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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q
(Mark One)
x
QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended June 30, 2014
 
OR
o
TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 
For the transition period from _________ to __________
Commission file number: 001-35263

AMERICAN REALTY CAPITAL PROPERTIES, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) 
Maryland
 
45-2482685
(State or other  jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
 
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
 
 
 
405 Park Ave., 15th Floor, New York, NY
 
10022
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
(Zip Code)
(212) 415-6500
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes x No ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web Site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes x No ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company.  See definition of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large accelerated filer x
 
Accelerated filer o
Non-accelerated filer o
(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)
Smaller reporting company o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes o No x

The number of outstanding shares of the registrant’s common stock on July 28, 2014 was 907,924,095 shares.








AMERICAN REALTY CAPITAL PROPERTIES, INC.

INDEX TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FORM 10-Q
June 30, 2014

 
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PART I — FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. Financial Statements.
AMERICAN REALTY CAPITAL PROPERTIES, INC.
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(In thousands, except for share and per share data)
(Unaudited)
 
 
June 30, 2014
 
December 31, 2013
ASSETS
 
 
 
 
Real estate investments, at cost:
 
 
 
 
Land
 
$
3,361,195

 
$
1,379,453

Buildings, fixtures and improvements
 
12,445,972

 
5,294,342

Land and construction in progress
 
62,594

 
22,230

Acquired intangible lease assets
 
2,231,675

 
759,786

Total real estate investments, at cost
 
18,101,436

 
7,455,811

Less: accumulated depreciation and amortization
 
(661,005
)
 
(267,352
)
Total real estate investments, net
 
17,440,431

 
7,188,459

Investment in unconsolidated entities
 
102,047

 

Investment in direct financing leases, net
 
62,094

 
66,112

Investment securities, at fair value
 
219,204

 
62,067

Loans held for investment, net
 
97,587

 
26,279

Cash and cash equivalents
 
193,690

 
52,725

Restricted cash
 
69,544

 
35,881

Intangible assets, net
 
347,618

 

Deferred costs and other assets, net
 
405,056

 
279,261

Goodwill
 
2,304,880

 
96,720

Due from affiliates
 
73,336

 

Total assets
 
$
21,315,487

 
$
7,807,504

 
 
 
 
 
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
 
 
 
 
Mortgage notes payable, net
 
$
4,227,494

 
$
1,301,114

Corporate bonds, net
 
2,546,089

 

Convertible debt, net
 
975,003

 
972,490

Credit facilities
 
1,896,000

 
1,969,800

Other debt, net
 
146,158

 
104,804

Below-market lease liabilities, net
 
283,518

 
77,789

Accounts payable and accrued expenses
 
154,741

 
808,489

Deferred rent, derivative and other liabilities
 
218,023

 
40,207

Distributions payable
 
3,837

 
10,278

Due to affiliates
 
835

 

Total liabilities
 
10,451,698

 
5,284,971

 
 
 
 
 
Series D preferred stock, $0.01 par value, 21,735,008 shares (part of 100,000,000 aggregate preferred shares authorized) issued and outstanding at June 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively
 
269,299

 
269,299

 
 
 
 
 
Preferred stock (excluding Series D Preferred Stock), $0.01 par value, 100,000,000 shares authorized and 42,730,013 and 42,199,547 shares issued and outstanding at June 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively
 
427

 
422

Common stock, $0.01 par value, 1,500,000,000 shares authorized and 907,920,494 and 239,234,725 issued and outstanding at June 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively
 
9,079

 
2,392

Additional paid-in capital
 
11,904,537

 
2,939,287

Accumulated other comprehensive income
 
12,392

 
7,666

Accumulated deficit
 
(1,628,354
)
 
(864,516
)
Total stockholders’ equity
 
10,298,081

 
2,085,251

Non-controlling interests
 
296,409

 
167,983

Total equity
 
10,594,490

 
2,253,234

Total liabilities and equity
 
$
21,315,487

 
$
7,807,504


The accompanying notes are an integral part of these statements.

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AMERICAN REALTY CAPITAL PROPERTIES, INC.
  
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(In thousands, except for per share data)
(Unaudited)
 
 
Three Months Ended June 30,
 
Six Months Ended June 30,
 
 
2014
 
2013
 
2014
 
2013
Revenues:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Rental income
 
$
314,843

 
$
52,664

 
$
559,288

 
$
93,651

Direct financing lease income
 
1,181

 

 
2,187

 

Operating expense reimbursements
 
28,545

 
2,281

 
49,641

 
4,191

Cole Capital revenue
 
37,412

 

 
91,479

 

Total revenues
 
381,981

 
54,945

 
702,595

 
97,842

Operating expenses:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cole Capital reallowed fees and commissions
 
7,068

 

 
41,504

 

Acquisition related
 
8,453

 
37,289

 
20,337

 
47,616

Merger and other transaction related
 
13,286

 
6,393

 
235,478

 
144,162

Property operating
 
39,372

 
3,086

 
69,030

 
5,635

General and administrative
 
19,063

 
2,361

 
44,748

 
3,815

Equity based compensation
 
9,338

 
3,458

 
31,848

 
4,339

Depreciation and amortization
 
258,993

 
33,752

 
424,356

 
60,505

Total operating expenses
 
355,573

 
86,339

 
867,301

 
266,072

Operating income (loss)
 
26,408

 
(31,394
)
 
(164,706
)
 
(168,230
)
Other (expense) income:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest expense, net
 
(99,635
)
 
(11,068
)
 
(216,347
)
 
(17,124
)
Other income, net
 
6,526

 
1,167

 
10,915

 
2,020

Gain (loss) on derivative instruments, net
 
21,926

 
(40
)
 
1,729

 
(45
)
Loss on contingent value rights
 

 
(31,134
)
 

 
(31,134
)
Gain on disposition of properties, net
 
1,510

 

 
4,489

 

Gain on sale of investments
 

 

 

 
451

Total other expenses, net
 
(69,673
)
 
(41,075
)
 
(199,214
)
 
(45,832
)
Net loss from continuing operations
 
(43,265
)
 
(72,469
)
 
(363,920
)
 
(214,062
)
Discontinued operations:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Income from operations of held for sale properties
 

 
36

 

 
20

Gain on held for sale properties
 

 

 

 
14

Net income from discontinued operations
 

 
36

 

 
34

Net loss
 
(43,265
)
 
(72,433
)
 
(363,920
)
 
(214,028
)
Net loss attributable to non-controlling interests
 
2,937

 
475

 
14,911

 
907

Net loss attributable to the Company
 
(40,328
)
 
(71,958
)
 
(349,009
)
 
(213,121
)
Less: Dividends attributable to preferred shares
 
22,016

 
158

 
44,443

 
315

Less: Dividends attributable to participating securities
 
1,075

 
75

 
2,280

 
110

Net loss attributable to common stockholders
 
$
(63,419
)
 
$
(72,191
)
 
$
(395,732
)
 
$
(213,546
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Basic and diluted net loss per share attributable to common stockholders
 
$
(0.08
)
 
$
(0.36
)
 
$
(0.58
)
 
$
(1.11
)
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these statements.

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AMERICAN REALTY CAPITAL PROPERTIES, INC.
  
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE LOSS
(In thousands) (Unaudited)

 
 
Three Months Ended June 30,
 
Six Months Ended June 30,
 
 
2014
 
2013
 
2014
 
2013
Net loss attributable to the Company
 
$
(40,328
)
 
$
(71,958
)
 
$
(349,009
)
 
$
(213,121
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Other comprehensive (loss) income:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Designated derivatives, fair value adjustments
 
(6,883
)
 
14,058

 
(4,247
)
 
12,881

Unrealized gain (loss) on investment securities, net
 
5,878

 
(1,793
)
 
8,973

 
(1,365
)
Total other comprehensive (loss) income
 
(1,005
)
 
12,265

 
4,726

 
11,516

Total comprehensive loss attributable to the Company
 
$
(41,333
)
 
$
(59,693
)
 
$
(344,283
)
 
$
(201,605
)

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these statements.


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AMERICAN REALTY CAPITAL PROPERTIES, INC.
 
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY
(In thousands, except for share data)
(Unaudited)

 
 
Preferred Stock
 
Common Stock
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Number
of Shares
 
Par
Value
 
Number
of Shares
 
Par
Value
 
Additional Paid-In Capital
 
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income
 
Accumulated
Deficit
 
Total Stock-holders’ Equity
 
Non-Controlling Interests
 
Total Equity
Balance, December 31, 2013
 
42,199,547

 
$
422

 
239,234,725

 
$
2,392

 
$
2,939,287

 
$
7,666

 
$
(864,516
)
 
$
2,085,251

 
$
167,983

 
$
2,253,234

Issuance of common stock, net
 

 

 
662,305,318

 
6,623

 
8,918,584

 

 

 
8,925,207

 

 
8,925,207

Conversion of Common OP Units to common stock
 

 

 
1,017,355

 
10

 
14,715

 

 

 
14,725

 
(14,725
)
 

Conversion of Preferred OP Units to Series F Preferred Stock
 
530,466

 
5

 

 

 
10,800

 

 

 
10,805

 
(10,805
)
 

Issuance of restricted share awards, net
 

 

 
5,363,096

 
54

 
(1,336
)
 

 

 
(1,282
)
 

 
(1,282
)
Equity-based compensation
 

 

 

 

 
22,487

 

 

 
22,487

 
9,361

 
31,848

Distributions declared on common stock
 

 

 

 

 

 

 
(368,106
)
 
(368,106
)
 

 
(368,106
)
Issuance of OP Units
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
153,885

 
153,885

Distributions to non-controlling interest holders
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
(16,418
)
 
(16,418
)
Distributions to participating securities
 

 

 

 

 

 

 
(2,280
)
 
(2,280
)
 

 
(2,280
)
Distributions to preferred shareholders
 

 

 

 

 

 

 
(44,443
)
 
(44,443
)
 

 
(44,443
)
Contributions from non-controlling interest holders
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
1,043

 
1,043

Non-controlling interests retained in Cole Merger
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
20,996

 
20,996

Net loss
 

 

 

 

 

 

 
(349,009
)
 
(349,009
)
 
(14,911
)
 
(363,920
)
Other comprehensive income
 

 

 

 

 

 
4,726

 

 
4,726

 

 
4,726

Balance, June 30, 2014
 
42,730,013

 
$
427

 
907,920,494

 
$
9,079

 
$
11,904,537

 
$
12,392

 
$
(1,628,354
)
 
$
10,298,081

 
$
296,409

 
$
10,594,490


The accompanying notes are an integral part of these statements.

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AMERICAN REALTY CAPITAL PROPERTIES, INC.  
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(In thousands) (Unaudited)
 
 
Six Months Ended June 30,
 
 
2014
 
2013
Cash flows from operating activities:
 
 

 
 

Net loss
 
$
(363,920
)
 
$
(214,028
)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:
 
 
 
 
Issuance of OP Units
 
153,885

 
108,247

Depreciation and amortization
 
452,446

 
64,243

Gain on disposition of properties
 
(4,489
)
 
(14
)
Equity based compensation
 
31,848

 
6,717

Equity in income of unconsolidated entities
 
385

 

Loss on derivative instruments
 
8,048

 
45

Gain on sale of investments, net
 

 
(451
)
Unrealized loss on contingent value rights obligations, net of settlement payments
 

 
31,134

Gain on extinguishment of debt
 
(8,398
)
 

Changes in assets and liabilities:
 
 
 
 
Investment in direct financing leases
 
525

 

Deferred costs and other assets, net
 
(62,175
)
 
(10,300
)
Due from affiliates
 
(5,335
)
 

Accounts payable and accrued expenses
 
(133,960
)
 
4,554

Deferred rent, derivative and other liabilities
 
(35,298
)
 
2,676

Due to affiliates
 
223

 

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities
 
33,785

 
(7,177
)
Cash flows from investing activities:
 
 
 
 
Investments in real estate and other assets
 
(1,246,588
)
 
(2,129,677
)
Acquisition of a real estate business, net of cash acquired
 
(755,701
)
 

Investment in direct financing leases
 

 
(76,410
)
Capital expenditures
 
(46,649
)
 
(30
)
Principal repayments received from borrowers
 
4,155

 

Investments in unconsolidated entities
 
(2,500
)
 

Return of investment from unconsolidated entities
 
4,033

 

Proceeds from disposition of properties
 
95,321

 

Investment in intangible assets
 
(266
)
 

Investment in other assets
 

 
(1,041
)
Deposits for real estate investments
 
(129,602
)
 
(47,086
)
Uses and refunds of deposits for real estate investments
 
196,075

 

Purchases of investment securities
 

 
(81,460
)
Line of credit advances to affiliates
 
(80,300
)
 

Line of credit repayments from affiliates
 
15,600

 

Proceeds from sale of investment securities
 

 
44,188

Net cash used in investing activities
 
(1,946,422
)
 
(2,291,516
)
Cash flows from financing activities:
 
 
 
 
Proceeds from mortgage notes payable
 
718,275

 
6,924

Payments on mortgage notes payable
 
(876,874
)
 

Payments on other debt
 
(7,524
)
 

Proceeds from credit facilities
 
3,246,000

 
825,000

Payments on credit facilities
 
(4,628,800
)
 
(349,604
)
Proceeds from corporate bonds
 
2,545,760

 

Payments of deferred financing costs
 
(80,515
)
 
(40,488
)
Common stock repurchases
 

 
(350,396
)
Proceeds from issuances of preferred shares
 

 
445,000

Proceeds from issuances of common stock, net offering costs
 
1,595,735

 
1,810,116

Consideration to Former Manager for internalization
 

 
(3,035
)
Contributions from non-controlling interest holders
 
1,043

 
29,758

Distributions to non-controlling interest holders
 
(16,418
)
 
(3,111
)
Distributions paid
 
(427,541
)
 
(90,740
)
Change in restricted cash
 
(15,539
)
 
(844
)
Net cash provided by financing activities
 
2,053,602

 
2,278,580

Net change in cash and cash equivalents
 
140,965

 
(20,113
)
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period
 
52,725

 
292,575

Cash and cash equivalents, end of period
 
$
193,690

 
$
272,462

Supplemental Disclosures:
 
 
 
 
Cash paid for interest
 
$
139,478

 
$
11,004

Cash paid for income taxes
 
7,622

 
382

Non-cash investing and financing activities:
 
 
 
 
Common stock issued through distribution reinvestment plan
 
$

 
$
20,619

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these statements.

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AMERICAN REALTY CAPITAL PROPERTIES, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
June 30, 2014
(Unaudited)


Note 1 —  Organization
American Realty Capital Properties, Inc. (the “Company” or “ARCP”) is a self-managed Maryland corporation incorporated on December 2, 2010 that qualified as a real estate investment trust (“REIT”) for U.S. federal income tax purposes beginning in the taxable year ended December 31, 2011. On September 6, 2011, the Company completed its initial public offering (the “IPO”). The Company’s common stock trades on the NASDAQ Global Select Market (“NASDAQ”) under the symbol “ARCP.”
The Company operates through two business segments, Real Estate Investment (“REI”) and private capital management, Cole Capital (“Cole Capital”), as further discussed in Note 5 — Segment Reporting . Substantially all of the Company’s REI segment is conducted through ARC Properties Operating Partnership, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (the “OP”). The Company is the sole general partner and holder of 97.3% of the common equity interests in the OP as of June 30, 2014 . As of June 30, 2014 , certain affiliates of the Company and certain unaffiliated investors are limited partners and owners of 1.7% and 1.0% , respectively, of the common equity interests in the OP. Under the limited partnership agreement of the OP, after holding units of limited partner interests in the OP (“OP Units”) for a period of one year , unless otherwise consented to by the Company, holders of OP Units have the right to redeem the OP Units for the cash value of a corresponding number of shares of the Company’s common stock or, at the option of the Company, a corresponding number of shares of the Company’s common stock. The remaining rights of the holders of OP Units are limited, however, and do not include the ability to replace the general partner or to approve the sale, purchase or refinancing of the OP’s assets. Substantially all of the Cole Capital segment is conducted through Cole Capital Advisors, Inc. (“CCA”), an Arizona corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of the OP. CCA is treated as a taxable REIT subsidiary (“TRS”) under Section 856 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Internal Revenue Code”).
Prior to January 8, 2014, ARC Properties Advisors, LLC (the “Former Manager”), a wholly owned subsidiary of AR Capital, LLC (“ARC”), managed the Company’s affairs on a day-to-day basis, with the exception of certain acquisition, accounting and portfolio management services performed by employees of the Company. In August 2013, the Company’s board of directors determined that it was in the best interests of the Company and its stockholders to become self-managed, and the Company completed its transition to self-management on January 8, 2014. In connection with becoming self-managed, the Company terminated the management agreement with its Former Manager and entered into employment and incentive compensation arrangements with its executives and acquired from its Former Manager certain assets necessary for its operations. See Note 19 — Related Party Transactions and Arrangements for further discussion.
The Company has advanced its investment objectives by not only growing its net lease portfolio through granular, self-originated acquisitions, but also through strategic mergers and acquisitions. See Note 2 —   Mergers and Acquisitions for further discussion.
On June 11, 2014, the OP, through indirect subsidiaries (the “Sellers”), entered into an agreement of purchase and sale with BRE DDR Retail Holdings III LLC (the “Purchaser”), an entity indirectly jointly owned by affiliates of Blackstone Real Estate Partners VII L.P. and DDR Corp., by which the Sellers have agreed to sell to the Purchaser and the Purchaser has agreed to purchase from the Sellers 67 multi-tenant properties and nine single-tenant properties and the adjacent land and related property (the “Multi-Tenant Portfolio”). The purchase price of the Multi-Tenant Portfolio is $1.975 billion , subject to customary real estate adjustments. Properties may be excluded from the transaction in certain circumstances, in which case the purchase price will be reduced by the portion of the purchase price allocated to the excluded properties.
Note 2 —   Mergers and Acquisitions
Completed Mergers and Significant Acquisitions
American Realty Capital Trust III, Inc. Merger
On December 14, 2012, the Company entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “ARCT III Merger Agreement”) with American Realty Capital Trust III, Inc. (“ARCT III”) and certain subsidiaries of each company. The ARCT III Merger Agreement provided for the merger of ARCT III with and into a subsidiary of the Company (the “ARCT III Merger”). The ARCT III Merger was consummated on February 28, 2013.

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AMERICAN REALTY CAPITAL PROPERTIES, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
June 30, 2014
(Unaudited)

Pursuant to the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the ARCT III Merger Agreement, each outstanding share of common stock of ARCT III, including restricted shares which became vested, was converted into the right to receive (i) 0.95 of a share of the Company’s common stock (the “ARCT III Exchange Ratio”) or (ii) $12.00 in cash. In addition, each outstanding unit of equity ownership of ARCT III’s operating partnership (“ARCT III OP”) was converted into the right to receive 0.95 of the same class of unit of equity ownership in the OP.
Upon the closing of the ARCT III Merger on February 28, 2013, the Company paid an aggregate of $350 million in cash for 29.2 million shares that elected cash consideration, or 16.5% of the then outstanding shares of ARCT III’s common stock (which is equivalent to 27.7 million shares of the Company’s common stock based on the ARCT III Exchange Ratio). In addition, 140.7 million shares of the Company’s common stock were issued in exchange for 148.1 million shares of ARCT III’s common stock adjusted for the ARCT III Exchange Ratio.
Upon the consummation of the ARCT III Merger, American Realty Capital Trust III Special Limited Partner, LLC (the “ARCT III Special Limited Partner”), the holder of the special limited partner interest in the ARCT III OP, was entitled to subordinated distributions of net sales proceeds from the ARCT III OP which resulted in the issuance of units of limited partner interests in the ARCT III OP, when after applying the ARCT III Exchange Ratio, resulting in the issuance of an additional 7.3 million OP Units to affiliates of the Company’s Former Manager. The parties had agreed that such OP Units would be subject to a minimum one -year holding period from the date of issuance before being redeemable by the holder for cash or, at the option of the Company, the Company’s common stock.
Also in connection with the ARCT III Merger, the Company entered into an agreement with ARC and its affiliates to internalize certain functions performed by them prior to the ARCT III Merger, reduce certain fees paid to affiliates, purchase certain corporate assets and pay certain merger related fees. See Note 19 — Related Party Transactions and Arrangements.
Accounting Treatment for the ARCT III Merger
The Company and ARCT III, from inception to the ARCT III Merger date, were considered to be entities under common control. Both entities’ advisors were wholly owned subsidiaries of ARC. ARC and its related parties had significant ownership interests in the Company and ARCT III through the ownership of shares of common stock and other equity interests. In addition, the advisors of both entities were contractually eligible to receive potential fees for their services to both of the companies including asset management fees, incentive fees and other fees and continued to receive fees from the Company prior to the Company’s transition to self-management. Due to the significance of these fees, the advisors and ultimately ARC were determined to have a significant economic interest in both companies in addition to having the power to direct the significant activities of the companies through advisory/management agreements, which qualified them as affiliated companies under common control in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (“U.S. GAAP”). The acquisition of an entity under common control is accounted for on the carryover basis of accounting, whereby the assets and liabilities of the companies are recorded upon the merger on the same basis as they were carried by the companies on the ARCT III Merger date. In addition, U.S. GAAP requires the Company to present historical financial information as if the merger had occurred as of the beginning of the earliest period presented. Therefore, the accompanying consolidated financial statements including the notes thereto are presented as if the ARCT III Merger had occurred on January 1, 2013.
CapLease, Inc. Merger
On May 28, 2013, the Company entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “CapLease Merger Agreement”) with CapLease, Inc., a Maryland corporation (“CapLease”), and certain subsidiaries of each company. The CapLease Merger Agreement provided for the merger of CapLease with and into a subsidiary of the Company (the “CapLease Merger”).
On November 5, 2013, the Company completed the CapLease Merger. Pursuant to the terms of the CapLease Merger Agreement, each outstanding share of common stock of CapLease, other than shares owned by the Company, CapLease or any of their respective wholly owned subsidiaries, was converted into the right to receive $8.50 . Each outstanding share of preferred stock of CapLease, other than shares owned by the Company, CapLease or any of their respective wholly owned subsidiaries, was converted into the right to receive an amount in cash equal to the sum of $25.00 plus all accrued and unpaid dividends on such shares of preferred stock. In addition, in connection with the merger of Caplease, LP with and into the OP, each outstanding unit of equity ownership of CapLease’s operating partnership, other than units owned by CapLease or any wholly owned subsidiary of CapLease, was converted into the right to receive $8.50 . Vesting of CapLease’s outstanding restricted stock was accelerated and restricted stock and any outstanding performance shares were fully earned and received $8.50 per share. In total, cash consideration of $920.7 million was paid to CapLease’s common and preferred shareholders.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
June 30, 2014
(Unaudited)

Accounting Treatment for the CapLease Merger
The CapLease Merger has been accounted for under the acquisition method of accounting under U.S. GAAP. Under the acquisition method of accounting, the assets acquired and liabilities assumed from CapLease have been recorded as of the acquisition date at their respective fair values. Any excess of purchase price over the fair values is recorded as goodwill. Results of operations for CapLease are included in the Company’s consolidated financial statements from the date of acquisition.
American Realty Capital Trust IV, Inc. Merger
On July 1, 2013, the Company entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger, as amended on October 6, 2013 and October 11, 2013, (the “ARCT IV Merger Agreement”) with American Realty Capital Trust IV, Inc., a Maryland corporation (“ARCT IV”), and certain subsidiaries of each company. The ARCT IV Merger Agreement provided for the merger of ARCT IV with and into a subsidiary of the OP (the “ARCT IV Merger”). The Company consummated the ARCT IV Merger on January 3, 2014 (the "ARCT IV Merger Date").
Pursuant to the terms of the ARCT IV Merger Agreement, as amended, each outstanding share of common stock of ARCT IV, including unvested restricted shares that vested in conjunction with the ARCT IV Merger, was exchanged for (i) $9.00 in cash, (ii) 0.5190 of a share of the Company’s common stock (the “ARCT IV Exchange Ratio”) and (iii) 0.5937 of a share of a new series of preferred stock of the Company designated as the 6.70% Series F Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock (“Series F Preferred Stock”) and each outstanding unit of ARCT IV’s operating partnership (“ARCT IV OP Unit”), other than ARCT IV OP Units held by American Realty Capital Trust IV Special Limited Partner, LLC, (the “ARCT IV Special Limited Partner”) and American Realty Capital Advisors IV, LLC (the “ARCT IV Advisor”) was exchanged for (i) $9.00 in cash, (ii) 0.5190 of an OP Unit and (iii) 0.5937 of a OP Unit designated as Series F Preferred Units (“Series F OP Units”). In total, the Company paid $650.9 million in cash, issued 36.9 million shares of common stock and 42.2 million shares of Series F Preferred Stock, and issued 0.6 million OP Units and 0.7 million Series F OP Units to the former ARCT IV shareholders and ARCT IV OP Unit holders in connection with the consummation of the ARCT IV Merger. In addition, each outstanding ARCT IV Class B Unit (as defined below) and each outstanding ARCT IV OP Unit held by the ARCT IV Special Limited Partner and the ARCT IV Advisor was converted into 2.3961 OP Units, resulting in the Company issuing 1.2 million OP Units.
On January 3, 2014, the OP entered into a Contribution and Exchange Agreement (the “ARCT IV Contribution and Exchange Agreement”) with the ARCT IV OP, the ARCT IV Special Limited Partner and ARC Real Estate Partner, LLC, an entity under common ownership with the Former Manager. The ARCT IV Special Limited Partner was entitled to receive certain distributions from the ARCT IV OP, including the subordinated distribution of net sales proceeds resulting from an “investment liquidity event” (as defined in the agreement of limited partnership of the ARCT IV OP). The ARCT IV Merger constituted an “investment liquidity event,” as a result of which the ARCT IV Special Limited Partner, in connection with management’s successful attainment of the 6.0% performance hurdle and the return to ARCT IV’s stockholders of approximately $358.3 million in addition to their initial investment, was entitled to receive a subordinated distribution of net sales proceeds from the ARCT IV OP equal to approximately $63.2 million . Pursuant to the ARCT IV Contribution and Exchange Agreement, the ARCT IV Special Limited Partner contributed its interest in the ARCT IV OP, inclusive of the subordinated distribution proceeds received, to the ARCT IV OP in exchange for 2.8 million equity units of the ARCT IV OP, based on an agreed upon price per share of $22.50 . The fair value of these units at date of issuance was $78.2 million and has been included in merger and other transaction costs in the accompanying consolidated statement of operations for the six months ended June 30, 2014 . Upon consummation of the ARCT IV Merger, these equity units were immediately converted to 6.7 million OP Units after application of the exchange ratio of 2.3961 per share. In conjunction with the ARCT IV Merger Agreement, the ARCT IV Special Limited Partner agreed to a minimum two -year holding period for these OP units before being redeemable by the holder for cash or, at the option of the Company, the Company's common stock.
In addition, as part of the ARCT IV Contribution and Exchange Agreement, ARC Real Estate Partners, LLC, contributed $750,000 in cash to the ARCT IV OP, effective prior to the consummation of the ARCT IV Merger, in exchange for ARCT IV OP Units. Upon the consummation of the ARCT IV Merger, these equity units converted at an exchange ratio of 2.3961 OP Units per ARCT IV OP Unit, resulting in the Company issuing 0.1 million OP Units.

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Accounting Treatment for the ARCT IV Merger
The Company and ARCT IV, from inception to the ARCT IV Merger date, were considered to be entities under common control. Both entities’ advisors were wholly owned subsidiaries of ARC. ARC and its related parties had ownership interests in the Company and ARCT IV through the ownership of shares of common stock and other equity interests. In addition, the advisors of both entities were contractually eligible to receive potential fees for their services to both of the companies including asset management fees, incentive fees and other fees and had continued to receive fees from the Company prior to the Company’s transition to self-management. Due to the significance of these fees, the advisors and ultimately ARC were determined to have a significant economic interest in both companies in addition to having the power to direct the activities of the companies through advisory/management agreements, which qualified them as affiliated companies under common control in accordance with U.S. GAAP. The acquisition of an entity under common control is accounted for on the carryover basis of accounting, whereby the assets and liabilities of the companies are recorded upon the merger on the same basis as they were carried by the companies on the ARCT IV Merger date. In addition, U.S. GAAP requires the Company to present historical financial information as if the entities were combined for each period presented. Therefore, the accompanying consolidated financial statements including the notes thereto are presented as if the ARCT IV Merger, including the impact of the equity transactions entered to consummate the merger, had occurred on January 1, 2013.
Fortress Portfolio Acquisition
On July 24, 2013, ARC and another related entity, on behalf of the Company and certain other entities sponsored directly or indirectly by ARC, entered into a purchase and sale agreement with affiliates of funds managed by Fortress Investment Group LLC (“Fortress”) for the purchase of 196 properties owned by Fortress, for an aggregate contract purchase price of $972.5 million , subject to adjustments set forth in the purchase and sale agreement and exclusive of closing costs, which were allocated to the Company based on the pro rata fair value of the properties acquired by the Company relative to the fair value of all 196 properties to be acquired from Fortress. Of the 196 properties, 120 properties were allocated to and assigned by the Company (the “Fortress Portfolio”). On October 1, 2013, the Company closed on 41 of the 120 properties with a total purchase price of $200.3 million , exclusive of closing costs. During the six months ended June 30, 2014 , the Company closed the acquisition of the remaining 79 properties in the Fortress Portfolio for an aggregate contract purchase price of $400.9 million , exclusive of closing costs. The total purchase price of the Fortress Portfolio was $601.2 million , exclusive of closing costs.
Cole Real Estate Investments, Inc. Merger
On October 22, 2013, the Company entered into an agreement and plan of merger (the “Cole Merger Agreement”) with Cole Real Estate Investments, Inc. (“Cole”), a Maryland corporation, and a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company. The Cole Merger Agreement provided for the merger of Cole with and into a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company (the “Cole Merger”). The Company consummated the Cole Merger on February 7, 2014 (the “Cole Acquisition Date”).
Pursuant to the terms of the Cole Merger Agreement, each share of common stock of Cole issued and outstanding immediately prior to the effectiveness of the Cole Merger, including unvested restricted stock units and performance stock units that vested in conjunction with the Cole Merger, other than shares owned by the Company, any subsidiary of the Company or any wholly owned subsidiary of Cole, was converted into the right to receive either (i) 1.0929 shares of common stock of the Company (the “Stock Consideration”) or (ii) $13.82 in cash (the “Cash Consideration” and together with the Stock Consideration, the “Merger Consideration”). Approximately 98% of all outstanding Cole shareholders received Stock Consideration and approximately 2% of outstanding Cole shareholders elected to receive Cash Consideration, pursuant to the terms of the Cole Merger Agreement, resulting in the Company issuing approximately 520.8 million shares of the Company's common stock and paying $181.8 million in cash to Cole's shareholders based on their elections.
In addition, the Company issued approximately 2.8 million shares of the Company's common stock, in the aggregate, to certain executives of Cole pursuant to letter agreements entered into between the Company and such individuals concurrently with the execution of the Cole Merger Agreement, as previously disclosed by the Company. Additionally, effective as of the Cole Acquisition Date, the Company issued, but has not yet allocated, 0.4 million shares with dividend equivalent rights commensurate with the Company’s common stock.

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June 30, 2014
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Accounting Treatment for the Cole Merger
The Cole Merger has been accounted for under the acquisition method of accounting under U.S. GAAP. Under the acquisition method of accounting, the assets acquired and liabilities assumed from Cole have been recorded as of the acquisition date at their respective fair values. Any excess of purchase price over the fair values is recorded as goodwill. Results of operations for Cole are included in the Company’s consolidated financial statements subsequent to the Cole Acquisition Date.
Inland Portfolio Acquisition
On August 8, 2013, ARC and another related entity, on behalf of the Company and certain other entities sponsored directly or indirectly by ARC, entered into a purchase and sale agreement with Inland American Real Estate Trust, Inc. (“Inland”) for the purchase of the equity interests of 67 companies owned by Inland for an aggregate contract purchase price of approximately $2.3 billion , subject to adjustments set forth in the purchase and sale agreement and exclusive of closing costs. Of the 67 companies, the equity interests of 10 companies (the “Inland Portfolio”) were allocated to the Company for a purchase price of approximately $501.0 million , subject to adjustments set forth in the purchase and sale agreement and exclusive of closing costs, which was allocated to the Company based on the pro rata fair value of the Inland Portfolio relative to the fair value of all 67 companies to be acquired from Inland by the Company and the other entities sponsored directly or indirectly by ARC. The Inland Portfolio is comprised of 33 properties. As of June 30, 2014 , the Company had closed on 32 of the 33 properties for a total purchase price of $288.2 million , exclusive of closing costs. The Company will not close on the remaining one property.
Cole Credit Property Trust, Inc. Merger
On March 17, 2014, the Company and a wholly owned subsidiary entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “CCPT Merger Agreement”) with Cole Credit Property Trust, Inc., a Maryland corporation (“CCPT”). The CCPT Merger Agreement provided for the merger of CCPT with and into a subsidiary of the OP (the “CCPT Merger”). The Company consummated the CCPT Merger on May 19, 2014 (the “ CCPT Acquisition Date ”). The estimated fair value of the consideration transferred at the CCPT Acquisition Date totaled approximately $73.2 million , which was paid in cash.
Pursuant to the CCPT Merger Agreement, the Company commenced a cash tender offer to purchase all of the outstanding shares of common stock of CCPT (the “CCPT Common Stock”) (other than shares owned by CCPT, the Company or any subsidiary of the Company), upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Offer to Purchase, dated March 31, 2014, and the related Letter of Transmittal (together with any amendments or supplements to the foregoing, the “Offer”), at a price of $7.25 per share (the “Offer Price”), net to the seller in cash, without interest, less any applicable withholding tax. On May 19, 2014, the Company accepted for payment and paid for all shares of CCPT Common Stock that were validly tendered in the Offer. As of the expiration of the Offer, a total of 7,735,069 shares of CCPT Common Stock were validly tendered and not withdrawn, representing approximately 77% of the shares of CCPT Common Stock outstanding.
Immediately following the acceptance for payment and payment for the shares of CCPT Common Stock that were validly tendered in the Offer, the Company exercised its option (the “Top-Up Option”), granted pursuant to the CCPT Merger Agreement, to purchase, at a price per share equal to the Offer Price, 13,457,874 newly issued shares of CCPT Common Stock (collectively, the “Top-Up Shares”). The Top-Up Shares, taken together with the shares of CCPT Common Stock owned, directly or indirectly, by the Company immediately following the acceptance for payment and payment for the shares of CCPT Common Stock that were validly tendered in the Offer, constituted one share more than 90% of the outstanding shares of CCPT Common Stock (after giving effect to the issuance of all shares subject to the Top-Up Option), the applicable threshold required to effect a short-form merger under applicable Maryland law without stockholder approval.
Following the consummation of the Offer and the exercise of the Top-Up Option, in accordance with the CCPT Merger Agreement, the Company completed its acquisition of CCPT by effecting of a short-form merger under Maryland law, pursuant to which CCPT was merged with and into a subsidiary of the OP, with the subsidiary surviving the merger as a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company. The CCPT Merger became effective following the filing of the Articles of Merger with the State Department of Assessments and Taxation of Maryland and the filing of the Certificate of Merger with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware with an effective date of May 19, 2014 (the “Effective Time”).
At the Effective Time, each share of CCPT Common Stock not purchased in the Offer (other than shares held by the CCPT, the Company or any subsidiary of the Company, which were automatically canceled and retired and ceased to exist) was converted into the right to receive an amount, in cash and without interest, equal to the Offer Price.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
June 30, 2014
(Unaudited)

Accounting Treatment for the CCPT Merger
The CCPT Merger has been accounted for under the acquisition method of accounting under U.S. GAAP. Under the acquisition method of accounting, the assets acquired and liabilities assumed from CCPT have been recorded as of the acquisition date at their respective fair values. Any excess of purchase price over the fair values is recorded as goodwill. Results of operations for CCPT are included in the Company’s consolidated financial statements subsequent to the CCPT Acquisition Date.
Pending Significant Acquisition
Purchase Agreement for Red Lobster Portfolio
On May 16, 2014, the Company, through a wholly owned subsidiary, entered into a master purchase agreement to acquire over 500 properties, substantially all of which are operating as Red Lobster ® restaurants (the “Red Lobster Portfolio”) from a third party. The transaction is structured as a sale-leaseback in which the Company will purchase the Red Lobster Portfolio and will immediately lease the portfolio back to the third party pursuant to the terms of multiple master leases (the “Master Leases”). The overall sale-leaseback transaction consists of 521 Red Lobster ® restaurants for a purchase price of $1.59 billion . The fee-simple assets have a weighted average lease term of approximately 25 years and represent approximately 95% of the overall portfolio transaction value. The overall weighted average lease term of the portfolio is in excess of 24 years. On July 28, 2014, the Company closed on 492 of the properties and expects to close on the remaining 29 properties early in the third quarter of 2014.
Note 3  — Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
The consolidated financial statements of the Company included herein were prepared in conformity with U.S. GAAP for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by U.S. GAAP for complete financial statements. The information furnished includes all adjustments and accruals of a normal recurring nature, which, in the opinion of management, are necessary for a fair presentation of results for the interim periods. The results of operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2014 are not necessarily indicative of the results for the entire year or any subsequent interim period.
These consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto as of and for the year ended December 31, 2013 of the Company, which are included on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on February 27, 2014 and Form 8-K filed with the SEC on May 20, 2014. There have been no significant changes to these policies during the six months ended June 30, 2014 , other than the updates described below.
Principles of Consolidation and Basis of Presentation
The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company, consolidated joint venture arrangements and its subsidiaries. The portions of the unconsolidated joint venture arrangements not owned by the Company are presented as noncontrolling interests. In addition, as described in  Note 1 —  Organization , certain affiliates and non-affiliated third parties have been issued OP Units. Holders of OP Units are considered to be non-controlling interest holders in the OP and their ownership interest is reflected as equity in the consolidated balance sheets. In addition, a portion of the earnings and losses of the OP are allocated to non-controlling interest holders based on their respective ownership percentages. Upon conversion of OP Units to common stock, any difference between the fair value of common shares issued and the carrying value of the OP Units converted is recorded as a component of equity. As of  June 30, 2014  and  December 31, 2013 , there were  24,771,215  and  9,591,173  OP Units outstanding, respectively. In addition, as discussed in  Note 2 —   Mergers and Acquisitions , the historical information of ARCT III and ARCT IV has been presented as if the mergers had occurred as of the beginning of the earliest period presented.
Reclassification
Certain reclassifications have been made to the previously issued historical financial statements of the Company to conform to this presentation. Refer to Note 4 — Acquisitions of CapLease, Cole and CCPT and Note 6 — Real Estate Investments.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
June 30, 2014
(Unaudited)

Investment in Unconsolidated Entities
Investment in Unconsolidated Joint Ventures
Investment in unconsolidated joint ventures as of June 30, 2014 consisted of the Company’s interest in six joint ventures that owned six properties (the “Unconsolidated Joint Ventures”). As of June 30, 2014 , the Company owned aggregate equity investments of $98.1 million in the Unconsolidated Joint Ventures. The Company accounts for the Unconsolidated Joint Ventures using the equity method of accounting as the Company has the ability to exercise significant influence, but not control, over operating and financial policies of these investments. The equity method of accounting requires the investment to be initially recorded at cost and subsequently adjusted for the Company’s share of equity in the joint ventures’ earnings and distributions.
Investment in Managed REITs
As of June 30, 2014 , the Company owned aggregate equity investments of $3.9 million in the following publicly registered, non-traded REITs: Cole Credit Property Trust IV, Inc. (“CCPT IV”); Cole Corporate Income Trust, Inc. (“CCIT”); Cole Real Estate Income Strategy (Daily NAV), Inc. (“INAV”); Cole Office & Industrial REIT (CCIT II), Inc. (“CCIT II”); and Cole Credit Property Trust V, Inc. (“CCPT V,” and collectively with CCPT IV, CCIT, INAV and CCIT II, the “Managed REITs”). Prior to the CCPT Acquisition Date , CCPT was a Managed REIT and accounted for using the equity method. As of the CCPT Acquisition Date , the Company had an approximately $5,000 equity investment in CCPT. The Company accounts for these investments using the equity method of accounting as the Company has the ability to exercise significant influence, but not control, over the Managed REITs’ operating and financial policies through its advisory and property management agreements with the respective Managed REITs. The equity method of accounting requires the investment to be initially recorded at cost and subsequently adjusted for the Company’s share of equity in the respective Managed REIT’s earnings and distributions.
Leasehold Improvements and Property and Equipment
The Company leases its office facilities under operating leases. Leasehold improvements related to these are recorded at cost less accumulated amortization. Leasehold improvements are amortized over the lesser of the estimated useful life or remaining lease term.
Property and equipment, which primarily include office furniture, fixtures and equipment and computer hardware and software, are stated at cost less accumulated depreciation. Property and equipment are depreciated on a straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the assets, which range from five to seven years. The Company reassesses the useful lives of its property and equipment and adjusts the future monthly depreciation expense based on the new useful life, as applicable. If the Company disposes of an asset, the asset and related accumulated depreciation are written off upon disposal.
Impairments
Investment in Unconsolidated Entities
The Company is required to determine whether an event or change in circumstances has occurred that may have a significant adverse effect on the fair value of any of its investment in the unconsolidated entities. If an event or change in circumstance has occurred, the Company is required to evaluate its investment in the unconsolidated entity for potential impairment and determine if the carrying amount of its investment exceeds its fair value. An impairment charge is recorded when an impairment is deemed to be other-than-temporary. To determine whether an impairment is other-than-temporary, the Company considers whether it has the ability and intent to hold the investment until the carrying amount is fully recovered. The evaluation of an investment in an unconsolidated entity for potential impairment requires the Company’s management to exercise significant judgment and to make certain assumptions.  The use of different judgments and assumptions could result in different conclusions. No impairment indicators were identified, and no impairment losses were recorded related to the Company’s unconsolidated entities for the period from the Cole Acquisition Date to June 30, 2014 .
Leasehold Improvements and Property and Equipment
Leasehold improvements and property and equipment are reviewed for impairment when events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of such assets may not be recoverable. If this review indicates that the carrying amount of the asset is not recoverable, the Company records an impairment loss, measured at fair value by estimated discounted cash flows or market appraisals. No impairments of leasehold improvements or property or equipment were identified during the six months ended June 30, 2014 .

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
June 30, 2014
(Unaudited)

Program Development Costs
The Company pays for organization, registration and offering expenses associated with the sale of common stock of the Managed REITs.  The reimbursement of these expenses by the Managed REITs is limited to a certain percentage of the proceeds raised from their offerings, in accordance with their respective advisory agreements and charters. Such expenses paid by the Company on behalf of the Managed REITs in excess of these limits that are expected to be collected are recorded as program development costs. The Company assesses the collectability of the program development costs, considering the offering period and historical and forecasted sales of shares under the Managed REITs’ respective offering and reserves for any balances considered not collectible. No reserves were recorded as of June 30, 2014 , as the Company expects to be reimbursed for all of the program development costs by the Managed REITs as additional proceeds from their respective offerings are raised. Program development costs are included in deferred costs and other assets, net in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets.
Due from Affiliates
The Company receives or may be entitled to receive compensation and reimbursement for services primarily relating to the Managed REITs’ offerings and the investment, management, financing and disposition of their respective assets. Refer to Note 19 — Related Party Transactions and Arrangements for further explanation.
Reportable Segments
The Company has concluded that it has two reportable segments as it has organized its operations into two segments for management and internal financial reporting purposes, REI and Cole Capital. The identification and aggregation of reportable segments requires the Company’s management to exercise certain judgments. Refer to Note 5 — Segment Reporting for further information.
Revenue Recognition - Cole Capital
Revenue consists of securities sales commissions and dealer manager fees, real estate acquisition fees, property management fees, advisory fees, asset management fees and performance fees for services relating to the Managed REITs’ offerings and the investment and management of their respective assets, in accordance with the respective advisory and dealer manager agreements. The Company records revenue related to acquisition fees, securities sales commissions and dealer manager fees upon completion of a transaction and advisory, asset and property management fees as services are performed. The Company is also reimbursed for certain costs incurred in providing these services. Securities sales commission and dealer manager reimbursements are recorded as revenue as the expenses are incurred. Other reimbursements are recorded as revenue when reimbursements are reasonably assured.
Income Taxes
The Company currently qualifies and has elected to be taxed as a REIT for federal income tax purposes under Sections 856 through 860 of the Internal Revenue Code. As a REIT, except as discussed below, the Company generally is not subject to federal income tax on taxable income that it distributes to its stockholders so long as it distributes at least 90% of its annual taxable income (computed without regard to the dividends paid deduction and excluding net capital gains). REITs are subject to a number of other organizational and operational requirements. Even if the Company maintains its qualification for taxation as a REIT, it may be subject to certain state and local taxes on its income and property, and federal income and excise taxes on its undistributed income.
The Company conducts substantially all of its Cole Capital business operations through a TRS. A TRS is a subsidiary of a REIT that is subject to corporate federal, state and local income taxes, as applicable. The Company’s use of a TRS enables it to engage in certain business activities while complying with the REIT qualification requirements and to retain any income generated by these businesses for reinvestment without the requirement to distribute those earnings. The Company conducts all of its business in the United States, and as a result, the Company files income tax returns in the U.S. federal jurisdiction and various state and local jurisdictions. Certain of the Company’s inter-company transactions that have been eliminated in consolidation for financial accounting purposes are also subject to taxation.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
June 30, 2014
(Unaudited)

The Company provides for income taxes in accordance with current authoritative accounting and tax guidance. The tax expense or benefit related to significant, unusual or extraordinary items is recognized in the quarter in which those items occur. In addition, the effect of changes in enacted tax laws, rates or tax status is recognized in the quarter in which the change occurs. The accounting estimates used to compute the provision for income taxes may change as new events occur, additional information is obtained or the tax environment changes.
Repurchase Agreements
In certain circumstances, the Company may obtain financing through a repurchase agreement. The Company evaluates the initial transfer of a financial instrument and the related repurchase agreement for sale accounting treatment. In instances where the Company maintains effective control over the transferred securities, the Company accounts for the transaction as a secured borrowing, and accordingly, both the securities and related repurchase agreement payable are recorded separately in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets in investment securities, at fair value and other debt, net, respectively. In instances where the Company does not maintain effective control over the transferred securities, the Company accounts for the transaction as a sale of securities for proceeds consisting of cash and a forward purchase contract.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
In April 2014, the U.S. Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Accounting Standards Update, 2014-08 Presentation of Financial Statements (Topic 205) and Property, Plant, and Equipment (Topic 360): Reporting Discontinued Operations and Disclosures of Disposals of Components of an Entity (“ASU 2014-08”), which amends the reporting requirements for discontinued operations by updating the definition of a discontinued operation to be a component of an entity that represents a strategic shift that has (or will have) a major effect on an entity’s operations and financial results, resulting in fewer disposals that qualify for discontinued operations reporting yet the pronouncement also requires expanded disclosures for discontinued operations. The Company adopted ASU 2014-08 effective January 1, 2014. Starting with the first quarter of 2014, the results of operations for all qualifying disposals and properties classified as held for sale that were not previously reported in discontinued operations in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013 will be presented within income from continuing operations on the accompanying consolidated statements of income.
In May 2014, FASB issued ASU No. 2014-09, “Revenue from Contracts with Customers,” which supersedes the revenue recognition requirements in “Revenue Recognition (Topic 605),” and requires an entity to recognize revenue in a way that depicts the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled to in exchange for those goods or services. ASU 2014-09 is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those years, beginning after December 15, 2016, and is to be applied retrospectively, with early application not permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of the new standard on its financial statements.
Note 4 — Acquisitions of CapLease, Cole and CCPT
CapLease Acquisition
On November 5, 2013 (the “CapLease Acquisition Date”), the Company completed the CapLease Merger, an acquisition of a real estate investment trust that primarily owned and managed a diversified portfolio of single tenant commercial real estate properties subject to long-term leases, the majority of which were net leases, to high credit quality tenants, by acquiring 100% of the outstanding common stock and voting interests of CapLease. The acquisition was accounted for using the acquisition method of accounting in accordance with ASC 805, Business Combinations. The Company’s consolidated financial statements include the results of operations of CapLease subsequent to the CapLease Acquisition Date.
The purchase price includes a cash payment of $920.7 million , which was funded by the Company through additional borrowings under its revolving credit facility and the credit facility assumed from CapLease. See Note 12 —  Other Debt and Note 13 — Credit Facilities .
The purchase price allocation for the CapLease Merger is considered preliminary, and additional adjustments may be recorded during the measurement period in accordance with U.S. GAAP. The purchase price allocation will be finalized as the Company receives additional information relevant to the acquisition, including a final valuation of the assets purchased and liabilities assumed.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
June 30, 2014
(Unaudited)

The preliminary purchase price for the acquisition was allocated to assets acquired and liabilities assumed based on their estimated fair value. The following table summarizes the estimated fair values of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed at the CapLease Acquisition Date initially recorded, as well as measurement period adjustments made and the revised estimated fair values of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed at the CapLease Acquisition Date (in thousands):
 
 
 
Preliminary
 
 
 
Amounts Previously Recognized as of the CapLease Acquisition Date (1)
 
Measurement Period Adjustments
 
Adjusted Amounts Recognized as of the CapLease Acquisition Date
Fair value of consideration given
 
$
920,697

 
$

 
$
920,697

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Assets purchased, at fair value:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Land
 
235,843

 
(2,778
)
 
233,065

Buildings, fixtures and improvements
 
1,596,481

 
(4,836
)
 
1,591,645

Land and construction in process
 
12,352

 
391

 
12,743

Acquired intangible lease assets
 
191,964

 
308

 
192,272

Total real estate investments
 
2,036,640

 
(6,915
)
 
2,029,725

Cash and cash equivalents
 
41,799

 

 
41,799

Investment securities
 
60,730

 

 
60,730

Loans held for investment
 
26,457

 

 
26,457

Restricted cash
 
29,159

 
(40
)
 
29,119

Deferred costs and other assets, net
 
21,564

 
152

 
21,716

Deferred costs
 
325

 

 
325

Total identifiable assets purchased
 
2,216,674

 
(6,803
)
 
2,209,871

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Liabilities assumed, at fair value:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Mortgage notes payable
 
1,037,510

 

 
1,037,510

Secured credit facility
 
121,000

 

 
121,000

Other debt
 
114,208

 

 
114,208

Below-market leases
 
57,058

 

 
57,058

Derivative liabilities
 
158

 

 
158

Accounts payable and accrued expenses
 
46,484

 
106

 
46,590

Deferred rent, derivative and other liabilities
 
8,867

 
(64
)
 
8,803

Total liabilities assumed
 
1,385,285

 
42

 
1,385,327

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Non-controlling interest retained by third party
 
567

 

 
567

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net identifiable assets acquired by Company
 
830,822

 
(6,845
)
 
823,977

Goodwill
 
$
89,875

 
$
6,845

 
$
96,720

____________________________________
(1)
As reported in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013.

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AMERICAN REALTY CAPITAL PROPERTIES, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
June 30, 2014
(Unaudited)

After the December 31, 2013 financial statements were issued, the Company received final purchase and sale agreements for three properties that were sold to third parties during the six months ended June 30, 2014 .  After giving consideration to the sales price of these properties, the Company has estimated that the fair value of these properties originally acquired as part of the CapLease Merger to be $6.9 million lower than originally valued.  As a result of the sale, the carrying amount of real estate investments was retrospectively decreased by $6.9 million as of the CapLease Acquisition Date, with a corresponding increase to goodwill in the accompanying consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2013.  The impact to depreciation expense recognized during the year ended December 31, 2013 was not significant, and, therefore, the Company has not retrospectively adjusted its consolidated statements of operations. In addition to the adjustment above, the Company identified other minor adjustments primarily relating to additional accounts receivables and accrued expenses as of the CapLease Acquisition Date.
Management is in the process of further evaluating the purchase price accounting. The fair value of real estate investments and below-market leases have been estimated by the Company with the assistance of third-party valuation firms. Based on a preliminary analysis received to-date, the estimated fair value of these assets and liabilities total $2.0 billion and $57.1 million , respectively. The recorded values represent the estimated fair values related to such assets and liabilities. Upon completion of the analysis, including a review of the appraisals and assessment of current market rates, changes to the estimated fair values may result. Such post-closing adjustments are customary in nature in accordance with ASC 805, Business Combinations.
The ascribed value of the noncontrolling interest has been estimated based on the fair value of the percentage ownership of The Woodlands, Texas development activity not held by the Company. See Note 6 Real Estate Investments for further information on this development project.
The fair value of the remaining CapLease assets and liabilities have been calculated in accordance with the Company’s policy on purchase price allocation, as disclosed in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013.
Goodwill of approximately $96.7 million is expected to be assigned to the REI segment upon completion of the valuation. The goodwill recognized is attributed to the enhancement of the Company’s year-round rental revenue stream, expected synergies and the assembled work force at CapLease.
The pro forma consolidated statements of operations in Note 6 — Real Estate Investments are presented as if CapLease had been included in the consolidated results of the Company for the entire periods ended June 30, 2014 and 2013 .
Cole Acquisition
On February 7, 2014, the Company completed its acquisition of Cole, as discussed in Note 2 —   Mergers and Acquisitions . The Company accounted for the Cole Merger as a business combination under the acquisition method of accounting. Therefore, the Company’s consolidated financial statements include the results of operations of Cole subsequent to the Cole Acquisition Date.
Fair Value of Consideration Transferred
The Company is in the process of gathering certain additional information in order to finalize its assessment of the fair value of the consideration transferred; thus, the fair values of currently recorded assets and liabilities are subject to change. The estimated fair value of the consideration transferred at the Cole Acquisition Date totaled approximately $7.5 billion and consisted of the following (in thousands):
 
As of Cole Acquisition
Date (Preliminary)
Estimated Fair Value of Consideration Transferred:
 
Cash
$
181,775

Common stock
7,302,480

Total consideration transferred
$
7,484,255

The fair value of the 520.8 million shares of common stock issued, excluding those common shares transferred to former Cole executives, was determined based on the closing market price of the Company’s common stock on the Cole Acquisition Date.

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AMERICAN REALTY CAPITAL PROPERTIES, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
June 30, 2014
(Unaudited)

Allocation of Consideration
The consideration transferred pursuant to the Cole Merger Agreement was allocated to the assets acquired and liabilities assumed for the REI segment and Cole Capital, based upon their preliminary estimated fair values as of the Cole Acquisition Date. The Company is in the process of gathering certain additional information in order to finalize its assessment of the fair value of certain intangible assets; thus, the provisional measurements of intangible assets and goodwill are subject to change. Such post-closing adjustments are customary in nature in accordance with ASC 805, Business Combinations. The measurement periods recorded for the period from the Cole Acquisition Date to June 30, 2014 are presented consolidated and by segments in the tables below.
The following table summarizes the estimated fair values of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed, including all measurement period adjustments, at the Cole Acquisition Date (in thousands):
 
Preliminary
 
Amount Previously Recorded as of the Cole Acquisition Date
 
Measurement Period Adjustments
 
Adjusted Total as of Cole Acquisition Date
Identifiable Assets Acquired at Fair Value:
 
 
 
 
 
Land
$
1,737,390

 
$
(609
)
 
$
1,736,781

Buildings, fixtures and improvements
5,898,895

 
(1,609
)
 
5,897,286

Acquired intangible lease assets
1,323,614

 
(315
)
 
1,323,299

Total real estate investments
8,959,899

 
(2,533
)
 
8,957,366

Investment in unconsolidated entities
103,966

 

 
103,966

Investment securities, at fair value
151,197

 

 
151,197

Loans held for investment, net
72,326

 

 
72,326

Cash and cash equivalents
151,160

 
(1,195
)
 
149,965

Restricted cash
15,704

 

 
15,704

Intangible assets
385,368

 

 
385,368

Deferred costs and other assets
95,974

 
1,615

 
97,589

Due from affiliates
3,301

 

 
3,301

Total identifiable assets acquired
9,938,895

 
(2,113
)
 
9,936,782

 
 
 
 
 
 
Identifiable Liabilities Assumed at Fair Value:
 
 
 
 
 
Mortgage notes payable, net
2,719,072

 
(12,487
)
 
2,706,585

Credit facilities
1,309,000

 

 
1,309,000

Other debt
49,013

 

 
49,013

Below-market lease liabilities
212,377

 
14

 
212,391

Accounts payable and accrued expenses
133,909

 
(3,243
)
 
130,666

Deferred rent, derivative and other liabilities
153,293

 
20,449

 
173,742

Dividends payable
6,271

 

 
6,271

Contingent consideration
51,979

 

 
51,979

Due to affiliates
44

 

 
44

Total liabilities assumed
4,634,958

 
4,733

 
4,639,691

 
 
 
 
 

Noncontrolling interests
20,996

 

 
20,996

 
 
 
 
 
 
Net identifiable assets acquired
5,282,941

 
(6,846
)
 
5,276,095

Goodwill
2,184,703

 
23,457

 
2,208,160

Net assets acquired
$
7,467,644

 
$
16,611

 
$
7,484,255


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AMERICAN REALTY CAPITAL PROPERTIES, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
June 30, 2014
(Unaudited)

The following table summarizes the estimated fair values of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed for the REI segment as initially recorded at the Cole Acquisition Date, as well as measurement period adjustments made and the revised estimated fair values of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed at the Cole Acquisition Date (in thousands):
 
Preliminary
 
REI Segment
(As initially recorded)
 
Measurement Period Adjustments
 
REI Segment
(Adjusted)
Identifiable Assets Acquired at Fair Value:
 
 
 
 
 
Land
$
1,737,390

 
$
(609
)
 
$
1,736,781

Buildings, fixtures and improvements
5,898,895

 
(1,609
)
 
5,897,286

Acquired intangible lease assets
1,323,614

 
(315
)
 
1,323,299

Total real estate investments
8,959,899

 
(2,533
)
 
8,957,366

Investment in unconsolidated entities
100,659

 

 
100,659

Investment securities, at fair value
151,197

 

 
151,197

Loans held for investment, net
72,326

 

 
72,326

Cash and cash equivalents
130,747

 
(1,195
)
 
129,552

Restricted cash
15,704

 

 
15,704

Deferred costs and other assets
45,081

 
1,615

 
46,696

Total identifiable assets acquired
9,475,613

 
(2,113
)
 
9,473,500

 
 
 
 
 
 
Identifiable Liabilities Assumed at Fair Value:
 
 
 
 
Mortgage notes payable, net
2,719,072

 
(12,487
)
 
2,706,585

Credit facilities
1,309,000

 

 
1,309,000

Other debt
49,013

 

 
49,013

Below-market lease liabilities
212,377

 
14

 
212,391

Accounts payable and accrued expenses
73,441

 
13,059

 
86,500

Deferred rent, derivative and other liabilities
42,764

 
12,164

 
54,928

Dividends payable
6,271

 

 
6,271

Contingent consideration
3,606

 

 
3,606

Total liabilities assumed
4,415,544

 
12,750

 
4,428,294

 
 
 
 
 
 
Noncontrolling interests
20,996

 

 
20,996

 
 
 
 
 
 
Net identifiable assets acquired
5,039,073

 
(14,863
)
 
5,024,210

Goodwill
1,628,571

 
31,474

 
1,660,045

Net assets acquired
$
6,667,644

 
$
16,611

 
$
6,684,255


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AMERICAN REALTY CAPITAL PROPERTIES, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
June 30, 2014
(Unaudited)

The following table summarizes the estimated fair values of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed for Cole Capital as initially recorded at the Cole Acquisition Date, as well as measurement period adjustments made and the revised estimated fair values of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed at the Cole Acquisition Date (in thousands):
 
Preliminary
 
Cole Capital
(As initially recorded)
 
Measurement Period Adjustments
 
Cole Capital
(Adjusted)
Identifiable Assets Acquired at Fair Value:
 
 
 
 
 
Investment in unconsolidated entities
$
3,307

 
$

 
$
3,307

Cash and cash equivalents
20,413

 

 
20,413

Intangible assets
385,368

 

 
385,368

Deferred costs and other assets
50,893

 

 
50,893

Due from affiliates
3,301

 

 
3,301

Total identifiable assets acquired
463,282

 

 
463,282

 
 
 
 
 
 
Identifiable Liabilities Assumed at Fair Value:
 
 
 
 
Accounts payable and accrued expenses
60,468

 
(16,302
)
 
44,166

Deferred rent, derivative and other liabilities
110,529

 
8,285

 
118,814

Contingent consideration
48,373

 

 
48,373

Due to affiliates
44

 

 
44

Total liabilities assumed
219,414

 
(8,017
)
 
211,397

 
 
 
 
 
 
Net identifiable assets acquired
243,868

 
8,017

 
251,885

Goodwill
556,132

 
(8,017
)
 
548,115

Net assets acquired
$
800,000

 
$

 
$
800,000


The fair value of real estate investments, including acquired lease intangibles, and below-market lease liabilities allocated to the REI segment have been estimated by the Company with the assistance of a third-party valuation firm. Based on a preliminary analysis received to date, the estimated fair value of these assets and liabilities total $9.0 billion and $212.4 million , respectively. The recorded values represent the estimated fair values related to such assets and liabilities. Upon completion of the analysis, including a review of the appraisals and assessment of current market rates, changes to the estimated fair values may result.
The intangible assets acquired primarily consist of management and advisory contracts that the Company has with the Managed REITs and are subject to an estimated useful life of approximately four years. The Company recorded $38.0 million of amortization expense for the period from the Cole Acquisition Date to June 30, 2014 . The estimated amortization expense for the remainder of the year ending December 31, 2014 is $48.6 million . The estimated amortization expense for each of the years ending December 31, 2015, 2016 and 2017 is $96.3 million and the estimated amortization expense for the year ending December 31, 2018 is $9.8 million .
Goodwill of approximately $1.7 billion is expected to be assigned to the REI segment upon completion of the external valuation. The goodwill recognized is attributed to the enhancement of the Company’s year-round rental revenue stream, realized and expected synergies, the impact of the merger on lowering the Company’s cost of capital, as well as the benefits of critical mass, improved portfolio diversification, and enhanced access to capital markets. Goodwill of approximately $548.1 million is expected to be assigned to Cole Capital upon completion of the external valuation. The goodwill is primarily supported by management’s belief that Cole Capital brings an established management platform with numerous strategic benefits including growth from new income streams and the ability to offer new products. None of the goodwill is expected to be deductible for income tax purposes.
The fair value of the remaining Cole assets and liabilities have been calculated in accordance with the Company’s policy on purchase price allocation, as disclosed in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K and related financial statements in its Current Report Form 8-K filed with the SEC on May 20, 2014 for the year ended December 31, 2013.

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AMERICAN REALTY CAPITAL PROPERTIES, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
June 30, 2014
(Unaudited)

The amounts of revenue and net income related to Cole property acquisitions and Cole Capital included in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations from the Cole Acquisition Date to the period ended June 30, 2014 was $366.2 million and $32.0 million respectively.
The pro forma consolidated statements of operations in Note 6 — Real Estate Investments are presented as if Cole had been included in the consolidated results of the Company for the entire periods ended June 30, 2014 and 2013 .
CCPT Acquisition
On May 19, 2014, the Company completed its acquisition of CCPT, as discussed in Note 2 —   Mergers and Acquisitions . The Company accounted for the CCPT Merger as a business combination under the acquisition method of accounting. Therefore, the Company’s consolidated financial statements include the results of operations of CCPT subsequent to the CCPT Acquisition Date.
Fair Value of Consideration Transferred
The Company is in the process of gathering certain additional information in order to finalize its assessment of the fair value of the consideration transferred; thus, the fair values of currently recorded assets and liabilities are subject to change. The estimated fair value of the consideration transferred at the CCPT Acquisition Date totaled approximately $73.2 million , which was paid in cash. The acquisition was funded by the Company through additional borrowings under its revolving credit facility.
Allocation of Consideration
The consideration transferred pursuant to the CCPT Merger Agreement was allocated to the assets acquired and liabilities assumed based upon their preliminary estimated fair values as of the CCPT Acquisition Date. The Company is in the process of gathering certain additional information in order to finalize its assessment of the fair value of certain intangible assets; thus, the provisional measurements of intangible assets and goodwill are subject to change. Such post-closing adjustments are customary in nature in accordance with ASC 805, Business Combinations. The following table summarizes the estimated fair values of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed by segment at the CCPT Acquisition Date (in thousands):
 
Preliminary
 
May 19, 2014
Identifiable Assets Acquired at Fair Value:
 
Land
$
28,258

Buildings, fixtures and improvements
113,296

Acquired intangible lease assets
17,960

Total real estate investments
159,514

Cash and cash equivalents
167

Restricted cash
2,420

Prepaid expenses and other assets
297

Total identifiable assets acquired
162,398

Identifiable Liabilities Assumed at Fair Value:
 
Mortgage notes payable
85,286

Unsecured credit facility
800

Accounts payable and accrued expenses
443

Below-market lease liability
1,752

Due to affiliates
568

Deferred rent and other liabilities
390

Total liabilities assumed
89,239

 
 
Net identifiable assets acquired
$
73,159


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AMERICAN REALTY CAPITAL PROPERTIES, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
June 30, 2014
(Unaudited)

The fair value of real estate investments, including acquired lease intangibles, and below-market lease liabilities have been estimated by the Company with the assistance of a third-party valuation firm. Based on a preliminary analysis received to date, the estimated fair value of these assets and liabilities total $159.5 million and $1.8 million , respectively. The recorded values represent the estimated fair values related to such assets and liabilities. Upon completion of the analysis, including a review of the appraisals and assessment of current market rates, changes to the estimated fair values may result.
The fair value of the remaining CCPT assets and liabilities have been calculated in accordance with the Company’s policy on purchase price allocation, as disclosed in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K and related financial statements in its Current Report Form 8-K filed with the SEC on May 20, 2014 for the year ended December 31, 2013.
The amounts of revenue and net loss related to CCPT property acquisitions included in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations from the Cole Acquisition Date to the period ended June 30, 2014 was $1.5 million and $0.3 million respectively.
Note 5 — Segment Reporting
The Company operates under two segments, REI and Cole Capital.
REI - Through its REI segment, the Company acquires, owns and operates primarily single-tenant, freestanding commercial real estate properties primarily subject to net leases with high credit quality tenants. The Company focuses on investing in properties that are net leased to credit tenants, which are generally large public companies with investment-grade ratings and other creditworthy tenants. The Company’s long-term business strategy is to continue to acquire a diverse portfolio consisting of approximately 70% long-term leases and 30% medium-term leases, with an average remaining primary lease term of approximately 10 to 12 years. The Company considers properties that are leased on a “medium-term” basis to mean properties originally leased long-term ( 10 years or longer) that currently have a primary remaining lease duration of generally three to eight years, on average. The Company seeks to acquire granular, self-originated single-tenant net lease assets, which may be purchased through sale-leaseback transactions, small portfolio acquisitions and in connection with build-to-suit opportunities, to the extent they are appropriate in terms of capitalization rate and scale. The Company expects this investment strategy to provide for stable income from credit tenants and for growth opportunities from re-leasing of current below market leases. As of June 30, 2014 , the Company owned 3,966 properties comprising 106.8 million square feet of single and multi-tenant retail and commercial space located in 49 states, which include properties owned through consolidated joint ventures. As of June 30, 2014 , the rentable space at these properties was 98.8% leased with a weighted average remaining lease term of 9.95 years. As of June 30, 2014 , the Company also owned 25 commercial mortgage-backed securities (“CMBS”), 14 loans held for investment and, through the Unconsolidated Joint Ventures, had interests in six properties comprising 1.6 million rentable square feet of commercial and retail space.
Cole Capital - Cole Capital is contractually responsible for managing the Managed REITs’ affairs on a day-to-day basis, identifying and making acquisitions and investments on the Managed REITs’ behalf and recommending to each of the Managed REIT’s respective board of directors an approach for providing investors with liquidity. Cole Capital serves as the dealer manager and distributes shares of common stock for certain Managed REITs and advises them regarding offerings, manages relationships with participating broker-dealers and financial advisors and provides assistance in connection with compliance matters relating to the offerings. Cole Capital receives compensation and reimbursement for services relating to the Managed REITs’ offerings and the investment, management, financing and disposition of their respective assets, as applicable. Cole Capital also develops new REIT offerings, including obtaining regulatory approvals from the SEC, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (“FINRA”) and various blue sky jurisdictions for such offerings.

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AMERICAN REALTY CAPITAL PROPERTIES, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
June 30, 2014
(Unaudited)

The Company allocates certain operating expenses, such as audit and legal fees, board of director fees, employee related costs and benefits and general overhead expenses between its two segments. The following tables present a summary of the comparative financial results and total assets for each business segment (in thousands):
 
 
Three Months Ended June 30,
 
Six Months Ended June 30,
 
 
2014
 
2013
 
2014
 
2013
REI:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Rental income
 
$
314,843

 
$
52,664

 
$
559,288

 
$
93,651

Direct financing lease income
 
1,181

 

 
2,187

 

Operating expense reimbursements
 
28,545

 
2,281

 
49,641

 
4,191

Total real estate investment revenues
 
344,569

 
54,945

 
611,116

 
97,842

Acquisition related
 
8,453

 
37,289

 
20,337

 
47,616

Merger and other transaction related
 
13,286

 
6,393

 
235,478

 
144,162

Property operating expenses
 
39,372

 
3,086

 
69,030

 
5,635

General and administrative expenses
 
7,033

 
2,361

 
13,629

 
3,815

Equity based compensation
 
9,338

 
3,458

 
31,848

 
4,339

Depreciation and amortization
 
234,219

 
33,752

 
385,223

 
60,505

Total operating expenses
 
311,701

 
86,339

 
755,545

 
266,072

Operating income (loss)
 
32,868

 
(31,394
)
 
(144,429
)
 
(168,230
)
Interest expense, net
 
(99,661
)
 
(11,068
)
 
(216,378
)
 
(17,124
)
Other (expense) income, net
 
(3,057
)
 
1,167

 
(3,858
)
 
2,020

Gain (loss) on derivative instruments, net
 
21,926

 
(40
)
 
1,729

 
(45
)
Loss on contingent value rights
 

 
(31,134
)
 

 
(31,134
)
Gain on disposition of properties, net
 
1,510

 

 
4,489

 

Gain on sale of investments
 

 

 

 
451

Total other expenses, net
 
(79,282
)
 
(41,075
)
 
(214,018
)
 
(45,832
)
Net loss from continuing operations
 
(46,414
)
 
(72,469
)
 
(358,447
)
 
(214,062
)
Discontinued operations:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Income from operations of held for sale properties
 

 
36

 

 
20

Gain on held for sale properties
 

 

 

 
14

Net income from discontinued operations
 

 
36

 

 
34

Net loss
 
$
(46,414
)
 
$
(72,433
)
 
$
(358,447
)
 
$
(214,028
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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AMERICAN REALTY CAPITAL PROPERTIES, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
June 30, 2014
(Unaudited)

 
 
Three Months Ended June 30,
 
Six Months Ended June 30,
 
 
2014
 
2013
 
2014
 
2013
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cole Capital:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Dealer manager and distribution fees, selling commissions and offering reimbursements
 
$
9,969

 
$

 
$
52,422

 
$

Transaction service fees
 
14,411

 

 
18,970

 

Management fees and reimbursements
 
13,032

 

 
20,087

 

Total Cole Capital revenues
 
37,412

 

 
91,479

 

Cole Capital reallowed fees and commissions
 
7,068

 

 
41,504

 

General and administrative expenses
 
12,030

 

 
31,119

 

Depreciation and amortization
 
24,774

 

 
39,133

 

Total operating expenses
 
43,872

 

 
111,756

 

Total other income
 
9,609

 

 
14,804

 

Net income (loss)
 
$
3,149

 
$

 
$
(5,473
)
 
$

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total Company:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total revenues
 
$
381,981

 
$
54,945

 
$
702,595

 
$
97,842

Total operating expenses
 
$
355,573

 
$
86,339

 
$
867,301

 
$
266,072

Total other expense
 
$
(69,673
)
 
$
(41,075
)
 
$
(199,214
)
 
$
(45,832
)
Loss from continuing operations
 
$
(43,265
)
 
$
(72,469
)
 
$
(363,920
)
 
$
(214,062
)
Income from discontinued operations
 
$

 
$
36

 
$

 
$
34

Net loss
 
$
(43,265
)
 
$
(72,433
)
 
$
(363,920
)
 
$
(214,028
)
 
Total Assets
 
June 30, 2014
 
December 31, 2013
REI
$
20,197,707

 
$
7,807,504

Cole Capital
1,117,780

 

Total Company
$
21,315,487

 
$
7,807,504


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AMERICAN REALTY CAPITAL PROPERTIES, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
June 30, 2014
(Unaudited)

Note 6 — Real Estate Investments
Excluding the Cole Merger, the ARCT IV Merger and the CCPT Merger, the Company acquired interests in 337 commercial properties, including 18 land parcels, for an aggregate purchase price of $1.5 billion during the six months ended June 30, 2014 (the “2014 Acquisitions”). The Company is in the process of obtaining and reviewing the final third-party appraisals for some of the 2014 Acquisitions, and as such, the fair value of the related asset acquired and liabilities assumed during the six months ended June 30, 2014 are provisionally allocated. The following table presents the allocation of the fair value of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed during the periods presented (dollar amounts in thousands):
 
 
Three Months Ended June 30,
 
Six Months Ended June 30,
 
 
2014
 
2013
 
2014
 
2013
Real estate investments, at cost:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Land
 
$
109,075

 
$
416,887

 
$
239,663

 
$
493,029

Buildings, fixtures and improvements
 
482,074

 
1,129,906

 
1,185,641

 
1,424,900

Total tangible assets
 
591,149

 
1,546,793

 
1,425,304

 
1,917,929

Acquired intangible assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
In-place leases
 
30,801

 
165,576

 
128,581

 
211,748

Above-market leases
 
5,511

 

 
21,145

 

Assumed intangible liabilities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Below-market leases
 
(1,869
)
 

 
(3,321
)
 

Fair value adjustment of assumed notes payable
 

 

 
(23,589
)
 

Total purchase price of assets acquired, net
 
625,592

 
1,712,369

 
1,548,120

 
2,129,677

Notes payable assumed
 

 

 
301,532

 

Cash paid for acquired real estate investments
 
$
625,592

 
$
1,712,369

 
$
1,246,588

 
$
2,129,677

Number of properties acquired
 
122

 
899

 
337

 
1,011

The following table presents unaudited pro forma information as if all of the 2014 Acquisitions and the Cole Merger, ARCT IV Merger and CCPT Merger, as discussed in Note 2 —   Mergers and Acquisitions , were completed on January 1, 2013 for each period presented below. These amounts have been calculated after applying the Company’s accounting policies and adjusting the results of acquisitions to reflect the additional depreciation and amortization and interest expense that would have been charged had the acquisitions occurred on January 1, 2013. Additionally, the unaudited pro forma net loss attributable to stockholders was adjusted to exclude acquisition related expenses of $20.3 million and $47.6 million for the six months ended June 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively and merger and other transaction related expenses of $235.5 million and $144.2 million for the six months ended June 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively (in thousands).
 
 
Six Months Ended June 30,
 
 
2014
 
2013
Pro forma revenues
 
$
827,562

 
$
155,269

Pro forma net income (loss) attributable to stockholders
 
$
(67,207
)
 
$
2,386


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AMERICAN REALTY CAPITAL PROPERTIES, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
June 30, 2014
(Unaudited)

ARCT IV GE Capital Portfolio
After the ARCT IV December 31, 2013 financial statements were issued, ARCT IV completed its review of the final appraisals received from third party firms for certain properties included in the ARCT IV GE Capital Portfolio. After giving consideration to the appraisals of these properties, the Company has estimated that the fair value of the land, building, fixtures and improvements, acquired leases assets and acquired lease liabilities to be $183.2 million , $300.4 million , $47.0 million , and $7.8 million , respectively. Additionally, as part of the review of the final appraisals, assets that were classified as direct financing leases were reclassified into real estate investments. As a result of these adjustments, the carrying amount of land, acquired lease assets and acquired lease liabilities were retrospectively increased by $40.7 million , $2.7 million , and $7.8 million , respectively, as of the date ARCT IV acquired the ARCT IV GE Capital Portfolio. In addition, the carrying amount of buildings, fixtures and improvements and investments in direct financing leases was decreased by $32.1 million and $3.5 million , respectively as of the same date. These adjustments to carrying value are reflected in the accompanying consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2013.  The impact to depreciation expense recognized during the year ended December 31, 2013 was not significant, and therefore, the Company has not retrospectively adjusted its consolidated statements of operations.
Future Lease Payments
The following table presents future minimum base rental cash payments due to the Company over the next five years and thereafter. These amounts exclude contingent rent payments, as applicable, that may be collected from certain tenants based on provisions related to sales thresholds and increases in annual rent based on exceeding certain economic indexes among other items (in thousands):
 
 
Future Minimum Operating Lease
Base Rent Payments
 
Future Minimum
Direct Financing Lease Payments (1)
July 1, 2014 - December 31, 2014
 
$
677,188

 
$
2,485

2015
 
1,214,297

 
4,757

2016
 
1,191,214

 
4,674

2017
 
1,142,109

 
4,273

2018
 
1,087,444

 
3,183

Thereafter
 
7,706,549

 
10,052

Total
 
$
13,018,801

 
$
29,424

____________________________________
(1) 47 properties are subject to direct financing leases and, therefore, revenue is recognized as direct financing lease income on the discounted cash flows of the lease payments. Amounts reflected are the cash rent on these respective properties.
Investment in Direct Financing Leases, Net
The components of the Company’s net investment in direct financing leases as of June 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013 are as follows (in thousands):
 
 
June 30, 2014
 
December 31, 2013
Future minimum lease payments receivable
 
$
29,685

 
$
33,729

Unguaranteed residual value of property
 
43,884

 
46,172

Unearned income
 
(11,475
)
 
(13,789
)
Net investment in direct financing leases
 
$
62,094

 
$
66,112


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AMERICAN REALTY CAPITAL PROPERTIES, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
June 30, 2014
(Unaudited)

Development Activities
During the six months ended June 30, 2014 , the Company acquired 18 land parcels, upon which single tenant commercial properties will be developed. Based on budgeted construction costs, the remaining costs to complete the buildings is estimated to be $15.3 million in aggregate. The land acquired for an aggregate amount of $8.2 million is included in land in the accompanying consolidated balance sheet. In addition, during the six months ended June 30, 2014 , the Company substantially completed the development of a 450,000 square foot distribution warehouse in Columbia, South Carolina. The build-to-suit project has an estimated total investment of $22.0 million . As of June 30, 2014 , the Company had a total investment of $20.4 million , including capitalized interest of $37,000 , and an estimated remaining investment of $1.7 million related to the development project.
Prior to the CapLease Acquisition Date, CapLease entered into an agreement with a major Texas-based developer to develop a 150,000 square foot speculative office building in The Woodlands, Texas, adjacent to and part of the same development as an existing office building owned by CapLease since 2012. Costs of the project, which are budgeted to be $34.0 million , are scheduled to be funded by equity contributions from the Company and its developer partner, and $17.0 million of advances during the construction period under a development loan entered into with Amegy Bank. All equity contributions are scheduled to be borne as follows: the Company, 90% ; and the developer, 10% ; except for cost overruns, which will be borne 50% by each. Because the Company has a controlling financial interest in the investment, the Company consolidates the investment for financial accounting purposes. The Company has an option to purchase, and the developer the option to sell to the Company, in each case at fair market value, the developer’s interest in the project upon (i) substantial completion of the project and (ii) leases being entered into for 95% of the square footage of the project. Construction activity and funding of the project commenced during the quarter ended September 30, 2013 and is expected to be completed during the second half of 2014. As of June 30, 2014 , the Company had a total investment of $20.0 million , including capitalized interest of $68,000 , and estimated remaining investment of $14.0 million related to the development project.
Tenant Concentration
As of June 30, 2014 and June 30, 2013 , there were no tenants exceeding 10% of consolidated annualized rental income. Annualized rental income for net leases is rental income as of the period reported, which includes the effect of tenant concessions such as free rent, as applicable.
Geographic Concentration
As of June 30, 2014 , properties located in Texas represented 12.9% of consolidated annualized rental income determined on a straight-line basis. There were no geographic concentrations exceeding 10% of consolidated annualized rental income at June 30, 2013 .
Note 7 — Investment Securities, at Fair Value
Investment securities are considered available-for-sale and, therefore, increases or decreases in the fair value of these investments are recorded in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) as a component of equity on the consolidated balance sheets unless the securities are considered to be other-than-temporarily impaired at which time the losses are reclassified to expense.

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AMERICAN REALTY CAPITAL PROPERTIES, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
June 30, 2014
(Unaudited)

The following tables detail the unrealized gains and losses on investment securities as of June 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013 (in thousands):
 
 
June 30, 2014

 
Amortized Cost
 
Gross Unrealized Gains
 
Gross Unrealized Losses
 
Fair Value
Investments in real estate fund
 
$
1,621

 
$
270

 
$

 
$
1,891

CMBS
 
208,584

 
8,775

 
(46
)
 
217,313

Total
 
$
210,205

 
$
9,045

 
$
(46
)
 
$
219,204

 
 
December 31, 2013
 
 
Amortized Cost
 
Gross Unrealized Gains
 
Gross Unrealized Losses
 
Fair Value
Investments in real estate fund
 
$
1,589

 
$

 
$
(105
)
 
$
1,484

CMBS
 
60,452

 
498

 
(367
)
 
60,583

Total
 
$
62,041

 
$
498

 
$
(472
)
 
$
62,067

CMBS
In connection with the Cole Merger, the Company acquired 15 CMBS with an estimated aggregate fair value of $151.2 million as of the Cole Acquisition Date. As of June 30, 2014 , the Company owned 25 CMBS with an estimated aggregate fair value of $217.3 million . As of June 30, 2014 , certain of these securities were pledged as collateral under repurchase agreements (the “Repurchase Agreements”), as discussed in Note 12 —  Other Debt . As of December 31, 2013 , the Company owned 10 CMBS with an estimated aggregate fair value of $60.6 million .
As of June 30, 2014 , the fair value of one CMBS was below its amortized cost by approximately $46,000 . The Company evaluated each of the securities for other-than-temporary impairment at June 30, 2014 , and determined that no other-than-temporary impairment charges on its securities were appropriate. The Company believes that none of the unrealized losses on investment securities are other-than-temporary because management expects the Company will receive all contractual principal and interest related to these investments. In addition, the Company is not required, and does not intend, to sell these securities.
The scheduled maturity of the Company’s CMBS as of June 30, 2014 is as follows (in thousands):
 
 
June 30, 2014
 
 
Amortized Cost
 
Fair Value
Due within one year
 
$

 
$

Due after one year through five years
 
1,202

 
1,237

Due after five years through ten years
 
178,922

 
186,042

Due after ten years
 
28,460

 
30,034

 
 
$
208,584

 
$
217,313

Investment in Real Estate Fund
As of June 30, 2014 , the Company had investments in a real estate fund that is sponsored by an affiliate of the Former Manager of the Company and which invests primarily in equity securities of other publicly traded REITs. This investment is accounted for under the equity method of accounting because the Company has significant influence but not control.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
June 30, 2014
(Unaudited)

Note 8 — Loans Held for Investment
Loans Held for Investment
During the six months ended June 30, 2014 , in connection with the Cole Merger, the Company acquired two mortgage notes receivable, each of which is secured by an office building. The mortgage notes had a fair value of $72.3 million as of the Cole Acquisition Date. As of December 31, 2013, the Company owned 12 loans held for investment, which were acquired in connection with the CapLease Merger and consist predominantly of mortgage loans on properties subject to leases to investment grade tenants. The loans had a fair value of $26.5 million at the CapLease Merger Date. At June 30, 2014 , the Company owned 14 loans held for investment, which had a carrying value of $97.6 million and carried interest rates ranging from 5.28% to 7.24% . As of December 31, 2013 , the loans held for investment had a carrying value of $26.3 million and carried interest rates ranging from 5.28% to 7.24% . The fair value adjustment is being amortized to interest expense in the consolidated statements of operations over the term of the loan, using the effective interest method.
The Company’s loan portfolio is comprised primarily of fully amortizing or nearly fully amortizing first mortgage loans on commercial real estate leased to a single tenant. Therefore, the Company’s monitoring of the credit quality of its loans held for investment is focused primarily on an analysis of the tenant, including review of tenant credit ratings (including changes in ratings) and other measures of tenant credit quality, trends in the tenant’s industry and general economic conditions, and an analysis of measures of collateral coverage, such as an estimate of the loan’s loan-to-value (“LTV”) ratio (principal amount outstanding divided by estimated value of the property) and its remaining term until maturity. As of June 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013 , the Company had no reserve for loan loss.
Note 9 — Deferred Costs and Other Assets, Net
Deferred costs and other assets, net consisted of the following as of June 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013 (in thousands):
 
 
June 30, 2014
 
December 31, 2013
Deferred costs, net
 
$
145,305

 
$
119,731

Accounts receivable, net  (1)
 
64,791

 
16,690

Straight-line rent receivable
 
43,892

 
19,009

Prepaid expenses
 
17,369

 
5,379

Leasehold improvements, property and equipment, net (2)
 
19,923

 
1,451

Restricted escrow deposits
 
49,656

 
101,814

Derivative assets, at fair value
 
5,522

 
9,189

Other assets
 
58,598

 
5,998

 
 
$
405,056

 
$
279,261

____________________________________
(1)
Allowance for doubtful accounts was $1.8 million and $0.2 million as of June 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013 , respectively.
(2)
Amortization expense for leasehold improvements totaled $0.2 million and $0.6 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2014 , respectively. Accumulated amortization was $0.6 million and $0.1 million as of June 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013 , respectively. Depreciation expense for property and equipment totaled $0.3 million and $0.8 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2014 , respectively. Accumulated depreciation was $0.9 million and $0.1 million as of June 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013 , respectively.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
June 30, 2014
(Unaudited)

Note 10 — Fair Value of Financial Instruments
The Company determines fair value based on quoted prices when available or through the use of alternative approaches, such as discounting the expected cash flows using market interest rates commensurate with the credit quality and duration of the investment. The guidance defines three levels of inputs that may be used to measure fair value:
Level 1 — Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets and liabilities that the reporting entity has the ability to access at the measurement date.
Level 2 — Inputs other than quoted prices included within Level 1 that are observable for the asset and liability or can be corroborated with observable market data for substantially the entire contractual term of the asset or liability.
Level 3 — Unobservable inputs that reflect the entity’s own assumptions about the assumptions that market participants would use in the pricing of the asset or liability and are consequently not based on market activity, but rather through particular valuation techniques.
The determination of where an asset or liability falls in the hierarchy requires significant judgment and considers factors specific to the asset or liability. In instances where the determination of the fair value measurement is based on inputs from different levels of the fair value hierarchy, the level in the fair value hierarchy within which the entire fair value measurement falls is based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety. The Company evaluates its hierarchy disclosures each quarter and depending on various factors, it is possible that an asset or liability may be classified differently from quarter to quarter. However, the Company expects that changes in classifications between levels will be infrequent.
Although the Company has determined that the majority of the inputs used to value its derivatives fall within Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy, the credit valuation adjustments associated with those derivatives utilize Level 3 inputs, such as estimates of current credit spreads to evaluate the likelihood of default by the Company and its counterparties. However, as of June 30, 2014 , the Company has assessed the significance of the impact of the credit valuation adjustments on the overall valuation of its derivative positions and has determined that the credit valuation adjustments are not significant to the overall valuation of the Company ’s derivatives. As a result, the Company has determined that its derivative valuations in their entirety are classified in Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

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AMERICAN REALTY CAPITAL PROPERTIES, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
June 30, 2014
(Unaudited)

The following tables present information about the Company ’s assets and liabilities (including derivatives that are presented net) measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of June 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013 , aggregated by the level in the fair value hierarchy within which those instruments fall (in thousands):


Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

Balance as of
June 30, 2014
Assets:








Investments in real estate fund
 
$

 
$
1,891

 
$

 
$
1,891

CMBS
 

 

 
217,313

 
217,313

Interest rate swap assets


 
5,522

 


5,522

Total assets
 
$

 
$
7,413

 
$
217,313

 
$
224,726

Liabilities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest rate swap liabilities

$

 
$
(12,811
)
 
$


$
(12,811
)
Series D Preferred Stock embedded derivative


 

 
(11,520
)

(11,520
)
Contingent consideration arrangements
 

 

 
(4,818
)
 
(4,818
)
Total liabilities

$


$
(12,811
)

$
(16,338
)

$
(29,149
)









 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

Balance as of December 31, 2013
Assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Investments in real estate fund
 
$

 
$
1,484

 
$

 
$
1,484

CMBS
 

 

 
60,583

 
60,583

Interest rate swap assets
 

 
9,189

 

 
9,189

Total assets
 
$

 
$
10,673

 
$
60,583

 
$
71,256

Liabilities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest rate swap liabilities
 
$

 
$
(1,719
)
 
$

 
$
(1,719
)
Series D Preferred Stock embedded derivative
 

 

 
(16,736
)
 
(16,736
)
Total liabilities
 
$

 
$
(1,719
)
 
$
(16,736
)
 
$
(18,455
)
Investments in real estate fund — The fair value of the Company’s investments in real estate fund is based on published pricing.
CMBS — The fair values of the Company ’s CMBS are valued using broker quotations, collateral values, subordination levels and liquidity of the individual securities.
Derivatives — The valuation of derivative instruments is determined using a discounted cash flow analysis on the expected cash flows of each derivative. This analysis reflects the contractual terms of the derivatives, including the period to maturity, as well as observable market-based inputs, including interest rate curves and implied volatilities. In addition, credit valuation adjustments are incorporated into the fair values to account for the Company ’s potential nonperformance risk and the performance risk of the counterparties.
Series D Preferred Stock embedded derivative — The valuation of this derivative instrument is determined using a binomial option pricing model. Key inputs in the model include the expected term, risk-free interest rate, volatility and dividend yield.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
June 30, 2014
(Unaudited)

Contingent consideration arrangements — The contingent consideration arrangements are carried at fair value and are valued using Level 3 inputs. The fair value of the contingent payments related to property acquisitions is determined based on the estimated timing and probability of successfully leasing vacant space subsequent to the Company’s acquisition of certain properties. The estimated fair value of the property-related contingent consideration arrangements totaled $4.8 million as of June 30, 2014 and is included in the accompanying consolidated balance sheet in deferred rent, derivative and other liabilities. There were no property related contingent consideration arrangements as of December 31, 2013 .
The fair value of short-term financial instruments such as cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash, due to affiliates and accounts payable approximate their carrying value on the accompanying consolidated balance sheets due to their short-term nature and are classified as Level 1 under the fair value hierarchy.
A review of the fair value hierarchy classification is conducted on a quarterly basis. Changes in the type of inputs may result in a reclassification for certain assets. There were no transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 or Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy during the six months ended June 30, 2014 .
The following is a reconciliation of the changes in instruments with Level 3 inputs in the fair value hierarchy for the six months ended June 30, 2014 (in thousands):
 
 
CMBS
 
Series D Preferred Stock Embedded Derivative
 
Contingent Consideration
Arrangements
 
Total
Beginning balance as of December 31, 2013
 
$
60,583

 
$
(16,736
)
 
$

 
$
43,847

Total gains and losses:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Unrealized gain included in other comprehensive income, net
 
8,598

 

 

 
8,598

Changes in fair value included in net income, net
 

 
5,216

 
(1,212
)
 
4,004

Purchases, issuances, settlements and amortization:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Purchases/issuances
 
151,197

 

 
(3,606
)
 
147,591

Amortization included in net income, net
 
(3,065
)
 

 

 
(3,065
)
Ending balance as of June 30, 2014
 
$
217,313

 
$
(11,520
)
 
$
(4,818
)
 
$
200,975

The fair values of the Company ’s financial instruments that are not reported at fair value on the consolidated balance sheets are reported below (dollar amounts in thousands):
 
 
 
 
Carrying Amount at
 
Fair Value at
 
Carrying Amount at
 
Fair Value at
 
 
Level
 
June 30, 2014
 
June 30, 2014
 
December 31, 2013
 
December 31, 2013
Assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Loans held for investment
 
3
 
$
97,587

 
$
98,902

 
$
26,279

 
$
26,435

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Liabilities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Mortgage notes payable, net
 
3
 
$
4,227,494

 
$
4,328,230

 
$
1,301,114

 
$
1,305,823

Corporate bonds, net
 
3
 
2,546,089

 
2,568,117

 

 

Convertible debt, net
 
3
 
975,003

 
1,035,581

 
972,490

 
976,629

Credit facilities
 
3
 
1,896,000

 
1,896,000

 
1,819,800

 
1,819,800

Secured term loan
 
3
 
51,296

 
51,411

 
58,979

 
59,049

Trust preferred notes
 
3
 
26,579

 
23,485

 
26,548

 
23,345

Other debt
 
3
 
68,283

 
68,414

 
19,278

 
19,350

Total liabilities
 
 
 
$
9,790,744

 
$
9,971,238

 
$
4,198,209

 
$
4,203,996


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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
June 30, 2014
(Unaudited)

Loans held for investment — The fair value of the Company’s fixed-rate loan portfolio is estimated with a discounted cash flow analysis, utilizing scheduled cash flows and discount rates estimated by management to approximate those that a willing buyer and seller might use.
Credit facilities — Management believes that the stated interest rates (which float based on short-term interest rates) approximates market rates. As such, the fair values of these obligations is estimated to be equal to the outstanding principal amounts.
Convertible notes and Corporate bonds — The fair value of the convertible notes and corporate bonds is estimated by an independent third party using market comps from regularly traded bonds with similar terms.
Mortgage notes payable, Trust preferred notes, Other debt and Secured term loan — The fair value of mortgages payable on real estate investments and the secured term loan is estimated by an independent third party using a discounted cash flow analysis, based on management’s estimates of market interest rates.
Note 11 — Mortgage Notes Payable
The Company ’s mortgage notes payable consist of the following as of June 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013 (dollar amounts in thousands):
 
 
Encumbered Properties
 
Outstanding Loan Amount
 
Weighted Average
Effective Interest Rate (1)
 
Weighted Average Maturity (2)
June 30, 2014
 
757

 
$
4,125,621

 
4.90
%
 
6.00
December 31, 2013
 
177

 
$
1,258,661

 
3.42
%
 
3.41
____________________________________
(1)
Mortgage notes payable primarily have fixed rates or are fixed by way of interest rate swap arrangements. Effective interest rates range from 2.40% to 7.20% at June 30, 2014 and 1.83% to 6.28% at December 31, 2013 .
(2)
Weighted average remaining years until maturity as of June 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013 , respectively.
In conjunction with the various mergers and portfolio acquisitions, as described in Note 2 —   Mergers and Acquisitions , aggregate net premiums totaling $137.4 million were recorded upon the assumption of the mortgages for above-market interest rates. Amortization of these net premiums is recorded as a reduction to interest expense over the remaining term of the respective mortgages using the effective-interest method. As of June 30, 2014 , there was $101.9 million in unamortized net premiums included in mortgage notes payable, net on the consolidated balance sheet.
The following table summarizes the scheduled aggregate principal repayments subsequent to June 30, 2014 (in thousands):
Year
 
Total
July 1, 2014 - December 31, 2014
 
$
104,043

2015
 
270,843

2016
 
250,881

2017
 
522,655

2018
 
252,292

Thereafter
 
2,724,907

Total
 
$
4,125,621

The Company ’s mortgage loan agreements generally require restrictions on corporate guarantees and the maintenance of financial covenants including maintenance of certain financial ratios (such as specified debt to equity and debt service coverage ratios). As of June 30, 2014 , the Company was in compliance with the debt covenants under the mortgage loan agreements.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
June 30, 2014
(Unaudited)

During the three and six months ended June 30, 2014 , the Company paid off $132.8 million and $854.5 million , respectively, of mortgage notes payable, including notes that were subject to interest rate swap agreements. In connection with the debt repayments, the Company paid prepayment fees totaling $3.7 million and $33.5 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2014 , respectively. In addition, the Company paid $9.9 million during the six months ended June 30, 2014 for the settlement of interest rate swaps that were associated with certain of the mortgage notes, which approximated the fair value of the interest rate swaps. Both the prepayment fees and interest rate swap settlements are included in interest expense, net in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations. No such swap settlements were paid during the three months ended June 30, 2014 . In addition, the Company wrote off the deferred financing costs and premiums and discounts associated with these mortgages, which resulted in a reduction to interest expense of $1.6 million and $23.6 million during the three and six months ended June 30, 2014 , respectively. The recently paid off mortgages had a weighted average remaining interest rate of 4.86% and a weighted average remaining term of 2.5 years.
Note 12 —  Other Debt
Corporate Bond Offering
On February 6, 2014, the OP issued, in a private offering, $2.55 billion aggregate principal amount of senior unsecured notes consisting of $1.3 billion aggregate principal amount of 2.00% senior notes due 2017 (the “2017 Notes”), $750.0 million aggregate principal amount of 3.00% senior notes due 2019 (the “2019 Notes”) and $500.0 million aggregate principal amount of 4.60% senior notes due 2024 (the “2024 Notes,” and, together with the 2017 Notes and 2019 Notes, the “Notes”). The Notes are guaranteed by the Company. The OP may redeem all or a part of any series of the Notes at any time at its option at the redemption prices set forth in the indenture governing the Notes, plus accrued and unpaid interest on the principal amount of the Notes of such series being redeemed to, but excluding, the applicable redemption date. With respect to the 2019 Notes and the 2024 Notes, if such Notes are redeemed on or after January 6, 2019 with respect to the 2019 Notes, or November 6, 2023 with respect to the 2024 Notes, the redemption price will equal 100% of the principal amount of the Notes of the applicable series to be redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest on the amount being redeemed to, but excluding, the applicable redemption date. In conjunction with this corporate bond offering, aggregate discounts totaling $4.2 million were recorded. As of June 30, 2014 , the unamortized net discount totaled $3.9 million .
Convertible Senior Note Offering
On July 29, 2013, the Company issued $300.0 million of the Convertible Senior Notes and, pursuant to an over-allotment exercise by the underwriters of such offering, issued an additional $10.0 million of its Convertible Senior Notes on August 1, 2013 (collectively, the “Original 2018 Notes”). On December 10, 2013, the Company issued an additional $287.5 million through a reopening of the Original 2018 Notes indenture agreement (the “Reopened 2018 Notes,” together with the Original 2018 Notes, the “2018 Notes”). The 2018 Notes mature on August 1, 2018 . The fair value of the Original 2018 Notes and Reopened 2018 Notes was determined at issuance to be $299.6 million and $282.1 million , respectively, resulting in a debt discount of $10.4 million and $5.4 million , respectively, with an offset recorded to additional paid-in capital representing the equity component of the notes for the conversion options. The discount is being amortized to interest expense over the expected lives of the 2018 Notes. As of June 30, 2014 , the carrying value of the Original 2018 Notes and Reopened 2018 Notes was $301.5 million and $282.7 million , respectively. The holders may elect to convert the 2018 Notes into cash, common stock of the Company or a combination thereof, at the Company’s option, in limited circumstances prior to February 1, 2018 and may convert the 2018 Notes at any time into such consideration on or after February 1, 2018. The initial conversion rate is 59.805 shares of the Company’s common stock per $1,000 principal amount of 2018 Notes.
On December 10, 2013, the Company issued $402.5 million of 3.75% Convertible Senior Notes (the “2020 Notes”). The 2020 Notes mature on December 15, 2020 . The fair value of the 2020 Notes was determined at issuance to be $389.7 million , resulting in a debt discount of $12.8 million with an offset recorded to additional paid-in capital representing the equity component of the notes for the conversion options. The discount is being amortized to interest expense over the expected life of the 2020 Notes. As of June 30, 2014 , the carrying value of the 2020 Notes was $390.7 million . The holders may elect to convert the 2020 Notes into cash, common stock of the Company or a combination thereof, at the Company’s option, in limited circumstances prior to June 15, 2020 and may convert the 2020 Notes at any time into such consideration on or after June 15, 2020. The initial conversion rate is 66.0262 shares of the Company’s common stock per $1,000 principal amount of 2020 Notes.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
June 30, 2014
(Unaudited)

The Company funds interest payments on the 2018 Notes and the 2020 Notes from the OP in accordance with the terms of of intercompany notes that have substantially the same terms as the 2018 Notes and the 2020 Notes. The remaining unamortized discount on the 2018 Notes and 2020 Notes totaled $25.0 million as of June 30, 2014 .
Trust Preferred Notes
As part of the CapLease Merger, the Company assumed $30.9 million in aggregate principal amount of fixed/floating rate preferred notes with a fair value of $26.5 million at the CapLease Acquisition Date. The trust preferred securities represent an unsecured subordinated recourse debt obligation of the Company and require quarterly interest payments calculated at a fixed interest rate equal to 7.68% per annum through January 30, 2016, and subsequently at a variable interest rate equal to LIBOR plus 2.60% per annum. The notes must be redeemed on January 30, 2036, and may be redeemed, in whole or in part, at par, at the Company’s option, at any time. The discount recorded on the notes is being amortized to interest expense on the consolidated statements of operations over the life of the preferred notes. As of June 30, 2014 , the carrying value of the preferred securities was $26.6 million , which is included in other debt, net in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets.
Secured Term Loan
As part of the CapLease Merger, the Company assumed a secured term loan with KBC Bank, N.V. with a principal balance of $59.8 million and a fair value of $60.7 million at the CapLease Acquisition Date. The interest coupon on the loan is fixed at 5.81% annually until the loan matures in January 2018. The loan is non-recourse to the Company, subject to limited non-recourse exceptions. During the six months ended June 30, 2014 , the Company made principal payments of $7.5 million . The premium is being amortized to interest expense on the consolidated statements of operations over the life of the secured term loan. As of June 30, 2014 , the carrying value of the secured term loan was $51.3 million , which is included in other debt, net in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets.
Amounts related to the secured term loan as of June 30, 2014 were as follows (in thousands):
 
 
Borrowings
 
Collateral Carrying Value
Loans held for investment
 
$
31,597

 
$
44,670

Intercompany mortgage loans on CapLease properties
 
5,525

 
17,124

CMBS
 
13,529

 
21,900

 
 
$
50,651

 
$
83,694

Other Debt
As part of the CapLease Merger, the Company assumed $19.2 million of senior notes (the “Senior Notes”) that bear interest at an annual interest rate of 7.50% , payable semi-annually on April 1 and October 1, with a fair value of $19.3 million at the CapLease Acquisition Date. The Senior Notes mature on October 1, 2027 . The Company has the right to redeem the Senior Notes in whole or in part for cash at any time or from time to time at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Senior Notes to be redeemed, plus any accrued and unpaid interest. Holders of the Senior Notes may require the Company to repurchase their Senior Notes, in whole or in part, on October 1, 2017 and October 1, 2022, for a cash price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Senior Notes to be repurchased, plus any accrued and unpaid interest. The discount is being amortized to interest expense on the consolidated statements of operations over the life of the Senior Notes. As of June 30, 2014 , the carrying value of the Senior Notes was $19.3 million , which is included in other debt, net in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets.
In conjunction with the CapLease Merger, aggregate net discounts totaling $3.5 million were recorded upon assumption of the trust preferred notes, secured term loan and Senior Notes. As of June 30, 2014 , unamortized net discounts were $3.6 million in unamortized net discounts included in other debt, net on the consolidated balance sheets.
Subsequent to June 30, 2014 , the Company repaid the $19.2 million outstanding on the Senior Notes at par.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
June 30, 2014
(Unaudited)

Future Minimum Repayments
The following table summarizes the scheduled aggregate principal repayments on Other Debt subsequent to June 30, 2014 (in thousands):
 
 
Principal Repayment
July 1, 2014 - December 31, 2014
 
$
54,339

2015
 
11,862

2016
 
12,516

2017
 
7,680

2018
 
13,267

Thereafter
 
50,140

 
 
$
149,804

Barclay’s Facility
As of December 31, 2013, the Company had available commitments from Barclays Bank PLC, and other committed parties, for up to $2.1 billion in senior secured term loans (the “Barclays Facility”) which, if funded, would have been available to fund cash amounts payable in connection with the Cole Merger. The Barclays Facility was terminated upon the issuance of the senior unsecured notes in February 2014. In connection with the termination, the Company recorded $32.6 million as amortization of deferred financing costs associated with the Barclays Facility, which is included in interest expense, net in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations.
Repurchase Agreements
As part of the Cole Merger, the Company assumed $49.0 million of repurchase agreements secured by a portion of the Company’s CMBS portfolio. The Repurchase Agreements have interest rates ranging from LIBOR plus  1.35% to  1.75% and mature on various dates from  July 2014  through  September 2014 . Upon maturity, the Company may elect to renew the Repurchase Agreements for  90 days periods until the CMBS mature. The CMBS have a weighted average remaining term of  7.72  years. Under the Repurchase Agreements, the lender retains the right to mark the underlying collateral to fair value. A reduction in the value of the pledged assets would require the Company to provide additional collateral to fund margin calls. As of  June 30, 2014 , the securities held as collateral had a fair value of  $144.8 million  and an amortized cost of  $139.3 million . There was no cash collateral held by the counterparty as of  June 30, 2014 . The Repurchase Agreements are being accounted for as secured borrowings because the Company maintains effective control of the financed assets. The Repurchase Agreements are non-recourse to the Company and the OP and are included in other debt, net in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets.
Note 13 — Credit Facilities
Senior Unsecured Credit Facility
The Company, as guarantor, and the OP, as borrower, are parties to a credit facility with Wells Fargo, National Association, as administrative agent and other lenders party thereto (the “Credit Facility”).
On June 30, 2014 , the Company, as guarantor, and the OP, as borrower, entered into an amended and restated credit agreement (the “Agreement”), which increased the available borrowings, extended the term and decreased the interest rates associated with the prior Credit Facility. The Company and the OP accepted commitments from 20 financial institutions totaling $4.6 billion for the Facility in advance of the execution of the Agreement. The Facility is comprised of a $1.2 billion term loan facility (with a delayed draw component equal to $200.0 million ), a $3.15 billion dollar-denominated revolving credit facility and a $250.0 million multi-currency revolving facility (all of which can be borrowed in dollars, at the Company’s discretion). The Credit Facility includes an accordion feature, which, if exercised in full, allows the Company to increase the aggregate commitments under the Credit Facility to $6.0 billion , subject to the receipt of such additional commitments and the satisfaction of certain customary conditions.


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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
June 30, 2014
(Unaudited)

The revolving credit facility generally bears interest at an annual rate of LIBOR plus from 1.00% to 1.80% or Base Rate plus 0.00% to 0.80%  (based upon the Company’s then current credit rating). “Base Rate” is defined as the highest of the prime rate, the federal funds rate plus 0.50% or a floating rate based on one month LIBOR, determined on a daily basis. The term loan facility generally bears interest at an annual rate of LIBOR plus  1.15% to 2.05% , or Base Rate plus  0.15% to 1.05%  (based upon the Company’s then current credit rating). The Loans will initially be priced with an applicable margin of 1.35% in the case of LIBOR revolving loans and 1.60% in the case of LIBOR term loans. In addition, the Agreement provides the flexibility for interest rate auctions, pursuant to which, at the Company’s election, the Company may request that lenders make competitive bids to provide revolving loans, which competitive bids may be at pricing levels that differ from the foregoing interest rates.

The Agreement provides for monthly interest payments under the Credit Facility. In the event of default, at the election of the majority of the lenders (or automatically upon a bankruptcy event of default with respect to the OP or the Company), the commitments of the lenders under the Credit Facility terminate, and payment of any unpaid amounts in respect of the Credit Facility is accelerated. The revolving credit facility and the term loan facility both terminate on June 30, 2018 , in each case, unless extended in accordance with the terms of the Agreement. The Agreement provides for a one -year extension option with respect to each of the revolving credit facility and the term loan facility, exercisable at the Company’s election and subject to certain customary conditions, as well as certain customary “amend and extend” provisions. At any time, upon timely notice by the OP and subject to any breakage fees, the OP may prepay borrowings under the Credit Facility (subject to certain limitations applicable to the prepayment of any loans obtained through an interest rate auction, as described above). The OP incurs a fee equal to 0.15% to 0.25% per annum (based upon the Company’s then current credit rating) multiplied by the commitments (whether or not utilized) in respect of the dollar revolving credit facility and the multi-currency credit facility. The OP incurs an unused fee of 0.25% per annum on the unused amount of the delayed draw term loan commitments. In addition, the OP incurs customary administrative agent, letter of credit issuance, letter of credit fronting, extension and other fees.

The Credit Facility requires restrictions on corporate guarantees, as well as the maintenance of financial covenants, including the maintenance of certain financial ratios (such as specified debt to equity and debt service coverage ratios) and the maintenance of a minimum net worth. At  June 30, 2014 , the OP was in compliance with the debt covenants under the Credit Facility.

In connection with the Agreement, the Company expensed  $3.9 million  of unamortized deferred financing costs incurred in connection with the original Credit Facility, which is included in interest expense, net in the accompanying consolidated unaudited statements of operations.
As of June 30, 2014 , the outstanding balance on the Credit Facility was $1.9 billion , of which $881.0 million bore a floating interest rate of 1.50% . The remaining outstanding balance on the Credit Facility of $1.0 billion is fixed through the use of derivative instruments used to hedge interest rate volatility. Including the spread, which can vary based on the Company’s credit rating, the interest rate on this portion was 2.84% at June 30, 2014 . At June 30, 2014 , a maximum of $2.7 billion was available to the OP for future borrowings, subject to borrowing availability.
Repayment of Previous Credit Facilities
As part of the ARCT IV Merger, the Company assumed a $800.0 million senior unsecured credit facility with various lenders, with Regions Bank acting as the administrative agent (the “ARCT IV Credit Facility”). As of the date of the ARCT IV Merger, there was $760.0 million outstanding under the ARCT IV Credit Facility, which consisted of a $300.0 million term loan facility and $460.0 million under the revolving credit facility. In connection with the ARCT IV Merger, the Company prepaid all of its loans pursuant to, and terminated all commitments available under, the ARCT IV Credit Facility.
As part of the CapLease Merger, the Company assumed an unsecured credit facility with Wells Fargo, National Association, which had commitments of up to $150.0 million . In February 2014, such credit facility was amended and certain modifications were made to the terms of the agreement (the “CapLease Credit Facility”). On June 6, 2014, the Company repaid the outstanding balance of $150.0 million and terminated the credit facility agreement. No prepayment premium or penalty was paid in connection with the termination of the CapLease Credit Facility.
On February 28, 2013, the Company repaid all of the outstanding borrowings under its previous senior secured revolving credit facility in the amount of $124.6 million and the credit agreement for such facility was terminated. The average interest rate on the borrowings during the period the balance was outstanding was 3.11% . On February 14, 2013, simultaneous with entering into the Credit Facility, the Company terminated its then effective unsecured credit facility agreement, which had been unused.

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June 30, 2014
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Note 14 —   Derivatives and Hedging Activities
Risk Management Objective of Using Derivatives
The Company may use derivative financial instruments, including interest rate swaps, caps, options, floors and other interest rate derivative contracts, to hedge all or a portion of the interest rate risk associated with its borrowings. The principal objective of such arrangements is to minimize the risks and/or costs associated with the Company’s operating and financial structure as well as to hedge specific anticipated transactions. The Company does not intend to utilize derivatives for speculative or other purposes other than interest rate risk management. The use of derivative financial instruments carries certain risks, including the risk that the counterparties to these contractual arrangements are not able to perform under the agreements. To mitigate this risk, the Company only enters into derivative financial instruments with counterparties with high credit ratings and with major financial institutions with which the Company and its affiliates may also have other financial relationships. The Company does not anticipate that any of the counterparties will fail to meet their obligations.
Cash Flow Hedges of Interest Rate Risk
The Company’s objectives in using interest rate derivatives are to add stability to interest expense and to manage its exposure to interest rate movements. To accomplish this objective, the Company primarily uses interest rate swaps and collars as part of its interest rate risk management strategy. Interest rate swaps designated as cash flow hedges involve the receipt of variable-rate amounts from a counterparty in exchange for the Company making fixed-rate payments over the life of the agreements without exchange of the underlying notional amount. Interest rate collars designated as cash flow hedges involve the receipt of variable-rate amounts if interest rates rise above the cap strike rate on the contract and payments of variable-rate amounts if interest rates fall below the floor strike rate on the contract.
The effective portion of changes in the fair value of derivatives designated and that qualify as cash flow hedges is recorded in accumulated other comprehensive income and is subsequently reclassified into earnings in the period that the hedged forecasted transaction affects earnings. During the six months ended June 30, 2014 , such derivatives were used to hedge the variable cash flows associated with variable-rate debt. The ineffective portion of the change in fair value of the derivatives is recognized directly in earnings.
Amounts reported in accumulated other comprehensive income related to derivatives will be reclassified to interest expense as interest payments are made on the Company’s variable-rate debt. During the next twelve months, the Company estimates that an additional $10.5 million will be reclassified from other comprehensive income as an increase to interest expense. During the three and six months ended ended June 30, 2014 , the Company accelerated the reclassification of amounts in other comprehensive income to earnings as a result of the hedged forecasted transactions becoming probable not to occur.
As of June 30, 2014 , the Company had the following outstanding interest rate derivatives that were designated as cash flow hedges of interest rate risk (dollar amounts in thousands):
Interest Rate Derivative
 
Number of
Instruments
 
Notional Amount
Interest rate swaps
 
17
 
$
1,174,367

The table below presents the fair value of the Company’s derivative financial instruments as well as their classification on the consolidated balance sheets as of June 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013 (in thousands):
Derivatives Designated as Hedging Instruments
 
Balance Sheet Location
 
June 30, 2014
 
December 31, 2013
Interest rate products
 
Deferred costs and other assets, net
 
$
4,665

 
$
9,189

Interest rate products
 
Deferred rent, derivative and other liabilities
 
$
(9,190
)
 
$
(1,719
)

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
June 30, 2014
(Unaudited)

The table below details the location in the financial statements of the gain or loss recognized on interest rate derivatives designated as cash flow hedges for the three and six months ended ended June 30, 2014 and 2013 , respectively (in thousands):
 
 
Three Months Ended June 30,
 
Six Months Ended June 30,
Derivatives in Cash Flow Hedging Relationships
 
2014
 
2013
 
2014
 
2013
Amount of (loss) gain recognized in accumulated other comprehensive income on interest rate derivatives (effective portion)
 
$
(6,883
)
 
$
14,058

 
$
(4,247
)
 
$
12,881

Amount of loss reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income into income as interest expense (effective portion)
 
$

 
$
(1,272
)
 
$

 
$
(1,955
)
Derivatives Not Designated as Hedging Instruments
Derivatives not designated as hedges are not speculative and are used to manage the Company ’s exposure to interest rate movements and other identified risks but do not meet the requirements to be classified as hedging instruments. Changes in the fair value of derivatives not designated in hedging relationships are recorded directly in earnings and were approximately a gain of $13.7 million and a gain of $5.7 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2014 , respectively. The Company did not have any derivatives that were not designated during the six months ended June 30, 2013.
As of June 30, 2014 , the Company had the following outstanding interest rate derivatives that were not designated as qualifying hedging relationships (in thousands):
Interest Rate Derivative
 
Number of Instruments
 
Notional Amount
Interest rate swaps
 
6

 
$
234,316

The table below presents the fair value of the Company ’s derivate financial instruments not designated as hedges as well as their classification on the consolidated balance sheets as of June 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013 (in thousands):
Derivatives Not Designated as Hedging Instruments
 
Balance Sheet Location
 
June 30, 2014
 
December 31, 2013
Series D Preferred Stock embedded derivative
 
Deferred rent, derivative and other liabilities
 
$
(11,520
)
 
$
(16,736
)
Interest rate products
 
Deferred rent, derivative and other liabilities
 
$
(3,621
)
 
$

Interest rate products
 
Deferred costs and other assets, net
 
$
857

 
$

Refer to Note 17 — Preferred and Common Stock for additional information for the Series D Preferred Stock embedded derivative.
Tabular Disclosure Offsetting Derivatives
The table below details a gross presentation, the effects of offsetting and a net presentation of the Company ’s derivatives as of June 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013 . The net amounts of derivative assets or liabilities can be reconciled to the tabular disclosure of fair value. The tabular disclosure of fair value provides the location that derivative assets and liabilities are presented on the consolidated balance sheets.
Offsetting of Derivative Assets and Liabilities
 
 
Gross Amounts of Recognized Assets
 
Gross Amounts of Recognized Liabilities
 
Gross Amounts Offset in the Consolidated Balance Sheets
 
Net Amounts of Assets Presented in the Consolidated Balance Sheets
 
Net Amounts of Liabilities Presented in the Consolidated Balance Sheets
 
Financial Instruments
 
Cash Collateral Received
 
Net Amount
June 30, 2014
 
$
5,522

 
$
(24,331
)
 
$

 
$
5,522

 
$
(24,331
)
 
$

 
$

 
$
(18,809
)
December 31, 2013
 
$
9,189

 
$
(18,455
)
 
$

 
$
9,189

 
$
(18,455
)
 
$

 
$

 
$
(9,266
)

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June 30, 2014
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Credit-risk-related Contingent Features
The Company has agreements with each of its derivative counterparties that contain a provision where if the Company either defaults or is capable of being declared in default on any of its indebtedness, then the Company could also be declared in default on its derivative obligations.
As of June 30, 2014 , the fair value of the interest rate derivatives in a net liability position, including accrued interest but excluding any adjustment for nonperformance risk related to these agreements, was $14.6 million . As of June 30, 2014 , the Company has not posted any collateral related to these agreements and was not in breach of any agreement provisions. If the Company had breached any of these provisions, it could have been required to settle its obligations under the agreements at their aggregate termination value of $14.6 million at June 30, 2014 .
Note 15 — Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses
Accounts payable and accrued expenses consisted of the following as of June 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013 (in thousands):
 
 
June 30, 2014
 
December 31, 2013
Accrued other
 
$
52,317

 
$
38,028

Accrued interest
 
53,353

 
14,189

Accrued real estate taxes
 
43,830

 
15,727

Accounts payable
 
5,241

 
7,155

Accrued merger costs
 

 
673,990

Accrued Outperformance Plan (OPP) obligation
 

 
59,400

 
 
$
154,741

 
$
808,489

Note 16 — Commitments and Contingencies
Litigation
In the ordinary course of business, the Company may become subject to litigation or claims. There are no material legal proceedings pending or known to be contemplated against the Company , except as follows:
ARCT III Litigation Matters
After the announcement of the ARCT III Merger Agreement on December 17, 2012, Randell Quaal filed a putative class action lawsuit filed on January 30, 2013 against the Company, the OP, ARCT III, ARCT III OP, the members of the board of directors of ARCT III and certain subsidiaries of the Company in the Supreme Court of the State of New York. The plaintiff alleges, among other things, that the board of ARCT III breached its fiduciary duties in connection with the transactions contemplated under the ARCT III Merger Agreement. In February 2013, the parties agreed to a memorandum of understanding regarding settlement of all claims asserted on behalf of the alleged class of ARCT III stockholders. In connection with the settlement contemplated by that memorandum of understanding, the class action and all claims asserted therein will be dismissed, subject to court approval. The proposed settlement terms required ARCT III to make certain additional disclosures related to the ARCT III Merger, which were included in a Current Report on Form 8-K filed by ARCT III with the SEC on February 21, 2013. The memorandum of understanding also added that the parties will enter into a stipulation of settlement, which will be subject to customary conditions, including confirmatory discovery and court approval following notice to ARCT III’s stockholders. If the parties enter into a stipulation of settlement, a hearing will be scheduled at which the court will consider the fairness, reasonableness and adequacy of the settlement. There can be no assurance that the parties will ultimately enter into a stipulation of settlement, that the court will approve any proposed settlement, or that any eventual settlement will be under the same terms as those contemplated by the memorandum of understanding, therefore any losses that may be incurred to settle this matter are not determinable.

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June 30, 2014
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CapLease Litigation Matters
Since the announcement of the CapLease Merger Agreement on May 28, 2013, the following lawsuits have been filed:
On May 28, 2013, Jacquelyn Mizani filed a putative class action lawsuit in the Supreme Court for the State of New York against the Company, the OP, Safari Acquisition LLC, CapLease, CapLease LP, CLF OP General Partner, LLC and the members of the CapLease board of directors (the “Mizani Action”). The complaint alleges, among other things, that the merger agreement at issue was the product of breaches of fiduciary duty by the CapLease directors because the proposed merger transaction (the “CapLease Transaction”) purportedly does not provide for full and fair value for the CapLease shareholders, the CapLease Transaction allegedly was not the result of a competitive bidding process, the merger agreement allegedly contains coercive deal protection measures and the merger agreement and the CapLease Transaction purportedly were approved as a result of improper self-dealing by certain defendants who would receive certain alleged employment compensation benefits and continued employment pursuant to the merger agreement. The complaint also alleges that CapLease, the Company, the OP and Safari Acquisition LLC aided and abetted the CapLease directors’ alleged breaches of fiduciary duty.
On July 3, 2013, Fred Carach filed a putative class action and derivative lawsuit in the Supreme Court for the State of New York against the Company, the OP, Safari Acquisition LLC, CapLease, CapLease LP, CLF OP General Partner, LLC and the members of the CapLease board of directors (the “Carach Action”). The complaint alleges, among other things, that the merger agreement was the product of breaches of fiduciary duty by the CapLease directors because the merger purportedly does not provide for full and fair value for the CapLease shareholders, the CapLease Transaction allegedly was not the result of a competitive bidding process, the merger agreement allegedly contains coercive deal protection measures and the merger agreement and the CapLease Transaction purportedly were approved as a result of improper self-dealing by certain defendants who would receive certain alleged employment compensation benefits and continued employment pursuant to the merger agreement. The complaint also alleges that with respect to the Registration Statement and draft joint proxy statement issued in connection with the proposed CapLease Transaction on July 2, 2013, that disclosures made therein were insufficient or otherwise improper. The complaint also alleges that CapLease LP, CLF OP General Partner, LLC, the Company, the OP and Safari Acquisition LLC aided and abetted the CapLease directors’ alleged breaches of fiduciary duty.
On June 25, 2013, Dewey Tarver filed a putative class action and derivative lawsuit in the Circuit Court for Baltimore City against the Company, the OP, Safari Acquisition LLC, CapLease, CapLease LP, CLF OP General Partner, LLC and the members of the CapLease board of directors (the “Tarver Action”). The complaint alleges, among other things, that the merger agreement was the product of breaches of fiduciary duty by the CapLease directors because the CapLease Transaction purportedly does not provide for full and fair value for the CapLease shareholders, the CapLease Transaction allegedly was not the result of a competitive bidding process, the merger agreement allegedly contains coercive deal protection measures and the merger agreement and the CapLease Transaction purportedly were approved as a result of improper self-dealing by certain defendants who would receive certain alleged employment compensation benefits and continued employment pursuant to the merger agreement. The complaint also alleges that CapLease, CapLease LP, CLF OP General Partner, LLC, the Company, the OP and Safari Acquisition, LLC aided and abetted the CapLease directors’ alleged breaches of fiduciary duty.
Counsel who filed each of these three cases reached an agreement with each other as to who will serve as lead plaintiff and lead plaintiffs’ counsel in the cases and where they will be prosecuted. Thus, on August 9, 2013, counsel in the Tarver Action filed a motion for stay in the Baltimore Court, informing the court that they had agreed to join and participate in the prosecution of the Mizani and Carach Actions in the New York Court. The Defendants consented to the stay of the Tarver Action in the Baltimore Court, and on September 5, 2013, Judge Pamela J. White issued an order granting that stay. Consequently, there has been no subsequent activity in the Baltimore Court in the Tarver Action. Also on August 9, 2013, all counsel involved in the Mizani and Carach Actions filed a joint stipulation in the New York Court, reflecting agreement among all parties that the Mizani and Carach Actions should be consolidated (jointly, “the Consolidated Actions”) and setting out a schedule for early motion practice in response to the complaints filed (the “Consolidation Stipulation”). Pursuant to the Consolidation Stipulation, an amended complaint was also filed in the New York court on August 9, 2013 and was designated as the operative complaint in the Consolidated Actions (“Operative Complaint”). Pursuant to the Consolidation Stipulation, all Defendants filed a motion to dismiss all claims asserted in the Operative Complaint on September 23, 2013. Plaintiffs’ response was due on or before November 7, 2013. On November 7, 2013, Plaintiffs filed a motion seeking leave to file a second amended complaint, which the Defendants have opposed. On March 24, 2014, Plaintiffs’ counsel in the Consolidated Actions dismissed those claims without prejudice. Consequently, only the Tarver Action currently remains pending among these cases, although it remains stayed.

