income taxes

     (1     2  

Non-cash investing and financing activities:

    

Change in accrued capital expenditures

     (36     (7

See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements.

 

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CAESARS ENTERTAINMENT CORPORATION

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(UNAUDITED)

In this filing, the name “CEC” refers to the parent holding company, Caesars Entertainment Corporation, exclusive of its consolidated subsidiaries and variable interest entities (“VIEs”), unless otherwise stated or the context otherwise requires. The words “Company,” “Caesars,” “Caesars Entertainment,” “we,” “our,” and “us” refer to Caesars Entertainment Corporation, inclusive of its consolidated subsidiaries and variable interest entities, unless otherwise stated or the context otherwise requires.

This Form 10-Q should be read in conjunction with our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019 (“2019 Annual Report”). Capitalized terms used but not defined in this Form 10-Q have the same meanings as in the 2019 Annual Report.

We also refer to (i) our Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements as our “Financial Statements,” (ii) our Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets as our “Balance Sheets,” (iii) our Consolidated Condensed Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income/(Loss) as our “Statements of Operations,” and (iv) our Consolidated Condensed Statements of Cash Flows as our “Statements of Cash Flows.”

Note 1 — Description of Business

Organization

CEC is primarily a holding company with no independent operations of its own. Caesars Entertainment operates the business primarily through its wholly owned subsidiaries CEOC, LLC (“CEOC LLC”) and Caesars Resort Collection, LLC (“CRC”). As of March 31, 2020, Caesars Entertainment has a total of 51 properties in 13 U.S. states and five countries outside of the U.S., including 49 casino properties. Nine casinos are in Las Vegas, which represented 45% of net revenues for the three months ended March 31, 2020. In addition to our properties, other domestic and international properties, including Harrah’s Northern California, are authorized to use the brands and marks of Caesars Entertainment Corporation.

We lease certain real property assets from third parties, including VICI Properties Inc. and/or its subsidiaries (collectively, “VICI”).

Effect of the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency

A novel strain of coronavirus (“COVID-19”) was declared a public health emergency by the United States Department of Health and Human Services on January 31, 2020. On March 13, 2020, the President of the United States issued a proclamation declaring a national emergency concerning COVID-19. As a result of the COVID-19 public health emergency, we began to receive directives from various governmental and tribal bodies for the closure of certain properties, and consistent with such directives, on March 17, 2020, we announced the temporary shutdown of our owned properties in North America. When required by governmental bodies, our international properties also shut down following such directives. COVID-19 is present in nearly all regions around the world and has resulted in travel restrictions and business slowdowns or shutdowns in affected areas. Our properties remained closed as of March 31, 2020, and as a result, the COVID-19 public health emergency continues to affect our business significantly. There is significant uncertainty as to the length of time for which these closures will remain in effect. Furthermore, there can be no assurance even after reopening as to the time required for our operations to recover to levels prior to these closures, or whether future closures related to COVID-19 could occur.

The COVID-19 public health emergency has had significant and far-reaching effects on our business and our industry. In addition to the lost revenues from the closure of our properties, we also observed a significant increase in postponements and cancellations, specifically in our Las Vegas region, of convention reservations during the quarter ended March 31, 2020, as well as convention reservations in the second and third quarters of 2020. In addition, many of our entertainment venues have canceled or postponed scheduled performances (see Note 11 for further discussion). Further, some of our tenants have requested temporary rent relief in the form of extended payment periods. We have also made efforts to reach agreements with our vendors for extended payment terms. The interruptions in our business have reduced our revenues and projected revenues across most of our revenue streams. However, our online and mobile games continue to operate and provide entertainment for our customers at home.

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)

(UNAUDITED)

 

To manage the business through this period of uncertainty, we took steps to begin operating with a smaller, targeted workforce that is focused on maintaining basic operations while our properties remain closed. On April 2, 2020, we announced furloughs that would affect approximately 90% of our employees at our domestic, owned properties in North America as well as our corporate employees. As part of our ongoing efforts, we also took steps to support our employees through the effects of these difficult actions (see Note 7 for further discussion).

On March 27, 2020, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (the “CARES Act”) was signed into law. The CARES Act is a relief package intended to assist many aspects of the American economy. Two provisions of the CARES Act will serve to aid the Company’s liquidity position, the employee retention credit and the deferral of employer-related FICA taxes.

First, the employee retention credit provides employers a refundable federal tax credit equal to 50% of the first $10,000 of qualified wages and benefits paid to employees while they are not performing services after March 12, 2020 and before January 1, 2021. Contributions to qualified medical plans also constitute creditable amounts. The credit is available to offset all federal employment withholdings owed in a particular quarter including both the employer and employee share of social security, Medicare taxes and withholdings for federal income taxes. To the extent that the credit exceeds employment withholdings, the employer may request a refund of prior taxes paid.

Second, employers are permitted to defer the employer share of social security taxes otherwise owed on dates beginning March 27, 2020 and ending December 31, 2020. Half of the total deferred payments are payable on December 31, 2021 and the remaining half are payable on December 31, 2022. The Company intends to take full advantage of this tax deferral provision. The amount of the deferral is based on wages paid from April through December, which we are unable to estimate at this time. See Note 7 for additional discussion of the CARES Act.

As a precautionary measure, on March 16, 2020, we announced that we had fully drawn the remaining available amounts under each of the CRC Revolving Credit Facility and CEOC Revolving Credit Facility in order to increase our cash position and preserve liquidity and financial flexibility in light of the uncertainty and general volatility in the global financial markets. In accordance with the terms of each of the revolving credit facilities, the proceeds from these borrowings may be used in the future for working capital, general corporate or other purposes permitted by each of the revolving credit facilities. The amounts drawn under these revolving credit facilities are subject to financial covenants which are sensitive to EBITDA. Due to the closure of our properties, EBITDA has been significantly affected whereby it is reasonably possible that we would be unable to maintain compliance with the financial covenants thereunder. We are in process of obtaining waivers for these financial covenants through September 30, 2021; however, they are not yet in place (see Note 8 for further discussion). As a result, for liquidity modeling purposes we have assumed that a required repayment of $826 million of the revolver borrowing will be repaid within the next twelve months.

As an added measure, we are also in the process of obtaining relief for certain minimum capital expenditure requirements under our lease agreements. Although we expect such relief to be granted, we have not assumed a reduction in our capital expenditures for liquidity modeling purposes.

After considering the measures that we have taken in order to maintain our basic operations while our properties remain closed, we estimate incurring approximately $9.0 million to $9.5 million per day of cash outflows which include operating expenses, rent, interest, debt service, and capital expenditures. Until our operations resume, we expect to continue to incur such cash operating expenses which will result in negative cash flows from operations. As more fully described in Note 5, management has considered multiple scenarios with which our properties begin to reopen and profitability returns. Based on the assumptions in these scenarios, we believe our current liquidity is sufficient to support our operations for the next 12 months. However, these significant assumptions are highly subject to uncertainty and change related to events outside of our control, specifically as to when our properties may be allowed to open, at what levels of capacity, and customer demand.

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)

(UNAUDITED)

 

The uncertain duration of government or tribe-mandated closures of our properties and the overall deterioration of general economic conditions have materially affected significant inputs that are used to determine the fair value of certain of our indefinite-lived assets including goodwill. Accordingly, during the three months ended March 31, 2020, we recorded impairments to certain intangible assets. See Note 5 for further discussion.

In preparation of reopening, we continue to take cautionary actions in response to the COVID-19 public health emergency. First and foremost, we are focusing on the health and safety of our employees. We have implemented real time changes in operating procedures to accommodate social distancing guidelines. We have enhanced security measures at many of our properties while they are closed and implemented additional cleaning and disinfection procedures in order to maintain healthy and secure operating environments, which we expect to continue for the foreseeable future.

We continue to monitor the rapidly evolving situation and guidance from domestic and international authorities, including federal, state and local public health authorities, and may take additional actions based on such authorities’ recommendations. In these circumstances, there may be developments outside of our control that require us to adjust our operating plan. Given the dynamic nature of this situation, the full extent of the effects of the COVID-19 public health emergency on our future financial condition, results of operations or cash flows is highly uncertain.

For a more extensive discussion of the possible impacts of the COVID-19 public health emergency on our business, financial condition and results of operations, please refer to “Risk Factors” in Part II, Item 1A of this report.

Proposed Merger of Caesars Entertainment Corporation with Eldorado Resorts, Inc.

On June 24, 2019, Caesars, Eldorado Resorts, Inc., a Nevada corporation (“Eldorado”), and Colt Merger Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation and a direct wholly owned subsidiary of Eldorado (“Merger Sub”), entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (as amended by Amendment No. 1 to Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of August 15, 2019, and as it may be further amended from time to time, the “Merger Agreement”), pursuant to which, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth therein, Merger Sub will merge with and into Caesars (the “Merger”), with Caesars continuing as the surviving corporation and a direct wholly owned subsidiary of Eldorado. On November 15, 2019, the respective stockholders of Caesars and Eldorado voted to approve the Merger. The transaction is expected to close mid-2020. In connection with the Merger, Eldorado will change its name to Caesars Entertainment, Inc.