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On October 8, 2013, John Poling filed a putative class action lawsuit in the Circuit Court for Baltimore City against the Company, the OP, Safari Acquisition LLC, CapLease, CapLease LP, CLF OP General Partner, LLC and the members of the CapLease board of directors (the “Poling Action”). The complaint alleges that the merger agreement breaches the terms of the CapLease’ 8.375% Series B Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock (“Series B”) and the terms of the 7.25% Series C Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock (“Series C”) and is in violation of the Series B Articles Supplementary and the Series C Articles Supplementary. The Complaint alleges claims for breach of contract and breach of fiduciary duty against the CapLease entities and the CapLease board of directors. The complaint also alleges that the Company, the OP and Safari Acquisition, LLC aided and abetted CapLease and the CapLease directors’ alleged breach of contract and breach of fiduciary duty.
On November 13, 2013, all counsel involved in the Poling Action filed a joint stipulation, reflecting agreement among all parties concerning a schedule for early motion practice in response to the complaint filed (the “Scheduling Stipulation”). Pursuant to the Scheduling Stipulation, all Defendants filed a motion to dismiss all claims asserted in the Operative Complaint on December 20, 2013. Plaintiff has filed an opposition to that motion, which remains pending.
Cole Litigation Matters
Three putative class action and/or derivative lawsuits, which were filed in March and April 2013, assert claims for breach of fiduciary duty, abuse of control, corporate waste, unjust enrichment, aiding and abetting breach of fiduciary duty and other claims relating to the merger between a wholly owned subsidiary of Cole and Cole Holdings Corporation, pursuant to which Cole became a self-managed REIT. On October 22, 2013, the Circuit Court for Baltimore City granted all defendants’ motion to dismiss with prejudice the action pending before the court, but the plaintiffs have appealed that dismissal. The other two lawsuits, which also purport to assert shareholder class action claims under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), are pending in the United States District Court for the District of Arizona. Defendants filed a motion to dismiss both complaints on January 10, 2014. Subsequently, both of those lawsuits have been stayed by the Court pursuant to a joint request made by all parties pending final approval of the consolidated Baltimore Cole Merger Actions described below.
To date, eleven lawsuits have been filed in connection with the Cole Merger. Two of these suits - Wunsch v. Cole, et al (“Wunsch”), No. 13-CV-2186, and Sobon v. Cole, et al (“Sobon”) - were filed as putative class actions on October 25, 2013 and November 18, 2013, respectively, in the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona. Between October 30, 2013 and November 14, 2013, eight other putative stockholder class action or derivative lawsuits were filed in the Circuit Court for Baltimore City, Maryland, captioned as: (i) Operman v. Cole, et al (“Operman”); (ii) Branham v. Cole, et al (“Branham”); (iii) Wilfong v. Cole, et al. (“Wilfong”); (iv) Polage v. Cole, et al. (“Polage”); (v) Corwin v. Cole, et al (“Corwin”); (vi) Green v. Cole, et al (“Green”); (vii) Flynn v. Cole, et al (“Flynn”) and (viii) Morgan v. Cole, et al. (“Morgan”). All of these lawsuits name the Company, Cole and Cole’s board of directors as defendants; Wunsch, Sobon, Branham, Wilfong, Flynn, Green, Morgan and Polage also name CREInvestments, LLC, a Maryland limited liability company and a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Cole, as a defendant. All of the named plaintiffs claim to be Cole stockholders and purport to represent all holders of Cole’s stock. Each complaint generally alleges that the individual defendants breached fiduciary duties owed to plaintiff and the other public stockholders of Cole in connection with the Cole Merger, and that certain entity defendants aided and abetted those breaches. The breach of fiduciary duty claims asserted include claims that the Cole Merger does not provide for full and fair value for the Cole shareholders, that the Cole Merger was the product of an “inadequate sale process,” that the Cole Merger Agreement contains coercive deal protection measures and the Cole Merger Agreement and that the Cole Merger were approved as a result of or in a manner which facilitates improper self-dealing by certain defendants. In addition, the Flynn, Corwin, Green, Wilfong, Polage and Branham lawsuits claim that the individual defendants breached their duty of candor to shareholders and the Branham and Polage lawsuits assert claims derivatively against the individual defendants for their alleged breach of fiduciary duties owed to Cole. The Polage lawsuit also asserts derivative claims for waste of corporate assets and unjust enrichment. The Wunsch and Sobon lawsuits also assert claims against Cole and the individual defendants under Section 14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), based on allegations that the proxy materials omitted to disclose allegedly material information, and a claim against the individual defendants under Section 20(a) of the Exchange Act based on the same allegations. Among other remedies, the complaints seek unspecified money damages, costs and attorneys’ fees.

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In January 2014, the parties to the eight lawsuits filed in the Circuit Court for Baltimore City, Maryland (“the consolidated Baltimore Cole Merger Actions”) entered into a memorandum of understanding regarding settlement of all claims asserted on behalf of the alleged class of Cole stockholders. In connection with the settlement contemplated by that memorandum of understanding, the class action and all claims asserted therein will be dismissed, subject to court approval. The proposed settlement terms required Cole to make certain additional disclosures related to the Cole Merger, which were included in a Current Report on Form 8-K filed by Cole with the SEC on January 14, 2014. The memorandum of understanding also contemplated that the parties will enter into a stipulation of settlement, which will be subject to customary conditions, including confirmatory discovery and court approval following notice to Cole’s stockholders. If the parties enter into a stipulation of settlement, a hearing will be scheduled at which the court will consider the fairness, reasonableness and adequacy of the settlement. There can be no assurance that the parties will ultimately enter into a stipulation of settlement, that the court will approve any proposed settlement, or that any eventual settlement will be under the same terms as those contemplated by the memorandum of understanding, therefore any losses that may be incurred to settle this matter are not determinable.
The Sobon lawsuit was voluntarily dismissed on February 3, 2014. The Company believes that the Wunsch lawsuit in connection with the Cole Merger is without merit and that it has substantial meritorious defenses to the claims set forth in the complaint.
On December 27, 2013, Realistic Partners filed a putative class action lawsuit against the Company and the members of its board of directors in the Supreme Court for the State of New York. Cole was later added as a defendant also. The plaintiff alleges, among other things, that the board of the Company breached its fiduciary duties in connection with the transactions contemplated under the Cole Merger Agreement and that Cole aided and abetted those breaches. In January 2014, the parties entered into a memorandum of understanding regarding settlement of all claims asserted on behalf of the alleged class of the Company’s stockholders. In connection with the settlement contemplated by that memorandum of understanding, the class action and all claims asserted therein will be dismissed, subject to court approval. The proposed settlement terms required the Company to make certain additional disclosures related to the Cole Merger, which were included in a Current Report on Form 8-K filed by the Company with the SEC on January 17, 2014. The memorandum of understanding also contemplated that the parties will enter into a stipulation of settlement, which will be subject to customary conditions, including confirmatory discovery and court approval following notice to the Company’s stockholders. If the parties enter into a stipulation of settlement, a hearing will be scheduled at which the court will consider the fairness, reasonableness and adequacy of the settlement. There can be no assurance that the parties will ultimately enter into a stipulation of settlement, that the court will approve any proposed settlement, or that any eventual settlement will be under the same terms as those contemplated by the memorandum of understanding, therefore any losses that may be incurred to settle this matter are not determinable.
The Company maintains directors and officers liability insurance, which the Company believes should provide coverage to the Company and its officers and directors for most or all of any costs, settlements or judgments resulting from the above mentioned lawsuits.
Contractual Lease Obligations
The following table reflects the minimum base rental cash payments due from the Company over the next five years and thereafter for certain ground and office lease obligations (in thousands):
 
 
Future Minimum
Base Rent Payments
July 1, 2014 - December 31, 2014
 
$
6,845

2015
 
12,922

2016
 
11,575

2017
 
10,248

2018
 
7,918

Thereafter
 
83,734

Total
 
$
133,242


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Purchase Commitments
Cole Capital enters into purchase and sale agreements and deposits funds into escrow towards the purchase of such acquisitions, some of which are expected to be assigned to one of the Managed REITs at or prior to the closing of the respective acquisition. As of June 30, 2014 , the Company was a party to 70 purchase and sale agreements with unaffiliated third-party sellers to purchase a 100% interest in 416 properties, subject to meeting certain criteria, for an aggregate purchase price of $1.5 billion , exclusive of closing costs.  As of June 30, 2014 , the Company had $41.8 million of property escrow deposits held by escrow agents in connection with these future property acquisitions, which may be forfeited if the transactions are not completed under certain circumstances. The Company will be reimbursed by the assigned Managed REIT for amounts escrowed when it acquires a property.
Environmental Matters
In connection with the ownership and operation of real estate, the Company may potentially be liable for costs and damages related to environmental matters. The Company has not been notified by any governmental authority of any non-compliance, liability or other claim, and is not aware of any other environmental condition, in each case, that it believes will have a material adverse effect on the results of operations.
Note 17 —  Preferred and Common Stock
Series D and Series E Preferred Stock
On September 16, 2013, the Company’s board of directors unanimously approved the issuance of Series D Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock (“Series D Preferred Stock”) and the issuance of Series E Cumulative Preferred Stock (“Series E Preferred Stock”).
On September 15, 2013, the Company entered into definitive purchase agreements pursuant to which it agreed to issue Series D Preferred Stock and common stock to certain institutional holders promptly following the close of the Company’s merger with CapLease, via a private placement. Pursuant to the definitive purchase agreements, the Company issued approximately 21.7 million shares of Series D Preferred Stock and 15.1 million shares of common stock, for gross proceeds of $288.0 million and $186.0 million , respectively, on November 8, 2013. The Series D Preferred Stock pays dividends at the rate of 5.81% per annum on its face amount of $13.59 per share (equivalent to $0.79 per share on an annualized basis). The Series D Preferred Stock is redeemable by the Company on August 31, 2014 (the “Redemption Date”). Subsequent to that date, or in certain other circumstances, the Series D Preferred Stock is convertible into common stock or Series E Preferred Stock or redeemable into cash, at the discretion of the Company upon such request for conversion by the holders of Series D Preferred Stock.
In the event of a liquidation, the holders of Series D Preferred Stock are entitled to receive the greater of (a) $13.59 per share plus accrued and unpaid dividends (the “Liquidation Preference”) plus a 20% premium and (b) an amount the Series D Preferred Stock holders would have received had they converted into shares of common stock immediately prior to the liquidation event.
If the Company elects to redeem the Series D Preferred Stock on the Redemption Date, the Company shall pay the greater of (a) the product of the number of Series D Preferred Stock and the 102% of the Liquidation Preference and (b) the product of the shares of common stock that would be issued if the Series D Preferred Stock converted immediately prior to the Redemption Date and 102% of the one-day value-weighted average price (“VWAP”) of the common stock.
At any time after the Redemption Date, the holders of Series D Preferred Stock may convert some or all of their outstanding Series D Preferred Stock into shares of common stock. Upon such an election to convert, the Company may elect the following settlement options (1) convert the shares of Series D Preferred Stock into the number of fully paid and non-assessable common stock obtained by dividing the aggregate Liquidation Preference of such Series D Preferred Stock by the Conversion Price, as defined below, (2) convert the shares of Series D Preferred Stock into an equal number of shares of Series E Preferred Stock, additional shares of Series E Preferred Stock may be issued under certain circumstances, or (3) an amount equal to the product of the number of shares of Series D Preferred Stock and the Cash Conversion Price, as defined below.
The Conversion Price shall be the lowest of (i) a 2% discount to the VWAP of the common stock for the 10 Trading Days prior to the Conversion Election Date, (ii) a 2% discount to the closing price on the Conversion Election Date and (iii) $13.59 . The Cash Conversion Price shall be the greater of (i) 102% of the Liquidation Preference and (ii) the one day VWAP of the common stock on the date of the election.

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The Company has concluded that the conversion option qualifies as a derivative and should be bifurcated from the host instrument. At issuance, the conversion option had a fair value of $18.7 million . As of June 30, 2014 , the fair value of the conversion option had a fair value of $11.5 million , compared to a fair value of $16.7 million as of December 31, 2013. The Company recorded a gain of $5.2 million due to the change in fair value of the conversion option in gain (loss) on derivative instruments, net in the consolidated statements of operations for the six months ended June 30, 2014 .
As the holders of Series D Preferred Stock are entitled to receive liquidation preferences that other equity holders are not entitled to, the Company determined the Series D Preferred Stock meets the definition of a deemed liquidation event and therefore should be classified as temporary equity under U.S. GAAP. At the date of issuance, the fair value of the Series D Preferred Stock was $269.3 million . As of June 30, 2014 , the Company has determined that a liquidation event is not probable; therefore, the Company has concluded that the Series D Preferred Stock is not currently redeemable or likely to become redeemable pursuant to a liquidation event. As such, the Company has not accreted the initial value of the Series D Preferred Stock.
As of June 30, 2014 , there were 21,735,008 authorized and issued shares of Series D Preferred Stock and no authorized and issued shares of Series E Preferred Stock, respectively.
Series F Preferred Stock
On October 6, 2013, in connection with the modification to the ARCT IV Merger, the Company’s board of directors unanimously approved the issuance of Series F Preferred Stock. Upon consummation of the ARCT IV Merger on January 3, 2014, 42.2 million shares of Series F Preferred Stock were issued to ARCT IV shareholders and issued 0.7 million units of Series F OP Units to the ARCT IV OP Unit holders. Subsequent to original issuance and through June 30, 2014 , 0.5 million Series F OP Units were converted to an equivalent number of Series F Preferred Stock. As of June 30, 2014 , there were 42.7 million shares of Series F Preferred Stock and 0.2 million Series F OP Units issued and outstanding.
The Series F Preferred Stock pays cumulative cash dividends at the rate of 6.70% per annum on its liquidation preference of $25.00 per share (equivalent to $1.675 per share on an annual basis). The Series F Preferred Stock is not redeemable by the Company before the fifth anniversary of the date on which such Series F Preferred Stock is issued (the “Initial Redemption Date”), except under circumstances intended to preserve the Company’s status as a real estate investment trust for federal and/or state income tax purposes and except upon the occurrence of a change of control. On and after the Initial Redemption Date, the Company may, at its option, redeem shares of the Series F Preferred Stock, in whole or from time to time in part, at a redemption price of $25.00 per share plus, subject to exceptions, any accrued and unpaid dividends thereon to the date fixed for redemption. The shares of Series F Preferred Stock have no stated maturity, are not subject to any sinking fund or mandatory redemption and will remain outstanding indefinitely unless the Company redeems or otherwise repurchases them or they become convertible and are converted into common stock (or, if applicable, alternative consideration). The Series F Preferred Stock trades on the NASDAQ under the symbol “ARCPP.”
Increases in Authorized Common Stock
On December 9, 2013, the Company filed articles of amendment to its charter to increase the number of authorized shares of common stock to 1.5 billion shares.
Offerings
On August 1, 2012, the Company filed a $500.0 million universal shelf registration statement and a resale registration statement with the SEC. Each registration statement became effective on August 17, 2012. As of June 30, 2014 , the Company had issued 2.1 million shares of common stock and no preferred stock, debt or equity-linked security had been issued under the universal shelf registration statement. The resale registration statement, as amended, registers the resale of up to 1,882,248 shares of common stock issued in connection with any future conversion of certain currently outstanding restricted shares, convertible preferred stock or limited partnership interests in the OP.
In January 2013, the Company commenced its “at the market” equity offering program (“ATM”) in which it may from time to time offer and sell shares of its common stock having aggregate offering proceeds of up to $60.0 million . The shares will be issued pursuant to the Company’s universal shelf registration statement.

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On March 14, 2013, the Company filed a universal automatic shelf registration statement that was automatically declared effective and achieved well-known seasoned issuer (“WKSI”) status. The Company intends to maintain both the universal shelf registration statement and the WKSI universal automatic shelf registration statement.
On May 28, 2014, the Company closed on an underwriting agreement relating to a public offering of 138.0 million shares of common stock at a price of $12.00 per share. The net proceeds to the Company were approximately $1.59 billion after deducting underwriting discounts, commissions and offering-related expenses, which include a $2.0 million structuring fee paid to RCS.
Dividends
In October 2011, the Company began paying dividends on the fifteenth day of each month to stockholders of record on the eighth day of such month. On October 23, 2013, the board of directors of the Company authorized an annualized dividend per share of $1.00 , effective February 10, 2014. The per share annualized dividend of $1.00 reflects an increase of $0.06 per share from an annualized dividend of $0.94 per share. The annualized dividend rate at June 30, 2014 was $1.00 per share.
Common Stock Repurchases
On August 20, 2013, the Company’s board of directors reauthorized its $250.0 million share repurchase program, which was originally authorized in February 2013. During the six months ended June 30, 2014 , the Company did not repurchase any shares of common stock under the share repurchase program.
Upon the closing of the ARCT III Merger, on February 28, 2013,  29.2 million  shares, or  16.5%  of the then-outstanding shares of ARCT III’s common stock, were paid in cash at  $12.00  per share, which is equivalent to  27.7 million  shares of the Company’s common stock based on the ARCT III Exchange Ratio. In addition,  148.1 million shares of ARCT III’s common stock were converted to shares of the Company’s common stock at the ARCT III Exchange Ratio, resulting in an additional  140.7 million  shares of the Company’s common stock outstanding after the exchange.

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Note 18 — Equity Based Compensation
Equity Plan
The Company has adopted the American Realty Capital Properties, Inc. Equity Plan (the “Equity Plan”), which provides for the grant of stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted shares of common stock, restricted stock units, dividend equivalent rights and other stock-based awards to the Company’s and its affiliates’ non-executive directors, officers and other employees and advisors or consultants who are providing services to the Company or its affiliates.
The Company authorized and reserved a total number of shares equal to 10.0% of the total number of issued and outstanding shares of common stock (on a fully diluted basis assuming the redemption of all OP Units for shares of common stock) to be issued at any time under the Equity Plan for equity incentive awards excluding an initial grant of 167,400 shares to its Former Manager in connection with the IPO, all of which were vested as of June 30, 2014 . As of June 30, 2014 , the Company has awarded 6,715,197 shares under the Equity Plan.
The fair value of restricted common stock awards under the Equity Plan is determined on the grant date using the closing stock price on NASDAQ that day. The fair value of restricted common stock awarded to the non-employees under the Equity Plan is expensed in full at the date of grant based on the closing stock price on NASDAQ that day.
Director Stock Plan
The Company has adopted a Non-Executive Director Stock Plan (the “Director Stock Plan”), which provides for the grant of restricted shares of common stock to each of the Company’s independent directors, each of whom is a non-executive director. Awards of restricted stock will vest ratably over a three -year period following the date of grant in increments of 34% , 33% and 33% , respectively, per annum, subject to the director’s continued service on the board of directors, and shall provide for “distribution equivalents” with respect to this restricted stock, whether or not vested, at the same time and in the same amounts as distributions are paid to the stockholders. At June 30, 2014 , a total of 99,000 shares of common stock are reserved for issuance under the Director Stock Plan. As of June 30, 2014 , the Company has awarded 60,854 shares under the Director Stock Plan.
The fair value of restricted common stock awards under the Director Stock Plan is determined on the grant date using the closing stock price on NASDAQ that day.
ARCT IV Restricted Share Plan
ARCT IV had an employee and director incentive restricted share plan (the “RSP”), which provided for the automatic grant of 1,333 restricted shares of common stock to each of its independent directors without any further action by ARCT IV’s board of directors or its stockholders on the date of initial election to the board of directors and on the date of each annual stockholder’s meeting thereafter. Restricted stock issued to independent directors vested over a five -year period following the date of grant in increments of 20% per annum. The RSP provided ARCT IV with the ability to grant awards of restricted shares to its directors, officers and employees (if ARCT IV ever had employees), employees of the ARCT IV Advisor and its affiliates, employees of entities that provided services to ARCT IV, directors of the ARCT IV Advisor or of entities that provided services to ARCT IV, certain consultants to ARCT IV and the ARCT IV Advisor and its affiliates or to entities that provided services to ARCT IV.
Immediately prior to the effective time of the ARCT IV Merger, each then-outstanding share of ARCT IV restricted stock fully vested. All shares of ARCT IV common stock then-outstanding as a result of the full vesting of shares of ARCT IV restricted stock, and the satisfaction of any applicable withholding taxes, received shares of the Company’s common stock based on the ARCT IV Exchange Ratio.

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The following table details the restricted shares activity within the Equity Plan and Director Stock Plan during the six months ended June 30, 2014 :
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Equity Plan
 
Director Stock Plan
 
 
Shares of
Restricted Common Stock
 
Weighted-Average Issue Price
 
Shares of
Restricted Common Stock
 
Weighted-Average Issue Price
Unvested, December 31, 2013
 
931,442

 
$
13.82

 
15,000

 
$
14.45

Granted
 
5,528,224

 
13.20

 
42,854

 
13.99

Vested
 
(784,894
)
 
12.79

 
(22,202
)
 

Forfeited
 
(60,456
)
 

 

 

Unvested, June 30, 2014
 
5,614,316

 
$
13.35

 
35,652

 
$
14.11

For the three and six months ended June 30, 2014 , compensation expense for restricted shares was $4.4 million and $22.5 million , respectively. Compensation expense for the six months ended June 30, 2014 includes $11.4 million of compensation expense recorded for 0.8 million restricted shares granted to affiliates. In addition, for the six months ended June 30, 2014 , merger and other transaction related costs includes compensation expense of $0.5 million for the acceleration of vesting of certain restricted shares due to the Cole Merger. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2013 , compensation expense for restricted shares was $3.5 million and $4.3 million , respectively.
Multi-Year Performance Plan
Upon consummation of the ARCT III Merger, the Company entered into the 2013 Advisor Multi-Year Outperformance Agreement (the “OPP”) with its Former Manager, whereby its Former Manager was able to potentially earn compensation upon the attainment of stockholder value creation targets.
Under the OPP, the Company’s Former Manager was granted 8,241,101 long-term incentive plan units of the OP (“LTIP Units”), which could be earned or forfeited based on the Company’s total return to stockholders (including both share price appreciation and common stock distributions) (“Total Return”), for the three -year period that commenced on December 11, 2012.
Pursuant to previous authorization of the Company’s board of directors, as a result of the termination of the Management Agreement, all 8,241,101 LTIP Units became fully earned, vested and convertible into OP units upon the consummation of the Company’s transition to self-management on January 8, 2014. During the six months ended June 30, 2014 , the Company recorded expenses of $1.6 million for the LTIP Units under the OPP, which is recorded in merger and other transaction related expenses in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations. During the three and six months ended June 30, 2013 , the Company recorded expenses of $3.1 million and $3.7 million , respectively, for the LTIP Units under the OPP, which is recorded in equity based compensation in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations. As of June 30, 2014 , all LTIP Units under the OPP were earned and $93.9 million of the expense has been allocated to the non-controlling interest on the consolidated balance sheets.

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New Multi-Year Outperformance Plan
On October 21, 2013, the Company approved a multi-year outperformance plan (the “New OPP”), which became effective upon the Company’s transition to self-management, which occurred on January 8, 2014. Under the New OPP, individual agreements were entered into between the Company and the participants selected by the Company’s board of directors (the “Participants”) that set forth the Participant’s participation percentage in the New OPP and the number of LTIP Units of the OP subject to the award (“OPP Agreements”). Under the New OPP and the OPP Agreements, the Participants are eligible to earn performance-based bonus awards equal to the Participant’s participation percentage of a pool that is funded up to a maximum award opportunity (the “New OPP Cap”) of $218.1 million , which is equal to approximately 5% of the Company’s equity market capitalization at the time of the approval of the New OPP (“the Initial Market Cap”). Subject to the New OPP Cap, the pool will equal an amount to be determined based on the Company’s level of achievement of total return to stockholders, including both share price appreciation and common stock distributions (“Total Return”), as measured against an absolute hurdle and against a peer group of companies for a three -year performance period that commenced on October 1, 2013 (the “Performance Period”), with valuation dates on which a portion of the LTIP Units up to a specified amount of the New OPP Cap could be earned on the last day of each 12-month period during the Performance Period (each an “Annual Period”) and the initial 24-month period of the Performance Period (the “Interim Period”), as follows:
 
 
Performance Period
 
Annual Period
 
Interim Period
Absolute Component:  4% of any excess Total Return attained above an absolute hurdle measured from the beginning of such period:
21%
 
7%
 
14%
Relative Component:  4% of any excess Total Return attained above the median Total Return for the performance period of the Peer Group (1) , subject to a ratable sliding scale factor as follows based on achievement of cumulative Total Return measured from the beginning of such period:
 
 
 
 
 
100% will be earned if cumulative Total Return achieved is at least:
18%
 
6%
 
12%
50% will be earned if a cumulative Total Return achieved is:
0%
 
0%
 
0%
0% will be earned if cumulative Total Return achieved is less than:
0%
 
0%
 
0%
a percentage from 50% to 100% calculated by linear interpolation will be earned if cumulative Total Return achieved is if between:
0% - 18%
 
0% - 6%
 
0%- 12%
____________________________________
(1) The “Peer Group” is comprised of the following companies: EPR Properties; Getty Realty Corporation; Lexington Realty Trust; National Retail Properties, Inc.; Realty Income Corporation; and Spirit Realty Capital, Inc.
The New OPP provides for early calculation and vesting of the award in the event of a change in control of the Company, prior to the end of the Performance Period. Under the New OPP, treatment of a Participant’s award upon a termination of service will be governed by the terms of the Participant’s OPP Agreement or service agreement with the Company. In the event a Participant’s OPP Agreement or service agreement does not provide for treatment of the award upon the Participant’s termination, then the award will be forfeited upon such termination. The Participants are entitled to receive a tax gross-up in the event that any amounts paid to the Participant under the New OPP constitute “parachute payments” as defined in Section 280G of the Code. The LTIP Units granted under the New OPP represent units of equity ownership in the OP that are structured as a profits interest therein. Subject to the Participant’s continued service through each vesting date, one-third of any earned LTIP Units will vest on October 1, 2016, October 1, 2017 and October 1, 2018, respectively. The Participants are entitled to receive distributions on their LTIP Units to the extent provided for in the limited partnership agreement of the OP, as amended from time to time. During the three and six months ended June 30, 2014 , the Company recorded expenses of $4.9 million and $9.4 million , respectively, for the New OPP, which is recorded in equity based compensation on the consolidated statement of operations.
Note 19 — Related Party Transactions and Arrangements
REI Segment
Transition to Self-Management
In its transition toward self-management, the Company discontinued certain relationships with affiliates and entities under common ownership with the Company’s Former Manager, an entity wholly owned by ARC, of which certain current officers and/or directors of the Company, are members.

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Termination of Management Agreement
In connection with its transition to self-management, on January 8, 2014, the Company terminated the amended and restated management agreement with its Former Manager, pursuant to which the Former Manager managed the Company’s day-to-day operations until such date.
Assumption of RCS Advisory Services, LLC Services Agreement
Pursuant to an Assignment and Assumption Agreement dated January 8, 2014 between ARC, the parent of the Company's Former Manager, and RCS Advisory Services, LLC, an entity under common ownership with the Company's Former Manager, ARC assigned to the Company, and the Company assumed, the rights and obligation under a Services Agreement (the “Services Agreement”), dated as of June 10, 2013, between ARC and RCS Advisory Services, LLC. Under the Services Agreement, RCS Advisory Services, LLC and its affiliates may provide certain transaction management services to the Company (including, without limitation, offering registration, regulatory advice with respect to the SEC and FINRA registration maintenance, transaction management, marketing support, due diligence advice and related meetings, events training and education and conference management) and other services, employees and other resources. These services are charged hourly. The Company incurred $0.1 million in respect of the Services Agreement during the six months ended June 30, 2014 . No fees were incurred under this agreement during the three months ended June 30, 2014. These expenses are included in merger and other transaction related costs in the consolidated statements of operations.
Transition Services Agreement
Pursuant to a Transition Services Agreement dated October 21, 2013 (the “Transition Services Agreement”), affiliates of the Company’s Former Manager agreed to provide certain transition services to the Company, including accounting support, acquisition support, investor relations support, public relations support, human resources and administration, general human resources duties, payroll services, benefits services, insurance and risk management, information technology, telecommunications and internet and services relating to office supplies. The Transition Services Agreement was in effect for a 60 -day term beginning on January 8, 2014. Fees under the Transition Services Agreement were charged at an hourly rate and, during the 60-day tail period, the Company incurred and paid $10.0 million of fees under the Transition Services Agreement. These fees were incurred during the six months ended June 30, 2014 and are included in merger and other transaction related costs in the consolidated statements of operations. No fees were incurred under this agreement during the three months ended June 30, 2014.
Purchase of Furniture, Fixtures and Equipment
On January 8, 2014, the Company, through the OP, entered into the Asset Purchase and Sale Agreement with its Former Manager (the “Purchase Agreement”), pursuant to which the Company's Former Manager transferred to the Company furniture, fixtures and equipment used by the Company’s Former Manager in connection with the business of the Company, as well as reimbursed the Former Manager for certain unreimbursed expenses. During the six months ended June 30, 2014 , pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, the Company paid the Former Manager $10.0 million for the furniture, fixtures and equipment and for certain unreimbursed expenses. These fees are included in merger and other transaction related costs in the consolidated statements of operations. No fees were incurred under this agreement during the three months ended June 30, 2014.
Fees Paid in Connection with the ARCT IV Merger
The Company entered into an agreement with an entity under common ownership with the Former Manager, Realty Capital Securities, LLC (“RCS”), to provide strategic and financial advisory services to the Company in connection with the ARCT IV Merger. The Company agreed to pay a fee equal to 0.25% of the transaction value upon the consummation of the transaction and reimburse out of pocket expenses. The Company accrued $7.7 million of fees and $0.6 million of expense reimbursements pursuant to this agreement as of December 31, 2013 and paid the outstanding balance in January of 2014. No fees were incurred under this agreement during the six months ended June 30, 2014 or 2013.
The Company entered into an agreement with entities under common ownership with the Former Manager, RCS, RCS Advisory Services, LLC, and American National Stock Transfer, LLC (“ANST”), to provide financial advisory and information agent services in connection with the ARCT IV Merger and the related proxy solicitation seeking approval of the merger by the Company’s stockholders. Services provided include facilitation of the preparation, distribution and accumulation and tabulation of proxy materials, stockholder, analyst and financial advisor communications and consultation on materials and communications made to the public and regulatory agencies regarding the ARCT IV Merger. The Company agreed to pay $0.6 million in fees and reimburse out of pocket expenses pursuant to this agreement. This fee was accrued as of December 31, 2013 and paid in January 2014. No fees were incurred pursuant to this agreement during the six months ended June 30, 2014 or 2013.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
June 30, 2014
(Unaudited)

During the six months ended June 30, 2014 , the Company reimbursed out of pocket expenses of $0.6 million to ARC Advisory Services, LLC, an affiliate of the Former Manager, in connection with services provided for the ARCT IV Merger. There were no reimbursements incurred during the three months ended June 30, 2014 or during the six months ended June 30, 2013.
ARCT IV entered into an agreement with an entity under common ownership with the Former Manager, RCS, to provide strategic and financial advisory services to assist ARCT IV with its alternatives for a potential liquidity event. ARCT IV agreed to pay a fee equal to 0.25% of the transaction value upon the consummation of the transaction, but not less than $2.5 million , and reimburse out of pocket expenses. ARCT IV accrued $7.7 million of fees and $0.6 million of expense reimbursements pursuant to this agreement as of December 31, 2013 and paid the outstanding balance in January 2014. No fees were incurred pursuant to this agreement during the six months ended June 30, 2014 or 2013.
The Company and ARCT IV entered into agreements with entities under common ownership with the Former Manager, ARC Advisory Services, LLC and RCS Advisory Services, LLC, to provide legal support services, up to the date that ARCT IV entered into the ARCT IV Merger Agreement. In total the Company and ARCT IV agreed to pay $0.5 million pursuant to this agreement. This amount was accrued as of December 31, 2013 and paid in January of 2014. No fees were incurred under this agreement during the six months ended June 30, 2014 or 2013.
ARCT IV entered into an agreement with entities under common ownership with the Former Manager, RCS, RCS Advisory Services, LLC, and ANST, to provide advisory and information agent services in connection with the ARCT IV Merger and the related proxy solicitation seeking approval of such merger by ARCT IV’s stockholders. Services provided include facilitation of the preparation, distribution and accumulation and tabulation of proxy materials, stockholder, analyst and financial advisor communications and consultation on materials and communications made to the public and regulatory agencies regarding the ARCT IV Merger. ARCT IV agreed to pay $0.8 million in fees and reimburse out of pocket expenses pursuant to this agreement. As of December 31, 2013, $0.8 million of fees and $0.2 million of expense reimbursements were accrued pursuant to this agreement and were paid in January of 2014. No fees were incurred under this agreement during the six months ended June 30, 2014 or 2013.
ARCT IV entered into an agreement with entities under common ownership with the Former Manager, ARC Advisory Services, LLC and RCS Advisory Services, LLC, to provide support services including legal, accounting, marketing, human resources and information technology, among other services, until the earlier of the potential merger closing date or one year from the effective date of the agreement of July 1, 2013. ARCT IV agreed to pay $2.0 million in fees and reimburse out of pocket expenses pursuant to this agreement. As of December 31, 2013, $2.0 million of fees and $0.4 million of expense reimbursements were accrued pursuant to this agreement and were paid in January of 2014. No fees were incurred under this agreement during the six months ended June 30, 2014 or 2013.
ARCT IV entered into the Asset Purchase and Sale Agreement with the ARCT IV Advisor, pursuant to which the ARCT IV Advisor transferred to the Company furniture, fixtures and equipment used by the ARCT IV Advisor and ARCT IV reimbursed the ARCT IV Advisor for certain unreimbursed expenses. In connection with the agreement, during the six months ended June 30, 2014 , the Company paid $2.1 million for furniture, fixtures and equipment and other capitalized costs, $1.7 million for offering costs, which were recorded as a reduction to additional paid-in capital on the consolidated balance sheet and $2.0 million for certain unreimbursed expenses, which were recorded in merger and other transaction related costs on the consolidated statements of operations. No costs were incurred pursuant to this agreement during the three months ended June 30, 2014 or during the six months ended June 30, 2013.
Pursuant to ARCT IV’s advisory agreement with the ARCT IV Advisor, ARCT IV agreed to pay the ARCT IV Advisor a brokerage commission on the sale of property in connection with the ARCT IV Merger. At the time of the ARCT IV Merger, ARCT IV paid $8.4 million to the ARCT IV Advisor in connection with this agreement. These commissions were incurred during the six months ended June 30, 2014 and are included in merger and other transaction related costs in the consolidated statements of operations. No fees were incurred pursuant to this agreement during the three months ended June 30, 2014 or during the six months ended June 30, 2013.
Fees Paid in Connection with the Cole Merger
The Company entered into an agreement with an entity under common ownership with the Former Manager, RCS, to provide strategic and financial advisory services to the Company in connection with the Cole Merger. The Company agreed to pay a fee equal to 0.25% of the transaction value upon the consummation of the transaction and reimburse out of pocket expenses. During the six months ended June 30, 2014 , the Company incurred and paid $28.4 million of fees pursuant to this agreement. These fees are included in merger and other transaction related costs in the consolidated statements of operations. No fees were incurred pursuant to this agreement during the three months ended June 30, 2014 or during the six months ended June 30, 2013.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
June 30, 2014
(Unaudited)

The Company entered into an agreement with entities under common ownership with the Former Manager, RCS, RCS Advisory Services, LLC and ANST, to provide advisory and information agent services in connection with the proposed merger and the related proxy solicitation seeking approval of such merger by the Company’s stockholders. The Company agreed to pay $0.8 million in fees and reimburse out of pocket expenses pursuant to this agreement. During the six months ended June 30, 2014 , the Company incurred and paid $0.8 million of fees and $0.4 million of expense reimbursements pursuant to this agreement. These fees are included in merger and other transaction related costs in the consolidated statements of operations. No fees were incurred pursuant this agreement during the three months ended June 30, 2014 or during the six months ended June 30, 2013.
The Company entered into an agreement with an entity under common ownership with the Former Manager, RCS Advisory Services, LLC, to provide support services, including legal, accounting, marketing, human resources and information technology. The Company agreed to pay $2.9 million in fees and reimburse out of pocket expenses pursuant to this agreement. During the six months ended June 30, 2014 , the Company incurred and paid $2.9 million of fees and $1.3 million of expense reimbursements were incurred pursuant to this agreement. These fees are included in merger and other transaction related costs in the consolidated statements of operations. No fees were incurred pursuant to this agreement during the three months ended June 30, 2014 or during the six months ended June 30, 2013.
Also in connection with the Cole Merger, during the six months ended June 30, 2014 , the Company reimbursed an entity under common ownership with the Former Manager, ARC Advisory Services, LLC, $0.7 million for services and out of pocket expenses incurred in relation to the Cole Merger. These fees are included in merger and other transaction related costs in the consolidated statements of operations. There were no reimbursements paid during the three months ended June 30, 2014 or during the six months ended June 30, 2013.
Fees Paid in Connection with the ARCT III Merger
ARCT III entered into an agreement with an entity under common ownership with the Former Manager, ARC Advisory Services, LLC, to provide legal support services up to the date that ARCT III entered into the ARCT III Merger Agreement and until the ARCT III Merger was consummated for $0.5 million . This amount was fully accrued as of June 30, 2012 and was paid in February 2013 in conjunction with the consummation of the ARCT III Merger.
ARCT III entered into an agreement with an entity under common ownership with the Former Manager, ARC Advisory Services, LLC, to provide support services including legal, accounting, marketing, human resources and information technology, among other services, until the earlier of the ARCT III Merger closing date or one year from the date of the agreement for $2.0 million . The Company recorded $1.7 million in expense for the six months ended June 30, 2013 , in addition to the $0.3 million that was accrued as of June 30, 2012 , and paid the full amount in conjunction with the consummation of the ARCT III Merger in February 2013.
ARCT III entered into an agreement with entities under common ownership with the Former Manager, RCS and ARC Advisory Services, LLC, to provide financial advisory and information agent services related to the proxy solicitation seeking approval of the ARCT III Merger by ARCT III’s stockholders for $0.6 million . Services provided included facilitation of the preparation, distribution and accumulation and tabulation of proxy materials, stockholder, analyst and financial advisor communications and consultation on materials and communications made to the public and regulatory agencies regarding the ARCT III Merger. The Company recorded $0.5 million in expense for the six months ended June 30, 2013 in addition to the $0.1 million that was accrued as of June 30, 2012 and paid the full amount in conjunction with the consummation of the ARCT III Merger in February of 2013.
The Company, through the OP, entered into an Asset Purchase and Sale Agreement with American Realty Capital Advisors III, LLC (“the ARCT III Advisor”) pursuant to which, concurrently with the closing of the ARCT III Merger and in connection with the internalization by the Company of certain property level management and accounting activities, the ARCT III Advisor sold to the OP certain furniture, fixtures, equipment and other assets used by the ARCT III Advisor in connection with managing the property level business and operations and accounting functions of the Company and the OP, included at the cost of such assets, for an aggregate price of $5.8 million , which included the reimbursement of certain costs and expenses incurred by the ARCT III Advisor in connection with the ARCT III Merger. The Company paid the full amount due under the agreement during the three months ended March 31, 2013. In relation to the agreement, the Company acquired fixed assets with a carryover basis of $1.0 million from the the ARCT III Advisor; the consideration paid to the ARCT III Advisor in excess of the carryover basis was approximately $3.0 million .

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
June 30, 2014
(Unaudited)

On February 28, 2013, the OP entered into a Contribution and Exchange Agreement (the “ARCT III Contribution and Exchange Agreement”) with the ARCT III OP and ARCT III Special Limited Partner, the holder of the special limited partner interest in the ARCT III OP. The ARCT III Special Limited Partner was entitled to receive certain distributions from the ARCT III OP, including the subordinated distribution of net sales proceeds resulting from an “investment liquidity event” (as defined in the agreement of limited partnership of the ARCT III OP). The ARCT III Merger constituted an “investment liquidity event,” as a result of which the ARCT III Special Limited Partner, in connection with management’s successful attainment of the 6.0% performance hurdle and the return to ARCT III’s stockholders of approximately $557.3 million in addition to their initial investment, was entitled to receive a subordinated distribution of net sales proceeds from the ARCT III OP equal to approximately $98.4 million . Pursuant to the ARCT III Contribution and Exchange Agreement, the ARCT III Special Limited Partner contributed its interest in the ARCT III OP, inclusive of the subordinated distribution proceeds received, to the ARCT III OP in exchange for 7.6 million ARCT III OP Units. Upon consummation of the ARCT III Merger on February 28, 2013, these ARCT III OP Units were immediately converted to 7.3 million OP Units after application of the ARCT III Exchange Ratio. In conjunction with the ARCT III Merger Agreement, the ARCT III Special Limited Partner agreed to a minimum one year holding period for these OP Units before converting them to shares of Company common stock.
Fees Paid in Connection with the Disposition of the Multi-Tenant Portfolio
The Company entered into an agreement with an entity under common ownership with the Former Manager and RCS to provide strategic and financial advisory services to the Company in connection with the disposition of the Multi-Tenant Portfolio. During the six months ended June 30, 2014, the Company incurred and paid $1.8 million of fees pursuant to this agreement. No fees were incurred under this agreement during the three months ended June 30, 2014 or the six months ended June 30, 2013.
Fees Paid in Connection with the Operations of the Company
Each of the Company, ARCT III and ARCT IV paid the Company’s Former Manager, the ARCT III Advisor and the ARCT IV Advisor, as applicable, an acquisition fee equal to 1.0% of the contract purchase price, inclusive of assumed indebtedness, of each property the Company, ARCT III or ARCT IV, as applicable, acquired. The acquisition fee was payable in cash at the closing of each acquisition. In conjunction with the ARCT III Merger, it was agreed that these fees would no longer be paid by either the Company or ARCT III. As of ARCT IV Merger Date, it was agreed that these fees would no longer be paid by ARCT IV. Acquisition fees are recorded in acquisition related costs in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations.
Each of the Company, ARCT III and ARCT IV paid the Company’s Former Manager, the ARCT III Advisor and the ARCT IV Advisor, as applicable, a financing consideration fee equal to 0.75% of the amount available under any secured mortgage financing or refinancing that the Company, ARCT III or ARCT IV, as applicable, obtained and used for the acquisition of properties that was arranged by the Company’s Former Manager, ARCT III Advisor or ARCT IV Advisor, as applicable. The financing coordination fee was payable in cash at the closing of each financing. In conjunction with the ARCT III Merger, it was agreed that these fees would no longer be paid to either the Company or ARCT III. As of the ARCT IV Merger Date, it was agreed that these fees would no longer be paid by ARCT IV.
Prior to the termination of the amended and restated management agreement, the Company was required to pay its Former Manager a quarterly incentive fee, calculated based on 20% of the excess Company annualized core earnings (as defined in the management agreement with its Former Manager) over the weighted average number of shares multiplied by the weighted average price per share of common stock. One half of each quarterly installment of the incentive fee will be payable in shares of common stock. The remainder of the incentive fee was be payable in cash. No incentive fees were incurred or paid to the Company’s Former Manager from inception through January 8, 2014.
Prior to January 8, 2014, the Company was required under an agreement to pay its Former Manager an annual base management fee equal to 0.50% per annum of the average unadjusted book value of the Company’s real estate assets, calculated and payable monthly in advance. The management fee was payable in cash. In conjunction with the ARCT III Merger, the base management fee was reduced to 0.40% per annum for the unadjusted book value of assets over $3.0 billion . The amount of base management fee incurred by the Company during the period ended June 30, 2014 prior to the terminating the amended and restated management agreement was not significant. In addition, as of December 31, 2013, the Company had accrued $5.0 million in base management fees. In lieu of cash, on January 21, 2014, the Company’s Former Manager agreed to settle all outstanding balances in stock, resulting in the Company issuing 388,461 shares of common stock to our Former Manager. The fair value of the shares issued approximated the amount of accrued asset management fees at the date of settlement.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
June 30, 2014
(Unaudited)

The Company also pays fees for transfer agent services to an entity under common ownership with the Former Manager, ANST. During the six months ended June 30, 2014 , the Company incurred and paid $0.3 million in relation to transfer agent services. No fees were incurred during the three months ended June 30, 2014 or during the six months ended June 30, 2013.
Until July 1, 2012, ARCT III paid the ARCT III Advisor an asset management fee of 0.75% per annum of the cost of its assets (cost includes the purchase price, acquisition expenses, capital expenditures and other customarily capitalized costs, but excludes acquisition fees) plus costs and expenses incurred by the ARCT III Advisor in providing asset management services; provided, however, that the asset management fee was reduced by any amounts payable to ARCT III’s property manager as an oversight fee, such that the aggregate of the asset management fee and the oversight fee did not exceed 0.75% per annum of the cost of ARCT III’s assets plus costs and expenses incurred by the ARCT III Advisor in providing asset management services. Prior to July 1, 2012, this fee was payable in monthly installments at the discretion of ARCT III’s board of directors in cash, common stock or restricted stock grants, or any combination thereof. Asset management fees, if accrued, are recorded in operating fees to affiliates in the consolidated statements of operations.
Effective July 1, 2012, the payment of asset management fees in monthly installments in cash, shares or restricted stock grants, or any combination thereof to the ARCT III Advisor was eliminated. Instead, ARCT III issued (subject to periodic approval by its board of directors) to the ARCT III Advisor performance-based restricted partnership units of the ARCT III OP designated as “ARCT III Class B units,” which were intended to be profits interests and to vest, and no longer be subject to forfeiture, at such time as: (x) the value of the ARCT III OP’s assets plus all distributions made equal or exceeded the total amount of capital contributed by investors plus a 6.0% cumulative, pre-tax, non-compounded annual return thereon (the “economic hurdle”); and (y) a liquidity event has occurred.
The ARCT III Advisor received distributions on unvested ARCT III Class B units equal to the distribution rate received on ARCT III common stock. Such distributions on issued ARCT III Class B units were included as general and administrative expense in the consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss until the performance condition is considered probable to occur. 145,022 ARCT III Class B units were approved by ARCT III’s board of directors as of December 31, 2012. During January and February 2013, ARCT III’s board of directors approved, and ARCT III issued, 603,599 ARCT III Class B units to the ARCT III Advisor for its asset management services provided. As of December 31, 2012, ARCT III did not consider achievement of the performance condition to be probable as the shareholder vote for the ARCT III Merger, which would allow vesting of these ARCT III Class B Units, was not completed. The performance condition related to these ARCT III Class B units was satisfied upon the completion of the ARCT III Merger and expense of $9.9 million was recorded at that time. The ARCT III Class B units then converted to ARCT III OP units which converted to 711,190 OP Units after the application of the ARCT III Exchange Ratio. These expenses were recorded in merger and other transaction related in the consolidated statements of operations.
In connection with the asset management services provided by the ARCT IV Advisor, ARCT IV issued (subject to periodic approval by the board of directors) to the ARCT IV Advisor performance-based restricted partnership units of the ARCT IV OP designated as “ARCT IV Class B Units,” which were intended to be profit interests and to vest, and no longer be subject to forfeiture, at such time as: (x) the value of the ARCT IV OP’s assets plus all distributions made equals or exceeds the total amount of capital contributed by investors plus a 6.0% cumulative, pre-tax, non-compounded annual return thereon (the “economic hurdle”); (y) any one of the following occurs: (1) the termination of the advisory agreement by an affirmative vote of a majority of the Company’s independent directors without cause; (2) a listing; or (3) another liquidity event; and (z) the ARCT IV Advisor was still providing advisory services to ARCT IV.
The calculation of the ARCT IV asset management fees was equal to: (i) 0.1875% of the cost of ARCT IV’s assets; divided by (ii) the value of one share of ARCT IV common stock as of the last day of such calendar quarter. When approved by the board of directors, the ARCT IV Class B Units were issued to the ARCT IV Advisor quarterly in arrears pursuant to the terms of the ARCT IV OP agreement.
During the year ended December 31, 2013, the board of directors approved the issuance of 492,483 ARCT IV Class B Units to the ARCT IV Advisor in connection with this arrangement. As of December 31, 2013, ARCT IV did not consider achievement of the performance condition to be probable and no expense was recorded at that time. The ARCT IV Advisor received distributions on unvested ARCT IV Class B Units equal to the distribution rate received on the ARCT IV common stock. Such distributions on ARCT IV Class B Units were included in general and administrative expense in the consolidated statements of operations until the performance condition was considered probable to occur. The performance condition related to the 498,857 ARCT IV Class B Units, which includes units issued for the period of January 1, 2014 through the ARCT IV Merger Date, was satisfied upon the completion of the ARCT IV Merger. These ARCT IV Class B Units immediately converted into OP Units at the 2.3961 exchange ratio discussed in Note 2 —   Mergers and Acquisitions and the Company recorded an expense of $13.9 million based on the fair value of the ARCT IV Class B Units at that time.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
June 30, 2014
(Unaudited)

ARCT III paid an affiliate of ARC, unless it contracted with a third party, a property management fee of up to 2% of gross revenues from ARCT III’s stand-alone single-tenant net leased properties and 4% of gross revenues from its multi-tenant properties, plus, in each case, market-based leasing commissions applicable to the geographic location of the property. ARCT III also reimbursed the affiliate for property level expenses. If ARCT III contracted directly with third parties for such services, it paid them customary market fees and paid the affiliated property manager, an oversight fee of up to 1% of the gross revenues of the property managed. Property management fees are recorded in Operating fees to affiliates in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations.
Effective March 1, 2013, ARCT IV entered into an agreement with RCS to provide strategic advisory services and investment banking services required in the ordinary course of ARCT IV’s business, such as performing financial analysis, evaluating publicly traded comparable companies and assisting in developing a portfolio composition strategy, a capitalization structure to optimize future liquidity options and structuring operations. Strategic advisory fees were amortized over the term of the ARCT IV IPO and included in acquisition and transaction related expense on the consolidated statements of operations. RCS and its affiliates also provide transfer agent services, as well as transaction management and other professional services. Those fees were included in general and administrative expenses on the consolidated statements of operations during the period the service was provided.
The Company reimburses certain affiliates for out-of-pocket costs actually incurred by its those affiliates, including without limitation, legal fees and expenses, due diligence fees and expenses, other third party fees and expenses, costs of appraisals, travel expenses, nonrefundable option payments and deposits on properties not acquired, accounting fees and expenses, title insurance premiums and other closing costs, personnel costs and miscellaneous expenses relating to the selection, acquisition and due diligence of properties. The Company ’s reimbursement obligation is not subject to any dollar limitation. Expenses are typically reimbursed in cash on a monthly basis following the end of each month. Reimbursements are recorded based on the related activity to which the expense relates. Other than those reimbursements incurred and discussed above, the Company incurred reimbursement expenses of $0.5 million during the three months and six months ended June 30, 2014 . No reimbursements were incurred during the three months and the six months ended June 30, 2013.
The Company leases certain office space from an affiliate of the Former Manager. Rent expense of $0.1 million and $0.2 million was incurred during the three and six months ended June 30, 2014, respectively, and is included in general and administrative expenses in the accompanying statements of operations. No rent expense was incurred during the six months ended June 30, 2013.
In order to facilitate the smooth transition of property management services following the consummation of the ARCT III Merger, the Company, the OP and ARC agreed that the Property Management and Leasing Agreement would be extended for a 60 -day period following the consummation of the ARCT III Merger for which the Company paid ARC $2.3 million . These fees were recorded in merger and transaction related in the consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss.
In connection with providing strategic advisory services related to certain portfolio acquisitions, from time to time, ARCT IV entered into arrangements in which the investment banking division of RCS receives a transaction fee of 0.25% of the transaction value for such portfolio acquisition transactions. No such arrangements were entered into during the six months ended June 30, 2014.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
June 30, 2014
(Unaudited)

The following table details amounts incurred by the Company , ARCT III or ARCT IV, other than those incurred for the ARCT IV Merger, the Cole Merger, the ARCT III Merger and the disposition of the Multi-Tenant Portfolio, and contractually due to ARC, the ARCT III Advisor, the ARCT IV Advisor or the Company’s Former Manager and forgiven in connection with the operations related services described above (in thousands):
 
 
Three Months Ended June 30,
 
Six Months Ended June 30,
 
Payable as of
 
 
2014
 
2013
 
2014
 
2013
 
June 30,
 
December 31,
 
 
Incurred
 
Forgiven
 
Incurred
 
Forgiven
 
Incurred
 
Forgiven
 
Incurred
 
Forgiven
 
2014
 
2013
One-time fees:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Acquisition fees (1)
 
$

 
$

 
$
11,515

 
$

 
$

 
$

 
$
16,851

 
$

 
$

 
$

Financing fees and related cost reimbursements
 

 

 
5,656

 

 

 

 
13,156

 

 

 

Other expense reimbursements
 
549

 

 
6,545

 

 
549

 

 
8,317

 

 
391

 

Transaction fees
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
3,455

On-going fees:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Base management fees (2)
 

 

 
2,000

 
2,000

 

 

 
4,654

 
2,370

 

 
5,654

Transfer agent fees
 

 

 
535

 

 
344

 

 
648

 

 

 
57

Property management and leasing fees (2)
 

 

 

 

 

 

 
799

 
799

 

 
217

Strategic advisory fees
 

 

 

 

 

 

 
920

 

 

 

Distributions on Class B Units
 

 

 
7

 

 

 

 
9

 

 

 

Total operational fees and reimbursements
 
$
549

 
$

 
$
26,258

 
$
2,000

 
$
893

 
$

 
$
45,354

 
$
3,169

 
$
391

 
$
9,383

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(1) In conjunction with the ARCT III Merger, the payment of acquisition fees was terminated, except with respect to properties that were in ARCP’s or ARCT III’s pipeline at the ARCT III Merger date; any fees that were paid because the Company’s Former Manager or the ARCT III Advisor had sourced and negotiated the purchase price prior to the ARCT III Merger.
(2) The amounts incurred and paid were recognized in merger and other transaction related costs during the six months ended June 30, 2013 as they relate to the ARCT III Merger. The amounts incurred during the six months ended June 30, 2013 were accrued through January 7, 2014, the date prior to transition to self-management.
Upon consummation of the ARCT III Merger, the Company entered into the OPP with its Former Manager, whereby its Former Manager was able to potentially earn compensation upon the attainment of stockholder value creation targets. Pursuant to previous authorization of the Company’s board of directors, as a result of the termination of the Management Agreement, all LTIP Units issued to the Former Manager under the OPP became fully earned and vested and were earned upon the consummation of the Company’s transition to self-management on January 8, 2014. On October 21, 2013, the Company approved the New OPP, to be effective as of the Company’s transition to self-management. Under the New OPP, individual agreements are entered into between the Company and selected participants that set forth the participant’s participation percentage in the New OPP and the number of LTIP Units subject to the participant’s award. Under the OPP Agreements, the participants will be eligible to earn performance-based bonus awards equal to the Participant’s participation percentage of a pool that will be funded up to a maximum award opportunity. See Note 18 — Equity Based Compensation for a more detailed description of these plans.
Fees Paid in Connection with Common Stock Offerings
RCS served as the dealer manager of the ARCT III and ARCT IV IPOs. RCS received fees and compensation in connection with the sale of ARCT III’s and ARCT IV’s common stock in the respective IPOs. RCS received a selling commission of up to 7% of gross offering proceeds before reallowance of commissions earned by participating broker-dealers in each of the IPOs. In addition, RCS received up to 3% of the gross proceeds from the sale of common stock, before reallowance to participating broker-dealers, as a dealer-manager fee in each of the IPOs. RCS was permitted to reallow its dealer-manager fee to such participating broker-dealers, based on such factors as the volume of shares sold by respective participating broker-dealers and marketing support incurred as compared to those of other participating broker-dealers. RCS has also received compensation for various other Company equity transactions.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
June 30, 2014
(Unaudited)

The following table details the results of such activities related to RCS, which are recorded as offering costs on the consolidated statement of changes in equity (amounts in thousands):
 
 
Three Months Ended June 30,
 
Six Months Ended June 30,
 
Payable as of
 
 
2014
 
2013
 
2014
 
2013
 
June 30, 2014
 
December 31, 2013
Total commissions and fees paid to RCS
 
$
2,000

 
$
7,345

 
$
2,000

 
$
147,306

 
$

 
$

The Company , ARCT III and ARCT IV reimbursed its Former Manager, the ARCT III Advisor, the ARCT IV Advisor and RCS, as applicable, for services relating to the ARCT III IPO, the ARCT IV IPO and other significant transactions such as the Company’s at-the-market equity program. The following table details the results of such activities related to offering and other significant transactions costs reimbursed to the Company’s Former Manager, the ARCT III Advisor, the ARCT IV Advisor and RCS (amounts in thousands):
 
 
Three Months Ended June 30,
 
Six Months Ended June 30,
 
Payable as of
 
 
2014
 
2013
 
2014
 
2013
 
June 30, 2014
 
December 31, 2013
Offering expense and other significant transactions reimbursements
 
$

 
$
746

 
$
1,865

 
$
12,710

 
$

 
$

Cole Capital
Cole Capital is contractually responsible for managing the Managed REITs’ affairs on a day-to-day basis, identifying and making acquisitions and investments on the Managed REITs’ behalf, and recommending to each of the Managed REIT’s respective board of directors an approach for providing investors with liquidity. In addition, the Company distributes the shares of common stock for certain Managed REITs and advises them regarding offerings, manages relationships with participating broker-dealers and financial advisors and provides assistance in connection with compliance matters relating to the offerings. The Company receives compensation and reimbursement for services relating to the Managed REITs’ offerings and the investment, management and disposition of their respective assets, as applicable.
Offerings
The Company generally receives a selling commission of up to 7.0% of gross offering proceeds related to the sale of shares of CCPT IV, CCIT II and CCPT V common stock in their primary offerings, before reallowance of commissions earned by participating broker-dealers. The Company has and intends to continue to reallow 100% of selling commissions earned to participating broker-dealers. In addition, the Company generally receives 2.0% of gross offering proceeds in the primary offerings, before reallowance to participating broker-dealers, as a dealer manager fee in connection with the sale of CCPT IV, CCIT II and CCPT V shares of common stock. The Company, in its sole discretion, may reallow all or a portion of its dealer manager fee to such participating broker-dealers as a marketing and due diligence expense reimbursement, based on factors such as the volume of shares sold by such participating broker-dealers and the amount of marketing support provided by such participating broker-dealers. No selling commissions or dealer manager fees are paid to the Company or other broker-dealers with respect to shares sold under the respective Managed REIT’s distribution reinvestment plans, under which the stockholders may elect to have distributions reinvested in additional shares.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
June 30, 2014
(Unaudited)

In connection with the sale of INAV shares of common stock, the Company receives an asset-based dealer manager fee that is payable in arrears on a monthly basis and accrues daily in an amount equal to (i) 1/365th of 0.55% of the net asset value (“NAV”) for Wrap Class shares of common stock (“W Shares”) for such day, (ii) 1/365th of 0.55% of the NAV for Advisor Class shares of common stock (“A Shares”) for such day and (iii) 1/365th of 0.25% of the NAV for Institutional Class shares of common stock (“I Shares”) for such day. The Company, in its sole discretion, may reallow a portion of its dealer manager fee received on W Shares, A Shares and I Shares to participating broker-dealers. In addition, the Company receives a selling commission on A Shares sold in the primary offering of up to 3.75% of the offering price per share for A Shares. The Company has and intends to continue to reallow 100% of selling commissions earned to participating broker-dealers. The Company also receives an asset-based distribution fee for A Shares that is payable in arrears on a monthly basis and accrues daily in an amount equal to 1/365th of 0.50% of the NAV for A Shares for such day. The Company, in its sole discretion, may reallow a portion of the distribution fee to participating broker-dealers. No selling commissions are paid to the Company or other broker-dealers with respect to W Shares or I Shares or on shares of any class of INAV common stock sold pursuant to INAV’s distribution reinvestment plan, under which the stockholders may elect to have distributions reinvested in additional shares, and no distribution fees are paid to the Company or other broker-dealers with respect to W Shares or I Shares.
All other organization and offering expenses associated with the sale of the Managed REITs’ common stock (excluding selling commissions, if applicable, and the dealer manager fee) are paid for in advance by the Company and subject to reimbursement by the Managed REITs, up to certain limits per the respective advisory agreement. As these costs are incurred, they are recorded as reimbursement revenue, up to the respective limit, and are included in dealer manager fees, selling commissions and offering reimbursements in the financial results for Cole Capital in Note 5 — Segment Reporting. Expenses paid on behalf of the Managed REITs in excess of these limits that are expected to be collected are recorded as program development costs. As of June 30, 2014 , the Company had $7.0 million of organization and offering costs paid on behalf of the Managed REITs in excess of the limits that have not been reimbursed, which are expected to be reimbursed by the Managed REITs as they raise additional proceeds from the respective offering. The program development costs are included in deferred costs and other assets, net in the accompanying consolidated unaudited balance sheets. Subsequent to June 30, 2014 , the Company had incurred $114.8 thousand of additional organization and offering costs, and $445.8 thousand of costs had been reimbursed from the Managed REITs.
The Company recorded commissions, fees and expense reimbursements as shown in the table below for services provided to the Managed REITs (as described above) during the three months ended June 30, 2014 and the period from the Cole Acquisition Date to June 30, 2014 (in thousands). As the Company did not commence operations for Cole Capital until the Cole Acquisition Date, comparative financial data is not presented for the three and six months ended June 30, 2013 .
 
 
Three Months Ended June 30, 2014
 
 
CCPT IV (1)
 
CCPT V
 
 
CCIT II
 
INAV
 
Total
Offering:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Selling commission revenue
 
$
(12
)
 
$
1,347

 
 
$
4,579

 
$
195

 
$
6,109

Selling commissions reallowance expense
 
(12
)
 
1,347

 
 
4,579

 
195

 
6,109

Dealer manager fee revenue
 
(2
)
 
416

 
 
1,372

 
123

 
1,909

Dealer manager fees reallowance expense
 
107

 
178

 
 
668

 
6

 
959

Other expense reimbursement revenue
 
(18
)
 
415

 
 
1,372

 
182

 
1,951

(1) Due to net cancellations during the quarter, related to shares sold prior to the fund closing on February 25, 2014.
 
 
Period from the Cole Acquisition Date to June 30, 2014
 
 
CCPT IV
 
CCPT V
 
 
CCIT II
 
INAV
 
Total
Offering:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Selling commission revenue
 
$
29,113

 
$
1,347

 
 
$
4,950

 
$
216

 
$
35,626

Selling commissions reallowance expense
 
29,113

 
1,347

 
 
4,950

 
216

 
35,626

Dealer manager and distribution fee revenue
 
8,771

 
416

 
 
1,486

 
188

 
10,861

Dealer manager fees reallowance expense
 
4,971

 
178

 
 
721

 
8

 
5,878

Other expense reimbursement revenue
 
3,749

 
465

 
 
1,486

 
235

 
5,935


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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
June 30, 2014
(Unaudited)

Operations
The Company earns acquisition fees related to the acquisition, development or construction of properties on behalf of certain of the Managed REITs. In addition, the Company is reimbursed for acquisition expenses incurred in the process of acquiring properties up to certain limits per the respective advisory agreement. The Company is not reimbursed for personnel costs in connection with services for which it receives acquisition fees or real estate commissions. In addition, the Company may earn disposition fees related to the sale of one or more properties, including those held indirectly through joint ventures, on behalf of a Managed REIT. Acquisition and disposition fees and reimbursements, as applicable, are included in transaction service fees in the financial results for Cole Capital in Note 5 — Segment Reporting.
The Company earns advisory and asset and property management fees from certain Managed REITs and other affiliates. In addition, the Company may be reimbursed for expenses incurred in providing advisory and asset and property management services, subject to certain limitations. In connection with services provided by the Company related to the origination or refinancing of any debt financing obtained by certain Managed REITs that is used to acquire properties or to make other permitted investments, or that is assumed, directly or indirectly, in connection with the acquisition of properties, the Company is reimbursed for financing expenses incurred, subject to certain limitations. Advisory fees, asset and property management fees and reimbursements of expenses are included in management fees and reimbursements in the financial results for Cole Capital in Note 5 — Segment Reporting.
The Company recorded fees and expense reimbursements as shown in the table below for services provided primarily to the Managed REITs (as described above) during the three months ended June 30, 2014 and the period from the Cole Acquisition Date to June 30, 2014 (in thousands). As the Company did not commence operations for Cole Capital until the Cole Acquisition Date, comparative financial data is not presented for the three and six months ended June 30, 2013 .
 
 
Three Months Ended June 30, 2014
 
 
CCPT IV
 
CCPT V
 
CCIT
 
CCIT II
 
INAV
 
Other
Operations:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Acquisition fee revenue
 
$
6,786

 
$
519

 
$
3,232

 
$
3,874

 
$

 
$

Asset management fee revenue
 
$

 
$

 
$

 
$

 
$

 
$
253

Property management and leasing fee revenue
 
$

 
$

 
$

 
$

 
$

 
$
474

Operating expense reimbursement revenue
 
$
1,538

 
$
167

 
$
756

 
$
79

 
$
135

 
$

Advisory and performance fee revenue
 
$
4,747

 
$
9

 
$
4,561

 
$
115

 
$
198

 
$

 
 
Period from the Cole Acquisition Date to June 30, 2014
 
 
CCPT IV
 
CCPT V
 
CCIT
 
CCIT II
 
INAV
 
Other
Operations:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Acquisition fee revenue
 
$
10,784

 
$
585

 
$
3,727

 
$
3,874

 
$

 
$

Asset management fee revenue
 

 

 

 

 

 
404

Property management and leasing fee revenue
 

 

 

 

 

 
574

Operating expense reimbursement revenue
 
2,603

 
184

 
1,185

 
79

 
135

 

Advisory and performance fee revenue
 
7,311

 
9

 
7,156

 
141

 
306

 


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AMERICAN REALTY CAPITAL PROPERTIES, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
June 30, 2014
(Unaudited)

Investment in the Managed REITs
As of June 30, 2014 , the Company owned aggregate equity investments of $3.9 million in the Managed REITs, which is included in investment in unconsolidated entities in the accompanying consolidated balance sheet. The table below presents certain information related to the Company’s investments in the Managed REITs as of June 30, 2014 (carrying amount in thousands):
 
 
June 30, 2014
Managed REIT
 
% of Outstanding Shares Owned
 
Carrying Amount of Investment
CCPT IV
 
0.01
%
 
$
137

CCPT V
 
12.39
%
 
1,732

CCIT
 
0.01
%
 
79

CCIT II
 
3.79
%
 
1,809

INAV
 
0.22
%
 
160

 
 
 
 
$
3,917

Due from Affiliates
As of June 30, 2014 , $8.6 million was expected to be collected from the Managed REITs for services provided by the Company and expenses subject to reimbursement by the Managed REITs in accordance with their respective advisory and property management agreements and was included in due from affiliates on the accompanying consolidated balance sheet. In connection with the Cole Merger, the Company acquired a revolving line of credit agreement that provides for $100.0 million of available borrowings to CCIT II. In addition, during the six months ended June 30, 2014 , the Company entered into a revolving line of credit agreement that provides for $10.0 million of available borrowings to CCPT V. The CCIT II and CCPT V line of credit agreements each bear an interest rate equal to the one-month LIBOR plus 2.20% and mature in January 2015 and March 2015, respectively. During the six months ended June 30, 2014 , CCIT II and CCPT V borrowed on their lines of credit, net of repayments, $55.0 million and $9.7 million , respectively. These borrowings are included in due from affiliates in the accompanying consolidated balance sheet.
Note 20 — Economic Dependency
Prior to transitioning to self-management on January 8, 2014, the Company engaged, under various agreements, its Former Manager, and entities under common ownership with the Former Manager, to provide certain services that are essential to the Company , including asset management services and supervision of the management and leasing of properties owned by the Company , the sale of shares of the Company’s common stock, as well as other administrative responsibilities for the Company including information technology, legal services and investor relations.
As a result of these relationships, the Company was dependent upon its Former Manager, its affiliates and entities under common ownership with the Former Manager. In the event that these companies were unable to provide the Company with the respective services, the Company would have been required to find alternative providers of these services. As a result of the ARCT III Merger, the Company internalized certain accounting and property acquisition services previously performed by its Former Manager and its affiliates. The Company may from time to time engage entities under common control with the Former Manager for legal, information technology or other support services for which it will pay a fee, subject to approval by the Company’s independent directors. No such engagements are in place between the Company and its Former Manager and its affiliates.
Note 21 — Net Loss Per Share 
The Company’s unvested restricted stock contain non-forfeitable rights to dividends and are considered to be participating securities in accordance with GAAP and, therefore, are included in the computation of earnings per share under the two-class method. Under the two-class computation method, net losses are not allocated to participating securities unless the holder of the security has a contractual obligation to share in the losses. The unvested restricted stock are not allocated losses as the awards do not have a contractual obligation to share in losses of the Company. The two-class method is an earnings allocation formula that determines earnings per share for each class of common shares and participating securities according to dividends declared (or accumulated) and participation rights in undistributed earnings.

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AMERICAN REALTY CAPITAL PROPERTIES, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
June 30, 2014
(Unaudited)

The following is a summary of the basic and diluted net loss per share computation for the three and six months ended June 30, 2014 and 2013 (dollar amounts in thousands, except for share and per share data):  
 
 
Three Months Ended June 30,
 
Six Months Ended June 30,
 
 
2014
 
2013
 
2014
 
2013
Net loss attributable to the Company
 
$
(40,328
)
 
$
(71,958
)
 
$
(349,009
)
 
$
(213,121
)
Less: dividends declared on preferred shares and participating securities
 
23,091

 
233

 
46,723

 
425

Net loss attributable to common stockholders
 
$
(63,419
)
 
$
(72,191
)
 
$
(395,732
)
 
$
(213,546
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Weighted average number of shares of common shares outstanding:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Basic
 
815,740,684

 
198,956,355

 
682,501,526

 
192,146,178

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net loss per common share:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Basic and diluted net loss per share attributable to common stockholders
 
$
(0.08
)
 
$
(0.36
)
 
$
(0.58
)
 
$
(1.11
)
As of June 30, 2014 , the Company excluded 24,771,215 OP Units outstanding, which are convertible to an equal number of shares of the Company’s common stock, 5,649,968 shares of unvested restricted stock outstanding, 10,744,697 LTIP Units and 21,735,008 shares of the Company’s Series D Convertible Preferred Stock outstanding from the calculation of diluted net loss per share as the effect would have been antidilutive.
Note 22 — Property Dispositions
During the six months ended June 30, 2014 , the Company disposed of 24 single-tenant properties and one multi-tenant property for an aggregate gross sales price of $96.4 million (the “2014 Property Dispositions”). There were no properties disposed of during the six months ended June 30, 2013 . No disposition fees were paid in connection with the sale of the 2014 Property Dispositions and the Company has no continuing involvement with these properties. As of June 30, 2014 , there were no properties classified as held for sale.
Note 23 — Income Taxes
As a REIT, the Company generally is not subject to federal income tax, with the exception of its TRS. However, the Company, including its TRS, is still subject to certain state and local income taxes in the various jurisdictions in which it operates.
Based on the above, Cole Capital, substantially all of which is conducted through a TRS, recognized a benefit from federal and state income taxes of $9.7 million and $14.7 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2014 , respectively, which is included in other income, net in the accompanying consolidated statement of operations. No provision for income taxes was recognized for the three and six months ended June 30, 2013 as the Company did not commence operations for Cole Capital until the Cole Acquisition Date. The difference in the benefit from income taxes reflected in the consolidated statements of operations as compared to the benefit calculated at the statutory federal income tax rate is primarily attributable to various permanent differences and state and local income taxes.
The REI segment recognized state income and franchise taxes of $2.8 million and $3.9 million during the three and six months ended June 30, 2014 , respectively, and $0.2 million and $0.4 million during the three and six months ended June 30, 2013 , respectively, which are included in other income, net in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations.
The Company had no unrecognized tax benefits as of or during the six months ended June 30, 2014 and 2013 . Any interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits would be recognized within the provision for income taxes in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations. The Company files income tax returns in the U.S. federal jurisdiction, as well as various state jurisdictions, and is subject to routine examinations by the respective tax authorities. With few exceptions, the Company is no longer subject to federal or state examinations by tax authorities for years before 2010.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
June 30, 2014
(Unaudited)

Note 24 — Subsequent Events
In addition to those items discussed in Note 12 —  Other Debt and Note 2 — Mergers and Acquisitions, the following events occurred subsequent to June 30, 2014 that require adjustments to the disclosures in the consolidated financial statements:
Completion of Acquisition of Assets
The following table presents certain information about the properties that the Company acquired from July 1, 2014 to July 28, 2014 (dollar amounts in millions):
 
 
No. of Buildings
 
Square Feet
(in millions)
 
Base Purchase Price (1)
Total Portfolio – June 30, 2014
 
3,966

 
106.8

 
$
17,831

Acquisitions
 
586

 
5.2

 
1,939

Total portfolio – July 28, 2014
 
4,552

 
112.0

 
$
19,770

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(1) Contract purchase price, excluding acquisition and transaction related costs.

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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.
The following discussion and analysis should be read in conjunction with the accompanying consolidated financial statements of American Realty Capital Properties, Inc. (the “Company”) and the notes thereto. As used herein, the terms “we,” “our” and “us” refer to American Realty Capital Properties, Inc., a Maryland corporation, and, as required by context, including its operating partnership and its subsidiaries. Prior to becoming self-managed as of January 8, 2014, the Company was externally managed by ARC Properties Advisors, LLC (the “Former Manager”), a Delaware limited liability company and wholly owned subsidiary of AR Capital, LLC (“ARC”). Capitalized terms used herein, but not otherwise defined, shall have the meaning ascribed to those terms in “Part I - Financial Information,” including the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements contained therein.
Forward-Looking Statements
This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q includes forward-looking statements that reflect our expectations and projections about our future results, performance, prospects and opportunities. We have attempted to identify these forward-looking statements by using words such as “may,” “will,” “expects,” “anticipates,” “believes,” “intends,” “should,” “estimates,” “could” or similar expressions. These forward-looking statements are based on information currently available to us and are subject to a number of known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause our actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. These factors include, among other things, those discussed below. We do not undertake publicly to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as may be required to satisfy our obligations under federal securities law.
The following are some of the risks and uncertainties, although not all risks and uncertainties, that could cause our actual results to differ materially from those presented in our forward-looking statements:
The competition for the type of properties we desire to acquire may cause our dividends and the long-term returns of our investors to be lower than they otherwise would be.
We may be unable to renew leases, lease vacant space or re-lease space as leases expire on favorable terms or at all, which could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition, results of operations, cash flow, cash available for dividends to our stockholders, per share trading price of our common stock and our ability to satisfy our debt service obligations.
We depend on tenants for our revenue, and, accordingly, our revenue is dependent upon the success and economic viability of our tenants.
Failure by any major tenant with leases in multiple locations to make rental payments to us, because of a deterioration of its financial condition or otherwise, or the termination or non-renewal of a lease by a major tenant, would have a material adverse effect on us.
We are subject to tenant industry concentrations that make us more susceptible to adverse events with respect to certain industries.
Increases in interest rates could increase the amount of our debt payments and limit our ability to pay dividends to our stockholders.
We may be unable to make scheduled payments on our debt obligations.
We may not generate cash flows sufficient to pay our dividends to stockholders, and as such we may be forced to borrow at higher rates to fund our operations.
We may be unable to pay or maintain cash dividends or increase dividends over time.
We may be affected by the incurrence of additional secured or unsecured debt.
We may be adversely affected by increases in interest rates or a failure to maintain our OP’s credit rating.
We may not be able to integrate the assets and businesses acquired in our recent acquisitions, including the Red Lobster ® acquisition, into our existing portfolio or with our business successfully, or may not realize the anticipated benefits within the expected time frame or at all.
We may not be able to effectively manage or dispose of assets acquired in connection with our recent acquisitions that do not fit within our target assets.
We may not be able to effectively manage our expanded portfolio and operations following our recent acquisitions.
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We may not be able to successfully acquire future properties on advantageous terms and the performance of such properties may not perform as expected.
We may not be able to achieve and maintain profitability.
We are subject to risks associated with lease terminations, tenant defaults, bankruptcies and insolvencies and tenant credit, geographic and industry concentrations.
We could be subject to unexpected costs or unexpected liabilities that may arise from our recent acquisitions.
We may not be able to consummate the sale of the Multi-Tenant Portfolio on the terms anticipated, or at all.
We may fail to qualify to be treated as a REIT for U.S. federal income tax purposes.
We may be deemed to be an investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, (the “Investment Company Act”) and thus subject to regulation under the Investment Company Act.
Certain of our executive officers and the executive officers of the non-traded REITs advised by Cole Capital have obligations to, and financial interests in non-traded REITs and businesses sponsored by ARC and owned by RCS Capital Corporation, which may compete with our businesses; therefore, such individuals will be subject to conflicts of interest and may owe their time and attention to such competing businesses.
All forward-looking statements should be read in light of the risks identified in Part II, Item 1A of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q .
Overview
We were incorporated on December 2, 2010 as a Maryland corporation that qualified as a real estate investment trust for U.S. federal income tax purposes beginning in the taxable year ended December 31, 2011. On September 6, 2011, we completed our IPO and our shares of common stock began trading on the NASDAQ Global Select Market (“NASDAQ”) under the symbol “ARCP.”
Our business operates in two business segments, Real Estate Investment (“REI”) and our private capital management business, Cole Capital (“Cole Capital”). Through our REI segment, we acquire, own and operate single-tenant, freestanding commercial real estate properties, primarily subject to net leases with high credit quality tenants. We focus on investing in properties that are net leased to credit tenants, which are generally large public companies with investment-grade ratings and other creditworthy tenants. Our long-term business strategy is to continue to acquire a diverse portfolio consisting of approximately 70% long-term leases and 30% medium-term leases, with an average remaining lease term of 10 to 12 years. We seek to acquire granular, self -originated single-tenant net lease assets, which may be purchased through sale-leaseback transactions, small portfolios and built-to-suit opportunities, to the extent they are appropriate in terms of capitalization rate and scale.We expect this investment strategy to provide for stable income from credit tenants and to provide for growth opportunities from re-leasing of current below market leases. We have advanced our investment objectives by growing our net lease portfolio through strategic mergers and acquisitions.
As a result of the Cole Merger, in addition to operating a diverse portfolio of core commercial real estate investments, we are responsible for managing the Managed REITs’ affairs on a day-to-day basis, identifying and making acquisitions and investments on the Managed REITs’ behalf, and recommending to each of the Managed REIT’s respective board of directors an approach for providing investors with liquidity. We receive compensation and reimbursement for services relating to the Managed REITs’ offerings and the investment, management, financing and disposition of their respective assets, as applicable. Furthermore, in order to avoid a potential adverse impact on our status as a REIT, we conduct substantially all of our investment management business through a wholly owned subsidiary of the OP, Cole Capital Advisors, Inc. (“CCA”), which we and CCA jointly elected to treat as a TRS for federal income tax purposes.
Prior to January 8, 2014, we retained our Former Manager to manage our affairs on a day-to-day basis with the exception of certain acquisition, accounting and portfolio management services performed by our employees. In August 2013, our board of directors determined that it is in the best interests of us and our stockholders to become self-managed and we completed our transition to self-management on January 8, 2014. In connection with becoming self-managed, we terminated the existing management agreement with our Former Manager, entered into employment and incentive compensation arrangements with our executives and acquired from our Former Manager certain assets necessary for our operations.
On June 11, 2014, the OP, through indirect subsidiaries of the OP (the “Sellers”), entered into an agreement of purchase and sale (the “Agreement”) with BRE DDR Retail Holdings III LLC (the “Purchaser”), an entity indirectly jointly owned by affiliates of Blackstone Real Estate Partners VII L.P. and DDR Corp., by which the Sellers have agreed to sell to the Purchaser and the Purchaser has agreed to purchase from the Sellers 67 multi-tenant properties and nine single-tenant properties and the adjacent land and related property (the “Multi-Tenant Portfolio”).

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As of June 30, 2014 , we owned 3,966 properties consisting of 106.8 million square feet, which were 98.8% leased with a weighted average remaining lease term of 9.9 years. In constructing our portfolio, we are committed to diversification by industry, tenant and geography. As of June 30, 2014 , rental revenues derived from investment grade tenants and tenants affiliated with investment grade entities as determined by a major rating agency approximated 49% (we have attributed the rating of each parent company to its wholly owned subsidiary for purposes of this disclosure). Our strategy encompasses receiving the majority of our REI revenue from investment grade tenants as we further acquire properties and enter into, or assume, lease arrangements.
Completed Mergers and Major Acquisitions
American Realty Capital Trust III, Inc. Merger
On December 14, 2012, we entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “ARCT III Merger Agreement”) with American Realty Capital Trust III, Inc. (“ARCT III”) and certain subsidiaries of each company. The ARCT III Merger Agreement provided for the merger of ARCT III with and into a subsidiary of ours (the “ARCT III Merger”). The ARCT III Merger was consummated on February 28, 2013.
Also in connection with the ARCT III Merger, we entered into an agreement with ARC and its affiliates to internalize certain functions performed by them prior to the ARCT III Merger, reduce certain fees paid to affiliates, purchase certain corporate assets and pay certain merger related fees. See Note 19 — Related Party Transactions and Arrangements to our consolidated financial statements in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for further discussion.
CapLease, Inc. Merger
On May 28, 2013, we entered into the CapLease Merger Agreement with CapLease and certain subsidiaries of each company. The CapLease Merger Agreement provided for the merger of CapLease with and into a subsidiary of the Company. On November 5, 2013, the Company completed the merger with CapLease pursuant to the CapLease Merger Agreement.
American Realty Capital Trust IV, Inc. Merger
On July 1, 2013, we entered into the ARCT IV Merger Agreement with ARCT IV and certain subsidiaries of each company. The ARCT IV Merger Agreement provided for the merger of ARCT IV with and into a subsidiary of the OP. The Company consummated the ARCT IV Merger on January 3, 2014.
Fortress Portfolio Acquisition
On July 24, 2013, ARC and another related entity, on behalf of us and certain other entities sponsored directly or indirectly by ARC, entered into a purchase and sale agreement with affiliates of funds managed by Fortress for the purchase of 196 properties owned by Fortress, for an aggregate contract purchase price of $972.5 million , subject to adjustments set forth in the purchase and sale agreement and exclusive of closing costs, which were allocated to us based on the pro rata fair value of the properties acquired by us relative to the fair value of all 196 properties to be acquired from Fortress. Of the 196 properties, 120 properties were allocated to and assigned by us. On October 1, 2013, we closed on 41 of the 120 properties with a total purchase price of $200.3 million , exclusive of closing costs. During the six months ended June 30, 2014 , we closed the acquisition of the remaining 79 properties in the Fortress Portfolio for an aggregate contract purchase price of $400.9 million , exclusive of closing costs. The total purchase price of the Fortress Portfolio was $601.2 million , exclusive of closing costs.
Inland Portfolio Acquisition
On August 8, 2013, ARC and another related entity, on behalf of us and certain other entities sponsored directly or indirectly by ARC, entered into a purchase and sale agreement with Inland for the purchase of the equity interests of 67 companies owned by Inland for an aggregate contract purchase price of approximately $2.3 billion , subject to adjustments set forth in the purchase and sale agreement and exclusive of closing costs. Of the 67 companies, the equity interests of 10 companies were acquired, in total, by us from Inland for a purchase price of approximately $501.0 million , subject to adjustments set forth in the purchase and sale agreement and exclusive of closing costs, which was allocated to us based on the pro rata fair value of the Inland Portfolio relative to the fair value of all 67 companies to be acquired from Inland by us and the other entities sponsored directly or indirectly by ARC. The Inland Portfolio is comprised of 33 properties. As of June 30, 2014 , we had closed on 32 of the 33 properties for a total purchase price of $288.2 million , exclusive of closing costs. The Company will not close on the remaining one property.
Cole Real Estate Investments, Inc. Merger
On October 22, 2013, we entered into the Cole Merger Agreement with Cole. The Cole Merger Agreement provided for the merger of Cole with and into a wholly owned subsidiary of ours. We consummated the Cole Merger on February 7, 2014.
Cole Credit Property Trust, Inc. Merger
On March 17, 2014, we entered into the CCPT Merger Agreement with CCPT. The CCPT Merger Agreement provided for the merger of CCPT with and into a wholly owned subsidiary the OP. We consummated the CCPT Merger on May 19, 2014.

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Purchase Agreement for Red Lobster Portfolio
On May 16, 2014, we entered into a master purchase agreement to acquire over 500 properties, substantially all of which are operating as Red Lobster ® restaurants from a third party. The transaction is structured as a sale-leaseback in which we will purchase and immediately lease the portfolio back to the third party pursuant to the terms of multiple master leases. The purchase price is approximately $1.5 billion, exclusive of closing costs and related expenses. The acquisition will provide annual rental income of $152.0 million. Approximately 93.5% of the master leases will be structured with a 25-year initial term and approximately 6.5% will have a weighted average 18.7-year initial term. On July 28, 2014, the Company closed on 492 of the properties and expects to close on the remaining 29 properties early in the third quarter of 2014.
Results of Operations
As a result of the Cole Merger, we evaluate our operating results by our two business segments, REI and Cole Capital.
REI Segment
Our results of operations are influenced by the timing of acquisitions and the operating performance of our real estate investments. The following table shows the property statistics of our real estate assets, including consolidated joint ventures, as of June 30, 2014 and 2013 :
 
June 30,
 
2014
 
2013
Number of commercial properties (1)
3,966

 
1,766

Approximate rentable square feet (in millions) (2)
106.8

 
25.3

Percentage of rentable square feet leased
98.8
%
 
100
%
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(1)
Excludes properties owned through the Unconsolidated Joint Ventures.
(2)
Includes square feet of the buildings on land that are subject to ground leases.
Comparison of the Three Months Ended June 30, 2014 to the Three Months Ended June 30, 2013
Total Real Estate Investment Revenue
REI revenue increased approximately $289.7 million to $344.6 million for the three months ended June 30, 2014 , compared to $54.9 million for the three months ended June 30, 2013 . Our REI revenue consisted primarily of rental income from net leased commercial properties, which accounted for 91% and 96% of total REI revenue during the three months ended June 30, 2014 and 2013 , respectively.
Rental Income
Rental income increased approximately $262.1 million to $314.8 million for the three months ended June 30, 2014 , compared to $52.7 million for the three months ended June 30, 2013 . The increase was primarily due to our net acquisition of 2,153 properties (which excludes 47 properties that are accounted for as direct financing leases) primarily through various mergers and portfolio acquisitions subsequent to June 30, 2013 .
Direct Financing Lease Income
Direct financing lease income of  $1.2 million  was recognized for the three months ended June 30, 2014 . Direct financing lease income was primarily driven by our net acquisition of  47  properties comprised of  $62.1 million  of net investments subject to direct financing leases acquired at the end of or subsequent to the second quarter of 2013. As such, we had no direct financing lease income during the three months ended June 30, 2013 .
Operating Expense Reimbursements
Operating expense reimbursements increased by approximately $26.2 million to $28.5 million for the three months ended June 30, 2014 compared to $2.3 million for the three months ended June 30, 2013 . Operating expense reimbursements represent reimbursements for taxes, property maintenance and other charges contractually due from the tenant per the respective lease. Operating expense reimbursements increases were driven by our net acquisition of 2,153 properties subsequent to June 30, 2013 .

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We also review our stabilized operating results from properties that we owned for the entirety of both the current and prior year reporting periods, referred to as “same store.” Cash same store rents on the 815 properties held for the full period in each of the three months ended June 30, 2014 and 2013 increased $0.2 million , or 0.5% , to $44.5 million compared to $44.3 million for the three months ended June 30, 2013 , respectively. Same store annualized average rental income per square foot was $9.67 at June 30, 2014 compared to $9.62 at June 30, 2013 .
Acquisition Related Expenses
Acquisition related expenses decreased approximately $28.8 million to $8.5 million for the three months ended June 30, 2014 , compared to $37.3 million for the three months ended June 30, 2013 . During the three months ended June 30, 2014 , acquisition costs consisted of legal costs, deed transfer costs and other costs related to real estate purchase transactions. In addition to the costs above, during the three months ended June 30, 2013 , we paid acquisition fees to our Former Manager for acquisitions by ARCT IV. In conjunction with the ARCT IV Merger, it was agreed that our Former Manager would no longer charge acquisition fees.
Merger and Other Transaction Related Expenses
Costs related to various mergers, as well as other transaction costs increased approximately  $6.9 million  to  $13.3 million for the three months ended June 30, 2014 , compared to $6.4 million for the three months ended June 30, 2013 . The increase in merger and other transaction related expenses was primarily associated with costs incurred for the CCPT Merger and the pending disposition of the Multi-Tenant Portfolio.
Property Operating Expenses
Property operating expenses increased approximately $36.3 million to $39.4 million for the three months ended June 30, 2014 , compared to $3.1 million for the three months ended June 30, 2013 . The increase was primarily due to increased property taxes, utilities, repairs and maintenance and insurance expenses relating to the net acquisition of 2,153 rental income-producing properties subsequent to June 30, 2013 . The primary property operating expense items are property taxes and repairs and maintenance.
General and Administrative Expenses
General and administrative expenses increased approximately $4.6 million to $7.0 million for the three months ended June 30, 2014 , compared to $2.4 million for the three months ended June 30, 2013 . The increase in general and administrative expenses was primarily driven by an increase in the REI segment's allocation of compensation expense due to becoming self-managed on January 8, 2014. General and administrative expenses primarily included the REI segment’s share of employee compensation and benefits, including legal, accounting and professional fees and escrow and trustee fees.
Equity Based Compensation Expense
Equity based compensation increased approximately $5.8 million to $9.3 million for the three months ended June 30, 2014 , compared to $3.5 million for the three months ended June 30, 2013 . The increase was primarily due to equity based compensation expenses related to the multi-year outperformance plan (the “New OPP”), which was entered into upon the Company’s transition to self-management on January 8, 2014, as well as an increase in the amortization of restricted stock for the awards granted subsequent to June 30, 2013 .
Depreciation and Amortization Expense
Depreciation and amortization expenses increased approximately $200.4 million to $234.2 million for the three months ended June 30, 2014 , compared to $33.8 million for the three months ended June 30, 2013 . The increase in depreciation and amortization was primarily driven by our net acquisition 2,153 properties subsequent to June 30, 2013 .
Interest Expense, Net
Interest expense, net increased approximately $88.6 million to $99.7 million for the three months ended June 30, 2014 , compared to $11.1 million during the three months ended June 30, 2013 . The increase in interest expense was due to an increase in the average debt balance of $10.0 billion for the three months ended June 30, 2014 compared to $888.6 million for the three months ended June 30, 2013 . The increase in debt was primarily due to the assumption of mortgage notes in connection with the various mergers and portfolio acquisitions and the issuance of the corporate bonds. The average annualized interest rate on all debt, including the effect of derivative instruments used to hedge the effects of interest rate volatility but excluding amortization of deferred financing costs and non-usage fees, for the three months ended June 30, 2014 and 2013 was 3.72% and 3.48% , respectively.

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Other Income (Expense), Net
Other income (expense) decreased approximately $4.3 million to an expense of $3.1 million for the three months ended June 30, 2014 , compared to income of $1.2 million for the three months ended June 30, 2013 . Other income (expense) primarily consisted of state and franchise taxes of $2.8 million for the three months ended June 30, 2014 . During the three months ended June 30, 2013, we recorded $1.2 million in income from investments.
Gain (Loss) on Derivative Instruments, Net
Gain on derivative instruments for the three months ended June 30, 2014  was  $21.9 million , which primarily related to marking the Series D Preferred Stock embedded derivative to fair value. The gain was partially offset by a loss on derivative instruments resulting from marking our derivative instruments to fair value. We recorded a loss on derivative instruments of $40,000 during the three months ended June 30, 2013 that resulted from marking our derivate instruments to fair value.
Loss on Contingent Value Rights
During the three months ended June 30, 2013 , we recorded a loss on contingent value rights of of $31.1 million . The loss pertains to the fair value of our obligation to pay certain holders of common stock contingent value rights and preferred stock contingent value rights for the difference between the value of our shares on certain measurement dates and the value of the shares at the time of issuance as set forth in the respective contingent value rights agreements. We did not have any such loss during the six months ended June 30, 2014 as the contingent value rights were settled in the fourth quarter of 2013.
Gain on Disposition of Properties, Net
During the three months ended June 30, 2014 , we recorded a gain on the sale of eight properties of $1.5 million . We did not sell any properties during the three months ended June 30, 2013 .
Gain on Sale of Investment Securities
No investment securities were sold during the three months ended June 30, 2013 or 2014 .
Comparison of the Six Months Ended June 30, 2014 to the Six Months Ended June 30, 2013
Total Real Estate Investment Revenue
REI revenue increased approximately $513.3 million to $611.1 million for the six months ended June 30, 2014 , compared to $97.8 million for the six months ended June 30, 2013 . Our REI revenue consisted primarily of rental income from net leased commercial properties, which accounted for 92% and 96% of total REI revenue during the six months ended June 30, 2014 and 2013 , respectively.
Rental Income
Rental income increased approximately $465.6 million to $559.3 million for the six months ended June 30, 2014 , compared to $93.7 million for the six months ended June 30, 2013 . The increase was primarily due to our net acquisition of 2,153 properties (which excludes 47 properties that are accounted for as direct financing leases) primarily through various mergers and portfolio acquisitions subsequent to June 30, 2013 .
Direct Financing Lease Income
Direct financing lease income of  $2.2 million  was recognized for the six months ended June 30, 2014 . Direct financing lease income was primarily driven by our net acquisition of  47  properties comprised of  $62.1 million  of net investments subject to direct financing leases acquired at the end of or subsequent to the second quarter of 2013. As such, we had no direct financing lease income during the six months ended June 30, 2013 .
Operating Expense Reimbursements
Operating expense reimbursements increased by approximately $45.4 million to $49.6 million for the six months ended June 30, 2014 compared to $4.2 million for the six months ended June 30, 2013 . Operating expense reimbursements represent reimbursements for taxes, property maintenance and other charges contractually due from the tenant per their respective leases. Operating expense reimbursements increases were driven by our net acquisition of 2,153 properties subsequent to June 30, 2013 .

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We also review our stabilized operating results from properties that we owned for the entirety of both the current and prior year reporting periods, referred to as “same store.” Cash same store rents on the 701 properties held for the full period in each of the six months ended June 30, 2014 and 2013 increased $0.4 million , or 0.6% , to $73.3 million compared to $72.9 million for the six months ended June 30, 2013 , respectively. Same store annualized average rental income per square foot was $9.29 at June 30, 2014 compared to $9.24 at June 30, 2013 .
Acquisition Related Expenses
Acquisition related expenses decreased approximately $27.3 million to $20.3 million for the six months ended June 30, 2014 , compared to $47.6 million for the six months ended June 30, 2013 . During the six months ended June 30, 2014 , acquisition costs consisted of legal costs, deed transfer costs and other costs related to real estate purchase transactions. In addition to the costs above, during the six months ended June 30, 2013 , we paid acquisition fees to our Former Manager. In conjunction with the ARCT III Merger and ARCT IV Merger, it was agreed that our Former Manager would no longer charge acquisition fees for the respective entities.
Merger and Other Transaction Related Expenses
Costs related to various mergers, as well as other transaction costs increased approximately  $91.3 million  to  $235.5 million for the six months ended June 30, 2014 , compared to $144.2 million for the six months ended June 30, 2013 . Upon the consummation of the ARCT IV Merger, an affiliate of ARCT IV received a subordinated incentive distribution upon the attainment of certain performance hurdles. For the six months ended June 30, 2014 $78.2 million  was recorded for this fee. We issued  6.7 million  OP Units to the affiliate as compensation for this fee. In addition, merger and other transaction related expenses consisted of expenses related to the corporate bond issuance and internalization as well as professional fees, printing fees, proxy services, debt assumption fees and other costs associated with entering into and completing the Cole Merger and CCPT Merger, as well as expenses related to the corporate bond issuance and becoming self-managed.
Property Operating Expenses
Property operating expenses increased approximately $63.4 million to $69.0 million for the six months ended June 30, 2014 , compared to $5.6 million for the six months ended June 30, 2013 . The increase was primarily due to increased property taxes, utilities, repairs and maintenance and insurance expenses relating to the acquisition of 2,153 rental income-producing properties subsequent to June 30, 2013 . The primary property operating expense items are property taxes and repairs and maintenance.
General and Administrative Expenses
General and administrative expenses increased approximately $9.8 million to $13.6 million for the six months ended June 30, 2014 , compared to $3.8 million for the six months ended June 30, 2013 . The increase in general and administrative expenses was primarily driven by an increase in the REI segment's allocation of compensation expense due to becoming self-managed on January 8, 2014. General and administrative expenses primarily included the REI segment’s share of employee compensation and benefits, including legal, accounting and professional fees and escrow and trustee fees.
Equity Based Compensation Expense
Equity based compensation increased approximately $27.5 million to $31.8 million for the six months ended June 30, 2014 , compared to $4.3 million for the six months ended June 30, 2013 . The increase was primarily due to equity based compensation expenses related to the New OPP, which was entered into upon the Company’s transition to self-management on January 8, 2014, as well as an increase in the amortization of restricted stock for the awards granted subsequent to June 30, 2013 .
Depreciation and Amortization Expense
Depreciation and amortization expenses increased approximately $324.7 million to $385.2 million for the six months ended June 30, 2014 , compared to $60.5 million for the six months ended June 30, 2013 . The increase in depreciation and amortization was driven by our net acquisition 2,153 properties subsequent to June 30, 2013 .

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Interest Expense, Net
Interest expense increased approximately $199.3 million to $216.4 million for the six months ended June 30, 2014 , compared to $17.1 million during the six months ended June 30, 2013 . The increase in interest expense was due to an increase in the average debt balance of $7.0 billion for the six months ended June 30, 2014 compared to $630.9 million for the six months ended June 30, 2013 . The increase in debt was primarily due to the assumption of mortgage notes in connection with the various mergers and portfolio acquisitions and the issuance of the corporate bonds. Additionally, we recorded $32.6 million in interest expense as amortization of deferred financing costs associated with the termination of the Barclays Facility and recorded prepayment fees in connection with the defeasance of mortgage notes payable of $33.5 million during the six months ended June 30, 2014 . The average annualized interest rate on all debt, including the effect of derivative instruments used to hedge the effects of interest rate volatility but excluding amortization of deferred financing costs and non-usage fees, for the six months ended June 30, 2014 and 2013 was 3.72% and 3.51% , respectively.
Other Income, Net
Other income decreased approximately $5.9 million to a loss of $3.9 million for the six months ended June 30, 2014 , compared to income of $2.0 million for the six months ended June 30, 2013 . Other income primarily consisted of state and franchise taxes of $2.8 million for the six months ended June 30, 2014 . During the six months ended June 30, 2013, we recorded $1.2 million in income from investments.
Gain (Loss) on Derivative Instruments, Net
Gain on derivative instruments for the six months ended June 30, 2014  was  $1.7 million , which primarily related to the defeasance of mortgage notes payable that were subject to interest rate swap agreements. See Note 11 — Mortgage Notes Payable to our consolidated financial statements in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for further discussion. The gain was partially offset by a loss on derivative instruments resulting from marking our derivative instruments to fair value. We recorded a loss on derivative instruments of $45,000 during the six months ended June 30, 2013 that resulted from marking our derivate instruments to fair value.
Gain on Disposition of Properties, Net
During the six months ended June 30, 2014 , we recorded a gain on the sale of 25 properties of $4.5 million . We did not sell any properties during the six months ended June 30, 2013 .
Gain on Sale of Investment Securities
We recorded a gain on the sale of investment securities of $0.5 million for the six months ended June 30, 2013 , which resulted from selling the preferred debt and equity securities that we held. We did not sell any investment securities during the six months ended June 30, 2014 .

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Cole Capital
Effective February 7, 2014, we consummated the Cole Merger and acquired Cole Capital. As we did not commence operations for Cole Capital until February 7, 2014, comparative financial data is not presented for the three and six months ended June 30, June 30, 2013 .
Three Months Ended June 30, 2014
Cole Capital Revenue
Cole Capital revenue for the three months ended June 30, 2014 was $37.4 million . Cole Capital revenue primarily consisted of transaction services revenue of $14.4 million , which included acquisition fees related to the acquisition of properties on behalf of certain of the Managed REITs. In addition, we recorded management fees and reimbursements of $13.0 million , which consisted of advisory fees and asset and property management fees of $10.3 million from certain Managed REITs and other programs sponsored by us and reimbursements of $2.7 million for expenses incurred in providing advisory and asset and property management services to certain Managed REITs. We also recorded dealer manager and distribution fees, selling commissions and offering reimbursements of $10.0 million , of which $7.1 million was reallowed to participating broker-dealers as discussed below and $2.0 million related to organization and offering expense reimbursements from the Managed REITs.
Cole Capital Reallowed Fees and Commissions
Cole Capital reallowed fees and commissions totaled $7.1 million for the three months ended June 30, 2014 . We reallowed $6.1 million , or 100% , of selling commissions earned by participating broker-dealers related to the sale of securities of the Managed REITs in offering for the three months ended June 30, 2014 and $1.0 million , or 50.2% , related to the payment of all or a portion of our dealer manager fees to participating broker-dealers as a marketing and due diligence expense reimbursement, based on factors such as the volume of shares sold by such participating broker-dealers and the amount of marketing support provided by such participating broker-dealers.
General and Administrative Expenses
General and administrative expenses were $12.0 million for the three months ended June 30, 2014 , which primarily consisted of employee compensation and benefits expense. Other general and administrative expenses included insurance, legal, accounting and professional fees and other operating costs (including rent, supplies and facility maintenance).
Depreciation and Amortization Expenses
Depreciation and amortization expenses were $24.8 million for the three months ended June 30, 2014 , which primarily consisted of amortization related to the intangible assets acquired in connection with the Cole Merger of $24.0 million . Depreciation and amortization expenses also includes depreciation and amortization related to leasehold improvements and property and equipment.
Other Income
Other income for the three months ended June 30, 2014 was $9.6 million , which primarily consisted of a benefit from income taxes recorded of $9.7 million related to our TRS. While most of the business activities of Cole Capital are conducted through the TRS, revenues and expenses recorded in the TRS for tax purposes are not the same as those included in Cole Capital in accordance with U.S. GAAP.
Six Months Ended June 30, 2014
Cole Capital Revenue
Cole Capital revenue for the six months ended June 30, 2014 was $91.5 million . Cole Capital revenue primarily consisted of dealer manager and distribution fees, selling commissions and offering reimbursements of $52.4 million , of which $41.5 million was reallowed to participating broker-dealers as discussed below and $5.9 million related to organization and offering expense reimbursements from the Managed REITs. In addition, we recorded transaction services revenue of $19.0 million , which included acquisition fees related to the acquisition of properties on behalf of certain of the Managed REITs. We also recorded management fees and reimbursements of $20.1 million , which consisted of advisory fees and asset and property management fees of $15.9 million from certain Managed REITs and other programs sponsored by us and reimbursements of $4.2 million for expenses incurred in providing advisory and asset and property management services to certain Managed REITs.

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Cole Capital Reallowed Fees and Commissions
Cole Capital reallowed fees and commissions totaled $41.5 million for the six months ended June 30, 2014 . We reallowed $35.6 million , or 100% , of selling commissions earned by participating broker-dealers related to the sale of securities of the Managed REITs in offering for the six months ended June 30, 2014 and $5.9 million , or 50.2% , related to the payment of all or a portion of our dealer manager fees to participating broker-dealers as a marketing and due diligence expense reimbursement, based on factors such as the volume of shares sold by such participating broker-dealers and the amount of marketing support provided by such participating broker-dealers.
General and Administrative Expenses
General and administrative expenses were $31.1 million for the six months ended June 30, 2014 , which primarily consisted of employee compensation and benefits expense. Other general and administrative expenses included insurance, legal, accounting and professional fees and other operating costs (including rent, supplies and facility maintenance).
Depreciation and Amortization Expenses
Depreciation and amortization expenses were $39.1 million for the six months ended June 30, 2014 , which primarily consisted of amortization related to the intangible assets acquired in connection with the Cole Merger of $38.0 million . Depreciation and amortization expenses also includes depreciation and amortization related to leasehold improvements and property and equipment.
Other Income
Other income for the six months ended June 30, 2014 was $14.8 million , which primarily consisted of a benefit from income taxes recorded of $14.7 million related to our TRS. While most of the business activities of Cole Capital are conducted through the TRS, revenues and expenses recorded in the TRS for tax purposes are not the same as those included in Cole Capital in accordance with U.S. GAAP.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
In the normal course of business, our principal demands for funds will continue to be for property acquisitions, either directly or through investment interests, for the payment of operating expenses, distributions to our investors, and for the payment of principal and interest on our outstanding indebtedness. We expect to meet our future short-term operating liquidity requirements through net cash provided by our current property operations. Management expects that our properties will generate sufficient cash flow to cover all operating expenses and the payment of a monthly distribution. A significant portion of our net leases contain contractual rent escalations during the primary term of the lease. Other potential future sources of capital include proceeds from secured or unsecured financings from banks or other lenders, proceeds from offerings, including our ATM program, proceeds from the sale of properties and undistributed funds from operations. With the stabilization of the investment portfolio, we expect to significantly increase the amount of cash flow generated from operating activities in future periods. Such increased cash flow will positively impact the amount of funds available for dividends.
As of June 30, 2014 , we had $193.7 million of cash and cash equivalents.
Sources of Funds
Funds from Operations and Adjusted Funds from Operations
Due to certain unique operating characteristics of real estate companies, as discussed below, the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts, Inc. (“NAREIT”), an industry trade group, has promulgated a measure known as funds from operations (“FFO”), which we believe to be an appropriate supplemental measure to reflect the operating performance of a REIT. The use of FFO is recommended by the REIT industry as a supplemental performance measure. FFO is not equivalent to our net income or loss as determined under U.S. GAAP.
We define FFO, a non-U.S. GAAP measure, consistent with the standards established by the White Paper on FFO approved by the Board of Governors of NAREIT, as revised in February 2004 (the “White Paper”). The White Paper defines FFO as net income or loss computed in accordance with U.S. GAAP, excluding gains or losses from sales of property but including asset impairment writedowns, plus depreciation and amortization, after adjustments for unconsolidated partnerships and joint ventures. Adjustments for unconsolidated partnerships and joint ventures are calculated to reflect FFO. Our FFO calculation complies with NAREIT’s policy described above.

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The historical accounting convention used for real estate assets requires straight-line depreciation of buildings and improvements, which implies that the value of real estate assets diminishes predictably over time, especially if such assets are not adequately maintained or repaired and renovated as required by relevant circumstances and/or is requested or required by lessees for operational purposes in order to maintain the value disclosed. We believe that, since real estate values historically rise and fall with market conditions, including inflation, interest rates, the business cycle, unemployment and consumer spending, presentations of operating results for a REIT using historical accounting for depreciation may be less informative. Historical accounting for real estate involves the use of U.S. GAAP. Any other method of accounting for real estate such as the fair value method cannot be construed to be any more accurate or relevant than the comparable methodologies of real estate valuation found in U.S. GAAP. Nevertheless, we believe that the use of FFO, which excludes the impact of real estate related depreciation and amortization, provides a more complete understanding of our performance to investors and to management, and when compared year over year, reflects the impact on our operations from trends in occupancy rates, rental rates, operating costs, general and administrative expenses, and interest costs, which may not be immediately apparent from net income. However, FFO and adjusted funds from operations (“AFFO”), as described below, should not be construed to be more relevant or accurate than the current U.S. GAAP methodology in calculating net income or in its applicability in evaluating our operating performance. The method utilized to evaluate the value and performance of real estate under U.S. GAAP should be construed as a more relevant measure of operational performance and considered more prominently than the non-U.S. GAAP FFO and AFFO measures and the adjustments to U.S. GAAP in calculating FFO and AFFO.
We consider FFO and AFFO useful indicators of the performance of a REIT. Because FFO calculations exclude such factors as depreciation and amortization of real estate assets and gains or losses from sales of operating real estate assets (which can vary among owners of identical assets in similar conditions based on historical cost accounting and useful-life estimates), they facilitate comparisons of operating performance between periods and between other REITs in our peer group. Accounting for real estate assets in accordance with U.S. GAAP implicitly assumes that the value of real estate assets diminishes predictably over time. Since real estate values have historically risen or fallen with market conditions, many industry investors and analysts have considered the presentation of operating results for real estate companies that use historical cost accounting to be insufficient by themselves.
Changes in the accounting and reporting promulgations under U.S. GAAP (for acquisition fees and expenses from a capitalization/depreciation model to an expensed-as-incurred model) that were put into effect in 2009 and other changes to U.S. GAAP accounting for real estate subsequent to the establishment of NAREIT’s definition of FFO have prompted an increase in cash-settled expenses, specifically acquisition fees and expenses for all industries as items that are expensed under U.S. GAAP, that are typically accounted for as operating expenses. Management believes these fees and expenses do not affect our overall long-term operating performance. While certain companies may experience significant acquisition activity, other companies may not have significant acquisition activity and management believes that excluding costs such as merger and transaction costs and acquisition related costs from property operating results provides useful information to investors and provides information that improves the comparability of operating results with other companies who do not have significant merger or acquisition activities. AFFO is not equivalent to our net income or loss as determined under U.S. GAAP, and AFFO may not be a useful measure of the impact of long-term operating performance if we continue to have such activities in the future.
We exclude certain income or expense items from AFFO that we consider more reflective of investing activities, other non-cash income and expense items and the income and expense effects of other activities that are not a fundamental attribute of our business plan. These items include unrealized gains and losses, which may not ultimately be realized, such as gains or losses on derivative instruments, gains or losses on contingent valuation rights, gains and losses on investments and early extinguishment of debt. In addition, by excluding non-cash income and expense items such as amortization of above and below market leases, amortization of deferred financing costs, straight-line rent and non-cash equity compensation from AFFO we believe we provide useful information regarding income and expense items which have no cash impact and do not provide us liquidity or require our capital resources. By providing AFFO, we believe we are presenting useful information that assists investors and analysts to better assess the sustainability of our ongoing operating performance without the impacts of transactions that are not related to the ongoing profitability of our portfolio of properties. We also believe that AFFO is a recognized measure of sustainable operating performance by the REIT industry. Further, we believe AFFO is useful in comparing the sustainability of our operating performance with the sustainability of the operating performance of other real estate companies that are not as involved in activities which are excluded from our calculation. Investors are cautioned that AFFO should only be used to assess the sustainability of our operating performance excluding these activities, as it excludes certain costs that have a negative effect on our operating performance during the periods in which these costs are incurred.
In addition, we exclude certain interest expenses related to securities that are convertible to common stock as the shares are assumed to have converted to common stock in our calculation of weighted average shares of common stock-fully diluted. As the Company’s convertible notes have a cash or stock settlement option and the Company has the ability and intent to settle its convertible notes in cash, the interest expense related to our convertible notes have not been excluded from AFFO, and accordingly, the shares are not assumed to have converted to common stock in our calculation of weighted average shares of common stock-fully diluted.

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In calculating AFFO, we exclude expenses, which under U.S. GAAP are characterized as operating expenses in determining operating net income. These expenses are paid in cash by us, and therefore such funds will not be available to distribute to investors. All paid and accrued merger and acquisition fees and certain other expenses negatively impact our operating performance during the period in which expenses are incurred or properties are acquired and will have negative effects on returns to investors, the potential for future distributions, and cash flows generated by us, unless earnings from operations or net sales proceeds from the disposition of other properties are generated to cover the purchase price of the property and certain other expenses. Therefore, AFFO may not be an accurate indicator of our operating performance, especially during periods in which mergers are being consummated or properties are being acquired or certain other expenses are being incurred. AFFO that excludes such costs and expenses would only be comparable to companies that did not have such activities. Further, under U.S. GAAP, certain contemplated non-cash fair value and other non-cash adjustments are considered operating non-cash adjustments to net income in determining cash flow from operating activities. In addition, we view fair value adjustments as items which are unrealized and may not ultimately be realized. We view both gains and losses from fair value adjustments as items which are not reflective of ongoing operations and are therefore typically adjusted for when assessing operating performance. Excluding income and expense items detailed above from our calculation of AFFO provides information consistent with management’s analysis of the operating performance of the properties. Additionally, fair value adjustments, which are based on the impact of current market fluctuations and underlying assessments of general market conditions, but can also result from operational factors such as rental and occupancy rates, may not be directly related or attributable to our current operating performance. By excluding such changes that may reflect anticipated and unrealized gains or losses, we believe AFFO provides useful supplemental information.
As a result, we believe that the use of FFO and AFFO, together with the required U.S. GAAP presentations, provide a more complete understanding of our performance relative to our peers and a more informed and appropriate basis on which to make decisions involving operating, financing, and investing activities.
FFO and AFFO are non-U.S. GAAP financial measures and do not represent net income as defined by U.S. GAAP. FFO and AFFO do not represent cash flows from operations as defined by U.S. GAAP, are not indicative of cash available to fund all cash flow needs and liquidity, including our ability to pay distributions and should not be considered as alternatives to net income, as determined in accordance with U.S. GAAP, for purposes of evaluating our operating performance. Other REITs may not define FFO in accordance with the current NAREIT definition (as we do) or may interpret the current NAREIT definition differently than we do and/or calculate AFFO differently than we do. Consequently, our presentation of FFO and AFFO may not be comparable to other similarly titled measures presented by other REITs.

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The below table reflects the items deducted or added to net loss in our calculation of FFO and AFFO for the three and six months ended June 30, 2014 and 2013 (in thousands).
 
 
Three Months Ended June 30,
 
Six Months Ended June 30,
 
 
2014
 
2013
 
2014
 
2013
Net loss (in accordance with U.S. GAAP)
 
$
(43,265
)
 
$
(72,433
)
 
$
(363,920
)
 
$
(214,028
)
Dividends on Series F Preferred Stock
 
(17,773
)
 

 
(35,416
)
 

Adjusted net loss
 
(61,038
)
 
(72,433
)
 
(399,336
)
 
(214,028
)
Gain on disposition of property
 
(1,510
)
 

 
(4,489
)
 
(14
)
Depreciation and amortization of real estate assets
 
234,089

 
33,811

 
384,988

 
60,564

Depreciation and amortization of real estate assets in unconsolidated entities
 
3,120

 

 
3,722

 

FFO
 
174,661

 
(38,622
)
 
(15,115
)
 
(153,478
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Acquisition related
 
8,453

 
37,119

 
20,337

 
47,446

Merger and other transaction related
 
13,286

 
6,393

 
235,478

 
144,162

Gain on investment securities
 

 

 

 
(451
)
(Gain) loss on derivative instruments, net
 
(21,926
)
 
31,174

 
(1,729
)
 
31,179

Amortization of premiums and discounts on debt and investments
 
(3,487
)
 

 
(21,812
)
 

Amortization of above- and below-market lease assets and liabilities, net
 
2,133

 
68

 
2,491

 
136

Net direct financing lease adjustments
 
136

 

 
527

 

Amortization and write off of deferred financing costs
 
11,342

 
2,271

 
61,256

 
3,514

Other amortization and depreciation
 
24,750

 

 
39,124

 

Loss on early extinguishment of debt
 
3,985

 

 
24,804

 

Straight-line rent
 
(17,413
)
 
(3,059
)
 
(24,933
)
 
(4,568
)
Non-cash equity compensation expense
 
9,338

 
3,458

 
31,848

 
4,339

Proportionate share of adjustments for unconsolidated joint ventures
 
20

 

 
782

 

AFFO
 
$
205,278

 
$
38,802

 
$
353,058

 
$
72,279

Capital Markets
On August 1, 2012, we filed a $500.0 million universal shelf registration statement and a resale registration statement with the SEC. Each registration statement became effective on August 17, 2012. As of June 30, 2014 , we had issued 2.1 million shares of common stock through a registered follow on offering and an ATM offering under the $500.0 million universal shelf registration statement. No preferred stock, debt or equity-linked security had been issued under the universal shelf registration statement. The resale registration statement, as amended, registers the resale of up to 1,882,248 shares of common stock issued in connection with any future conversion of certain currently outstanding restricted shares, convertible preferred stock or limited partnership interests in the OP. As of June 30, 2014 , no common stock had been issued under the resale registration statement.
On March 14, 2013, we filed a universal automatic shelf registration statement and achieved well-known seasoned issuer (“WKSI”) status. We intend to maintain both the $500.0 million universal shelf registration statement and the WKSI universal automatic shelf registration statement.
In January 2013, we commenced an “at the market” equity offering program (“ATM”) in which we may from time to time offer and sell shares of our common stock having an aggregate offering proceeds of up to $60.0 million. The shares will be issued pursuant to our $500.0 million universal shelf registration statement.
On May 28, 2014, we closed on an underwriting agreement relating to a public offering of 138.0 million shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share. The offering price to public was $12.00 per share. The net proceeds were approximately $1.59 billion after deducting underwriting discounts and commissions, but excluding expenses which include a $2.0 million structuring fee paid to RCS.

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In addition to our common stock offerings, on June 7, 2013, we issued 28.4 million shares convertible preferred stock (the “Series C Shares”) for gross proceeds of $445.0 million . On November 8, 2013, we elected to convert all outstanding Series C Shares into our common stock. Pursuant to the Series C Shares’ Articles Supplementary, the number of shares of common stock that could be issued upon conversion of Series C Shares was limited to an exchange cap. Therefore, we converted 1.1 million Series C Shares into 1.4 million shares of our common stock. With respect to the 27.3 million Series C Shares for which we could not issue shares of our common stock upon conversion due to the exchange cap, we paid holders of Series C Shares an aggregate cash amount equal to approximately $441.4 million in exchange for such Series C Shares. Based on our share price on the conversion date, the total settlement value was $458.8 million .
On September 15, 2013, we entered into definitive purchase agreements pursuant to which we agreed to issue Series D Preferred Stock, par value $0.01 per share, and common stock, par value $0.01 per share, to certain institutional holders promptly following the close of our merger with CapLease. Pursuant to the definitive purchase agreements, we issued approximately 21.7 million shares of Series D Preferred and 15.1 million shares of common stock, for gross proceeds of $288.0 million and $186.0 million , respectively, on November 8, 2013.
Upon consummation of the ARCT IV merger on January 3, 2014, 42.2 million shares of Series F Preferred Stock were issued to ARCT IV stockholders. As of June 30, 2014 , there were 42,654,919 shares issued and outstanding of Series F Preferred Stock. See Note 17 — Preferred and Common Stock to our consolidated financial statements in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for a description of the Series D and Series F Preferred Stock.
Availability of Funds from Credit Facilities
We, as guarantor, and our OP, as borrower, are parties to a credit facility with Wells Fargo, National Association, as administrative agent and other lenders party thereto (the “Credit Facility”).
On June 30, 2014 , the Company and OP entered into an amended and restated credit agreement (the “Agreement”), which increased the available borrowings, extended the term and decreased the interest rates associated with the prior credit facility. At June 30, 2014 , the Credit Facility contained a $1.2 billion term loan facility and a $3.2 billion revolving credit facility, of which $1.0 billion and $896.0 million were outstanding, respectively. The revolving credit facility generally bears interest at an annual rate of LIBOR plus from 1.00% to 1.80% or Base Rate plus 0.00% to 0.80%  (based upon the Company’s then current credit rating). “Base Rate” is defined as the highest of the prime rate, the federal funds rate plus 0.50% or a floating rate based on one month LIBOR, determined on a daily basis. The term loan facility generally bears interest at an annual rate of LIBOR plus  1.15% to 2.05% , or Base Rate plus  0.15% to 1.05%  (based upon the Company’s then current credit rating). The Credit Facility includes an accordion feature, which, if exercised in full, allows the Company to increase the aggregate commitments under the Credit Facility to $6.0 billion , subject to the receipt of such additional commitments and the satisfaction of certain customary conditions. At June 30, 2014 , the Company had undrawn commitments of $2.7 billion under the Credit Facility.

The Agreement provides for monthly interest payments under the Credit Facility. In the event of default, at the election of the majority of the lenders (or automatically upon a bankruptcy event of default with respect to the Company or the Company), the commitments of the lenders under the Credit Facility terminate, and payment of any unpaid amounts in respect of the Credit Facility is accelerated. The revolving credit facility and the term loan facility both terminate on June 30, 2018 , in each case, unless extended in accordance with the terms of the Agreement. The Agreement provides for a one-year extension option with respect to each of the revolving credit facility and the term loan facility, exercisable at the Company’s election and subject to certain customary conditions, as well as certain customary “amend and extend” provisions. At any time, upon timely notice by the Company and subject to any breakage fees, the Company may prepay borrowings under the Credit Facility (subject to certain limitations applicable to the prepayment of any loans obtained through an interest rate auction, as described above). The Company incurs a fee equal to 0.15% to 0.25% per annum (based upon the Company’s then current credit rating) multiplied by the commitments (whether or not utilized) in respect of the dollar revolving credit facility and the multi-currency credit facility. The Company incurs an unused fee of 0.25% per annum on the unused amount of the delayed draw term loan commitments. In addition, the Company incurs customary administrative agent, letter of credit issuance, letter of credit fronting, extension and other fees.
Principal Use of Funds
Acquisitions
Cash needs for property acquisitions will generally be met through proceeds from the public or private offerings of debt and equity, availability on our credit facility and other financings. We may also from time to time enter into other agreements with third parties whereby third parties will make equity investments in specific properties or groups of properties that we acquire.

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We evaluate potential acquisitions of real estate and real estate-related assets and engage in negotiations with sellers and borrowers. Investors and stockholders should be aware that after a purchase contract is executed that contains specific terms the property will not be purchased until the successful completion of due diligence and negotiation of final binding agreements. During this period, we may decide to temporarily invest any unused proceeds from equity offerings in certain investments that could yield lower returns than the properties. These lower returns may affect our ability to make distributions.
We financed the aggregate purchase prices of the recent mergers and acquisitions discussed in Note 2 —   Mergers and Acquisitions to our consolidated financial statements in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q in part through the assumption of outstanding indebtedness, and through a combination of available cash on hand from: (a) a portion of the $896.0 million in net proceeds from the sale of shares of ARCP common stock and convertible preferred stock in separate previously disclosed private placement transactions, which transactions were completed on June 7, 2013; (b) a portion of the $967.8 million in net proceeds from the sale of the Notes; (c) funds available from the issuance of common stock through our current at-the-market program or any successor program thereto; (d) a portion of the $2.5 billion in net proceeds from the corporate bond offering; (e) financing available under our credit facility; (f) a portion of the $1.59 billion in net proceeds from the sale of ARCP's common stock on May 28, 2014; and (g) additional alternative financing arrangements, as needed, from the issuance of additional common stock, preferred securities or other debt, equity or equity-linked financings.
Dividends
The amount of dividends payable to our stockholders is determined by our board of directors and is dependent on a number of factors, including funds available for dividends, financial condition, capital expenditure requirements, as applicable, and annual dividend requirements needed to qualify and maintain our status as a REIT under the Internal Revenue Code. Operating cash flows are expected to increase as additional properties are acquired in our investment portfolio.
We and our board of directors share a similar philosophy with respect to paying our dividends. The dividends should principally be derived from cash flows generated from operations. Effective January 8, 2014, we completed our transition to self-management and therefore are now focused on generating cash flows by expanding our real estate portfolio consistent with our investment strategy, while keeping the internal costs of running our business low. Prior to January 8, 2014, when we had retained our Former Manager to manage our portfolio and provide other services, our Former Manager had waived certain fees in order to improve our cash flow, lowering our external costs. See Note 19 — Related Party Transactions and Arrangements to our consolidated financial statements in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for a further discussion of our relationship with our Former Manager.
As our real estate portfolio matures, we expect cash flows from operations to fully cover our dividends.
Loan Obligations
At June 30, 2014 , our leverage ratio (net debt, excluding debt convertible to common stock, divided by enterprise value) was 41.7%.
The payment terms of our loan obligations vary. In general, only interest amounts are payable monthly with all unpaid principal and interest due at maturity. Some of our loan agreements stipulate that we comply with specific reporting and financial covenants mainly related to debt coverage ratios and loan to value ratios. Each loan that has these requirements has specific ratio thresholds that must be met. As of June 30, 2014 , we were in compliance with the debt covenants under our loan agreements.
As of June 30, 2014 , we had non-recourse mortgage indebtedness of $4.1 billion , which was collateralized by 757 properties. Our mortgage indebtedness bore interest at the weighted average rate of 4.90% per annum and had a weighted average maturity of 6.00 years. We may in the future incur additional mortgage debt on the properties we currently own or use long-term non-recourse financing to acquire additional properties in the future.
As of June 30, 2014 , there was $1.9 billion outstanding on the Credit Facility, of which $881.0 million bore a floating interest rate of 1.50% . There is $1.0 billion outstanding on the Credit Facility which is fixed through the use of derivative instruments used to hedge interest rate volatility. Including the spread, which can vary based on the Company’s credit rating, interest on this portion was 2.84% at June 30, 2014 . At June 30, 2014 , there was up to $2.7 billion available to the Company for future borrowings, subject to borrowing availability.
Our loan obligations require the maintenance of financial covenants, as well as restrictions on corporate guarantees, the maintenance of certain financial ratios (such as specified debt to equity and debt service coverage ratios), as well as the maintenance of a minimum net worth. At June 30, 2014 , the Company was in compliance with the debt covenants under all of our loan obligations.