Based on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Merger Agreement, the aggregate consideration payable by Eldorado in respect of outstanding shares of common stock of Caesars (“Caesars Common Stock”) will be (a) an amount of cash equal to (i) the sum of (A) $8.40 plus (B) an amount equal to $0.003333 (the “Ticking Fee”) for each day from March 25, 2020 until the closing date of the Merger (the “Closing Date”), multiplied by (ii) a number of shares of Caesars Common Stock (the “Aggregate Caesars Share Amount”) equal to (A) 682,161,838 (which includes 8,327,528 shares being held in escrow trust as of May 6, 2020 to satisfy unsecured claims pursuant to the Third Amended Joint Plan of Reorganization, filed with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Illinois in Chicago on January 13, 2017, at Docket No. 6318) plus (B) the number of shares of Caesars Common Stock issued after June 24, 2019 and prior to the effective time of the Merger pursuant to the exercise of certain equity awards issued under Caesars stock plans or conversion of the CEC Convertible Notes (as defined below) (the “Aggregate Cash Amount”); and (b) a number of shares of common stock of Eldorado (“Eldorado Common Stock”) equal to 0.0899 multiplied by the Aggregate Caesars Share Amount (the “Aggregate Eldorado Share Amount”). Each holder of shares of Caesars Common Stock will be entitled to elect to receive, for each share of Caesars Common Stock held by such holder, either an amount of cash or a number of shares of Eldorado Common Stock, with value (based on the Eldorado Common Stock VWAP, as defined below) equal to the Per Share Amount. The “Per Share Amount” is equal to (a) (i) the Aggregate Cash Amount, plus (ii) the product of (A) the Aggregate Eldorado Share Amount and (B) the volume weighted average price of a share of Eldorado Common Stock for a ten trading day period, starting with the opening of trading on the 11th trading day prior to the anticipated Closing Date to the closing of trading on the second to last trading day prior to the anticipated Closing Date (the “Eldorado Common Stock VWAP”), divided by (b) the Aggregate Caesars Share Amount.

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)

(UNAUDITED)

 

Elections by Caesars stockholders are subject to proration such that the aggregate amount of cash paid in exchange for outstanding shares of Caesars Common Stock in the Merger will not exceed the Aggregate Cash Amount and the aggregate number of shares of Eldorado Common Stock issued in exchange for shares of Caesars Common Stock in the Merger will not exceed the Aggregate Eldorado Share Amount. Based on the number of shares of Eldorado Common Stock and Caesars Common Stock, and the principal amount of the CEC Convertible Notes, outstanding as of March 31, 2020, and assuming the Merger occurred on that date, Caesars stockholders who receive shares of Eldorado Common Stock in exchange for their shares of Caesars Common Stock in the Merger and holders of the CEC Convertible Notes (assuming that all CEC Convertible Notes are converted immediately following consummation of the Merger into $8.42 in cash (which incorporates the Ticking Fee for each day from March 25, 2020 until March 31, 2020) and 0.0899 shares of Eldorado Common Stock for each share of Caesars Common Stock into which such CEC Convertible Notes were convertible immediately prior to the Merger) would be issued an aggregate of approximately 77 million shares of Eldorado Common Stock and would hold approximately 49.8%, in the aggregate, of the issued and outstanding shares of Eldorado Common Stock.

Outstanding options and other equity awards issued under Caesars’ stock plans will be treated in the manner set forth in the Merger Agreement. Upon completion of the Merger, any unexercised, vested, in-the-money stock options that are outstanding will be canceled in exchange for the Per Share Amount (or applicable portion thereof) in cash, reduced by the applicable exercise price. Unvested service-vesting stock options and restricted stock units will be converted into stock options and restricted stock units for Eldorado Common Stock and will retain their original vesting schedules. Performance-based stock options are expected to be canceled in connection with the consummation of the Merger. Performance stock units that are subject to total stockholder return performance-vesting conditions will be converted into performance stock units for Eldorado Common Stock and will continue to vest in accordance with their original terms, except the total stockholder return vesting conditions will be adjusted to be based on Eldorado’s total stockholder return performance. Performance stock units that are tied to earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (“EBITDA”) and earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, amortization and rent (“EBITDAR”) performance conditions will vest at closing and be exchanged for the Per Share Amount (or applicable portion thereof) in cash. For EBITDA- and EBITDAR-based performance stock units that are eligible to vest in respect of performance achieved during the year in which the closing occurs, such vesting will be based on performance of applicable goals through the end of the month prior to the close and extrapolated through the remainder of the performance period and for EBITDA- and EBITDAR-based performance stock units that are eligible to vest in respect of a performance period that has not yet commenced as of the Closing Date, such vesting will be based on target-level performance.

The Merger Agreement contains customary representations and warranties by each of Caesars and Eldorado, and each party has agreed to customary covenants. Each of Caesars’ and Eldorado’s obligation to consummate the Merger remains subject to the satisfaction or waiver of certain conditions, including among others, the expiration or termination of any applicable waiting period under the HSR Act, the receipt of required regulatory approvals and other customary closing conditions. Other conditions to completing the Merger, such as obtaining stockholder approvals with respect to the Merger from each party’s stockholders and effecting certain amendments to the indenture governing the CEC Convertible Notes, have been satisfied.

The Merger Agreement also contains termination rights for each of Caesars and Eldorado under certain circumstances. If the Merger Agreement is terminated in certain circumstances relating to entry by Caesars into an alternative transaction, Caesars will be required to pay Eldorado a termination fee of approximately $418.4 million. The Merger Agreement also provides that Eldorado will be obligated to pay a termination fee of approximately $836.8 million to Caesars if the Merger Agreement is terminated (i) due to a law or order relating to gaming or antitrust laws that prohibits or permanently enjoins the consummation of the transactions, (ii) because the required regulatory approvals were not obtained prior to June 24, 2020 (subject to automatic extension to a date no later than December 24, 2020 upon satisfaction of certain conditions to extension set forth in the Merger Agreement) or (iii) due to Eldorado willfully and materially breaching certain obligations with respect to the actions required to be taken by Eldorado to obtain required antitrust approvals.

Pursuant to the terms of the indenture governing the CEC Convertible Notes, on November 27, 2019, Caesars entered into a supplemental indenture to provide for conversion of the CEC Convertible Notes at and after the effective time of the Merger into

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)

(UNAUDITED)

 

the weighted average, per share of Caesars Common Stock, of the types and amounts of the merger consideration received by holders of Caesars Common Stock who affirmatively make a merger consideration election (or, if no holders of Caesars Common Stock make such an election, the types and amounts of merger consideration actually received by such holders of Caesars Common Stock).

Potential Divestitures

We are considering divestiture opportunities for non-strategic assets and properties. If the completion of a sale is more likely than not to occur, we may recognize impairment charges for certain of our properties to the extent current expected proceeds are below our carrying value for such properties.

Note 2 — Basis of Presentation and Principles of Consolidation

Basis of Presentation and Use of Estimates

The accompanying unaudited consolidated condensed financial statements of Caesars have been prepared under the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission applicable for interim periods, and therefore, do not include all information and footnotes necessary for complete financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“GAAP”). The results for the interim periods reflect all adjustments (consisting primarily of normal recurring adjustments) that management considers necessary for a fair presentation of financial position, results of operations, and cash flows. The results of operations for our interim periods are not necessarily indicative of the results of operations that may be achieved for the entire 2020 fiscal year.

GAAP requires the use of estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues, and expenses and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. Management believes the accounting estimates are appropriate and reasonably determined. Actual amounts could differ from those estimates.

Reportable Segments

We view each property as an operating segment and aggregate all such properties into three regionally-focused reportable segments: (i) Las Vegas, (ii) Other U.S., and (iii) All Other, which is consistent with how we manage the business. See Note 15.

Cash, Cash Equivalents, and Restricted Cash

The following table provides a reconciliation of cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash reported on the Balance Sheets that sum to amounts reported on the Statements of Cash Flows.

 

(In millions)

   March 31, 2020      December 31, 2019  

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 2,677      $ 1,755  

Restricted cash, current

     119        117  

Restricted cash, non-current

     10        12  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash

   $ 2,806      $ 1,884  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Consolidation of Subsidiaries and Variable Interest Entities

Our consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Caesars Entertainment and its subsidiaries after elimination of all intercompany accounts and transactions.

We consolidate all subsidiaries in which we have a controlling financial interest and VIEs for which we or one of our consolidated subsidiaries is the primary beneficiary. Control generally equates to ownership percentage, whereby (i) affiliates that are more than 50% owned are consolidated; (ii) investments in affiliates of 50% or less but greater than 20% are generally accounted for using the equity method where we have determined that we have significant influence over the entities; and (iii) investments in affiliates of 20% or less are generally accounted for as investments in equity securities.

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)

(UNAUDITED)

 

We consider ourselves the primary beneficiary of a VIE when we have both the power to direct the activities that most significantly affect the results of the VIE and the right to receive benefits or the obligation to absorb losses of the entity that could be potentially significant to the VIE. We review our investments for VIE consideration if a reconsideration event occurs to determine if the investment continues to qualify as a VIE. If we determine an investment no longer qualifies as a VIE, there may be a material effect to our financial statements.

Consolidation of Korea Joint Venture

CEC has a joint venture to acquire, develop, own, and operate a casino resort project in Incheon, South Korea (the “Korea JV”). We determined that the Korea JV is a VIE and CEC is the primary beneficiary, and therefore, we consolidate the Korea JV into our financial statements. As of March 31, 2020, the construction schedule for the project has been delayed and discussions regarding the project costs between us and our JV partner remain ongoing. On February 11, 2020, the primary subcontractor notified us that construction on the project has ceased pending resolution of the go-forward options as explained below. In addition, the external debt financing by the Korea JV has also been delayed, which has affected the timing of equity capital contributions by us, and our joint venture partner, in accordance with our joint venture agreement. We are currently in discussions with our joint venture partner regarding the project costs and financing plan for the project and are evaluating all of our options under the terms of the joint venture agreement. Possible outcomes include completing the project and related financing as originally budgeted, adding an additional equity partner, selling all, or part, of the parties’ ownership interest in the Korea JV, liquidating the joint venture or taking any other steps including those that we may agree with our joint venture partner. These possible outcomes could result in a material impairment of assets of the Korea JV and could also change our conclusion that we are the primary beneficiary of the joint venture, which could result in a material charge upon deconsolidation of the joint venture. As reported by the joint venture and consolidated in our financial statements, as of March 31, 2020, total net assets of $125 million were primarily composed of property and equipment recorded at cost basis, net of construction payable, of which we have a 50% interest.

Emerald Resort & Casino, South Africa Disposition

In May 2019, we entered into an initial agreement to sell Emerald Resort & Casino located in South Africa, in which we own a 70% interest while the remaining 30% is owned by local minority partners. During 2020, the original agreement expired and we began negotiations for a revised sales price due to deterioration of the market in South Africa. The property closure, the uncertainty of the timing of reopening, and the recovery period resulting from the COVID-19 public health emergency have further affected these negotiations. As a result, we have recorded a corresponding valuation allowance of $9 million related to the Assets held for sale on our Balance Sheet. This charge has been recorded in Other income/(loss) on our Statements of Operations for the three months ended March 31, 2020. The following table summarizes assets and liabilities classified as held for sale within our All Other segment.

 

(In millions)

   March 31, 2020  

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 4  

Property and equipment, net

     20  

Goodwill

     5  

Intangible assets other than goodwill

     7  

Other

     2  

Less: valuation allowance

     (9
  

 

 

 

Assets held for sale

   $ 29  
  

 

 

 

Current liabilities

   $ 2  

Deferred credits and other liabilities

     3  
  

 

 

 

Liabilities held for sale included in Accrued expenses and other current liabilities

   $ 5  
  

 

 

 

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)

(UNAUDITED)

 

Harrah’s Reno Disposition

We lease certain real property assets for Harrah’s Reno from VICI. In December 2019, Caesars and VICI entered into an agreement to sell Harrah’s Reno to an affiliate of CAI Investments for $50 million. The proceeds of the transaction are expected to be split 75% to VICI and 25% to Caesars, while the annual rent payments under the Non-CPLV Master Lease between Caesars and VICI will remain unchanged. These assets and liabilities are not presented as held for sale in our Balance Sheets as the sale is contingent upon the closing of the Merger.

Bally’s Atlantic City Hotel & Casino Disposition

We lease certain real property assets for Bally’s Atlantic City Hotel & Casino (“Bally’s Atlantic City”) from VICI. In April 2020, Caesars and VICI entered into agreements to sell the operations of Bally’s Atlantic City and the real property on which it is located to Twin River Worldwide Holding, Inc. for approximately $25 million, which we expect to close within the next twelve months, subject to regulatory approvals and other closing conditions. Caesars will receive approximately $6 million from the sale and VICI will receive approximately $19 million from the sale, while the annual payments under the Non-CPLV Master Lease between Caesars and VICI will remain unchanged. In association with this sale, we recorded an impairment charge to Property and equipment, net in the amount of $33 million during the three months ended March 31, 2020 as the carrying value was higher than the fair value. Bally’s Atlantic City is included in our Other U.S. segment.

Note 3 — Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements

The Financial Accounting Standards Board (the “FASB”) issued the following authoritative guidance amending the FASB Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”).

Effective January 1, 2020, we adopted the following Accounting Standards Updates (“ASU”), none of which had a material effect on our financial statements:

 

   

ASU 2018-18, Collaborative Arrangements

 

   

ASU 2018-15, Intangibles - Goodwill and Other - Internal-Use Software

 

   

ASU 2018-13, Fair Value Measurement

 

   

ASU 2016-13, Financial Instruments - Credit Losses

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)

(UNAUDITED)

 

The following ASUs were not effective as of March 31, 2020:

New Developments

Reference Rate Reform - ASU 2020-04: Amended guidance is intended to provide relief to the companies that have contracts, hedging relationships or other transactions that reference the London Inter-bank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) or another reference rate which is expected to be discontinued because of reference rate reform. The amendments provide optional expedients and exceptions for applying GAAP to contracts, hedging relationships, and other transactions if certain criteria are met. The amendments in this update are effective as of March 12, 2020 through December 31, 2022. The amendments in this update may be applied as of any date from the beginning of an interim period that includes or is subsequent to March 12, 2020, or prospectively from a date within an interim period that includes or is subsequent to March 12, 2020, up to the date that the financial statements are available to be issued. All other amendments should be applied on a prospective basis. We are currently assessing the effect the adoption of this standard will have on our prospective financial statements.

Previously Disclosed

Income Taxes - ASU 2019-12: Amended guidance simplifies ASC 740 - Income Taxes by removing scope exceptions including: the incremental approach for intraperiod tax allocation when there is a loss from continuing operations and income or a gain from other items and the general methodology for calculating income taxes in an interim period when a year-to-date loss exceeds the anticipated loss for the year. The amendment also simplifies areas such as franchise tax, step up in tax basis of goodwill in business combination, allocation of deferred tax to legal entities, inclusion of tax laws or rate change effect in annual effective tax rate computation, and income taxes for employee stock ownership plans. The amendments in this update are effective for public entities for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2020, and interim periods within those fiscal years. Early adoption is permitted. The amendments in this update related to separate financial statements of legal entities that are not subject to tax should be applied on a retrospective basis for all periods presented. The amendments related to franchise taxes that are partially based on income should be applied on either a retrospective basis for all periods presented or a modified retrospective basis through a cumulative-effect adjustment to retained earnings as of the beginning of the fiscal year of adoption. All other amendments should be applied on a prospective basis. We are currently assessing the effect the adoption of this standard will have on our prospective financial statements.

Note 4 — Property and Equipment

 

(In millions)

   March 31, 2020      December 31, 2019  

Land

   $ 4,211      $ 4,218  

Buildings, riverboats, and leasehold and land improvements

     12,454        12,022  

Furniture, fixtures, and equipment

     1,804        1,762  

Construction in progress

     327        706  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total property and equipment

     18,796        18,708  

Less: accumulated depreciation

     (3,960      (3,732
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total property and equipment, net

   $ 14,836      $ 14,976  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Our property and equipment is subject to various operating leases for which we are the lessor. We lease our property and equipment related to our hotel rooms, convention space and retail space through various short-term and long-term operating leases.

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)

(UNAUDITED)

 

Depreciation Expense and Capitalized Interest

 

     Three Months Ended March 31,  

(In millions)

   2020      2019  

Depreciation expense

   $ 238      $ 229  

Capitalized interest

     8        5  

Note 5 — Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets

Changes in Carrying Value of Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets

 

     Amortizing
Intangible Assets
     Non-Amortizing Intangible Assets  

(In millions)

   Goodwill      Other  

Balance as of December 31, 2019

   $ 270      $ 4,012      $ 2,554  

Amortization

     (18      —          —    

Impairments

     —          —          (32

Other

     —          (1      (2
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Balance as of March 31, 2020 (1)

   $ 252      $ 4,011      $ 2,520  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(1)

In addition to the reporting units disclosed in our annual report on Form 10-K, an additional reporting unit within our Other U.S. Segment with $39 million of associated goodwill has a negative carrying value. The fair value of the reporting unit exceeds the carrying value.

Gross Carrying Value and Accumulated Amortization of Intangible Assets Other Than Goodwill

 

     March 31, 2020      December 31, 2019  

(Dollars in millions)

   Weighted
Average
Remaining
Useful Life
(in years)
     Gross
Carrying
Amount
     Accumulated
Amortization
    Net
Carrying
Amount
     Gross
Carrying
Amount
     Accumulated
Amortization
    Net
Carrying
Amount
 

Amortizing intangible assets

                  

Trade names and trademarks

     0.8      $ 14      $ (9   $ 5      $ 14      $ (8   $ 6  

Customer relationships

     3.3        1,070        (835     235        1,070        (819     251  

Contract rights

     4.7        3        (2     1        3        (2     1  

Gaming rights and other

     4.2        43        (32     11        43        (31     12  
     

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 
      $ 1,130      $ (878     252      $ 1,130      $ (860     270  
     

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Non-amortizing intangible assets

                  

Trademarks

 

    776             776  

Gaming rights

 

    1,491             1,525  

Caesars Rewards

 

    253             253  
 

 

 

         

 

 

 
    2,520             2,554  
 

 

 

         

 

 

 

Total intangible assets other than goodwill

 

  $ 2,772           $ 2,824  
 

 

 

         

 

 

 

Due to the adverse effect of the COVID-19 public health emergency on the global economy and financial markets and the resulting closure of our properties beginning in mid-March 2020, including the resulting negative operating cash flows, we revised our expected future cash flows from our properties. While the disruption caused by the COVID-19 public health emergency is expected to be temporary, it has significantly affected our projected future cash flows, which is an indication of potential impairment within our reporting units.

To test for potential impairments of our goodwill and other intangible assets, we utilized an income approach which is sensitive to the Company’s projected future cash flows. Significant assumptions and estimates that we have utilized to project our future cash flows include the dates upon which our properties will reopen and the estimated time needed for our operations to recover to levels prior to the COVID-19 public health emergency. Our projections consider various scenarios as to when our properties begin to open, such as towards the end of the second quarter of 2020 or in the third quarter of 2020. Our scenarios also consider

 

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recovery rates that assume that our properties gradually return to operating levels experienced prior to the COVID-19 public health emergency over the course of 1 to 3 years. We are uncertain of the likelihood of any of these scenarios over any others and, accordingly, have applied equal weighting to them to develop our estimate. The discount rate utilized incorporates the additional return a market participant would require for the high degree of uncertainty related to the future cash flows.

As a result of our estimate, we recognized an impairment charge related to gaming rights of $32 million related to two of our properties in our Other U.S. segment during the three months ended March 31, 2020 which has been recorded within Impairment of tangible and other intangible assets on our Statement of Operations.

These significant assumptions are highly subject to uncertainty and to change, including factors which may be outside of our control (such as the dates upon which our properties are allowed to reopen). We may record material impairments in the future if these assumptions change or events develop or progress other than as we assumed.