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Convertible Senior Notes Offering
On July 29, 2013, we issued $300.0 million of 3.00% Convertible Senior Notes (the “2018 Notes”) due in 2018 in an underwritten public offering. The 2018 Notes will mature on August 1, 2018. The 2018 Notes may be converted into cash, common stock or a combination thereof in limited circumstances prior to February 1, 2018 and may be converted at any time into such consideration on or after February 1, 2018. $10.0 million of the $30.0 million over-allotment option available for such offering was exercised. We intend to use the net proceeds of the offering (a) to repay outstanding indebtedness under its existing senior secured revolving credit facility (which will increase the availability of funds under such credit facility) and (b) for other general corporate purposes which includes investing in properties in accordance with its investment objectives.
On December 10, 2013, we issued $402.5 million of 3.75% Convertible Senior Notes (the “2020 Notes”). The 2020 Notes mature on December 15, 2020 . The fair value of the 2020 Notes was determined at issuance to be $389.7 million , resulting in a debt discount of $12.8 million with an offset recorded to additional paid-in capital representing the equity component of the notes for the conversion options. The discount is being amortized to interest expense over the expected life of the 2020 Notes. As of June 30, 2014 , the carrying value of the 2020 Notes was $390.7 million . The holders may elect to convert the 2020 Notes into cash, common stock of the Company or a combination thereof, at our option, in limited circumstances prior to June 15, 2020 and may convert the 2020 Notes at any time into such consideration on or after June 15, 2020. The initial conversion rate is 66.0262 shares of our common stock per $1,000 principal amount of 2020 Notes.
The Company funds interest payments on the 2018 Notes and 2020 Notes from the OP in accordance with the terms of intercompany notes that have substantially the same terms as the 2018 Notes and the 2020 Notes. The remaining unamortized discount of the 2018 Notes and 2020 Notes totaled $25.0 million as of June 30, 2014 .
Bond Offering
On February 6, 2014, the OP issued, in a private offering, $2.55 billion aggregate principal amount of senior unsecured notes consisting of $1.3 billion aggregate principal amount of 2.00% senior notes due 2017 (the “2017 Notes”), $750.0 million aggregate principal amount of 3.00% senior notes due 2019 (the “2019 Notes”) and $500.0 million aggregate principal amount of 4.60% senior notes due 2024 (the “2024 Notes”, and, together with the 2017 Notes and 2019 Notes, the “Notes”). The Notes are guaranteed by the Company. The Company used a portion of the net proceeds to partially fund the cash consideration, fees and expenses relating to Cole Merger and repayment of Cole’s credit facility. The Company used the remaining portion of the net proceeds from the offering to repay $900.0 million outstanding under the OP’s prior credit facility and for other general corporate purposes.
Contractual Obligations
The following is a summary of our contractual obligations as of June 30, 2014 (in thousands):
 
 
Total
 
July 1, - December 31, 2014
 
2015-2016
 
2017-2018
 
Thereafter
Principal payments due on mortgage notes payable
 
$
4,125,621

 
$
104,043

 
$
521,724

 
$
774,947

 
$
2,724,907

Interest payments due on mortgage notes payable
 
1,174,482

 
102,150

 
368,120

 
284,221

 
419,991

Principal payments due on credit facility
 
1,896,000

 

 

 
1,896,000

 

Interest payments due on credit facility
 
213,190

 
20,984

 
95,698

 
96,508

 

Principal payments due on corporate bonds
 
2,550,000

 

 

 
1,300,000

 
1,250,000

Interest payments due on corporate bonds
 
391,702

 
35,750

 
143,000

 
93,528

 
119,424

Principal payments due on convertible debt
 
1,000,000

 

 

 
597,500

 
402,500

Interest payments due on convertible debt
 
170,633

 
16,509

 
66,038

 
58,569

 
29,517

Principal payments due on other debt
 
149,804

 
54,339

 
24,378

 
20,947

 
50,140

Interest payments due on other debt
 
78,154

 
3,438

 
11,621

 
8,721

 
54,374

Payments due on lease obligations
 
126,397

 
12,922

 
21,823

 
7,918

 
83,734

Total
 
$
11,875,983

 
$
350,135

 
$
1,252,402

 
$
5,138,859

 
$
5,134,587


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Cash Flows for the Six Months Ended June 30, 2014
During the six months ended June 30, 2014 , net cash provided by operating activities was $33.8 million . The level of cash flows used in or provided by operating activities is affected by acquisition and transaction costs, the timing of interest payments, as well as the receipt of scheduled rent payments. Cash flows provided by operating activities during the six months ended June 30, 2014 was mainly due to adjusted net income of $269.8 million (net loss of $363.9 million adjusted for non-cash items including including the issuance of operating partnership units, depreciation and amortization, gain on sale of properties, equity-based compensation, gain on derivative instruments and gain on the early extinguishment of debt totaling $633.7 million , in the aggregate), offset by a decrease in accounts payable and accrued expenses of $134.0 million , a decrease in prepaid and other assets of $62.2 million and a decrease in deferred rent, derivative and other liabilities of $35.3 million .
Net cash used in investing activities for the six months ended June 30, 2014 was $1.9 billion , primarily related to the cash considerations of $755.7 million for the ARCT IV Merger, Cole Merger and CCPT Merger and acquisition of 337 properties for total cash considerations of $1.2 billion . The net cash used in investing activities was partially offset by the proceeds from the sale of properties of $95.3 million .
Net cash provided by financing activities was $2.1 billion during the six months ended June 30, 2014 related to proceeds from the issuance of corporate bonds of $2.5 billion , proceeds from mortgage notes payable of $718.3 million and proceeds from the issuance of common stock of $1.6 billion . These inflows were partially offset by repayments net of borrowings from our credit facilities of $1.4 billion , payments on mortgage notes payable of $876.9 million , total distributions paid of $427.5 million and $80.5 million of deferred financing cost payments.
Cash Flows for the Six Months Ended June 30, 2013
During the six months ended June 30, 2013, net cash used in operating activities was  $7.2 million . The level of cash flows used in or provided by operating activities is affected by acquisition and transaction costs, the timing of interest payments, as well as the receipt of scheduled rent payments. Cash flows used in operating activities during the six months ended June 30, 2013 was mainly due to an adjusted net loss of $4.1 million (net loss of  $214.0 million  adjusted for non-cash items, including the issuance of OP Units, depreciation and amortization, amortization of deferred financing costs, equity-based compensation, loss on held for sale properties, loss on derivative instruments, and gain on sale on investments of $209.9 million , in the aggregate), and a decrease in deferred costs and other assets of $10.3 million , partially offset by an increase in accounts payable and accrued expenses of $4.6 million .
Net cash used in investing activities for the six months ended June 30, 2013 was  $2.3 billion , primarily related to the acquisition of  1,011  properties with an aggregate purchase price of  $2.1 billion , the purchase of investment securities of $81.5 million , and the investment in direct financing leases of $76.4 million , partially offset by the proceeds from the sales of investment securities of $44.2 million .
Net cash provided by financing activities of  $2.3 billion during the six months ended June 30, 2013 related to proceeds net of offering-related costs from the issuance of common stock of $1.8 billion , proceeds from the issuance of preferred stock of $445.0 million , proceeds net of repayments from our credit facilities of  $475.4 million million and  $29.8 million  of contributions from our affiliate. These inflows were partially offset by common stock repurchases of  $350.4 million $40.5 million  of deferred financing cost payments, total distributions paid of  $90.7 million , and distributions to non-controlling interest holders of  $3.1 million .
Election as a REIT
We elected to be taxed as a REIT under Sections 856 through 860 of the Code commencing with the taxable year ended December 31, 2011. If we continue to qualify for taxation as a REIT, we generally will not be subject to federal corporate income tax to the extent we distribute our REIT taxable income to our stockholders, and so long as we distribute at least 90% of our REIT taxable income, computed without regard to the dividends paid deduction and excluding net capital gain. REITs are subject to a number of other organizational and operational requirements. Even if we qualify for taxation as a REIT, we may be subject to certain state and local taxes on our income and property, and federal income and excise taxes on our undistributed income. We believe we are organized and operating in such a manner as to qualify to be taxed as a REIT for the taxable year ending December 31, 2014 .

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Significant Accounting Estimates and Critical Accounting Policies
Our accounting policies have been established to conform to GAAP. The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires us to use judgment in the application of accounting policies, including making estimates and assumptions. These judgments affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the dates of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting periods. If our judgment or interpretation of the facts and circumstances relating to the various transactions had been different, it is possible that different accounting policies would have been applied, thus resulting in a different presentation of the financial statements. Additionally, other companies may utilize different estimates that may impact comparability of our results of operations to those of companies in similar businesses.
Except as set forth below, a complete description of such policies and our considerations is contained in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013 . Cole Capital revenue recognition was not considered a critical accounting policies for the year ended December 31, 2013 because such transactions had not occurred at the time. The information included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q should be read in conjunction with our audited consolidated financial statements as of and for the year ended December 31, 2013 , and related notes thereto.
Revenue Recognition - Cole Capital
Revenue consists of securities sales commissions and dealer manager fees, real estate acquisition fees, property management fees, advisory fees, asset management fees and performance fees for services relating to the Managed REITs’ offerings and the investment and management of their respective assets, in accordance with the respective advisory and dealer manager agreements. The Company records revenue related to acquisition fees, securities sales commissions and dealer manager fees upon completion of a transaction and advisory, asset and property management fees as services are performed. The Company is also reimbursed for certain costs incurred in providing these services. Securities sales commission and dealer manager reimbursements are recorded as revenue as the expenses are incurred. Other reimbursements are recorded as revenue when reimbursements are reasonably assured.
Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements
Recently issued accounting pronouncements are described in Note 3 — Summary of Significant Accounting Policies to our consolidated financial statements in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.
Inflation
We may be adversely impacted by inflation on any leases that do not contain indexed escalation provisions. In addition, our net leases may require the tenant to pay its allocable share of operating expenses, including common area maintenance costs, real estate taxes and insurance. This may reduce our exposure to increases in costs and operating expenses resulting from inflation.
Related Party Transactions and Agreements
We have entered into agreements with affiliates, whereby we pay or have paid in the past certain fees or reimbursements to ARC, our Former Manager or their affiliates for acquisition fees and expenses, organization and offering costs, asset management fees and reimbursement of operating costs and have in the past paid sales commissions and dealer manager fees. See Note 19 — Related Party Transactions and Arrangements to our consolidated financial statements in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for a discussion of the various related-party transactions, agreements and fees. In August 2013, our board of directors determined that it is in the best interests of us and our stockholders to become self-managed, and we completed our transition to self-management on January 8, 2014. In connection with becoming self-managed, we terminated the existing management agreement with our Former Manager (subject to the Former Manager’s agreement to continue to provide services, as requested, for a 60-day tail period for a payment of $10.0 million and continuing to provide certain transition services for an hourly charge), enter into appropriate employment and incentive compensation arrangements with our executives and acquired from our Former Manager certain assets necessary for our operations. See Note 19 — Related Party Transactions and Arrangements to our consolidated financial statements in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for further discussion.
We are contractually responsible for managing the Managed REITs’ affairs on a day-to-day basis, identifying and making acquisitions and investments on the Managed REITs’ behalf, and recommending to each of the Managed REIT’s respective board of directors an approach for providing investors with liquidity. In addition, we distribute the shares of common stock for certain of the Managed REITs and advise them regarding offerings, manage relationships with participating broker-dealers and financial advisors, and provide assistance in connection with compliance matters relating to the offerings. We receive compensation and reimbursement for services relating to the Managed REITs’ offerings and the investment, management and disposition of their respective assets, as applicable. See Note 19 — Related Party Transactions and Arrangements to our consolidated financial statements in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for a further explanation of the various related-party transactions, agreements and fees.

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Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
We have no off-balance sheet arrangements that have or are reasonably likely to have a current or future effect on our financial condition, changes in financial condition, revenues or expenses, results of operations, liquidity, capital expenditures or capital resources that are material to investors.
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.
The market risk associated with financial instruments and derivative financial instruments is the risk of loss from adverse changes in market prices or interest rates. Our market risk arises primarily from interest rate risk relating to variable-rate borrowings. To meet our short and long-term liquidity requirements, we borrow funds at a combination of fixed and variable rates. Our interest rate risk management objectives are to limit the impact of interest rate changes in earnings and cash flows and to lower our overall borrowing costs. To achieve these objectives, from time to time, we may enter into interest rate hedge contracts such as swaps, collars and treasury lock agreements in order to mitigate our interest rate risk with respect to various debt instruments. We would not hold or issue these derivative contracts for trading or speculative purposes. We do not have any foreign operations and thus we are not exposed to foreign currency fluctuations.
As of June 30, 2014 , our debt included fixed-rate debt, including debt that has interest rates that are fixed with the use of derivative instruments, with a carrying and fair value of $8.7 billion and $9.0 billion , respectively. Changes in market interest rates on our fixed rate debt impact fair value of the debt, but they have no impact on interest incurred or cash flow. For instance, if interest rates rise 100 basis points and our fixed rate debt balance remains constant, we expect the fair value of our debt to decrease, the same way the price of a bond declines as interest rates rise. The sensitivity analysis related to our fixed-rate debt assumes an immediate 100 basis point move in interest rates from their June 30, 2014 levels, with all other variables held constant. A 100 basis point increase in market interest rates would result in a decrease in the fair value of our fixed rate debt by approximately $233.7 million . A 100 basis point decrease in market interest rates would result in an increase in the fair value of our fixed-rate debt by $241.6 million .
As of June 30, 2014 , our debt included variable-rate debt with an aggregate face value and a carrying value of $1.0 billion . The sensitivity analysis related to our variable-rate debt assumes an immediate 100 basis point move in interest rates from their June 30, 2014 levels, with all other variables held constant. A 100 basis point increase or decrease in variable interest rates on our variable-rate notes payable would increase or decrease our interest expense by approximately $9.8 million annually.
As the information presented above includes only those exposures that existed as of June 30, 2014 , it does not consider exposures or positions arising after that date. The information represented herein has limited predictive value. Future actual realized gains or losses with respect to interest rate fluctuations will depend on cumulative exposures, hedging strategies employed and the magnitude of the fluctuations.
These amounts were determined by considering the impact of hypothetical interest rate changes on our borrowing costs, and, assume no other changes in our capital structure.
Item 4. Controls and Procedures.
Disclosure Controls and Procedures
In accordance with Rules 13a-15(b) and 15d-15(b) of the Securities Exchange Act, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), we, under the supervision and with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, carried out an evaluation of the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) of the Exchange Act) as of the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and determined that the disclosure controls and procedures are effective.
No change occurred in our internal controls over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) of the Exchange Act) during the six months ended June 30, 2014 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal controls over financial reporting.

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PART II — OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1. Legal Proceedings.
The information contained in Note 16 — Commitments and Contingencies to our consolidated financial statements in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q is incorporated by reference into this Item 1. Except as set forth therein, as of the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, we are not a party to, and none of our properties are subject to, any material pending legal proceedings.
Item 1A. Risk Factors.
There have been no material changes to the risk factors previously disclosed in the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013 , as amended and supplemented by subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and by subsequent Current Reports on Form 8-K.
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.
None.
Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities.
None.
Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures.
Not applicable.
Item 5 . Other Information.
None.
Item 6. Exhibits.
The exhibits listed on the Exhibit Index (following the signatures section of this report) are included, or incorporated by reference, in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
 
 
AMERICAN REALTY CAPITAL PROPERTIES, INC.
 
 
 
 
 
By: /s/ NICHOLAS S. SCHORSCH
 
 
Nicholas S. Schorsch
 
 
Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors
 
 
(Principal Executive Officer)
 
 
 
 
 
By: /s/ BRIAN S. BLOCK
 
 
Brian S. Block
 
 
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Secretary
 
 
(Principal Financial Officer)
 
 
 
 
 
By: /s/ LISA P. McALISTER
 
 
Lisa P. McAlister
 
 
Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer
 
 
(Principal Accounting Officer)

Date: July 29, 2014

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EXHIBITS

The following exhibits are included, or incorporated by reference, in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2014 (and are numbered in accordance with Item 601 of Regulation S-K):
Exhibit
No.
 
Description
10.48*
 
Employment Offer Letter, dated as of October 21, 2013, by and between American Realty Capital Properties, Inc. and Lisa Pavelka McAlister
10.49*
 
Employment Agreement, dated as of February 24, 2014, by and between American Realty Capital Properties, Inc. and Richard A. Silfen
10.50*
 
Agreement of Purchase and Sale, dated as of June 11, 2014, among certain subsidiaries of American Realty Capital Properties, Inc. party thereto and BRE DDR Retail Holdings III LLC
10.51*
 
Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of June 30, 2014, among ARC Properties Operating Partnership, L.P., American Realty Capital Properties, Inc., lenders party thereto, and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as administrative agent
10.52*
 
First Amendment to Agreement of Purchase and Sale, dated as of July 18, 2014, among certain subsidiaries of American Realty Capital Properties, Inc. party thereto and BRE DDR Retail Holdings III LLC.
31.1*
 
Certification of the Principal Executive Officer of the Company pursuant to Securities Exchange Act Rule 13a-14(a) or 15d-14(a), as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
31.2*
 
Certification of the Principal Financial Officer of the Company pursuant to Securities Exchange Act Rule 13a-14(a) or 15d-14(a), as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
32*
 
Written statements of the Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer of the Company pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
101*
 
XBRL (eXtensible Business Reporting Language). The following materials from American Realty Capital Properties, Inc.’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the three months ended June 30, 2014, formatted in XBRL: (i) the Consolidated Balance Sheets; (ii) the Consolidated Statements of Operations; (iii) the Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Loss; (iv) the Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity; (v) the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows; and (vi) the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements. As provided in Rule 406T of Regulation S-T, this information is furnished and not filed for purposes of Sections 11 and 12 of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 19 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
_______________________________________________
* Filed herewith

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Exhibit 10.48
October 21, 2013

Lisa Pavelka McAlister
30 West 63th Street - Apt. 21-J
New York, NY 10023
lpavelkamcalister@gmail.com

RE: Employment Offer Letter

Dear Lisa:

This letter is an offer for employment from ARC Advisory Services, LLC ("ARC") which will transition to American Realty Capital Properties, Inc. (NASDAQ: ARCP) ("ARCP"). ARCP will become self-managed (i.e., internalized) no later than January 1, 2014 (ARC and ARCP collectively with its affiliates, the "Company"). This letter incorporates the employment terms with the Company.

Position & Title
Your title will be "Senior Vice President & Chief Accounting Officer" for ARCP, reporting to Brian Block, EVP & CFO and the executive management of ARCP. You will be responsible for assisting in (i) the oversight of internal and external reporting functions of the Company including financial projections; (ii) the implementation of best practices within the accounting and finance functions of the Company; and (iii) related efforts within the accounting and finance departments including investor relations activities as directed by the CFO and executive management. Your start date will be November 4, 2013, and you will be an at-will employee.    

Office
You will work out the New York office of the Company with travel as necessary.

Compensation
You will be paid a base salary in the amount of $275,000 per annum, paid bi-monthly on the 15th and last day of the month. This salary will be in effect for up to 12 months following commencement of employment. You will also be eligible for an annual bonus following your first year of employment. The bonus will be at the discretion of the senior management of the Company, based on your performance and the Company's profitability during the year, which bonus may be up to 150% of your base salary. Bonus compensation may consist of cash and/or restricted stock in ARCP. In no event will such annual bonus be less than 25% of your base salary earned in a respective year.

Benefits
You will be entitled to the standard benefits given to employees of ARCP, including four (4) weeks of paid vacation (20 working days), company paid individual health coverage, participation within the 401(k) plan, group life insurance and group disability coverage.

Other
The Company will reimburse you for reasonable costs incurred relating to maintaining your CPA designation and attending industry conferences.

The Company will use best efforts to assist in "hanging" your Series 7 license in advance of such expiration.
 




By execution of this offer letter, you hereby confirm that you are not subject to a non-compete or non-solicit agreement with a former employer that would prevent you from performing the duties contemplated in this offer letter.

These are the terms of your employment with American Realty Capital subject to our receipt of your signed acceptance of (i) this Agreement and (ii) the enclosed Confidentiality and Non-Competition Agreement. Should you have any questions regarding this letter, the terms of your employment or anything else, please do not hesitate to call me directly at (212) 415-6512.

Lisa, we're excited about you coming on board. I believe the Company provides a challenging and rewarding opportunity for you. I look forward to working with you.

Sincerely,

/s/ Brian S. Block    

Brian S. Block
EVP&CFO
American Realty Capital Properties

Accepted By:

/s/ Lisa P. McAlister    
Lisa Pavelka McAlister


Do you have any immediate family members or a significant other employed in the non-traded REIT, alternative investment or broker dealer industry? Yes___ No X     

If' "Yes," please explain:                                     








EMPLOYEE CONFIDENTIALITY AND NON-COMPETITION AGREEMENT


THIS AGREEMENT is made as of October 21, 2013, by the undersigned employee (hereinafter called "Employee") of ARC Advisory Services, LLC ("ARC" and together with all other affiliated and/or related entities of the foregoing, the "Employer'' or the "Company") a Delaware limited liability company.

WHEREAS, prior to employment by Employer, Employee understood and agreed that an agreement containing restrictive and other provisions of the type hereinafter set forth would be entered into by Employee as an ancillary part of the taking of such employment and Employee is in fact herein entering into such an agreement;

WHEREAS, Employee understands that at various times Employee may be performing services for the benefit of any one or more of the entities comprising the Employer even though Employee may actually be an employee of only one or less than all of such entities or individuals;

WHEREAS, Employee understands and agrees that Employee will be an employee at will without employment or any right of employment for any fixed or particular time period or term notwithstanding that Employee's compensation arrangements now or in the future may be based upon a stated time period or time basis which will not in any way constitute any agreement or understanding that Employee is or will be employed for that or any other particular time period or for any fixed term, and at all times Employee will remain and be, in fact, an employee at will.

NOW, THEREFORE, with intent to be legally bound, as an ancillary part of the taking of said employment and in consideration thereof, Employee agrees as follows:

1.    CONFIDENTIAL AND PROPRIETARY INFORMATION OF EMPLOYER

The Employee recognizes and acknowledges that certain assets of the Employer constitute Confidential Information. The term "Confidential Information" as used in this Agreement shall mean all information which is known only to the Employee or the Employer, other employees of the Employer, or others in a confidential relationship with the Employer, and relating to the Employer's business including, without limitation, information regarding clients, customers, pricing policies, methods of operation, proprietary Employer programs, sales products, profits, costs, markets, key personnel, formulae, product applications, technical processes, and trade secrets, as such information may exist from time to time, which the Employee acquired or obtained by virtue of work performed for the Employer, or which the Employee may acquire or may have acquired knowledge of during the performance of said work. The Employee shall not, during or after the term of Employee's employment with the Company (the "Term"), disclose all or any part of the Confidential information to any person, firm, corporation, association, or any other entity for any reason or purpose whatsoever, directly or indirectly, except as may be required pursuant to his employment hereunder, unless and until such Confidential Information becomes publicly available other than as a consequence of the breach by the Employee of his confidentiality obligations hereunder. In the event of the termination of his employment, whether voluntary or involuntary and whether by the Employer or the Employee, the Employee shall deliver to the Employer all documents and data pertaining to the Confidential Information and shall not take with him any documents or data of any kind or any reproductions (in whole or in part) or extracts of any items relating to the Confidential Information.

In the event that the Employee receives a request or is required (by deposition, interrogatory, request for documents, subpoena, civil investigative demand or similar process) to disclose all or any part of 1he Confidential Information, the Employee agrees to (a) promptly notify the Employer in writing of the existence, terms and circumstances surrounding such request or requirement, (b) consult with the Employer on the advisability of taking legally available steps to resist or narrow such request or requirement, and (c) assist the Employer in seeking a protective order or other appropriate remedy. In the event that such protective order or other remedy is not obtained or that the Employer waives compliance with the provisions hereof, the Employee shall not be liable for such disclosure unless disclosure to any such tribunal was caused by or resulted from a previous disclosure by the Employee not permitted by this Agreement.








2.    INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY OF EMPLOYER

During the Term, the Employee shall promptly disclose to the Employer or any successor or assign, and grant to the Employer and its successors and assigns without any separate remuneration or compensation other than that received by him in the course of his employment, his entire right, title and interest in and to any and all inventions, developments, discoveries, models, or any other intellectual property of any type or nature whatsoever ("Intellectual Property"), whether developed by him during or after business hours, or alone or in connection with others, that is in any way related to the business of the Employer, its successors or assigns. This provision shall not apply to books or articles authored by the Employee during non-work hours, consistent with his obligations under this Agreement, so long all such books or articles (a) are not funded in whole or in party by the Employer, and (b) do not contain any Confidential Information or Intellectual Property of the Employer. The Employee agrees, at the Employer's expense, to take all steps necessary or proper to vest title to all such Intellectual Property in the Employer, and cooperate fully and assist the Employer in any litigation or other proceedings involving any such Intellectual Property.

3.     NON-COMPETITION BY EMPLOYEE AND RESTRICTIVE COVENANT

During the Term and for a period of nine (9) calendar months after the termination of the Employee’s employment for any reason (the " Restricted Period "), the Employee shall not, directly or indirectly, either as a principal, agent, employee, employer, stockholder, partner or in any other capacity whatsoever: engage or assist others who engage, in whole or in part, in any business or enterprise that is directly competitive with (x) the business that the Company engaged in during the period of the Employee's employment with the Company, currently net leased real estate investments, or (y) any product, service or business as to which the Company has actively begun preparing to develop at the time of Employee's separation from the Company.

During the Term and the Restricted Period, the Employee shall not, directly or indirectly, either as a principal, agent, employee, employer, stockholder, partner or in any other capacity whatsoever: (a) have any contact with any investor, advisor or registered financial representative which was an investor, or advisor or registered financial representative of an investor, of the Company during the period of my employment or which the Company was actively pursuing as a potential investor, advisor or registered financial representative of a potential investor at the time my employment terminates, for the purpose of pursuing activities with that investor, advisor or registered financial representative which are competitive with or similar to the relationship between the Company and that investor, or (b) without the prior consent of the Board, employ or solicit the employment of, or assist others in employing or soliciting the employment of, any individual employed by the Company at any time while the Employee was also employed.

Nothing in this Section 3 shall prohibit Employee from making any passive investment in a public company, or where he is the owner of five percent (5%) or less of the issued and outstanding voting securities of any entity, provided such ownership does not result in his being obligated or required to devote any managerial efforts. The Employee agrees to secure prior written consent from the Chief Compliance Officer of the Company for any outside business activity described in the Written Supervisory Procedures.

The Employee agrees that the restraints imposed upon him pursuant to this Section 3 are necessary for the reasonable and proper protection of the Company and its subsidiaries and affiliates, and that each and every one of the restraints is reasonable in respect to subject matter, length of time and geographic area. The parties further agree that in the event that any provision of this Section 3 shall be determined by any court of competent jurisdiction to be unenforceable by reason of its being extended over too great a time, too large a geographic area or too greatly a range of activities, such provision shall be deemed to be modified to permit its enforcement to the maximum extent permitted by law.

4.     EMPLOYER PROPERTY

Employee shall be responsible for the safekeeping of any equipment or property provided by Employer, including but not limited to furniture, supplies, records, documents, cellular phones, laptop computers, desktop computers, printers, fax machines, answering machines, computer software, manuals, etc., and shall reimburse Employer or replace the equipment or property if any is lost or stolen while in Employee's possession.

Upon termination of Employee's employment with Employer, Employee shall turn over to Employer upon demand all such equipment and property provided by Employer. Employee must also return to Employer all Employer files, records and keys issued.





5.    INJUNCTIVE RELIEF

Employee and Employer agree that any breach by Employee of the covenants and agreements contained in any Section of this Agreement will result in irreparable injury to Employer for which money damages could not adequately compensate Employer and therefore, in the event of any such breach, Employer shall be entitled (in addition to any other rights or remedies which Employer may have at law or in equity, including money damages) to have an injunction issued by any competent court of equity enjoining and restraining Employee and/or any other person involved therein from continuing such breach. If Employer resorts to the courts for the enforcement of any of the covenants or agreements contained herein, or if such covenants or agreements are otherwise the subject of litigation between the parties, Employee shall be liable for Employer's reasonable attorneys' fees and legal expenses, and then any limiting term of such covenants and agreements shall be extended for a period of time equal to the period of such breach, which extension shall commence on the later of (a) the date of which the original (unextended) term of such covenants and agreements is scheduled to terminate or (b) the date that the final court (without further right of appeal) enforces such covenant or agreement.

6.    CONTINUING EFFECT OF OTHER PROVISIONS IN EVENT OF PARTIAL INVALIDITY

Employee further agrees that a breach of any agreement, whether written or oral, between Employer and Employee or any other actionable conduct by Employee, or any defense, set-off or counterclaim by Employee against Employer, or any other related rights Employee has against Employer will have no effect on any or all of the terms and provisions of the restrictive covenants and other agreements contained herein or on their enforceability and validity. If any portion of the covenants or agreements contained in this Agreement, or the application thereof, is construed to be invalid or unenforceable then the other portions of such covenants or agreements or the application thereof shall not be affected and shall be given full force and effect without regard to the invalid or unenforceable portions. If any covenant or agreement therein is held to be unenforceable because of the area covered or the duration thereof, such covenant or agreement shall then be enforceable in its reduced form. If any of the provisions hereof violate or contravene the applicable laws of any jurisdiction, such provisions shall be deemed not to be a part of this Agreement with respect to such jurisdiction only, and the remainder of this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect in such jurisdiction and this entire Agreement shall remain in full force and effect in all other jurisdictions.

7.    BENEFIT TO SUCCESSORS OF EMPLOYER AND APPLICABLE LAW

This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of Employer and its successors and assigns. If any action at law or in equity is necessary to enforce or interpret the terms of this Agreement, Employer shall be entitled to reasonable attorneys' fees, costs, and necessary disbursements if Employer prevails in such action. This Agreement shall be construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the New York State. If required by the context of this Agreement, singular language shall be construed as plural, plural language shall be construed as singular, and the gender of personal pronouns shall be construed as masculine, feminine or neuter. This Agreement supplements and does not supersede and is in no way in diminution of any other agreements(s), entered into by Employee regarding the subject matter hereof or containing provisions the same as or similar in nature hereto, and this Agreement and all such agreements shall remain in full force and effect, independent of one another, and the provisions most restrictive to Employee of this Agreement and all such agreements shall be the controlling provisions that are applicable to Employee.

Employee represents, warrants and covenants that employee is not a party to or bound by any agreement with any third person or entity and/or is not otherwise bound by law which would in any way restrict, inhibit or limit Employee's ability to fully render and perform all services requested by Employer, including but not limited to, fully contacting and dealing with all customers and suppliers in all marketplaces, fully advising Employer about processes and methods, fully using and disclosing all information about suppliers, customers, processes and methods of which Employee may have knowledge, and keeping Employer fully informed of such, and/or which would in any way restrict, inhibit or limit Employee’s ability to fully compete with any third person or entity seeking in any way to restrict, inhibit or limit Employee from fully rendering and performing all services requested by Employer, including but not limited to, those set forth above, and/or seeking damages as a result thereof. Employee hereby agrees to indemnify and hold harmless Employer from any and all claims, liabilities, losses, damages and/or expenses with respect thereto including but not limited to reasonable attorneys' fees. Employee hereby acknowledges that he fully understands that Employer's employment of Employee is conditioned upon Employee's ability to fully render and perform all services requested of him without any restriction, hindrance or limit by any third person or entity.




IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Employee has executed this Agreement with intent to be legally bound as of the day and year first above written.

EMPLOYEE:

/s/ Lisa P. McAlister    
By: Lisa Pavelka McAlister



Exhibit 10.49
EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
BETWEEN

AMERICAN REALTY CAPITAL PROPERTIES OPERATING PARTNERSHIP, L.P.
AND

RICHARD A. SILFEN
This Employment Agreement (the “ Agreement ”), dated February 24, 2014, is entered into by and between American Realty Capital Properties Operating Partnership, L.P. (the “ Company ”), and Richard A. Silfen (the “ Executive ”) (each of them being referred to as a “ Party ” and together as the “ Parties ”):

WHEREAS, the Company and the Executive desire to memorialize the terms of the Executive’s employment relationship with the Company effective as of the date Executive commences employment with the Company, expected to be March 7, 2014, (such date, the “ Effective Date ”) on the terms and conditions set out below.
1. EMPLOYMENT .
(a)      Position(s) . Effective as of the Effective Date, the Company agrees to employ the Executive, and the Executive agrees to be employed and serve as Executive Vice President and General Counsel of American Realty Capital Properties, Inc., the Company’s parent (“ ARCP ”, it being understood that references herein to the “Company” shall include ARCP and its operating subsidiaries, including the Company, unless the context otherwise requires), in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. The Executive shall work out of the Company’s office located in New York, New York; provided, however, that the Executive understands and agrees that reasonable travel may be required by the Company from time to time for business reasons.
(b)      Duties . The Executive shall report directly to Nicholas S. Schorsch, Executive Chairman and CEO of ARCP and David Kay, the President of ARCP (collectively, the “Senior Officer”) and Executive’s principal duties and responsibilities shall be consistent with his position as Executive Vice President and General Counsel of ARCP including but not limited to strategic acquisitions, portfolio management, capital market initiatives and internal oversight, and such other duties and responsibilities as may be directed by the Senior Officer and ARCP’s Board of Directors (the “ Board ”). At all times during the Term (as defined below), the Executive shall adhere to all of the Company’s policies, rules and regulations governing the conduct of its employees, including without limitation, any compliance manual, code of ethics, employee handbook or other policies adopted by the Company from time to time.
(c)      Extent of Services . Except for illnesses and vacation periods, the Executive shall devote his full business time and attention and his best efforts to the performance of his duties and responsibilities under this Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Executive may (i) participate in charitable, academic or community activities, and in trade or professional organizations, or (ii) hold directorships in other companies consistent with the Company’s conflict of interest policies and corporate governance guidelines as in effect from time to time with the prior



written approval of the Company; provided that all of the Executive’s activities outside of the Executive’s duties to the Company, individually or in the aggregate, comply with the Company’s conflict of interest policies and corporate governance guidelines as in effect from time and do not otherwise interfere with the Executive’s duties and responsibilities to the Company. Subject to the provisions of Section 8 herein, the Executive may make any passive investment in any publicly traded entity, own any interest in any entity in which the Executive owns an interest as of the Effective Date, or own two percent (2%) or less of the issued and outstanding voting securities of any entity, provided, in any event, that he is not obligated or required to, and shall not in fact, devote any material consulting or managerial effort or services in connection therewith.
2.      TERM . This Agreement and the Executive’s employment shall be effective as of the Effective Date and shall continue in full force and effect thereafter until the third (3 rd ) anniversary of the Effective Date (the “ Initial Term ”); and shall be automatically extended for a renewal term of one (1) additional year (a “ Renewal Term ”) at the end of the Initial Term, and an additional one (1) year Renewal Term at the end of each Renewal Term (the last day of the Initial Term and each such Renewal Term is referred to herein as a “ Term Date ”), unless either party notifies the other party of its non-renewal of this Agreement not later than sixty (60) days prior to a Term Date by providing written notice to the other party of such party’s intent not to renew, or if the Executive’s employment is sooner terminated pursuant to Section 5. For purposes of this Agreement (and, for the avoidance of doubt, the non-competition and non-solicitation provisions set forth in Section 8 below), “ Term ” shall mean the actual duration of the Executive’s employment hereunder, taking into account any extensions pursuant to this Section 2 or early termination of employment pursuant to Section 5.
3.      COMPENSATION .
(a)      Base Salary . The Company shall pay the Executive a base salary (the “ Base Salary ”), which shall be payable in periodic installments according to the Company’s normal payroll practices. The initial Base Salary shall be at the annual rate of $425,000. For years commencing after December 31, 2014, the Company shall review the Base Salary at least once a year to determine whether the Base Salary should be increased in the discretion of the Chairman and CEO. The Base Salary, as may be increased pursuant to this Section 3, shall not be decreased during the Term. For purposes of this Agreement, the term “ Base Salary ” shall mean the amount established and adjusted from time to time pursuant to this Section 3.
(b)      Retention Grant . Within thirty (30) days following the Effective Date, (i) the Company shall pay the Executive $325,000 in cash and (ii) the Executive shall be granted, subject to the approval of the Board, under the terms of ARCP’s Equity Plan (the “ Equity Plan ”) a number of restricted shares of the common stock, par value $0.01, of ARCP (the “ Parent Stock ”) equal in value to $325,000 (the “ Retention Share Grant ”). Except as set forth in Section 6 , the Retention Share Grant will vest in three (3) equal installments on each of the first, second and third anniversaries of the Effective Date.
(c)      Annual Cash Bonus . The Executive shall be eligible to receive an annual cash bonus (each an “ Annual Cash Bonus ”) for each completed calendar year during the Term, in accordance with a bonus policy adopted by the Board (or an authorized committee thereof). The



bonus policy will provide that the Executive shall be entitled to earn an Annual Cash Bonus with a threshold level of 100% of the Base Salary for the applicable year, with a target level of 150% of Base Salary and potentially up to a maximum level of 200% of the Base Salary based on performance criteria related to the Executive’s performance and the Company’s profitability as determined in the discretion of the Senior Officer and the Board. The Annual Cash Bonus for a fiscal year shall be paid as soon as possible following the end of the fiscal year, but in no event later than March 15 th of the year following the year to which the Annual Cash Bonus relates. Other than as set forth in Section 6, the Executive must be employed by the Company or an affiliate of the Company on the date an Annual Cash Bonus is paid to be eligible to receive the Annual Cash Bonus for such year.
(d)      Annual Stock Bonus . In addition to the Annual Cash Bonus, for each completed calendar year in the Term, the Executive shall be eligible to receive an annual grant of restricted Parent Stock under and subject to the terms of the Equity Plan (each an “ Annual Stock Bonus ”). Subject to the approval by the Committee under, and as defined in, the Equity Plan, each Annual Stock Bonus will consist of a grant under the Equity Plan of a number of shares of Parent Stock equal in value to a threshold level of 100% of the Base Salary for the applicable year, a target level of 150% of Base Salary and potentially up to a maximum level of 200% of the Base Salary based on performance criteria related to the Executive’s performance and the Company’s profitability as determined in the discretion of the Senior Officer and the Board and approved by the Committee. Notwithstanding the foregoing, for purpose of any Annual Stock Bonus granted for 2014, the performance criteria will be measured over the period from the Effective Date through December 31, 2014. The Annual Stock Bonus for a fiscal year shall be granted as soon as possible following the end of the fiscal year to which the Annual Stock Bonus relates. Each Annual Stock Bonus will be subject to time-based vesting in equal installments on each of the first three anniversaries of the December 31 of the year for which such Annual Stock Bonus is granted or such other period as determined by the Board and will have such other terms that are no less favorable as restricted shares of Parent Stock granted to other senior executives of the Company, as determined in the sole discretion of the Senior Officer and the Board and approved by the Committee. The Executive must be employed by the Company or an affiliate of the Company on the date an Annual Stock Bonus is granted to be eligible to receive the Annual Stock Bonus for such year.
(e)      Other Annual Compensation . In addition to the Annual Cash Bonus and Annual Stock Bonus, the Executive shall also be eligible to participate in the ongoing outperformance plan of the Company (the “OPP Plan” and any OPP Plan award to Executive an “OPP Award”). The OPP Plan is anticipated to have a $120,000,000 max earn-out over three years with five year vesting, consisting of an absolute performance measurement component and a relative performance measurement component (similar to the Company’s existing outperformance agreement with its manager). The absolute component of the overall OPP Plan is anticipated to be 4.0% of any excess total return achieved above 7.0% for each annual measurement period, 14.0% for the interim measurement period of two years and 21.0% for the full three year performance period. The relative component of the overall OPP Plan award is anticipated to be 4.0% of any excess total return above the median total return of a sample of peer group companies. The OPP Award valuation dates are anticipated to be the first, second and



third anniversaries of the Internalization Date, with earned awards vesting in one-third tranches on each of the third, fourth and fifth anniversaries of the Internalization Date. It is anticipated that the OPP Awards will be paid out in LTIP Units, which are a special form of operating partnership units that are intended to entitle the recipient to capital gains tax treatment on awards earned. Executive’s participation in the OPP Plan shall be at such percentage as determined at the discretion of the Chairman and CEO, subject to approval by the Board.
4.      BENEFITS .
(a)      Vacation . The Executive shall be entitled to four (4) weeks paid vacation per full calendar year, which shall accrue in accordance with the Company’s vacation policy as in effect from time to time.
(b)      Sick and Personal Days . The Executive shall be entitled to sick and personal days pursuant to Company policy.
(c)      Employee Benefit Plans . The Executive will be eligible for and entitled to participate in any Company sponsored employee benefit plans maintained for the Company’s executives, including but not limited to benefits such as group health, disability, life and long-term insurance and a 401(k) plan, as such benefits may be offered from time to time. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company may modify or terminate any employee benefit plan at any time.
(d)      Expenses . The Executive shall be entitled to reimbursement of reasonable business expenses, in accordance with the Company’s policy as in effect from time to time, including, without limitation, reasonable travel and entertainment expenses incurred by the Executive in connection with the business of the Company, after the presentation by the Executive of appropriate documentation. During the first twelve (12) months of the Term, the Company shall reimburse Executive for up to $6,500 per month for Executive’s cost of living accommodations in New York City.
(e)      Directors and Officers Insurance . During the Term, the Executive shall be entitled to directors and officers insurance coverage for his acts and omissions while serving as an officer of the Company on a basis no less favorable to the Executive than the coverage provided generally to the other officers of the Company. Additionally, after any termination of employment of the Executive for any reason, for a period through the sixth anniversary of the termination of employment, the Company shall maintain directors and officers insurance coverage for the Executive covering his acts or omissions while an officer of the Company on a basis no less favorable to the Executive than the coverage generally provided to then-current officers.
(f)      Licenses, Continuing Education and Professional Development . The Company shall pay for the professional licenses of the Executive in all states in which he is licensed as an attorney, and shall reimburse the Executive for all reasonable and customary costs incurred in his complying with any continuing education requirements required to maintain his license(s). Executive’s time spent on such continuing education shall be administrative time, not charged as personal or vacation time.



5.      TERMINATION . Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement to the contrary, the employment of the Executive by the Company and this Agreement shall terminate immediately upon his death, the Company shall have the right to and may, in the exercise of its discretion, terminate the Executive at any time by reason of Disability, or with Cause or without Cause, and the Executive shall have the right to and may, in the exercise of his discretion, Voluntarily Resign his employment during the Term for any reason, subject to the provisions set forth below:
(a)          The employment of the Executive by the Company and this Agreement shall terminate immediately upon death of the Executive or immediately upon the giving of written notice by the Company to the Executive of his termination due to Disability. As used in this Agreement, “ Disabled ” shall mean the Executive is unable to perform his duties hereunder due to the onset of any sickness, injury or disability for a consecutive period of one hundred eighty (180) days or an aggregate of six (6) months in any twelve (12)-consecutive month period. A determination of “Disabled” shall be made by a physician satisfactory to both the Executive and the Company, provided that if the Executive and the Company do not agree on a physician, the Executive and the Company shall each select a physician and these two together shall select a third physician, whose determination as to Disabled shall be binding on all parties. The appointment of one or more individuals to carry out the offices or duties of the Executive during a period of the Executive’s inability to perform such duties and pending a determination of Disabled shall not be considered a breach of this Agreement by the Company.
(b)           With Cause . The employment of the Executive by the Company shall terminate at the election of the Company immediately upon the giving of written notice by the Company to the Executive of his termination with Cause. For purposes of this Agreement, the term “ Cause ” means that the Executive: (i) has been convicted of, or entered a plea of guilty or “ nolo contendere ” to, a felony (excluding any felony relating to the negligent operation of an automobile), (ii) has intentionally failed to substantially perform (other than by reason of illness or temporary disability) his reasonably assigned material duties hereunder, including but not limited to duties consistent with Executive’s position as are assigned by the Senior Officer after the date of this Agreement, (iii) has engaged in willful misconduct in the performance of his duties, (iv) has engaged in conduct that violated the Company’s then existing written internal policies or procedures and which is detrimental to the business or reputation of the Company, or (v) has materially breached any non-competition or non-disclosure agreement in effect between the Executive and the Company, including such agreements in this Agreement. Any of the aforesaid clauses (ii) through (v) may be cured by the Executive, if curable, if cured within fifteen (15) days after receipt by the Executive of written notice of the same. In the event such acts or omissions are capable of being cured, the effective date of termination, in the event of the Executive’s failure to cure, must be at least fifteen (15) days after such notice of termination to afford the Executive the ability to cure the same.
(c)           Without Cause; Voluntary Resignation . The employment of the Executive by the Company and this Agreement shall terminate at the election of the Company without Cause, and at the election of the Executive for any reason (“ Voluntary Resignation ”), in either case upon thirty (30) days prior written notice to the Executive or the Company, as the case may be. The



Executive’s assertion of a constructive discharge or forced or coerced self-termination shall be considered to be and treated as being a Voluntary Resignation by the Executive.
(d)           Non-renewal . This Agreement and the Executive’s employment shall terminate at a Term Date if either the Executive or the Company notifies the other party of its non-renewal of this Agreement not later than sixty (60) days prior to such Term Date by providing written notice to the other party of such party’s intent not to renew. The written notice and non-renewal of this Agreement shall not be an event giving rise to any severance or other payments hereunder or any liability of one Party to the other Party.
(e)           Notice of Termination . Any termination of the Executive’s employment by the Company or by the Executive (other than termination pursuant to Death) shall be communicated by written Notice of Termination to the other party hereto in accordance with this Agreement. For purposes of this Agreement, a “Notice of Termination” shall mean a notice which shall indicate the specific termination provision in this Agreement relied upon and shall set forth in reasonable detail the facts and circumstances claimed to provide a basis for termination of the Executive’s employment under the provision so indicated.
(f)           Date of Termination . The “Date of Termination” shall mean (i) if the Executive’s employment is terminated by his death, the date of his death, (ii) if the Executive’s employment is terminated pursuant Disability or for Cause, the date of delivery of the Notice of Termination unless otherwise specified in such notice, (iii) the applicable Term Date if termination is due to a notice of non-renewal, and (iv) if the Executive’s employment is terminated for any other reason the date the Executive ceases performing services as an employee of the Company.
6.      EFFECTS OF TERMINATION .
(a)      Death or Termination by the Company for Disability . If the employment of the Executive should terminate during the Term due to his death or at the election of the Company due to Disability, then the Company will pay or provide to the Executive (or the person designated under Section 14(i), if applicable):
(i)      Any earned and accrued but unpaid installment of Base Salary through the Date of Termination payable in accordance with the Company’s normal payroll practices;
(ii)      reimbursement for any unreimbursed business expenses incurred through the Date of Termination in accordance with Sections 4(d) and 14(l)(ii) ;
(iii)      all other applicable payments or benefits to which the Executive shall be entitled under, and paid or provided in accordance with, the terms of any applicable arrangement, plan or program under Section 4(c) (collectively, Sections 6(a)(i) through 6(a)(iii), payable in accordance with this Section 6(a), shall be hereafter referred to as the “ Accrued Benefits ”);



(iv)      and any accrued but unpaid Annual Cash Bonus for the year prior to the year of termination, payable when the applicable Annual Cash Bonus for such year would have otherwise been paid.
In addition, upon the date of any such termination the Retention Grant and any previously granted Annual Stock Bonus shall become fully vested and all restrictions thereon shall lapse.
(b)      Termination by the Company without Cause or Change of Control . If the employment of the Executive should terminate during the Term at the election of the Company without Cause at any time during the Term or upon a Change of Control (as defined under Maryland law) which Change of Control occurs more than twelve (12) months after the Effective Date and results in a material negative impact on Executives duties and responsibilities, then, the Company shall pay or provide to the Executive:
(i)      the Accrued Benefits;
(ii)      any accrued but unpaid Annual Cash Bonus for the year prior to the year of termination, payable when the applicable Annual Cash Bonus for such year would have otherwise been paid; and
(iii)      subject to Sections 6(c) and 14(l) , an amount equal to the sum of (x) twelve (12) months Base Salary plus (y) an amount equal to the threshold level of the Annual Cash Bonus for the calendar year in which the termination or non-renewal occurs, as set forth in Section 3(d) in equal installments over the Restricted Period (the “ Severance Payments ”); provided , that the first payment of the Severance Payments shall be made on the sixtieth (60 th ) day after the date of termination, and will include payment of any amount of the Severance Payments that were otherwise due prior thereto.
In addition, upon the date of any such termination (A) the Retention Grant shall become fully vested and all restrictions thereon shall lapse and (B) any previously granted Annual Stock Bonus shall not be forfeited but shall vest over the prescribed schedule in the Equity Plan.
(c)      Release . Payments by the Company required under this Section 6 following termination or expiration of the Executive’s employment for any reason (other than payments of the Accrued Benefits) shall be conditioned on and shall not be payable unless the Company receives from the Executive within sixty (60) days of the Date of Termination a fully effective and non-revocable written release substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A (the “ General Release ”). The Executive’s failure or refusal to sign or his revocation of the General Release shall abrogate the Company’s obligations pursuant to this Agreement and shall relieve the Company of liability to provide Executive any and all pay and/or benefits following the effective date of Executive’s termination. The Company agrees to provide the Executive with the General Release within 7 days of the Date of Termination.
(d)      By the Company For Cause or Non-Renewal . In the event that the Executive’s employment is terminated during the Term by the Company for Cause or upon the non-renewal of the Initial Term or any Renewal Term by either Party, the Company shall pay the Executive only



the Accrued Benefits, and the Company shall have no further obligations to the Executive under this Agreement.
(e)      Voluntary Resignation by Executive other than Change of Control or Non-Renewal by the Executive . In the event that the Executive’s employment is terminated during the Term by a Voluntary Resignation other than for Change of Control or non-renewal of the Initial Term or any Renewal Term by the Executive, the Company shall pay the Executive the Accrued Benefits, an amount equal to twelve (12) months Base Salary in equal installments over the Restricted Period and health benefits for twelve (12) months.
(d)     Termination of Authority . Immediately upon the Executive terminating or being terminated from his employment with the Company for any reason, notwithstanding anything else appearing in this Agreement or otherwise, the Executive will stop serving the functions of his terminated or expired position(s) and shall be without any of the authority or responsibility for such position(s).
7.      CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION . The Executive recognizes and acknowledges that certain assets of the Company constitute Confidential Information. The term “Confidential Information” as used in this Agreement shall mean all information which is known only to the Executive or the Company, other employees of the Company, or others in a confidential relationship with the Company, and relating to the Company’s business including, without limitation, information regarding clients, customers, pricing policies, methods of operation, business plans, proprietary Company programs, sales products, profits, costs, markets, key personnel, formulae, product applications, technical processes, and trade secrets, as such information may exist from time to time, which the Executive acquired or obtained by virtue of his affiliation with or work performed for the Company, or which the Executive may acquire or may have acquired knowledge of during the performance of said work. The Executive shall not, during or after the Term, disclose all or any part of the Confidential Information to any person, firm, corporation, association, or any other entity for any reason or purpose whatsoever, directly or indirectly, except as may be required pursuant to his employment hereunder, by law or in any judicial or administrative proceeding (in which case, the Executive promptly shall provide the Company with notice pursuant to the next below paragraph) unless and until such Confidential Information becomes publicly available other than as a consequence of the breach by the Executive, directly or indirectly, of his confidentiality obligations hereunder. In the event of the termination of his employment, whether voluntary or involuntary and whether by the Company or the Executive, the Executive shall deliver to the Company all documents and data (in whatever form it may be maintained including without limitation any electronic, written or mechanical formats) pertaining to the Confidential Information and all devices on which such documents or data may have been stored electronically or mechanically and shall not take with him any documents or data of any kind or any reproductions (in whole or in part) or extracts of any items relating to the Confidential Information. The Company acknowledges that prior to his employment with the Company, the Executive has lawfully acquired extensive knowledge of the industries and businesses in which the Company engages in business, and that the provisions of this Section 7 are not intended to restrict the Executive’s use of such previously acquired knowledge.



In the event that the Executive receives a request or is required (by deposition, interrogatory, request for documents, subpoena, civil investigative demand or similar process) to disclose all or any part of the Confidential Information, the Executive agrees to (a) promptly notify the Company in writing of the existence, terms and circumstances surrounding such request or requirement, (b) consult with the Company on the advisability of taking legally available steps to resist or narrow such request or requirement, and (c) assist the Company in seeking a protective order or other appropriate remedy. In the event that such protective order or other remedy is not obtained or that the Company waives compliance with the provisions hereof, the Executive shall not be liable for such disclosure unless disclosure to any such tribunal was caused by or resulted from a previous disclosure by the Executive not permitted by this Agreement.
8.      COVENANTS .
(a)      Restriction on Competition . During the Term and for a period of twelve (12) months following the Date of Termination (the “ Restricted Period ”), the Executive agrees not to engage, directly or indirectly, as an owner, director, trustee, manager, member, employee, consultant, partner, principal, agent, representative, stockholder, or in any other individual, corporate or representative capacity, in any of the following: (i) any public or private company involved primarily in net leased commercial real estate or other commercial real estate asset classes which comprise or are contemplated to comprise a material portion of the Company’s assets (ii) any other material business line of the Company in which the Executive was involved during the Term. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Executive shall not be deemed to have violated this Section 8(a) solely by reason of his passive ownership of 2% or less of the outstanding stock of any publicly traded corporation or other entity or his ownership of any interest in any entity in which the Executive owns an interest as of the Effective Date.
(b)      Non-Solicitation of Clients and Investors . During the Restricted Period, the Executive agrees not to solicit, directly or indirectly, on his own behalf or on behalf of any other Person, any Person that is (x) a client of the Company to whom the Company had provided services at any time during the Executive’s employment with the Company in any line of business that the Company conducts as of the termination of the Executive’s employment or that the Company is actively soliciting, for the purpose of marketing or providing any service competitive with any service then offered by the Company or (y) an investor in the Company, any of its affiliates or any of their investment vehicles for the purpose of causing such investor to terminate or diminish its investment in or with the Company, any of its affiliates or any of their investment vehicles or to divert or otherwise cease to make a new investment in the Company, any of its affiliates or any of their investment vehicles. In addition, during the Restricted Period, the Executive agrees not to encourage any client of the Company as of the termination of the Executive’s employment to reduce its patronage to the Company.
(c)      Non-Solicitation of Employees . During the Restricted Period, the Executive agrees that he will not, directly or indirectly, solicit for employment or retention, or hire, or attempt to solicit or hire, or cause any Person, other than an affiliate of the Company, to solicit or hire or retain any person who is then or was at any time during the preceding six (6) months an employee or independent contractor of the Company.



(d)      Non-Disparagement . During the Term and thereafter, the neither Party shall knowingly, directly or indirectly, make negative comments or otherwise disparage the other Party, and with regard to the Company any of its affiliates, or any of their respective officers, directors, employees, shareholders, agents or businesses, in any manner likely to be harmful to the other Party, and with regard to the Company any of the referenced persons, or his, its or their business reputations or personal reputations. The foregoing shall not be violated by truthful statements in response to legal process, required governmental testimony or filings, or administrative or arbitral proceedings (including depositions in connection with such proceedings); provided that such Party has given the other Party prompt written notice of any such legal process and cooperated with the other Party’s efforts to seek a protective order.
(e)      Acknowledgement . The Executive acknowledges that he will acquire much Confidential Information concerning the past, present and future business of the Company as the result of his employment, as well as access to the relationships between the Company and its clients and employees. The Executive further acknowledges that the business of the Company is very competitive and that competition by him in that business during his employment, or after his employment terminates, would severely injure the Company. The Executive understands and agrees that the restrictions contained in this Section 8 are reasonable and are required for the Company’s legitimate protection, and do not unduly limit his ability to earn a livelihood.
(f)      Tolling . In the event of any violation of the provisions of this Section 8, the Executive acknowledges and agrees that the post-termination restrictions contained in this Section 8 shall be extended by a period of time equal to the period of such violation, it being the intention of the parties hereto that the running of the applicable post-termination restriction period shall be tolled during any period of such violation.
(g)      Rights and Remedies upon Breach . The Executive acknowledges and agrees that any breach by him of any of the provisions of Sections 7 and 8 (the “Restrictive Covenants”) would result in irreparable injury and damage for which money damages would not provide an adequate remedy. Therefore, if the Executive breaches, or threatens to commit a breach of, any of the provisions of the Restrictive Covenants, the Company and its affiliates shall have the following rights and remedies, each of which rights and remedies shall be independent of the other and severally enforceable, and all of which rights and remedies shall be in addition to, and not in lieu of, any other rights and remedies available to the Company and its affiliates, under law or in equity (including, without limitation, the recovery of damages):
(i)      the right and remedy to have the Restrictive Covenants specifically enforced (without posting bond and without the need to prove damages) by any court of competent jurisdiction, including, without limitation, the right to an entry against the Executive of restraining orders and injunctions (preliminary, mandatory, temporary and permanent) against violations, threatened or actual, and whether or not then continuing, of such covenants; and
(ii)      the right and remedy to require the Executive to account for and pay over to the Company and its affiliates all compensation, profits, monies, accruals, increments or other benefits (collectively, “ Benefits ”) derived or received by him as the result of any transactions



constituting a breach of the Restrictive Covenants, and the Executive shall account for and pay over such Benefits to the Company and, if applicable, its affected affiliates.
(h)      If any court or other decision-maker of competent jurisdiction determines that any of the Restrictive Covenants, or any part thereof, is unenforceable because of the duration, scope of activities or geographical scope of such provision, then, after such determination has become final and unappealable, the duration or scope of such provision, as the case may be, shall be reduced so that such provision becomes enforceable and, in its reduced form, such provision shall then be enforceable and shall be enforced
9.      INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY . Executive shall promptly disclose to the Company or any successor or assign, and grant to the Company and its successors and assigns without any separate remuneration or compensation other than that received by him in the course of his employment, his entire right, title and interest in and to any and all inventions, developments, discoveries, models, or business plans or opportunities, or any other intellectual property of any type or nature whatsoever (“ Intellectual Property ”), developed by him during the period of his employment by the Company and whether developed by him during or after business hours, or alone or in connection with others, that is in any way related to the business of the Company, its successors or assigns. This provision shall not apply to books or articles authored by the Executive during non-work hours, consistent with his obligations under this Agreement, so long as such books or articles (a) are not funded in whole or in part by the Company, and (b) do not contain any Confidential Information or Intellectual Property of the Company. The Executive agrees, at the Company’s expense, to take all steps necessary or proper to vest title to all such Intellectual Property in the Company, and cooperate fully and assist the Company in any litigation or other proceedings involving any such Intellectual Property.
10.      EQUITABLE RELIEF . The Executive acknowledges and agrees that, notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, including without limitation Section 11 hereof, upon any breach by the Executive of his obligations under Sections 7, 8 or 9 hereof, the Company will have no adequate remedy at law, and accordingly shall be immediately entitled to specific performance and other appropriate injunctive and equitable relief in a court of competent jurisdiction.
11.      ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION (“ADR”) POLICY AND PROCEDURE
(a)      Coverage . Except as otherwise expressly provided in this or by law, this ADR Policy and Procedure is the sole and exclusive method by which the Executive and the Company are required to resolve any and all disputes arising out of or related to the Executive’s employment with the Company or the termination of that employment, each of which is referred to as “Employment-Related Dispute”, including, but not limited to, disputes arising out of or related to any of the following subjects:
•    Compensation or other terms or conditions of the Executive’s employment; or




•    Application or enforcement of any Company program or policy to the Executive; or

•    Any disciplinary action or other adverse employment decision of the Company or any statement related to the Executive’s employment, performance or termination; or

•    Any policy of the Company or any agreement between the Executive and the Company; or

•    Disputes over the arbitrability of any controversy or claim which arguably is or may be subject to this ADR Policy and Procedure; or

•    Claims arising out of or related to any current or future federal, state or local civil rights laws, fair employment laws, wage and hour laws, fair labor or employment standards laws, laws against discrimination, equal pay laws, wage and salary payment laws, plant or facility closing or layoff laws, laws in regard to employment benefits or protections, family and medical leave laws, and whistleblower laws, including by way of example, but not limited to, the federal Civil Rights Acts of 1866, 1871, 1964 and 1991, the Pregnancy Discrimination Act of 1978, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, the Equal Pay Act of 1963, the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993, and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1978, as they have been or may be amended from time to time; or
•    Any other dispute arising out of or related to the Executive’s employment or its termination.
(b)      Step 1: Negotiation . The Executive and the Company shall attempt in good faith to negotiate a resolution of any Employment-Related Dispute.
(c)      Step 2: Mediation . If an Employment-Related Dispute cannot be settled through negotiation and remains unresolved 15 days after it asserted, the Executive or the Company may submit the dispute to mediation and the parties shall attempt in good faith to resolve the dispute by mediation, under the mediation procedure of JAMS or the American Arbitration Association (“AAA”). The choice of the JAMS or AAA mediation procedure shall be made by the party initiating mediation. Unless the Parties agree otherwise in writing, the mediation shall be conducted by a single mediator, and the mediator shall be selected from an appropriate JAMS or AAA panel pursuant to the JAMS or AAA rules, respectively. The mediation shall be conducted in New York City, New York. Unless the Parties agree otherwise, the cost of the mediator's professional fees and expenses and any reasonable administrative fee will be shared and paid equally by the Parties, and each Party shall bear its own attorneys’ fees and costs of the mediation.
(d)      Step 3: Binding Arbitration . If an Employment-Related Dispute cannot be settled through mediation and remains unresolved 45 days after the appointment of a



mediator, the Executive or the Company may submit the dispute to arbitration and the dispute shall be settled in arbitration by a single arbitrator in accordance with the applicable rules for arbitration of employment disputes of JAMS or the AAA in effect at the time of the submission to arbitration. The choice of JAMS or AAA arbitration rules shall be made by the Party initiating arbitration. The arbitration shall be conducted in the city and state in which the Company office is located in which the Executive work(ed). The arbitrator shall not have the authority to alter or amend any lawful policy, procedure or practice of the Company or agreement to which the Company is a party or the substantive rights or defenses of either Party under any statute, contract, constitution or common law. Each Party shall be responsible for its own attorneys' fees and other costs, fees and expenses, if any, with respect to its conduct of the arbitration. The administrative cost of the arbitration, including any reasonable administrative fee and arbitrator's fees and expenses, shall be shared equally and paid by the Parties. The arbitrator is expressly empowered to award reasonable attorneys' fees and expenses to the prevailing party as well as all other remedies to which either party would be entitled if the dispute were resolved in court. The decision and award of the arbitrator is final and binding. The arbitrator shall promptly issue a written decision in support of his/his award. Judgment upon the award rendered by the arbitrator may be entered in any court of competent jurisdiction, and the award may be confirmed and enforced in any such court. The Federal Arbitration Act or any applicable state law shall govern the application and enforcement of the provisions of this section.
(e)      Provisional Remedies . The Executive or the Company may file a complaint or commence a court action to obtain an injunction to enforce the provisions of this ADR Policy and Procedure, or to seek a temporary restraining order or preliminary injunction or other provisional relief to maintain the status quo or in aid of or pending the application or enforcement of this ADR Policy and Procedure. Despite such complaint or action, the parties shall continue to participate in good faith in this ADR Policy and Procedure.
(f)      Administrative Agencies . Nothing in this ADR Policy and Procedure is intended to prevent you from filing a complaint or charge with any administrative agency, including, but not limited to, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and the National Labor Relations Board.
(g)      At-Will Employment/Waiver of Jury or Court Trial . This ADR Policy and Procedure does not alter the terms and conditions of the Executive’s employment pursuant to this Agreement. Nothing in this ADR Policy and Procedure limits in any way the Executive’s right or the Company's right to terminate the Executive’s employment at any time consistent with the terms of the Agreement. This ADR Policy and Procedure does not require the Executive or Company to start the arbitration process before taking action of any kind, including without limitation the termination of the Executive’s employment. This Policy waives any right that the Executive or the Company may have to a jury trial or a court trial of any Employment-Related Dispute (except as provided above in Sections 10 or 11(e) for a court to issue provisional or equitable remedies).
(h)      ADR Agreement and Savings Provision .



(i)      The Executive and the Company agree that this ADR Policy and Procedure shall mandatorily apply and be the sole and exclusive method by which both the Executive and the Company are required to resolve any and all Employment-Related Disputes, to the fullest extent permitted and not prohibited or restricted by law. In the event the Company pursues remedies against the Executive pursuant to this Section 11 and is not awarded substantially the relief sought by the Company, the Company shall reimburse the Executive for reasonable attorneys fees related to such matter.
(ii)      Should any provision of this ADR Policy and Procedure be held invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the Executive and the Company agree that it shall be deemed to be modified so that its purpose can lawfully be effectuated and the balance of this ADR Policy and Procedure shall remain in full force and effect. The Executive and the Company further agree that the provisions of this ADR Policy and Procedure shall be deemed severable and the invalidity or enforceability of any provision of the Agreement shall not affect the validity or enforceability of the provisions of this Section 11.
12.      COOPERATION IN FUTURE MATTERS . The Executive hereby agrees that for a period of eighteen (18) months following his termination of employment, he shall cooperate fully with the Company’s reasonable requests relating to matters that pertain to the Executive’s employment by the Company, including, without limitation, providing information or limited consultation as to such matters, participating in legal proceedings, investigations or audits on behalf of the Company, or otherwise making himself reasonably available to the Company for other related purposes. Any such cooperation shall be performed at scheduled times taking into consideration the Executive’s other commitments, and the Executive shall be reimbursed by the Company for any out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Executive in connection with such cooperation. The Executive shall not be required to perform such cooperation to the extent it conflicts with any requirements of exclusivity of services for another employer or otherwise, nor in any manner that in the good faith belief of the Executive would conflict with his rights under or ability to enforce this Agreement.
13.      RETURN OF PROPERTY. On the date of the Executive’s termination of employment with the Company for any reason (or at any time prior thereto at the Company’s request), the Executive will promptly return all property belonging to the Company or any of its affiliates.
14.      GENERAL .
(a)      Notices . All notices and other communications hereunder shall be in writing or by written telecommunication, and shall be deemed to have been duly given if delivered personally or if sent by overnight courier or by certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, to the relevant address set forth below, or to such other address as the recipient of such notice or communication shall have specified in writing to the other party hereto, in accordance with this Section 13(a).
If to the Company, to:
American Realty Capital Properties
Operating Partnership, L.P.
405 Park Avenue, 12
th Floor



New York, NY 10022
Attn: Brian Block
Email: bblock@arlcap.com
If to Executive, at his last residence shown on the records of the Company.
(b)      Severability . If any provision of this Agreement is or becomes invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect under any law, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions hereof shall not in any way be affected or impaired.
(c)      Waivers .
(i)      No delay or omission by either party hereto in exercising any right, power or privilege hereunder shall impair such right, power or privilege, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any such right, power or privilege preclude any further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or privilege.
(ii)      Except as expressly set forth in this Agreement, Executive shall not be entitled to and the Company shall not be responsible to the Executive for any remuneration or benefits on behalf of Executive’s services to the Company, his employment or the termination of such employment.
(d)      Counterparts . This Agreement may be executed in multiple counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument. In making proof of this Agreement, it shall not be necessary to produce or account for more than one such counterpart.
(e)      Assigns . This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Company’s successors and assigns and the Executive’s personal or legal representatives, executors, administrators, heirs, distributees, devisees and legatees. This Agreement shall not be assignable by the Executive, it being understood and agreed that this is a contract for the Executive’s personal services. This Agreement shall not be assignable by the Company, except that the Company may assign it to an affiliate of the Company and shall assign it in connection with a transaction involving the succession by a third party to all or substantially all of the Company’s business and/or assets (whether direct or indirect and whether by purchase, merger, consolidation, liquidation or otherwise). When assigned to a successor, the assignee shall assume this Agreement and expressly agree to perform this Agreement in the same manner and to the same extent as the Company would be required to perform it in the absence of such an assignment and the Company shall be released of all obligations hereunder. For all purposes under this Agreement, the term “Company” shall include any successor to the Company’s business and/or assets that executes and delivers the assumption agreement described in the immediately preceding sentence or that becomes bound by this Agreement by operation of law.
(f)      Entire Agreement . This Agreement contains the entire understanding of the parties, supersedes all prior agreements and understandings, whether written or oral, relating to the subject matter hereof and may not be amended except by a written instrument hereafter signed by



the Executive and the Chief Executive Officer or a duly authorized representative of the Company (other than the Executive).
(g)      Governing Law . This Agreement and the performance and enforcement hereof shall be construed and governed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York without regard to any choice of law or conflict of law principles, rules or provisions (whether of the State of New York or any other jurisdiction) that would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than the State of New York.
(h)      Construction . The language used in this Agreement shall be deemed to be the language chosen by the parties to express their mutual intent, and no rule of strict construction shall be applied against any party. The headings of sections of this Agreement are for convenience of reference only and shall not affect its meaning or construction. Whenever any word is used herein in one gender, it shall be construed to include the other gender, and any word used in the singular shall be construed to include the plural in any case in which it would apply and vice versa. Any references herein to “you” or “your” shall refer to the Executive.
(i)      Payments and Exercise of Rights after Death . Any amounts payable hereunder after the Executive’s death shall be paid to the Executive’s designated beneficiary or beneficiaries, whether received as a designated beneficiary or by will or the laws of descent and distribution. The Executive may designate a beneficiary or beneficiaries for all purposes of this Agreement, and may change at any time such designation, by notice to the Company making specific reference to this Agreement. If no designated beneficiary survives the Executive or the Executive fails to designate a beneficiary for purposes of this Agreement prior to his death, all amounts thereafter due hereunder shall be paid, as and when payable, to his spouse, if she survives the Executive, and otherwise to his estate.
(j)      Consultation with Counsel . The Executive acknowledges that he has had a full and complete opportunity to consult with counsel or other advisers of his own choosing concerning the terms, enforceability and implications of this Agreement, that the Company has not made any representations or warranties to the Executive concerning the terms, enforceability and implications of this Agreement other than as are reflected in this Agreement, and that the Executive’s execution of this Agreement is knowing and voluntary.
(k)      Withholding . Any payments provided for in this Agreement shall be paid net of any applicable income tax withholding required under federal, state or local law.
(l)      Section 409A .
(i)      Although the Company does not guarantee the tax treatment of any payments under the Agreement, the intent of the Parties is that the payments and benefits under this Agreement be exempt from, or comply with, Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “ Code ”), and all Treasury Regulations and guidance promulgated thereunder (“ Code Section 409A ”) and to the maximum extent permitted the Agreement shall be limited, construed and interpreted in accordance with such intent. In no event whatsoever shall the Company or its affiliates or their respective officers, directors, employees or agents be liable



for any additional tax, interest or penalties that may be imposed on Executive by Code Section 409A or damages for failing to comply with Code Section 409A.
(ii)      Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement to the contrary, to the extent that any reimbursement of expenses constitutes “deferred compensation” under Code Section 409A, such reimbursement shall be provided no later than December 31 of the year following the year in which the expense was incurred (or, where applicable, no later than such earlier time required by the Agreement). The amount of expenses reimbursed in one year shall not affect the amount eligible for reimbursement in any subsequent year. The amount of any in-kind benefits provided in one year shall not affect the amount of in-kind benefits provided in any other year.
(iii)      For purposes of Code Section 409A (including, without limitation, for purposes of Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-2(b)(2)(iii)), the right to receive payments in the form of installment payments shall be treated as a right to receive a series of separate payments and, accordingly, each installment payment shall at all times be considered a separate and distinct payment. Whenever a payment under this Agreement may be paid within a specified period, the actual date of payment within the specified period shall be within the sole discretion of the Company.
(iv)      Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement to the contrary, if at the time of Executive’s separation from service (as defined in Code Section 409A), Executive is a “Specified Employee”, then the Company will defer the payment or commencement of any nonqualified deferred compensation subject to Code Section 409A payable upon separation from service (without any reduction in such payments or benefits ultimately paid or provided to Executive) until the date that is six (6) months following separation from service or, if earlier, the earliest other date as is permitted under Code Section 409A (and any amounts that otherwise would have been paid during this deferral period will be paid in a lump sum on the day after the expiration of the six (6) month period or such shorter period, if applicable). Executive will be a “Specified Employee” for purposes of this Agreement if, on the date of Executive’s separation from service, Executive is an individual who is, under the method of determination adopted by the Company designated as, or within the category of executives deemed to be, a “Specified Employee” within the meaning and in accordance with Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-1(i). The Company shall determine in its sole discretion all matters relating to who is a “Specified Employee” and the application of and effects of the change in such determination.
(v)      Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement or elsewhere to the contrary, a termination of employment shall not be deemed to have occurred for purposes of any provision of this Agreement providing for the payment of any amounts or benefits that constitute “non-qualified deferred compensation” within the meaning of Code Section 409A upon or following a termination of the Employee’s employment unless such termination is also a “separation from service” within the meaning of Code Section 409A and, for purposes of any such provision of this Agreement, references to a “termination,” “termination of employment” or



like terms shall mean “separation from service” and the date of such separation from service shall be the date of termination for purposes of any such payment or benefits.
(m)      Survival . Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement or elsewhere to the contrary, the provisions of Sections 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13 and 14 shall survive the termination of this Agreement.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, and intending to be legally bound hereby, the parties hereto have caused this Employment Agreement to be duly executed as of the date first above written.


AMERICAN REALTY CAPITAL PROPERTIES
OPERATING PARTNERSHIP, L.P.

By:
/s/ David S. Kay
Name: David S. Kay
Title: President, American Realty Capital Properties, Inc.



Executive

By:
/s/ Richard A. Silfen
Richard A. Silfen





EXHIBIT A

GENERAL RELEASE AND WAIVER AGREEMENT
This General Release and Waiver Agreement (the “General Release”) is made as of the ___ day of ______________, 20_ by __________________ (the “Executive”),
WHEREAS, the Executive and American Realty Capital Properties Operating Partnership, L.P. (the “Company”) have entered into an Employment Agreement (the “Agreement”) dated as of ____________________, 2013 that provides for certain compensation and severance amounts upon his termination of employment; and
WHEREAS, the Executive has agreed, pursuant to the terms of the Agreement, to execute a release and waiver in the form set forth in this General Release and Waiver Agreement in consideration of the Company’s agreement to provide the compensation and severance amounts upon his termination of employment set out in the Agreement; and
WHEREAS, the Executive has incurred a termination of employment effective as of _______________, 20_; and
WHEREAS, the Company and the Executive desire to settle all rights, duties and obligations between them, including without limitation all such rights, duties, and obligations arising under the Agreement or otherwise out of the Executive’s employment by the Company.
NOW THEREFORE, intending to be legally bound and for good and valid consideration the sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the Executive agrees as follows:
1.      RELEASE. In consideration of the Agreement and for the payments to be made pursuant to the Agreement:
(d)      Executive knowingly and voluntarily releases, acquits and forever discharges the Company, and any and all of its past and present owners, parents, affiliated entities, divisions, subsidiaries and each of their respective stockholders, members, predecessors, successors, assigns, managers, agents, directors, officers, employees, representatives, attorneys, employee benefit plans and plan fiduciaries, and each of them (collectively, the “Releasees”) from any and all charges, complaints, claims, liabilities, obligations, promises, agreements, damages, causes of action, suits, rights, costs, losses, debts and expenses of any nature whatsoever, known or unknown, suspected or unsuspected, foreseen or unforeseen, matured or unmatured, against them which the Executive or any of his heirs, executors, administrators, successors and assigns (“Executive Persons”) ever had, now has or at any time hereafter may have, own or hold by reason of any matter, fact, or cause whatsoever from the beginning of time up to and including the effective date of this General Release (hereinafter referred to as the “Executive’s Claims”), including without limitation: (i) any claims arising out of or related to any federal, state and/or local labor or civil rights laws including, without limitation, the federal Civil Rights Acts of 1866, 1871, 1964 and 1991, the Rehabilitation Act, the Pregnancy Discrimination Act of 1978, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, as amended by,



inter alia , the Older Workers Benefit Protection Act of 1990, the National Labor Relations Act, the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act, the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, as they may be or have been amended from time to time, and any and all other federal, state or local laws, regulations or constitutions covering the same or similar subject matters; and (ii) any and all other of the Executive’s Claims arising out of or related to any contract, any and all other federal, state or local constitutions, statutes, rules or regulations, or under any common law right of any kind whatsoever, or under the laws of any country or political subdivision, including, without limitation, any of the Executive’s Claims for any kind of tortious conduct (including but not limited to any claim of defamation or distress), breach of the Agreement, violation of public policy, promissory or equitable estoppel, breach of the Company’s policies, rules, regulations, handbooks or manuals, breach of express or implied contract or covenants of good faith, wrongful discharge or dismissal, and/or failure to pay in whole or part any compensation, bonus, incentive compensation, overtime compensation, severance pay or benefits of any kind whatsoever, including disability and medical benefits, back pay, front pay or any compensatory, special or consequential damages, punitive or liquidated damages, attorneys’ fees, costs, disbursements or expenses, or any other claims of any nature; and all claims under any other federal, state or local laws relating to employment, except in any case to the extent such release is prohibited by applicable federal, state and/or local law.
(e)      The Executive acknowledges that she is aware that she may later discover facts in addition to or different from those which she now knows or believes to be true with respect to the subject matter of this Release, but it is his intention to fully and finally forever settle and release any and all matters, disputes, and differences, known or unknown, suspected and unsuspected, which now exist, may later exist or may previously have existed between himself and the Releasees or any of them, and that in furtherance of this intention, the Executive’s general release given herein shall be and remain in effect as a full and complete general release notwithstanding discovery or existence of any such additional or different facts.
(f)      Executive represents that she has not filed or permitted to be filed and will not file against the Releasees, any claim, complaints, charges, arbitration or lawsuits and covenants and agrees that she will not seek or be entitled to any personal recovery in any court or before any governmental agency, arbitrator or self-regulatory body against any of the Releasees arising out of any matters set forth in Section 1(a) hereof. If Executive has or should file a claim, complaint, charge, grievance, arbitration, lawsuit or similar action, she agrees to remove, dismiss or take similar action to eliminate such claim, complaint, charge, grievance, arbitration, lawsuit or similar action within five (5) days of signing this Termination Release.
(g)      Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Termination Release is not intended to interfere with Executive’s right to file a charge with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (hereinafter referred to as the “EEOC”) in connection with any claim she believes she may have against the Company. However, Executive hereby agrees to waive the right to recover money damages in any proceeding she may bring before the EEOC or any other similar body or in any proceeding brought by the EEOC or any other similar body on his behalf. This General Release



does not release, waive or give up any claim for workers’ compensation benefits, indemnification rights, vested retirement or welfare benefits she is entitled to under the terms of the Company’s retirement and welfare benefit plans, any other vested shares, equity or benefits or indemnification arrangements, as in effect from time to time, any right to unemployment compensation that Executive may have, or his right to enforce his rights under the Agreement.
2.      CONFIRMATION OF OBLIGATIONS. Executive hereby confirms and agrees to his continuing obligation under the Agreement after termination of employment not to directly or indirectly disclose to third parties or use any Confidential Information (as defined in the Agreement) that she may have acquired, learned, developed, or created by reason of his employment with the Company.
3.      CONFIDENTIALITY; NO COMPETITION; NONSOLICITATION.
(f)      Executive hereby confirms and agrees to his confidentiality, nonsolicitation and non-competition obligations pursuant to the Agreement and his duty of loyalty and fiduciary duty to the Company under applicable statutory or common law.
(g)      The Executive and the Company each agree to keep the terms of this General Release confidential and shall not disclose the fact or terms to third parties, except as required by applicable law or regulation or by court order or, as to the Company, in the normal course of its business; provided, however, that Executive may disclose the terms of this General Release to members of his immediate family, his attorney or counselor, and persons assisting her in financial planning or tax preparation, provided these people agree to keep such information confidential.
4.      NO DISPARAGEMENT. Each of the Executive and the Company agree not to disparage the other, including making any statement or comments or engaging in any conduct that is disparaging toward the Company (including the Releasees and each of them) or the Executive, as the case may be, whether directly or indirectly, by name or innuendo; provided , however , that nothing in this General Release shall restrict communications protected as privileged under federal or state law to testimony or communications ordered and required by a court, in arbitration or by an administrative agency of competent jurisdiction.
5.      REMEDIES FOR BREACH. In the event that either Party breaches, violates, fails or refuses to comply with any of the provisions, terms or conditions or any of the warranties or representations of this Agreement (the “Breach”), in its sole discretion the non-breaching Party shall recover against the breaching Party damages, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, accruing to the non-breaching Party as a consequence of the Breach. Regardless of and in addition to any right to damages the non-breaching Party may have, the non-breaching Party shall be entitled to injunctive relief. The provisions of Paragraphs 1, 2, 3 and 4 hereof are material and critical terms of this Agreement, and the Executive agrees that, if she breaches any of the provisions of these paragraphs, the Company shall be entitled to injunctive relief against the Executive regardless of and in addition to any other remedies which are available.



6.      NO RELIANCE. Neither the Executive nor the Company is relying on any representations made by the other (including any of the Releasees) regarding this
General Release or the implications thereof.
7.      MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS.
(a)      This General Release contains the entire agreement between the Company and the Executive and supersedes any and all prior agreements, arrangements, negotiations, discussions or understandings between the Parties relating to the subject matter hereof. No oral understanding, statements, promises or inducements contrary to the terms of this General Release exist. This General Release cannot be changed or terminated orally. Should any provision of this General Release be held invalid, illegal or unenforceable, it shall be deemed to be modified so that its purpose can lawfully be effectuated and the balance of this General Release shall be enforceable and remain in full force and effect.
(b)      This General Release shall extend to, be binding upon, and inure to the benefit of the Parties and their respective successors, heirs and assigns.
(c)      This General Release shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, without regard to any choice of law or conflict of law, principles, rules or provisions (whether of the State of New York or any other jurisdiction) that would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than the State of New York.
(d)      This General Release may be executed in any number of counterparts each of which when so executed shall be deemed to be an original and all of which when taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement.
8.      EFFECTIVE DATE/REVOCATION. The Executive may revoke this General Release in writing at any time during a period of seven (7) calendar days after his execution of this General Release (the “Revocation Period”). This General Release shall be effective and enforceable automatically on the date of actual receipt by the Chief Operating Officer of the Company of the Certificate of Non-Revocation of the General Release Agreement (the form of which is attached hereto as Attachment A) executed and dated by the Executive at least one (1) calendar day after expiration of the Revocation Period (the “Effective Date”). The Agreement is deemed revoked unless the Executive signs and delivers to the Chief Operating Officer of the Company within five (5) calendar days after the Revocation Period, the Certificate of Non-Revocation of the General Release Agreement. If the Executive revokes this General Release, no severance or any other payment pursuant to the Agreement or otherwise shall be due or payable by the Company to the Executive.
9.      ACKNOWLEDGEMENT. In signing this General Release, the Executive acknowledges that:
(a)      The Executive has read and understands the Agreement and the General Release and the Executive is hereby advised in writing to consult with an attorney prior to signing this General Release;



(b)      The Executive has consulted with his attorney, and she has signed the General Release knowingly and voluntarily and understands that the General Release contains a full and final release of all of the Executive’s claims;
(c)      The Executive is aware and is hereby advised that the Executive has the right to consider this General Release for twenty-one (21) calendar days before signing it (or in the event of a group termination program forty-five (45) days), and that if the Executive signs this Agreement prior to the expiration of the twenty-one (21) calendar days (or 45 days, if applicable), the Executive is waiving the right freely, knowingly and voluntarily; and
(d)      The General Release is not made in connection with an exit incentive or other employee separation program offered to a group or class of employees.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Executive has executed this General Release as of the day and year first above written.
_________________________________





Exhibit 10.50
AGREEMENT OF PURCHASE AND SALE
among
THE SELLERS NAMED HEREIN
and
BRE DDR RETAIL HOLDINGS III LLC

Dated as of June 11, 2014


    


        

TABLE OF CONTENTS
 
 
 
Page
Exhibits
 
6
 
 
 
 
ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS
6
 
Section 1.1
Defined Terms
6
 
Section 1.2
Certain References
24
 
 
 
 
ARTICLE II SALE, CONSIDERATION AND CLOSING
25
 
Section 2.1
Sale of Assets
25
 
Section 2.2
Purchase Price
27
 
Section 2.3
Assumed Loan Properties
27
 
Section 2.4
Cash Deposit
29
 
Section 2.5
Interest Bearing
30
 
Section 2.6
Independent Consideration
30
 
Section 2.7
Allocated Purchase Price
30
 
Section 2.8
Date and Manner of Closing
31
 
Section 2.9
Withholding
31
 
 
 
 
ARTICLE III REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES AND COVENANTS OF THE SELLERS
31
 
Section 3.1
General Seller Representations and Warranties.
31
 
Section 3.2
Representations and Warranties of the Sellers as to the Assets
32
 
Section 3.3
Covenants of Each of the Sellers Prior to Closing
37
 
Section 3.4
Tenant Estoppels
41
 
Section 3.5
Material Property Agreement Estoppels
42
 
Section 3.6
Buyer’s Knowledge of Inaccuracies prior to Closing
43
 
Section 3.7
Cooperating with Financing
44
 
 
 
 
ARTICLE IV REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES AND COVENANTS OF THE BUYER
45
 
Section 4.1
Representations and Warranties of the Buyer
45
 
Section 4.2
Covenants of the Buyer
47
 
 
 
 
ARTICLE V CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO CLOSING
47
 
Section 5.1
Conditions Precedent to the Sellers’ Obligations
47
 
Section 5.2
Conditions Precedent to the Buyer’s Obligations
49
 
 
 
 
ARTICLE VI CLOSING DELIVERIES
51
 
Section 6.1
Buyer Deliveries
51
 
Section 6.2
Seller Deliveries
53
 
 
 
 






ARTICLE VII INSPECTION
56
 
Section 7.1
General Right of Inspection
56
 
Section 7.2
Examination
56
 
Section 7.3
Releases
57
 
 
 
 
ARTICLE VIII TITLE AND PERMITTED EXCEPTIONS
59
 
Section 8.1
Permitted Exceptions
59
 
Section 8.2
Title Report
59
 
Section 8.3
Use of Balance of the Purchase Price to Discharge Title Exceptions
59
 
Section 8.4
Inability to Convey
59
 
Section 8.5
Rights in Respect of Inability to Convey
60
 
Section 8.6
Required Removal Exceptions.
60
 
Section 8.7
Buyer’s Right to Accept Title
61
 
Section 8.8
Cooperation
61
 
Section 8.9
Rights of First Refusal
61
 
Section 8.10
Uncured Title Objections
62
 
 
 
 
ARTICLE IX TRANSACTION COSTS; RISK OF LOSS
62
 
Section 9.1
Transaction Costs
62
 
Section 9.2
Risk of Loss.
63
 
 
 
 
ARTICLE X ADJUSTMENTS
64
 
Section 10.1
Fixed Rents, Additional Rents and CAM Charges
64
 
Section 10.2
Taxes and Assessments
66
 
Section 10.3
Utility Charges
66
 
Section 10.4
Contracts
67
 
Section 10.5
Miscellaneous Revenues
67
 
Section 10.6
Security Deposits
67
 
Section 10.7
Leasing Costs
67
 
Section 10.8
Other
67
 
Section 10.9
Assumed Loans
68
 
Section 10.1
Net Cash Flow Credit
68
 
Section 10.1
Re-Adjustment
68
 
Section 10.1
Survival
68
 
 
 
 
ARTICLE XI INDEMNIFICATION
68
 
Section 11.1
Indemnification by the Sellers
68
 
Section 11.2
Indemnification by the Buyer
69
 
Section 11.3
Survival
69
 
Section 11.4
Indemnification as Sole Remedy
69
 
Section 11.5
Limitations
69
 
 
 
 

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ARTICLE XII TAX CERTIORARI PROCEEDINGS
70
 
Section 12.1
Prosecution and Settlement of Proceedings
70
 
Section 12.2
Application of Refunds or Savings
70
 
Section 12.3
Survival
70
 
 
 
 
ARTICLE XIII DEFAULT
71
 
Section 13.1
Buyer Default
71
 
Section 13.2
Seller Default
71
 
 
 
 
ARTICLE XIV MISCELLANEOUS
72
 
Section 14.1
Intentionally Omitted
72
 
Section 14.2
Several Liability
72
 
Section 14.3
Brokers
72
 
Section 14.4
Confidentiality; Press Release; IRS Reporting Requirements.
73
 
Section 14.5
Escrow Provisions
73
 
Section 14.6
Successors and Assigns; No Third-Party Beneficiaries
74
 
Section 14.7
Assignment
74
 
Section 14.8
Reserved
75
 
Section 14.9
Additional/Adjacent Land
75
 
Section 14.10
Notices
75
 
Section 14.11
Entire Agreement
77
 
Section 14.12
Amendments
77
 
Section 14.13
No Waiver
77
 
Section 14.14
Governing Law
77
 
Section 14.15
Submission to Jurisdiction
77
 
Section 14.16
WAIVER OF TRIAL BY JURY
78
 
Section 14.17
Severability
78
 
Section 14.18
Section Headings
78
 
Section 14.19
Counterparts
78
 
Section 14.20
Construction
78
 
Section 14.21
Recordation
78
 
Section 14.22
Exclusivity.
78
 
Section 14.23
Books and Records
79
 
Section 14.24
1031 Exchange
79
 
 
 
 
ARTICLE XV JOINDER OF SELLER GUARANTOR
80
 
Section 15.1
Guaranty
80
 
Section 15.2
Representations and Warranties of the Seller Guarantor
81
 
 
 
 
ARTICLE XVI STATE SPECIFIC PROVISIONS
85
 
Section 16.1
Connecticut Law Provisions
85
 
Section 16.2
Minnesota Law Provisions
85

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Section 16.3
Florida Law Provisions
85
 
Section 16.4
Pennsylvania Law Provisions
85
 
Section 16.5
Survival
85
 
 
 
 
Exhibits
 
 
 
Exhibit A
Form of Tenant Estoppel
 
 
Exhibit B
Form of Seller Estoppel
 
 
Exhibit C
Form of Assignment of Leases
 
 
Exhibit D
Form of Assignment of Contracts
 
 
Exhibit E
Intentionally Omitted
 
 
Exhibit F
Form of Tenant Notice
 
 
Exhibit G
Form of Deed
 
 
Exhibit H
Form of Assignment of Asset-Related Property
 
 
Exhibit I
Form of FIRPTA Certificate
 
 
Exhibit J
Form of Owner's Affidavit
 
 
 
 
 
Schedules
 
 
Schedule A
Sellers and Properties
 
Schedule A-1
Site Plans
 
Schedule B-1
Third Party Loans
 
Schedule B-2
Unencumbered Properties
 
Schedule B-3
Assumed Loan Properties and Assumed Loans
 
Schedule B-4
Repaid Loan Properties
 
Schedule C
Intentionally Omitted
 
Schedule D
Anchor Tenants/Major Tenants
 
Schedule E
Intentionally Omitted
 
Schedule F-1
Deferred Purchase Price Agreements
 
Schedule F-2
Deferred Purchase Price Obligations
 
Schedule G
Lease Economic Term Sheets
 
Schedule 2.1(b)(xi)
Purchase Price Holdbacks
 
Schedule 2.1(c)(i)
Environmental Liability Insurance Policy
 
Schedule 2.3(f)
Additional Buyer Items
 
Schedule 2.4
Allocated Cash Deposit
 
Schedule 2.7
Allocated Purchase Price
 
Schedule 3.1(a)
Seller’s Jurisdiction
 
Schedule 3.1(c)
Consents
 
Schedule 3.1(d)
Conflicts
 
Schedule 3.2(c)
New Space Leases
 
Schedule 3.2(c)-1
Subleases with Subtenant Non-disturbance Agreements
 
Schedule 3.2(c)-2
Tenant Improvements and Other Construction Work
 
Schedule 3.2(c)-3
Tenant Inducement Costs
 
Schedule 3.2(c)-4
Landlord and Tenant Defaults
 

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Schedule 3.2(d)
Brokerage Commissions
 
Schedule 3.2(e)
Casualty and Condemnation
 
Schedule 3.2(f)
Litigation
 
Schedule 3.2(n)
Bankruptcy
 
Schedule 3.2(p)-1
Third Party Loans
 
Schedule 3.2(p)-2
Assumed Loan Documents
 
Schedule 3.2(q)
Security Deposits Held by the Sellers
 
Schedule 3.2(r)
Arrearages in Excess of 30 Days
 
Schedule 3.2(s)
Tax Related Proceedings
 
Schedule 3.2(w)
Capital Projects
 
Schedule 3.5(b)
Required Material Property Agreement Estoppels
 
Schedule 8.2
Surveys
 
Schedule 8.9-1
Existing Options
 
Schedule 8.9-2
Option Pad Prices
 
Schedule 10.7(i)
Sellers' Leasing Costs
 
 
 
 
 
Schedules of Subfolders
 
Schedule S-1
Existing Title Policies subfolders
 
Schedule S-2
Space Leases subfolders
 
Schedule S-3
Material Contracts subfolders
 
Schedule S-4
Environmental Reports subfolders
 
Schedule S-5
Assumed Loan Documents subfolders
 
Schedule S-6
Material Property Agreements subfolders
 
Schedule S-7
Deferred Purchase Price Obligations subfolders
 
Schedule S-8
Rent Roll subfolders
 





v




AGREEMENT OF PURCHASE AND SALE
AGREEMENT OF PURCHASE AND SALE, made as of the 11 th day of June, 2014 (the “ Effective Date ”) by and between each of the entities listed in the column entitled “ Sellers ” on Schedule A attached hereto and made a part hereof (individually, a “ Seller ”; collectively, the “ Sellers ”) and BRE DDR RETAIL HOLDINGS III LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “ Buyer ”).
Background
A.     The Sellers are the owners of the land, buildings and other improvements constituting the “ Retail Center ” listed in the column entitled “ Retail Centers ” opposite their names on Schedule A attached hereto and made a part hereof (individually, a “ Retail Center ”; collectively, the “ Retail Centers ”, together with all Additional/Adjacent Land (as defined herein), collectively, the “ Properties ”; each a “ Property ”). The site plans for such Properties (to the extent so attached) are attached hereto as Schedule A-1 , and the legal descriptions for such Properties are as set forth in the respective Existing Title Policy with respect to each Property.
B.     The Properties, together with the Asset-Related Property (as defined below) with respect to each Property shall be referred to herein, collectively, as the “ Assets ” ; each an “ Asset ”.
C.     The Sellers desire to sell to the Buyer, and the Buyer desires to purchase from the Sellers, the Assets on the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth.
AGREEMENT
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements set forth in this Agreement, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereby agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
Section 1.1     Defined Terms . The capitalized terms used herein will have the following meanings:
Additional/Adjacent Land ” shall have the meaning assigned thereto in Section 14.9.
Additional Rent ” shall have the meaning assigned thereto in Section 10.1(a).
Affiliate ” shall mean any Person that directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls, is controlled by or is under common control with another Person. The term “control” shall mean the possession, direct or indirect, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of a Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise, and shall in any event include the ownership or power to

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vote fifty percent (50%) or more of the outstanding equity or voting interests, respectively, of such other Person.
Agreement ” shall mean this Agreement of Purchase and Sale and all amendments hereto, together with the exhibits and schedules attached hereto, as the same may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified, from time to time in accordance with the terms hereof.
Aggregate Monetary Title Exception Limit ” shall have the meaning assigned thereto in Section 8.6.
Allocated Cash Deposit ” shall have the meaning assigned thereto in Section 2.4.
Allocated Purchase Price ” shall have the meaning assigned thereto in Section 2.7.
Anchor Tenants ” shall mean those Tenants listed as “Anchor Tenants” on Schedule D attached hereto.
Anti-Corruption Laws ” shall have the meaning assigned thereto in Section 3.2(g)(iv).
Applicable Law ” means all statutes, laws, common law, rules, regulations, ordinances, codes or other legal requirements of any Governmental Authority, board of fire underwriters and similar quasi-governmental agencies or entities, and any judgment, injunction, order, directive, decree or other judicial or regulatory requirement of any court or Governmental Authority of competent jurisdiction affecting or relating to the Person or property in question.
Approved Exceptions ” means the title exceptions set forth in the Existing Title Policies (other than any Required Removal Exceptions).
Approved Option Notice ” shall have the meaning assigned thereto in Section 8.9(a).
ARCP ” shall mean American Realty Capital Properties, Inc., a Maryland corporation.
Asset-Related Property ” shall have the meaning assigned thereto in Section 2.1(b).
Assets ” shall have the meaning assigned thereto in “Background” paragraph B; provided, that the Assets shall not include any Assets that shall become Excluded Assets.
Assigned Material Property Agreements ” shall have the meaning assigned thereto in Section 6.2(b)(x).
Assignment of Contracts ” shall have the meaning assigned thereto in Section 6.1(b)(ii).

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Assignment of Leases ” shall have the meaning assigned thereto in Section 6.1(b)(i).
Assumed Contracts ” shall have the meaning assigned thereto in Section 4.2(a).
Assumed Loan Documents ” shall mean all documents evidencing, securing or otherwise relating to the Assumed Loans.
Assumed Loan Property Purchaser ” shall mean the Buyer Affiliate Designee designated to acquire title to an Assumed Loan Property and assume the applicable Assumed Loan.
Assumed Loan Property Purchaser Guarantor ” shall have the meaning set forth
in Section 4.1(f).

Assumed Loan Lender Parties ” shall mean all applicable lenders, servicers, special servicers, controlling holders and rating agencies with respect to an Assumed Loan.
Assumed Loan Properties ” shall have the meaning assigned thereto in Section 2.3(a).
Assumed Loans ” shall have the meaning assigned thereto in Section 2.3(a).
Assumption/Defeasance Obligations ” shall mean the covenants and obligations of Buyer under Section 2.3(d), Section 4.2(b) and Section 6.1(c).
Balance of the Purchase Price ” shall have the meaning assigned thereto in Section 2.2(c).
Bill of Sale ” shall have the meaning assigned thereto in Section 6.2(b)(ii).
Books and Records Period ” shall have the meaning assigned thereto in Section 14.23.
Business Day ” shall mean any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which banks are authorized or required by law to be closed in New York City, New York (and, with respect to the scheduling of the inspection of a Property pursuant to Section 7.1, in the state where such Property is located).
Buyer ” shall have the meaning assigned thereto in the Preamble to this Agreement, and shall include the permitted successors and/or assigns of the originally-named Buyer, including any Buyer Affiliate Designee.
Buyer Affiliate Designee ” shall have the meaning assigned thereto in Section 14.7.
Buyer Replacement Guarantor ” shall mean BRE DDR Retail Holdings III LLC, a Delaware limited liability company.
Buyer Representatives ” shall mean (i) Nadeem Meghji, (ii) Phillip Solomond, (iii) Eric Staley, (iv) Luke Petherbridge and (v) Kevin Kessinger.

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Buyer Update Certificate ” shall have the meaning assigned thereto in Section 6.1(d)(v).
Buyer’s Leasing Costs ” shall have the meaning assigned thereto in Section 10.7.
Buyer’s Maximum Liability ” shall have the meaning assigned thereto in Section 11.5(b).
Buyer’s Termination Deadline ” shall have the meaning assigned thereto in Section 3.6.
Buyer-Related Entities ” shall have the meaning assigned thereto in Section 11.1.
CAM Charges ” shall have the meaning assigned thereto in Section 10.1(c).
Cash Deposit ” shall have the meaning assigned thereto in Section 2.4.
Closing ” shall mean consummation of the sale and purchase transaction contemplated by this Agreement and shall include the Initial Closing and the Final Closing, as the context may require.
Closing Date ” shall mean the Initial Closing Date or the Final Closing Date, as the context may require.
Closing Documents ” shall mean any agreement, certificate, instrument or other document delivered pursuant to this Agreement.
Code ” shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
Contracts ” shall mean, collectively, all agreements or contracts of any Seller relating to the ownership, operation, maintenance and management of the relevant Property or any portion thereof.
Covenant Breach ” shall have the meaning assigned thereto in Section 11.1.
Cure ” shall have the meaning assigned thereto in Section 8.3.
Data Room ” shall mean the materials made available to the Buyer not less than two (2) Business Days before the Effective Date at the on-line Project Twister virtual data room maintained by RR Donnelley.
DDR ” shall mean DDR Corp.
DDR Manager ” shall mean DDR.
Deed ” shall have the meaning assigned thereto in Section 6.2(a).

Defeasance/Prepayment Trigger Date ” shall mean October 27, 2014.

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Deferred Purchase Price Agreements ” shall mean the agreements described in Schedule F-1 attached hereto.
Deferred Purchase Price Obligations ” shall mean the contingent payment obligations of certain of the Sellers pursuant to the Deferred Purchase Price Agreements in the amounts determined in accordance with Schedule S-7 .
Effective Date ” shall have the meaning assigned thereto in the Preamble to this Agreement.
Enjoined Properties ” shall have the meaning assigned thereto in Section 5.1(e)
Environmental Claims ” means any claim for reimbursement or remediation expense, contribution, personal injury, property damage or damage to natural resources made by any Governmental Authority or other Person arising from or in connection with the presence or release of any Hazardous Substances over, on, in or under any Property, or the violation of any Environmental Laws with respect to any Property.
Environmental Indemnities ” shall mean any Contract described in clause (vi) of the definition of “Material Contracts”.
Environmental Laws ” means any Applicable Laws which regulate or control (i) Hazardous Substances, pollution, contamination, noise, radiation, water, soil, sediment, air or other environmental media, or (ii) an actual or potential spill, leak, emission, discharge, release or disposal of any Hazardous Substances or other materials, substances or waste into water, soil, sediment, air or any other environmental media, including, without limitation, (A) the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act, 42 U.S.C. § 9601 et seq. (“ CERCLA ”), (B) the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, 42 U.S.C. § 6901 et seq. (“ RCRA ”), (C) the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, 33 U.S.C. § 2601 et seq., (D) the Toxic Substances Control Act, 15 U.S.C. § 2601 et seq., (E) the Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. § 1251 et seq., (F) the Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C. § 7401 et seq., (G) the Hazardous Materials Transportation Act, 49 U.S.C. § 1801 et seq., and (H) the Occupational Safety and Health Act, 29 U.S.C. § 651 et seq. and similar state and local Applicable Law, as amended from time to time, and all regulations, rules and guidance issued pursuant thereto.
Environmental Liabilities ” means any liabilities or obligations of any kind or nature imposed on the Person in question pursuant to any Environmental Laws, including, without limitation, any (i) obligations to manage, control, contain, remove, remedy, respond to, clean up or abate any actual or potential release of Hazardous Substances or other pollution or contamination of any water, soil, sediment, air or other environmental media, whether or not located on any Property and whether or not arising from the operations or activities with respect to any Property, and (ii) liabilities or obligations with respect to the manufacture, generation, formulation, processing, use, treatment, handling, storage, disposal, distribution or transportation of any Hazardous Substances.
Environmental Reports ” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.2(l).
ERISA ” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended from time to time.

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ERISA Affiliate ” shall mean any entity, trade or business (whether or not incorporated) that, together with any Seller, is required to be treated as a single employer under Section 414(b), (c), (m) or (o) of the Code.
Escrow Account ” shall have the meaning assigned thereto in Section 14.5(a).
Escrow Agent ” shall have the meaning assigned thereto in Section 2.4.
Excluded Assets ” means, collectively, the Excluded Title Assets, the Excluded ROFR Assets, the Excluded Enjoined Assets, the Excluded Representation Assets, the Excluded Tenant Estoppel Assets, the Excluded Material Property Agreement Assets, the Excluded Loan Assumption Assets and the Excluded Casualty Assets.
Excluded Casualty Asset ” shall have the meaning assigned thereto in Section 9.2(b)(i).
Excluded Enjoined Asset ” shall have the meaning assigned thereto in Section 5.1(e).
Excluded Loan Assumption Asset ” shall have the meaning assigned thereto in Section 2.3(c).
Excluded Material Property Agreement Asset ” shall have the meaning assigned thereto in Section 3.5(b).
Excluded Representation Asset ” shall have the meaning assigned thereto in Section 5.2(a).
Excluded ROFR Asset ” shall have the meaning assigned thereto in Section 8.9(a).
Excluded Tenant Estoppel Asset ” shall have the meaning assigned thereto in Section 3.4(d).
Excluded Title Asset ” shall have the meaning assigned thereto in Section 8.10(b).
Executive Order ” shall have the meaning assigned thereto in Section 3.2(g)(i).
Existing Options ” shall have the meaning assigned thereto in Section 8.9(a).
Existing Title Policies ” shall mean the existing title insurance policies provided to the Buyer in the Data Room in the subfolders listed in Schedule S-1 , insuring the Sellers’ title in and to the Properties.
Failed Loan Assumption ” shall have the meaning assigned thereto in Section 2.3(c).
Failed Loan Defeasance ” shall mean, at Buyer’s election and subject to the satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Section 2.3(d), a defeasance or prepayment, as

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applicable, by the applicable Seller of a Third Party Loan subject to a Failed Loan Assumption, pursuant to the terms of the applicable Third Party Loan Documents in a manner acceptable to the applicable Assumed Loan Lender Parties, including the execution of such defeasance documents as may be required by such Assumed Loan Lender Parties and reasonably approved by such Seller and the Buyer, and the payment of all Failed Loan Defeasance Costs by Buyer in accordance with Section 2.3(d).
Failed Loan Defeasance Costs ” shall mean, with respect to a Failed Loan Defeasance (i) any fees or charges owed pursuant to the applicable Third Party Loan Documents or otherwise charged in connection with such Failed Loan Defeasance, (ii) all processing fees charged pursuant to the applicable Third Party Loan Documents or otherwise charged by the applicable Assumed Loan Lender Parties in connection with such Failed Loan Defeasance, (iii) any reasonable third-party, out-of-pocket costs and expenses, including reasonable attorney fees, charged by the lender or servicer in connection with such Failed Loan Defeasance, and (iv) as applicable, all costs to provide replacement collateral required to defease, or amounts (including prepayment premiums or penalties) required to prepay, the applicable Third Party Loan, excluding, however , in each case, any fees, costs and expenses relating to matters under the applicable Third Party Loan that are not related to the Failed Loan Defeasance (which shall be the sole responsibility of Sellers) if they relate to matters before the Effective Date or shall be Loan Assumption Costs if they relate to the Loan Assumption Request.
Failed Loan Defeasance Election ” shall have the meaning assigned thereto in Section 2.3(c).
Final Closing ” shall have the meaning assigned thereto in Section 2.8.
Final Closing Date ” shall mean the earlier to occur of (x) the Outside Closing Date and (y) the date on which the closing conditions set forth in Article V have been satisfied or waived with respect to all of the Properties remaining to be sold and purchased pursuant to the terms of this Agreement.
Final Closing Properties ” shall mean all Properties (other than Initial Closing Properties) for which the closing conditions in Article V have been satisfied or waived within ten (10) Business Days prior to the Final Closing Date (other than closing conditions intended to be satisfied at Closing or otherwise on the Final Closing Date).
Financial Information ” shall have the meaning assigned thereto in Section 14.23.
Fixed Rents ” shall have the meaning assigned thereto in Section 10.1(a).
Form Tenant Estoppel ” shall have the meaning assigned thereto in Section 3.4(a).
Government List ” shall have the meaning assigned thereto in Section 3.2(g)(ii).
Governmental Authority ” shall mean any federal, state or local government or other political subdivision thereof, including, without limitation, any agency or entity exercising executive, legislative, judicial, taxing, regulatory or administrative governmental powers or

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functions, in each case to the extent the same has jurisdiction over the Person or Property in question.
Hazardous Substances ” means any hazardous or toxic substances, materials or waste, whether solid, semisolid, liquid or gaseous, including, without limitation, asbestos, polychlorinated biphenyls, petroleum or petroleum by-products, radioactive materials, radon gas and any other material or substance which is defined as or included in the definition of a “hazardous substance”, “hazardous waste”, “toxic waste”, “hazardous material”, “toxic pollutant”, “contaminant”, “pollutant” or “toxic substance” or words of similar import, under any Environmental Law or that could result in the imposition of liability under any Environmental Laws.
Initial Closing ” shall have the meaning assigned thereto in Section 2.8.
Initial Closing Date ” shall have the meaning assigned thereto in Section 2.8.
Initial Closing Properties ” shall mean all of the Properties for which the closing conditions set forth in Article V have been satisfied within ten (10) Business Days of the Initial Closing Date (other than closing conditions intended to be satisfied on the Initial Closing Date).
Independent Consideration ” shall have the meaning assigned thereto in Section 2.6.
IRS ” shall mean the Internal Revenue Service.
IRS Reporting Requirements ” shall have the meaning assigned thereto in Section 14.4(c).
Lease Economic Term Sheets ” shall mean the lease economic terms sheets attached hereto as Schedule G .
Leasing Costs ” shall mean, with respect to a particular Space Lease, all capital costs, expenses incurred for capital improvements, equipment, painting, decorating, partitioning and other items to satisfy the initial construction obligations of the landlord under such Space Lease (including any expenses incurred for architectural or engineering services in respect of the foregoing), “tenant allowances” in lieu of or as reimbursements for the foregoing items, payments made for purposes of satisfying or terminating the obligations of the Tenant under such Space Lease to the landlord under another lease (i.e., lease buyout costs), relocation costs, temporary leasing costs, leasing commissions, brokerage commissions, legal, design and other professional fees and costs, in each case, to the extent the landlord is responsible for the payment of such cost or expense under the relevant Space Lease or any other agreement by the landlord relating to such Space Lease.
Liability Basket ” shall have the meaning assigned thereto in Section 11.5(a).
Licenses and Permits ” shall mean all of the licenses, permits, approvals, qualifications and the like with respect to the Properties required or desirable in connection with the ownership and operation, maintenance and management of the Properties.

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Lien ” shall mean any lien, pledge, charge, security interest, encumbrance, title retention agreement, adverse claim or restriction.
Loan Assumption ” shall mean (i) the transfer of the applicable Assumed Loan Properties to and the assumption of the borrower’s obligations accruing from and after the Closing Date under the Assumed Loans by the applicable Assumed Loan Property Purchaser, (ii) the release of the Sellers and all existing guarantors and indemnitors from all liability under the applicable Third Party Loan Documents other than liabilities accruing from events occurring prior to the Closing Date for which the Sellers and/or any existing guarantors or indemnitors have personal liability pursuant to the terms and conditions of the applicable Third Party Loan Documents, (iii) to the extent the approval of the Assumed Loan Lender Parties is required under the applicable Third Party Loan Documents, the approval of DDR Manager as an acceptable replacement property manager of the applicable Property, and (iv) the approval of the Buyer Replacement Guarantor as a replacement guarantor in substitution of any existing guarantor and/or indemnitor having personal liability for obligations under the Loan Documents accruing from and after the Closing Date.
Loan Assumption Consent ” shall mean the approval of the Loan Assumption by the applicable Assumed Loan Lender Parties, as evidenced by the execution and delivery of the Loan Assumption Documents.
Loan Assumption Costs ” shall mean (i) any assumption, consent or transfer fees owed pursuant to the applicable Assumed Loan Documents or otherwise charged by the Assumed Loan Lender Parties in connection with obtaining the Loan Assumption Consent by Buyer, (ii) all processing fees charged by the Assumed Loan Lender Parties in order for Buyer to submit application packages for each Loan Assumption, (iii) all applicable mortgage taxes, intangible taxes, documentary stamp taxes and recordation charges associated each Loan Assumption, and (iv) any reasonable third-party, out-of-pocket costs and expenses, including reasonable attorney fees, charged by the Assumed Loan Lender Parties in connection with the Loan Assumption, excluding, however , any fees, costs and expenses relating to matters under the Assumed Loans that are not related to the Loan Assumption request (which shall be the sole responsibility of the Sellers if they relate to matters prior the Effective Date or which occur prior to the Closing Date (other than in connection with a Failed Loan Defeasance) and shall be the sole responsibility of the Buyer if they relate to a Failed Loan Defeasance or matters which occur on or after to the Closing Date).
Loan Assumption Documents ” shall mean the assumption documents to be executed by the applicable Seller, the Assumed Loan Property Purchaser as the assumptor and the lender or servicer for such Assumed Loan on behalf of the Assumed Loan Lender Parties.
Losses ” shall have the meaning assigned thereto in Section 11.1.
Major Tenants ” shall mean those Tenants leasing more than 20,000 square feet in the aggregate at an individual Property, and listed as “Major Tenants” on Schedule D attached hereto.
Material Casualty/Condemnation Removal Event ” shall mean:

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(i)
any condemnation or eminent domain proceeding, if the taking of the portion of the Property that is the subject of such proceedings (A) would reasonably be expected to have a Property Material Adverse Effect, (B) results in any Anchor Tenant having the right to terminate its Space Lease, or (C) would cost in excess of ten percent (10%) of the Allocated Purchase Price of such Property to repair or restore, as reasonably determined by Seller and Buyer; and
(ii)
any fire or other casualty, if either (i) the casualty is an uninsured casualty and Sellers, in their sole and absolute discretion, do not elect to cause the damage to be repaired or restored or give Buyer a credit at Closing for such repair or restoration in an amount sufficient to repair or restore as reasonably determined by Buyer, or (ii) such casualty (A) results in any Anchor Tenant having the right to terminate its Space Lease, or (B) would cost in excess of ten percent (10%) of the Allocated Purchase Price of such Property to repair or restore, as reasonably determined by Seller and Buyer.
Material Contracts ” shall mean, with respect to each Seller, the following Contracts:
(i)
each Contract relating to construction, capital expenditures or purchases of material, supplies or equipment that requires (x) aggregate payments by such Seller in excess of $100,000 during its remaining term following the Closing Date or (y) annual aggregate payments by such Seller in excess of $50,000 during the remaining term following the Closing Date;
(ii)
each Contract for the furnishing of management or maintenance services that requires (x) aggregate payments by such Seller in excess of $100,000 during its remaining term following the Closing Date or (y) annual aggregate payments by such Seller in excess of $50,000 during the remaining term following the Closing Date;
(iii)
each Contract pursuant to which such Seller is or may become obligated to pay unpaid brokerage commissions or finder’s fees in connection with any Space Lease affecting such Seller’s Property;
(iv)
each Contract for the lease of personal property or equipment to or from any Person (other than the Tenant under any Space Lease) that requires lease payments by such Seller in excess of (x) $100,000 during its remaining term following the Closing Date or (y) annual aggregate payments in excess of $50,000 during the remaining term following the Closing Date;
(v)
each Contract with respect to the future sale of such Seller’s Property or any portion thereof; and
(vi)
each Contract pursuant to which any Seller receives indemnification from a third party for Environmental Claims or Hazardous Substances.

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Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this definition, “ Material Contracts ” shall not include (1) any Space Lease, (2) any Third Party Loan document; (3) any Material Property Agreement, (4) any purchase and sale agreement pursuant to which a Seller acquired a Property, (5) any Contract that is terminable upon thirty (30) days’ (or less) notice without penalty or premium, (6) any Contract that will be fully satisfied and performed at or prior to the Closing, and (7) any Contract that will be terminated in connection with the Closing pursuant to the terms of this Agreement and at no cost or expense to the Buyer.
Material Property Agreements ” shall mean all reciprocal easement agreements, operation and easement agreements, development agreements, tax increment financing agreements, and payment in lieu of tax agreements, in each case relating to a Property.
Material Property Agreement Estoppel ” shall have the meaning assigned thereto in Section 3.5(a).
Material Property Agreement Estoppel Condition ” shall have the meaning assigned thereto in Section 3.5(b).
Material Property Agreement Parties ” shall have the meaning assigned thereto in Section 10.1(d).
Maximum Net Cash Flow Credit ” shall mean an amount equal to the product of $20,000,000 and a fraction, the numerator of which is equal to the amount by which $1,975,000,000 exceeds the Allocated Purchase Price with respect to all Excluded Assets, and the denominator of which is equal to $1,975,000,000.
Minimum Closing Properties ” shall mean shall mean Properties having Allocated Purchase Prices aggregating to not less than $1,775,000,000.
Money Laundering Laws ” shall have the meaning assigned thereto in Section 3.2(g)(iv).
Monetary Title Exceptions ” shall mean title exceptions affecting any Property which are not Permitted Exceptions and which can be removed by the payment or escrow of liquidated amounts without negotiation or resort to litigation.
NCF Ratio ” shall mean, a fraction, the numerator of which is the Allocated Purchase Price of all of the Properties included in the applicable Closing and the denominator of which is the Allocated Purchase Price of all the Assets (which, for the avoidance of doubt, shall not include any Excluded Assets).
Net Cash Flow Credit ” shall mean, with respect to the applicable Closing, an amount equal to the product of (x) the applicable NCF Ratio and (y) Maximum Net Cash Flow Credit.
New Lease ” shall have the meaning assigned thereto in Section 3.3(d).
Objection Notice ” shall have the meaning assigned thereto in Section 8.2.

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Option Pad Prices ” shall have the meaning assigned thereto in Section 8.9(b).
Option Pads ” shall have the meaning assigned thereto in Section 8.9(b).
Optionee ” shall have the meaning assigned thereto in Section 8.9(a).
Outside Closing Date ” means December 11, 2014 or such other date as may be mutually agreed in writing by the Buyer and the Sellers or required pursuant to the terms of this Agreement.
Owner’s Affidavit ” shall have the meaning assigned thereto in Section 8.8.
Partial Option Properties ” shall have the meaning assigned thereto in Section 8.9(b).
Partial Options ” shall have the meaning assigned thereto in Section 8.9(b).
Permitted Exceptions ” shall mean (i) liens for current real estate taxes which are not yet due and payable, are due and payable but not yet delinquent, or are payable directly to the taxing authorities by a Tenant pursuant to its Space Lease as described in Section 10.2(b), (ii) liens securing the Assumed Loans, (iii) any Approved Exceptions, (iv) rights of tenants under the Space Leases, as tenants only (without any option to purchase, right of first offer or right of first refusal, now in effect and in effect on the Closing Date, other than any Space Lease Option the requirements of which have been complied with in connection with the sale of the applicable Property to the Buyer pursuant to this Agreement), (v) any non-monetary title encumbrance that does not materially adversely impact the use or value of the applicable Property, (vi) any exceptions approved or deemed approved by the Buyer in accordance with this Agreement, (vii) subject to Section 8.2, all matters that an accurate survey of the applicable Property or a physical inspection of the Property would disclose, provided no such matter materially adversely impair the use or value of the applicable Property, (viii) all matters created or caused by or on behalf of, or with the written consent of, the Buyer or any affiliate, agent consultant or representative thereof, (ix) all Applicable Laws, including all environmental, building and zoning restrictions affecting the applicable Property or the ownership, use or operation thereof adopted by any Governmental Authority having jurisdiction over such Property or the ownership, use or operation thereof, and all amendments or additions thereto now in effect or which may be in force and effect after the Effective Date with respect to such Property, (x) all Violations affecting a Property which do not have a Property Material Adverse Effect on such Property, (xi) any public record filings by mechanics, materialmen, or other workmen or suppliers employed and contracted by any Tenant at its own expense to provide services at the Property to the extent such filings are applicable to such Tenant’s leasehold interest only, (xii) Liens securing obligations for which a credit in an amount sufficient to cause such Lien to be removed, together with the fees associated with such removal, will be given to the Buyer at the Closing; (xiii) customary utility easements through which utility service is provided to the applicable Property; (xiv) any financing statements filed on a day more than five (5) years prior to the Closing (without filing of any required continuances) and any financing statements filed against property that does not constitute a portion of the Assets; (xv) any other matter which the Title Company may raise as an exception to title, provided the Title Company will omit the same out of the Title Policy and at

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no cost or expense to Buyer; and (xvi) any other matter which, pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, is deemed a Permitted Exception.
Permitted Representation Changes ” shall mean:
(i)
changes in circumstances or status of Tenants under Space Leases occurring after the Effective Date (e.g., tenant defaults, bankruptcies, or other adverse matters relating to a tenant or any termination of any Lease by the applicable tenant) other than as a result of (1) any landlord default thereunder or (2) a termination or surrender agreed to by any of the Sellers in violation of Section 3.3 occurring after the Effective Date;
(ii)
changes to Schedule 3.2(c) to reflect any New Leases which the Buyer has approved or is deemed to have approved pursuant to the provisions of Section 3.3, and changes to Schedule 3.2(d) to reflect any agreements with brokers (and/or any brokerage or finder’s fees) relating to such New Leases which the Buyer has approved or deemed approved pursuant to the provisions of Section 3.3;
(iii)
updates to the information set forth in the rent rolls and any changes thereto or to any other exhibit or schedule to this Agreement arising after the Effective Date as a result of the matters set forth in clauses (i) or (ii) of this definition;
(iv)
changes to the schedule of litigation set forth on Schedule 3.2(f) with respect to any litigation commenced after the Effective Date and any threatened litigation of which the Sellers first obtained Seller’s Knowledge after the Effective Date;
(v)
the actual, threatened or contemplated commencement of any condemnation proceeding against the Properties after the Effective Date (which matters shall be governed by the provisions of Article IX);
(vi)
the occurrence of any casualty at any of the Properties after the Effective Date (which matters shall be governed by the provisions of Article IX);
(vii)
any notices of special taxes or assessment to be levied or assessed with respect to any Property received by any of the Sellers after the Effective Date;
(viii)
changes after the Effective Date with respect to Contracts permitted by the provisions of Section 3.3(c);
(ix)
defaults (other than defaults by any Seller) under any Material Property Agreement of which the Sellers first obtained Seller’s Knowledge after the Effective Date;
(x)
defaults (other than defaults by any Seller) under any Deferred Purchase Price Agreement which first occur after the Effective Date;

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(xi)
notices of Environmental Claims, Environmental Liabilities or violations of Environmental Laws received by any of the Sellers after the Effective Date, provided the same would not reasonably be expected to result in a Property Material Adverse Effect or a Portfolio Material Adverse Effect; and
(xii)
any pending insolvency proceeding (including bankruptcy, receivership, reorganization, composition or arrangement with creditors (including any assignment for the benefit of creditors) relating to a Tenant of which the Sellers first obtained Seller’s Knowledge after the Effective Date.
Personal Property ” shall have the meaning assigned thereto in Section 2.1(b)(ii).
Person ” shall mean a natural person, partnership, limited partnership, limited liability company, corporation, trust, estate, association, unincorporated association or other entity.
Portfolio Material Adverse Effect ” shall mean, with respect to all of the Properties taken as a whole, any one or more events or conditions, the cumulative effect of which, in the aggregate when combined with all other such events or conditions, results in a material adverse effect on the value, use, business, condition (financial or otherwise), prospects or results of operations of the Properties taken as a whole.
Properties ” shall have the meaning assigned thereto in “Background” paragraph A.
Property Material Adverse Effect ” shall mean, with respect to any individual Property, any one or more events or conditions with respect to such Property, the cumulative effect of which, in the aggregate when combined with all other such events or conditions with respect to such Property, results in an material adverse effect on the value, use, business, condition (financial or otherwise), prospects or results of operations of such Property.
Property Monetary Title Exception Limit ” shall have the meaning assigned thereto in Section 8.6.
Purchase Price ” shall have the meaning assigned thereto in Section 2.2(a).
Purchase Price Allocation ” shall have the meaning assigned thereto in Section 2.7.
Purchase Price Holdbacks ” shall have the meaning assigned thereto described in Schedule 2.1(b)(xi) .
Qualified Tenant Estoppel Certificate ” shall mean, with respect to any Tenant, a signed Tenant Estoppel from such Tenant dated not earlier than the Effective Date (subject to (a) non-material modification thereof, (b) such Tenant making note of items which constitute Permitted Exceptions, (c) modifications thereof to conform the same to the applicable Space Lease or other information, in each case, as posted in the Data Room in the subfolders listed in Schedule S-2 , (d) such Tenant making an assertion that there are amounts due from or

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obligations to be performed by the Sellers to such Tenant allocable to periods prior to the Closing and which the Sellers either pay or perform in all material respects on or before Closing (with the Buyer receiving reasonably acceptable evidence of such payment or performance on or before the Closing) or with respect to which the Sellers provide the Buyer with a credit against the Purchase Price at the Closing, (e) such Tenant referencing tenant defaults or breaches or other matters disclosed in writing to the Buyer by the Sellers on or prior to the Effective Date by schedule to this Agreement, including Schedule 3.2(c)-4 , and (f) such Tenant reserving any and all rights under its Space Lease provided that such Tenant Estoppel does not disclose: (i) any material default by the applicable landlord or Tenant not disclosed in writing to the Buyer by the Sellers on or prior to the Effective Date by schedule to this Agreement, including Schedule 3.2(c)-4 ; unless such default is cured on or before Closing (with the Buyer receiving reasonably acceptable evidence of such cure on or before the Closing); (ii) any material amendment, modification or supplement to the Space Lease in question that was not made available in the Data Room in the subfolders listed in Schedule S-2 or approved in writing by the Buyer (or deemed approved by the Buyer) after the Effective Date including pursuant to Section 3.2(c) hereof; (iii) any outstanding or future Buyer’s Leasing Costs that are inconsistent with the Buyer’s obligation to pay pursuant to this Agreement, unless such outstanding or future Buyer’s Leasing Costs are paid on or before Closing (with the Buyer receiving reasonably acceptable evidence of such payment on or before the Closing) or with respect to which the Sellers provide the Buyer with a credit against the Purchase Price at the Closing; (iv) any material dispute between the applicable Tenant and landlord not disclosed in writing to the Buyer by the Sellers on or prior to the Effective Date by schedule to this Agreement, including Schedule 3.2(c)-4 ; unless such dispute is resolved on or before Closing (with the Buyer receiving reasonably acceptable evidence of such resolution on or before the Closing); or (v) any other information that is inconsistent in any material and adverse respect with the Space Leases made available in the Data Room in the subfolders listed in Schedule S-2 or other information disclosed in writing to the Buyer by the Sellers on or prior to the Effective Date by schedule to this Agreement.
Rent Roll ” shall mean the rent roll or rent rolls provided to Buyer in the Data Room in the subfolders listed in Schedule S-8 .
Rents ” shall have the meaning assigned thereto in Section 10.1(a).
Repaid Loan Properties ” shall have the meaning assigned thereto in Section 2.3(b).
Repaid Loans ” shall have the meaning assigned thereto in Section 2.3(b).
Reporting Person ” shall have the meaning assigned thereto in Section 14.4(c).
Rep/Warranty Breach ” shall have the meaning assigned thereto in Section 11.1.
Required Removal Exceptions ” shall mean (i) any mortgages, deeds of trust, deeds to secure debt or other security instruments created or expressly assumed by any Seller (other than with respect to the Assumed Loans) encumbering all or any part of any Seller’s interest in any of the Properties, (ii) subject to the provisions of Section 8.6, Monetary Title Exceptions, (iii) Voluntary Title Exceptions, and (iv) matters which the Title Company agrees to

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remove upon receipt of the Owner’s Affidavit, in each case, expressly excluding Permitted Exceptions.
Retail Center ” shall have the meaning assigned thereto in “Background” paragraph B.
Seller Estoppels ” shall have the meaning assigned thereto in in Section 3.4(c).
Seller Guarantor ” shall have the meaning assigned thereto in Section 15.1(a).
Seller Loan Cost Cap ” shall have the meaning assigned thereto in Section 9.1.
Seller-Related Entities ” shall have the meaning assigned thereto in Section 11.2.
Seller Termination Notice ” shall have the meaning assigned thereto in Section 13.1.
Seller Update Certificate ” shall have the meaning assigned thereto in Section 6.2(c)(vii).
Sellers ” shall have the meaning assigned thereto in the Preamble to this Agreement.
Sellers’ Knowledge ” “ Knowledge of Sellers ” and similar phrases shall mean the actual, not constructive, knowledge of (i) Dave Collins solely with respect to Properties portion of which are leased to more than one (1) Tenant, (ii) Karen Halpert solely with respect to Properties leased to one (1) Tenant only, and (iii) Mark Selman with respect to all of the Assets.
Sellers’ Leasing Costs ” shall have the meaning assigned thereto in Section 10.7.
Sellers’ Maximum Liability ” shall have the meaning assigned thereto in Section 11.5(a)
Seller’s Property ” shall mean, with respect to each Seller, the Property owned (or leased) by such Seller, as set forth in Schedule A .
Space Lease Options ” shall mean any purchase option, right of first refusal, right of first offer or similar right under any Space Lease relating to the purchase of all or a portion of a Property.
Space Leases ” shall mean all leases, licenses and other occupancy agreements for all or any portion of the Properties, in each case, to which a Seller is a party or by which a Seller is bound.
Specified Properties ” shall mean the following Properties (as identified on Schedule A-1 attached hereto): (i) Cornerstar, (ii) Eastland Center, (iii) Greenway Commons, (iv) San Tan Marketplace, and (v) Whittwood Town Center.
Survey ” shall have the meaning assigned thereto in Section 8.2.