Note 6 — Fair Value Measurements

Items Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis

The following table shows the fair value of our financial assets and financial liabilities that are required to be measured at fair value as of the date shown:

Estimated Fair Value

 

(In millions)

   Balance      Level 1      Level 2      Level 3  

March 31, 2020

           

Assets

           

Government bonds

   $ 4      $ —        $ 4      $ —    
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total assets at fair value

   $ 4      $ —        $ 4      $ —    
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Liabilities

           

Derivative instruments - interest rate swaps

   $ 134      $ —        $ 134      $ —    

Derivative instruments - CEC Convertible Notes

     308        —          308        —    

Disputed claims liability

     30        —          30        —    
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities at fair value

   $ 472      $ —        $ 472      $ —    
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

December 31, 2019

           

Assets

           

Government bonds

   $ 13      $ —        $ 13      $ —    
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total assets at fair value

   $ 13      $ —        $ 13      $ —    
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Liabilities

           

Derivative instruments - interest rate swaps

   $ 69      $ —        $ 69      $ —    

Derivative instruments - CEC Convertible Notes

     944        —          944        —    

Disputed claims liability

     51        —          51        —    
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities at fair value

   $ 1,064      $ —        $ 1,064      $ —    
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Government Bonds

Investments primarily consist of debt securities held by our captive insurance entities that are traded in active markets, have readily determined market values, and have maturity dates of greater than three months from the date of purchase. These investments primarily represent collateral for several escrow and trust agreements with third-party beneficiaries and are recorded in Deferred charges and other assets while a portion is included in Prepayments and other current assets in our Balance Sheets.

 

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Derivative Instruments

We do not purchase or hold any derivative financial instruments for trading purposes.

CEC Convertible Notes - Derivative Liability

On October 6, 2017, CEC issued $1.1 billion aggregate principal amount of 5.00% convertible senior notes maturing in 2024 (the “CEC Convertible Notes”) pursuant to the Indenture, dated as of October 6, 2017.

The CEC Convertible Notes are convertible at the option of holders into a number of shares of CEC common stock that is equal to approximately 0.139 shares of CEC common stock per $1.00 principal amount of CEC Convertible Notes, which is equal to an initial conversion price of $7.19 per share. If all the shares were issued on October 6, 2017, they would have represented approximately 17.9% of the shares of CEC common stock outstanding on a fully diluted basis. The holders of the CEC Convertible Notes can convert them at any time after issuance. CEC can convert the CEC Convertible Notes beginning in October 2020 if the last reported sale price of CEC common stock equals or exceeds 140% of the conversion price for the CEC Convertible Notes in effect on each of at least 20 trading days during any 30 consecutive trading day period. As of March 31, 2020, an immaterial amount of the CEC Convertible Notes were converted into shares of CEC common stock. An aggregate of 156 million shares of CEC common stock are issuable upon conversion of the CEC Convertible Notes, of which 151 million shares are net of amounts held by CEC. As of March 31, 2020, the remaining life of the CEC Convertible Notes is approximately 4.5 years.

Management analyzed the conversion features for derivative accounting consideration under ASC Topic 815, Derivatives and Hedging, (“ASC 815”) and determined that the CEC Convertible Notes contain bifurcated derivative features and qualify for derivative accounting. In accordance with ASC 815, CEC has bifurcated the conversion features of the CEC Convertible Notes and recorded a derivative liability. The CEC Convertible Notes derivative features are not designated as hedging instruments. The derivative features of the CEC Convertible Notes are carried on CEC’s Balance Sheet at fair value in Deferred credits and other liabilities. The derivative liability is marked-to-market each measurement period and the changes in fair value as a result of fluctuations in the share price of our common stock resulted in a gain of $636 million and a loss of $162 million, which were recorded as a component of Other income/(loss) for the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively, in the Statements of Operations. The derivative liability associated with the CEC Convertible Notes will remain in effect until such time as the underlying convertible notes are exercised or terminated and the resulting derivative liability will be transitioned from a liability to equity as of such date.

Valuation Methodology

The CEC Convertible Notes have a face value of $1.1 billion, an initial term of 7 years, a coupon rate of 5%.

As of March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, we estimated the fair value of the CEC Convertible Notes using a market-based approach that incorporated the value of both the straight debt and conversion features of the notes. The valuation model incorporated actively traded prices of the CEC Convertible Notes as of the reporting date, and assumptions regarding the incremental cost of borrowing for CEC. The key assumption used in the valuation model is the actively traded price of CEC Convertible Notes and the incremental cost of borrowing is an indirectly observable input. The fair value for the conversion features of the CEC Convertible Notes is classified as Level 2 measurement.

Key Assumptions as of March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019:

 

   

Actively traded price of CEC Convertible Notes - $109.40 and $192.55, respectively

 

   

Incremental cost of borrowing - 11.5% and 4.0%, respectively

 

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Interest Rate Swap Derivatives

We use interest rate swaps to manage the mix of our debt between fixed and variable rate instruments. As of March 31, 2020, we have entered into ten interest rate swap agreements to fix the interest rate on $3.0 billion of variable rate debt. The interest rate swaps are designated as cash flow hedging instruments. The difference to be paid or received under the terms of the interest rate swap agreements is accrued as interest rates change and recognized as an adjustment to interest expense at settlement. Changes in the variable interest rates to be received pursuant to the terms of the interest rate swap agreements will have a corresponding effect on future cash flows.

The major terms of the interest rate swap agreements as of March 31, 2020 are as follows:

 

Effective Date

   Notional Amount
(In millions)
     Fixed Rate Paid     Variable Rate Received
as of
March 31, 2020
    Maturity Date

12/31/2018

     250        2.274     1.603   12/31/2022

12/31/2018

     200        2.828     1.603   12/31/2022

12/31/2018

     600        2.739     1.603   12/31/2022

1/1/2019

     250        2.153     1.603   12/31/2020

1/1/2019

     250        2.196     1.603   12/31/2021

1/1/2019

     400        2.788     1.603   12/31/2021

1/1/2019

     200        2.828     1.603   12/31/2022

1/2/2019

     250        2.172     1.603   12/31/2020

1/2/2019

     200        2.731     1.603   12/31/2020

1/2/2019

     400        2.707     1.603   12/31/2021

Valuation Methodology

The estimated fair values of our interest rate swap derivative instruments are derived from market prices obtained from dealer quotes for similar, but not identical, assets or liabilities. Such quotes represent the estimated amounts we would receive or pay to terminate the contracts. The interest rate swap derivative instruments are included in either Deferred charges and other assets or Deferred credits and other liabilities on our Balance Sheets. Our derivatives are recorded at their fair values, adjusted for the credit rating of the counterparty if the derivative is an asset, or adjusted for the credit rating of the Company if the derivative is a liability. None of our derivative instruments are offset and all were classified as Level 2.

Financial Statement Effect

The effect of derivative instruments designated as hedging instruments on the Balance Sheet for amounts transferred into Accumulated other comprehensive income/(loss) (“AOCI”) before tax was a loss of $65 million and $21 million during the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively. AOCI reclassified to Interest expense on the Statements of Operations was $7 million for the three months ended March 31, 2020. The estimated amount of existing losses that are reported in AOCI at the reporting date that are expected to be reclassified into earnings within the next 12 months is approximately $64 million.

 

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Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income/(Loss)

The changes in AOCI by component, net of tax, for the quarterly periods through March 31, 2020 and 2019 are shown below.

 

(In millions)

   Unrealized Net
Gains/(Losses)
on Derivative
Instruments
     Foreign
Currency
Translation
Adjustments
     Other      Total  

Balances as of December 31, 2019

   $ (54    $ (7    $ —        $ (61
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Other comprehensive loss before reclassifications

     (59      (14      —          (73

Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss

     7        —          —          7  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total other comprehensive loss, net of tax

     (52      (14      —          (66
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Balances as of March 31, 2020

   $ (106    $ (21    $ —        $ (127
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Balances as of December 31, 2018

   $ (13    $ (9    $ (2    $ (24
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Other comprehensive income/(loss) before reclassifications

     (17      2        2        (13
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total other comprehensive income/(loss), net of tax

     (17      2        2        (13
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Balances as of March 31, 2019

   $ (30    $ (7    $ —        $ (37
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Disputed Claims Liability

CEC and Caesars Entertainment Operating Company, Inc. (“CEOC”) deposited cash, CEC common stock, and CEC Convertible Notes into an escrow trust to be distributed to satisfy certain remaining unsecured claims (excluding debt claims) as they become allowed (see Note 7). We have estimated the fair value of the remaining liability of those claims. As of March 31, 2020, the fair value of the Disputed claims liability is classified as Level 2.

For the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019, the changes in fair value related to the disputed claims liability was a gain of $21 million and a loss of $6 million, respectively, which were recorded as components of Other income/(loss) in the Statements of Operations.

Note 7 — Litigation, Contractual Commitments, and Contingent Liabilities

Litigation

Caesars is party to ordinary and routine litigation incidental to our business. We do not expect the outcome of any such litigation to have a material effect on our consolidated financial position, results of operations, or cash flows, as we do not believe it is reasonably possible that we will incur material losses as a result of such litigation.

Litigation Relating to the Merger

On September 5, 2019, a complaint was filed against Caesars and each member of the Caesars’ board of directors (the “Caesars Board”) in the United States District Court for the District of Delaware. The lawsuit, captioned Stein v. Caesars Entertainment Corp., et al., Civil Action No. 1:19-cv-01656, alleged violations of Sections 14(a) and 20(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), and Rule 14a-9 promulgated thereunder, and 17 C.F.R. § 244.100, against the defendants for allegedly disseminating a false and misleading proxy statement in connection with the Merger. The complaint alleged, among other things, that Caesars violated the securities laws by failing to disclose (i) certain information about the process leading up to the approval of the Merger by the Caesars Board; and (ii) certain financial information relating to the financial advisors’ analyses of the transaction. The plaintiff sought (i) to enjoin the defendants from proceeding with, consummating or closing the Merger, unless and until Caesars discloses to its stockholders the allegedly material information discussed in the complaint, (ii) if the

 

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Merger is consummated, rescission of the Merger or rescissory damages and (iii) an accounting to plaintiff for all damages suffered as a result of defendants’ alleged wrongdoing. The plaintiff also sought an award of costs and disbursements incurred in the action, including a reasonable allowance for expert fees and attorneys’ fees. On March 9, 2020, the Stein complaint was voluntarily dismissed.

On September 9, 2019, a class action complaint was filed against Caesars, each member of the Caesars Board, Eldorado and Merger Sub in the United States District Court for the District of Delaware. The lawsuit, captioned Palkon v. Caesars Entertainment Corp., et al., Civil Action No. 1:19-cv-01679, alleged violations of Sections 14(a) and 20(a) of the Exchange Act and Rule 14a-9 promulgated thereunder, against the defendants for allegedly disseminating a false and misleading proxy statement in connection with the Merger. The complaint alleged, among other things, that Caesars and/or Eldorado violated the securities laws by failing to disclose (i) certain information about the process leading up to the approval of the Merger by the Caesars Board; (ii) certain financial information relating to the financial advisors’ analyses of the transaction; and (iii) certain information regarding potential conflicts of interest of the financial advisor. The plaintiff sought, among other things, (i) to enjoin the defendants from proceeding with, consummating or closing the Merger, unless and until Caesars discloses to its stockholders the allegedly material information discussed in the complaint and (ii) if the Merger is consummated, rescission of the Merger or rescissory damages suffered as a result of defendants’ alleged wrongdoing. The plaintiff also sought an award of costs incurred in the action, including a reasonable allowance for expert fees and attorneys’ fees. On March 9, 2020, the Palkon complaint was voluntarily dismissed.

On September 12, 2019, a class action complaint was filed against Caesars, each member of the Caesars Board and Eldorado in the United States District Court for the District of Delaware. The lawsuit, captioned Gershman v. Caesars Entertainment Corp., et al., Civil Action No. 1:19-cv-01720, alleged violations of Sections 14(a) and 20(a) of the Exchange Act and Rule 14a-9 promulgated thereunder, against the defendants for allegedly disseminating a false and misleading proxy statement in connection with the Merger. The complaint alleged, among other things, that Caesars violated the securities laws by failing to (i) disclose certain information about the process leading up to the approval of the Merger by the Caesars Board; (ii) disclose certain financial information relating to the financial advisors’ analyses of the transaction; and (iii) obtain a proper valuation for Caesars. The plaintiff sought (i) to enjoin the defendants from proceeding with filing an amendment to the Eldorado S-4 (as defined below) and consummating the Merger, unless and until Caesars discloses to its stockholders the allegedly material information discussed in the complaint and (ii) if the Merger is consummated, rescission of the Merger or rescissory damages. The plaintiff also sought an award of costs and disbursements incurred in the action, including a reasonable allowance for expert fees and attorneys’ fees. On March 9, 2020, the Gershman complaint was voluntarily dismissed.

On September 13, 2019, a class action complaint was filed against Caesars, each member of the Caesars Board and Eldorado in the Eighth Judicial District Court for Clark County, Nevada. The lawsuit, captioned Cazer v. Caesars Entertainment Corp., et al., Civil Action No. A-19-801900-C, asserted claims for breach of fiduciary duties against the Caesars Board and aiding and abetting breach of fiduciary duties against Caesars in connection with the Merger. The complaint alleged, among other things, that the members of the Caesars Board breached their fiduciary duties, and Caesars aided and abetted such breaches of fiduciary duties, by failing to disclose (i) certain information about the process leading up to the approval of the Merger by the Caesars Board; and (ii) certain financial information relating to the financial advisors’ analyses of the transaction. The plaintiff sought (i) to compel the defendants to exercise their fiduciary duties to Caesars stockholders in connection with the Merger in accordance with the information discussed in the complaint and (ii) an accounting to plaintiff for all damages suffered as a result of defendants’ alleged wrongdoing. The plaintiff also sought an award of costs and disbursements incurred in the action, including a reasonable allowance for expert fees and attorneys’ fees. On March 11, 2020, the Cazer complaint was voluntarily dismissed.

On October 18, 2019, a complaint was filed against Caesars and each member of the Caesars Board in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. The lawsuit, captioned Yarbrough v. Caesars Entertainment Corp., et al., Case No. 1:19-cv-09650 (S.D.N.Y.), alleged violations of Sections 14(a) and 20(a) of the Exchange Act and Rule 14a-9 promulgated thereunder, against the defendants for allegedly disseminating a false and misleading definitive registration statement in connection with the Merger. The complaint alleged, among other things, that Caesars violated the securities laws by failing to

 

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disclose material information regarding: (i) certain information about the process leading up to the approval of the Merger by the Caesars Board; and (ii) certain financial information relating to the financial advisors’ analyses of the transaction. The plaintiff sought: (i) to enjoin the shareholder vote on the Merger or consummation of the Merger; and (ii) rescission of the Merger, to the extent it closes. The plaintiff also sought an award of costs and disbursements incurred in the action, including a reasonable allowance for expert fees and attorneys’ fees. On February 14, 2020, the Yarbrough complaint was voluntarily dismissed.

Contractual Commitments

During the three months ended March 31, 2020, we have not entered into any material contractual commitments outside of the ordinary course of business that have materially changed our contractual commitments as compared to December 31, 2019.

Extension of Casino Operating Contract and Ground Lease for Harrah’s New Orleans

On April 1, 2020, the Company and the State of Louisiana, by and through the Louisiana Gaming Control Board (the “LGCB”), entered into an Amended and Restated Casino Operating Contract (as amended by a First Amendment to the Amended and Restated Casino Operating Contract dated April 9, 2020, the “Casino Operating Contract”) to amend and restate the casino operating contract between the Company and the LGCB with respect to Harrah’s New Orleans to, among other things: (a) extend the term of the Company’s authority to conduct gaming operations at Harrah’s New Orleans for thirty (30) years to 2054; (b) require the Company to make (i) a capital investment of $325 million on or around Harrah’s New Orleans by July 15, 2024 (subject to extensions for force majeure events) (the “Capital Investment”), (ii) certain one-time payments totaling $65 million to the City of New Orleans (the “City”) and the State of Louisiana, (iii) annual payments totaling $9.4 million to the City and the State of Louisiana and (iv) an annual license payment of $3 million to the LGCB starting April 1, 2022; and (c) delay the date by which the Company must deliver certain payments to the State of Louisiana and the City primarily driven by the reopening date of the casino.

On April 3, 2020, the Company, New Orleans Building Corporation (“NOBC”) and the City (collectively, the “Ground Lease Parties”) entered into a Second Amended and Restated Lease Agreement (as amended by a letter agreement of the same date, the “Ground Lease”) to amend and restate the ground lease among the Ground Lease Parties with respect to Harrah’s New Orleans to, among other things: (a) require the Company to make (i) the Capital Investment, (ii) certain payments to the City as also required by the Casino Operating Contract and (iii) certain one-time payments totaling $28.5 million to NOBC; (b) increase the minimum amount of certain annual payments to be made by the Company to NOBC; (c) provide that NOBC approves (subject to the satisfaction of certain conditions) of (i) the consummation of the Merger and (ii) a sale-leaseback transaction between the Company and an affiliate of VICI Properties, L.P.; and (d) delay the date by which the Company must deliver certain payments to the City and NOBC primarily driven by the reopening date of the casino.

Exit Cost Accruals

As of March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, exit costs were included in Accrued expenses and other current liabilities and Deferred credits and other liabilities on the accompanying Balance Sheets for accruals related to the following:

 

(In millions)

   Accrual Obligation End Date      March 31, 2020      December 31, 2019  

Iowa greyhound pari-mutuel racing fund

     December 2021      $ 17      $ 17  

Unbundling of electric service provided by NV Energy

     February 2024        46        49  
     

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

      $ 63      $ 66  
     

 

 

    

 

 

 

In 2017, we elected to exit the fully bundled sales system of NV Energy and purchase energy, capacity, and/or ancillary services from other providers. As a result, we are required to pay an aggregate exit fee and non-bypassable charges related to our Nevada properties until 2024. These fees are recorded in Accrued expenses and other current liabilities and Deferred credits and other liabilities on the Balance Sheets, based on the expected payment date. The amount will be adjusted in the future if actual fees incurred differ from our estimates.

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)

(UNAUDITED)

 

Sports Sponsorship/Partnership Obligations

We have agreements with certain professional sports leagues and teams, sporting event facilities and sports television networks for tickets, suites, and advertising, marketing, promotional and sponsorship opportunities. As of March 31, 2020, obligations related to these agreements were $231 million with contracts extending through 2034. We recognize expenses in the period services are rendered in accordance with the various agreements. In addition, assets or liabilities may be recorded related to the timing of payments as required by the respective agreement.

Golf Course Use Agreement

On October 6, 2017, certain golf course properties were sold to VICI and CEOC LLC entered into a golf course use agreement (the “Golf Course Use Agreement”) with VICI over a 35-year term (inclusive of all renewal periods), pursuant to which we incur (i) an annual payment of $10 million subject to escalation, (ii) an annual use fee of $3 million, subject to escalation beginning in the second year, and (iii) per-round fees. All of these payments are guaranteed by CEC.