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Survival Period ” shall have the meaning assigned thereto in Section 11.3.
Surviving Breach ” shall have the meaning assigned thereto in Section 11.1
Tax ” or “ Taxes ” means all taxes, including all charges, fees, duties, imposts, levies or other assessments in the nature of taxes, now or hereafter imposed by or on behalf of any Governmental Authority, including, without limitation, income, gross receipts, excise, property (personal and real, tangible and intangible), sales, transfer, gain, use, license, custom, duty, unemployment, inheritance, corporation, capital stock, transfer, franchise, payroll, withholding, social security, minimum estimated, profit, gift, severance, value added, disability, premium, recapture, credit, occupation, service, leasing, employment, stamp, goods and services, ad valorem, utility, utility users and other taxes, and shall include interest, penalties or additions attributable thereto, or attributable to any failure to comply with any requirement regarding Tax Returns.
Tax Return ” shall mean any return, declaration, report, claim for refund, or information return or statement relating to Taxes, including any schedule or attachment thereto, and including any amendment thereof.
Tenant CAM Charges ” shall have the meaning assigned thereto in Section 10.1(a).
Tenant Estoppel ” shall have the meaning assigned thereto in Section 3.4(a).
Tenant Notices ” shall have the meaning assigned thereto in Section 6.1(b)(iv).
Tenants ” shall mean the tenants under the Space Leases.
Terminated Contracts ” shall mean any Contract that is not an Assumed Contract.
Third Party Loans ” shall mean the loans described on Schedule B-1 attached hereto.
Third Party Loan Documents ” shall mean the documents evidencing and securing a Third Party Loan.
Title Commitment ” shall have the meaning assigned thereto in Section 8.2.
Title Company ” shall mean Chicago Title Insurance Company and First American Title Insurance Company and such other title company co-insurers designated by the Buyer.
Title Objection ” shall have the meaning assigned thereto in Section 8.5.
Title Policy ” shall mean the most recent form of ALTA Owner's Policy of Title Insurance for the applicable jurisdiction with respect to each Property (or equivalent form of owner’s title insurance policy then customarily being accepted by purchasers of properties in the applicable jurisdiction comparable to the subject Property), or irrevocable binder to issue the same, insuring as of the Closing Date, in an amount equal to the Allocated Purchase Price for

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such Property, that the Buyer owns fee simple title to the subject Property, subject only to the Permitted Exceptions.
Transfer Taxes ” shall have the meaning assigned thereto in Section 9.1.
Treasury Regulations ” shall mean the regulations promulgated pursuant to the Code.
UCC ” shall mean the Uniform Commercial Code.
Unencumbered Properties ” shall mean (i) those Properties not subject to a Third Party Loan, as more specifically set forth on Schedule B-2 attached hereto and (ii) the Repaid Loan Properties.
Update ” shall have the meaning assigned thereto in Section 8.2.
Violations ” shall mean any notes or notices of violation of law, rule, regulation or municipal ordinance or requirements that have been noted in or issued by any Governmental Authority.
Voluntary Title Exceptions ” shall mean with respect to each Property title exceptions affecting such Property that are knowingly and intentionally created by the Sellers after the Effective Date through the execution by the Sellers of one or more instruments creating or granting such title exceptions; provided , however , that the term “ Voluntary Title Exceptions ” as used in this Agreement shall not include the following: (a) any Permitted Exceptions; (b) any title exception created pursuant to and in accordance with a Space Lease for a Property by a Tenant thereunder or by Seller in accordance with its obligations under such Space Lease; (c) any title exception created pursuant to and in accordance with a Material Property Agreement for a Property by a Material Property Agreement Party thereunder or by Seller in accordance with its obligations under such Material Property Agreement; (d) any title exceptions that are approved or waived by Buyer (which approval or waiver Buyer shall not unreasonably withhold, condition or delay) or that are deemed to have been approved or waived by the Buyer or that are created in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement; and (e) any title exceptions which, pursuant to and in accordance with a Space Lease for the Property or otherwise, are to be discharged by a Tenant or occupant of the Property.
Waterside ARCP Member ” shall mean Cole MT Chesterfield MI (JV), LLC, a Delaware limited liability company.
Waterside JV Agreement ” means the Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of the Waterside Seller dated December 20, 2010 by and by and between Waterside ARCP Member and Waterside JV Member.
Waterside JV Member ” shall mean Waterside Marketplace, LLC, a Michigan limited liability company.
Waterside JV Option ” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.9.
Waterside Property ” shall mean the Property owned by the Waterside Seller.

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Waterside Sale Right ” shall mean the right of the Waterside ARCP Member to cause a sale of the Waterside Property by the Waterside Seller for the Allocated Purchase Price ascribed to the Waterside Property pursuant to and in accordance with the terms and conditions set forth in Section 16.1 of the Waterside JV Agreement.
Waterside Seller ” shall mean Cole/Waterside Chesterfield MI, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company.
Section 1.2     Certain References .
(i)    The use of the masculine gender in this Agreement shall be deemed to refer to the feminine gender and the use of the singular shall be deemed to refer to the plural and vice versa whenever the context so requires.
(ii)    The terms “herein,” “hereof” or “hereunder,” or similar terms used in this Agreement, refer to this entire Agreement and not to the particular provision in which the terms are used, unless the context otherwise requires.
(iii)    Whenever in this Agreement the term “including” is used, it shall be deemed to mean “including without limitation,” unless expressly provided otherwise.
(iv)    Whenever in this Agreement the term “not to be unreasonably withheld” or similar terms are used, it shall be deemed to mean “not unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed,” whether or not so stated.
ARTICLE II
SALE, CONSIDERATION AND CLOSING
Section 2.1     Sale of Assets .        On the Closing Date and pursuant to the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement, the Sellers shall sell to the Buyer, and the Buyer shall purchase from the Sellers, all of the Assets and the applicable Assumed Loan Property Purchaser shall assume all of the Assumed Loans (as defined below). It is understood and agreed that, except as expressly set forth in this Agreement, including the provisions hereof with respect to the Initial Closing and the Final Closing, the closing of the purchases of the Assets shall occur contemporaneously on either the Initial Closing Date or the Final Closing Date, and none of the purchases of the Assets shall close on such Closing Date unless the purchase of all of the Assets to be sold and purchased on such Closing Date pursuant to this Agreement close contemporaneously on such Closing Date.
(b)    The transfer of the Properties to the Buyer shall include the transfer of all Asset-Related Property with respect to such Property. For purposes of this Agreement, “ Asset-Related Property ” shall mean, with respect to each Property, all of the relevant Seller’s right, title and interest, if any, in and to:
(i)    all easements, covenants and other rights appurtenant to said Property and any land lying in the bed of any street, road, avenue or alley, open or closed, in front of or adjoining said Property and to the center line thereof and any

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air rights, subsurface rights, development rights and water rights appurtenant to such Property,
(ii)    all personal property, furniture, equipment, appliances, tools, supplies, machinery, telephone systems, security systems, vehicles, artwork, sculptures, furnishings, furniture, televisions, inventory and other personal property owned by the relevant Seller (for clarity, excluding items owned by other Persons (including Tenants and property managers and other contractors) or which are leased by the relevant Seller) which are now, or may hereafter prior to the Closing Date be, placed in or attached to the Property (collectively, the “ Personal Property ”);
(iii)    to the extent they may be transferred under Applicable Law, all licenses, permits and authorizations presently issued to the relevant Seller in connection with the operation of all or any part of the Property as it is presently being operated;
(iv)    to the extent assignable, and provided that the Buyer pays all costs required to be paid by any manufacturer or contractor in connection with such assignment to the Buyer, all warranties, issued to the relevant Seller by any manufacturer or contractor in connection with construction or installation of equipment or any component of the improvements included as part of the Property;
(v)    to the extent assignable, all other intangibles associated with the Properties, including, without limitation, goodwill, all logos, designs, trade names, building names, trademarks related to the Property and other general intangibles relating to the Property, and all telephone exchange numbers specifically dedicated and identified with the Properties;
(vi)    all Space Leases and Assumed Contracts and all security and escrow deposits held by the relevant Seller in connection with any such Space Lease or Assumed Contract, provided that with respect to any Environmental Indemnities and indemnities in favor of the landlord under any Space Lease, to the extent permitted thereunder, following the Closing the Sellers shall share in the indemnification benefits of such indemnities on a non-exclusive basis with the Buyer (and its successors and assigns) with respect to any claims relating to matters existing as of the Closing Date, subject to the terms of this Agreement;
(vii)    all transferable advertising materials relating to the Properties, all data, electronic files and databases (including tenant, leasing, book-keeping, accounts payable, payroll, and account receivable files), computer software and programs that are used exclusively at one or more Properties, computer passwords and security codes, and the like employed by or on behalf of Sellers in the operation, management or leasing of the Properties;

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(viii)    all of each Seller’s right, title and interest in and to any website domains internet addresses, web sites and web hosting accounts and related content relating to any Property;
(ix)    all books and records, property files, tenant files, tenant lists and tenant marketing information relating to the Properties;
(x)    the plans and specifications, CAD files, engineering or architectural drawings and prints with respect to the improvements, all operating manuals, and all books, data and records regarding the physical components systems of the improvements at the Properties, each to the extent in the Sellers' possession; and
(xi)    the Purchase Price Holdbacks described in Schedule 2.1(b)(xi) attached hereto.
(c)    The Asset-Related Property shall not include, and the Sellers shall have no obligation to transfer or assign to the Buyer at Closing:
(i)    the Sellers’ rights under any property, liability or other insurance policies related to any Property, except that the Sellers shall assign to the Buyer at the Closing all right, title and interest of the Sellers under the environmental liability insurance policies described in Schedule 2.1(c)(i) attached hereto upon the Buyer’s payment to the Sellers of the unamortized premiums therefor previously paid by the Sellers and described in Schedule 2.1(c)(i) ;
(ii)    all claims for indemnity asserted by any Seller against a third party pending as of the Closing;
(iii)    all computer software and programs that are not used exclusively at one or more Properties.
Section 2.2     Purchase Price .
(a)    The aggregate purchase price is One Billion Nine Hundred Seventy-Five Million and No/100 Dollars ($1,975,000,000.00), as such amount may be reduced upon the exclusion of an Excluded Asset as contemplated hereby in accordance with the terms of this Agreement (the “ Purchase Price ”).
(b)    This Agreement is intended to be a single unitary agreement and, except as otherwise provided in this Agreement (including, without limitation, with respect to Excluded Assets and the potential for up to two Closings), the Sellers are required to sell all of the Assets to the Buyer pursuant to the terms and provisions of this Agreement, and the Buyer is required to purchase all of the Assets from the Sellers pursuant to the terms and provisions of this Agreement.
(c)    At the Initial Closing or the Final Closing, as applicable, the Buyer shall pay the Sellers an amount, which amount shall be subject to adjustments and credits as provided herein (the “ Balance of the Purchase Price ”) equal to the positive difference between the

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aggregate Allocated Purchase Price for all of the Assets being sold by Seller on the applicable Closing Date less (i) a credit in the amount of the outstanding principal balance of the Assumed Loans applicable to the Assets being sold on such Closing Date to the extent actually assumed by the Buyer or its affiliates; (ii) with respect to any Assumed Loan Property acquired at such Closing by the Buyer with respect to which a Failed Loan Defeasance is completed on such Closing Date, a credit in the amount of the outstanding principal balance of such Third Party Loan which is the subject of such Failed Loan Defeasance, and (iii) the Allocated Cash Deposit applicable to the Assets being sold on such Closing Date provided, however, that amount of the Allocated Cash Deposit that shall be credited to the Balance of the Purchase Price on the Initial Closing Date shall not exceed the amount that would cause the remaining Cash Deposit to be less than seven and one-half percent (7.5%) of the Allocated Purchase Price of the remaining Assets which may be sold and purchased on the Final Closing Date.
Section 2.3     Assumed Loan Properties .
(a)    Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, the Buyer agrees that the applicable Assumed Loan Property Purchaser will take title to each of the Properties listed on Schedule B-3 (the “ Assumed Loan Properties ”) and expressly assume the obligations of the borrower under and with respect to the Third Party Loans as set forth on Schedule B-3 . Each of the Third Party Loans listed on Schedule B-3 are hereinafter, each, individually, an “ Assumed Loan ” and, collectively, the “ Assumed Loans ”; and each of the Assumed Loan Lender Parties listed on Schedule B-3 are hereinafter, each, individually, an “ Assumed Loan Lender Party ” and, collectively, the “ Assumed Loan Lender Parties ”.
(b)    The Buyer is not assuming the Third Party Loans encumbering the Properties set forth on Schedule B-4 (the “ Repaid Loan Properties ”) and the applicable Seller shall cause the Third Party Loans encumbering the Repaid Loan Properties (the “ Repaid Loans ”) to be paid in full and released at or prior to Closing, except that the Buyer shall pay to the applicable Seller all prepayment premiums and penalties that are payable in accordance with the terms of the applicable Third Party Loan Documents in connection with the repayment of the Third Party Loans encumbering San Tan Marketplace and Fairlane Green concurrently with such Seller’s repayment of such Third Party Loans.
(c)    In the event that either (i) any Assumed Loan Lender Party or representative thereof delivers a written notification to the Sellers or the Buyer or any of their affiliates with respect to an Assumed Loan in which such Assumed Loan Lender Party or representative, acting on behalf of a Assumed Loan Lender Party, conclusively rejects a request to provide a Loan Assumption Consent, or otherwise conditions such Loan Assumption Consent on any of the matters set forth in Section 2.3(f) hereof, or (ii) as of the Defeasance/Prepayment Trigger Date, a Loan Assumption Consent and the related Loan Assumption Documents have not been executed by the Assumed Loan Lender Party in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Buyer with respect to any Assumed Loan and the Buyer shall not have waived such Loan Assumption Consent (in each case, a “ Failed Loan Assumption ”), then (x) provided that the Buyer has observed and performed in all material respects its obligations under this Agreement with respect to such Loan Assumption Consent, then the applicable Property (together with all Asset-Related Property with respect to such Property) shall be deemed an “ Excluded Loan Assumption Asset ”, or (y) if, within five (5) Business Days of the Defeasance/Prepayment Trigger Date, the Buyer notifies the applicable Seller in writing that it elects that such Seller use commercially reasonable

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efforts to cause a Failed Loan Defeasance with respect to such Asset (a “ Failed Loan Defeasance Election ”), then (1) such Asset shall not be an Excluded Loan Assumption Asset (subject to the provisions of Section 2.3(d) hereof) and (2) the Buyer shall bear and pay all related Failed Loan Defeasance Costs that are incurred by the applicable Seller and/or are otherwise required to be paid in connection with such Failed Loan Defeasance in accordance with the provisions of Section 2.3(d) hereof (and such Failed Loan Defeasance Notice shall constitute the Buyer’s irrevocable agreement to bear and pay all such related Failed Loan Defeasance Costs).
(d)    Upon the applicable Seller’s receipt of a Failed Loan Defeasance Election within five (5) Business Days of the Defeasance/Prepayment Trigger Date, such Seller shall promptly commence and use commercially reasonable efforts consistent with the terms and conditions of the applicable Third Party Loan Documents to consummate on the Final Closing Date a Failed Loan Defeasance with respect to the Third Party Loan which is the subject of Failed Loan Defeasance Election on the express condition that Buyer advances to the Sellers, from time to time, the actual amounts required to pay all Failed Loan Defeasance Costs that are incurred by the applicable Seller and/or are otherwise required to be paid in connection with such Failed Loan Defeasance as they are incurred or are due and payable in accordance with the applicable Third Party Loan Documents (except as otherwise provided in Section 9.1(a)(i) hereof). If the Buyer fails to make any such payment within five (5) Business Days after the applicable Seller’s request therefor, such Seller shall have no further obligation to endeavor to consummate such Failed Loan Defeasance (but the Buyer shall remain obligated to pay any such outstanding Failed Loan Defeasance Costs which are required to be paid notwithstanding that such Failed Loan Defeasance is no longer occurring). If, for any reason (other than Seller’s default of its obligations under this Section 2.3(d)), such Failed Loan Defeasance does not occur on or before the Final Closing Date, and provided that the Buyer has observed and performed in all material respects its obligations under this Agreement with respect to the related Loan Assumption Consent, then the applicable Property (together with all Asset-Related Property with respect to such Property) shall be deemed an Excluded Loan Assumption Asset. The Buyer’s obligations under this Section 2.3(d) shall survive the Closing or any termination of this Agreement.
(e)    In the event that it is finally determined that a Property constitutes an Excluded Loan Assumption Asset, then (i) this Agreement shall terminate but only with respect to such Excluded Loan Assumption Asset, (ii) all references hereunder to such Excluded Loan Assumption Asset shall be deemed deleted, and such Excluded Loan Assumption Asset shall not be deemed a “Property” for any purpose under this Agreement (other than in respect of references to the Specified Properties and with respect to any terms and condition that expressly survive termination of this Agreement), (iii) the applicable Seller of such Excluded Loan Assumption Asset shall not be included in Sellers for purposes of this Agreement, (iv) the Purchase Price shall be reduced by the Allocated Purchase Price for such Excluded Loan Assumption Asset, and (v) neither the Sellers nor the Buyer shall have any liability hereunder with regard to the Excluded Loan Assumption Asset, except for the obligations hereunder which expressly survive termination of this Agreement. In the event that a Property that is subject to an Assumed Loan shall become an Excluded Asset (other than an Excluded ROFR Asset, in which case the provisions of Section 8.9 shall apply) pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, the Closing of each other Property that is also subject to such Assumed Loan shall, at the Sellers’ election, be adjourned (but not beyond the Final Closing Date) until the Sellers have (i) caused such Property that has become an Excluded Asset to be released from such Assumed Loan, and

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(ii) paid all costs in connection therewith, including all amounts payable to the holder of such Assumed Loan. If the Sellers fail to make such election or fail to cause such release prior to the Final Closing Date, then each other Property that is also subject to such Assumed Loan shall be deemed an Excluded Loan Assumption Asset hereunder and the provisions of this Section 2.3(e) shall apply to each such Property.
(f)    Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the Buyer shall not be obligated to do any of the following in order to obtain the Loan Assumption Consent: (i) repay any portion of the outstanding principal balance of the Assumed Loans, (ii) fund any additional reserves, other than as may be necessary to comply with the requirements set forth in Schedule 2.3(f) , (iii) provide any guaranty or indemnity with respect to the Assumed Loans, other than the replacement of the most recent existing guarantees and indemnities by the Buyer Replacement Guarantor in substantially the same form as the most recent existing guarantees and indemnities with respect to the applicable Assumed Loan, (iv) otherwise amend the Assumed Loans to increase the obligations or reduce the rights of the borrower and the guarantors thereunder, or (v) assume any Third Party Loan with respect to which an event of default has been declared in writing by the applicable lender that has not been cured on or prior to the Closing Date if the Assumed Loan Property Purchaser or its affiliates would be liable for such default from and after the Closing Date.
Section 2.4     Cash Deposit . Upon the execution of this Agreement, the Buyer shall deposit with the Escrow Agent, by wire transfer of immediately available federal funds an amount equal to Fifty Million and No/100 Dollars ($50,000,000.00) (such amount, the “ Cash Deposit ”). As used in this Agreement, “ Escrow Agent ” shall mean Chicago Title Insurance Company, having an office at 711 Third Avenue, New York, NY 10017; Attn: Neal J. Miranda; Phone: (212) 880-1237; Fax: (917) 591-2689; Email: neal.miranda@ctt.com. The Cash Deposit shall be allocated among each of the Assets in proportion to their respective Allocated Purchase Price, as more particularly set forth on Schedule 2.4 hereof (the “ Allocated Cash Deposit ”). Upon completion of the Initial Closing, if the proviso set forth at the end of Section 2.2(c) is applicable, the remaining Cash Deposit shall be re-allocated among the remaining Assets which may be sold and purchased on the Final Closing Date in proportion to the relative Allocated Purchase Prices of such remaining Assets and the amounts set forth on Schedule 2.4 shall be deemed modified to reflect such reallocation. Upon the later of (x) the Initial Closing and (y) any Asset becoming an Excluded Asset pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, and upon the written request of Buyer, the Allocated Cash Deposit for such Excluded Asset shall be paid over to Buyer, subject, however, to the limitation set forth in the proviso at the end of Section 2.2(c).
Section 2.5     Interest Bearing . The Cash Deposit shall be held in an interest-bearing escrow account by the Escrow Agent in accordance with Section 14.5(a) below.
Section 2.6     Independent Consideration. One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) (the “ Independent Consideration ”) out of the Cash Deposit is the amount the parties bargained for and agreed to as consideration for the Sellers’ grant to the Buyer of the Buyer’s right to purchase the Properties pursuant to the terms hereof and for the Sellers’ execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement. The Independent Consideration is in addition to and independent of any other consideration or payment provided in this Agreement, is not refundable under any circumstances, and shall be retained by the Sellers notwithstanding any other

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provisions of this Agreement. In the event the transaction contemplated by this Agreement closes, the Independent Consideration shall be applied to the Purchase Price.
Section 2.7     Allocated Purchase Price . The Sellers and the Buyer hereby agree that the Purchase Price shall be allocated among the Properties as set forth on Schedule 2.7 (the “ Allocated Purchase Price ”). Furthermore, the Sellers and the Buyer hereby agree that the Purchase Price and any other amounts required to be included in income (including the Assumed Loans) for U.S. federal income tax purposes shall be allocated among the Assets (the “ Purchase Price Allocation ”) in accordance with the rules under Section 1060 of the Code and Treasury Regulations promulgated thereunder for U.S. federal income tax purposes (and any applicable state and local income tax purposes) and also for the purposes set forth in Section 9.1 hereof; provided, that the Purchase Price Allocation shall be consistent with the Allocated Purchase Price. At least thirty (30) days prior to Closing, the Buyer shall prepare and deliver to the Sellers a draft of the Purchase Price Allocation setting forth its proposed calculation of the aggregate amount of the Purchase Price (including the amount of Assumed Loans) to be allocated among the Assets and the proposed allocation of such aggregate amount among such Assets. If within fifteen (15) days after their receipt of the draft Purchase Price Allocation the Sellers have not objected in writing to such draft Purchase Price Allocation, it shall become final. In the event that the Sellers object in writing within such 15-day period, the Sellers and the Buyer shall negotiate in good faith to resolve the dispute. If the Buyer and the Sellers are unable to agree upon the Purchase Price Allocation within a period of thirty (30) days after the Sellers’ notice of objection is received by the Buyer, then any disputed items shall be determined by a nationally recognized accounting firm selected by the parties, whose determination shall be final and binding on the parties. In this event, the fees and costs of such accounting firm shall be shared equally by the Buyer and the Sellers. The Sellers and the Buyer agree to (i) act in accordance with the Purchase Price Allocation, as determined pursuant to this Section 2.7, in any relevant Tax Returns or filings, including any forms or reports required to be filed pursuant to Section 1060 of the Code, the Treasury Regulations promulgated thereunder or any provisions of local, state and foreign law, and to cooperate in the preparation of any such Tax Returns or filings and to file such Tax Returns or filings in the manner required by applicable law and (ii) take no position inconsistent with the Purchase Price Allocation for any applicable Tax purposes, unless otherwise required pursuant to a “determination” within the meaning of Section 1313(a) of the Code.
Section 2.8     Date and Manner of Closing . Subject to the satisfaction or waiver of the closing conditions in Article V, the initial closing of the sale and purchase of the Assets (the “ Initial Closing ”) shall (i) occur on the date which is the later to occur of (x) September 9, 2014 and (y) the date which is ten (10) Business Days after the date on which all closing conditions have been satisfied (or waived in accordance herewith) with respect to the Minimum Closing Properties (the “ Initial Closing Date ”). In the event that not all Properties are Initial Closing Date Properties, the final closing of the sale and purchase of the Assets (the “ Final Closing ”) shall occur on the Final Closing Date. Each of the Initial Closing and the Final Closing shall occur at the offices of the Buyer’s counsel in New York City or through mutually acceptable escrow arrangements with the Escrow Agent.
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under the Code, or any provision of state, local or foreign Tax law. To the extent that such amounts are so withheld and paid over to the proper Governmental Authority by the Buyer (or its affiliates), such withheld and deducted amounts will be treated for all purposes of this Agreement as having been paid to the Person in respect of which such deduction and withholding was made.
ARTICLE III
REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES AND COVENANTS OF THE SELLERS
Section 3.1     General Seller Representations and Warranties . Each Seller, for itself solely as it relates to such Seller’s Assets, hereby represents and warrants to the Buyer as follows:
(a)     Formation; Existence .It is a limited partnership, general partnership, limited liability company or corporation, as set forth on Schedule 3.1(a) , and is duly formed, validly existing and in good standing (if applicable) under the laws of the jurisdictions set forth on Schedule 3.1(a) .
(b)     Power and Authority .It has all requisite power and authority to enter into this Agreement, to perform its obligations hereunder and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby. The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions provided for in this Agreement have been duly authorized by all necessary action on its part. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by it and constitutes its legal, valid and binding obligation, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other laws affecting creditors’ rights and by general principles of equity (whether applied in a proceeding at law or in equity).
(c)     No Consents .Except as set forth on Schedule 3.1(c) , no consent, license, approval, order, permit or authorization of, or registration, filing or declaration with, any Governmental Authority or any other Person is required to be obtained or made in connection with the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement or any of the transactions required or contemplated hereby (other than with respect to certain property-level licenses and permits that require consent, approval or notice to a Governmental Authority to effectuate a transfer of such items, which consent or approval such Seller shall request but not be required to obtain prior to the Closing).
(d)     No Conflicts .Except as set forth on Schedule 3.1(d) , such Seller’s execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement, will not (i) conflict with or result in any violation of its organizational documents, (ii) conflict with, or result in any violation of any provision of or any acceleration of any right under, any bond, note or other instrument of indebtedness, indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, loan agreement, lease, Material Contract or other agreement or instrument, in each case, to which it is a party in its individual capacity and which would survive the Closing and be binding upon the Buyer or such Seller’s Property or any portion thereof following the Closing, (iii) violate any existing term or provision of any order, writ, judgment, injunction, decree, statute, law, rule or regulation applicable to it or such Seller’s Assets or any portion thereof, or (iv) result in the creation or imposition of any lien or encumbrance on such Seller’s Assets or any portion thereof.

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(e)     Foreign Person .Such Seller is not a “foreign person” as defined in Section 1445 of the Code and the Treasury Regulations issued thereunder.
Section 3.2     Representations and Warranties of the Sellers as to the Assets . Each Seller, for itself solely as it relates to such Seller’s Assets, hereby represents and warrants to the Buyer as of the Effective Date as follows:
(a)     Ownership of the Property .
(i)    Such Seller is the owner of such Seller’s Property.
(ii)    Such Seller has made available to the Buyer a copy of the Existing Title Policy in its possession insuring title to such Seller’s Property.
(iii)    Except for the Space Lease Options and the Waterside JV Option, no Seller nor any affiliate of any Seller has granted any options, rights of first refusal or rights of first offer or similar rights with respect to the Properties.
(b)     Material Contracts . True and complete copies of all Material Contracts affecting such Seller’s Assets have been provided to Buyer in the Data Room in the subfolders listed in Schedule S-3 . Each of the Material Contracts affecting such Seller’s Assets is in full force and effect and such Seller has not given or received any written notice of any breach or default under any such Material Contract which has not been cured. To the Sellers’ Knowledge, no party is in default of any of its material obligations under such Material Contracts. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, such Seller does not covenant, represent or warrant that any particular Material Contract will be in force or effect as of the Closing Date or that the parties to a Material Contract will not be in default under its Material Contracts as of the Closing Date.
(c)     Space Leases . True and complete copies of all Space Leases for all or any portion of such Seller’s Property have been provided to the Buyer in the Data Room in the subfolders listed in Schedule S-2 . Such Space Leases (i) constitute all of the leases relating to such Seller’s Property under which such Seller is the holder of the landlord’s interest, and (ii) have not been amended, supplemented or otherwise modified except such amendments, supplements and modification as have been provided to the Buyer. Except as set forth in Schedule 3.2(c)-4 , such Seller has neither given nor received any written notice of any breach or default under any of such Space Leases which has not been cured and, to Sellers’ Knowledge, no event has occurred or circumstance exists which, with notice or the passage of time, would result in a breach or default by such Seller or the Tenant thereunder. Except for free rent periods, rental concessions and similar inducements set forth in the Space Leases of such Seller’s Assets and as otherwise set forth in Schedule 3.2(c)-3 , there are no outstanding tenant inducement costs with respect to the Space Leases of such Seller’s Assets or any renewal thereof which have not been paid in full by the Sellers. Except pursuant to the terms of the Space Leases of such Seller’s Assets or as disclosed in an instrument properly recorded against the applicable Property, no party has any purchase option, right of first refusal, right of first offer or similar right under such Space Leases (collectively, “ Space Lease Options ”). Except as set forth on Schedule 3.2(c)-2 , all tenant improvements and other construction work required by the terms of any such Space Lease to be performed by such Seller have been completed. To Sellers’ Knowledge, Schedule 3.2(c)-1

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contains a true and complete list of (i) all subleases or sub-subleases affecting such Seller’s Property with respect to which such Seller has entered into a written non-disturbance agreement for the benefit of the subtenants thereunder, together with (ii) the non-disturbance agreements referred to in clause (i) of this sentence. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, such Seller does not covenant, represent or warrant that any particular Space Lease will be in force or effect as of the Closing Date or that the parties to a Space Lease (with respect to Seller, subject to the provisions of Section 3.3(f)) will not be in default under its Space Lease as of the Closing Date.
(d)     Brokerage Commissions . Except as set forth on Schedule 3.2(d) , (i) such Seller is not obligated to pay any brokerage or finders’ fees with respect to any Space Lease for all or any portion of such Seller’s Property, and (ii) such Seller is not a party to any agreement with any broker.
(e)     Casualty; Condemnation . Except as set forth on Schedule 3.2(e) , (i) there is no unrepaired casualty damage to any of such Seller’s Property the cost to repair would reasonably be estimated to exceed $50,000 (other than repairs that are the obligation of a Tenant under a Space Lease), and (ii) there is no pending condemnation or similar proceedings affecting such Seller’s Property which is reasonably expected to result in an award in excess of $50,000 and, to the Sellers’ Knowledge, no such action has been threatened or contemplated in writing and such Seller has not received written notice that any such proceeding is being threatened.
(f)     Litigation . Except as set forth on Schedule 3.2(f) , there are no actions, suits or proceedings pending or, to Sellers’ Knowledge, threatened, against or affecting such Seller or such Seller’s Property in any court or before or by an arbitration tribunal or regulatory commission, department or agency which, if adversely determined, is not fully covered by Seller’s insurance and would be binding upon the Buyer or such Seller’s Property or any portion thereof following the Closing and would materially adversely affect (i) such Seller’s ability to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, (ii) the ownership of such Seller’s Asset, or (iii) the operation of such Seller’s Property.
(g)     Anti-Terrorism and Anti-Corruption Laws .
(i)     Neither the Sellers nor, to the Sellers’ Knowledge, its affiliates or any Person controlling or controlled by the Sellers, is in violation of any laws relating to terrorism, money laundering or the Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Action of 2001, Public Law 107-56, as amended, and Executive Order No. 13224 (Blocking Property and Prohibiting Transactions with Persons Who Commit, Threaten to Commit, or Support Terrorism) (the “ Executive Order ”).
(ii)     Neither the Sellers nor, to the Sellers’ Knowledge, its affiliates or any Person controlling or controlled by the Sellers, is acting, directly or indirectly, on behalf of terrorists, terrorist organizations or narcotics traffickers, including those persons or entities that appear on the Annex to the Executive Order, or are included on any relevant lists maintained by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of U.S. Department of Treasury, U.S. Department of State, or other U.S.

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government agencies, all as may be amended from time to time (a “ Government List ”).
(iii)     Neither the Sellers nor, to the Sellers’ Knowledge, its affiliates or any Person controlling or controlled by the Sellers, is a country, territory, individual or entity named on a Government List (or any other similar list designed to identify persons identified as person engaged in prohibited activities), and the monies used in connection with this Agreement and amounts committed with respect thereto, were not and are not derived from any activities that contravene any applicable anti-money laundering or anti-bribery laws and regulations (including funds being derived from any person, entity, country or territory on a Government List or engaged in any unlawful activity defined under Title 18 of the United States Code, Section 1956(c)(7)).
(iv)    To the Sellers’ Knowledge, the operations of the Sellers have been conducted at all times in compliance with (i) applicable financial recordkeeping and reporting requirements of the U.S. Currency and Foreign Transaction Reporting Act of 1970, as amended, the U.S. Money Laundering Control Act of 1986, as amended, and all money laundering-related laws of other jurisdictions where the Sellers conducts business or owns assets, and any related or similar law issued, administered or enforced by any Governmental Authority (collectively, the “ Money Laundering Laws ”) and (ii) the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended, the U.K. Bribery Act 2010, and where applicable, legislation enacted by member States and signatories implementing the OECD Convention Combating Bribery of Foreign Officials (collectively, “ Anti-Corruption Laws ”). No proceeding by or before any Governmental Authority involving the Sellers with respect to the Money Laundering Laws or Anti-Corruption Laws is pending or, to the Sellers’ Knowledge, is threatened.
(v)    Notwithstanding anything in this Section 3.2(g) to the contrary, the representation and warranties in this Section 3.2(g) shall not apply to any direct or indirect shareholders or other equity owners of ARCP or any real estate investment trust managed or sponsored by ARCP and its affiliates.
(h)     Reserved .
(i)     Ownership of Personal Property . Such Seller has good and valid title to its Personal Property, and has not pledged, assigned, hypothecated or transferred any of its right, title or interest in any of such Personal Property other than in connection with a Third Party Loan.
(j)     Compliance with Law; Licenses and Permits . To the Sellers’ Knowledge, such Seller’s Property and its present use complies in all material respects with all applicable fire, health, building, use, occupancy or zoning laws, regulations, ordinances, codes and all licenses, permits and approvals legally required for such Seller’s ownership and operation thereof, non-compliance with which would reasonably be expected to result in a Property Material Adverse Effect on such Property. Such Seller has not received any written notice of a violation of any such laws, regulations, ordinances and codes with respect to such Seller’s

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Property which has not been cured or dismissed and which would have a Property Material Adverse Effect.
(k)     Reserved .
(l)     Environmental Matters . True and complete copies of all environmental assessments, reports and studies in such Seller’s possession relating to such Seller’s Property which were prepared at the request of such Seller (the “ Environmental Reports ”)have been made available to the Buyer in the Data Room in the subfolders listed in Schedule S-4 . Such Seller has not received any written notice from any Governmental Authority of any Environmental Claims, Environmental Liabilities or violations of any Environmental Laws with respect to such Seller’s Property which remains outstanding or uncured.
(m)     Insurance . Such Seller maintains in connection with such Seller’s Property as of the Effective Date all insurance coverage (i) required to be maintained by such Seller pursuant to the terms of the Space Leases of all or a portion of such Seller’s Property or by the Third Party Loan affecting such Seller’s Property and (ii) as would otherwise customarily be maintained by owners of similar properties in the vicinity of such Seller’s Property.
(n)     Bankruptcy . No insolvency proceeding of any character (including bankruptcy, receivership, reorganization, composition or arrangement with creditors (including any assignment for the benefit of creditors)), voluntary or involuntary, relating to such Seller is pending, or, to the Sellers’ Knowledge, is being threatened against such Seller by any Person. Except as set forth on Schedule 3.2(n) , to the Sellers’ Knowledge, no insolvency proceeding of any character (including bankruptcy, receivership, reorganization, composition or arrangement with creditors (including any assignment for the benefit of creditors)), voluntary or involuntary, relating to any Tenant of such Seller’s Property is pending.
(o)     Employees . None of the Sellers or any of their respective ERISA Affiliates contributes to or is required to contribute to any defined benefit pension plan subject to Title IV of ERISA or any multiemployer plan (as defined in Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA) for the benefit of any current or former employee and none of the Sellers or their respective ERISA Affiliates has any liability (whether actual or contingent) with respect to any such plans. None of the Sellers or their respective ERISA Affiliates employ or have ever employed any employees at, or with respect to, the Properties.
(p)     Third Party Loans . Schedule 3.2(p)-1 contains a true and complete list of all of the Third Party Loans of such Seller. The outstanding principal amount of the Assumed Loans and the amount of any cash reserves or escrow accounts held by the Assumed Loan Lender Parties in connection with such Assumed Loans is set forth on Schedule 3.2(p)-2 . Such Seller has provided to Buyer in the Data Room in the subfolders listed in Schedule S-5 true and complete copies of the material Assumed Loan Documents. All principal, interest and penalty payments currently due and payable on such Assumed Loans have been paid in full, and such Seller has not received written notice of default with respect to any of its obligations with respect to such Assumed Loans from any of the Assumed Loan Lender Parties which has not been cured (and such cure accepted by the applicable Assumed Loan Lender Parties). To the Sellers’ Knowledge, no lender is in default under its material obligations with respect to such Assumed Loans.

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(q)     Security Deposits . Attached hereto as Schedule 3.2(q) is a true and complete list of the security deposits (including, whether in the form of cash, letter of credit or otherwise) under the Space Leases being held by the Sellers and notes whether such security deposit is held as cash or a letter of credit.
(r)     Rent Rolls . To the Sellers’ Knowledge, the information set forth in the Rent Roll is true and correct in all material respects as of the respective dates thereof. Attached hereto as Schedule 3.2(r) is a true and complete report setting forth, as of the Effective Date, all arrearages in excess of thirty (30) days under the Space Leases.
(s)     Tax Certiorari . Schedule 3.2(s ) is a true and complete list of all tax certiorari and other tax-related proceedings pending as of the Effective Date with respect to such Seller’s Property.
(t)     Material Property Agreements . Such Seller has not received any written notice alleging any material defaults by such Seller under any Material Property Agreement affecting such Seller’s Property which remain uncured. To Seller’s Knowledge, there are no Material Property Agreements affecting such Sellers’ Property, other than (i) Approved Exceptions and (ii) those agreements as posted in the Data Room in the subfolders listed in Schedule S-6 . To Seller’s Knowledge, no party is in default of any of its obligations under the Material Property Agreements which would reasonably be expected to result in a Property Material Adverse Effect on such Property.
(u)     Tenant CAM Reconciliations . Sellers have delivered reconciliations with respect to all Tenant CAM Charges for the calendar year 2013.
(v)     Deferred Purchase Price Agreements . True and complete copies of the Deferred Purchase Price Agreements have been provided to Buyer in the Data Room in the subfolders listed in Schedule S-7 . Each of the Deferred Purchase Price Agreements is in full force and effect and such Seller has not given or received any written notice of any breach or default under any such Deferred Purchase Price Agreement. To the Sellers’ Knowledge, no party is in default of any of its material obligations under such Deferred Purchase Price Agreements.
(w)     Capital Projects . With respect to any Property, there are no capital expenditure projects in excess of $100,000 (other than projects which constitute Seller’s Leasing Costs) which (x) have commenced or will commence prior to the Closing Date and (y) will not be completed as of the Closing Date, other than as set forth on Schedule 3.2(w) .
Section 3.3     Covenants of Each of the Sellers Prior to Closing From the Effective Date until Closing, each of the Sellers shall:
(a)     Insurance . Keep such Seller’s Assets insured against fire and other hazards substantially in accordance with the coverage provided by the insurance policies maintained by such Seller on the Effective Date.
(b)     Operation . Operate and maintain such Seller’s Property in accordance with such Seller’s past practices with respect to such Seller’s Property and make necessary repairs to the Property which are reasonably required in the ordinary course of business.

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(c)     New Contracts . Not enter into any new third party contracts relating to such Seller’s Assets, nor amend, supplement, terminate or otherwise modify any Contract (if applicable, as amended, supplemented or modified) (unless such Contract may be terminated by such Seller prior to Closing at no cost to Buyer) without the prior written consent of the Buyer, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed. If a Seller enters into (or amends, supplements or otherwise modifies) any third party contract after the Effective Date in accordance with this Section 3.3(c), then such contract shall be included in the definition of “Contract” herein and if such contract would have been a Material Contract if entered into as of the Effective Date, such contract shall be deemed a Material Contract for purposes hereof.
(d)     Space Leases . Continue its present rental program and efforts in accordance with such Seller’s past practices at such Seller’s Property to rent vacant space; provided, that without the prior consent of the Buyer, which consent may be withheld in Buyer’s sole discretion, no Seller shall (i) execute any new lease, license or other occupancy agreement or any binding term sheet, letter of intent or any other binding agreement in respect of a new lease, license or other occupancy agreement, other than any such new lease, license, occupancy agreement, binding term sheet, letter of intent or other binding agreement which is consistent in all material economic respects with the applicable Lease Economic Term Sheet and is otherwise reasonably acceptable to Buyer, (ii) amend, supplement, terminate, accept the surrender of, renew or otherwise modify any existing Space Lease, other than in connection with any right or option exercised by the Tenant pursuant to its Space Lease or as is consistent in all material economic respects with the applicable Lease Economic Term Sheet and is otherwise reasonably acceptable to Buyer, (iii) approve any assignment or sublease of any existing Space Lease, other than in connection with any right or option exercised by the Tenant pursuant to its Space Lease or as is consistent in all material economic respects with the applicable Lease Economic Term Sheet and is otherwise reasonably acceptable to Buyer, (iv) apply any security deposit under the Space Leases being held by any Seller, other than to rent that is past due by thirty (30) days or more, or (v) accept any rent from any tenant more than thirty (30) days in advance. If a Seller enters into any new lease, license or other occupancy agreement, or amends or renews any existing Space Lease (each such new lease, license, occupancy agreement, amendment and renewal, a “New Lease”) after the Effective Date in accordance with this Section 3.3(d), then each such lease, license, occupancy agreement, amendment and renewal shall be included in the definition of “Space Leases” herein and added to Schedule 3.2(c) , and shall be assigned to and assumed by the Buyer at the Closing in accordance with this Agreement. Consent requests to Buyer made under this Section 3.3(d) shall be sent to the Buyer care of Kevin Kessinger, by e-mail transmission to KKessinger@ddr.com (notwithstanding the provisions of Section 14.10). If the Buyer does not reject or approve a new lease, license, occupancy agreement, amendment, renewal, termination, surrender, assignment, sublease, term sheet, letter of intent or other binding agreement, within five (5) Business Days after receipt of a copy thereof (and, in the event of a rejection, provide a reasonably detailed description of the bases for such rejection), then the Buyer shall be deemed to have approved such new lease, license, occupancy agreement, amendment, renewal, termination, surrender, assignment, sublease, term sheet, letter of intent or other binding agreement. Such Seller shall promptly provide Buyer with copies of any material written correspondence delivered by such Seller to or received by such Seller from any Tenant in respect of any Space Lease.
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such Seller’s Property instituted before any Governmental Authority or threatened in writing after the Effective Date of which the Sellers have Sellers’ Knowledge.
(f)     Performance Under Space Leases, Material Property Agreements and Assumed Loan Documents . Use commercially reasonable efforts consistent with such Seller’s past practices at such Seller’s Property to observe and perform, or cause their agents to observe and perform, in all material respects (i) all obligations of landlord or lessor under the Space Leases of such Seller’s Property, (ii) all obligations of the borrower under the Assumed Loan Documents, and (iii) all obligations of the Sellers under the Material Property Agreements affecting such Seller’s Property.
(g)     Assumed Loans .
(i)    Not amend, supplement, or otherwise modify any of such Seller’s Assumed Loans or the Assumed Loan Documents related to such Assumed Loans without the prior written consent of the Buyer, which consent may be granted or withheld in the Buyer’s sole discretion.
(ii)    With respect to each Assumed Loan Property, within five (5) Business Days following the Buyer’s approval or deemed approval of such Seller’s proposed consent request, request in writing that each Assumed Loan Lender Party approve and deliver the Loan Assumption Consent. Such Seller shall provide a copy of each such consent request to the Buyer of its approval, which shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed. If the Buyer fails to object to any such consent request within five (5) Business Days of its receipt thereof (and provide a reasonably detailed description of its objections), the Buyer shall be deemed to have approved such consent request. Each Seller shall use its commercially reasonable efforts (but shall not be required to pursue litigation against the holder of any Assumed Loans) to obtain such consents prior to the Closing Date and any extensions thereof in accordance with this Agreement.
(iii)    Use commercially reasonable efforts to observe and perform its obligations under each Assumed Loan Document.
(iv)    Authorize Buyer and the Assumed Loan Property Purchaser to directly contact the Assumed Loan Lender Parties from time to time in order to engage in discussions and negotiations with respect to the Loan Assumption, provided that representatives of the applicable Seller will be afforded a reasonable opportunity to participate in such discussions.
(v)    Use commercially reasonable efforts to consummate the Loan Assumptions with Buyer and the Assumed Loan Lender Parties, including, without limitation, by (A) confirming, remaking and updating any representations and warranties in the Assumed Loan Documents as of the Closing Date if required by the Assumed Loan Lender Parties, subject to any necessary exceptions or modifications necessitated by new or newly discovered facts and circumstances,

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and (B) providing customary and reasonable releases to the Assumed Loan Lender Parties, if required by the Assumed Loan Lender Parties.
(vi)    Promptly supply to the Assumed Loan Lender Parties, upon receipt of written request therefor, all financial and other information with respect to the applicable Property (or with respect to the applicable Seller, provided that the nature of such requested information with respect to the applicable Seller is materially consistent with information with respect to the applicable Seller previously provided to the Assumed Loan Lender Parties) and as may be reasonably requested from time to time by the Assumed Loan Lender Parties in accordance with the terms and conditions of the applicable Third Party Loan Documents and otherwise reasonably cooperate with requests of the Assumed Loan Lender Parties with respect to the Loan Assumptions.
(vii)    Promptly upon receipt of written request therefor in accordance with the terms and conditions of the applicable Third Party Loan Documents from any Assumed Loan Lender Party in connection with such Assumed Loan Lender Party’s review and approval of the application packages for each Loan Assumption, pay any deposits, processing fees, legal retainers and any other upfront fees or charges, provided that at such time as the Sellers have advanced amounts equal to the Seller Loan Cost Cap, the Buyer shall promptly advance upon the Sellers’ request all such deposits, processing fees, legal retainers and any other upfront fees or charges.
(viii)    With respect to any Failed Loan Assumptions that are subject to the provisions of Section 2.3(d) hereof, promptly deliver any documents, notices and other deliveries required to be delivered pursuant to the provisions of Section 2.3(d), in accordance with and subject to the terms and conditions thereof.
(h)     Management, Leasing Agreements and Terminated Contracts . Terminate the Terminated Contracts and all management, leasing and brokerage agreements affecting such Seller’s Property to which such Seller is party at or prior to the Closing including, without limitation, any and all leasing or brokerage agreements between the Sellers and its affiliates or employees. All termination fees and any other costs and expenses relating to such termination shall be the responsibility solely of such Seller, and the Buyer shall have no responsibility or liability therefor. No Seller shall assign to, and the Buyer shall not assume, any Terminated Contracts or such management, leasing or brokerage agreements. Each Seller shall cause any such terminated asset manager or leasing agent to vacate any office at such Seller’s Property on or prior to the Closing Date. The Sellers shall consult with the Buyer in connection with the finalization of a list of prospective tenants at the Properties for which a leasing or brokerage commission could be owed pursuant to a leasing or brokerage agreement that will be terminated at Closing.
(i)     New Financing . Not voluntarily create any deed of trust, lien, pledge or other voluntary encumbrance affecting any portion of such Seller’s Property, other than any Permitted Encumbrances, without the prior written consent of the Buyer.

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(j)     Taxes, Charges, etc . Continue to pay or cause to be paid all Taxes, water and sewer charges, utilities and obligations under the Contracts as and when due and payable in accordance with the terms and conditions of such Contracts.
(k)     Transfers . Without limiting the provisions of Section 3.3(d), not transfer, sell or otherwise dispose of such Sellers’ Property or any item of such Sellers’ Personal Property without the prior written consent of the Buyer, except for the use and consumption of inventory and other supplies, and the replacement of worn out, obsolete and defective tools, equipment and appliances, in the ordinary course of business.
(l)     SNDAs . Upon the request of Buyer, Sellers agree to forward, at no cost to Sellers, Buyer’s lender’s form of subordination, non-disturbance and attornment agreement to tenants at the Properties. However, it is expressly understood and agreed that the receipt of one or more subordination, non-disturbance and attornment agreements in any form executed by tenants shall not be a condition to Buyer’s obligation to proceed with the Closing under this Agreement.
(m)     Deferred Purchase Price Agreements . Not amend, supplement or otherwise modify any of such Seller’s Deferred Purchase Price Agreements without the prior written consent of the Buyer, which consent may be granted or withheld in the Buyer’s sole discretion.
(n)     Licenses and Permits . Use commercially reasonable efforts, at the Buyer’s expense, to assist the Buyer with the transfer of any Licenses and Permits that require consent, approval or notice to a Governmental Authority to transfer.
Section 3.4     Tenant Estoppels .
(a)    Promptly following the Effective Date, the Sellers shall request from each Tenant an estoppel certificate in the form of Exhibit A attached hereto (the “ Form Tenant Estoppel ”). Each Seller shall use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain the prompt return of an executed tenant estoppel certificate with respect to each Space Lease in the form of the Form Tenant Estoppel or in the form or certifying to the matters required pursuant to such Tenant’s Space Leases (each, a “ Tenant Estoppel ”) (without the obligation to make any payments or grant any concessions under the Space Leases). If a Tenant returns an executed Tenant Estoppel to such Seller, such Seller shall promptly deliver to the Buyer a copy of such executed Tenant Estoppel following such Seller’s receipt of such Tenant Estoppel.
(b)    Subject to the provisions of Section 3.4(c) hereof, it shall be a condition to the Buyer’s obligation to close the sale and purchase of each individual Property that, on or before the Closing, the Sellers deliver to the Buyer Qualified Tenant Estoppel Certificates from (A) the Anchor Tenants of such Property, (B) the Major Tenants occupying at least 75% of the gross leasable area leased to all Major Tenants of such Property in the aggregate, and (C) Tenants of such Property occupying at least 75% of the gross leasable area leased to all Tenants of such Property in the aggregate.
(c)    Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 3.4(b) to the contrary, if the Sellers are unable to satisfy the condition set forth in Section 3.4(b) with respect to any Property, then, with respect to any Qualified Tenant Estoppel Certificate that has not been delivered or which has an exception which would cause a Tenant Estoppel to fail to constitute a Qualified Tenant

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Estoppel Certificate, the Sellers may (but, for clarity, shall have no obligation to) deliver (x) certificates executed by the Sellers in the form of Exhibit B attached hereto (the “ Form Seller Estoppel ”) with respect to undelivered Estoppel Certificates, or, (y) with respect to Tenant Estoppels with exceptions, an indemnity (in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Buyer) indemnifying the Buyer against any Losses suffered by the Buyer arising out of or relating to such exception ((x) and (y), collectively, the “ Seller Estoppels ”), each of which shall be dated as of the Closing Date and shall be subject to the limitations set forth in Sections 11.3 and 11.5. Any Seller Estoppels so delivered, or so indemnifying Buyer, as the case may be, shall be deemed an executed and delivered Qualified Tenant Estoppel Certificates, or shall be deemed to cause the applicable Tenant Estoppel to be deemed a Qualified Tenant Estoppel Certificate, as the case may be, for purposes of the condition set forth in Section 3.4(b), provided that the Buyer may refuse to accept Seller Estoppels (i) from Anchor Tenants, and (ii) from Tenants at any individual Property occupying more than 20% of the gross leasable area leased to all Tenants of such Property in the aggregate and such refused Seller Estoppels shall not be deemed Qualified Tenant Estoppel Certificates for purposes of the condition set forth in Section 3.4(b). If, after delivery of a Seller Estoppel, a Qualified Tenant Estoppel Certificate for which such Seller Estoppel was delivered is delivered to the Buyer, such Seller Estoppel shall cease to be of any further force or effect and the Sellers shall have no liability with respect thereto.
(d)    If the Sellers are unable to satisfy the condition set forth in Section 3.4(b) with respect to any Property on or before the Final Closing Date, then, unless the Buyer elects to waive such condition, but subject to Section 3.4(c), such Property and its Asset-Related Property shall be deemed an “ Excluded Tenant Estoppel Asset ”. In such event (i) this Agreement shall terminate but only with respect to such Excluded Tenant Estoppel Asset, (ii) all references hereunder to such Excluded Tenant Estoppel Asset shall be deemed deleted, and such Excluded Tenant Estoppel Asset shall not be deemed a “Property” for any purpose under this Agreement (other than in respect of references to the Specified Properties and with respect to any terms and condition that expressly survive termination of this Agreement), (iii) the applicable Seller of such Excluded Tenant Estoppel Asset shall not be included in Sellers for purposes of this Agreement, (iv) the Purchase Price shall be reduced by the Allocated Purchase Price for such Excluded Tenant Estoppel Asset, and (v) neither the Sellers nor the Buyer shall have any liability hereunder with regard to the Excluded Tenant Estoppel Asset, except for the obligations hereunder which expressly survive termination of this Agreement.
Section 3.5     Material Property Agreement Estoppels .
(a)    Within seven (7) Business Days of the Effective Date, each Seller shall prepare and deliver to each Material Property Agreement Party an estoppel certificate in the form to be delivered to Seller by Buyer (the “ Material Property Agreement Estoppel ”) with respect to each Material Property Agreement identified by Buyer and request each of the Material Property Agreement Parties thereto to execute and deliver the Material Property Agreement Estoppel to such Seller. Each Seller shall use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain the prompt return of the executed Material Property Agreement Estoppels in substantially the same form delivered to Seller by Buyer (without the obligation to make any payments or grant any concessions under the Leases). If a Material Property Agreement Party returns an executed Material Property Agreement Estoppel to such Seller, such Seller shall promptly deliver to Buyer a copy of such executed Material Property Agreement Estoppel following such Seller’s receipt of such Material Property Agreement Estoppel.

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(b)    It shall be a condition to the Buyer’s obligation to close the sale and purchase of the Assets that on or before the Closing, Sellers deliver to the Buyer estoppel certificates from the Material Property Agreement Parties with respect to the Material Property Agreements listed on Schedule 3.5(b) attached hereto in each case in substantially in the form of the Material Property Agreement Estoppel or in the same form as required under the respective Material Property Agreement to which the estoppel certificate relates and which do not allege any material defaults by Sellers or accrued and outstanding offsets or defenses under the relevant Material Property Agreement nor contain any materially adverse deviations between (x) the information specified in said Material Property Agreement Estoppel and (y) (i) the representations and warranties of the Sellers set forth in this Agreement and (ii) the Material Property Agreement to which such Material Property Agreement Estoppel relates (the “ Material Property Agreement Estoppel Condition ”). If the Sellers are unable to the Material Property Agreement Estoppel Condition with respect to any Property on or before the Final Closing Date, then, unless the Buyer elects to waive such condition, such Property and its Asset-Related Property shall be deemed an “ Excluded Material Property Agreement Asset ”. In such event (i) this Agreement shall terminate but only with respect to such Excluded Material Property Agreement Asset, (ii) all references hereunder to such Excluded Material Property Agreement Asset shall be deemed deleted, and such Excluded Material Property Agreement Asset shall not be deemed a “Property” for any purpose under this Agreement (other than in respect of references to the Specified Properties and with respect to any terms and condition that expressly survive termination of this Agreement), (iii) the applicable Seller of such Excluded Material Property Agreement Asset shall not be included in Sellers for purposes of this Agreement, (iv) the Purchase Price shall be reduced by the Allocated Purchase Price for such Excluded Material Property Agreement Asset, and (v) neither the Sellers nor the Buyer shall have any liability hereunder with regard to the Excluded Material Property Agreement Asset, except for the obligations hereunder which expressly survive termination of this Agreement.
Section 3.6     Buyer’s Knowledge of Inaccuracies prior to Closing. If, at any time prior to the Closing, a Buyer Representative obtains actual knowledge that any representation or warranty of any of the Sellers contained in Section 3.1 or Section 3.2 is untrue or incorrect in any material respect, such Seller shall not be in default under this Agreement (provided that such misrepresentation was not intentional and did not result from a willful act which is prohibited under this Agreement which causes such representation or warranty to become untrue) and the sole remedy of the Buyer shall be to (i) proceed to Closing, in which case the Buyer shall be deemed to have waived its rights with respect to any such breach of representation or warranty, or (ii) solely in the event that the Sellers fail to cure such breach within thirty (30) days after written notice thereof from the Buyer (and if such thirty (30) day period would extend beyond the Closing Date, at their option, the Sellers may extend such Closing Date for the period required to effect such cure, but not beyond the date which is thirty (30) days from such written notice of the Buyer), and (A) if such breach of representation or warranty would have a Portfolio Material Adverse Effect, terminate this Agreement by written notice to the Sellers within five (5) Business Days after the expiration of such cure period (“ Buyer’s Termination Deadline ”) or (B) if such breach of representation or warranty would not have a Portfolio Material Adverse Effect, but would have a Property Material Adverse Effect with respect to any Property, take either of the following actions by written notice the Sellers within five (5) Business Days after Buyer’s Termination Deadline: (1) elect to treat the Property with respect to which such breach of representation or warranty would have a Property Material

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Adverse Effect as an Excluded Representation Asset and proceed to Closing with respect to the other Properties, or (2) waive its rights with respect to any such breach of representation or warranty having a Property Material Adverse Effect and proceed to Closing in accordance with this Agreement. If the Buyer proceeds to Closing, then the Buyer shall retain all of its rights with respect such breach of representation or warranty (subject in all respect to the express limitations of this Agreement, including the limitations set forth in Section 11.3 and Section 11.5), except that the Buyer shall be deemed to have waived all of its rights and remedies with respect to such breach of representation or warranty (i) if such breach of representation or warranty has a Portfolio Material Adverse Effect, or (ii) to the extent such breach of representation or warranty relates to any Property which the Buyer had the right to treat as an Excluded Representation Asset but did not. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Buyer shall not be entitled to exercise the foregoing rights, and none of the Sellers shall have any liability following the Closing with respect such breach of representation or warranty, in the event that any of the representations of any Seller under Section 3.2 have become untrue by reason of changed facts or circumstances which constitute Permitted Representation Changes (provided that any such liability of any Seller following the Closing shall be determined as if the definition of “Permitted Representation Changes” did not include the proviso set forth at the end of clause (xi) thereof if Sellers provided Buyer prior to Closing with copies of any such notice of Environmental Claim, Environmental Liability or violations of Environmental Laws). If the Buyer is entitled to deliver a notice electing (i) to terminate this Agreement in connection with a breach of representation or warranty that would have a Portfolio Material Adverse Effect, or (ii) to treat the Property affected by a breach of representation or warranty as a Excluded Representation Asset, but fails to deliver the required notice to the Sellers on or before the Buyer’s Termination Deadline, then the Buyer shall conclusively be deemed to have elected to proceed to Closing with respect to all of the Properties in accordance with this Agreement.
Section 3.7     Cooperating with Financing . Each of the Sellers shall reasonably cooperate with the Buyer in connection with the Buyer’s arrangement of financing (which shall include mortgage financing, subordinate financing, and equity investments) with respect to the Properties (provided that such cooperation does not interfere in any material respect with the ongoing operations of the Sellers or the rights of any Tenants of the Properties under their respective Space Leases), including without limitation, by (a) delivering such financial and statistical information relating to the applicable Properties as may be reasonably requested in connection with such financing, subject in each case, to such confidentiality agreements as a Seller may reasonably require, (b) providing access to diligence materials, personnel and the applicable Properties during normal business hours and upon reasonable prior request to allow sources of financing and their representatives to complete all reasonable and customary diligence, subject in each case, to such confidentiality agreements as a Seller may reasonably require, (c) requesting estoppels, attornment agreements and certificates from Tenants and Material Property Agreement Parties in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to any potential lender, and (d) permitting the Buyer and its representatives to conduct appraisals and environmental engineering inspections of each Property during normal business hours or such other times as may be reasonably approved by Seller (provided, however, that (A) neither the Buyer nor its representatives shall have the right to take and analyze any samples of any environmental media (including soil, groundwater, surface water, air or sediment) or any building material or to perform any invasive testing procedure on any such Property, (B) the Buyer shall schedule and coordinate all inspections with the applicable Seller and shall give the

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applicable Seller at least three (3) Business Days’ prior written notice thereof, setting forth the inspection or materials that the Buyer or its agents intend to conduct, and (C) such Seller shall be entitled to have representatives present at all times during any such inspection). Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 3.7, in no event shall the Sellers be obligated to deliver any information, provide any access or permit any inspection pursuant to this Section 3.7 which the Sellers are not obligated to deliver, provide or permit to or for the benefit of the Buyer pursuant to the terms and conditions of this Agreement other than this Section 3.7. The foregoing cooperation by the Sellers shall be at the Buyer’s sole cost and expense (provided that the Buyer shall not be required to reimburse the Seller for any in-house costs incurred by the Seller in the performance of its obligations), and the Buyer shall promptly reimburse Seller for any reasonable out-of-pocket, third party costs incurred in performing their obligations under this Section 3.7.
Section 3.8     Waterside Property . Within five (5) Business Days after the Effective Date, the Waterside ARCP Member shall exercise the Waterside Sale Right. If in response to such exercise the Waterside JV Member exercises the Waterside JV Option in accordance with the terms of the Waterside JV Agreement, the Waterside Property shall upon the closing of the sale under the Waterside JV Option immediately become an Excluded ROFR Asset. If in response to such exercise the Waterside JV Member does not exercise the Waterside JV Option in accordance with the terms of the Waterside JV Agreement, (i) the Waterside ARCP Member shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause the Waterside Seller to become a party to this Agreement as a “Seller” in accordance with (but subject to) its rights under the Waterside JV Agreement (and the Buyer hereby consents to the Waterside Seller becoming a party to this Agreement) pursuant to an instrument reasonably acceptable to Sellers and Buyer and (ii) following the Waterside Seller becoming a party to this Agreement, the Buyer will be obligated to acquire the Waterside Property upon the terms, and subject to the conditions of, this Agreement.
ARTICLE IV
REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES AND COVENANTS OF THE BUYER
Section 4.1     Representations and Warranties of the Buyer . The Buyer hereby represents and warrants to the Sellers as follows:
(a)     Formation; Existence . It is a limited liability company duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware.
(b)     Power; Authority . It has all requisite power and authority to enter into this Agreement, to perform its obligations hereunder and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby. The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement, the purchase of the Assets and the consummation of the transactions provided for herein have been duly authorized by all necessary action on the part of the Buyer. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by the Buyer and constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of the Buyer enforceable against the Buyer in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other laws affecting creditors’ rights and by general principles of equity (whether applied in a proceeding at law or in equity).

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(c)     No Consents . No consent, license, approval, order, permit or authorization of, or registration, filing or declaration with any Governmental Authority or other Person is required to be obtained or made in connection with the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement or any of the transactions required or contemplated hereby.
(d)     No Conflicts . The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement will not (a) conflict with or result in any violation of its organizational documents, (b) conflict with or result in any violation of any provision of any bond, note or other instrument of indebtedness, indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, loan agreement, lease or other agreement or instrument to which it is a party in its individual capacity, or (c) violate any existing term or provision of any order, writ, judgment, injunction, decree, statute, law, rule or regulation applicable to it or its assets or properties.
(e)     Anti-Terrorism and Anti-Corruption Laws .
(i)     Neither the Buyer nor, to the Buyer’s knowledge, its affiliates or any Person controlling or controlled by the Buyer, Buyer is in violation of any laws relating to terrorism, money laundering or the Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Action of 2001, Public Law 107-56, as amended, and the Executive Order.
(ii)     Neither the Buyer nor, to the Buyer’s knowledge, its affiliates or any Person controlling or controlled by the Buyer, is acting, directly or indirectly, on behalf of terrorists, terrorist organizations or narcotics traffickers, including those persons or entities that appear on the Annex to the Executive Order, or are included on any Government List.
(iii)     Neither the Buyer nor, to the Buyer’s knowledge, its affiliates or any Person controlling or controlled by the Buyer, is a country, territory, individual or entity named on a Government List (or any other similar list designed to identify persons identified as person engaged in prohibited activities), and the monies used in connection with this Agreement and amounts committed with respect thereto, were not and are not derived from any activities that contravene any applicable anti-money laundering or anti-bribery laws and regulations (including funds being derived from any person, entity, country or territory on a Government List or engaged in any unlawful activity defined under Title 18 of the United States Code, Section 1956(c)(7)).
(iv)    To the Buyer’s knowledge, the operations of the Buyer have been conducted at all times in compliance with the Money Laundering Laws and the Anti-Corruption Laws. No proceeding by or before any Governmental Authority involving the Buyer with respect to the Money Laundering Laws or the Anti-Corruption Laws is pending or, to the knowledge of the Buyer , is threatened.
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any limited partner or non-managing member of an investment vehicle sponsored directly or indirectly by The Blackstone Group L.P. and its affiliates..
(f)     Buyer Replacement Guarantor . BRE DDR Retail Holdings III LLC (“ Assumed Loan Property Purchaser Guarantor ”) shall have as of the Closing, a net worth of at least $500,000,000 and minimum liquidity of at least $10,000,000, each as determined in a manner that complies with the net worth and minimum liquidity requirements applicable to a replacement guarantors pursuant to the terms of each Assumed Loan.
(g)     DDR Manager . To the knowledge of the Buyer Representatives, there is no fact or circumstance which would disqualify DDR from being approved or qualifying as a replacement property manager pursuant to the terms of each Assumed Loan.
Section 4.2     Covenants of the Buyer . (a)    No later than twenty (20) Business Days after the Effective Date, the Buyer shall identify, in writing to the Sellers, which Contracts the Buyer desires to assume (the “ Assumed Contracts ”) at the applicable Closing pursuant to the Assignment of Contracts; provided however, if any such Contract requires a consent to the assignment by the Sellers, such Contract shall be included in the Assignment of Contracts only to the extent such consent is obtained prior to Closing.
(b)    The Buyer covenants and agrees that it shall:
(i)    use commercially reasonable efforts to submit complete application packages to all Assumed Loan Lender Parties for the Loan Assumptions within ten (10) Business Days following the date that form application packages are provided to the Buyer after the Effective Date;
(ii)    to the extent required in connection with an Assumed Loan, agree to cause (x) Assumed Loan Property Purchaser Guarantor to execute and deliver replacement guaranties and indemnities in substantially the same form as the existing guaranties and indemnities with respect to such Assumed Loan and (y) DDR Manager to execute and deliver a customary assignment and subordination agreement (in circumstances where the manager is an Affiliate of the borrower);
(iii)    without limiting the generality of the foregoing, promptly supply to the Assumed Loan Lender Parties (i) all financial information with respect to Assumed Loan Property Purchaser, Assumed Loan Property Purchaser Guarantor, DDR Manager, and their respective direct and indirect owners , as may be reasonably requested by the Assumed Loan Lender Parties (including, without limitation, evidence of compliance with Section 4.1(f), (ii) documentation, supporting information and other items required by the Assumed Loan Documents or otherwise reasonably requested or reasonably required by the Assumed Loan Lender Parties in connection with each Loan Assumption, (iii) evidence that the applicable Assumed Loan Property Purchasers are special purpose entities, to the extent required by the Assumed Loan Documents, and (iv) at Closing, to the extent required by the Assumed Loan Lender Parties, opinions of counsel with respect to the valid formation, due authority and good standing of the applicable

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Assumed Loan Property Purchasers, the enforceability of the Loan Assumption Documents and non-consolidation matters;
(iv)    continually make all commercially reasonable efforts to consummate the Loan Assumption with the applicable Seller and Assumed Loan Lender Parties; and
(v)    in connection with each Assumed Loan, comply with the requirements set forth in Schedule 2.3(f) to the extent applicable.
(c)     Post-Closing Cooperation . To the extent that a Tenant has an obligation under the terms of its Space Lease to cause the removal of a lien filed by mechanics, materialmen, or other workmen or suppliers employed and contracted by such Tenant that a Seller removed or caused to be insured over in the Title Policy, Buyer shall reasonably cooperate with such Seller following the applicable Closing to cause such Tenant to comply with the terms of its Space Lease with respect to such lien.
ARTICLE V
CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO CLOSING
Section 5.1     Conditions Precedent to the Sellers’ Obligations . The obligation of the Sellers to consummate the transfer of the Assets to the Buyer on the Closing Date in accordance with the terms of this Agreement is subject to the satisfaction (or written waiver by the Sellers) as of the Closing of the following conditions:
(a)    Each of the representations and warranties made by the Buyer in this Agreement shall be true and correct in all material respects when made and on and as of the Closing Date as though such representations and warranties were made on and as of the Closing Date;
(b)    The Buyer shall have performed or complied in all material respects with all of its obligations required by this Agreement to be performed or complied with by the Buyer on or before the Closing;
(c)    The Sellers shall have received all of the documents required to be delivered by the Buyer at or before the Closing under Article VI;
(d)    The Sellers shall have received the Balance of the Purchase Price to be paid at the Closing in accordance with Section 2.2(c) and all other amounts due to the Sellers hereunder at or before the Closing;
(e)    No order or injunction of any court or administrative agency of competent jurisdiction nor any statute, rule, regulation or executive order promulgated by any Governmental Authority of competent jurisdiction shall be in effect as of the Closing which restrains or prohibits the transfer of the Assets or the consummation of any other transaction contemplated hereby; provided, however, and notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, if the closing condition set forth in this Section 5.1(e) has not been satisfied or waived on the applicable Closing Date with respect to one or more Properties (such Properties, the

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Enjoined Properties ”), and no Enjoined Property is a Specified Property, then the Closing shall take place on the applicable Closing Date in accordance with this Agreement with respect to all Properties that would otherwise have been closed upon on such date, other than the Enjoined Properties, and the closing date with respect to the Enjoined Properties will be extended until the closing condition set forth in this Section 5.1(e) have been satisfied or waived; provided, however, if the closing condition set forth in this Section 5.1(e) has not been satisfied or waived by the Final Closing Date, this Agreement will terminate with respect to such Enjoined Properties only (each such Enjoined Property, an “ Excluded Enjoined Asset ”), all references hereunder to such Excluded Enjoined Asset and the applicable Seller shall be deemed deleted, the Excluded Enjoined Asset shall not be included in the Assets for purposes of this Agreement, the applicable Seller of such Excluded Enjoined Asset shall not be included in Sellers for purposes of this Agreement, the Purchase Price shall be reduced by the Allocated Purchase Price of the Excluded Enjoined Assets, and neither Sellers, nor Buyer, shall have any liability hereunder with regard to the Excluded Enjoined Assets, except for obligations hereunder which expressly survive termination of this Agreement, or expenses incurred by Sellers on Buyer’s behalf with regard to such Excluded Enjoined Asset;
(f)    The Initial Closing hereunder shall include not less than the Minimum Closing Properties;
(g)    A Loan Assumption Consent has been obtained (and the requirements of this Agreement with respect to a Loan Assumption have been satisfied), or a Failed Loan Defeasance has occurred, with respect to each Assumed Loan affecting the Assumed Loan Properties to be conveyed at the Closing; and
(h)    No action, suit or other proceeding shall be pending which shall have been brought by any person or entity (other than the parties hereto and their affiliates) (i) to restrain, prohibit or change in any material respect the purchase and sale of the Assets or the consummation of any other transaction contemplated hereby or (ii) seeking material damages with respect to such purchase and sale or any other transaction contemplated hereby.
If any of the conditions to the Sellers’ obligation to consummate the transfer of any Assets that have not previously been transferred to the Buyer in accordance with the terms of this Agreement are not satisfied on and as of the Outside Closing Date and such failure is not a result of a material default by the Buyer under this Agreement which would permit Seller to give a Seller Termination Notice (in which event the Sellers would be afforded the rights under Section 13.1 hereof), then the Sellers may elect to either: (a) waive such failure and proceed to Closing or (b) terminate this Agreement by written notice to the Buyer, in which event the Cash Deposit (and all interest earned thereon, if any) then held by the Escrow Agent shall be immediately returned to the Buyer and neither the Sellers nor the Buyer shall have any further rights or obligations to the other under this Agreement, except those arising under provisions that expressly survive such termination.
Section 5.2     Conditions Precedent to the Buyer’s Obligations . The obligation of the Buyer to consummate the acquisition of the Assets from the Sellers on the Closing Date in accordance with the terms of this Agreement is subject to the satisfaction (or written waiver by the Buyer) as of the Closing of the following conditions:

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(a)    Each Seller’s representations and warranties contained in this Agreement shall be true and correct in all material respects when made and on and as of the Closing Date as though such representations and warranties were made on and as of Closing Date (other than those representations or warranties made as of a specific date, or with reference to previously dated materials, in which event such representations and warranties shall be true and correct as of the date thereof or as of the date of such materials, as applicable), unless any representations and warranties that were untrue when made or became untrue after the Effective Date, taken together, do not have a Portfolio Material Adverse Effect; provided that this condition shall not be deemed to have failed if (a) the Sellers’ representations or warranties under Section 3.2 have become untrue by reason of changed facts or circumstances which constitute Permitted Representation Changes and (b) such misrepresentation was not intentional nor resulted from a willful act which is prohibited under this Agreement which causes the representation or warranty to become untrue; provided, further, if any of the Sellers’ representations and warranties that were untrue when made or became untrue after the Effective Date (where such representations and warranties are required to be remade by the Sellers at the Closing) result in a Property Material Adverse Effect with respect to any Property, then the Buyer shall have the right to exclude the Property that has suffered the Property Material Adverse Effect from the Properties to be purchased by Buyer pursuant to this Agreement (any such excluded Property and its Asset-Related Property is referred to herein as a “ Excluded Representation Asset ”), and in the event that the Buyer exercises such right (i) this Agreement shall terminate but only with respect to such Excluded Representation Asset, (ii) all references hereunder to such Excluded Representation Asset shall be deemed deleted, and such Excluded Representation Asset shall not be deemed a “Property” for any purpose under this Agreement (other than in respect of references to the Specified Properties and with respect to any terms and condition that expressly survive termination of this Agreement), (iii) the applicable Seller of such Excluded Representation Asset shall not be included in Sellers for purposes of this Agreement, (iv) the Purchase Price shall be reduced by the Allocated Purchase Price for such Excluded Representation Asset, and (v) neither the Sellers nor the Buyer shall have any liability hereunder with regard to the Excluded Representation Asset, except for the obligations hereunder which expressly survive termination of this Agreement;
(b)    Each Seller shall have performed or complied in all material respects with all of its obligations required by this Agreement to be performed or complied with by such Seller on or before the Closing;
(c)    No order or injunction of any court or administrative agency of competent jurisdiction nor any statute, rule, regulation or executive order promulgated by any Governmental Authority of competent jurisdiction shall be in effect as of the Closing which restrains or prohibits the transfer of the applicable Assets or the consummation of any other transaction contemplated hereby; provided, however, and notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, if on the applicable Closing Date there exists one or more Properties that is not an Enjoined Property, and no Enjoined Property is a Specified Property, then the Closing shall take place on the applicable Closing Date in accordance with this Agreement with respect to all Properties that would otherwise have been closed upon on such date, other than the Enjoined Properties, and the closing date with respect to the Enjoined Properties will be extended until the closing condition set forth in this Section 5.2(c) have been satisfied or waived; provided, however, if the closing condition set forth in this Section 5.2(c) has not been satisfied or waived by the Final Closing Date, this Agreement will terminate with respect to such

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Excluded Enjoined Asset only, all references hereunder to such Excluded Enjoined Asset and the applicable Seller shall be deemed deleted, the Excluded Enjoined Asset shall not be included in the Assets for purposes of this Agreement, the applicable Seller of such Excluded Enjoined Asset shall not be included in Sellers for purposes of this Agreement, the Purchase Price shall be reduced by the Allocated Purchase Price of the Excluded Enjoined Assets, and neither Sellers, nor Buyer, shall have any liability hereunder with regard to the Excluded Enjoined Assets, except for obligations hereunder which expressly survive termination of this Agreement, or expenses incurred by Sellers on Buyer’s behalf with regard to such Excluded Enjoined Asset;
(d)    No action, suit or other proceeding shall be pending which shall have been brought by any person or entity (other than the parties hereto and their affiliates) (i) to restrain, prohibit or change in any material respect the purchase and sale of the applicable Assets or the consummation of any other transaction contemplated hereby or (ii) seeking material damages with respect to such purchase and sale or any other transaction contemplated hereby;
(e)    The Buyer shall have received all of the documents required to be delivered by the Sellers at or before the Closing under Article VI;
(f)    The Initial Closing hereunder shall include not less than the Minimum Closing Properties and shall include all of the Specified Properties;
(g)    With respect to any Asset that is the subject of the applicable Closing, the Buyer shall have received the Qualified Tenant Estoppel Certificates (and/or the Seller Estoppels) required pursuant to Section 3.4;
(h)    With respect to any Assumed Loan Property that is the subject of the applicable Closing, a Loan Assumption Consent shall have been obtained and the requirements of this Agreement with respect to a Loan Assumption shall have been satisfied, unless the requirements of this Agreement with respect to a Failed Loan Defeasance have been satisfied with respect to such Assumed Loan; and
(i)    The Title Company shall be irrevocably committed to issue to the Buyer, as of the Closing Date, the Title Policy with respect to the Properties to be conveyed at the Closing, subject only to (i) the receipt of the title premiums and costs with respect to the Title Policy, (ii) the delivery by the Buyer of the Buyer’s or, if applicable, relevant Buyer Affiliate Designees’, organizational and authority documents reasonably requested by the Title Company, and (iii) the Buyer’s satisfaction of any other customary requirements of the Title Company that are typically imposed upon and complied with by similar purchasers in like transactions in the respective jurisdictions where the applicable Properties are located.
If any of the conditions to the Buyer’s obligation to consummate the acquisition of any Assets that have not previously been acquired by the Buyer in accordance with the terms of this Agreement are not satisfied on and as of the Outside Closing Date and such failure is not a result of a material default by the Sellers under this Agreement which would permit the Buyer to terminate this Agreement (in which event the Buyer would be afforded the rights under Section 13.2 hereof), then the Buyer may elect to either: (a) waive such failure and proceed to Closing, or (b) terminate this Agreement by written notice to the Sellers, in which event the Cash Deposit (and all interest earned thereon, if any) then held by the Escrow Agent shall be immediately

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returned to the Buyer and neither the Sellers nor the Buyer shall have any further rights or obligations to the other under this Agreement, except those arising under provisions that expressly survive such termination.
ARTICLE VI
CLOSING DELIVERIES
Section 6.1     Buyer Deliveries .
The Buyer shall deliver (and, as applicable, cause the relevant Buyer Affiliate Designees to deliver) the following at Closing:

(a)    the Balance of the Purchase Price to be paid at the Closing in accordance with Section 2.2(c) and all other amounts due to the Sellers hereunder at or before the Closing;
(b)    with respect to each Property:
(i)    an assignment and assumption of landlord’s interest in the Space Leases (an “ Assignment of Leases ”) duly executed by the Buyer (or relevant Buyer Affiliate Designee) in substantially the form of Exhibit C hereto;
(ii)    an assignment and assumption of the Assumed Contracts (an “ Assignment of Contracts ”) duly executed by the Buyer (or relevant Buyer Affiliate Designee) in substantially the form of Exhibit D hereto;
(iii)    an assignment and assumption of the Deferred Purchase Price Obligations (an “ Assignment of Deferred Purchase Price Obligations ”) duly executed by the Buyer (or relevant Buyer Affiliate Designee) in substantially the form of Exhibit D hereto which respect to each Deferred Purchase Price Obligation;
(iv)    a notice letter to each Tenant (the “ Tenant Notices ”) duly executed by the Buyer (or relevant Buyer Affiliate Designee), in the form of Exhibit F attached hereto;
(v)    a recordable assumption of the applicable Seller’s obligations from and after the Closing in each Assigned Material Property Agreement; and
(v)    all transfer tax returns, to the extent required by law and the regulations issued pursuant thereto, which are required to be executed and/or filed by the transferee of such Property in connection with the payment of all state or local real property transfer taxes that are payable or arise as a result of the conveyance of such Property.
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(d)    with respect to the transactions contemplated hereunder:
(i)    such other assignments, instruments of transfer and other documents, in each case, duly executed by the Buyer (and the Buyer Affiliate Designees), which by the terms of this Agreement are to be delivered by the Buyer (and the Buyer Affiliate Designees) at the Closing;
(ii)    a duly executed and sworn Secretary’s Certificate from the Buyer (and the relevant Buyer Affiliate Designees) satisfactory to the Title Company certifying that the Buyer (and the relevant Buyer Affiliate Designees) has taken all necessary action to authorize the execution of all documents being delivered hereunder and the consummation of all of the transactions contemplated hereby and that such authorization has not been revoked, modified or amended;
(iii)    an executed and acknowledged Incumbency Certificate from the Buyer (and the relevant Buyer Affiliate Designees) satisfactory to the Title Company certifying the authority of the officers or general partner, as applicable of the Buyer (and the relevant Buyer Affiliate Designees) to execute this Agreement and the other documents delivered by the Buyer (and the relevant Buyer Affiliate Designees) to the Sellers at the Closing;
(iv)    an executed closing statement reasonably approved by the Sellers and the Buyer; and
(v)    a certificate remaking the Buyer’s representations and warranties set forth in Section 4.1 as if made on the Closing Date (“ Buyer Update Certificate ”).
Section 6.2     Seller Deliveries . The Sellers shall deliver the following at Closing:
(a)    with respect to each Property, a deed (a “ Deed ”) in substantially the form of Exhibit G hereto with respect to each applicable state (modified as necessary to limit any express or implied warranties of the grantor to the acts of the relevant Seller and no others), duly executed by the relevant Seller, which deed, upon proper recording by the Buyer, shall be sufficient to transfer and convey to the Buyer whatever rights in the Property the relevant Seller has acquired subject only to the Permitted Exceptions with reference to such Property;
(b)    with respect to each Property:
(i)    an Assignment of Leases duly executed by the relevant Seller, together with the original Space Leases in the Sellers’ possession or reasonable control (or, to the extent originals are not available, the copies thereof in the Data Room shall be deemed delivered to the Buyer);
(ii)    a bill of sale (a “ Bill of Sale ”) duly executed by the relevant Seller in substantially the form of Exhibit H hereto, relating to all the Personal Property owned by the relevant Seller which are currently located upon or attached to the Property;

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(iii)    an Assignment of Contracts duly executed by the relevant Seller;
(iv)    an assignment of all warranties, permits, licenses and other Asset Related Property in the form of Exhibit I attached hereto;
(v)    an updated rent roll and delinquency report with respect to each of the Properties, certified as true and complete by the relevant Seller;
(vi)    the Tenant Notices duly executed by the relevant Seller;
(vii)    an Assignment of Deferred Purchase Price Obligations duly executed by the relevant Seller;
(viii)    an assignment of the relevant Seller’s rights and interests in the Purchase Price Holdback duly executed by the relevant Seller;
(ix)    notices of the sales of the relevant Assets to any Material Property Agreement Parties required to be given pursuant to the relevant Material Property Agreements and identified by written notice from the Buyer to the Sellers at least five (5) Business Days prior to the Closing;
(x)     a recordable assignment of Seller’s interest in any Material Property Agreement that Buyer requests to be assigned by written notice from the Buyer to the Sellers at least five (5) Business Days prior to the Closing (the “ Assigned Material Property Agreements ”);
(xi)    subject to Section 6.2(d), with respect to any security deposits held in the form of a letter of credit, an assignment instrument duly executed and acknowledged satisfying the requirements to the transfer conditions of the applicable letter of credit;
(xii)    all transfer tax returns which are required by law and the regulations issued pursuant thereto (other than those required to be filed by the transferee of such Property) in connection with the payment of all state or local real property transfer taxes that are payable or arise as a result of the conveyance of such Property;
(xiii)    the Qualified Tenant Estoppel Certificates and the Seller Estoppels, if any, required to be delivered pursuant to Section 3.4;
(xiv)    an Owner’s Affidavit duly executed by the relevant Seller; and
(xv)    all keys to each Property which are in the Sellers’ possession.
(c)    with respect to the transactions contemplated hereunder:
(i)    such other assignments, instruments of transfer and other documents, in each case, duly executed by the Sellers, which by the terms of this Agreement are to be delivered by the Sellers at the Closing;

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(ii)    such other consents, filings, and other documents required by any Governmental Authority in connection with the transactions contemplated hereunder;
(iii)    a duly executed and sworn Secretary’s Certificate from each Seller (or the general partners of such Seller, where appropriate) satisfactory to the Title Company certifying that such Seller has taken all necessary action to authorize the execution of all documents being delivered hereunder and the consummation of all of the transactions contemplated hereby and that such authorization has not been revoked, modified or amended;
(iv)    an executed and acknowledged Incumbency Certificate from each Seller (or the general partners of such Seller, where appropriate) satisfactory to the Title Company certifying the authority of the officers of such Seller (or the general partner of such Seller, where appropriate) to execute this Agreement and the other documents delivered by such Seller to the Buyer at the Closing;
(v)    a certificate pursuant to the Foreign Investment and Real Property Tax Act (“ FIRPTA ”), duly executed by each Seller or the applicable person for U.S. federal income tax purposes, certifying that such person is not a “foreign person” as defined in Section 1445 of the Code and the Treasury Regulations promulgated thereunder, in substantially the form of Exhibit J hereto and any similar certificate or other affidavit under applicable state law; and
(vi)    an executed closing statement reasonably approved by the Sellers and the Buyer; and
(vii)    subject to the provisions of Section 3.6 and Section 5.2, a certificate executed by such Seller, remaking such Seller’s representations and warranties set forth in Sections 3.1 and 3.2 as if made on the Closing Date (other than those representations or warranties made as of a specific date, or with reference to previously dated materials, which representations and warranties shall be remade as of such specific dates or as of the date of such materials, as applicable), but updated to reflect such changed facts or circumstances which constitute Permitted Representation Changes, and do not result from a willful act which is prohibited under this Agreement which caused the representation or warranty to become untrue (a “ Seller Update Certificate ”).
(d)    In the event any Asset-Related Property is not assignable (such as a letter of credit that is not transferable), the Sellers shall use commercially reasonable efforts to provide the Buyer, at no cost to the Sellers, with the economic benefits of such property by enforcing such property (solely at the Buyer’s reasonable direction) for the benefit and at the expense of the Buyer; provided that (i) the Buyer shall indemnify and hold harmless the Sellers from any loss or liability the Sellers may suffer as a result of the Buyer’s direction, and (ii) provide to the Sellers such assurance of performance of such indemnity as the Sellers may reasonably request;
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Assumed Loan and the amounts of any cash reserves or escrow accounts held by or for the Assumed Loan Lender Party in connection with the Assumed Loans as of the Closing Date, and (ii) originals of Assumed Loan Documents for such Assumed Loans, to the extent in the Seller’s possession; and
(f)    With respect to the Repaid Loans and the Failed Loan Defeasances, evidence that any Lien securing the related Third Party Loan has been discharged from the applicable Property.
The acceptance of the Deeds by the Buyer shall be deemed to be full performance and discharge of any and all obligations on the part of the Sellers to be performed pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement, except where such agreements and obligations are specifically stated to survive.

ARTICLE VII
INSPECTION
Section 7.1     General Right of Inspection . Prior to Closing, the Buyer and its consultants and agents shall have the right to inspect each Property during business hours on Business Days, including the right to interview (x) the Tenants under Space Leases and (y) the general managers, asset managers, and corporate level officers, directors, officers, employees and agents of each Seller responsible for, or involved with, the management or operation of each Property; provided that (a) the Buyer shall first give the Sellers reasonable advance notification of its intention to conduct any such inspection or interview, (b) the Buyer shall permit a representative of the Sellers to accompany the Buyer and/or its agents during any such inspection or interview if the Sellers shall make such a representative available, and (c) such inspection or interview shall not unreasonably impede the normal day‑to‑day business operation of such Property. The Buyer’s right of inspection of each Property shall be subject to the rights of Tenants. The Sellers shall use commercially reasonable efforts to make available or provide to the Buyer copies of all studies, leases, reciprocal easement agreements, contracts, loan documents, surveys, historical operating statements, operating budgets, billing statements and other financial information, environmental and physical condition reports, zoning reports, material landlord/tenant disputes and material litigation in the Seller’s possession or control related to the Properties. The Buyer hereby indemnifies and agrees to defend and hold the Sellers harmless from all loss, cost (including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys’ fees), claim or damage arising in connection with or from any such inspection by the Buyer or its agents.
Section 7.2     Examination . In entering into this Agreement, the Buyer has not been induced by and has not relied upon any written or oral representations, warranties or statements, whether express or implied, made by any Seller, any partner, member, officer or director of any Seller, or any affiliate, agent, employee, or other representative of any of the foregoing or by any broker or any other person representing or purporting to represent any Seller, with respect to the Assets or any other matter affecting or relating to the transactions contemplated hereby, other than those expressly set forth in this Agreement. The Buyer acknowledges and agrees that, except as expressly set forth herein, no Seller makes any representations or warranties whatsoever, whether express or implied or arising by operation of

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law, with respect to such Seller’s Assets. THE BUYER AGREES THAT THE ASSETS WILL BE SOLD AND CONVEYED TO (AND ACCEPTED BY) THE BUYER AT THE CLOSING IN THE THEN EXISTING CONDITION OF THE ASSETS, AS IS, WHERE IS, WITH ALL FAULTS, AND WITHOUT ANY WRITTEN OR VERBAL REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES WHATSOEVER (INCLUDING THE IMPLIED WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY), WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED OR ARISING BY OPERATION OF LAW, other than representations and warranties of the Sellers expressly set forth in Section 3.2 of this Agreement. The Buyer acknowledges and agrees that, except as expressly set forth in Section 3.2 of this Agreement, the Sellers have not made, do not make and specifically disclaim any representations, warranties, promises, covenants, agreements or guaranties of any kind or character whatsoever, whether express or implied, oral or written, past, present or future, of, as to, concerning or with respect to the Assets, including, without limitation, (a) the nature, quality or physical condition of the Assets, (b) the construction of the improvements and whether there exists any construction defects therein, (c) the water, soil and geology of the property, (d) the income to be derived from the Asset, (e) the suitability of the Assets for any and all activities and uses which the Buyer may conduct thereon, (f) the compliance of or by the Assets or the operation thereof with any laws, rules, ordinances or regulations of any Governmental Authority having jurisdiction thereover, (g) the habitability or fitness of the Assets for a particular purpose, (h) the marketability of the Assets or the ability to lease or sell the Assets, (i) the status or condition of entitlements pertaining to the Assets, and (j) any matter regarding Hazardous Substances. Any written or oral information, reports, statements, documents or records concerning the Assets provided or made available to the Buyer, its affiliates, agents, employees, or other representatives by the Sellers, the Sellers’ agents, employees or third parties representing or purporting to represent any Seller, shall not be representations or warranties, unless specifically set forth in in Section 3.2 of this Agreement. In purchasing the Assets and taking other action hereunder, the Buyer has not and shall not rely on any such disclosures, but rather, the Buyer shall rely only on the Buyer’s own inspection of the Assets. The Buyer acknowledges that the Purchase Price reflects and takes into account that the Assets are being sold “as is”.
Section 7.3     Releases.
(a)    THE BUYER HEREBY AGREES THAT EACH SELLER AND EACH OF ITS PARTNERS, MEMBERS, TRUSTEES, DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, REPRESENTATIVES, PROPERTY MANAGERS, ASSET MANAGERS, AGENTS, ATTORNEYS, AFFILIATES AND RELATED ENTITIES, HEIRS, SUCCESSORS, AND ASSIGNS (WITH EACH SELLER, COLLECTIVELY, THE “ RELEASEES ”) SHALL BE, AND ARE HEREBY, FULLY AND FOREVER RELEASED AND DISCHARGED FROM ANY AND ALL LIABILITIES, LOSSES, CLAIMS (INCLUDING THIRD PARTY CLAIMS), DEMANDS, DAMAGES (OF ANY NATURE WHATSOEVER), CAUSES OF ACTION, COSTS, PENALTIES, FINES, JUDGMENTS, REASONABLE ATTORNEYS’ FEES, CONSULTANTS’ FEES AND COSTS AND EXPERTS’ FEES (COLLECTIVELY, THE “ CLAIMS ”) WITH RESPECT TO ANY AND ALL CLAIMS, WHETHER DIRECT OR INDIRECT, KNOWN OR UNKNOWN, FORESEEN OR UNFORESEEN, THAT MAY ARISE ON ACCOUNT OF OR IN ANY WAY BE CONNECTED WITH THE ASSETS OR THE PROPERTY OF SUCH SELLER, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE PHYSICAL, ENVIRONMENTAL AND STRUCTURAL CONDITION OF THE PROPERTY OF SUCH SELLER OR ANY LAW OR REGULATION APPLICABLE THERETO, INCLUDING,

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WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY CLAIM OR MATTER (REGARDLESS OF WHEN IT FIRST APPEARED) RELATING TO OR ARISING FROM (A) THE PRESENCE OF ANY ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS, OR THE USE, PRESENCE, STORAGE, RELEASE, DISCHARGE, OR MIGRATION OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS ON, IN, UNDER OR AROUND SUCH PROPERTY, REGARDLESS OF WHEN SUCH HAZARDOUS MATERIALS WERE FIRST INTRODUCED IN, ON OR ABOUT SUCH PROPERTY, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION ANY RIVER SITE CLAIMS, (B) ANY PATENT OR LATENT DEFECTS OR DEFICIENCIES WITH RESPECT TO SUCH PROPERTY, (C) ANY AND ALL MATTERS RELATED TO SUCH PROPERTY OR ANY PORTION THEREOF, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE CONDITION AND/OR OPERATION OF SUCH PROPERTY AND EACH PART THEREOF, AND (D) THE PRESENCE, RELEASE AND/OR REMEDIATION OF ASBESTOS AND ASBESTOS CONTAINING MATERIALS IN, ON OR ABOUT SUCH PROPERTY REGARDLESS OF WHEN SUCH ASBESTOS AND ASBESTOS CONTAINING MATERIALS WERE FIRST INTRODUCED IN, ON OR ABOUT SUCH PROPERTY; PROVIDED , HOWEVER , THAT IN NO EVENT SHALL THE SELLERS OR THE SELLER GUARANTOR BE RELEASED FROM ANY CLAIMS ARISING PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY SELLER’S OBLIGATIONS, IF ANY, UNDER THE CLOSING DOCUMENTS TO WHICH IT IS A PARTY, IN EACH CASE, SUBJECT TO THE TERMS, CONDITIONS AND LIMITATIONS OF THIS AGREEMENT. THE BUYER HEREBY WAIVES AND AGREES NOT TO COMMENCE ANY ACTION, LEGAL PROCEEDING, CAUSE OF ACTION OR SUITS IN LAW OR EQUITY, OF WHATEVER KIND OR NATURE, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, A PRIVATE RIGHT OF ACTION UNDER THE FEDERAL SUPERFUND LAWS, 42 U.S.C. SECTIONS 9601 ET SEQ. AND CALIFORNIA HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE SECTIONS 25300 ET SEQ. (AS SUCH LAWS AND STATUTES MAY BE AMENDED, SUPPLEMENTED OR REPLACED FROM TIME TO TIME), DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, AGAINST THE RELEASEES OR THEIR AGENTS IN CONNECTION WITH THE CLAIMS DESCRIBED ABOVE.
(b)    IN THIS CONNECTION AND TO THE GREATEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, THE BUYER HEREBY AGREES, REPRESENTS AND WARRANTS THAT THE BUYER REALIZES AND ACKNOWLEDGES THAT FACTUAL MATTERS NOW KNOWN TO IT MAY HAVE GIVEN OR MAY HEREAFTER GIVE RISE TO CAUSES OF ACTION, CLAIMS, DEMANDS, DEBTS, CONTROVERSIES, DAMAGES, COSTS, LOSSES AND EXPENSES WHICH ARE PRESENTLY UNKNOWN, UNANTICIPATED AND UNSUSPECTED, AND THE BUYER FURTHER AGREES, REPRESENTS AND WARRANTS THAT THE WAIVERS AND RELEASES HEREIN HAVE BEEN NEGOTIATED AND AGREED UPON IN LIGHT OF THAT REALIZATION AND THAT THE BUYER NEVERTHELESS HEREBY INTENDS TO RELEASE, DISCHARGE AND ACQUIT THE RELEASEES FROM ANY SUCH UNKNOWN CLAIMS, DEBTS, AND CONTROVERSIES WHICH MIGHT IN ANY WAY BE INCLUDED AS A MATERIAL PORTION OF THE CONSIDERATION GIVEN TO THE SELLERS BY THE BUYER IN EXCHANGE FOR THE SELLERS’ PERFORMANCE HEREUNDER.
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SECTION 7.3 SHALL SURVIVE THE CLOSING AND SHALL NOT BE DEEMED MERGED INTO ANY INSTRUMENT OR CONVEYANCE DELIVERED AT THE CLOSING.
ARTICLE VIII
TITLE AND PERMITTED EXCEPTIONS
Section 8.1     Permitted Exceptions . Each Property shall be sold and is to be conveyed, and the Buyer agrees to purchase such Property, subject only to the Permitted Exceptions with respect to such Property.
Section 8.2     Title Report . The Buyer has ordered an updated title commitment with respect to each Property (each, a “ Title Commitment ”) and has ordered (or will order) an updated survey with respect to each of the Properties set forth on Schedule 8.2 (each, a “ Survey ”), and the Buyer shall (a) instruct the Title Company and surveyor delivering such Title Commitments and Surveys, respectively, to furnish copies of all Title Commitments and Surveys, and any updates to any Title Commitment or Survey (each, an “ Update ”) to the Sellers at the address set forth in Section 14.9 hereof (or any other address or form of delivery specified by Sellers or their counsel, including electronic mail) and (b) within the later of (x) ten (10) Business Days following the Effective Date and (y) five (5) Business Days of the Buyer’s receipt of any Title Commitment, Survey or Update (each, an “ Objection Date ”), give notice to the relevant Seller specifying all title exceptions set forth in such Title Commitment, Survey or Update which the Buyer claims are not Permitted Exceptions (an “ Objection Notice ”). If the Buyer fails to send an Objection Notice to the relevant Seller objecting to any title exception or other matter first disclosed in a Title Commitment, Survey or Update on or prior to the applicable Objection Date, such title exception or other matter shall be deemed approved by the Buyer and constitute a Permitted Exception
Section 8.3     Use of Balance of the Purchase Price to Discharge Title Exceptions . If, at the Closing, there are any title exceptions applicable to a Property which are not Permitted Exceptions and which the Sellers are obligated by this Agreement or elect to pay and discharge, then the Sellers may use any portion of the Balance of the Purchase Price to satisfy the same, provided that the Sellers shall have delivered to the Title Company at the Closing instruments in recordable form sufficient to satisfy such title exceptions of record, together with the cost of any applicable recording or filing fees, or such funds or other evidence the Title Company shall deem necessary for the Title Company to remove such title exception from the Title Policy. The existence of any such title exceptions shall not be deemed objections to title if the Sellers shall comply with the requirements of the preceding sentence (a “ Cure ”). Any unpaid liens for taxes, water charges and assessments applicable to the period prior to the Closing Date shall not be objections to title, but the amount thereof plus any interest and penalties thereon shall be deducted from the Balance of the Purchase Price payable at Closing, subject to the provisions for apportionment of taxes, water charges and assessments contained in Article X of this Agreement.
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therefor, nor shall the Buyer have any right of action against the Sellers, at law or in equity, for the Seller’s inability to convey title to the Properties subject only to the Permitted Exceptions.
Section 8.5     Rights in Respect of Inability to Convey . In the event that the Buyer timely delivers an Objection Notice to the Sellers in accordance with Section 8.2, the Sellers may, at the Sellers’ sole election, but shall not be obligated to, either (a) take such action as the Sellers shall deem advisable to Cure any such title exception specified in the Objection Notice which is not a Permitted Exception (each such exception, a “ Title Objection ”) or (b) decline to take any action to Cure any such Title Objection. The Sellers shall, within ten (10) Business Days after receipt of any Objection Notice, deliver a response to the Buyer specifying all Title Objections which the Sellers shall attempt to Cure. If the Sellers shall fail to respond to any Objection Notice within ten (10) Business Days after receipt of such Objection Notice, then the Sellers shall be deemed to have declined to take any action to attempt to Cure such Title Objections. In the event (I) the Sellers shall decline to take action (or shall be deemed to have declined to take action) to Cure such Title Objections, or (II) the Sellers elect to but fail to Cure each Title Objection, the Buyer shall have the rights set forth in Section 8.10 hereof. In the event the Sellers shall elect to take action to attempt to Cure any Title Objection, the Sellers shall be entitled to one or more adjournments of the Closing Date for a period not to exceed sixty (60) days in the aggregate (inclusive of any adjournments made by the Sellers pursuant to Section 8.6 hereof), and the Closing shall be adjourned to a Business Day specified by the Sellers not beyond such sixty (60) day period. If, for any reason whatsoever, the Sellers shall not have succeeded in Curing each such title exception at the expiration of such adjournment(s) and if the Buyer shall not, prior to the expiration of the last of such adjournments, give notice to the Sellers that the Buyer is willing to waive objection to each such title exception and to close this transaction without abatement of the Purchase Price, credit or allowance of any kind or any claim or right of action against the Sellers for damages or otherwise, then Buyer shall have the rights set forth in Section 8.10 hereof. The provisions of this Section 8.5 shall be subject to the Sellers’ and the Buyer’s rights and obligations with respect to Required Removal Exceptions as set forth in Section 8.6.
Section 8.6     Required Removal Exceptions . If, from time to time prior to the Closing, the Buyer shall become aware of any Required Removal Exceptions, then the Buyer shall promptly (and, in any event, within the time period allowed for delivery of an Objection Notice pursuant to Section 8.2 if Buyer becomes aware of any such Required Removal Exceptions by disclosure thereof in a Title Commitment, Survey or Update) notify the Sellers thereof, which notice shall describe in reasonable detail the Required Removal Exceptions and the Property or Properties at issue. The Sellers shall be obligated to Cure all Required Removal Exceptions on or prior to Closing; provided , however , that (i) the maximum amount which the Sellers shall be required to expend in the aggregate in connection with the Cure of Monetary Title Exceptions (which are not Voluntary Title Exceptions) shall be $5,000,000 (the “ Aggregate Monetary Title Exception Limit ”), and (ii) the maximum amount which the Sellers shall be required to expend in the aggregate in connection with the Cure of Monetary Title Exceptions (which are not Voluntary Title Exceptions) affecting any specific Property shall be equal to two and one half percent (2.5%) of the Allocated Purchase Price of such Property (each, a “ Property Monetary Title Exception Limit ”). The Sellers shall be entitled to one or more adjournments of the Closing Date not to exceed thirty (30) days in the aggregate (inclusive of any adjournments made by the Sellers pursuant to Section 8.5 hereof) and to a date no later than the Final Closing Date to discharge all Required Removal Exceptions. In the event the Buyer notifies the Sellers

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of one or more Monetary Title Exceptions (which are not Voluntary Title Exceptions) which individually or in the aggregate would require the Sellers to expend more than the Aggregate Monetary Title Exception Limit or an applicable Property Monetary Title Exception Limit to Cure, then the Sellers shall not be required to cause such Monetary Title Exception(s) to be Cured and the Buyer may elect either to (i) accept title to the Properties subject to such Monetary Title Exception(s) at Closing in accordance with Section 8.7 and receive a credit against the Purchase Price in an aggregate amount equal to the Property Monetary Title Exception Limit applicable to the Properties affected by such Monetary Title Exception(s) (less any amounts actually expended by the Sellers to cure any Title Objections (which are not Voluntary Title Exceptions) relating to such Properties), or (ii) terminate this Agreement as to the Property or Properties affected by the Monetary Title Exception(s) in accordance with Section 8.10(b) hereof.
Section 8.7     Buyer’s Right to Accept Title . Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Article VIII, the Buyer may, by notice given to the Sellers at any time prior to the Closing Date (as it may have been adjourned by the Sellers pursuant to this Article VIII), elect to accept such title as the Sellers can convey, notwithstanding the existence of any title exceptions which are not Permitted Exceptions. In such event, this Agreement shall remain in effect and the parties shall proceed to Closing but, the Buyer shall not be entitled to any abatement of the Purchase Price, any credit or allowance of any kind or any claim or right of action against the Sellers for damages or otherwise by reason of the existence of any title exceptions.
Section 8.8     Cooperation . The Sellers shall cooperate in commercially reasonable respects with the Buyer and the Title Company in connection with the Buyer’s efforts to obtain a Title Policy insuring title to each Property subject only to the Permitted Exceptions, if any. In furtherance and not in limitation of the foregoing, at or prior to the Closing, the Buyer shall deliver to the Title Company such affidavits, certificates and other instruments as are reasonably requested by the Title Company and customarily furnished by the transferee in connection with the issuance of owner’s policies of title insurance, including, without limitation, evidence sufficient to establish (x) the legal existence of the Buyer and any Buyer Affiliate Designee and (y) the authority of the respective signatories of the Buyer and any Buyer Affiliate Designee to bind the Buyer and any Buyer Affiliate Designee, as the case may be, and the Sellers shall deliver to the Title Company (i) such affidavits, certificates and other instruments as are reasonably requested by the Title Company to establish (x) the legal existence of the Sellers, (y) the authority of the respective signatories of the Sellers to bind the Sellers, including, if required by the Title Company, a certificate of good standing of each Seller issued by the states in which the Property being transferred by such Seller is located and (z) the waiver (or expiration without exercise) of any applicable Space Lease Options or Exisiting Options, and (ii) an affidavit of the relevant Sellers in the form attached hereto as Exhibit K (each, an “ Owner’s Affidavit ”).
Section 8.9     Rights of First Refusal .
(a) The Buyer acknowledges that the sale of certain of the Properties under this Agreement are subject to the rights of first refusal or first offer set forth on Schedule 8.9-1 (together with any other right of first refusal or first offer with respect to the sale of the Properties under this Agreement set forth in a Space Lease in effect on the Effective Date, the “ Existing Options ”). The Sellers shall provide the Buyer a draft of each notice to be provided to

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a third-party pursuant to an Existing Option within ten (10) Business Days following the Effective Date, which shall be in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Buyer (an “ Approved Option Notice ”) and which shall, in any event, offer to sell the applicable Property at the applicable Allocated Purchase Price. Promptly following the approval by the Buyer of the Approved Option Notice, the applicable Seller shall deliver the Approved Option Notice required pursuant to the Existing Options and shall provide a copy thereof to the Buyer. Should any party to the Existing Options (an “ Optionee ”) thereunder exercise its right to purchase the applicable Property (or, in the case of the Waterside Property, the Waterside JV Member exercises its right to acquire the interest of the Waterside ARCP Member in the Waterside Seller following the exercise of the Waterside Sale Right (the “ Waterside JV Option ”) (such affected Property, including the Waterside Property if the Waterside JV Option is exercised, being referred to herein as an “ Excluded ROFR Asset ”), (a) the applicable Seller shall notify the Buyer of the same, (b) this Agreement will terminate but only with respect to such Excluded ROFR Asset and such Excluded ROFR Asset shall not be deemed a “Property” for any purpose under this Agreement (other than with respect to any terms and condition that expressly survive termination of this Agreement), (c) the Purchase Price shall be reduced by the Allocated Purchase Price applicable to such Excluded ROFR Asset, and (d) neither such Seller nor the Buyer shall have any liability hereunder with regard to the Excluded ROFR Asset, except for the obligations hereunder which expressly survive termination of this Agreement. In the event that any Optionee elects pursuant to an Existing Option to purchase an Excluded ROFR Asset that is an part of a pool of Assumed Loan Properties securing an Assumed Loan, the sale of such Assumed Loan Properties pursuant to this Agreement shall be adjourned (but not beyond the Final Closing Date) until the consummation of the transfer of such Excluded ROFR Asset to the Optionee (or the Optionee’s failure to acquire such Excluded ROFR Asset in accordance with its Existing Option) and Sellers shall (i) cause the Excluded ROFR Asset to be released from the Assumed Loan at the Closing of the transfer to such Excluded ROFR Asset to Optionee and (ii) pay all costs in connection therewith, including all amounts payable to the holder of such Assumed Loan.
(b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a) above, the Existing Options with respect to the Properties identified on Schedule A as (x) Indian Lakes Crossing, (y) Peninsula Crossing and (z) Valley Bend (the “ Partial Option Properties ”) affect only a portion of each of such Properties (such portion, the “ Option Pads ”). Therefore with respect to the Existing Options affecting the Partial Option Properties (the “ Partial Options ”), the Approved Option Notice shall offer to sell only the Option Pads and the price offered to the Optionees for the Option Pads shall be as set forth on Schedule 8.9-2 (the “ Option Pad Prices ”). Should any Optionee holding a Partial Options exercise its right to purchase the applicable Option Pad, (a) the applicable Seller shall notify the Buyer of the same, (b) this Agreement will terminate but only with respect to such Option Pad and the balance of such Partial Option Property shall be conveyed to Buyer in accordance with the terms of this Agreement at Closing, (c) the Allocated Purchase Price for such affected Partial Option Property shall be reduced by the applicable Option Pad Price. The applicable Seller shall (i) be responsible for causing any Option Pad to be released from any Assumed Loan encumbering a Partial Option Property at the Closing of the transfer of such Option Pad to the relevant Optionee and (ii) pay all costs in connection therewith, including all amounts payable to the holder of such Assumed Loan. To the extent the release of an Option Pad cannot be effectuated by the applicable Seller by the Final Closing Date, the Closing on the applicable Partial Option Property and each other Property that is also subject to such Assumed Loan shall be adjourned (but not beyond sixty (60) days past the Outside Closing Date) until the

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applicable Seller has caused such release; provided, however, for avoidance of doubt nothing in this Section 8.9(b) shall be deemed to delay Final Closing with respect to all other Properties that were not acquired at the Initial Closing and are not Excluded Assets.
Section 8.10     Uncured Title Objections . In the event a Title Objection (for clarity, which is not deemed to be a Permitted Exception) or Required Removal Exception remains uncured with respect to one or more Properties in accordance with the terms of Section 8.5 or Section 8.6 hereof (an “ Uncured Title Objection ”), Buyer shall have the right, in its sole discretion to:
(a)    accept title in accordance with Section 8.7; or
(b)    terminate this Agreement as to the Property affected by the Uncured Title Objection (an “ Excluded Title Asset ”) and consummate the Closing as to the other Properties, in which case (A) such Excluded Title Asset shall not be deemed a “Property” for any purpose under this Agreement (other than in respect of references to the Specified Properties and with respect to any terms and condition that expressly survive termination of this Agreement), (B) the applicable Seller of such Excluded Title Asset shall not be included in the Sellers for purposes of this Agreement, (C) the Purchase Price shall be reduced by the Allocated Purchase Price applicable to such Excluded Title Asset and (D) neither the Sellers nor the Buyer shall have any liability hereunder with regard to the such Excluded Title Asset, except for the obligations hereunder which expressly survive termination of this Agreement.
ARTICLE IX
TRANSACTION COSTS; RISK OF LOSS
Section 9.1     Transaction Costs . The Buyer and the Sellers agree to comply with all real estate transfer tax laws applicable to the sale of the Assets. In addition to their respective apportionment obligations hereunder, (a) the Sellers and the Buyer shall each be responsible for (i) the payment of the costs of their respective legal counsel, advisors and other professionals employed thereby in connection with the sale of the Assets, any Loan Assumption, any Failed Loan Defeasance and any of the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement, (ii) one-half of the fees and expenses of the Escrow Agent, (iii) one-half of all real property transfer taxes, deed stamps, conveyance taxes, documentary stamp taxes and other taxes or charges (“ Transfer Taxes ”) payable as a result of the conveyance of the Assets to the Buyer pursuant to this Agreement, (iv) one-half of all title reports or abstracts with respect to the Properties commissioned by the Buyer, and (v) one-half of the policy premiums in respect of (1) any Title Policy and (2) any mortgage title insurance required in connection with an Assumed Loan affecting an Assumed Loan Property acquired by the Buyer or Buyer Affiliate Designee; (b) the Seller shall be responsible for all Loan Assumption Costs up to $3,000,000.00 in the aggregate (the “ Seller Loan Cost Cap ”), and (c) the Buyer shall be responsible for (i) all costs and expenses associated with the Buyer’s due diligence and all survey and search costs and updates with respect to the Properties commissioned by the Buyer, (ii) all Loan Assumption Costs in excess of the Seller Loan Cost Cap, and (iii) all Failed Loan Defeasance Costs incurred pursuant to Section 2.3(d). Each party to this Agreement shall indemnify the other parties and their respective successors and assigns from and against any and all loss, damage, cost, charge, liability or expense (including court costs and reasonable attorneys’ fees) which such other party may

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sustain or incur as a result of the failure of either party to timely pay any of the aforementioned taxes, fees or other charges for which it has assumed responsibility under this Section 9.1. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the Sellers shall be responsible for all costs, fees and expenses relating to matters occurring prior to the execution of this Agreement with respect to the Assumed Loans (including as a result of Sellers’ proposed “ Spinco Transaction ”). The obligations of Sellers and Buyer under this Section 9.1 shall survive the Closing.
Section 9.2     Risk of Loss .  
(a)    If, on or before the Closing Date, any Property or any portion thereof shall be (i) damaged or destroyed by fire or other casualty, or (ii) taken as a result of any condemnation or eminent domain proceeding, then the Sellers shall promptly notify the Buyer thereof in writing. At the Closing of such Property, the Sellers will credit against the Balance of the Purchase Price payable by the Buyer at the Closing an amount equal to the sum of (x) the net proceeds, if any, received by the Sellers from such casualty or condemnation (less such Seller’s reasonable costs to secure the affected Property and less repair and restoration costs incurred by Seller to the extent that such repair and restoration costs were approved by the Buyer), and (y) the applicable deductible, if any, with respect to such casualty. If, as of the Closing Date, the Sellers have not received the full amount of any insurance or condemnation proceeds, then the parties shall nevertheless consummate on the Closing Date the conveyance of the Assets (without any deduction for such insurance or condemnation proceeds) and the Sellers will at Closing assign to the Buyer all rights of the Sellers, if any, to the insurance or condemnation proceeds and to all other rights or claims arising out of or in connection with such casualty or condemnation.
(b)    Notwithstanding paragraph (a) above, if, on or before the Closing Date, any Property or any portion thereof shall be subject to a Material Casualty/Condemnation Removal Event, then the Sellers shall promptly notify the Buyer thereof in writing and the Buyer may elect, by written notice delivered to the Sellers within fifteen (15) Business Days of the Buyer’s receipt of notice of such occurrence (and in the event that the Buyer receives such written notice of such Material Casualty/Condemnation Removal Event on or after the date that is fifteen (15) Business Days prior to the applicable Closing Date, the applicable Closing Date shall be extended, if necessary, to provide Buyer at least fifteen (15) Business Days to make such election), in its sole discretion, to either
(i)    terminate this Agreement as to the Property affected by the Material Casualty/Condemnation Removal Event (an “ Excluded Casualty Asset ”) and consummate the Closing as to the other Properties, in which case (A) all references hereunder to such Excluded Casualty Asset shall be deemed deleted, and such Excluded Casualty Asset shall not be deemed a “Property” for any purpose under this Agreement (other than in respect of references to the Specified Properties and with respect to any terms and condition that expressly survive termination of this Agreement), (B) the applicable Seller of such Excluded Casualty Asset shall not be included in Sellers for purposes of this Agreement, (C) the Purchase Price shall be reduced by the Allocated Purchase Price applicable to such Excluded Casualty Asset, and (D) neither the Sellers nor the Buyer shall have any liability hereunder with regard to the such Excluded Casualty Asset,

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except for the obligations hereunder which expressly survive termination of this Agreement; or
(ii)    consummate the Closing as to such affected Property in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.
ARTICLE X
ADJUSTMENTS
Unless otherwise provided below, the following are to be adjusted and prorated between the Sellers and the Buyer as of 11:59 P.M. on the day preceding the Closing, based upon a 365 day year, and the net amount thereof under Section 10.1 shall be added to (if such net amount is in the Sellers’ favor) or deducted from (if such net amount is in the Buyer’s favor) the Purchase Price at Closing:
Section 10.1     Fixed Rents, Additional Rents and CAM Charges .
(a)    Fixed rents (“ Fixed Rents ”) and Additional Rents (as hereinafter defined; Fixed Rents and Additional Rents collectively referred to herein as “ Rents ”) paid or payable by the Tenants in connection with their occupancy of the Property shall be prorated as of the Closing on a per diem “if, as and when collected” basis. The Buyer shall receive a credit for all Rents, if any, paid by the Tenants prior to the Closing and allocable to periods following the Closing and the Sellers shall retain all Rents, if any, paid by the Tenants prior to the Closing and allocable to periods preceding the Closing. Any Rents collected by the Buyer or the Sellers after the Closing from any Tenant who owes Rents for periods prior to the Closing, shall be applied (i) first, in payment of Rents owed by such Tenant for the month in which the Closing occurs, (ii) second, in payment of current rentals at the time of receipt, (iii) third, to delinquent rentals, if any, which became due after the Closing, and (iv) then to delinquent rentals, if any, which became due and payable prior to the Closing; provided that if any such Tenant shall expressly designate that such Rents be otherwise applied, then such designation shall control. Such Rent, less any reasonable costs of collection (including reasonable counsel fees) reasonably allocable thereto, shall be adjusted and prorated as provided above, and the party who receives such amount shall promptly pay over to the other party the portion thereof to which it is entitled. For the purposes of this provision, the term “ Additional Rent ” shall mean amounts payable under any Space Lease for (i) the payment of additional rent based upon a percentage of the tenant’s business during a specified annual or other period (sometimes referred to as “percentage rent”) and (ii) so called “common area maintenance” or “CAM” charges (“ Tenant CAM Charges ”) or additional rent based upon such tenant’s allocable share of insurance and real estate taxes. To the extent real estate taxes at any Property are paid one or more years in arrears, the applicable Additional Rent adjustment for a Tenant's reimbursement of such real estate taxes shall be based on the tax year for which such Tenant is paying Additional Rent pursuant to its Space Lease.
(b)    The Buyer shall use commercially reasonable efforts to attempt to collect such past due Rents, but shall not be obligated to engage a collection agency or take legal action to collect such amount. The Sellers shall have the right, upon prior written notice to the Buyer, to pursue Tenants to collect such delinquencies, including the right to institute litigation to collect such amounts without the prior written consent of the Buyer, provided that any such litigation is

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commenced within six (6) months of the Closing Date. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event shall any Seller have the right to terminate or attempt to terminate any Space Lease or evict or attempt to evict any Tenant. The Buyer agrees to reasonably cooperate with the Sellers in connection with such collection (at no cost or expense to the Buyer).
(c)    Tenant CAM Charges and all expenses and charges payable by or to the applicable Seller under or in connection with any Material Property Agreement affecting the Property (such charges together with Tenant CAM Charges, collectively “ CAM Charges ”) shall be prorated. The applicable Seller shall be responsible for all common area expenses and charges incurred prior to Closing, and the Buyer shall be responsible for the same subsequent to Closing (but only to the extent incurred under the Assumed Contracts or provided for in the Permitted Exceptions).
(d)    To the extent that any portion of Additional Rent or CAM Charges is required to be paid monthly by Tenants or the other parties to any Material Property Agreement (“ Material Property Agreement Parties ”) on account of estimated amounts for any calendar year (or, if applicable, any lease year or any other applicable accounting period), and at the end of such calendar year (or lease year, tax year or other applicable accounting period, as the case may be), such estimated amounts are to be recalculated based upon the actual expenses and other relevant factors for that calendar (or lease) year or other applicable accounting period, with the appropriate adjustments being made with such Tenants or Material Property Agreement Parties, then such portion of the Additional Rent or CAM Charges shall be prorated between the Sellers and the Buyer at the Closing based on such estimated payments actually paid by Tenants or Material Property Agreement Parties to the Sellers prior to the Closing (i.e., with the Sellers entitled to retain all such amounts which are allocable to periods prior to the Closing, and the Buyer entitled to receive at the Closing all such amounts theretofore received by the Sellers which are allocable to periods following the Closing). At the time(s) of final calculation and collection from (or refund to) each Tenant or Material Property Agreement Party of the amounts in reconciliation of actual Additional Rent or CAM Charges for a period for which estimated amounts paid by such Tenant or Material Property Agreement Party have been prorated, there shall be a re-proration between the Sellers and the Buyer as of the Closing Date based on the net payments actually paid and retained. The Sellers shall deliver to the Buyer within forty-five (45) days following the Initial Closing Date and thirty (30) days following the Final Closing Date such information in its possession including CAM reconciliation backup, invoices and other supporting documentation (including such backup and files received from prior owners) as may be necessary to complete the reconciliations for CAM Charges and Additional Rent with respect to 2014 and all other periods prior to the Closing. The Buyer shall provide the 2014 reconciliations for CAM Charges and Additional Rent to the Sellers for review and reasonable approval no later than the earlier of (i) March 31, 2015 and (ii) thirty (30) days prior to the date that the 2014 reconciliations are required to be delivered to the applicable Tenant pursuant to its Space Lease, and the Sellers shall approve or provide line item comments thereto. The Buyer and Seller shall each approve or provide line-item comments to the 2014 reconciliations for CAM Charges and Additional Rent (or comments thereto) received from the other party within five (5) Business Days of receipt. Buyer shall provide to the Tenants and Material Property Agreement Parties, as applicable, the 2014 reconciliations for CAM Charges and Additional Rent approved by the Sellers no later than thirty (30) days after the earlier of the dates described in clauses (i) and (ii) of the second preceding sentence. The parties’ rights and obligations set forth

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in Section 10.1(b) with respect to the collection of delinquent Rents shall also apply to the collection of delinquent CAM Charges.
Section 10.2     Taxes and Assessments .(a)    Real estate (ad valorem) and personal property taxes and assessments assessed shall be adjusted and prorated on a cash basis based on (a) the periods of ownership of the applicable Property by the Sellers and the Buyer, and (b) the most current official real property tax information available from the county assessor’s office where the applicable Property is located or other assessing authorities. If real property tax and assessment figures for the taxes or assessments to be apportioned between the Buyer and the Sellers pursuant to this Section 10.2 are not available, real property taxes shall be prorated based on the most recent assessment, subject to further and final adjustment when the tax rate and/or assessed valuation for such taxes and assessments for the applicable Property is fixed. In the event that a Property or any part thereof shall be or shall have been affected by an assessment or assessments, whether or not the same become payable in annual installments, the Sellers shall, at the Closing, be responsible for any installments due prior to the Closing and the Buyer shall be responsible for any installments due on or after the Closing.
(b)    Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 10.2(a), with respect to Tenants that, pursuant to the terms of their Space Leases, (i) are obligated to pay real estate (ad valorem) and personal property taxes and assessments directly to the taxing authorities, or (ii) make Additional Rent Payment in respect of real estate (ad valorem) and personal property taxes and assessments upon payment by the landlord of such amounts, no adjustment between the Buyer and the Sellers shall be made on account of such portion of the real estate (ad valorem) and personal property taxes and assessments so payable.
(c)    All other Taxes other than those Taxes being adjusted under subsection (a) above or not required to be adjusted under subsection (b) above (“ Other Taxes ”) due in connection with the ownership and operation of the Assets and relating to any period prior to Closing shall be the responsibility of the applicable Seller, and all Other Taxes due in connection with the ownership and operation of the Assets and relating to any period following the Closing shall be the responsibility of the Buyer. In the event that either party becomes liable for any such Other Taxes relating to the other party’s period of ownership, such party shall be entitled to a credit for such Other Taxes relating to the other party’s period of ownership in connection with any re-adjustment of the matters set forth in this Article 10 following the Closing. The parties shall cooperate in the preparation of any final Tax Returns required to be filed with respect to such Other Taxes.
Section 10.3     Utility Charges . Gas, water, sewer, steam, electricity and other public utility charges (other than any such charges which are payable by Tenants pursuant to such Tenants’ Space Leases, for which no adjustment will be made) will be paid by the Sellers to the utility company through the Closing Date. The Sellers shall arrange for a final reading of all utility meters (covering gas, water, sewer, steam and electricity) as of the Closing, except meters the charges of which are payable by Tenants pursuant to such Tenants’ Space Leases. The Sellers and the Buyer shall jointly execute a letter to each of such utility companies advising such utility companies of the termination of the Sellers’ responsibility for such charges for utilities furnished to the Property as of the date of the Closing and commencement of the Buyer’s responsibilities therefor from and after such date. If a bill is obtained from any such utility company as of the Closing, the Sellers shall pay such bill on or before the Closing. If such bill shall not have been

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obtained on or before the Closing, the Sellers shall, upon receipt of such bill, pay all such utility charges as evidenced by such bill or bills pertaining to the period prior to the Closing, and the Buyer shall pay all such utility charges pertaining to the period thereafter. Any bill which shall be rendered which shall cover a period both before and after the date of Closing shall be apportioned between the Buyer and the Sellers as of the Closing. If any deposit on account with any utility company servicing a Property is transferred to the Buyer, such deposit will not be apportioned, but the Sellers shall receive a credit in the full amount thereof (including accrued interest thereon, if any).
Section 10.4     Contracts . Charges and payments under all Assumed Contracts.
Section 10.5     Miscellaneous Revenues . Revenues, if any, arising out of telephone booths, vending machines, parking, or other income producing agreements.
Section 10.6     Security Deposits . The unapplied portion of any cash security deposits provided under the Space Leases which are held by the Sellers as of the Closing Date shall not be apportioned, but the Buyer shall receive a credit at the Closing against the Purchase Price equal to the amount thereof. For clarity, the Seller’s interests in security deposits held under the Space Leases in forms other than cash shall be transferred to the Buyer pursuant to Section 6.2(b)(viii).
Section 10.7     Leasing Costs . Leasing Costs shall not be apportioned as of the Closing Date. The Seller shall be responsible for all Leasing Costs relating to Space Leases or renewals, amendments, expansions and extensions of Space Leases entered into or which first become binding prior to the Effective Date, including, without limitation, the Leasing Costs set forth on Schedule 10.7(i) (the “ Sellers’ Leasing Costs ”). The Buyer shall be responsible for all Leasing Costs other than the Sellers’ Leasing Costs (the “ Buyer’s Leasing Costs ”), and shall assume the economic effect of any “free rent” or other concessions pertaining to the period from and after the Closing Date. Notwithstanding anything in this Section 10.7 to the contrary, the Buyer shall be responsible for all Leasing Costs relating to renewals, amendments, expansions and extensions of Space Leases, in each case to the extent such Leasing Costs relate to renewal, expansion or extension rights of Tenants under such Space Leases that are exercised after the Effective Date, or amendments that are entered into after the Effective Date (regardless of when the original Space Lease was executed). To the extent any Sellers’ Leasing Costs have not been fully paid as of the Closing Date, the Buyer shall receive a credit at the Closing against the Purchase Price in the amount of the balance of the Sellers’ Leasing Costs remaining to be paid and the Buyer shall assume all obligations of the Seller to pay the balance of the Sellers’ Leasing Costs as to which the Buyer shall have received such credit and to perform the obligations associated with the same. The obligations of the Buyer and the Sellers under this Section 10.7 shall survive the Closing.
Section 10.8     Other . If applicable, the Sellers and the Buyer shall apportion as of the Closing Date (i) any other item which, under the explicit terms of this Agreement, is to be apportioned at Closing, and (ii) other items customarily apportioned in connection with the sale of similar properties in the jurisdiction of the applicable Property.
Section 10.9     Assumed Loans . The Sellers and the Buyer shall apportion as of the Closing Date any interest paid or due with respect to any period that includes the Closing.