An obligation of $146 million is recorded in Deferred credits and other liabilities as of March 31, 2020, which represents the amount that the obligations of $10 million in annual payments to be made under the Golf Course Use Agreement exceeds the fair value of services being received.

Employee Furlough Benefits and the CARES Act Credit

Due to the government or tribe-mandated closures of our properties as a result of the COVID-19 public health emergency, on April 2, 2020, we announced that we would temporarily move to a smaller, targeted workforce focused on maintaining basic operations while our properties remain closed and that furloughs would affect approximately 90% of our employees at our domestic, owned properties in North America as well as our corporate employees. We paid two weeks of pay from the furlough notification date, after which the employees were allowed to use their annual allotted paid time off. For furloughed employees enrolled in the Caesars health benefit plans, we are paying 100% of health insurance premiums through the earlier of June 30, 2020, or the date that such employees return to work. We have accrued $131 million associated with these costs as of March 31, 2020, within Accrued expenses and other current liabilities.

As described in Note 1, the CARES Act provides for, among other things, economic relief for certain benefits paid to employees while they are not providing services during this interruption. Qualifying costs under the CARES Act are certain wages and benefits paid to employees who have no further service requirement. For the three months ended March 31, 2020, we have recorded a benefit of approximately $34 million within Property, general, administrative, and other on our Statements of Operations, which is based on qualifying wages and benefits paid to employees during the applicable closure period from mid-March through March 31, 2020.

Contingent Liabilities

Resolution of Disputed Claims

As previously disclosed in our 2019 Annual Report, CEOC and certain of its U.S. subsidiaries (collectively, the “Debtors”) emerged from bankruptcy and consummated their reorganization pursuant to their third amended joint plan of reorganization (the “Plan”) on October 6, 2017. Any unresolved claims filed in the bankruptcy will continue to be subject to the claims reconciliation process under the supervision of the Bankruptcy Court. CEOC LLC will continue the process of reconciling such claims to the amounts listed by the Debtors in their schedules of assets and liabilities, as amended. The amounts asserted by claimants that remain unresolved total approximately $137 million. We estimate the fair value of these claims to be approximately $30 million as of March 31, 2020, which is recorded in Accrued expenses and other current liabilities and is based on management’s estimate of the claim amounts that the Bankruptcy Court will ultimately allow and the fair value of the underlying CEC common stock and CEC Convertible Notes held in escrow for the purpose of resolving those claims. See Note 6.

 

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(UNAUDITED)

 

Pursuant to the Plan, CEC and CEOC deposited cash, CEC common stock, and CEC Convertible Notes into an escrow trust to be distributed to satisfy certain remaining unsecured claims (excluding debt claims) as they become allowed. As claims are resolved, the claimants receive distributions of CEC common stock, cash or cash equivalents, and/or CEC Convertible Notes from the reserves on the same basis as if such distributions had been made on or about the Effective Date. To the extent that any of the reserved shares, cash, and convertible notes remain undistributed upon resolution of the remaining disputed claims, such amounts will be returned to CEC.

As of March 31, 2020, approximately $48 million in cash, 8 million shares of CEC common stock, and $32 million in principal value of CEC Convertible Notes remain in reserve for distribution to holders of disputed claims whose claims may ultimately become allowed in the escrow trust. The CEC common stock and CEC Convertible Notes held in the escrow trust are treated as not outstanding in CEC’s Financial Statements. We estimate that the number of shares, cash, and CEC Convertible Notes reserved is sufficient to satisfy the Debtors’ obligations under the Plan.

Caesars United Kingdom UKGC Investigation

In June 2019, the British Gambling Commission (the “Commission” or “UKGC”) informed Caesars Entertainment UK (“CEUK”) that it was initiating a license review of its British properties. The review relates to certain potential inadequacies in implementation of the CEUK Anti-Money Laundering policies and in CEUK’s social responsibility policy and customer monitoring. CEC has and continues to take the necessary steps to remedy the issues identified in its own review and disclosed to the Commission. On April 2, 2020, CEUK entered into a regulatory settlement for a £13 million (approximately $16 million) payment in lieu of a financial penalty and reimbursement of investigative costs to the Commission. This amount was previously accrued and is included as a liability in Accrued expenses and other current liabilities as of March 31, 2020.

Self-Insurance

We are self-insured for workers compensation and other risk insurance, as well as health insurance. Our total estimated self-insurance liability was $167 million and $163 million as of March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively.

Due to the novel nature of the disruption resulting from the COVID-19 public health emergency, actuarial data is limited for determining its effect. The assumptions utilized by our actuaries are subject to significant uncertainty and if outcomes differ from these assumptions or events develop or progress in a negative manner, the Company could experience a material adverse effect and additional liabilities may be recorded in the future. Alternatively, as a result of the current work stoppages, a reduction of claims in future periods could be beneficial to our financial condition and results of operations.

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)

(UNAUDITED)

 

Note 8 — Debt

 

     March 31, 2020     December 31, 2019  

(Dollars in millions)

   Final
Maturity
     Rates     Face
Value
    Book
Value
    Book Value  

Secured debt

 

CRC Revolving Credit Facility

     2022        variable  (1)    $ 975     $ 975     $ —    

CRC Term Loan

     2024        variable  (2)      4,595       4,534       4,541  

CEOC LLC Revolving Credit Facility

     2022        variable  (3)      161       161       —    

CEOC LLC Term Loan

     2024        variable  (1)      1,216       1,216       1,218  

Unsecured debt

 

CEC Convertible Notes

     2024        5.00     1,085       1,058       1,058  

CRC Notes

     2025        5.25     1,700       1,672       1,672  

Special Improvement District Bonds

     2037        4.30     53       53       53  
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total debt

 

    9,785       9,669       8,542  

Current portion of long-term debt

 

    (876     (876     (64
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Long-term debt

 

  $ 8,909     $ 8,793     $ 8,478  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Unamortized premiums, discounts and deferred finance charges

 

  $ 116     $ 123  

Fair value

 

  $ 8,074      

 

(1)

LIBOR plus 2.00%.

(2)

LIBOR plus 2.75%.

(3)

LIBOR plus 1.88%.

Annual Estimated Debt Service Requirements as of March 31, 2020

 

     Remaining      Years Ended December 31,  

(In millions)

   2020      2021      2022      2023      2024      Thereafter      Total  

Annual maturities of long-term debt

   $ 864      $ 49      $ 359      $ 49      $ 6,721      $ 1,743      $ 9,785  

Estimated interest payments

     380        440        410        350        340        100        2,020  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total debt service obligation (1)

   $ 1,244      $ 489      $ 769      $ 399      $ 7,061      $ 1,843      $ 11,805  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(1)

Debt principal payments are estimated amounts based on maturity dates and borrowings under our revolving credit facilities. Interest payments are estimated based on the forward-looking LIBOR curve and include the estimated effect of the ten interest rate swap agreements (see Note 6). Actual payments may differ from these estimates.

Current Portion of Long-Term Debt

The current portion of long-term debt as of March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019 includes the principal payments on the term loans, repayments under our revolving credit facilities, other unsecured borrowings, and special improvement district bonds that are expected to be paid within 12 months. Because of our voluntary payment on the CEOC LLC term loan, we no longer have required payments; therefore, no CEOC LLC term loan payments are included in the current portion of long-term debt.

Fair Value

The fair value of debt has been calculated primarily based on the borrowing rates available as of March 31, 2020 based on market quotes of our publicly traded debt. We classify the fair value of debt within Level 1 and Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy.

Terms of Outstanding Debt

On March 16, 2020, in response to the COVID-19 public health emergency, as a precautionary measure, we announced that we had fully drawn the remaining available amounts under each of the CRC Revolving Credit Facility and CEOC Revolving Credit

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)

(UNAUDITED)

 

Facility. The total amount of the draw down was approximately $1.1 billion, a portion of which may be required to be repaid within the next twelve months. As of March 31, 2020, approximately $64 million of our revolving credit facilities were committed to outstanding letters of credit.

Borrowings under the revolving credit facilities are each subject to the provisions of the applicable credit facility agreements, which each have a contractual maturity of greater than one year. Borrowings on our revolvers are intended to satisfy short term liquidity needs, however, given the uncertainty as to the timing of our repayment, a portion of these borrowings are classified as long term based on the terms of the credit agreements. We have classified $826 million of our outstanding revolving credit facilities as current until waivers of our financial covenants, discussed below, are obtained.

Restrictive Covenants

The CRC Credit Agreement, CEOC LLC Credit Agreement, as amended, and the indentures related to the CRC Notes contain covenants which are standard and customary for these types of agreements. These include negative covenants, which, subject to certain exceptions and baskets, limit the ability of CRC and certain of its subsidiaries, and CEOC LLC and certain of its subsidiaries, respectively, to (among other items) incur additional indebtedness, make investments, make restricted payments, including dividends, grant liens, sell assets and make acquisitions. The indenture related to the CEC Convertible Notes contains covenants including negative covenants, which, subject to certain exceptions, limit the Company’s ability to (among other items) incur additional indebtedness, make investments, make restricted payments, including dividends, grant liens, sell assets, and make acquisitions.

The CRC Revolving Credit Facility and CEOC LLC Revolving Credit Facility include maximum first-priority net senior secured leverage ratio financial covenants of 6.35:1 and 3.50:1, respectively, which are applicable solely to the extent that certain testing conditions are satisfied. A covenant violation could result in a portion of our revolving credit facilities to be repaid within twelve months. As of March 31, 2020, we are in compliance with the covenants related to our debt instruments.

The calculation of the net senior secured leverage ratio for the CRC Revolving Credit Facility and the CEOC LLC Revolving Credit Facility is dependent on EBITDA, as defined by the respective agreement. Due to the closure of our properties, EBITDA has been significantly affected whereby it is reasonably possible that we would be unable to maintain compliance with the financial covenants thereunder. Our lenders have agreed to waive these financial covenants through September 30, 2021, however, final approvals are not yet in place. The waivers will require us to maintain minimum cash amounts, including any such availability under our revolving credit facilities (the “Minimum Cash Requirement”). The CRC Revolving Credit Facility and CEOC Revolving Credit Facility will have a Minimum Cash Requirement of $200 million and $275 million, respectively.

Guarantees

The borrowings under the CRC Credit Agreement and CEOC LLC Credit Agreement, as amended, are guaranteed by the material, domestic, wholly owned subsidiaries of CRC and CEOC LLC, respectively, (subject to exceptions) and substantially all of the applicable existing and future property and assets of CRC or CEOC LLC, respectively, and their respective subsidiary guarantors serve as collateral for the respective borrowings.

The CRC Notes are guaranteed on a senior unsecured basis by each wholly owned, domestic subsidiary of CRC that is a subsidiary guarantor with respect to the CRC Senior Secured Credit Facilities.

Note 9 — Stockholders’ Equity

Share Repurchase Program

On May 2, 2018, the Company announced that our Board of Directors authorized a Share Repurchase Program (the “Repurchase Program”) to repurchase up to $500 million of our common stock. On August 10, 2018, the Company announced that our Board of Directors increased its share repurchase authorization to $750 million of our common stock. Repurchases may be made at the

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)

(UNAUDITED)

 

Company’s discretion from time to time on the open market or in privately negotiated transactions. The Repurchase Program has no time limit, does not obligate the Company to make any repurchases, and may be suspended for periods or discontinued at any time. Any shares acquired are available for general corporate purposes. There were no shares repurchased under the program during the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019. As of March 31, 2020, the maximum dollar value that may still be purchased under the program was $439 million.

Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, prior to the completion of the Merger or termination of the Merger Agreement, we may not, absent Eldorado’s prior written consent, repurchase shares of our common stock (subject to limited exceptions related to stock options or settlement of other awards and the CEC Convertible Notes).

Note 10 — Earnings Per Share

Basic earnings per share (“EPS”) is computed by dividing the applicable income amounts by the weighted-average number of shares of common stock outstanding. Diluted EPS is computed by dividing the applicable income amounts by the sum of weighted-average number of shares of common stock outstanding and dilutive potential common stock.

For a period in which Caesars generated a net loss, the weighted-average basic shares outstanding was used in calculating diluted loss per share because using diluted shares would have been anti-dilutive to loss per share.

Basic and Dilutive Net Earnings Per Share Reconciliation

 

     Three Months Ended March 31,  

(In millions, except per share data)

   2020      2019  

Net income/(loss) attributable to Caesars

   $ 189      $ (217

Dilutive effect of CEC Convertible Notes, net of tax

     (492      —    
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Adjusted net loss attributable to Caesars

   $ (303    $ (217
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Weighted-average common shares outstanding - basic

     682        670  

Dilutive potential common shares: Stock-based compensation awards

     4        —    

Dilutive potential common shares: CEC Convertible Notes

     151        —    
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Weighted-average common shares outstanding - diluted

     837        670  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Basic earnings/(loss) per share

   $ 0.28      $ (0.32

Diluted loss per share

   $ (0.36    $ (0.32

Weighted-Average Number of Anti-Dilutive Shares Excluded from Calculation of EPS

 

     Three Months Ended March 31,  

(In millions)

   2020      2019  

Stock-based compensation awards

     —          23  

CEC Convertible Notes

     —          151  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total anti-dilutive common stock

     —          174  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)

(UNAUDITED)

 

Note 11 — Revenue Recognition

Receivables, net

 

(In millions)

   March 31, 2020      December 31, 2019  

Casino

   $ 166      $ 186  

Food and beverage and rooms (1)

     59        65  

Entertainment and other

     47        82  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Contract receivables, net

     272        333  

Real estate leases

     12        16  

Other

     105        88  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Receivables, net

   $ 389      $ 437  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(1)

A portion of this balance relates to lease receivables associated with revenue generated from the lease components of lodging arrangements and conventions. See “Lessor Arrangements” discussion below for further details.

Contract Liabilities

 

(In millions)

   Caesars
Rewards
     Customer Advance
Deposits
     Total  

Balance as of December 31, 2019 (1)(2)

   $ 70      $ 126      $ 196  

Amount recognized during the period (3)

     (28      (163      (191

Amount deferred during the period

     31        141        172  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Balance as of March 31, 2020 (2)(4)

   $ 73      $ 104      $ 177  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(1)

$18 million included within Deferred credits and other liabilities as of December 31, 2019.

(2)

Includes lodging arrangement and convention contract liabilities. See “Lessor Arrangements” discussion below for further details.

(3)

Includes $17 million for Caesars Rewards and $59 million for Customer Advances recognized from the December 31, 2019 Contract liability balances.

(4)

$24 million included within Deferred credits and other liabilities as of March 31, 2020.

Due to closure directives from various governmental and tribal bodies and travel restrictions resulting from the COVID-19 public health emergency, all hotel room reservations affected by the property closures have been automatically canceled, with full refunds. In addition, convention reservations during the closure period have been automatically postponed. We have worked with our customers to reschedule these reservations timely following our return to operation. Shows at our entertainment venues have been canceled or postponed. Purchased tickets have been refunded for canceled shows or are available for use on the rescheduled date of the show.

Lessor Arrangements

Lodging Arrangements

Lodging arrangements are considered short-term and generally consist of lease and nonlease components. The lease component is the predominant component of the arrangement and consists of the fees charged for lodging. The nonlease components primarily consist of resort fees and other miscellaneous items. As the timing and pattern of transfer of both the lease and nonlease components are over the course of the lease term, we have elected to combine the revenue generated from lease and nonlease components into a single lease component based on the predominant component in the arrangement. During the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019, we recognized approximately $317 million and $386 million, respectively, in lease revenue related to lodging arrangements, which is included in Rooms revenue in the Statement of Operations.

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)

(UNAUDITED)

 

Conventions

Convention arrangements are considered short-term and generally consist of lease and nonlease components. The lease component is the predominant component of the arrangement and consists of fees charged for the use of meeting space. The nonlease components primarily consist of food and beverage and audio/visual services. Revenue from conventions is included in Food and beverage revenue in the Statement of Operations, and during both the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019, we recognized approximately $15 million in lease revenue related to conventions.

Note 12 — Stock-Based Compensation

We maintain long-term incentive plans for management, other personnel, and key service providers. The plans allow for granting stock-based compensation awards, based on CEC common stock (NASDAQ symbol “CZR”), including time-based and performance-based stock options, restricted stock units (“RSUs”), performance stock units (“PSUs”), market-based stock units (“MSUs”), restricted stock awards, stock grants, or a combination of awards. Forfeitures are recognized in the period in which they occur.

Composition of Stock-Based Compensation Expense

 

     Three Months Ended March 31,  

(In millions)

   2020      2019  

Corporate expense

   $ 6      $ 16  

Property, general, administrative, and other

     4        5  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total stock-based compensation expense

   $ 10      $ 21  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Outstanding at End of Period

 

     March 31, 2020      December 31, 2019  
     Quantity      Wtd-Avg (1)      Quantity      Wtd-Avg (1)  

Stock options (2)

     1,730,807      $ 8.74        2,147,750      $ 14.67  

Restricted stock units (3)

     6,973,066        11.09        8,332,150        10.77  

Performance stock units (4)

     1,176,989        6.76        1,453,663        13.60  

Market-based stock units (5)

     410,078        12.63        434,921        12.63  

 

(1)

Represents weighted-average exercise price for stock options, weighted-average grant date fair value for RSUs, the price of CEC common stock as of the balance sheet date until a grant date is achieved for PSUs and the fair value of the MSUs determined using the Monte-Carlo simulation model.

(2)

During the three months ended March 31, 2020, there were no grants of stock options and 139 thousand stock options were exercised.

(3)

During the three months ended March 31, 2020, there were no grants of RSUs and 1.3 million RSUs vested under the 2017 Performance Incentive Plan (“PIP”).

(4)

During the three months ended March 31, 2020, there were no grants of PSUs and 258 thousand PSUs vested under the 2017 PIP.

(5)

During the three months ended March 31, 2020, there were no grants of MSUs and 22 thousand MSUs vested under the 2017 PIP.

Note 13 — Income Taxes

Income Tax Allocation

 

     Three Months Ended March 31,  

(Dollars in millions)

   2020     2019  

Income/(loss) before income taxes

   $ 242     $ (247

Income tax benefit/(provision)

   $ (54   $ 29  

Effective tax rate

     22.3     11.7

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)

(UNAUDITED)

 

We classify reserves for tax uncertainties within Deferred credits and other liabilities on the Balance Sheets separate from any related income tax payable, which is reported within Accrued expenses and other current liabilities, or Deferred income taxes. Reserve amounts relate to any potential income tax liabilities resulting from uncertain tax positions, as well as potential interest or penalties associated with those liabilities.

Management assesses the available positive and negative evidence to estimate if sufficient future taxable income will be generated to use the existing deferred tax assets. We have provided a valuation allowance on certain federal, state, and foreign deferred tax assets that were not deemed realizable based upon estimates of future taxable income.

The income tax provision for the three months ended March 31, 2020 differed from the expected income tax provision based on the federal tax rate of 21% primarily due to nondeductible expenses and state deferred taxes. The income tax benefit for the three months ended March 31, 2019 differed from the expected income tax benefit based on the federal tax rate of 21% primarily due to losses from continuing operations not tax benefitted, nondeductible expenses, and state deferred tax expense from the election to treat one of CEOC LLC’s subsidiaries as a corporation for federal and state income tax purposes, which was effective January 1, 2019.