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The Sellers shall assign to Buyer at the Closing and receive a credit from the Buyer for the Sellers’ right, title and interest in and to any cash reserves or escrow accounts held by Assumed Loan Lender Parties in connection with the Assumed Loans which are confirmed in writing by the Assumed Loan Lender Parties and not returned to the Sellers on the Closing Date.
Section 10.10     Net Cash Flow Credit . At the applicable Closing, Buyer shall receive a credit against the Purchase Price in an amount equal to the Net Cash Flow Credit.
Section 10.11     Re-Adjustment . If any items to be adjusted pursuant to this Article X are not determinable at the Closing, the adjustment shall be made subsequent to the Closing when the charge is determined. Any errors or omissions in computing adjustments or readjustments at the Closing or thereafter shall be promptly corrected, and any corrective payments shall be promptly made, provided that the party seeking to correct such error or omission or to make such readjustment shall have notified the other party of such error or omission or readjustment on or prior to December 31, 2015.

Section 10.12     Survival . The provisions of this Article X and the obligations of the Sellers and the Buyer hereunder shall survive the Closing until December 31, 2015 (or the later settlement of any readjustment pursuant to a written notice of a discrepancy under this Article X which is delivered by the party alleging such discrepancy on or before December 31, 2015. Notwithstanding the foregoing, (i) to the extent that a Tenant requests a reimbursement of Tenant CAM Charges (either before or after the Closing) allocable to a period prior to the Closing, the obligations of Seller and Buyer under this Agreement with respect to such Tenant CAM Charge reimbursements shall survive for so long as the obligation survives for landlord pursuant to the applicable Space Lease and (ii) the parties obligations under Section 10.2(c) shall survive the Closing for a period of sixty (60) days following the expiration of the applicable statute of limitations.
ARTICLE XI
INDEMNIFICATION
Section 11.1     Indemnification by the Sellers . Following the Closing and subject to the provisions of Section 3.6, Section 11.3 and Section 11.5, each Seller shall indemnify, defend and hold the Buyer, its affiliates, members and partners, and the partners, shareholders, officers, directors, employees, representatives and agents of each of the foregoing (collectively, “ Buyer-Related Entities ”) harmless from and against any and all costs, fees, expenses, damages, deficiencies, interest and penalties (including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys’ fees and disbursements) suffered or incurred by any such indemnified party in connection with any and all losses, liabilities, claims, damages and expenses (“ Losses ”), arising out of or relating to, (i) any breach of any representation or warranty of such Seller contained in this Agreement, as updated by the Seller Update Certificate, or in any Closing Document, including, without limitation, any Seller Estoppel (a “ Rep/Warranty Breach ”), and (ii) any breach of any covenant of such Seller contained in this Agreement which survives the Closing or in any Closing Document (a “ Covenant Breach ”; together with any Rep/Warranty Breach, a “ Surviving Breach ”).

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Section 11.2     Indemnification by the Buyer . Following the Closing and subject to Section 11.3, the Buyer shall indemnify, defend and hold the Sellers, their affiliates, members and partners, and the partners, shareholders, officers, directors, employees, representatives and agents of each of the foregoing (collectively, the “ Seller-Related Entities ”) harmless from any and all Losses arising out of, or in any way relating to, (i) any breach of any representation or warranty by the Buyer contained in this Agreement or in any Closing Document, (ii) any breach of any covenant of the Buyer contained in this Agreement, which survives the Closing or in any Closing Document, or (iii) the operation of such Seller’s Property after the Closing Date.
Section 11.3     Survival . The representations and warranties contained in this Agreement and the Closing Documents shall survive for a period of two hundred seventy (270) days after the Closing (and thereafter if a written notice of a claim hereunder is delivered by the party alleging such claim on or before the end of such two hundred seventy (270) day period), and the covenants contained in this Agreement and Closing Document which are expressly stated to survive the Closing shall survive indefinitely, unless a longer or shorter survival period is expressly provided for in this Agreement or such other Closing Document (as applicable, the “ Survival Period ”). If the Buyer fails to deliver a written notice of claim to the Sellers asserting a Surviving Breach prior to the expiration of the applicable Survival Period, such failure shall be deemed a waiver of the Buyer’s right to assert such claim. The indemnity provisions of this Agreement and any Closing Document shall survive the Closing indefinitely.
Section 11.4     Indemnification as Sole Remedy . If the Closing has occurred with respect to an Asset, the sole and exclusive remedy available to a party in the event of a breach by the other party to this Agreement or any representation, warranty, covenant or other provision of this Agreement or any Closing Document which survives the Closing shall be the indemnifications provided for under this Article XI.
Section 11.5     Limitations .
(a)    The Sellers’ aggregate liability for its indemnification obligations with respect to Surviving Breaches (other than for liability under Seller Estoppels and liability for Covenant Breaches under Article X, Section 9.1 and Section 14.3) shall not exceed two percent (2%) of the aggregate Allocated Purchase Prices of the Properties acquired by the Buyer pursuant to this Agreement (the “ Sellers’ Maximum Liability ”), and no claim by the Buyer may be made and the Sellers shall not be liable for any Losses with respect to Surviving Breaches (other than for liability under Seller Estoppels and liability for Covenant Breaches under Article X, Section 9.1 and Section 14.3) unless and until the Buyer’s claims for such Losses are for an aggregate amount in excess of $1,000,000 (the “ Liability Basket ”), in which event the Sellers’ liability respecting any Losses shall be for the entire amount thereof, subject to the Sellers’ Maximum Liability.
(b)    The Buyer’s liability for its indemnification obligations under this Article XI shall not exceed two percent (2%) of the aggregate Allocated Purchase Prices of the Properties acquired by the Buyer pursuant to this Agreement (the “ Buyer’s Maximum Liability ”), and no claim by the Sellers may be made and the Buyer shall not be liable for any Losses unless and until the Buyer’s claims for such Losses are for an aggregate amount in excess of Liability Basket, in which event the Buyer’s liability respecting any Losses shall be for the entire amount thereof, subject to the Buyer’s Maximum Liability. The Buyer hereby covenants and agrees that

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it shall remain in existence and reserve adequate capital to satisfy its obligations under Article XI during the Survival Period.
ARTICLE XII
TAX CERTIORARI PROCEEDINGS
Section 12.1     Prosecution and Settlement of Proceedings . If any tax reduction proceedings in respect of any Property, (i) relating to any fiscal years ending prior to the fiscal year in which the Closing occurs or (ii) relating to the fiscal year in which the Closing occurs, are pending at the time of Closing, then for six (6) months following the applicable Closing Date the relevant Seller reserves and shall have the right to continue to prosecute and/or settle the same; provided , however , that such Seller shall not settle any such proceeding without the Buyer’s prior written consent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed. The Buyer shall reasonably cooperate with such Seller in connection with the prosecution of any such tax reduction proceedings. From and after the date that is six (6) months following the applicable Closing Date the Buyer shall have the sole right to continue and prosecute and settle any tax reduction proceedings in respect of any Property.
Section 12.2     Application of Refunds or Savings . Any refunds or savings in the payment of taxes resulting from such tax reduction proceedings applicable to taxes payable during the period prior to the Closing Date shall belong to and be the property of the Sellers, and any refunds or savings in the payment of taxes applicable to taxes payable from and after the Closing Date shall belong to and be the property of the Buyer; provided , however , that if any refund received by any of the Sellers pursuant to this Section 12.2 creates an obligation to reimburse any Tenants under Space Leases for any rents or additional rents paid or to be paid, that portion of such refund equal to the amount of such required reimbursement (after deduction of allocable expenses as may be provided in the Space Lease to such Tenant) shall either (a) be paid to the Buyer and the Buyer shall disburse the same to such Tenants or (b) be paid by the Sellers directly to the Tenants entitled thereto. All attorneys’ fees and other expenses incurred in obtaining such refunds or savings shall be apportioned between the Sellers and the Buyer in proportion to the gross amount of such refunds or savings payable to the Sellers and the Buyer, respectively (without regard to any amounts reimbursable to Tenants); provided , however , that neither the Sellers nor the Buyer shall have any liability for any such fees or expenses in excess of the refund or savings paid to such party unless such party initiated such proceeding. All amounts payable to the Buyer shall be paid by the Sellers within ten (10) Business Days after receipt by the Sellers or its successors or assigns of such refund or savings. All amounts payable to the Sellers shall be paid by the Buyer within ten (10) Business Days after receipt by the Buyer or its successors or assigns of such refund or savings.
Section 12.3     Survival . The provisions of this Article XII shall survive the Closing, provided that the parties agree that Buyer shall have the sole right to prosecute and settle any tax reduction proceedings from and after the date that is six (6) months following the applicable Closing Date.

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ARTICLE XIII
DEFAULT
Section 13.1     Buyer Default .
(a)    This Agreement may be terminated by the Sellers upon notice to Buyer (a “ Seller Termination Notice ”) if (i) there is a material breach or default by Buyer in the performance of its obligation to consummate the purchase the Assets in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement or (ii) the Buyer breaches its Assumption/Defeasance Obligations in any material respect and such breach described in this clause (ii) has not been cured within thirty (30) days of written notice thereof from the Sellers (provided that if such thirty (30) day period would extend beyond the Closing Date, at its option, the Buyer may extend such Closing Date for the period required to effect such cure, but not beyond the earlier of (x) the date which is thirty (30) days after the Sellers’ written notice, and (y) the Outside Closing Date); provided , however , that the right to terminate this Agreement pursuant to this Section 13.1(a) shall not be available to the Sellers if any Seller has breached in any material respect its obligations under this Agreement in any manner that shall have proximately caused the occurrence of such material breach by the Buyer of its obligations under this Agreement; and provided, further , any termination by Seller under Section 13.1(a)(ii) shall not be effective if within five (5) days of receipt of such Seller Termination Notice, Buyer agrees in writing that it shall be deemed to have made a Failed Loan Defeasance Election with respect to each Assumed Loan (i) for which a Loan Assumption Consent has not already been obtained, and (ii) with respect to which the Buyer had not previously made a Failed Loan Defeasance Election.
(b)    In the event this Agreement is terminated by the Sellers pursuant to Section 13.1(a), the Escrow Agent shall immediately disburse the Cash Deposit then held by the Escrow Agent to the Sellers, and upon payment of the Cash Deposit to Sellers, the Sellers and the Buyer shall have no further obligations under this Agreement, except those which expressly survive such termination. THE BUYER AND THE SELLERS HEREBY ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT IT WOULD BE IMPRACTICAL AND/OR EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO FIX OR ESTABLISH THE ACTUAL DAMAGE SUSTAINED BY THE SELLERS AS A RESULT OF A DEFAULT BY THE BUYER, AND AGREE THAT THE CASH DEPOSIT IS A REASONABLE APPROXIMATION THEREOF. ACCORDINGLY, THE CASH DEPOSIT SHALL CONSTITUTE AND BE DEEMED TO BE THE AGREED AND LIQUIDATED DAMAGES OF THE SELLERS, AND SHALL BE PAID BY THE ESCROW AGENT TO THE SELLERS AS THE SELLERS’ SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE REMEDY HEREUNDER. THE PAYMENT OF SUCH AMOUNT AS LIQUIDATED DAMAGES IS NOT INTENDED AS A FORFEITURE OR PENALTY WITHIN THE MEANING OF CALIFORNIA CIVIL CODE SECTIONS 3275 OR 3369, BUT IS INTENDED TO CONSTITUTE LIQUIDATED DAMAGES TO SELLERS PURSUANT TO CALIFORNIA CIVIL CODE SECTIONS 1671, 1676 AND 1677. IN NO EVENT SHALL SELLERS HAVE THE RIGHT OF SPECIFIC PERFORMANCE FOR ANY BREACH OR DEFAULT BY BUYER UNDER THIS AGREEMENT.
Section 13.2     Seller Default .
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Assets in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement; provided that the right to terminate this Agreement pursuant to this Section 13.2(a) shall not be available to the Buyer if the Buyer has breached in any material respect its obligations under this Agreement in any manner that shall have proximately caused the occurrence of such material breach or default by the Sellers in the performance of their obligation to consummate the sale of the Assets in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement. In lieu of terminating this Agreement, the Buyer may bring an action in equity against the Sellers for specific performance of the terms and provisions of this Agreement within ninety (90) days after such termination right of the Buyer arises due to such material breach or default by the Sellers, but not thereafter.
(b)    Upon termination of this Agreement by the Buyer pursuant to Section 13.2(a), as the Buyer’s sole and exclusive remedy, the Escrow Agent shall immediately disburse the Cash Deposit then held by the Escrow Agent to the Buyer, and upon such disbursement the Sellers and the Buyer shall have no further obligations under this Agreement, except those which expressly survive such termination (including those set forth in Section 13.2(c)).
(c)    In addition to terminating this Agreement and receiving the Cash Deposit then held by the Escrow Agent, the Buyer can seek reimbursement of its actual out-of-pocket expenses incurred in negotiating this Agreement and conducting due diligence activities contemplated hereunder and arranging for and documenting any financing (not to exceed $2,500,000). The Buyer shall provide reasonable supporting documentation with any claim seeking reimbursement of such actual out-of-pocket expenses. The provisions of this Section 13.2(c) shall survive the termination of this Agreement.

ARTICLE XIV
MISCELLANEOUS
Section 14.1     Intentionally Omitted .
Section 14.2     Several Liability . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, the liabilities and obligations of the Sellers shall be several in all respects.
Section 14.3     Brokers . Each Seller represents and warrants to the Buyer that it has dealt with no broker, salesman, finder or consultant with respect to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby. Each Seller agrees to indemnify, protect, defend and hold the Buyer harmless from and against all claims, losses, damages, liabilities, costs, expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and disbursements) and charges resulting from such Seller’s breach of the foregoing representation in this Section 14.3(a). The provisions of this Section 14.3(a) shall survive the Closing and any termination of this Agreement.
(b)    The Buyer represents and warrants to the Sellers that it has dealt with no broker, salesman, finder or consultant with respect to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby. The Buyer agrees to indemnify, protect, defend and hold the Sellers harmless from and against all claims, losses, damages, liabilities, costs, expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and disbursements) and charges resulting from such Buyer’s breach of

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the foregoing representation in this Section 14.3(b). The provisions of this Section 14.3(b) shall survive the Closing and any termination of this Agreement.
Section 14.4     Confidentiality; Press Release; IRS Reporting Requirements. The Buyer and the Sellers shall hold as confidential all information disclosed in connection with the transaction contemplated hereby and concerning each other, the Assets, this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby and shall not release any such information to third parties without the prior written consent of the other parties hereto, except (i) any information which was previously or is hereafter publicly disclosed (other than in violation of this Agreement or other confidentiality agreements to which affiliates of the Buyer are parties), (ii) to their partners (or prospective partners), advisers, underwriters, analysts, employees, affiliates, officers, directors, consultants, lenders (or prospective lenders), accountants, legal counsel, title companies or other advisors of any of the foregoing, provided that they are advised as to the confidential nature of such information and are instructed to maintain such confidentiality, and (iii) to comply with any law, rule or regulation, including the rules and regulations of the NASDAQ Stock Market and the Securities and Exchange Commission. Subject to the last sentence of this Section 14.4(a), the foregoing shall constitute a modification of any prior confidentiality agreement that may have been entered into by the parties. The provisions of this Section 14.4(a) shall survive the Closing for a period of one year. In the event of termination of this Agreement, the provisions of this Section 14.4(a) shall cease to be effective and shall be superseded in its entirety by the provisions of that certain letter agreement, dated December 13, 2013, between ARCP and Blackstone Real Estate Advisors, L.P., which shall be effective in accordance with its terms (as modified by the letter of intent, dated May 20, 2014, between ARCP and Blackstone Real Estate Advisors, L.P.)
(b)    The Sellers or the Buyer (or the members of the Buyer) may issue a press release with respect to this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby, provided that the content of any such press release shall be subject to the prior written consent of the other party hereto.
(c)    For the purpose of complying with any information reporting requirements or other rules and regulations of the IRS that are or may become applicable as a result of or in connection with the transaction contemplated by this Agreement, including, but not limited to, any requirements set forth in proposed Income Tax Regulation Section 1.6045-4 and any final or successor version thereof (collectively, the “ IRS Reporting Requirements ”), the Sellers and the Buyer hereby designate and appoint the Escrow Agent to act as the “ Reporting Person ” (as that term is defined in the IRS Reporting Requirements) to be responsible for complying with any IRS Reporting Requirements. The Escrow Agent hereby acknowledges and accepts such designation and appointment and agrees to fully comply with any IRS Reporting Requirements that are or may become applicable as a result of or in connection with the transaction contemplated by this Agreement. Without limiting the responsibility and obligations of the Escrow Agent as the Reporting Person, the Sellers and the Buyer hereby agree to comply with any provisions of the IRS Reporting Requirements that are not identified therein as the responsibility of the Reporting Person.
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(a)    The Escrow Agent shall hold the Cash Deposit in escrow in an interest-bearing bank account at Citibank, N.A. (the “ Escrow Account ”).
(b)    The Escrow Agent shall hold the Cash Deposit in escrow in the Escrow Account until the Closing or sooner termination of this Agreement and shall hold or apply such proceeds in accordance with the terms of this Section 14.5(b). The Sellers and the Buyer understand that no interest is earned on the Cash Deposit during the time it takes to transfer into and out of the Escrow Account. At Closing, the Cash Deposit shall be paid by the Escrow Agent to, or at the direction of, the Sellers. If for any reason the Closing does not occur and either party makes a written demand upon the Escrow Agent for payment of such amount, the Escrow Agent shall, within 24 hours, give written notice to the other party of such demand. If the Escrow Agent does not receive a written objection within five (5) Business Days after the giving of such notice, the Escrow Agent is hereby authorized to make such payment. If the Escrow Agent does receive such written objection within such five (5) Business Day period or if for any other reason the Escrow Agent in good faith shall elect not to make such payment, the Escrow Agent shall continue to hold such amount until otherwise directed by joint written instructions from the parties to this Agreement or a final judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction. However, the Escrow Agent shall have the right at any time to deposit the Cash Deposit with the clerk of a court of law located in the City, County and State of New York. The Escrow Agent shall give written notice of such deposit to the Sellers and the Buyer. Upon such deposit the Escrow Agent shall be relieved and discharged of all further obligations and responsibilities hereunder.
(c)    The parties acknowledge that the Escrow Agent is acting solely as a stakeholder at their request and for their convenience, that the Escrow Agent shall not be deemed to be the agent of either of the parties, and the Escrow Agent shall not be liable to either of the parties for any act or omission on its part, other than for its gross negligence or willful misconduct. The Sellers and the Buyer shall jointly and severally indemnify and hold the Escrow Agent harmless from and against all costs, claims and expenses, including reasonable attorneys’ fees and disbursements, incurred in connection with the performance of the Escrow Agent’s duties hereunder.
(d)    The Escrow Agent has acknowledged its agreement to these provisions by signing this Agreement in the place indicated following the signatures of the Sellers and the Buyer.
Section 14.6     Successors and Assigns; No Third-Party Beneficiaries . The stipulations, terms, covenants and agreements contained in this Agreement shall inure to the benefit of, and shall be binding upon, the parties hereto and their respective permitted successors and assigns (including any successor entity after a public offering of stock, merger, consolidation, purchase or other similar transaction involving a party hereto) and nothing herein expressed or implied shall give or be construed to give to any person or entity, other than the parties hereto and such assigns, any legal or equitable rights hereunder.
Section 14.7     Assignment . This Agreement may not be assigned by the Buyer without the consent of the prior written consent of the Sellers. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the parties acknowledge and agree that the Buyer shall be permitted to designate one or more affiliates to which one or more of the Assets will be assigned at Closing (each, a “ Buyer Affiliate Designee ”), with such applicable Buyer Affiliate Designee assigned the applicable obligations

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under all Space Leases, Assumed Contracts and Assumed Loans relate to the applicable Property, provided that the Buyer will continue to remain primarily liable under this Agreement notwithstanding any such designation, and provided further, that each Buyer Affiliate Designee designated to acquire an Assumed Loan Property shall be a newly formed entity satisfying the applicable requirements under such Assumed Loans. Any designation under this Section by Buyer shall occur (i) with respect to the Assumed Loan Properties, not later than the date of the Buyer’s approval or deemed approval of Seller’s proposed Loan Assumption Consent request pursuant to Section 3.3(g)(ii) and (ii) with respect to all other Assets, no later than five (5) Business Days prior to the applicable Closing.
Section 14.8     Further Assurances . From time to time, as and when requested by any party hereto, the other party shall execute and deliver, or cause to be executed and delivered, all such documents and instruments and shall take, or cause to be taken, all such further or other actions as such other party may reasonably deem necessary or desirable to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement; provided such documents, instruments and actions do not expand the liability or obligations of the parties in a manner inconsistent with the terms of this Agreement.
Section 14.9     Additional/Adjacent Land . If there are any parcels of vacant or undeveloped land that are adjacent, contiguous or within a reasonable minor distance of any Property that is either currently being utilized by a Tenant pursuant to a right in an existing Space Lease and owned by Seller or any affiliate of Seller (such parcels, the “ Additional/Adjacent Land ”) and such Additional/Adjacent Land is not conveyed to the Buyer at Closing, then Sellers shall convey such Additional/Adjacent Land to the Buyer within a reasonable time after the Buyer’s request for the same. This Section 14.9 shall survive the Closing for the Survival Period.
Section 14.10     Notices . All notices, demands or requests made pursuant to, under or by virtue of this Agreement must be in writing and shall be (i) personally delivered, (ii) delivered by express mail, Federal Express or other comparable overnight courier service, (iii) telecopied, with telephone confirmation within one Business Day or (iv) mailed to the party to which the notice, demand or request is being made by certified or registered mail, postage prepaid, return receipt requested, as follows:
(a)    To any Seller:
c/o American Realty Capital Properties, Inc.
405 Lexington Avenue
New York, New York
Attention: Lisa Beeson
Facsimile: (212) 421-5799
Telephone: (646) 395-6108
and
c/o American Realty Capital Properties, Inc.
2325 E. Camelback Road, Suite 1100
Phoenix, Arizona 85016

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Attention: Todd J. Weiss
Facsimile: (480) 449-7012
Telephone: (602) 778-6340
with copies thereof to:
Proskauer Rose LLP
Eleven Times Square
New York, New York 10036
Attention: Perry A. Cacace and Steven L. Lichtenfeld
Facsimile: (212) 969-2900
Telephone: (212) 969-3710; (212) 969-3735
(b)    To the Buyer:
c/o Blackstone Real Estate Advisors L.P.
345 Park Avenue
New York, New York 10154
Attention: William Stein
Facsimile: (212) 583-5202
Telephone: (212) 583-5849
with copies thereof to:
c/o Blackstone Real Estate Advisors L.P.
345 Park Avenue
New York, New York 10154
Attention: Judy Turchin
Facsimile: (212) 583-5202
Telephone: (212) 583-5748
with copies thereof to:
DDR Corp.
3300 Enterprise Parkway
Beachwood, OH 44122
Attention: David Weiss, EVP-General Counsel
Facsimile: (216) 755-1650
Telephone: (216) 755-5650

with copies thereof to:
DDR Corp.
3300 Enterprise Parkway
Beachwood, OH 44122
Attention: Luke Petherbridge
Facsimile: (216) 755-1827
Telephone: (216) 755-5827


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with copies thereof to:
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP
425 Lexington Avenue
New York, New York 10017
Attention: Erik G. Quarfordt and Gregory J. Ressa
Facsimile: (212) 455-2502
Telephone: (212) 455-2459; (212) 455-7430

(c)    To the Escrow Agent or Title Company:
Chicago Title Insurance Company
711 Third Ave
New York, New York 10017
Attention: Neal J. Miranda
Facsimile: (917) 591-2689
Telephone: (212) 880-1237

(d)    All notices (i) shall be deemed to have been given on the date that the same shall have been delivered in accordance with the provisions of this Section 14.10, and (ii) may be given either by a party or by such party’s attorneys. Any party may, from time to time, specify as its address for purposes of this Agreement any other address upon the giving of ten (10) days’ prior notice thereof to the other parties.
Section 14.11     Entire Agreement . This Agreement, along with the Exhibits and Schedules hereto contains all of the terms agreed upon between the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof, and all understandings and agreements heretofore had or made among the parties hereto are merged in this Agreement which alone fully and completely expresses the agreement of the parties hereto.
Section 14.12     Amendments . This Agreement may not be amended, modified, supplemented or terminated, nor may any of the obligations of the Sellers or the Buyer hereunder be waived, except by written agreement executed by the party or parties to be charged.
Section 14.13     No Waiver . No waiver by either party of any failure or refusal by the other party to comply with its obligations hereunder shall be deemed a waiver of any other or subsequent failure or refusal to so comply.
Section 14.14     Governing Law . This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York without giving effect to the principles of conflicts of law thereof (other than the New York General Obligations Law 5-1401).
Section 14.15     Submission to Jurisdiction . Any and all legal actions and proceedings by a party hereto concerning, relating to, or arising out of this Agreement, the Closing Documents or their enforcement shall be submitted to the exclusive jurisdiction of United States federal courts sitting in New York City, New York or any New York State court sitting in New York City, New York. Each of the parties hereto hereby consents and submits to the jurisdiction of the aforesaid courts and waives and agrees not to plead or claim, in any legal

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action or proceeding with respect to this Agreement, the Closing Documents or their enforcement brought in any of the aforesaid courts, that any such court lacks jurisdiction over such party, that venue before any such court is improper, that any such court is an inconvenient forum, or that such legal action or proceeding should be transferred from any such court for any other reason
Section 14.16     WAIVER OF TRIAL BY JURY . EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY AND ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THIS AGREEMENT, THE CLOSING DOCUMENTS OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY OR THEREBY.
Section 14.17     Severability . If any term or provision of this Agreement or the application thereof to any person or circumstances shall, to any extent, be invalid or unenforceable, the remainder of this Agreement or the application of such term or provision to persons or circumstances other than those as to which it is held invalid or unenforceable shall not be affected thereby, and each term and provision of this Agreement shall be valid and enforceable to the fullest extent permitted by law.
Section 14.18     Section Headings . The headings of the various Sections of this Agreement have been inserted only for purposes of convenience, are not part of this Agreement and shall not be deemed in any manner to modify, explain, expand or restrict any of the provisions of this Agreement.
Section 14.19     Counterparts . This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, and it shall not be necessary in making proof of this Agreement to produce or account for more than one such counterpart.
Section 14.20     Construction . The parties acknowledge that the parties and their counsel have reviewed and revised this Agreement and that the normal rule of construction to the effect that any ambiguities are to be resolved against the drafting party shall not be employed in the interpretation of this Agreement or any exhibits or amendments hereto.
Section 14.21     Recordation . Neither this Agreement nor any memorandum or notice of this Agreement may be recorded by any party hereto without the prior written consent of the other party hereto. The provisions of this Section shall survive the Closing or any termination of this Agreement.
Section 14.22     Exclusivity . During the term of this Agreement, neither the Sellers nor their affiliates shall solicit, authorize the solicitation of, or enter into any agreement or discussions with any third party concerning any offer or possible offer for a third party to acquire, finance, refinance the Assets or any interest therein (whether debt or equity, directly or indirectly) or with respect to any similar transaction; provided that the provisions of this Section 14.22 shall not prevent ARCP or any real estate investment trust managed or sponsored by ARCP (including ARC Properties Operating Partnership, L.P.) to effect a merger or similar business combination (for the avoidance of doubt, any such merger or business combination would not affect the rights or obligations of the parties hereto except as specifically set forth herein and the Sellers shall bear 100% of any increased Loan Assumption Costs resulting therefrom).

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Section 14.23     Books and Records. The Buyer has advised the Sellers that the Buyer (or any direct or indirect owner of Buyer or affiliate thereof) may be required to file, in compliance with certain laws and regulations (including, without limitation, Regulation S-X of the Securities and Exchange Commission), audited financial statements, pro forma financial statements and other financial information related to the Properties for up to three (3) fiscal years prior to the Closing Date and any interim period during the fiscal year in which the Closing Date occurs (the “ Financial Information ”). During the period commencing on the Closing Date and ending on the date three hundred sixty-five (365) days after the Closing Date (the “Books and Records Period”), the Sellers agree to use commercially reasonably efforts to cooperate with the Buyer and its representatives and agents (at the Buyer’s sole cost and expense) in the preparation of the Financial Information. During the Books and Records Period, the Sellers shall use commercially reasonable efforts to maintain and allow the Buyer, upon reasonable prior notice (which shall be no less then forty eight (48) hours prior notice, which notice may be given via email), reasonable access to, during normal business hours, such books and records of the Sellers and the Sellers’ managers of the Properties reasonably related to the Properties. In furtherance of the above, the Sellers agree to use commercially reasonable efforts to make employees with knowledge of the Properties (such employees chosen by Sellers in their sole discretion), available for interview by the Buyer, provided, that all costs and expenses thereof are borne by the Buyer. The Buyer acknowledges the Buyer may not use the results of its review under this Section 14.23 to pursue any claim against any Seller under the terms of this Agreement. Notwithstanding anything contained in this Section 14.23 to the contrary, in no event shall the Sellers be obligated to (i) make any representations or certifications regarding such Financial Information or provide any certificates from any affiliate or auditor of the Sellers or any of the Sellers’ affiliates’ auditors, (ii) disclose any confidential or non-public financial information with respect to any Seller, any affiliate of the Sellers or the Properties, or (iii) disclose any information with respect to any properties of any such affiliate.

Section 14.24     1031 Exchange .
Each party may structure its acquisition or sale, as applicable, as part of a like-kind exchange. Each party shall reasonably cooperate with the other (at no cost or liability to the cooperating party) in effectuating said like-kind exchange under Section 1031 of the Code, including signing such documents as may be reasonably and customarily necessary to accomplish such exchange; provided, however, that (i) the Closing hereunder shall not thereby be delayed, (ii) the exchanging party shall not be released from any liability or obligation under this Agreement, (iii) the non-exchanging party shall not incur any additional liability or undertake any additional obligation as a result of any such like-kind exchange, (iv) the consummation or accomplishment of any such like-kind exchange shall not be a condition to the parties’ obligations under this Agreement, and (v) the Buyer shall not be required to take title to any asset other than the Assets in connection with any such like-kind exchange. The party employing the like-kind exchange structure shall pay all costs and expenses associated with effectuating such exchange and agrees to hold harmless and indemnify the other party from and against all claims, losses and liabilities, if any, resulting from such like-kind exchange (including, but not limited to, reasonable legal fees and any additional Taxes, including Transfer Taxes). In the event either party assigns its rights pursuant to this Section 14.24, such party agrees to notify the other party in writing of such assignment at or before Closing.

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ARTICLE XV
JOINDER OF SELLER GUARANTOR
Section 15.1     Guaranty .
(a)    ARC Properties Operating Partnership L.P. (the “ Seller Guarantor ”) is executing this Agreement solely for the purposes specified in this Article XV. From and after the Closing Date, the Seller Guarantor hereby guarantees to the Buyer the due and punctual payment and performance of the Sellers’ obligations under Article X and Article XI.
(b)    The terms of this Article XV and the Seller Guarantor's obligations hereunder are a continuing and irrevocable obligation of the Seller Guarantor and shall remain in full force until payment, performance and/or observation in full of the obligations hereunder. The Seller Guarantor's guaranty and liability under this Article XV are absolute and unconditional and shall not be affected, released, terminated, discharged or impaired, in whole or in part, by any or all of the following: (i) any amendment or modification of the terms of this Agreement; (ii) any failure or delay of any of the Buyer to exercise, or any lack of diligence in exercising, any right or remedy with respect to this; (iii) any dealings or transactions between the Buyer and any of the Sellers or any of their affiliates relating to this Agreement, whether or not the Seller Guarantor shall be a party to or cognizant of the same; (iv) any guaranty now or hereafter executed by the Seller Guarantor or its affiliates or the release of the Seller Guarantor or its affiliates thereunder or the failure of any other party to assume liability for the payment in connection with this Agreement, whether by operation of law or otherwise; (v) the Buyer's consent to any assignment or successive assignments of this Agreement; (vi) the failure to give the Sellers notice of any breach of this Agreement; and/or (vii) any other circumstance which might constitute a legal or equitable discharge or defense available to the Seller Guarantor, whether similar or dissimilar to the foregoing (including any bankruptcy of any Seller), other than the defense of (a) payment and performance, or (b) the claim against any Seller is not due and owing under the terms of this Agreement or that the Sellers have performed (it being understood and agreed that the Buyer will only be required to litigate the existence of the same or similar defenses raised by both the Sellers and the Seller Guarantor in one action or proceeding). The Seller Guarantor expressly waives the following: (i) notice of acceptance of this Agreement; (ii) any requirement of promptness, diligence, presentment, protest, notice of dishonor, notice of demand and notice of acceptance; (iii) the right to trial by jury in any action or proceeding of any kind arising on, under, out of, or by reason of or relating, in any way, to its obligations under this Article XV, or the interpretation, breach or enforcement of such obligations; and (iv) all rights of subrogation and any other claims that it may now or hereafter acquire against the Sellers or any insider that arise from the existence, payment, performance or enforcement of the Seller Guarantor's obligations under this Article XV until such time as the Seller Guarantor's obligations under this Article XV are performed and paid in full. The Seller Guarantor's guaranty under this Article XV is a present guaranty of payment and performance and not of collection.
Section 15.2     Representations and Warranties of the Seller Guarantor . The Seller Guarantor hereby represents, warrants and certifies to the Buyer as follows: (i) the execution, delivery and performance under this Article XV by the Seller Guarantor will not violate any provision of any law, regulation, order or decree of any Governmental Authority, bureau or agency or of any court binding on the Seller Guarantor, or of any contract, undertaking or agreement to which the Seller Guarantor is a party or which is binding on the Seller Guarantor,

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or of any contract, undertaking or agreement to which the Seller Guarantor is a party or which is binding upon or any of its property or assets, (ii) the Agreement, with respect to this Article XV, has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Seller Guarantor and constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Seller Guarantor, enforceable against the Seller Guarantor in accordance with its terms, subject as to enforcement of remedies to any applicable bankruptcy, reorganization, moratorium or other laws affecting the enforcement of creditors' rights generally and doctrines of equity affecting the availability of specific enforcement as a remedy; and (iii) all necessary resolutions, consents, licenses, approvals and authorizations of any Person required in connection with the execution, delivery and performance of this Article XV have been duly obtained and are in full force and effect. The Seller Guarantor hereby covenants and agrees that it shall remain in existence and shall maintain the financial wherewithal to satisfy its obligations under this Article XV during the Survival Period.
ARTICLE XVI

STATE SPECIFIC PROVISIONS

Section 16.1     Connecticut Law Provisions .    Prior to Closing, the Sellers and Buyer shall determine whether any filings are required to be made in connection with the sale of the Property located in the State of Connecticut pursuant to Sections 22a-134 et seq. of the General Statutes of Connecticut, as amended (including without limitation by Connecticut Public Act 11-141) (the “ Transfer Act ”). If any such filings are required to be made, the applicable Seller shall (i) prepare, and certify as the “certifying party,” as that term is defined in the Transfer Act, and file, within ten (10) days after the Closing, the requisite forms, including a Form III (as defined in the Transfer Act), if applicable, and all other necessary filings as may be required under the Transfer Act; (ii) pay any filing and other fees as may be required under the Transfer Act; and (iii) provide Buyer with a copy of all material filings, reports, correspondence and site assessments submitted to or received from the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection by such Seller with respect to such Transfer Act matters. Buyer shall cooperate with such Seller in connection with any actions required under the Transfer Act to be taken by Sellers. No Seller has been served with an order of the United States Environmental Protection Agency or the Department of Environmental Protection of the State of Connecticut of non-compliance related to any enforcement action concerning the generation, processing, handling, treatment, storage, dumping, discharge or transfer of toxic, hazardous or radioactive materials or substances (defined as aforesaid), nor has it ever been investigated in connection with same.

Section 16.2     Minnesota Law Provisions . Each Seller, for itself solely as it relates to such Seller’s Assets, hereby represents and warrants to the Buyer as of the Effective Date, to Sellers’ Knowledge, as follows:

(a)    There are no wells on any of Seller’s Property located in the State of Minnesota within the meaning of Minn. Stat. §103I, which representation is intended to satisfy the requirements of said statute.


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(b)    There are no individual sewage treatment systems located on or serving any of Seller’s Property located in the State of Minnesota or any part thereof, which representation is intended to satisfy the requirements of Minn. Stat. §115.55, Subd. 6.

(c)    There are no above-ground or underground storage tanks on any of Seller’s Property located in the State of Minnesota, which representation is intended to satisfy Minnesota Statute §116.48, Subd 6.

(d)    Methamphetamine production has not occurred on any of Seller’s Property located in the State of Minnesota, which representation is intended to satisfy the requirements of Minn. Stat. §152.0275.
Section 16.3     Florida Law Provisions . Pursuant to Florida Statutes Section 404.056(8), each Seller, for itself solely as it relates to such Seller’s Assets, hereby makes, and the Buyer hereby acknowledges, the following notification:
RADON GAS:  RADON IS A NATURALLY OCCURRING RADIOACTIVE GAS THAT, WHEN IT HAS ACCUMULATED IN A BUILDING IN SUFFICIENT QUANTITIES, MAY PRESENT HEALTH RISKS TO PERSONS WHO ARE EXPOSED TO IT OVER TIME.  LEVELS OF RADON THAT EXCEED FEDERAL AND STATE GUIDELINES HAVE BEEN FOUND IN BUILDINGS IN FLORIDA.  ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REGARDING RADON AND RADON TESTING MAY BE OBTAINED FROM YOUR COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH UNIT.
Section 16.3     Pennsylvania Law Provisions . Buyer hereby waives any requirement that the Sellers obtain tax clearance certificates from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in connection with bulk sales and transfers (the “ Tax Clearance Certificates ”), provided that Sellers hereby agrees to indemnify and hold harmless Buyer from and against any and all damages, claims or liens arising from Sellers’ failure to obtain clean Tax Clearance Certificates from the Department of Revenue and the Department of Labor and Industry of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

Section 16.4     Survival . The provisions of this Article XVI shall not survive the Closing; provided, however, that Section 16.3 and the provisions of Section 16.1 relating to the obligations with respect to the Transfer Act shall survive the Closing and shall not be merged into the applicable Deed.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Agreement has been duly executed by the parties hereto as of the day and year first above written.
SELLERS:

COLE MT BELLVIEW FL, LLC

By:    Cole REIT Advisors III, LLC, its Manager

By:      /s/ Lisa Beeson            
Lisa Beeson
Chief Operating Officer    


COLE MT NORTHPORT AL, LLC

By:    Cole REIT Advisors III, LLC, its Manager

By:      /s/ Lisa Beeson            
Lisa Beeson
Chief Operating Officer


COLE MT PANAMA CITY BEACH FL, LLC

By:    Cole REIT Advisors III, LLC, its Manager

By:      /s/ Lisa Beeson            
Lisa Beeson
Chief Operating Officer




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COLE MT EAST POINT GA, LLC

By:    Cole REIT Advisors III, LLC, its Manager

By:      /s/ Lisa Beeson            
Lisa Beeson
Chief Operating Officer


COLE MT WAKE FOREST NC, LLC

By:    Cole REIT Advisors III, LLC, its Manager

By:      /s/ Lisa Beeson            
Lisa Beeson
Chief Operating Officer


COLE MT CEDAR HILL TX, LLC

By:    Cole REIT Advisors III, LLC, its Manager

By:      /s/ Lisa Beeson            
Lisa Beeson
Chief Operating Officer


COLE MT VERO BEACH FL, LLC

By:    Cole REIT Advisors III, LLC, its Manager

By:      /s/ Lisa Beeson            
Lisa Beeson
Chief Operating Officer

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COLE MIT VERO BEACH FL, LLC

By:    Cole REIT Advisors III, LLC, its Manager

By:      /s/ Lisa Beeson            
Lisa Beeson
Chief Operating Officer


COLE MT CLEVELAND TN, LLC

By:    Cole REIT Advisors III, LLC, its Manager

By:      /s/ Lisa Beeson            
Lisa Beeson
Chief Operating Officer


COLE MT PENSACOLA (CORDOVA) FL, LLC

By:    Cole REIT Advisors III, LLC, its Manager

By:      /s/ Lisa Beeson            
Lisa Beeson
Chief Operating Officer


COLE MT AURORA (BRIARWOOD) CO, LLC

By:    Cole REIT Advisors III, LLC, its Manager

By:      /s/ Lisa Beeson            
Lisa Beeson
Chief Operating Officer

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COLE MT WARNER ROBINS GA, LLC

By:    Cole REIT Advisors III, LLC, its Manager

By:      /s/ Lisa Beeson            
Lisa Beeson
Chief Operating Officer


COLE CV BELLEVUE OH, LLC

By:    Cole REIT Advisors III, LLC, its Manager

By:      /s/ Lisa Beeson            
Lisa Beeson
Chief Operating Officer


COLE CV LAKE WALES FL, LLC

By:    Cole REIT Advisors III, LLC, its Manager

By:      /s/ Lisa Beeson            
Lisa Beeson
Chief Operating Officer


COLE CV LAWRENCEVILLE GA, LLC

By:    Cole REIT Advisors III, LLC, its Manager

By:      /s/ Lisa Beeson            
Lisa Beeson
Chief Operating Officer

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COLE CV MADISON NC, LLC

By:    Cole REIT Advisors III, LLC, its Manager

By:      /s/ Lisa Beeson            
Lisa Beeson
Chief Operating Officer


COLE MT NORTHVILLE MI, LLC

By:    Cole REIT Advisors III, LLC, its Manager

By:      /s/ Lisa Beeson            
Lisa Beeson
Chief Operating Officer


COLE MT RENO NV, LLC

By:    Cole REIT Advisors III, LLC, its Manager

By:      /s/ Lisa Beeson            
Lisa Beeson
Chief Operating Officer


COLE MT LAKEWOOD CO, LLC

By:    Cole REIT Advisors III, LLC, its Manager

By:      /s/ Lisa Beeson            
Lisa Beeson
Chief Operating Officer

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COLE MT ANCHORAGE AK, LLC

By:    Cole REIT Advisors III, LLC, its Manager

By:      /s/ Lisa Beeson            
Lisa Beeson
Chief Operating Officer


MT SAGINAW MI (EAST), LLC

By:    Cole REIT Advisors III, LLC, its Manager

By:      /s/ Lisa Beeson            
Lisa Beeson
Chief Operating Officer


COLE MT FORT WORTH TX, LLC

By:    Cole REIT Advisors III, LLC, its Manager

By:      /s/ Lisa Beeson            
Lisa Beeson
Chief Operating Officer

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COLE MT WEST COVINA CA, LP

By:
Cole GP MT West Covina CA, LLC, its
General Partner

By:    Cole REIT Advisors III, LLC, its Manager

By:      /s/ Lisa Beeson        
Lisa Beeson
Chief Operating Officer


FAIRLANE ALLEN PARK MI, LLC

By:    Cole REIT Advisors III, LLC, its Manager

By:      /s/ Lisa Beeson            
Lisa Beeson
Chief Operating Officer


COLE MT LENEXA KS, LLC

By:    Cole REIT Advisors III, LLC, its Manager

By:      /s/ Lisa Beeson            
Lisa Beeson
Chief Operating Officer

[ Agreement of Purchase and Sale – Signature Page ]




COLE MT ROGERS MN, LLC

By:    Cole REIT Advisors III, LLC, its Manager

By:      /s/ Lisa Beeson            
Lisa Beeson
Chief Operating Officer


COLE GE COLUMBUS OH, LLC

By:    Cole REIT Advisors III, LLC, its Manager

By:      /s/ Lisa Beeson            
Lisa Beeson
Chief Operating Officer


GLYNN ISLES GA, LLC

By:    Cole MT Brunswick GA, LLC, its Sole
Member

By:    Cole REIT Advisors III, LLC, its
Manager

By:      /s/ Lisa Beeson        
Lisa Beeson
Chief Operating Officer

[ Agreement of Purchase and Sale – Signature Page ]




COLE MT HOUSTON TX, LLC

By:    Cole REIT Advisors III, LLC, its Manager

By:      /s/ Lisa Beeson            
Lisa Beeson
Chief Operating Officer


COLE MT CHICAGO IL, LLC

By:    Cole REIT Advisors III, LLC, its Manager

By:      /s/ Lisa Beeson            
Lisa Beeson
Chief Operating Officer


COLE MT GREENVILLE SC, LLC

By:    Cole REIT Advisors III, LLC, its Manager

By:      /s/ Lisa Beeson            
Lisa Beeson
Chief Operating Officer


COLE MT VIRGINIA BEACH VA, LLC

By:    Cole REIT Advisors III, LLC, its Manager

By:      /s/ Lisa Beeson            
Lisa Beeson
Chief Operating Officer

[ Agreement of Purchase and Sale – Signature Page ]




COLE MT CHICAGO (KINGSBURY) IL, LLC

By:    Cole REIT Advisors III, LLC, its Manager

By:      /s/ Lisa Beeson            
Lisa Beeson
Chief Operating Officer


COLE KO ONALASKA WI, LLC

By:    Cole REIT Advisors III, LLC, its Manager

By:      /s/ Lisa Beeson            
Lisa Beeson
Chief Operating Officer


COLE KO MONROE MI, LLC

By:    Cole REIT Advisors III, LLC, its Manager

By:      /s/ Lisa Beeson            
Lisa Beeson
Chief Operating Officer


COLE MT HIXSON TN, LLC

By:    Cole REIT Advisors III, LLC, its Manager

By:      /s/ Lisa Beeson            
Lisa Beeson
Chief Operating Officer

[ Agreement of Purchase and Sale – Signature Page ]




COLE MT NAPA CA, LP

By:
Cole GP MT Napa CA, LLC, its General
Partner

By:
Cole REIT Advisors III, LLC, its Manager

By:      /s/ Lisa Beeson        
Lisa Beeson
Chief Operating Officer


COLE MT KYLE TX, LLC

By:    Cole REIT Advisors III, LLC, its Manager

By:      /s/ Lisa Beeson            
Lisa Beeson
Chief Operating Officer


COLE MT GAINESVILLE GA, LLC

By:    Cole REIT Advisors III, LLC, its Manager

By:      /s/ Lisa Beeson            
Lisa Beeson
Chief Operating Officer

[ Agreement of Purchase and Sale – Signature Page ]




COLE MT BURLESON TX, LLC

By:    Cole REIT Advisors III, LLC, its Manager

By:      /s/ Lisa Beeson            
Lisa Beeson
Chief Operating Officer


COLE MT ANDERSON SC, LLC

By:    Cole REIT Advisors III, LLC, its Manager

By:      /s/ Lisa Beeson            
Lisa Beeson
Chief Operating Officer


COLE MT SPRING HILL FL, LLC

By:
Cole/NAP JV Spring Hill FL, LLC, its
Manager

By:    Cole/NAP Spring Hill FL (JV), LLC,
its Authorized Member

By:
Cole REIT Advisors III, LLC, its Manager

By:      /s/ Lisa Beeson        
Lisa Beeson
Chief Operating Officer

[ Agreement of Purchase and Sale – Signature Page ]




COLE MT WATERBURY CT, LLC

By:    Cole REIT Advisors III, LLC, its Manager

By:      /s/ Lisa Beeson            
Lisa Beeson
Chief Operating Officer


COLE MT NORTHPOINT (CAPE CORAL) FL,
LLC

By:    Cole REIT Advisors III, LLC, its Manager

By:      /s/ Lisa Beeson            
Lisa Beeson
Chief Operating Officer


COLE MT OXFORD AL, LLC

By:    Cole REIT Advisors III, LLC, its Manager

By:      /s/ Lisa Beeson            
Lisa Beeson
Chief Operating Officer


COLE MT MILLSBORO DE, LLC

By:    Cole REIT Advisors III, LLC, its Manager

By:      /s/ Lisa Beeson            
Lisa Beeson
Chief Operating Officer

[ Agreement of Purchase and Sale – Signature Page ]




COLE PM BELLINGHAM WA, LLC

By:    Cole REIT Advisors III, LLC, its Manager

By:      /s/ Lisa Beeson            
Lisa Beeson
Chief Operating Officer


COLE MT CINCINNATI OH, LLC

By:    Cole REIT Advisors III, LLC, its Manager

By:      /s/ Lisa Beeson            
Lisa Beeson
Chief Operating Officer


COLE MT WAUWATOSA WI, LLC

By:    Cole REIT Advisors III, LLC, its Manager

By:      /s/ Lisa Beeson            
Lisa Beeson
Chief Operating Officer


COLE MT BISMARCK ND, LLC

By:    Cole REIT Advisors III, LLC, its Manager

By:      /s/ Lisa Beeson            
Lisa Beeson
Chief Operating Officer

[ Agreement of Purchase and Sale – Signature Page ]




COLE MT LEWIS CENTER OH, LLC

By:    Cole REIT Advisors III, LLC, its Manager

By:      /s/ Lisa Beeson            
Lisa Beeson
Chief Operating Officer


COLE MT OSWEGO IL, LLC

By:    Cole REIT Advisors III, LLC, its Manager

By:      /s/ Lisa Beeson            
Lisa Beeson
Chief Operating Officer


COLE MT ST. AUGUSTINE FL, LLC

By:    Cole REIT Advisors III, LLC, its Manager

By:      /s/ Lisa Beeson            
Lisa Beeson
Chief Operating Officer


COLE MT GILBERT (SAN TAN) AZ, LLC

By:    Cole REIT Advisors III, LLC, its Manager

By:      /s/ Lisa Beeson            
Lisa Beeson
Chief Operating Officer

[ Agreement of Purchase and Sale – Signature Page ]




COLE MT UTICA MI, LLC

By:    Cole REIT Advisors III, LLC, its Manager

By:      /s/ Lisa Beeson            
Lisa Beeson
Chief Operating Officer


COLE MT SHERWOOD AR, LLC

By:    Cole REIT Advisors III, LLC, its Manager

By:      /s/ Lisa Beeson            
Lisa Beeson
Chief Operating Officer


COLE MT LAKE WORTH FL, LLC

By:    Cole REIT Advisors III, LLC, its Manager

By:      /s/ Lisa Beeson            
Lisa Beeson
Chief Operating Officer


COLE MT HOMOSASSA FL, LLC

By:    Cole REIT Advisors III, LLC, its Manager

By:      /s/ Lisa Beeson            
Lisa Beeson
Chief Operating Officer

[ Agreement of Purchase and Sale – Signature Page ]




COLE MT TUCSON AZ, LLC

By:    Cole REIT Advisors III, LLC, its Manager

By:      /s/ Lisa Beeson            
Lisa Beeson
Chief Operating Officer


COLE MT LUBBOCK TX, LLC

By:    Cole REIT Advisors III, LLC, its Manager

By:      /s/ Lisa Beeson            
Lisa Beeson
Chief Operating Officer


COLE MT ROSWELL GA, LLC

By:    Cole REIT Advisors III, LLC, its Manager

By:      /s/ Lisa Beeson            
Lisa Beeson
Chief Operating Officer


COLE MT FLOWERY BRANCH GA, LLC

By:    Cole REIT Advisors III, LLC, its Manager

By:      /s/ Lisa Beeson            
Lisa Beeson
Chief Operating Officer

[ Agreement of Purchase and Sale – Signature Page ]




COLE MT WOODSTOCK GA, LLC

By:    Cole REIT Advisors III, LLC, its Manager

By:      /s/ Lisa Beeson            
Lisa Beeson
Chief Operating Officer


COLE MT MONROE MI, LLC

By:    Cole REIT Advisors III, LLC, its Manager

By:      /s/ Lisa Beeson            
Lisa Beeson
Chief Operating Officer


COLE MT FORT MYERS FL, LLC

By:    Cole REIT Advisors III, LLC, its Manager

By:      /s/ Lisa Beeson            
Lisa Beeson
Chief Operating Officer


COLE MT QUEEN CREEK AZ, LLC

By:    Cole REIT Advisors III, LLC, its Manager

By:      /s/ Lisa Beeson            
Lisa Beeson
Chief Operating Officer

[ Agreement of Purchase and Sale – Signature Page ]




COLE MT PRESCOTT AZ, LLC

By:    Cole REIT Advisors III, LLC, its Manager

By:      /s/ Lisa Beeson            
Lisa Beeson
Chief Operating Officer


COLE MT BOWLING GREEN OH, LLC

By:    Cole REIT Advisors III, LLC, its Manager

By:      /s/ Lisa Beeson            
Lisa Beeson
Chief Operating Officer


COLE MT PARMA OH, LLC

By:    Cole REIT Advisors III, LLC, its Manager

By:      /s/ Lisa Beeson            
Lisa Beeson
Chief Operating Officer


COLE TS ALAMOGORDO NM, LLC

By:    Cole REIT Advisors III, LLC, its Manager

By:      /s/ Lisa Beeson            
Lisa Beeson
Chief Operating Officer

[ Agreement of Purchase and Sale – Signature Page ]




COLE MT PENSACOLA (TRADEWINDS) FL,
LLC

By:    Cole REIT Advisors III, LLC, its Manager

By:      /s/ Lisa Beeson            
Lisa Beeson
Chief Operating Officer


COLE MT HUNTSVILLE AL, LLC

By:    Cole REIT Advisors III, LLC, its Manager

By:      /s/ Lisa Beeson            
Lisa Beeson
Chief Operating Officer


COLE WG SPRINGDALE AR, LLC

By:    Cole REIT Advisors III, LLC, its Manager

By:      /s/ Lisa Beeson            
Lisa Beeson
Chief Operating Officer


MT SAGINAW MI, LLC

By:    Cole REIT Advisors III, LLC, its Manager

By:      /s/ Lisa Beeson            
Lisa Beeson
Chief Operating Officer

[ Agreement of Purchase and Sale – Signature Page ]




COLE MT RICHMOND VA, LLC

By:    Cole REIT Advisors III, LLC, its Manager

By:      /s/ Lisa Beeson            
Lisa Beeson
Chief Operating Officer


COLE MT WHITTIER CA, LP

By:    Cole GP MT Whittier CA, LLC, its General
Partner

By:    Cole REIT Advisors III, LLC, its Manager

By:      /s/ Lisa Beeson        
Lisa Beeson
Chief Operating Officer


COLE MT UNIONTOWN PA, LLC

By:    Cole REIT Advisors III, LLC, its Manager

By:      /s/ Lisa Beeson            
Lisa Beeson
Chief Operating Officer

[ Agreement of Purchase and Sale – Signature Page ]




COLE MT WINCHESTER VA, LLC

By:    Cole REIT Advisors III, LLC, its Manager

By:      /s/ Lisa Beeson            
Lisa Beeson
Chief Operating Officer


COLE MT CHESTERFIELD MI (JV), LLC

By:    Cole REIT Advisors III, LLC, its Manager

By:      /s/ Lisa Beeson            
Lisa Beeson
Chief Operating Officer


For the purposes of Article XV only:


SELLER GUARANTOR:

ARC PROPERTIES OPERATING
PARTNERSHIP, L.P.


By:
American Realty Capital Properties, Inc., its
General Partner

By:     /s/ Lisa Beeson    
Lisa Beeson
Chief Operating Officer


[ Agreement of Purchase and Sale – Signature Page ]





BUYER:

BRE DDR RETAIL HOLDINGS III LLC, a Delaware limited liability company

By:
BRE BALLROOM PARENT HOLDCO LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, its managing member

By:
/s/ Nadeem Meghji            
Name: Nadeem Meghji
Title: Managing Director and Vice President




[ Agreement of Purchase and Sale – Signature Page ]



JOINDER BY THE ESCROW AGENT

    Chicago Title Insurance Company, referred to in this Agreement as the “Escrow Agent,” hereby acknowledges that it received this Agreement executed by the Sellers and the Buyer as of the 11 th day of June, 2014, and accepts the obligations of the Escrow Agent as set forth herein. The Escrow Agent further acknowledges that it received the Cash Deposit on the 11 th day of June, 2014. The Escrow Agent hereby agrees to hold and distribute the Cash Deposit in accordance with the terms and provisions of the Agreement.




CHICAGO TITLE INSURANCE COMPANY
711 Third Ave, NY, NY 10017, 212-880-1200



By:     /s/ Neal J. Miranda            
                    Neal J. Miranda, VP/Senior Counsel
Re:    ARCP-BX #14001862








[ Agreement of Purchase and Sale – Escrow Agent Joinder Page ]
        


Exhibit 10.51

AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT

Dated as of June 30, 2014


by and among


ARC PROPERTIES OPERATING PARTNERSHIP, L.P.,
as Borrower,


AMERICAN REALTY CAPITAL PROPERTIES, INC.,
as Parent,


THE FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS FROM TIME TO TIME PARTY HERETO,
as Lenders,


and


WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
as Administrative Agent


                                

WELLS FARGO SECURITIES, LLC,
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED,
as Joint Lead Arrangers and Joint Bookrunners,
CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS INC., J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES LLC, CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, BARCLAYS BANK PLC, CREDIT SUISSE SECURITIES (USA) LLC and DEUTSCHE BANK SECURITIES, INC.,
as Joint Lead Arrangers,

BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.,
as Syndication Agent,


and


CITIBANK, N.A., JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, BARCLAYS BANK PLC, CREDIT SUISSE AG, CAYMAN ISLANDS BRANCH and DEUTSCHE BANK AG, NEW YORK BRANCH,
as Co-Documentation Agents





TABLE OF CONTENTS
Article I. Definitions
 
2

 
Section 1.1. Definitions
 
2

 
Section 1.2. General; References to Central Time
 
37

 
Section 1.3. Financial Attributes of Non-Wholly Owned Subsidiaries
 
38

 
Section 1.4. Amendment and Restatement of the Existing Credit Agreement
 
38

Article II. CREDIT FACILITY
 
40

 
Section 2.1. Revolving Loans
 
40

 
Section 2.2. Term Loans
 
41

 
Section 2.3. Bid Rate Loans
 
43

 
Section 2.4. Letters of Credit
 
46

 
Section 2.5. Swingline Loans
 
50

 
Section 2.6. Rates and Payment of Interest on Loans
 
52

 
Section 2.7. Number of Interest Periods
 
53

 
Section 2.8. Repayment of Loans
 
53

 
Section 2.9. Prepayments
 
54

 
Section 2.10. Continuation
 
55

 
Section 2.11. Conversion
 
55

 
Section 2.12. Notes
 
56

 
Section 2.13. Voluntary Reductions of the Revolving Commitments and Term Loan Commitments
 
56

 
Section 2.14. Extension Option
 
58

 
Section 2.15. Expiration Date of Letters of Credit Past Revolving Commitment Termination
 
58

 
Section 2.16. Amount Limitations
 
58

 
Section 2.17. Increase in Dollar Tranche Revolving Commitments; Incremental Term Loans
 
59

 
Section 2.18. Funds Transfer Disbursements
 
61

 
Section 2.19. Determination of Dollar Amounts
 
61

 
Section 2.20. Judgment Currency
 
61

Article III. PAYMENTS, FEES AND OTHER GENERAL PROVISIONS
 
62

 
Section 3.1. Payments
 
62

 
Section 3.2. Pro Rata Treatment
 
63

 
Section 3.3. Sharing of Payments, Etc
 
64

 
Section 3.4. Several Obligations
 
64

 
Section 3.5. Fees
 
64

 
Section 3.6. Computations
 
66

 
Section 3.7. Usury
 
66

 
Section 3.8. Statements of Account
 
66

 
Section 3.9. Defaulting Lenders
 
67

 
Section 3.10. Taxes
 
70

Article IV. [INTENTIONALLY OMITTED]
 
74

Article V. YIELD PROTECTION, ETC.
 
74






 
Section 5.1. Additional Costs; Capital Adequacy
 
74

 
Section 5.2. Suspension of LIBOR Loans, LIBOR Margin Loans and CDOR Loans
 
76

 
Section 5.3. Illegality
 
77

 
Section 5.4. Compensation
 
77

 
Section 5.5. Treatment of Affected Loans
 
78

 
Section 5.6. Affected Lenders
 
79

 
Section 5.7. Change of Lending Office
 
79

Article VI. CONDITIONS PRECEDENT
 
79

 
Section 6.1. Initial Conditions Precedent
 
79

 
Section 6.2. Conditions Precedent to All Loans and Letters of Credit
 
81

Article VII. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
 
82

 
Section 7.1. Representations and Warranties
 
82

 
Section 7.2. Survival of Representations and Warranties, Etc
 
87

Article VIII. AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS
 
87

 
Section 8.1. Preservation of Existence and Similar Matters
 
87

 
Section 8.2. Compliance with Applicable Law
 
88

 
Section 8.3. Maintenance of Property
 
88

 
Section 8.4. Conduct of Business
 
88

 
Section 8.5. Insurance
 
88

 
Section 8.6. Payment of Taxes and Claims
 
88

 
Section 8.7. Books and Records; Inspections
 
89

 
Section 8.8. Use of Proceeds
 
89

 
Section 8.9. Environmental Matters
 
90

 
Section 8.10. Broker-Dealer Subsidiaries
 
90

 
Section 8.11. [Intentionally Omitted
 
90

 
Section 8.12. REIT Status
 
90

 
Section 8.13. Exchange Listing
 
90

 
Section 8.14. Guarantors
 
90

Article IX. INFORMATION
 
91

 
Section 9.1. Quarterly Financial Statements
 
91

 
Section 9.2. Year End Statements
 
91

 
Section 9.3. Compliance Certificate
 
92

 
Section 9.4. Other Information
 
92

 
Section 9.5. Electronic Delivery of Certain Information
 
93

 
Section 9.6. Public/Private Information
 
94

 
Section 9.7. USA Patriot Act Notice; Compliance
 
94

Article X. NEGATIVE COVENANTS
 
95

 
Section 10.1. Financial Covenants
 
95

 
Section 10.2. Liens; Negative Pledge
 
96

 
Section 10.3. Restrictions on Intercompany Transfers
 
97

 
Section 10.4. Merger, Consolidation, Sales of Assets and Other Arrangements
 
98

 
Section 10.5. Plans
 
98






 
Section 10.6. Fiscal Year
 
99

 
Section 10.7. Modifications of Organizational Documents
 
99

 
Section 10.8. Permitted Investments
 
99

 
Section 10.9. Transactions with Affiliates
 
100

 
Section 10.10. [Intentionally Omitted]
 
100

 
Section 10.11. Dividends and Other Restricted Payments
 
100

Article XI. DEFAULT
 
101

 
Section 11.1. Events of Default
 
101

 
Section 11.2. Remedies Upon Event of Default
 
104

 
Section 11.3. [Intentionally Omitted]
 
105

 
Section 11.4. Marshaling; Payments Set Aside
 
105

 
Section 11.5. Allocation of Proceeds
 
105

 
Section 11.6. Letter of Credit Collateral Account
 
106

 
Section 11.7. Rescission of Acceleration by Requisite Lenders
 
107

 
Section 11.8. Performance by Administrative Agent
 
107

 
Section 11.9. Rights Cumulative
 
108

Article XII. THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
 
108

 
Section 12.1. Appointment and Authorization
 
108

 
Section 12.2. Wells Fargo as Lender
 
109

 
Section 12.3. Approvals of Lenders
 
110

 
Section 12.4. Notice of Events of Default
 
110

 
Section 12.5. Administrative Agent’s Reliance
 
110

 
Section 12.6. Indemnification of Administrative Agent
 
111

 
Section 12.7. Lender Credit Decision, Etc
 
112

 
Section 12.8. Successor Administrative Agent
 
112

 
Section 12.9. Titled Persons
 
113

 
Section 12.10. Specified Derivatives Contracts
 
113

Article XIII. MISCELLANEOUS
 
114

 
Section 13.1. Notices
 
114

 
Section 13.2. Expenses
 
116

 
Section 13.3. Setoff
 
117

 
Section 13.4. Litigation; Jurisdiction; Other Matters; Waivers
 
117

 
Section 13.5. Successors and Assigns
 
118

 
Section 13.6. Amendments and Waivers
 
123

 
Section 13.7. Nonliability of Administrative Agent and Lenders
 
128

 
Section 13.8. Confidentiality
 
128

 
Section 13.9. Indemnification
 
129

 
Section 13.10. Termination; Survival
 
130

 
Section 13.11. Severability of Provisions
 
130

 
Section 13.12. GOVERNING LAW
 
131

 
Section 13.13. Counterparts
 
131

 
Section 13.14. No Advisory or Fiduciary Relationship
 
131






 
Section 13.15. Obligations with Respect to Loan Parties and Subsidiaries
 
131

 
Section 13.16. Independence of Covenants
 
132

 
Section 13.17. Limitation of Liability
 
132

 
Section 13.18. Entire Agreement
 
132

 
Section 13.19. Construction
 
132

 
Section 13.20. Headings
 
132

SCHEDULES AND EXHIBITS
 
 
 
SCHEDULE I
 
Commitments
SCHEDULE 1.1(a)
 
List of Loan Parties
SCHEDULE 1.1(b)
 
Specified Ground Leases
SCHEDULE 1.1(c)
 
Managed REITs
SCHEDULE 1.1(d)
 
Permitted Liens
SCHEDULE 1.1(e)
 
Specified Properties
SCHEDULE 1.1(f)
 
Marketable Securities
SCHEDULE 7.1(b)
 
Ownership Structure
SCHEDULE 7.1(i)
 
Litigation
SCHEDULE 8.14
 
Certain Indebtedness
SCHEDULE 10.2
 
Existing Negative Pledges
SCHEDULE 10.3
 
Existing Restrictions on Intercompany Transfers
SCHEDULE 10.9
 
Existing Affiliate Transactions
 
 
 
EXHIBIT A
 
Form of Assignment and Assumption Agreement
EXHIBIT B
 
Form of Bid Rate Note
EXHIBIT C
 
[Intentionally Omitted]
EXHIBIT D
 
Form of Designation Agreement
EXHIBIT E
 
Form of Disbursement Instruction Agreement
EXHIBIT F
 
Form of Guaranty
EXHIBIT G
 
Form of Notice of Borrowing
EXHIBIT H
 
Form of Notice of Continuation
EXHIBIT I
 
Form of Notice of Conversion
EXHIBIT J
 
Form of Notice of Swingline Borrowing
EXHIBIT K
 
Form of Revolving Note
EXHIBIT L
 
Form of Swingline Note
EXHIBIT M
 
Form of Term Note
EXHIBIT N
 
Form of Bid Rate Quote Request
EXHIBIT O
 
Form of Bid Rate Quote
EXHIBIT P
 
Form of Bid Rate Quote Acceptance
EXHIBITS Q
 
Forms of U.S. Tax Compliance Certificates
EXHIBIT R
 
Form of Compliance Certificate





THIS AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT (this “ Agreement ”) dated as of June 30, 2014 by and among ARC PROPERTIES OPERATING PARTNERSHIP, L.P., a limited partnership formed under the laws of the State of Delaware (the “ Borrower ”), AMERICAN REALTY CAPITAL PROPERTIES, INC., a corporation incorporated under the laws of the State of Maryland (the “ Parent ”), each of the financial institutions from time to time party hereto, and WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Administrative Agent (the “ Administrative Agent ”), with WELLS FARGO SECURITIES, LLC, MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED, as Joint Lead Arrangers and Joint Bookrunners (in such capacities, the “ Arrangers ” and each, an “ Arranger ”), CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS INC., J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES LLC, CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, BARCLAYS BANK PLC, CREDIT SUISSE SECURITIES (USA) LLC and DEUTSCHE BANK SECURITIES, INC., as additional Joint Lead Arrangers, BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as Syndication Agent (the “ Syndication Agent ”) and CITIBANK, N.A., JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, BARCLAYS BANK PLC, CREDIT SUISSE AG, CAYMAN ISLANDS BRANCH and DEUTSCHE BANK AG, NEW YORK BRANCH, as Co-Documentation Agents (the “ Documentation Agents ” and each a “ Documentation Agent ”).
WHEREAS, the Borrower, the other Loan Parties party thereto, the lenders party thereto and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as administrative agent are currently party to the Credit Agreement, dated as of February 14, 2013 (as amended from time to time prior to the date hereof, the “ Existing Credit Agreement ”).
WHEREAS, the Borrower, the Lenders, the Departing Lenders (as hereinafter defined), and the Administrative Agent have agreed (a) to enter into this Agreement in order to (i) amend and restate the Existing Credit Agreement in its entirety; (ii) re-evidence the “Obligations” arising under, and as defined in, the Existing Credit Agreement, which shall be repayable in accordance with the terms of this Agreement; and (iii) set forth the terms and conditions under which the Lenders will, from time to time, make loans to or for the benefit of the Borrower and (b) that each Departing Lender shall cease to be a party to the Existing Credit Agreement, as evidenced by its execution and delivery of its Departing Lender Signature Page.
WHEREAS, the parties hereto intend that this Agreement not constitute a novation of the obligations and liabilities of the parties under the Existing Credit Agreement or be deemed to evidence or constitute full repayment of such obligations and liabilities, but that this Agreement amend and restate in its entirety the Existing Credit Agreement and re-evidence the obligations and liabilities of the Borrower outstanding thereunder, which shall be payable in accordance with the terms hereof.
WHEREAS, the Borrower, the Parent and each other Loan Party confirm that all obligations under the applicable “Loan Documents” (as referred to and defined in the Existing Credit Agreement) shall continue in full force and effect as modified or restated by the Loan Documents (as referred to and defined herein) and that, from and after the Effective Date, all references to the “Credit Agreement” contained in any such existing “Loan Documents” shall be deemed to refer to this Agreement.
WHEREAS, the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank, the Swingline Lender and the Lenders desire to make available to the Borrower an amended and restated credit facility in the initial amount of $4.6 billion, which will include (a) a $1.2 billion term loan facility, (b) a $3.150 billion Dollar denominated revolving credit facility with a $25,000,000 swingline subfacility, a $50,000,000 letter of credit subfacility and a competitive bid loan subfacility and (c) a $250,000,000 multicurrency revolving credit facility, on the terms and conditions contained herein.

ACTIVE 201784047v.18



NOW, THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged by the parties hereto, the parties hereto agree as follows:
Article I. DEFINITIONS
Section 1.1.      Definitions.
In addition to terms defined elsewhere herein, the following terms shall have the following meanings for the purposes of this Agreement:
Absolute Rate ” has the meaning given that term in Section 2.3(c)(ii)(C).
Absolute Rate Auction ” means a solicitation of Bid Rate Quotes setting forth Absolute Rates pursuant to Section 2.3.
Absolute Rate Loan ” means a Bid Rate Loan, the interest rate on which is determined on the basis of an Absolute Rate pursuant to an Absolute Rate Auction.
Accepting Lender ” has the meaning given that term in Section 13.6.
Accession Agreement ” means an Accession Agreement substantially in the form of Annex I to the Guaranty.
Acquisition ” means any transaction or series of related transactions constituting (a) an acquisition by a Person of any real property or (b) any acquisition by any Person of all or substantially all of the Equity Interests, assets or any combination thereof of (including any merger or consolidation with and into) any other Person the core assets of which constitute real property assets or other assets that are reasonably ancillary thereto (including any fee-based businesses).
Additional Costs ” has the meaning given that term in Section 5.1(b).
Adjusted EBITDA ” means, for any given period, (a) the EBITDA of the Parent and its Subsidiaries determined on a consolidated basis for such period minus (b) Reserves for Replacements for such period.
Administrative Agent ” means Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, including its branches and affiliates, as contractual representative of the Lenders under this Agreement, or any successor Administrative Agent appointed pursuant to Section 12.8.
Administrative Questionnaire ” means the Administrative Questionnaire completed by each Lender and delivered to the Administrative Agent in a form supplied by the Administrative Agent to the Lenders from time to time.
Affected Facility ” has the meaning given that term in Section 13.6.
Affected Lender ” has the meaning given that term in Section 5.6.
Affiliate ” means, with respect to a specified Person, another Person that directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, Controls or is Controlled by or is under common Control with the Person specified. In no event shall the Administrative Agent or any Lender be deemed to be an Affiliate of the Borrower or the Parent.

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Agreed Currencies ” means (i) Dollars, (ii) euro, (iii) Pounds Sterling, (iv) Canadian Dollars, and (v) any other Foreign Currency agreed to by the Administrative Agent and each of the Multicurrency Tranche Revolving Lenders that is (x) a lawful currency that is readily available and freely transferable and convertible into Dollars and (y) available in the London interbank deposit market.
Agreement Date ” means the date as of which this Agreement is dated.
Anti-Corruption Laws ” means all laws, rules, and regulations of any jurisdiction applicable to the Parent or its Subsidiaries from time to time concerning or relating to bribery or corruption, including, without limitation, the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and the UK Bribery Act (each as in effect from time to time).
Applicable Facility Fee ” means the percentage set forth in the table below corresponding to the Level at which the “Applicable Margin” is determined in accordance with the definition thereof:
Level
Facility Fee
1
0.15%
2
0.20%
3
0.25%
4
0.25%

Any change in the applicable Level at which the Applicable Margin is determined shall result in a corresponding and simultaneous change in the Applicable Facility Fee. The provisions of this definition shall be subject to Section 2.6(c).
Applicable Law ” means all (a) international, foreign, federal, state and local statutes, treaties, rules, guidelines, regulations, ordinances, codes, executive orders, (b) administrative or judicial precedents or authorities, including the interpretation or administration thereof by any Governmental Authority charged with the enforcement, interpretation or administration thereof, and (c) all applicable administrative orders, directed duties, requests, licenses, authorizations and permits of, and agreements with, any Governmental Authority, in each case of clauses (b) and (c), to the extent having the force of law.
Applicable Margin ” means the percentage rate set forth in the table below corresponding to the level (each a “Level”) into which the Parent’s Credit Rating then falls. As of the Agreement Date, the Applicable Margin is determined based on Level 3. Any change in the Parent’s Credit Rating which would cause it to move to a different Level shall be effective as of the first day of the first calendar month immediately following receipt by the Administrative Agent of written notice delivered by the Parent in accordance with Section 9.4(m) that the Parent’s Credit Rating has changed; provided, however, if the Parent has not delivered the notice required by such Section but the Administrative Agent becomes aware that the Parent’s Credit Rating has changed, then the Administrative Agent may, in its sole discretion, adjust the Level effective as of the first day of the first calendar month following the date the Administrative Agent becomes aware that the Parent’s Credit Rating has changed. During any period that the Parent has two Credit Ratings that are not equivalent, the Applicable Margin will be determined based on the higher Credit Rating. In the event that the Parent has two Credit Ratings that are two Levels apart, the Level corresponding to the midpoint shall apply, and in the event that the Credit Ratings are more than two Levels apart, the Level that is two Levels below the higher of the two Credit Ratings shall apply. During any period for which the Parent has received a Credit Rating from only one Rating Agency, then the Applicable Margin shall be determined

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based on such Credit Rating. During any period that the Parent has not received a Credit Rating from any Rating Agency, the Applicable Margin shall be determined based on Level 4.
Level
Parent’s Credit Rating (S&P/Moody’s)
Applicable Margin for Revolving LIBOR Loans or CDOR Loans
Applicable Margin for Revolving Base Rate Loans
Applicable Margin for Term LIBOR Loans
Applicable Margin for Term Base Rate Loans
1
BBB+/Baa1 or better
1.00%
0.00%
1.15%
0.15%
2
BBB/Baa2
1.10%
0.10%
1.30%
0.30%
3
BBB-/Baa3
1.35%
0.35%
1.60%
0.60%
4
BB+/Ba1 or lower
1.80%
0.80%
2.05%
1.05%

Approved Fund ” means any Fund that is administered, managed or underwritten by (a) a Lender, (b) an Affiliate of a Lender, or (c) an entity or an Affiliate of any entity that administers or manages a Lender.
ARCT IV Merger Agreement ” means that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger dated as of July 1, 2013 (as amended on October 6, 2013 and October 11, 2013) by and among the Parent, American Realty Capital Trust IV, Inc., a Maryland corporation, Thunder Acquisition, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and wholly owned subsidiary of the Parent, the Borrower and American Realty Capital Operating Partnership IV, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership.
Assignment and Assumption ” means an Assignment and Assumption entered into by a Lender and an Eligible Assignee (with the consent of any party whose consent is required by Section 13.5), and accepted by the Administrative Agent, in substantially the form of Exhibit A or any other form approved by the Administrative Agent.
Bankruptcy Code ” means the Bankruptcy Code of 1978, as amended.
Base Rate ” means, at any time, the highest of (a) the Prime Rate, (b) the Federal Funds Rate plus 0.50% and (c) the LIBOR Market Index Rate plus 1%; each change in the Base Rate shall take effect simultaneously with the corresponding change or changes in the Prime Rate, the Federal Funds Rate or the LIBOR Market Index Rate ( provided that clause (c) shall not be applicable during any period in which LIBOR is unavailable or unascertainable).
Base Rate Loan ” means a Revolving Loan or Term Loan (or any portion thereof) bearing interest at a rate based on the Base Rate.
Benefit Arrangement ” means at any time an employee benefit plan within the meaning of Section 3(3) of ERISA which is not a Plan or a Multiemployer Plan and which is maintained or otherwise contributed to by any member of the ERISA Group on behalf of employees of the Parent, the Borrower or any Subsidiary of the Parent.
Bid Rate Borrowing ” has the meaning given that term in Section 2.3(b).
Bid Rate Loan ” means a loan made by a Lender under Section 2.3(f).
Bid Rate Note ” means a promissory note of the Borrower substantially in the form of Exhibit B, payable to the order of a Lender as originally in effect and otherwise duly completed.

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Bid Rate Quote ” means an offer in accordance with Section 2.3(c) by a Lender to make a Bid Rate Loan with one single specified interest rate.
Bid Rate Quote Request ” has the meaning given that term in Section 2.3(b).
Borrower ” has the meaning set forth in the introductory paragraph hereof and shall include the Borrower’s successors and permitted assigns.
Borrower Information ” has the meaning given that term in Section 2.6(c).
Broker-Dealer Subsidiary ” means any Subsidiary of the Parent that (a) is a “registered broker and/or dealer” under the Securities Exchange Act or under any similar foreign law or regulatory regime established for the registration of brokers and/or dealers of securities and/or (b) is required to be registered under the Commodity Exchange Act or under any similar regulatory regime established for the registration of operators, merchants, brokers and/or dealers of commodities, including, but not limited to, future commissions merchants, introducing brokers and commodity pool operators.
Business Day ” means (a) for all purposes other than as set forth in clause (b) below, any day (other than a Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday) on which banks in New York, New York, are open for the conduct of their commercial banking business, and (b) with respect to all notices and determinations in connection with, and payments of principal and interest on, any LIBOR Loan, CDOR Loan or any Base Rate Loan as to which the interest rate is determined by reference to LIBOR, any day that is a Business Day described in clause (a) and that is also a day for trading by and between banks in the relevant Agreed Currency in the London interbank market or the principal financial center of such Agreed Currency (and, if the Loans which are the subject of a borrowing, drawing, payment, reimbursement or rate selection are denominated in (x) euro, the term “Business Day” shall also exclude any day on which the TARGET2 payment system is not open for the settlement of payments in euro) or (y) Canadian Dollars, the term “Business Day” shall also exclude any day on which banks are required or authorized by law to close in Toronto, Canada. Unless specifically referenced in this Agreement as a Business Day, all references to “days” shall be to calendar days.
Canadian Dollars ” or “ Cdn. $ ” means the lawful currency of Canada.
Capitalization Rate ” means 7.0%.
Capitalized Lease Obligations ” means obligations under a lease (or other arrangement conveying the right to use property) to pay rent or other amounts that are required to be capitalized for financial reporting purposes in accordance with GAAP. The amount of a Capitalized Lease Obligation is the capitalized amount of such obligation as would be required to be reflected on a balance sheet of the applicable Person prepared in accordance with GAAP as of the applicable date.
CapLease Merger Agreement ” means that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger dated as of May 28, 2013, by and among the Parent, CapLease, Inc., a Maryland corporation, Safari Acquisition, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and wholly owned subsidiary of the Parent, Caplease, LP, a Delaware limited partnership, CLF OP General Partner LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and Borrower.
Cash Collateralize ” means, to pledge and deposit with or deliver to the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Issuing Bank or the Lenders, as collateral for Letter of Credit Liabilities or obligations of Lenders to fund participations in respect of Letter of Credit Liabilities, cash or deposit account balances or, if the Administrative Agent and the Issuing Bank shall agree in their sole discretion, other credit support, in

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each case pursuant to documentation in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the Issuing Bank. “Cash Collateral” shall have a meaning correlative to the foregoing and shall include the proceeds of such cash collateral and other credit support.
Cash Equivalents ” means: (a) securities issued, guaranteed or insured by the United States of America or any of its agencies with maturities of not more than one year from the date acquired; (b) certificates of deposit with maturities of not more than one year from the date acquired issued by a United States federal or state chartered commercial bank of recognized standing, or a commercial bank organized under the laws of any other country which is a member of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development, or a political subdivision of any such country, acting through a branch or agency, which bank has capital and unimpaired surplus in excess of $500,000,000 and which bank or its holding company has a short term commercial paper rating of at least A-2 or the equivalent by S&P or at least P-2 or the equivalent by Moody’s; (c) reverse repurchase agreements with terms of not more than seven (7) days from the date acquired, for securities of the type described in clause (a) above and entered into only with commercial banks having the qualifications described in clause (b) above; (d) commercial paper issued by any Person incorporated under the laws of the United States of America or any State thereof and rated at least A-2 or the equivalent thereof by S&P or at least P-2 or the equivalent thereof by Moody’s, in each case with maturities of not more than one year from the date acquired; (e) investments in money market funds registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, which have net assets of at least $500,000,000 and at least 85% of whose assets consist of securities and other obligations of the type described in clauses (a) through (d) above and (f) other similar customarily utilized investments of substantially similar quality (as determined in good faith by the Borrower) denominated in Foreign Currencies; provided that for purposes of Section 10.1 and 10.8 (and any definitions used therein) (i) amounts attributable to Cash Equivalents of the type described in this clause (f) shall be reduced by the amount (if any) of adverse tax consequences for the Parent or any of its Subsidiaries that would result if such investments were to be repatriated to the United States (as determined by the Borrower in good faith) and (ii) in no event shall the aggregate Dollar Amount of Cash Equivalents attributable to Cash Equivalents that are subject to reduction under clause (f)(i) exceed $10,000,000 at any time.
CDOR ” means, with respect to any Loans denominated in Canadian Dollars and for any applicable Interest Period, (i) the CDOR Screen Rate at approximately 11:00 a.m. Toronto, Ontario time, on the Quotation Day for such currency and Interest Period multiplied by (ii) a percentage equal to 1 minus the Statutory Reserve Rate; provided, that (a) if such rate is not available at such time for any reason, the Administrative Agent may substitute such rate with a reasonably acceptable alternative published interest rate that adequately reflects the all-in-cost of funds to the Administrative Agent for funding such borrowings in Canadian Dollars and (b) if CDOR shall be less than zero, such rate shall be deemed to be zero for purposes of this Agreement.
CDOR Screen Rate ” means, with respect to any Interest Period, the average rate for bankers acceptances as administered by the Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada (or any other Person that takes over the administration of that rate) with a tenor equal to the relevant period displayed on CDOR01 page of the Reuters Monitor Service (or, in the event such rate does not appear on a Reuters page or screen, on any successor or substitute page on such screen or service that displays such rate, or on the appropriate page of such other information service that publishes such rate from time to time as selected by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion) at or about 10:15 a.m. (Toronto, Ontario time) on the Quotation Day for such Interest Period.
Cole Merger ” means the acquisition by the Parent, through merger, of Cole Real Estate Investments, Inc. and certain of its subsidiaries pursuant to the Cole Merger Agreement.

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Cole Merger Agreement ” means that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger dated as of October 22, 2013 by and among Cole Real Estate Investments, Inc., and Clark Acquisition, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and wholly owned subsidiary of the Parent.
Commitment ” means, as to a Lender, such Lender’s Multicurrency Tranche Revolving Commitment, such Lender’s Dollar Tranche Revolving Commitment or such Lender’s Term Loan Commitment, as the context may require.
Commodity Exchange Act ” means the Commodity Exchange Act (7 U.S.C. § 1 et seq.) as amended from time to time, and any successor statute.
Compliance Certificate ” has the meaning given that term in Section 9.3.
Computation Date ” is defined in Section 2.19(b).
Connection Income Taxes ” means Other Connection Taxes that are imposed on or measured by net income (however denominated) or that are franchise Taxes or branch profits Taxes.
Continue ”, “ Continuation ” and “ Continued ” each refers to the continuation of a LIBOR Loan or CDOR Loan from one Interest Period to another Interest Period pursuant to Section 2.10.
Control ” means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of a Person, whether through the ability to exercise voting power, by contract or otherwise. “Controlling” and “Controlled” have meanings correlative thereto.
Convert ”, “ Conversion ” and “ Converted ” each refers to the conversion of a Loan of one Type into a Loan of another Type pursuant to Section 2.11 or as required by Section 2.10 or 5.2.
Credit Event ” means any of the following: (a) the making (or deemed making in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement) of any Loan and (b) the issuance of a Letter of Credit or the amendment of a Letter of Credit that extends the maturity, or increases the Stated Amount, of such Letter of Credit.
Credit Rating ” means the rating assigned by a Rating Agency (which, solely for purposes of the definition of Investment Grade Rating, shall also include Fitch) to the senior unsecured long term Indebtedness of a Person.
Debtor Relief Laws ” means the Bankruptcy Code, and all other liquidation, conservatorship, bankruptcy, assignment for the benefit of creditors, moratorium, rearrangement, receivership, insolvency, reorganization, or similar Applicable Laws relating to the relief of debtors in the United States of America or other applicable jurisdictions from time to time in effect.
Default ” means any of the events specified in Section 11.1, whether or not there has been satisfied any requirement for the giving of notice, the lapse of time, or both.
Defaulting Lender ” means, subject to Section 3.9(f), any Lender that (a) has failed to (i) fund all or any portion of its Loans within two (2) Business Days of the date such Loans were required to be funded hereunder unless such Lender notifies the Administrative Agent and the Borrower in writing that such failure is the result of such Lender’s determination that one or more conditions precedent to funding (each of which conditions precedent, together with any applicable default, shall be specifically identified in such writing) has not been satisfied, or (ii) pay to the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank, the Swingline Lender or

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any other Lender any other amount required to be paid by it hereunder (including in respect of its participation in Letters of Credit or Swingline Loans) within two (2) Business Days of the date when due, (b) has notified the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank or the Swingline Lender in writing that it does not intend to comply with its funding obligations hereunder, or has made a public statement to that effect (unless such writing or public statement relates to such Lender’s obligation to fund a Loan hereunder and states that such position is based on such Lender’s determination that a condition precedent to funding (which condition precedent, together with any applicable default, shall be specifically identified in such writing or public statement) cannot be satisfied), (c) has failed, within three (3) Business Days after written request by the Administrative Agent or the Borrower, to confirm in writing to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower that it will comply with its prospective funding obligations hereunder (provided that such Lender shall cease to be a Defaulting Lender pursuant to this clause (c) upon receipt of such written confirmation by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower), or (d) has, or has a direct or indirect parent company that has, (i) become the subject of a proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law, or (ii) had appointed for it a receiver, custodian, conservator, trustee, administrator, assignee for the benefit of creditors or similar Person charged with reorganization or liquidation of its business or assets, including the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other state or federal regulatory authority acting in such a capacity; provided that a Lender shall not be a Defaulting Lender solely by virtue of the ownership or acquisition of any equity interest in that Lender or any direct or indirect parent company thereof by a Governmental Authority so long as such ownership interest does not result in or provide such Lender with immunity from the jurisdiction of courts within the United States of America or from the enforcement of judgments or writs of attachment on its assets or permit such Lender (or such Governmental Authority) to reject, repudiate, disavow or disaffirm any contracts or agreements made with such Lender. Any determination by the Administrative Agent that a Lender is a Defaulting Lender under any one or more of clauses (a) through (d) above shall be conclusive and binding absent manifest error, and such Lender shall be deemed to be a Defaulting Lender (subject to Section 3.9(f)) upon delivery of written notice of such determination to the Borrower, the Issuing Bank, the Swingline Lender and each Lender.
Departing Lender ” means each lender under the Existing Credit Agreement that executes and delivers to the Administrative Agent a Departing Lender Signature Page.
Departing Lender Signature Page ” means each signature page to this Agreement on which it is indicated that the Departing Lender executing the same shall cease to be a party to the Existing Credit Agreement to which it is a party on the Effective Date.
Derivatives Contract ” means (a) any transaction (including any master agreement, confirmation or other agreement with respect to any such transaction) now existing or hereafter entered into by the Parent, the Borrower or any of their respective Subsidiaries (i) which is a rate swap transaction, swap option, basis swap, forward rate transaction, commodity swap, commodity option, equity or equity index swap, equity or equity index option, bond option, interest rate option, foreign exchange transaction, cap transaction, floor transaction, collar transaction, currency swap transaction, cross-currency rate swap transaction, currency option, credit protection transaction, credit swap, credit default swap, credit default option, total return swap, credit spread transaction, repurchase transaction, reverse repurchase transaction, buy/sell-back transaction, securities lending transaction, weather index transaction or forward purchase or sale of a security, commodity or other financial instrument or interest (including any option with respect to any of these transactions) or (ii) which is a type of transaction that is similar to any transaction referred to in clause (i) above that is currently, or in the future becomes, recurrently entered into in the financial markets (including terms and conditions incorporated by reference in such agreement) and which is a forward, swap, future, option or other derivative on one or more rates, currencies, commodities, equity securities or other equity instruments, debt securities or other debt instruments, economic indices or measures of economic risk or value, or other

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benchmarks against which payments or deliveries are to be made, and (b) any combination of these transactions, but excluding, in each case, for the avoidance of doubt, any conversion option embedded in any convertible debt security issued by the Parent or any Subsidiary thereof.
Derivatives Termination Value ” means, in respect of any one or more Derivatives Contracts, after taking into account the effect of any contractual netting agreement or provision relating thereto, (a) for any date on or after the date such Derivatives Contracts have been terminated or closed out, the termination amount or value determined in accordance therewith, and (b) for any date prior to the date such Derivatives Contracts have been terminated or closed out, the then-current mark-to-market value for such Derivatives Contracts, determined based upon one or more mid-market quotations or estimates provided by any recognized dealer in Derivatives Contracts (which may include the Administrative Agent, any Lender, any Specified Derivatives Provider or any Affiliate of any of them).
Designated Lender ” means a special purpose corporation which is an Affiliate of, or sponsored by, a Lender, that is engaged in making, purchasing or otherwise investing in commercial loans in the ordinary course of its business and that issues (or the parent of which issues) commercial paper rated at least P-1 (or the then equivalent grade) by Moody’s or A-1 (or the then equivalent grade) by S&P that, in either case, (a) is organized under the laws of the United States of America or any state thereof, (b) shall have become a party to this Agreement pursuant to Section 13.5(g) and (c) is not otherwise a Lender.
Designating Lender ” has the meaning given that term in Section 13.5(g).
Designation Agreement ” means a Designation Agreement between a Lender and a Designated Lender and accepted by the Administrative Agent, substantially in the form of Exhibit D or such other form as may be agreed to by such Lender, such Designated Lender and the Administrative Agent.
Development Property ” means a Property currently under development that has not achieved an Occupancy Rate of 80% or more or, subject to the last sentence of this definition, on which the improvements (other than tenant improvements on unoccupied space) related to the development have not been substantially completed such that occupancy is not viable. The term “Development Property” shall include real property of the type described in the immediately preceding sentence that satisfies both of the following conditions: (i) it is to be (but has not yet been) acquired by the Parent, the Borrower, any Subsidiary or any Unconsolidated Affiliate upon completion of construction pursuant to a contract in which the seller of such real property is required to develop or renovate such real property prior to, and as a condition precedent to, such acquisition and (ii) a third party is developing such property using the proceeds of a loan that constitutes Recourse Indebtedness of the Parent, the Borrower, any Subsidiary or any Unconsolidated Affiliate. A Development Property on which all improvements (other than tenant improvements on unoccupied space) related to the development of such Property have been completed for at least one hundred eighty (180) days shall cease to constitute a Development Property notwithstanding the fact that such Property has not achieved an Occupancy Rate of at least 80%.
Disbursement Instruction Agreement ” means an agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit E to be executed and delivered by the Borrower pursuant to Section 6.1(a), as the same may be amended, restated or modified from time to time with the prior written approval of the Administrative Agent (such approval not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed).
Disqualified Institutions ” means competitors of the Borrower and Affiliates of such competitors, in each case identified by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent in writing (including by email communication) on or prior to the Effective Date and as may be otherwise identified by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent (and consented to by the Administrative Agent, such consent not to be unreasonably

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withheld, conditioned or delayed) in writing from time to time (but no such identification shall apply retroactively to Persons that already acquired and continue to hold (or have and remain committed to acquire, without giving retroactive effect to any such commitment) an assignment or participation interest).
Dollar Amount ” of any currency at any date means (i) the amount of such currency if such currency is Dollars or (ii) the equivalent amount thereof in Dollars if such currency is a Foreign Currency, calculated on the basis of the Exchange Rate for such currency, on or as of the most recent Computation Date provided for in Section 2.19(b).
Dollar Tranche Revolving Borrowing ” means a borrowing comprised of Dollar Tranche Revolving Loans.
Dollar Tranche Revolving Commitment ” means, as to each Dollar Tranche Revolving Lender, such Lender’s obligation to make Dollar Tranche Revolving Loans pursuant to Section 2.1, to issue (in the case of the Issuing Bank) and to participate (in the case of the other Lenders) in Letters of Credit pursuant to Section 2.4(i), and to participate in Swingline Loans pursuant to Section 2.5(e), in an amount up to, but not exceeding the amount set forth for such Lender on Schedule I as such Lender’s “Dollar Tranche Revolving Commitment Amount” or as set forth in any applicable Assignment and Assumption, or agreement executed by a Person becoming a Lender in accordance with Section 2.17, as the same may be reduced from time to time pursuant to Section 2.13 or increased or reduced as appropriate to reflect any assignments to or by such Lender effected in accordance with Section 13.5 or increased as appropriate to reflect any increase effected in accordance with Section 2.17.
Dollar Tranche Revolving Commitment Percentage ” means the percentage equal to a fraction the numerator of which is such Lender’s Dollar Tranche Revolving Commitment and the denominator of which is the aggregate Dollar Tranche Revolving Commitments of all Dollar Tranche Revolving Lenders (if the Dollar Tranche Revolving Commitments have terminated or expired, the Dollar Tranche Revolving Commitment Percentages shall be determined based upon the Dollar Tranche Revolving Commitments most recently in effect, giving effect to any assignments); provided that in the case of Section 3.9 when a Defaulting Lender shall exist, any such Defaulting Lender’s Dollar Tranche Revolving Commitment shall be disregarded in the calculation.
“Dollar Tranche Revolving Credit Exposure ” means, as to any Revolving Lender at any time, the aggregate principal amount at such time of its outstanding Dollar Tranche Revolving Loans and such Revolving Lender’s participation in Letter of Credit Liabilities and Swingline Loans at such time.
Dollar Tranche Revolving Lender ” means a Lender having a Dollar Tranche Revolving Commitment or Dollar Tranche Revolving Credit Exposure.
Dollar Tranche Revolving Loan ” means a Loan made by a Dollar Tranche Revolving Lender pursuant to Section 2.1(a). Each Dollar Tranche Revolving Loan shall be a LIBOR Loan denominated in Dollars or a Base Rate Loan denominated in Dollars.
Dollars ” or “ $ ” means the lawful currency of the United States of America.
EBITDA ” means, with respect to a Person for any period and without duplication, the sum of (a) net income (loss) of such Person for such period determined on a consolidated basis excluding the following (but only to the extent included in determining net income (loss) for such period): (i) depreciation and amortization; (ii) interest expense; (iii) income tax expense; (iv) extraordinary or nonrecurring items, including without limitation, gains and losses from the sale of operating Properties (but not from the sale of

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Properties developed for the purpose of sale); (v) other non-cash charges for such period (except to the extent that such non-cash charges are reserved for cash charges to be taken in the future) and (vi) equity in net income (loss) of its Unconsolidated Affiliates plus (b) such Person’s Ownership Share of EBITDA of its Unconsolidated Affiliates. EBITDA shall be adjusted to remove any impact from straight line rent leveling adjustments required under GAAP and amortization of intangibles pursuant to FASB ASC 805. For purposes of this definition, nonrecurring items shall be deemed to include for the applicable period, without limitation but without duplication, (v) all commissions, guaranty fees, discounts and other fees and charges owed by such Person with respect to letters of credit and bankers’ acceptance financing and net costs of such Person under Derivatives Contracts in respect of interest rates to the extent such net costs are allocable to such period in accordance with GAAP, (w) fees, expenses and charges incurred during such period directly relating to the negotiation of and entry into (A) the Loan Documents and any amendments to the Loan Documents or any agreement entered into in connection therewith or (B) any other agreement governing any Indebtedness issued or incurred or proposed to be issued or incurred by the Parent or its Subsidiaries, (x) gains and losses on early extinguishment of Indebtedness, (y) non-cash severance and other non-cash restructuring charges and (z) transaction costs of acquisitions (whether or not consummated) not permitted to be capitalized pursuant to GAAP.
Effective Date ” means the later of (a) the Agreement Date and (b) the date on which all of the conditions precedent set forth in Section 6.1 shall have been satisfied or waived by all of the Lenders.
Eligible Assignee ” means (a) a Lender, (b) an Affiliate of a Lender, (c) an Approved Fund and (d) any other Person (other than a natural person) approved by the Administrative Agent (such approval not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) and such other parties whose consent is required under Section 13.5(b)(iii). No Disqualified Institution shall be an Eligible Assignee.
Eligible Property ” means a Property which satisfies all of the following requirements: (a) such Property is a retail, office or industrial Property; (b) such Property is wholly owned in fee simple, or leased under a Ground Lease, by the Borrower or a Wholly Owned Subsidiary; (c) such Property is located in a State or territory of the United States of America, in the District of Columbia or in Canada; (d) regardless of whether such Property is owned by the Borrower or a Subsidiary, the Borrower has the right directly, or indirectly through a Subsidiary, to take the following actions without the need to obtain the consent of any Person: (i) to create Liens on such Property as security for Indebtedness of the Borrower or such Subsidiary, as applicable, and (ii) to sell, transfer or otherwise dispose of such Property; (e) neither such Property, nor if such Property is owned by a Subsidiary, any of the Borrower’s direct or indirect ownership interest in such Subsidiary, is subject to (i) any Lien other than Permitted Liens (but not Permitted Liens described in clause (g) of the definition of that term) or (ii) any Negative Pledge; (f) such Property is not a Development Property; (g) such Property is, to the Borrower’s knowledge, free of all structural defects or major architectural deficiencies, title defects, environmental conditions or other adverse matters except for defects, deficiencies, conditions or other matters individually or collectively which are not material to the profitable operation of such Property; and (f) the Occupancy Rate of such Property equals or exceeds 80%.
Environmental Claims ” means any and all administrative, regulatory or judicial actions, suits, demands, demand letters, claims, liens, accusations, allegations, notices of noncompliance or violation, investigations (other than internal reports prepared by any Person in the ordinary course of business and not in response to any third party action or request of any kind) or proceedings relating in any way to any actual or alleged violation of or liability under any Environmental Law or relating to any permit issued, or any approval given, under any such Environmental Law, including, without limitation, any and all claims by Governmental Authorities for enforcement, cleanup, removal, response, remedial or other actions or damages, contribution, indemnification cost recovery, compensation or injunctive relief resulting from Hazardous

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Materials or arising from alleged injury or threat of injury to human health (with respect to exposure to Hazardous Materials) or the environment.
Environmental Laws ” means any Applicable Law relating to environmental protection or the manufacture, storage, remediation, disposal or clean-up of Hazardous Materials including, without limitation, the following: Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C. § 7401 et seq.; Federal Water Pollution Control Act, 33 U.S.C. § 1251 et seq.; Solid Waste Disposal Act, as amended by the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, 42 U.S.C. § 6901 et seq.; Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act, 42 U.S.C. § 9601 et seq.; National Environmental Policy Act, 42 U.S.C. § 4321 et seq.; any applicable rule of common law and any judicial interpretation thereof relating primarily to the environment or Hazardous Materials, and any analogous or comparable state or local laws, regulations or ordinances that concern Hazardous Materials or protection of the environment.
Equity Interest ” means, with respect to any Person, any share of capital stock of (or other ownership or profit interests in) such Person, any warrant, option or other right for the purchase or other acquisition from such Person of any share of capital stock of (or other ownership or profit interests in) such Person, whether or not certificated, any security convertible into or exchangeable for any share of capital stock of (or other ownership or profit interests in) such Person or warrant, right or option for the purchase or other acquisition from such Person of such shares (or such other interests), and any other ownership or profit interest in such Person (including, without limitation, partnership, member or trust interests therein), whether voting or nonvoting, and whether or not such share, warrant, option, right or other interest is authorized or otherwise existing on any date of determination.
Equivalent Amount ” of any currency with respect to any amount of Dollars at any date shall mean the equivalent in such currency of such amount of Dollars, calculated on the basis of the Exchange Rate for such other currency at 11:00 a.m., London time, on the date on or as of which such amount is to be determined.
ERISA ” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as in effect from time to time.
ERISA Event ” means, with respect to the ERISA Group, (a) any “reportable event” as defined in Section 4043 of ERISA with respect to a Plan (other than an event for which the thirty (30) day notice period is waived); (b) the withdrawal of a member of the ERISA Group from a Plan subject to Section 4063 of ERISA during a plan year in which it was a “substantial employer” as defined in Section 4001(a)(2) of ERISA or a cessation of operations that is treated as such a withdrawal under Section 4062(e) of ERISA; (c) the incurrence by a member of the ERISA Group of any liability with respect to the withdrawal or partial withdrawal from any Multiemployer Plan; (d) the incurrence by any member of the ERISA Group of any liability under Title IV of ERISA with respect to the termination of any Plan or Multiemployer Plan; (e) the institution of proceedings to terminate a Plan or Multiemployer Plan by the PBGC; (f) the failure by any member of the ERISA Group to make when due required contributions to a Multiemployer Plan or Plan unless such failure is cured within thirty (30) days or the filing pursuant to Section 412(c) of the Internal Revenue Code or Section 302(c) of ERISA of an application for a waiver of the minimum funding standard; (g) any other event or condition that could reasonably be expected to constitute grounds under Section 4042 of ERISA for the termination of, or the appointment of a trustee to administer, any Plan or Multiemployer Plan or the imposition of liability on any member of the ERISA Group under Section 4069 or 4212(c) of ERISA; (h) the receipt by any member of the ERISA Group of any notice or the receipt by any Multiemployer Plan from any member of the ERISA Group of any notice, concerning the imposition of Withdrawal Liability or a determination that a Multiemployer Plan is, or is reasonably expected to be, insolvent (within the meaning of Section 4245 of ERISA), in reorganization (within the meaning of Section 4241 of ERISA), or in “critical”

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status (within the meaning of Section 432 of the Internal Revenue Code or Section 305 of ERISA); (i) the imposition of any liability under Title IV of ERISA, other than for PBGC premiums due but not delinquent under Section 4007 of ERISA, upon any member of the ERISA Group or the imposition of any Lien upon any member of the ERISA Group in favor of the PBGC under Title IV of ERISA; or (j) a determination that a Plan is, or is reasonably expected to be, in “at risk” status (within the meaning of Section 430 of the Internal Revenue Code or Section 303 of ERISA).
ERISA Group ” means the Parent, the Borrower, any Subsidiary of the Parent and all members of a controlled group of corporations and all trades or businesses (whether or not incorporated) under common control, which, together with the Parent, the Borrower or any Subsidiary of the Parent, are treated as a single employer under Section 414 of the Internal Revenue Code.
euro ” and/or “ ” means the single currency of the member states of the European Union that adopt or have adopted the euro as their lawful currency in accordance with legislation of the European Union relating to economic and monetary union.
Event of Default ” means any of the events specified in Section 11.1, provided that any requirement for notice or lapse of time or any other condition has been satisfied.
Exchange Rate ” means, on any day, with respect to any Foreign Currency, the rate at which such Foreign Currency may be exchanged into Dollars, as set forth at approximately 11:00 a.m., Local Time, on such date on the Reuters World Currency Page for such Foreign Currency. In the event that such rate does not appear on any Reuters World Currency Page, the Exchange Rate with respect to such Foreign Currency shall be determined by reference to such other publicly available service for displaying exchange rates as may be reasonably selected by the Administrative Agent or, in the event no such service is selected, such Exchange Rate shall instead be calculated on the basis of the arithmetical mean of the buy and sell spot rates of exchange of the Administrative Agent for such Foreign Currency on the London market at 11:00 a.m., Local Time, on such date for the purchase of Dollars with such Foreign Currency, for delivery two Business Days later; provided, that if at the time of any such determination, for any reason, no such spot rate is being quoted, the Administrative Agent, after consultation with the Company, may use any reasonable method it deems appropriate to determine such rate, and such determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error.
Excluded Swap Obligation ” means, with respect to any Loan Party, any Swap Obligation if, and to the extent that, all or a portion of the liability of such Loan Party for or the Guarantee of such Loan Party of, or the grant by such Loan Party of a Lien to secure, such Swap Obligation (or any liability or guarantee thereof) is or becomes illegal under the Commodity Exchange Act or any rule, regulation or order of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (or the application or official interpretation of any thereof) by virtue of such Loan Party’s failure for any reason to constitute an “eligible contract participant” as defined in the Commodity Exchange Act and the regulations thereunder at the time the liability for or the Guarantee of such Loan Party or the grant of such Lien becomes effective with respect to such Swap Obligation (such determination being made after giving effect to any applicable keepwell, support or other agreement for the benefit of the applicable Loan Party, including under Section 31 of the Guaranty dated as of the Effective Date). If a Swap Obligation arises under a master agreement governing more than one swap, such exclusion shall apply only to the portion of such Swap Obligation that is attributable to swaps for which such Guarantee or Lien is or becomes illegal for the reasons identified in the immediately preceding sentence of this definition.
Excluded Taxes ” means any of the following Taxes imposed on or with respect to a Recipient or required to be withheld or deducted from a payment to a Recipient, (a) Taxes imposed on or measured by net income (however denominated), franchise Taxes, and branch profits Taxes, in each case, (i) imposed as

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a result of such Recipient being organized under the laws of, or having its principal office or, in the case of any Lender, its applicable Lending Office located in, the jurisdiction imposing such Tax (or any political subdivision thereof) or (ii) that are Other Connection Taxes, (b) in the case of a Lender, U.S. federal withholding Taxes imposed on amounts payable to or for the account of such Lender with respect to an applicable interest in a Loan or Commitment pursuant to an Applicable Law in effect on the date on which (i) such Lender acquires such interest in the Loan or Commitment (other than pursuant to an assignment request by the Borrower under Section 5.6) or (ii) such Lender changes its lending office, except in each case to the extent that, pursuant to Section 3.10, amounts with respect to such Taxes were payable either to such Lender’s assignor immediately before such Lender became a party hereto or to such Lender immediately before it changed its lending office, (c) Taxes attributable to such Recipient’s failure to comply with Section 3.10(g) and (d) any U.S. federal withholding Taxes imposed under FATCA.
Existing Credit Agreement ” has the meaning given that term in the preliminary statements of this Agreement.
Existing Loans ” has the meaning given that term in Section 1.4 of this Agreement.
Extended Letter of Credit ” has the meaning given that term in Section 2.4(b).
Fair Market Value ” means, (a) with respect to a security listed on a national securities exchange or the NASDAQ National Market, the price of such security as reported on such exchange or market by any widely recognized reporting method customarily relied upon by financial institutions and (b) with respect to any other property, the price which could be negotiated in an arm’s-length free market transaction, for cash, between a willing seller and a willing buyer, neither of which is under pressure or compulsion to complete the transaction. Except as otherwise provided herein, Fair Market Value shall be determined by the Board of Directors of the Parent (or an authorized committee thereof) acting in good faith conclusively evidenced by a board resolution thereof delivered to the Administrative Agent or, with respect to any asset valued at no more than $5,000,000, such determination may be made by the chief financial officer of the Parent evidenced by an officer’s certificate delivered to the Administrative Agent.
FASB ASC ” means the Accounting Standards Codification of the Financial Accounting Standards Board.
FATCA ” means Sections 1471 through 1474 of the Internal Revenue Code, as of the date of this Agreement (or any amended or successor version that is substantively comparable and not materially more onerous to comply with) and any current or future regulations or official interpretations thereof and any agreements entered into pursuant to Section 1471(b)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code.
Federal Funds Rate ” means, for any period, a fluctuating interest rate per annum equal for each day during such period to the weighted average of the rates on overnight Federal funds transactions with members of the Federal Reserve System arranged by Federal funds brokers, as published for such day (or, if such day is not a Business Day, for the immediately preceding Business Day) by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, or, if such rate is not so published for any day which is a Business Day, the average of the quotations for such day on such transactions received by the Administrative Agent from three Federal Funds brokers of recognized standing selected by the Administrative Agent.
Fee Letter ” means that certain fee letter dated as of May 19, 2014, by and among the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the Syndication Agent and the Arrangers.

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Fees ” means the fees and commissions provided for or referred to in Section 3.5 and any other fees payable by the Borrower hereunder or under any other Loan Document.
Fitch ” means Fitch Ratings, Ltd. and its successors.
Fixed Charges ” means, with respect to a Person and for a given period, the sum of (a) the Interest Expense of such Person for such period, plus (b) the aggregate of all regularly scheduled principal payments on Indebtedness payable by such Person during such period (excluding balloon, bullet or similar payments of principal due upon the stated maturity of Indebtedness), plus (c) the aggregate amount of all Preferred Dividends paid in cash by such Person during such period. The Parent’s Ownership Share of the Fixed Charges of its Unconsolidated Affiliates will be included in when determining the Fixed Charges of the Parent.
Foreign Currencies ” means Agreed Currencies other than Dollars.
Foreign Lender ” means a Lender that is not a U.S. Person.
Fronting Exposure ” means, at any time there is a Defaulting Lender that is a Dollar Tranche Revolving Lender, (a) with respect to the Issuing Bank, such Defaulting Lender’s Dollar Tranche Revolving Commitment Percentage of the outstanding Letter of Credit Liabilities other than Letter of Credit Liabilities as to which such Defaulting Lender’s participation obligation has been reallocated to other Dollar Tranche Revolving Lenders or Cash Collateralized in accordance with the terms hereof, and (b) with respect to the Swingline Lender, such Defaulting Lender’s Dollar Tranche Revolving Commitment Percentage of outstanding Swingline Loans other than Swingline Loans as to which such Defaulting Lender’s participation obligation has been reallocated to other Dollar Tranche Revolving Lenders.
Fund ” means any Person (other than a natural person) that is (or will be) engaged in making, purchasing, holding or otherwise investing in commercial loans and similar extensions of credit in the ordinary course of its activities.
GAAP ” means generally accepted accounting principles in the United States set forth in the opinions and pronouncements of the Accounting Principles Board and the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and statements and pronouncements of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (including Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 168, “The FASB Accounting Standards Codification”) or in such other statements by such other entity as may be approved by a significant segment of the accounting profession in the United States, that are applicable to the circumstances as of the date of determination, consistently applied; provided that any obligation of a Person under a lease (whether existing now or entered into in the future) that is not (or would not be) required to be classified and accounted for as a capital lease on a balance sheet of such Person under GAAP as in effect on the Effective Date shall not be required to be treated as a capital lease as a result of the adoption of future changes, if any, in GAAP.
Governmental Approvals ” means all authorizations, consents, approvals, licenses and exemptions of, registrations and filings with, and reports required by Applicable Law to, all Governmental Authorities.
Governmental Authority ” means any national, state or local government (whether domestic or foreign), any political subdivision thereof or any other governmental, judicial, administrative, public or statutory instrumentality, authority, body, agency, bureau, commission, board, department or other entity exercising executive, legislative, judicial, taxing, regulatory or administrative power or functions or pertaining to government (including, without limitation, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Comptroller of the Currency or the Federal Reserve Board, any central bank or any comparable authority,

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and any supranational bodies such as the European Union or the European Central Bank) or, with respect to any specified Person, any arbitrator or any quasi-governmental authority, body or agency with authority to bind such specified Person at law.
Ground Lease ” means (a) a ground lease containing the following terms and conditions: (i) a remaining term (exclusive of any unexercised extension options) of 35 years or more from the Agreement Date; (ii) the right of the lessee to mortgage and encumber its interest in the leased property without the consent of the lessor; (iii) the obligation of the lessor to give the holder of any mortgage Lien on such leased property written notice of any defaults on the part of the lessee and agreement of such lessor that such lease will not be terminated until such holder has had a reasonable opportunity to cure or complete foreclosures, and fails to do so; (iv) reasonable transferability of the lessee’s interest under such lease, including ability to sublease; and (v) such other rights customarily required by mortgagees making a loan secured by the interest of the holder of the leasehold estate demised pursuant to a ground lease; and (b) certain other ground leases set forth on Schedule 1.1(b).
Guaranteed Obligations ” means, collectively, (a) the Obligations and (b) all existing or future payment and other obligations owing by any Loan Party under any Specified Derivatives Contract (other than any Excluded Swap Obligation).
Guarantor ” means any Parent Guarantor and any Subsidiary Guarantor.
Guaranty ”, “ Guaranteed ” or to “ Guarantee ” as applied to any obligation means and includes: (a) a guaranty (other than by endorsement of negotiable instruments for collection in the ordinary course of business), directly or indirectly, in any manner, of any part or all of such obligation, or (b) an agreement, direct or indirect, contingent or otherwise, and whether or not constituting a guaranty, the practical effect of which is to assure the payment or performance (or payment of damages in the event of nonperformance) of any part or all of such obligation whether by: (i) the purchase of securities or obligations, (ii) the purchase, sale or lease (as lessee or lessor) of property or the purchase or sale of services primarily for the purpose of enabling the obligor with respect to such obligation to make any payment or performance (or payment of damages in the event of nonperformance) of or on account of any part or all of such obligation, or to assure the owner of such obligation against loss, (iii) the supplying of funds to or in any other manner investing in the obligor with respect to such obligation, (iv) repayment of amounts drawn down by beneficiaries of letters of credit (including Letters of Credit), or (v) the supplying of funds to or investing in a Person on account of all or any part of such Person’s obligation under a guaranty of any obligation or indemnifying or holding harmless, in any way, such Person against any part or all of such obligation. As the context requires, “Guaranty” shall also mean a guaranty executed and delivered pursuant to Section 6.1 or 8.14 and substantially in the form of Exhibit F.
Hazardous Materials ” means all or any of the following: (a) substances that are defined or listed in, or otherwise classified pursuant to, any applicable Environmental Laws as “hazardous substances”, “hazardous materials”, “hazardous wastes”, “toxic substances” or any other formulation intended to define, list or classify substances by reason of deleterious properties such as ignitability, corrosivity, reactivity, carcinogenicity, reproductive toxicity, “TCLP” toxicity, or “EP toxicity”; (b) oil, petroleum or petroleum derived substances, natural gas, natural gas liquids or synthetic gas and drilling fluids, produced waters and other wastes associated with the exploration, development or production of crude oil, natural gas or geothermal resources; (c) any flammable substances or explosives or any radioactive materials; (d) asbestos in any form; (e) toxic mold; and (f) electrical equipment which contains any oil or dielectric fluid containing levels of polychlorinated biphenyls in excess of fifty parts per million.

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Indebtedness ” means, with respect to a Person, at the time of computation thereof, all of the following (without duplication): (a) all obligations of such Person in respect of money borrowed; (b) all obligations for the deferred purchase price of property or services (other than trade accounts payable in the ordinary course of business and, in each case, either (i) not past due for more than one hundred and eighty (180) days or (ii) being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings diligently conducted); (c) all obligations of such Person (other than trade accounts payable), whether or not for money borrowed (i) represented by notes payable, or drafts accepted, in each case representing extensions of credit, (ii) evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes or similar instruments, or (iii) constituting purchase money indebtedness, conditional sales contracts, title retention debt instruments or other similar instruments, upon which interest charges are customarily paid or that are issued or assumed as full or partial payment for property or for services rendered; (d) Capitalized Lease Obligations of such Person; (e) all reimbursement obligations (contingent or otherwise) of such Person under or in respect of any letters of credit or acceptances (whether or not the same have been presented for payment); (f) all Off-Balance Sheet Obligations of such Person; (g) all obligations of such Person to purchase, redeem, retire, defease or otherwise make any payment in respect of any Mandatorily Redeemable Stock issued by such Person, valued at the greater of its voluntary or involuntary liquidation preference plus accrued and unpaid dividends; (h) to the extent required by GAAP, all obligations of such Person in respect of any purchase obligation, repurchase obligation, takeout commitment or forward equity commitment, in each case evidenced by a binding agreement (excluding any such obligation to the extent the obligation can be satisfied by the issuance of Equity Interests (other than Mandatorily Redeemable Stock)); (i) net obligations under any Derivatives Contract (which shall be deemed to have an amount equal to the Derivatives Termination Value thereof at such time but in no event shall be less than zero); and (j) all Indebtedness of the type referred to in clauses (a) through (i) of other Persons which such Person has Guaranteed or otherwise constitutes Recourse Indebtedness to such Person or (k) all Indebtedness of another Person secured by (or for which the holder of such Indebtedness has an existing right, contingent or otherwise, to be secured by) any Lien on property or assets owned by such Person, even though such Person has not assumed or become liable for the payment of such Indebtedness or other payment obligation, limited to the lesser of (i) the Fair Market Value of the property or assets subject to such Lien and (ii) the aggregate amount of the Indebtedness so secured; and (l) such Person’s Ownership Share of the Indebtedness of any Unconsolidated Affiliate of such Person. Indebtedness of any Person shall include Indebtedness of any partnership or joint venture in which such Person is a general partner or joint venturer to the extent of such Person’s Ownership Share of such partnership or joint venture (except if such Indebtedness, or portion thereof, constitute Recourse Indebtedness of such Person, in which case the greater of such Person’s Ownership Share of such Indebtedness or the amount of the portion of such Indebtedness that constitutes Recourse Indebtedness, shall be included as Indebtedness of such Person).
Indemnified Taxes ” means (a) Taxes, other than Excluded Taxes, imposed on or with respect to any payment made by or on account of any obligation of the Borrower or any other Loan Party under any Loan Document and (b) to the extent not otherwise described in the immediately preceding clause (a), Other Taxes.
Initial Notice of Continuation ” has the meaning given that term in Section 2.10 of this Agreement.
Initial Term Loan Amount ” has the meaning given that term in Section 2.2(a).
Intellectual Property ” has the meaning given that term in Section 7.1(t).
Interest Expense ” means, for any period, without duplication, (a) total interest expense of the Parent, including capitalized interest not funded under a construction loan interest reserve account (but excluding non-cash amortization or write-off of debt issuance costs and commissions), determined on a

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consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP for such period, plus (b) the Parent’s Ownership Share of Interest Expense of Unconsolidated Affiliates for such period.
Interest Period ” means with respect to each LIBOR Loan or CDOR Loan, each period commencing on the date such LIBOR Loan is made, or in the case of the Continuation of a LIBOR Loan or CDOR Loan, the last day of the preceding Interest Period for such Loan, and ending on the numerically corresponding day in the first, third or sixth calendar month thereafter, as the Borrower may select in a Notice of Borrowing, Notice of Continuation or Notice of Conversion, as the case may be, except that each Interest Period that commences on the last Business Day of a calendar month (or on any day for which there is no numerically corresponding day in the appropriate subsequent calendar month) shall end on the last Business Day of the appropriate subsequent calendar month. In addition to the foregoing periods, the Borrower may request Interest Periods for LIBOR Loans denominated in Dollars having durations of at least seven (7), but not more than thirty (30), days no more than five times during any 12-month period beginning during the term of this Agreement but only in anticipation of (i) the Borrower’s prepayment of such LIBOR Loans under Section 2.9, (ii) Continuation of such LIBOR Loans under Section 2.10 or (iii) changes in the amount of the Lenders’ Commitments associated with Section 2.17 or any other modification of this Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing: (a) if any Interest Period for Revolving Loans would otherwise end after the Revolving Termination Date or for Term Loans would end after the Term Loan Maturity Date, as applicable, such Interest Period shall end on the Revolving Termination Date or Term Loan Maturity Date, as applicable, and (b) each Interest Period that would otherwise end on a day which is not a Business Day shall end on the immediately following Business Day (or, if such immediately following Business Day falls in the next calendar month, on the immediately preceding Business Day).
Internal Revenue Code ” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
Investment ” means, with respect to any Person, any acquisition or investment (whether or not of a controlling interest) by such Person, by means of any of the following: (a) the purchase or other acquisition of any Equity Interest in another Person, (b) a loan, advance or extension of credit to, capital contribution to, Guaranty of Indebtedness of, or purchase or other acquisition of any Indebtedness of, another Person, including any partnership or joint venture interest in such other Person, (c) the purchase or other acquisition (in one transaction or a series of transactions) of assets of another Person that constitute the business or a division or operating unit of another Person or (d) an Acquisition. Any unconditional commitment to make an Investment in any other Person, as well as any unconditional option of another Person to require an Investment in such Person, shall constitute an Investment. Except as expressly provided otherwise, for purposes of determining compliance with any covenant contained in the Loan Documents, the amount of any Investment shall be the amount actually invested, without adjustment for subsequent increases or decreases in the value of such Investment.
Investment Grade Rating ” means a Credit Rating of (a) BBB- or higher from S&P, (b) Baa3 or higher from Moody’s or (c) BBB- or higher from Fitch.
Issuing Bank ” means Wells Fargo in its capacity as an issuer of Letters of Credit pursuant to Section 2.4.
L/C Commitment Amount ” has the meaning given to that term in Section 2.4(a).
L/C Disbursement ” has the meaning given to that term in Section 3.9(b).
Lender ” means each financial institution from time to time party hereto as a “Lender” or a “Designated Lender,” together with its respective successors and permitted assigns, and, as the context

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requires, includes the Swingline Lender; provided, however, that the term “Lender” (i) shall exclude each Designated Lender when used in reference to any Loan other than a Bid Rate Loan, the Commitments or terms relating to any Loan other than a Bid Rate Loan and shall further exclude each Designated Lender for all other purposes under the Loan Documents except that any Designated Lender which funds a Bid Rate Loan shall, subject to Section 13.5(d), have only the rights (including the rights given to a Lender contained in Sections 13.2 and 13.9) and obligations of a Lender associated with holding such Bid Rate Loan and (ii) except as otherwise expressly provided herein, shall exclude (x) any Lender (or its Affiliates) in its capacity as a Specified Derivatives Provider and (y) any Departing Lender.
Lender Parties ” means, collectively, the Administrative Agent, the Lenders, the Issuing Bank, the Specified Derivatives Providers, each co-agent or sub-agent appointed by the Administrative Agent from time to time pursuant to Section 11.5, any other holder from time to time of any of any Guaranteed Obligations and, in each case, their respective successors and permitted assigns.
Lending Office ” means, for each Lender and for each Type of Loan, the office of such Lender specified in such Lender’s Administrative Questionnaire or in the applicable Assignment and Assumption, or such other office of such Lender as such Lender may notify the Administrative Agent in writing from time to time.
Letter of Credit ” has the meaning given that term in Section 2.4(a).
Letter of Credit Collateral Account ” means a special deposit account maintained by the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank and the Lenders, and under the sole dominion and control of the Administrative Agent.
Letter of Credit Documents ” means, with respect to any Letter of Credit, collectively, any application therefor, any certificate or other document presented in connection with a drawing under such Letter of Credit and any other agreement, instrument or other document governing or providing for (a) the rights and obligations of the parties concerned or at risk with respect to such Letter of Credit or (b) any collateral security for any of such obligations.
Letter of Credit Liabilities ” means, without duplication, at any time and in respect of any Letter of Credit (a) the Stated Amount of such Letter of Credit plus (b) the aggregate unpaid principal amount of all Reimbursement Obligations of the Borrower at such time due and payable in respect of all drawings made under such Letter of Credit. For purposes of this Agreement, a Lender (other than the Lender then acting as Issuing Bank) shall be deemed to hold a Letter of Credit Liability in an amount equal to its participation interest under Section 2.4 in the related Letter of Credit, and the Lender then acting as the Issuing Bank shall be deemed to hold a Letter of Credit Liability in an amount equal to its retained interest in the related Letter of Credit after giving effect to the acquisition by the Lenders (other than the Lender then acting as the Issuing Bank) of their participation interests under such Section.
Level ” has the meaning given that term in the definition of the term “Applicable Margin.”
LIBOR ” means, with respect to any LIBOR Loan denominated (x) with respect to any Dollar Tranche Revolving Loan (including any Bid Rate Loan), in Dollars and (y) with respect to any Multicurrency Tranche Revolving Loan, in any LIBOR Quoted Currency, and in any such case, for any Interest Period, the rate of interest obtained by dividing (i) the rate of interest per annum determined on the basis of the rate for deposits in such LIBOR Quoted Currency for a period equal to the applicable Interest Period which appears on Reuters Screen LIBOR01 Page or LIBOR02 Page (or any applicable successor page) at approximately 11:00 a.m. (London time) two (2) Business Days prior to the first day of the applicable Interest Period by

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(ii) a percentage equal to 1 minus the Statutory Reserve Rate; provided that, if such screen rate shall be less than zero, such rate shall be deemed to be zero for purposes of this Agreement. If, for any reason, the rate referred to in the preceding clause (i) does not appear on Reuters Screen LIBOR01 or LIBOR02 Page (or any applicable successor page), then the rate to be used for such clause (i) shall be determined by the Administrative Agent to be the arithmetic average of the rate per annum at which deposits in such LIBOR Quoted Currency would be offered by first class banks in the London interbank market to the Administrative Agent at approximately 11:00 a.m. (London time) two (2) Business Days prior to the first day of the applicable Interest Period for a period equal to such Interest Period; provided that, if such average rate shall be less than zero, such rate shall be deemed to be zero for purposes of this Agreement.
LIBOR Auction ” means a solicitation of Bid Rate Quotes setting forth LIBOR Margin Loans based on LIBOR pursuant to Section 2.3.
LIBOR Loan ” means a Revolving Loan or Term Loan (or any portion thereof) (other than a Base Rate Loan) bearing interest at a rate based on LIBOR.
LIBOR Margin ” has the meaning given that term in Section 2.3(c)(ii)(D).
LIBOR Margin Loan ” means a Bid Rate Loan the interest rate on which is determined on the basis of LIBOR in Dollars pursuant to a LIBOR Auction.
LIBOR Market Index Rate ” means, for any day, LIBOR as of that day that would be applicable for a LIBOR Loan denominated in Dollars and having a one-month Interest Period determined at approximately 10:00 a.m. Central time for such day (rather than 11:00 a.m. (London time) two (2) Business Days prior to the first day of such Interest Period as otherwise provided in the definition of “LIBOR”), or if such day is not a Business Day, the immediately preceding Business Day. The LIBOR Market Index Rate shall be determined on a daily basis.
LIBOR Quoted Currency ” means Agreed Currencies other than Canadian Dollars.
Lien ” as applied to the property of any Person means any security interest, encumbrance, mortgage, deed to secure debt, deed of trust, assignment of leases and rents, pledge, lien, hypothecation, assignment, charge or lease constituting a Capitalized Lease Obligation, conditional sale or other title retention agreement, or other security title or encumbrance of any kind in respect of any property of such Person, or upon the income, rents or profits therefrom.
Loan ” means a Revolving Loan (whether a Dollar Tranche Revolving Loan or a Multicurrency Tranche Revolving Loan), a Term Loan, a Bid Rate Loan or a Swingline Loan.
Loan Document ” means this Agreement, each Note, the Guaranty, each Letter of Credit Document (other than a certificate or other Letter of Credit Document presented by a Person other than a Loan Party or any agreement with respect to Letters of Credit to which neither the Borrower nor any Loan Party is a party or bound), the Fee Letter and each other document or instrument now or hereafter executed and delivered by a Loan Party in connection with, pursuant to or relating to this Agreement (other than any Specified Derivatives Contract).
Loan Modification Offer ” has the meaning given that term in Section 13.6.
Loan Party ” means each of the Borrower and the Guarantors. Schedule 1.1(a) sets forth the Loan Parties in addition to the Borrower as of the Agreement Date.

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Local Time ” means (i) Central time in the case of a Loan or L/C Disbursement denominated in Dollars and (ii) local time in the case of a Loan denominated in a Foreign Currency; provided, that unless otherwise notified by the Administrative Agent, local time shall mean London time.
Managed REIT ” means a real estate investment trust managed or advised by the Parent or a Subsidiary and listed on Schedule 1.1(c) (as the same may be updated from time to time by the Parent or the Borrower in writing to the Administrative Agent).
Management Contract ” means a management contract or advisory agreement under which the Parent or one of its Subsidiaries provides management and advisory services to a third party, consisting of management of properties or provision of advisory services on property acquisition and dispositions, equity and debt placements and related transactional matters.
Management EBITDA ” means, for any period, an amount equal to (a) the aggregate sum of revenues for such period earned by the Parent and its Subsidiaries from Private Capital Management Business, including asset management revenue, performance revenue, structuring revenue, advisor’s participation in cash flow (if any), interest income, advisory and dealer manager fees and compensation or any revenue earned as stipulated in a Management Contract and booked for financial reporting purposes, together with appropriate adjustments for minority interests and excluding revenue related to reimbursed costs but including distributions received for such period related to the ownership of shares in managed funds and Managed REITs, minus (b) operating expenses and other costs of the Parent and its Subsidiaries (including, without limitation, all general and administrative expenses, but excluding costs incurred on behalf of the Parent to the extent such costs have been reimbursed, and excluding one-time expenses resulting from the Cole Merger, including retention bonuses paid) arising from the Private Capital Management Business for such period. Notwithstanding the foregoing, (i) Management EBITDA shall be calculated giving effect to the Cole Merger using historical financial statements of the target companies for the period of time prior to the consummation of the Cole Merger, all in a manner acceptable to the Administrative Agent, and (ii) for the first four fiscal quarters following completion of the Spin-Off, management fees paid by SpinCo shall be annualized in a manner acceptable to the Administrative Agent.
Mandatorily Redeemable Stock ” means, with respect to any Person, any Equity Interest of such Person which by the terms of such Equity Interest (or by the terms of any security into which it is convertible or for which it is exchangeable or exercisable), upon the happening of any event or otherwise, (a) matures or is mandatorily redeemable, pursuant to a sinking fund obligation or otherwise (other than an Equity Interest to the extent redeemable in exchange for common stock or other “qualified” Equity Interests at the option of the issuer of such Equity Interest), (b) is convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for Indebtedness or Mandatorily Redeemable Stock, or (c) is redeemable at the option of the holder thereof, in whole or in part (other than an Equity Interest which is redeemable solely in exchange for common stock or other “qualified” Equity Interests); in each case, on or prior to the later of the Revolving Termination Date and the Term Loan Maturity Date.
Material Acquisition ” means any acquisition (or series of related acquisitions) or investments (or series of related investments) permitted by this Agreement and consummated in accordance with the terms of this Agreement for which the aggregate consideration paid in respect of such acquisition or investment (including any Indebtedness assumed in connection therewith) exceeds $750,000,000.
Material Adverse Effect ” means (a) a material adverse change in, or a material adverse effect upon, the business, assets, operations, or financial condition of the Parent and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole; (b) a material impairment of the ability of the Borrower and the Guarantors, taken as a whole, to

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perform their obligations under the Loan Documents; or (c) a material adverse effect upon the legality, validity, binding effect, or enforceability against the Borrower or any Guarantor of any Loan Document to which it is a party.
Maximum Rate ” has the meaning given that term in Section 3.7.
MNPI ” has the meaning given that term in Section 9.6.
Moody’s ” means Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. and its successors.
Mortgage ” means a mortgage, deed of trust, deed to secure debt or similar security instrument made by a Person owning an interest in real estate granting a Lien on such interest in real estate as security for the payment of Indebtedness.
Mortgage Receivable ” means a promissory note secured by a Mortgage of which the Parent, the Borrower or a Subsidiary of the Parent is the holder and retains the rights of collection of all payments thereunder.
Multicurrency Payment Office ” of the Administrative Agent shall mean, for each Foreign Currency, the office, branch, affiliate or correspondent bank of the Administrative Agent for such currency as specified from time to time by the Administrative Agent to the Borrower and each Lender.
Multicurrency Tranche Revolving Commitment ” means, with respect to each Multicurrency Tranche Revolving Lender, the commitment, if any, of such Multicurrency Tranche Revolving Lender to make Multicurrency Tranche Revolving Loans hereunder, as such commitment may be (a) reduced or terminated from time to time pursuant to Section 2.13 and (b) reduced or increased from time to time pursuant to assignments by or to such Lender pursuant to Section 13.5. The amount of each Multicurrency Tranche Revolving Lender’s Multicurrency Tranche Revolving Commitment as of the Effective Date is set forth on Schedule I, or in the Assignment and Assumption (or other documentation contemplated by this Agreement) pursuant to which such Multicurrency Tranche Revolving Lender shall have assumed its Multicurrency Tranche Revolving Commitment, as applicable.
Multicurrency Tranche Revolving Borrowing ” or “ Multicurrency Tranche ” means a borrowing comprised of Multicurrency Tranche Revolving Loans.
Multicurrency Tranche Revolving Lender ” means a Lender with a Multicurrency Tranche Revolving Commitment or holding Multicurrency Tranche Revolving Loans.
Multicurrency Tranche Revolving Loan ” means a Loan made by a Multicurrency Tranche Revolving Lender pursuant to Section 2.1. Each Multicurrency Tranche Revolving Loan shall be a LIBOR Loan denominated in an LIBOR Quoted Currency, a CDOR Loan denominated in Canadian Dollars or an ABR Loan denominated in Dollars.
Multiemployer Plan ” means at any time a multiemployer plan within the meaning of Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA to which any member of the ERISA Group is then making or accruing an obligation to make contributions or has within the preceding six plan years made contributions, including for these purposes any Person which ceased to be a member of the ERISA Group during such six-year period, but in the case of any such plan maintained or contributed to by a Person that has ceased to be a member of the ERISA Group (and not by any Person that is a current member of the ERISA Group), only if a current member of the ERISA Group could reasonably be expected to have any material liability with respect to such plan.

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Negative Pledge ” means, with respect to a given asset, any provision of a document, instrument or agreement (other than any Loan Document) which prohibits or purports to prohibit the creation of any Lien on such asset as security for Indebtedness of the Person owning such asset or any other Person; provided, however, that an agreement that conditions a Person’s ability to encumber its assets upon the maintenance of one or more specified ratios that limit such Person’s ability to encumber its assets but that do not generally prohibit the encumbrance of its assets, or the encumbrance of specific assets, shall not constitute a Negative Pledge.
Net Operating Income ” or “ NOI ” means, for any Property and for a given period, the sum of the following (without duplication): (a) rents and other revenues received in the ordinary course from such Property (including proceeds of rent loss or business interruption insurance but excluding pre-paid rents and revenues and security deposits except to the extent applied in satisfaction of tenants’ obligations for rent) minus (b) all expenses paid (excluding interest but including an appropriate accrual for property taxes and insurance) related to the ownership, operation or maintenance of such Property, including but not limited to property taxes, assessments and the like, insurance, utilities, payroll costs, maintenance, repair and landscaping expenses, marketing expenses, and general and administrative expenses (but specifically excluding general overhead expenses of the Parent and its Subsidiaries and any property management fees).
Non-Consenting Lender ” means any Lender that does not approve any consent, waiver or amendment that (a) requires the approval of all Lenders, all Lenders of a facility or all affected Lenders in accordance with the terms of Section 13.6 and (b) has been approved by the Requisite Lenders, the Requisite Term Loan Lenders and/or Requisite Revolving Lenders, as applicable.
Non-Defaulting Lender ” means, at any time, each Lender that is not a Defaulting Lender at such time.
Nonrecourse Indebtedness ” means, with respect to a Person, Indebtedness for borrowed money in respect of which recourse for payment (except for customary exceptions for fraud, misapplication of funds, environmental indemnities, prohibited transfers, voluntary bankruptcy, collusive involuntary bankruptcy and other similar customary exceptions to nonrecourse liability) is contractually limited to specific assets of such Person encumbered by a Lien securing such Indebtedness.
Note ” means a Revolving Note, Term Note, a Bid Rate Note or a Swingline Note.
Notice of Borrowing ” means a notice substantially in the form of Exhibit G (or such other form reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent and containing the information required in such Exhibit) to be delivered to the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 2.1(b) evidencing the Borrower’s request for a borrowing of Revolving Loans or Term Loans.
Notice of Continuation ” means a notice substantially in the form of Exhibit H (or the Initial Notice of Continuation or such other form reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent and containing the information required in such Exhibit) to be delivered to the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 2.10 evidencing the Borrower’s request for the Continuation of a LIBOR Loan or a CDOR Loan.
Notice of Conversion ” means a notice substantially in the form of Exhibit I (or such other form reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent and containing the information required in such Exhibit) to be delivered to the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 2.11 evidencing the Borrower’s request for the Conversion of a Loan from one Type to another Type.

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Notice of Swingline Borrowing ” means a notice substantially in the form of Exhibit J (or such other form reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent and containing the information required in such Exhibit) to be delivered to the Swingline Lender pursuant to Section 2.5(b) evidencing the Borrower’s request for a Swingline Loan.
Obligations ” means, individually and collectively: (a) the aggregate principal balance of, and all accrued and unpaid interest on, all Loans; (b) all Reimbursement Obligations and all other Letter of Credit Liabilities; and (c) all other indebtedness, liabilities, obligations, covenants and duties of the Borrower and the other Loan Parties owing to the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank or any Lender of every kind, nature and description, under this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents or in respect of any Loan, Letter of Credit Reimbursement Obligation or other Letter of Credit Liabilities, including, without limitation, the Fees and indemnification obligations, whether direct or indirect, absolute or contingent, due or not due, contractual or tortious, liquidated or unliquidated, and whether or not evidenced by any promissory note. For the avoidance of doubt, “Obligations” shall not include any indebtedness, liabilities, obligations, covenants or duties in respect of Specified Derivatives Contracts.
Occupancy Rate ” means, with respect to a Property at any time, the ratio, expressed as a percentage, of (a) the net rentable square footage of such Property actually occupied by tenants and upon which rent is paid, pursuant to binding leases as to which no monetary default has occurred and has continued unremedied for sixty (60) or more days to (b) the aggregate net rentable square footage of such Property.
Off-Balance Sheet Obligations ” means liabilities and obligations of the Parent, any Subsidiary or any other Person in respect of “off-balance sheet arrangements” (as defined in Item 303(a)(4)(ii) of Regulation S-K promulgated under the Securities Act) which the Parent would be required to disclose in the “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” section of the Parent’s report on Form 10-Q or Form 10-K (or their equivalents) which the Parent is required to file with the SEC (or any Governmental Authority substituted therefor).
OFAC ” has the meaning given that term in Section 7.1(y).
Other Connection Taxes ” means, with respect to any Recipient, Taxes imposed as a result of a present or former connection between such Recipient and the jurisdiction imposing such Tax (other than connections arising from such Recipient having executed, delivered, become a party to, performed its obligations under, received payments under, received or perfected a security interest under, engaged in any other transaction pursuant to or enforced any Loan Document, or sold or assigned an interest in any Loan or Loan Document).
Other Taxes ” means all present or future stamp, court or documentary, intangible, recording, filing or similar Taxes that arise from any payment made under, from the execution, delivery, performance, enforcement or registration of, from the receipt or perfection of a security interest under, or otherwise with respect to, any Loan Document, except any such Taxes that are Other Connection Taxes imposed with respect to an assignment (other than an assignment made pursuant to Section 5.6).
Ownership Share ” means, with respect to any Subsidiary of a Person (other than a Wholly Owned Subsidiary) or any Unconsolidated Affiliate of a Person, the greater of (a) such Person’s relative nominal direct and indirect ownership interest (expressed as a percentage) in such Subsidiary or Unconsolidated Affiliate or (b) such Person’s relative direct and indirect economic interest (calculated as a percentage) in such Subsidiary or Unconsolidated Affiliate determined in accordance with the applicable provisions of the declaration of trust, articles or certificate of incorporation, articles of organization, partnership agreement,

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joint venture agreement or other applicable organizational document of such Subsidiary or Unconsolidated Affiliate.
Parent ” means American Realty Capital Properties, Inc., a Maryland corporation.
Parent Guarantor ” means the Parent and any Subsidiary of the Parent owning any direct or indirect interest in the Borrower that is party to the Guaranty as a “Guarantor”.
Participant ” has the meaning given that term in Section 13.5(d).
Participant Register ” has the meaning given that term in Section 13.5(d).
Patriot Act ” means The Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001 (Title III of Pub. L. No. 107-56 (signed into law October 26, 2001)), as amended.
PBGC ” means the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and any successor agency.
Permitted Acquisition ” means an Acquisition by the Parent or any Subsidiary of the Parent provided that:
(i)    no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing both before and after giving effect to any such Acquisition;
(ii)    if such transaction is a merger or consolidation to which the Borrower or any Guarantor is a party, the Borrower or such Guarantor shall be the surviving Person and no Change of Control shall have been effected thereby; and
(iii)    if the aggregate consideration paid in respect of such Acquisition (including any Indebtedness assumed in connection therewith) exceeds $500,000,000, the following additional requirements shall also be satisfied:
(w)    with respect to any such Acquisition, no less than fifteen (15) Business Days prior to the proposed closing date of such Acquisition, the Borrower shall have delivered written notice of such Acquisition to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders, which notice shall include the proposed closing date of such Acquisition;
(x)    the Borrower shall have certified on or before the closing date of such Acquisition, in writing and in a form reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent, that such Acquisition has been approved by the board of directors (or equivalent governing body) of the Person to be acquired;
(y)    the Borrower shall have delivered to the Administrative Agent such documents reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent or the Requisite Lenders (through the Administrative Agent) reasonably in advance of the proposed closing date of such Acquisition in respect thereof; and
(z)    with respect to any such Acquisition, no later than five (5) Business Days prior to the proposed closing date of such Acquisition, the Borrower shall have delivered to the

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Administrative Agent a compliance certificate for the most recent fiscal quarter end preceding such Acquisition for which financial statements are available demonstrating, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, compliance on a pro forma basis (as of the date of the Acquisition and after giving effect thereto and any Indebtedness incurred in connection therewith) with each of the financial covenants in the Loan Documents.
Permitted Additional Extension Amendments ” means, from and after the initial Revolving Termination Date and Term Loan Maturity Date hereunder, with respect to any Affected Facility, an extension of the final maturity date of the applicable Loans and/or Commitments of the Accepting Lenders thereof on customary terms (provided that such extensions may not result in having more than two maturity dates at any time with respect to either revolving loans or term loans without the consent of the Administrative Agent) and, in connection therewith, a change in the Pro Rata Share with respect to the applicable Loans and/or Commitments of the Accepting Lenders thereof and the payment of additional fees to such Accepting Lenders.
Permitted Liens ” means, with respect to any asset or property of a Person, (a) Liens securing taxes, assessments and other charges or levies imposed by any Governmental Authority (excluding any Lien imposed pursuant to any of the provisions of ERISA or pursuant to any Environmental Laws) which are not at the time required to be paid or discharged under Section 8.6; (b) the claims of materialmen, mechanics, carriers, warehousemen or landlords for labor, materials, supplies or rentals incurred in the ordinary course of business, which, in each case, are not at the time required to be paid or discharged under the applicable provisions of Section 8.6; (c) easements, rights-of-way, restrictions, restrictive covenants, encroachments, protrusions and other similar encumbrances affecting real property assets which do not materially detract from the value of the property subject thereto or materially impair the intended use thereof in the business of such Person, (d) Liens consisting of deposits or pledges made, in the ordinary course of business, in connection with, or to secure payment of, obligations under workers’ compensation, unemployment insurance or similar Applicable Laws; (e) the rights of tenants under leases and subleases which do not materially impair the intended use thereof in the business of such Person; (f) Liens in favor of the Administrative Agent for its benefit and the benefit of the other Lender Parties; (g) Liens securing judgments to the extent not resulting in an Event of Default pursuant to Section 11.1(h) and (h) Liens listed on Schedule 1.1(d).
Person ” means any natural person, corporation, limited partnership, general partnership, joint stock company, limited liability company, limited liability partnership, joint venture, association, company, trust, bank, trust company, land trust, business trust or other organization, whether or not a legal entity, or any other nongovernmental entity, or any Governmental Authority.
Plan ” means at any time an employee pension benefit plan (other than a Multiemployer Plan) which is covered by Title IV of ERISA or subject to the minimum funding standards under Section 412 of the Internal Revenue Code and either (a) is maintained, or contributed to, by any member of the ERISA Group for employees of any member of the ERISA Group or (b) has at any time within the preceding six years been maintained, or contributed to, by any Person which was at such time a member of the ERISA Group for employees of any Person which was at such time a member of the ERISA Group, but in the case of any such plan maintained or contributed to by a Person that has ceased to be a member of the ERISA Group (and not by any Person that is a current member of the ERISA Group), only if a current member of the ERISA Group could reasonably be expected to have any material liability with respect to such plan.
Post-Default Rate ” means, in respect of any principal of any Loan or any Reimbursement Obligation, the rate otherwise applicable plus an additional two percent (2.0)% per annum and with respect

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to any other Obligation, a rate per annum equal to the Base Rate as in effect from time to time plus the Applicable Margin for Base Rate Loans plus two percent (2.0)%.
Pounds Sterling ” or “ £ ” means the lawful currency of the United Kingdom.
Preferred Dividends ” means, for any period and without duplication, all Restricted Payments paid during such period on Preferred Equity Interests issued by the Parent, the Borrower or any Subsidiary. Preferred Dividends shall not include dividends or distributions (a) paid or payable solely in Equity Interests (other than Mandatorily Redeemable Stock) payable to holders of such class of Equity Interests, (b) paid or payable to the Parent, the Borrower or a Subsidiary, or (c) constituting or resulting in the redemption of Preferred Equity Interests, other than scheduled redemptions not constituting balloon, bullet or similar redemptions in full.
Preferred Equity Interests ” means, with respect to any Person, Equity Interests in such Person which are entitled to preference or priority over any other Equity Interest in such Person in respect of the payment of dividends or distribution of assets upon liquidation or both.
Prime Rate ” means, at any time, the rate of interest per annum publicly announced from time to time by the Administrative Agent as its prime rate. Each change in the Prime Rate shall be effective as of the opening of business on the day such change in such prime rate occurs. The parties hereto acknowledge that the rate announced publicly by the Administrative Agent as its prime rate is an index or base rate and shall not necessarily be its lowest or best rate charged to its customers or other banks.
Principal Office ” means the office of the Administrative Agent located at 608 Second Avenue S, 11th Floor, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55402-1916, or any other subsequent office that the Administrative Agent shall have specified as the Principal Office by written notice to the Borrower and the Lenders.
Private Capital Management Business ” means the provision of management services under Management Contracts in connection with the “Private Capital Management Business” of the Parent and its Subsidiaries.
Pro Rata Share ” means, as to each Lender as of any date of determination, the ratio, expressed as a percentage of (a) (i) the aggregate amount of such Lender’s Revolving Commitments plus (ii) the amount of such Lender’s unused Term Loan Commitment plus (iii) the amount of such Lender’s outstanding Term Loans to (b) (i) the aggregate amount of all Revolving Commitments of all Lenders plus (ii) the aggregate amount of the unused Term Loan Commitments of all Lenders plus (iii) the aggregate amount of all outstanding Term Loans of all Lenders; provided, however, that if at the time of determination (x) the Dollar Tranche Revolving Commitments have terminated or been reduced to zero, the portion of “Pro Rata Share” attributable to Dollar Tranche Revolving Commitments shall be computed based on the unpaid principal amount of all outstanding Dollar Tranche Revolving Loans, Bid Rate Loans, Swingline Loans and Letter of Credit Liabilities as of such date and/or (y) the Multicurrency Tranche Revolving Commitments have terminated or been reduced to zero, the portion of “Pro Rata Share” attributable to Multicurrency Tranche Revolving Commitments shall be computed based on the unpaid principal amount of all outstanding Multicurrency Tranche Revolving Loans as of such date. If at the time of determination all Revolving Commitments have terminated and there are no outstanding Loans or Letter of Credit Liabilities, then the Pro Rata Shares of the Lenders shall be determined as of the most recent date on which Revolving Commitments were in effect or Loans or Letters of Credit Liabilities were outstanding.
Property ” means a parcel (or group of related parcels) of real property developed (or to be developed) by the Parent, the Borrower, any Subsidiary or any Unconsolidated Affiliate.

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Qualified ECP Guarantor ” means, in respect of any Swap Obligation, each Loan Party that has total assets exceeding $10,000,000 at the time the relevant Guarantee or grant of the relevant security interest becomes effective with respect to such Swap Obligation or such other person as constitutes an “eligible contract participant” under the Commodity Exchange Act or any regulations promulgated thereunder and can cause another person to qualify as an “eligible contract participant” at such time by entering into a keepwell under Section 1a(18)(A)(v)(II) of the Commodity Exchange Act.
Qualified Plan ” means a Benefit Arrangement that is intended to be tax-qualified under Section 401(a) of the Internal Revenue Code.
Quotation Day ” means, with respect to any Borrowing for any Interest Period, (i) if the currency is Pounds Sterling or Canadian Dollars, the first day of such Interest Period, (ii) if the currency is euro, the day that is two (2) TARGET2 Days before the first day of such Interest Period, and (iii) for any other currency, two (2) Business Days prior to the commencement of such Interest Period (unless, in each case, market practice differs in the relevant market where LIBOR for such currency is to be determined, in which case the Quotation Day will be determined by the Administrative Agent in accordance with market practice in such market (and if quotations would normally be given on more than one day, then the Quotation Day will be the last of those days)).
Rating Agency ” means S&P or Moody’s.
Recipient ” means (a) the Administrative Agent, (b) any Lender and (c) the Issuing Bank, as applicable.
Recourse Indebtedness ” means Indebtedness that is not Nonrecourse Indebtedness.
Register ” has the meaning given that term in Section 13.5(c).
Regulatory Net Capital ” of any Person means (a) in the case such Person is a Broker-Dealer Subsidiary of the type described in clause (a) of the definition of “Broker-Dealer Subsidiary”, the then current minimum net capital such Person is required to have and maintain pursuant to Rule 15c3-1 under the Securities Exchange Act and regulations promulgated thereunder (or under comparable statutes and regulations of the applicable jurisdiction) and (b) in the case such Person is a Broker-Dealer Subsidiary of the type described in clause (b) of the definition of “Broker-Dealer Subsidiary”, the then current Adjusted Net Capital (as defined in the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Regulation 1.17) such Person is required to have and maintain pursuant to applicable National Futures Association (NFA) financial requirements (or under comparable statutes and regulations of the applicable jurisdiction).
Regulatory Change ” means, with respect to any Lender, any change effective after the Agreement Date in Applicable Law (including without limitation, Regulation D of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System) or the adoption or making after such date of any interpretation, directive or request applying to a class of banks, including such Lender, of or under any Applicable Law by any Governmental Authority or monetary authority charged with the interpretation or administration thereof or compliance by any Lender with any request or directive regarding capital adequacy or liquidity. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, (a) the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and all requests, rules, guidelines or directives thereunder or issued in connection therewith and (b) all requests, rules, guidelines or directives promulgated by the Bank for International Settlements, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (or any successor or similar authority) or the United States or foreign regulatory authorities, in each case pursuant to Basel III, shall in each case be deemed to be a “Regulatory Change”, regardless of the date enacted, adopted or issued.

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Reimbursement Obligation ” means the absolute, unconditional and irrevocable obligation of the Borrower to reimburse the Issuing Bank for any drawing honored by the Issuing Bank under a Letter of Credit.
REIT ” means a Person qualifying for treatment as a “real estate investment trust” under Section 856 of the Internal Revenue Code.
Related Parties ” means, with respect to any Person, such Person’s Affiliates and the partners, shareholders, directors, officers, employees, agents, counsel, other advisors and representatives of such Person and of such Person’s Affiliates.
Requisite Dollar Tranche Revolving Lenders ” means, as of any date, (a) Dollar Tranche Revolving Lenders having more than 50% of the aggregate amount of the Dollar Tranche Revolving Commitments of all Dollar Tranche Revolving Lenders, or (b) if the Dollar Tranche Revolving Commitments have been terminated or reduced to zero, the Dollar Tranche Revolving Lenders holding more than 50% of the principal amount of the aggregate outstanding Dollar Tranche Revolving Loans, Bid Rate Loans and Swingline Loans and Letter of Credit Liabilities; provided that (i) in determining such percentage at any given time, all then existing Defaulting Lenders will be disregarded and excluded, and (ii) at all times when two or more Dollar Tranche Revolving Lenders (excluding Defaulting Lenders) are party to this Agreement, the term “Requisite Dollar Tranche Revolving Lenders” shall in no event mean less than two Dollar Tranche Revolving Lenders. For purposes of this definition, a Dollar Tranche Revolving Lender (other than the Swingline Lender) shall be deemed to hold a Swingline Loan and a Dollar Tranche Revolving Lender (other than the Issuing Bank) shall be deemed to hold a Letter of Credit Liability, in each case, to the extent such Dollar Tranche Revolving Lender has acquired a participation therein under the terms of this Agreement and has not failed to perform its obligations in respect of such participation.
Requisite Lenders ” means, as of any date, Lenders having more than 50% of the sum of (a) the aggregate Revolving Commitments (or (x) if all Dollar Tranche Revolving Commitments have been terminated or reduced to zero, the principal amount of the aggregate outstanding Dollar Tranche Revolving Loans, Swingline Loans, Bid Rate Loans and Letter of Credit Liabilities, and (y) if all Multicurrency Tranche Revolving Commitments have been terminated or reduced to zero, the principal amount of the aggregate outstanding Multicurrency Tranche Revolving Loans), plus (b) the aggregate unused Term Loan Commitments plus (c) the aggregate outstanding principal amount of Term Loans; provided that (i) in determining such percentage at any given time, all then existing Defaulting Lenders will be disregarded and excluded, and (ii) at all times when there are two or more Lenders (excluding Defaulting Lenders), the term “Requisite Lenders” shall in no event mean less than two Lenders. For purposes of this definition, a Lender shall be deemed to hold a Swingline Loan or a Letter of Credit Liability to the extent such Lender has acquired a participation therein under the terms of this Agreement and has not failed to perform its obligations in respect of such participation.
Requisite Multicurrency Tranche Revolving Lenders ” means, as of any date, (a) Multicurrency Tranche Revolving Lenders having more than 50% of the aggregate amount of the Multicurrency Tranche Revolving Commitments of all Multicurrency Tranche Revolving Lenders, or (b) if the Multicurrency Tranche Revolving Commitments have been terminated or reduced to zero, the Multicurrency Tranche Revolving Lenders holding more than 50% of the principal amount of the aggregate outstanding Multicurrency Tranche Revolving Loans; provided that (i) in determining such percentage at any given time, all then existing Defaulting Lenders will be disregarded and excluded, and (ii) at all times when two or more Multicurrency Tranche Revolving Lenders (excluding Defaulting Lenders) are party to this Agreement, the

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term “Multicurrency Dollar Tranche Revolving Lenders” shall in no event mean less than two Multicurrency Tranche Revolving Lenders.
Requisite Revolving Lenders ” means, as of any date, (a) Revolving Lenders having more than 50% of the aggregate amount of the Revolving Commitments of all Revolving Lenders, or (b) if the Revolving Commitments have been terminated or reduced to zero, the Revolving Lenders holding more than 50% of the principal amount of the aggregate outstanding Revolving Loans, Bid Rate Loans and Swingline Loans and Letter of Credit Liabilities; provided that (i) in determining such percentage at any given time, all then existing Defaulting Lenders will be disregarded and excluded, and (ii) at all times when two or more Revolving Lenders (excluding Defaulting Lenders) are party to this Agreement, the term “Requisite Revolving Lenders” shall in no event mean less than two Revolving Lenders. For purposes of this definition, a Revolving Lender (other than the Swingline Lender) shall be deemed to hold a Swingline Loan and a Revolving Lender (other than the Issuing Bank) shall be deemed to hold a Letter of Credit Liability, in each case, to the extent such Revolving Lender has acquired a participation therein under the terms of this Agreement and has not failed to perform its obligations in respect of such participation.
Requisite Term Loan Lenders ” means, as of any date, Term Loan Lenders having more than 50% of the sum of (a) the aggregate amount of the unused Term Loan Commitments plus (b) the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Term Loans; provided that (i) in determining such percentage at any given time, all then existing Defaulting Lenders will be disregarded and excluded, and (ii) at all times when two or more Term Loan Lenders (excluding Defaulting Lenders) are party to this Agreement, the term “Requisite Term Loan Lenders” shall in no event mean less than two Term Loan Lenders.
Reserve for Replacements ” means, for any period and with respect to any Property, an amount equal to (a) the aggregate square footage of all gross leasable space of such Property times (b) $0.10 times (c) the number of days in such period divided by (d) 365. If the term Reserves for Replacements is used without reference to any specific Property, then it shall be determined on an aggregate basis with respect to all Properties and the applicable Ownership Shares of all Properties of all Unconsolidated Affiliates.
Responsible Officer ” means with respect to the Parent, the Borrower or any Subsidiary, the chief executive officer, president, the chief financial officer, chief accounting officer, treasurer, assistant treasurer and controller of the Parent, the Borrower or such Subsidiary.
Restricted Party ” means a Person:
(a)      whose name is listed on, or is owned or controlled by a Person whose name is listed on, or acting on behalf of a Person whose name is listed on, any Sanctions List;
(b)      that is incorporated under the laws of, or owned or controlled by, or acting on behalf of, a Person incorporated under the laws of, a country or territory that is the target of country-wide or territory-wide Sanctions; or
(c)      that is otherwise the target of sanctions administered and enforced by any Sanctions Authority.
Restricted Payment ” means: (a) any dividend or other distribution, direct or indirect, on account of any Equity Interest of the Parent or any of its Subsidiaries now or hereafter outstanding; (b) any redemption, conversion, exchange, retirement, sinking fund or similar payment, purchase or other acquisition for value, direct or indirect, of any Equity Interests of the Parent or any of its Subsidiaries now or hereafter outstanding; and (c) any payment made to retire, or to obtain the surrender of, any outstanding warrants, options or other

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rights to acquire any Equity Interests of the Parent or any of its Subsidiaries now or hereafter outstanding, in each case, except for a dividend or distribution payable or other payment made solely in (i) shares of that class of Equity Interests, (ii) shares in any other class of Equity Interests not constituting Mandatorily Redeemable Stock, with terms that are not materially more favorable, taken as a whole and in the good faith determination of Borrower, than the Equity Interests with respect to which such dividend, distribution or other payment was made or (iii) shares of any class of common Equity Interests.
Revolving Borrowing ” means the borrowing of a Revolving Loan.
Revolving Commitment ” means a Dollar Tranche Revolving Commitment or a Multicurrency Tranche Revolving Commitment and “Revolving Commitments” means both the Dollar Tranche Revolving Commitments and the Multicurrency Tranche Revolving Commitments.
Revolving Lender ” means each Dollar Tranche Revolving Lender or Multicurrency Tranche Revolving Lender.
Revolving Loan ” means any Dollar Tranche Revolving Loan or Multicurrency Tranche Revolving Loan.
Revolving Note ” means a promissory note of the Borrower substantially in the form of Exhibit K, payable to the order of a Revolving Lender in a principal amount equal to the amount of such Lender’s Dollar Tranche Revolving Commitment or Multicurrency Tranche Revolving Commitment, as applicable.
Revolving Termination Date ” means June 30, 2018, or such later date to which the Revolving Termination Date may be extended pursuant to Section 2.14.
Sanctions ” means the economic, financial or other sanctions laws, regulations or embargoes administered and enforced by:
(a)      the government of the United States of America;
(b)      the United Nations Security Council;
(c)      European Union;
(d)      the United Kingdom; or
(e)      the respective governmental institutions and agencies of any of the foregoing, including, without limitation, OFAC, the United States Department of State and Her Majesty’s Treasury (HMT) in the United Kingdom
(each Person described in the foregoing clauses (a) through (e), a “ Sanctions Authority ”).
Sanctions Authority ” has the meaning given that term in the definition of Sanctions.
Sanctions List ” means the “Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons” list maintained by OFAC, the “Financial Sanctions: Consolidated List of Targets” and the “Investment Ban List” maintained by HMT, or any similar applicable list maintained by any Sanctions Authority, in each case as amended, supplemented or substituted from time to time.

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SEC ” means the Securities and Exchange Commission, or any Governmental Authority succeeding to any of its principal functions.
Secured Indebtedness ” means, with respect to a Person as of a given date, the aggregate principal amount of all Indebtedness of such Person outstanding on such date that is secured in any manner by any Lien on any property, and in the case of the Parent, shall include (without duplication), the Parent’s Ownership Share of the Secured Indebtedness of its Unconsolidated Affiliates; provided, however, that any Indebtedness that is secured only by a pledge of Equity Interests shall be deemed to be Unsecured Indebtedness; provided, further, that in no event shall the Obligations hereunder constitute “Secured Indebtedness” as a result of any security interest granted to the Administrative Agent or the Issuing Bank solely in the Letter of Credit Collateral Account.
Securities Act ” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended from time to time, together with all rules and regulations issued thereunder.
Solvent ” means, when used with respect to any Person, and, to the extent applicable, such Person’s Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis, that (a) the fair value and the fair salable value of its assets (but, in the case of the Parent and its Subsidiaries, excluding any Indebtedness due to the Parent or any of its Subsidiaries), on a consolidated basis, are each in excess of the fair valuation of its total liabilities (including all contingent liabilities computed at the amount which, in light of all facts and circumstances existing at such time, represents the amount that could reasonably be expected to become an actual and matured liability but, in the case of the Parent and its Subsidiaries, excluding any Indebtedness due to the Parent or any of its Subsidiaries; (b) such Person and, to the extent applicable, such person’s Subsidiaries, on a consolidated basis, are able to pay their respective debts or other obligations in the ordinary course as they mature; and (c) such Person and, to the extent applicable, such Person’s Subsidiaries, on a consolidated basis have capital not unreasonably small to carry on their respective businesses taken as a whole.
Specified Derivatives Contract ” means any Derivatives Contract that is made or entered into at any time, or in effect at any time now or hereafter, whether as a result of an assignment or transfer or otherwise, between or among any Loan Party and any Specified Derivatives Provider, and which was not prohibited by any of the Loan Documents when made or entered into.
Specified Derivatives Provider ” means any Person that (a) at the time it enters into a Specified Derivatives Contract with a Loan Party, is a Lender or an Affiliate of a Lender or (b) at the time it (or its Affiliate) becomes a Lender (including on the Effective Date), is a party to a Specified Derivatives Contract with a Loan Party, in each case in its capacity as a party to such Specified Derivatives Contract.
Specified Disposition ” means the sale of certain properties and adjacent land by certain Subsidiaries of the Parent (collectively, the “Specified Disposition Sellers”) to BRE DDR Retail Holdings III LLC (the “Specified Disposition Buyer”), pursuant to the terms and subject to the conditions of the Agreement of Purchase and Sale dated as of June 11, 2014 by and among the Specified Disposition Buyer, the Specified Disposition Sellers and ARC Properties Operating Partnership, L.P., solely as guarantor of certain of the Sellers’ obligations thereunder.
Specified Properties ” means those certain Properties identified on Schedule 1.1(e) and acquired pursuant to the terms of the CapLease Merger Agreement, the ARCT IV Merger Agreement or the Cole Merger Agreement.

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Specified Properties Initial Valuation Period ” means, with respect to any Specified Property, the period commencing on the Effective Date through and including the 18-month anniversary of the Effective Date.
SpinCo ” has the meaning given that term in Section 10.8.
Spin-Off ” has the meaning given that term in Section 10.8.
S&P ” means Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services, a Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC business, or any successor.
Stated Amount ” means the amount available to be drawn by a beneficiary under a Letter of Credit from time to time, as such amount may be increased or reduced from time to time in accordance with the terms of such Letter of Credit.
Statutory Reserve Rate ” means a fraction (expressed as a decimal), the numerator of which is the number one and the denominator of which is the number one minus the aggregate of the maximum reserve, liquid asset, fees or similar requirements (including any marginal, special, emergency or supplemental reserves or other requirements) established by any central bank, monetary authority, the Board, the Financial Conduct Authority, the Prudential Regulation Authority, the European Central Bank or other Governmental Authority for any category of deposits or liabilities customarily used to fund loans in the applicable currency, expressed in the case of each such requirement as a decimal. LIBOR Loans and CDOR Loans shall be deemed to be subject to such reserve, liquid asset, fee or similar requirements without benefit of or credit for proration, exemptions or offsets that may be available from time to time to any Lender under any applicable law, rule or regulation, and such reserve, liquid asset, fees or similar requirements shall include those imposed pursuant to Regulation D of the Board. The Statutory Reserve Rate shall be adjusted automatically on and as of the effective date of any change in any reserve, liquid asset or similar requirement.
Subsidiary ” means, for any Person, any corporation, partnership, limited liability company or other entity of which at least a majority of the Equity Interests having by the terms thereof ordinary voting power to elect a majority of the board of directors or other individuals performing similar functions of such corporation, partnership, limited liability company or other entity (without regard to the occurrence of any contingency) is at the time directly or indirectly owned or controlled by such Person or one or more Subsidiaries of such Person or by such Person and one or more Subsidiaries of such Person, and shall include all Persons the accounts of which are consolidated with those of such Person pursuant to GAAP.
Subsidiary Guarantor ” means any Subsidiary of the Parent that is not otherwise required to be a Parent Guarantor and Guarantees Indebtedness of the Borrower or any Guarantor, and that is party to the Guaranty as a “Guarantor”.
Swap Obligation ” means, with respect to any Guarantor, any obligation to pay or perform under any agreement, contract or transaction that constitutes a “swap” within the meaning of Section 1a(47) of the Commodity Exchange Act.
Swingline Commitment ” means the Swingline Lender’s obligation to make Swingline Loans pursuant to Section 2.5 in an amount up to, but not exceeding the amount set forth in the first sentence of Section 2.5(a), as such amount may be reduced from time to time in accordance with the terms hereof.
Swingline Lender ” means Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, together with its respective successors and assigns.

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Swingline Loan ” means a loan made by the Swingline Lender to the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.5.
Swingline Maturity Date ” means the date which is seven (7) Business Days prior to the Revolving Termination Date.
Swingline Note ” means the promissory note of the Borrower substantially in the form of Exhibit L, payable to the order of the Swingline Lender in a principal amount equal to the amount of the Swingline Commitment as originally in effect and otherwise duly completed.
Tangible Net Worth ” means, with respect to any Person as of a given date, the stockholders’ equity of such Person determined on a consolidated basis, plus accumulated depreciation and amortization, minus (to the extent included when determining stockholders’ equity of such Person): (a) the amount of any write-up in the book value of any assets reflected in any balance sheet resulting from revaluation thereof or any write-up in excess of the cost of such assets acquired, and (b) the aggregate of all amounts appearing on the assets side of any such balance sheet for franchises, licenses, permits, patents, patent applications, copyrights, trademarks, service marks, trade names, goodwill, treasury stock, experimental or organizational expenses and other like assets which would be classified as intangible assets under GAAP (excluding lease intangibles), all determined as of such date on a consolidated basis.
TARGET2 ” means the Trans-European Automated Real-time Gross Settlement Express Transfer (TARGET2) payment system (or, if such payment system ceases to be operative, such other payment system (if any) reasonably determined by the Administrative Agent to be a suitable replacement) for the settlement of payments in euro.
TARGET2 Day ” means a day that TARGET2 is open for the settlement of payments in euro.
Taxes ” means all present or future taxes, levies, imposts, duties, deductions, withholdings (including backup withholding), assessments, fees or other charges imposed by any Governmental Authority, including any interest, additions to tax or penalties applicable thereto.
Term Loan ” means a loan made by an Term Loan Lender to the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.2.
Term Loan Availability Period ” means the period commencing on the Effective Date and ending on March 30, 2015 (or such later date as may be agreed upon by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion).
Term Loan Commitment ” means, as to each Term Loan Lender, such Lender’s obligation to make Term Loans pursuant to Section 2.2, in an amount up to, but not exceeding, the amount set forth for such Lender on Schedule I as such Lender’s “Term Loan Commitment Amount”.
Term Loan Commitment Percentage ” means, as to each Lender with a Term Loan Commitment, the ratio, expressed as a percentage, of (a) the amount of such Lender’s Term Loan Commitment to (b) the aggregate amount of the Term Loan Commitments of all Term Loan Lenders.
Term Loan Lender ” means a Lender having a Term Loan Commitment and/or holding a Term Loan.
Term Loan Maturity Date ” means June 30, 2018, or such later date to which the Term Loan Maturity Date may be extended pursuant to Section 2.14.

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Term Note ” means a promissory note of the Borrower substantially in the form of Exhibit M, payable to the order of a Term Loan Lender in a principal amount equal to the amount of such Term Loan Lender’s Term Loans.
Termination Date ” means the date that all Extended Letters of Credit have been Cash Collateralized, all other Obligations hereunder (excluding contingent indemnification obligations to the extent no unsatisfied claim giving rise thereto has been asserted) have been paid and satisfied in full and all Commitments have been terminated.
Titled Person ” has the meaning given that term in Section 12.9.
Total Asset Value ” means, at a given time, the sum (without duplication) of all of the following of the Parent and its Subsidiaries determined on a consolidated basis: (a) calculated on a consolidated basis for the Parent and its Subsidiaries (other than broker-dealer subsidiaries) (i) cash and Cash Equivalents (other than tenant deposits and other cash and Cash Equivalents that are subject to a Lien or a Negative Pledge or the disposition of which is restricted in any way); plus (ii) with respect to all Properties (other than the Specified Properties solely during the Specified Properties Initial Valuation Period) owned (or leased pursuant to a Ground Lease) by the Borrower or any Subsidiary for the 6-month period ending on such date of determination, the quotient of (A) Net Operating Income of the Parent and its Subsidiaries for the fiscal quarter most recently ended multiplied by four (4), divided by (B) the Capitalization Rate; plus (iii) with respect to the Specified Properties solely during the Specified Properties Initial Valuation Period, the acquisition price paid for any such Property, plus (iv) unless the Borrower shall have irrevocably elected to have such Property included in the calculation under clause (a)(ii) above, with respect to any Property acquired during the 6-month period ending on such date of determination (other than the Specified Properties), the acquisition price paid for all such Properties; plus (v) the undepreciated GAAP book value of all Development Properties; plus (vi) the acquisition price of Unimproved Land, less any GAAP impairment charges specific to any such asset; plus (vii) the acquisition price of all mortgage notes receivable and mezzanine loans, less any GAAP impairment charges specific to any such asset; plus (viii) the GAAP book value of certain marketable securities of the Parent and its Subsidiaries identified on Schedule 1.1(f), plus (ix) any asset value associated with amounts then constituting Indebtedness pursuant to clauses (b) and (h) of the definition of Indebtedness (which asset value shall not exceed the corresponding amount of any such Indebtedness), plus (b) Management EBITDA for the immediately preceding period of four consecutive fiscal quarters multiplied by five (5). The Borrower’s Ownership Share of assets held by Unconsolidated Affiliates (excluding assets of the type described in the immediately preceding clause (a)(i)) will be included in the calculation of Total Asset Value consistent with the above described treatment for wholly owned assets. Net Operating Income attributable to (x) Properties acquired or disposed of during the fiscal quarter ending immediately prior to any date of determination of Total Asset Value or (y) Properties that were Development Properties at the end of such fiscal quarter, shall not be included in the calculation of Total Asset Value. Notwithstanding the foregoing, for purposes of determining Total Asset Value, to the extent the amount of Total Asset Value attributable to (A) Properties leased under Ground Leases would exceed 15% of Total Asset Value, such excess shall be excluded, (B) the amount under clause (b) above would exceed 5% of Total Asset Value, such excess shall be excluded and (C) from and after the 12-month anniversary of the Effective Date, Properties that are restaurant properties would exceed 30% of Total Asset Value, such excess shall be excluded.
Total Budgeted Cost ” means, with respect to a Development Property, and at any time, the aggregate amount of all costs budgeted to be paid, incurred or otherwise expended or accrued by the Borrower, a Subsidiary or an Unconsolidated Affiliate with respect to such Property to cease to constitute a Development Property, including without limitation, all amounts budgeted with respect to all of the following: (a)

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acquisition of land and any related improvements; (b) a reasonable and appropriate reserve for construction interest; (c) a reasonable and appropriate operating deficit reserve; (d) tenant improvements (excluding any such costs to be reimbursed or paid directly by the tenant); (e) leasing commissions and (f) other hard and soft costs associated with the development or redevelopment of such Property, but in any such case, less any costs that are contractually required to be reimbursed by any Person other than the Parent or any of its Subsidiaries. With respect to any Property to be developed in more than one phase, the Total Budgeted Cost shall exclude budgeted costs (other than costs relating to acquisition of land and related improvements) to the extent relating to any phase for which (i) construction has not yet commenced and (ii) a binding construction contract has not been entered into by the Borrower, any other Subsidiary or any Unconsolidated Affiliate, as the case may be.
Total Indebtedness ” means all Indebtedness of the Parent and its Ownership Share of all Indebtedness of all Subsidiaries of the Parent.
Tranche ” means a category of Commitments and the related extensions of credit thereunder. For purposes hereof, each of the following comprises a separate Tranche: (a) Multicurrency Tranche Revolving Commitments and Multicurrency Tranche Revolving Loans, (b) Dollar Tranche Revolving Commitments, Dollar Tranche Revolving Loans, Letters of Credit, Swingline Loans and Bid Rate Loans, and (c) Term Loan Commitments and Term Loans.
Type ” with respect to any Revolving Loan or Term Loan, refers to whether such Loan or portion thereof is a LIBOR Loan, a CDOR Loan or a Base Rate Loan.
Unconsolidated Affiliate ” means, with respect to any Person, any Affiliate in whom such Person holds an Investment, which Investment is accounted for in the financial statements of such Person on an equity basis of accounting and whose financial results would not be consolidated under GAAP with the financial results of such Person on the consolidated financial statements of such Person.
Unencumbered Adjusted NOI ” means, for any period, (a) NOI from all Eligible Properties, minus (b) with respect to each Eligible Property, the greater of (i) the actual property management fee paid during such period with respect to such Eligible Property and (ii) an imputed management fee in the amount of 1% per annum on the aggregate base rent and percentage rent due and payable under leases at such Eligible Property for such period.
Unencumbered Asset Value ” means, as of any date of determination, the sum, without duplication, of (a)(i) with respect to all Eligible Properties (other than Eligible Properties that are Specified Properties solely during the Specified Properties Initial Valuation Period) owned (or leased pursuant to a Ground Lease) by the Borrower or any Subsidiary for the 6-month period ending on such date of determination, the quotient of (x) the Unencumbered Adjusted NOI (excluding NOI attributable to Development Properties and, solely during the Specified Properties Initial Valuation Period, Eligible Properties that are Specified Properties) for the fiscal quarter most recently ended multiplied by four (4), divided by (y) the Capitalization Rate, plus (ii) with respect to Eligible Properties that are Specified Properties solely during the Specified Properties Initial Valuation Period, the acquisition price paid for any such Property, plus (iii) unless the Borrower shall have irrevocably elected to have such Eligible Property included in the calculation under clause (a)(ii) above, with respect to any Eligible Property acquired during the 6-month period ending on such date of determination (other than the Specified Properties), the acquisition price paid for all such Eligible Properties which Eligible Properties are not subject to any Lien (other than Permitted Liens described in clauses (a) through (f) of the definition thereof) or any Negative Pledge, plus (b) Unencumbered Management EBITDA for the immediately preceding period of four consecutive fiscal quarters multiplied by five (5), plus (c) calculated

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on a consolidated basis for the Parent and its Subsidiaries (other than broker-dealer subsidiaries), cash and Cash Equivalents (other than tenant deposits and other cash and Cash Equivalents that are subject to a Lien or a Negative Pledge or the disposition of which is restricted in any way). Notwithstanding the foregoing, for purposes of determining Unencumbered Asset Value, to the extent the amount of Unencumbered Asset Value attributable to (A) Properties leased under Ground Leases would exceed 15% of Unencumbered Asset Value, such excess shall be excluded, (B) Properties located in Canada would exceed 5% of Unencumbered Asset Value, such excess shall be excluded, (C) the amount under clause (b) above would exceed 10% (or, from and after the 18-month anniversary of the Effective Date, 5%) of Unencumbered Asset Value, such excess shall be excluded, (D) the amount under clause (c) above would exceed, without duplication, the sum of (i) 2.5% of Unencumbered Asset Value plus (ii) up to $1.0 billion of cash and Cash Equivalents of the type described in clause (c) above solely to the extent the Borrower has reasonably designated such cash and Cash Equivalents as purchase price consideration for a proposed Permitted Acquisition that is the subject of a binding purchase agreement, such excess shall be excluded, and (E) from and after the 12-month anniversary of the Effective Date, Properties that are restaurant properties would exceed 30% of Unencumbered Asset Value, such excess shall be excluded.
Unencumbered Management EBITDA ” means, for any period, Management EBITDA for such period generated by Persons whose assets and equity interests are not subject to any Lien other than Permitted Liens described in clauses (a) through (f) of the definition thereof and buy sell rights with respect to Unconsolidated Affiliates on customary terms and conditions.
Unimproved Land ” means land on which no development (other than improvements that are not material and are temporary in nature) has occurred and for which no development is currently scheduled or in process.
Unsecured Indebtedness ” means, with respect to a Person, Indebtedness of such Person that is not Secured Indebtedness (excluding the Parent’s Ownership Share of Unsecured Indebtedness of SpinCo to the extent such Indebtedness arises solely under clause (l) or the last sentence of the definition of Indebtedness); provided, however, that any Indebtedness that is secured only by a pledge of Equity Interests shall be deemed to be Unsecured Indebtedness.
Unsecured Interest Expense ” means, with respect to a Person and for any period, all Interest Expense of such Person for such period attributable to Unsecured Indebtedness of such Person.
U.S. Person ” means any Person that is a “United States Person” as defined in Section 7701(a)(30) of the Internal Revenue Code.
U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 3.10(g)(ii)(B)(III).
Wells Fargo ” means Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, and its successors and assigns.
Wholly Owned Subsidiary ” means any Subsidiary of a Person in respect of which all of the Equity Interests (other than, in the case of a corporation, directors’ qualifying shares) are at the time directly or indirectly owned or controlled by such Person or one or more other Subsidiaries of such Person or by such Person and one or more other Subsidiaries of such Person.
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Withholding Agent ” means (a) the Borrower, (b) any other Loan Party and (c) the Administrative Agent, as applicable.
Section 1.2.      General; References to Central Time.
Unless otherwise indicated, all accounting terms, ratios and measurements shall be interpreted or determined in accordance with GAAP from time to time; provided that, if at any time any change in GAAP would affect the computation of any financial ratio or requirement set forth in any Loan Document, and either the Borrower or the Requisite Lenders shall so request, the Administrative Agent, the Lenders and the Borrower shall negotiate in good faith to amend such ratio or requirement to preserve the original intent thereof in light of such change in GAAP (subject to the approval of the appropriate Lenders pursuant to Section 13.6); provided further that, until so amended, such ratio or requirement shall continue to be computed in accordance with GAAP prior to such change therein. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, the calculation of liabilities shall not include any fair value adjustments to the carrying value of liabilities to record such liabilities at fair value pursuant to electing the fair value option election under FASB ASC 825-10-25 (formerly known as FAS 159, The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities) or other FASB standards allowing entities to elect fair value option for financial liabilities. References in this Agreement to, or computations of, any amount of Loans or other Obligations under the Multicurrency Tranche that are expressed in terms of Dollars shall be deemed to mean the Dollar Amount thereof, whether or not expressly provided herein. References in this Agreement to “Sections”, “Articles”, “Exhibits” and “Schedules” are to sections, articles, exhibits and schedules herein and hereto unless otherwise indicated. References in this Agreement to any document, instrument or agreement (a) shall include all exhibits, schedules and other attachments thereto, (b) except as expressly provided otherwise in any Loan Document, shall include all documents, instruments or agreements issued or executed in replacement thereof, to the extent not prohibited hereby and (c) shall mean such document, instrument or agreement, or replacement or predecessor thereto, as amended, supplemented, restated or otherwise modified from time to time to the extent not otherwise stated herein or prohibited hereby and in effect at any given time. Wherever from the context it appears appropriate, each term stated in either the singular or plural shall include the singular and plural, and pronouns stated in the masculine, feminine or neuter gender shall include the masculine, the feminine and the neuter. Unless explicitly set forth to the contrary, a reference to “Subsidiary” means a Subsidiary of the Parent or a Subsidiary of such Subsidiary and a reference to an “Affiliate” means a reference to an Affiliate of the Parent. Titles and captions of Articles, Sections, subsections and clauses in this Agreement are for convenience only, and neither limit nor amplify the provisions of this Agreement. Unless otherwise indicated, all references to time are references to Central time daylight or standard, as applicable.
Section 1.3.      Financial Attributes of Non-Wholly Owned Subsidiaries.
When determining compliance by the Parent or the Borrower with any covenant in Section 10.1 or any other financial covenant contained in any of the Loan Documents or the covenants in Section 10.8, (a) only the Ownership Share of the Parent or the Borrower, as applicable, of the financial attributes of a Subsidiary that is not a Wholly Owned Subsidiary shall be included, (b) the Parent’s Ownership Share of the Borrower shall be deemed to be 100.0% and the Borrower shall be deemed to be a Wholly Owned Subsidiary of the Parent and (c) unsecured intercompany Indebtedness owed by the Parent or any of its consolidated Subsidiaries, on the one hand, to the Parent or any of its consolidated Subsidiaries, on the other hand, shall be excluded.
Section 1.4.      Amendment and Restatement of the Existing Credit Agreement.

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(a)      The parties to this Agreement agree that, upon (i) the execution and delivery by each of the parties hereto of this Agreement and (ii) satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Section 6.1, the terms and provisions of the Existing Credit Agreement shall be and hereby are amended, superseded and restated in their entirety by the terms and provisions of this Agreement. This Agreement is not intended to and shall not constitute a novation. All “Loans” made and “Obligations” incurred or arising under the Existing Credit Agreement which are outstanding on the Effective Date shall continue and be reevidenced as Obligations under (and shall be governed by the terms of) this Agreement and the other Loan Documents (such existing “Loans” being referred to herein as the “ Existing Loans ”). Without limiting the foregoing, upon the effectiveness hereof: (A) all references in the “Loan Documents” (as defined in the Existing Credit Agreement) to the “Administrative Agent”, the “Credit Agreement” and the “Loan Documents” shall be deemed to refer to the Administrative Agent, this Agreement and the Loan Documents, (B) all obligations constituting “Obligations” (as defined in the Existing Credit Agreement, but excluding any Specified Swap Obligations) with any Lender or any Affiliate of any Lender (other than a Departing Lender) which are outstanding on the Effective Date shall continue as Obligations under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, (C) all “Specified Swap Obligations” (as defined in the Existing Credit Agreement) with any Lender or any Affiliate of any Lender (other than a Departing Lender) which are outstanding on the Effective Date shall be treated as obligations under Specified Derivatives Contracts under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, (D) the Administrative Agent shall, in consultation with the Borrower, make such reallocations, sales, assignments or other relevant actions in respect of each Lender’s credit and loan exposure under the Existing Credit Agreement as are necessary in the judgment of the Administrative Agent in order that each such Lender’s outstanding Loans hereunder reflect such Lender’s ratable share of the outstanding Revolving Loans or Term Loans, as appropriate, on the Effective Date, (E) the “Obligations” (as defined in the Existing Credit Agreement) (excluding contingent indemnification obligations to the extent no unsatisfied claim giving rise thereto has been asserted and any obligations referred to in clause (F) hereof) under the Existing Credit Agreement of each Departing Lender shall be repaid in full, each Departing Lender’s “Commitment” under the Existing Credit Agreement shall be terminated and each Departing Lender shall not be a Lender hereunder and has no further rights as a Lender under the Existing Credit Agreement or hereunder or a Secured Party under the Existing Credit Agreement or hereunder; provided, that it shall continue to be entitled to the benefits of Sections 3.01, 3.04, 3.05 and 11.04 of the Existing Credit Agreement and the other provisions of the Existing Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents (as defined in the Existing Credit Agreement) that expressly survive the termination hereof with respect to facts and circumstances occurring prior to the date hereof, and (F) the Borrower hereby agrees to compensate each Lender (including each Departing Lender) for any and all losses, costs and expenses incurred by such Lender in connection with the sale and assignment of any LIBOR Loans (including the “Eurodollar Loans” under the Existing Credit Agreement) and such reallocation described above, in each case on the terms and in the manner set forth in Section 3.05 of the Existing Credit Agreement.
(b)      Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in the Existing Credit Agreement, solely with respect to any Lender hereunder that was a “Lender” under (and as defined in) the Existing Credit Agreement immediately prior to the effectiveness of this Agreement, other than any Departing Lender (each such Lender, a “Specified Lender”), for the period commencing on May 28, 2014 until the Effective Date of this Agreement, the “Applicable Margin” with respect to each such Specified Lender’s “Revolving Loans” and “Term Loans”, if any, under (and as defined in) the Existing Credit Agreement shall be deemed to equal the Applicable Margin (determined based on Pricing Level 3) with respect to Revolving LIBOR Loans and Term LIBOR Loans, respectively, hereunder. The Administrative Agent is hereby authorized by the Borrower and each of the Lenders (including any Departing Lenders) to take such actions as are necessary to effect the foregoing in the exercise of its reasonable discretion.

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(c)      Without limiting the foregoing, the parties hereto (including, without limitation, each Departing Lender) hereby agree that the consent of any Departing Lender shall be limited to the acknowledgement and agreement of the provisions in this Section 1.4 and shall not be required as a condition to the effectiveness of any other amendments, restatements, supplements or modifications to the Existing Credit Agreement or the Loan Documents.
ARTICLE II.      CREDIT FACILITY
Section 2.1.      Revolving Loans.
(a)      Making of Revolving Loans . Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, including without limitation, Section 2.16, (i) each Dollar Tranche Revolving Lender (severally and not jointly) agrees to continue to make available a portion of the Existing Loans as Dollar Tranche Revolving Loans and to make Dollar Tranche Revolving Loans to the Borrower in Dollars during the period from and including the Effective Date to but excluding the Revolving Termination Date, in an aggregate principal amount at any one time outstanding up to, but not exceeding, such Lender’s Dollar Tranche Revolving Commitment and (ii) each Multicurrency Tranche Revolving Lender (severally and not jointly) agrees to make Multicurrency Tranche Revolving Loans to the Borrower in Agreed Currencies during the period from and including the Effective Date to but excluding the Revolving Termination Date, in an aggregate principal amount at any one time outstanding up to, but not exceeding, such Lender’s Multicurrency Revolving Tranche Commitment. Each borrowing of Revolving Loans that are to be (i) Base Rate Loans (which shall only be available in Dollars), shall be in an aggregate minimum amount of $250,000 and integral multiples of $50,000 in excess thereof, (ii) LIBOR Loans (which shall be available in LIBOR Quoted Currencies) shall be in an aggregate minimum amount of $2,500,000 (or, if such Loan is denominated in a Foreign Currency, 2,500,000 units of such currency) and integral multiples of $500,000 (or, if such Loan is denominated in a Foreign Currency, 500,000 units of such currency) in excess thereof and (iii) CDOR Loans (which shall only be available in Canadian Dollars) shall be in an aggregate minimum amount of Cdn. $2,500,000 and integral multiples of Cdn. $500,000 in excess thereof. Notwithstanding the immediately preceding sentence but subject to Section 2.16, a borrowing of a Tranche Revolving Loans may be in the aggregate amount of the unused Revolving Commitments for such Tranche. Within the foregoing limits and subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the Borrower may borrow, repay and reborrow Revolving Loans.
(b)      Requests for Revolving Loans . With respect to Revolving Loans denominated in Dollars, not later than 11:00 a.m. Central time at least one (1) Business Day prior to a borrowing of Revolving Loans that are to be Base Rate Loans and not later than 11:00 a.m. Central time at least three (3) Business Days prior to a borrowing of Revolving Loans that are to be LIBOR Loans, the Borrower shall notify the Administrative Agent of such requested borrowing by hand delivery or telecopy of a Notice of Borrowing or by telephone (which, in the case of notification by telephone, shall be confirmed promptly by hand delivery or telecopy to the Administrative Agent of a Notice of Borrowing). With respect to Revolving Loans denominated in a Foreign Currency, not later than 11:00 a.m. Local Time at least four (4) Business Days prior to a borrowing of Revolving Loans that are to be LIBOR Loans or CDOR Loans, the Borrower shall notify the Administrative Agent of such requested borrowing by hand delivery or telecopy to the Administrative Agent of a Notice of Borrowing (it being understood that the Administrative Agent shall not accept telephonic notice of borrowings in a Foreign Currency). Each Notice of Borrowing, whether telephonic or written, shall specify the aggregate principal amount of the Revolving Loans to be borrowed, the date such Revolving Loans are to be borrowed (which must be a Business Day), the Type of the requested Revolving Loans, the Tranche of the requested Revolving Loans, the Agreed Currency of such Revolving Loans and if such Revolving Loans are to be LIBOR Loans or CDOR Loans, the initial Interest Period for such Revolving Loans. Each Notice of Borrowing, whether telephonic or written, shall be irrevocable once

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given and binding on the Borrower. Prior to delivering a Notice of Borrowing, the Borrower may (without specifying the Type of Loan) request that the Administrative Agent provide the Borrower with the most recent LIBOR or CDOR available to the Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent shall provide such quoted rate to the Borrower on the date of such request. If no Interest Period is specified with respect to any requested LIBOR Loan or CDOR Loan, then the Borrower shall be deemed to have selected an Interest Period of one month’s duration. Notwithstanding the foregoing, with respect to any Existing Loans being continued as Revolving Loans hereunder, the Borrower shall deliver the Initial Notice of Continuation to the Administrative Agent.
(c)      Funding of Revolving Loans . Promptly after receipt of a Notice of Borrowing under the immediately preceding subsection (b), the Administrative Agent shall notify each Revolving Lender of the proposed borrowing. Each Revolving Lender shall deposit an amount equal to the Revolving Loan to be made by such Lender to the Borrower with the Administrative Agent (i) in the case of Revolving Loans denominated in Dollars, at the Principal Office, in immediately available funds not later than 11:00 a.m. Central time on the date of such proposed Revolving Loans and (ii) in the case of each Revolving Loan denominated in a Foreign Currency, at the Multicurrency Payment Office for such currency, in immediately available funds not later than 11:00 a.m., Local Time on the date of such proposed Revolving Loans. Any Revolving Lender that was not a “Lender” under the Existing Credit Agreement shall deposit its ratable share of any Revolving Loan to be made available by such Lender to the Borrower with the Administrative Agent, at the Principal Office, in immediately available funds by 11:00 a.m. Central time or such later time specified by the Administrative Agent on the Effective Date in accordance with instructions received from the Administrative Agent. Subject to fulfillment of all applicable conditions set forth in Sections 6.1 and 6.2 (in the case of any borrowing on the Effective Date) and Section 6.2 (in the case of any borrowing after the Effective Date), the Administrative Agent shall make available to the Borrower in the account specified in the Disbursement Instruction Agreement, not later than 2:00 p.m. Central time or Local Time, as the case may be, on the date of the requested borrowing of Revolving Loans, the proceeds of such amounts received by the Administrative Agent.
(d)      Assumptions Regarding Funding by Revolving Lenders . With respect to Revolving Loans to be made after the Effective Date, unless the Administrative Agent shall have been notified by any Revolving Lender that such Lender will not make available to the Administrative Agent a Revolving Loan to be made by such Lender in connection with any borrowing, the Administrative Agent may assume that such Lender will make the proceeds of such Revolving Loan available to the Administrative Agent in accordance with the foregoing provisions of this Section 2.1, and the Administrative Agent may (but shall not be obligated to), in reliance upon such assumption, make available to the Borrower the amount of such Revolving Loan to be provided by such Lender. In such event, if such Lender does not make available to the Administrative Agent the proceeds of such Revolving Loan, then such Lender and the Borrower severally agree to pay to the Administrative Agent on demand the amount of such Revolving Loan with interest thereon, for each day from and including the date such Revolving Loan is made available to the Borrower but excluding the date of payment to the Administrative Agent, at (i) in the case of a payment to be made by such Lender, the greater of the Federal Funds Rate and a rate determined by the Administrative Agent in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation (including without limitation an overnight foreign currency rate in the case of Loans denominated in a Foreign Currency) and (ii) in the case of a payment to be made by the Borrower, the interest rate applicable to Base Rate Loans. If the Borrower and such Lender shall pay the amount of such interest to the Administrative Agent for the same or overlapping period, the Administrative Agent shall promptly remit to the Borrower the amount of such interest paid by the Borrower for such period. If such Lender pays to the Administrative Agent the amount of such Revolving Loan, the amount so paid shall constitute such Lender’s Revolving Loan included in the borrowing. Any payment by the Borrower

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shall be without prejudice to any claim the Borrower may have against a Revolving Lender that shall have failed to make available the proceeds of a Revolving Loan to be made by such Lender.
Section 2.2.      Term Loans.
(a)      Making of Term Loans . Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, on the Effective Date, each Term Loan Lender severally and not jointly agrees to make, or continue to make a portion of the Existing Loans available as, a Term Loan to the Borrower in the aggregate principal amount equal to such Lender’s Term Loan Commitment Percentage of $1.0 billion (the “ Initial Term Loan Amount ”), in accordance with the terms hereof. Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, each Term Loan Lender severally and not jointly agrees to make additional Term Loans to the Borrower in up to four (4) installments during the Term Loan Availability Period in an aggregate principal amount for all such Term Loan Lenders and Term Loans not to exceed $200,000,000 and, with respect to each Term Loan Lender, in a principal amount equal to such Lender’s Term Loan Commitment Percentage of the aggregate principal amount of the additional Term Loans being requested by the Borrower; provided, that after giving effect thereto, the aggregate amount of all Term Loans made by each Term Loan Lender shall not exceed such Term Loan Lender’s Term Loan Commitment. Upon a Lender’s funding of all or any portion of its Term Loan Commitment, the Term Loan Commitment of such Lender shall terminate by the amount so funded (it being understood that any Continuation of Existing Loans on the Effective Date shall be deemed to constitute funding for purposes of this sentence). In the event that the Borrower does not Continue and/or borrow the full Initial Term Loan Amount on the Effective Date as contemplated by this Agreement, the Term Loan Commitments shall be reduced by an amount equal to any such undrawn portion of the Initial Term Loan Amount on such date. Any undrawn portion of the Term Loan Commitments shall be reduced to zero at the expiration of the Term Loan Availability Period.
(b)      Requests for Term Loans . The Borrower shall deliver to the Administrative Agent the Initial Notice of Continuation with respect to the Initial Term Loan Amount. Such notice shall be irrevocable once given and binding on the Borrower. With respect to Term Loans made by the Term Loan Lenders after the Effective Date, not later than 11:00 a.m. Central time at least one (1) Business Day prior to a borrowing of Term Loans that are to be Base Rate Loans and not later than 11:00 a.m. Central time at least three (3) Business Days prior to a borrowing of Term Loans that are to be LIBOR Loans, the Borrower shall notify the Administrative Agent of such requested borrowing by hand delivery or telecopy of a Notice of Borrowing or by telephone (which, in the case of notification by telephone, shall be confirmed promptly by hand delivery or telecopy to the Administrative Agent of a Notice of Borrowing). Each such Notice of Borrowing, whether telephonic or written, shall specify the aggregate principal amount of the Term Loans to be borrowed, the date such Term Loans are to be borrowed (which must be a Business Day), the Type of the requested Term Loans, and if such Term Loans are to be LIBOR Loans, the initial Interest Period for such Term Loans. Each Notice of Borrowing, whether telephonic or written, shall be irrevocable once given and binding on the Borrower. Prior to delivering a Notice of Borrowing, the Borrower may (without specifying whether a Term Loan will be a Base Rate Loan or a LIBOR Loan) request that the Administrative Agent provide the Borrower with the most recent LIBOR available to the Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent shall provide such quoted rate to the Borrower on the date of such request.
(c)      Funding of Term Loans . Each Term Loan Lender shall deposit an amount equal to the Term Loan to be made or made available by such Term Loan Lender to the Borrower with the Administrative Agent at the Principal Office, in immediately available funds (i) by 11:00 a.m. Central time or such later time specified by the Administrative Agent in accordance with instructions received from the Administrative Agent on the Effective Date (in the case of any Lender that is not a “Lender” under the Existing Credit Agreement) and (ii) by 11:00 a.m. Central time on such other date specified by the Borrower in any Notice

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of Borrowing. Subject to fulfillment of all applicable conditions set forth in Sections 6.1 and 6.2 (in the case of any borrowing on the Effective Date) and Section 6.2 (in the case of any borrowing after the Effective Date), the Administrative Agent shall make available to the Borrower in the account specified by the Borrower in the Disbursement Instruction Agreement, not later than 2:00 p.m. Central time on the Effective Date and each such other date specified by the Borrower in any Notice of Borrowing, the proceeds of such amounts received by the Administrative Agent. The Borrower may not reborrow any portion of the Term Loans once repaid.
Section 2.3.      Bid Rate Loans.
(d)      Bid Rate Loans . At any time during the period from the Effective Date to but excluding the Revolving Termination Date, and so long as the Parent continues to maintain an Investment Grade Rating from at least two of Moody’s, S&P and Fitch, the Borrower may, as set forth in this Section, request the Dollar Tranche Revolving Lenders to make offers to make Bid Rate Loans to the Borrower in Dollars. The Dollar Tranche Revolving Lenders may, but shall have no obligation to, make such offers and the Borrower may, but shall have no obligation to, accept any such offers in the manner set forth in this Section.
(e)      Requests for Bid Rate Loans . When the Borrower wishes to request from the Dollar Tranche Revolving Lenders offers to make Bid Rate Loans, it shall give the Administrative Agent notice (a “ Bid Rate Quote Request ”) so as to be received no later than 11:00 a.m. Central time on (x) the Business Day immediately preceding the date of borrowing proposed therein, in the case of an Absolute Rate Auction and (y) the date four (4) Business Days prior to the proposed date of borrowing, in the case of a LIBOR Auction. The Administrative Agent shall deliver to each Dollar Tranche Revolving Lender a copy of each Bid Rate Quote Request promptly upon receipt thereof by the Administrative Agent. The Borrower may request offers to make Bid Rate Loans for up to three (3) different Interest Periods in any one Bid Rate Quote Request; provided that if granted each separate Interest Period shall be deemed to be a separate borrowing (a “Bid Rate Borrowing”). Each Bid Rate Quote Request shall be substantially in the form of Exhibit N and shall specify as to each Bid Rate Borrowing all of the following:
(i)      the proposed date of such Bid Rate Borrowing, which shall be a Business Day;
(ii)      the aggregate amount of such Bid Rate Borrowing which shall be in a minimum amount of $10,000,000 and integral multiples of $1,000,000 in excess thereof which shall not cause any of the limits specified in Section 2.16 to be violated;
(iii)      whether the Bid Rate Quote Request is for LIBOR Margin Loans or Absolute Rate Loans; and
(iv)      the duration of the Interest Period applicable thereto, which shall not extend beyond the Revolving Termination Date.
The Borrower shall not deliver any Bid Rate Quote Request within five (5) Business Days of the giving of any other Bid Rate Quote Request and the Borrower shall not deliver more than three (3) Bid Rate Quote Requests in any calendar month.
(f)      Bid Rate Quotes .
(i)      Each Dollar Tranche Revolving Lender may submit one or more Bid Rate Quotes, each containing an offer to make a Bid Rate Loan in response to any Bid Rate Quote Request; provided that, if the Borrower’s request under Section 2.3(b) specified more than one Interest Period,

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such Dollar Tranche Revolving Lender may make a single submission containing only one Bid Rate Quote for each such Interest Period. Each Bid Rate Quote must be submitted to the Administrative Agent not later than 10:30 a.m. Central time (x) on the proposed date of borrowing, in the case of an Absolute Rate Auction and (y) on the date three (3) Business Days prior to the proposed date of borrowing, in the case of a LIBOR Auction, and in either case the Administrative Agent shall disregard any Bid Rate Quote received after such time; provided that the Dollar Tranche Revolving Lender then acting as the Administrative Agent may submit a Bid Rate Quote only if it notifies the Borrower of the terms of the offer contained therein not later than 30 minutes prior to the latest time by which the Dollar Tranche Revolving Lenders must submit applicable Bid Rate Quotes. Any Bid Rate Quote so made shall be irrevocable except with the consent of the Administrative Agent given at the request of the Borrower. Such Bid Rate Loans may be funded by a Dollar Tranche Revolving Lender’s Designated Lender (if any) as provided in Section 13.5(h); however, such Dollar Tranche Revolving Lender shall not be required to specify in its Bid Rate Quote whether such Bid Rate Loan will be funded by such Designated Lender.
(ii)      Each Bid Rate Quote shall be substantially in the form of Exhibit O and shall specify:
(A)      the proposed date of borrowing and the Interest Period therefor;
(B)      the principal amount of the Bid Rate Loan for which each such offer is being made; provided that the aggregate principal amount of all Bid Rate Loans for which a Dollar Tranche Revolving Lender submits Bid Rate Quotes (x) may be greater or less than the Revolving Commitment of such Dollar Tranche Revolving Lender but (y) shall not exceed the principal amount of the Bid Rate Borrowing for a particular Interest Period for which offers were requested; provided further that any Bid Rate Quote shall be in a minimum amount of $5,000,000 and integral multiples of $1,000,000 in excess thereof;
(C)      in the case of an Absolute Rate Auction, the rate of interest per annum (rounded upwards, if necessary, to the nearest one-hundredth of one percent (0.01%)) offered for each such Absolute Rate Loan (the “ Absolute Rate ”);
(D)      in the case of a LIBOR Auction, the margin above or below applicable LIBOR (the “ LIBOR Margin ”) offered for each such LIBOR Margin Loan, expressed as a percentage (rounded upwards, if necessary, to the nearest one-hundredth of one percent (0.01%)) to be added to (or subtracted from) the applicable LIBOR; and
(E)      the identity of the quoting Dollar Tranche Revolving Lender.
Unless otherwise agreed by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower, no Bid Rate Quote shall contain qualifying, conditional or similar language or propose terms other than or in addition to those set forth in the applicable Bid Rate Quote Request and, in particular, no Bid Rate Quote may be conditioned upon acceptance by the Borrower of all (or some specified minimum) of the principal amount of the Bid Rate Loan for which such Bid Rate Quote is being made.
(g)      Notification by Administrative Agent . The Administrative Agent shall, as promptly as practicable after the Bid Rate Quotes are submitted (but in any event not later than 11:30 a.m. Central time (x) on the proposed date of borrowing, in the case of an Absolute Rate Auction or (y) on the date three (3) Business Days prior to the proposed date of borrowing, in the case of a LIBOR Auction), notify the Borrower

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of the terms (i) of any Bid Rate Quote submitted by a Dollar Tranche Revolving Lender that is in accordance with Section 2.3(c) and (ii) of any Bid Rate Quote that amends, modifies or is otherwise inconsistent with a previous Bid Rate Quote submitted by such Dollar Tranche Revolving Lender with respect to the same Bid Rate Quote Request. Any such subsequent Bid Rate Quote shall be disregarded by the Administrative Agent unless such subsequent Bid Rate Quote is submitted solely to correct a manifest error in such former Bid Rate Quote. The Administrative Agent’s notice to the Borrower shall specify (A) the aggregate principal amount of the Bid Rate Borrowing for which offers have been received and (B) the principal amounts and Absolute Rates or LIBOR Margins, as applicable, so offered by each Dollar Tranche Revolving Lender (identifying the Dollar Tranche Revolving Lender that made such Bid Rate Quote).
(h)      Acceptance by Borrower .
(i)      Not later than 12:30 p.m. Central time (x) on the proposed date of borrowing, in the case of an Absolute Rate Auction and (y) on the date three (3) Business Days prior to the proposed date of borrowing, in the case of a LIBOR Auction, the Borrower shall notify the Administrative Agent of its acceptance or nonacceptance of the Bid Rate Quotes so notified to it pursuant to Section 2.3(d) which notice shall be in the form of Exhibit P. In the case of acceptance, such notice shall specify the aggregate principal amount of Bid Rate Quotes for each Interest Period that are accepted. The failure of the Borrower to give such notice by such time shall constitute nonacceptance. The Borrower may accept any Bid Rate Quote in whole or in part; provided that:
(A)      the aggregate principal amount of each Bid Rate Borrowing may not exceed the applicable amount set forth in the related Bid Rate Quote Request;
(B)      the aggregate principal amount of each Bid Rate Borrowing shall comply with the provisions of Section 2.3(b)(ii) and together with all other Bid Rate Loans then outstanding shall not cause the limits specified in Section 2.16 to be violated;
(C)      acceptance of Bid Rate Quotes may be made only in ascending order of Absolute Rates or LIBOR Margins, as applicable, in each case beginning with the lowest rate so offered;
(D)      any acceptance in part by the Borrower shall be in a minimum amount of $5,000,000 and integral multiples of $1,000,000 in excess thereof; and
(E)      the Borrower may not accept any Bid Rate Quote that fails to comply with Section 2.3(c) or otherwise fails to comply with the requirements of this Agreement.
(ii)      If Bid Rate Quotes are made by two or more Dollar Tranche Revolving Lenders with the same Absolute Rates or LIBOR Margins, as applicable, for a greater aggregate principal amount than the amount in respect of which Bid Rate Quotes are permitted to be accepted for the related Interest Period, the principal amount of Bid Rate Loans in respect of which such Bid Rate Quotes are accepted shall be allocated by the Administrative Agent among such Dollar Tranche Revolving Lenders in proportion to the aggregate principal amount of such Bid Rate Quotes. Determinations by the Administrative Agent of the amounts of Bid Rate Loans shall be conclusive in the absence of manifest error.
(i)      Obligation to Make Bid Rate Loans . The Administrative Agent shall promptly (and in any event not later than (x) 1:30 p.m. Central time on the proposed date of borrowing of Absolute Rate Loans and (y) on the date three (3) Business Days prior to the proposed date of borrowing of LIBOR Margin Loans)

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notify each Dollar Tranche Revolving Lender as to whose Bid Rate Quote has been accepted and the amount and rate thereof. A Dollar Tranche Revolving Lender who is notified that it has been selected to make a Bid Rate Loan may designate its Designated Lender (if any) to fund such Bid Rate Loan on its behalf, as described in Section 13.5(d). Any Designated Lender which funds a Bid Rate Loan shall on and after the time of such funding become the obligee in respect of such Bid Rate Loan and be entitled to receive payment thereof when due. No Dollar Tranche Revolving Lender shall be relieved of its obligation to fund a Bid Rate Loan, and no Designated Lender shall assume such obligation, prior to the time the applicable Bid Rate Loan is funded. Any Dollar Tranche Revolving Lender whose offer to make any Bid Rate Loan has been accepted shall, not later than 2:30 p.m. Central time on the date specified for the making of such Loan, make the amount of such Loan available to the Administrative Agent at its Principal Office in immediately available funds, for the account of the Borrower. The amount so received by the Administrative Agent shall, subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, be made available to the Borrower not later than 3:30 p.m. Central time on such date by depositing the same, in immediately available funds, in an account of the Borrower designated by the Borrower.
(j)      No Effect on Dollar Tranche Revolving Commitment . Except for the purpose and to the extent expressly stated in Section 2.13 and 2.16, the amount of any Bid Rate Loan made by any Dollar Tranche Revolving Lender shall not constitute a utilization of such Dollar Tranche Revolving Lender’s Dollar Tranche Revolving Commitment.
Section 2.4.      Letters of Credit.
(a)      Letters of Credit . Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, including without limitation, Section 2.16, the Issuing Bank, on behalf of the Dollar Tranche Revolving Lenders, agrees to issue for the account of the Borrower during the period from and including the Effective Date to, but excluding, the date five (5) days prior to the Revolving Termination Date, one or more standby letters of credit denominated in Dollars (each a “ Letter of Credit ”) up to a maximum aggregate Stated Amount at any one time outstanding not to exceed $50,000,000 as such amount may be reduced from time to time in accordance with the terms hereof (the “ L/C Commitment Amount ”).
(b)      Terms of Letters of Credit . At the time of issuance, the amount, form, terms and conditions of each Letter of Credit, and of any drafts or acceptances thereunder, shall be subject to approval by the Issuing Bank and the Borrower (such approval not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed). Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event may (i) the expiration date of any Letter of Credit extend beyond the date that is five (5) days prior to the Revolving Termination Date, or (ii) any Letter of Credit have an initial duration in excess of one year; provided, however, a Letter of Credit may contain a provision providing for the automatic extension of the expiration date in the absence of a notice of non-renewal from the Issuing Bank but in no event shall any such provision permit the extension of the expiration date of such Letter of Credit beyond the date that is five (5) days prior to the Revolving Termination Date. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a Letter of Credit may, as a result of its express terms or as the result of the effect of an automatic extension provision, have an expiration date of not more than one year beyond the Revolving Termination Date (any such Letter of Credit being referred to as an “ Extended Letter of Credit ”), so long as the Borrower delivers to the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Issuing Bank no later than thirty (30) days prior to the Revolving Termination Date, Cash Collateral for such Letter of Credit for deposit into the Letter of Credit Collateral Account in an amount equal to the Stated Amount of such Letter of Credit; provided, that the obligations of the Borrower under this Section in respect of such Extended Letters of Credit shall survive the termination of this Agreement and shall remain in effect until no such Extended Letters of Credit remain outstanding. If the Borrower fails to provide Cash Collateral with respect to any Extended Letter of Credit by the date thirty (30) days prior to the Revolving Termination Date, such failure shall be treated as a drawing

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under such Extended Letter of Credit (in an amount equal to the maximum Stated Amount of such Letter of Credit), which shall be reimbursed (or participations therein funded) by the Dollar Tranche Revolving Lenders in accordance with the immediately following subsections (i) and (j), with the proceeds being utilized to provide Cash Collateral for such Letter of Credit. The initial Stated Amount of each Letter of Credit shall be at least $10,000 (or such lesser amount as may be acceptable to the Issuing Bank, the Administrative Agent and the Borrower).
(c)      Requests for Issuance of Letters of Credit . The Borrower shall give the Issuing Bank and the Administrative Agent written notice at least five (5) Business Days (or such later date acceptable to the Issuing Bank in its sole discretion) prior to the requested date of issuance of a Letter of Credit, such notice to describe in reasonable detail the proposed terms of such Letter of Credit and the nature of the transactions or obligations proposed to be supported by such Letter of Credit, and in any event shall set forth with respect to such Letter of Credit the proposed (i) initial Stated Amount, (ii) beneficiary, and (iii) expiration date. The Borrower shall also execute and deliver such customary applications and agreements for standby letters of credit, and other customary forms as requested from time to time by the Issuing Bank. Provided the Borrower has given the notice prescribed by the first sentence of this subsection and delivered such applications and agreements referred to in the preceding sentence, subject to the other terms and conditions of this Agreement, including the satisfaction of any applicable conditions precedent set forth in Section 6.2, the Issuing Bank shall issue the requested Letter of Credit on the requested date of issuance for the benefit of the stipulated beneficiary; provided, that in no event shall the Issuing Bank be obligated to issue such Letter of Credit prior to the date five (5) Business Days following the date after which the Issuing Bank has received all of the items required to be delivered to it under this subsection. The Issuing Bank shall not at any time be obligated to issue any Letter of Credit if such issuance would conflict with, or cause the Issuing Bank or any Dollar Tranche Revolving Lender to exceed any limits imposed by, any Applicable Law. References herein to “issue” and derivations thereof with respect to Letters of Credit shall also include extensions or modifications of any outstanding Letters of Credit, unless the context otherwise requires. Upon the written request of the Borrower, the Issuing Bank shall deliver to the Borrower a copy of each issued Letter of Credit within a reasonable time after the date of issuance thereof. To the extent any term of a Letter of Credit Document is inconsistent with a term of any Loan Document, the term of such Loan Document shall control.
(d)      Reimbursement Obligations . Upon receipt by the Issuing Bank from the beneficiary of a Letter of Credit of any demand for payment under such Letter of Credit, the Issuing Bank shall promptly notify the Borrower and the Administrative Agent of the amount to be paid by the Issuing Bank as a result of such demand and the date on which payment is to be made by the Issuing Bank to such beneficiary in respect of such demand; provided, however, that the Issuing Bank’s failure to give, or delay in giving, such notice shall not discharge the Borrower in any respect from the applicable Reimbursement Obligation. The Borrower hereby absolutely, unconditionally and irrevocably agrees to pay and reimburse the Issuing Bank for the amount of each demand for payment under such Letter of Credit at or prior to the date on which payment is to be made by the Issuing Bank to the beneficiary thereunder, without presentment, demand, protest or other formalities of any kind. Upon receipt by the Issuing Bank of any payment in respect of any Reimbursement Obligation, the Issuing Bank shall promptly pay to each Dollar Tranche Revolving Lender that has funded its participation therein under subsection (i) such Lender’s Dollar Tranche Revolving Commitment Percentage of such payment.
(e)      Manner of Reimbursement . Upon its receipt of a notice referred to in the immediately preceding subsection (d), the Borrower shall advise the Administrative Agent and the Issuing Bank whether or not the Borrower intends to borrow hereunder to finance its obligation to reimburse the Issuing Bank for the amount of the related demand for payment and, if it does, the Borrower shall submit a timely request for such borrowing as provided in the applicable provisions of this Agreement. If the Borrower fails to so advise

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the Administrative Agent and the Issuing Bank, or if the Borrower fails to reimburse the Issuing Bank for a demand for payment under a Letter of Credit by the date of such payment, the failure of which the Issuing Bank shall promptly notify the Administrative Agent, then (i) if the applicable conditions contained in Article VI would permit the making of Dollar Tranche Revolving Loans, the Borrower shall be deemed to have requested a borrowing of Dollar Tranche Revolving Loans from the Dollar Tranche Revolving Lenders (which shall be Base Rate Loans) in an amount equal to the unpaid Reimbursement Obligation and the Administrative Agent shall give each Dollar Tranche Revolving Lender prompt notice of the amount of the Dollar Tranche Revolving Loan to be made available to the Administrative Agent not later than 12:00 noon Central time and (ii) if such conditions would not permit the making of Dollar Tranche Revolving Loans, the provisions of subsection (j) of this Section shall apply. The amount limitations set forth in the second sentence of Section 2.1(a) shall not apply to any borrowing of Base Rate Loans under this subsection.
(f)      Effect of Letters of Credit on Revolving Commitments . Upon the issuance by the Issuing Bank of any Letter of Credit and until such Letter of Credit shall have expired or been cancelled, the Dollar Tranche Revolving Commitment of each Dollar Tranche Revolving Lender shall be deemed to be utilized for all purposes of this Agreement in an amount equal to the product of (i) such Lender’s Dollar Tranche Revolving Commitment Percentage and (ii) (A) the Stated Amount of such Letter of Credit plus (B) any related Reimbursement Obligations then outstanding.
(g)      Issuing Bank’s Duties Regarding Letters of Credit; Unconditional Nature of Reimbursement Obligations . In examining documents presented in connection with drawings under Letters of Credit and making payments under such Letters of Credit against such documents, the Issuing Bank shall only be required to use the same standard of care as it uses in connection with examining documents presented in connection with drawings under letters of credit in which it has not sold participations and making payments under such letters of credit. The Borrower assumes all risks of the acts and omissions of, or misuse of the Letters of Credit by, the respective beneficiaries of such Letters of Credit. In furtherance and not in limitation of the foregoing, none of the Issuing Bank, Administrative Agent or any of the Lenders shall be responsible for, and the Borrower’s obligations in respect of Letters of Credit shall not be affected in any manner by, (i) the form, validity, sufficiency, accuracy, genuineness or legal effects of any document submitted by any party in connection with the application for and issuance of or any drawing honored under any Letter of Credit even if such document should in fact prove to be in any or all respects invalid, insufficient, inaccurate, fraudulent or forged; (ii) the validity or sufficiency of any instrument transferring or assigning or purporting to transfer or assign any Letter of Credit, or the rights or benefits thereunder or proceeds thereof, in whole or in part, which may prove to be invalid or ineffective for any reason; (iii) failure of the beneficiary of any Letter of Credit to comply fully with conditions required in order to draw upon such Letter of Credit; (iv) errors, omissions, interruptions or delays in transmission or delivery of any messages, by mail, cable, telex, telecopy, electronic mail or otherwise, whether or not they be in cipher; (v) errors in interpretation of technical terms; (vi) any loss or delay in the transmission or otherwise of any document required in order to make a drawing under any Letter of Credit, or of the proceeds thereof; (vii) the misapplication by the beneficiary of any Letter of Credit, or of the proceeds of any drawing under any Letter of Credit; or (viii) any consequences arising from causes beyond the control of the Issuing Bank, the Administrative Agent or the Lenders. None of the above shall affect, impair or prevent the vesting of any of the Issuing Bank’s or Administrative Agent’s rights or powers hereunder. Any action taken or omitted to be taken by the Issuing Bank under or in connection with any Letter of Credit, if taken or omitted in the absence of gross negligence or willful misconduct (as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final, non-appealable judgment), shall not create against the Issuing Bank any liability to the Borrower, the Administrative Agent or any Lender. In this connection, the obligation of the Borrower to reimburse the Issuing Bank for any drawing made under any Letter of Credit, and to repay any Dollar Tranche Revolving Loan made pursuant to the second sentence of the immediately preceding subsection (e), shall be absolute, unconditional and irrevocable and shall be paid

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strictly in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and any other applicable Letter of Credit Document under all circumstances whatsoever, including without limitation, the following circumstances: (A) any lack of validity or enforceability of any Letter of Credit Document or any term or provisions therein; (B) any amendment or waiver of or any consent to departure from all or any of the Letter of Credit Documents; (C) the existence of any claim, setoff, defense or other right which the Borrower may have at any time against the Issuing Bank, the Administrative Agent, any Lender, any beneficiary of a Letter of Credit or any other Person, whether in connection with this Agreement, the transactions contemplated hereby or in the Letter of Credit Documents or any unrelated transaction; (D) any breach of contract or dispute between the Borrower, the Issuing Bank, the Administrative Agent, any Lender or any other Person; (E) any demand, statement or any other document presented under a Letter of Credit proving to be forged, fraudulent, invalid or insufficient in any respect or any statement therein or made in connection therewith being untrue or inaccurate in any respect whatsoever; (F) any non application or misapplication by the beneficiary of a Letter of Credit or of the proceeds of any drawing under such Letter of Credit; (G) payment by the Issuing Bank under any Letter of Credit against presentation of a draft or certificate which does not strictly comply with the terms of such Letter of Credit; and (H) any other act, omission to act, delay or circumstance whatsoever that might, but for the provisions of this Section, constitute a legal or equitable defense to or discharge of the Borrower’s Reimbursement Obligations. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Section or Section 13.9, but not in limitation of the Borrower’s unconditional obligation to reimburse the Issuing Bank for any drawing made under a Letter of Credit as provided in this Section and to repay any Dollar Tranche Revolving Loan made pursuant to the second sentence of the immediately preceding subsection (e), the Borrower shall have no obligation to indemnify the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank or any Lender in respect of any liability incurred by the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank or such Lender arising solely out of the gross negligence or willful misconduct of the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank or such Lender in respect of a Letter of Credit as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final, non-appealable judgment. Except as otherwise provided in this Section, nothing in this Section shall affect any rights the Borrower may have with respect to the gross negligence or willful misconduct of the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank or any Lender with respect to any Letter of Credit.
(h)      Amendments, Etc . The issuance by the Issuing Bank of any amendment, supplement or other modification to any Letter of Credit shall be subject to the same conditions applicable under this Agreement to the issuance of new Letters of Credit (including, without limitation, that the request therefor be made through the Issuing Bank), and no such amendment, supplement or other modification shall be issued unless either (i) the respective Letter of Credit affected thereby would have complied with such conditions had it originally been issued hereunder in such amended, supplemented or modified form or (ii) the Administrative Agent and the Dollar Tranche Revolving Lenders, if any, required by Section 13.6 shall have consented thereto. In connection with any such amendment, supplement or other modification, the Borrower shall pay the fees, if any, payable under the last sentence of Section 3.5(c).
(i)      Dollar Tranche Revolving Lenders’ Participation in Letters of Credit . Immediately upon the issuance by the Issuing Bank of any Letter of Credit each Dollar Tranche Revolving Lender shall be deemed to have absolutely, irrevocably and unconditionally purchased and received from the Issuing Bank, without recourse or warranty, an undivided interest and participation to the extent of such Lender’s Dollar Tranche Revolving Commitment Percentage of the liability of the Issuing Bank with respect to such Letter of Credit and each Dollar Tranche Revolving Lender thereby shall absolutely, unconditionally and irrevocably assume, as primary obligor and not as surety, and shall be unconditionally obligated to the Issuing Bank to pay and discharge when due, such Lender’s Dollar Tranche Revolving Commitment Percentage of the Issuing Bank’s liability under such Letter of Credit. In addition, upon the making of each payment by a Dollar Tranche Revolving Lender to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Issuing Bank in respect of any Letter of Credit pursuant to the immediately following subsection (j), such Lender shall, automatically and

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without any further action on the part of the Issuing Bank, the Administrative Agent or such Lender, acquire (i) a participation in an amount equal to such payment in the Reimbursement Obligation owing to the Issuing Bank by the Borrower in respect of such Letter of Credit and (ii) a participation in a percentage equal to such Lender’s Dollar Tranche Revolving Commitment Percentage in any interest or other amounts payable by the Borrower in respect of such Reimbursement Obligation (other than the Fees payable to the Issuing Bank pursuant to the second and the last sentences of Section 3.5(c)).
(j)      Payment Obligation of Dollar Tranche Revolving Lenders . Each Dollar Tranche Revolving Lender severally agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent, for the account of the Issuing Bank, on demand in immediately available funds in Dollars the amount of such Lender’s Dollar Tranche Revolving Commitment Percentage of each drawing paid by the Issuing Bank under each Letter of Credit to the extent such amount is not reimbursed by the Borrower pursuant to subsection (d) of this Section 2.4; provided, however, that in respect of any drawing under any Letter of Credit, the maximum amount that any Dollar Tranche Revolving Lender shall be required to fund, whether as a Dollar Tranche Revolving Loan or as a participation, shall not exceed such Lender’s Dollar Tranche Revolving Commitment Percentage of such drawing except as otherwise provided in Section 3.9(d). If the notice referenced in the second sentence of Section 2.4(e) is received by a Dollar Tranche Revolving Lender not later than 11:00 a.m. Central time, then such Lender shall make such payment available to the Administrative Agent not later than 2:00 p.m. Central time on the date of demand therefor; otherwise, such payment shall be made available to the Administrative Agent not later than 1:00 p.m. Central time on the next succeeding Business Day. Each Dollar Tranche Revolving Lender’s obligation to make such payments to the Administrative Agent under this subsection, and the Administrative Agent’s right to receive the same for the account of the Issuing Bank, shall be absolute, irrevocable and unconditional and shall not be affected in any way by any circumstance whatsoever, including without limitation, (i) the failure of any other Dollar Tranche Revolving Lender to make its payment under this subsection, (ii) the financial condition of the Borrower or any other Loan Party, (iii) the existence of any Default or Event of Default, including any Event of Default described in Section 11.1(e) or (f), (iv) the termination of the Revolving Commitments or (v) the delivery of Cash Collateral in respect of any Extended Letter of Credit. Each such payment to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Issuing Bank shall be made without any offset, abatement, withholding or deduction whatsoever.
(k)      Information to Lenders . Promptly following any change in Letters of Credit outstanding, the Issuing Bank shall deliver to the Administrative Agent, which shall promptly deliver the same to each Dollar Tranche Revolving Lender and the Borrower, a notice describing the aggregate amount of all Letters of Credit outstanding at such time. Upon the request of any Dollar Tranche Revolving Lender from time to time, the Issuing Bank shall deliver any other information reasonably requested by such Lender with respect to each Letter of Credit then outstanding. Other than as set forth in this subsection, the Issuing Bank shall have no duty to notify the Lenders regarding the issuance or other matters regarding Letters of Credit issued hereunder. The failure of the Issuing Bank to perform its requirements under this subsection shall not relieve any Dollar Tranche Revolving Lender from its obligations under the immediately preceding subsection (j).
(l)      Extended Letters of Credit . Each Dollar Tranche Revolving Lender confirms that its obligations under the immediately preceding subsections (i) and (j) shall be reinstated in full and apply if the delivery of any Cash Collateral in respect of an Extended Letter of Credit is subsequently invalidated, declared to be fraudulent or preferential, set aside or required to be repaid to a trustee, receiver or any other party, in connection with any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law or otherwise.
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(a)      Swingline Loans . Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, including without limitation Section 2.16, the Swingline Lender agrees to make Swingline Loans denominated in Dollars to the Borrower, during the period from the Effective Date to but excluding the Swingline Maturity Date, in an aggregate principal amount at any one time outstanding up to, but not exceeding, $25,000,000, as such amount may be reduced from time to time in accordance with the terms hereof. If at any time the aggregate principal amount of the Swingline Loans outstanding at such time exceeds the Swingline Commitment in effect at such time, the Borrower shall immediately pay the Administrative Agent for the account of the Swingline Lender the amount of such excess. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the Borrower may borrow, repay and reborrow Swingline Loans hereunder.
(b)      Procedure for Borrowing Swingline Loans . The Borrower shall give the Administrative Agent and the Swingline Lender notice pursuant to a Notice of Swingline Borrowing or telephonic notice of each borrowing of a Swingline Loan. Each Notice of Swingline Borrowing shall be delivered to the Swingline Lender no later than 11:00 a.m. Central time on the proposed date of such borrowing. Any telephonic notice shall include all information to be specified in a written Notice of Swingline Borrowing and shall be promptly confirmed in writing by the Borrower pursuant to a Notice of Swingline Borrowing sent to the Swingline Lender by telecopy on the same day of the giving of such telephonic notice. Not later than 1:00 p.m. Central time on the date of the requested Swingline Loan and subject to satisfaction of the applicable conditions set forth in Section 6.2 for such borrowing, the Swingline Lender will make the proceeds of such Swingline Loan available to the Borrower in Dollars, in immediately available funds, at the account specified by the Borrower in the Notice of Swingline Borrowing.
(c)      Interest . Swingline Loans shall bear interest at a per annum rate equal to the Base Rate as in effect from time to time plus the Applicable Margin for Revolving Loans accruing interest at the Base Rate or at such other rate or rates as the Borrower and the Swingline Lender may agree from time to time in writing. Interest on Swingline Loans is solely for the account of the Swingline Lender (except to the extent a Dollar Tranche Revolving Lender acquires a participating interest in a Swingline Loan pursuant to subsection (e) of this Section 2.5). All accrued and unpaid interest on Swingline Loans shall be payable on the dates and in the manner provided in Section 2.6 with respect to interest on Base Rate Loans (except as the Swingline Lender and the Borrower may otherwise agree in writing in connection with any particular Swingline Loan).
(d)      Swingline Loan Amounts, Etc . Each Swingline Loan shall be in the minimum amount of $500,000 and integral multiples of $100,000 in excess thereof, or such other minimum amounts agreed to by the Swingline Lender and the Borrower. Notwithstanding the foregoing, but subject to Section 2.16, a borrowing of Swingline Loans may be in the aggregate amount of the unused Swingline Commitment. Any voluntary prepayment of a Swingline Loan must be in integral multiples of $100,000 or the aggregate principal amount of all outstanding Swingline Loans comprising a single Swingline borrowing (or such other minimum amounts upon which the Swingline Lender and the Borrower may agree) and in connection with any such prepayment, the Borrower must give the Swingline Lender and the Administrative Agent prior written notice thereof no later than 12:00 noon Central time on the day prior to the date of such prepayment. The Swingline Loans shall, in addition to this Agreement, be evidenced by the Swingline Note.
(e)      Repayment and Participations of Swingline Loans . The Borrower agrees to repay each Swingline Loan within one (1) Business Day of demand therefor by the Swingline Lender and, in any event, within five (5) Business Days after the date such Swingline Loan was made; provided, that the proceeds of a Swingline Loan may not be used to pay a Swingline Loan. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Borrower shall repay the entire outstanding principal amount of, and all accrued but unpaid interest on, the Swingline Loans on the Swingline Maturity Date (or such earlier date as the Swingline Lender and the Borrower may

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agree in writing). In lieu of demanding repayment of any outstanding Swingline Loan from the Borrower, the Swingline Lender may, on behalf of the Borrower (which hereby irrevocably directs the Swingline Lender to act on its behalf), request a borrowing of Dollar Tranche Revolving Loans that are Base Rate Loans from the Dollar Tranche Revolving Lenders in an amount equal to the principal balance of such Swingline Loan. The amount limitations contained in the second sentence of Section 2.1(a) shall not apply to any borrowing of such Dollar Tranche Revolving Loans made pursuant to this subsection. The Swingline Lender shall give notice to the Administrative Agent of any such borrowing of Dollar Tranche Revolving Loans not later than 11:00 a.m. Central time at least one (1) Business Day prior to the proposed date of such borrowing. Promptly after receipt of such notice of borrowing of Dollar Tranche Revolving Loans from the Swingline Lender under the immediately preceding sentence, the Administrative Agent shall notify each Dollar Tranche Revolving Lender of the proposed borrowing. Not later than 11:00 a.m. Central time on the proposed date of such borrowing, each Dollar Tranche Revolving Lender will make available to the Administrative Agent at the Principal Office for the account of the Swingline Lender, in immediately available funds, the proceeds of the Dollar Tranche Revolving Loan to be made by such Lender. The Administrative Agent shall pay the proceeds of such Dollar Tranche Revolving Loans to the Swingline Lender, which shall apply such proceeds to repay such Swingline Loan. If the Dollar Tranche Revolving Lenders are prohibited from making Dollar Tranche Revolving Loans required to be made under this subsection for any reason whatsoever, including without limitation, the existence of any of the Defaults or Events of Default described in Sections 11.1(e) or (f), each Dollar Tranche Revolving Lender shall purchase from the Swingline Lender, without recourse or warranty, an undivided interest and participation to the extent of such Lender’s Dollar Tranche Revolving Commitment Percentage of such Swingline Loan, by directly purchasing a participation in such Swingline Loan in such amount and paying the proceeds thereof to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Swingline Lender in Dollars and in immediately available funds. A Dollar Tranche Revolving Lender’s obligation to purchase such a participation in a Swingline Loan shall be absolute and unconditional and shall not be affected by any circumstance whatsoever, including without limitation, (i) any claim of setoff, counterclaim, recoupment, defense or other right which such Lender or any other Person may have or claim against the Administrative Agent, the Swingline Lender or any other Person whatsoever, (ii) the existence of a Default or Event of Default (including without limitation, any of the Defaults or Events of Default described in Sections 11.1 (e) or (f)), or the termination of any Dollar Tranche Revolving Lender’s Dollar Tranche Revolving Commitment, (iii) the existence (or alleged existence) of an event or condition which has had or could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, (iv) any breach of any Loan Document by the Administrative Agent, any Lender, the Borrower or any other Loan Party, or (v) any other circumstance, happening or event whatsoever, whether or not similar to any of the foregoing. If such amount is not in fact made available to the Swingline Lender by any Dollar Tranche Revolving Lender, the Swingline Lender shall be entitled to recover such amount on demand from such Lender, together with accrued interest thereon for each day from the date of demand thereof, at the Federal Funds Rate. If such Lender does not pay such amount forthwith upon the Swingline Lender’s demand therefor, and until such time as such Lender makes the required payment, the Swingline Lender shall be deemed to continue to have outstanding Swingline Loans in the amount of such unpaid participation obligation for all purposes of the Loan Documents (other than those provisions requiring the other Dollar Tranche Revolving Lenders to purchase a participation therein). Further, such Lender shall be deemed to have assigned any and all payments made of principal and interest on its Dollar Tranche Revolving Loans, and any other amounts due it hereunder, to the Swingline Lender to fund Swingline Loans in the amount of the participation in Swingline Loans that such Lender failed to purchase pursuant to this Section until such amount has been purchased (as a result of such assignment or otherwise).
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(a)      Rates . The Borrower promises to pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of each Lender interest on the unpaid principal amount of each Loan made by such Lender in the currency of such Loan (subject to Sections 2.10, 3.1(b) and 5.2) for the period from and including the date of the making of such Loan to but excluding the date such Loan shall be paid in full, at the following per annum rates:
(i)      during such periods as such Loan is a Base Rate Loan, at the Base Rate (as in effect from time to time), plus the Applicable Margin for Base Rate Loans;
(ii)      during such periods as such Loan is a LIBOR Loan, at LIBOR for such Loan for the applicable Agreed Currency and Interest Period therefor, plus the Applicable Margin for LIBOR Loans;
(iii)      during such periods as such Loan is a CDOR Loan, at CDOR for the Interest Period therefor, plus the Applicable Margin for CDOR Loans;
(iv)      if such Loan is an Absolute Rate Loan, at the Absolute Rate for such Loan for the Interest Period therefor quoted by the Lender making such Loan in accordance with Section 2.3; and
(v)      if such Loan is a LIBOR Margin Loan, at LIBOR for such Loan for the Interest Period therefor plus the LIBOR Margin quoted by the Lender making such Loan in accordance with Section 2.3.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, (x) automatically upon any Event of Default under Section 11.1(a), (e) or (f) or (y) at the option of the Requisite Lenders (by notice to the Borrower) while any other Event of Default exists, the Borrower shall pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of each Lender and the Issuing Bank, as the case may be, interest at the Post-Default Rate on the outstanding principal amount of any Loan made by such Lender, on all Reimbursement Obligations and on any other amount payable by the Borrower hereunder to or for the account of such Lender (including without limitation, accrued but unpaid interest to the extent permitted under Applicable Law).
(b)      Payment of Interest . All accrued and unpaid interest on the outstanding principal amount of each Loan shall be payable (i) monthly in arrears on the first day of each month, commencing with the first full calendar month occurring after the Effective Date and (ii) on any date on which the principal balance of such Loan is due and payable in full (whether at maturity, due to acceleration or otherwise). Interest payable at the Post-Default Rate shall be payable from time to time on demand. All determinations by the Administrative Agent of an interest rate hereunder shall be conclusive and binding on the Lenders and the Borrower for all purposes, absent manifest error.
Section 2.7.      Number of Interest Periods.
There may be no more than ten (10) different Interest Periods for LIBOR Loans, CDOR Loans and Bid Rate Loans, collectively outstanding at the same time.
Section 2.8.      Repayment of Loans.
(a)      Revolving Loans . The Borrower shall repay the entire outstanding principal amount of, and all accrued but unpaid interest on, the Revolving Loans on the Revolving Termination Date in the currency of such Loan (subject to Sections 2.10, 3.1(b) and 5.2).