On March 27, 2020, the CARES Act was enacted and signed into U.S. law to, among other things, provide economic relief to individuals and businesses facing economic hardship as a result of the COVID-19 public health emergency. The CARES Act did not have a material income tax effect on the Company’s consolidated balance sheet or statements of operations as of and for the three months ended March 31, 2020. The CARES Act did include a technical correction that assigned a 15-year recovery period to qualified improvement property. This technical correction resulted in the reduction of prior years’ unrecognized tax benefits of $54 million which had no effect on income tax expense, accrual for unrecognized tax benefits or net deferred tax liabilities.

We file income tax returns, including returns for our subsidiaries, with federal, state, and foreign jurisdictions. We are under regular and recurring audit by the Internal Revenue Service and various state taxing authorities on open tax positions, and it is possible that the amount of the liability for unrecognized tax benefits could change during the next 12 months.

Note 14 — Related Party Transactions

 

     Three Months Ended March 31,  

(In millions)

   2020      2019  

Transactions with Horseshoe Baltimore

     

Management fees

   $ 2      $ 2  

Allocated expenses

     2        1  

Transactions with Horseshoe Baltimore

As of March 31, 2020, our investment in Horseshoe Baltimore was 44.3% and was held as an equity method investment and considered to be a related party. These related party transactions include items such as casino management fees, reimbursement of various costs incurred by CEOC LLC on behalf of Horseshoe Baltimore, and the allocation of other general corporate expenses. A summary of the transactions with Horseshoe Baltimore is provided in the table above.

Due from/to Affiliates

Amounts due from or to affiliates for each counterparty represent the net receivable or payable as of the end of the reporting period primarily resulting from the transactions described above and are settled on a net basis by each counterparty in accordance with the legal and contractual restrictions governing transactions by and among Caesars’ consolidated entities.

As of March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, Due from affiliates, net was $54 million and $41 million, respectively, and represented transactions with Horseshoe Baltimore.

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)

(UNAUDITED)

 

Note 15 — Segment Reporting

We view each property as an operating segment and aggregate such properties into three regionally-focused reportable segments: (i) Las Vegas, (ii) Other U.S. and (iii) All Other, which is consistent with how we manage the business.

The results of each reportable segment presented below are consistent with the way management assesses these results and allocates resources, which is a consolidated view that adjusts for the effect of certain transactions between reportable segments within Caesars. Net revenues are presented disaggregated by category for contract revenues separate from other revenues by segment.

“All Other” includes managed, international and other properties as well as parent and other adjustments to reconcile to consolidated Caesars results.

Condensed Statements of Operations - By Segment

 

     Three Months Ended March 31, 2020  

(In millions)

   Las Vegas     Other U.S.     All Other     Elimination      Caesars  

Casino

   $ 249     $ 655     $ 54     $ —        $ 958  

Food and beverage (1)

     210       115       5       —          330  

Rooms (1)

     250       66       1       —          317  

Management fees

     —         —         9       —          9  

Reimbursed management costs

     —         1       50       —          51  

Entertainment and other

     88       34       12       —          134  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total contract revenues

     797       871       131       —          1,799  

Real estate leases (2)

     25       3       —         —          28  

Other revenues

     —         —         1       —          1  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net revenues

   $ 822     $ 874     $ 132     $ —        $ 1,828  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Depreciation and amortization

   $ 120     $ 115     $ 21     $ —        $ 256  

Income/(loss) from operations

     86       (72     (80     —          (66

Interest expense

     (82     (144     (107     —          (333

Other income/(loss) (3)

     (2     3       640       —          641  

Income tax provision (4)

     —         —         (54     —          (54

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)

(UNAUDITED)

 

     Three Months Ended March 31, 2019  

(In millions)

   Las Vegas     Other U.S.     All Other     Elimination      Caesars  

Casino

   $ 274     $ 744     $ 65     $ —        $ 1,083  

Food and beverage (1)

     255       137       6       —          398  

Rooms (1)

     299       86       1       —          386  

Management fees

     —         —         15       —          15  

Reimbursed management costs

     —         1       51       —          52  

Entertainment and other

     94       40       11       —          145  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total contract revenues

     922       1,008       149       —          2,079  

Real estate leases (2)

     33       2       —         —          35  

Other revenues

     —         —         1       —          1  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net revenues

   $ 955     $ 1,010     $ 150     $ —        $ 2,115  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Depreciation and amortization

   $ 128     $ 103     $ 16     $ —        $ 247  

Income/(loss) from operations

     226       116       (102     —          240  

Interest expense

     (83     (143     (123     —          (349

Other loss (3)

     —         —         (138     —          (138

Income tax benefit (4)

     —         —         29       —          29  

 

(1)

A portion of these balances relate to lease revenues generated from the lease components of lodging arrangements and conventions. See Note 11 for further details.

(2)

Real estate leases revenue includes $9 million and $14 million of variable rental income for the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively.

(3)

Amounts include changes in fair value of the derivative liability related to the conversion option of the CEC Convertible Notes and the disputed claims liability as well as interest and dividend income.

(4)

Taxes are recorded at the consolidated level and not estimated or recorded to our Las Vegas and Other U.S. segments.

Adjusted EBITDA - By Segment

Adjusted EBITDA is presented as a measure of the Company’s performance. Adjusted EBITDA is defined as revenues less operating expenses and is comprised of net income/(loss) before (i) interest expense, net of interest capitalized and interest income, (ii) income tax (benefit)/provision, (iii) depreciation and amortization, and (iv) certain items that we do not consider indicative of its ongoing operating performance at an operating property level. Included in Adjusted EBITDA is property rent expense of $3 million for the three months ended March 31, 2020, related to certain land parcels leased from VICI.

In evaluating Adjusted EBITDA you should be aware that, in the future, we may incur expenses that are the same or similar to some of the adjustments in this presentation. The presentation of Adjusted EBITDA should not be construed as an inference that future results will be unaffected by unusual or unexpected items.

Adjusted EBITDA is a non-GAAP financial measure commonly used in our industry and should not be construed as an alternative to net income/(loss) as an indicator of operating performance or as an alternative to cash flow provided by operating activities as a measure of liquidity (as determined in accordance with GAAP). Adjusted EBITDA may not be comparable to similarly titled measures reported by other companies within the industry. Adjusted EBITDA is included because management uses Adjusted EBITDA to measure performance and allocate resources, and believes that Adjusted EBITDA provides investors with additional information consistent with that used by management.

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)

(UNAUDITED)

 

     Three Months Ended March 31, 2020  

(In millions)

   Las Vegas      Other U.S.     All Other     Elimination      Caesars  

Net income/(loss) attributable to Caesars (1)

   $ 2      $ (212   $ 399     $ —        $ 189  

Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests

     —          (1     —         —          (1

Income tax provision (2)

     —          —         54       —          54  

Other (income)/loss (3)

     2        (3     (640     —          (641

Interest expense

     82        144       107       —          333  

Depreciation and amortization

     120        115       21       —          256  

Impairment of tangible and other intangible assets

     —          65       —         —          65  

Other operating costs (4)

     8        3       10       —          21  

Stock-based compensation expense

     2        2       6       —          10  

Other items (5)

     1        2       10       —          13  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Adjusted EBITDA

   $ 217      $ 115     $ (33   $ —        $ 299  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

     Three Months Ended March 31, 2019  

(In millions)

   Las Vegas      Other U.S.     All Other     Elimination      Caesars  

Net income/(loss) attributable to Caesars

   $ 143      $ (26   $ (334   $ —        $ (217

Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests

     —          (1     —         —          (1

Income tax benefit (2)

     —          —         (29     —          (29

Other loss (3)

     —          —         138       —          138  

Interest expense

     83        143       123       —          349  

Depreciation and amortization

     128        103       16       —          247  

Other operating costs (4)

     3        12       14       —          29  

Stock-based compensation expense

     2        2       17       —          21  

Other items (5)

     1        —         24       —          25  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Adjusted EBITDA

   $ 360      $ 233     $ (31   $ —        $ 562  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(1)

For the three months ended March 31, 2020, includes $96 million of expense accrued during the quarter related to salaries, paid time off and medical benefit costs associated with employees furloughed, offset by the CARES Act employee retention credit as a result of the COVID-19 public health emergency.

(2)

Taxes are recorded at the consolidated level and not estimated or recorded to our Las Vegas and Other U.S. segments.

(3)

Amounts include changes in fair value of the derivative liability related to the conversion option of the CEC Convertible Notes and the disputed claims liability as well as interest and dividend income.

(4)

Amounts primarily represent costs incurred in connection with development activities and reorganization activities, and/or recoveries associated with such items, including acquisition and integration costs, contract exit fees (including exiting the fully bundled sales system of NV Energy for electric service at our Nevada properties), contract termination costs, regulatory settlements, weather related property closure costs, severance costs, gains and losses on asset sales, demolition costs, and project opening costs.

(5)

Amounts include other add-backs and deductions to arrive at adjusted EBITDA but not separately identified such as professional and consulting services, sign-on and retention bonuses, business optimization expenses and transformation expenses, litigation awards and settlements, and losses on inventory associated with properties temporarily closed as a result of the COVID-19 public health emergency.

Condensed Balance Sheets - By Segment

 

     March 31, 2020  

(In millions)

   Las Vegas      Other U.S.      All Other      Elimination     Caesars  

Total assets

   $ 12,960      $ 8,088      $ 8,063      $ (3,131   $ 25,980  

Total liabilities

     5,844        5,770        12,046        (11     23,649  

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)

(UNAUDITED)

 

     December 31, 2019  

(In millions)

   Las Vegas      Other U.S.      All Other      Elimination     Caesars  

Total assets

   $ 13,138      $ 8,509      $ 6,829      $ (3,131   $ 25,345  

Total liabilities

     5,896        5,730        11,519        (11     23,134  

 

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