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(b)      Term Loans . The Borrower shall repay the entire outstanding principal amount of, and all accrued but unpaid interest on, the Term Loans on the Term Loan Maturity Date.
(c)      Bid Rate Loans . The Borrower shall repay the entire outstanding principal amount of, and all accrued interest on, each Bid Rate Loan on the last day of the Interest Period of such Bid Rate Loan; it being acknowledged that the Borrower may repay any Bid Rate Loans with the proceeds of Revolving Loans or Swingline Loans.
Section 2.9.      Prepayments.
(a)      Optional . Subject to Section 5.4, the Borrower may prepay any Loan (other than a Bid Rate Loan) at any time without premium or penalty. A Bid Rate Loan may only be prepaid (i) with the prior written consent of the Lender holding such Bid Rate Loan, (ii) to the extent the Borrower has expressly stated in the Bid Rate Quote Request for such Bid Rate Loans that such Bid Rate Loans are subject to prepayment at the option of the Borrower or (iii) on the Termination Date. The Borrower shall give the Administrative Agent at least three (3) Business Days’ prior written notice of the prepayment, in the case of any LIBOR Loan in Dollars, four (4) Business Days’ prior written notice of the prepayment, in the case of any CDOR Loan or any LIBOR Loan denominated in a Foreign Currency and one (1) Business Day’s prior written notice of the prepayment, in the case of any Base Rate Loan. Each voluntary prepayment of Loans shall be in an aggregate minimum amount of $5,000,000 and integral multiples of $1,000,000 in excess thereof. Any notice of prepayment may be conditioned upon the consummation of any financing or acquisition or similar transaction and, to the extent such condition is not satisfied by the date of prepayment specified therein, such notice of prepayment may be revoked or the date of prepayment specified therein may be delayed.
(b)      Mandatory .
(iii)      Dollar Tranche Revolving Commitment Overadvance . If at any time the aggregate principal amount of all outstanding Dollar Tranche Revolving Loans, Swingline Loans and Bid Rate Loans, together with the aggregate amount of all Letter of Credit Liabilities, exceeds the aggregate amount of the Dollar Tranche Revolving Commitments, the Borrower shall, within one (1) Business Day of demand, pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Dollar Tranche Revolving Lenders, the amount of such excess.
(iv)      Multicurrency Tranche Revolving Commitment Overadvance . If at any time (x) other than as a result of fluctuations in currency exchange rates, the aggregate principal amount of all outstanding Multicurrency Tranche Revolving Loans exceeds the aggregate amount of the Multicurrency Tranche Revolving Commitments, the Borrower shall, within one (1) Business Day of demand, pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Multicurrency Tranche Revolving Lenders, the amount of such excess, and (y) solely as a result of fluctuations in currency exchange rates, the aggregate principal amount of all outstanding Multicurrency Tranche Revolving Loans exceeds 105% of the aggregate amount of the Multicurrency Tranche Revolving Commitments, the Borrower shall, within one (1) Business Day of demand, pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Multicurrency Tranche Revolving Lenders, an amount sufficient to cause the aggregate amount of the Multicurrency Tranche Revolving Loans to be less than or equal to the aggregate Multicurrency Tranche Revolving Commitments. Excess amounts under the immediately preceding clause (y) shall be determined on each Computation Date as described in Section 2.19.
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Revolving Commitments at such time, then the Borrower shall immediately pay to the Administrative Agent for the accounts of the applicable Lenders the amount of such excess.
(vi)      Application of Mandatory Prepayments . Amounts paid under the preceding subsection (b)(i) shall be applied first, to outstanding Reimbursement Obligations, if any, second, to outstanding Swingline Loans, if any, third, to outstanding Dollar Tranche Revolving Loans, if any, fourth, to outstanding Bid Rate Loans, if any, pro rata in accordance with Section 3.2 and if any Letters of Credit are outstanding at such time, the remainder, if any, shall be deposited into the Letter of Credit Collateral Account for application to any Reimbursement Obligations. Amounts paid under the preceding subsection (b)(iii) shall be applied in accordance with Section 3.2(g). If the Borrower is required to pay any outstanding LIBOR Loans, CDOR Loans or LIBOR Margin Loans by reason of this Section prior to the end of the applicable Interest Period therefor, the Borrower shall pay all amounts due under Section 5.4.
(c)      No Effect on Derivatives Contracts . No repayment or prepayment of the Loans pursuant to this Section shall affect any of the Borrower’s obligations under any Derivatives Contracts entered into with respect to the Loans.
Section 2.10.      Continuation.
So long as no Default or Event of Default exists, the Borrower may on any Business Day, with respect to any LIBOR Loan or CDOR Loan, elect to maintain such Loan or any portion thereof as a LIBOR Loan or CDOR Loan, as applicable, by selecting a new Interest Period for such Loan. Each Continuation of a LIBOR Loan or a CDOR Loan shall be in an aggregate minimum amount of $2,500,000 (or, if such Loan is denominated in a Foreign Currency, 2,500,000 units of such currency) and integral multiples of $500,000 (or, if such Loan is denominated in a Foreign Currency, 500,000 units of such currency) in excess of that amount, and each new Interest Period selected under this Section shall commence on the last day of the immediately preceding Interest Period. Each selection of a new Interest Period shall be made by the Borrower giving to the Administrative Agent a Notice of Continuation not later than 11:00 a.m. Central time on the third (3rd) Business Day prior to the date of any such Continuation (or, if the Loan to be continued is in a Foreign Currency, not later than 11:00 a.m. Local Time on the fourth (4 th ) Business Day prior to the date of any such Continuation). Any notice by the Borrower of a Continuation shall be by telecopy, electronic mail or other similar form of communication in the form of a Notice of Continuation, specifying (a) the proposed date of such Continuation, (b) the LIBOR Loans, CDOR Loans or portions thereof subject to such Continuation and (c) the duration of the selected Interest Period, all of which shall be specified in such manner as is necessary to comply with all limitations on Loans outstanding hereunder. Notwithstanding the foregoing, with respect to any Existing Loans being Continued as Loans hereunder on the Effective Date, the Borrower shall deliver a Notice of Continuation (including breakage indemnification) in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent at least two (2) Business Days prior to the Effective Date (the “ Initial Notice of Continuation ”). Each Notice of Continuation shall be irrevocable by and binding on the Borrower once given. Promptly after receipt of a Notice of Continuation, the Administrative Agent shall notify each Lender of the proposed Continuation. If the Borrower shall fail to select in a timely manner a new Interest Period for any LIBOR Loan or CDOR Loan in accordance with this Section, such Loan will automatically, on the last day of the current Interest Period therefor, continue as a LIBOR Loan or CDOR Loan, as applicable, with an Interest Period of one month; provided, however that if a Default or Event of Default exists, unless repaid such Loan will automatically, on the last day of the current Interest Period therefor and notwithstanding the first sentence of Section 2.11 or the Borrower’s failure to comply with any of the terms of such Section 2.11, (i) in the case of a LIBOR Loan denominated in Dollars, Convert into a Base Rate Loan and (ii) in the case of a CDOR Loan or a LIBOR Loan denominated

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in a Foreign Currency, be redenominated in Dollars and Converted to a Base Rate Loan in an amount equal to the Dollar Amount (as of the date of Conversion) of such Loan.
Section 2.11.      Conversion.
The Borrower may on any Business Day, upon the Borrower’s giving of a Notice of Conversion to the Administrative Agent by telecopy, electronic mail or other similar form of communication, Convert all or a portion of a Loan denominated in Dollars of one Type into a Loan of another Type; provided, however, that (a) a Loan in one Agreed Currency cannot be voluntarily converted into a Loan in a different Agreed Currency and (b) a Base Rate Loan may not be Converted into a LIBOR Loan if a Default or Event of Default exists. Each Conversion of Base Rate Loans into LIBOR Loans shall be in an aggregate minimum amount of $2,500,000 and integral multiples of $500,000 in excess of that amount. Each such Notice of Conversion shall be given not later than 11:00 a.m. Central time three (3) Business Days prior to the date of any proposed Conversion. Promptly after receipt of a Notice of Conversion, the Administrative Agent shall notify each Lender of the proposed Conversion. Subject to the restrictions specified above, each Notice of Conversion shall be by telecopy, electronic mail or other similar form of communication in the form of a Notice of Conversion specifying (a) the requested date of such Conversion, (b) the Type of Loan to be Converted, (c) the portion of such Type of Loan to be Converted, (d) the Type of Loan such Loan is to be Converted into and (e) if such Conversion is into a LIBOR Loan, the requested duration of the Interest Period of such Loan. If the Borrower shall elect a conversion to LIBOR Loans but fail to select an Interest Period for any LIBOR Loan in accordance with this Section, the Borrower shall be deemed to have selected an Interest Period of one month. Each Notice of Conversion shall be irrevocable by and binding on the Borrower once given.
Section 2.12.      Notes.
(a)      Notes . To the extent requested by any Revolving Lender, the Revolving Loans made by such Revolving Lender shall, in addition to this Agreement, also be evidenced by a Revolving Note, payable to the order of such Revolving Lender in a principal amount equal to the amount of its Revolving Commitment as originally in effect and otherwise duly completed. To the extent requested by any Revolving Lender making a Bid Rate Loan, the Bid Rate Loans made by a Revolving Lender to the Borrower shall, in addition to this Agreement, also be evidenced by a Bid Rate Note payable to the order of such Revolving Lender. The Swingline Loans made by the Swingline Lender to the Borrower shall, in addition to this Agreement, also be evidenced by a Swingline Note payable to the order of the Swingline Lender. To the extent requested by any Term Loan Lender, the Term Loan made by a Term Loan Lender shall, in addition to this Agreement, also be evidenced by a Term Note, payable to the order of such Term Loan Lender in a principal amount equal to the amount of its Term Loan and otherwise duly completed.
(b)      Records . The date, amount, interest rate, Type and duration of Interest Periods (if applicable) of each Loan made by each Lender to the Borrower, and each payment made on account of the principal thereof, shall be recorded by such Lender on its books and such entries shall be binding on the Borrower absent manifest error; provided, however, that (i) the failure of a Lender to make any such record shall not affect the obligations of the Borrower under any of the Loan Documents and (ii) if there is a discrepancy between such records of a Lender and the statements of accounts maintained by the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 3.8, in the absence of manifest error, the statements of account maintained by the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 3.8 shall be controlling.
(c)      Lost, Stolen, Destroyed or Mutilated Notes . Upon receipt by the Borrower of (i) written notice from a Lender that a Note of such Lender has been lost, stolen, destroyed or mutilated, and (ii)(A) in the case of loss, theft or destruction, an agreement of indemnity from such Lender in form reasonably

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satisfactory to the Borrower, which agreement of indemnity shall be unsecured but shall not impair any right of set-off the Borrower may have against such Lender in connection with any loss incurred by the Borrower as a result of such lost note, or (B) in the case of mutilation, upon surrender and cancellation of such Note, the Borrower shall at its own expense execute and deliver to such Lender a new Note dated the date of such lost, stolen, destroyed or mutilated Note.
Section 2.13.      Voluntary Reductions of the Revolving Commitments and Term Loan Commitments.
(a)      The Borrower shall have the right to terminate or reduce the aggregate unused amount of the Dollar Tranche Revolving Commitments (for which purposes of calculating use of the Dollar Tranche Revolving Commitments shall be deemed to include the aggregate amount of all Letter of Credit Liabilities and the aggregate principal amount of all outstanding Bid Rate Loans and Swingline Loans) at any time and from time to time without penalty or premium upon not less than three (3) Business Days’ prior written notice to the Administrative Agent of each such termination or reduction (or, in the case of any termination in full of the Dollar Tranche Revolving Commitments, such later notice as is reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent), which notice shall specify the effective date thereof and the amount of any such reduction (which in the case of any partial reduction of the Dollar Tranche Revolving Commitments shall not be less than $25,000,000 and integral multiples of $5,000,000 in excess of that amount in the aggregate) and shall be irrevocable once given and effective only upon receipt by the Administrative Agent (any notice satisfying such requirements, including as it relates to other Tranches as provided below in this Section 2.13, a “ Commitment Reduction Notice ”).
(b)      The Borrower shall have the right to terminate or reduce the aggregate unused amount of the Multicurrency Tranche Revolving Commitments at any time and from time to time without penalty or premium upon delivery of a Commitment Reduction Notice not less than three (3) Business Days’ prior to the date of such termination or reduction (or, in the case of any termination in full of the Multicurrency Tranche Revolving Commitments, such later notice as is reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent).
(c)      Notwithstanding the foregoing clauses (a) and (b), the Borrower may not reduce the aggregate amount of the Revolving Commitments below $100,000,000 unless the Borrower is terminating the Revolving Commitments in full. Any notice of termination may be conditioned upon the consummation of any financing or acquisition or similar transaction and, to the extent such condition is not satisfied by the effective date specified therein, such notice of termination may be revoked or the effective date specified therein may be delayed. Promptly after receipt of a Commitment Reduction Notice the Administrative Agent shall notify each Revolving Lender of the proposed termination or Revolving Commitment reduction. The Revolving Commitments, once reduced or terminated pursuant to this Section, may not be increased or reinstated. The Borrower shall pay fees and, to the extent any Revolving Loans are required to be repaid in connection with such reduction or termination, interest, on such Revolving Loans accrued to the date of such reduction or termination of the Revolving Commitments to the Administrative Agent for the account of the applicable Revolving Lenders, including but not limited to any applicable compensation due to such Revolving Lender in accordance with Section 5.4.
(d)      The Borrower shall have the right to terminate or reduce the aggregate unused amount of the undrawn Term Loan Commitments at any time and from time to time without penalty or premium upon delivery of a Commitment Reduction Notice to the Administrative Agent not less than three (3) Business Days prior to the date of such termination or reduction in the Term Loan Commitments. Any notice of termination may be conditioned upon the consummation of any financing or acquisition or similar transaction and, to the extent such condition is not satisfied by the effective date specified therein, such notice of termination may be revoked or the effective date specified therein may be delayed. Promptly after receipt

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of a Commitment Reduction Notice the Administrative Agent shall notify each Term Loan Lender of the proposed termination or Term Loan Commitment reduction. The Term Loan Commitments, once reduced or terminated pursuant to this Section, may not be increased or reinstated. The Borrower shall pay all fees on the Term Loan Commitments subject to such termination or reduction accrued to the date of such reduction or termination of the Term Loan Commitments to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Term Loan Lenders.
Section 2.14.      Extension Option.
The Borrower shall have the right, exercisable one time for the revolving facility and one time for the Term Loans, to request that the Administrative Agent and the Revolving Lenders agree to extend the Revolving Termination Date or the Term Loan Maturity Date, or both, by one year. The Borrower may exercise such right only by executing and delivering to the Administrative Agent at least thirty (30) days but not more than one hundred eighty (180) days prior to the current Revolving Termination Date or Term Loan Maturity Date, as applicable, a written request for such extension (an “ Extension Request ”). The Administrative Agent shall notify the Revolving Lenders or Term Loan Lenders, as applicable, if it receives an Extension Request promptly upon receipt thereof. Subject to satisfaction of the following conditions, the Revolving Termination Date or the Term Loan Maturity Date, or both, shall be extended for one year from the then current Revolving Termination Date or Term Loan Maturity Date, as applicable, effective upon receipt by the Administrative Agent of the Extension Request and payment of the fee referred to in the following clause (y): (x) immediately prior to such extension and immediately after giving effect thereto, (A) no Default or Event of Default shall exist and (B) the representations and warranties made or deemed made by the Borrower and each other Loan Party in the Loan Documents to which any of them is a party, shall be true and correct in all material respects (except in the case of a representation or warranty qualified by materiality, in which case such representation or warranty shall be true and correct in all respects) on and as of the date of such extension with the same force and effect as if made on and as of such date except to the extent that such representations and warranties expressly relate solely to an earlier date (in which case such representations and warranties shall have been true and correct in all material respects (except in the case of a representation or warranty qualified by materiality, in which case such representation or warranty shall be true and correct in all respects) on and as of such earlier date) and (y) the Borrower shall have paid the Fees payable under Section 3.5(e) and/or (f), as applicable. At any time prior to the effectiveness of any such extension, upon the Administrative Agent’s request, the Borrower shall deliver to the Administrative Agent a certificate from the chief executive officer or chief financial officer certifying the matters referred to in the immediately preceding clauses (x)(A) and (x)(B). The Administrative Agent shall promptly notify the Borrower once the foregoing conditions have been satisfied and of the new Revolving Termination Date and/or Term Loan Maturity Date, as applicable.
Section 2.15.      Expiration Date of Letters of Credit Past Revolving Commitment Termination.
If on the date the Dollar Tranche Revolving Commitments are terminated or reduced to zero (whether voluntarily, by reason of the occurrence of an Event of Default or otherwise) there are any Letters of Credit outstanding hereunder and the aggregate Stated Amount of such Letters of Credit exceeds the balance of available funds on deposit in the Letter of Credit Collateral Account, then the Borrower shall, on such date, provide additional Cash Collateral to the Administrative Agent, for its benefit and the benefit of the Dollar Tranche Revolving Lenders and the Issuing Bank, for deposit into the Letter of Credit Collateral Account, in an amount equal to the amount of such excess.
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Notwithstanding any other term of this Agreement or any other Loan Document:
(a)      no Dollar Tranche Revolving Lender shall be required to make a Dollar Tranche Revolving Loan or Bid Rate Loan, the Issuing Bank shall not be required to issue a Letter of Credit and no reduction of the Dollar Tranche Revolving Commitments pursuant to Section 2.13 shall take effect, if immediately after the making of such Dollar Tranche Revolving Loan, the issuance of such Letter of Credit or such reduction in the Dollar Tranche Revolving Commitments (after giving effect to any substantially concurrent prepayments or repayments):
(i)      the aggregate principal amount of all outstanding Dollar Tranche Revolving Loans, Bid Rate Loans and Swingline Loans, together with the aggregate amount of all Letter of Credit Liabilities, would exceed the aggregate amount of the Dollar Tranche Revolving Commitments at such time; or
(ii)      the aggregate principal amount of all outstanding Bid Rate Loans would exceed 50.0% of the aggregate amount of the Dollar Tranche Revolving Commitments at such time; and
(b)      no Multicurrency Tranche Revolving Lender shall be required to make a Multicurrency Tranche Revolving Loan and no reduction of the Multicurrency Tranche Revolving Commitments pursuant to Section 2.13 shall take effect, if immediately after the making of such Multicurrency Tranche Loan or such reduction in the Multicurrency Tranche Revolving Commitments (after giving effect to any substantially concurrent prepayments or repayments) the aggregate principal amount of all outstanding Multicurrency Tranche Revolving Loans, would exceed the aggregate amount of the Multicurrency Tranche Revolving Commitments at such time.
Section 2.17.      Increase in Dollar Tranche Revolving Commitments; Incremental Term Loans.
The Borrower shall have the right to request increases in the aggregate amount of the Dollar Tranche Revolving Commitments or enter into one or more tranches of term loans denominated in Dollars (each an “ Incremental Term Loan ”) by providing written notice to the Administrative Agent, which notice shall be irrevocable once given; provided, however, that any such increases and all such Incremental Term Loans shall not exceed $1.4 billion. Each such increase in the Dollar Tranche Revolving Commitments or issuance of Incremental Term Loans must be an aggregate minimum amount of $25,000,000 and integral multiples of $25,000,000 (or such other amount as may be acceptable to Issuing Bank, Administrative Agent and Borrower) in excess thereof. The Administrative Agent, in consultation with the Borrower, shall manage all aspects of the syndication of such increase in the Dollar Tranche Revolving Commitments or issuance of Incremental Term Loans, including decisions as to the selection of the existing Lenders and/or other banks, financial institutions and other institutional lenders to be approached with respect to such increase and the allocations of the increase in the Dollar Tranche Revolving Commitments or issuance of Incremental Term Loans among such existing Lenders and/or other banks, financial institutions and other institutional lenders. No Lender shall be obligated in any way whatsoever to increase its Dollar Tranche Revolving Commitment, provide a new Dollar Tranche Revolving Commitment or participate in such Incremental Term Loans, and any new Lender becoming a party to this Agreement in connection with any such requested increase must be an Eligible Assignee consented to by the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and, in the case of an increase in the Dollar Tranche Revolving Commitment, the Issuing Bank and Swingline Lender (in each case, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed). If a new Dollar Tranche Revolving Lender becomes a party to this Agreement, or if any existing Dollar Tranche Revolving Lender is increasing its Dollar Tranche Revolving Commitment, such Lender shall on the date it becomes a Lender hereunder (or in the case of an existing Lender, increases its Dollar Tranche Revolving Commitment) (and as a condition

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thereto) purchase from the other Dollar Tranche Revolving Lenders its Dollar Tranche Revolving Commitment Percentage (determined with respect to the Lenders’ respective Dollar Tranche Revolving Commitments and after giving effect to the increase of Dollar Tranche Revolving Commitments) of any outstanding Dollar Tranche Revolving Loans, by making available to the Administrative Agent for the account of such other Dollar Tranche Revolving Lenders, in same day funds, an amount equal to (A) the portion of the outstanding principal amount of such Dollar Tranche Revolving Loans to be purchased by such Lender, plus (B) the aggregate amount of payments previously made by the other Dollar Tranche Revolving Lenders under Section 2.4(j) that have not been repaid, plus (C) interest accrued and unpaid to and as of such date on such portion of the outstanding principal amount of such Dollar Tranche Revolving Loans. The Borrower shall pay to the Dollar Tranche Revolving Lenders amounts payable, if any, to such Dollar Tranche Revolving Lenders under Section 5.4 as a result of the prepayment of any such Dollar Tranche Revolving Loans. Dollar Tranche Revolving Loans made pursuant to any increased Dollar Tranche Revolving Commitment and the Incremental Term Loans (a) shall rank pari passu in right of payment with the Dollar Tranche Revolving Loans and the Term Loans, (b) in the case of Incremental Term Loans (x) shall not mature earlier than the Term Loan Maturity Date and (y) shall have the weighted average life to maturity no shorter than the weighted average life to maturity of the Term Loans, and (c) shall be treated substantially the same as (and in any event no more favorably than) the Dollar Tranche Revolving Loans and the Term Loans; provided that (i) the terms and conditions applicable to any tranche of Incremental Term Loans maturing after the Term Loan Maturity Date may provide for material additional or different financial or other covenants or prepayment requirements applicable only during periods after the Term Loan Maturity Date and (ii) Applicable Margins applicable to the Incremental Term Loans may deviate from the pricing of the Dollar Tranche Revolving Loans and the existing Term Loans. Incremental Term Loans may be made hereunder pursuant to an amendment or an amendment and restatement (an “ Incremental Term Loan Amendment ”) of this Agreement and, as appropriate, the other Loan Documents, executed by the Borrower, each Lender participating in such tranche and the Administrative Agent. The Incremental Term Loan Amendment may, without the consent of any other Lenders, effect such amendments to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents as may be necessary or appropriate, in the reasonable opinion of the Administrative Agent, to effect the provisions of this Section 2.17. Effecting the increase of the Dollar Tranche Revolving Commitments or issuance of Incremental Term Loans under this Section is subject to the following conditions precedent: (x) no Default or Event of Default shall be in existence on the effective date of such increase, (y) the representations and warranties made or deemed made by the Borrower and any other Loan Party in any Loan Document to which such Loan Party is a party shall be true and correct in all material respects (except in the case of a representation or warranty qualified by materiality, in which case such representation or warranty shall be true and correct in all respects) on the effective date of such increase except to the extent that such representations and warranties expressly relate solely to an earlier date (in which case such representations and warranties shall have been true and correct in all material respects (except in the case of a representation or warranty qualified by materiality, in which case such representation or warranty shall be true and correct in all respects) on and as of such earlier date), and (z) the Administrative Agent shall have received each of the following, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent: (i) if not previously delivered to the Administrative Agent, copies certified by the Secretary or Assistant Secretary of (A) resolutions adopted by the general partner of the Borrower authorizing such increase and (B) resolutions adopted by the board of directors, general partner, managers, members or other appropriate governing body of each Guarantor authorizing the guaranty of such increase; and (ii) customary opinion of counsel to the Borrower and the Guarantors, and addressed to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders covering such customary matters as reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent; and (iii) new Revolving Notes or Term Notes executed by the Borrower, payable to any new Lenders and replacement Revolving Notes or Term Notes executed by the Borrower, payable to any existing Lenders increasing their Dollar Tranche Revolving Commitments or participating in the issuance of the Incremental Term Loans, in the amount of such Dollar Tranche Revolving Lender’s Dollar Tranche Revolving Commitment at the time

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of the effectiveness of the applicable increase in the aggregate amount of the Dollar Tranche Revolving Commitments or such Term Loan Lender’s Term Loan Commitment at the time of the effectiveness of such Incremental Term Loans, to the extent requested by such Lender at least two (2) Business Days prior to the proposed effective date of such increase in Dollar Tranche Revolving Commitment Incremental Term Loans . In connection with any increase in the aggregate amount of the Dollar Tranche Revolving Commitments or issuance of Incremental Term Loans pursuant to this Section 2.17 any Lender becoming a party hereto shall (1) execute such documents and agreements as the Administrative Agent may reasonably request and (2) in the case of any Lender that is organized under the laws of a jurisdiction outside of the United States of America, provide to the Administrative Agent, its name, address, tax identification number and/or such other information as shall be necessary for the Administrative Agent to comply with “know your customer” and anti-money laundering rules and regulations, including without limitation, the Patriot Act.
Section 2.18.      Funds Transfer Disbursements.
The Borrower hereby authorizes the Administrative Agent to disburse the proceeds of any Loan made by the Lenders or any of their Affiliates pursuant to the Loan Documents as requested by an authorized representative of the Borrower to any of the accounts designated in the Disbursement Instruction Agreement.
Section 2.19.      Determination of Dollar Amounts.
The Administrative Agent will determine the Dollar Amount of each Multicurrency Tranche Revolving Loan:
(a)      as of the date three (3) Business Days prior to the date of a borrowing or, if applicable, the date of Conversion or Continuation of any Multicurrency Tranche Revolving Borrowing;
(b)      on and as of the last Business Day of each calendar quarter; and
(c)      during the continuation of an Event of Default, on any other Business Day elected by the Administrative Agent in its discretion or upon instruction by the Requisite Lenders or the Requisite Multicurrency Tranche Revolving Lenders.
Each day upon or as of which the Administrative Agent determines Dollar Amounts as described in the preceding clauses (a), (b) and (c) is herein described as a “Computation Date” with respect to each Credit Event for which a Dollar Amount is determined on or as of such day.
Section 2.20.      Judgment Currency.
If for the purposes of obtaining judgment in any court it is necessary to convert a sum due from the Borrower hereunder in the currency expressed to be payable herein (the “ specified currency ”) into another currency, the parties hereto agree, to the fullest extent that they may effectively do so, that the rate of exchange used shall be that at which in accordance with normal banking procedures the Administrative Agent could purchase the specified currency with such other currency at the Administrative Agent’s main office on the Business Day preceding that on which final, non appealable judgment is given. The obligations of the Borrower in respect of any sum due to any Lender or the Administrative Agent hereunder shall, notwithstanding any judgment in a currency other than the specified currency, be discharged only to the extent that on the Business Day following receipt by such Lender or the Administrative Agent (as the case may be) of any sum adjudged to be so due in such other currency such Lender or the Administrative Agent (as the case may be) may in accordance with normal, reasonable banking procedures purchase the specified currency with such other currency. If the amount of the specified currency so purchased is less than the sum

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originally due to such Lender or the Administrative Agent, as the case may be, in the specified currency, the Borrower agrees, to the fullest extent that it may effectively do so, as a separate obligation and notwithstanding any such judgment, to indemnify such Lender or the Administrative Agent, as the case may be, against such loss, and if the amount of the specified currency so purchased exceeds (a) the sum originally due to any Lender or the Administrative Agent, as the case may be, in the specified currency and (b) any amounts shared with other Lenders as a result of allocations of such excess as a disproportionate payment to such Lender under Section 3.1, such Lender or the Administrative Agent, as the case may be, agrees to remit such excess to the Borrower.
ARTICLE III.      PAYMENTS, FEES AND OTHER GENERAL PROVISIONS
Section 3.1.      Payments.
(d)      Payments by Borrower . Except to the extent otherwise provided herein, all payments of principal, interest, Fees and other amounts to be made by the Borrower under this Agreement, the Notes or any other Loan Document shall be made in Dollars, in immediately available funds, without setoff, deduction or counterclaim (excluding Taxes required to be withheld pursuant to Section 3.10), to the Administrative Agent at the Principal Office, not later than 2:00 p.m. Central time on the date on which such payment shall become due (each such payment made after such time on such due date to be deemed to have been made on the next succeeding Business Day) or, in the case of any optional prepayment of all outstanding Obligations on the Termination Date, at such later time on such Termination Date as is reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent. Subject to Section 11.5, the Borrower shall, at the time of making each payment under this Agreement or any other Loan Document, specify to the Administrative Agent the amounts payable by the Borrower hereunder to which such payment is to be applied. Each payment received by the Administrative Agent for the account of a Lender under this Agreement or any Note shall be paid to such Lender by wire transfer of immediately available funds in accordance with the wiring instructions provided by such Lender to the Administrative Agent from time to time, for the account of such Lender at the applicable Lending Office of such Lender. Each payment received by the Administrative Agent for the account of the Issuing Bank under this Agreement shall be paid to the Issuing Bank by wire transfer of immediately available funds in accordance with the wiring instructions provided by the Issuing Bank to the Administrative Agent from time to time, for the account of the Issuing Bank. In the event the Administrative Agent fails to pay such amounts to such Lender or the Issuing Bank, as the case may be, within one (1) Business Day of receipt of such amounts, the Administrative Agent shall pay interest on such amount until paid at a rate per annum equal to the Federal Funds Rate from time to time in effect. If the due date of any payment under this Agreement or any other Loan Document would otherwise fall on a day which is not a Business Day such date shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day and interest shall continue to accrue at the rate, if any, applicable to such payment for the period of such extension.
(e)      Payments of Multicurrency Tranche Loans . All payments of Multicurrency Tranche Loans (and interest thereon) hereunder shall be made in the same currency in which the applicable Loan was made; provided, however, that notwithstanding the foregoing, if, after the making of any Loan in any Foreign Currency, (i) currency control or exchange regulations are imposed in the country which issues such currency with the result that the type of currency in which the Loan was made no longer exists, (ii) such Loan is Converted to a Base Rate Loan pursuant to Section 2.10 or 5.2 or (iii) the Borrower is otherwise not able to make payment to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Lenders in such original currency, then all payments to be made by the Borrower hereunder in such currency shall instead be made when due in Dollars in an amount equal to the Dollar Amount (as of the date of repayment in the case of clauses (i) and (iii), or as of the date of Conversion in the case of clause (ii)) of such payment due, it being the intention of the parties hereto that the Borrower takes all risks of the imposition of any such currency control or exchange

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regulations or any such required Conversion or inability to make a payment in such original currency, and the Borrower agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Administrative Agent and the Lenders from and against any loss resulting from any Loan denominated in a Foreign Currency that is not repaid in the original currency.
(f)      Presumptions Regarding Payments by Borrower . Unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice from the Borrower prior to the date on which any payment is due to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Lenders or the Issuing Bank hereunder that the Borrower will not make such payment, the Administrative Agent may assume that the Borrower has made such payment on such date in accordance herewith and may (but shall not be obligated to), in reliance upon such assumption, distribute to the Lenders or the Issuing Bank, as the case may be, the amount due. In such event, if the Borrower has not in fact made such payment, then each of the Lenders or the Issuing Bank, as the case may be, severally agrees to repay to the Administrative Agent on demand that amount so distributed to such Lender or the Issuing Bank, with interest thereon, for each day from and including the date such amount is distributed to it to but excluding the date of payment to the Administrative Agent, at the greater of the Federal Funds Rate and a rate determined by the Administrative Agent in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation.
Section 3.2.      Pro Rata Treatment.
Except to the extent otherwise provided herein: (a) each borrowing from a Tranche of Revolving Lenders under Sections 2.1(a), 2.4(e) and 2.5(e) shall be made from the applicable Revolving Lenders, each payment of the fees under Sections 3.5(a), 3.5(b), the first sentence of 3.5(c), and 3.5(e) shall be made for the account of the applicable Revolving Lenders, and each termination or reduction of the amount of a Tranche of Revolving Commitments under Section 2.13 shall be applied to the respective applicable Revolving Commitments of the applicable Revolving Lenders, pro rata according to the amounts of their respective applicable Revolving Commitments; (b) each payment or prepayment of principal of a Tranche of Revolving Loans shall be made for the account of the applicable Revolving Lenders pro rata in accordance with the respective unpaid principal amounts of the applicable Revolving Loans held by them, provided that, subject to Section 3.9, if immediately prior to giving effect to any such payment in respect of any Tranche of Revolving Loans the outstanding principal amount of the applicable Revolving Loans shall not be held by the applicable Revolving Lenders pro rata in accordance with their respective Revolving Commitments in effect at the time such Revolving Loans were made, then such payment shall be applied to the applicable Revolving Loans in such manner as shall result, as nearly as is practicable, in the outstanding principal amount of the applicable Revolving Loans being held by the applicable Revolving Lenders pro rata in accordance with such respective applicable Revolving Commitments; (c) the making of Term Loans under Section 2.2(a) shall be made from the Term Loan Lenders, pro rata according to the amounts of their respective Term Loan Commitments; (d) each payment or prepayment of principal of any tranche of Term Loans shall be made for the account of the applicable Term Loan Lenders pro rata in accordance with the respective unpaid principal amounts of the Term Loans of such tranche held by them; (e) each payment of interest on a Tranche of Revolving Loans or Term Loans shall be made for the account of the applicable Tranche of Revolving Lenders or Term Loan Lenders, as applicable, pro rata in accordance with the amounts of interest on such Revolving Loans or Term Loans, as applicable, then due and payable to the respective Lenders; (f) the Conversion and Continuation of a Tranche of Revolving Loans or Term Loans of a particular Type (other than Conversions provided for by Sections 5.1(c) and 5.5.) shall be made pro rata among the Revolving Lenders or Term Loan Lenders, as applicable, according to the amounts of their respective Revolving Loans or Term Loans, as applicable, and the then current Interest Period for each Lender’s portion of each such Loan of such Type shall be coterminous; (g) each prepayment of principal of Bid Rate Loans pursuant to Section 2.9(b)(iii) shall be made for account of the Lenders then owed Bid Rate Loans pro rata in accordance

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with the respective unpaid principal amounts of the Bid Rate Loans then owing to each such Lender; (h) the Dollar Tranche Revolving Lenders’ participation in, and payment obligations in respect of, Swingline Loans under Section 2.5, shall be in accordance with their respective Dollar Tranche Revolving Commitment Percentages; and (i) the Dollar Tranche Revolving Lenders’ participation in, and payment obligations in respect of, Letters of Credit under Section 2.4, shall be in accordance with their respective Dollar Tranche Revolving Commitment Percentages. All payments of principal, interest, fees and other amounts in respect of the Swingline Loans shall be for the account of the Swingline Lender only (except to the extent any Dollar Tranche Revolving Lender shall have acquired a participating interest in any such Swingline Loan pursuant to Section 2.5(e), in which case such payments shall be pro rata in accordance with such participating interests).
Section 3.3.      Sharing of Payments, Etc.
If a Lender shall obtain payment of any principal of, or interest on, any Loan made by it to the Borrower under this Agreement or shall obtain payment on any other Obligation owing by the Borrower or any other Loan Party through the exercise of any right of set-off, banker’s lien, counterclaim or similar right or otherwise or through voluntary prepayments directly to a Lender or other payments made by or on behalf of the Borrower or any other Loan Party to a Lender not in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and such payment should be distributed to the Lenders in accordance with Section 3.2 or Section 11.5, as applicable, such Lender shall promptly purchase from the other Lenders participations in (or, if and to the extent specified by such Lender, direct interests in) the Loans made by the other Lenders or other Obligations owed to such other Lenders in such amounts, and make such other adjustments from time to time as shall be equitable, to the end that all the Lenders shall share the benefit of such payment (net of any reasonable expenses which may actually be incurred by such Lender in obtaining or preserving such benefit) in accordance with the requirements of Section 3.2 or Section 11.5, as applicable. To such end, all the Lenders shall make appropriate adjustments among themselves (by the resale of participations sold or otherwise) if such payment is rescinded or must otherwise be restored. The Borrower agrees that any Lender so purchasing a participation (or direct interest) in the Loans or other Obligations owed to such other Lenders may exercise all rights of set-off, banker’s lien, counterclaim or similar rights with respect to such participation as fully as if such Lender were a direct holder of Loans in the amount of such participation. Nothing contained herein shall require any Lender to exercise any such right or shall affect the right of any Lender to exercise and retain the benefits of exercising, any such right with respect to any other indebtedness or obligation of the Borrower.
Section 3.4.      Several Obligations.
No Lender shall be responsible for the failure of any other Lender to make a Loan or to perform any other obligation to be made or performed by such other Lender hereunder, and the failure of any Lender to make a Loan or to perform any other obligation to be made or performed by it hereunder shall not relieve the obligation of any other Lender to make any Loan or to perform any other obligation to be made or performed by such other Lender.
Section 3.5.      Fees.
(c)      Closing Fee . On the Effective Date, the Borrower agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent and each Lender all loan fees as have been agreed to the Fee Letter.

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(d)      Facility Fees .
(i)      During the period from the Effective Date to but excluding the Revolving Termination Date, the Borrower agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Dollar Tranche Revolving Lenders a facility fee equal to the daily aggregate amount of the Dollar Tranche Revolving Commitments (whether or not utilized) times a rate per annum equal to the Applicable Facility Fee. Such fee shall be payable quarterly in arrears on the first day of each January, April, July and October during the term of this Agreement until the earlier of the Revolving Termination Date and date of termination of the Dollar Tranche Revolving Commitments or reduction of the Dollar Tranche Revolving Commitments to zero, and on such earlier date. The Borrower acknowledges that the fee payable under this clause (i) is a bona fide commitment fee and is intended as reasonable compensation to the Lenders for committing to make funds available to the Borrower as described herein and for no other purposes.
(ii)      During the period from the Effective Date to but excluding the Revolving Termination Date, the Borrower agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Multicurrency Tranche Revolving Lenders the Revolving Lenders a facility fee equal to the daily aggregate amount of the Multicurrency Tranche Revolving Commitments (whether or not utilized) times a rate per annum equal to the Applicable Facility Fee. Such fee shall be payable quarterly in arrears on the first day of each January, April, July and October during the term of this Agreement until the earlier of the Revolving Termination Date and date of termination of the Multicurrency Tranche Revolving Commitments or reduction of the Multicurrency Tranche Revolving Commitments to zero, and on such earlier date. The Borrower acknowledges that the fee payable under this clause (ii) is a bona fide commitment fee and is intended as reasonable compensation to the Lenders for committing to make funds available to the Borrower as described herein and for no other purposes.
(e)      Letter of Credit Fees . The Borrower agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of each Dollar Tranche Revolving Lender a letter of credit fee at a rate per annum equal to the Applicable Margin for LIBOR Loans times the daily average Stated Amount of each Letter of Credit for the period from and including the date of issuance of such Letter of Credit (x) to and including the date such Letter of Credit expires or is cancelled or terminated or (y) to but excluding the date such Letter of Credit is drawn in full. In addition to such fees, the Borrower shall pay to the Issuing Bank solely for its own account, a fronting fee in respect of each Letter of Credit equal to one eighth of one percent (0.125%) of the initial Stated Amount of such Letter of Credit; provided, however, in no event shall the aggregate amount of such fee in respect of any Letter of Credit be less than $1,000. The fees provided for in this subsection shall be nonrefundable and payable, in the case of the fee provided for in the first sentence, in arrears (i) quarterly on the first day of January, April, July and October until the earlier of the Revolving Termination Date and the on the date on which the Dollar Tranche Revolving Commitments are terminated or reduced to zero, and on such earlier date, and (ii) thereafter, solely to the extent any Letters of Credit remain outstanding that have not been Cash Collateralized in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, from time to time on demand of the Administrative Agent and in the case of the fee provided for in the second sentence, at the time of issuance of such Letter of Credit. The Borrower shall pay directly to the Issuing Bank from time to time on demand all commissions, charges, costs and expenses in the amounts customarily charged or incurred by the Issuing Bank from time to time in like circumstances with respect to the issuance, amendment, renewal or extension of any Letter of Credit or any other transaction relating thereto.

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(f)      Bid Rate Loan Fees . The Borrower agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent a fee equal to $1000 at the time of each Bid Rate Quote Request made hereunder for services rendered by the Administrative Agent in connection with the Bid Rate Loans.
(g)      Revolving Credit Extension Fee . If the Borrower exercises its right to extend the Revolving Termination Date in accordance with Section 2.14, the Borrower agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of each Revolving Lender a fee equal to fifteen one hundredths of one percent (0.15%) of the amount of such Revolving Lender’s aggregate Revolving Commitment (whether or not utilized) in effect on the effective date of such extension. Such fee shall be due and payable in full on and as a condition to the effective date of such extension.
(h)      Term Loan Extension Fee . If the Borrower exercises its right to extend the Term Loan Maturity Date in accordance with Section 2.14, the Borrower agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of each Term Loan Lender a fee equal to fifteen one hundredths of one percent (0.15%) of the amount of such Term Loan Lender’s Term Loans outstanding on the effective date of such extension. Such fee shall be due and payable in full on and as a condition to the effective date of such extension.
(i)      Ticking Fee . The Borrower agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of each Term Loan Lender, in respect of each Term Loan Lender’s Term Loan Commitment remaining after the funding of the Term Loans on the Effective Date, a ticking fee, which shall accrue at one quarter of one percent (0.25%) on the daily amount of such Lender’s remaining Term Loan Commitment. Such fee shall be payable (x) quarterly in arrears on the first day of each January, April, July and October until the earlier of the expiration date of the Term Loan Availability Period and the date the Term Loan Commitment has been terminated or reduced to zero, and on such earlier date. The Borrower acknowledges that the fee payable hereunder is a bona fide commitment fee and is intended as reasonable compensation to the Lenders for committing to make funds available to the Borrower as described herein and for no other purposes.
(j)      Administrative and Other Fees . The Borrower agrees to pay the administrative and other fees of the Administrative Agent as provided in the Fee Letter and as may be otherwise agreed to in writing from time to time by the Borrower and the Administrative Agent.
All fees payable hereunder shall be paid on the dates due, in Dollars and immediately available funds, to the Administrative Agent (or to the Issuing Bank, in the case of fees payable to it) for distribution, in the case of facility fees and participation fees, to the applicable Lenders. Fees paid shall not be refundable under any circumstances.
Section 3.6.      Computations.
Unless otherwise expressly set forth herein, any accrued interest on any Loan, any Fees or any other Obligations due hereunder shall be computed on the basis of a year of three hundred sixty (360) days and the actual number of days elapsed; provided that interest on Loans denominated in Pounds Sterling and Canadian Dollars shall be computed on the basis of a year of 365 days.
Section 3.7.      Usury.
Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, if at any time the interest rate applicable to any Loan, together with all fees, charges and other amounts which are treated as interest on such Loan under applicable law (collectively, the “ Charges ”), shall exceed the maximum lawful rate (the “ Maximum Rate ”) which may be contracted for, charged, taken, received or reserved by the Lender holding such Loan in accordance with Applicable Law, the rate of interest payable in respect of such Loan hereunder, together

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with all Charges payable in respect thereof, shall be limited to the Maximum Rate. All charges other than charges for the use of money shall be fully earned and nonrefundable when due. If Administrative Agent or any Lender shall receive interest in an amount that exceeds the Maximum Rate, the excess interest shall be applied to the principal of the Loans or, if it exceeds such unpaid principal, refunded to Borrower. In determining whether the interest contracted for, charged, or received by Administrative Agent or a Lender exceeds the Maximum Rate, such Person may, to the extent permitted by Applicable Law, (a) characterize any payment that is not principal as an expense, fee, or premium rather than interest, (b) exclude voluntary prepayments and the effects thereof, and (c) amortize, prorate, allocate, and spread in equal or unequal parts the total amount of interest throughout the contemplated term of the Obligations hereunder.
Section 3.8.      Statements of Account.
The Administrative Agent will account to the Borrower monthly with a statement of Loans, accrued interest and Fees, charges and payments made pursuant to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, and such account rendered by the Administrative Agent shall be deemed conclusive upon the Borrower absent manifest error. The failure of the Administrative Agent to deliver such a statement of accounts shall not relieve or discharge the Borrower from any of its obligations hereunder.
Section 3.9.      Defaulting Lenders.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, if any Lender becomes a Defaulting Lender, then, until such time as such Lender is no longer a Defaulting Lender, to the extent permitted by Applicable Law:
(a)      Waivers and Amendments . Such Defaulting Lender’s right to approve or disapprove any amendment, waiver or consent with respect to this Agreement shall be restricted as set forth in the definition of Requisite Lenders, Requisite Revolving Lenders, Requisite Dollar Tranche Revolving Lenders, Requisite Multicurrency Tranche Revolving Lenders, Requisite Term Loan Lenders and in Section 13.6.
(b)      Defaulting Lender Waterfall . Any payment of principal, interest, Fees or other amounts received by the Administrative Agent for the account of such Defaulting Lender (whether voluntary or mandatory, at maturity, pursuant to Article XI. or otherwise) or received by the Administrative Agent from a Defaulting Lender pursuant to Section 13.3 shall be applied at such time or times as may be determined by the Administrative Agent as follows: first , to the payment of any amounts owing by such Defaulting Lender to the Administrative Agent hereunder; second , to the payment on a pro rata basis of any amounts owing by such Defaulting Lender to the Issuing Bank or the Swingline Lender hereunder; third , to Cash Collateralize the Issuing Bank’s Fronting Exposure with respect to such Defaulting Lender in accordance with subsection (e) below; fourth , as the Borrower may request (so long as no Default or Event of Default exists), to the funding of any Loan in respect of which such Defaulting Lender has failed to fund its portion thereof as required by this Agreement, as determined by the Administrative Agent; fifth , if so determined by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower, to be held in a deposit account and released pro rata in order to (x) satisfy such Defaulting Lender’s potential future funding obligations with respect to Loans under this Agreement and (y) Cash Collateralize the Issuing Bank’s future Fronting Exposure with respect to such Defaulting Lender with respect to future Letters of Credit issued under this Agreement, in accordance with subsection (e) below; sixth , to the payment of any amounts owing to the Lenders, the Issuing Bank or the Swingline Lender as a result of any judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction obtained by any Lender, the Issuing Bank or the Swingline Lender against such Defaulting Lender as a result of such Defaulting Lender’s breach of its obligations under this Agreement; seventh , so long as no Default or Event of Default exists, to the payment of any amounts owing to the Borrower as a result of any judgment of a court of

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competent jurisdiction obtained by the Borrower against such Defaulting Lender as a result of such Defaulting Lender’s breach of its obligations under this Agreement; and eighth , to such Defaulting Lender or as otherwise directed by a court of competent jurisdiction; provided that if (x) such payment is a payment of the principal amount of any Loans or amounts owing by such Defaulting Lender under Section 2.4(j) in respect of Letters of Credit (such amounts “ L/C Disbursements ”), in respect of which such Defaulting Lender has not fully funded its appropriate share, and (y) such Loans were made or the related Letters of Credit were issued at a time when the conditions set forth in Article VI were satisfied or waived, such payment shall be applied solely to pay the Loans of, and L/C Disbursements owed to, all Non-Defaulting Lenders on a pro rata basis prior to being applied to the payment of any Loans of, or L/C Disbursements owed to, such Defaulting Lender until such time as all Loans and funded and unfunded participations in Letter of Credit Liabilities and Swingline Loans are held by the Dollar Tranche Revolving Lenders pro rata in accordance with their respective Dollar Tranche Revolving Commitment Percentages (determined without giving effect to the immediately following subsection (d)). Any payments, prepayments or other amounts paid or payable to a Defaulting Lender that are applied (or held) to pay amounts owed by a Defaulting Lender or to post Cash Collateral pursuant to this subsection shall be deemed paid to and redirected by such Defaulting Lender, and each Lender irrevocably consents hereto.
(c)      Certain Fees .
(i)      Each Defaulting Lender shall be entitled to receive the Fee payable under Section 3.5(b)(i) for any period during which that Lender is a Defaulting Lender only to the extent allocable to the sum of (1) the outstanding principal amount of the Dollar Tranche Revolving Loans funded by it, and (2) its Dollar Tranche Revolving Commitment Percentage of the Stated Amount of Letters of Credit for which it has provided Cash Collateral pursuant to the immediately following subsection (e).
(ii)      Each Defaulting Lender shall be entitled to receive the Fee payable under Section 3.5(b)(ii) for any period during which that Lender is a Defaulting Lender only to the extent allocable to the outstanding principal amount of the Multicurrency Tranche Revolving Loans funded by it.
(iii)      Each Defaulting Lender shall be entitled to receive the Fee payable under Section 3.5(c) for any period during which that Lender is a Defaulting Lender only to the extent allocable to its Dollar Tranche Revolving Commitment Percentage of the stated amount of Letters of Credit for which it has provided Cash Collateral pursuant to the immediately following subsection (e).
(iv)      No Defaulting Lender shall be entitled to receive the Fee payable under Section 3.5(e),(f) or (g) for any period during which that Lender is a Defaulting Lender (and the Borrower shall not be required to pay any such fee that otherwise would have been paid to that Defaulting Lender).
(v)      With respect to any Fee not required to be paid to any Defaulting Lender pursuant to the immediately preceding clauses (i) through (iv), the Borrower shall (x) pay to each Non Defaulting Lender that portion of any such Fee otherwise payable to such Defaulting Lender with respect to such Defaulting Lender’s participation in Letter of Credit Liabilities or Swingline Loans that has been reallocated to such Non Defaulting Lender pursuant to the immediately following subsection (d), (y) pay to the Issuing Bank and the Swingline Lender, as applicable, the amount of any such Fee otherwise payable to such Defaulting Lender to the extent not reallocated to Non-Defaulting Lenders pursuant to the immediately following Subsection (d) and allocable to such Issuing Bank’s or Swingline Lender’s Fronting Exposure to such Defaulting Lender and not, in the

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case of the Issuing Bank, Cash Collateralized in accordance with Subsection (e) of this Section 3.9, and (z) not be required to pay the remaining amount of any such Fee.
(d)      Reallocation of Participations to Reduce Fronting Exposure . All or any part of such Defaulting Dollar Tranche Revolving Lender’s participation in Letter of Credit Liabilities and Swingline Loans shall be reallocated among the Dollar Tranche Revolving Lenders that are Non-Defaulting Lenders in accordance with their respective Dollar Tranche Revolving Commitment Percentages (determined without regard to such Defaulting Lender’s Dollar Tranche Revolving Commitment) but only to the extent that (x) the conditions set forth in Article VI are satisfied at the time of such reallocation (and, unless the Borrower shall have otherwise notified the Administrative Agent at such time, the Borrower shall be deemed to have represented and warranted that such conditions are satisfied at such time), and (y) such reallocation does not cause the aggregate Dollar Tranche Revolving Credit Exposure of any Dollar Tranche Revolving Lender that is a Non-Defaulting Lender to exceed such Non-Defaulting Lender’s Dollar Tranche Revolving Commitment. No reallocation hereunder shall constitute a waiver or release of any claim of any party hereunder against a Defaulting Lender arising from that Revolving Lender having become a Defaulting Lender, including any claim of a Non-Defaulting Lender as a result of such Non-Defaulting Lender’s increased exposure following such reallocation.
(e)      Cash Collateral, Repayment of Swingline Loans .
(i)      If the reallocation described in the immediately preceding subsection (d) above cannot, or can only partially, be effected, the Borrower shall, without prejudice to any right or remedy available to it hereunder or under law, (x) first, prepay Swingline Loans in an amount equal to the Swingline Lender’s Fronting Exposure and (y) second, Cash Collateralize the Issuing Bank’s Fronting Exposure in accordance with the procedures set forth in this subsection.
(ii)      At any time that there shall exist a Defaulting Lender, within one (1) Business Day following the written request of the Administrative Agent or the Issuing Bank (with a copy to the Administrative Agent), the Borrower shall Cash Collateralize the Issuing Bank’s Fronting Exposure with respect to such Defaulting Lender (determined after giving effect to the immediately preceding subsection (d) and any Cash Collateral provided by such Defaulting Lender) in an amount not less than the aggregate Fronting Exposure of the Issuing Bank with respect to Letters of Credit issued and outstanding at such time.
(iii)      The Borrower, and to the extent provided by any Defaulting Lender, such Defaulting Lender, hereby grant to the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Issuing Bank, and agree to maintain, a first priority security interest in all such Cash Collateral as security for the Defaulting Lenders’ obligation to fund participations in respect of Letter of Credit Liabilities, to be applied pursuant to the immediately following clause (iv). If at any time the Administrative Agent determines that Cash Collateral is subject to any right or claim of any Person other than the Administrative Agent and the Issuing Bank as herein provided, or that the total amount of such Cash Collateral is less than the aggregate Fronting Exposure of the Issuing Bank with respect to Letters of Credit issued and outstanding at such time, the Borrower will, promptly upon demand by the Administrative Agent, pay or provide to the Administrative Agent additional Cash Collateral in an amount sufficient to eliminate such deficiency (after giving effect to any Cash Collateral provided by the Defaulting Lender).
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of the Defaulting Lender’s obligation to fund participations in respect of Letter of Credit Liabilities (including, as to Cash Collateral provided by a Defaulting Lender, any interest accrued on such obligation) for which the Cash Collateral was so provided, prior to any other application of such property as may otherwise be provided for herein.
(v)      Cash Collateral (or the appropriate portion thereof) provided to reduce the Issuing Bank’s Fronting Exposure shall no longer be required to be held as Cash Collateral pursuant to this subsection following (x) the elimination of the applicable Fronting Exposure (including by the termination of Defaulting Lender status of the applicable Revolving Lender), or (y) the determination by the Administrative Agent and the Issuing Bank that there exists excess Cash Collateral; provided that, subject to the immediately preceding subsection (b), the Person providing Cash Collateral and the Issuing Bank may (but shall not be obligated to) agree that Cash Collateral shall be held to support future anticipated Fronting Exposure or other obligations and provided further that to the extent that such Cash Collateral was provided by the Borrower, such Cash Collateral shall remain subject to the security interest granted pursuant to the Loan Documents.
(f)      Defaulting Lender Cure . If the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the Swingline Lender and the Issuing Bank agree in writing that a Lender is no longer a Defaulting Lender, the Administrative Agent will so notify the parties hereto, whereupon as of the effective date specified in such notice and subject to any conditions set forth therein (which may include arrangements with respect to any Cash Collateral), that Lender will, to the extent applicable, purchase at par that portion of outstanding Loans of the other Lenders or take such other actions as the Administrative Agent may determine to be necessary to cause the Loans and funded and unfunded participations in Letters of Credit and Swingline Loans to be held pro rata by the applicable Lenders in accordance with their respective Dollar Tranche Revolving Commitment Percentages, Multicurrency Tranche Revolving Commitment Percentages or Term Loan Commitment Percentages, as applicable (determined without giving effect to the immediately preceding subsection (d)), whereupon such Lender will cease to be a Defaulting Lender; provided that no adjustments will be made retroactively with respect to Fees accrued or payments made by or on behalf of the Borrower while that Lender was a Defaulting Lender; and provided , further , that except to the extent otherwise expressly agreed by the affected parties, no change hereunder from Defaulting Lender to Lender will constitute a waiver or release of any claim of any party hereunder arising from that Lender’s having been a Defaulting Lender.
(g)      New Swingline Loans/Letters of Credit . So long as any Revolving Lender is a Defaulting Lender, (i) the Swingline Lender shall not be required to fund any Swingline Loans unless it is satisfied that it will have no Fronting Exposure (after giving effect to any reallocations in accordance with Subsection (a) of this Section 3.9) after giving effect to such Swingline Loan and (ii) the Issuing Bank shall not be required to issue, extend, renew or increase any Letter of Credit unless it is satisfied that it will have no Fronting Exposure (after giving effect to any reallocations in accordance with subsection (d) of this Section 3.9, Cash Collateral provided by the Borrower and any defaulting Lenders at such time) after giving effect thereto.
(h)      Purchase of Defaulting Lender’s Commitment . During any period that a Lender is a Defaulting Lender, the Borrower may, by the Borrower giving written notice thereof to the Administrative Agent and such Defaulting Lender, demand that such Defaulting Lender assign its Commitment and Loans to an Eligible Assignee subject to and in accordance with the provisions of Section 13.5(b). No party hereto shall have any obligation whatsoever to initiate any such replacement or to assist in finding an Eligible Assignee. In addition, any Lender who is not a Defaulting Lender may, but shall not be obligated, in its sole discretion, acquire the face amount of all or a portion of such Defaulting Lender’s Commitment and Loans via an assignment subject to and in accordance with the provisions of Section 13.5(b). In connection with any such assignment, such Defaulting Lender shall promptly execute all documents reasonably requested

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to effect such assignment, including an appropriate Assignment and Assumption and, notwithstanding Section 13.5(b), shall pay to the Administrative Agent an assignment fee in the amount of $7,500. The exercise by the Borrower of its rights under this Section shall, except as provided in the immediately preceding sentence, be at the Borrower’s sole cost and expense and at no cost or expense to the Administrative Agent or any of the Lenders.
Section 3.10.      Taxes.
(a)      Issuing Bank . For purposes of this Section, the term “Lender” includes the Issuing Bank and the term “Applicable Law” includes FATCA.
(b)      Payments Free of Taxes . Any and all payments by or on account of any obligation of the Borrower or any other Loan Party under any Loan Document shall be made without deduction or withholding for any Taxes, except as required by Applicable Law. If any Applicable Law (as determined in the good faith discretion of an applicable Withholding Agent) requires the deduction or withholding of any Tax from any such payment by a Withholding Agent, then the applicable Withholding Agent shall be entitled to make such deduction or withholding and shall timely pay the full amount deducted or withheld to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with Applicable Law and, if such Tax is an Indemnified Tax, then the sum payable by the Borrower or other applicable Loan Party shall be increased as necessary so that after such deduction or withholding has been made (including such deductions and withholdings for Indemnified Taxes applicable to additional sums payable under this Section) the applicable Recipient receives an amount equal to the sum it would have received had no such deduction or withholding been made.
(c)      Payment of Other Taxes by the Borrower . The Borrower and the other Loan Parties shall timely pay to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with Applicable Law, or at the option of the Administrative Agent timely reimburse it for the payment of, any Other Taxes.
(d)      Indemnification by the Borrower . The Borrower and the other Loan Parties shall jointly and severally indemnify each Recipient, within ten (10) days after demand therefor, for the full amount of any Indemnified Taxes (including Indemnified Taxes imposed on or attributable to amounts payable under this Section) payable or paid by such Recipient or required to be withheld or deducted from a payment to such Recipient and any reasonable expenses arising therefrom or with respect thereto, whether or not such Indemnified Taxes were correctly or legally imposed or asserted by the relevant Governmental Authority. A certificate as to the amount of such payment or liability delivered to the Borrower by a Lender (with a copy to the Administrative Agent), or by the Administrative Agent on its own behalf or on behalf of a Lender, shall be conclusive absent manifest error.
(e)      Indemnification by the Lenders . Each Lender shall severally indemnify the Administrative Agent, within ten (10) days after demand therefor, for (i) any Indemnified Taxes attributable to such Lender (but only to the extent that the Borrower or another Loan Party has not already indemnified the Administrative Agent for such Indemnified Taxes and without limiting the obligation of the Borrower and the other Loan Parties to do so), (ii) any Taxes attributable to such Lender’s failure to comply with the provisions of Section 13.5 relating to the maintenance of a Participant Register and (iii) any Excluded Taxes attributable to such Lender, in each case, that are payable or paid by the Administrative Agent in connection with any Loan Document, and any reasonable expenses arising therefrom or with respect thereto, whether or not such Taxes were correctly or legally imposed or asserted by the relevant Governmental Authority. A certificate as to the amount of such payment or liability delivered to any Lender by the Administrative Agent shall be conclusive absent manifest error. Each Lender hereby authorizes the Administrative Agent to set off and apply any and all amounts at any time owing to such Lender under any Loan Document or otherwise payable

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by the Administrative Agent to the Lender from any other source against any amount due to the Administrative Agent under this subsection.
(f)      Evidence of Payments . As soon as practicable after any payment of Taxes by the Borrower or any other Loan Party to a Governmental Authority pursuant to this Section, the Borrower or such other Loan Party shall deliver to the Administrative Agent the original or a certified copy of a receipt issued by such Governmental Authority evidencing such payment, a copy of the return reporting such payment or other evidence of such payment reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.
(g)      Status of Lenders .
(i)      Any Lender that is entitled to an exemption from or reduction of withholding of any Tax with respect to payments made under any Loan Document shall deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, at the time or times reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent, such properly completed and executed documentation reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent as will permit such payments to be made without withholding or at a reduced rate of withholding. In addition, any Lender, if reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent, shall deliver such other documentation prescribed by Applicable Law or reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent as will enable the Borrower or the Administrative Agent to determine whether or not such Lender is subject to backup withholding or information reporting requirements. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the preceding two sentences, the completion, execution and submission of such documentation (other than such documentation set forth in the immediately following clauses (ii)(A), (ii)(B) and (ii)(D)) shall not be required if in the Lender’s reasonable judgment such completion, execution or submission would subject such Lender to any material unreimbursed cost or expense or would materially prejudice the legal or commercial position of such Lender.
(ii)      Without limiting the generality of the foregoing:
(A)      any Lender that is a U.S. Person shall deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent on or prior to the date on which such Lender becomes a Lender under this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon the reasonable request of the Borrower or the Administrative Agent), an electronic copy (or an original if requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent) of an executed IRS Form W-9 (or any successor form) certifying that such Lender is exempt from U.S. federal backup withholding tax;
(B)      any Foreign Lender shall, to the extent it is legally entitled to do so, deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent (in such number of copies as shall be requested by the recipient) on or prior to the date on which such Foreign Lender becomes a Lender under this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon the reasonable request of the Borrower or the Administrative Agent), whichever of the following is applicable:
(I)      in the case of a Foreign Lender claiming the benefits of an income tax treaty to which the United States is a party (x) with respect to payments of interest under any Loan Document, executed originals of IRS Form W-8BEN or IRS Form W-8BEN-E, as applicable, establishing an exemption from, or reduction of, U.S. federal withholding Tax pursuant to the “interest” article of such tax treaty and (y) with respect to any other applicable payments under any Loan Document, executed originals of IRS Form W-8BEN or IRS Form W-8BEN-E, as applicable,

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establishing an exemption from, or reduction of, U.S. federal withholding Tax pursuant to the “business profits” or “other income” article of such tax treaty;
(II)      executed originals of IRS Form W-8ECI;
(III)      in the case of a Foreign Lender claiming the benefits of the exemption for portfolio interest under Section 871(h) or Section 881(c) of the Internal Revenue Code, (x) a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit Q-1 to the effect that such Foreign Lender is not a “bank” within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code, a “10 percent shareholder” of the Borrower within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(B) of the Internal Revenue Code, or a “controlled foreign corporation” described in Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Internal Revenue Code (a “ U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate ”) and (y) executed originals of IRS Form W-8BEN or IRS Form W-8BEN-E, as applicable; or
(IV)      to the extent a Foreign Lender is not the beneficial owner, executed originals of IRS Form W-8IMY, accompanied by IRS Form W-8ECI, IRS Form W-8BEN, IRS Form W-8BEN-E, a U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit Q-2 or Exhibit Q-3, IRS Form W-9, and/or other certification documents from each beneficial owner, as applicable; provided that if the Foreign Lender is a partnership and one or more direct or indirect partners of such Foreign Lender are claiming the portfolio interest exemption, such Foreign Lender may provide a U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit Q-4 on behalf of each such direct and indirect partner;
(C)      any Foreign Lender shall, to the extent it is legally entitled to do so, deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent (in such number of copies as shall be requested by the recipient) on or prior to the date on which such Foreign Lender becomes a Lender under this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon the reasonable request of the Borrower or the Administrative Agent), an electronic copy (or an original if requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent) of any other form prescribed by Applicable Law as a basis for claiming exemption from or a reduction in U.S. federal withholding Tax, duly completed, together with such supplementary documentation as may be prescribed by Applicable Law to permit the Borrower or the Administrative Agent to determine the withholding or deduction required to be made; and
(D)      if a payment made to a Lender under any Loan Document would be subject to U.S. federal withholding Tax imposed by FATCA if such Lender were to fail to comply with the applicable reporting requirements of FATCA (including those contained in Section 1471(b) or 1472(b) of the Internal Revenue Code, as applicable), such Lender shall deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent at the time or times prescribed by Applicable Law and at such time or times reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent such documentation prescribed by Applicable Law (including as prescribed by Section 1471(b)(3)(C)(i) of the Internal Revenue Code) and such additional documentation reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent as may be necessary for the Borrower and the Administrative Agent to comply with their obligations under FATCA and to determine that such Lender has complied with such Lender’s obligations under FATCA or to determine the amount to deduct and withhold from such payment. Solely for purposes

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of this clause (D), “FATCA” shall include any amendments made to FATCA after the date of this Agreement.
Each Lender agrees that if any form or certification it previously delivered expires or becomes obsolete or inaccurate in any respect, it shall update such form or certification or promptly notify the Borrower and the Administrative Agent in writing of its legal inability to do so.
(h)      Treatment of Certain Refunds . If any party determines, in its sole discretion exercised in good faith, that it has received a refund of any Taxes as to which it has been indemnified pursuant to this Section (including by the payment of additional amounts pursuant to this Section), it shall pay to the indemnifying party an amount equal to such refund (but only to the extent of indemnity payments made under this Section with respect to the Taxes giving rise to such refund), net of all out-of-pocket expenses (including Taxes) of such indemnified party and without interest (other than any interest paid by the relevant Governmental Authority with respect to such refund). Such indemnifying party, upon the request of such indemnified party, shall repay to such indemnified party the amount paid over pursuant to this subsection (plus any penalties, interest or other charges imposed by the relevant Governmental Authority) in the event that such indemnified party is required to repay such refund to such Governmental Authority. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this subsection, in no event will the indemnified party be required to pay any amount to an indemnifying party pursuant to this subsection the payment of which would place the indemnified party in a less favorable net after-Tax position than the indemnified party would have been in if the Tax subject to indemnification and giving rise to such refund had not been deducted, withheld or otherwise imposed and the indemnification payments or additional amounts with respect to such Tax had never been paid. This subsection shall not be construed to require any indemnified party to make available its Tax returns (or any other information relating to its Taxes that it deems confidential) to the indemnifying party or any other Person.
(i)      Survival . Each party’s obligations under this Section shall survive the resignation or replacement of the Administrative Agent or any assignment of rights by, or the replacement of, a Lender, the termination of the Commitments and the repayment, satisfaction or discharge of all obligations under any Loan Document.
ARTICLE IV.      [ INTENTIONALLY OMITTED ]
ARTICLE V.      YIELD PROTECTION, ETC.
Section 5.1.      Additional Costs; Capital Adequacy.
(m)      Capital Adequacy . If any Lender determines that any Regulatory Change affecting such Lender or any lending office of such Lender or such Lender’s holding company, if any, regarding capital or liquidity requirements, has or would have the effect of reducing the rate of return on such Lender’s capital or on the capital of such Lender’s holding company, if any, as a consequence of this Agreement, the Commitments of such Lender or the Loans made by, or participations in Letters of Credit or Swingline Loans held by, such Lender, to a level below that which such Lender or such Lender’s holding company could have achieved but for such Regulatory Change (taking into consideration such Lender’s policies and the policies of such Lender’s holding company with respect to capital adequacy and liquidity), then to the extent requested by such Lender in writing in accordance with subsection (e) and as reasonably determined by such Lender (which determination shall be made in good faith (and not on an arbitrary or capricious basis) and generally consistent with similarly situated customers of such Lender under agreements having provisions similar to this Section 5.1, after consideration of such factors as such Lender then reasonably determines to be relevant),

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from time to time the Borrower will pay to such Lender such additional amount or amounts as will compensate such Lender or such Lender’s holding company for any such reduction suffered.
(n)      Additional Costs . In addition to, and not in limitation of the immediately preceding subsection, the Borrower shall promptly pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of a Lender from time to time such amounts as such Lender may determine to be necessary to compensate such Lender for any costs incurred by such Lender that it determines are attributable to its making, Continuing, Converting to or maintaining of any Loans or its obligation to make any Loans hereunder, any reduction in any amount receivable by such Lender under this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents in respect of any of such Loans or such obligation or the maintenance by such Lender of capital in respect of its Loans or its Commitments (such increases in costs and reductions in amounts receivable being herein called “ Additional Costs ”), resulting from any Regulatory Change that:
(iii)      changes the basis of taxation of any amounts payable to such Lender under this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents in respect of any of such Loans or its Commitments (other than Indemnified Taxes, Taxes described in clauses (b) through (d) of the definition of Excluded Taxes and Connection Income Taxes);
(iv)      imposes or modifies any reserve, special deposit, compulsory loan, insurance charge or similar requirements (other than Regulation D of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System or other similar reserve requirement applicable to any other category of liabilities or category of extensions of credit or other assets by reference to which the interest rate on CDOR Loans, LIBOR Loans or LIBOR Margin Loans is determined to the extent utilized when determining CDOR or LIBOR for such Loans) relating to any extensions of credit or other assets of, or any deposits with or other liabilities of, or other credit extended by, or any other acquisition of funds by such Lender (or its parent corporation), or any commitment of such Lender (including, without limitation, the Commitments of such Lender hereunder); or
(v)      imposes on any Lender or the London interbank market any other condition, cost or expense (other than Taxes) affecting this Agreement or the Loans made by such Lender.
In each case, to the extent requested by such Lender in writing in accordance with subsection (e) and as reasonably determined by the such Lender (which determination shall be made in good faith (and not on an arbitrary or capricious basis) and generally consistent with similarly situated customers of such Lender under agreements having provisions similar to this Section 5.1, after consideration of such factors as such Lender then reasonably determines to be relevant).
(o)      Lender’s Suspension of LIBOR Loans, LIBOR Margin Loans and CDOR Loans . Without limiting the effect of the provisions of the immediately preceding subsections (a) and (b), if by reason of any Regulatory Change, any Lender either (i) incurs Additional Costs based on or measured by the excess above a specified level of the amount of a category of deposits or other liabilities of such Lender that includes deposits by reference to which the interest rate on LIBOR Loans, LIBOR Margin Loans or CDOR Loans is determined as provided in this Agreement or a category of extensions of credit or other assets of such Lender that includes LIBOR Loans, LIBOR Margin Loans or CDOR Loans, or (ii) becomes subject to restrictions on the amount of such a category of liabilities or assets that it may hold, then, if such Lender so elects by notice to the Borrower (with a copy to the Administrative Agent), the obligation of such Lender to make or Continue LIBOR Loans or CDOR Loans and/or the obligation of such Lender to Convert Base Rate Loans into LIBOR Loans and/or the obligation of a Dollar Tranche Revolving Lender that has outstanding a Bid

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Rate Quote to make LIBOR Margin Loans hereunder shall be suspended until such Regulatory Change ceases to be in effect (in which case the provisions of Section 5.5 shall apply).
(p)      Additional Costs in Respect of Letters of Credit . Without limiting the obligations of the Borrower under the preceding subsections of this Section (but without duplication), if as a result of any Regulatory Change or any risk-based capital guideline or other requirement heretofore or hereafter issued by any Governmental Authority there shall be imposed, modified or deemed applicable any Tax (other than Indemnified Taxes, Taxes described in clauses (b) through (d) of the definition of Excluded Taxes and Connection Income Taxes), reserve, special deposit, capital adequacy, liquidity or similar requirement against or with respect to or measured by reference to Letters of Credit and the result shall be to increase the cost to the Issuing Bank of issuing (or any Lender of purchasing participations in) or maintaining its obligation hereunder to issue (or purchase participations in) any Letter of Credit or reduce any amount receivable by the Issuing Bank or any Lender hereunder in respect of any Letter of Credit, then, upon demand by the Issuing Bank or such Lender, the Borrower shall pay immediately to the Issuing Bank or, in the case of such Lender, to the Administrative Agent for the account of such Lender, from time to time as specified by the Issuing Bank or such Lender, such additional amounts as shall be sufficient to compensate the Issuing Bank or such Lender for such increased costs or reductions in amount, to the extent required by the Issuing Bank or such Lender in writing in accordance with subsection (e) and as reasonably determined by the Issuing Bank or such Lender, as applicable, (which determination shall be made in good faith (and not on an arbitrary or capricious basis) and generally consistent with similarly situated customers of the Issuing Bank or such Lender under agreements having provisions similar to this Section 5.1, after consideration of such factors as the Issuing Bank or such Lender, as applicable, then reasonably determines to be relevant).
(q)      Notification and Determination of Additional Costs . Each of the Administrative Agent, Issuing Bank and each Lender, as the case may be, agrees to notify the Borrower (and in the case of the Issuing Bank and or a Lender, to notify the Administrative Agent) of any event occurring after the Agreement Date entitling the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank or such Lender to compensation under any of the preceding subsections of this Section as promptly as practicable; provided, however, that the failure of the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank or any Lender to give such notice shall not release the Borrower from any of its obligations hereunder except to the extent set forth in subsection (f). The Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank and each Lender, as the case may be, agrees to furnish to the Borrower (and in the case of the Issuing Bank or a Lender to the Administrative Agent as well) a certificate setting forth the basis and amount of each request for compensation under this Section. Determinations by the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank or such Lender, as the case may be, of the effect of any Regulatory Change shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes, absent manifest error. The Borrower shall pay the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank and or any such Lender, as the case may be, the amount shown as due on any such certificate within ten (10) days after receipt thereof.
(r)      Delay in Requests . Failure or delay on the part of any Lender or the Issuing Bank to demand compensation pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this Section 5.1 shall not constitute a waiver of such Lender’s or the Issuing Bank’s right to demand such compensation; provided that the Borrower shall not be required to compensate a Lender or the Issuing Bank pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this Section for any increased costs incurred or reductions suffered more than six months prior to the date that such Lender or the Issuing Bank, as the case may be, notifies the Borrower of the Regulatory Change giving rise to such increased costs or reductions (except that, if the Regulatory Change giving rise to such increased costs or reductions is retroactive, then the six-month period referred to above shall be extended to include the period of retroactive effect thereof).
Section 5.2.      Suspension of LIBOR Loans, LIBOR Margin Loans and CDOR Loans.

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Anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding, if, on or prior to the determination of LIBOR or CDOR for any Interest Period:
(f)      the Administrative Agent shall determine (which determination shall be conclusive) that reasonable and adequate means do not exist for the ascertaining LIBOR or CDOR, as applicable, for such Interest Period;
(g)      the Administrative Agent reasonably determines (which determination shall be conclusive) that quotations of interest rates for the relevant deposits referred to in the definition of LIBOR or CDOR, as applicable, are not being provided in the relevant amounts or for the relevant maturities for purposes of determining rates of interest for LIBOR Loans or CDOR Loans, as applicable, as provided herein;
(h)      the Administrative Agent reasonably determines (which determination shall be conclusive) that the relevant rates of interest referred to in the definition of LIBOR or CDOR, as appplicable, upon the basis of which the rate of interest for LIBOR Loans or CDOR Loans, as applicable, for such Interest Period is to be determined are not likely to adequately cover the cost to any Lender of making or maintaining LIBOR Loans or CDOR Loans, as applicable, for such Interest Period; or
(i)      any Dollar Tranche Revolving Lender that has outstanding a Bid Rate Quote with respect to a LIBOR Margin Loan reasonably determines (which determination shall be conclusive) that LIBOR will not adequately and fairly reflect the cost to such Revolving Lender of making or maintaining such LIBOR Margin Loan;
then the Administrative Agent shall give the Borrower and each Lender prompt notice thereof and, so long as such condition remains in effect, (i) the Lenders shall be under no obligation to, and shall not, make additional LIBOR Loans or CDOR Loans, Continue LIBOR Loans or CDOR Loans, or Convert Loans into LIBOR Loans and the Borrower shall, on the last day of each current Interest Period for each outstanding LIBOR Loan or CDOR Loan, as applicable, either prepay such Loan or (x) in the case of a LIBOR Loan denominated in Dollars, Convert such Loan into a Base Rate Loan or (y) in the case of a CDOR Loan or LIBOR Loan denominated in a Foreign Currency, such Loan shall be automatically redenominated in Dollars and Converted to a Base Rate Loan in an amount equal to the Dollar Amount (as of the date of Conversion) of such Loan, and (ii) in the case of clause (d) above, no Dollar Tranche Revolving Lender that has outstanding a Bid Rate Quote with respect to a LIBOR Margin Loan shall be under any obligation to make such Loan.
Section 5.3.      Illegality.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, (a) if any Lender shall determine (which determination shall be conclusive and binding) that it is unlawful for such Lender to honor its obligation to make or maintain LIBOR Loans or CDOR Loans hereunder and/or (b) if any Lender that has an outstanding Bid Rate Quote shall determine (which determination shall be conclusive and binding) that it is unlawful for such Lender to honor its obligation to make or maintain LIBOR Margin Loans hereunder, then such Lender shall promptly notify the Borrower thereof (with a copy of such notice to the Administrative Agent) and such Lender’s obligation to make or Continue, or to Convert Loans of any other Type into, LIBOR Loans or CDOR Loans shall be suspended and/or such Lender’s obligation to make LIBOR Margin Loans shall be suspended, in each case, until such time as such Lender may again make and maintain LIBOR Loans, LIBOR Margin Loans or CDOR Loans, as the case may be (in which case the provisions of Section 5.5 shall be applicable).
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Upon demand of any Lender (with a copy to the Administrative Agent) from time to time, the Borrower shall promptly compensate such Lender for and hold such Lender harmless from any loss, cost or expense incurred by it as a result of:
(a)      any payment or prepayment (whether mandatory or optional) of a LIBOR Loan, CDOR Loan or a Bid Rate Loan, or Conversion of a LIBOR Loan or CDOR Loan, made by such Lender for any reason (including, without limitation, acceleration) on a date other than the last day of the Interest Period for such Loan; or
(b)      any failure by the Borrower for any reason (including, without limitation, the failure of any of the applicable conditions precedent specified in Section 6.2 to be satisfied) to borrow a LIBOR Loan, a CDOR Loan or a Bid Rate Loan from such Lender on the date for such borrowing, or to Convert a Base Rate Loan into a LIBOR Loan or Continue a LIBOR Loan or CDOR Loan on the requested date of such Conversion or Continuation;
in any such case, excluding any loss of anticipated profits and including any loss or expense arising from the liquidation or reemployment of funds obtained by it to maintain such Loan or from fees payable to terminate the deposits from which such funds were obtained. The Borrower shall also pay any customary administrative fees charged by such Lender in connection with the foregoing. Upon the Borrower’s request, such Lender shall provide the Borrower with a statement setting forth the basis for requesting such compensation and the method for determining the amount thereof. Any such statement shall be conclusive absent manifest error.
For purposes of calculating amounts payable by Borrower to the Lenders under this Section 5.4, each Lender shall be deemed to have funded each LIBOR Loan or CDOR Loan made by it at LIBOR for the applicable Agreed Currency or CDOR, as the case may be, by a matching deposit or other borrowing in the relevant market for a comparable amount and for a comparable period, whether or not such LIBOR Loan or CDOR Loan, as applicable, was in fact so funded.
Section 5.5.      Treatment of Affected Loans.
(d)      If the obligation of any Lender to make LIBOR Loans, or to Continue, or to Convert Base Rate Loans into, LIBOR Loans shall be suspended pursuant to Section 5.1(c), Section 5.2 or Section 5.3 then such Lender’s LIBOR Loans denominated in Dollars shall be automatically Converted into Base Rate Loans on the last day(s) of the then current Interest Period(s) for LIBOR Loans (or, in the case of a Conversion required by Section 5.1(c), Section 5.2, or Section 5.3 on such earlier date as such Lender or the Administrative Agent, as applicable, may specify to the Borrower (with a copy to the Administrative Agent, as applicable)) and, unless and until such Lender or the Administrative Agent, as applicable, gives notice as provided below that the circumstances specified in Section 5.1, Section 5.2 or Section 5.3 that gave rise to such Conversion no longer exist:
(i)      to the extent that such Lender’s LIBOR Loans have been so Converted, all payments and prepayments of principal that would otherwise be applied to such Lender’s LIBOR Loans shall be applied instead to its Base Rate Loans; and
(ii)      all Loans that would otherwise be made or Continued by such Lender as LIBOR Loans shall be made or Continued instead as Base Rate Loans, and all Base Rate Loans of such Lender that would otherwise be Converted into LIBOR Loans shall remain as Base Rate Loans.

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If such Lender or the Administrative Agent, as applicable, gives notice to the Borrower (with a copy to the Administrative Agent, as applicable) that the circumstances specified in Section 5.1(c), 5.2 or 5.3 that gave rise to the Conversion of such Lender’s LIBOR Loans pursuant to this Section no longer exist (which such Lender or the Administrative Agent, as applicable, agrees to do promptly upon such circumstances ceasing to exist) at a time when LIBOR Loans made by other Lenders are outstanding, then such Lender’s Base Rate Loans shall be automatically Converted, on the first day(s) of the next succeeding Interest Period(s) for such outstanding LIBOR Loans, to the extent necessary so that, after giving effect thereto, all Loans held by the Lenders holding LIBOR Loans and by such Lender are held pro rata (as to principal amounts, Types and Interest Periods) in accordance with their respective Commitments.
(e)      If the obligation of any Lender to make or Continue LIBOR Loans or CDOR Loans shall be suspended pursuant to Section 5.1(c), Section 5.2 or Section 5.3 then (i) such Lender’s LIBOR Loans denominated in a Foreign Currency and CDOR Loans shall be automatically Continued into LIBOR Loans or CDOR Loans, as applicable, with an Interest Period of one month on the last day(s) of the then current Interest Period(s) for LIBOR Loans or CDOR Loans, as applicable (or, in the case of a Continuation required by Section 5.1(c), Section 5.2, or Section 5.3 on such earlier date as such Lender or the Administrative Agent, as applicable, may specify to the Borrower (with a copy to the Administrative Agent, as applicable)).
(f)      If the obligation of a Lender to make LIBOR Margin Loans shall be suspended pursuant to Section 5.1(c) or 5.2, then the LIBOR Margin Loans of such Lender shall be automatically due and payable on such date as such Lender may specify to the Borrower by written notice with a copy to the Administrative Agent.
Section 5.6.      Affected Lenders.
If (a) a Lender requests compensation pursuant to Section 3.10 or 5.1, or (b) the obligation of any Lender to make or Continue LIBOR Loans or CDOR Loans, or to Convert Base Rate Loans into LIBOR Loans, shall be suspended pursuant to Section 5.1(c) or 5.3, then, so long as there does not then exist any Default or Event of Default, the Borrower may demand that such Lender (the “ Affected Lender ”), and upon such demand the Affected Lender shall promptly, assign its Commitment to an Eligible Assignee subject to and in accordance with the provisions of Section 13.5(b) for a purchase price equal to (x) the aggregate principal balance of all Loans then owing to the Affected Lender, plus (y) the aggregate amount of payments previously made by the Affected Lender under Section 2.4(j) that have not been repaid, plus (z) any accrued but unpaid interest thereon and accrued but unpaid fees owing to the Affected Lender, or any other amount as may be mutually agreed upon by such Affected Lender and Eligible Assignee. Each of the Administrative Agent and the Affected Lender shall reasonably cooperate in effectuating the replacement of such Affected Lender under this Section, but at no time shall the Administrative Agent, such Affected Lender, any other Lender or any Titled Person be obligated in any way whatsoever to initiate any such replacement or to assist in finding an Eligible Assignee. The exercise by the Borrower of its rights under this Section shall be at the Borrower’s sole cost and expense and at no cost or expense to the Administrative Agent, the Affected Lender or any of the other Lenders. The terms of this Section shall not in any way limit the Borrower’s obligation to pay to any Affected Lender compensation owing to such Affected Lender pursuant to this Agreement (including, without limitation, pursuant to Sections 3.10, 5.1 or 5.4) with respect to any period up to the date of replacement.
Section 5.7.      Change of Lending Office.
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by the matters or circumstances described in Sections 3.10, 5.1 or 5.3 to reduce the liability of the Borrower or avoid the results provided thereunder, so long as such designation is not disadvantageous to such Lender as determined by such Lender in its sole discretion, except that such Lender shall have no obligation to designate a Lending Office located in the United States of America.

ARTICLE VI.      CONDITIONS PRECEDENT
Section 6.1.      Initial Conditions Precedent.
The obligation of the Lenders to effect or permit the occurrence of the first Credit Event hereunder, whether as the making of a Loan or the issuance of a Letter of Credit, is subject to the satisfaction or waiver of the following conditions precedent:
(j)      The Administrative Agent shall have received each of the following, in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent:
(vi)      counterparts of this Agreement executed by each of the parties hereto;
(vii)      Revolving Notes and Term Notes executed by the Borrower, payable to each applicable Lender that has requested any such Note at least two (2) Business Days prior to the Agreement Date and complying with the terms of Section 2.12(a) and the Swingline Note executed by the Borrower;
(viii)      the Guaranty executed by each of the Guarantors initially to be a party thereto;
(ix)      opinions of (x) Duane Morris LLP, counsel to the Parent, the Borrower and each other Loan Party, addressed to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders and covering certain organizational and authorization matters and (y) Proskauer Rose LLP, counsel to the Parent, the Borrower and each other Loan Party, addressed to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders and covering all other customary opinion matters, in each case, form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent;
(x)      the certificate or articles of incorporation or formation, articles of organization, certificate of limited partnership, declaration of trust or other comparable organizational instrument (if any) of each Loan Party certified as of a recent date by the Secretary of State of the state of formation of such Loan Party;
(xi)      a certificate of good standing (or certificate of similar meaning) with respect to each Loan Party issued as of a recent date by the Secretary of State of the state of formation of each such Loan Party;
(xii)      a certificate of incumbency signed by the Secretary or Assistant Secretary (or other individual performing similar functions) of each Loan Party with respect to each of the officers of such Loan Party authorized to execute and deliver the Loan Documents to which such Loan Party is a party, and in the case of the Borrower, authorized to execute and deliver on behalf of the Borrower Notices of Borrowing, Notices of Swingline Borrowing, requests for Letters of Credit, Notices of Conversion and Notices of Continuation;

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(xiii)      copies certified by the Secretary or Assistant Secretary (or other individual performing similar functions) of each Loan Party of (A) the by-laws of such Loan Party, if a corporation, the operating agreement, if a limited liability company, the partnership agreement, if a limited or general partnership, or other comparable document in the case of any other form of legal entity and (B) resolutions adopted by the board of directors, general partner, managers, members or other appropriate governing body of such Loan Party authorizing the execution, delivery and performance of the Loan Documents to which it is a party;
(xiv)      a Compliance Certificate calculated on a pro forma basis for the Parent’s fiscal quarter ending March 31, 2014;
(xv)      a Disbursement Instruction Agreement effective as of the Agreement Date;
(xvi)      [ intentionally omitted ] ;
(xvii)      evidence that all indebtedness, liabilities or obligations owing by the Loan Parties under that certain Credit Agreement, dated as of June 29, 2012 by and among the Parent, as borrower, the other loan parties party thereto and Wells Fargo, as administrative agent and sole lender (as amended, restated or otherwise modified) shall have been, or, substantially concurrently with the first Credit Event hereunder, will be, paid in full and all Liens securing such indebtedness, liabilities or other obligations have been, or, substantially concurrently with the first Credit Event hereunder, will be, released;
(xviii)      a certificate signed by a Responsible Officer of Parent certifying (A) that the conditions specified in Sections 6.2(a) and (b) have been satisfied and (B) certifying the “Eligible Properties” as of the Agreement Date; and
(xix)      evidence that the Fees, if any, then due and payable under Section 3.5, together with all other fees, expenses and reimbursement amounts due and payable to the Administrative Agent, the Arrangers or any of the Lenders pursuant to the Fee Letter or pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, including without limitation, the fees and expenses of counsel to the Administrative Agent, have been paid, in the case of expenses and reimbursement amounts to the extent invoiced to the Borrower at least two (2) Business Days prior to the Agreement Date;
(k)      there shall not have occurred or become known to the Administrative Agent or any of the Lenders any event, condition, situation arising, or any change in status of any previously disclosed event, condition or situation, since the date of the information contained in the financial and business projections, budgets, pro forma data and forecasts concerning the Parent and its Subsidiaries delivered to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders prior to the Agreement Date that has had or could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect;
(l)      no litigation, action, suit, investigation or other arbitral, administrative or judicial proceeding shall be pending or threatened which could reasonably be expected to restrain or enjoin the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement to occur on the Effective Date; and
(m)      the Borrower and each other Loan Party shall have provided all information requested by the Administrative Agent and each Lender in order to comply with applicable “know your customer” and anti-money laundering rules and regulations, including without limitation, the Patriot Act to the extent requested at least two (2) Business Days prior to the Agreement Date.

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Section 6.2.      Conditions Precedent to All Loans and Letters of Credit.
In addition to satisfaction or waiver of the conditions precedent contained in Section 6.1, the obligations of (i) Lenders to make any Loans and (ii) the Issuing Bank to issue Letters of Credit are each subject to the further conditions precedent that: (a) no Default or Event of Default shall exist as of the date of the making of such Loan or date of issuance of such Letter of Credit or would exist immediately after giving effect thereto, and no violation of the limits described in Section 2.16 would occur after giving effect thereto; (b) the representations and warranties made or deemed made by the Borrower and each other Loan Party in the Loan Documents to which any of them is a party, shall be true and correct in all material respects (except in the case of a representation or warranty qualified by materiality, in which case such representation or warranty shall be true and correct in all respects) on and as of the date of the making of such Loan or date of issuance of such Letter of Credit with the same force and effect as if made on and as of such date except to the extent that such representations and warranties expressly relate solely to an earlier date (in which case such representations and warranties shall have been true and correct in all material respects (except in the case of a representation or warranty qualified by materiality, in which case such representation or warranty shall be true and correct in all respects) on and as of such earlier date) and (c) in the case of the borrowing of Revolving Loans or Term Loans, the Administrative Agent shall have received a timely Notice of Borrowing, in the case of a Swingline Loan, the Swingline Lender shall have received a timely Notice of Swingline Borrowing, and in the case of the issuance of a Letter of Credit the Issuing Bank and the Administrative Agent shall have received a timely request for the issuance of such Letter of Credit. Each Credit Event shall constitute a certification by the Borrower to the effect set forth in the preceding sentence (both as of the date of the giving of notice relating to such Credit Event and, unless the Borrower otherwise notifies the Administrative Agent prior to the date of such Credit Event, as of the date of the occurrence of such Credit Event). In addition, the Borrower shall be deemed to have represented to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders at the time any Loan is made or any Letter of Credit is issued that all conditions to the making of such Loan or issuing of such Letter of Credit contained in this Article VI have been satisfied. Unless set forth in writing to the contrary, the making of its initial Loan by a Lender shall constitute a certification by such Lender to the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Administrative Agent, the Borrower and the Lenders that the conditions precedent for initial Loans set forth in Sections 6.1 and 6.2 that have not previously been waived by the Lenders in accordance with the terms of this Agreement have been satisfied.
ARTICLE VII.      REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
Section 7.1.      Representations and Warranties.
In order to induce the Administrative Agent and each Lender to enter into this Agreement and to make Loans and, in the case of the Issuing Bank, to issue Letters of Credit, each of the Parent and the Borrower represents and warrants to the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank and each Lender as follows:
(k)      Organization; Power; Qualification . Each of the Parent and the Borrower, the other Loan Parties and the other Subsidiaries of the Parent (a) is a corporation, limited liability company, partnership or other legal entity (i) duly organized or formed and validly existing and (ii) in good standing under the jurisdiction of its incorporation or formation, (b) has the power and authority to own or lease its respective properties and to carry on its respective business as now being and hereafter proposed to be conducted and (c) is duly qualified and is in good standing as a foreign corporation, limited liability company, partnership or other legal entity, and authorized to do business, in each jurisdiction in which such qualification or authorization is required, except, in the case of clauses (a)(i) (other than with respect to the Parent or any other Loan Party), (a)(ii) (other than with respect to the Parent, the Borrower or any Parent Guarantor), (b)

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and (c), where the failure to be so qualified or authorized could not reasonably be expected to have, in each instance, a Material Adverse Effect.
(l)      Ownership Structure . Part I of Schedule 7.1(b) is, as of the Agreement Date, a complete and correct list of all Subsidiaries of the Parent setting forth for each such Subsidiary, (i) the jurisdiction of incorporation or formation of such Subsidiary, (ii) each Person holding any Equity Interest in such Subsidiary, (iii) the type of Equity Interests held by each such Person and (iv) the percentage of ownership of such Subsidiary represented by such Equity Interests. As of the Agreement Date, except as disclosed in such Schedule, (A) each of the Parent, the Borrower and the Subsidiaries of the Parent owns, free and clear of all Liens (except Permitted Liens), and has the unencumbered right to vote, all outstanding Equity Interests in each Person shown to be held by it on such Schedule, (B) all of the issued and outstanding capital stock of each such Person organized as a corporation is validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable (to the extent such concepts are applicable) and (C) there are no outstanding subscriptions, options, warrants, commitments, preemptive rights or agreements of any kind (including, without limitation, any stockholders’ or voting trust agreements) for the issuance, sale, registration or voting of, or outstanding securities convertible into, any additional shares of capital stock of any class, or partnership or other Equity Interests of any type in, any such Person. As of the Agreement Date, Part II of Schedule 7.1(b) correctly sets forth all Unconsolidated Affiliates of the Parent, including the correct legal name of such Person, the type of legal entity which each such Person is, and all Equity Interests in such Person held directly or indirectly by the Parent.
(m)      Authorization of Loan Documents and Borrowings . Each of the Parent and the Borrower has the right and power, and has taken all necessary corporate, limited liability company, or partnership action required to authorize it, to borrow and obtain other extensions of credit hereunder. Each of the Parent, the Borrower and each other Loan Party has the right and power, and has taken all necessary corporate, limited liability company or partnership action required to authorize it, to execute, deliver and perform each of the Loan Documents to which it is a party in accordance with their respective terms and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby. The Loan Documents to which the Parent, the Borrower or any other Loan Party is a party have been duly executed and delivered by the duly authorized officers of such Person and each is a legal, valid and binding obligation of such Person enforceable against such Person in accordance with its respective terms, except as the same may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, and other similar laws affecting the rights of creditors generally and the availability of equitable remedies for the enforcement of certain obligations contained herein or therein and as may be limited by equitable principles generally.
(n)      Compliance of Loan Documents with Laws . The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents to which any Loan Party is a party in accordance with their respective terms and the borrowings and other extensions of credit hereunder do not and will not, by the passage of time, the giving of notice, or both: (i) require any Governmental Approval or violate any Applicable Law relating to the Parent, the Borrower or any other Loan Party; (ii) conflict with, result in a breach of or constitute a default under the organizational documents of any Loan Party, or any indenture, agreement or other instrument to which the Parent, the Borrower or any other Loan Party is a party or by which it or any of its respective properties may be bound; or (iii) result in or require the creation or imposition of any Lien upon or with respect to any property now owned or hereafter acquired by any Loan Party other than in favor of the Administrative Agent for its benefit and the benefit of the other Lender Parties.
(o)      Compliance with Law; Governmental Approvals . Each of the Parent, the Borrower, the other Loan Parties and the other Subsidiaries of the Parent is in compliance with each Governmental Approval and all other Applicable Laws relating to it except for noncompliances which, and Governmental Approvals

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the failure to possess which, could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(p)      Title to Properties; Liens . Each of the Borrower, each other Loan Party and each other Subsidiary of the Parent has good, marketable and legal title to, or a valid leasehold interest in, its respective assets, except for such defects in title as could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(q)      [ Intentionally Omitted . ]
(r)      [ Intentionally Omitted . ]
(s)      Litigation . Except as set forth on Schedule 7.1(i), there are no actions, suits or proceedings pending (nor, to the knowledge of any Loan Party, any actions, suits or proceedings threatened in writing) against or in any other way adversely affecting the Parent, the Borrower, any other Loan Party, any other Subsidiary of the Parent or any of their respective property in any court or before any arbitrator of any kind or before or by any other Governmental Authority which, individually or in the aggregate, (i) could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect or (ii) in any manner draws into question the validity or enforceability of any Loan Document. There are no strikes, slow downs, work stoppages or walkouts or other labor disputes in progress or threatened in writing with respect to, the Parent, the Borrower, any Loan Party or any other Subsidiary of the Parent that could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(t)      Taxes . All federal and state income and other material tax returns of each of the Parent, the Borrower, each other Loan Party and each other Subsidiary of the Parent required by Applicable Law to be filed have been duly filed (taking into account any extensions of time within which to file such tax returns), and all federal, state and other taxes, assessments and other governmental charges or levies upon, each of the Parent, the Borrower, each Loan Party, each other Subsidiary of the Parent and their respective properties, income, profits and assets which are due and payable have been paid, except any such nonpayment or non-filing (x) which is being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings which operate to suspend the collection thereof and for which adequate reserves have been established on the books of such Person in accordance with GAAP or (y) in respect of which the failure to do so would not be reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. All charges, accruals and reserves on the books of the Parent, the Borrower, the other Loan Parties and the other Subsidiaries of the Parent in respect of any taxes or other governmental charges are in accordance with GAAP.
(u)      Financial Statements . The Borrower has furnished to the Administrative Agent copies of (i) the audited consolidated balance sheet of the Parent and its consolidated Subsidiaries for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2012 and December 31, 2013, and the related audited consolidated statements of operations, shareholders’ equity and cash flow for the fiscal years ended on such dates, with the opinion thereon of Grant Thornton LLP, and (ii) the unaudited consolidated balance sheet of the Parent and its consolidated Subsidiaries for the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2014, and the related unaudited consolidated statements of operations, shareholders’ equity and cash flow of the Parent and its consolidated Subsidiaries for the fiscal quarter period ended on such date. Such financial statements (including in each case related schedules and notes) are complete and correct in all material respects and present fairly, in accordance with GAAP consistently applied throughout the periods involved, the consolidated financial position of the Parent and its consolidated Subsidiaries as at their respective dates and the results of operations and the cash flow for such periods (subject, as to interim statements, to changes resulting from normal year end audit adjustments and the absence of footnotes). None of the Parent, the Borrower or any of their respective Subsidiaries has on the Agreement Date any material contingent liabilities, liabilities, liabilities for taxes, unusual or long-

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term commitments or unrealized or forward anticipated losses from any unfavorable commitments that would be required to be set forth in its financial statements or notes thereto, except as referred to or reflected or provided for in said financial statements.
(v)      No Material Adverse Change . Since December 31, 2013, there has been no event, change, circumstance or occurrence that could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. On a consolidated basis, the Parent and its Subsidiaries are Solvent.
(w)      ERISA .
(i)      Each Benefit Arrangement is in compliance with the applicable provisions of ERISA, the Internal Revenue Code and other Applicable Law, except to the extent any such non-compliance could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Except with respect to Multiemployer Plans, each Qualified Plan has received a favorable determination or opinion letter from the Internal Revenue Service or a timely application for such letter has been filed with the Internal Revenue Service and is currently being processed by the Internal Revenue Service. To the knowledge of the Parent and the Borrower, nothing has occurred which would cause the loss of its reliance on each Qualified Plan’s favorable determination letter or opinion letter.
(ii)      No material Benefit Arrangement is a retiree welfare benefit arrangement, other than as required by applicable Law.
(iii)      Except as could not reasonably be expected, individually or in the aggregate, to have a Material Adverse Effect: (i) no ERISA Event has occurred or is reasonably expected to occur; (ii) there are no pending, or to the best knowledge of the Parent and the Borrower, threatened in writing, claims, actions or lawsuits or other action by any Governmental Authority, plan participant or beneficiary with respect to a Benefit Arrangement; (iii) there are no violations of the fiduciary responsibility rules with respect to any Benefit Arrangement; and (iv) no member of the ERISA Group has engaged in a non-exempt “prohibited transaction,” as defined in Section 406 of ERISA and Section 4975 of the Internal Revenue Code, in connection with any Plan, that would subject any member of the ERISA Group to a tax on prohibited transactions imposed by Section 502(i) of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Internal Revenue Code.
(x)      Absence of Default . None of the Parent, the Borrower, the other Loan Parties or any of the other Subsidiaries of the Parent is in default under its certificate of formation or articles of incorporation, bylaws, limited liability company agreement, partnership agreement or other similar organizational documents, except as could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. No Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing.
(y)      Environmental Laws . Each of the Parent, the Borrower, each other Loan Party and the other Subsidiary of the Parent: (i) is in compliance with all Environmental Laws applicable to its business, operations and the Properties, (ii) has obtained all Governmental Approvals which are required under Environmental Laws, and each such Governmental Approval is in full force and effect, and (iii) is in compliance with all terms and conditions of such Governmental Approvals, where with respect to each of the immediately preceding clauses (i) through (iii) the failure to obtain or to comply with could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Except for any of the following matters that could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, no Loan Party has any knowledge of, or has received notice of, any past, present, or pending releases, events, conditions, circumstances, activities, practices, incidents, facts, occurrences, actions, or plans that, with respect to any Loan Party or any other Subsidiary of the Parent, their respective businesses, operations or with respect to the Properties, may: (x)

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cause or contribute to an actual or alleged violation of or noncompliance with Environmental Laws, (y) cause or contribute to any other potential common law or legal claim or other liability, or (z) cause any of the Properties to become subject to any restrictions on ownership, occupancy, use or transferability under any Environmental Law or require the filing or recording of any notice, approval or disclosure document under any Environmental Law and, with respect to the immediately preceding clauses (x) through (z) is based on or related to the on-site or off-site manufacture, generation, processing, distribution, use, treatment, storage, disposal, transport, removal, clean up or handling, or the emission, discharge, release or threatened release of any wastes or Hazardous Material, or any other requirement under Environmental Law. There is no civil, criminal, or administrative action, suit, demand, claim, hearing, notice, or demand letter, mandate, order, lien, request, investigation, or proceeding pending or, to the Parent’s or the Borrower’s knowledge after due inquiry, threatened, against the Parent, the Borrower, any other Loan Party or any other Subsidiary of the Parent relating in any way to Environmental Laws which, reasonably could be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. To the knowledge of the Parent or the Borrower, none of the Properties is listed on or proposed for listing on the National Priority List promulgated pursuant to the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980 and its implementing regulations, or any state or local priority list promulgated pursuant to any analogous state or local law. To the Parent’s or the Borrower’s knowledge, no Hazardous Materials generated at or transported from the Properties are or have been transported to, or disposed of at, any location that is listed or proposed for listing on the National Priority List or any analogous state or local priority list, or any other location that is or has been the subject of a clean-up, removal or remedial action pursuant to any Environmental Law, except to the extent that such transportation or disposal could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
(z)      Investment Company . None of the Parent, the Borrower, any other Loan Party or any other Subsidiary of the Parent is (i) an “investment company” or a company “controlled” by an “investment company” within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, or (ii) subject to any other Applicable Law which purports to regulate or restrict its ability to borrow money or obtain other extensions of credit or to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or to perform its obligations under any Loan Document to which it is a party.
(aa)      Margin Stock . None of the Parent, the Borrower, any other Loan Party or any Subsidiary of the Parent is engaged principally, or as one of its important activities, in the business of extending credit for the purpose, whether immediate, incidental or ultimate, of buying or carrying “margin stock” within the meaning of Regulation U of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.
(bb)      Intellectual Property . Each of the Parent, the Borrower, any other Loan Party and any other Subsidiary of the Parent owns or has the right to use, under valid license agreements or otherwise, all patents, licenses, franchises, trademarks, trademark rights, service marks, service mark rights, trade names, trade name rights, trade secrets and copyrights (collectively, “ Intellectual Property ”) necessary to the conduct of its businesses, without known conflict with any patent, license, franchise, trademark, trademark right, service mark, service mark right, trade secret, trade name, copyright, or other proprietary right of any other Person except, in each case, where the failure to own or have the right to use such Intellectual Property or such contract, could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. All such Intellectual Property is fully protected and/or duly and properly registered, filed or issued in the appropriate office and jurisdictions for such registrations, filing or issuances, except to the extent as could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. No material claim has been asserted in writing by any Person against Parent, the Borrower, any other Loan Party or any other Subsidiary with respect to the use of any such Intellectual Property by the Parent, the Borrower, any other Loan Party or any other Subsidiary of the Parent, or challenging or questioning the validity or effectiveness of any such Intellectual Property, the adverse determination of which could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. The use of such

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Intellectual Property (to the knowledge of the Loan Parties, with respect to any licensed Intellectual Property) by the Parent, the Borrower, the other Loan Parties and the other Subsidiaries of the Parent does not infringe on the rights of any Person, subject to such claims and infringements as do not, in the aggregate, give rise to any liabilities on the part of the Parent, the Borrower, any other Loan Party or any other Subsidiary of the Parent that could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(cc)      [ Intentionally Omitted . ]
(dd)      Accuracy and Completeness of Information . All written information, reports and other papers and data (other than financial projections and other forward looking statements) furnished to the Administrative Agent or any Lender by, on behalf of, or at the direction of, the Parent, the Borrower, any other Loan Party or any other Subsidiary of the Parent, taken as a whole and after giving effect to any supplements and updates thereto, do not contain any material misstatement of fact or fail to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. All financial projections and other forward looking statements prepared by or on behalf of the Parent, the Borrower, any other Loan Party or any Subsidiaries of the Parent that have been or may hereafter be made available to the Administrative Agent or any Lender were or will be prepared in good faith based on reasonable assumptions (it being understood that any such projections are subject to significant uncertainties and contingencies, some of which are beyond the control of such Person, that no assurance can be given that any particular projections will be realized, that actual results may differ and that such differences may be material).
(ee)      Not Plan Assets; No Prohibited Transactions . None of the assets of the Parent, the Borrower, any other Loan Party or any other Subsidiary of the Parent constitutes “plan assets” within the meaning of ERISA, the Internal Revenue Code and the respective regulations promulgated thereunder. Assuming that no Lender funds any amount payable by it hereunder with “plan assets,” as that term is defined in 29 C.F.R. 2510.3-101, the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, and the extensions of credit and repayment of amounts hereunder, do not and will not constitute “prohibited transactions” under ERISA or the Internal Revenue Code.
(ff)      Sanctions; Anti-Corruption Laws . None of the Parent, the Borrower, any of the other Loan Parties, any of the other Subsidiaries of the Parent or, to the knowledge of the Parent, any other Affiliate, director, officer, employee or agent of the Parent or any Subsidiary thereof: (i) is a Person named on a Sanctions List; (ii) is (A) an agency of the government of a country, (B) an organization controlled by a country, or (C) a person resident in a country that is subject to a sanctions program identified on a Sanctions List, as such program may be applicable to such agency, organization or person; (iii) derives any of its assets or operating income from investments in or transactions with any such country, agency, organization or person; (iv) has received notice of any action, suit, proceeding or investigation against it with respect to Sanctions from any Sanctions Authority; or (v) is in violation of any Anti-Corruption Laws in any material respect. Without limiting the foregoing, none of the proceeds from any Loan, and no Letter of Credit, have been or will be used in violation of Section 8.8.
(gg)      REIT Status . The Parent qualifies as, and has elected to be treated as, a REIT and is in compliance with all requirements and conditions imposed under the Internal Revenue Code to allow the Parent to maintain its status as a REIT.
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All statements contained in any certificate, financial statement or other instrument delivered by or on behalf of the Parent, the Borrower, any other Loan Party or any other Subsidiary of the Parent to the Administrative Agent or any Lender pursuant to or in connection with this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents (including, but not limited to, any such statement made in or in connection with any amendment thereto or any statement contained in any certificate, financial statement or other instrument delivered by or on behalf of any Loan Party prior to the Agreement Date and delivered to the Administrative Agent or any Lender in connection with the underwriting or closing the transactions contemplated hereby) shall constitute representations and warranties made by the Parent, the Borrower, any other Loan Party or any other Subsidiary of the Parent under this Agreement. All such representations and warranties shall survive the effectiveness of this Agreement, the execution and delivery of the Loan Documents and the making of the Loans and the issuance of the Letters of Credit.
ARTICLE VIII.      AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS
Until the Termination Date, the Parent and the Borrower shall, and shall cause each other Loan Party and Subsidiary thereof to, comply with the following covenants:
Section 8.1.      Preservation of Existence and Similar Matters.
Except as otherwise permitted under Section 10.4, each of the Parent and the Borrower shall, and shall cause each other Loan Party and each other Subsidiary of the Parent to, (i) preserve and maintain its respective existence, (ii) take reasonable action to preserve and maintain its rights, franchises, licenses and privileges in the jurisdiction of its incorporation or formation necessary for the conduct of its respective business and (iii) qualify and remain 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 in each case of clauses (i) (except with respect to any Loan Party), (ii) and (iii), except to the extent such failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
Section 8.2.      Compliance with Applicable Law.
The Parent and the Borrower shall comply, and shall cause each other Loan Party and each other Subsidiary of the Parent to comply, with all Applicable Law, including the obtaining of all Governmental Approvals, in each case, except to the extent that the failure to so comply could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. The Parent and the Borrower will, and shall cause each other Loan Party and each other Subsidiary of the Parent to, maintain in effect and enforce policies and procedures designed to ensure compliance by the Parent and such other Persons, and their respective directors, officers, employees and agents, with applicable Anti-Corruption Laws and applicable Sanctions.
Section 8.3.      Maintenance of Property.
In addition to the requirements of any of the other Loan Documents, the Parent and the Borrower shall, and shall cause each other Loan Party and each other Subsidiary of the Parent to, protect and preserve all of its properties, including, but not limited to, all Intellectual Property, necessary to the conduct of its respective business, and maintain in good repair, working order and condition all tangible properties, ordinary wear and tear excepted, in each case except where the failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
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The Parent and the Borrower shall, and shall cause each other Loan Party and each other Subsidiary of the Parent to, directly or indirectly, engage only in a material line of business or any business substantially related, incidental or ancillary thereto that is substantially similar to such line of business conducted by the Parent, the Borrower, such Loan Party or such other Subsidiary of the Parent on the Effective Date.
Section 8.5.      Insurance.
In addition to the requirements of any of the other Loan Documents, the Parent and the Borrower shall, and shall cause each other Loan Party and each other Subsidiary of the Parent to, maintain insurance (on a replacement cost basis) with financially sound and reputable insurance companies against such risks and in such amounts determined by such Person in its prudent business judgment or as may be required by Applicable Law. The Parent and the Borrower shall deliver to the Administrative Agent upon request (but in no event more frequently than once per calendar year unless an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing) a detailed list, together with, to the extent requested by the Administrative Agent, copies of all policies of the insurance then in effect, stating the names of the insurance companies, the amounts and rates of the insurance, the dates of the expiration thereof and the properties and risks covered thereby.
Section 8.6.      Payment of Taxes and Claims.
The Parent and the Borrower shall, and shall cause each other Loan Party and each other Subsidiary of the Parent to, pay and discharge when due (a) all taxes, assessments and governmental charges or levies imposed upon it or upon its income or profits or upon any properties belonging to it, and (b) all lawful claims of materialmen, mechanics, carriers, warehousemen and landlords for labor, materials, supplies and rentals which, if unpaid, might become a Lien on any properties of such Person (other than any Permitted Lien); provided, however, that this Section shall not require the payment or discharge of any such tax, assessment, charge, levy or claim (x) which is being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and for which adequate reserves have been established on the books of such Person in accordance with GAAP or (y) in respect of which the failure to do so could not be reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
Section 8.7.      Books and Records; Inspections.
The Parent and the Borrower shall, and shall cause each other Loan Party and each other Subsidiary of the Parent to, keep proper books of record and account in which entries that are, in all material respects, full, true and correct shall be made of all financial dealings and transactions in relation to its business and assets. The Parent and the Borrower shall, and shall cause each other Loan Party and each other Subsidiary of the Parent to, permit representatives of the Administrative Agent (which may be accompanied by representatives or independent contractors of one of more Lenders) to visit and inspect, subject to the rights of tenants, any of their respective properties, to examine and make abstracts from any of their respective books and records and to discuss their respective affairs, finances and accounts with their respective officers, employees and independent public accountants (in the presence of an officer of the Parent), all at such reasonable times during business hours, with reasonable prior notice; provided, that unless an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, such visits and inspections shall be limited to once in any calendar year; provided , further , that if an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the Administrative Agent may be accompanied by any requesting Lender and any representatives, agents and designees of such Lender. The Parent and the Borrower shall be obligated to reimburse (a) the Administrative Agent for its costs and expenses incurred in connection with any annual visit or inspection described above conducted prior to the occurrence or continuance of any Event of Default and (b) the Administrative Agent and the Lenders for their costs and expenses incurred in connection with the exercise of their rights under this Section only if such exercise occurs while an Event of Default exists. The Parent hereby authorizes and instructs its

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accountants to discuss the financial affairs of the Parent, the Borrower, any other Loan Party or any other Subsidiary of the Parent with the Administrative Agent or any Lender. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event shall the Parent, the Borrower, any Loan Party or any Subsidiary be required to disclose or make available any information hereunder to the extent that such disclosure would (i) vitiate any applicable attorney-client privilege or (ii) violate any applicable fiduciary duty or confidentiality obligation due to another party.
Section 8.8.      Use of Proceeds.
The Borrower will use the proceeds of Loans only to provide for the general working capital needs of the Parent and its Subsidiaries and for other general corporate purposes of the Parent and the Subsidiaries of the Parent (including Permitted Acquisitions, Restricted Payments permitted hereunder and refinancing indebtedness). The Borrower shall only use Letters of Credit for the same purposes for which it may use the proceeds of Loans. The Borrower shall not, and shall not permit any other Loan Party or any other Subsidiary to, use any part of such proceeds to purchase or carry, or to reduce or retire or refinance any credit incurred to purchase or carry, any margin stock (within the meaning of Regulation U or Regulation X of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System), other than share repurchases (so long as such margin stock is cancelled immediately upon any such share repurchase) or to extend credit to others for the purpose of purchasing or carrying any such margin stock. Neither the Borrower nor the Parent shall (and the Borrower and the Parent shall procure that no other Subsidiary of the Parent or its or their respective directors, officers, employees and agents shall) use, lend, make payments of, contribute or otherwise make available, directly or, to the knowledge of any Loan Party, indirectly, all or any part of the proceeds of the Loans or Letters of Credit to fund or finance any business activities or transactions (a) of or with a Restricted Party or (b) in any other manner which would result in (i) a violation of any Sanctions or Anti-Corruption Laws or (ii) becoming a Restricted Party.
Section 8.9.      Environmental Matters.
The Parent and the Borrower shall, and shall cause each other Loan Party and each Subsidiary of the Parent to, comply with all Environmental Laws, except to the extent that the failure to so comply could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Except as could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, the Parent and the Borrower shall not cause or allow, and shall take commercially reasonable efforts to prevent any other Loan Party, each Subsidiary or tenant from causing or allowing a third party to cause, any release or spill or Hazardous Materials at, on or from the Properties in violation of or in a manner that could reasonably be expected to lead to any Material Environmental Claim against the Parent, the Borrower or any Loan Party or the imposition of a Lien related to Environmental Law at any Property. The Parent and the Borrower shall, and shall cause each other Loan Party and each Subsidiary of the Parent to, promptly take all actions to remove and dispose of all Hazardous Materials from the Properties and to clean up the Properties as required under Environmental Laws, except where the failure to take such actions could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. The Parent and the Borrower shall, and shall cause each other Loan Party and each Subsidiary of the Parent to, promptly take all actions necessary to prevent the imposition of any Liens on any of their respective properties arising out of or related to any Environmental Laws. Nothing in this Section shall impose any obligation or liability whatsoever on the Administrative Agent or any Lender.
Section 8.10.      Broker-Dealer Subsidiaries.
The Parent and the Borrower shall cause each Broker-Dealer Subsidiary to maintain at all times Regulatory Net Capital in compliance with Applicable Laws.

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Section 8.11.      [ Intentionally Omitted. ]
Section 8.12.      REIT Status.
The Parent shall maintain its status as, and election to be treated as, a REIT under the Internal Revenue Code.
Section 8.13.      Exchange Listing.
The Parent shall maintain at least one class of common shares of the Parent having trading privileges on the New York Stock Exchange or NYSE Amex Equities or which is subject to price quotations on The NASDAQ Stock Market’s National Market System.
Section 8.14.      Guarantors.
(a)      (x) Within fifteen (15) Business Days of any Person becoming a Subsidiary of the Parent owning a direct or indirect interest in the Borrower after the Agreement Date, or (y) substantially concurrently with any Subsidiary of the Parent (other than the Borrower) entering into any Guarantee of Indebtedness of any Loan Party (other than Indebtedness described on Schedule 8.14 on the Effective Date), the Parent, the Borrower and such Subsidiary shall deliver to the Administrative Agent each of the following: (i) an Accession Agreement executed by such Subsidiary and (ii) the items that would have been delivered under subsections (iv) through (viii) and (xvi) of Section 6.1(a) and under Section 6.1(e) if such Subsidiary had been a Guarantor on the Agreement Date, in form and substance substantially consistent with such items delivered on the Effective Date or otherwise reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.
(b)      The Borrower may request in writing that the Administrative Agent release, and upon receipt of such request the Administrative Agent shall release, a Subsidiary Guarantor from the Guaranty so long as: (i) such Subsidiary Guarantor is not otherwise required to be a party to the Guaranty under the immediately preceding subsection (a) (after giving effect to clause (ii) hereof); (ii) such Subsidiary Guarantor no longer Guarantees (or which Guarantee is being substantially concurrently released) any other Indebtedness of any Loan Party (iii) no Default or Event of Default shall then be in existence or would occur as a result of such release, including without limitation, a Default or Event of Default resulting from a violation of any of the covenants contained in Section 10.1; and (iv) the Administrative Agent shall have received such written request at least five (5) Business Days (or such shorter period as may be acceptable to the Administrative Agent) prior to the requested date of release. Delivery by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent of any such request shall constitute a representation by the Parent and the Borrower that the conditions set forth in the preceding sentence are or will be satisfied as of the requested date of release.
ARTICLE IX.      INFORMATION
For so long as this Agreement is in effect, the Parent and the Borrower shall furnish to the Administrative Agent for distribution to each of the Lenders:
Section 9.1.      Quarterly Financial Statements.
As soon as available and in any event within five (5) days after the same is required to be filed with the SEC (but in no event later than forty five (45) days after the end of each of the first, second and third fiscal quarters of the Parent), the unaudited consolidated balance sheet of the Parent and its Subsidiaries as at the end of such period and the related unaudited consolidated statements of operations, income and cash flows of the Parent and its Subsidiaries for such period, setting forth in each case in comparative form the

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figures as of the end of and for the corresponding periods of the previous fiscal year, all of which shall be certified by a Responsible Officer of the Parent, in his or her opinion, to present fairly, in accordance with GAAP and in all material respects, the consolidated financial position of the Parent and its Subsidiaries as at the date thereof and the results of operations for such period (subject to the absence of footnotes and normal year end audit adjustments).
Section 9.2.      Year End Statements.
As soon as available and in any event within five (5) days after the same is required to be filed with the SEC (but in no event later than ninety (90) days after the end of each fiscal year of the Parent), the audited consolidated balance sheet of the Parent and its Subsidiaries as at the end of such fiscal year and the related audited consolidated statements of operations, income, stockholders’ equity and cash flows of the Parent and its Subsidiaries for such fiscal year, setting forth in comparative form the figures as at the end of and for the previous fiscal year, all of which shall (a) present fairly, in accordance with GAAP and in all material respects, the financial position of the Parent and its Subsidiaries as at the date thereof and the result of operations for such period and (b) accompanied by an unqualified report thereon of Grant Thornton LLP or any other independent certified public accountants of recognized national standing reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent (it being acknowledged that any of the “Big 4” accounting firms shall be acceptable to the Administrative Agent), whose report shall not be subject to (i) any “going concern” or like qualification or exception (other than a qualification indicating that the Obligations under either or both of the Facilities have become current liabilities within the year prior to then applicable Revolving Termination Date or Term Loan Maturity Date, as the case may be) or (ii) any qualification or exception as to the scope of such audit.
Section 9.3.      Compliance Certificate.
At the time the financial statements are furnished pursuant to Sections 9.1 and 9.2, a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit R (a “ Compliance Certificate ”) executed on behalf of the Parent by a Responsible Officer of the Parent (a) setting forth in reasonable detail as of the end of such fiscal quarter or fiscal year, as the case may be, the calculations required to establish whether the Parent was in compliance with the covenants contained in Sections 10.1 and 10.8; and (b) stating that no Default or Event of Default exists, or, if such is not the case, specifying such Default or Event of Default and its nature, when it occurred and the steps being taken by the Parent with respect to such event, condition or failure.
Section 9.4.      Other Information.
(j)      Promptly upon receipt thereof, copies of any detailed audit or review reports commissioned in connection with any review of financial statements, reports, if any, submitted to the Parent or the Borrower or its Board of Directors by its independent public accountants;
(k)      Within five (5) Business Days of the filing thereof, copies of all registration statements (excluding the exhibits thereto (unless requested by the Administrative Agent) and any registration statements on Form S-8 or its equivalent), reports on Forms 10 K, 10 Q and 8 K (or their equivalents) and all other periodic reports which any Loan Party or any other Subsidiary of the Parent shall file with the SEC;
(l)      Concurrent with the delivery of the financial statements referred to in Section 9.2, projected balance sheets, operating statements, profit and loss projections and cash flow budgets of the Parent and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis for each quarter of the next succeeding fiscal year, all itemized in reasonable detail;

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(m)      If any ERISA Event shall occur that individually, or together with any other ERISA Event that has occurred, could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, a certificate of the chief executive officer or chief financial officer of the Parent setting forth details as to such occurrence and the action, if any, which the Parent or applicable member of the ERISA Group is required or proposes to take;
(n)      To the extent the Parent or the Borrower is aware of the same, prompt notice of the commencement of any proceeding or investigation by or before any Governmental Authority and any action or proceeding in any court or other tribunal or before any arbitrator against or in any other way relating to, or affecting, the Parent, the Borrower, any other Loan Party or any Subsidiary of the Parent or any of their respective properties, assets or businesses which could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect;
(o)      A copy of any amendment to the certificate or articles of incorporation or formation, bylaws, partnership agreement or other similar organizational documents of the Parent, the Borrower and any other Loan Party within five (5) Business Days after the effectiveness thereof;
(p)      Prompt notice of the occurrence of any other event which has had, or could reasonably be expected to have, a Material Adverse Effect;
(q)      Prompt notice of the occurrence of any Default or Event of Default;
(r)      Promptly upon the request of the Administrative Agent, a copy of any Specified Derivatives Contract after the Agreement Date (to the extent not previously provided);
(s)      Prompt notice of any order, judgment or decree having been entered against any Loan Party or any other Subsidiary of the Parent or any of their respective properties or assets that could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect;
(t)      [ Intentionally omitted ] ;
(u)      [ Intentionally omitted ] ;
(v)      Promptly, upon any change in the Parent’s Credit Rating, written notice stating that the Parent’s Credit Rating has changed and the new Credit Rating that is in effect;
(w)      [ Intentionally omitted ] ;
(x)      Promptly, and in any event within three (3) Business Days after the Parent or the Borrower obtains knowledge thereof, written notice of the occurrence of any of the following: (i) the Parent, the Borrower, any other Loan Party or any other Subsidiary of the Parent shall receive notice that any violation of or noncompliance with any Environmental Law has or may have been committed or is threatened; (ii) the Parent, the Borrower, any other Loan Party or any other Subsidiary of the Parent shall receive notice that any administrative or judicial complaint, order or petition has been filed or other proceeding has been initiated, or is about to be filed or initiated against any such Person alleging any violation of or noncompliance with any Environmental Law or requiring any such Person to take any action in connection with the release or threatened release of Hazardous Materials; (iii) the Parent, the Borrower, any other Loan Party or any other Subsidiary of the Parent shall receive any notice from a Governmental Authority or private party alleging that any such Person may be liable or responsible for any costs associated with a response to, or remediation or cleanup of, a release or threatened release of Hazardous Materials or any damages caused thereby; or (iv)

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the Parent, the Borrower, any other Loan Party or any other Subsidiary of the Parent shall receive notice of any other fact, circumstance or condition that could reasonably be expected to form the basis of an environmental claim, and the matters covered by notices referred to in any of the immediately preceding clauses (i) through (iv), whether individually or in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect;
(y)      [ Intentionally omitted ] ; and
(z)      From time to time and promptly upon each request, such data, certificates, reports, statements, documents or further information regarding the business, assets, liabilities, financial condition or results of operations of the Parent, the Borrower, any Subsidiaries of the Parent, or any other Loan Party as the Administrative Agent or any Lender may reasonably request.
Section 9.5.      Electronic Delivery of Certain Information.
(d)      Documents required to be delivered pursuant to the Loan Documents may be delivered by electronic communication and delivery, including, the Internet, e-mail or intranet websites to which the Administrative Agent and each Lender have access (including a commercial, third-party website or a website sponsored or hosted by the Administrative Agent, the Parent or the Borrower) provided that the foregoing shall not apply to (i) notices to any Lender (or the Issuing Bank) pursuant to Article II. and (ii) any Lender that has notified the Administrative Agent, the Parent and the Borrower that it cannot or does not want to receive electronic communications. The Administrative Agent, the Parent or the Borrower may, in its discretion, agree to accept notices and other communications to it hereunder by electronic delivery pursuant to procedures approved by it for all or particular notices or communications. Documents or notices delivered electronically shall be deemed to have been delivered at the date and time on which the Administrative Agent, the Parent or the Borrower posts such documents or the documents become available on a commercial website and the Parent or Borrower notifies the Administrative Agent, for further notification to the Lenders, of said posting and provides a link thereto provided if such notice or other communication is not sent or posted during the normal business hours of the recipient, said posting date and time shall be deemed to have commenced as of 9:00 a.m. Central time on the opening of business on the next business day for the recipient. Notwithstanding anything contained herein, the Parent or the Borrower shall deliver paper copies of any documents to the Administrative Agent or to any Lender that requests such paper copies until a written request to cease delivering paper copies is given by the Administrative Agent or such Lender. The Administrative Agent shall have no obligation to request the delivery of or to maintain paper copies of the documents delivered electronically, and in any event shall have no responsibility to monitor compliance by the Parent or the Borrower with any such request for delivery. Each Lender shall be solely responsible for requesting delivery to it of paper copies and maintaining its paper or electronic documents.
(e)      Documents required to be delivered pursuant to Article II. may be delivered electronically to a website provided for such purpose by the Administrative Agent pursuant to the procedures provided to the Parent and the Borrower by the Administrative Agent.
Section 9.6.      Public/Private Information.
Each of the Parent and the Borrower shall cooperate with the Administrative Agent in connection with the publication of certain materials and/or information provided by or on behalf of the Parent or the Borrower. Documents required to be delivered pursuant to the Loan Documents shall be delivered by or on behalf of the Parent or the Borrower to the Administrative Agent (collectively, “ Information Materials ”) pursuant to this Article and, to the extent reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent, the Parent and

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the Borrower shall designate Information Materials (a) that are either available to the public or not material with respect to the Parent, the Borrower and the Subsidiaries of the Parent or any of their respective securities for purposes of United States federal and state securities laws, as “Public Information” and (b) that are not Public Information as “Private Information” (clauses (a) and (b), collectively, the “ MNPI ”); it being agreed that no such designation shall be required to the extent no Lender has notified the Administrative Agent that it does not wish to receive MNPI.
Section 9.7.      USA Patriot Act Notice; Compliance.
The Patriot Act and federal regulations issued with respect thereto require all financial institutions to obtain, verify and record certain information that identifies individuals or business entities which open an “account” with such financial institution. Consequently, a Lender (for itself and/or as agent for all Lenders hereunder) may from time-to-time request, and the Parent and the Borrower shall, and shall cause the other Loan Parties and Subsidiaries of the Parent to, provide promptly upon any such request to such Lender, such Loan Party’s or Subsidiary’s name, address, tax identification number and/or such other identification information as shall be necessary for such Lender to comply with federal law, including without limitation, applicable “know your customer” and anti-money laundering rules and regulations). An “account” for this purpose may include, without limitation, a deposit account, cash management service, a transaction or asset account, a credit account, a loan or other extension of credit, and/or other financial services product.
ARTICLE X.      NEGATIVE COVENANTS
Until the Termination Date, the Parent and the Borrower shall, and shall cause each other Loan Party or Subsidiary thereof to, comply with the following covenants:
Section 10.1.      Financial Covenants.
(d)      Minimum Tangible Net Worth . The Parent and the Borrower shall not permit Tangible Net Worth at any time to be less than $5,500,000,000.
(e)      Ratio of Total Indebtedness to Total Asset Value . The Parent and the Borrower shall not permit the ratio of (i) Total Indebtedness of the Parent and its Subsidiaries to (ii) Total Asset Value to exceed 0.60 to 1.00 at any time; provided that if any Material Acquisition shall occur and both the Total Indebtedness to Total Asset Value and the Unsecured Indebtedness to Unencumbered Asset Value shall have been less than 0.60 to 1.00 for at least one full fiscal quarter immediately preceding the proposed Leverage Ratio Covenant Holiday, then both the maximum Total Indebtedness to Total Asset Value covenant level and the maximum Unsecured Indebtedness to Unencumbered Asset Value covenant level may be increased to 0.65 to 1.00 for the fiscal quarter in which such Material Acquisition is consummated and the two (2) fiscal quarters immediately following the fiscal quarter in which such Material Acquisition shall occur (any such increase a “ Leverage Ratio Covenant Holiday ”). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, for the purposes of this ratio, (i) Total Indebtedness on any date shall be adjusted by deducting therefrom an amount equal to the lesser of (x) the aggregate amount of Indebtedness outstanding on such date that by its terms is scheduled to mature on or before the date that is twenty-four (24) months following such date and (y) the aggregate amount of all unrestricted cash and Cash Equivalents on such date and escrow and other deposits (excluding tenant deposits and other cash and Cash Equivalents that are subject to a Lien or a Negative Pledge or the disposition of which is restricted in any way) to the extent available for the repayment of Indebtedness of the type described in clause (x) and (ii) Total Asset Value shall be adjusted by deducting therefrom the amount by which Total Indebtedness is adjusted under clause (i).

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(f)      Ratio of Adjusted EBITDA to Fixed Charges . The Parent and the Borrower shall not permit the ratio of (i) Adjusted EBITDA of the Parent and its Subsidiaries for any period of twelve consecutive calendar months to (ii) Fixed Charges of the Parent and its Subsidiaries for such period of twelve consecutive calendar months, to be less than 1.50 to 1.00 as of the last day of such period of twelve consecutive calendar months.
(g)      Ratio of Secured Indebtedness to Total Asset Value . The Parent and the Borrower shall not permit the ratio of (i) Secured Indebtedness of the Parent and its Subsidiaries to (ii) Total Asset Value to exceed 0.45 to 1.00 at any time. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, for the purposes of this ratio, (i) Secured Indebtedness on any date shall be adjusted by deducting therefrom an amount equal to the lesser of (x) the aggregate amount of Secured Indebtedness outstanding on such date that by its terms is scheduled to mature on or before the date that is twenty-four (24) months following such date and (y) the aggregate amount of all unrestricted cash and Cash Equivalents on such date and escrow and other deposits (excluding (A) tenant deposits and other cash and Cash Equivalents that are subject to a Lien or a Negative Pledge or the disposition of which is restricted in any way and (B) any such unrestricted cash and Cash Equivalents and escrow and other deposits used to determine the Unsecured Indebtedness to Unencumbered Asset Value ratio) to the extent available for the repayment of Secured Indebtedness of the type described in clause (x) and (ii) Total Asset Value shall be adjusted by deducting therefrom the amount by which Secured Indebtedness is adjusted under clause (i).
(h)      Ratio of Unsecured Indebtedness to Unencumbered Asset Value . The Parent and the Borrower shall not permit the ratio of (i) Unsecured Indebtedness of the Parent and its Subsidiaries to (ii) Unencumbered Asset Value to exceed 0.60 to 1.00 at any time; provided that the maximum Unsecured Indebtedness to Unencumbered Asset Value covenant level shall be increased to 0.65 to 1.00 for each fiscal quarter for which a Leverage Ratio Covenant Holiday applies. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, for the purposes of this ratio, (i) Unsecured Indebtedness on any date shall be adjusted by deducting therefrom an amount equal to the lesser of (x) the aggregate amount of Unsecured Indebtedness outstanding on such date that by its terms is scheduled to mature on or before the date that is twenty-four (24) months following such date and (y) the aggregate amount of all unrestricted cash and Cash Equivalents on such date and escrow and other deposits (excluding (A) tenant deposits and other cash and Cash Equivalents that are subject to a Lien or a Negative Pledge or the disposition of which is restricted in any way and (B) any such unrestricted cash and Cash Equivalents and escrow and other deposits used to determine the Secured Indebtedness to Total Asset Value ratio) to the extent available for the repayment of Unsecured Indebtedness of the type described in clause (x) and (ii) Unencumbered Asset Value shall be adjusted by deducting therefrom the amount by which Unsecured Indebtedness is adjusted under clause (i).
(i)      Ratio of Unencumbered Adjusted NOI to Unsecured Interest Expense . The Parent and the Borrower shall not permit the ratio of (i) the sum of (x) Unencumbered Adjusted NOI for any period of twelve consecutive calendar months plus (y) Unencumbered Management EBITDA to (ii) Unsecured Interest Expense of the Parent and its Subsidiaries for such period of twelve consecutive calendar months, to be less than 1.75 to 1.00 as of the last day of such period of twelve consecutive calendar months.
Section 10.2.      Liens; Negative Pledge.
(i)      The Parent and the Borrower shall not, and shall not permit any other Loan Party or any Subsidiary of the Parent to, create, assume, or incur, permit or suffer to exist any Lien (other than Permitted Liens) upon any of its material properties, assets, income or profits of any character whether now owned or hereafter acquired if immediately prior to the creation, assumption or incurring of such Lien, or immediately

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thereafter, a Default or Event of Default is or would be in existence, including without limitation, a Default or Event of Default resulting from a violation of any of the covenants contained in Sections 10.1 and 10.8.
(j)      The Parent and the Borrower shall not, and shall not permit any other Loan Party or any Subsidiary of the Parent to, enter into, assume or otherwise be bound by any Negative Pledge except for a Negative Pledge contained in (i) this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, (ii) any Indebtedness outstanding on the Agreement Date identified on Schedule 10.2, (iii) an agreement (x) evidencing Indebtedness which the Parent, the Borrower, any other Loan Party or any Subsidiary of the Parent is not prohibited from creating, incurring, assuming, or permitting or suffering to exist under this Agreement, (y) which Indebtedness is secured by a Lien not prohibited under the Loan Documents, and (z) which prohibits the creation of any other Lien on only the property (including proceeds or products thereof) securing such Indebtedness as of the date such agreement was entered into; (iv) an agreement relating to the sale of a Subsidiary or assets pending such sale, provided that in any such case the Negative Pledge applies only to the Subsidiary or the assets that are the subject of such sale; (v) any prohibition or limitation that exists pursuant to Applicable Law; (vi) any customary prohibitions that restrict subletting or assignment of any lease governing a leasehold interest of Parent, the Borrower or any Subsidiary of the Parent; (vii) joint venture agreements or other similar arrangements if such provisions apply only to the Person (and the Equity Interests in such Person) that is the subject thereof; (viii) agreements or instruments that prohibit the payment of dividends or the making of other distributions with respect to Equity Interests of a Person other than on a pro rata basis; (ix) customary restrictions and conditions contained in agreements relating to any acquisition or other investment that is otherwise permitted under this Agreement; (x) any agreement in effect at the time a Person becomes a Subsidiary of the Parent, so long as such agreement was not entered into in connection with or in contemplation of such Person becoming a Subsidiary of the Parent, which encumbrance or restriction is not applicable to the properties or assets of any Loan Party or other Subsidiary of the Parent; and (xi) amendments, refinancings, extensions and renewals of any of the foregoing, to the extent otherwise not prohibited, provided, that such amendments, refinancings, extensions and renewals are, taken as a whole, no more materially restrictive with respect to such prohibitions and limitations than those prior to such amendment, refinancing, extension or renewal.
Section 10.3.      Restrictions on Intercompany Transfers.
The Parent and the Borrower shall not, and shall not permit any other Loan Party or any Subsidiary of the Parent to, create or otherwise cause or suffer to exist or become effective any consensual encumbrance or restriction of any kind on the ability of any Subsidiary (other than the Borrower) to: (a) pay dividends or make any other distribution on any of such Subsidiary’s capital stock or other equity interests owned by the Parent, the Borrower or any Subsidiary of the Parent; (b) pay any Indebtedness owed to the Parent, the Borrower or any Subsidiary of the Parent; (c) make loans or advances to the Parent, the Borrower or any Subsidiary of the Parent; or (d) transfer any of its property or assets to the Parent, the Borrower or any Subsidiary of the Parent; other than encumbrances or restrictions (i) contained in this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, (ii) existing on the Agreement Date and identified on Schedule 10.3, (iii) (x) evidencing Indebtedness which the Parent, the Borrower, any other Loan Party or any Subsidiary of the Parent is not prohibited from creating, incurring, assuming, or permitting or suffering to exist under this Agreement, (y) which Indebtedness is secured by a Lien not prohibited under the Loan Documents, and (z) which prohibits the creation of any other Lien on only the property (including proceeds or products thereof) securing such Indebtedness as of the date such agreement was entered into; (iv) relating to the sale of a Subsidiary or assets pending such sale to the extent such sale is not prohibited under the Loan Documents, provided that in any such case, such encumbrance or restriction applies only to the Subsidiary or the assets that are the subject of such sale; (v) existing pursuant to Applicable Law; (vi) consisting of customary prohibitions restricting subletting or assignment of any lease governing a leasehold interest of Parent, the

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Borrower or any Subsidiary of the Parent; (vii) consisting of joint venture agreements or other similar arrangements if such provisions apply only to the Person (and the Equity Interests in such Person) that is the subject thereof; (viii) prohibiting the payment of dividends or the making of other distributions with respect to Equity Interests of a Person other than on a pro rata basis; (ix) customarily contained in agreements relating to any acquisition or other investment that is otherwise permitted under this Agreement; (x) consisting of any agreement in effect at the time a Person becomes a Subsidiary of the Parent, so long as such agreement was not entered into in connection with or in contemplation of such Person becoming a Subsidiary of the Parent, which encumbrance or restriction is not applicable to the properties or assets of any Loan Party or other Subsidiary of the Parent; and (xi) relating to amendments, refinancings, extensions and renewals of any of the foregoing, to the extent otherwise not prohibited, provided, that such amendments, refinancings, extensions and renewals are, taken as a whole, no more materially restrictive with respect to such prohibitions and limitations than those prior to such amendment, refinancing, extension or renewal.
Section 10.4.      Merger, Consolidation, Sales of Assets and Other Arrangements.
The Parent and the Borrower shall not, and shall not permit any other Loan Party or any Subsidiary of the Parent to (a) merge or consolidate; (b) liquidate, windup or dissolve itself (or suffer any liquidation or dissolution); (c) convey, sell, lease, sublease, transfer or otherwise dispose of, in one transaction or a series of transactions, all or substantially all of its business or assets (a “ Disposition ”); or (d) acquire all or substantially all of the assets of, or all or substantially all of the Equity Interests of, any other Person; provided, however, that:
(iii)      any Subsidiary of the Parent (other than the Borrower) may merge with (x) Parent or Borrower, provided that Parent or Borrower, as applicable, shall be the continuing or surviving Person, or (y) any other Subsidiary of the Parent, provided that if such merger involves a Parent Guarantor (other than the Parent), such Parent Guarantor shall be the survivor;
(iv)      (x) any Parent Guarantor (other than the Parent) may sell, transfer or dispose of its assets to the Borrower or any other Parent Guarantor and (y) any Subsidiary of the Parent (other than the Borrower or a Parent Guarantor) may sell, transfer or dispose of its assets to any other Subsidiary of the Parent;
(v)      any Subsidiary of the Parent (other than the Borrower or a Parent Guarantor) may convey, sell, transfer or otherwise dispose of, in one transaction or a series of transactions, all or substantially all of its business or assets and immediately thereafter liquidate, provided that immediately prior to any such conveyance, sale, transfer, disposition or liquidation and immediately thereafter and after giving effect thereto, no Default or Event of Default is or would be in existence;
(vi)      any Parent Guarantor may liquidate or dissolve so long as all of its assets have been conveyed, sold or otherwise transferred to the Parent, any other Parent Guarantor or the Borrower prior to such liquidation or dissolution;
(vii)      the Parent and its Subsidiaries may, directly or indirectly, make any Investment to the extent not prohibited by Section 10.8;
(viii)      the Parent, the Borrower, the other Loan Parties and the other Subsidiaries of the Parent may lease and sublease their respective assets, as lessor or sublessor (as the case may be), in the ordinary course of their business;

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(ix)      a Person other than the Parent, a Parent Guarantor or the Borrower may make any other Disposition so long as, after giving effect thereto on a pro forma basis, the covenants set forth in Section 10.1 and 10.8 are satisfied.
For the avoidance of doubt, the restriction on Dispositions in this Section 10.4 shall not be construed to prohibit the Parent or the Borrower from making the Specified Disposition.
Section 10.5.      Plans.
The Parent and the Borrower shall not, and shall not permit any other Loan Party or any Subsidiary of the Parent to, permit any of its respective assets to become or be deemed to be “plan assets” within the meaning of ERISA, the Internal Revenue Code and the respective regulations promulgated thereunder.
Section 10.6.      Fiscal Year.
The Parent and the Borrower shall not, and shall not permit any other Loan Party or other Subsidiary of the Parent to, change its fiscal year from that in effect as of the Agreement Date (other than any change to conform to the fiscal year of the Parent).
Section 10.7.      Modifications of Organizational Documents.
The Parent and the Borrower shall not, and shall not permit any other Loan Party or any Subsidiary of the Parent to, amend, supplement, restate or otherwise modify or waive the application of any provision of its certificate or articles of incorporation or formation, by-laws, operating agreement, declaration of trust, partnership agreement or other applicable organizational document if such amendment, supplement, restatement or other modification (a) is materially adverse to the interest of the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank or the Lenders or (b) could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
Section 10.8.      Permitted Investments.
The Parent shall not, and shall not permit any Loan Party or other Subsidiary of the Parent to, make an Investment in or otherwise own the following items which would cause the aggregate value of such holdings of all such Persons to exceed the following percentages of Total Asset Value at any time:
(vi)      Unimproved Land (which shall not include any Development Property) such that the aggregate book value thereof exceeds 5.0% of Total Asset Value;
(vii)      Common stock, Preferred Equity Interests, other capital stock, beneficial interest in trust, membership interest in limited liability companies and other equity interests in Persons (other than consolidated Subsidiaries and Unconsolidated Affiliates), such that the aggregate value of such interests calculated on the basis of the lower of cost or market, exceeds 5.0% of Total Asset Value;
(viii)      mezzanine loans and the aggregate book value of Mortgage Receivables in excess of 5.0% of Total Asset Value;
(ix)      Investments in Unconsolidated Affiliates of the Parent and non-Wholly Owned Subsidiaries of the Parent, such that the aggregate value of such Investments (determined in accordance with GAAP) in Unconsolidated Affiliates and non-Wholly Owned Subsidiaries exceeds 20.0% of Total Asset Value; and

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(x)      the aggregate amount of Total Budgeted Costs for Development Properties in which the Parent either has a direct or indirect ownership interest such that the aggregate amount thereof exceeds 5.0% of Total Asset Value. If a Development Property is owned by an Unconsolidated Affiliate of the Parent or any Subsidiary of the Parent, then the product of (A) the Parent’s or such Subsidiary’s Ownership Share in such Unconsolidated Affiliate and (B) the amount of the Total Budgeted Costs for such Development Property shall be used in calculating such investment limitation;
provided, that, in addition to the foregoing limitations (x) the aggregate value of (i), (ii), (iii) and (v) shall not exceed 15.0% of Total Asset Value; provided, further, that notwithstanding the foregoing, the foregoing limitations shall not prohibit, and Parent, the Borrower, the other Loan Parties and their respective Subsidiaries shall be permitted to make, Investments in the form of distributions of equity in a to-be-formed Delaware limited partnership and subsidiary of the Parent (“ SpinCo ”) to the equityholders of the Parent (the “ Spin-Off ”)) and (y) any Investment that is an Acquisition must be a Permitted Acquisition.
Section 10.9.      Transactions with Affiliates.
The Parent and the Borrower shall not, and shall not permit any other Loan Party or any Subsidiary of the Parent to, permit to exist or enter into any transaction (including the purchase, sale, lease or exchange of any property or the rendering of any service) with any Affiliate, except (a) as set forth on Schedule 10.9, (b) transactions pursuant to the reasonable requirements of the business of the Parent, the Borrower or such other Subsidiary of the Parent and upon fair and reasonable terms which are no less favorable to the Parent, the Borrower or such other Subsidiary of the Parent than would be obtained in a comparable arm’s length transaction with a Person that is not an Affiliate, (c) transactions among the Parent and any of its Subsidiaries not prohibited by the Loan Documents, (d) Investments permitted under Section 10.8, (e) Restricted Payments permitted under Section 10.11, (f) the provision of services under any Management Contract and (g) other transactions approved by the independent directors or by any requisite committee of the Board of Directors of the Parent pursuant to which the aggregate payments made (including the Fair Market Value of any assets subject thereto) do not exceed $20,000,000 in any fiscal quarter. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no payments may be made pursuant to any transaction described in clause (a) or (g) above if a Default or Event of Default would result therefrom.
Section 10.10.      [ Intentionally Omitted ] .
Section 10.11.          Dividends and Other Restricted Payments.
The Parent and the Borrower shall not, and shall not permit any of their Subsidiaries to, declare or make any Restricted Payment so long as any Default or Event of Default exists or would result therefrom. Notwithstanding the foregoing, unless a Default or Event of Default specified in Section 11.1(a) resulting from the Borrower’s failure to pay when due the principal of, or interest on, any of the Loans or any Fees or Section 11.1(e) or (f), in each case, solely with respect to the Parent or the Borrower, shall have occurred and be continuing, or if as a result of the occurrence of any other Event of Default the Obligations have been accelerated pursuant to Section 11.2(a), the Borrower and its Subsidiaries and any other Subsidiary of the Parent may pay dividends and distributions to the Parent and other holders of partnership interests in the Borrower with respect to any fiscal year ending during the term of this Agreement to the extent necessary for the Parent to distribute, and the Parent may so distribute, dividends and distributions to its shareholders in an aggregate amount not to exceed the amount required to be distributed for the Parent to (x) remain in compliance with Section 8.12 and (y) avoid the payment of U.S. federal or state income or excise tax. Subsidiaries other than the Borrower may, at any time, make Restricted Payments (x) to the Borrower and

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the other Subsidiaries that are Guarantors or (y) to Subsidiaries that are not Guarantors, so long as such Restricted Payments are substantially concurrently distributed, directly or indirectly, to the Borrower or any Subsidiary Guarantor.
ARTICLE XI.      DEFAULT
Section 11.1.      Events of Default.
Each of the following shall constitute an Event of Default, whatever the reason for such event and whether it shall be voluntary or involuntary or be effected by operation of Applicable Law or pursuant to any judgment or order of any Governmental Authority:
(k)      Default in Payment . The Borrower shall fail to pay when due under this Agreement or any other Loan Document (whether upon demand, at maturity, by reason of acceleration or otherwise) (i) the principal of any of the Loans or any Reimbursement Obligation, or (ii) interest or any of the other payment Obligations owing by the Borrower under this Agreement or any other Loan Document, or any other Loan Party shall fail to pay when due any payment obligation owing by such Loan Party, as applicable under any Loan Document to which it is a party and such failure under this clause (ii) shall continue for a period of five (5) days after the due date thereof.
(l)      Default in Performance .
(i)      Any Loan Party shall fail to perform or observe any term, covenant, condition or agreement on its part to be performed or observed and contained in Section 8.1 (solely with respect to the existence of the Parent and the Borrower), Section 8.8, Article IX or Article X; or
(ii)      Any Loan Party shall fail to perform or observe any term, covenant, condition or agreement contained in this Agreement or any other Loan Document to which it is a party and not otherwise mentioned in this Section, and in the case of this subsection (b)(ii) only, such failure shall continue for a period of thirty (30) days after the earlier of (x) the date upon which a Responsible Officer of the Parent or the Borrower or such other Loan Party obtains knowledge of such failure or (y) the date upon which the Parent has received written notice of such failure from the Administrative Agent.
(m)      Misrepresentations . Any written statement, representation or warranty made or deemed made by or on behalf of any Loan Party under this Agreement or under any other Loan Document, or any amendment hereto or thereto, or in any other writing or statement at any time furnished by, or at the direction of, any Loan Party to the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank or any Lender, shall at any time prove to have been incorrect or misleading in any material respect when furnished or made or deemed made.
(n)      Indebtedness Cross Default .
(i)      The Parent, the Borrower, any other Loan Party or any other Subsidiary of the Parent shall fail to make any payment when due and payable (after giving effect to applicable grace or cure periods) in respect of any Recourse Indebtedness (other than the Loans and Reimbursement Obligations) having an aggregate outstanding principal amount (or, in the case of any Derivatives Contract, having a Derivatives Termination Value), in each case individually or in the aggregate with all other Indebtedness as to which such a failure exists, of $50,000,000 or more (“ Material Indebtedness ”); or

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(ii)      (x) The maturity of any Material Indebtedness shall have been accelerated in accordance with the provisions of any indenture, contract or instrument evidencing, providing for the creation of or otherwise concerning such Material Indebtedness or (y) any Material Indebtedness shall have been required to be prepaid, repurchased, redeemed or defeased prior to the stated maturity thereof; or
(iii)      Any other event shall have occurred and be continuing which, with the giving of notice, if required, would permit any holder or holders of any Material Indebtedness, any trustee or agent acting on behalf of such holder or holders or any other Person, to accelerate the maturity of any such Material Indebtedness or require any such Material Indebtedness to be prepaid, repurchased, redeemed or defeased prior to its stated maturity; or
(iv)      There occurs an “Early Termination Date” under and as defined in any Derivatives Contract as to which the Borrower, any Loan Party or any other Subsidiary of the Parent is a “Defaulting Party” (as defined therein), or there occurs an “Early Termination Date” (as defined therein) in respect of any Specified Derivatives Contract as a result of a “Termination Event” (as defined therein) as to which the Parent, the Borrower or any of the Subsidiaries of the Parent is an “Affected Party” (as defined therein), in each case, solely to the extent such Derivatives Contract or Specified Derivatives Contract is Material Indebtedness;
provided that this clause (d) shall not apply to any redemption, conversion or settlement of any such Indebtedness that is convertible into Equity Interests in the Parent (and cash in lieu of fractional shares or units) and/or cash (in lieu of such Equity Interests in an amount determined by reference to the price of the common stock of the Parent at the time of such redemption, conversion or settlement) pursuant to its terms unless such redemption, conversion or settlement results from a default thereunder or an event of a type that constitutes an Event of Default.
(o)      Voluntary Bankruptcy Proceeding . The Parent, the Borrower, any other Loan Party or any other Subsidiary of the Parent to which more than 5% of Total Asset Value is attributable shall: (i) commence a voluntary case under the Bankruptcy Code or other federal bankruptcy laws (as now or hereafter in effect); (ii) file a petition seeking to take advantage of any other Applicable Laws, domestic or foreign, relating to bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, winding up, or composition or adjustment of debts; (iii) consent to, or fail to contest in a timely and appropriate manner, any petition filed against it in an involuntary case under such bankruptcy laws or other Applicable Laws or consent to any proceeding or action described in the immediately following subsection (f); (iv) apply for or consent to, or fail to contest in a timely and appropriate manner, the appointment of, or the taking of possession by, a receiver, custodian, trustee, or liquidator of itself or of a substantial part of its property, domestic or foreign; (v) admit in writing its inability to pay its debts as they become due; (vi) make a general assignment for the benefit of creditors; (vii) make a conveyance fraudulent as to creditors under any Applicable Law; or (viii) take any corporate or partnership action for the purpose of effecting any of the foregoing.
(p)      Involuntary Bankruptcy Proceeding . A case or other proceeding shall be commenced against the Parent, the Borrower, any other Loan Party or any Subsidiary of the Parent to which more than 5% of Total Asset Value is attributable in any court of competent jurisdiction seeking: (i) relief under the Bankruptcy Code or other federal bankruptcy laws (as now or hereafter in effect) or under any other Applicable Laws, domestic or foreign, relating to bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, winding up, or composition or adjustment of debts; or (ii) the appointment of a trustee, receiver, custodian, liquidator or the like of such Person, or of all or any substantial part of the assets, domestic or foreign, of such Person, and in the case of either clause (i) or (ii) such case or proceeding shall continue undismissed or unstayed for a period of sixty

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(60) consecutive days, or an order granting the remedy or other relief requested in such case or proceeding (including, but not limited to, an order for relief under such Bankruptcy Code or such other federal bankruptcy laws) shall be entered.
(q)      Revocation of Loan Documents . Any Loan Party shall (or shall attempt to) disavow, revoke or terminate any Loan Document to which it is a party or shall otherwise challenge or contest in any action, suit or proceeding in any court or before any Governmental Authority the validity or enforceability of any Loan Document or any Loan Document shall cease to be in full force and effect (except as a result of the express terms thereof).
(r)      Judgment . A judgment or order for the payment of money or for an injunction or other non-monetary relief shall be entered against the Parent, the Borrower, any other Loan Party, or any other Subsidiary of the Parent by any court or other tribunal and (i) (x) such judgment or order shall continue for a period of sixty (60) days or (y) any action shall be legally taken by a judgment creditor to attach or levy upon any assets of such Person to enforce any such judgment, in each case, without being paid, stayed or dismissed through appropriate appellate proceedings and (ii) either (A) the amount of such judgment or order for which insurance has not been acknowledged in writing by the applicable insurance carrier (or the amount as to which the insurer has denied liability) exceeds, individually or together with all other such judgments or orders entered against the Parent, the Borrower, any other Loan Party or any other Subsidiary of the Parent, $50,000,000 or (B) in the case of an injunction or other non-monetary relief, such injunction or judgment or order could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(s)      [ Intentionally Omitted ] .
(t)      ERISA . Any ERISA Event shall have occurred that results or could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
(u)      [ Intentionally Omitted ]
(v)      Change of Control/Change in Management .
(i)      Any “person” or “group” (as such terms are used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “ Exchange Act ”)), is or becomes the “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rules 13d-3 and 13d-5 under the Exchange Act, except that a Person will be deemed to have “beneficial ownership” of all securities that such Person has the right to acquire, whether such right is exercisable immediately or only after the passage of time), directly or indirectly, of more than 35% of the total voting power of the then outstanding voting stock of the Parent;
(ii)      During any period of 12 consecutive months ending after the Agreement Date, individuals who at the beginning of any such 12 month period constituted the Board of Directors of the Parent (together with any new directors whose election by such Board or whose nomination for election by the shareholders of the Parent was approved by a vote of a majority of the directors then still in office who were either directors at the beginning of such period or whose election or nomination for election was previously so approved but excluding any director whose initial nomination for, or assumption of office as, a director occurs as a result of an actual or threatened solicitation of proxies or consents for the election or removal of one or more directors by any person or group other than a solicitation for the election of one or more directors by or on behalf of the Board of Directors) cease for any reason to constitute a majority of the Board of Directors of the Parent then in office;

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(iii)      The Parent shall cease to own and control, directly or indirectly, at least 50% of the outstanding Equity Interests of the Borrower; or
(iv)      The Parent or a Wholly Owned Subsidiary of the Parent shall (A) cease to be the sole general partner of the Borrower or (B) subject to customary rights of limited partners, shall cease to have the sole and exclusive power to exercise all management and control over the Borrower.
Section 11.2.      Remedies Upon Event of Default.
Upon the occurrence of an Event of Default and so long as such Event of Default is continuing, the following provisions shall apply:
(aa)      Acceleration; Termination of Facilities .
(i)      Automatic . Upon the occurrence of an Event of Default specified in Sections 11.1(e) or 11.1(f) with respect to the Parent or the Borrower, (1)(A) the principal of, and all accrued interest on, the Loans and the Notes at the time outstanding, (B) an amount equal to the Stated Amount of all Letters of Credit outstanding as of the date of the occurrence of such Event of Default for deposit into the Letter of Credit Collateral Account and (C) all of the other Obligations, including, but not limited to, the other amounts owed to the Lenders and the Administrative Agent under this Agreement, the Notes or any of the other Loan Documents shall become immediately and automatically due and payable without presentment, demand, protest, or other notice of any kind, all of which are expressly waived by the Parent and the Borrower, each on behalf of itself and the other Loan Parties, and (2) the Commitments and the Swingline Commitment and the obligation of the Issuing Bank to issue Letters of Credit hereunder, shall all immediately and automatically terminate.
(ii)      Optional . If any other Event of Default shall exist, the Administrative Agent may, and at the direction of the Requisite Lenders shall: (1) declare (A) the principal of, and accrued interest on, the Loans and the Notes at the time outstanding, (B) an amount equal to the Stated Amount of all Letters of Credit outstanding as of the date of the occurrence of such Event of Default for deposit into the Letter of Credit Collateral Account and (C) all of the other Obligations, including, but not limited to, the other amounts owed to the Lenders and the Administrative Agent under this Agreement, the Notes or any of the other Loan Documents to be forthwith due and payable, whereupon the same shall immediately become due and payable without presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any kind, all of which are expressly waived by the Parent and the Borrower, each on behalf of itself and the other Loan Parties, and (2) terminate the Commitments and the Swingline Commitment and the obligation of the Issuing Bank to issue Letters of Credit hereunder.
(bb)      Loan Documents . The Requisite Lenders may direct the Administrative Agent to, and the Administrative Agent if so directed shall, exercise any and all of its rights under any and all of the other Loan Documents.
(cc)      Applicable Law . The Requisite Lenders may direct the Administrative Agent to, and the Administrative Agent if so directed shall, exercise all other rights and remedies it may have under any Applicable Law.
Section 11.3.      [ Intentionally Omitted ] .
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No Lender Party shall be under any obligation to marshal any assets in favor of any Loan Party or any other party or against or in payment of any or all of the Guaranteed Obligations. To the extent that any Loan Party makes a payment or payments to a Lender Party, or a Lender Party enforces its security interest (if any) or exercises its right of setoff, and such payment or payments or the proceeds of such enforcement or setoff or any part thereof are subsequently invalidated, declared to be fraudulent or preferential, set aside and/or required to be repaid to a trustee, receiver or any other party under any bankruptcy law, state or federal law, common law or equitable cause, then to the extent of such recovery, the Guaranteed Obligations, or part thereof originally intended to be satisfied, and all Liens (if any), rights and remedies therefor, shall be revived and continued in full force and effect as if such payment had not been made or such enforcement or setoff had not occurred.
Section 11.5.      Allocation of Proceeds.
If an Event of Default exists, all payments received by the Administrative Agent (or any Lender as a result of its exercise of remedies permitted under Section 13.3) under any of the Loan Documents in respect of any Guaranteed Obligations shall be applied in the following order and priority:
(a)      to payment of that portion of the Guaranteed Obligations constituting fees, indemnities, expenses and other amounts, including attorney fees, payable under the Loan Documents to the Administrative Agent in its capacity as such, the Issuing Bank in its capacity as such and the Swingline Lender in its capacity as such, ratably among the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank and Swingline Lender in proportion to the respective amounts described in this clause (a) payable to them;
(b)      to payment of that portion of the Guaranteed Obligations constituting fees, indemnities and other amounts (other than principal and interest) payable to the Lenders under the Loan Documents, including attorney fees to the extent payable under the Loan Documents, ratably among the Lenders in proportion to the respective amounts described in this clause (b) payable to them;
(c)      to payment of that portion of the Guaranteed Obligations constituting accrued and unpaid interest on the Swingline Loans;
(d)      to payment of that portion of the Guaranteed Obligations constituting accrued and unpaid interest on the Loans and Reimbursement Obligations, ratably among the Lenders and the Issuing Bank in proportion to the respective amounts described in this clause (d) payable to them;
(e)      to payment of that portion of the Guaranteed Obligations constituting unpaid principal of the Swingline Loans;
(f)      to payment of that portion of the Guaranteed Obligations constituting unpaid principal of the Loans, Reimbursement Obligations, other Letter of Credit Liabilities and payment obligations then owing under Specified Derivatives Contracts ratably among the Lenders, the Issuing Bank and the Specified Derivatives Providers in proportion to the respective amounts described in this clause (f) payable to them; provided, however, to the extent that any amounts available for distribution pursuant to this clause are attributable to the issued but undrawn amount of an outstanding Letter of Credit, such amounts shall be paid to the Administrative Agent for deposit into the Letter of Credit Collateral Account; and
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Notwithstanding the foregoing, Guaranteed Obligations arising under Specified Derivatives Contracts shall be excluded from the application described above if the Administrative Agent has not received written notice thereof, together with such supporting documentation as the Administrative Agent may request, from the applicable Specified Derivatives Provider. Each Specified Derivatives Provider not a party to this Agreement that has given the notice contemplated by the preceding sentence shall, by such notice, be deemed to have acknowledged and accepted the appointment of the Administrative Agent pursuant to the terms of Article XII. for itself and its Affiliates as if a “Lender” party hereto.
Section 11.6.      Letter of Credit Collateral Account.
(a)      As collateral security for the prompt payment in full when due of all Letter of Credit Liabilities and the other Obligations, the Borrower hereby pledges and grants to the Administrative Agent, for the ratable benefit of the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank and the Lenders as provided herein, a security interest in all of its right, title and interest in and to the Letter of Credit Collateral Account and the balances from time to time in the Letter of Credit Collateral Account (including the investments and reinvestments therein provided for below). The balances from time to time in the Letter of Credit Collateral Account shall not constitute payment of any Letter of Credit Liabilities until applied by the Issuing Bank as provided herein. Anything in this Agreement to the contrary notwithstanding, funds held in the Letter of Credit Collateral Account shall be subject to withdrawal only as provided in this Section.
(b)      Amounts on deposit in the Letter of Credit Collateral Account shall be invested and reinvested by the Administrative Agent in such Cash Equivalents as the Administrative Agent shall determine in its sole discretion. All such investments and reinvestments shall be held in the name of and be under the sole dominion and control of the Administrative Agent for the ratable benefit of the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank and the Lenders; provided , that all earnings on such investments will be credited to and retained in the Letter of Credit Collateral Account. The Administrative Agent shall exercise reasonable care in the custody and preservation of any funds held in the Letter of Credit Collateral Account and shall be deemed to have exercised such care if such funds are accorded treatment substantially equivalent to that which the Administrative Agent accords other funds deposited with the Administrative Agent, it being understood that the Administrative Agent shall not have any responsibility for taking any necessary steps to preserve rights against any parties with respect to any funds held in the Letter of Credit Collateral Account.
(c)      If a drawing pursuant to any Letter of Credit occurs on or prior to the expiration date of such Letter of Credit, the Borrower and the Lenders authorize the Administrative Agent to use the monies deposited in the Letter of Credit Collateral Account to reimburse the Issuing Bank for the payment made by the Issuing Bank to the beneficiary with respect to such drawing.
(d)      If an Event of Default exists, the Administrative Agent may (and, if instructed by the Requisite Lenders, shall) in its (or their) discretion at any time and from time to time elect to liquidate any such investments and reinvestments and apply the proceeds thereof to the Obligations in accordance with Section 11.5. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Administrative Agent shall not be required to liquidate and release any such amounts if such liquidation or release would result in the amount available in the Letter of Credit Collateral Account to be less than the Stated Amount of all Extended Letters of Credit that remain outstanding.
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such request from the Borrower, against receipt but without any recourse, warranty or representation whatsoever, such amount of the credit balances in the Letter of Credit Collateral Account as exceeds the aggregate amount of Letter of Credit Liabilities at such time. Upon the expiration, termination or cancellation of an Extended Letter of Credit for which the Lenders reimbursed (or funded participations in) a drawing deemed to have occurred under the fourth sentence of Section 2.4(b) for deposit into the Letter of Credit Collateral Account but in respect of which the Lenders have not otherwise received payment for the amount so reimbursed or funded, the Administrative Agent shall promptly remit to the Lenders the amount so reimbursed or funded for such Extended Letter of Credit that remains in the Letter of Credit Collateral Account, pro rata in accordance with the respective unpaid reimbursements or funded participations of the Lenders in respect of such Extended Letter of Credit, against receipt but without any recourse, warranty or representation whatsoever. When all of the Obligations shall have been paid in full and no Letters of Credit remain outstanding, the Administrative Agent shall deliver to the Borrower, against receipt but without any recourse, warranty or representation whatsoever, the balances remaining in the Letter of Credit Collateral Account.
(f)      The Borrower shall pay to the Administrative Agent from time to time such fees as the Administrative Agent normally charges for similar services in connection with the Administrative Agent’s administration of the Letter of Credit Collateral Account and investments and reinvestments of funds therein.
Section 11.7.      Rescission of Acceleration by Requisite Lenders.
If at any time after acceleration of the maturity of the Loans and the other Obligations, the Borrower shall pay all arrears of interest and all payments on account of principal of the Obligations which shall have become due otherwise than by acceleration (with interest on principal and, to the extent permitted by Applicable Law, on overdue interest, at the rates specified in this Agreement) and all Events of Default and Defaults (other than nonpayment of principal of and accrued interest on the Obligations due and payable solely by virtue of acceleration) shall become remedied or waived to the satisfaction of the Requisite Lenders, then by written notice to the Borrower, the Requisite Lenders may elect, in the sole discretion of such Requisite Lenders, to rescind and annul the acceleration and its consequences. The provisions of the preceding sentence are intended merely to bind all of the Lenders to a decision which may be made at the election of the Requisite Lenders, and are not intended to benefit the Borrower and do not give the Borrower the right to require the Lenders to rescind or annul any acceleration hereunder, even if the conditions set forth herein are satisfied.
Section 11.8.      Performance by Administrative Agent.
If the Parent, the Borrower or any other Loan Party shall fail to perform any covenant, duty or agreement contained in any of the Loan Documents, the Administrative Agent may, after notice to the Parent or the Borrower, perform or attempt to perform such covenant, duty or agreement on behalf of the Parent, the Borrower or such other Loan Party after the expiration of any cure or grace periods set forth herein. In such event, the Parent or the Borrower shall, at the request of the Administrative Agent, promptly pay any amount reasonably expended by the Administrative Agent in such performance or attempted performance to the Administrative Agent, together with interest thereon at the applicable rate or Post-Default Rate from the date of such expenditure until paid. Notwithstanding the foregoing, neither the Administrative Agent nor any Lender shall have any liability or responsibility whatsoever for the performance of any obligation of the Parent, the Borrower or any other Loan Party under this Agreement or any other Loan Document.
Section 11.9.      Rights Cumulative.
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Providers under the Specified Derivatives Contracts, shall be cumulative and not exclusive of any rights or remedies which any of them may otherwise have under Applicable Law. In exercising their respective rights and remedies the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank, the Lenders and the Specified Derivatives Providers may be selective and no failure or delay by any such Lender Party in exercising any right shall operate as a waiver of it, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any power or right preclude its other or further exercise or the exercise of any other power or right.
(b)      Enforcement by Administrative Agent . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein or in any other Loan Document, the authority to enforce rights and remedies hereunder and under the other Loan Documents against the Loan Parties or any of them shall be vested exclusively in, and all actions and proceedings at law in connection with such enforcement shall be instituted and maintained exclusively by, the Administrative Agent in accordance with Article XI. for the benefit of all the Lenders and the Issuing Bank; provided that the foregoing shall not prohibit (i) the Administrative Agent from exercising on its own behalf the rights and remedies that inure to its benefit (solely in its capacity as Administrative Agent) hereunder and under the other Loan Documents, (ii) the Issuing Bank or the Swingline Lender from exercising the rights and remedies that inure to its benefit (solely in its capacity as the Issuing Bank or Swingline Lender, as the case may be) hereunder or under the other Loan Documents, (iii) any Specified Derivatives Provider from exercising the rights and remedies that inure to its benefit under any Specified Derivatives Contract, (iv) any Lender from exercising setoff rights in accordance with Section 13.3 (subject to the terms of Section 3.3), or (v) any Lender from filing proofs of claim or appearing and filing pleadings on its own behalf during the pendency of a proceeding relative to any Loan Party under any Debtor Relief Law; and provided , further , that if at any time there is no Person acting as Administrative Agent hereunder and under the other Loan Documents, then (x) the Requisite Lenders shall have the rights otherwise ascribed to the Administrative Agent pursuant to Article XI and (y) in addition to the matters set forth in clauses (ii), (iv) and (v) of the preceding proviso and subject to Section 3.3, any Lender may, with the consent of the Requisite Lenders, enforce any rights and remedies available to it and as authorized by the Requisite Lenders.
ARTICLE XII.      THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
Section 12.1.      Appointment and Authorization.
Each Lender hereby irrevocably appoints and authorizes the Administrative Agent to take such action as contractual representative on such Lender’s behalf and to exercise such powers under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents as are specifically delegated to the Administrative Agent by the terms hereof and thereof, together with such powers as are reasonably incidental thereto. Not in limitation of the foregoing, each Lender authorizes and directs the Administrative Agent to enter into the Loan Documents for the benefit of the Lenders. Each Lender hereby agrees that, except as otherwise set forth herein, any action taken by the Requisite Lenders in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement or the Loan Documents, and the exercise by the Requisite Lenders of the powers set forth herein or therein, together with such other powers as are reasonably incidental thereto, shall be authorized and binding upon all of the Lenders. Nothing herein shall be construed to deem the Administrative Agent a trustee or fiduciary for any Lender or to impose on the Administrative Agent duties or obligations other than those expressly provided for herein. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the use of the terms “Agent”, “Administrative Agent”, “agent” and similar terms in the Loan Documents with reference to the Administrative Agent is not intended to connote any fiduciary or other implied (or express) obligations arising under agency doctrine of any Applicable Law. Instead, use of such terms is merely a matter of market custom, and is intended to create or reflect only an administrative relationship between independent contracting parties. The Administrative Agent shall deliver to each Lender, promptly upon receipt thereof by the Administrative Agent, copies of each of the financial statements, certificates, notices and other documents delivered to the Administrative Agent pursuant to Article

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IX. that the Parent or the Borrower is not otherwise required to deliver directly to the Lenders. The Administrative Agent will furnish to any Lender, upon the request of such Lender, a copy (or, where appropriate, an original) of any document, instrument, agreement, certificate or notice furnished to the Administrative Agent by the Parent, the Borrower, any other Loan Party or any other Affiliate of the Borrower, pursuant to this Agreement or any other Loan Document not already delivered or otherwise made available to such Lender pursuant to the terms of this Agreement or any such other Loan Document. As to any matters not expressly provided for by the Loan Documents (including, without limitation, enforcement or collection of any of the Obligations), the Administrative Agent shall not be required to exercise any discretion or take any action, but shall be required to act or to refrain from acting (and shall be fully protected in so acting or refraining from acting) upon the instructions of the Requisite Lenders (or all of the Lenders if explicitly required under any other provision of this Agreement), and such instructions shall be binding upon all Lenders and all holders of any of the Obligations; provided, however, that, notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the Administrative Agent shall not be required to take any action which exposes the Administrative Agent to personal liability or which is contrary to this Agreement or any other Loan Document or Applicable Law. Not in limitation of the foregoing, the Administrative Agent may exercise any right or remedy it or the Lenders may have under any Loan Document upon the occurrence of a Default or an Event of Default unless the Requisite Lenders have directed the Administrative Agent otherwise. Without limiting the foregoing, no Lender shall have any right of action whatsoever against the Administrative Agent as a result of the Administrative Agent acting or refraining from acting under this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents in accordance with the instructions of the Requisite Lenders, or where applicable, all the Lenders. The Lenders hereby authorize the Administrative Agent, to release any Guarantor from its Guaranty (i) in the case of a Subsidiary Guarantor, upon satisfaction of the conditions to release set forth in Section 8.14(b); (ii) if approved, authorized or ratified in writing by the Requisite Lenders or all of the Lenders hereunder, as the required under the circumstances; or (iii) on the Termination Date. In connection with any such release of a Guarantor pursuant to the preceding sentence, the Administrative Agent shall (and is hereby irrevocably authorized by each Lender to) execute and deliver to any Loan Party, at such Loan Party’s expense, all documents that such Loan Party shall reasonably request to evidence such termination or release (any execution and delivery of such documents being without recourse to or warranty by the Administrative Agent).
Section 12.2.      Wells Fargo as Lender.
Wells Fargo, as a Lender or as a Specified Derivatives Provider, as the case may be, shall have the same rights and powers under this Agreement and any other Loan Document and under any Specified Derivatives Contract, as the case may be, as any other Lender or Specified Derivatives Provider and may exercise the same as though it were not the Administrative Agent; and the term “Lender” or “Lenders” shall, unless otherwise expressly indicated, include Wells Fargo in each case in its individual capacity. Wells Fargo and its Affiliates may each accept deposits from, maintain deposits or credit balances for, invest in, lend money to, act as trustee under indentures of, serve as financial advisor to, and generally engage in any kind of business with the Parent, the Borrower, any other Loan Party or any other Affiliate thereof as if it were any other bank and without any duty to account therefor to the Issuing Bank, other Lenders, or any other Specified Derivatives Providers. Further, the Administrative Agent and any Affiliate may accept fees and other consideration from the Borrower for services in connection with this Agreement or any Specified Derivatives Contract, or otherwise without having to account for the same to the Issuing Bank, the other Lenders or any other Specified Derivatives Providers. The Issuing Bank and the Lenders acknowledge that, pursuant to such activities, Wells Fargo or its Affiliates may receive information regarding the Parent, the Borrower, other Loan Parties, other Subsidiaries of the Parent and other Affiliates (including information that may be subject to confidentiality obligations in favor of such Person) and acknowledge that the Administrative Agent shall be under no obligation to provide such information to them.

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Section 12.3.      Approvals of Lenders.
All communications from the Administrative Agent to any Lender requesting such Lender’s determination, consent or approval (a) shall be given in the form of a written notice to such Lender, (b) shall be accompanied by a description of the matter or issue as to which such determination, consent or approval is requested, or shall advise such Lender where information, if any, regarding such matter or issue may be inspected, or shall otherwise describe the matter or issue to be resolved and (c) shall include, if reasonably requested by such Lender and to the extent not previously provided to such Lender, written materials provided to the Administrative Agent by the Parent or the Borrower in respect of the matter or issue to be resolved. Unless a Lender shall give written notice to the Administrative Agent that it specifically objects to the requested determination, consent or approval (together with a reasonable written explanation of the reasons behind such objection) within ten (10) Business Days (or such lesser or greater period as may be specifically required under the express terms of the Loan Documents) of receipt of such communication, such Lender shall be deemed to have conclusively approved of or consented to such.
Section 12.4.      Notice of Events of Default.
The Administrative Agent shall not be deemed to have knowledge or notice of the occurrence of a Default or Event of Default unless the Administrative Agent has received notice from a Lender, the Parent or the Borrower referring to this Agreement, describing with reasonable specificity such Default or Event of Default and stating that such notice is a “notice of default.” If any Lender (excluding the Lender which is also serving as the Administrative Agent) becomes aware of any Default or Event of Default, it shall promptly send to the Administrative Agent such a “notice of default”; provided, a Lender’s failure to provide such a “notice of default” to the Administrative Agent shall not result in any liability of such Lender to any other party to any of the Loan Documents. Further, if the Administrative Agent receives such a “notice of default,” the Administrative Agent shall give prompt notice thereof to the Lenders.
Section 12.5.      Administrative Agent’s Reliance.
Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Agreement or any other Loan Documents, neither the Administrative Agent nor any of its Related Parties shall be liable for any action taken or not taken by it under or in connection with this Agreement or any other Loan Document, except for its or their own gross negligence or willful misconduct in connection with its duties expressly set forth herein or therein as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final non-appealable judgment. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Administrative Agent may consult with legal counsel (including its own counsel or counsel for the Parent, the Borrower or any other Loan Party), independent public accountants and other experts selected by it and shall not be liable for any action taken or omitted to be taken in good faith by it in accordance with the advice of such counsel, accountants or experts. Neither the Administrative Agent nor any of its Related Parties: (a) makes any warranty or representation to any Lender, the Issuing Bank or any other Person, or shall be responsible to any Lender, the Issuing Bank or any other Person for any statement, warranty or representation made or deemed made by the Parent, the Borrower, any other Loan Party or any other Person in or in connection with this Agreement or any other Loan Document; (b) shall have any duty to ascertain or to inquire as to the performance or observance of any of the terms, covenants or conditions of this Agreement or any other Loan Document or the satisfaction of any conditions precedent under this Agreement or any Loan Document on the part of the Parent, the Borrower or other Persons, or to inspect the property, books or records of the Parent, the Borrower or any other Person; (c) shall be responsible to any Lender or the Issuing Bank for the due execution, legality, validity, enforceability, genuineness, sufficiency or value of this Agreement or any other Loan Document, any other instrument or document furnished pursuant thereto or any collateral covered thereby or the perfection or priority of any Lien in favor

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of the Administrative Agent on behalf of the Lenders Parties in any such collateral; (d) shall have any liability in respect of any recitals, statements, certifications, representations or warranties contained in any of the Loan Documents or any other document, instrument, agreement, certificate or statement delivered in connection therewith; and (e) shall incur any liability under or in respect of this Agreement or any other Loan Document by acting upon any notice, consent, certificate or other instrument or writing (which may be by telephone, telecopy or electronic mail) believed by it to be genuine and signed, sent or given by the proper party or parties. The Administrative Agent may execute any of its duties under the Loan Documents by or through agents, employees or attorneys-in-fact and shall not be responsible for the negligence or misconduct of any agent or attorney-in-fact that it selects in the absence of gross negligence or willful misconduct in the selection of such agent or attorney-in-fact as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final non-appealable judgment.
Section 12.6.      Indemnification of Administrative Agent.
Each Lender agrees to indemnify the Administrative Agent (to the extent not reimbursed by the Borrower and without limiting the obligation of the Borrower to do so) pro rata in accordance with such Lender’s respective Pro Rata Share (determined as of the time that the applicable unreimbursed expense or indemnity payment is sought), from and against any and all liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses of any kind or nature whatsoever which may at any time be imposed on, incurred by, or asserted against the Administrative Agent (in its capacity as Administrative Agent but not as a Lender) in any way relating to or arising out of the Loan Documents, any transaction contemplated hereby or thereby or any action taken or omitted by the Administrative Agent under the Loan Documents (collectively, “ Indemnifiable Amounts ”); provided, however, that no Lender shall be liable for any portion of such Indemnifiable Amounts to the extent resulting from the Administrative Agent’s gross negligence or willful misconduct as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final, non-appealable judgment; provided, however, that no action taken in accordance with the directions of the Requisite Lenders (or all of the Lenders, if expressly required hereunder) shall be deemed to constitute gross negligence or willful misconduct for purposes of this Section. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, each Lender agrees to reimburse the Administrative Agent (to the extent not reimbursed by the Borrower and without limiting the obligation of the Borrower to do so) promptly upon demand for its ratable share of any out of pocket expenses (including the reasonable fees and expenses of one law firm acting as outside counsel to the Administrative Agent and the Arrangers (taken as a whole), with exception, in consultation with the Borrower, in the case of conflicts of interest) incurred by the Administrative Agent in connection with the preparation, negotiation, execution, administration, or enforcement (whether through negotiations, legal proceedings, or otherwise) of, or legal advice with respect to the rights or responsibilities of the parties under, the Loan Documents, any suit or action brought by the Administrative Agent to enforce the terms of the Loan Documents and/or collect any Obligations, any “lender liability” suit or claim brought against the Administrative Agent and/or the Lenders, and any claim or suit brought against the Administrative Agent and/or the Lenders arising under any Environmental Laws. Such out of pocket expenses (including counsel fees) shall be advanced by the Lenders on the request of the Administrative Agent notwithstanding any claim or assertion that the Administrative Agent is not entitled to indemnification hereunder upon receipt of an undertaking by the Administrative Agent that the Administrative Agent will reimburse the Lenders if it is actually and finally determined by a court of competent jurisdiction that the Administrative Agent is not so entitled to indemnification. The agreements in this Section shall survive the payment of the Loans and all other amounts payable hereunder or under the other Loan Documents and the termination of this Agreement. If the Borrower shall reimburse the Administrative Agent for any Indemnifiable Amount following payment by any Lender to the Administrative Agent in respect of such Indemnifiable Amount pursuant to this Section, the Administrative Agent shall share such reimbursement on a ratable basis with each Lender making any such payment.

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Section 12.7.      Lender Credit Decision, Etc.
Each of the Lenders and the Issuing Bank expressly acknowledges and agrees that neither the Administrative Agent nor any of its Related Parties has made any representations or warranties to the Issuing Bank or such Lender and that no act by the Administrative Agent hereafter taken, including any review of the affairs of the Parent, the Borrower, any other Loan Party or any other Subsidiary or Affiliate, shall be deemed to constitute any such representation or warranty by the Administrative Agent to the Issuing Bank or any Lender. Each of the Lenders and the Issuing Bank acknowledges that it has made its own credit and legal analysis and decision to enter into this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent, any other Lender or counsel to the Administrative Agent, or any of their respective Related Parties, and based on the financial statements of the Parent, the Borrower, the other Loan Parties, the other Subsidiaries of the Parent and other Affiliates, and inquiries of such Persons, its independent due diligence of the business and affairs of the Parent, the Borrower, the other Loan Parties, the other Subsidiaries of the Parent and other Persons, its review of the Loan Documents, the legal opinions required to be delivered to it hereunder, the advice of its own counsel and such other documents and information as it has deemed appropriate. Each of the Lenders and the Issuing Bank also acknowledges that it will, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent, any other Lender or counsel to the Administrative Agent or any of their respective Related Parties, and based on such review, advice, documents and information as it shall deem appropriate at the time, continue to make its own decisions in taking or not taking action under the Loan Documents. The Administrative Agent shall not be required to keep itself informed as to the performance or observance by the Parent, the Borrower or any other Loan Party of the Loan Documents or any other document referred to or provided for therein or to inspect the properties or books of, or make any other investigation of, the Parent, the Borrower, any other Loan Party or any other Subsidiary. Except for notices, reports and other documents and information expressly required to be furnished to the Lenders and the Issuing Bank by the Administrative Agent under this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents, the Administrative Agent shall have no duty or responsibility to provide any Lender or the Issuing Bank with any credit or other information concerning the business, operations, property, financial and other condition or creditworthiness of the Parent, the Borrower, any other Loan Party or any other Affiliate thereof which may come into possession of the Administrative Agent or any of its Related Parties. Each of the Lenders and the Issuing Bank acknowledges that the Administrative Agent’s legal counsel in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement is only acting as counsel to the Administrative Agent and is not acting as counsel to any Lender or the Issuing Bank.
Section 12.8.      Successor Administrative Agent.
The Administrative Agent may resign at any time as Administrative Agent under the Loan Documents by giving written notice thereof to the Lenders and the Borrower. Upon any such resignation, the Requisite Lenders shall have the right to appoint a successor Administrative Agent which appointment shall, provided no Default or Event of Default exists, be subject to the Borrower’s approval, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed. If no successor Administrative Agent shall have been so appointed in accordance with the immediately preceding sentence, and shall have accepted such appointment, within thirty (30) days after the current Administrative Agent’s giving of notice of resignation, then the current Administrative Agent may, on behalf of the Lenders and the Issuing Bank, appoint a successor Administrative Agent, which shall be a Lender, if any Lender shall be willing to serve, and otherwise shall be an Eligible Assignee; provided that if the Administrative Agent shall notify the Borrower and the Lenders that no Lender has accepted such appointment, then such resignation shall nonetheless become effective in accordance with such notice and (1) the Administrative Agent shall be discharged from its duties and obligations hereunder and under the other Loan Documents and (2) all payments, communications and determinations provided to be made by, to or through the Administrative Agent shall instead be made to each Lender and the Issuing

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Bank directly, until such time as a successor Administrative Agent has been appointed as provided for above in this Section; provided, further that such Lenders and the Issuing Bank so acting directly shall be and be deemed to be protected by all indemnities and other provisions herein for the benefit and protection of the Administrative Agent as if each such Lender or Issuing Bank were itself the Administrative Agent. Upon the acceptance of any appointment as Administrative Agent hereunder by a successor Administrative Agent, such successor Administrative Agent shall thereupon succeed to and become vested with all the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the current Administrative Agent, and the current Administrative Agent shall be discharged from its duties and obligations under the Loan Documents. Any resignation by an Administrative Agent shall also constitute the resignation as the Issuing Bank and as the Swingline Lender by the Lender then acting as Administrative Agent (the “ Resigning Lender ”). Upon the acceptance of a successor’s appointment as Administrative Agent hereunder (i) the Resigning Lender shall be discharged from all duties and obligations of the Issuing Bank and the Swingline Lender hereunder and under the other Loan Documents and (ii) the successor Issuing Bank shall issue letters of credit in substitution for all Letters of Credit issued by the Resigning Lender as Issuing Bank outstanding at the time of such succession (which letters of credit issued in substitutions shall be deemed to be Letters of Credit issued hereunder) or make other arrangements satisfactory to the Resigning Lender to effectively assume the obligations of the Resigning Lender with respect to such Letters of Credit. After any Administrative Agent’s resignation hereunder as Administrative Agent, the provisions of this Article XII. shall continue to inure to its benefit as to any actions taken or omitted to be taken by it while it was Administrative Agent under the Loan Documents. Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, the Administrative Agent may assign its rights and duties under the Loan Documents to any of its Affiliates by giving the Borrower and each Lender prior written notice.
Section 12.9.      Titled Persons.
Each of the Arrangers, the additional Joint Lead Arrangers, Syndication Agent and Co-Documentation Agents (each a “ Titled Person ”) in each such respective capacity, assumes no responsibility or obligation hereunder, including, without limitation, for servicing, enforcement or collection of any of the Loans, nor any duties as an agent hereunder for the Lenders. The titles given to the Titled Persons are solely honorific and imply no fiduciary responsibility on the part of the Titled Persons to the Administrative Agent, any Lender, the Issuing Bank, the Parent, the Borrower or any other Loan Party and the use of such titles does not impose on the Titled Persons any duties or obligations greater than those of any other Lender or entitle the Titled Persons to any rights other than those to which any other Lender is entitled.
Section 12.10.      Specified Derivatives Contracts.
No Specified Derivatives Provider that obtains the benefits of Section 11.5 by virtue of the provisions hereof or of any Loan Document shall have any right to notice of any action or to consent to, direct or object to any action hereunder or under any other Loan Document or otherwise in respect of any Loan Document other than in its capacity as a Lender and, in such case, only to the extent expressly provided in the Loan Documents. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Article to the contrary, the Administrative Agent shall not be required to verify the payment of, or that other satisfactory arrangements have been made with respect to Specified Derivatives Contracts unless the Administrative Agent has received written notice of such Specified Derivatives Contracts, together with such supporting documentation as the Administrative Agent may request, from the applicable Specified Derivatives Provider.
ARTICLE XIII.      MISCELLANEOUS
Section 13.1.      Notices.

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Unless otherwise provided herein (including without limitation as provided in Section 9.5), communications provided for hereunder shall be in writing and shall be mailed, telecopied, or delivered as follows:
If to the Borrower:

ARC Properties Operating Partnership, L.P.
c/o American Realty Capital Properties, Inc.
405 Park Avenue, 15th Floor
New York, New York 10022
Attn: David S. Kay
Phone: (646) 395-6138
Fax: (646) 395-6178

with a copy to:

American Realty Capital Properties, Inc.
405 Park Avenue, 15th Floor
New York, New York 10022
Attn: Richard Silfen
Phone: (646) 395-6196
Fax: (215) 887-2585

If to the Administrative Agent:

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
Minneapolis Loan Center
MAC N9303-110
608 Second Avenue S, 11 th Floor
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55402-1916
Attn: Kimberly Perreault
Telecopier:    866-494-8802
Telephone:    612-316-3738

with a copy to:

D. Bryan Gregory
Wells Fargo Bank
550 South Tryon Street, 6th Floor
MAC D1086-061
Charlotte, NC 28202-4200
Attn: D. Bryan Gregory, REIT Finance Group
Phone: (704) 410-1776
Fax: (704) 410-0329
bryan.gregory@wellsfargo.com


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If to the Administrative Agent under Article II.:

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
Minneapolis Loan Center
MAC N9303-110
608 Second Avenue S, 11th Floor
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55402-1916
Attn: Kimberly Perreault
Telecopier:    866-494-8802
Telephone:    612-316-3738

with a copy to:

D. Bryan Gregory
Wells Fargo Bank
550 South Tryon Street, 6th Floor
MAC D1086-061
Charlotte, NC 28202-4200
Attn: D. Bryan Gregory, REIT Finance Group
Phone: (704) 410-1776
Fax: (704) 410-0329
bryan.gregory@wellsfargo.com

If to the Issuing Bank:

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
Minneapolis Loan Center
MAC N9303-110
608 Second Avenue S, 11th Floor
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55402-1916
Attn: Kimberly Perreault
Telecopier:    866-494-8802
Telephone:    612-316-3738

If to any other Lender:

To such Lender’s address or telecopy number or email address as set forth in the applicable Administrative Questionnaire

or, as to each party at such other address as shall be designated by such party in a written notice to the other parties delivered in compliance with this Section; provided, a Lender or the Issuing Bank shall only be required to give notice of any such other address to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower. All such notices and other communications shall be effective (i) if mailed, upon the first to occur of receipt or the expiration of three (3) days after the deposit in the United States Postal Service certified mail, postage prepaid and addressed to the address of the Borrower or the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank and Lenders at the addresses specified; (ii) if telecopied, when transmitted (with confirmation); (iii) if hand delivered or sent by overnight courier, when delivered; or (iv) if delivered in accordance with Section 9.5 to the extent applicable; provided, however, that, in the case of the immediately preceding clauses (i), (ii) and (iii), non-receipt of any communication as of the result of any change of address of which the sending party was not

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notified or as the result of a refusal to accept delivery shall be deemed receipt of such communication. Notwithstanding the immediately preceding sentence, all notices or communications to the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank or any Lender under Article II. shall be effective only when actually received. None of the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank or any Lender shall incur any liability to any Loan Party (nor shall the Administrative Agent incur any liability to the Issuing Bank or the Lenders) for acting upon any telephonic notice referred to in this Agreement which the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank or such Lender, as the case may be, believes in good faith to have been given by a Person authorized to deliver such notice or for otherwise acting in good faith hereunder. Failure of a Person designated to get a copy of a notice to receive such copy shall not affect the validity of notice properly given to another Person.
Section 13.2.      Expenses.
The Borrower agrees (a) to pay or reimburse the Administrative Agent for all of its reasonable and documented out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred in connection with the preparation, negotiation and execution of, and any amendment, supplement or modification to, any of the Loan Documents (including due diligence expenses), and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, including the reasonable and documented out-of-pocket fees and disbursements of one law firm acting as outside counsel to the Administrative Agent and the Arrangers (taken as a whole), and, in the case of an actual or perceived conflict of interest, one additional law firm acting as outside counsel to all such conflicted parties and all reasonable and documented costs and expenses of the Administrative Agent in connection with the use of IntraLinks, SyndTrak or other similar information transmission systems in connection with the Loan Documents, (b) to pay or reimburse the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank and the Lenders for all their reasonable and documented costs and expenses incurred in connection with the enforcement or preservation of any rights under the Loan Documents, including the reasonable fees and disbursements of their respective counsel and any payments in indemnification or otherwise payable by the Lenders to the Administrative Agent pursuant to the Loan Documents and (c) to the extent not already covered by any of the preceding subsections, to pay or reimburse the fees and disbursements of counsel to the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank and any Lender incurred in connection with the representation of the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank or such Lender in any matter relating to or arising out of any bankruptcy or other proceeding of the type described in Sections 11.1(e) or 11.1(f), including, without limitation (i) any motion for relief from any stay or similar order, (ii) the negotiation, preparation, execution and delivery of any document relating to the Obligations and (iii) the negotiation and preparation of any debtor in possession financing or any plan of reorganization of the Parent, the Borrower or any other Loan Party, whether proposed by the Parent, the Borrower, such Loan Party, the Lenders or any other Person, and whether such fees and expenses are incurred prior to, during or after the commencement of such proceeding or the confirmation or conclusion of any such proceeding. If the Borrower shall fail to pay any amounts required to be paid by it pursuant to this Section, the Administrative Agent and/or the Lenders may pay such amounts on behalf of the Borrower and such amounts shall be deemed to be Obligations owing hereunder.
Section 13.3.      Setoff.
Subject to Section 3.3 and in addition to any rights now or hereafter granted under Applicable Law and not by way of limitation of any such rights, the Borrower hereby authorizes the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank, each Lender, each Affiliate of the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank or any Lender, and each Participant, at any time or from time to time while an Event of Default exists, without notice to the Borrower or to any other Person, any such notice being hereby expressly waived, but in the case of the Issuing Bank, a Lender, an Affiliate of the Issuing Bank or a Lender, or a Participant, subject to receipt of the prior written consent of the Requisite Lenders exercised in their sole discretion, to set off and to appropriate and to apply any and all deposits (general or special, including, but not limited to, indebtedness evidenced

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by certificates of deposit, whether matured or unmatured) and any other indebtedness at any time held or owing by the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank, such Lender, any Affiliate of the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank or such Lender, or such Participant, to or for the credit or the account of the Borrower against and on account of any of the Obligations, irrespective of whether or not any or all of the Loans and all other Obligations have been declared to be, or have otherwise become, due and payable as permitted by Section 11.2, and although such Obligations shall be contingent or unmatured. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section, if any Defaulting Lender shall exercise any such right of setoff, (x) all amounts so set off shall be paid over immediately to the Administrative Agent for further application in accordance with the provisions of Section 3.9 and, pending such payment, shall be segregated by such Defaulting Lender from its other funds and deemed held in trust for the benefit of the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank and the Lenders and (y) such Defaulting Lender shall provide promptly to the Administrative Agent a statement describing in reasonable detail the Obligations owing to such Defaulting Lender as to which it exercised such right of setoff.
Section 13.4.      Litigation; Jurisdiction; Other Matters; Waivers.
(g)      EACH PARTY HERETO ACKNOWLEDGES THAT ANY DISPUTE OR CONTROVERSY BETWEEN OR AMONG THE PARENT, THE BORROWER, THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT, THE ISSUING BANK OR ANY OF THE LENDERS WOULD BE BASED ON DIFFICULT AND COMPLEX ISSUES OF LAW AND FACT AND WOULD RESULT IN DELAY AND EXPENSE TO THE PARTIES. ACCORDINGLY, TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, EACH OF THE LENDERS, THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT, THE ISSUING BANK, THE PARENT AND THE BORROWER HEREBY WAIVES ITS RIGHT TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING OF ANY KIND OR NATURE IN ANY COURT OR TRIBUNAL IN WHICH AN ACTION MAY BE COMMENCED BY OR AGAINST ANY PARTY HERETO ARISING OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT OR BY REASON OF ANY OTHER SUIT, CAUSE OF ACTION OR DISPUTE WHATSOEVER BETWEEN OR AMONG THE PARENT, THE BORROWER, THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT, THE ISSUING BANK OR ANY OF THE LENDERS OF ANY KIND OR NATURE RELATING TO ANY OF THE LOAN DOCUMENTS.
(h)      THE PARENT, THE BORROWER AND EACH OTHER LOAN PARTY IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY AGREES THAT IT WILL NOT COMMENCE ANY ACTION, LITIGATION OR PROCEEDING OF ANY KIND OR DESCRIPTION, WHETHER IN LAW OR EQUITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT OR IN TORT OR OTHERWISE, AGAINST THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT, ANY LENDER, THE ISSUING BANK, OR ANY RELATED PARTY OF THE FOREGOING IN ANY WAY RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS RELATING HERETO OR THERETO, IN ANY FORUM OTHER THAN THE COURTS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK SITTING IN NEW YORK COUNTY, AND OF THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT OF THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK, AND ANY APPELLATE COURT FROM ANY THEREOF, AND EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY SUBMITS TO THE JURISDICTION OF SUCH COURTS AND AGREES THAT ALL CLAIMS IN RESPECT OF ANY SUCH ACTION, LITIGATION OR PROCEEDING MAY BE HEARD AND DETERMINED IN SUCH NEW YORK STATE COURT OR, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, IN SUCH FEDERAL COURT. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO AGREES THAT A FINAL NON-APPEALABLE JUDGMENT IN ANY SUCH ACTION, LITIGATION OR PROCEEDING SHALL BE CONCLUSIVE AND MAY BE ENFORCED IN OTHER JURISDICTIONS BY SUIT ON THE JUDGMENT OR IN ANY OTHER MANNER PROVIDED BY LAW. NOTHING IN THIS AGREEMENT OR IN ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT SHALL AFFECT ANY RIGHT THAT THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT, ANY LENDER OR THE ISSUING BANK MAY OTHERWISE HAVE

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TO BRING ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT AGAINST THE PARENT, THE BORROWER OR ANY OTHER LOAN PARTY OR ITS PROPERTIES IN THE COURTS OF ANY JURISDICTION. EACH PARTY FURTHER WAIVES ANY OBJECTION THAT IT MAY NOW OR HEREAFTER HAVE TO THE VENUE OF ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING IN ANY SUCH COURT OR THAT SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING WAS BROUGHT IN AN INCONVENIENT FORUM AND EACH AGREES NOT TO PLEAD OR CLAIM THE SAME. THE CHOICE OF FORUM SET FORTH IN THIS SECTION SHALL NOT BE DEEMED TO PRECLUDE THE BRINGING OF ANY ACTION BY THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT, THE ISSUING BANK OR ANY LENDER OR THE ENFORCEMENT BY THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT, THE ISSUING BANK OR ANY LENDER OF ANY JUDGMENT OBTAINED IN SUCH FORUM IN ANY OTHER APPROPRIATE JURISDICTION.
(i)      THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION HAVE BEEN CONSIDERED BY EACH PARTY WITH THE ADVICE OF COUNSEL AND WITH A FULL UNDERSTANDING OF THE LEGAL CONSEQUENCES THEREOF, AND SHALL SURVIVE THE PAYMENT OF THE LOANS AND ALL OTHER AMOUNTS PAYABLE HEREUNDER OR UNDER THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS, THE TERMINATION OR EXPIRATION OF ALL LETTERS OF CREDIT AND THE TERMINATION OF THIS AGREEMENT.
Section 13.5.      Successors and Assigns.
(c)      Successors and Assigns Generally . The provisions of this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns permitted hereby, except that neither the Parent, the Borrower nor any other Loan Party may assign or otherwise transfer any of its rights or obligations hereunder or under any other Loan Document without the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent and each Lender, and no Lender may assign or otherwise transfer any of its rights or obligations hereunder except (i) to an Eligible Assignee in accordance with the provisions of the immediately following subsection (b), (ii) by way of participation in accordance with the provisions of the immediately following subsection (d) or (iii) by way of pledge or assignment of a security interest subject to the restrictions of the immediately following subsection (e) (and, subject to the last sentence of the immediately following subsection (b), any other attempted assignment or transfer by any party hereto shall be null and void). Nothing in this Agreement, expressed or implied, shall be construed to confer upon any Person (other than the parties hereto, their respective successors and assigns permitted hereby, Participants to the extent provided in the immediately following subsection (d) and, to the extent expressly contemplated hereby, the Related Parties of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders) any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under or by reason of this Agreement.
(d)      Assignments by Lenders . Any Lender may at any time assign to one or more Eligible Assignees all or a portion of its rights and obligations under this Agreement (including all or a portion of its Commitment and the Loans at the time owing to it); provided that any such assignment shall be subject to the following conditions:
(i)      Minimum Amounts .
(A)      in the case of an assignment of the entire remaining amount of an assigning Revolving Lender’s Revolving Commitment and/or the Loans at the time owing to it, or in the case of an assignment of the entire remaining amount of an assigning Term Loan Lender’s Term Loans at the time owing to it, or in the case of an assignment to a Lender, an Affiliate of a Lender or an Approved Fund, no minimum amount need be assigned; and

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(B)      in any case not described in the immediately preceding subsection (A), the aggregate amount of the Revolving Commitment (which for this purpose includes Loans outstanding thereunder) or, if the applicable Revolving Commitment is not then in effect, the principal outstanding balance of the Loans of the assigning Lender subject to each such assignment, and the principal outstanding balance of the Term Loan subject to such assignment (in each case, determined as of the date the Assignment and Assumption with respect to such assignment is delivered to the Administrative Agent or, if “Trade Date” is specified in the Assignment and Assumption, as of the Trade Date) shall not be less than $5,000,000 in the case of any assignment of a Revolving Commitment and $1,000,000 in the case of any assignment in respect of a Term Loan, unless each of the Administrative Agent and, so long as no Default or Event of Default shall exist, the Borrower otherwise consents (each such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed); provided, however, that if, after giving effect to such assignment, the amount of the Commitment held by such assigning Lender or the outstanding principal balance of the Loans of such assigning Lender, as applicable, would be less than $5,000,000 in the case of a Commitment or Revolving Loans or $1,000,000 in the case of a Term Loan, then such assigning Lender shall assign the entire amount of its Commitment and the Loans at the time owing to it.
(ii)      Proportionate Amounts . Each partial assignment shall be made as an assignment of a proportionate part of all the assigning Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement with respect to the Type of Loan or the Revolving Commitment assigned, except that this clause (ii) shall not apply to rights in respect of a Bid Rate Loan.
(iii)      Required Consents . No consent shall be required for any assignment except to the extent required by clause (i)(B) of this subsection (b) and, in addition:
(A)      the consent of the Borrower (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) shall be required unless (x) a Default or Event of Default shall exist at the time of such assignment or (y) such assignment is to a Lender, an Affiliate of a Lender or an Approved Fund; provided that the Borrower shall be deemed to have consented to any such assignment unless it shall object thereto by written notice to the Administrative Agent within five (5) Business Days after having received notice thereof;
(B)      the consent of the Administrative Agent (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) shall be required for assignments in respect of (x) a Revolving Commitment or any unfunded Term Loan Commitments if such assignment is to a Person that is not already a Lender with a Commitment, an Affiliate of such a Lender or an Approved Fund with respect to such a Lender or (y) a Term Loan to a Person who is not a Lender, an Affiliate of a Lender or an Approved Fund; and
(C)      the consent of the Issuing Bank and the Swingline Lender (any such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) shall be required for any assignment in respect of a Revolving Commitment.
(iv)      Assignment and Acceptance; Notes . The parties to each assignment shall execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent an Assignment and Assumption, together with a processing and recordation fee of $4,500 for each assignment (which fee the Administrative Agent may, in its sole discretion, elect to waive), and the assignee, if it is not a Lender, shall deliver to the Administrative Agent an Administrative Questionnaire. If requested by the transferor Lender or the assignee, upon

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the consummation of any assignment, the transferor Lender, the Administrative Agent and the Borrower shall make appropriate arrangements so that new Notes are issued to the assignee and such transferor Lender, as appropriate.
(v)      No Assignment to Certain Persons . No such assignment shall be made (A) to the Borrower or any of the Borrower’s Affiliates or Subsidiaries, (B) to any Defaulting Lender or any of its Subsidiaries, or to any Person who, upon becoming a Lender hereunder, would constitute any of the foregoing Persons described in this clause (B), or (C) to any Disqualified Institution.
(vi)      No Assignment to Natural Persons . No such assignment shall be made to a natural person.
(vii)      Certain Additional Payments . In connection with any assignment of rights and obligations of any Defaulting Lender hereunder, no such assignment shall be effective unless and until, in addition to the other conditions thereto set forth herein, the parties to the assignment shall make such additional payments to the Administrative Agent in an aggregate amount sufficient, upon distribution thereof as appropriate (which may be outright payment, purchases by the assignee of participations or subparticipations, or other compensating actions, including funding, with the consent of the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, the applicable pro rata share of Loans previously requested but not funded by the Defaulting Lender, to each of which the applicable assignee and assignor hereby irrevocably consent), to (x) pay and satisfy in full all payment liabilities then owed by such Defaulting Lender to the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank, the Swingline Lender and each other Lender hereunder (and interest accrued thereon), and (y) acquire (and fund as appropriate) its full pro rata share of all Loans and participations in Letters of Credit and Swingline Loans in accordance with its Commitment Percentage. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that any assignment of rights and obligations of any Defaulting Lender hereunder shall become effective under Applicable Law without compliance with the provisions of this paragraph, then the assignee of such interest shall be deemed to be a Defaulting Lender for all purposes of this Agreement until such compliance occurs.
Subject to acceptance and recording thereof by the Administrative Agent pursuant to the immediately following subsection (c), from and after the effective date specified in each Assignment and Assumption, the assignee thereunder shall be a party to this Agreement and, to the extent of the interest assigned by such Assignment and Assumption, have the rights and obligations of a Lender under this Agreement, and the assigning Lender thereunder shall, to the extent of the interest assigned by such Assignment and Assumption, be released from its obligations under this Agreement (and, in the case of an Assignment and Assumption covering all of the assigning Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement, such Lender shall cease to be a party hereto) but shall continue to be entitled to the benefits of Sections 5.4, 13.2 and 13.9 and the other provisions of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents as provided in Section 13.10 with respect to facts and circumstances occurring prior to the effective date of such assignment; provided, that except to the extent otherwise expressly agreed by the affected parties, no assignment by a Defaulting Lender will constitute a waiver or release of any claim of any party hereunder arising from that Lender having been a Defaulting Lender. Any assignment or transfer by a Lender of rights or obligations under this Agreement that does not comply with this paragraph shall be treated for purposes of this Agreement as a sale by such Lender of a participation in such rights and obligations in accordance with the immediately following subsection (d), other than any assignment to a Disqualified Institution, which shall be void ab initio.
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to it and a register for the recordation of the names and addresses of the Lenders, and the Commitments of, and principal amounts (and stated interest) of the Loans owing to, each Lender pursuant to the terms hereof from time to time (the “ Register ”). The entries in the Register shall be conclusive absent manifest error, and the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders shall treat each Person whose name is recorded in the Register pursuant to the terms hereof as a Lender hereunder for all purposes of this Agreement. The Register shall be available for inspection by the Borrower and any Lender, at any reasonable time and from time to time upon reasonable prior notice.
(f)      Participations . Any Lender may at any time, without the consent of, or notice to, the Borrower, Administrative Agent, Issuing Bank or Swingline Lender, sell participations to any Person (other than a Disqualified Institution, a natural Person or the Borrower or any of the Borrower’s Affiliates or Subsidiaries) (each, a “ Participant ”) in all or a portion of such Lender’s rights and/or obligations under this Agreement (including all or a portion of its Revolving Commitment and/or the Loans owing to it); provided that (i) such Lender’s obligations under this Agreement shall remain unchanged, (ii) such Lender shall remain solely responsible to the other parties hereto for the performance of such obligations and (iii) the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank and the Lenders shall continue to deal solely and directly with such Lender in connection with such Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement. Any agreement or instrument pursuant to which a Lender sells such a participation shall provide that such Lender shall retain the sole right to enforce this Agreement and to approve any amendment, modification or waiver of any provision of this Agreement; provided that such agreement or instrument may provide that such Lender will not, without the consent of the Participant, agree to (w) increase such Lender’s Commitment, (x) extend the date fixed for the payment of principal on the Loans or portions thereof owing to such Lender, (y) reduce the rate at which interest is payable thereon or (z) release any Guarantor from its Obligations under the Guaranty except as contemplated by Section 8.14(b), in each case, as applicable to that portion of such Lender’s rights and/or obligations that are subject to the participation. The Borrower agrees that each Participant shall be entitled to the benefits of Sections 3.10, 5.1, 5.4 (subject to the requirements and limitations therein, including the requirements under Sections 3.10(g) and 5.7 (it being understood that the documentation required under Section 3.10(g) shall be delivered to the participating Lender)) to the same extent as if it were a Lender and had acquired its interest by assignment pursuant to subsection (b) of this Section; provided that such Participant (A) agrees to be subject to the provisions of Section 5.6 as if it were an assignee under subsection (b) of this Section; and (B) shall not be entitled to receive any greater payment under Sections 5.1 or 3.10, with respect to any participation, than its participating Lender would have been entitled to receive, except to the extent such entitlement to receive a greater payment results from a Regulatory Change that occurs after the Participant acquired the applicable participation. Each Lender that sells a participation agrees, at the Borrower’s request and expense, to use reasonable efforts to cooperate with the Borrower to effectuate the provisions of Section 5.6 with respect to any Participant. To the extent permitted by law, each Participant also shall be entitled to the benefits of Section 13.3 as though it were a Lender; provided that such Participant agrees to be subject to Section 3.3 as though it were a Lender. Each Lender that sells a participation shall, acting solely for this purpose as a non-fiduciary agent of the Borrower, maintain a register on which it enters the name and address of each Participant and the principal amounts (and stated interest) of each Participant’s interest in the Loans or other obligations under the Loan Documents (the “ Participant Register ”); provided that no Lender shall have any obligation to disclose all or any portion of the Participant Register (including the identity of any Participant or any information relating to a Participant’s interest in any commitments, loans, letters of credit or its other obligations under any Loan Document) to any Person except to the extent that such disclosure is necessary to establish that such commitment, loan, letter of credit or other obligation is in registered form under Section 5f.103-1(c) of the United States Treasury Regulations. The entries in the Participant Register shall be conclusive absent manifest error, and such Lender shall treat each Person whose name is recorded in the Participant Register as the owner of such participation for all purposes of this Agreement notwithstanding any notice to the contrary. For the avoidance of doubt, the

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Administrative Agent (in its capacity as Administrative Agent) shall have no responsibility for maintaining a Participant Register.
(g)      Certain Pledges . Any Lender may at any time pledge or assign a security interest in all or any portion of its rights under this Agreement to secure obligations of such Lender, including any pledge or assignment to secure obligations to a Federal Reserve Bank; provided that no such pledge or assignment shall release such Lender from any of its obligations hereunder or substitute any such pledgee or assignee for such Lender as a party hereto.
(h)      No Registration . Each Lender agrees that, without the prior written consent of the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, it will not make any assignment hereunder in any manner or under any circumstances that would require registration or qualification of, or filings in respect of, any Loan or Note under the Securities Act or any other securities laws of the United States of America or of any other jurisdiction.
(i)      Designated Lenders . Any Lender (each, a “ Designating Lender ”) may at any time while the Parent has been assigned an Investment Grade Rating from at least two of Moody’s, S&P and Fitch, designate one Designated Lender to fund Bid Rate Loans on behalf of such Designating Lender subject to the terms of this subsection, and the provisions in the immediately preceding subsections (b) and (d) shall not apply to such designation. No Lender may designate more than one Designated Lender. The parties to each such designation shall execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent for its acceptance a Designation Agreement. Upon such receipt of an appropriately completed Designation Agreement executed by a Designating Lender and a designee representing that it is a Designated Lender, the Administrative Agent will accept such Designation Agreement and give prompt notice thereof to the Borrower, whereupon (i) the Borrower shall execute and deliver to the Designating Lender, to the extent requested by such Designated Lender, a Bid Rate Note payable to the order of the Designated Lender, (ii) from and after the effective date specified in the Designation Agreement, the Designated Lender shall become a party to this Agreement with a right to make Bid Rate Loans on behalf of its Designating Lender pursuant to Section 2.3 after the Borrower has accepted a Bid Rate Loan (or portion thereof) of the Designating Lender, and (iii) the Designated Lender shall not be required to make payments with respect to any obligations in this Agreement except to the extent of excess cash flow of such Designated Lender which is not otherwise required to repay obligations of such Designated Lender which are then due and payable; provided, however, that regardless of such designation and assumption by the Designated Lender, the Designating Lender shall be and remain obligated to the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders for each and every of the obligations of the Designating Lender and its related Designated Lender with respect to this Agreement, including, without limitation, any indemnification obligations under Section 12.6 and any sums otherwise payable to the Borrower by the Designated Lender. Each Designating Lender shall serve as the agent of the Designated Lender and shall on behalf of, and to the exclusion of, the Designated Lender: (i) receive any and all payments made for the benefit of the Designated Lender and (ii) give and receive all communications and notices and take all actions hereunder, including, without limitation, votes, approvals, waivers, consents and amendments under or relating to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents. Any such notice, communication, vote, approval, waiver, consent or amendment shall be signed by the Designating Lender as agent for the Designated Lender and shall not be signed by the Designated Lender on its own behalf and shall be binding on the Designated Lender to the same extent as if signed by the Designated Lender on its own behalf. The Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders may rely thereon without any requirement that the Designated Lender sign or acknowledge the same. No Designated Lender may assign or transfer all or any portion of its interest hereunder or under any other Loan Document, other than assignments to the Designating Lender which originally designated such Designated Lender. The Borrower, the Lenders and the Administrative Agent each hereby agrees that it will not institute against any Designated Lender or join any other Person in

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instituting against any Designated Lender any bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement, insolvency or liquidation proceeding under any federal or state bankruptcy or similar law, until the later to occur of (x) one year and one day after the payment in full of the latest maturing commercial paper note issued by such Designated Lender and (y) the Revolving Termination Date. In connection with any such designation, the Designating Lender shall pay to the Administrative Agent an administrative fee for processing such designation in the amount of $4,500.
(j)      USA Patriot Act Notice; Compliance . In order for the Administrative Agent to comply with “know your customer” and anti-money laundering rules and regulations, including without limitation, the Patriot Act, prior to any Lender that is organized under the laws of a jurisdiction outside of the United States of America becoming a party hereto, the Administrative Agent may request, and such Lender shall provide to the Administrative Agent, its name, address, tax identification number and/or such other identification information as shall be necessary for the Administrative Agent to comply with federal law.
Section 13.6.      Amendments and Waivers.
(a)      Generally . Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement, (i) any consent or approval required or permitted by this Agreement or any other Loan Document to be given by the Lenders may be given, (ii) any term of this Agreement or of any other Loan Document may be amended, (iii) the performance or observance by the Parent, the Borrower, any other Loan Party or any other Subsidiary of the Parent of any terms of this Agreement or such other Loan Document may be waived, and (iv) the continuance of any Default or Event of Default may be waived (either generally or in a particular instance and either retroactively or prospectively) with, but only with, the written consent of the Requisite Lenders (or the Administrative Agent at the written direction of the Requisite Lenders), and, in the case of an amendment to any Loan Document, the written consent of each Loan Party which is party thereto. Subject to the immediately following subsection (b), (w) any term of this Agreement or of any other Loan Document relating to the rights or obligations of the Revolving Lenders, and not any other Lenders, may be amended, and the performance or observance by the Parent, the Borrower or any other Loan Party or any other Subsidiary of the Parent of any such terms may be waived (either generally or in a particular instance and either retroactively or prospectively) with, and only with, the written consent of the Requisite Revolving Lenders (and, in the case of an amendment to any Loan Document, the written consent of each Loan Party a party thereto), (x) any term of this Agreement or of any other Loan Document relating to the rights or obligations of the Dollar Tranche Revolving Lenders, and not any other Lenders, may be amended, and the performance or observance by the Parent, the Borrower or any other Loan Party or any other Subsidiary of the Parent of any such terms may be waived (either generally or in a particular instance and either retroactively or prospectively) with, and only with, the written consent of the Requisite Dollar Tranche Revolving Lenders (and, in the case of an amendment to any Loan Document, the written consent of each Loan Party a party thereto), (y) any term of this Agreement or of any other Loan Document relating to the rights or obligations of the Multicurrency Tranche Revolving Lenders, and not any other Lenders, may be amended, and the performance or observance by the Parent, the Borrower or any other Loan Party or any other Subsidiary of the Parent of any such terms may be waived (either generally or in a particular instance and either retroactively or prospectively) with, and only with, the written consent of the Requisite Multicurrency Tranche Revolving Lenders (and, in the case of an amendment to any Loan Document, the written consent of each Loan Party a party thereto), and (z) any term of this Agreement or of any other Loan Document relating to the rights or obligations of the Term Loan Lenders, and not any other Lenders, may be amended, and the performance or observance by the Parent, the Borrower or any other Loan Party or any other Subsidiary of the Parent of any such terms may be waived (either generally or in a particular instance and either retroactively or prospectively) with, but only with, the written consent of the Requisite Term Loan Lenders (and, in the case of an amendment to any Loan Document, the written consent of each Loan Party a party thereto).

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Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Section, the Fee Letter may only be amended, and the performance or observance by any Loan Party thereunder may only be waived, in a writing executed by the parties thereto.
(b)      Additional Lender Consents . In addition to the foregoing requirements, no amendment, waiver or consent shall:
(i)      increase (or reinstate) the Commitments of a Lender or subject a Lender to any additional obligations without the written consent of such Lender;
(ii)      reduce the principal of, or interest that has accrued or the rates of interest that will be charged on the outstanding principal amount of, any Loans or other Obligations without the written consent of each Lender directly affected thereby; provided, however, only the written consent of the Requisite Lenders shall be required for the waiver of interest payable at the Post-Default Rate, retraction of the imposition of interest at the Post-Default Rate and amendment of the definition of “Post-Default Rate”;
(iii)      reduce the amount of any Fees payable to a Lender without the written consent of such Lender;
(iv)      modify the definitions of “Revolving Termination Date” (except in accordance with Section 2.14 or Section 13.6(c)), “Dollar Tranche Revolving Commitment Percentage” or “Multicurrency Tranche Revolving Commitment Percentage”, otherwise postpone any date fixed for, or forgive, any payment of principal of, or interest on, any Revolving Loans or for the payment of Fees or any other Obligations owing to the Revolving Lenders, or extend the expiration date of any Letter of Credit beyond the Revolving Termination Date (except for Extended Letters of Credit extended pursuant to Section 2.4 hereof), in each case, without the written consent of each Revolving Lender directly affected thereby;
(v)      modify the definition of “Term Loan Maturity Date” (except in accordance with Section 2.14 or Section 13.6(c)), or otherwise postpone any date fixed for, or forgive, any payment of principal of, or interest on, any Term Loans or for the payment of Fees or any other Obligations owing to the Term Loan Lenders, in each case, without the written consent of each Term Loan Lender directly affected thereby;
(vi)      amend, modify or waive (A) Section 6.2 or any other provision of this Agreement if the effect of such amendment, modification or waiver is to require the Revolving Lenders to make Revolving Loans when such Lenders would not otherwise be required to do so, (B) the amount of the Swingline Commitment or (C) the L/C Commitment Amount, in each case, without the prior written consent of the Requisite Revolving Lenders;
(vii)      modify the definition of “Pro Rata Share” or amend or otherwise modify the provisions of Section 3.2 without the written consent of each Lender directly affected thereby;
(viii)      amend this Section or amend the definitions of the terms used in this Agreement or the other Loan Documents insofar as such definitions affect the substance of this Section without the written consent of each Lender;
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hereunder (including any provision of this Agreement that expressly requires the consent of all Lenders or applicable Lenders) or to modify any provision hereof without the written consent of each Lender;
(x)      modify (i) the definition of the term “Requisite Revolving Lenders” or modify in any other manner the number or percentage of the Revolving Lenders required to make any determinations or waive any rights hereunder or to modify any provision hereof without the written consent of each Revolving Lender, (ii) the definition of the term “Requisite Dollar Tranche Revolving Lenders” or modify in any other manner the number or percentage of the Dollar Tranche Revolving Lenders required to make any determinations or waive any rights hereunder or to modify any provision hereof without the written consent of each Dollar Tranche Revolving Lender or (iii) the definition of the term “Requisite Multicurrency Tranche Revolving Lenders” or modify in any other manner the number or percentage of the Multicurrency Tranche Revolving Lenders required to make any determinations or waive any rights hereunder or to modify any provision hereof without the written consent of each Multicurrency Tranche Revolving Lender;
(xi)      modify the definition of the term “Requisite Term Loan Lenders” or modify in any other manner the number or percentage of the Term Loan Lenders required to make any determinations or waive any rights hereunder or to modify any provision hereof without the written consent of each Term Loan Lender;
(xii)      release any Parent Guarantor, or all or substantially all other Guarantors, from its or their respective obligations under the Guaranty (except as contemplated by Section 8.14(b)) without the written consent of each Lender; or
(xiii)      amend, or waive the Borrower’s compliance with, Section 2.16 without the written consent of each Lender.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, any term of this Agreement or of any other Loan Document may be amended in connection with any transaction permitted by Section 2.17 or clause (c) below, subject to and in accordance with such Sections.
(c)      Permitted Additional Extension Amendments .
(viii)      Notwithstanding any provision herein to the contrary, this Agreement may be amended (x) to add one or more additional revolving credit or term loan facilities to this Agreement, in each case subject to the limitations in Section 2.17, and to permit the extensions of credit and all related obligations and liabilities arising in connection therewith from time to time outstanding to share ratably (or on a basis subordinated to the existing facilities hereunder) in the benefits of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents with the obligations and liabilities from time to time outstanding in respect of the existing facilities hereunder with the written consent solely of the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders providing such additional facilities, and (y) in connection with the foregoing, to permit, as deemed appropriate by the Administrative Agent and approved by such Lenders, the Lenders providing such additional credit facilities to participate in any required vote or action required to be approved by the Requisite Lenders or by any other number, percentage or class of Lenders hereunder.
(ix)      In addition, notwithstanding any provision herein to the contrary, the Borrower may, by written notice to the Administrative Agent from time to time after the initial Revolving Termination Date and Term Loan Maturity Date, make one or more offers (each, a “ Loan Modification Offer ”)

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to all the Lenders of one or more of the facilities hereunder (including any revolving credit or term loan additional facilities added hereto pursuant to the immediately preceding paragraph) (each facility subject to such a Loan Modification Offer, an “ Affected Facility ”) to make one or more Permitted Additional Extension Amendments pursuant to procedures reasonably specified by the Administrative Agent and reasonably acceptable to the Borrower, as the case may be. Such notice shall set forth (x) the terms and conditions of the requested Permitted Additional Extension Amendment and (y) the date on which such Permitted Additional Extension Amendment is requested to become effective (which shall not be less than ten (10) Business Days nor more than 30 Business Days after the date of such notice, unless otherwise agreed to by the Administrative Agent). Permitted Additional Extension Amendments shall become effective (1) only with respect to the Loans and/or Commitments of the Lenders of the Affected Facility that accept the applicable Loan Modification Offer (such Lenders, the “ Accepting Lenders ”), (2) only to the extent the Accepting Lenders constitute at least a majority of the Lenders of the Affected Facility, (3) in the case of any Accepting Lender, only with respect to such Lender’s Loans and Commitments of such Affected Facility as to which such Lender’s acceptance has been made and (4) only if (A) all Accepting Lenders shall be treated on a pro rata basis and (B) all non-Accepting Lenders shall be treated on a pro rata basis. Upon the acceptance of a Loan Modification Offer by the requisite Lenders, the applicable Loan Parties and each Accepting Lender shall execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent such documentation (which may include legal opinions, board resolutions and/or certificates consistent with those delivered on the Effective Date) as the Administrative Agent shall reasonably specify to evidence the acceptance of the Permitted Additional Extension Amendments and the terms and conditions thereof. The Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each Lender as to the effectiveness of such Permitted Additional Extension Amendments. Each of the parties hereto hereby agrees that, upon the effectiveness of any Permitted Additional Extension Amendments, this Agreement shall be deemed amended to the extent (but only to the extent) necessary to reflect the existence and terms of such Permitted Additional Extension Amendment and only with respect to the Loans and Commitments of the Accepting Lenders of the Affected Facility. For avoidance of doubt, notwithstanding a Permitted Additional Extension Amendment with Accepting Lenders, non-Accepting Lenders rights, remedies and existing obligations will in no way be deemed as modified or waived and are otherwise not effected by the Permitted Additional Extension Amendment.
(d)      Replacement of Non-Consenting Lenders . If any Lender is a Non-Consenting Lender, then the Borrower may, at its sole expense and effort, upon notice to such Lender and the Administrative Agent, require such Lender to assign and delegate, without recourse (in accordance with and subject to the restrictions contained in, and consents required by, Section 13.5, other than the consent of any Lender being so replaced), all of its interests, rights (other than its existing rights to payments pursuant to Sections 3.10 and 5.1) and obligations under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents to an Eligible Assignee that shall assume such obligations (which assignee may be another Lender, if a Lender accepts such assignment), provided that (i) the Borrower shall have paid to the Administrative Agent the assignment fee specified in Section 13.5(b)(iv); (ii) such Lender shall have received payment of an amount equal to 100% of the outstanding principal of its Loans and L/C Disbursements, accrued interest thereon, accrued fees and all other amounts payable to it hereunder and under the other Loan Documents (including any amounts under Section 5.4) from the assignee (to the extent of such outstanding principal and accrued interest and fees) or the Borrower (in the case of all other amounts); (iii) such assignment does not conflict with Applicable Laws; and (iv) the applicable assignee shall have consented to the applicable amendment, waiver or consent. A Lender shall not be required to make any such assignment or delegation if, prior thereto, as a result of a waiver by such Lender or otherwise, the circumstances entitling the Borrower to require such assignment and delegation cease to apply. Each Lender agrees that, if the Borrower elects to replace such Lender in accordance with this clause (d), it shall promptly execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent an Assignment and

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Assumption to evidence the assignment and shall deliver to the Administrative Agent any Note (if a Note has been issued in respect of such Lender’s Loans) subject to such Assignment and Assumption; provided that the failure of any such Lender to execute an Assignment and Assumption shall not render such assignment invalid and such assignment shall be recorded in the Register.
(e)      Amendment of Administrative Agent’s Duties, Etc . No amendment, waiver or consent unless in writing and signed by the Administrative Agent, in addition to the Lenders required hereinabove to take such action, shall affect the rights or duties of the Administrative Agent under this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents. Any amendment, waiver or consent relating to Section 2.5 or the obligations of the Swingline Lender under this Agreement or any other Loan Document shall, in addition to the Lenders required hereinabove to take such action, require the written consent of the Swingline Lender. Any amendment, waiver or consent relating to Section 2.4 or the obligations of the Issuing Bank under this Agreement or any other Loan Document shall, in addition to the Lenders required hereinabove to take such action, require the written consent of the Issuing Bank. Any amendment, waiver or consent with respect to any Loan Document that (i) diminishes the rights of a Specified Derivatives Provider in a manner or to an extent dissimilar to that affecting the Lenders or (ii) increases the liabilities or obligations of a Specified Derivatives Provider shall, in addition to the Lenders required hereinabove to take such action, require the consent of the Lender that is (or having an Affiliate that is) such Specified Derivatives Provider. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, no Defaulting Lender shall have any right to approve or disapprove any amendment, waiver or consent hereunder (and any amendment, waiver or consent which by its terms requires the consent of all Lenders or each affected Lender may be effected with the consent of the applicable Lenders other than Defaulting Lenders), except that (x) the Commitments of any Defaulting Lender may not be increased, reinstated or extended without the written consent of such Defaulting Lender and (y) any waiver, amendment or modification requiring the consent of all Lenders or each affected Lender that by its terms affects any Defaulting Lender more adversely than other affected Lenders shall require the written consent of such Defaulting Lender. No waiver shall extend to or affect any obligation not expressly waived or impair any right consequent thereon and any amendment, waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the specific purpose set forth therein. No course of dealing or delay or omission on the part of the Administrative Agent or any Lender in exercising any right shall operate as a waiver thereof or otherwise be prejudicial thereto. Any Event of Default occurring hereunder shall continue to exist until such time as such Event of Default is waived in writing in accordance with the terms of this Section, notwithstanding any attempted cure or other action by the Parent, the Borrower, any other Loan Party or any other Person subsequent to the occurrence of such Event of Default. Except as otherwise explicitly provided for herein or in any other Loan Document, no notice to or demand upon the Borrower shall entitle the Borrower to other or further notice or demand in similar or other circumstances.
(f)      Technical Amendments . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 13.6, if the Administrative Agent and the Borrower have jointly identified an ambiguity, omission, mistake or defect in any provision of this Agreement or an inconsistency between provisions of this Agreement, the Administrative Agent and the Borrower shall be permitted to amend such provision or provisions to cure such ambiguity, omission, mistake, defect or inconsistency so long as to do so would not adversely affect the interests of the Lenders and the Issuing Bank. Any such amendment shall become effective without any further action or consent of any of other party to this Agreement. The Borrower shall be permitted, without consent of any other Person, to amend or update any Schedule which the Borrower is otherwise expressly permitted or required hereunder to independently amend or update.
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The relationship between the Borrower, on the one hand, and the Lenders, the Issuing Bank and the Administrative Agent, on the other hand, shall be solely that of borrower and lender. None of the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank or any Lender shall have any fiduciary responsibilities to the Borrower and no provision in this Agreement or in any of the other Loan Documents, and no course of dealing between or among any of the parties hereto, shall be deemed to create any fiduciary duty owing by the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank or any Lender to any Lender, the Parent, the Borrower, any Subsidiary of the Parent or any other Loan Party. None of the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank or any Lender undertakes any responsibility to the Borrower to review or inform the Borrower of any matter in connection with any phase of the Borrower’s business or operations.
Section 13.8.      Confidentiality.
The Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank and each Lender shall maintain the confidentiality of all Information (as defined below) but in any event may make disclosure: (a) to its Affiliates and to its and its Affiliates’ other respective Related Parties (it being understood that the Persons to whom such disclosure is made will be informed of the confidential nature of such Information and instructed to keep such Information confidential); (b) subject to an agreement containing provisions substantially the same as those of this Section, to (i) any actual or proposed assignee, Participant or other transferee in connection with a potential transfer of any Commitment or participation therein as permitted hereunder (but, in each case, not to any Disqualified Institutions), or (ii) any actual or prospective counterparty (or its advisors) to any swap or derivative transaction relating to the Borrower and its obligations (but, in each case, not to any Disqualified Institutions); (c) as required or requested by any Governmental Authority or representative thereof or pursuant to legal process or in connection with any legal proceedings, or as otherwise required by Applicable Law; (d) to the Administrative Agent’s, Issuing Bank’s or such Lender’s independent auditors and other professional advisors (provided they shall be notified of the confidential nature of the information); (e) in connection with the exercise of any remedies under any Loan Document (or any Specified Derivatives Contract) or any action or proceeding relating to any Loan Document (or any Specified Derivatives Contract) or the enforcement of rights hereunder or thereunder; (f) to the extent such Information (i) becomes publicly available other than as a result of a breach of this Section actually known by the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank or such Lender to be a breach of this Section or (ii) becomes available to the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank, any Lender or any Affiliate of the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank or any Lender on a nonconfidential basis after due inquiry from a source other than the Borrower or any Affiliate of the Borrower; (g) to the extent requested by, or required to be disclosed to, any nationally recognized rating agency or regulatory or similar authority (including any self-regulatory authority, such as the National Association of Insurance Commissioners) having or purporting to have jurisdiction over it; (h) to bank trade publications, such information to consist of deal terms and other information customarily found in such publications; (i) to any other party hereto; and (j) with the consent of the Borrower. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank and each Lender may disclose any such confidential information, without notice to the Parent, the Borrower or any other Loan Party, to Governmental Authorities in connection with any regulatory examination of the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank or such Lender or in accordance with the regulatory compliance policy of the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank or such Lender. As used in this Section, the term “ Information ” means all information received from the Parent, the Borrower, any other Loan Party, any other Subsidiary or Affiliate relating to any Loan Party or any of their respective businesses, other than any such information that is available to the Administrative Agent, any Lender or the Issuing Bank on a nonconfidential basis prior to disclosure by the Parent, the Borrower, any other Loan Party, any other Subsidiary of the Parent or any Affiliate, provided that, in the case of any such information received from the Parent, the Borrower, any other Loan Party, any other Subsidiary of the Parent or any Affiliate after the date hereof, such information is clearly identified at the time of delivery as confidential. Any Person required to maintain the confidentiality of Information as

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provided in this Section shall be considered to have complied with its obligation to do so if such Person has exercised the same degree of care to maintain the confidentiality of such Information as such Person would accord to its own confidential information.
Section 13.9.      Indemnification.
(c)      The Borrower shall indemnify the Administrative Agent (and any sub-agent thereof), the Issuing Bank, each Lender and each Related Party of any of the foregoing Persons (each such Person being called an “ Indemnified Party ”) against, and hold each Indemnified Party harmless from, and shall pay or reimburse any such Indemnified Party for, any and all losses, claims (including without limitation, Environmental Claims), damages, liabilities and related expenses (including without limitation, the fees, charges and disbursements of any counsel for any Indemnified Party (but limited, in the case of legal fees and expenses, to the reasonable and documented out-of-pocket fees, disbursements and other charges of one counsel to all Indemnified Parties (taken as a whole) and, if reasonably necessary, a single local counsel for all Indemnified Parties (taken as a whole) in each relevant jurisdiction and with respect to each relevant specialty, and in the case of an actual or perceived conflict of interest, one additional counsel in each relevant jurisdiction to the affected Indemnified Parties similarly situated and taken as a whole)), incurred by any Indemnified Party or asserted against any Indemnified Party by any Person (including the Parent, the Borrower, any other Loan Party or any other Subsidiary of the Parent) other than such Indemnified Party and its Related Parties, arising out of, in connection with, or as a result of (i) the execution or delivery of this Agreement, any other Loan Document or any agreement or instrument contemplated hereby or thereby, the performance by the parties hereto or thereto of their respective obligations hereunder or thereunder or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, (ii) any Loan or Letter of Credit or the use or proposed use of the proceeds therefrom (including any refusal by the Issuing Bank to honor a demand for payment under a Letter of Credit if the documents presented in connection with such demand do not strictly comply with the terms of such Letter of Credit), (iii) any actual or alleged presence or release of Hazardous Materials on or from any property owned or operated by the Borrower, any other Loan Party or any other Subsidiary of the Parent, or any Environmental Claim related in any way to the Borrower, any other Loan Party or any other Subsidiary of the Parent, (iv) any actual or prospective claim, litigation, investigation or proceeding (an “ Indemnity Proceeding ”) relating to any of the foregoing, whether based on contract, tort or any other theory, whether brought by a third party or by the Borrower, any other Loan Party or any other Subsidiary of the Parent, and regardless of whether any Indemnified Party is a party thereto or (v) any claim (including without limitation, any Environmental Claims), investigation, litigation or other proceeding (whether or not the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank or any Lender is a party thereto) and the prosecution and defense thereof, arising out of or in any way connected with the Loans, this Agreement, any other Loan Document, or any documents contemplated by or referred to herein or the transactions contemplated hereby, including without limitation, reasonable attorneys and consultant’s fees; provided, however, that such indemnity shall not, as to any Indemnified Party, be available to the extent that such losses, claims, damages, liabilities or related expenses are determined by a court of competent jurisdiction by final and nonappealable judgment to have resulted from (x) the gross negligence or willful misconduct of such Indemnified Party as determined by a final non-appealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction, (y) in connection with any claim initiated, or counter-claim asserted, by the Borrower, a material breach of any express obligation of such Indemnified Party under this Agreement as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final non-appealable judgment or (z) any dispute solely among Indemnified Parties, other than any claims against any Indemnified Party in its respective capacity or in fulfilling its role as an Administrative Agent or Arranger or any similar role hereunder, and other than any claims arising out of any act or omission on the part of the Parent, the Borrower, any other Loan Party or any other Subsidiary of the Parent; and provided further, that this Section 13.9 shall not apply with respect to Taxes, other than any Taxes arising from any non-Tax claim.

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(d)      If and to the extent that the obligations of the Borrower under this Section are unenforceable for any reason, the Borrower hereby agrees to make the maximum contribution to the payment and satisfaction of such obligations which is permissible under Applicable Law.
(e)      The Borrower’s obligations under this Section shall survive any termination of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and the payment in full in cash of the Obligations, and are in addition to, and not in substitution of, any of the other obligations set forth in this Agreement or any other Loan Document to which it is a party.
References in this Section 13.9 to “Lender” or “Lenders” shall be deemed to include such Persons (and their Affiliates) in their capacity as Specified Derivatives Providers.
Section 13.10.      Termination; Survival.
This Agreement shall terminate at such time as (a) all of the Commitments have been terminated, (b) all Letters of Credit have terminated or expired or been canceled (other than Extended Letters of Credit in respect of which the Borrower has satisfied the requirements to provide Cash Collateral as required in Section 2.4(b)), (c) none of the Lenders is obligated any longer under this Agreement to make any Loans and the Issuing Bank is no longer obligated under this Agreement to issue Letters of Credit and (d) all Obligations (other than obligations which survive as provided in the following sentence) have been paid and satisfied in full. The indemnities to which the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank and the Lenders are entitled under the provisions of Sections 3.10, 5.1, 5.4, 12.6, 13.2 and 13.9 and any other provision of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, and the provisions of Section 13.4, shall continue in full force and effect and shall protect the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank and the Lenders (i) notwithstanding any termination of this Agreement, or of the other Loan Documents, against events arising after such termination as well as before and (ii) at all times after any such party ceases to be a party to this Agreement with respect to all matters and events existing on or prior to the date such party ceased to be a party to this Agreement.
Section 13.11.      Severability of Provisions.
If any provision of this Agreement or the other Loan Documents shall be determined by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid or unenforceable, that provision shall be deemed severed from the Loan Documents, and the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions shall remain in full force as though the invalid, illegal, or unenforceable provision had never been part of the Loan Documents.
Section 13.12.      GOVERNING LAW.
THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK APPLICABLE TO CONTRACTS EXECUTED, AND TO BE FULLY PERFORMED, IN SUCH STATE.
Section 13.13.      Counterparts.
To facilitate execution, this Agreement and any amendments, waivers, consents or supplements may be executed in any number of counterparts as may be convenient or required (which may be effectively delivered by facsimile, in portable document format (“ PDF ”) or other similar electronic means). It shall not be necessary that the signature of, or on behalf of, each party, or that the signature of all persons required to bind any party, appear on each counterpart. All counterparts shall collectively constitute a single document.

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It shall not be necessary in making proof of this document to produce or account for more than a single counterpart containing the respective signatures of, or on behalf of, each of the parties hereto.
Section 13.14.      No Advisory or Fiduciary Relationship.
In connection with all aspects of each transaction contemplated hereby (including in connection with any amendment, waiver or other modification hereof or of any other Loan Document), each of the Parent and the Borrower acknowledges and agrees, and acknowledges its Affiliates’ understanding, that: (i)(A) the arranging and other services regarding this Agreement provided by Administrative Agent and Arrangers are arm’s-length commercial transactions between the Parent, the Borrower each other Loan Party and their respective Affiliates, on the one hand, and the Administrative Agent and the Arrangers, on the other hand, (B) each of the Parent, the Borrower, and the other Loan Parties has consulted its own legal, accounting, regulatory and tax advisors to the extent it has deemed appropriate, and (C) the Parent, the Borrower and each other Loan Party is capable of evaluating, and understands and accepts, the terms, risks and conditions of the transactions contemplated hereby and by the other Loan Documents; (ii)(A) the Administrative Agent, each Lender, the Issuing Bank and each Arranger is and has been acting solely as a principal and, except as expressly agreed in writing by the relevant parties, has not been, is not, and will not be acting as an advisor, agent or fiduciary for the Parent, the Borrower, any other Loan Party, or any of their respective Affiliates, or any other Person and (B) neither the Administrative Agent, any Lender, the Issuing Bank nor any Arranger has any obligation to the Parent, the Borrower, any other Loan Party, or any of their respective Affiliates with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby except those obligations expressly set forth herein and in the other Loan Documents; and (iii) the Administrative Agent, each Lender, the Issuing Bank and each Arranger and their respective Affiliates may be engaged in a broad range of transactions that involve interests that differ from those of the Parent, the Borrower, the other Loan Parties, and their respective Affiliates, and neither Administrative Agent, any Lender, the Issuing Bank nor any Arranger has any obligation to disclose any of such interests to the Parent, the Borrower, any other Loan Party, or any of their respective Affiliates. To the fullest extent permitted by Applicable Law, each of the Parent, the Borrower, and the other Loan Parties hereby waives and releases any claims that it may have against the Administrative Agent, each Lender, the Issuing Bank and each Arranger with respect to any breach or alleged breach of agency or fiduciary duty in connection with any aspect of any transaction contemplated hereby.
Section 13.15.      Obligations with Respect to Loan Parties and Subsidiaries.
The obligations of the Parent or the Borrower to direct or prohibit the taking of certain actions by the other Loan Parties and Subsidiaries as specified herein shall be absolute and not subject to any defense the Parent or the Borrower may have that the Parent or the Borrower does not control such Loan Parties or Subsidiaries.
Section 13.16.      Independence of Covenants.
All covenants hereunder shall be given in any jurisdiction independent effect so that if a particular action or condition is not permitted by any of such covenants, the fact that it would be permitted by an exception to, or be otherwise within the limitations of, another covenant shall not avoid the occurrence of a Default or an Event of Default if such action is taken or condition exists.
Section 13.17.      Limitation of Liability.
Except, in the case of the Loan Parties, to the extent otherwise subject to indemnification pursuant to Section 13.9, no party hereto or any of their respective Related Parties (including any Indemnified Party) shall have any liability with respect to, and each party hereto hereby waives, releases, and agrees not to sue

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any other party hereto or any of their respective Related Parties (including any Indemnified Party) upon, any claim for any special, indirect, incidental, consequential or punitive damages suffered or incurred by such party in connection with, arising out of, or in any way related to, this Agreement, any of the other Loan Documents or any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents. No Indemnitee referred to in Section 13.9(a) above shall be liable for any damages arising from the use by unintended recipients of any information or other materials distributed by it through telecommunications, electronic or other information transmission systems in connection with this Agreement or the other Loan Documents or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, except for any damages arising from such Indemnified Party’s gross negligence or willful misconduct, as determined by a final non-appealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction.
Section 13.18.      Entire Agreement.
This Agreement, the Notes and the other Loan Documents embody the final, entire agreement among the parties hereto and supersede any and all prior commitments, agreements, representations, and understandings, whether written or oral, relating to the subject matter hereof and thereof and may not be contradicted or varied by evidence of prior, contemporaneous, or subsequent oral agreements or discussions of the parties hereto. To the extent any term of this Agreement is inconsistent with a term of any other Loan Document to which the parties of this Agreement are party, the term of this Agreement shall control to the extent of such inconsistency. There are no oral agreements among the parties hereto.
Section 13.19.      Construction.
The Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank, the Borrower and each Lender acknowledge that each of them has had the benefit of legal counsel of its own choice and has been afforded an opportunity to review this Agreement and the other Loan Documents with its legal counsel and that this Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall be construed as if jointly drafted by the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank, the Borrower and each Lender.
Section 13.20.      Headings.
The paragraph and section headings in this Agreement are provided for convenience of reference only and shall not affect its construction or interpretation.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amended and Restated Credit Agreement to be executed by their authorized officers all as of the day and year first above written.
ARC PROPERTIES OPERATING PARTNERSHIP, L.P.


By: /s/ Brian S. Block
Name: Brian S. Block
Title: Executive Vice President & CFO


AMERICAN REALTY CAPITAL PROPERTIES, INC.


By: /s/ Brian S. Block
Name: Brian S. Block
Title: Executive Vice President & CFO











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WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Administrative Agent, as Swingline Lender, as Issuing Bank and as a Lender


By: /s/ D. Bryan Gregory
Name: D. Bryan Gregory
Title: Director






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BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as a Lender


By: /s/ Michael W. Edwards
Name: Michael W. Edwards
Title: Senior Vice President




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BARCLAYS BANK PLC, as a Lender


By: /s/ Noam Azachi
Name: Noam Azachi
Title: Vice President




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CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as a Lender


By: /s/ Frederick H. Denecke
Name: Frederick H. Denecke
Title: Senior Vice President




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CITIBANK, N.A., as a Lender


By: /s/ John C. Rowland
Name: John C. Rowland
Title: Vice President




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DEUTSCHE BANK AG NEW YORK BRANCH, as a Lender


By: /s/ Joanna Soliman
Name: Joanna Soliman
Title: Vice President



By: /s/ Alexander B.V. Johnson
Name: Alexander B.V. Johnson
Title: Managing Director




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CREDIT SUISSE AG, CAYMAN ISLANDS BRANCH, as a Lender


By: /s/ Bill O’Daly
Name: Bill O’Daly
Title: Authorized Signatory



By: /s/ Sally Reyes
Name: Sally Reyes
Title: Authorized Signatory




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JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., as a Lender


By: /s/ Rita Lai
Name: Rita Lai
Title: Authorized Signer




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U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as a Lender


By: /s/ Michael E. Hussey
Name: Michael E. Hussey
Title: Senior Vice President





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SUMITOMO MITSUI BANKING CORPORATION, as a Lender


By: /s/ Hideo Notsu
Name: Hideo Notsu
Title: Executive Director




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MIZUHO BANK (USA), as a Lender


By: /s/ Noel Purcell
Name: Noel Purcell
Title: Senior Vice President




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MIZUHO BANK, LTD., NEW YORK BRANCH, as a Lender


By: /s/ Noel Purcell
Name: Noel Purcell
Title: Authorized Signatory





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RBS CITIZENS, N.A., as a Lender


By: /s/ Samuel A. Bluso
Name: Samuel A. Bluso
Title: Senior Vice President





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GOLDMAN SACHS BANK USA, as a Lender


By: /s/ Mark Walton
Name: Mark Walton
Title: Authorized Signatory




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MORGAN STANLEY BANK, N.A., as a Lender


By: /s/ Michael King
Name: Michael King
Title: Authorized Signatory




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REGIONS BANK, as a Lender


By: /s/ Michael R. Mellott
Name: Michael R. Mellott
Title: Director





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TD BANK, N.A., as a Lender


By: /s/ Aaron C. Miller
Name: Aaron C. Miller
Title: VP





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SUNTRUST BANK, as a Lender


By: /s/ Bryan P. McFarland
Name: Bryan P. McFarland
Title: Senior Vice President




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FIFTH THIRD BANK, as a Lender


By: /s/ Casey Gehrig
Name: Casey Gehrig
Title: Vice President




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BANK HAPOALIM B.M., as a Lender


By: /s/ Charles McLaughlin
Name: Charles McLaughlin
Title: Senior Vice President

BANK HAPOALIM B.M., as a Lender


By: /s/ Helen H. Gateson
Name: Helen H. Gateson
Title: Vice President




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FIRST TENNESSEE BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as a Lender


By: /s/ J. Patrick Daugherty
Name: J. Patrick Daugherty
Title: Authorized Officer





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The undersigned Departing Lender hereby consents to the provisions in Section 1.4 and acknowledges and agrees that, from and after the Effective Date (after giving effect to the transactions described in such Section 1.4), it is no longer a party to the Existing Credit Agreement and will not be a party to this Agreement



BMO Harris Bank, N.A., as a Departing Lender

By: /s/ Lloyd Baron
Name: Lloyd Baron
Title: Vice President




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The undersigned Departing Lender hereby consents to the provisions in Section 1.4 and acknowledges and agrees that, from and after the Effective Date (after giving effect to the transactions described in such Section 1.4), it is no longer a party to the Existing Credit Agreement and will not be a party to this Agreement



RAYMOND JAMES BANK, N.A., as a Departing Lender

By: /s/ James M. Armstrong
Name: James M. Armstrong
Title: Senior Vice President





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The undersigned Departing Lender hereby consents to the provisions in Section 1.4 and acknowledges and agrees that, from and after the Effective Date (after giving effect to the transactions described in such Section 1.4), it is no longer a party to the Existing Credit Agreement and will not be a party to this Agreement



COMERICA BANK, as a Departing Lender

By: /s/ David J. Campbell
Name: David J. Campbell
Title: Sr. Vice President




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The undersigned Departing Lender hereby consents to the provisions in Section 1.4 and acknowledges and agrees that, from and after the Effective Date (after giving effect to the transactions described in such Section 1.4), it is no longer a party to the Existing Credit Agreement and will not be a party to this Agreement



MidFirst Bank, as a Departing Lender

By: /s/ Darrin Rigler
Name: Darrin Rigler
Title: First Vice President





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The undersigned Departing Lender hereby consents to the provisions in Section 1.4 and acknowledges and agrees that, from and after the Effective Date (after giving effect to the transactions described in such Section 1.4), it is no longer a party to the Existing Credit Agreement and will not be a party to this Agreement



Union Bank, N.A., as a Departing Lender

By: /s/ Gregory A. Conner
Name: Gregory A. Conner
Title: Vice President

 

Exhibit 10.52
FIRST AMENDMENT
TO
AGREEMENT OF PURCHASE AND SALE

FIRST AMENDMENT TO AGREEMENT OF PURCHASE AND SALE (the “ Amendment ”) dated as of July 18, 2014 by and among BRE DDR Retail Holdings III LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, (the “ Buyer ”), Cole MT Chesterfield MI (JV), LLC, and the other entities listed as a Seller on the signature pages hereto (the “ Existing Sellers ”).
BACKGROUND
A.    Existing Sellers and Buyer entered into that certain Agreement of Purchase and Sale dated as of June 11, 2014 (the “ Purchase Agreement ”). Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meaning ascribed thereto in the Purchase Agreement.

B.    Contemporaneously with the execution of this Amendment, the Waterside JV Member has agreed to waive the exercise of the Waterside JV Option.
C.    Buyer and Existing Sellers desire to amend the Purchase Agreement to (i) reflect the joinder of the Waterside Seller as a party to the Purchase Agreement and (ii) to modify certain terms and provisions in connection with the sale of the Waterside Property as hereinafter provided.
AGREEMENT
NOW, THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:
1.
Joinder to Purchase Agreement . Without releasing Existing Sellers of their obligations and liabilities under the Purchase Agreement, effective as of the date hereof, by its execution of this Amendment, Waterside Seller joins in and agrees to be bound by all of the applicable terms and provisions of the Purchase Agreement and in each instance become a party to the Purchase Agreement as a Seller thereunder with the same effect and as if it was an original signatory to the Purchase Agreement.
2.
Amendments to Purchase Agreement .
A.    Section 1.1 of the Purchase Agreement is hereby amended by deleting the definitions of “Maximum Net Cash Flow Credit” and “NCF Ratio” and replacing such definitions with the applicable definitions below:
Maximum Net Cash Flow Credit ” shall mean an amount equal to the product of $19,569,620 and a fraction, the numerator of which is equal to the amount by which $1,932,500,000 exceeds the Allocated Purchase Price with respect to all Excluded Assets


        

(other than the Waterside Property if it is an Excluded Asset), and the denominator of which is equal to $1,932,500,000.
NCF Ratio ” shall mean, a fraction, the numerator of which is the Allocated Purchase Price for all of the Properties included in the applicable Closing (excluding the Waterside Property) and the denominator of which is the Allocated Purchase Price of all of the Assets other than the Waterside Property (which, for the avoidance of doubt, shall not include any Excluded Assets).
B.    Section 3.8 of the Purchase Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced as follows:
“Section 3.8.     Waterside Property .    In the event of any conflict between the provisions of this Section 3.8 and any other provision of this Agreement, this Section 3.8 shall control.
(a)    The Buyer and Sellers acknowledge and agree that the Waterside JV Member has waived its right to exercise the Waterside JV Option.
(b)    BRE DDR BR Waterside Holdings LLC (“ Waterside Buyer ”) shall be the Buyer Affiliate Designee with respect to the Waterside Property. By its execution of this Agreement, Waterside Buyer will be obligated to acquire the Waterside Property upon the terms, and subject to the conditions of, this Agreement.
(c)    The Allocated Purchase Price for the Waterside Property of $42,500,000 shall be delivered by Waterside Buyer at the applicable Closing (the “ Waterside Closing ”) in the form of (x) $42,385,000 in cash (as such amount may be adjusted pursuant to Article X, such adjusted amount, the “ Waterside Cash Consideration ”) and (y) a 1% membership interest in Waterside Buyer corresponding to a deemed capital contribution of approximately $115,000 (the “ Waterside Equity Consideration ”).
(d)    At the Waterside Closing, Waterside Seller shall contribute the Waterside Property into the Waterside Buyer by delivery of the Deed (and the delivery of the other applicable closing deliveries under Section 6.2) to Waterside Buyer in consideration for receipt of the Waterside Cash Consideration and Waterside Equity Consideration.
(e)    Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section 10.7, with respect to the Waterside Property, at the Waterside Closing, Waterside Buyer shall assume all Seller’s Leasing Costs for the Waterside Property disclosed on Schedules 3.2(c)-2 and 10.7 without a credit at Closing against Purchase Price for any applicable unpaid Sellers’ Leasing Costs under Section 10.7.
(f)    For the avoidance of doubt, Waterside Buyer shall not be entitled to any portion of the Net Cash Flow Credit under Section 10.10 and Waterside Seller shall not be responsible for paying any portion of the Net Cash Flow Credit.


        

(g)    In addition to the deliveries set forth in Section 6.1(b), at the Waterside Closing, Buyer shall cause BRE DDR BR Waterside Member LLC to deliver to Waterside Seller an assignment and assumption of a 1% membership interest in Waterside Buyer, duly executed by BRE DDR BR Waterside Member LLC in substantially the form of Exhibit L attached hereto (the “ Waterside Equity Consideration Assignment ”); such Waterside Equity Consideration Assignment which has been directed by Waterside Seller to be directly assigned to RED-Chesterfield Marketplace, LLC (“ RED Waterside Assignee ”).
(h)    In addition to the deliveries set forth in Section 6.2(b), at the Waterside Closing Waterside Seller shall deliver a Waterside Equity Consideration Assignment duly executed by RED Waterside Assignee.
C.    Exhibits. Exhibit L attached hereto shall be incorporated as Exhibit L to the Purchase Agreement.
3.
Counterparts .    This Amendment may be executed in counterparts, including by electronic means, each of which shall be deemed an original, and all of which will be deemed the same instrument, and it shall not be necessary in making proof of this Amendment to produce or account for more than one such counterpart.
4.
Governing Law .    This Amendment shall be governed by Section 14.14 of the Purchase Agreement.
5.
Ratification; Obligations .    Except as expressly amended, modified or superseded by this Amendment, the terms of the Purchase Agreement shall remain in full force and effect and are hereby ratified by the Sellers and the Buyer. Except as modified and amended by this Amendment, the Purchase Agreement and the respective obligations of Buyer and Sellers thereunder shall remain unmodified and in full force and effect.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this First Amendment has been entered into as of the day and year first above written.

Buyer

BRE DDR Retail Holdings III LLC

By:     BRE Ballroom Parent Holdco LLC,
its managing member

By: /s/ Phillip Solomond
Name:    Phillip Solomond
Title:    Vice President

Waterside Buyer

BRE DDR BR Waterside Holdings LLC

By: /s/ Phillip Solomond
Name:    Phillip Solomond
Title:    Vice President





















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Sellers:
COLE MT BELLVIEW FL, LLC
COLE MT NORTHPORT AL, LLC
COLE MT PANAMA CITY BEACH FL, LLC
COLE MT EAST POINT GA, LLC
COLE MT WAKE FOREST NC, LLC
COLE MT CEDAR HILL TX, LLC
COLE MT VERO BEACH FL, LLC
COLE MIT VERO BEACH FL, LLC
COLE MT CLEVELAND TN, LLC
COLE MT PENSACOLA (CORDOVA) FL, LLC
COLE MT AURORA (BRIARWOOD) CO, LLC
COLE MT WARNER ROBINS GA, LLC
COLE CV BELLEVUE OH, LLC
COLE CV LAKE WALES FL, LLC
COLE CV LAWRENCEVILLE GA, LLC
COLE CV MADISON NC, LLC
COLE MT NORTHVILLE MI, LLC
COLE MT RENO NV, LLC
COLE MT LAKEWOOD CO, LLC
COLE MT ANCHORAGE AK, LLC
MT SAGINAW MI, LLC
MT SAGINAW MI (EAST), LLC
COLE MT FORT WORTH TX, LLC
COLE MT WEST COVINA CA, LP
FAIRLANE ALLEN PARK MI, LLC
COLE MT LENEXA KS, LLC
COLE MT ROGERS MN, LLC
COLE GE COLUMBUS OH, LLC
GLYNN ISLES GA, LLC
COLE MT HOUSTON TX, LLC
COLE MT CHICAGO IL, LLC
COLE MT GREENVILLE SC, LLC
COLE MT VIRGINIA BEACH VA, LLC
COLE MT CHICAGO (KINGSBURY) IL, LLC, each, a Delaware limited liability company

By: Cole REIT Advisors III, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, Its Manager

By:    /s/ Todd J. Weiss            
Todd J. Weiss
General Counsel – Real Estate



        

COLE KO ONALASKA WI, LLC
COLE KO MONROE MI, LLC
COLE MT MONROE MI, LLC
COLE MT HIXSON TN, LLC
COLE MT NAPA CA, LP
COLE MT KYLE TX, LLC
COLE MT GAINESVILLE GA, LLC
COLE MT BURLESON TX, LLC
COLE MT ANDERSON SC, LLC
COLE MT WATERBURY CT, LLC
COLE MT NORTHPOINT (CAPE CORAL) FL, LLC
COLE MT OXFORD AL, LLC
COLE MT MILLSBORO DE, LLC
COLE PM BELLINGHAM WA, LLC
COLE MT CINCINNATI OH, LLC
COLE MT WAUWATOSA WI, LLC
COLE MT BISMARCK ND, LLC
COLE MT LEWIS CENTER OH, LLC
COLE MT OSWEGO IL, LLC
COLE MT ST. AUGUSTINE FL, LLC
COLE MT GILBERT (SAN TAN) AZ, LLC
COLE MT UTICA MI, LLC
COLE MT SHERWOOD AR, LLC
COLE MT LAKE WORTH FL, LLC
COLE MT HOMOSASSA FL, LLC
COLE MT TUCSON AZ, LLC
COLE MT LUBBOCK TX, LLC
COLE MT ROSWELL GA, LLC
COLE MT FLOWERY BRANCH GA, LLC
COLE MT WOODSTOCK GA, LLC
COLE MT FORT MYERS FL, LLC
COLE MT QUEEN CREEK AZ, LLC
COLE MT PRESCOTT AZ, LLC
COLE MT BOWLING GREEN OH, LLC
COLE MT PARMA OH, LLC
COLE TS ALAMOGORDO NM, LLC, each, a Delaware limited liability company

By: Cole REIT Advisors III, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, Its Manager

By:    /s/ Todd J. Weiss            
Todd J. Weiss
General Counsel – Real Estate


        

COLE MT PENSACOLA (TRADEWINDS) FL, LLC
COLE MT HUNTSVILLE AL, LLC
COLE WG SPRINGDALE AR, LLC
COLE/WATERSIDE CHESTERFIELD MI, LLC
COLE MT CHESTERFIELD MI (JV), LLC
COLE MT RICHMOND VA, LLC
COLE MT WHITTIER CA, LP
COLE MT UNIONTOWN PA, LLC
COLE MT WINCHESTER VA, LLC,
each, a Delaware limited liability company

By: Cole REIT Advisors III, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, Its Manager

By:    /s/ Todd J. Weiss            
Todd J. Weiss
General Counsel – Real Estate

COLE MT SPRING HILL FL, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company
By: Cole/NAP JV Spring Hill FL, LLC, its Manager
By: Cole/NAP Spring Hill FL (JV), LLC, its Authorized Member
By: Cole REIT Advisors III, LLC, its Manager

By:    /s/ Todd J. Weiss            
Todd J. Weiss
General Counsel – Real Estate






        

Exhibit L

Waterside Equity Consideration Assignment

ASSIGNMENT OF INTERESTS

THIS ASSIGNMENT OF INTERESTS (this “ Assignment ”), dated as of ____________ ___, 2014, is entered into by and between BRE DDR BR Waterside Member LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“ Assignor ”) and RED-Chesterfield Marketplace, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“ Assignee ”).
W I T N E S S E T H:
WHEREAS, Assignor is a member of BRE DDR BR Waterside Holdings LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “ Company ”) pursuant to the terms of that certain Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement, dated as of ______________ __, 201__ (as amended, the “ LLC Agreement ”);
WHEREAS, Assignor is the owner of 100% of the membership interests in the Company;
WHEREAS, Assignor desires to (i) assign, transfer and convey 1% of the membership interests in the Company (the “ Interest ”) to Assignee and (ii) admit the Assignee as a member of the Company;
WHEREAS, Assignee owns an indirect interest in Cole/Waterside Chesterfield MI, LLC (“ Waterside Seller ”) and is being assigned the Interest pursuant to Section 3.8 of that certain Agreement of Purchase and Sale, dated as of June 11, 2014 (as amended, the “ Purchase Agreement ”), among BRE DDR Retail Holdings III LLC, as buyer, and Waterside Sellers and the other sellers party thereto, as sellers; and
WHEREAS, Assignee desires to acquire the Interest.
NOW, THEREFORE, the undersigned, in consideration of the Interest, covenants and agreement contained herein, and for other good and valuable consideration, do hereby agree as follows:
1.
Assignment and Assumption . For value received, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, upon the execution of this Assignment by the parties hereto, Assignor does hereby assign, transfer and convey the Interest to Assignee, in accordance with the LLC Agreement. Assignee hereby accepts and assumes the foregoing assignment of Interest and agrees to, and hereby does, assume the obligations of Assignor with respect to the Interest arising from and after the date of this Assignment. Assignee shall be admitted as a member of the Company, effective as of the date hereof.
2.
Continuation of the Company . The assignment of the Interest shall not dissolve the Company and the business of the Company shall continue.


        

3.
Consideration . Assignee has paid good and valuable consideration to Assignor for the Interest.
4.
Binding Effect . This Assignment shall be binding upon, and shall inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns.
5.
Execution in Counterparts . This Assignment may be (a) executed in counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which shall constitute one and the same instrument and (b) by telecopy or other facsimile signature (which shall be deemed an original for all purposes).
6.
Governing Law . This Assignment shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware.
7.
Defined Terms . Capitalized terms used herein and not defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms in the Purchase Agreement.





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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Assignment to be duly executed under seal as of the day and year first-above written.
ASSIGNOR :
BRE DDR BR Waterside Member LLC ,
a Delaware limited liability company

By:    _________________________
Name:
Title:





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ASSIGNEE :
RED-Chesterfield Marketplace, LLC ,
a Delaware limited liability company

By:    _________________________
Name:
Title:





Exhibit 31.1

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-14(a) AND 15d-14(a) UNDER
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934, AS AMENDED


I, Nicholas S. Schorsch, certify that:
1.
I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of American Realty Capital Properties, Inc.;
2.
Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
3.
Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
4.
The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:
(a)
Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
(b)
Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
(c)
Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
(d)
Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and
5.
The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
(a)
All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
(b)
Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.



Dated this 29th day of July 2014
/s/ Nicholas S. Schorsch
 
 
Nicholas S. Schorsch
 
 
Chief Executive Officer and
 
 
Chairman of the Board of Directors
(Principal Executive Officer)
 
 
 


Exhibit 31.2

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-14(a) AND 15d-14(a) UNDER
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934, AS AMENDED


I, Brian S. Block, certify that:
1.
I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of American Realty Capital Properties, Inc.;
2.
Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
3.
Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
4.
The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:
(a)
Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
(b)
Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
(c)
Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
(d)
Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and
5.
The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
(a)
All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
(b)
Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.



Dated this 29th day of July 2014
/s/ Brian S. Block
 
 
Brian S. Block
Executive Vice President, Treasurer, Secretary and Chief Financial Officer
 
 
(Principal Financial Officer)
 
 
 



Exhibit 32
SECTION 1350 CERTIFICATIONS

This Certificate is being delivered pursuant to the requirements of Section 1350 of Chapter 63 (Mail Fraud) of Title 18 (Crimes and Criminal Procedures) of the United States Code, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, and shall not, except to the extent required by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, be deemed filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Act of 1934, as amended.
The undersigned, who are the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer of American Realty Capital Properties, Inc. (the “Company”), each hereby certify as follows:
The quarterly report on Form 10-Q of the Company, which accompanies this Certificate, fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and all information contained in this quarterly report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

Dated this 29th day of July 2014
 
 
 
 
 
 
/s/ Nicholas S. Schorsch
 
 
Nicholas S. Schorsch
 
 
Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors
 
 
(Principal Executive Officer)
 
 
 
 
 
/s/ Brian S. Block
 
 
Brian S. Block
 
 
Executive Vice President, Treasurer, Secretary and Chief Financial Officer
 
 
(Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer)